Microsoft 365 Engineer Contract Job Trends in Buckinghamshire

Microsoft 365 Engineer (M365 Engineer)
South East > Buckinghamshire

The median Microsoft 365 Engineer (M365 Engineer) daily rate in Buckinghamshire is £517, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 13 September 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 39 41 70
Rank change year-on-year +2 +29 +35
Contract jobs requiring a Microsoft 365 Engineer 1 7 2
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Buckinghamshire 0.31% 1.93% 0.26%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.34% 2.06% 0.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 5 2
10th Percentile - £300 £270
25th Percentile - £413 £277
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £517 £467 £295
Median % change year-on-year +10.83% +58.14% -4.84%
75th Percentile - £510 £319
90th Percentile - - £330
South East median daily rate £275 £467 £450
% change year-on-year -41.05% +3.67% +54.51%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Buckinghamshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Buckinghamshire. 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 Buckinghamshire with a recognized job title 291 339 726
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.94% 93.65% 94.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 171 230 564
10th Percentile £209 £237 £246
25th Percentile £353 £363 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £438 £450 £500
Median % change year-on-year -2.78% -10.00% -
75th Percentile £538 £538 £600
90th Percentile £640 £625 £700
South East median daily rate £500 £513 £500
% change year-on-year -2.44% +2.50% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 37 12 14
10th Percentile - £14.89 £13.16
25th Percentile £14.20 £16.04 £13.57
Median hourly rate £15.25 £19.35 £16.95
Median % change year-on-year -21.19% +14.16% +14.92%
75th Percentile £18.00 £31.50 £21.75
90th Percentile £62.50 £36.67 £22.63
South East median hourly rate £25.15 £57.35 £50.00
% change year-on-year -56.15% +14.70% +111.01%

Microsoft 365 Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Buckinghamshire

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

Job vacancy trend for Microsoft 365 Engineer in Buckinghamshire

Microsoft 365 Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Buckinghamshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Microsoft 365 Engineer job vacancies in Buckinghamshire.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Microsoft 365 Engineer job vacancies in Buckinghamshire

Microsoft 365 Engineer
Contract Job Locations in Buckinghamshire

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 Buckinghamshire region over the 6 months to 13 September 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
Milton Keynes +1 1 £517 +10.59% 2
Microsoft 365 Engineer
South East

Microsoft 365 Engineer Skill Set
Top 10 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Buckinghamshire

For the 6 months to 13 September 2025, 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 Buckinghamshire region featuring Microsoft 365 Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) SharePoint
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) OneDrive
1 1 (100.00%) Entra ID

Microsoft 365 Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Buckinghamshire 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 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (100.00%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) OneDrive
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft