Microsoft 365 Architect Contract Job Trends in Birmingham

Microsoft 365 Architect (M365 Architect)
West Midlands > Birmingham

The median Microsoft 365 Architect (M365 Architect) daily rate in Birmingham is £390, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 6 November 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 67 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Microsoft 365 Architect 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Birmingham 0.15% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.17% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £370 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £390 - -
75th Percentile £410 - -
90th Percentile - - -
West Midlands median daily rate £538 £520 -
% change year-on-year +3.37% - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Birmingham

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Birmingham. 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 Birmingham with a recognized job title 595 679 736
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.29% 94.97% 95.34%
Number of daily rates quoted 405 442 502
10th Percentile £230 £200 £228
25th Percentile £363 £350 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +5.26% -
75th Percentile £565 £605 £600
90th Percentile £650 £737 £688
West Midlands median daily rate £500 £500 £475
% change year-on-year - +5.26% -4.04%
Number of hourly rates quoted 35 12 22
10th Percentile - £15.75 £14.60
25th Percentile £12.62 £21.06 £15.75
Median hourly rate £20.50 £25.06 £28.02
Median % change year-on-year -18.20% -10.55% +47.47%
75th Percentile £26.51 £53.19 £67.50
90th Percentile £30.17 £57.05 -
West Midlands median hourly rate £25.15 £23.05 £22.20
% change year-on-year +9.11% +3.85% +25.25%

Microsoft 365 Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Microsoft 365 Architect' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.

Microsoft 365 Architect job vacancy trend in Birmingham

Microsoft 365 Architect
Daily Rate Trend in Birmingham

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Microsoft 365 Architect job vacancies in Birmingham.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Microsoft 365 Architect job vacancies in Birmingham

Microsoft 365 Architect Skill Set
Top 19 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham

For the 6 months to 6 November 2025, Microsoft 365 Architect contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Birmingham region featuring Microsoft 365 Architect in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Azure Storage
1 1 (100.00%) Data Security
1 1 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Project
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) OneDrive
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Remote Desktop
1 1 (100.00%) SaaS
1 1 (100.00%) ShareGate
1 1 (100.00%) SharePoint
1 1 (100.00%) Trello
1 1 (100.00%) Virtual Desktop

Microsoft 365 Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (100.00%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Project
1 1 (100.00%) Trello
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Azure Storage
1 1 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) OneDrive
1 1 (100.00%) SaaS
1 1 (100.00%) ShareGate
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Remote Desktop
Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Data Security
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) Virtual Desktop
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft