Microsoft Consultant
UK
The median Microsoft Consultant daily rate in the UK is £450, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 28 June 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 28 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 505 | 517 | 632 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +12 | +115 | +133 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Microsoft Consultant | 25 | 69 | 50 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.082% | 0.16% | 0.090% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.089% | 0.17% | 0.095% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 15 | 35 | 29 |
| 10th Percentile | £400 | £471 | £433 |
| 25th Percentile | £419 | £500 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £600 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -25.00% | +14.29% | -2.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £500 | - | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £655 | £658 | £618 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £463 | £500 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.50% | -4.76% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £54.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | - | - |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.
| Contract vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 28,118 | 40,301 | 52,517 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.08% | 92.93% | 94.49% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,995 | 25,892 | 36,509 |
| 10th Percentile | £288 | £281 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £401 | £410 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -2.33% | +1.42% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £493 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.65% | -1.40% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,243 | 2,866 | 1,510 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.76 | £12.86 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.30 | £16.50 | £19.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £27.00 | £37.50 | £43.81 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -28.00% | -14.39% | +71.78% |
| 75th Percentile | £56.35 | £62.50 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.75 | £74.00 | £76.03 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £40.00 | £40.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -37.13% | - | +100.00% |
Microsoft Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Microsoft Consultant in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Microsoft Consultant
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Microsoft Consultant.
Microsoft Consultant
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Microsoft Consultant over the 6 months to 28 June 2025.
Microsoft Consultant
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Microsoft Consultant.
Microsoft Consultant
Top 11 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft Consultant within the UK over the 6 months to 28 June 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | +11 | 18 | £450 | -21.74% | 49 |
| Work from Home | +21 | 14 | £463 | -22.92% | 40 |
| London | +20 | 11 | £443 | -26.25% | 18 |
| UK excluding London | +35 | 8 | £463 | -7.50% | 27 |
| South East | +47 | 3 | £500 | -4.76% | 7 |
| North of England | +12 | 2 | £463 | -8.64% | 8 |
| Scotland | - | 2 | £450 | - | 4 |
| South West | +36 | 1 | £450 | -10.00% | 4 |
| North West | +15 | 1 | £450 | -11.11% | 5 |
| Yorkshire | +5 | 1 | £475 | - | 1 |
| East of England | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
Microsoft Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 28 June 2025, Microsoft Consultant contract job roles required 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 featuring Microsoft Consultant in the job title.
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Microsoft Consultant Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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: