Hybrid/Remote Senior Microsoft Developer Contract Job Trends

Senior Microsoft Developer
UK > Work from Home

The median Senior Microsoft Developer daily rate for remote/hybrid work is £520, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 3 October 2026.

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

6 months to
3 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 374 - 323
Rank change year-on-year - - +81
Contract jobs requiring a Senior Microsoft Developer 1 0 4
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.007% - 0.032%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.008% - 0.034%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 3
10th Percentile - - £591
25th Percentile - - £602
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £520 - £620
Median % change year-on-year - - +37.78%
75th Percentile - - £635
90th Percentile - - £644
UK median daily rate £520 £750 £621
% change year-on-year -30.67% +20.77% +24.20%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Work from Home

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies with remote/hybrid work options. 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 Work from Home with a recognized job title 12,563 9,138 11,749
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.76% 93.74% 93.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,837 6,003 7,438
10th Percentile £358 £325 £325
25th Percentile £431 £413 £419
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £513 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.44% -2.38% -
75th Percentile £625 £625 £638
90th Percentile £714 £738 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -0.94%
Number of hourly rates quoted 728 294 274
10th Percentile £15.39 £13.85 £20.83
25th Percentile £27.10 £21.02 £34.20
Median hourly rate £60.00 £37.75 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year +58.94% -12.21% -14.00%
75th Percentile £70.00 £65.00 £67.50
90th Percentile £84.03 £68.00 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £41.74 £25.15 £42.96
% change year-on-year +65.94% -41.45% -3.47%

Senior Microsoft Developer
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Senior Microsoft Developer' in the job title and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Senior Microsoft Developer job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid roles

Senior Microsoft Developer
Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Senior Microsoft Developer job vacancies.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Senior Microsoft Developer job vacancies

Senior Microsoft Developer Skill Set
Top 13 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs

For the 6 months to 3 October 2026, Senior Microsoft Developer 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 jobs with hybrid/remote work options featuring Senior Microsoft Developer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Epics
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Power Automate
1 1 (100.00%) Power Platform
1 1 (100.00%) PowerApps
1 1 (100.00%) Requirements Gathering
1 1 (100.00%) Scrum
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Translating Business Requirements
1 1 (100.00%) User Stories

Senior Microsoft Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Power Automate
1 1 (100.00%) Power Platform
1 1 (100.00%) PowerApps
General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Low-Code
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Epics
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Requirements Gathering
1 1 (100.00%) Scrum
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Translating Business Requirements
1 1 (100.00%) User Stories
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft