Microsoft Contract Job Trends in Southampton

Microsoft
Hampshire > Southampton

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Southampton 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 30 June 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
30 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 10 9 12
Rank change year-on-year -1 +3 -11
Contract jobs citing Microsoft 17 13 17
As % of all contract jobs in Southampton 11.11% 11.21% 9.04%
As % of the Vendors category 28.81% 27.66% 22.37%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 5 16
10th Percentile - £288 -
25th Percentile £170 £419 £200
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £250 £488 £225
Median % change year-on-year -48.77% +116.89% -59.09%
75th Percentile £315 £511 £363
90th Percentile £539 £601 £444
Hampshire median daily rate £550 £518 £585
% change year-on-year +6.28% -11.58% +23.21%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £12.21 - -
Median hourly rate £12.29 - -
75th Percentile £12.44 - -
90th Percentile £25.95 - -
Hampshire median hourly rate £18.68 £43.00 £14.00
% change year-on-year -56.57% +207.14% -31.61%

All Vendors
Southampton

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 Southampton.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 59 47 76
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Southampton 38.56% 40.52% 40.43%
Number of daily rates quoted 37 27 38
10th Percentile £126 £175 £200
25th Percentile £170 £320 £285
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £508 £438
Median % change year-on-year -1.48% +16.00% -16.67%
75th Percentile £630 £606 £621
90th Percentile £712 £649 £642
Hampshire median daily rate £550 £550 £575
% change year-on-year - -4.35% +9.52%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 0 4
10th Percentile - - £27.88
25th Percentile £12.21 - £45.31
Median hourly rate £12.36 - £65.00
Median % change year-on-year - - +140.74%
75th Percentile £46.23 - £76.25
90th Percentile £88.00 - £78.50
Hampshire median hourly rate £37.00 £33.89 £57.35
% change year-on-year +9.19% -40.92% +9.24%

Microsoft
Job Vacancy Trend in Southampton

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

Microsoft job vacancy trend in Southampton

Microsoft
Daily Rate Trend in Southampton

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Southampton citing Microsoft

Microsoft
Daily Rate Histogram in Southampton

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Microsoft in Southampton over the 6 months to 30 June 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Microsoft in Southampton

Microsoft
Hourly Rate Trend in Southampton

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Southampton citing Microsoft

Microsoft
Hourly Rate Histogram in Southampton

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Microsoft in Southampton over the 6 months to 30 June 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Microsoft in Southampton

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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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (17.65%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (5.88%) SharePoint
Applications
1 8 (47.06%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (11.76%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (5.88%) SAP S/4HANA
1 1 (5.88%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 5 (29.41%) Microsoft 365
2 3 (17.65%) Azure
2 3 (17.65%) Power Platform
3 2 (11.76%) Entra ID
4 1 (5.88%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (5.88%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (17.65%) Power BI
2 1 (5.88%) Relational Database
General
1 7 (41.18%) Social Skills
2 3 (17.65%) Public Sector
3 2 (11.76%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (11.76%) Finance
4 1 (5.88%) Manufacturing
4 1 (5.88%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 3 (17.65%) Analyst
2 2 (11.76%) Azure Engineer
2 2 (11.76%) Cloud Engineer
2 2 (11.76%) Consultant
2 2 (11.76%) Desktop Analyst
2 2 (11.76%) Desktop Support
2 2 (11.76%) Desktop Support Analyst
2 2 (11.76%) Support Analyst
3 1 (5.88%) 1st/2nd Line Desktop Support
3 1 (5.88%) 1st/2nd Line Support
3 1 (5.88%) 1st/2nd Line Support Analyst
3 1 (5.88%) 2nd Line Desktop Support
3 1 (5.88%) 2nd Line Desktop Support Analyst
3 1 (5.88%) 2nd Line Support Analyst
3 1 (5.88%) Dynamics 365 Consultant
3 1 (5.88%) IT Analyst
3 1 (5.88%) IT Support
3 1 (5.88%) Operational Security Manager
3 1 (5.88%) Security Operations Manager
3 1 (5.88%) Senior
Miscellaneous
1 2 (11.76%) Onboarding
2 1 (5.88%) Cyber Defence
2 1 (5.88%) Cyber Threat
2 1 (5.88%) Life Science
2 1 (5.88%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 4 (23.53%) Windows
2 2 (11.76%) Android
2 2 (11.76%) Apple iOS
3 1 (5.88%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (23.53%) Customer Service
2 3 (17.65%) Business Intelligence
2 3 (17.65%) Data Entry
2 3 (17.65%) Data Management
2 3 (17.65%) Mathematics
2 3 (17.65%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (17.65%) Time Management
3 2 (11.76%) Configuration Management
3 2 (11.76%) ERP
3 2 (11.76%) Runbook
3 2 (11.76%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 1 (5.88%) Collaborative Working
4 1 (5.88%) Cybersecurity
4 1 (5.88%) Incident Response
4 1 (5.88%) MITRE ATT&CK
4 1 (5.88%) RBAC
4 1 (5.88%) Re-Platforming
4 1 (5.88%) Security Operations
4 1 (5.88%) Test Planning
4 1 (5.88%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 2 (11.76%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 4 (23.53%) DBS Check
2 1 (5.88%) Computer Science Degree
2 1 (5.88%) Degree
2 1 (5.88%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (5.88%) NIST
1 1 (5.88%) PMO
System Software
1 1 (5.88%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 1 (5.88%) Meraki
1 1 (5.88%) Sage
1 1 (5.88%) SAP
1 1 (5.88%) Siemens