Microsoft Contract Job Trends in Surrey

Microsoft
South East > Surrey

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Surrey 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 22 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.

6 months to
22 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 4 6 5
Rank change year-on-year +2 -1 +3
Contract jobs citing Microsoft 66 66 118
As % of all contract jobs in Surrey 16.88% 13.92% 16.32%
As % of the Vendors category 30.99% 26.83% 31.81%
Number of daily rates quoted 45 49 94
10th Percentile - £203 £158
25th Percentile £204 £223 £195
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £208 £300 £313
Median % change year-on-year -30.83% -4.00% -37.50%
75th Percentile £475 £425 £558
90th Percentile £500 £505 £676
South East median daily rate £469 £475 £474
% change year-on-year -1.19% +0.21% -0.21%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 2 1
10th Percentile £16.27 £55.95 -
25th Percentile £17.60 £60.38 -
Median hourly rate £24.00 £69.00 £37.50
Median % change year-on-year -65.22% +84.00% +114.29%
75th Percentile £29.00 £78.88 -
90th Percentile £31.26 £84.05 -
South East median hourly rate £17.55 £52.50 £21.18
% change year-on-year -66.57% +147.93% +14.46%

All Vendors
Surrey

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 Surrey.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 213 246 371
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Surrey 54.48% 51.90% 51.31%
Number of daily rates quoted 157 169 295
10th Percentile £204 £203 £186
25th Percentile £208 £260 £305
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £425 £500
Median % change year-on-year +17.65% -15.00% -
75th Percentile £584 £525 £600
90th Percentile £682 £589 £675
South East median daily rate £500 £525 £513
% change year-on-year -4.76% +2.32% +2.62%
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 8 11
10th Percentile £18.24 £23.01 £37.50
25th Percentile £27.75 £24.18 £43.55
Median hourly rate £65.00 £25.84 £63.00
Median % change year-on-year +151.55% -58.98% +40.00%
75th Percentile £90.09 £56.75 £76.53
90th Percentile - £73.85 -
South East median hourly rate £20.79 £56.75 £52.50
% change year-on-year -63.36% +8.09% +81.41%

Microsoft
Job Vacancy Trend in Surrey

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

Microsoft job vacancy trend in Surrey

Microsoft
Daily Rate Trend in Surrey

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Surrey citing Microsoft

Microsoft
Daily Rate Histogram in Surrey

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Microsoft in Surrey over the 6 months to 22 November 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Microsoft in Surrey

Microsoft
Hourly Rate Trend in Surrey

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Surrey citing Microsoft

Microsoft
Hourly Rate Histogram in Surrey

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Microsoft in Surrey over the 6 months to 22 November 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Microsoft in Surrey

Microsoft
Contract Job Locations in Surrey

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft within the Surrey region over the 6 months to 22 November 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Leatherhead +6 5 £215 -59.05% 17
Staines -1 3 - - 1
Guildford -3 3 £350 +16.67% 17
Camberley - 3 £443 - 5
Redhill +7 2 £475 +26.67% 16
Egham - 2 - - 7
Esher - 2 £500 - 4
Sunbury-on-Thames - 2 £235 - 1
Woking +2 1 £475 +11.76% 9
Weybridge -2 1 £475 -5.00% 1
Reigate -2 1 £250 -5.30% 7
Horley - 1 - - 1
Farnham - 1 £425 - 5
Caterham - 1 £163 -
Warlingham - 1 £163 -
Microsoft
South East

Microsoft
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Surrey 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 7 (10.61%) Mattermost
1 7 (10.61%) Skype for Business
2 6 (9.09%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (4.55%) SharePoint
4 1 (1.52%) Exchange Server 2010
Applications
1 14 (21.21%) Microsoft Office
2 12 (18.18%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (3.03%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (1.52%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 1 (1.52%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 7 (10.61%) Remedy ITSM
2 3 (4.55%) NetSuite
3 1 (1.52%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 20 (30.30%) SaaS
2 18 (27.27%) Sauce Labs
3 14 (21.21%) Microsoft 365
4 13 (19.70%) Azure
5 5 (7.58%) AWS
6 4 (6.06%) Entra ID
7 2 (3.03%) Azure DevOps
7 2 (3.03%) GCP
7 2 (3.03%) Power Platform
8 1 (1.52%) Azure AKS
8 1 (1.52%) Azure ExpressRoute
8 1 (1.52%) Azure Functions
8 1 (1.52%) Azure Key Vault
8 1 (1.52%) Azure Monitor
8 1 (1.52%) Azure Sentinel
8 1 (1.52%) Dynamics 365
8 1 (1.52%) GitHub Actions
8 1 (1.52%) Microsoft Purview
8 1 (1.52%) Power Automate
8 1 (1.52%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 19 (28.79%) Wireless
2 7 (10.61%) Skype
3 3 (4.55%) DHCP
3 3 (4.55%) DNS
4 2 (3.03%) Firewall
4 2 (3.03%) TCP/IP
4 2 (3.03%) VPN
5 1 (1.52%) Symposium
5 1 (1.52%) VoIP
5 1 (1.52%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (31.82%) Relational Database
2 19 (28.79%) MySQL
3 2 (3.03%) Data Warehouse
3 2 (3.03%) MongoDB
3 2 (3.03%) SQL Server
4 1 (1.52%) Azure SQL Database
4 1 (1.52%) Big Data
4 1 (1.52%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 19 (28.79%) Browser DevTools
2 18 (27.27%) Android Studio
2 18 (27.27%) Eclipse
2 18 (27.27%) Xcode
3 1 (1.52%) Toad
3 1 (1.52%) Visual Studio
General
1 44 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 13 (19.70%) Finance
3 6 (9.09%) Analytical Skills
4 3 (4.55%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 3 (4.55%) Organisational Skills
5 2 (3.03%) Manufacturing
6 1 (1.52%) Aerospace
6 1 (1.52%) Electronics
6 1 (1.52%) German Language
6 1 (1.52%) Local Government
6 1 (1.52%) Marketing
6 1 (1.52%) Presentation Skills
6 1 (1.52%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 27 (40.91%) Support Engineer
2 22 (33.33%) Technical Support
3 20 (30.30%) Technical Engineer
3 20 (30.30%) Technical Support Engineer
4 19 (28.79%) UX Engineer
5 18 (27.27%) Front-End Engineer (Client-Side Engineer)
6 10 (15.15%) Analyst
7 8 (12.12%) Support Analyst
8 7 (10.61%) Messaging Analyst
8 7 (10.61%) Messaging Support
8 7 (10.61%) Messaging Support Analyst
9 6 (9.09%) Desktop Engineer
9 6 (9.09%) Desktop Support
9 6 (9.09%) Desktop Support Engineer
10 4 (6.06%) IT Support
11 3 (4.55%) 2nd Line Desktop Support
11 3 (4.55%) 2nd Line Engineer
11 3 (4.55%) 2nd Line Support
11 3 (4.55%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
11 3 (4.55%) Management Accountant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (28.79%) Ajax
1 19 (28.79%) AngularJS
1 19 (28.79%) CSS
1 19 (28.79%) GraphQL
1 19 (28.79%) React
2 2 (3.03%) .NET
3 1 (1.52%) ADO
3 1 (1.52%) Azure Blueprints
Miscellaneous
1 19 (28.79%) Mobile App
2 3 (4.55%) Onboarding
3 2 (3.03%) CMDB
3 2 (3.03%) Life Science
4 1 (1.52%) Cloud Native
4 1 (1.52%) Cyber Defence
4 1 (1.52%) FPGA
4 1 (1.52%) Hybrid Cloud
4 1 (1.52%) iPhone
4 1 (1.52%) Legacy Systems
4 1 (1.52%) Renewable Energy
4 1 (1.52%) Self-Motivation
4 1 (1.52%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 32 (48.48%) Windows
2 28 (42.42%) Linux
3 21 (31.82%) Unix
4 18 (27.27%) Android
5 4 (6.06%) Windows 10
6 3 (4.55%) Windows Server
7 1 (1.52%) Apple iOS
7 1 (1.52%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (28.79%) Mobile Application Development
1 19 (28.79%) User Experience
2 18 (27.27%) OO
3 15 (22.73%) ITIL
4 12 (18.18%) ITSM
5 10 (15.15%) Problem-Solving
6 9 (13.64%) Customer Service
7 8 (12.12%) Validation
8 7 (10.61%) B2B
8 7 (10.61%) Continuous Improvement
8 7 (10.61%) Information Security
8 7 (10.61%) Problem Management
8 7 (10.61%) Time Management
9 5 (7.58%) Cybersecurity
9 5 (7.58%) Migration
10 4 (6.06%) Accounts Payable
10 4 (6.06%) Risk Management
10 4 (6.06%) Service Management
10 4 (6.06%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 3 (4.55%) CRM
Programming Languages
1 20 (30.30%) JavaScript
1 20 (30.30%) Python
2 19 (28.79%) Java
2 19 (28.79%) Perl
3 10 (15.15%) SQL
4 7 (10.61%) PowerShell
5 1 (1.52%) Bicep
5 1 (1.52%) C#
5 1 (1.52%) Korn
Qualifications
1 7 (10.61%) ITIL Certification
2 6 (9.09%) Degree
3 4 (6.06%) ACCA
3 4 (6.06%) CIMA
3 4 (6.06%) Microsoft Certification
3 4 (6.06%) SC Cleared
3 4 (6.06%) Security Cleared
4 2 (3.03%) A+ Certification
5 1 (1.52%) Azure Certification
5 1 (1.52%) CCNA
5 1 (1.52%) CIPD
5 1 (1.52%) Cisco Certification
5 1 (1.52%) HNC
5 1 (1.52%) HND
5 1 (1.52%) MCSE
5 1 (1.52%) PMI Certification
5 1 (1.52%) PMP
5 1 (1.52%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (3.03%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (1.52%) Government Security Classifications
2 1 (1.52%) JSP 440
2 1 (1.52%) NCSC
System Software
1 18 (27.27%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 7 (10.61%) HP SiteScope
1 7 (10.61%) SCOM
2 3 (4.55%) Microsoft Intune
3 2 (3.03%) Single Sign-On
4 1 (1.52%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 1 (1.52%) CSIRT
4 1 (1.52%) Jamf Pro
4 1 (1.52%) Kubernetes
4 1 (1.52%) SCCM
4 1 (1.52%) Terraform
Vendors
1 26 (39.39%) Splunk
2 20 (30.30%) ServiceNow
3 19 (28.79%) Oracle
4 8 (12.12%) Cisco
5 7 (10.61%) Remedy
6 3 (4.55%) Google
7 2 (3.03%) Apple
7 2 (3.03%) Salesforce
8 1 (1.52%) Adobe
8 1 (1.52%) Citrix
8 1 (1.52%) Meraki
8 1 (1.52%) Okta
8 1 (1.52%) Sage
8 1 (1.52%) SAP
8 1 (1.52%) VMware
8 1 (1.52%) Workday