Microsoft 365 Contracts with Work from Home Options

Microsoft 365 (M365, Office 365, O365)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and a requirement for Microsoft 365 skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Microsoft 365 over the 6 months to 8 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
8 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 51 46 68
Rank change year-on-year -5 +22 -15
Contract jobs citing Microsoft 365 559 1,207 1,689
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 3.70% 4.80% 3.82%
As % of the Cloud Services category 10.28% 12.16% 9.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 414 901 1,267
10th Percentile £175 £200 £176
25th Percentile £283 £325 £306
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £475 £425
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% +11.76% -
75th Percentile £575 £605 £550
90th Percentile £688 £731 £638
UK median daily rate £350 £400 £375
% change year-on-year -12.50% +6.67% -6.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 20 36 74
10th Percentile £15.20 £12.65 £12.50
25th Percentile £15.50 £15.95 £15.01
Median hourly rate £16.32 £20.50 £21.50
Median % change year-on-year -20.41% -4.65% +36.51%
75th Percentile £17.55 £64.50 £24.75
90th Percentile £19.00 £67.38 £53.93
UK median hourly rate £16.47 £18.50 £17.50
% change year-on-year -11.00% +5.71% +11.11%

All Cloud Skills
Work from Home

Microsoft 365 is in the Cloud Services 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 cloud computing skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 5,438 9,928 18,314
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 36.02% 39.52% 41.42%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,910 7,301 13,707
10th Percentile £350 £370 £375
25th Percentile £425 £450 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £638
90th Percentile £738 £743 £725
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -4.55% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 89 126 169
10th Percentile £15.50 £16.25 £14.85
25th Percentile £17.00 £21.08 £19.25
Median hourly rate £26.00 £54.00 £32.50
Median % change year-on-year -51.85% +66.15% -17.72%
75th Percentile £50.25 £70.00 £62.50
90th Percentile £72.00 £75.00 £66.00
UK median hourly rate £21.00 £35.00 £22.00
% change year-on-year -40.00% +59.09% -2.22%

Microsoft 365
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing Microsoft 365 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Microsoft 365 trend for jobs with a WFH option

Microsoft 365
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 365.

Microsoft 365 daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

Microsoft 365
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Microsoft 365 over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

Microsoft 365 daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Microsoft 365
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 365.

