The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Worcester 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 1 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.
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 Worcester.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services
16
11
35
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Worcester
57.14%
37.93%
68.63%
Number of daily rates quoted
10
7
28
10th Percentile
£110
£245
£312
25th Percentile
-
£338
£413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£145
£450
£500
Median % change year-on-year
-67.78%
-10.00%
+42.86%
75th Percentile
£850
£706
£609
90th Percentile
£900
£738
£675
Worcestershire median daily rate
£145
£475
£475
% change year-on-year
-69.47%
-
+35.71%
Number of hourly rates quoted
6
3
4
10th Percentile
£15.22
£22.59
£15.53
25th Percentile
£15.95
£39.43
£16.18
Median hourly rate
£18.13
£70.00
£17.33
Median % change year-on-year
-74.10%
+303.98%
+0.13%
75th Percentile
-
£72.50
£17.72
90th Percentile
£21.40
-
-
Worcestershire median hourly rate
£18.13
£11.11
£17.33
% change year-on-year
+63.15%
-35.87%
+10.51%
Microsoft Job Vacancy Trend in Worcester
Job postings citing Microsoft as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Worcester.
Microsoft Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Worcester
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Microsoft in Worcester.
Microsoft Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Worcester
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Microsoft in Worcester.
Microsoft Top 11 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Worcester
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Microsoft also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Worcester region with a requirement for Microsoft.
Microsoft Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Worcester 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:
