Microsoft Certification Contracts in the UK excluding London

Microsoft Certification
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for Microsoft Certification qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 12 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 192 226 235
Rank change year-on-year +34 +9 -46
Contract jobs citing Microsoft Certification 227 218 314
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 1.06% 0.96% 1.03%
As % of the Qualifications category 2.97% 2.95% 3.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 132 169 200
10th Percentile £227 £129 £130
25th Percentile £313 £313 £183
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £520 £398
Median % change year-on-year -13.46% +30.82% -6.47%
75th Percentile £556 £575 £500
90th Percentile £638 £650 £601
UK median daily rate £484 £520 £450
% change year-on-year -6.97% +15.56% +2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 63 13 39
10th Percentile £13.54 - -
25th Percentile £14.16 £15.25 £15.25
Median hourly rate £16.30 £15.50 £15.50
Median % change year-on-year +5.16% - -4.62%
75th Percentile £21.37 £18.75 £19.63
90th Percentile - - £24.95
UK median hourly rate £16.30 £15.50 £15.50
% change year-on-year +5.16% - -11.43%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK excluding London

Microsoft Certification falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in the UK excluding London.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 7,648 7,386 8,107
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 35.86% 32.55% 26.68%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,425 4,873 5,318
10th Percentile £275 £305 £263
25th Percentile £425 £425 £405
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £500
Median % change year-on-year - +5.00% +10.50%
75th Percentile £638 £638 £600
90th Percentile £713 £713 £675
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 967 571 539
10th Percentile £13.69 £13.88 £13.41
25th Percentile £17.90 £20.00 £17.00
Median hourly rate £41.27 £52.50 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -21.40% +50.00% +25.00%
75th Percentile £65.00 £67.25 £56.14
90th Percentile £77.50 £79.19 £67.60
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £55.00 £44.50
% change year-on-year -27.27% +23.60% +34.85%

Microsoft Certification
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Microsoft Certification as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Microsoft Certification in the UK excluding London

Microsoft Certification
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Microsoft Certification in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for Microsoft Certification in the UK excluding London

Microsoft Certification
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Microsoft Certification in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Microsoft Certification in the UK excluding London

Microsoft Certification
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Microsoft Certification in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for Microsoft Certification in the UK excluding London

Microsoft Certification
Hourly Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Microsoft Certification in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Microsoft Certification in the UK excluding London

Microsoft Certification
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft Certification within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 12 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
East of England +33 55 £135 -49.06% 27
South West +4 45 £538 +2.38% 39
South East +6 37 £456 -17.05% 51
North of England +12 36 £423 -21.40% 96
Scotland +65 33 £340 -2.86% 29
North West +10 27 £394 -28.41% 49
Midlands +11 21 £461 +41.69% 46
East Midlands +10 14 £406 +41.54% 18
West Midlands +9 7 £573 +76.15% 28
North East +13 5 £475 +331.82% 14
Yorkshire +9 4 £475 +318.50% 35
Microsoft Certification
UK

