Microsoft 365 (M365, Office 365, O365)
South East > Berkshire
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Berkshire requiring Microsoft 365 skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Microsoft 365 over the 6 months leading up to 24 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 24 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 43 | 46 | 46 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +3 | 0 | -17 |
| Contract jobs citing Microsoft 365 | 50 | 76 | 83 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Berkshire | 4.39% | 3.87% | 4.57% |
| As % of the Cloud Services category | 11.85% | 14.39% | 15.63% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26 | 30 | 67 |
| 10th Percentile | £158 | £274 | £184 |
| 25th Percentile | £206 | £486 | £410 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £404 | £605 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -33.31% | +0.83% | +60.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £500 | £608 | £688 |
| 90th Percentile | £573 | - | £721 |
| South East median daily rate | £250 | £340 | £320 |
| % change year-on-year | -26.47% | +6.25% | +9.40% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £56.56 | £38.25 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £56.62 | £55.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £24.66 | £59.45 | £71.10 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -58.52% | -16.38% | +238.55% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £60.72 | £79.19 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £60.92 | - |
| South East median hourly rate | £28.00 | £20.10 | £23.95 |
| % change year-on-year | +39.34% | -16.10% | +26.05% |
All Cloud Skills
Berkshire
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 Berkshire.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills | 422 | 528 | 531 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Berkshire | 37.05% | 26.87% | 29.22% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 260 | 346 | 381 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £334 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £419 | £457 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £509 | £525 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.10% | -4.55% | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £614 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £675 | £719 |
| South East median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £540 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -7.41% | +8.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 14 | 27 | 13 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.75 | £20.49 | £17.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £26.06 | £41.25 | £18.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £32.18 | £58.30 | £23.30 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -44.80% | +150.21% | +7.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £50.25 | £61.55 | £75.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £76.68 | £61.76 | £79.19 |
| South East median hourly rate | £18.82 | £30.00 | £27.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -37.27% | +9.09% | +37.50% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire
Job postings citing Microsoft 365 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Berkshire.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Berkshire
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Microsoft 365 in Berkshire.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Berkshire
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Microsoft 365 in Berkshire over the 6 months to 24 June 2025.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Berkshire
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Microsoft 365 in Berkshire.
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Contract Job Locations in Berkshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft 365 within the Berkshire region over the 6 months to 24 June 2025. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wokingham | +5 | 15 | £509 | -0.25% | 4 |
| Reading | +3 | 15 | £313 | -48.35% | 32 |
| Slough | - | 4 | £213 | - | 10 |
| Bracknell | +8 | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| Windsor | -20 | 2 | £475 | - | 1 |
| Maidenhead | +8 | 1 | £200 | -74.19% | 5 |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Berkshire 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: