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 15 November 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.
Contract 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
25.00%
-
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
£375
£425
£340
% change year-on-year
-11.76%
+25.00%
-28.42%
Microsoft Job Vacancy Trend in St Helens
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Microsoft relative to all contract 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 & Capabilities in St Helens
For the 6 months to 15 November 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Microsoft also mentioned 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 St Helens region with a requirement for Microsoft.
Microsoft Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in St Helens 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:
