Microsoft
UK
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for knowledge and experience of Microsoft products and/or services. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Microsoft over the 6 months to 7 December 2023 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 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 7 Dec 2023 |
Same period 2022 | Same period 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 7 | 11 | 10 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +4 | -1 | +2 |
| Contract jobs citing Microsoft | 5,967 | 9,487 | 10,247 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 13.29% | 12.36% | 11.44% |
| As % of the Vendors category | 29.30% | 29.74% | 28.91% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4,128 | 6,622 | 6,996 |
| 10th Percentile | £198 | £190 | £168 |
| 25th Percentile | £325 | £356 | £332 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £500 | £465 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +7.53% | +9.41% |
| 75th Percentile | £619 | £612 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £700 | £660 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £450 | £400 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +12.50% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 252 | 324 | 502 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.16 | £12.00 | £10.86 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.40 | £15.10 | £13.28 |
| Median hourly rate | £23.00 | £20.00 | £17.11 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +15.00% | +16.87% | -0.80% |
| 75th Percentile | £46.18 | £50.63 | £25.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £60.00 | £65.75 | £51.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £22.00 | £18.75 | £16.13 |
| % change year-on-year | +17.33% | +16.28% | -2.27% |
All Vendors
UK
Microsoft is in the Vendor Products and Services category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services | 20,363 | 31,898 | 35,442 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 45.37% | 41.55% | 39.56% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 12,960 | 21,158 | 23,178 |
| 10th Percentile | £252 | £288 | £265 |
| 25th Percentile | £405 | £419 | £405 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £538 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.33% | +7.50% | +7.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £645 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £750 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £495 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.01% | +10.00% | +5.88% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 693 | 793 | 1,001 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.34 | £13.33 | £11.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.06 | £16.54 | £14.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £43.84 | £25.00 | £19.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +75.36% | +28.21% | -19.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £63.75 | £63.23 | £42.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £76.53 | £70.00 | £63.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £41.80 | £22.00 | £18.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +90.00% | +22.22% | -15.86% |
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Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing Microsoft as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Microsoft.
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Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Microsoft over the 6 months to 7 December 2023.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Microsoft.
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Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Microsoft over the 6 months to 7 December 2023.
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Top 18 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft within the UK over the 6 months to 7 December 2023. 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 |
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| England | +3 | 5,133 | £500 | - | 5,045 |
| UK excluding London | -1 | 2,955 | £450 | - | 3,904 |
| London | +4 | 2,410 | £525 | -3.23% | 1,402 |
| Work from Home | +5 | 2,161 | £500 | - | 2,424 |
| South East | +1 | 837 | £475 | +2.59% | 1,052 |
| North of England | +3 | 676 | £425 | - | 970 |
| Midlands | +1 | 408 | £425 | -3.95% | 732 |
| South West | -3 | 397 | £525 | +6.33% | 460 |
| North West | +1 | 393 | £400 | -5.88% | 513 |
| Scotland | +3 | 309 | £425 | - | 224 |
| West Midlands | +2 | 300 | £425 | -5.56% | 483 |
| Yorkshire | +2 | 254 | £450 | +12.50% | 335 |
| East of England | 0 | 241 | £500 | +11.11% | 392 |
| East Midlands | -1 | 102 | £450 | +12.50% | 245 |
| Wales | -1 | 78 | £335 | -21.18% | 128 |
| North East | +11 | 27 | £183 | -63.50% | 137 |
| Northern Ireland | +2 | 27 | £230 | -42.50% | 60 |
| Channel Islands | -1 | 2 | £288 | -19.16% |
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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:
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