Microsoft Contract Job Trends in Reading
Microsoft
Berkshire > Reading
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Reading 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 16 October 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 16 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 7 | 8 | 14 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +1 | +6 | -9 |
| Contract jobs citing Microsoft | 175 | 79 | 129 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Reading | 15.63% | 13.19% | 11.78% |
| As % of the Vendors category | 32.89% | 20.52% | 23.12% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 91 | 59 | 82 |
| 10th Percentile | £201 | £160 | £344 |
| 25th Percentile | £451 | £265 | £431 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £600 | £500 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +20.00% | -13.04% | +11.87% |
| 75th Percentile | £666 | £588 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £653 | £688 |
| Berkshire median daily rate | £500 | £480 | £520 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.17% | -7.69% | +12.74% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 41 | 3 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | £31.25 | £16.95 | £47.30 |
| 25th Percentile | £66.50 | £20.63 | £54.49 |
| Median hourly rate | £87.16 | £28.50 | £59.55 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +205.82% | -52.14% | +243.40% |
| 75th Percentile | £108.00 | £34.34 | £60.72 |
| 90th Percentile | £110.75 | £36.79 | £60.92 |
| Berkshire median hourly rate | £63.48 | £18.87 | £57.40 |
| % change year-on-year | +236.41% | -67.12% | +46.06% |
All Vendors
Reading
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 Reading.
| 6 months to 16 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services | 532 | 385 | 558 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Reading | 47.50% | 64.27% | 50.96% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 306 | 256 | 315 |
| 10th Percentile | £357 | £303 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £458 | £450 | £481 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £573 | £550 | £585 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.09% | -5.98% | +6.36% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £613 | £663 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £656 | £738 |
| Berkshire median daily rate | £520 | £525 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.95% | -4.55% | +4.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 51 | 18 | 16 |
| 10th Percentile | £35.22 | - | £14.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £69.02 | £14.75 | £19.19 |
| Median hourly rate | £87.00 | £24.13 | £59.55 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +260.62% | -59.48% | -5.92% |
| 75th Percentile | £102.13 | £45.23 | £61.60 |
| 90th Percentile | £110.75 | £65.00 | £68.23 |
| Berkshire median hourly rate | £68.11 | £20.77 | £58.30 |
| % change year-on-year | +227.91% | -64.37% | -6.56% |
Microsoft Job Vacancy Trend in Reading
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Microsoft relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Reading.
Microsoft Daily Rate Trend in Reading
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Reading citing Microsoft.
Microsoft Daily Rate Histogram in Reading
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Microsoft in Reading over the 6 months to 16 October 2026.
Microsoft Hourly Rate Trend in Reading
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Reading citing Microsoft.
Microsoft Hourly Rate Histogram in Reading
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Microsoft in Reading over the 6 months to 16 October 2026.
Microsoft Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Reading by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.