MSBuild Contract Job Trends
Microsoft MSBuild
UK
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs citing MSBuild skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 3 November 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 3 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 675 | 557 | 548 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -118 | -9 | +79 |
| Contract jobs citing MSBuild | 9 | 2 | 10 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.016% | 0.006% | 0.028% |
| As % of the Development Applications category | 0.14% | 0.038% | 0.21% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | £455 | £517 | £456 |
| 25th Percentile | £491 | £522 | £484 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £538 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.28% | +7.55% | -4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £547 | £503 |
| 90th Percentile | £630 | £549 | £509 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £494 | - | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -5.00% |
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 citing development application skills.
| 6 months to 3 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing development application skills | 6,590 | 5,307 | 4,776 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 11.98% | 15.48% | 13.15% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4,227 | 3,638 | 2,999 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £325 | £348 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £406 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £500 | £520 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -3.85% | -4.32% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £600 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £688 | £683 | £723 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £475 | £488 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -2.56% | -4.18% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 310 | 120 | 137 |
| 10th Percentile | £22.68 | £20.42 | £25.12 |
| 25th Percentile | £50.00 | £47.19 | £46.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £65.00 | £65.00 |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £70.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £76.78 | £77.75 | £74.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £65.00 | £65.00 |
MSBuild Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing MSBuild relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.
MSBuild Daily Rate Trend
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing MSBuild.
MSBuild Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing MSBuild over the 6 months to 3 November 2026.
MSBuild Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing MSBuild.
MSBuild Top 6 Contract Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing MSBuild within the UK over the 6 months to 3 November 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | -105 | 9 | £550 | +2.28% | |
| London | -77 | 5 | £650 | +20.87% | |
| Yorkshire | - | 4 | £494 | - | |
| UK excluding London | - | 4 | £494 | - | |
| North of England | - | 4 | £494 | - | |
| Work from Home | - | 2 | £438 | - |
MSBuild Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Development Applications
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Git | 66.7% | 6 |
| 2 | TeamCity | 55.6% | 5 |
| 2 | Visual Studio | 55.6% | 5 |
| 4 | Jenkins | 44.4% | 4 |
| 4 | Sonatype Nexus | 44.4% | 4 |
| 6 | Bitbucket | 33.3% | 3 |
| 6 | webpack | 33.3% | 3 |
| 8 | Artifactory | 22.2% | 2 |
| 8 | JIRA | 22.2% | 2 |
| 8 | Octopus Deploy | 22.2% | 2 |
| 11 | NUnit | 11.1% | 1 |