Microsoft 365 Contract Job Trends in Cambridgeshire

Microsoft 365 (M365, Office 365, O365)
East of England > Cambridgeshire

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire requiring Microsoft 365 skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 27 33 31
Rank change year-on-year +6 -2 -10
Contract jobs citing Microsoft 365 12 13 14
As % of all contract jobs in Cambridgeshire 3.16% 3.53% 3.41%
As % of the Cloud Services category 13.79% 10.83% 15.05%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 2 4
10th Percentile £174 £220 £279
25th Percentile £185 £273 £361
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £190 £388 £481
Median % change year-on-year -50.97% -19.48% +167.36%
75th Percentile £195 £513 £565
90th Percentile £260 £573 £592
East of England median daily rate £200 £228 £350
% change year-on-year -12.09% -35.00% +75.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 8 7
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £14.99 £14.16
Median hourly rate - £16.00 £16.30
Median % change year-on-year - -1.84% +4.15%
75th Percentile - £16.30 £18.84
90th Percentile - - £21.37
East of England median hourly rate £17.00 £16.30 £18.84
% change year-on-year +4.29% -13.46% +19.02%

All Cloud Computing Skills
Cambridgeshire

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 Cambridgeshire.

6 months to
16 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Contract vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 87 120 93
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire 22.89% 32.61% 22.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 37 66 49
10th Percentile £185 £306 £298
25th Percentile £325 £402 £340
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £503 £420
Median % change year-on-year +1.49% +19.64% -4.27%
75th Percentile £625 £620 £588
90th Percentile £702 £700 £611
East of England median daily rate £488 £500 £420
% change year-on-year -2.50% +19.05% -6.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 13 7
10th Percentile - £14.99 -
25th Percentile £60.00 £16.00 £14.16
Median hourly rate £65.00 £16.30 £16.30
Median % change year-on-year +298.77% - -13.57%
75th Percentile £70.00 £43.75 £18.84
90th Percentile - - £21.37
East of England median hourly rate £17.50 £25.00 £18.15
% change year-on-year -30.00% +37.74% -9.25%

Microsoft 365 Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridgeshire

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

Microsoft 365 job vacancy trend in Cambridgeshire

Microsoft 365 Daily Rate Trend in Cambridgeshire

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

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

Microsoft 365 Daily Rate Histogram in Cambridgeshire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Microsoft 365 in Cambridgeshire over the 6 months to 16 October 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Microsoft 365 in Cambridgeshire

Microsoft 365 Hourly Rate Trend in Cambridgeshire

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

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

Microsoft 365 Contract Job Locations in Cambridgeshire

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 Cambridgeshire region over the 6 months to 16 October 2026. 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
Cambridge +12 6 £190 -50.97% 11
Peterborough -2 3 £175 - 10
Microsoft 365
East of England

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

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

Cloud Services

RankSkillShareJob Ads
1Azure33.3%4
1Entra ID33.3%4
3Power Platform16.7%2
4Google Workspace8.3%1
4OneDrive8.3%1
4SaaS8.3%1