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 3 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 64 36 30
Rank change year-on-year -28 -6 +12
Contract jobs citing Microsoft 365 78 96 131
As % of all contract jobs in the City of London 3.39% 5.47% 5.98%
As % of the Cloud Services category 8.60% 12.60% 15.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 56 47 99
10th Percentile £181 £211 £179
25th Percentile £295 £263 £312
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £425 £475
Median % change year-on-year +5.88% -10.53% +35.71%
75th Percentile £573 £566 £597
90th Percentile £719 £650 £695
Central London median daily rate £450 £413 £450
% change year-on-year +9.09% -8.33% +22.87%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 3 5
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £20.82 - £12.75
Median hourly rate £22.27 £24.66 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year -9.71% +9.60% -
75th Percentile £23.71 £106.08 £23.75
90th Percentile - £154.93 £25.70
Central London median hourly rate £23.87 £24.66 £20.72
% change year-on-year -3.21% +19.04% -11.85%

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 907 762 858
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London 39.38% 43.39% 39.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 630 490 612
10th Percentile £350 £375 £363
25th Percentile £450 £460 £447
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.27% - -7.17%
75th Percentile £650 £669 £671
90th Percentile £750 £750 £763
Central London median daily rate £550 £550 £538
% change year-on-year - +2.33% -6.52%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 7 6
10th Percentile £20.67 £24.66 £12.75
25th Percentile £25.81 £29.64 £14.88
Median hourly rate £40.64 £42.50 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year -4.38% +88.89% -73.24%
75th Percentile £57.83 £74.38 £26.19
90th Percentile £75.18 £135.00 £38.63
Central London median hourly rate £39.00 £34.83 £22.50
% change year-on-year +11.99% +54.78% -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 3 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 19 (24.36%) SharePoint
2 13 (16.67%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (2.56%) Confluence
Applications
1 6 (7.69%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (3.85%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (2.56%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (1.28%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (1.28%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 2 (2.56%) Exchequer
2 1 (1.28%) Veritas eDiscovery
Cloud Services
1 36 (46.15%) Azure
2 16 (20.51%) Entra ID
2 16 (20.51%) Power Platform
3 10 (12.82%) Power Automate
4 9 (11.54%) PowerApps
5 8 (10.26%) Microsoft Copilot
6 6 (7.69%) OneDrive
7 3 (3.85%) AWS
7 3 (3.85%) Azure AI
7 3 (3.85%) GitHub
7 3 (3.85%) Google Workspace
8 2 (2.56%) Azure Data Factory
8 2 (2.56%) Azure DevOps
8 2 (2.56%) Azure Monitor
8 2 (2.56%) Azure Sentinel
8 2 (2.56%) Azure Stack
8 2 (2.56%) Microsoft Purview
8 2 (2.56%) Rubrik
8 2 (2.56%) SaaS
8 2 (2.56%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 9 (11.54%) DNS
2 7 (8.97%) VPN
3 6 (7.69%) Firewall
4 5 (6.41%) DHCP
5 2 (2.56%) Intranet
5 2 (2.56%) Unified Communications
6 1 (1.28%) Extranet
6 1 (1.28%) IPv4
6 1 (1.28%) IPv6
6 1 (1.28%) LAN
6 1 (1.28%) NetScaler
6 1 (1.28%) WAN
6 1 (1.28%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (11.54%) Power BI
2 2 (2.56%) Metadata
3 1 (1.28%) QlikView
3 1 (1.28%) SQL Server
3 1 (1.28%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 1 (1.28%) JIRA
General
1 37 (47.44%) Social Skills
2 17 (21.79%) Finance
3 11 (14.10%) Analytical Skills
4 7 (8.97%) Banking
5 3 (3.85%) Documentation Skills
5 3 (3.85%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 3 (3.85%) Law
6 2 (2.56%) German Language
6 2 (2.56%) International Banking
6 2 (2.56%) Military
6 2 (2.56%) Presentation Skills
6 2 (2.56%) Public Sector
7 1 (1.28%) Investment Banking
7 1 (1.28%) Legal
7 1 (1.28%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 14 (17.95%) Support Engineer
2 9 (11.54%) IT Engineer
3 8 (10.26%) IT Support
4 7 (8.97%) IT Support Engineer
4 7 (8.97%) Senior
5 6 (7.69%) Architect
5 6 (7.69%) Developer
5 6 (7.69%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
6 5 (6.41%) Analyst
6 5 (6.41%) Consultant
7 4 (5.13%) Service Desk Engineer
8 3 (3.85%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
8 3 (3.85%) Business Analyst
8 3 (3.85%) Citrix Engineer
8 3 (3.85%) Microsoft 365 Manager
8 3 (3.85%) Platform Engineer
8 3 (3.85%) Power Platform Engineer
8 3 (3.85%) Project Manager
8 3 (3.85%) Security Manager
8 3 (3.85%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (5.13%) Microsoft Graph
2 3 (3.85%) OAuth
2 3 (3.85%) REST
2 3 (3.85%) SAML
3 2 (2.56%) .NET
4 1 (1.28%) .NET Framework
4 1 (1.28%) OpenID
4 1 (1.28%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 8 (10.26%) Onboarding
2 5 (6.41%) Security Posture
3 2 (2.56%) AI Agents
3 2 (2.56%) Analytical Mindset
3 2 (2.56%) BYOD
3 2 (2.56%) Cloud Security Posture
3 2 (2.56%) Cyber Defence
3 2 (2.56%) Hybrid Cloud
3 2 (2.56%) PMI
4 1 (1.28%) Client/Server
4 1 (1.28%) CMDB
4 1 (1.28%) Legacy Systems
4 1 (1.28%) Life Science
4 1 (1.28%) Low-Code
4 1 (1.28%) Product Ownership
4 1 (1.28%) Security Operations Centre
4 1 (1.28%) Self-Motivation
4 1 (1.28%) Video Conferencing
4 1 (1.28%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 25 (32.05%) Windows
2 10 (12.82%) Windows 10
3 7 (8.97%) Mac OS
4 4 (5.13%) Windows Server
5 3 (3.85%) Apple iOS
6 1 (1.28%) Linux
6 1 (1.28%) Mac OS X
6 1 (1.28%) Windows 7
6 1 (1.28%) Windows Server 2016
6 1 (1.28%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (14.10%) ITIL
1 11 (14.10%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 11 (14.10%) Stakeholder Management
2 10 (12.82%) Customer Service
3 9 (11.54%) AI
3 9 (11.54%) Business Intelligence
3 9 (11.54%) Change Management
3 9 (11.54%) Problem-Solving
4 8 (10.26%) Analytics
4 8 (10.26%) Roadmaps
4 8 (10.26%) Workflow
5 7 (8.97%) Cybersecurity
5 7 (8.97%) Migration
6 6 (7.69%) Agile
6 6 (7.69%) Continuous Improvement
6 6 (7.69%) ITSM
6 6 (7.69%) Service Delivery
6 6 (7.69%) User Experience
7 5 (6.41%) Change Control
7 5 (6.41%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 13 (16.67%) PowerShell
2 3 (3.85%) Kusto Query Language
3 2 (2.56%) Data Analysis Expressions
3 2 (2.56%) Python
4 1 (1.28%) C#
4 1 (1.28%) Google Apps Script
4 1 (1.28%) SQL
Qualifications
1 9 (11.54%) Security Cleared
2 7 (8.97%) SC Cleared
3 5 (6.41%) Degree
4 4 (5.13%) Microsoft Certification
5 2 (2.56%) BPSS Clearance
5 2 (2.56%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
5 2 (2.56%) Network+ Certification
5 2 (2.56%) PMI Certification
5 2 (2.56%) TOGAF Certification
6 1 (1.28%) Azure Certification
6 1 (1.28%) CCA
6 1 (1.28%) Citrix Certification
6 1 (1.28%) DBS Check
6 1 (1.28%) MCSA
6 1 (1.28%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (10.26%) Cyber Essentials
2 7 (8.97%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 5 (6.41%) GDPR
4 2 (2.56%) Data Quality
4 2 (2.56%) NIST
5 1 (1.28%) Def Stans
5 1 (1.28%) HMG Security Policy Framework
5 1 (1.28%) NCSC
5 1 (1.28%) NIST 800
5 1 (1.28%) P3O
5 1 (1.28%) PMO
5 1 (1.28%) SLA
System Software
1 28 (35.90%) Active Directory
2 4 (5.13%) Virtual Desktop
3 2 (2.56%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (1.28%) Hyper-V
4 1 (1.28%) XenApp
4 1 (1.28%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 18 (23.08%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (3.85%) SCCM
3 2 (2.56%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 2 (2.56%) Jamf Pro
3 2 (2.56%) Terraform
4 1 (1.28%) Ansible
4 1 (1.28%) Autotask
4 1 (1.28%) SCVMM
Vendors
1 67 (85.90%) Microsoft
2 6 (7.69%) ServiceNow
3 5 (6.41%) Citrix
4 4 (5.13%) Google
5 2 (2.56%) Apple
5 2 (2.56%) Foundry
5 2 (2.56%) Freshdesk
6 1 (1.28%) Atlassian
6 1 (1.28%) Bloomberg
6 1 (1.28%) Charles River
6 1 (1.28%) Cisco
6 1 (1.28%) CrowdStrike
6 1 (1.28%) Datto
6 1 (1.28%) iManage
6 1 (1.28%) Meraki
6 1 (1.28%) OpenAI
6 1 (1.28%) Salesforce
6 1 (1.28%) Veeam
6 1 (1.28%) Verint