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 20 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
20 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 4 7 6
Rank change year-on-year +3 -1 +2
Contract jobs citing Microsoft 390 476 569
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North West 14.71% 15.38% 14.02%
As % of the Vendors category 37.68% 37.45% 38.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 204 326 357
10th Percentile £180 £200 £155
25th Percentile £296 £359 £213
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £475 £413
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% +15.15% +4.76%
75th Percentile £578 £550 £525
90th Percentile £652 £650 £638
England median daily rate £485 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -3.00% - +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 107 27 61
10th Percentile £10.95 £14.13 £9.90
25th Percentile £11.07 £16.25 £12.50
Median hourly rate £14.50 £26.00 £17.50
Median % change year-on-year -44.23% +48.57% -14.63%
75th Percentile £17.72 £38.75 £28.75
90th Percentile £26.50 £47.23 £48.75
England median hourly rate £15.00 £21.00 £18.00
% change year-on-year -28.57% +16.67% -

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 1,035 1,271 1,482
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North West 39.03% 41.07% 36.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 613 831 986
10th Percentile £258 £288 £186
25th Percentile £394 £400 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £485 £475
Median % change year-on-year +3.09% +2.11% +11.76%
75th Percentile £595 £575 £575
90th Percentile £675 £656 £650
England median daily rate £515 £538 £525
% change year-on-year -4.19% +2.38% +9.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 149 60 109
10th Percentile £10.95 £15.57 £10.49
25th Percentile £12.00 £19.87 £14.25
Median hourly rate £16.06 £37.50 £20.13
Median % change year-on-year -57.17% +86.29% -14.23%
75th Percentile £26.39 £44.08 £52.70
90th Percentile £46.18 £52.13 £77.50
England median hourly rate £22.08 £35.00 £21.35
% change year-on-year -36.93% +63.93% +1.67%

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 20 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 20 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 20 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 -4 153 £475 - 267
Cheshire +6 91 £500 +11.11% 116
Cumbria +3 44 £520 +18.86% 27
Lancashire +9 43 £488 +30.00% 80
Merseyside 0 40 £250 -47.37% 59
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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 40 (10.26%) SharePoint
2 25 (6.41%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (1.03%) IBM Notes
3 4 (1.03%) IIS
4 3 (0.77%) Confluence
5 2 (0.51%) ArcGIS
6 1 (0.26%) Apache
6 1 (0.26%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.26%) GeoServer
6 1 (0.26%) Skype for Business
6 1 (0.26%) Tomcat
Applications
1 139 (35.64%) Microsoft Office
2 66 (16.92%) Microsoft Excel
3 29 (7.44%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 12 (3.08%) Spreadsheet
5 8 (2.05%) CATIA
5 8 (2.05%) Microsoft Project
5 8 (2.05%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.51%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 1 (0.26%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 9 (2.31%) Teamcenter
2 8 (2.05%) DELMIA
3 6 (1.54%) Dynamics CRM
4 3 (0.77%) Maximo
5 2 (0.51%) Dynamics AX
5 2 (0.51%) ResourceLink
6 1 (0.26%) Oracle ERP
6 1 (0.26%) SAP SD
6 1 (0.26%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 95 (24.36%) Azure
2 93 (23.85%) Microsoft 365
3 26 (6.67%) Entra ID
4 23 (5.90%) Power Platform
5 20 (5.13%) Taleo
6 18 (4.62%) Dynamics 365
6 18 (4.62%) SaaS
7 14 (3.59%) AWS
8 13 (3.33%) IaaS
9 12 (3.08%) Azure Sentinel
10 10 (2.56%) Azure Data Factory
10 10 (2.56%) PaaS
11 9 (2.31%) Azure DevOps
12 7 (1.79%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 7 (1.79%) OneDrive
13 5 (1.28%) Power Automate
14 4 (1.03%) Google Workspace
14 4 (1.03%) PowerApps
15 3 (0.77%) Cloud Computing
15 3 (0.77%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 17 (4.36%) Firewall
2 14 (3.59%) DNS
3 8 (2.05%) DHCP
4 7 (1.79%) LAN
5 6 (1.54%) WAN
6 5 (1.28%) SAN
6 5 (1.28%) WAAS
6 5 (1.28%) Wi-Fi
7 4 (1.03%) TCP/IP
7 4 (1.03%) VLAN
7 4 (1.03%) VPN
8 3 (0.77%) Network Security
8 3 (0.77%) VoIP
9 2 (0.51%) Cisco ASA
9 2 (0.51%) Intranet
10 1 (0.26%) BGP
10 1 (0.26%) EIGRP
10 1 (0.26%) H.323
10 1 (0.26%) OSPF
10 1 (0.26%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 27 (6.92%) SQL Server
2 19 (4.87%) Power BI
3 13 (3.33%) Data Warehouse
4 7 (1.79%) Data Lake
4 7 (1.79%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 7 (1.79%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 6 (1.54%) Azure SQL Database
6 4 (1.03%) GIS
7 3 (0.77%) Microsoft Analysis Services
7 3 (0.77%) SQL Server Analysis Services
8 2 (0.51%) MySQL
8 2 (0.51%) Relational Database
9 1 (0.26%) Amazon RDS
9 1 (0.26%) Big Data
9 1 (0.26%) Elasticsearch
9 1 (0.26%) Electronic Patient Records
9 1 (0.26%) NoSQL
9 1 (0.26%) PostgreSQL
9 1 (0.26%) QGIS
9 1 (0.26%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 9 (2.31%) JIRA
2 5 (1.28%) Git
3 2 (0.51%) Visual Studio
4 1 (0.26%) Hudson
4 1 (0.26%) Rational DOORS
4 1 (0.26%) Rational Software Modeler
General
1 137 (35.13%) Social Skills
2 39 (10.00%) Finance
3 34 (8.72%) Public Sector
4 32 (8.21%) Analytical Skills
5 16 (4.10%) Banking
6 12 (3.08%) Organisational Skills
7 11 (2.82%) Documentation Skills
8 10 (2.56%) Legal
9 7 (1.79%) Influencing Skills
9 7 (1.79%) Pharmaceutical
9 7 (1.79%) Presentation Skills
10 5 (1.28%) Manufacturing
10 5 (1.28%) Retail
11 4 (1.03%) Automotive
11 4 (1.03%) Fire and Rescue
11 4 (1.03%) Telecoms
12 3 (0.77%) Marketing
13 2 (0.51%) Advertising
13 2 (0.51%) Law
13 2 (0.51%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 61 (15.64%) Analyst
2 29 (7.44%) Architect
3 27 (6.92%) Senior
4 23 (5.90%) Developer
5 22 (5.64%) IT Support
6 21 (5.38%) Service Analyst
6 21 (5.38%) Service Desk Analyst
7 20 (5.13%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 19 (4.87%) Lead
9 18 (4.62%) Administrator
10 16 (4.10%) Azure Engineer
10 16 (4.10%) Support Engineer
11 15 (3.85%) Solutions Architect
12 14 (3.59%) 3rd Line Engineer
13 12 (3.08%) Consultant
13 12 (3.08%) IT Engineer
14 11 (2.82%) 2nd Line Support
14 11 (2.82%) Project Manager
15 10 (2.56%) 1st Line Service Desk Analyst
16 9 (2.31%) 2nd Line Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (1.79%) .NET
1 7 (1.79%) CSS
1 7 (1.79%) HTML
2 6 (1.54%) .NET Framework
3 5 (1.28%) JSON
3 5 (1.28%) REST
4 4 (1.03%) SailPoint
5 3 (0.77%) Web Services
5 3 (0.77%) XHTML
6 2 (0.51%) Node.js
6 2 (0.51%) PySpark
6 2 (0.51%) PyTorch
6 2 (0.51%) RESTful
6 2 (0.51%) Swagger
6 2 (0.51%) TensorFlow
6 2 (0.51%) YAML
7 1 (0.26%) ARM Templates
7 1 (0.26%) Elastic Stack
7 1 (0.26%) OpenLayers
7 1 (0.26%) React
Miscellaneous
1 16 (4.10%) Self-Motivation
2 11 (2.82%) Management Information System
3 9 (2.31%) Virtual Team
4 7 (1.79%) NHS
4 7 (1.79%) PKI
5 6 (1.54%) Driving Licence
5 6 (1.54%) Video Conferencing
6 5 (1.28%) CCTV
6 5 (1.28%) Clustering
6 5 (1.28%) Security Posture
6 5 (1.28%) Social Media
7 4 (1.03%) Low-Code
8 3 (0.77%) Cyber Threat
8 3 (0.77%) Cyberattack
8 3 (0.77%) Data Protection Act
8 3 (0.77%) Enterprise Cloud
8 3 (0.77%) Enterprise Software
8 3 (0.77%) Insider Threat
8 3 (0.77%) Life Science
8 3 (0.77%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 114 (29.23%) Windows
2 74 (18.97%) Windows 10
3 17 (4.36%) Windows Server
4 11 (2.82%) Mac OS
4 11 (2.82%) Windows Server 2012
5 10 (2.56%) Apple iOS
5 10 (2.56%) Linux
6 6 (1.54%) VMS
7 5 (1.28%) Windows Server 2019
8 4 (1.03%) Windows 7
8 4 (1.03%) Windows Server 2016
9 2 (0.51%) Android
9 2 (0.51%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 2 (0.51%) Windows Server 2008
10 1 (0.26%) Unix
10 1 (0.26%) Windows 8
10 1 (0.26%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 76 (19.49%) Customer Service
2 68 (17.44%) Problem-Solving
3 66 (16.92%) Decision-Making
4 41 (10.51%) Agile
5 40 (10.26%) Time Management
6 37 (9.49%) ITIL
7 33 (8.46%) Migration
8 27 (6.92%) Data Protection
8 27 (6.92%) DevOps
9 25 (6.41%) Cybersecurity
10 22 (5.64%) Project Management
11 21 (5.38%) Stakeholder Management
12 20 (5.13%) Analytics
12 20 (5.13%) Business Intelligence
12 20 (5.13%) Infrastructure Engineering
12 20 (5.13%) Mobile Device Management
13 18 (4.62%) Roadmaps
13 18 (4.62%) Service Management
14 16 (4.10%) Continuous Improvement
14 16 (4.10%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 33 (8.46%) SQL
2 27 (6.92%) PowerShell
3 16 (4.10%) Python
4 9 (2.31%) C#
4 9 (2.31%) JavaScript
5 8 (2.05%) Kusto Query Language
6 5 (1.28%) Java
7 3 (0.77%) Bash
8 2 (0.51%) C
8 2 (0.51%) PHP
9 1 (0.26%) Bicep
9 1 (0.26%) C++
9 1 (0.26%) Embedded C
9 1 (0.26%) Fortran
9 1 (0.26%) MATLAB
9 1 (0.26%) Perl
9 1 (0.26%) Tcl
Qualifications
1 73 (18.72%) Security Cleared
2 64 (16.41%) SC Cleared
3 53 (13.59%) Degree
4 29 (7.44%) Microsoft Certification
5 20 (5.13%) BPSS Clearance
6 16 (4.10%) CISSP
7 14 (3.59%) CISM
8 11 (2.82%) ITIL Certification
9 10 (2.56%) MCSE
10 9 (2.31%) CompTIA Security+
10 9 (2.31%) Computer Science Degree
11 6 (1.54%) CCNA
11 6 (1.54%) CISA
11 6 (1.54%) Cisco Certification
11 6 (1.54%) Master's Degree
11 6 (1.54%) MBA
12 5 (1.28%) Azure Certification
12 5 (1.28%) PMI Certification
12 5 (1.28%) PMP
12 5 (1.28%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 35 (8.97%) SLA
2 26 (6.67%) Disclosure Scotland
3 11 (2.82%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 10 (2.56%) QA
5 6 (1.54%) Accessibility
6 5 (1.28%) NIST
6 5 (1.28%) PMO
7 3 (0.77%) Data Quality
7 3 (0.77%) GDPR
8 2 (0.51%) PCI DSS
9 1 (0.26%) Cyber Essentials
9 1 (0.26%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 1 (0.26%) GMP
9 1 (0.26%) GxP
9 1 (0.26%) HIPAA
9 1 (0.26%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 1 (0.26%) NCSC
System Software
1 96 (24.62%) Active Directory
2 26 (6.67%) VMware Infrastructure
3 14 (3.59%) Hyper-V
4 3 (0.77%) Virtual Desktop
4 3 (0.77%) Virtual Machines
5 2 (0.51%) BitLocker
5 2 (0.51%) Firmware
5 2 (0.51%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.26%) Docker
6 1 (0.26%) Virtual Servers
6 1 (0.26%) VMware NSX
6 1 (0.26%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 42 (10.77%) Microsoft Intune
2 27 (6.92%) SCCM
3 9 (2.31%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
4 6 (1.54%) Single Sign-On
4 6 (1.54%) Terraform
5 3 (0.77%) Autotask
5 3 (0.77%) Failover Clustering
5 3 (0.77%) Jamf Pro
5 3 (0.77%) Kubernetes
6 2 (0.51%) Ansible
6 2 (0.51%) CA Single Sign-On
7 1 (0.26%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 1 (0.26%) Microsoft Clustering
7 1 (0.26%) NetBackup
7 1 (0.26%) vCenter Server
7 1 (0.26%) VxRail
Vendors
1 53 (13.59%) ServiceNow
2 35 (8.97%) VMware
3 14 (3.59%) SAP
4 13 (3.33%) Apple
5 12 (3.08%) Citrix
6 8 (2.05%) Siemens
7 7 (1.79%) Cisco
7 7 (1.79%) Google
8 6 (1.54%) CA
8 6 (1.54%) CyberArk
9 5 (1.28%) Oracle
9 5 (1.28%) Veeam
10 4 (1.03%) Adobe
10 4 (1.03%) Databricks
10 4 (1.03%) Dell
10 4 (1.03%) Facebook
10 4 (1.03%) Lotus
10 4 (1.03%) Pega
10 4 (1.03%) Salesforce
10 4 (1.03%) Sophos