Microsoft Certification Contracts with Work from Home Options

Microsoft Certification
UK > Work from Home

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) 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 250 293 441
Rank change year-on-year +43 +148 -97
Contract jobs citing Microsoft Certification 95 165 176
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 0.64% 0.67% 0.40%
As % of the Qualifications category 2.42% 2.64% 2.01%
Number of daily rates quoted 69 130 126
10th Percentile £344 £361 £213
25th Percentile £400 £431 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £475
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +10.53% +11.76%
75th Percentile £688 £600 £588
90th Percentile £728 £743 £650
UK median daily rate £478 £511 £425
% change year-on-year -6.60% +20.29% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 2 3
10th Percentile - £12.05 £30.85
25th Percentile - £18.13 £37.75
Median hourly rate - £28.50 £49.50
Median % change year-on-year - -42.42% +113.27%
75th Percentile - £39.13 £52.75
90th Percentile - £45.35 £54.55
UK median hourly rate £16.30 £15.50 £15.50
% change year-on-year +5.16% - -18.42%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Work from Home

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 with a WFH option and a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 3,932 6,241 8,772
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 26.64% 25.33% 19.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,519 4,218 6,182
10th Percentile £335 £381 £369
25th Percentile £438 £450 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £530
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +3.77% +7.07%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £625
90th Percentile £725 £745 £700
UK median daily rate £533 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -3.09% +4.76% +7.62%
Number of hourly rates quoted 250 255 225
10th Percentile £14.79 £19.10 £20.54
25th Percentile £24.06 £42.50 £39.75
Median hourly rate £43.00 £63.00 £49.00
Median % change year-on-year -31.75% +28.57% +25.83%
75th Percentile £68.52 £71.63 £66.00
90th Percentile £85.00 £81.00 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £54.99 £43.95
% change year-on-year -27.26% +25.12% +20.41%

Microsoft Certification
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing Microsoft Certification as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Microsoft Certification trend for jobs with a WFH option

Microsoft Certification
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Microsoft Certification.

Microsoft Certification daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

Microsoft Certification
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Microsoft Certification over the 6 months to 18 May 2024.

Microsoft Certification daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Microsoft Certification
Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Microsoft Certification.

Microsoft Certification hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

Microsoft Certification
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 19 (20.00%) SharePoint
2 15 (15.79%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (2.11%) Apache Spark
3 2 (2.11%) Exchange Server 2007
3 2 (2.11%) Exchange Server 2010
4 1 (1.05%) Confluence
4 1 (1.05%) Exchange Server 2003
4 1 (1.05%) Exchange Server 2013
4 1 (1.05%) IIS
4 1 (1.05%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 5 (5.26%) Chatbot
2 3 (3.16%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 2 (2.11%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (1.05%) Dynamics GP
Cloud Services
1 49 (51.58%) Azure
2 33 (34.74%) Microsoft 365
3 20 (21.05%) Dynamics 365
4 17 (17.89%) Power Platform
5 13 (13.68%) AWS
5 13 (13.68%) Entra ID
6 8 (8.42%) Cloud Computing
7 6 (6.32%) Azure DevOps
7 6 (6.32%) OneDrive
7 6 (6.32%) Power Automate
7 6 (6.32%) PowerApps
8 5 (5.26%) GCP
8 5 (5.26%) Twilio
9 4 (4.21%) Azure Data Factory
9 4 (4.21%) Azure Synapse Analytics
9 4 (4.21%) GitHub
10 3 (3.16%) IaaS
11 2 (2.11%) Azure Cosmos DB
11 2 (2.11%) Azure Key Vault
11 2 (2.11%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 8 (8.42%) DNS
2 5 (5.26%) CTI
2 5 (5.26%) DHCP
2 5 (5.26%) Firewall
2 5 (5.26%) LAN
2 5 (5.26%) VoIP
2 5 (5.26%) VPN
3 4 (4.21%) SAN
3 4 (4.21%) WAN
4 3 (3.16%) TCP/IP
5 2 (2.11%) NAS
5 2 (2.11%) NetScaler
5 2 (2.11%) Skype
5 2 (2.11%) SSL
6 1 (1.05%) Intrusion Detection
6 1 (1.05%) Network Security
6 1 (1.05%) Remote Desktop
6 1 (1.05%) Unified Communications
6 1 (1.05%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (10.53%) SQL Server
2 6 (6.32%) Power BI
3 5 (5.26%) Relational Database
4 4 (4.21%) Big Data
5 2 (2.11%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
5 2 (2.11%) Azure SQL Database
5 2 (2.11%) Data Lake
5 2 (2.11%) Data Warehouse
5 2 (2.11%) Delta Lake
5 2 (2.11%) Spark SQL
Development Applications
1 6 (6.32%) Git
2 5 (5.26%) JIRA
3 1 (1.05%) MSI
3 1 (1.05%) SonarQube
3 1 (1.05%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 34 (35.79%) Finance
2 32 (33.68%) Social Skills
3 19 (20.00%) Public Sector
4 13 (13.68%) Analytical Skills
5 12 (12.63%) Banking
6 10 (10.53%) Retail
7 6 (6.32%) Telecoms
8 2 (2.11%) Financial Institution
8 2 (2.11%) Front Office
9 1 (1.05%) Electronics
9 1 (1.05%) French Language
9 1 (1.05%) General Ledger
9 1 (1.05%) Local Government
9 1 (1.05%) Manufacturing
9 1 (1.05%) Marketing
9 1 (1.05%) Military
9 1 (1.05%) Presentation Skills
9 1 (1.05%) Publishing
9 1 (1.05%) Spanish Language
9 1 (1.05%) Swedish Language
Job Titles
1 22 (23.16%) Architect
2 21 (22.11%) Consultant
3 13 (13.68%) Solutions Architect
4 11 (11.58%) Dynamics 365 Consultant
5 9 (9.47%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 8 (8.42%) Platform Architect
6 8 (8.42%) Power Platform Architect
7 7 (7.37%) Analyst
7 7 (7.37%) DBA
7 7 (7.37%) Microsoft 365 Architect
7 7 (7.37%) SQL DBA
8 6 (6.32%) Functional Consultant
8 6 (6.32%) Lead
8 6 (6.32%) Senior
9 5 (5.26%) Business Analyst
10 4 (4.21%) Lead Consultant
10 4 (4.21%) Support Engineer
11 3 (3.16%) Designer
11 3 (3.16%) Microsoft 365 Business Analyst
11 3 (3.16%) Server Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (5.26%) JSON
1 5 (5.26%) Middleware
1 5 (5.26%) Web Services
1 5 (5.26%) XML
2 4 (4.21%) .NET
2 4 (4.21%) RESTful
2 4 (4.21%) SOAP
2 4 (4.21%) SPFx
3 2 (2.11%) OAuth
3 2 (2.11%) OAuth2
3 2 (2.11%) PySpark
3 2 (2.11%) Spark Streaming
4 1 (1.05%) .NET Core
4 1 (1.05%) ASP.NET Web API
4 1 (1.05%) HTML5 Canvas
4 1 (1.05%) React
4 1 (1.05%) SAML
