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 20 September 2026, 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
20 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 2 3 3
Rank change year-on-year +1 0 +1
Contract jobs citing Microsoft 149 62 99
As % of all contract jobs in Surrey 22.92% 17.42% 18.37%
As % of the Vendors category 43.95% 30.54% 35.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 113 42 63
10th Percentile £190 £191 £203
25th Percentile £325 £204 £253
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £455 £225 £350
Median % change year-on-year +102.22% -35.71% +7.69%
75th Percentile £538 £473 £472
90th Percentile £593 £536 £525
South East median daily rate £475 £450 £463
% change year-on-year +5.56% -2.70% +1.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 5 11
10th Percentile £13.25 £16.27 -
25th Percentile £13.31 £17.60 £11.71
Median hourly rate £14.13 £24.00 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -41.15% -46.67% +9.09%
75th Percentile £15.31 £30.00 £49.00
90th Percentile £21.20 £31.66 £62.50
South East median hourly rate £21.00 £17.60 £45.00
% change year-on-year +19.32% -60.89% +157.14%

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 339 203 278
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Surrey 52.15% 57.02% 51.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 228 150 187
10th Percentile £204 £204 £203
25th Percentile £396 £239 £266
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £490 £450
Median % change year-on-year -3.01% +8.83% -5.26%
75th Percentile £581 £551 £525
90th Percentile £656 £600 £580
South East median daily rate £521 £500 £518
% change year-on-year +4.25% -3.39% +3.51%
Number of hourly rates quoted 35 6 14
10th Percentile £13.50 £16.49 £11.71
25th Percentile £15.50 £19.20 £18.16
Median hourly rate £67.47 £27.00 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year +149.89% -40.00% -17.43%
75th Percentile £70.00 £32.08 £56.38
90th Percentile - £55.14 £66.35
South East median hourly rate £38.25 £20.00 £57.35
% change year-on-year +91.25% -65.13% +9.24%

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 20 September 2026.

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
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 20 September 2026. 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 +1 25 £500 +132.56% 12
Guildford -1 16 £429 +0.88% 37
Redhill - 14 £425 - 15
Staines -12 10 £318 -25.29%
Egham 0 9 £461 - 2
Woking +1 6 £363 -34.09% 27
Esher - 5 £182 - 8
Reigate -2 4 - - 8
Addlestone - 2 - - 3
Thames Ditton - 2 £600 -
Camberley +1 1 - - 7
Caterham 0 1 - - 1
Warlingham 0 1 - -
Epsom - 1 - - 1
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 19 (12.75%) SharePoint
2 10 (6.71%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (2.68%) Confluence
3 4 (2.68%) IIS
4 1 (0.67%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 32 (21.48%) Microsoft Excel
2 27 (18.12%) Microsoft Office
3 13 (8.72%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (4.03%) MS Visio
5 5 (3.36%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (1.34%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 7 (4.70%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (2.68%) SAP Business One
2 4 (2.68%) SAP S/4HANA
3 3 (2.01%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 40 (26.85%) Azure
2 34 (22.82%) Power Platform
3 32 (21.48%) Microsoft 365
4 16 (10.74%) AWS
5 11 (7.38%) Power Automate
6 10 (6.71%) Dynamics 365
7 9 (6.04%) Microsoft Copilot
8 8 (5.37%) GCP
9 7 (4.70%) Microsoft Purview
9 7 (4.70%) PowerApps
9 7 (4.70%) SaaS
10 5 (3.36%) Entra ID
11 3 (2.01%) Azure DevOps
11 3 (2.01%) Copilot Studio
11 3 (2.01%) Sauce Labs
12 2 (1.34%) Azure AI
12 2 (1.34%) Azure Functions
12 2 (1.34%) Azure Logic Apps
12 2 (1.34%) OneDrive
12 2 (1.34%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 8 (5.37%) Firewall
2 7 (4.70%) DHCP
2 7 (4.70%) DNS
3 6 (4.03%) Intranet
3 6 (4.03%) VPN
4 4 (2.68%) LAN
4 4 (2.68%) SD-WAN
4 4 (2.68%) VLAN
4 4 (2.68%) WAN
4 4 (2.68%) Wi-Fi
5 3 (2.01%) Network Security
5 3 (2.01%) SMTP
6 2 (1.34%) TCP/IP
7 1 (0.67%) DNSSEC
7 1 (0.67%) Unified Communications
7 1 (0.67%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (12.08%) Power BI
2 10 (6.71%) Oracle Database
3 7 (4.70%) Relational Database
4 5 (3.36%) Data Warehouse
4 5 (3.36%) MySQL
4 5 (3.36%) SQL Server
5 3 (2.01%) PostgreSQL
6 2 (1.34%) Power Query
7 1 (0.67%) Electronic Patient Records
7 1 (0.67%) SQL Server Analysis Services
7 1 (0.67%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 1 (0.67%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 11 (7.38%) JIRA
2 3 (2.01%) Android Studio
2 3 (2.01%) Browser DevTools
2 3 (2.01%) Eclipse
2 3 (2.01%) Xcode
General
1 47 (31.54%) Social Skills
2 18 (12.08%) Analytical Skills
3 14 (9.40%) Public Sector
4 13 (8.72%) Legal
5 12 (8.05%) Finance
6 10 (6.71%) Marketing
7 9 (6.04%) Organisational Skills
8 8 (5.37%) Documentation Skills
9 7 (4.70%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 5 (3.36%) Arabic Language
10 5 (3.36%) French Language
10 5 (3.36%) Manufacturing
11 4 (2.68%) General Ledger
12 2 (1.34%) Presentation Skills
13 1 (0.67%) Back Office
13 1 (0.67%) Law
13 1 (0.67%) Retail
Job Titles
1 27 (18.12%) Analyst
2 21 (14.09%) Architect
3 18 (12.08%) Developer
4 15 (10.07%) Consultant
5 12 (8.05%) Administrator
6 11 (7.38%) IT Analyst
7 10 (6.71%) Security Analyst
7 10 (6.71%) Support Engineer
8 8 (5.37%) Senior
9 7 (4.70%) Business Analyst
9 7 (4.70%) Cloud Architect
9 7 (4.70%) Content Manager
9 7 (4.70%) CRM Manager
9 7 (4.70%) Data Analyst
9 7 (4.70%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 7 (4.70%) Infrastructure Services Engineer
9 7 (4.70%) Power Platform Consultant
10 6 (4.03%) IT Support
11 5 (3.36%) IT Business Analyst
11 5 (3.36%) IT Security Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (4.70%) AngularJS
1 7 (4.70%) Microsoft Graph
2 6 (4.03%) React
3 5 (3.36%) .NET
4 4 (2.68%) CSS
4 4 (2.68%) REST
5 3 (2.01%) Ajax
5 3 (2.01%) GraphQL
6 2 (1.34%) .NET Framework
6 2 (1.34%) Django
6 2 (1.34%) HTML
6 2 (1.34%) OAuth
6 2 (1.34%) OAuth2
6 2 (1.34%) OpenID
6 2 (1.34%) SPFx
7 1 (0.67%) ASP.NET
7 1 (0.67%) RESTful
7 1 (0.67%) SAML
7 1 (0.67%) SOAP
7 1 (0.67%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 17 (11.41%) Onboarding
2 10 (6.71%) Enterprise Cloud
2 10 (6.71%) Management Information System
3 9 (6.04%) Data Centre
4 8 (5.37%) Product Ownership
4 8 (5.37%) Public Cloud
5 5 (3.36%) Cyber Threat
5 5 (3.36%) Security Operations Centre
6 4 (2.68%) CMDB
6 4 (2.68%) Embedded Systems
6 4 (2.68%) Mobile Payment
6 4 (2.68%) Smartcard
7 3 (2.01%) Mobile App
7 3 (2.01%) Security Posture
8 2 (1.34%) AI Agents
8 2 (1.34%) Enterprise Software
8 2 (1.34%) Self-Motivation
9 1 (0.67%) Cloud Native
9 1 (0.67%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
9 1 (0.67%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 25 (16.78%) Windows
2 19 (12.75%) Linux
3 10 (6.71%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 8 (5.37%) Windows Server
5 4 (2.68%) Unix
6 3 (2.01%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 34 (22.82%) Problem-Solving
2 28 (18.79%) Agile
3 22 (14.77%) ITIL
4 20 (13.42%) Migration
5 19 (12.75%) Computer Science
5 19 (12.75%) Continuous Improvement
6 18 (12.08%) Business Intelligence
7 17 (11.41%) TOGAF
8 16 (10.74%) Data Governance
9 15 (10.07%) Analytics
9 15 (10.07%) Project Delivery
10 14 (9.40%) Cybersecurity
10 14 (9.40%) ERP
10 14 (9.40%) Stakeholder Management
11 13 (8.72%) Project Management
11 13 (8.72%) Validation
12 12 (8.05%) AI
12 12 (8.05%) Data Analysis
12 12 (8.05%) Data Modelling
12 12 (8.05%) Waterfall
Programming Languages
1 10 (6.71%) SQL
2 8 (5.37%) Python
3 7 (4.70%) JavaScript
4 5 (3.36%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 4 (2.68%) C#
5 4 (2.68%) Java
5 4 (2.68%) PowerShell
6 3 (2.01%) Perl
7 2 (1.34%) TypeScript
7 2 (1.34%) VBA
8 1 (0.67%) Bash
8 1 (0.67%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 28 (18.79%) Degree
2 12 (8.05%) Security Cleared
3 9 (6.04%) SC Cleared
4 6 (4.03%) BPSS Clearance
5 4 (2.68%) (ISC)2 CCSP
5 4 (2.68%) ACCA
5 4 (2.68%) Azure Certification
5 4 (2.68%) CCSP
5 4 (2.68%) CIMA
5 4 (2.68%) CISA
5 4 (2.68%) Cisco Certification
5 4 (2.68%) CISM
5 4 (2.68%) CISSP
5 4 (2.68%) CLAS
5 4 (2.68%) Computer Science Degree
5 4 (2.68%) CREST Certified
5 4 (2.68%) IISP
6 3 (2.01%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
7 2 (1.34%) Microsoft Certification
8 1 (0.67%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (8.05%) Data Quality
1 12 (8.05%) GDPR
2 7 (4.70%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 6 (4.03%) Cyber Essentials
3 6 (4.03%) QA
4 4 (2.68%) GRC
4 4 (2.68%) ISO 31000
4 4 (2.68%) ISO 9001
4 4 (2.68%) ISO/IEC 27005
4 4 (2.68%) NIST
4 4 (2.68%) PCI DSS
5 3 (2.01%) ISO 19650
5 3 (2.01%) ISO/IEC 42001
6 2 (1.34%) ISO/IEC 20000
7 1 (0.67%) PMO
7 1 (0.67%) SLA
System Software
1 9 (6.04%) Active Directory
2 5 (3.36%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (2.68%) ISA Server
3 4 (2.68%) Virtual Machines
3 4 (2.68%) vSphere
4 2 (1.34%) Firmware
4 2 (1.34%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.67%) Docker
Systems Management
1 10 (6.71%) Kubernetes
2 5 (3.36%) Microsoft Intune
3 4 (2.68%) CASB
4 1 (0.67%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 14 (9.40%) Oracle
2 10 (6.71%) ServiceNow
3 9 (6.04%) Cisco
4 8 (5.37%) Google
4 8 (5.37%) SAP
5 7 (4.70%) Splunk
6 6 (4.03%) VMware
7 5 (3.36%) Commvault
7 5 (3.36%) Veeam
8 4 (2.68%) BT
8 4 (2.68%) Centrify
8 4 (2.68%) CheckPoint
8 4 (2.68%) CrowdStrike
8 4 (2.68%) F5
8 4 (2.68%) Meraki
8 4 (2.68%) NetApp
8 4 (2.68%) Qualys
8 4 (2.68%) SolarWinds
8 4 (2.68%) Tripwire
8 4 (2.68%) Xerox