Microsoft 365 Manager Contract Job Trends in Central London

Microsoft 365 Manager (M365 Manager)
London > Central London

The median Microsoft 365 Manager (M365 Manager) daily rate in Central London is £630, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 30 January 2026.

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

6 months to
30 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 128 122 142
Rank change year-on-year -6 +20 +46
Contract jobs requiring a Microsoft 365 Manager 2 4 1
As % of all contract jobs in Central London 0.097% 0.19% 0.038%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.10% 0.20% 0.040%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 3 1
10th Percentile - £477 -
25th Percentile £608 £507 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £630 £563 £700
Median % change year-on-year +12.00% -19.64% +65.68%
75th Percentile £653 £590 -
90th Percentile - £603 -
London median daily rate £500 £531 £700
% change year-on-year -5.88% -24.11% +40.00%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Central London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Central London. 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 Central London with a recognized job title 1,939 1,985 2,487
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.13% 92.76% 94.78%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,329 1,248 1,787
10th Percentile £350 £361 £338
25th Percentile £436 £463 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £540 £575 £551
Median % change year-on-year -6.09% +4.45% -4.26%
75th Percentile £675 £675 £684
90th Percentile £775 £775 £800
London median daily rate £525 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -4.55% - -5.98%
Number of hourly rates quoted 25 19 34
10th Percentile £19.24 £17.28 £17.00
25th Percentile £25.47 £23.70 £21.25
Median hourly rate £26.11 £35.00 £26.91
Median % change year-on-year -25.40% +30.09% +6.55%
75th Percentile £41.94 - £37.63
90th Percentile £50.30 £55.80 £60.58
London median hourly rate £32.50 £35.00 £29.72
% change year-on-year -7.14% +17.77% -12.59%

Microsoft 365 Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

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

Microsoft 365 Manager job vacancy trend in Central London

Microsoft 365 Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Central London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Microsoft 365 Manager job vacancies in Central London.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Microsoft 365 Manager job vacancies in Central London

Microsoft 365 Manager
Contract Job Locations in Central London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft 365 Manager within the Central London region over the 6 months to 30 January 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
City of London -7 2 £630 +12.00% 1
Microsoft 365 Manager
London

Microsoft 365 Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Central London

For the 6 months to 30 January 2026, Microsoft 365 Manager 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 Central London region featuring Microsoft 365 Manager in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Backlog Management
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 2 (100.00%) Roadmaps
2 1 (50.00%) Active Directory
2 1 (50.00%) Agile
2 1 (50.00%) AWS
2 1 (50.00%) Azure
2 1 (50.00%) BPSS Clearance
2 1 (50.00%) Business Case
2 1 (50.00%) Cloud Security
2 1 (50.00%) Entra ID
2 1 (50.00%) Exchequer
2 1 (50.00%) Firewall
2 1 (50.00%) Identity Management
2 1 (50.00%) ITIL
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (50.00%) Mimecast
2 1 (50.00%) OneDrive
2 1 (50.00%) Product Backlog
2 1 (50.00%) Product Roadmap
2 1 (50.00%) Product Strategy
2 1 (50.00%) SCCM
2 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (50.00%) SharePoint
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (50.00%) Strategic Roadmap
2 1 (50.00%) Technology Roadmap
2 1 (50.00%) Threat Management

Microsoft 365 Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Central London 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 (50.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (50.00%) SharePoint
Business Applications
1 1 (50.00%) Exchequer
Cloud Services
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (50.00%) AWS
2 1 (50.00%) Azure
2 1 (50.00%) Entra ID
2 1 (50.00%) Mimecast
2 1 (50.00%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 1 (50.00%) Firewall
General
1 2 (100.00%) Finance
2 1 (50.00%) Military
2 1 (50.00%) Public Sector
2 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Data Centre
Operating Systems
1 1 (50.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Backlog Management
1 2 (100.00%) Roadmaps
2 1 (50.00%) Agile
2 1 (50.00%) Business Case
2 1 (50.00%) Cloud Security
2 1 (50.00%) Identity Management
2 1 (50.00%) ITIL
2 1 (50.00%) Product Backlog
2 1 (50.00%) Product Roadmap
2 1 (50.00%) Product Strategy
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (50.00%) Strategic Roadmap
2 1 (50.00%) Technology Roadmap
2 1 (50.00%) Threat Management
2 1 (50.00%) User Stories
2 1 (50.00%) Vulnerability Remediation
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 1 (50.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Intune
1 1 (50.00%) SCCM
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft