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 18 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
18 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 172 229 236
Rank change year-on-year +57 +7 -56
Contract jobs citing Microsoft Certification 241 237 326
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 1.19% 1.03% 1.07%
As % of the Qualifications category 3.25% 3.15% 4.07%
Number of daily rates quoted 148 180 208
10th Percentile £162 £119 £123
25th Percentile £313 £255 £165
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £480 £375
Median % change year-on-year -6.25% +28.00% -7.52%
75th Percentile £556 £575 £488
90th Percentile £638 £650 £613
UK median daily rate £478 £511 £425
% change year-on-year -6.60% +20.29% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 66 17 40
10th Percentile £13.60 - £15.05
25th Percentile £14.16 £15.25 £15.25
Median hourly rate £16.30 £15.50 £15.50
Median % change year-on-year +5.16% - -18.42%
75th Percentile £20.84 £18.75 £20.51
90th Percentile £21.37 £21.84 £30.85
UK median hourly rate £16.30 £15.50 £15.50
% change year-on-year +5.16% - -18.42%

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 7,404 7,527 8,009
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 36.48% 32.71% 26.30%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,312 5,028 5,210
10th Percentile £270 £286 £260
25th Percentile £425 £422 £402
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £533 £525 £500
Median % change year-on-year +1.52% +5.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £638 £631 £600
90th Percentile £725 £709 £675
UK median daily rate £533 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -3.09% +4.76% +7.62%
Number of hourly rates quoted 921 598 524
10th Percentile £13.50 £13.91 £13.25
25th Percentile £16.30 £20.00 £17.00
Median hourly rate £40.33 £50.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -19.35% +42.86% +6.06%
75th Percentile £63.75 £65.94 £56.25
90th Percentile £77.50 £78.00 £68.11
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £54.99 £43.95
% change year-on-year -27.26% +25.12% +20.41%

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 18 May 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 18 May 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 18 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
East of England +26 55 £135 -58.07% 23
South West +13 50 £538 +2.38% 44
North of England +31 39 £400 -27.27% 61
South East +24 39 £463 -15.33% 40
Scotland +55 35 £325 +172.42% 22
North West +21 30 £400 -33.33% 30
Midlands +13 21 £461 +60.17% 37
East Midlands +13 14 £406 +41.54% 14
West Midlands +14 7 £573 +94.89% 23
North East +15 5 £475 +331.82% 9
Yorkshire +10 4 £325 +116.67% 23
Northern Ireland +5 2 - - 6
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 36 (14.94%) Microsoft Exchange
2 22 (9.13%) SharePoint
3 18 (7.47%) Confluence
4 7 (2.90%) IIS
5 3 (1.24%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 16 (6.64%) Microsoft Excel
1 16 (6.64%) Microsoft Office
2 15 (6.22%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.41%) Acrobat
3 1 (0.41%) Adobe Creative Suite
Business Applications
1 4 (1.66%) Dynamics GP
2 2 (0.83%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.41%) Dynamics AX
Cloud Services
1 87 (36.10%) Microsoft 365
2 49 (20.33%) Azure
3 13 (5.39%) Dynamics 365
3 13 (5.39%) Power Platform
4 12 (4.98%) AWS
5 10 (4.15%) Entra ID
6 4 (1.66%) IaaS
7 3 (1.24%) Azure DevOps
7 3 (1.24%) Azure Sentinel
7 3 (1.24%) GCP
7 3 (1.24%) OneDrive
8 2 (0.83%) Cloud Computing
8 2 (0.83%) Mimecast
8 2 (0.83%) SaaS
9 1 (0.41%) Azure Data Factory
9 1 (0.41%) Azure Functions
9 1 (0.41%) Azure Monitor
9 1 (0.41%) PaaS
9 1 (0.41%) Serverless
9 1 (0.41%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 44 (18.26%) Wi-Fi
2 33 (13.69%) DNS
3 27 (11.20%) DHCP
4 21 (8.71%) SAN
5 14 (5.81%) Firewall
6 13 (5.39%) TCP/IP
7 9 (3.73%) SSL
8 8 (3.32%) VPN
9 6 (2.49%) Fibre Channel
9 6 (2.49%) LAN
9 6 (2.49%) VLAN
9 6 (2.49%) VoIP
9 6 (2.49%) WAN
10 5 (2.07%) iSCSI
10 5 (2.07%) NAS
10 5 (2.07%) Skype
10 5 (2.07%) Wireless
11 4 (1.66%) Network Security
12 3 (1.24%) Structured Cabling
13 2 (0.83%) NetScaler
Database & Business Intelligence
1 19 (7.88%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.41%) Azure SQL Database
2 1 (0.41%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (0.41%) MySQL
2 1 (0.41%) Oracle Database
2 1 (0.41%) PostgreSQL
2 1 (0.41%) Power BI
2 1 (0.41%) SQL Server Integration Services
2 1 (0.41%) ThoughtSpot
Development Applications
1 18 (7.47%) JIRA
2 1 (0.41%) Appium
2 1 (0.41%) Jenkins
2 1 (0.41%) MSI
2 1 (0.41%) Selenium
General
1 76 (31.54%) Social Skills
2 54 (22.41%) Analytical Skills
3 47 (19.50%) Public Sector
4 28 (11.62%) Retail
5 19 (7.88%) Finance
6 17 (7.05%) Military
7 9 (3.73%) Telecoms
8 8 (3.32%) Police
9 7 (2.90%) Manufacturing
9 7 (2.90%) Marketing
10 5 (2.07%) Banking
11 4 (1.66%) Documentation Skills
11 4 (1.66%) Pharmaceutical
12 3 (1.24%) Front Office
13 2 (0.83%) Electronics
13 2 (0.83%) General Ledger
13 2 (0.83%) Presentation Skills
14 1 (0.41%) Automotive
14 1 (0.41%) Fire and Rescue
14 1 (0.41%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 58 (24.07%) Analyst
2 48 (19.92%) Service Analyst
2 48 (19.92%) Service Desk Analyst
3 24 (9.96%) Senior
3 24 (9.96%) Support Engineer
4 20 (8.30%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 18 (7.47%) Test Engineer
6 16 (6.64%) Integration Engineer
6 16 (6.64%) Test and Integration Engineer
7 15 (6.22%) IT Engineer
8 14 (5.81%) 1st Line Service Desk Analyst
8 14 (5.81%) Consultant
9 10 (4.15%) 3rd Line Engineer
9 10 (4.15%) Architect
9 10 (4.15%) Field Engineer
10 9 (3.73%) 3rd Line Support
10 9 (3.73%) DBA
10 9 (3.73%) Dynamics 365 Consultant
10 9 (3.73%) Field Service Engineer
10 9 (3.73%) IT Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (1.24%) .NET
1 3 (1.24%) CSS
1 3 (1.24%) XML
2 1 (0.41%) ADO
2 1 (0.41%) ARM Templates
2 1 (0.41%) JSON
2 1 (0.41%) REST
2 1 (0.41%) SOAP
2 1 (0.41%) Web Services
2 1 (0.41%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 41 (17.01%) PKI
2 23 (9.54%) Data Centre
3 15 (6.22%) Driving Licence
4 9 (3.73%) Analytical Mindset
5 7 (2.90%) Cyber Threat
6 6 (2.49%) Clustering
7 5 (2.07%) NHS
8 4 (1.66%) Public Cloud
8 4 (1.66%) Video Conferencing
9 3 (1.24%) Data Protection Act
9 3 (1.24%) Management Information System
9 3 (1.24%) Security Operations Centre
10 2 (0.83%) Cyber Defence
10 2 (0.83%) Greenfield Project
10 2 (0.83%) Security Posture
11 1 (0.41%) Cloud Native
11 1 (0.41%) Freedom of Information
11 1 (0.41%) Onboarding
11 1 (0.41%) Replication
11 1 (0.41%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 107 (44.40%) Windows
2 69 (28.63%) Windows Server
3 30 (12.45%) Windows Server 2012
4 28 (11.62%) Windows 10
5 17 (7.05%) Linux
6 8 (3.32%) CentOS
7 7 (2.90%) Unix
7 7 (2.90%) Windows Server 2016
8 6 (2.49%) Debian
8 6 (2.49%) Windows 7
8 6 (2.49%) Windows Server 2008
9 4 (1.66%) Mac OS
10 3 (1.24%) Ubuntu
10 3 (1.24%) Windows 8
11 2 (0.83%) VMS
11 2 (0.83%) Windows Server 2019
12 1 (0.41%) Android
12 1 (0.41%) Apple iOS
12 1 (0.41%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 100 (41.49%) ITIL
2 72 (29.88%) Customer Service
3 57 (23.65%) Problem-Solving
4 48 (19.92%) Incident Management
5 31 (12.86%) Agile
6 26 (10.79%) Service Delivery
6 26 (10.79%) Service Management
7 24 (9.96%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 20 (8.30%) Critical Thinking
9 18 (7.47%) Regression Testing
9 18 (7.47%) Test Scripting
10 16 (6.64%) Change Control
11 15 (6.22%) Cybersecurity
12 14 (5.81%) Mathematics
12 14 (5.81%) Migration
13 13 (5.39%) Disaster Recovery
14 12 (4.98%) High Availability
15 11 (4.56%) Computer Science
15 11 (4.56%) Security Operations
16 10 (4.15%) Mobile Device Management
Programming Languages
1 32 (13.28%) PowerShell
2 29 (12.03%) SQL
3 5 (2.07%) Python
4 4 (1.66%) JavaScript
5 3 (1.24%) Bash
5 3 (1.24%) C#
5 3 (1.24%) Kusto Query Language
5 3 (1.24%) VB.NET
6 2 (0.83%) Bicep
6 2 (0.83%) C++
6 2 (0.83%) X++
7 1 (0.41%) Java
7 1 (0.41%) VB
Qualifications
1 92 (38.17%) MCSE
2 78 (32.37%) Security Cleared
3 76 (31.54%) MCSA
4 62 (25.73%) A+ Certification
5 61 (25.31%) SC Cleared
6 55 (22.82%) Degree
7 32 (13.28%) Cisco Certification
8 29 (12.03%) CCNA
8 29 (12.03%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
9 26 (10.79%) MCP
10 18 (7.47%) DV Cleared
11 14 (5.81%) ITIL Certification
12 13 (5.39%) Azure Certification
13 10 (4.15%) MCTS
13 10 (4.15%) Network+ Certification
14 8 (3.32%) CCNP
15 7 (2.90%) CITP
15 7 (2.90%) MCITP
16 6 (2.49%) Computer Science Degree
16 6 (2.49%) RHCT
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (6.22%) JSP 440
2 11 (4.56%) SLA
3 4 (1.66%) Disclosure Scotland
4 3 (1.24%) ISO 9001
4 3 (1.24%) ISO/IEC 20000
4 3 (1.24%) NCSC
4 3 (1.24%) NIST
5 2 (0.83%) Cyber Essentials
5 2 (0.83%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 1 (0.41%) GDPR
System Software
1 107 (44.40%) Active Directory
2 48 (19.92%) VMware Infrastructure
3 17 (7.05%) Hyper-V
4 10 (4.15%) vSphere
5 6 (2.49%) KVM
6 5 (2.07%) Firmware
7 4 (1.66%) Virtual Machines
8 3 (1.24%) VMware ESXi
9 2 (0.83%) BitLocker
9 2 (0.83%) XenApp
9 2 (0.83%) XenDesktop
10 1 (0.41%) Docker
10 1 (0.41%) Microsoft Virtual Server
10 1 (0.41%) Terminal Services
10 1 (0.41%) Virtual Servers
10 1 (0.41%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 27 (11.20%) SCCM
2 16 (6.64%) OPNET
3 13 (5.39%) Microsoft Intune
4 10 (4.15%) WSUS
5 2 (0.83%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 2 (0.83%) Single Sign-On
5 2 (0.83%) Terraform
5 2 (0.83%) vCenter Server
6 1 (0.41%) CA Single Sign-On
6 1 (0.41%) Failover Clustering
6 1 (0.41%) Grafana
6 1 (0.41%) Kubernetes
6 1 (0.41%) Prometheus
6 1 (0.41%) SCOM
Vendors
1 179 (74.27%) Microsoft
2 55 (22.82%) Citrix
3 54 (22.41%) VMware
4 48 (19.92%) ServiceNow
5 14 (5.81%) Dell
6 9 (3.73%) Cisco
6 9 (3.73%) Red Hat
7 6 (2.49%) HP
8 5 (2.07%) Apple
9 4 (1.66%) CA
10 2 (0.83%) Adobe
10 2 (0.83%) Google
10 2 (0.83%) Oracle
10 2 (0.83%) SAP
10 2 (0.83%) SolarWinds
10 2 (0.83%) Sophos
10 2 (0.83%) Veeam
11 1 (0.41%) Atlassian
11 1 (0.41%) Carbon Black
11 1 (0.41%) Qualys