Microsoft 365 Contract Job Trends in the City of London

Microsoft 365 (M365, Office 365, O365)
Central London > City of London

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the City of London requiring Microsoft 365 skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 63 41 28
Rank change year-on-year -22 -13 +15
Contract jobs citing Microsoft 365 74 89 126
As % of all contract jobs in the City of London 3.20% 5.09% 5.83%
As % of the Cloud Services category 8.23% 11.73% 14.70%
Number of daily rates quoted 51 45 93
10th Percentile £181 £209 £185
25th Percentile £231 £263 £325
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £425 £500
Median % change year-on-year +5.88% -15.00% +66.39%
75th Percentile £555 £564 £600
90th Percentile £713 £650 £766
Central London median daily rate £450 £400 £450
% change year-on-year +12.50% -11.11% +38.46%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 4 5
10th Percentile - £24.02 -
25th Percentile £20.82 £24.43 £12.75
Median hourly rate £22.27 £24.66 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year -9.71% +9.60% -
75th Percentile £23.71 £65.81 £23.75
90th Percentile - £138.83 £25.70
Central London median hourly rate £22.27 £24.66 £22.50
% change year-on-year -9.71% +9.60% -10.00%

All Cloud Computing Skills
City of London

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 the City of London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 899 759 857
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London 38.92% 43.45% 39.62%
Number of daily rates quoted 623 480 600
10th Percentile £350 £365 £363
25th Percentile £450 £459 £429
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £540
Median % change year-on-year - +1.85% -8.86%
75th Percentile £650 £664 £663
90th Percentile £750 £750 £763
Central London median daily rate £550 £550 £525
% change year-on-year - +4.76% -8.70%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 8 6
10th Percentile £20.67 £24.39 £12.75
25th Percentile £25.81 £24.66 £14.88
Median hourly rate £40.64 £38.58 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year +5.35% +71.44% -72.99%
75th Percentile £57.83 £61.56 £26.19
90th Percentile £75.18 £126.25 £38.63
Central London median hourly rate £40.64 £34.65 £22.50
% change year-on-year +17.29% +54.00% -72.73%

Microsoft 365
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

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

Microsoft 365 job vacancy trend in the City of London

Microsoft 365
Daily Rate Trend in the City of London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Microsoft 365.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Microsoft 365

Microsoft 365
Daily Rate Histogram in the City of London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Microsoft 365 in the City of London over the 6 months to 17 May 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Microsoft 365 in the City of London

Microsoft 365
Hourly Rate Trend in the City of London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Microsoft 365.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Microsoft 365

Microsoft 365
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of 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 18 (24.32%) SharePoint
2 12 (16.22%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (2.70%) Confluence
Applications
1 6 (8.11%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (5.41%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (4.05%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (1.35%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (1.35%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 2 (2.70%) Exchequer
2 1 (1.35%) Veritas eDiscovery
Cloud Services
1 32 (43.24%) Azure
2 18 (24.32%) Entra ID
3 16 (21.62%) Power Platform
4 9 (12.16%) Power Automate
4 9 (12.16%) PowerApps
5 8 (10.81%) Microsoft Copilot
6 6 (8.11%) OneDrive
7 3 (4.05%) Azure AI
7 3 (4.05%) GitHub
7 3 (4.05%) Google Workspace
7 3 (4.05%) SaaS
8 2 (2.70%) Azure Data Factory
8 2 (2.70%) Azure DevOps
8 2 (2.70%) Azure Sentinel
8 2 (2.70%) Azure Stack
8 2 (2.70%) Dynamics 365
8 2 (2.70%) GCP
8 2 (2.70%) Microsoft Purview
8 2 (2.70%) Rubrik
8 2 (2.70%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 10 (13.51%) DNS
2 8 (10.81%) VPN
3 6 (8.11%) DHCP
4 4 (5.41%) Firewall
5 2 (2.70%) Intranet
5 2 (2.70%) TCP/IP
5 2 (2.70%) Unified Communications
6 1 (1.35%) IPv4
6 1 (1.35%) IPv6
6 1 (1.35%) NetScaler
6 1 (1.35%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (12.16%) Power BI
2 1 (1.35%) Metadata
2 1 (1.35%) QlikView
2 1 (1.35%) SQL Server
2 1 (1.35%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 3 (4.05%) JIRA
2 1 (1.35%) Fiddler
2 1 (1.35%) MSI
2 1 (1.35%) Visual Studio
General
1 33 (44.59%) Social Skills
2 18 (24.32%) Finance
3 11 (14.86%) Analytical Skills
4 7 (9.46%) Banking
5 3 (4.05%) Documentation Skills
5 3 (4.05%) Law
6 2 (2.70%) German Language
6 2 (2.70%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 2 (2.70%) International Banking
6 2 (2.70%) Military
6 2 (2.70%) Presentation Skills
6 2 (2.70%) Public Sector
7 1 (1.35%) Investment Banking
7 1 (1.35%) Legal
7 1 (1.35%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 12 (16.22%) Support Engineer
2 7 (9.46%) Analyst
2 7 (9.46%) IT Engineer
2 7 (9.46%) Senior
3 6 (8.11%) IT Support
3 6 (8.11%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
4 5 (6.76%) Consultant
4 5 (6.76%) IT Support Engineer
5 4 (5.41%) Architect
5 4 (5.41%) Desktop Support
5 4 (5.41%) Developer
5 4 (5.41%) Service Desk Engineer
6 3 (4.05%) 3rd Line Engineer
6 3 (4.05%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
6 3 (4.05%) Business Analyst
6 3 (4.05%) Citrix Engineer
6 3 (4.05%) Microsoft 365 Manager
6 3 (4.05%) Platform Engineer
6 3 (4.05%) Power Platform Engineer
6 3 (4.05%) Security Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (4.05%) Microsoft Graph
2 2 (2.70%) .NET
2 2 (2.70%) OAuth
2 2 (2.70%) REST
2 2 (2.70%) SAML
3 1 (1.35%) .NET Framework
Miscellaneous
1 8 (10.81%) Onboarding
2 5 (6.76%) Security Posture
3 3 (4.05%) Video Conferencing
4 2 (2.70%) AI Agents
4 2 (2.70%) Analytical Mindset
4 2 (2.70%) BYOD
4 2 (2.70%) Cloud Security Posture
4 2 (2.70%) Cyber Defence
4 2 (2.70%) Hybrid Cloud
4 2 (2.70%) PMI
5 1 (1.35%) Client/Server
5 1 (1.35%) CMDB
5 1 (1.35%) Legacy Systems
5 1 (1.35%) Life Science
5 1 (1.35%) Low-Code
5 1 (1.35%) Product Ownership
5 1 (1.35%) Self-Motivation
5 1 (1.35%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 26 (35.14%) Windows
2 9 (12.16%) Mac OS
3 8 (10.81%) Windows 10
4 4 (5.41%) Windows Server
5 3 (4.05%) Apple iOS
6 1 (1.35%) Mac OS X
6 1 (1.35%) Windows 7
6 1 (1.35%) Windows Server 2016
6 1 (1.35%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (14.86%) Problem-Solving
2 10 (13.51%) ITIL
2 10 (13.51%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 9 (12.16%) AI
3 9 (12.16%) Business Intelligence
3 9 (12.16%) Change Management
3 9 (12.16%) Customer Service
4 8 (10.81%) Stakeholder Management
4 8 (10.81%) Workflow
5 7 (9.46%) Analytics
5 7 (9.46%) Change Control
5 7 (9.46%) Cybersecurity
5 7 (9.46%) Roadmaps
6 6 (8.11%) Agile
6 6 (8.11%) Continuous Improvement
6 6 (8.11%) Migration
7 5 (6.76%) ITSM
7 5 (6.76%) Mentoring
7 5 (6.76%) Root Cause Analysis
7 5 (6.76%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 11 (14.86%) PowerShell
2 2 (2.70%) Data Analysis Expressions
2 2 (2.70%) Kusto Query Language
2 2 (2.70%) Python
3 1 (1.35%) C++
3 1 (1.35%) Google Apps Script
3 1 (1.35%) SQL
Qualifications
1 6 (8.11%) Security Cleared
2 5 (6.76%) Degree
3 4 (5.41%) Microsoft Certification
3 4 (5.41%) SC Cleared
4 2 (2.70%) BPSS Clearance
4 2 (2.70%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
4 2 (2.70%) Network+ Certification
4 2 (2.70%) PMI Certification
4 2 (2.70%) TOGAF Certification
5 1 (1.35%) CCA
5 1 (1.35%) Citrix Certification
5 1 (1.35%) MCSA
5 1 (1.35%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (9.46%) Cyber Essentials
2 6 (8.11%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 4 (5.41%) GDPR
4 2 (2.70%) Data Quality
4 2 (2.70%) NIST
5 1 (1.35%) Def Stans
5 1 (1.35%) HMG Security Policy Framework
5 1 (1.35%) NCSC
5 1 (1.35%) NIST 800
5 1 (1.35%) P3O
5 1 (1.35%) PMO
5 1 (1.35%) SLA
System Software
1 26 (35.14%) Active Directory
2 6 (8.11%) Virtual Desktop
3 2 (2.70%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (1.35%) Hyper-V
4 1 (1.35%) XenApp
4 1 (1.35%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 18 (24.32%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (4.05%) SCCM
3 2 (2.70%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 2 (2.70%) Jamf Pro
4 1 (1.35%) Autotask
4 1 (1.35%) SCVMM
4 1 (1.35%) Terraform
Vendors
1 63 (85.14%) Microsoft
2 7 (9.46%) Citrix
3 5 (6.76%) ServiceNow
4 4 (5.41%) Google
5 3 (4.05%) Bloomberg
6 2 (2.70%) Apple
6 2 (2.70%) Foundry
6 2 (2.70%) Freshdesk
7 1 (1.35%) Atlassian
7 1 (1.35%) Charles River
7 1 (1.35%) Cisco
7 1 (1.35%) iManage
7 1 (1.35%) Meraki
7 1 (1.35%) OpenAI
7 1 (1.35%) Salesforce
7 1 (1.35%) Verint
7 1 (1.35%) VMware