Microsoft 365 Contract Job Trends in Belfast

Microsoft 365 (M365, Office 365, O365)
County Antrim > Belfast

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Belfast requiring Microsoft 365 skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 31 22 13
Rank change year-on-year -9 -9 +20
Contract jobs citing Microsoft 365 3 7 14
As % of all contract jobs in Belfast 1.40% 4.22% 10.29%
As % of the Cloud Services category 7.69% 17.07% 53.85%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 2 6
10th Percentile - £205 £206
25th Percentile - £213 £217
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £250 £225 £263
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -14.29% -56.25%
75th Percentile - £238 £336
90th Percentile - £245 £369
County Antrim median daily rate £250 £225 £263
% change year-on-year +11.11% -14.29% -56.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £21.50 - -
Median hourly rate £23.00 - -
75th Percentile £24.50 - -
90th Percentile - - -
County Antrim median hourly rate £23.00 - -

All Cloud Skills
Belfast

Microsoft 365 falls under the Cloud Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring cloud computing skills in Belfast.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 39 41 26
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Belfast 18.22% 24.70% 19.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 14 16 17
10th Percentile £328 £313 £180
25th Percentile £372 £463 £213
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £568 £350
Median % change year-on-year -29.52% +62.14% -30.00%
75th Percentile £591 £631 £500
90th Percentile £638 £675 £535
County Antrim median daily rate £400 £568 £350
% change year-on-year -29.52% +62.14% -30.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £21.50 - -
Median hourly rate £23.00 - £16.00
75th Percentile £24.50 - -
90th Percentile - - -
County Antrim median hourly rate £23.00 - £16.75

Microsoft 365
Job Vacancy Trend in Belfast

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Microsoft 365 relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Belfast.

Microsoft 365 job vacancy trend in Belfast

Microsoft 365
Daily Rate Trend in Belfast

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Belfast citing Microsoft 365.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Belfast citing Microsoft 365

Microsoft 365
Hourly Rate Trend in Belfast

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Belfast citing Microsoft 365.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Belfast citing Microsoft 365

Microsoft 365
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Belfast by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 3 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (66.67%) Manufacturing
2 2 (66.67%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) Analyst
1 2 (66.67%) IT Analyst
2 1 (33.33%) Desktop Engineer
2 1 (33.33%) Desktop Rollout Engineer
2 1 (33.33%) Desktop Support
2 1 (33.33%) Desktop Support Engineer
2 1 (33.33%) Rollout Engineer
2 1 (33.33%) Support Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 3 (100.00%) Windows
2 1 (33.33%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Change Management
1 2 (66.67%) Infrastructure Management
1 2 (66.67%) ITIL
1 2 (66.67%) ITSM
1 2 (66.67%) Project Management
1 2 (66.67%) Server Management
2 1 (33.33%) Customer Service
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (66.67%) Sarbanes-Oxley
Vendors
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft