The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in St Helens 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 27 August 2025, 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.
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 St Helens.
DemandTrendContract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services
1
0
1
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in St Helens
33.33%
-
100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted
1
0
1
10th Percentile
-
-
-
25th Percentile
£325
-
£135
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£350
-
£140
75th Percentile
£375
-
£145
90th Percentile
-
-
-
Merseyside median daily rate
£500
£295
£450
% change year-on-year
+69.49%
-34.44%
+4.65%
Microsoft Job Vacancy Trend in St Helens
Job postings citing Microsoft as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in St Helens.
Microsoft Daily Rate Trend in St Helens
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in St Helens citing Microsoft.
Microsoft Hourly Rate Trend in St Helens
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in St Helens citing Microsoft.
Microsoft Top 11 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in St Helens
For the 6 months to 27 August 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Microsoft also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the St Helens region with a requirement for Microsoft.
Microsoft Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in St Helens 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:
