Microsoft
West Midlands > Worcestershire
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Worcestershire 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 23 January 2026, 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 23 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 11 | 9 | 3 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -2 | -6 | -1 |
| Contract jobs citing Microsoft | 23 | 6 | 15 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Worcestershire | 16.55% | 9.38% | 20.83% |
| As % of the Vendors category | 51.11% | 28.57% | 46.88% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 20 | 3 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | £515 | £181 | £185 |
| 25th Percentile | £534 | £263 | £200 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £650 | £400 | £225 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +62.50% | +77.78% | -52.63% |
| 75th Percentile | £741 | - | £400 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | - | £473 |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £483 | £436 | £438 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.60% | -0.29% | -2.78% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.15 | - | £11.23 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.88 | - | £12.31 |
| Median hourly rate | £19.17 | - | £14.50 |
| 75th Percentile | £21.88 | - | £17.06 |
| 90th Percentile | £22.85 | - | £18.38 |
| West Midlands median hourly rate | £16.34 | £27.56 | £19.95 |
| % change year-on-year | -40.72% | +38.16% | +24.92% |
All Vendors
Worcestershire
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 Worcestershire.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services | 45 | 21 | 32 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Worcestershire | 32.37% | 32.81% | 44.44% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 39 | 9 | 23 |
| 10th Percentile | £524 | £110 | £200 |
| 25th Percentile | £525 | £126 | £389 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £575 | £288 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +100.00% | -45.24% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £400 | £668 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £556 | £715 |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £500 | £512 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.39% | +7.84% | -4.04% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.64 | - | £11.95 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.09 | £15.22 | £14.13 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.00 | £18.13 | £18.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +21.35% | -2.00% | +4.40% |
| 75th Percentile | £50.50 | - | £45.88 |
| 90th Percentile | £66.70 | - | £61.85 |
| West Midlands median hourly rate | £23.50 | £21.80 | £22.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.80% | -3.11% | +26.98% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Worcestershire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Microsoft relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Worcestershire.
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Daily Rate Trend in Worcestershire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Worcestershire citing Microsoft.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Worcestershire
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Microsoft in Worcestershire over the 6 months to 23 January 2026.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Worcestershire
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Worcestershire citing Microsoft.
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Contract Job Locations in Worcestershire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft within the Worcestershire region over the 6 months to 23 January 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malvern | - | 17 | £650 | - | 1 |
| Worcester | -4 | 2 | £450 | +12.50% | 5 |
| Kidderminster | - | 1 | £263 | - | 2 |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Worcestershire 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: