The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Walsall requiring knowledge or experience of Microsoft products and/or services. It includes a benchmarking guide to contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Microsoft over the 6 months leading up to 21 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
The figures below represent the IT contractor job market in general and are not representative of contractor rates within the Microsoft Corporation.
Microsoft falls under the Vendor Products and Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring knowledge or experience of all vendor products and services in Walsall.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services
3
3
4
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Walsall
42.86%
20.00%
28.57%
Number of daily rates quoted
1
1
3
10th Percentile
-
-
£163
25th Percentile
-
-
£181
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£160
£550
£225
Median % change year-on-year
-70.91%
+144.44%
-50.00%
75th Percentile
-
-
£356
90th Percentile
-
-
£428
West Midlands median daily rate
£508
£500
£475
% change year-on-year
+1.50%
+5.26%
-4.04%
Microsoft Job Vacancy Trend in Walsall
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Microsoft relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Walsall.
Microsoft Daily Rate Trend in Walsall
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Walsall citing Microsoft.
Microsoft Hourly Rate Trend in Walsall
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Walsall citing Microsoft.
Microsoft Top 9 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Walsall
For the 6 months to 21 November 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Microsoft also mentioned 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 across the Walsall region with a requirement for Microsoft.
Microsoft Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Walsall 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:
