Microsoft Certification Contract Job Trends in Southampton

Microsoft Certification
Hampshire > Southampton

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Southampton with a requirement for Microsoft Certification qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 14 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 18 20 22
Rank change year-on-year +2 +2 -1
Contract jobs citing Microsoft Certification 8 1 5
As % of all contract jobs in Southampton 4.23% 0.92% 2.92%
As % of the Qualifications category 10.39% 2.63% 10.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 0 5
10th Percentile - - £288
25th Percentile £126 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £127 - £300
Median % change year-on-year - - -45.45%
75th Percentile £128 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Hampshire median daily rate £127 £650 £300
% change year-on-year -80.46% +116.67% -47.32%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Southampton

Microsoft Certification falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in Southampton.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 77 38 50
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Southampton 40.74% 34.86% 29.24%
Number of daily rates quoted 57 20 36
10th Percentile £254 £173 £300
25th Percentile £456 £288 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £535 £425 £513
Median % change year-on-year +25.88% -17.07% -6.82%
75th Percentile £644 £600 £675
90th Percentile £728 £616 £713
Hampshire median daily rate £575 £550 £600
% change year-on-year +4.55% -8.33% +9.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 0 8
10th Percentile - - £63.50
25th Percentile - - £65.00
Median hourly rate £12.21 - £77.50
Median % change year-on-year - - +94.97%
75th Percentile £21.92 - £80.00
90th Percentile £25.15 - -
Hampshire median hourly rate £25.15 £62.50 £57.35
% change year-on-year -59.76% +8.98% -5.34%

Microsoft Certification
Job Vacancy Trend in Southampton

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

Microsoft Certification job vacancy trend in Southampton

Microsoft Certification
Daily Rate Trend in Southampton

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Southampton citing Microsoft Certification.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Southampton citing Microsoft Certification

Microsoft Certification
Hourly Rate Trend in Southampton

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Southampton citing Microsoft Certification.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Southampton citing Microsoft Certification

Microsoft Certification
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Southampton 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:

Communications & Networking
1 8 (100.00%) SAN
General
1 8 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 8 (100.00%) Field Engineer
1 8 (100.00%) Field Service Engineer
1 8 (100.00%) IT Engineer
2 3 (37.50%) Field Support Engineer
2 3 (37.50%) IT Support
2 3 (37.50%) IT Support Engineer
2 3 (37.50%) Support Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 8 (100.00%) Analytical Mindset
1 8 (100.00%) Data Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (100.00%) Break/Fix
1 8 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 8 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 8 (100.00%) A+ Certification
1 8 (100.00%) CCNA
1 8 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
1 8 (100.00%) MCSE
1 8 (100.00%) Network+ Certification
Vendors
1 8 (100.00%) Dell