Microsoft Contracts in the South West

Microsoft
England > South West

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the South West with a requirement for knowledge and experience of Microsoft products and/or services. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Microsoft over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 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
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 5 7 9
Rank change year-on-year +2 +2 +3
Contract jobs citing Microsoft 498 645 511
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South West 15.72% 17.71% 13.71%
As % of the Vendors category 38.57% 43.67% 36.71%
Number of daily rates quoted 328 511 339
10th Percentile £175 £200 £178
25th Percentile £263 £400 £281
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £425
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +23.53% +13.33%
75th Percentile £577 £613 £528
90th Percentile £688 £700 £588
England median daily rate £488 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -2.50% - +14.29%
Number of hourly rates quoted 47 21 29
10th Percentile £12.50 £17.50 £14.17
25th Percentile £13.69 £19.00 £15.50
Median hourly rate £15.89 £50.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -68.22% +42.86% -18.00%
75th Percentile £51.25 £62.50 £48.48
90th Percentile £57.80 £65.00 £69.05
England median hourly rate £15.00 £22.00 £18.50
% change year-on-year -31.82% +18.92% -

All Vendors
South West

Microsoft is in the Vendor Products and Services category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services advertised in the South West.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 1,291 1,477 1,392
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West 40.76% 40.57% 37.34%
Number of daily rates quoted 825 1,112 976
10th Percentile £194 £241 £215
25th Percentile £400 £400 £384
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £508 £525 £475
Median % change year-on-year -3.33% +10.53% +5.56%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £575
90th Percentile £725 £715 £654
England median daily rate £520 £538 £525
% change year-on-year -3.26% +2.38% +10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 172 85 55
10th Percentile £13.69 £18.05 £15.00
25th Percentile £27.50 £49.68 £35.00
Median hourly rate £47.50 £63.00 £46.71
Median % change year-on-year -24.60% +34.87% +3.80%
75th Percentile £70.00 £70.00 £56.67
90th Percentile £77.50 £83.75 £68.75
England median hourly rate £22.40 £39.55 £21.00
% change year-on-year -43.36% +88.33% -4.55%

Microsoft
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

Job postings citing Microsoft as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South West.

Job vacancy trend for Microsoft in the South West

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South West

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Microsoft in the South West.

Daily rate trend for Microsoft in the South West

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Daily Rate Histogram in the South West

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Microsoft in the South West over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Microsoft in the South West

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South West

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Microsoft in the South West.

Hourly rate trend for Microsoft in the South West

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Hourly Rate Histogram in the South West

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Microsoft in the South West over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Microsoft in the South West

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Contract Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft within the South West region over the 6 months to 27 April 2024. 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
Wiltshire -1 210 £500 -9.09% 55
Bristol +2 122 £500 +8.11% 144
Gloucestershire -2 66 £500 +17.65% 67
Somerset +3 33 £235 -55.24% 71
Devon -5 25 £400 -20.00% 49
Dorset -2 24 £185 -63.04% 20
Cornwall -5 3 £225 -56.10% 12
Microsoft
England

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West 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:

Application Platforms
1 75 (15.06%) SharePoint
2 46 (9.24%) Confluence
3 36 (7.23%) Microsoft Exchange
3 36 (7.23%) SharePoint Server
4 12 (2.41%) CMS
5 10 (2.01%) Sitecore CMS
6 7 (1.41%) Skype for Business
7 2 (0.40%) ArcGIS
8 1 (0.20%) Adobe Experience Manager
8 1 (0.20%) nginx
8 1 (0.20%) Umbraco
Applications
1 92 (18.47%) Microsoft Office
2 59 (11.85%) Microsoft Excel
3 29 (5.82%) Microsoft Project
3 29 (5.82%) Spreadsheet
4 17 (3.41%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 8 (1.61%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.20%) CATIA
6 1 (0.20%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 11 (2.21%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (1.41%) Magento
3 3 (0.60%) Dynamics NAV
3 3 (0.60%) Shopify
4 2 (0.40%) Dynamics GP
4 2 (0.40%) Remedy ITSM
5 1 (0.20%) assyst
5 1 (0.20%) Dynamics AX
5 1 (0.20%) SAP Hybris
Cloud Services
1 158 (31.73%) Azure
2 97 (19.48%) Microsoft 365
3 37 (7.43%) Azure Stack
4 36 (7.23%) Power Platform
5 25 (5.02%) AWS
6 20 (4.02%) Dynamics 365
7 17 (3.41%) Azure DevOps
7 17 (3.41%) Entra ID
7 17 (3.41%) PaaS
8 13 (2.61%) SaaS
9 11 (2.21%) Power Automate
9 11 (2.21%) PowerApps
10 9 (1.81%) OneDrive
11 7 (1.41%) IaaS
11 7 (1.41%) SAP Commerce Cloud
12 5 (1.00%) Azure Monitor
12 5 (1.00%) OpenShift
13 4 (0.80%) Amazon CloudWatch
13 4 (0.80%) AWS CloudFormation
13 4 (0.80%) AWS CloudTrail
Communications & Networking
1 60 (12.05%) Firewall
2 35 (7.03%) BGP
3 19 (3.82%) DNS
4 17 (3.41%) LAN
4 17 (3.41%) SAN
5 15 (3.01%) DHCP
5 15 (3.01%) WAN
6 13 (2.61%) Skype
6 13 (2.61%) VoIP
7 12 (2.41%) PBX
8 9 (1.81%) VPN
9 6 (1.20%) FTP
9 6 (1.20%) TCP/IP
9 6 (1.20%) Wireless
10 5 (1.00%) HTTP
10 5 (1.00%) Unified Communications
10 5 (1.00%) Wi-Fi
11 4 (0.80%) SD-WAN
12 3 (0.60%) Network Security
12 3 (0.60%) VSAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (4.02%) Power BI
1 20 (4.02%) SQL Server
2 11 (2.21%) PostgreSQL
3 5 (1.00%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 5 (1.00%) SQLite
4 4 (0.80%) Amazon Aurora
4 4 (0.80%) Biml
4 4 (0.80%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 3 (0.60%) Data Warehouse
5 3 (0.60%) GIS
5 3 (0.60%) Metadata
6 2 (0.40%) Data Lake
7 1 (0.20%) Apache Cassandra
7 1 (0.20%) CockroachDB
7 1 (0.20%) Elasticsearch
7 1 (0.20%) Geospatial Data
7 1 (0.20%) Metadata Repository
7 1 (0.20%) NoSQL
7 1 (0.20%) Relational Database
7 1 (0.20%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 70 (14.06%) JIRA
2 9 (1.81%) Git
2 9 (1.81%) Rational DOORS
3 5 (1.00%) Checkstyle
3 5 (1.00%) SonarQube
4 3 (0.60%) Visual Studio
5 2 (0.40%) Bitbucket
5 2 (0.40%) Eclipse
6 1 (0.20%) Jenkins
6 1 (0.20%) MSI
6 1 (0.20%) Postman
General
1 258 (51.81%) Social Skills
2 77 (15.46%) Finance
3 53 (10.64%) Analytical Skills
4 52 (10.44%) Public Sector
5 35 (7.03%) Telecoms
6 28 (5.62%) Presentation Skills
7 27 (5.42%) Organisational Skills
8 26 (5.22%) Manufacturing
9 15 (3.01%) Marketing
10 14 (2.81%) Legal
10 14 (2.81%) Police
11 11 (2.21%) Electronics
11 11 (2.21%) Military
12 10 (2.01%) Influencing Skills
13 8 (1.61%) Documentation Skills
14 7 (1.41%) Banking
14 7 (1.41%) Digital Economy
14 7 (1.41%) Retail
15 5 (1.00%) Pharmaceutical
16 4 (0.80%) German Language
Job Titles
1 67 (13.45%) Analyst
2 52 (10.44%) Architect
3 44 (8.84%) Lead
4 28 (5.62%) Solutions Architect
5 25 (5.02%) Microsoft Engineer
6 24 (4.82%) Developer
7 21 (4.22%) Consultant
8 20 (4.02%) Project Leader
8 20 (4.02%) Support Engineer
9 18 (3.61%) Senior
10 16 (3.21%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 14 (2.81%) Desktop Engineer
11 14 (2.81%) Network Engineer
11 14 (2.81%) SOC Analyst
12 13 (2.61%) Author
12 13 (2.61%) IT Support
12 13 (2.61%) Service Analyst
12 13 (2.61%) Technical Author
13 12 (2.41%) IT Engineer
14 11 (2.21%) Infrastructure Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (3.61%) XML
2 15 (3.01%) .NET
3 12 (2.41%) REST
4 7 (1.41%) .NET Framework
5 6 (1.20%) .NET Core
6 5 (1.00%) JSON
6 5 (1.00%) Web Services
7 4 (0.80%) CSS
7 4 (0.80%) SailPoint
8 3 (0.60%) ASP.NET
8 3 (0.60%) VML
9 2 (0.40%) 802.1X
9 2 (0.40%) AngularJS
9 2 (0.40%) Elastic Stack
9 2 (0.40%) HTML
9 2 (0.40%) Node.js
10 1 (0.20%) Microsoft Graph
10 1 (0.20%) ModSecurity
10 1 (0.20%) React
10 1 (0.20%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 50 (10.04%) Management Information System
2 46 (9.24%) Private Cloud
3 36 (7.23%) PKI
4 34 (6.83%) Cyber Kill Chain
5 32 (6.43%) Cyber Defence
6 31 (6.22%) Cyber Threat
7 13 (2.61%) Self-Motivation
8 11 (2.21%) NHS
8 11 (2.21%) Security Operations Centre
9 10 (2.01%) Cloud Native
9 10 (2.01%) Video Conferencing
10 9 (1.81%) Blackberry
11 8 (1.61%) Data Centre
11 8 (1.61%) Driving Licence
11 8 (1.61%) Replication
12 7 (1.41%) Onboarding
12 7 (1.41%) Public Cloud
12 7 (1.41%) Security Posture
13 6 (1.20%) Clustering
13 6 (1.20%) CMDB
Operating Systems
1 146 (29.32%) Windows
2 55 (11.04%) Windows Server
3 38 (7.63%) Windows 10
4 25 (5.02%) Linux
5 20 (4.02%) Windows Server 2012
6 9 (1.81%) Windows 7
7 4 (0.80%) Apple iOS
7 4 (0.80%) Mac OS
7 4 (0.80%) Windows Server 2016
8 3 (0.60%) Android
8 3 (0.60%) Windows Server 2019
9 2 (0.40%) Windows Server 2003
10 1 (0.20%) Mac OS X
10 1 (0.20%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 92 (18.47%) ITIL
2 85 (17.07%) Agile
3 81 (16.27%) Problem-Solving
4 62 (12.45%) Service Management
5 59 (11.85%) Project Management
6 53 (10.64%) SIEM
7 48 (9.64%) SOAR
8 47 (9.44%) Network Management
9 46 (9.24%) Cybersecurity
10 44 (8.84%) Data Management
11 43 (8.63%) Project Delivery
12 41 (8.23%) Incident Response
13 40 (8.03%) CRM
14 39 (7.83%) DevOps
14 39 (7.83%) Information Security
14 39 (7.83%) ITSM
14 39 (7.83%) Stakeholder Management
15 36 (7.23%) Capacity Management
15 36 (7.23%) Security Monitoring
16 35 (7.03%) Root Cause Analysis
Programming Languages
1 36 (7.23%) SQL
2 33 (6.63%) PowerShell
3 18 (3.61%) C#
4 7 (1.41%) JavaScript
5 4 (0.80%) Python
6 3 (0.60%) Bash
6 3 (0.60%) Java
7 2 (0.40%) C++
7 2 (0.40%) Kusto Query Language
7 2 (0.40%) Search Processing Language
8 1 (0.20%) Bicep
8 1 (0.20%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 1 (0.20%) Julia
8 1 (0.20%) Perl
8 1 (0.20%) Shell Script
8 1 (0.20%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 241 (48.39%) Security Cleared
2 154 (30.92%) DV Cleared
3 82 (16.47%) SC Cleared
4 49 (9.84%) Degree
5 47 (9.44%) Microsoft Certification
6 21 (4.22%) APMP
7 12 (2.41%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
8 11 (2.21%) MCSE
9 9 (1.81%) Cisco Certification
9 9 (1.81%) HND
10 8 (1.61%) Computer Science Degree
10 8 (1.61%) TOGAF Certification
11 7 (1.41%) CITP
11 7 (1.41%) MCP
11 7 (1.41%) MCSA
12 6 (1.20%) Azure Certification
12 6 (1.20%) ITIL Certification
13 5 (1.00%) CCNA
13 5 (1.00%) CCNP
13 5 (1.00%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 38 (7.63%) NIST
2 35 (7.03%) Government Security Classifications
3 33 (6.63%) PMO
4 32 (6.43%) NIST 800
5 15 (3.01%) JSP 440
6 13 (2.61%) QA
7 9 (1.81%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 9 (1.81%) SLA
8 7 (1.41%) GDPR
9 4 (0.80%) Cyber Essentials
9 4 (0.80%) GMP
9 4 (0.80%) NCSC
10 2 (0.40%) Data Quality
11 1 (0.20%) ISA99
System Software
1 72 (14.46%) Active Directory
2 36 (7.23%) VMware Infrastructure
3 20 (4.02%) VMware ESXi
4 16 (3.21%) VMware NSX
5 7 (1.41%) Virtual Desktop
6 6 (1.20%) Hyper-V
6 6 (1.20%) Virtual Servers
7 5 (1.00%) vSphere
8 4 (0.80%) Microsoft Virtual Server
9 3 (0.60%) Docker
10 2 (0.40%) Microsoft App-V
10 2 (0.40%) Virtual Machines
10 2 (0.40%) XenApp
10 2 (0.40%) XenDesktop
11 1 (0.20%) Citrix Presentation Server
11 1 (0.20%) VMware Server
11 1 (0.20%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 30 (6.02%) SCOM
2 25 (5.02%) Microsoft Intune
3 24 (4.82%) SCCM
4 22 (4.42%) OPNET
5 15 (3.01%) vCenter Server
6 14 (2.81%) Ansible
7 10 (2.01%) Terraform
8 8 (1.61%) Kubernetes
9 4 (0.80%) Trend Micro Deep Security
10 3 (0.60%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 3 (0.60%) Failover Clustering
10 3 (0.60%) Jamf Pro
10 3 (0.60%) Microsoft Clustering
10 3 (0.60%) Puppet
10 3 (0.60%) WSUS
11 2 (0.40%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
11 2 (0.40%) MOM
11 2 (0.40%) SCOrch
11 2 (0.40%) Single Sign-On
12 1 (0.20%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 55 (11.04%) VMware
2 47 (9.44%) Atlassian
3 29 (5.82%) Cisco
4 22 (4.42%) Veeam
5 18 (3.61%) SAP
6 14 (2.81%) Citrix
7 13 (2.61%) Google
7 13 (2.61%) Sitecore
8 10 (2.01%) Avaya
8 10 (2.01%) CheckPoint
8 10 (2.01%) Juniper
8 10 (2.01%) Nokia
9 9 (1.81%) Adobe
9 9 (1.81%) Ericsson
9 9 (1.81%) IBM
9 9 (1.81%) Ribbon
9 9 (1.81%) Splunk
10 8 (1.61%) CyberArk
10 8 (1.61%) Palo Alto
11 7 (1.41%) Dell