Microsoft Consultant Contract Job Trends in South Wales

Microsoft Consultant
Wales > South Wales

The median Microsoft Consultant daily rate in South Wales is £525, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 14 October 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 35 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Microsoft Consultant 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in South Wales 0.35% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.38% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £513 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 - -
75th Percentile £538 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Wales median daily rate £525 - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
South Wales

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in South Wales. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in South Wales with a recognized job title 262 319 378
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.25% 91.40% 94.97%
Number of daily rates quoted 175 178 296
10th Percentile £190 £136 £157
25th Percentile £271 £209 £263
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £405 £425 £450
Median % change year-on-year -4.71% -5.56% -10.00%
75th Percentile £488 £550 £588
90th Percentile £628 £638 £644
Wales median daily rate £405 £450 £425
% change year-on-year -10.00% +5.88% -13.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 27 44 23
10th Percentile £13.08 £15.48 £16.00
25th Percentile £16.72 £20.12 £19.63
Median hourly rate £20.50 £25.48 £26.00
Median % change year-on-year -19.54% -2.00% +30.59%
75th Percentile £22.00 £48.75 £47.50
90th Percentile £31.50 £52.50 £55.25
Wales median hourly rate £21.00 £25.60 £24.96
% change year-on-year -17.97% +2.57% +55.98%

Microsoft Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in South Wales

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Microsoft Consultant' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in South Wales.

Microsoft Consultant job vacancy trend in South Wales

Microsoft Consultant
Daily Rate Trend in South Wales

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Microsoft Consultant job vacancies in South Wales.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Microsoft Consultant job vacancies in South Wales

Microsoft Consultant
Contract Job Locations in South Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft Consultant within the South Wales region over the 6 months to 14 October 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Cardiff - 1 £525 - 2
Microsoft Consultant
Wales

Microsoft Consultant Skill Set
Top 15 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Wales

For the 6 months to 14 October 2025, Microsoft Consultant contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the South Wales region featuring Microsoft Consultant in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) SharePoint
1 1 (100.00%) B2B
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Workflow
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) PowerShell
1 1 (100.00%) REST
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 1 (100.00%) Data Loss Prevention
1 1 (100.00%) Task Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Power Platform
1 1 (100.00%) PowerApps
1 1 (100.00%) Power Automate
1 1 (100.00%) SPFx

Microsoft Consultant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Wales 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (100.00%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Power Automate
1 1 (100.00%) Power Platform
1 1 (100.00%) PowerApps
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) REST
1 1 (100.00%) SPFx
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) B2B
1 1 (100.00%) Data Loss Prevention
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Task Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) PowerShell
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft