Microsoft Certification Contracts in the UK excluding London

Microsoft Certification
UK > UK excluding London

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for Microsoft Certification qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months to 2 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
2 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 189 238 231
Rank change year-on-year +49 -7 -45
Contract jobs citing Microsoft Certification 232 229 316
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 1.11% 1.00% 1.03%
As % of the Qualifications category 3.10% 3.06% 3.91%
Number of daily rates quoted 141 178 202
10th Percentile £193 £121 £129
25th Percentile £313 £314 £183
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £508 £390
Median % change year-on-year -11.33% +30.13% -2.50%
75th Percentile £556 £575 £500
90th Percentile £638 £650 £611
UK median daily rate £475 £520 £440
% change year-on-year -8.65% +18.18% +3.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 63 14 40
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 £20.51
90th Percentile - - £24.48
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 is in the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 7,489 7,477 8,074
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 35.92% 32.63% 26.42%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,361 4,959 5,284
10th Percentile £275 £300 £260
25th Percentile £425 £425 £405
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £535 £525 £500
Median % change year-on-year +1.90% +5.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £638 £638 £600
90th Percentile £719 £713 £675
UK median daily rate £530 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -3.64% +4.76% +6.06%
Number of hourly rates quoted 959 573 526
10th Percentile £13.65 £13.51 £13.33
25th Percentile £17.66 £20.00 £17.00
Median hourly rate £41.27 £52.50 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -21.40% +50.00% +14.01%
75th Percentile £65.00 £66.21 £56.00
90th Percentile £77.50 £78.00 £67.13
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £55.00 £44.50
% change year-on-year -27.27% +23.60% +28.84%

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 2 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 2 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 2 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 +31 55 £135 -57.81% 21
South West +11 46 £538 +2.38% 32
Scotland +59 37 £340 +54.55% 19
South East -1 37 £481 -11.90% 41
North of England +24 36 £400 -25.58% 73
North West +12 27 £394 -31.52% 41
Midlands +16 21 £461 +36.44% 27
East Midlands +10 14 £406 +15.86% 7
West Midlands +6 7 £573 +76.15% 20
North East +15 5 £475 +331.82% 8
Yorkshire +16 4 £400 +252.42% 24
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 (15.09%) Microsoft Exchange
2 22 (9.48%) SharePoint
3 18 (7.76%) Confluence
4 7 (3.02%) IIS
Applications
1 16 (6.90%) Microsoft Excel
2 15 (6.47%) Microsoft Office
2 15 (6.47%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.43%) Acrobat
3 1 (0.43%) Adobe Creative Suite
Business Applications
1 4 (1.72%) Dynamics GP
2 2 (0.86%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.43%) Dynamics AX
Cloud Services
1 86 (37.07%) Microsoft 365
2 52 (22.41%) Azure
3 16 (6.90%) Power Platform
4 13 (5.60%) Dynamics 365
5 12 (5.17%) AWS
6 11 (4.74%) Entra ID
7 4 (1.72%) IaaS
8 3 (1.29%) Azure DevOps
8 3 (1.29%) Azure Sentinel
8 3 (1.29%) GCP
8 3 (1.29%) OneDrive
8 3 (1.29%) Power Automate
8 3 (1.29%) PowerApps
9 1 (0.43%) Azure AKS
9 1 (0.43%) Azure Functions
9 1 (0.43%) Azure Logic Apps
9 1 (0.43%) Azure Monitor
9 1 (0.43%) Azure Synapse Analytics
9 1 (0.43%) Serverless
9 1 (0.43%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 44 (18.97%) Wi-Fi
2 31 (13.36%) DNS
3 26 (11.21%) DHCP
4 21 (9.05%) SAN
5 14 (6.03%) Firewall
6 11 (4.74%) TCP/IP
7 9 (3.88%) SSL
8 8 (3.45%) VPN
9 7 (3.02%) Fibre Channel
10 6 (2.59%) VLAN
10 6 (2.59%) VoIP
11 5 (2.16%) iSCSI
11 5 (2.16%) LAN
11 5 (2.16%) NAS
11 5 (2.16%) WAN
11 5 (2.16%) Wireless
12 4 (1.72%) Network Security
13 3 (1.29%) Structured Cabling
14 2 (0.86%) NetScaler
14 2 (0.86%) Skype
Database & Business Intelligence
1 19 (8.19%) SQL Server
2 4 (1.72%) Power BI
3 1 (0.43%) Azure SQL Database
3 1 (0.43%) Data Warehouse
3 1 (0.43%) MySQL
3 1 (0.43%) Oracle Database
3 1 (0.43%) PostgreSQL
3 1 (0.43%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 1 (0.43%) ThoughtSpot
Development Applications
1 18 (7.76%) JIRA
2 1 (0.43%) Appium
2 1 (0.43%) Jenkins
2 1 (0.43%) MSI
2 1 (0.43%) Selenium
General
1 72 (31.03%) Social Skills
2 57 (24.57%) Analytical Skills
3 41 (17.67%) Public Sector
4 28 (12.07%) Retail
5 18 (7.76%) Military
6 15 (6.47%) Finance
7 7 (3.02%) Police
7 7 (3.02%) Telecoms
8 5 (2.16%) Banking
8 5 (2.16%) Manufacturing
8 5 (2.16%) Marketing
9 4 (1.72%) Pharmaceutical
10 3 (1.29%) Documentation Skills
10 3 (1.29%) Front Office
10 3 (1.29%) Presentation Skills
11 2 (0.86%) General Ledger
12 1 (0.43%) Automotive
12 1 (0.43%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 1 (0.43%) Legal
12 1 (0.43%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 54 (23.28%) Analyst
2 47 (20.26%) Service Analyst
2 47 (20.26%) Service Desk Analyst
3 24 (10.34%) Senior
4 22 (9.48%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 19 (8.19%) Test Engineer
6 17 (7.33%) Support Engineer
7 16 (6.90%) Integration Engineer
7 16 (6.90%) Test and Integration Engineer
8 14 (6.03%) 1st Line Service Desk Analyst
8 14 (6.03%) Consultant
9 12 (5.17%) IT Engineer
10 11 (4.74%) Architect
11 10 (4.31%) Field Engineer
12 9 (3.88%) 3rd Line Engineer
12 9 (3.88%) 3rd Line Support
12 9 (3.88%) DBA
12 9 (3.88%) Dynamics 365 Consultant
12 9 (3.88%) Field Service Engineer
13 8 (3.45%) Desktop Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (2.59%) .NET
2 4 (1.72%) CSS
3 3 (1.29%) HTML
3 3 (1.29%) HTML5 Canvas
3 3 (1.29%) React
3 3 (1.29%) RESTful
4 1 (0.43%) ADO
4 1 (0.43%) ARM Templates
4 1 (0.43%) JSON
4 1 (0.43%) REST
4 1 (0.43%) SOAP
4 1 (0.43%) Web Services
4 1 (0.43%) XML
4 1 (0.43%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 34 (14.66%) PKI
2 23 (9.91%) Data Centre
3 11 (4.74%) Driving Licence
4 9 (3.88%) Analytical Mindset
5 7 (3.02%) Cyber Threat
6 6 (2.59%) Clustering
7 4 (1.72%) Public Cloud
7 4 (1.72%) Video Conferencing
8 3 (1.29%) Data Protection Act
8 3 (1.29%) Management Information System
8 3 (1.29%) NHS
8 3 (1.29%) Security Operations Centre
9 2 (0.86%) Cyber Defence
9 2 (0.86%) Greenfield Project
9 2 (0.86%) Replication
9 2 (0.86%) Security Posture
10 1 (0.43%) Cloud Native
10 1 (0.43%) Enterprise Cloud
10 1 (0.43%) Onboarding
10 1 (0.43%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 106 (45.69%) Windows
2 70 (30.17%) Windows Server
3 30 (12.93%) Windows Server 2012
4 26 (11.21%) Windows 10
5 18 (7.76%) Linux
6 8 (3.45%) CentOS
6 8 (3.45%) Windows Server 2016
7 7 (3.02%) Unix
8 6 (2.59%) Debian
8 6 (2.59%) Windows Server 2008
9 5 (2.16%) Windows 7
10 4 (1.72%) Mac OS
11 3 (1.29%) Ubuntu
11 3 (1.29%) Windows 8
12 2 (0.86%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 2 (0.86%) VMS
12 2 (0.86%) Windows Server 2019
13 1 (0.43%) Android
13 1 (0.43%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 101 (43.53%) ITIL
2 69 (29.74%) Customer Service
3 60 (25.86%) Problem-Solving
4 45 (19.40%) Incident Management
5 31 (13.36%) Agile
6 26 (11.21%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 26 (11.21%) Service Delivery
7 20 (8.62%) Critical Thinking
8 19 (8.19%) Regression Testing
8 19 (8.19%) Service Management
8 19 (8.19%) Test Scripting
9 16 (6.90%) Migration
10 14 (6.03%) Cybersecurity
10 14 (6.03%) Disaster Recovery
10 14 (6.03%) Mathematics
11 12 (5.17%) Computer Science
12 11 (4.74%) High Availability
12 11 (4.74%) Security Operations
13 10 (4.31%) Change Management
13 10 (4.31%) Mobile Device Management
Programming Languages
1 32 (13.79%) PowerShell
2 29 (12.50%) SQL
3 5 (2.16%) JavaScript
3 5 (2.16%) Python
4 3 (1.29%) C#
4 3 (1.29%) Kusto Query Language
4 3 (1.29%) TypeScript
4 3 (1.29%) VB.NET
5 2 (0.86%) Bash
5 2 (0.86%) C++
5 2 (0.86%) X++
6 1 (0.43%) Bicep
6 1 (0.43%) Java
6 1 (0.43%) VB
Qualifications
1 90 (38.79%) MCSE
2 76 (32.76%) Security Cleared
3 75 (32.33%) MCSA
4 65 (28.02%) SC Cleared
5 58 (25.00%) A+ Certification
6 52 (22.41%) Degree
7 31 (13.36%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
8 29 (12.50%) Cisco Certification
9 26 (11.21%) CCNA
10 24 (10.34%) MCP
11 14 (6.03%) ITIL Certification
12 13 (5.60%) Azure Certification
13 11 (4.74%) DV Cleared
14 10 (4.31%) MCTS
14 10 (4.31%) Network+ Certification
15 7 (3.02%) CCNP
15 7 (3.02%) CITP
15 7 (3.02%) MCITP
16 6 (2.59%) Computer Science Degree
16 6 (2.59%) RHCT
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (4.74%) SLA
2 9 (3.88%) JSP 440
3 4 (1.72%) Disclosure Scotland
4 3 (1.29%) ISO 9001
4 3 (1.29%) ISO/IEC 20000
4 3 (1.29%) NCSC
4 3 (1.29%) NIST
5 2 (0.86%) Cyber Essentials
5 2 (0.86%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 1 (0.43%) GDPR
6 1 (0.43%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 103 (44.40%) Active Directory
2 48 (20.69%) VMware Infrastructure
3 17 (7.33%) Hyper-V
4 10 (4.31%) vSphere
5 6 (2.59%) KVM
6 5 (2.16%) Firmware
7 4 (1.72%) Virtual Machines
8 3 (1.29%) BitLocker
8 3 (1.29%) VMware ESXi
9 2 (0.86%) Docker
9 2 (0.86%) XenApp
9 2 (0.86%) XenDesktop
10 1 (0.43%) Terminal Services
10 1 (0.43%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 29 (12.50%) SCCM
2 14 (6.03%) Microsoft Intune
3 11 (4.74%) WSUS
4 9 (3.88%) OPNET
5 3 (1.29%) vCenter Server
6 2 (0.86%) Kubernetes
6 2 (0.86%) Single Sign-On
6 2 (0.86%) Terraform
7 1 (0.43%) Backup Exec
7 1 (0.43%) CA Single Sign-On
7 1 (0.43%) Failover Clustering
7 1 (0.43%) Grafana
7 1 (0.43%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 173 (74.57%) Microsoft
2 56 (24.14%) Citrix
3 54 (23.28%) VMware
4 47 (20.26%) ServiceNow
5 14 (6.03%) Dell
6 9 (3.88%) Red Hat
7 8 (3.45%) Cisco
8 6 (2.59%) HP
9 5 (2.16%) Apple
10 4 (1.72%) CA
11 2 (0.86%) Adobe
11 2 (0.86%) Google
11 2 (0.86%) Oracle
12 1 (0.43%) BEA
12 1 (0.43%) Carbon Black
12 1 (0.43%) EMC
12 1 (0.43%) McAfee
12 1 (0.43%) Qualys
12 1 (0.43%) Sophos
12 1 (0.43%) Veritas