Microsoft Contracts in Lancashire

Microsoft
North West > Lancashire

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Lancashire with a requirement for knowledge and experience of Microsoft products and/or services. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Microsoft over the 6 months to 17 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 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
17 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 2 11 4
Rank change year-on-year +9 -7 +9
Contract jobs citing Microsoft 44 33 49
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Lancashire 20.47% 14.16% 20.42%
As % of the Vendors category 41.90% 24.44% 49.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 13 17 29
10th Percentile £172 £140 £156
25th Percentile £200 £205 £175
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £375 £400
Median % change year-on-year +26.67% -6.25% +30.08%
75th Percentile £614 £500 £650
90th Percentile £750 £618 £750
North West median daily rate £450 £475 £413
% change year-on-year -5.26% +15.15% +6.45%
Number of hourly rates quoted 24 12 16
10th Percentile - £25.75 £15.50
25th Percentile - £27.06 £29.23
Median hourly rate £16.06 £39.00 £42.06
Median % change year-on-year -58.82% -7.28% +64.94%
75th Percentile - £45.79 £68.06
90th Percentile £18.24 £53.31 £96.23
North West median hourly rate £14.50 £26.25 £17.50
% change year-on-year -44.76% +50.00% -16.67%

All Vendors
Lancashire

Microsoft is in the Vendor Products and Services category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services advertised in Lancashire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 105 135 99
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Lancashire 48.84% 57.94% 41.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 48 60 58
10th Percentile £363 £259 £163
25th Percentile £413 £363 £251
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £563 £483 £450
Median % change year-on-year +16.46% +7.33% +20.00%
75th Percentile £662 £596 £600
90th Percentile £726 £647 £750
North West median daily rate £500 £485 £475
% change year-on-year +3.09% +2.11% +11.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 37 31 25
10th Percentile - £27.50 £15.00
25th Percentile - £32.78 £18.62
Median hourly rate £16.06 £42.50 £41.36
Median % change year-on-year -62.21% +2.77% +26.27%
75th Percentile £43.10 £49.52 £51.45
90th Percentile £46.18 £52.13 £96.14
North West median hourly rate £16.06 £37.50 £20.07
% change year-on-year -57.17% +86.89% -14.51%

Microsoft
Job Vacancy Trend in Lancashire

Job postings citing Microsoft as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Lancashire.

Job vacancy trend for Microsoft in Lancashire

Microsoft
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Lancashire

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Microsoft in Lancashire.

Daily rate trend for Microsoft in Lancashire

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Daily Rate Histogram in Lancashire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Microsoft in Lancashire over the 6 months to 17 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Microsoft in Lancashire

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Lancashire

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Microsoft in Lancashire.

Hourly rate trend for Microsoft in Lancashire

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Hourly Rate Histogram in Lancashire

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Microsoft in Lancashire over the 6 months to 17 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Microsoft in Lancashire

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Contract Job Locations in Lancashire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft within the Lancashire region over the 6 months to 17 May 2024. 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
Preston +8 28 £557 +38.39% 21
Blackpool +10 2 £200 -71.43% 7
Lancaster 0 2 £180 -48.57% 5
Accrington - 1 - - 1
Burnley - 1 - - 3
Skelmersdale - 1 - - 2
Microsoft
North West

Microsoft
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Lancashire 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:

Application Platforms
1 4 (9.09%) SharePoint
2 1 (2.27%) GeoServer
2 1 (2.27%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 22 (50.00%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (13.64%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (11.36%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (9.09%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (2.27%) MS Visio
5 1 (2.27%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 2 (4.55%) Dynamics AX
Cloud Services
1 20 (45.45%) Taleo
2 7 (15.91%) Azure
3 4 (9.09%) Microsoft 365
4 2 (4.55%) AWS
4 2 (4.55%) Dynamics 365
4 2 (4.55%) Entra ID
5 1 (2.27%) Power Platform
5 1 (2.27%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 1 (2.27%) DHCP
1 1 (2.27%) DNS
1 1 (2.27%) LAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.27%) Elasticsearch
1 1 (2.27%) GIS
1 1 (2.27%) PostgreSQL
1 1 (2.27%) Power BI
1 1 (2.27%) QGIS
1 1 (2.27%) SQL Server Integration Services
1 1 (2.27%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 2 (4.55%) Git
2 1 (2.27%) Rational DOORS
General
1 29 (65.91%) Social Skills
2 4 (9.09%) Documentation Skills
3 3 (6.82%) Retail
4 2 (4.55%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (4.55%) Public Sector
5 1 (2.27%) Finance
5 1 (2.27%) Manufacturing
5 1 (2.27%) Organisational Skills
5 1 (2.27%) Presentation Skills
5 1 (2.27%) Public Speaking
Job Titles
1 5 (11.36%) Consultant
1 5 (11.36%) Lead
2 3 (6.82%) IT Technician
3 2 (4.55%) Active Directory Technician
3 2 (4.55%) Analyst
3 2 (4.55%) Desktop Engineer
3 2 (4.55%) Hardware Technician
3 2 (4.55%) IAM Consultant
3 2 (4.55%) Project Manager
3 2 (4.55%) Service Transition Leader
4 1 (2.27%) 3rd Line Engineer
4 1 (2.27%) Deployment Manager
4 1 (2.27%) Desktop Support Engineer
4 1 (2.27%) Dynamics 365 Consultant
4 1 (2.27%) GIS Developer
4 1 (2.27%) ICT Analyst
4 1 (2.27%) IT Support Technician
4 1 (2.27%) Microsoft 365 Project Manager
4 1 (2.27%) Service Manager
4 1 (2.27%) Transition Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (4.55%) PyTorch
1 2 (4.55%) TensorFlow
2 1 (2.27%) .NET
2 1 (2.27%) CSS
2 1 (2.27%) Elastic Stack
2 1 (2.27%) HTML
2 1 (2.27%) Lucene
2 1 (2.27%) OpenLayers
2 1 (2.27%) PostGIS
2 1 (2.27%) React
2 1 (2.27%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 2 (4.55%) Operational Technology
2 1 (2.27%) Distributed Systems
2 1 (2.27%) iPhone
2 1 (2.27%) Security Posture
2 1 (2.27%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 8 (18.18%) Windows
2 4 (9.09%) Windows 10
3 1 (2.27%) Android
3 1 (2.27%) Linux
3 1 (2.27%) Windows 8
3 1 (2.27%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (45.45%) Data Protection
1 20 (45.45%) Decision-Making
2 5 (11.36%) ERP
3 4 (9.09%) DevOps
3 4 (9.09%) Knowledge Transfer
3 4 (9.09%) Stakeholder Management
4 3 (6.82%) Artificial Intelligence
4 3 (6.82%) Budget Management
4 3 (6.82%) Business Intelligence
4 3 (6.82%) Customer Service
4 3 (6.82%) Machine Learning
4 3 (6.82%) Portfolio Management
4 3 (6.82%) PRINCE2
4 3 (6.82%) Problem-Solving
4 3 (6.82%) Programme Delivery
4 3 (6.82%) Roadmaps
4 3 (6.82%) Service Design
4 3 (6.82%) Software Engineering
4 3 (6.82%) Transition Management
4 3 (6.82%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 3 (6.82%) Python
2 1 (2.27%) Java
2 1 (2.27%) JavaScript
2 1 (2.27%) MATLAB
2 1 (2.27%) SQL
Qualifications
1 20 (45.45%) BPSS Clearance
2 7 (15.91%) Security Cleared
3 4 (9.09%) SC Cleared
4 2 (4.55%) Degree
5 1 (2.27%) DV Cleared
5 1 (2.27%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (2.27%) GDPR
1 1 (2.27%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (2.27%) NIST
1 1 (2.27%) QA
1 1 (2.27%) SLA
System Software
1 8 (18.18%) Active Directory
2 1 (2.27%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 2 (4.55%) Kubernetes
2 1 (2.27%) SCCM
Vendors
1 20 (45.45%) ServiceNow
2 4 (9.09%) SAP
3 3 (6.82%) Cadence
4 1 (2.27%) Citrix
4 1 (2.27%) ESET