Microsoft Contracts in the North of England

Microsoft
England > North of England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the North of England 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 9 June 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
9 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 3 6 5
Rank change year-on-year +3 -1 +4
Contract jobs citing Microsoft 662 807 1,039
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North of England 13.75% 14.79% 14.52%
As % of the Vendors category 32.80% 35.95% 37.45%
Number of daily rates quoted 391 546 701
10th Percentile £178 £177 £150
25th Percentile £275 £313 £208
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £475 £407
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% +16.71% +1.75%
75th Percentile £575 £563 £525
90th Percentile £653 £638 £625
England median daily rate £495 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -1.00% - +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 124 37 105
10th Percentile £10.95 £15.13 £10.20
25th Percentile £11.07 £17.50 £13.50
Median hourly rate £15.00 £22.53 £17.50
Median % change year-on-year -33.42% +28.74% +1.24%
75th Percentile £18.15 £38.75 £23.75
90th Percentile £26.47 £46.84 £45.03
England median hourly rate £15.00 £22.00 £17.53
% change year-on-year -31.82% +25.50% +0.60%

All Vendors
North of England

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 of England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 2,018 2,245 2,774
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North of England 41.93% 41.14% 38.75%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,173 1,483 1,883
10th Percentile £263 £220 £180
25th Percentile £400 £375 £325
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £468
Median % change year-on-year - +6.84% +6.61%
75th Percentile £588 £588 £553
90th Percentile £650 £688 £645
England median daily rate £515 £530 £525
% change year-on-year -2.81% +0.95% +7.14%
Number of hourly rates quoted 219 75 164
10th Percentile £10.95 £15.73 £10.20
25th Percentile £12.58 £17.71 £14.19
Median hourly rate £16.00 £28.70 £18.70
Median % change year-on-year -44.25% +53.48% +4.76%
75th Percentile £26.39 £43.75 £36.94
90th Percentile £45.94 £49.52 £75.00
England median hourly rate £22.58 £37.50 £21.50
% change year-on-year -39.79% +74.42% +7.50%

Microsoft
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

Job vacancy trend for Microsoft in the North of England

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the North of England

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

Daily rate trend for Microsoft in the North of England

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Daily Rate Histogram in the North of England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Microsoft in the North of England over the 6 months to 9 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Microsoft in the North of England

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the North of England

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

Hourly rate trend for Microsoft in the North of England

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Hourly Rate Histogram in the North of England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Microsoft in the North of England over the 6 months to 9 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Microsoft in the North of England

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Contract Job Locations in the North of England

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 of England region over the 6 months to 9 June 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
North West +3 409 £464 -2.37% 538
Yorkshire +2 214 £425 -10.53% 321
North East +13 42 £378 +45.38% 128
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England

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England 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 58 (8.76%) SharePoint
2 41 (6.19%) Microsoft Exchange
3 11 (1.66%) Apache Spark
4 4 (0.60%) Confluence
4 4 (0.60%) IBM Notes
4 4 (0.60%) WordPress
5 3 (0.45%) ArcGIS
5 3 (0.45%) IIS
6 2 (0.30%) CMS
6 2 (0.30%) Skype for Business
7 1 (0.15%) Apache
7 1 (0.15%) GeoServer
7 1 (0.15%) Site Server
7 1 (0.15%) Smallworld
7 1 (0.15%) Umbraco
Applications
1 183 (27.64%) Microsoft Office
2 79 (11.93%) Microsoft Excel
3 34 (5.14%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 16 (2.42%) Spreadsheet
5 11 (1.66%) Microsoft Project
6 8 (1.21%) CATIA
7 6 (0.91%) MS Visio
8 2 (0.30%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 1 (0.15%) Adobe Premiere
9 1 (0.15%) Autodesk Inventor
9 1 (0.15%) MicroStation
9 1 (0.15%) Photoshop
9 1 (0.15%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 17 (2.57%) Dynamics CRM
2 8 (1.21%) DELMIA
2 8 (1.21%) Teamcenter
3 3 (0.45%) Maximo
4 2 (0.30%) Dynamics AX
4 2 (0.30%) ResourceLink
5 1 (0.15%) Oracle ERP
5 1 (0.15%) SAP ERP
5 1 (0.15%) SAP S/4HANA
5 1 (0.15%) SAP SD
5 1 (0.15%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 172 (25.98%) Azure
2 141 (21.30%) Microsoft 365
3 65 (9.82%) Power Platform
4 57 (8.61%) Dynamics 365
5 46 (6.95%) AWS
6 41 (6.19%) Entra ID
7 25 (3.78%) SaaS
8 20 (3.02%) Azure DevOps
8 20 (3.02%) Taleo
9 16 (2.42%) IaaS
10 14 (2.11%) Azure Sentinel
10 14 (2.11%) GCP
10 14 (2.11%) PowerApps
11 13 (1.96%) Azure Data Factory
11 13 (1.96%) PaaS
12 12 (1.81%) Serverless
13 11 (1.66%) Cloud Computing
14 9 (1.36%) Amazon S3
14 9 (1.36%) Azure Data Lake Analytics
15 8 (1.21%) Azure Synapse Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 34 (5.14%) Firewall
2 22 (3.32%) DNS
3 16 (2.42%) VPN
4 14 (2.11%) DHCP
5 12 (1.81%) Wi-Fi
6 11 (1.66%) LAN
6 11 (1.66%) SAN
7 10 (1.51%) Network Security
7 10 (1.51%) TCP/IP
8 8 (1.21%) VoIP
9 7 (1.06%) WAN
10 6 (0.91%) Internet
10 6 (0.91%) VLAN
11 5 (0.76%) Remote Desktop
12 3 (0.45%) Intranet
12 3 (0.45%) NAS
12 3 (0.45%) PBX
12 3 (0.45%) Unified Communications
12 3 (0.45%) WAAS
12 3 (0.45%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 44 (6.65%) Power BI
2 42 (6.34%) SQL Server
3 19 (2.87%) Data Lake
4 17 (2.57%) Data Warehouse
5 16 (2.42%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 11 (1.66%) Amazon RDS
7 10 (1.51%) Big Data
7 10 (1.51%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 9 (1.36%) Amazon Athena
8 9 (1.36%) Amazon Redshift
8 9 (1.36%) BigQuery
8 9 (1.36%) Hadoop
9 8 (1.21%) Relational Database
10 6 (0.91%) Azure SQL Database
10 6 (0.91%) GIS
10 6 (0.91%) MySQL
11 4 (0.60%) Microsoft Analysis Services
11 4 (0.60%) SQL Server Analysis Services
12 3 (0.45%) Tableau
13 2 (0.30%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 28 (4.23%) Git
2 17 (2.57%) JIRA
3 12 (1.81%) Jenkins
4 9 (1.36%) Team Foundation Server
5 3 (0.45%) GitLab
5 3 (0.45%) Visual Studio
6 2 (0.30%) AdminStudio
6 2 (0.30%) AppScan
6 2 (0.30%) Burp Suite
6 2 (0.30%) InstallShield
6 2 (0.30%) MSI
6 2 (0.30%) SonarQube
7 1 (0.15%) Dreamweaver
7 1 (0.15%) gulp
7 1 (0.15%) Hudson
7 1 (0.15%) Maven
7 1 (0.15%) Metasploit
7 1 (0.15%) Rational DOORS
7 1 (0.15%) Selenium
General
1 245 (37.01%) Social Skills
2 75 (11.33%) Finance
3 58 (8.76%) Analytical Skills
4 52 (7.85%) Public Sector
5 27 (4.08%) Banking
6 22 (3.32%) Manufacturing
6 22 (3.32%) Organisational Skills
7 18 (2.72%) Telecoms
8 14 (2.11%) Documentation Skills
9 10 (1.51%) Retail
10 9 (1.36%) Legal
11 8 (1.21%) Influencing Skills
12 7 (1.06%) Law
12 7 (1.06%) Local Government
12 7 (1.06%) Marketing
12 7 (1.06%) Pharmaceutical
12 7 (1.06%) Presentation Skills
13 4 (0.60%) Automotive
13 4 (0.60%) Fire and Rescue
13 4 (0.60%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 90 (13.60%) Analyst
2 66 (9.97%) Architect
3 56 (8.46%) IT Support
4 45 (6.80%) Lead
5 41 (6.19%) Developer
6 37 (5.59%) Consultant
7 34 (5.14%) Support Engineer
8 33 (4.98%) Senior
9 31 (4.68%) Solutions Architect
10 28 (4.23%) IT Engineer
11 26 (3.93%) Service Analyst
11 26 (3.93%) Service Desk Analyst
12 24 (3.63%) Infrastructure Engineer
13 23 (3.47%) Administrator
13 23 (3.47%) Project Manager
14 22 (3.32%) Azure Engineer
15 19 (2.87%) 2nd Line Support
16 17 (2.57%) Support Analyst
17 16 (2.42%) Service Desk Agent
18 15 (2.27%) IT Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (2.11%) .NET
2 10 (1.51%) Kafka
3 9 (1.36%) PyTorch
3 9 (1.36%) SailPoint
3 9 (1.36%) TensorFlow
4 8 (1.21%) CSS
4 8 (1.21%) HTML
5 6 (0.91%) JSON
6 5 (0.76%) .NET Framework
6 5 (0.76%) REST
6 5 (0.76%) RESTful
6 5 (0.76%) Web Services
7 3 (0.45%) AngularJS
7 3 (0.45%) Elastic Stack
7 3 (0.45%) Node.js
7 3 (0.45%) Spring
7 3 (0.45%) Spring Boot
7 3 (0.45%) XHTML
8 2 (0.30%) Java EE
8 2 (0.30%) PySpark
Miscellaneous
1 28 (4.23%) Cyber Threat
1 28 (4.23%) Management Information System
2 23 (3.47%) Cyber Kill Chain
3 20 (3.02%) Cyber Defence
4 19 (2.87%) Self-Motivation
5 15 (2.27%) NHS
6 11 (1.66%) Public Cloud
7 10 (1.51%) Security Posture
8 9 (1.36%) Clustering
8 9 (1.36%) PKI
8 9 (1.36%) Virtual Team
9 7 (1.06%) Driving Licence
9 7 (1.06%) Onboarding
10 6 (0.91%) CMDB
10 6 (0.91%) Data Centre
10 6 (0.91%) Video Conferencing
11 5 (0.76%) CCTV
11 5 (0.76%) iPhone
11 5 (0.76%) Low-Code
11 5 (0.76%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 187 (28.25%) Windows
2 113 (17.07%) Windows 10
3 40 (6.04%) Windows Server
4 14 (2.11%) Linux
5 11 (1.66%) Windows Server 2012
6 10 (1.51%) Mac OS
6 10 (1.51%) Windows Server 2016
7 9 (1.36%) Apple iOS
8 8 (1.21%) Android
8 8 (1.21%) VMS
9 7 (1.06%) Windows 7
9 7 (1.06%) Windows Server 2019
10 2 (0.30%) Windows Server 2008
11 1 (0.15%) Mac OS X
11 1 (0.15%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 1 (0.15%) Windows 8
11 1 (0.15%) Windows Server 2003
11 1 (0.15%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 129 (19.49%) Problem-Solving
2 114 (17.22%) Customer Service
3 74 (11.18%) Decision-Making
4 62 (9.37%) DevOps
5 57 (8.61%) Cybersecurity
6 54 (8.16%) Agile
7 51 (7.70%) Business Intelligence
7 51 (7.70%) Migration
8 48 (7.25%) Analytics
9 42 (6.34%) ITIL
9 42 (6.34%) Time Management
10 41 (6.19%) Project Management
11 37 (5.59%) CRM
12 35 (5.29%) Stakeholder Management
13 34 (5.14%) Mentoring
14 33 (4.98%) Data Protection
15 31 (4.68%) Incident Response
16 29 (4.38%) Incident Management
17 28 (4.23%) Information Security
17 28 (4.23%) SIEM
Programming Languages
1 65 (9.82%) SQL
2 41 (6.19%) Python
3 38 (5.74%) PowerShell
4 20 (3.02%) Java
5 15 (2.27%) C#
5 15 (2.27%) JavaScript
6 9 (1.36%) Kusto Query Language
7 5 (0.76%) Bash
8 3 (0.45%) VB
9 2 (0.30%) Bicep
9 2 (0.30%) PHP
9 2 (0.30%) T-SQL
10 1 (0.15%) C
10 1 (0.15%) C++
10 1 (0.15%) Fortran
10 1 (0.15%) MATLAB
10 1 (0.15%) Perl
10 1 (0.15%) R
10 1 (0.15%) Tcl
Qualifications
1 110 (16.62%) Security Cleared
2 74 (11.18%) Degree
2 74 (11.18%) SC Cleared
3 34 (5.14%) Microsoft Certification
4 26 (3.93%) DV Cleared
5 25 (3.78%) BPSS Clearance
6 17 (2.57%) CISSP
7 14 (2.11%) CISM
8 12 (1.81%) Computer Science Degree
8 12 (1.81%) MCSE
9 9 (1.36%) CCNA
9 9 (1.36%) Cisco Certification
9 9 (1.36%) CompTIA Security+
9 9 (1.36%) ITIL Certification
10 7 (1.06%) Azure Certification
10 7 (1.06%) PMP
10 7 (1.06%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
11 6 (0.91%) DBS Check
11 6 (0.91%) Master's Degree
11 6 (0.91%) MBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 35 (5.29%) SLA
2 28 (4.23%) NIST
3 27 (4.08%) Disclosure Scotland
4 24 (3.63%) QA
5 18 (2.72%) NIST 800
6 13 (1.96%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 6 (0.91%) Accessibility
7 6 (0.91%) Data Quality
7 6 (0.91%) GDPR
8 4 (0.60%) PMO
9 2 (0.30%) Cyber Essentials
9 2 (0.30%) GRC
9 2 (0.30%) PCI DSS
10 1 (0.15%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 1 (0.15%) GMP
10 1 (0.15%) GxP
10 1 (0.15%) HIPAA
10 1 (0.15%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 1 (0.15%) NCSC
10 1 (0.15%) Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment)
System Software
1 149 (22.51%) Active Directory
2 37 (5.59%) VMware Infrastructure
3 20 (3.02%) Hyper-V
4 7 (1.06%) Docker
5 6 (0.91%) Virtual Machines
6 4 (0.60%) BitLocker
6 4 (0.60%) VMware ESXi
7 3 (0.45%) Microsoft App-V
7 3 (0.45%) VMware Workstation
8 2 (0.30%) Firmware
8 2 (0.30%) KVM
8 2 (0.30%) vSphere
9 1 (0.15%) Terminal Services
9 1 (0.15%) Virtual Desktop
9 1 (0.15%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 52 (7.85%) Microsoft Intune
2 26 (3.93%) SCCM
3 24 (3.63%) Terraform
4 18 (2.72%) Kubernetes
5 6 (0.91%) Ansible
6 5 (0.76%) Jamf Pro
6 5 (0.76%) Single Sign-On
6 5 (0.76%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
7 4 (0.60%) Autotask
7 4 (0.60%) Failover Clustering
8 3 (0.45%) Grafana
8 3 (0.45%) Nessus
8 3 (0.45%) Progress Chef
8 3 (0.45%) Puppet
8 3 (0.45%) vCenter Server
9 2 (0.30%) CA Single Sign-On
9 2 (0.30%) Graylog
9 2 (0.30%) HP Fortify
9 2 (0.30%) Prometheus
9 2 (0.30%) WebInspect
Vendors
1 59 (8.91%) ServiceNow
2 47 (7.10%) VMware
3 22 (3.32%) Google
4 19 (2.87%) Citrix
5 15 (2.27%) Salesforce
6 14 (2.11%) Cisco
6 14 (2.11%) SAP
7 11 (1.66%) Apple
7 11 (1.66%) CyberArk
8 9 (1.36%) Oracle
9 8 (1.21%) Siemens
10 7 (1.06%) Databricks
10 7 (1.06%) Veeam
11 6 (0.91%) CA
12 5 (0.76%) Adobe
12 5 (0.76%) F5
13 4 (0.60%) Facebook
13 4 (0.60%) Mitel
13 4 (0.60%) Pega
13 4 (0.60%) SolarWinds