Microsoft Certification
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 35 (15.42%) Microsoft Exchange
2 22 (9.69%) SharePoint
3 18 (7.93%) Confluence
4 7 (3.08%) IIS
Applications
1 18 (7.93%) Microsoft Office
2 17 (7.49%) Microsoft Excel
3 15 (6.61%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.44%) Acrobat
4 1 (0.44%) Adobe Creative Suite
Business Applications
1 3 (1.32%) Dynamics GP
2 2 (0.88%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.44%) Dynamics AX
Cloud Services
1 87 (38.33%) Microsoft 365
2 49 (21.59%) Azure
3 15 (6.61%) Power Platform
4 13 (5.73%) Dynamics 365
5 11 (4.85%) Entra ID
6 9 (3.96%) AWS
7 4 (1.76%) Azure DevOps
7 4 (1.76%) IaaS
8 3 (1.32%) Azure Sentinel
8 3 (1.32%) GCP
8 3 (1.32%) OneDrive
8 3 (1.32%) Power Automate
8 3 (1.32%) PowerApps
9 2 (0.88%) Azure Logic Apps
10 1 (0.44%) Azure Data Factory
10 1 (0.44%) Azure Functions
10 1 (0.44%) Azure Service Bus
10 1 (0.44%) Azure Synapse Analytics
10 1 (0.44%) Serverless
10 1 (0.44%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 44 (19.38%) Wi-Fi
2 31 (13.66%) DNS
3 26 (11.45%) DHCP
4 20 (8.81%) SAN
5 15 (6.61%) Firewall
6 11 (4.85%) TCP/IP
7 8 (3.52%) SSL
7 8 (3.52%) VPN
8 7 (3.08%) Fibre Channel
8 7 (3.08%) Wireless
9 6 (2.64%) LAN
9 6 (2.64%) VLAN
9 6 (2.64%) VoIP
10 5 (2.20%) iSCSI
10 5 (2.20%) NAS
11 4 (1.76%) Network Security
11 4 (1.76%) WAN
12 3 (1.32%) Structured Cabling
13 2 (0.88%) NetScaler
13 2 (0.88%) Skype
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (8.81%) SQL Server
2 4 (1.76%) Power BI
3 1 (0.44%) Azure SQL Database
3 1 (0.44%) Data Warehouse
3 1 (0.44%) MySQL
3 1 (0.44%) Oracle Database
3 1 (0.44%) PostgreSQL
3 1 (0.44%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 1 (0.44%) ThoughtSpot
Development Applications
1 18 (7.93%) JIRA
2 1 (0.44%) Appium
2 1 (0.44%) Jenkins
2 1 (0.44%) MSI
2 1 (0.44%) Selenium
General
1 70 (30.84%) Social Skills
2 57 (25.11%) Analytical Skills
3 35 (15.42%) Public Sector
4 29 (12.78%) Retail
5 18 (7.93%) Military
6 16 (7.05%) Finance
7 7 (3.08%) Police
7 7 (3.08%) Telecoms
8 5 (2.20%) Banking
8 5 (2.20%) Manufacturing
8 5 (2.20%) Marketing
9 4 (1.76%) Pharmaceutical
10 3 (1.32%) Documentation Skills
10 3 (1.32%) Front Office
10 3 (1.32%) Presentation Skills
11 2 (0.88%) General Ledger
11 2 (0.88%) Legal
12 1 (0.44%) Automotive
12 1 (0.44%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 1 (0.44%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 51 (22.47%) Analyst
2 47 (20.70%) Service Analyst
2 47 (20.70%) Service Desk Analyst
3 23 (10.13%) Senior
4 22 (9.69%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 19 (8.37%) Test Engineer
6 16 (7.05%) Integration Engineer
6 16 (7.05%) Support Engineer
6 16 (7.05%) Test and Integration Engineer
7 14 (6.17%) 1st Line Service Desk Analyst
7 14 (6.17%) Consultant
8 13 (5.73%) IT Engineer
9 11 (4.85%) Field Engineer
10 9 (3.96%) Architect
10 9 (3.96%) DBA
10 9 (3.96%) Dynamics 365 Consultant
10 9 (3.96%) Field Service Engineer
11 8 (3.52%) 3rd Line Engineer
11 8 (3.52%) 3rd Line Support
11 8 (3.52%) Desktop Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (2.64%) .NET
2 4 (1.76%) CSS
3 3 (1.32%) HTML
3 3 (1.32%) HTML5 Canvas
3 3 (1.32%) React
3 3 (1.32%) RESTful
4 1 (0.44%) ADO
4 1 (0.44%) ARM Templates
4 1 (0.44%) JSON
4 1 (0.44%) Middleware
4 1 (0.44%) REST
4 1 (0.44%) SOAP
4 1 (0.44%) Web Services
4 1 (0.44%) XML
4 1 (0.44%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 31 (13.66%) PKI
2 23 (10.13%) Data Centre
3 9 (3.96%) Analytical Mindset
4 8 (3.52%) Driving Licence
5 7 (3.08%) Clustering
6 6 (2.64%) Cyber Threat
7 4 (1.76%) Video Conferencing
8 3 (1.32%) Data Protection Act
8 3 (1.32%) Management Information System
8 3 (1.32%) NHS
8 3 (1.32%) Security Operations Centre
9 2 (0.88%) CCTV
9 2 (0.88%) Cyber Defence
9 2 (0.88%) Greenfield Project
9 2 (0.88%) Replication
9 2 (0.88%) Security Posture
10 1 (0.44%) Data Structures
10 1 (0.44%) Enterprise Software
10 1 (0.44%) iPhone
10 1 (0.44%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 108 (47.58%) Windows
2 70 (30.84%) Windows Server
3 31 (13.66%) Windows Server 2012
4 29 (12.78%) Windows 10
5 19 (8.37%) Linux
6 8 (3.52%) CentOS
6 8 (3.52%) Unix
6 8 (3.52%) Windows Server 2016
7 6 (2.64%) Debian
7 6 (2.64%) Windows Server 2008
8 5 (2.20%) Windows 7
9 4 (1.76%) Mac OS
10 3 (1.32%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 3 (1.32%) Ubuntu
10 3 (1.32%) Windows 8
10 3 (1.32%) Windows Server 2019
11 2 (0.88%) VMS
12 1 (0.44%) Android
12 1 (0.44%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 98 (43.17%) ITIL
2 69 (30.40%) Customer Service
3 61 (26.87%) Problem-Solving
4 45 (19.82%) Incident Management
5 28 (12.33%) Agile
6 26 (11.45%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 26 (11.45%) Service Delivery
7 20 (8.81%) Critical Thinking
8 19 (8.37%) Regression Testing
8 19 (8.37%) Test Scripting
9 16 (7.05%) Mathematics
9 16 (7.05%) Migration
9 16 (7.05%) Service Management
10 15 (6.61%) Disaster Recovery
11 13 (5.73%) Cybersecurity
12 12 (5.29%) Computer Science
13 10 (4.41%) Change Management
13 10 (4.41%) High Availability
13 10 (4.41%) Mobile Device Management
13 10 (4.41%) Security Operations
Programming Languages
1 32 (14.10%) PowerShell
2 30 (13.22%) SQL
3 5 (2.20%) JavaScript
3 5 (2.20%) Python
4 3 (1.32%) C#
4 3 (1.32%) Kusto Query Language
4 3 (1.32%) TypeScript
4 3 (1.32%) VB.NET
5 2 (0.88%) Bash
5 2 (0.88%) C++
5 2 (0.88%) X++
6 1 (0.44%) Bicep
6 1 (0.44%) Java
6 1 (0.44%) VB
Qualifications
1 87 (38.33%) MCSE
2 74 (32.60%) MCSA
3 73 (32.16%) Security Cleared
4 62 (27.31%) SC Cleared
5 58 (25.55%) A+ Certification
6 52 (22.91%) Degree
7 31 (13.66%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
8 26 (11.45%) CCNA
8 26 (11.45%) Cisco Certification
9 21 (9.25%) MCP
10 13 (5.73%) Azure Certification
10 13 (5.73%) ITIL Certification
11 10 (4.41%) MCTS
11 10 (4.41%) Network+ Certification
12 9 (3.96%) DV Cleared
13 7 (3.08%) CITP
13 7 (3.08%) MCITP
14 6 (2.64%) Computer Science Degree
14 6 (2.64%) RHCT
15 4 (1.76%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (4.85%) SLA
2 7 (3.08%) JSP 440
3 3 (1.32%) ISO 9001
3 3 (1.32%) ISO/IEC 20000
4 2 (0.88%) Cyber Essentials
4 2 (0.88%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 2 (0.88%) Disclosure Scotland
5 1 (0.44%) GDPR
5 1 (0.44%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 102 (44.93%) Active Directory
2 47 (20.70%) VMware Infrastructure
3 16 (7.05%) Hyper-V
4 10 (4.41%) vSphere
5 6 (2.64%) KVM
6 5 (2.20%) Firmware
7 4 (1.76%) BitLocker
7 4 (1.76%) Virtual Machines
7 4 (1.76%) VMware ESXi
8 2 (0.88%) Docker
8 2 (0.88%) XenApp
8 2 (0.88%) XenDesktop
9 1 (0.44%) Terminal Services
9 1 (0.44%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 29 (12.78%) SCCM
2 14 (6.17%) Microsoft Intune
3 11 (4.85%) WSUS
4 7 (3.08%) OPNET
5 3 (1.32%) vCenter Server
6 2 (0.88%) Kubernetes
6 2 (0.88%) Single Sign-On
6 2 (0.88%) Terraform
7 1 (0.44%) Backup Exec
7 1 (0.44%) CA Single Sign-On
7 1 (0.44%) Failover Clustering
7 1 (0.44%) Grafana
7 1 (0.44%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 173 (76.21%) Microsoft
2 56 (24.67%) Citrix
3 51 (22.47%) VMware
4 47 (20.70%) ServiceNow
5 11 (4.85%) Dell
6 9 (3.96%) Red Hat
7 7 (3.08%) Cisco
8 5 (2.20%) Apple
9 4 (1.76%) CA
10 3 (1.32%) HP
11 2 (0.88%) Adobe
11 2 (0.88%) Google
11 2 (0.88%) Oracle
12 1 (0.44%) BEA
12 1 (0.44%) Carbon Black
12 1 (0.44%) EMC
12 1 (0.44%) McAfee
12 1 (0.44%) Qualys
12 1 (0.44%) Sophos
12 1 (0.44%) Veritas