Microsoft
Lancashire > Preston
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Preston 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 22 August 2025, 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 22 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -2 | +5 | -6 |
| DemandTrendContract jobs citing Microsoft | 17 | 19 | 17 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Preston | 21.79% | 34.55% | 19.54% |
| As % of the Vendors category | 34.00% | 45.24% | 30.36% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 13 | 6 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £187 | £431 | £424 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £500 | £458 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £440 | £632 | £516 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -30.38% | +22.52% | +78.65% |
| 75th Percentile | £475 | £744 | £573 |
| 90th Percentile | £542 | £881 | £607 |
| Lancashire median daily rate | £450 | £545 | £414 |
| % change year-on-year | -17.36% | +31.60% | -24.77% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 13 | 15 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £30.55 |
| 25th Percentile | £26.88 | - | £46.17 |
| Median hourly rate | £28.75 | £16.06 | £46.18 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +79.02% | -65.22% | +68.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £44.96 | - | £74.37 |
| 90th Percentile | £53.57 | £17.71 | £78.00 |
| Lancashire median hourly rate | £63.40 | £16.06 | £46.18 |
| % change year-on-year | +294.77% | -65.22% | +66.97% |
All Vendors
Preston
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 Preston.
| DemandTrendContract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services | 50 | 42 | 56 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Preston | 64.10% | 76.36% | 64.37% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 32 | 20 | 16 |
| 10th Percentile | £260 | £400 | £309 |
| 25th Percentile | £409 | £500 | £361 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £518 | £580 | £431 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.65% | +34.49% | +81.58% |
| 75th Percentile | £630 | £636 | £482 |
| 90th Percentile | £680 | £795 | £558 |
| Lancashire median daily rate | £525 | £575 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.70% | +9.52% | -2.78% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 10 | 14 | 35 |
| 10th Percentile | £23.32 | - | £20.58 |
| 25th Percentile | £26.88 | - | £23.56 |
| Median hourly rate | £40.83 | £16.06 | £42.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +154.20% | -62.21% | +12.43% |
| 75th Percentile | £47.12 | - | £49.52 |
| 90th Percentile | £60.39 | £23.15 | £74.37 |
| Lancashire median hourly rate | £55.20 | £22.24 | £46.03 |
| % change year-on-year | +148.20% | -51.68% | +41.65% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Preston
Job postings citing Microsoft as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Preston.
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Daily Rate Trend in Preston
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Preston citing Microsoft.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Preston
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Microsoft in Preston over the 6 months to 22 August 2025.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Preston
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Preston citing Microsoft.
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Hourly Rate Histogram in Preston
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Microsoft in Preston over the 6 months to 22 August 2025.
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Preston by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories: