Microsoft
London > West London
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in West London 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 16 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 16 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 9 | 4 | 9 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -5 | +5 | -3 |
| Contract jobs citing Microsoft | 24 | 53 | 62 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in West London | 11.32% | 14.64% | 10.69% |
| As % of the Vendors category | 26.37% | 32.92% | 32.63% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 12 | 40 | 53 |
| 10th Percentile | £238 | - | £142 |
| 25th Percentile | £323 | £189 | £275 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £375 | £375 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -16.67% | +2.97% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £478 | £590 |
| 90th Percentile | £735 | £608 | £638 |
| London median daily rate | £501 | £500 | £543 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.20% | -7.92% | +1.50% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 7 | 3 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | £20.61 | - | £18.30 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £18.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.27 | £18.13 | £19.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +22.84% | -7.03% | -7.14% |
| 75th Percentile | £25.64 | £20.97 | £31.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £29.03 | £22.67 | £38.40 |
| London median hourly rate | £23.80 | £18.80 | £25.86 |
| % change year-on-year | +26.63% | -27.31% | -41.90% |
All Vendors
West London
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 West London.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services | 91 | 161 | 190 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in West London | 42.92% | 44.48% | 32.76% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 54 | 116 | 145 |
| 10th Percentile | £232 | £189 | £213 |
| 25th Percentile | £320 | £293 | £363 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £400 | £473 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -15.34% | -5.50% | +8.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £523 | £538 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £600 | £627 | £665 |
| London median daily rate | £548 | £550 | £565 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.36% | -2.65% | +2.73% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 10 | 10 | 13 |
| 10th Percentile | £17.84 | £17.70 | £24.20 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £18.13 | £61.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.27 | £23.05 | £75.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.38% | -69.27% | +257.14% |
| 75th Percentile | £29.05 | £53.11 | £80.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £35.00 | £65.00 | £85.00 |
| London median hourly rate | £29.07 | £22.50 | £28.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +29.20% | -19.64% | -20.00% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in West London
Job postings citing Microsoft as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in West London.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in West London
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Microsoft in West London.
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Daily Rate Histogram in West London
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Microsoft in West London over the 6 months to 16 May 2025.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in West London
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Microsoft in West London.
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Contract Job Locations in West London
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft within the West London region over the 6 months to 16 May 2025. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wembley | +2 | 6 | £450 | +0.45% | 6 |
| Hillingdon | -1 | 3 | - | - | 13 |
| Hounslow | -4 | 3 | £375 | -11.76% | 15 |
| Hammersmith | -6 | 1 | £238 | +23.38% | 3 |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in West London 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: