Microsoft Windows Clustering
England > West Midlands
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the West Midlands requiring Microsoft Clustering skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 7 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 7 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 101 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Microsoft Clustering | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the West Midlands | - | 0.067% | - |
| As % of the Systems Management category | - | 0.53% | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £535 | - |
| England median daily rate | £340 | £530 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -35.85% | +6.00% | +33.33% |
All Systems Management Skills
West Midlands
Microsoft Clustering falls under the Systems Management category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring systems management skills in the West Midlands.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for systems management skills | 445 | 190 | 175 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands | 17.78% | 12.65% | 9.15% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 299 | 120 | 141 |
| 10th Percentile | £268 | £184 | £190 |
| 25th Percentile | £419 | £290 | £350 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £503 | £500 | £425 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.60% | +17.65% | -15.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £582 | £513 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £689 | £638 |
| England median daily rate | £500 | £538 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.98% | +2.38% | -9.68% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 5 | 6 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £25.52 | £12.18 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £26.30 | £12.94 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £36.00 | £16.19 | £55.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +122.36% | -70.56% | +210.38% |
| 75th Percentile | £77.25 | £17.89 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £77.40 | £18.13 | - |
| England median hourly rate | £48.36 | £26.50 | £40.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +82.49% | -33.75% | -19.70% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Microsoft Clustering relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.
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Daily Rate Trend in the West Midlands
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the West Midlands citing Microsoft Clustering.
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Hourly Rate Trend in the West Midlands
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the West Midlands citing Microsoft Clustering.
