Microsoft Contracts in the South West

Microsoft
England > South West

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the South 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 1 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
1 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 5 7 9
Rank change year-on-year +2 +2 +4
Contract jobs citing Microsoft 508 644 509
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South West 15.92% 17.76% 13.72%
As % of the Vendors category 39.14% 43.99% 36.65%
Number of daily rates quoted 334 512 338
10th Percentile £175 £200 £176
25th Percentile £280 £400 £275
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £425
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +23.53% +12.96%
75th Percentile £575 £613 £525
90th Percentile £688 £700 £588
England median daily rate £488 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -2.50% - +14.29%
Number of hourly rates quoted 48 19 28
10th Percentile £12.50 £17.25 £14.31
25th Percentile £13.69 £18.75 £17.00
Median hourly rate £15.95 £32.50 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -50.94% -7.14% +4.48%
75th Percentile £51.25 £57.33 £49.05
90th Percentile £65.00 £65.00 £69.05
England median hourly rate £15.00 £21.75 £18.50
% change year-on-year -31.03% +17.57% +1.26%

All Vendors
South 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 South West.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 1,298 1,464 1,389
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West 40.68% 40.38% 37.44%
Number of daily rates quoted 828 1,103 973
10th Percentile £192 £248 £215
25th Percentile £400 £400 £381
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £508 £525 £475
Median % change year-on-year -3.33% +10.53% +5.56%
75th Percentile £620 £638 £579
90th Percentile £725 £713 £656
England median daily rate £520 £538 £525
% change year-on-year -3.26% +2.38% +10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 175 81 54
10th Percentile £13.69 £17.75 £15.08
25th Percentile £31.88 £49.00 £35.00
Median hourly rate £47.50 £63.00 £47.11
Median % change year-on-year -24.60% +33.74% +9.88%
75th Percentile £70.00 £70.00 £57.09
90th Percentile £77.50 £83.75 £68.83
England median hourly rate £22.50 £39.55 £21.00
% change year-on-year -43.11% +88.33% -3.45%

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Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Job vacancy trend for Microsoft in the South West

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South West

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

Daily rate trend for Microsoft in the South West

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Daily Rate Histogram in the South West

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Microsoft in the South West over the 6 months to 1 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Microsoft in the South West

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South West

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

Hourly rate trend for Microsoft in the South West

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Hourly Rate Histogram in the South West

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Microsoft in the South West over the 6 months to 1 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Microsoft in the South West

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Contract Job Locations in the South 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 South West region over the 6 months to 1 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
Wiltshire -1 213 £500 -9.09% 64
Bristol +4 122 £500 +11.11% 148
Gloucestershire -2 70 £475 +11.76% 76
Somerset +4 35 £245 -53.33% 78
Dorset -2 25 £185 -63.04% 22
Devon -5 25 £400 -11.11% 59
Cornwall -5 3 £225 -56.10% 11
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England

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South 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 74 (14.57%) SharePoint
2 46 (9.06%) Confluence
3 36 (7.09%) SharePoint Server
4 35 (6.89%) Microsoft Exchange
5 12 (2.36%) CMS
6 10 (1.97%) Sitecore CMS
7 7 (1.38%) Skype for Business
8 2 (0.39%) ArcGIS
8 2 (0.39%) Umbraco
9 1 (0.20%) Adobe Experience Manager
9 1 (0.20%) nginx
Applications
1 97 (19.09%) Microsoft Office
2 64 (12.60%) Microsoft Excel
3 33 (6.50%) Microsoft Project
3 33 (6.50%) Spreadsheet
4 18 (3.54%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 8 (1.57%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.20%) CATIA
6 1 (0.20%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 11 (2.17%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (1.38%) Magento
3 3 (0.59%) Dynamics NAV
3 3 (0.59%) Shopify
4 2 (0.39%) Dynamics GP
4 2 (0.39%) Remedy ITSM
5 1 (0.20%) assyst
5 1 (0.20%) Dynamics AX
5 1 (0.20%) SAP Hybris
Cloud Services
1 157 (30.91%) Azure
2 93 (18.31%) Microsoft 365
3 37 (7.28%) Azure Stack
4 36 (7.09%) Power Platform
5 25 (4.92%) AWS
6 20 (3.94%) Dynamics 365
7 17 (3.35%) Azure DevOps
7 17 (3.35%) PaaS
8 16 (3.15%) Entra ID
9 13 (2.56%) SaaS
10 10 (1.97%) PowerApps
11 9 (1.77%) Power Automate
12 8 (1.57%) OneDrive
13 7 (1.38%) IaaS
13 7 (1.38%) SAP Commerce Cloud
14 5 (0.98%) OpenShift
15 4 (0.79%) Amazon CloudWatch
15 4 (0.79%) AWS CloudFormation
15 4 (0.79%) AWS CloudTrail
15 4 (0.79%) Azure Monitor
Communications & Networking
1 60 (11.81%) Firewall
2 35 (6.89%) BGP
3 18 (3.54%) DNS
4 17 (3.35%) SAN
5 16 (3.15%) LAN
6 14 (2.76%) DHCP
6 14 (2.76%) WAN
7 13 (2.56%) Skype
7 13 (2.56%) VoIP
8 12 (2.36%) PBX
9 7 (1.38%) TCP/IP
9 7 (1.38%) VPN
10 6 (1.18%) FTP
10 6 (1.18%) Wireless
11 5 (0.98%) HTTP
11 5 (0.98%) Unified Communications
12 4 (0.79%) SD-WAN
12 4 (0.79%) Wi-Fi
13 3 (0.59%) Ethernet
13 3 (0.59%) VSAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (3.94%) Power BI
2 19 (3.74%) SQL Server
3 11 (2.17%) PostgreSQL
4 5 (0.98%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 5 (0.98%) SQLite
5 4 (0.79%) Amazon Aurora
5 4 (0.79%) Biml
5 4 (0.79%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 3 (0.59%) Data Warehouse
6 3 (0.59%) GIS
7 2 (0.39%) Data Lake
7 2 (0.39%) Geospatial Data
7 2 (0.39%) Metadata
8 1 (0.20%) Apache Cassandra
8 1 (0.20%) CockroachDB
8 1 (0.20%) Elasticsearch
8 1 (0.20%) Metadata Repository
8 1 (0.20%) NoSQL
8 1 (0.20%) Relational Database
8 1 (0.20%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 74 (14.57%) JIRA
2 9 (1.77%) Git
2 9 (1.77%) Rational DOORS
3 5 (0.98%) Checkstyle
3 5 (0.98%) SonarQube
3 5 (0.98%) Visual Studio
4 3 (0.59%) Eclipse
5 2 (0.39%) Bitbucket
5 2 (0.39%) Postman
6 1 (0.20%) Jenkins
6 1 (0.20%) MSI
General
1 266 (52.36%) Social Skills
2 82 (16.14%) Finance
3 58 (11.42%) Analytical Skills
4 51 (10.04%) Public Sector
5 35 (6.89%) Telecoms
6 33 (6.50%) Presentation Skills
7 27 (5.31%) Organisational Skills
8 25 (4.92%) Manufacturing
9 15 (2.95%) Marketing
10 14 (2.76%) Legal
10 14 (2.76%) Police
11 12 (2.36%) Military
12 11 (2.17%) Electronics
13 10 (1.97%) Influencing Skills
14 9 (1.77%) Banking
15 8 (1.57%) Documentation Skills
16 7 (1.38%) Digital Economy
16 7 (1.38%) Retail
17 5 (0.98%) Pharmaceutical
18 4 (0.79%) German Language
Job Titles
1 67 (13.19%) Analyst
2 52 (10.24%) Architect
3 48 (9.45%) Lead
4 28 (5.51%) Solutions Architect
5 25 (4.92%) Developer
5 25 (4.92%) Microsoft Engineer
6 24 (4.72%) Project Leader
7 22 (4.33%) Consultant
8 19 (3.74%) Support Engineer
9 17 (3.35%) Senior
10 15 (2.95%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 14 (2.76%) Desktop Engineer
11 14 (2.76%) Network Engineer
11 14 (2.76%) Service Analyst
11 14 (2.76%) SOC Analyst
12 13 (2.56%) Author
12 13 (2.56%) Technical Author
13 12 (2.36%) Infrastructure Technician
13 12 (2.36%) IT Support
14 10 (1.97%) Desktop Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (3.54%) XML
2 16 (3.15%) .NET
3 12 (2.36%) REST
4 7 (1.38%) .NET Framework
5 6 (1.18%) .NET Core
5 6 (1.18%) Web Services
6 5 (0.98%) JSON
7 4 (0.79%) CSS
7 4 (0.79%) SailPoint
8 3 (0.59%) ASP.NET
8 3 (0.59%) Node.js
8 3 (0.59%) VML
9 2 (0.39%) 802.1X
9 2 (0.39%) AngularJS
9 2 (0.39%) Elastic Stack
9 2 (0.39%) HTML
10 1 (0.20%) ModSecurity
10 1 (0.20%) NgRx
10 1 (0.20%) React
10 1 (0.20%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 50 (9.84%) Management Information System
2 46 (9.06%) Private Cloud
3 36 (7.09%) PKI
4 35 (6.89%) Cyber Kill Chain
5 34 (6.69%) Cyber Threat
6 33 (6.50%) Cyber Defence
7 13 (2.56%) Self-Motivation
8 12 (2.36%) NHS
9 11 (2.17%) Security Operations Centre
10 10 (1.97%) Cloud Native
10 10 (1.97%) Video Conferencing
11 9 (1.77%) Blackberry
11 9 (1.77%) Security Posture
12 8 (1.57%) Data Centre
12 8 (1.57%) Driving Licence
12 8 (1.57%) Replication
13 7 (1.38%) Public Cloud
14 6 (1.18%) Clustering
14 6 (1.18%) CMDB
14 6 (1.18%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 147 (28.94%) Windows
2 55 (10.83%) Windows Server
3 39 (7.68%) Windows 10
4 26 (5.12%) Linux
5 21 (4.13%) Windows Server 2012
6 9 (1.77%) Windows 7
7 4 (0.79%) Apple iOS
7 4 (0.79%) Mac OS
7 4 (0.79%) Windows Server 2016
8 3 (0.59%) Android
8 3 (0.59%) Windows Server 2019
9 2 (0.39%) Windows Server 2003
10 1 (0.20%) Mac OS X
10 1 (0.20%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 91 (17.91%) ITIL
2 90 (17.72%) Agile
3 85 (16.73%) Problem-Solving
4 65 (12.80%) Project Management
5 63 (12.40%) Service Management
6 54 (10.63%) SIEM
7 48 (9.45%) Data Management
7 48 (9.45%) Network Management
7 48 (9.45%) SOAR
8 47 (9.25%) Cybersecurity
8 47 (9.25%) Project Delivery
9 42 (8.27%) Incident Response
9 42 (8.27%) Stakeholder Management
10 40 (7.87%) CRM
11 39 (7.68%) DevOps
11 39 (7.68%) Information Security
11 39 (7.68%) ITSM
12 36 (7.09%) Capacity Management
12 36 (7.09%) Continuous Improvement
12 36 (7.09%) Security Monitoring
Programming Languages
1 36 (7.09%) SQL
2 31 (6.10%) PowerShell
3 20 (3.94%) C#
4 9 (1.77%) JavaScript
5 4 (0.79%) Kusto Query Language
5 4 (0.79%) Python
5 4 (0.79%) Search Processing Language
6 3 (0.59%) Bash
6 3 (0.59%) C++
6 3 (0.59%) Java
7 1 (0.20%) Bicep
7 1 (0.20%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 1 (0.20%) Julia
7 1 (0.20%) Perl
7 1 (0.20%) Shell Script
7 1 (0.20%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 245 (48.23%) Security Cleared
2 159 (31.30%) DV Cleared
3 83 (16.34%) SC Cleared
4 51 (10.04%) Degree
5 47 (9.25%) Microsoft Certification
6 25 (4.92%) APMP
7 12 (2.36%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
8 10 (1.97%) MCSE
9 9 (1.77%) HND
10 8 (1.57%) Computer Science Degree
10 8 (1.57%) TOGAF Certification
11 7 (1.38%) Cisco Certification
11 7 (1.38%) CITP
11 7 (1.38%) MCP
12 6 (1.18%) Azure Certification
12 6 (1.18%) ITIL Certification
12 6 (1.18%) Master's Degree
12 6 (1.18%) MCSA
13 5 (0.98%) BPSS Clearance
13 5 (0.98%) CCNP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 39 (7.68%) PMO
2 38 (7.48%) NIST
3 35 (6.89%) Government Security Classifications
4 32 (6.30%) NIST 800
5 15 (2.95%) JSP 440
6 13 (2.56%) QA
7 9 (1.77%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 9 (1.77%) SLA
8 7 (1.38%) GDPR
9 4 (0.79%) Cyber Essentials
9 4 (0.79%) GMP
9 4 (0.79%) NCSC
10 2 (0.39%) Data Quality
11 1 (0.20%) ISA99
System Software
1 70 (13.78%) Active Directory
2 35 (6.89%) VMware Infrastructure
3 20 (3.94%) VMware ESXi
4 16 (3.15%) VMware NSX
5 7 (1.38%) Virtual Desktop
6 6 (1.18%) Hyper-V
6 6 (1.18%) Virtual Servers
7 5 (0.98%) vSphere
8 4 (0.79%) Microsoft Virtual Server
9 3 (0.59%) Docker
10 2 (0.39%) Microsoft App-V
10 2 (0.39%) Virtual Machines
10 2 (0.39%) XenApp
10 2 (0.39%) XenDesktop
11 1 (0.20%) Citrix Presentation Server
11 1 (0.20%) VMware Server
Systems Management
1 29 (5.71%) SCOM
2 25 (4.92%) Microsoft Intune
3 24 (4.72%) SCCM
4 22 (4.33%) OPNET
5 15 (2.95%) vCenter Server
6 14 (2.76%) Ansible
7 10 (1.97%) Terraform
8 8 (1.57%) Kubernetes
9 4 (0.79%) Trend Micro Deep Security
10 3 (0.59%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 3 (0.59%) Failover Clustering
10 3 (0.59%) Jamf Pro
10 3 (0.59%) Microsoft Clustering
10 3 (0.59%) Puppet
10 3 (0.59%) WSUS
11 2 (0.39%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
11 2 (0.39%) MOM
11 2 (0.39%) SCOrch
11 2 (0.39%) Single Sign-On
12 1 (0.20%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 55 (10.83%) VMware
2 47 (9.25%) Atlassian
3 28 (5.51%) Cisco
4 22 (4.33%) Veeam
5 18 (3.54%) SAP
6 14 (2.76%) Citrix
7 13 (2.56%) Google
7 13 (2.56%) Sitecore
8 11 (2.17%) Splunk
9 10 (1.97%) Avaya
9 10 (1.97%) CheckPoint
9 10 (1.97%) Juniper
9 10 (1.97%) Nokia
10 9 (1.77%) Adobe
10 9 (1.77%) Ericsson
10 9 (1.77%) IBM
10 9 (1.77%) Ribbon
11 8 (1.57%) CyberArk
11 8 (1.57%) Palo Alto
12 7 (1.38%) Dell