The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Stoke-on-Trent 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 6 October 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 Stoke-on-Trent.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services
8
17
33
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Stoke-on-Trent
61.54%
54.84%
55.93%
Number of daily rates quoted
7
8
21
10th Percentile
£212
£356
£375
25th Percentile
£285
£374
£400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£350
£438
£500
Median % change year-on-year
-20.00%
-12.50%
+95.12%
75th Percentile
£413
£507
£575
90th Percentile
£484
£653
£600
Staffordshire median daily rate
£285
£425
£450
% change year-on-year
-32.94%
-5.56%
+12.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted
1
0
0
Median hourly rate
£13.78
-
-
Staffordshire median hourly rate
£30.00
£47.50
£23.00
% change year-on-year
-36.84%
+106.52%
-8.00%
Microsoft Job Vacancy Trend in Stoke-on-Trent
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Microsoft relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Stoke-on-Trent.
Microsoft Daily Rate Trend in Stoke-on-Trent
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Stoke-on-Trent citing Microsoft.
Microsoft Hourly Rate Trend in Stoke-on-Trent
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Stoke-on-Trent citing Microsoft.
Microsoft Top 23 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Stoke-on-Trent
For the 6 months to 6 October 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 Stoke-on-Trent region with a requirement for Microsoft.
Microsoft Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Stoke-on-Trent 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:
