Microsoft Contracts in Stevenage

Microsoft
Hertfordshire > Stevenage

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Stevenage 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 2 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.

6 months to
2 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 5 21 21
Rank change year-on-year +16 0 -9
Contract jobs citing Microsoft 48 26 22
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Stevenage 24.62% 6.31% 8.66%
As % of the Vendors category 54.55% 19.40% 18.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 27 2 14
10th Percentile £410 £466 £208
25th Percentile £525 £474 £274
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £505 £358
Median % change year-on-year +8.91% +41.26% -50.69%
75th Percentile £575 £544 £515
90th Percentile £640 £557 £545
Hertfordshire median daily rate £550 £460 £475
% change year-on-year +19.57% -3.16% +16.92%
Number of hourly rates quoted 17 18 2
10th Percentile £22.63 £62.50 £17.50
25th Percentile £50.00 - £18.25
Median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year - +225.00% -60.00%
75th Percentile - - £21.25
90th Percentile - £65.75 £21.70
Hertfordshire median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £18.53
% change year-on-year - +250.88% -62.95%

All Vendors
Stevenage

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 Stevenage.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 88 134 121
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Stevenage 45.13% 32.52% 47.64%
Number of daily rates quoted 38 56 50
10th Percentile £435 £80 £271
25th Percentile £506 £523 £281
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £400
Median % change year-on-year - +37.50% -11.11%
75th Percentile £575 £575 £545
90th Percentile £700 - £576
Hertfordshire median daily rate £550 £500 £500
% change year-on-year +10.00% - +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 34 51 27
10th Percentile £22.93 £35.00 £41.80
25th Percentile £41.25 £63.75 £49.00
Median hourly rate £57.50 £65.00 £57.50
Median % change year-on-year -11.54% +13.04% +4.55%
75th Percentile £65.00 £80.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £73.10 £85.00 £78.00
Hertfordshire median hourly rate £42.50 £65.00 £49.00
% change year-on-year -34.62% +32.65% -2.00%

Microsoft
Job Vacancy Trend in Stevenage

Job postings citing Microsoft as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Stevenage.

Job vacancy trend for Microsoft in Stevenage

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Stevenage

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Microsoft in Stevenage.

Daily rate trend for Microsoft in Stevenage

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Daily Rate Histogram in Stevenage

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Microsoft in Stevenage over the 6 months to 2 August 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Microsoft in Stevenage

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Stevenage

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Microsoft in Stevenage.

Hourly rate trend for Microsoft in Stevenage

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Hourly Rate Histogram in Stevenage

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Microsoft in Stevenage over the 6 months to 2 August 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Microsoft in Stevenage

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Stevenage 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 1 (2.08%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 8 (16.67%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (2.08%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 1 (2.08%) Oracle ERP
1 1 (2.08%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 20 (41.67%) Cohesity
2 4 (8.33%) Azure
3 3 (6.25%) Microsoft 365
4 1 (2.08%) Entra ID
4 1 (2.08%) IaaS
4 1 (2.08%) OneDrive
4 1 (2.08%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 20 (41.67%) DNS
1 20 (41.67%) SAN
2 13 (27.08%) Ethernet
2 13 (27.08%) TCP/IP
3 3 (6.25%) Firewall
Development Applications
1 14 (29.17%) Eclipse
1 14 (29.17%) Visual Studio
2 1 (2.08%) MSI
General
1 20 (41.67%) Social Skills
2 15 (31.25%) Presentation Skills
3 13 (27.08%) Military
4 3 (6.25%) Aerospace
4 3 (6.25%) Aviation
5 2 (4.17%) Analytical Skills
5 2 (4.17%) Law
6 1 (2.08%) Documentation Skills
6 1 (2.08%) Finance
6 1 (2.08%) Legal
6 1 (2.08%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 14 (29.17%) C# Software Engineer
1 14 (29.17%) Software Engineer
2 10 (20.83%) C++ Software Engineer
3 4 (8.33%) Administrator
3 4 (8.33%) SAP Administrator
3 4 (8.33%) SAP Support
4 3 (6.25%) Support Engineer
5 2 (4.17%) Architect
5 2 (4.17%) Solutions Architect
6 1 (2.08%) Applications Packager
6 1 (2.08%) Desktop Engineer
6 1 (2.08%) Desktop Support
6 1 (2.08%) Desktop Support Engineer
6 1 (2.08%) IT Manager
6 1 (2.08%) IT Programme Manager
6 1 (2.08%) IT Support Engineer
6 1 (2.08%) Oracle Programme Manager
6 1 (2.08%) Programme Manager
6 1 (2.08%) Project Controller
6 1 (2.08%) Team Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (27.08%) Node.js
1 13 (27.08%) Web Services
2 2 (4.17%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 3 (6.25%) Operational Technology
2 1 (2.08%) Cloud Native
2 1 (2.08%) Product Ownership
2 1 (2.08%) Smart Meter
Operating Systems
1 36 (75.00%) Windows
2 20 (41.67%) Windows Server
2 20 (41.67%) Windows Server 2016
2 20 (41.67%) Windows Server 2019
3 16 (33.33%) Linux
4 3 (6.25%) Apple iOS
5 1 (2.08%) Mac OS
5 1 (2.08%) Mac OS X
5 1 (2.08%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (41.67%) Build Automation
1 20 (41.67%) Deployment Automation
1 20 (41.67%) Operations Management
1 20 (41.67%) SIEM
2 16 (33.33%) Agile
2 16 (33.33%) Validation
3 14 (29.17%) Software Engineering
3 14 (29.17%) Synthetic Environment
4 13 (27.08%) Digital Twin
4 13 (27.08%) Verification and Validation
4 13 (27.08%) Visualisation
5 12 (25.00%) CI/CD
5 12 (25.00%) Continuous Delivery
5 12 (25.00%) Continuous Integration
5 12 (25.00%) TDD
5 12 (25.00%) Unit Testing
6 4 (8.33%) Change Management
6 4 (8.33%) Project Management
7 3 (6.25%) Coaching
7 3 (6.25%) Computer Security
Programming Languages
1 20 (41.67%) PowerShell
2 14 (29.17%) C#
2 14 (29.17%) C++
3 13 (27.08%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 26 (54.17%) Security Cleared
2 20 (41.67%) DV Cleared
3 4 (8.33%) BPSS Clearance
4 3 (6.25%) SC Cleared
5 2 (4.17%) Degree
6 1 (2.08%) Azure Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (6.25%) GxP
2 1 (2.08%) PMO
2 1 (2.08%) SLA
System Software
1 24 (50.00%) Active Directory
2 20 (41.67%) Microsoft Virtual Server
2 20 (41.67%) Virtual Servers
2 20 (41.67%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 21 (43.75%) SCCM
2 20 (41.67%) Ansible
2 20 (41.67%) WSUS
3 2 (4.17%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 20 (41.67%) NetApp
1 20 (41.67%) Splunk
1 20 (41.67%) VMware
2 5 (10.42%) SAP
3 3 (6.25%) Salesforce
3 3 (6.25%) ServiceNow
3 3 (6.25%) Twitter
4 2 (4.17%) Oracle
5 1 (2.08%) Apple
5 1 (2.08%) LabWare