4 1 (1.05%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 7 (7.37%) Management Information System
2 5 (5.26%) Clustering
2 5 (5.26%) IVR
2 5 (5.26%) Low-Code
3 4 (4.21%) Cyber Threat
4 3 (3.16%) PKI
4 3 (3.16%) Self-Motivation
5 2 (2.11%) Distributed Computing
5 2 (2.11%) Grid Computing
5 2 (2.11%) Public Cloud
6 1 (1.05%) Data Centre
6 1 (1.05%) Data Protection Act
6 1 (1.05%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
6 1 (1.05%) Mobile App
6 1 (1.05%) Onboarding
6 1 (1.05%) Security Posture
6 1 (1.05%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 37 (38.95%) Windows
2 26 (27.37%) Windows Server
3 6 (6.32%) Windows 10
4 5 (5.26%) Linux
5 4 (4.21%) Windows Server 2012
6 3 (3.16%) VMS
7 2 (2.11%) Mac OS
7 2 (2.11%) Ubuntu
7 2 (2.11%) Unix
7 2 (2.11%) Windows Server 2003
7 2 (2.11%) Windows Server 2016
8 1 (1.05%) Android
8 1 (1.05%) Apple iOS
8 1 (1.05%) CentOS
8 1 (1.05%) Windows Server 2008
8 1 (1.05%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 23 (24.21%) Agile
2 21 (22.11%) ITIL
3 17 (17.89%) Problem-Solving
4 15 (15.79%) DevOps
4 15 (15.79%) Migration
5 13 (13.68%) Computer Science
6 12 (12.63%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 11 (11.58%) Data Modelling
7 11 (11.58%) High Availability
8 10 (10.53%) Service Management
9 9 (9.47%) GAP Analysis
9 9 (9.47%) Stakeholder Management
10 8 (8.42%) Performance Optimisation
11 7 (7.37%) Analytics
11 7 (7.37%) Business Intelligence
11 7 (7.37%) CRM
11 7 (7.37%) Cybersecurity
11 7 (7.37%) Disaster Recovery
11 7 (7.37%) Requirements Gathering
11 7 (7.37%) Security Operations
Programming Languages
1 22 (23.16%) PowerShell
2 14 (14.74%) SQL
3 2 (2.11%) C++
3 2 (2.11%) JavaScript
3 2 (2.11%) Python
3 2 (2.11%) Scala
3 2 (2.11%) VB.NET
4 1 (1.05%) Bash
4 1 (1.05%) C#
4 1 (1.05%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 31 (32.63%) Degree
2 20 (21.05%) MCSE
3 17 (17.89%) SC Cleared
3 17 (17.89%) Security Cleared
4 16 (16.84%) Azure Certification
5 12 (12.63%) MCSA
6 9 (9.47%) ITIL Certification
7 7 (7.37%) AWS Certification
7 7 (7.37%) Computer Science Degree
8 6 (6.32%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
8 6 (6.32%) Cisco Certification
9 5 (5.26%) CCNA
9 5 (5.26%) Master's Degree
9 5 (5.26%) MCITP
10 4 (4.21%) CCNP
10 4 (4.21%) MCTS
11 2 (2.11%) A+ Certification
11 2 (2.11%) Citrix Certification
11 2 (2.11%) MCP
11 2 (2.11%) MCSD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (5.26%) GDPR
1 5 (5.26%) HIPAA
1 5 (5.26%) PCI DSS
1 5 (5.26%) SOC 2
2 2 (2.11%) Cyber Essentials
2 2 (2.11%) ISO 9001
2 2 (2.11%) ISO/IEC 20000
2 2 (2.11%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 2 (2.11%) SLA
3 1 (1.05%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 1 (1.05%) Disclosure Scotland
3 1 (1.05%) NCSC
3 1 (1.05%) NIST
System Software
1 35 (36.84%) Active Directory
2 8 (8.42%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (5.26%) Hyper-V
4 4 (4.21%) Virtual Machines
5 3 (3.16%) Virtual Servers
6 2 (2.11%) vSphere
6 2 (2.11%) XenApp
6 2 (2.11%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 6 (6.32%) Microsoft Intune
1 6 (6.32%) SCCM
2 4 (4.21%) WSUS
3 2 (2.11%) Single Sign-On
4 1 (1.05%) Jamf Pro
4 1 (1.05%) Nagios
4 1 (1.05%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 86 (90.53%) Microsoft
2 12 (12.63%) VMware
3 8 (8.42%) Cisco
4 6 (6.32%) Google
4 6 (6.32%) ServiceNow
5 5 (5.26%) Avaya
5 5 (5.26%) Genesys
6 4 (4.21%) Databricks
7 3 (3.16%) CA
8 2 (2.11%) Citrix
8 2 (2.11%) Dell
8 2 (2.11%) HP
8 2 (2.11%) IronPort
9 1 (1.05%) Aruba
9 1 (1.05%) Checkmarx
9 1 (1.05%) Okta
9 1 (1.05%) Palo Alto
9 1 (1.05%) Qualys
9 1 (1.05%) SAP
9 1 (1.05%) SolarWinds