Microsoft Contracts in Manchester

Microsoft
North West > Manchester

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Manchester 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 10 6 12
Rank change year-on-year -4 +6 -4
Contract jobs citing Microsoft 154 266 286
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Manchester 10.83% 14.73% 10.89%
As % of the Vendors category 31.95% 39.70% 34.38%
Number of daily rates quoted 104 189 201
10th Percentile £268 £200 £150
25th Percentile £372 £363 £213
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £475 £410
Median % change year-on-year - +15.85% +2.50%
75th Percentile £541 £550 £538
90th Percentile £650 £633 £631
North West median daily rate £450 £475 £413
% change year-on-year -5.26% +15.15% +6.45%
Number of hourly rates quoted 27 8 18
10th Percentile £11.79 £13.57 £9.78
25th Percentile £12.00 £14.18 £14.25
Median hourly rate £13.78 £16.17 £15.00
Median % change year-on-year -14.81% +7.80% -23.76%
75th Percentile £25.25 £19.79 £18.94
90th Percentile £26.50 £26.83 £22.72
North West median hourly rate £14.50 £26.25 £17.50
% change year-on-year -44.76% +50.00% -16.67%

All Vendors
Manchester

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 Manchester.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 482 670 832
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester 33.90% 37.10% 31.68%
Number of daily rates quoted 320 468 605
10th Percentile £325 £284 £209
25th Percentile £406 £375 £388
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year - - +11.11%
75th Percentile £598 £588 £588
90th Percentile £688 £675 £663
North West median daily rate £500 £485 £475
% change year-on-year +3.09% +2.11% +11.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 40 18 35
10th Percentile £11.79 £14.16 £12.51
25th Percentile £12.40 £16.90 £14.75
Median hourly rate £16.45 £27.60 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year -40.41% +38.00% -13.04%
75th Percentile £26.50 £41.78 £75.00
90th Percentile £60.00 £65.00 £78.60
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 Manchester

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

Job vacancy trend for Microsoft in Manchester

Microsoft
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Manchester

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

Daily rate trend for Microsoft in Manchester

Microsoft
Daily Rate Histogram in Manchester

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

Daily rate histogram for Microsoft in Manchester

Microsoft
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Manchester

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

Hourly rate trend for Microsoft in Manchester

Microsoft
Hourly Rate Histogram in Manchester

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

Hourly rate histogram for Microsoft in Manchester

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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 within the Manchester 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
Oldham +2 5 £350 -12.50% 5
Bolton +3 3 £503 +168.00% 9
Stockport +2 1 - - 13
Salford +1 1 £255 -52.56% 9
Wigan -7 1 £160 +14.29% 6
Microsoft
North West

Microsoft
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:

Application Platforms
1 26 (16.88%) SharePoint
2 13 (8.44%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (1.95%) Confluence
4 2 (1.30%) ArcGIS
5 1 (0.65%) Apache
5 1 (0.65%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.65%) IIS
5 1 (0.65%) Skype for Business
5 1 (0.65%) Tomcat
Applications
1 34 (22.08%) Microsoft Office
2 25 (16.23%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (3.90%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (3.25%) MS Visio
4 5 (3.25%) Spreadsheet
5 2 (1.30%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 2 (1.30%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 6 (3.90%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (1.30%) ResourceLink
3 1 (0.65%) Oracle ERP
3 1 (0.65%) SAP SD
3 1 (0.65%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 67 (43.51%) Azure
2 41 (26.62%) Microsoft 365
3 14 (9.09%) Dynamics 365
3 14 (9.09%) SaaS
4 12 (7.79%) IaaS
5 11 (7.14%) AWS
5 11 (7.14%) Azure Sentinel
5 11 (7.14%) Entra ID
5 11 (7.14%) Power Platform
6 10 (6.49%) Azure Data Factory
7 9 (5.84%) Azure DevOps
7 9 (5.84%) PaaS
8 6 (3.90%) Azure Synapse Analytics
9 4 (2.60%) Google Workspace
10 3 (1.95%) GitHub
10 3 (1.95%) PowerApps
11 2 (1.30%) Azure Logic Apps
11 2 (1.30%) Azure Monitor
11 2 (1.30%) GCP
11 2 (1.30%) Miro
Communications & Networking
1 7 (4.55%) Firewall
2 6 (3.90%) DNS
3 5 (3.25%) LAN
3 5 (3.25%) WAN
4 4 (2.60%) TCP/IP
4 4 (2.60%) VLAN
4 4 (2.60%) Wi-Fi
5 3 (1.95%) DHCP
5 3 (1.95%) SAN
5 3 (1.95%) VoIP
5 3 (1.95%) VPN
6 2 (1.30%) Intranet
6 2 (1.30%) Network Security
7 1 (0.65%) Cisco ASA
7 1 (0.65%) H.323
7 1 (0.65%) HTTP
7 1 (0.65%) NAS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (7.79%) SQL Server
2 9 (5.84%) Data Warehouse
2 9 (5.84%) Power BI
3 7 (4.55%) Data Lake
4 6 (3.90%) Azure SQL Database
5 3 (1.95%) GIS
5 3 (1.95%) Microsoft Analysis Services
5 3 (1.95%) SQL Server Analysis Services
5 3 (1.95%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 2 (1.30%) MySQL
7 1 (0.65%) Amazon RDS
7 1 (0.65%) Big Data
7 1 (0.65%) MongoDB
7 1 (0.65%) NoSQL
7 1 (0.65%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 7 (4.55%) JIRA
2 2 (1.30%) Git
3 1 (0.65%) GitLab
3 1 (0.65%) Hudson
3 1 (0.65%) Rational Software Modeler
General
1 43 (27.92%) Social Skills
2 17 (11.04%) Finance
3 16 (10.39%) Analytical Skills
3 16 (10.39%) Public Sector
4 9 (5.84%) Banking
5 7 (4.55%) Legal
6 6 (3.90%) Organisational Skills
7 5 (3.25%) Documentation Skills
8 4 (2.60%) Fire and Rescue
8 4 (2.60%) Telecoms
9 3 (1.95%) Manufacturing
9 3 (1.95%) Marketing
10 2 (1.30%) Influencing Skills
10 2 (1.30%) Law
11 1 (0.65%) Advertising
11 1 (0.65%) Billing
11 1 (0.65%) French Language
11 1 (0.65%) Games
11 1 (0.65%) German Language
11 1 (0.65%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 23 (14.94%) Analyst
2 21 (13.64%) Architect
3 15 (9.74%) Developer
3 15 (9.74%) Senior
4 12 (7.79%) Solutions Architect
5 11 (7.14%) Azure Engineer
6 10 (6.49%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 10 (6.49%) IT Support
7 9 (5.84%) Administrator
7 9 (5.84%) Support Engineer
8 7 (4.55%) Business Analyst
9 5 (3.25%) Consultant
10 4 (2.60%) 1st/2nd Line Support
10 4 (2.60%) 2nd Line Engineer
10 4 (2.60%) 2nd Line Support
10 4 (2.60%) Azure Architect
10 4 (2.60%) Cybersecurity Analyst
10 4 (2.60%) Project Manager
10 4 (2.60%) Security Analyst
10 4 (2.60%) Support Officer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (2.60%) SailPoint
2 3 (1.95%) Node.js
2 3 (1.95%) RESTful
3 2 (1.30%) CSS
3 2 (1.30%) HTML
3 2 (1.30%) PySpark
3 2 (1.30%) Web Services
4 1 (0.65%) .NET
4 1 (0.65%) .NET Framework
4 1 (0.65%) ARM Templates
4 1 (0.65%) ASP.NET
4 1 (0.65%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 12 (7.79%) Self-Motivation
2 6 (3.90%) Management Information System
3 5 (3.25%) CCTV
3 5 (3.25%) Clustering
3 5 (3.25%) Video Conferencing
4 4 (2.60%) Driving Licence
4 4 (2.60%) Security Posture
4 4 (2.60%) Social Media
4 4 (2.60%) Virtual Team
5 3 (1.95%) Cyberattack
5 3 (1.95%) Data Protection Act
5 3 (1.95%) Enterprise Cloud
6 2 (1.30%) Cyber Threat
6 2 (1.30%) Insider Threat
6 2 (1.30%) PKI
6 2 (1.30%) Public Cloud
7 1 (0.65%) Cloud Native
7 1 (0.65%) Data Centre
7 1 (0.65%) Enterprise Software
7 1 (0.65%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 30 (19.48%) Windows
2 16 (10.39%) Windows Server
3 12 (7.79%) Windows 10
4 10 (6.49%) Windows Server 2012
5 9 (5.84%) Linux
6 6 (3.90%) VMS
7 3 (1.95%) Mac OS
7 3 (1.95%) Windows Server 2019
8 2 (1.30%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 2 (1.30%) Windows 7
8 2 (1.30%) Windows Server 2016
9 1 (0.65%) Android
9 1 (0.65%) Apple iOS
9 1 (0.65%) Unix
9 1 (0.65%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 28 (18.18%) Agile
2 19 (12.34%) DevOps
2 19 (12.34%) ITIL
3 15 (9.74%) Problem-Solving
4 14 (9.09%) Cybersecurity
5 13 (8.44%) Analytics
5 13 (8.44%) Migration
6 12 (7.79%) Customer Service
6 12 (7.79%) Project Management
6 12 (7.79%) Roadmaps
7 11 (7.14%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 11 (7.14%) Mobile Device Management
8 10 (6.49%) Change Management
8 10 (6.49%) CI/CD
8 10 (6.49%) Stakeholder Management
9 9 (5.84%) Business Intelligence
9 9 (5.84%) Incident Response
9 9 (5.84%) User Acceptance Testing
10 8 (5.19%) Decision-Making
10 8 (5.19%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 16 (10.39%) SQL
2 13 (8.44%) PowerShell
3 8 (5.19%) Kusto Query Language
4 6 (3.90%) Python
5 3 (1.95%) JavaScript
6 2 (1.30%) Bash
6 2 (1.30%) C#
6 2 (1.30%) Java
6 2 (1.30%) PHP
7 1 (0.65%) Bicep
7 1 (0.65%) C
7 1 (0.65%) C++
7 1 (0.65%) Fortran
Qualifications
1 24 (15.58%) Degree
2 20 (12.99%) Microsoft Certification
3 9 (5.84%) CISSP
3 9 (5.84%) CompTIA Security+
4 8 (5.19%) CISM
5 7 (4.55%) MCSE
5 7 (4.55%) SC Cleared
5 7 (4.55%) Security Cleared
6 5 (3.25%) PMI Certification
6 5 (3.25%) PMP
6 5 (3.25%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
7 4 (2.60%) APMP
7 4 (2.60%) Azure Certification
7 4 (2.60%) CCNA
7 4 (2.60%) Cisco Certification
7 4 (2.60%) ITIL Certification
8 2 (1.30%) DV Cleared
8 2 (1.30%) MCITP
9 1 (0.65%) GIAC
9 1 (0.65%) MCTS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (5.84%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 7 (4.55%) QA
3 4 (2.60%) SLA
4 3 (1.95%) Data Quality
4 3 (1.95%) PMO
5 2 (1.30%) GDPR
5 2 (1.30%) NIST
5 2 (1.30%) PCI DSS
6 1 (0.65%) Accessibility
6 1 (0.65%) Cyber Essentials
6 1 (0.65%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 1 (0.65%) GxP
6 1 (0.65%) HIPAA
6 1 (0.65%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
6 1 (0.65%) NCSC
System Software
1 39 (25.32%) Active Directory
2 10 (6.49%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (3.25%) Hyper-V
4 2 (1.30%) Virtual Desktop
4 2 (1.30%) Virtual Machines
4 2 (1.30%) VMware ESXi
5 1 (0.65%) BitLocker
5 1 (0.65%) Docker
5 1 (0.65%) Firmware
5 1 (0.65%) VMware NSX
5 1 (0.65%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 18 (11.69%) Microsoft Intune
2 7 (4.55%) Terraform
3 4 (2.60%) SCCM
4 3 (1.95%) Autotask
4 3 (1.95%) Failover Clustering
4 3 (1.95%) Jamf Pro
5 1 (0.65%) Ansible
5 1 (0.65%) Kubernetes
5 1 (0.65%) Microsoft Clustering
5 1 (0.65%) NetBackup
5 1 (0.65%) Single Sign-On
5 1 (0.65%) vCenter Server
5 1 (0.65%) VxRail
Vendors
1 14 (9.09%) VMware
2 5 (3.25%) CyberArk
2 5 (3.25%) Google
2 5 (3.25%) Oracle
3 4 (2.60%) Cisco
3 4 (2.60%) Databricks
3 4 (2.60%) Salesforce
4 3 (1.95%) Apple
4 3 (1.95%) Datto
4 3 (1.95%) Dell
4 3 (1.95%) ServiceNow
5 2 (1.30%) Adobe
5 2 (1.30%) CA
5 2 (1.30%) Citrix
5 2 (1.30%) Facebook
5 2 (1.30%) HP
5 2 (1.30%) Mapbox
5 2 (1.30%) Red Hat
5 2 (1.30%) SAP
6 1 (0.65%) NetApp