Microsoft Engineer Contract Job Trends in West Sussex

Microsoft Engineer
South East > West Sussex

The median Microsoft Engineer daily rate in West Sussex is £380, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 18 May 2026.

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

6 months to
18 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 32 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Microsoft Engineer 10 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in West Sussex 3.39% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 3.70% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 7 0 0
10th Percentile £299 - -
25th Percentile £339 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £380 - -
75th Percentile £434 - -
90th Percentile £488 - -
South East median daily rate £380 £435 £375
% change year-on-year -12.64% +16.00% -

All Contract IT Job Roles
West Sussex

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in West Sussex. 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 West Sussex with a recognized job title 270 126 239
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.53% 87.50% 95.98%
Number of daily rates quoted 158 85 182
10th Percentile £275 £228 £224
25th Percentile £354 £325 £388
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £470 £450 £450
Median % change year-on-year +4.44% - +5.88%
75th Percentile £575 £537 £515
90th Percentile £675 £620 £588
South East median daily rate £518 £500 £500
% change year-on-year +3.50% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 13 12
10th Percentile £13.13 £15.39 £13.69
25th Percentile £13.23 £16.95 £18.20
Median hourly rate £36.06 £18.82 £21.50
Median % change year-on-year +91.60% -12.47% -2.98%
75th Percentile £58.13 £36.25 £22.75
90th Percentile £60.00 £81.15 £28.53
South East median hourly rate £54.00 £32.28 £47.50
% change year-on-year +67.31% -32.05% -1.86%

Microsoft Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in West Sussex

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

Microsoft Engineer job vacancy trend in West Sussex

Microsoft Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in West Sussex

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Microsoft Engineer job vacancies in West Sussex.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Microsoft Engineer job vacancies in West Sussex

Microsoft Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram in West Sussex

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Microsoft Engineer in West Sussex over the 6 months to 18 May 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Microsoft Engineer in West Sussex

Microsoft Engineer
Contract Job Locations in West Sussex

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft Engineer within the West Sussex region over the 6 months to 18 May 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
Horsham - 9 £380 - 1
Chichester - 1 £294 -
Microsoft Engineer
South East

Microsoft Engineer Skill Set
Top 15 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West Sussex

For the 6 months to 18 May 2026, Microsoft Engineer 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 across the West Sussex region featuring Microsoft Engineer in the job title.

1 10 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 9 (90.00%) ETL
2 9 (90.00%) SQL
2 9 (90.00%) T-SQL
3 7 (70.00%) Business Intelligence
3 7 (70.00%) Power BI
3 7 (70.00%) Power Platform
4 6 (60.00%) Runbook
5 5 (50.00%) Decision-Making
6 1 (10.00%) BPSS Clearance
6 1 (10.00%) Data Modelling
6 1 (10.00%) Data Pipeline
6 1 (10.00%) Microsoft 365
6 1 (10.00%) Use Case
6 1 (10.00%) Workflow

Microsoft Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West Sussex 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 7 (70.00%) Power Platform
2 1 (10.00%) Microsoft 365
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (70.00%) Power BI
General
1 1 (10.00%) Automotive
1 1 (10.00%) Documentation Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (90.00%) ETL
2 7 (70.00%) Business Intelligence
3 6 (60.00%) Runbook
4 5 (50.00%) Decision-Making
5 1 (10.00%) Data Modelling
5 1 (10.00%) Data Pipeline
5 1 (10.00%) Use Case
5 1 (10.00%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 9 (90.00%) SQL
1 9 (90.00%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (10.00%) BPSS Clearance
Vendors
1 10 (100.00%) Microsoft