Microsoft 365 Architect Contracts in England

Microsoft 365 Architect (M365 Architect)
UK > England

The median Microsoft 365 Architect (M365 Architect) daily rate in England is £625 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 498 612 687
Rank change year-on-year +114 +75 -101
Contract jobs requiring a Microsoft 365 Architect 37 51 92
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.10% 0.10% 0.13%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.11% 0.11% 0.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 34 41 53
10th Percentile £504 £500 £490
25th Percentile £533 £650 £519
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 £700 £600
Median % change year-on-year -10.71% +16.67% +14.29%
75th Percentile £740 £743 £700
90th Percentile £891 £810 £750
UK median daily rate £625 £700 £600
% change year-on-year -10.71% +16.67% +14.29%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 2 0
Median hourly rate - £55.00 -
UK median hourly rate - £55.00 -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in England. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in England with a recognized job title 34,271 47,824 67,952
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.72% 94.61% 95.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 22,751 33,955 48,268
10th Percentile £275 £312 £313
25th Percentile £412 £425 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +10.53%
75th Percentile £640 £663 £638
90th Percentile £750 £763 £738
UK median daily rate £525 £540 £525
% change year-on-year -2.78% +2.86% +10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,410 1,422 1,902
10th Percentile £12.92 £14.30 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.30 £20.00 £15.25
Median hourly rate £35.65 £45.00 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year -20.78% +100.00% +0.22%
75th Percentile £60.00 £65.71 £48.70
90th Percentile £72.54 £77.00 £62.24
UK median hourly rate £35.83 £45.00 £23.00
% change year-on-year -20.38% +95.65% -

Microsoft 365 Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings that featured Microsoft 365 Architect in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Microsoft 365 Architect in England

Microsoft 365 Architect
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Microsoft 365 Architect in England.

Daily rate trend for Microsoft 365 Architect in England

Microsoft 365 Architect
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Microsoft 365 Architect in England over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Microsoft 365 Architect in England

Microsoft 365 Architect
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Microsoft 365 Architect in England.

Hourly rate trend for Microsoft 365 Architect in England

Microsoft 365 Architect
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft 365 Architect within the England region over the 6 months to 27 April 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
London +88 24 £625 -15.54% 7
Midlands - 4 £700 -
West Midlands - 4 £700 -
North of England +32 2 £650 -
North West +15 2 £650 -
South West - 2 £493 -
East of England - 1 £625 -
Microsoft 365 Architect
UK

Microsoft 365 Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 27 April 2024, Microsoft 365 Architect contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the England region featuring Microsoft 365 Architect in the job title.

1 35 (94.59%) Microsoft 365
2 30 (81.08%) Microsoft
3 25 (67.57%) Azure
4 15 (40.54%) Migration
4 15 (40.54%) SharePoint
5 14 (37.84%) Data Loss Prevention
6 12 (32.43%) Entra ID
6 12 (32.43%) Social Skills
7 11 (29.73%) Microsoft Intune
8 10 (27.03%) Microsoft Exchange
8 10 (27.03%) Change Management
9 9 (24.32%) PowerShell
10 8 (21.62%) OneDrive
10 8 (21.62%) Finance
10 8 (21.62%) Risk Assessment
11 7 (18.92%) Microsoft Certification
11 7 (18.92%) Public Sector
11 7 (18.92%) Dynamics 365
11 7 (18.92%) Power Platform
11 7 (18.92%) Roadmaps
12 6 (16.22%) Cybersecurity
12 6 (16.22%) Active Directory
12 6 (16.22%) Agile
12 6 (16.22%) SC Cleared
12 6 (16.22%) Security Cleared
12 6 (16.22%) Degree
13 5 (13.51%) Computer Science
13 5 (13.51%) Banking
13 5 (13.51%) Legal
13 5 (13.51%) ITIL Certification

Microsoft 365 Architect Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 15 (40.54%) SharePoint
2 10 (27.03%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 4 (10.81%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 35 (94.59%) Microsoft 365
2 25 (67.57%) Azure
3 12 (32.43%) Entra ID
4 8 (21.62%) OneDrive
5 7 (18.92%) Dynamics 365
5 7 (18.92%) Power Platform
6 5 (13.51%) Microsoft Purview
7 2 (5.41%) Power Automate
7 2 (5.41%) PowerApps
8 1 (2.70%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 4 (10.81%) MPLS
1 4 (10.81%) PBX
1 4 (10.81%) PSTN
1 4 (10.81%) SNMP
1 4 (10.81%) VoIP
1 4 (10.81%) Wireshark
2 3 (8.11%) Network Security
3 2 (5.41%) DNS
3 2 (5.41%) Firewall
3 2 (5.41%) SSL
3 2 (5.41%) TCP/IP
4 1 (2.70%) LAN
4 1 (2.70%) Skype
4 1 (2.70%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (13.51%) Relational Database
2 2 (5.41%) Power BI
General
1 12 (32.43%) Social Skills
2 8 (21.62%) Finance
3 7 (18.92%) Public Sector
4 5 (13.51%) Banking
4 5 (13.51%) Documentation Skills
4 5 (13.51%) Legal
5 2 (5.41%) Inclusion and Diversity
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (5.41%) OAuth
1 2 (5.41%) OpenID
1 2 (5.41%) SAML
1 2 (5.41%) SPML
Miscellaneous
1 5 (13.51%) Low-Code
2 2 (5.41%) Management Information System
2 2 (5.41%) PKI
2 2 (5.41%) Security Posture
3 1 (2.70%) Legacy Systems
3 1 (2.70%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 2 (5.41%) Windows
1 2 (5.41%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (40.54%) Migration
2 14 (37.84%) Data Loss Prevention
3 10 (27.03%) Change Management
4 8 (21.62%) Risk Assessment
5 7 (18.92%) Roadmaps
6 6 (16.22%) Agile
6 6 (16.22%) Cybersecurity
7 5 (13.51%) Computer Science
7 5 (13.51%) Data Modelling
7 5 (13.51%) E-Discovery
7 5 (13.51%) Identity Access Management
7 5 (13.51%) ITIL
7 5 (13.51%) PRINCE2
7 5 (13.51%) Project Management
7 5 (13.51%) Technical Leadership
8 4 (10.81%) Integration Testing
8 4 (10.81%) Load Balancing
8 4 (10.81%) Multi-Factor Authentication
8 4 (10.81%) Performance Monitoring
8 4 (10.81%) Strategic Roadmap
Programming Languages
1 9 (24.32%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 7 (18.92%) Microsoft Certification
2 6 (16.22%) Degree
2 6 (16.22%) SC Cleared
2 6 (16.22%) Security Cleared
3 5 (13.51%) Computer Science Degree
3 5 (13.51%) ITIL Certification
4 3 (8.11%) CISSP
5 2 (5.41%) CISA
5 2 (5.41%) CISM
6 1 (2.70%) (ISC)2 CCSP
6 1 (2.70%) CCSP
6 1 (2.70%) Cisco Certification
6 1 (2.70%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (5.41%) Cyber Essentials
1 2 (5.41%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
System Software
1 6 (16.22%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 11 (29.73%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (13.51%) PingFederate
Vendors
1 30 (81.08%) Microsoft
2 2 (5.41%) CA