Microsoft 365 hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

Microsoft 365
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
1 166 (29.70%) SharePoint
2 131 (23.43%) Microsoft Exchange
3 12 (2.15%) Exchange Server 2007
3 12 (2.15%) Exchange Server 2010
3 12 (2.15%) Skype for Business
4 11 (1.97%) Exchange Server 2003
5 10 (1.79%) Confluence
5 10 (1.79%) Exchange Server 2013
6 5 (0.89%) Drupal
6 5 (0.89%) IIS
6 5 (0.89%) SharePoint 2013
6 5 (0.89%) WordPress
7 4 (0.72%) Adobe Experience Manager
8 2 (0.36%) CMS
8 2 (0.36%) SharePoint Server
9 1 (0.18%) IBM Notes
9 1 (0.18%) Moodle
Applications
1 63 (11.27%) Microsoft Office
2 18 (3.22%) Microsoft Excel
3 11 (1.97%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (0.89%) Photoshop
4 5 (0.89%) Trello
5 4 (0.72%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 2 (0.36%) Acrobat
7 1 (0.18%) InVision
7 1 (0.18%) Sketch
7 1 (0.18%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 10 (1.79%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (0.72%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.18%) assyst
3 1 (0.18%) Carpe Diem
3 1 (0.18%) Dynamics GP
3 1 (0.18%) Elite 3E
3 1 (0.18%) SAP CO
3 1 (0.18%) SAP CX
3 1 (0.18%) SAP ERP
3 1 (0.18%) SAP FI
3 1 (0.18%) SAP FI/CO
3 1 (0.18%) SAP Hybris
3 1 (0.18%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 279 (49.91%) Azure
2 111 (19.86%) Entra ID
3 83 (14.85%) Power Platform
4 51 (9.12%) OneDrive
5 50 (8.94%) PowerApps
6 42 (7.51%) AWS
6 42 (7.51%) Dynamics 365
7 41 (7.33%) Power Automate
8 17 (3.04%) Azure DevOps
8 17 (3.04%) Azure Monitor
8 17 (3.04%) PaaS
8 17 (3.04%) SaaS
9 16 (2.86%) Azure Storage
10 15 (2.68%) GitHub
10 15 (2.68%) IaaS
11 14 (2.50%) Azure Sentinel
11 14 (2.50%) Slack
12 11 (1.97%) Mimecast
13 10 (1.79%) Amazon GuardDuty
14 9 (1.61%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 56 (10.02%) Firewall
2 44 (7.87%) DNS
3 32 (5.72%) DHCP
4 25 (4.47%) VPN
5 14 (2.50%) Intranet
6 12 (2.15%) Skype
7 9 (1.61%) LAN
8 8 (1.43%) WAN
9 7 (1.25%) NAS
9 7 (1.25%) SAN
9 7 (1.25%) VoIP
10 5 (0.89%) Network Security
11 4 (0.72%) HTTP
11 4 (0.72%) TCP/IP
12 3 (0.54%) Cisco IOS
12 3 (0.54%) SNMP
12 3 (0.54%) WebEx
12 3 (0.54%) Wireless
13 2 (0.36%) Cisco Nexus
13 2 (0.36%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 34 (6.08%) Power BI
2 29 (5.19%) SQL Server
3 13 (2.33%) Amazon RDS
4 10 (1.79%) Relational Database
5 5 (0.89%) PostgreSQL
6 4 (0.72%) Power Query
7 3 (0.54%) Metadata
8 2 (0.36%) Data Warehouse
8 2 (0.36%) EDRMS
8 2 (0.36%) NoSQL
9 1 (0.18%) MongoDB
9 1 (0.18%) PowerPivot
9 1 (0.18%) SQL Server Analysis Services
9 1 (0.18%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 1 (0.18%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 1 (0.18%) Tableau
9 1 (0.18%) Tableau Desktop
Development Applications
1 29 (5.19%) JIRA
2 5 (0.89%) Git
3 4 (0.72%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 3 (0.54%) GitLab
5 2 (0.36%) Bitbucket
5 2 (0.36%) Jenkins
5 2 (0.36%) Octopus Deploy
5 2 (0.36%) Sonatype Nexus
6 1 (0.18%) Balsamiq
6 1 (0.18%) MSI
6 1 (0.18%) Team Foundation Server
6 1 (0.18%) TestRail
General
1 163 (29.16%) Social Skills
2 89 (15.92%) Public Sector
3 68 (12.16%) Finance
4 41 (7.33%) Analytical Skills
5 23 (4.11%) Organisational Skills
6 15 (2.68%) Documentation Skills
7 13 (2.33%) Legal
8 12 (2.15%) Marketing
9 11 (1.97%) Banking
10 10 (1.79%) Manufacturing
11 9 (1.61%) German Language
11 9 (1.61%) Influencing Skills
11 9 (1.61%) Law
12 8 (1.43%) Presentation Skills
13 6 (1.07%) Electronics
13 6 (1.07%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 6 (1.07%) Telecoms
14 5 (0.89%) French Language
14 5 (0.89%) Spanish Language
15 4 (0.72%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 69 (12.34%) Architect
2 67 (11.99%) Analyst
3 42 (7.51%) Consultant
4 38 (6.80%) Developer
5 33 (5.90%) Senior
5 33 (5.90%) Service Analyst
5 33 (5.90%) Service Desk Analyst
6 31 (5.55%) IT Support
7 29 (5.19%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 28 (5.01%) Support Engineer
9 24 (4.29%) Project Manager
10 23 (4.11%) IT Engineer
11 22 (3.94%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
12 21 (3.76%) Support Specialist
13 20 (3.58%) Azure Specialist
14 19 (3.40%) Support Analyst
15 18 (3.22%) Power Platform Developer
16 17 (3.04%) Solutions Architect
16 17 (3.04%) Technical Architect
17 16 (2.86%) Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (2.86%) ARM Templates
2 9 (1.61%) .NET
3 8 (1.43%) REST
4 6 (1.07%) JSON
4 6 (1.07%) React
4 6 (1.07%) SPFx
4 6 (1.07%) XML
5 5 (0.89%) CSS
5 5 (0.89%) HTML5 Canvas
6 4 (0.72%) RESTful
6 4 (0.72%) SOAP
7 3 (0.54%) .NET Core
7 3 (0.54%) OAuth
7 3 (0.54%) OAuth2
8 2 (0.36%) ADSI
8 2 (0.36%) HTML
8 2 (0.36%) RabbitMQ
8 2 (0.36%) SAML
9 1 (0.18%) .NET Framework
9 1 (0.18%) Microsoft Enterprise Library
Miscellaneous
1 27 (4.83%) Self-Motivation
2 20 (3.58%) Data Centre
2 20 (3.58%) PKI
3 18 (3.22%) Data Structures
4 17 (3.04%) Cloud Native
4 17 (3.04%) Onboarding
4 17 (3.04%) Video Conferencing
5 15 (2.68%) Management Information System
6 14 (2.50%) Low-Code
6 14 (2.50%) NHS
7 8 (1.43%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
8 6 (1.07%) Driving Licence
8 6 (1.07%) Public Cloud
8 6 (1.07%) Smartphone
8 6 (1.07%) Video Editing
9 5 (0.89%) EPoS
9 5 (0.89%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 5 (0.89%) Security Posture
9 5 (0.89%) Taxonomies
10 4 (0.72%) Cyberattack
Operating Systems
1 232 (41.50%) Windows
2 100 (17.89%) Windows 10
3 83 (14.85%) Windows Server
4 33 (5.90%) Windows Server 2016
5 28 (5.01%) Windows Server 2012
6 24 (4.29%) Linux
7 22 (3.94%) Windows Server 2019
8 17 (3.04%) Apple iOS
9 13 (2.33%) Windows Server 2003
10 12 (2.15%) Android
11 11 (1.97%) Windows Server 2008
12 10 (1.79%) Mac OS
13 6 (1.07%) VMS
14 5 (0.89%) Windows 7
15 3 (0.54%) Mac OS X
16 2 (0.36%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 112 (20.04%) Migration
2 79 (14.13%) Agile
3 70 (12.52%) ITIL
4 64 (11.45%) Problem-Solving
5 58 (10.38%) DevOps
6 52 (9.30%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 50 (8.94%) Customer Service
8 41 (7.33%) Project Management
9 37 (6.62%) Business Intelligence
10 34 (6.08%) Change Management
10 34 (6.08%) Roadmaps
11 32 (5.72%) Cybersecurity
12 29 (5.19%) Service Management
13 28 (5.01%) Data Migration
14 27 (4.83%) Stakeholder Management
