Microsoft 365 Engineer Contracts in England

Microsoft 365 Engineer (M365 Engineer)
UK > England

The median Microsoft 365 Engineer (M365 Engineer) daily rate in England is £375 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 462 524 614
Rank change year-on-year +62 +90 -145
Contract jobs requiring a Microsoft 365 Engineer 73 139 165
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.20% 0.27% 0.23%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.21% 0.29% 0.24%
Number of daily rates quoted 54 118 126
10th Percentile £161 £219 £170
25th Percentile £225 £287 £223
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £375 £400 £363
Median % change year-on-year -6.31% +10.41% -0.34%
75th Percentile £450 £508 £488
90th Percentile £532 £579 £538
UK median daily rate £375 £425 £375
% change year-on-year -11.76% +13.33% +3.45%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 2 3
10th Percentile - £28.65 -
25th Percentile - £28.88 -
Median hourly rate £50.00 £29.50 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year +69.49% +47.50% -19.87%
75th Percentile - £29.88 £30.00
90th Percentile - £29.95 £36.00
UK median hourly rate £50.00 £29.50 £20.00
% change year-on-year +69.49% +47.50% -19.87%

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 Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Microsoft 365 Engineer in England

Microsoft 365 Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

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

Daily rate trend for Microsoft 365 Engineer in England

Microsoft 365 Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram in England

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

Daily rate histogram for Microsoft 365 Engineer in England

Microsoft 365 Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

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

Hourly rate trend for Microsoft 365 Engineer in England

Microsoft 365 Engineer
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 Engineer 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 +78 26 £450 +2.86% 5
South East +19 14 £225 -36.62% 3
West Midlands +37 12 £363 -28.22%
Midlands +25 12 £363 -28.22%
South West +19 6 £425 +88.89% 8
East of England +12 6 £213 -55.26% 2
North of England +15 5 £375 -21.05% 4
North West +2 5 £375 -23.08% 2
Microsoft 365 Engineer
UK

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

For the 6 months to 27 April 2024, Microsoft 365 Engineer 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 Engineer in the job title.

1 72 (98.63%) Microsoft 365
2 53 (72.60%) Microsoft
3 43 (58.90%) Azure
4 34 (46.58%) Microsoft Exchange
5 33 (45.21%) Active Directory
6 31 (42.47%) Windows
7 25 (34.25%) SharePoint
8 22 (30.14%) PowerShell
9 21 (28.77%) Entra ID
9 21 (28.77%) Windows 10
10 19 (26.03%) Microsoft Intune
11 17 (23.29%) OneDrive
12 16 (21.92%) Finance
12 16 (21.92%) Security Cleared
13 15 (20.55%) SC Cleared
13 15 (20.55%) SCCM
13 15 (20.55%) Windows Server
14 13 (17.81%) Social Skills
15 12 (16.44%) Infrastructure Engineering
15 12 (16.44%) Firewall
15 12 (16.44%) Business Intelligence
16 9 (12.33%) Unified Communications
16 9 (12.33%) ITIL
16 9 (12.33%) Microsoft Office
16 9 (12.33%) Windows Server 2016
16 9 (12.33%) Windows Server 2019
17 8 (10.96%) Power Platform
17 8 (10.96%) Single Sign-On
17 8 (10.96%) Migration
17 8 (10.96%) SQL Server

