Microsoft Contracts in the North West

Microsoft
England > North West

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the North West 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 29 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
29 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 4 5 6
Rank change year-on-year +1 +1 +3
Contract jobs citing Microsoft 397 485 577
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North West 14.64% 15.96% 14.33%
As % of the Vendors category 38.21% 38.37% 38.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 205 329 361
10th Percentile £181 £200 £156
25th Percentile £300 £363 £213
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £475 £425
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% +11.76% +6.25%
75th Percentile £575 £563 £538
90th Percentile £650 £650 £650
England median daily rate £488 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -2.45% - +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 106 30 65
10th Percentile £10.95 £14.22 £9.90
25th Percentile £11.07 £16.34 £12.48
Median hourly rate £14.50 £26.25 £17.50
Median % change year-on-year -44.76% +50.00% -14.63%
75th Percentile £17.72 £42.13 £28.75
90th Percentile £26.50 £48.35 £47.26
England median hourly rate £15.00 £21.50 £18.00
% change year-on-year -30.23% +19.44% +2.56%

All Vendors
North West

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 the North West.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 1,039 1,264 1,498
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North West 38.33% 41.59% 37.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 610 820 996
10th Percentile £256 £275 £185
25th Percentile £393 £400 £359
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £483 £475
Median % change year-on-year +3.52% +1.68% +11.76%
75th Percentile £585 £575 £575
90th Percentile £650 £656 £650
England median daily rate £518 £535 £525
% change year-on-year -3.27% +1.90% +7.69%
Number of hourly rates quoted 149 63 110
10th Percentile £10.95 £15.81 £9.92
25th Percentile £12.00 £22.21 £14.25
Median hourly rate £16.06 £37.50 £20.07
Median % change year-on-year -57.17% +86.89% -12.97%
75th Percentile £26.50 £45.62 £52.39
90th Percentile £46.18 £52.13 £77.50
England median hourly rate £22.50 £37.50 £21.50
% change year-on-year -40.00% +74.42% +4.88%

Microsoft
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

Job postings citing Microsoft as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North West.

Job vacancy trend for Microsoft in the North West

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the North West

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Microsoft in the North West.

Daily rate trend for Microsoft in the North West

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Daily Rate Histogram in the North West

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Microsoft in the North West over the 6 months to 29 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Microsoft in the North West

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the North West

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Microsoft in the North West.

Hourly rate trend for Microsoft in the North West

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Hourly Rate Histogram in the North West

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Microsoft in the North West over the 6 months to 29 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Microsoft in the North West

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Contract Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft within the North West region over the 6 months to 29 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
Manchester -4 154 £475 - 275
Cheshire +4 95 £500 +11.11% 117
Lancashire +5 47 £488 +21.12% 89
Cumbria +3 43 £520 +18.86% 25
Merseyside -1 39 £250 -47.37% 63
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England

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West 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 39 (9.82%) SharePoint
2 25 (6.30%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (1.01%) IBM Notes
4 3 (0.76%) ArcGIS
4 3 (0.76%) Confluence
4 3 (0.76%) IIS
5 1 (0.25%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.25%) GeoServer
5 1 (0.25%) Skype for Business
5 1 (0.25%) Smallworld
Applications
1 136 (34.26%) Microsoft Office
2 66 (16.62%) Microsoft Excel
3 29 (7.30%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 12 (3.02%) Spreadsheet
5 8 (2.02%) CATIA
5 8 (2.02%) Microsoft Project
6 7 (1.76%) MS Visio
7 2 (0.50%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 1 (0.25%) Autodesk Inventor
8 1 (0.25%) MicroStation
8 1 (0.25%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 9 (2.27%) Teamcenter
2 8 (2.02%) DELMIA
3 5 (1.26%) Dynamics CRM
4 3 (0.76%) Maximo
5 2 (0.50%) Dynamics AX
5 2 (0.50%) ResourceLink
6 1 (0.25%) Oracle ERP
6 1 (0.25%) SAP SD
6 1 (0.25%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 96 (24.18%) Azure
2 91 (22.92%) Microsoft 365
3 28 (7.05%) Entra ID
4 26 (6.55%) Power Platform
5 20 (5.04%) Dynamics 365
5 20 (5.04%) Taleo
6 17 (4.28%) SaaS
7 16 (4.03%) AWS
8 13 (3.27%) IaaS
9 12 (3.02%) Azure Sentinel
10 10 (2.52%) Azure Data Factory
10 10 (2.52%) Azure DevOps
10 10 (2.52%) PaaS
11 7 (1.76%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 7 (1.76%) OneDrive
12 5 (1.26%) Power Automate
13 4 (1.01%) Google Workspace
13 4 (1.01%) PowerApps
14 3 (0.76%) GitHub
15 2 (0.50%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 18 (4.53%) Firewall
2 14 (3.53%) DNS
3 8 (2.02%) DHCP
4 7 (1.76%) LAN
4 7 (1.76%) WAN
5 5 (1.26%) SAN
5 5 (1.26%) WAAS
5 5 (1.26%) Wi-Fi
6 4 (1.01%) VLAN
6 4 (1.01%) VPN
7 3 (0.76%) Network Security
7 3 (0.76%) TCP/IP
7 3 (0.76%) VoIP
8 2 (0.50%) Cisco ASA
8 2 (0.50%) Intranet
9 1 (0.25%) BGP
9 1 (0.25%) DWDM
9 1 (0.25%) EIGRP
9 1 (0.25%) Internet
9 1 (0.25%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 27 (6.80%) SQL Server
2 22 (5.54%) Power BI
3 13 (3.27%) Data Warehouse
4 7 (1.76%) Data Lake
4 7 (1.76%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 7 (1.76%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 6 (1.51%) Azure SQL Database
6 5 (1.26%) GIS
7 3 (0.76%) Microsoft Analysis Services
7 3 (0.76%) SQL Server Analysis Services
8 2 (0.50%) MySQL
8 2 (0.50%) Relational Database
9 1 (0.25%) Amazon RDS
9 1 (0.25%) Big Data
9 1 (0.25%) Elasticsearch
9 1 (0.25%) NoSQL
9 1 (0.25%) PostgreSQL
9 1 (0.25%) QGIS
9 1 (0.25%) SAP HANA
9 1 (0.25%) ThoughtSpot
Development Applications
1 9 (2.27%) JIRA
2 5 (1.26%) Git
3 2 (0.50%) AdminStudio
3 2 (0.50%) InstallShield
3 2 (0.50%) MSI
3 2 (0.50%) Visual Studio
4 1 (0.25%) Hudson
4 1 (0.25%) Rational DOORS
General
1 134 (33.75%) Social Skills
2 40 (10.08%) Finance
3 34 (8.56%) Public Sector
4 31 (7.81%) Analytical Skills
5 16 (4.03%) Banking
6 12 (3.02%) Documentation Skills
6 12 (3.02%) Organisational Skills
7 8 (2.02%) Legal
7 8 (2.02%) Presentation Skills
8 7 (1.76%) Influencing Skills
8 7 (1.76%) Pharmaceutical
9 5 (1.26%) Manufacturing
9 5 (1.26%) Retail
10 4 (1.01%) Automotive
10 4 (1.01%) Fire and Rescue
10 4 (1.01%) Telecoms
11 3 (0.76%) Marketing
12 2 (0.50%) Advertising
12 2 (0.50%) Local Government
13 1 (0.25%) Games
Job Titles
1 58 (14.61%) Analyst
2 30 (7.56%) Architect
3 27 (6.80%) Developer
4 26 (6.55%) Senior
5 23 (5.79%) IT Support
6 20 (5.04%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 19 (4.79%) Administrator
7 19 (4.79%) Lead
7 19 (4.79%) Service Analyst
7 19 (4.79%) Service Desk Analyst
8 16 (4.03%) Azure Engineer
8 16 (4.03%) Support Engineer
9 14 (3.53%) 3rd Line Engineer
9 14 (3.53%) Solutions Architect
10 12 (3.02%) Consultant
10 12 (3.02%) IT Engineer
11 11 (2.77%) 2nd Line Support
11 11 (2.77%) Project Manager
12 10 (2.52%) 1st Line Service Desk Analyst
12 10 (2.52%) 2nd Line Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (1.76%) .NET
1 7 (1.76%) CSS
1 7 (1.76%) HTML
2 6 (1.51%) .NET Framework
3 5 (1.26%) JSON
3 5 (1.26%) REST
3 5 (1.26%) SailPoint
4 4 (1.01%) RESTful
5 3 (0.76%) Web Services
5 3 (0.76%) XHTML
6 2 (0.50%) Java EE
6 2 (0.50%) Node.js
6 2 (0.50%) PySpark
6 2 (0.50%) PyTorch
6 2 (0.50%) Spring
6 2 (0.50%) Spring Boot
6 2 (0.50%) Swagger
6 2 (0.50%) TensorFlow
6 2 (0.50%) YAML
7 1 (0.25%) Jinja
Miscellaneous
1 16 (4.03%) Self-Motivation
2 10 (2.52%) Management Information System
3 9 (2.27%) Virtual Team
4 7 (1.76%) NHS
4 7 (1.76%) PKI
5 6 (1.51%) Driving Licence
5 6 (1.51%) Video Conferencing
6 5 (1.26%) CCTV
6 5 (1.26%) Clustering
6 5 (1.26%) Security Posture
6 5 (1.26%) Social Media
7 4 (1.01%) Low-Code
8 3 (0.76%) Cyber Threat
8 3 (0.76%) Cyberattack
8 3 (0.76%) Data Protection Act
8 3 (0.76%) Enterprise Cloud
8 3 (0.76%) Enterprise Software
8 3 (0.76%) Insider Threat
8 3 (0.76%) Life Science
8 3 (0.76%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 114 (28.72%) Windows
2 74 (18.64%) Windows 10
3 17 (4.28%) Windows Server
4 11 (2.77%) Mac OS
4 11 (2.77%) Windows Server 2012
5 10 (2.52%) Apple iOS
6 9 (2.27%) Linux
7 6 (1.51%) VMS
8 5 (1.26%) Windows Server 2019
9 4 (1.01%) Windows 7
9 4 (1.01%) Windows Server 2016
10 2 (0.50%) Android
10 2 (0.50%) Windows Server 2008
11 1 (0.25%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 1 (0.25%) Unix
11 1 (0.25%) Windows 8
11 1 (0.25%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 73 (18.39%) Customer Service
2 69 (17.38%) Problem-Solving
3 65 (16.37%) Decision-Making
4 42 (10.58%) Agile
5 40 (10.08%) Time Management
6 34 (8.56%) ITIL
7 33 (8.31%) Migration
8 28 (7.05%) DevOps
9 27 (6.80%) Data Protection
10 23 (5.79%) Business Intelligence
10 23 (5.79%) Cybersecurity
11 21 (5.29%) Project Management
11 21 (5.29%) Stakeholder Management
12 20 (5.04%) Analytics
12 20 (5.04%) Infrastructure Engineering
12 20 (5.04%) Mobile Device Management
13 17 (4.28%) Service Management
14 16 (4.03%) Roadmaps
15 15 (3.78%) Continuous Improvement
15 15 (3.78%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 33 (8.31%) SQL
2 29 (7.30%) PowerShell
3 16 (4.03%) Python
4 9 (2.27%) C#
4 9 (2.27%) JavaScript
5 8 (2.02%) Kusto Query Language
6 7 (1.76%) Java
7 3 (0.76%) Bash
8 2 (0.50%) Bicep
8 2 (0.50%) C
8 2 (0.50%) PHP
8 2 (0.50%) VB
9 1 (0.25%) C++
9 1 (0.25%) Embedded C
9 1 (0.25%) Fortran
9 1 (0.25%) MATLAB
9 1 (0.25%) Perl
9 1 (0.25%) Tcl
Qualifications
1 74 (18.64%) Security Cleared
2 65 (16.37%) SC Cleared
3 50 (12.59%) Degree
4 27 (6.80%) Microsoft Certification
5 21 (5.29%) BPSS Clearance
6 17 (4.28%) CISSP
7 14 (3.53%) CISM
8 9 (2.27%) CompTIA Security+
8 9 (2.27%) Computer Science Degree
8 9 (2.27%) ITIL Certification
8 9 (2.27%) MCSE
9 7 (1.76%) CCNA
9 7 (1.76%) Cisco Certification
10 6 (1.51%) CISA
10 6 (1.51%) Master's Degree
10 6 (1.51%) MBA
11 5 (1.26%) PMI Certification
11 5 (1.26%) PMP
11 5 (1.26%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
12 4 (1.01%) APMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 36 (9.07%) SLA
2 26 (6.55%) Disclosure Scotland
3 12 (3.02%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 12 (3.02%) QA
4 6 (1.51%) Accessibility
5 5 (1.26%) PMO
6 4 (1.01%) NIST
7 3 (0.76%) Data Quality
8 2 (0.50%) GDPR
8 2 (0.50%) PCI DSS
9 1 (0.25%) Cyber Essentials
9 1 (0.25%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 1 (0.25%) GMP
9 1 (0.25%) GxP
9 1 (0.25%) HIPAA
9 1 (0.25%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 1 (0.25%) NCSC
System Software
1 96 (24.18%) Active Directory
2 26 (6.55%) VMware Infrastructure
3 14 (3.53%) Hyper-V
4 3 (0.76%) Virtual Machines
5 2 (0.50%) BitLocker
5 2 (0.50%) Firmware
5 2 (0.50%) Microsoft App-V
5 2 (0.50%) Virtual Desktop
5 2 (0.50%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.25%) Docker
6 1 (0.25%) Virtual Servers
6 1 (0.25%) VMware NSX
6 1 (0.25%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 43 (10.83%) Microsoft Intune
2 28 (7.05%) SCCM
3 9 (2.27%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
4 7 (1.76%) Terraform
5 6 (1.51%) Single Sign-On
6 4 (1.01%) Kubernetes
7 3 (0.76%) Autotask
7 3 (0.76%) Failover Clustering
7 3 (0.76%) Jamf Pro
8 2 (0.50%) Ansible
8 2 (0.50%) CA Single Sign-On
9 1 (0.25%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 1 (0.25%) Microsoft Clustering
9 1 (0.25%) Nessus
9 1 (0.25%) NetBackup
9 1 (0.25%) vCenter Server
9 1 (0.25%) VxRail
Vendors
1 51 (12.85%) ServiceNow
2 35 (8.82%) VMware
3 14 (3.53%) SAP
4 13 (3.27%) Apple
5 12 (3.02%) Citrix
6 8 (2.02%) Cisco
6 8 (2.02%) Siemens
7 7 (1.76%) CyberArk
7 7 (1.76%) Google
8 6 (1.51%) CA
9 5 (1.26%) Oracle
9 5 (1.26%) Veeam
10 4 (1.01%) Adobe
10 4 (1.01%) Databricks
10 4 (1.01%) Dell
10 4 (1.01%) Facebook
10 4 (1.01%) Lotus
10 4 (1.01%) Pega
10 4 (1.01%) Salesforce
10 4 (1.01%) SolarWinds