Microsoft
South East > Thames Valley
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley 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 16 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 16 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 3 | 7 | 3 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +4 | -4 | +3 |
| Contract jobs citing Microsoft | 431 | 402 | 556 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Thames Valley | 16.58% | 14.36% | 15.98% |
| As % of the Vendors category | 35.27% | 30.18% | 35.46% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 283 | 283 | 407 |
| 10th Percentile | £163 | £201 | £150 |
| 25th Percentile | £213 | £333 | £273 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £465 | £480 | £433 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.13% | +10.85% | -3.78% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £573 | £538 |
| 90th Percentile | £608 | £688 | £634 |
| South East median daily rate | £465 | £460 | £445 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.08% | +3.37% | +3.49% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 38 | 9 | 21 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.18 | £12.30 | £10.19 |
| 25th Percentile | £22.52 | £16.25 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £47.50 | £25.00 | £10.77 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +90.00% | +132.13% | -47.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £59.95 | £56.50 | £12.05 |
| 90th Percentile | £61.72 | £67.87 | £13.75 |
| South East median hourly rate | £22.50 | £20.00 | £16.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +12.50% | +21.21% | -17.50% |
All Vendors
Thames Valley
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 Thames Valley.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services | 1,222 | 1,332 | 1,568 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley | 47.02% | 47.57% | 45.07% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 752 | 920 | 1,067 |
| 10th Percentile | £205 | £300 | £200 |
| 25th Percentile | £363 | £410 | £381 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £520 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.85% | +4.00% | +5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £619 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £688 | £700 | £650 |
| South East median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £484 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +3.36% | +5.74% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 72 | 48 | 55 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.00 | £18.08 | £10.76 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.56 | £22.38 | £10.77 |
| Median hourly rate | £47.50 | £48.70 | £13.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.46% | +274.62% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £61.60 | £66.21 | £25.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £62.00 | £80.25 | £63.45 |
| South East median hourly rate | £47.50 | £45.00 | £19.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.56% | +130.77% | -11.36% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley
Job postings citing Microsoft as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Microsoft in the Thames Valley.
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Daily Rate Histogram in the Thames Valley
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Microsoft in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 16 May 2024.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the Thames Valley
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Microsoft in the Thames Valley.
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Hourly Rate Histogram in the Thames Valley
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Microsoft in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 16 May 2024.
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Contract Job Locations in the Thames Valley
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 16 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 |
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| Berkshire | +4 | 318 | £500 | -4.76% | 131 |
| Buckinghamshire | +1 | 85 | £449 | -4.18% | 107 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 | 28 | £375 | +2.74% | 85 |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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:
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