Microsoft Contract Job Trends in Poole

Microsoft
Dorset > Poole

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Poole requiring knowledge or experience of Microsoft products and/or services. It includes a benchmarking guide to contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Microsoft over the 6 months leading up to 14 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

The figures below represent the IT contractor job market in general and are not representative of contractor rates within the Microsoft Corporation.

6 months to
14 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 3 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Microsoft 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Poole 11.11% - -
As % of the Vendors category 33.33% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £263 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £275 - -
75th Percentile £288 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Dorset median daily rate £409 £475 £185
% change year-on-year -13.89% +157.02% -63.04%

All Vendors
Poole

Microsoft falls under the Vendor Products and Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring knowledge or experience of all vendor products and services in Poole.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 3 1 1
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Poole 33.33% 11.11% 50.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £263 £650 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £275 £700 -
Median % change year-on-year -60.71% - -
75th Percentile £288 £750 -
90th Percentile - - -
Dorset median daily rate £409 £550 £375
% change year-on-year -25.64% +46.67% -25.00%

Microsoft
Job Vacancy Trend in Poole

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Microsoft relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Poole.

Microsoft job vacancy trend in Poole

Microsoft
Daily Rate Trend in Poole

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Poole citing Microsoft.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Poole citing Microsoft

Microsoft
Hourly Rate Trend in Poole

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Poole citing Microsoft.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Poole citing Microsoft

Microsoft
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Poole by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Dynamics 365
General
1 1 (100.00%) Organisational Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Business Case
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) ERP
1 1 (100.00%) Project Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) PMO