Microsoft
Hertfordshire > Welwyn Garden City
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Welwyn Garden City 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 6 May 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.
6 months to 6 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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Rank | 8 | 6 | 12 |
Rank change year-on-year | -2 | +6 | -8 |
Contract jobs citing Microsoft | 2 | 1 | 2 |
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Welwyn Garden City | 9.52% | 9.09% | 5.41% |
As % of the Vendors category | 22.22% | 33.33% | 22.22% |
Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 1 | 1 |
10th Percentile | £471 | - | - |
25th Percentile | £503 | - | - |
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £563 | £600 | £500 |
Median % change year-on-year | -6.25% | +20.00% | +33.33% |
75th Percentile | £628 | - | - |
90th Percentile | £664 | - | - |
Hertfordshire median daily rate | £513 | £505 | £525 |
% change year-on-year | +1.49% | -3.81% | +38.16% |
All Vendors
Welwyn Garden City
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 Welwyn Garden City.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services | 9 | 3 | 9 |
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Welwyn Garden City | 42.86% | 27.27% | 24.32% |
Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 2 | 4 |
10th Percentile | £471 | £209 | £334 |
25th Percentile | £503 | £274 | £384 |
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £563 | £383 | £463 |
Median % change year-on-year | +47.06% | -17.30% | - |
75th Percentile | £628 | £491 | £553 |
90th Percentile | £664 | £557 | £649 |
Hertfordshire median daily rate | £538 | £450 | £500 |
% change year-on-year | +19.44% | -10.00% | +11.11% |
Number of hourly rates quoted | 6 | 0 | 0 |
10th Percentile | - | - | - |
25th Percentile | £16.95 | - | - |
Median hourly rate | £18.82 | - | - |
75th Percentile | £21.61 | - | - |
90th Percentile | £23.29 | - | - |
Hertfordshire median hourly rate | £65.25 | £65.00 | £65.00 |
% change year-on-year | +0.38% | - | +136.36% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Welwyn Garden City
Job postings citing Microsoft as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Welwyn Garden City.

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Welwyn Garden City
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Microsoft in Welwyn Garden City.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Welwyn Garden City
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Microsoft in Welwyn Garden City over the 6 months to 6 May 2025.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Welwyn Garden City
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Microsoft in Welwyn Garden City.
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Welwyn Garden City 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: