Microsoft MSBuild
UK
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs requiring MSBuild skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 19 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 557 | 623 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +66 | +199 |
| Contract jobs citing MSBuild | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | - | 0.013% | 0.018% |
| As % of the Development Applications category | - | 0.098% | 0.13% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £500 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £503 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £500 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -9.09% | -26.67% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £622 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £638 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | - | - | £500 |
All Development Application Skills
UK
MSBuild falls under the Development Applications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring development application skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for development application skills | 4,998 | 5,118 | 6,677 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 15.17% | 13.28% | 13.47% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,359 | 3,268 | 4,627 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £350 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £420 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -4.55% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £625 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £688 | £723 | £746 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £500 | £510 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | -1.96% | -0.49% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 111 | 176 | 244 |
| 10th Percentile | £30.75 | £28.62 | £45.97 |
| 25th Percentile | £50.50 | £51.19 | £52.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £65.00 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +8.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £73.75 | £70.00 | £77.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £83.00 | £72.81 | £90.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £65.00 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +4.00% |
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Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing MSBuild as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
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Daily Rate Trend
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing MSBuild.
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Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing MSBuild.