Microsoft 365 Engineer 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 34 (46.58%) Microsoft Exchange
2 25 (34.25%) SharePoint
3 3 (4.11%) IBM Domino
3 3 (4.11%) IBM Notes
4 1 (1.37%) Confluence
4 1 (1.37%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 9 (12.33%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 72 (98.63%) Microsoft 365
2 43 (58.90%) Azure
3 21 (28.77%) Entra ID
4 17 (23.29%) OneDrive
5 8 (10.96%) Power Platform
6 7 (9.59%) Power Automate
6 7 (9.59%) PowerApps
7 4 (5.48%) ShareGate
8 3 (4.11%) AWS
8 3 (4.11%) IaaS
8 3 (4.11%) Yammer
9 2 (2.74%) Azure DevOps
9 2 (2.74%) Azure Sentinel
9 2 (2.74%) Google Workspace
9 2 (2.74%) Microsoft Purview
10 1 (1.37%) Azure Logic Apps
10 1 (1.37%) Azure Monitor
10 1 (1.37%) NuGet
10 1 (1.37%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 12 (16.44%) Firewall
2 9 (12.33%) Unified Communications
3 6 (8.22%) Network Security
4 5 (6.85%) DNS
5 4 (5.48%) TCP/IP
6 3 (4.11%) SMTP
6 3 (4.11%) VoIP
7 2 (2.74%) Cisco IOS
7 2 (2.74%) MPLS
8 1 (1.37%) Ethernet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (10.96%) SQL Server
2 6 (8.22%) Power BI
3 2 (2.74%) EDRMS
Development Applications
1 6 (8.22%) JIRA
General
1 16 (21.92%) Finance
2 13 (17.81%) Social Skills
3 7 (9.59%) Public Sector
4 5 (6.85%) Banking
5 3 (4.11%) Analytical Skills
5 3 (4.11%) Electronics
5 3 (4.11%) Financial Institution
5 3 (4.11%) Manufacturing
5 3 (4.11%) Marketing
5 3 (4.11%) Telecoms
6 2 (2.74%) Documentation Skills
6 2 (2.74%) German Language
6 2 (2.74%) Local Government
7 1 (1.37%) Fire and Rescue
7 1 (1.37%) Games
7 1 (1.37%) Legal
7 1 (1.37%) Police
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (2.74%) Microsoft Graph
1 2 (2.74%) SPFx
1 2 (2.74%) Web Services
2 1 (1.37%) JSON
2 1 (1.37%) React
2 1 (1.37%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 6 (8.22%) Digital Signage
1 6 (8.22%) PKI
2 5 (6.85%) Onboarding
3 3 (4.11%) Data Centre
3 3 (4.11%) Social Media
4 2 (2.74%) Management Information System
4 2 (2.74%) Security Posture
4 2 (2.74%) Video Editing
5 1 (1.37%) Data Protection Act
5 1 (1.37%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 31 (42.47%) Windows
2 21 (28.77%) Windows 10
3 15 (20.55%) Windows Server
4 9 (12.33%) Windows Server 2016
4 9 (12.33%) Windows Server 2019
5 8 (10.96%) Windows 7
6 3 (4.11%) Android
6 3 (4.11%) Windows Server 2008
7 1 (1.37%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (16.44%) Business Intelligence
1 12 (16.44%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 9 (12.33%) ITIL
3 8 (10.96%) Migration
4 7 (9.59%) Customer Service
4 7 (9.59%) Multi-Factor Authentication
5 6 (8.22%) Problem-Solving
5 6 (8.22%) Service Delivery
6 5 (6.85%) Data Loss Prevention
6 5 (6.85%) Mobile Device Management
6 5 (6.85%) Problem Management
6 5 (6.85%) Project Delivery
7 4 (5.48%) Change Control
7 4 (5.48%) DevOps
8 3 (4.11%) Capacity Management
8 3 (4.11%) Cybersecurity
8 3 (4.11%) Digital Marketing
8 3 (4.11%) Programme Management
8 3 (4.11%) SIEM
8 3 (4.11%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 22 (30.14%) PowerShell
2 3 (4.11%) SQL
3 1 (1.37%) Python
Qualifications
1 16 (21.92%) Security Cleared
2 15 (20.55%) SC Cleared
3 5 (6.85%) Microsoft Certification
4 2 (2.74%) CISM
4 2 (2.74%) CISSP
4 2 (2.74%) CompTIA Security+
4 2 (2.74%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (2.74%) SLA
System Software
1 33 (45.21%) Active Directory
2 2 (2.74%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (1.37%) Docker
3 1 (1.37%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 19 (26.03%) Microsoft Intune
2 15 (20.55%) SCCM
3 8 (10.96%) Single Sign-On
4 2 (2.74%) Kubernetes
4 2 (2.74%) QRadar
4 2 (2.74%) Terraform
5 1 (1.37%) Autotask
5 1 (1.37%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 53 (72.60%) Microsoft
2 6 (8.22%) Cisco
2 6 (8.22%) Oracle
3 4 (5.48%) Citrix
3 4 (5.48%) VMware
4 3 (4.11%) IBM
4 3 (4.11%) Lotus
4 3 (4.11%) Proofpoint
4 3 (4.11%) SAP
4 3 (4.11%) ServiceNow
5 2 (2.74%) Apple
5 2 (2.74%) Google
5 2 (2.74%) Polycom
6 1 (1.37%) Atlassian
6 1 (1.37%) Remedy
6 1 (1.37%) Salesforce
6 1 (1.37%) Splunk