The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Sussex 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 3 May 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 Sussex.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services
7
5
2
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Sussex
70.00%
14.71%
20.00%
Number of daily rates quoted
4
2
0
10th Percentile
£483
£373
-
25th Percentile
£494
£406
-
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£500
£475
-
Median % change year-on-year
+5.26%
-
-
75th Percentile
£575
£556
-
90th Percentile
£665
£598
-
South East median daily rate
£515
£500
£500
% change year-on-year
+2.93%
-
+2.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted
0
2
1
Median hourly rate
-
£26.03
£62.50
Median % change year-on-year
-
-58.35%
-
South East median hourly rate
£24.66
£51.25
£45.00
% change year-on-year
-51.88%
+13.89%
+130.53%
Microsoft Job Vacancy Trend in Sussex
Job postings citing Microsoft as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Sussex.
Microsoft Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Sussex
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Microsoft in Sussex.
Microsoft Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Sussex
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Microsoft in Sussex.
Microsoft Top 8 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Sussex
For the 6 months to 3 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Microsoft also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Sussex region with a requirement for Microsoft.
Microsoft Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Sussex 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:
