Senior Microsoft Developer Contract Job Trends

Senior Microsoft Developer
UK

The median Senior Microsoft Developer daily rate in the UK is £520, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 3 October 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 694 552 560
Rank change year-on-year -142 +8 +83
Contract jobs requiring a Senior Microsoft Developer 8 1 9
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.015% 0.003% 0.024%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.016% 0.003% 0.025%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 7
10th Percentile - - £580
25th Percentile - - £598
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £520 £750 £621
Median % change year-on-year -30.67% +20.77% +24.20%
75th Percentile - - £644
90th Percentile - - £670
UK excluding London median daily rate £520 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
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 50,556 30,128 35,360
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.16% 90.91% 92.97%
Number of daily rates quoted 29,767 19,028 21,436
10th Percentile £325 £278 £300
25th Percentile £425 £400 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -0.94%
75th Percentile £636 £623 £638
90th Percentile £736 £725 £744
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 3,987 1,619 1,546
10th Percentile £14.45 £13.75 £14.85
25th Percentile £19.78 £17.27 £20.75
Median hourly rate £41.74 £25.15 £42.96
Median % change year-on-year +65.94% -41.45% -3.47%
75th Percentile £67.50 £51.13 £65.00
90th Percentile £78.75 £68.31 £74.93
UK excluding London median hourly rate £42.00 £25.08 £43.00
% change year-on-year +67.50% -41.69% -2.27%

Senior Microsoft Developer
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Senior Microsoft Developer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Senior Microsoft Developer job vacancy trend in the UK

Senior Microsoft Developer
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Senior Microsoft Developer job vacancies in the UK.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Senior Microsoft Developer job vacancies in the UK

Senior Microsoft Developer
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 Senior Microsoft Developer within the UK over the 6 months to 3 October 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
England -118 8 £520 -30.67% 16
London -68 7 - - 3
Midlands - 1 £520 - 4
West Midlands - 1 £520 - 2
Work from Home - 1 £520 - 16
UK excluding London - 1 £520 - 18

Senior Microsoft Developer Skill Set
Top 13 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 3 October 2026, Senior Microsoft Developer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads featuring Senior Microsoft Developer in the job title.

1 8 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (12.50%) Agile
2 1 (12.50%) Epics
2 1 (12.50%) Mentoring
2 1 (12.50%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (12.50%) Power Automate
2 1 (12.50%) Power Platform
2 1 (12.50%) PowerApps
2 1 (12.50%) Requirements Gathering
2 1 (12.50%) Scrum
2 1 (12.50%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (12.50%) Translating Business Requirements
2 1 (12.50%) User Stories

Senior Microsoft Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (12.50%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (12.50%) Power Automate
1 1 (12.50%) Power Platform
1 1 (12.50%) PowerApps
General
1 1 (12.50%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (12.50%) Low-Code
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (12.50%) Agile
1 1 (12.50%) Epics
1 1 (12.50%) Mentoring
1 1 (12.50%) Requirements Gathering
1 1 (12.50%) Scrum
1 1 (12.50%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (12.50%) Translating Business Requirements
1 1 (12.50%) User Stories
Vendors
1 8 (100.00%) Microsoft