MSF Contract Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Microsoft Solutions Framework (MSF)
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the UK excluding London requiring MSF skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 433 - 389
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing MSF 2 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in the UK excluding London 0.009% - 0.005%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.011% - 0.006%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £613
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £625
75th Percentile - - £638
90th Percentile - - -
UK median daily rate - - £625
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £27.33 - -
Median hourly rate £30.15 - -
75th Percentile £32.98 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate £30.15 - -

All Process & Methodology Skills
UK excluding London

MSF falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the UK excluding London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 18,960 11,496 17,636
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 81.87% 90.51% 85.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,532 7,289 10,685
10th Percentile £281 £240 £240
25th Percentile £400 £381 £381
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £488 £500
Median % change year-on-year - -2.50% -
75th Percentile £583 £588 £600
90th Percentile £675 £665 £688
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,993 784 1,985
10th Percentile £14.50 £14.67 £12.29
25th Percentile £18.50 £18.13 £15.00
Median hourly rate £37.20 £29.00 £33.00
Median % change year-on-year +28.28% -12.12% -8.65%
75th Percentile £65.60 £65.00 £58.75
90th Percentile £78.75 £76.25 £71.90
UK median hourly rate £37.00 £30.78 £33.07
% change year-on-year +20.21% -6.91% -8.79%

MSF
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing MSF relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

MSF job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

MSF
Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing MSF.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing MSF

MSF
Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing MSF.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing MSF

MSF
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing MSF within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 15 April 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
East Midlands - 1 - - 1
Midlands - 1 - - 1
North West - 1 - -
North of England - 1 - -
MSF
UK

MSF
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:

General
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Automotive
2 1 (50.00%) Banking
2 1 (50.00%) Finance
2 1 (50.00%) Financial Institution
2 1 (50.00%) Investment Banking
2 1 (50.00%) Legal
2 1 (50.00%) Manufacturing
2 1 (50.00%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Analyst
2 1 (50.00%) Business Analyst
2 1 (50.00%) Business Support Analyst
2 1 (50.00%) Change Analyst
2 1 (50.00%) Support Analyst
2 1 (50.00%) Transformation Analyst
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Agile
1 1 (50.00%) AI
1 1 (50.00%) Business Analysis
1 1 (50.00%) Change Management
1 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (50.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
1 1 (50.00%) Generative AI
1 1 (50.00%) Impact Assessments
1 1 (50.00%) Order Management
1 1 (50.00%) PRINCE2
1 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (50.00%) Project Management
1 1 (50.00%) Regulatory Change
1 1 (50.00%) Six Sigma
1 1 (50.00%) Translating Business Requirements
1 1 (50.00%) User Acceptance Testing
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (50.00%) Salesforce
1 1 (50.00%) SAP