15 25 (4.47%) Identity Management
15 25 (4.47%) Project Delivery
16 24 (4.29%) Data Security
16 24 (4.29%) Multi-Factor Authentication
17 22 (3.94%) CI/CD
Programming Languages
1 97 (17.35%) PowerShell
2 30 (5.37%) C#
3 29 (5.19%) SQL
4 17 (3.04%) Python
4 17 (3.04%) VBScript
5 16 (2.86%) Bicep
5 16 (2.86%) VB
6 11 (1.97%) JavaScript
7 4 (0.72%) Bash
7 4 (0.72%) C
8 3 (0.54%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 2 (0.36%) Java
9 2 (0.36%) Kusto Query Language
10 1 (0.18%) PHP
10 1 (0.18%) Ruby
10 1 (0.18%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 102 (18.25%) Security Cleared
2 98 (17.53%) SC Cleared
3 61 (10.91%) Degree
4 35 (6.26%) Microsoft Certification
5 24 (4.29%) DV Cleared
6 19 (3.40%) Azure Certification
7 18 (3.22%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 10 (1.79%) AWS Certification
9 9 (1.61%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
10 8 (1.43%) CISSP
11 7 (1.25%) Computer Science Degree
12 6 (1.07%) CISM
12 6 (1.07%) ITIL Certification
13 5 (0.89%) BPSS Clearance
13 5 (0.89%) Cisco Certification
14 4 (0.72%) MCSE
14 4 (0.72%) TOGAF Certification
15 3 (0.54%) (ISC)2 CCSP
15 3 (0.54%) MCSA
16 2 (0.36%) CompTIA Security+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 29 (5.19%) SLA
2 8 (1.43%) NIST
3 7 (1.25%) Accessibility
3 7 (1.25%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 6 (1.07%) QA
5 5 (0.89%) Disclosure Scotland
5 5 (0.89%) PCI DSS
6 4 (0.72%) Cyber Essentials
7 3 (0.54%) GDPR
8 2 (0.36%) COBIT
8 2 (0.36%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 2 (0.36%) GRC
9 1 (0.18%) Data Quality
9 1 (0.18%) GLBA
9 1 (0.18%) ISAE 3402
9 1 (0.18%) ISO 22301
9 1 (0.18%) ISO/IEC 20000
9 1 (0.18%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 1 (0.18%) NCSC
9 1 (0.18%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 226 (40.43%) Active Directory
2 27 (4.83%) VMware Infrastructure
3 24 (4.29%) Virtual Desktop
4 22 (3.94%) Virtual Machines
5 21 (3.76%) Hyper-V
6 4 (0.72%) Virtual Servers
7 3 (0.54%) BitLocker
7 3 (0.54%) Terminal Services
7 3 (0.54%) VMware ESXi
8 2 (0.36%) Firmware
8 2 (0.36%) vSphere
9 1 (0.18%) Microsoft App-V
9 1 (0.18%) Terminal Server
9 1 (0.18%) XenApp
9 1 (0.18%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 89 (15.92%) Microsoft Intune
2 58 (10.38%) SCCM
3 20 (3.58%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 18 (3.22%) Kubernetes
4 18 (3.22%) WSUS
5 16 (2.86%) SCOM
6 14 (2.50%) Single Sign-On
7 8 (1.43%) Jamf Pro
7 8 (1.43%) Terraform
8 5 (0.89%) Ansible
9 4 (0.72%) AirWatch
9 4 (0.72%) Packer
10 3 (0.54%) QRadar
11 2 (0.36%) Kibana
11 2 (0.36%) logstash
11 2 (0.36%) Opsgenie
12 1 (0.18%) CASB
12 1 (0.18%) Nessus
12 1 (0.18%) SysTrack
12 1 (0.18%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 382 (68.34%) Microsoft
2 55 (9.84%) VMware
3 28 (5.01%) Citrix
4 27 (4.83%) ServiceNow
5 21 (3.76%) Veeam
6 18 (3.22%) Cisco
7 17 (3.04%) NetApp
8 16 (2.86%) Adobe
9 15 (2.68%) Apple
10 11 (1.97%) Oracle
10 11 (1.97%) SAP
11 10 (1.79%) CA
11 10 (1.79%) HP
11 10 (1.79%) Splunk
12 9 (1.61%) Google
13 8 (1.43%) Palo Alto
14 7 (1.25%) Dynatrace
14 7 (1.25%) Qualys
15 6 (1.07%) iManage
16 5 (0.89%) Zscaler