Microsoft Engineer Contracts in Manchester

Microsoft Engineer
North West > Manchester

The median Microsoft Engineer daily rate in Manchester is £400, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 31 October 2024.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Oct 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 81 - 138
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Microsoft Engineer 2 0 1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Manchester 0.17% - 0.040%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.18% - 0.041%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £375 - £275
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 - £300
75th Percentile £425 - £325
90th Percentile - - -
North West median daily rate £400 £450 £300
% change year-on-year -11.11% +50.00% -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Manchester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Manchester. 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 Manchester with a recognized job title 1,090 1,515 2,415
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.72% 92.66% 96.41%
Number of daily rates quoted 631 1,123 1,892
10th Percentile £315 £274 £263
25th Percentile £400 £400 £381
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% - +11.11%
75th Percentile £575 £579 £588
90th Percentile £675 £675 £663
North West median daily rate £475 £500 £475
% change year-on-year -5.00% +5.26% +5.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 37 63 70
10th Percentile £15.79 £15.72 £10.65
25th Percentile £22.00 £16.74 £16.01
Median hourly rate £32.50 £19.50 £21.07
Median % change year-on-year +66.67% -7.43% +25.76%
75th Percentile £60.00 £46.88 £69.00
90th Percentile £72.70 £66.00 £75.00
North West median hourly rate £32.50 £35.00 £22.50
% change year-on-year -7.14% +55.56% +25.00%

Microsoft Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

Job postings that featured Microsoft Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Manchester.

Job vacancy trend for Microsoft Engineer in Manchester

Microsoft Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Manchester

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

Daily rate trend for Microsoft Engineer in Manchester

Microsoft Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Manchester

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

Hourly rate trend for Microsoft Engineer in Manchester

Microsoft Engineer
Contract Job Locations in Manchester

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 Manchester region over the 6 months to 31 October 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
Oldham - 2 £400 -
Microsoft Engineer
North West

Microsoft Engineer Skill Set
Top 14 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester

For the 6 months to 31 October 2024, Microsoft Engineer contract job roles required 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 Manchester region featuring Microsoft Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) ITIL
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
1 2 (100.00%) Service Management
1 2 (100.00%) MCTS
1 2 (100.00%) Incident Management
1 2 (100.00%) SCCM
1 2 (100.00%) Azure
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Intune
1 2 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 2 (100.00%) Coaching
1 2 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) Azure Monitor

Microsoft Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester 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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (100.00%) Azure
1 2 (100.00%) Azure Monitor
General
1 2 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Coaching
1 2 (100.00%) Incident Management
1 2 (100.00%) ITIL
1 2 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) Service Management
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) MCTS
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
Systems Management
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Intune
1 2 (100.00%) SCCM
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft