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 6 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 46 32 30
Rank change year-on-year -14 -2 +27
Contract jobs citing Microsoft 365 88 116 157
As % of all contract jobs in the City of London 4.88% 5.40% 5.98%
As % of the Cloud Services category 11.70% 13.70% 14.51%
Number of daily rates quoted 63 62 115
10th Percentile £190 £201 £160
25th Percentile £295 £313 £253
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £488 £450
Median % change year-on-year -12.82% +8.33% +1.12%
75th Percentile £550 £588 £553
90th Percentile £629 £638 £675
Central London median daily rate £475 £475 £438
% change year-on-year - +8.57% +5.42%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 2
10th Percentile - - £19.16
25th Percentile - - £19.51
Median hourly rate - £27.00 £20.72
Median % change year-on-year - +30.34% +22.32%
75th Percentile - - £22.55
90th Percentile - - £23.27
Central London median hourly rate £25.47 £27.00 £18.93
% change year-on-year -5.67% +42.63% -2.92%

All Cloud 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 752 847 1,082
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London 41.69% 39.43% 41.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 565 549 773
10th Percentile £329 £400 £363
25th Percentile £425 £465 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £575 £550
Median % change year-on-year -6.52% +4.55% -4.35%
75th Percentile £664 £675 £675
90th Percentile £750 £764 £775
Central London median daily rate £538 £575 £550
% change year-on-year -6.52% +4.55% -4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 2 8
10th Percentile £32.35 £32.05 -
25th Percentile £37.56 £39.63 £17.00
Median hourly rate £42.89 £56.00 £20.75
Median % change year-on-year -23.41% +169.88% +1.22%
75th Percentile £58.96 £76.13 £40.69
90th Percentile £72.53 £85.95 £56.25
Central London median hourly rate £37.25 £35.00 £20.75
% change year-on-year +6.43% +68.67% +1.22%

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 6 December 2025.

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 26 (29.55%) SharePoint
2 20 (22.73%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (2.27%) Confluence
Applications
1 5 (5.68%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (2.27%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (2.27%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 4 (4.55%) Remedy ITSM
1 4 (4.55%) Salesforce CRM
2 3 (3.41%) Workday HCM
3 1 (1.14%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 58 (65.91%) Azure
2 35 (39.77%) Entra ID
3 18 (20.45%) Power Platform
4 13 (14.77%) Power Automate
5 12 (13.64%) PowerApps
6 9 (10.23%) AWS
6 9 (10.23%) Microsoft Purview
7 8 (9.09%) OneDrive
7 8 (9.09%) PaaS
8 5 (5.68%) Azure DevOps
8 5 (5.68%) Azure Sentinel
8 5 (5.68%) Cloud Computing
8 5 (5.68%) IaaS
9 4 (4.55%) SaaS
9 4 (4.55%) ShareGate
10 3 (3.41%) Azure Logic Apps
10 3 (3.41%) Microsoft Copilot
11 2 (2.27%) Azure Monitor
11 2 (2.27%) Copilot Studio
11 2 (2.27%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 16 (18.18%) Firewall
2 7 (7.95%) DNS
2 7 (7.95%) VPN
3 6 (6.82%) DHCP
4 3 (3.41%) LAN
4 3 (3.41%) WAN
4 3 (3.41%) Wi-Fi
5 2 (2.27%) Intrusion Detection
5 2 (2.27%) Softphone
5 2 (2.27%) Wireless
6 1 (1.14%) Extranet
6 1 (1.14%) MPLS
6 1 (1.14%) NetScaler
6 1 (1.14%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (11.36%) Power BI
2 2 (2.27%) SQL Server
3 1 (1.14%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 4 (4.55%) JIRA
General
1 31 (35.23%) Social Skills
2 23 (26.14%) Finance
3 6 (6.82%) Analytical Skills
4 5 (5.68%) Presentation Skills
5 3 (3.41%) Banking
5 3 (3.41%) Law
5 3 (3.41%) Legal
6 2 (2.27%) Automotive
6 2 (2.27%) Public Sector
6 2 (2.27%) Telecoms
7 1 (1.14%) Billing
7 1 (1.14%) Documentation Skills
7 1 (1.14%) Financial Institution
7 1 (1.14%) French Language
7 1 (1.14%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 1 (1.14%) Marketing
7 1 (1.14%) Military
Job Titles
1 11 (12.50%) Support Engineer
2 10 (11.36%) Architect
2 10 (11.36%) Lead
3 9 (10.23%) IT Support
4 8 (9.09%) IT Engineer
5 7 (7.95%) Consultant
5 7 (7.95%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 7 (7.95%) Senior
6 6 (6.82%) Analyst
6 6 (6.82%) IT Support Engineer
7 5 (5.68%) Solutions Architect
8 4 (4.55%) 2nd Line Support
8 4 (4.55%) Developer
8 4 (4.55%) Microsoft Engineer
8 4 (4.55%) Security Engineer
9 3 (3.41%) 2nd Line Engineer
9 3 (3.41%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
9 3 (3.41%) Cybersecurity Manager
9 3 (3.41%) Microsoft 365 Consultant
9 3 (3.41%) Service Desk Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (9.09%) Microsoft Graph
2 4 (4.55%) .NET
3 3 (3.41%) Lightning Web Components
3 3 (3.41%) RESTful
3 3 (3.41%) Web Services
4 2 (2.27%) OAuth
4 2 (2.27%) OpenID
4 2 (2.27%) REST
4 2 (2.27%) SAML
4 2 (2.27%) SPFx
5 1 (1.14%) .NET Framework
5 1 (1.14%) LangChain
5 1 (1.14%) Semantic Kernel
5 1 (1.14%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 7 (7.95%) Onboarding
2 4 (4.55%) Data Centre
2 4 (4.55%) Security Posture
3 3 (3.41%) Management Information System
3 3 (3.41%) Video Conferencing
4 2 (2.27%) Analytical Mindset
4 2 (2.27%) BYOD
4 2 (2.27%) Cyber Threat
4 2 (2.27%) Enterprise Software
4 2 (2.27%) iPad
4 2 (2.27%) Legacy Systems
4 2 (2.27%) Product Ownership
4 2 (2.27%) Security Operations Centre
5 1 (1.14%) AI Agents
5 1 (1.14%) Cloud Native
5 1 (1.14%) Cloud Security Posture
5 1 (1.14%) Data Structures
5 1 (1.14%) Low-Code
5 1 (1.14%) Private Cloud
5 1 (1.14%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 31 (35.23%) Windows
2 10 (11.36%) Windows 10
2 10 (11.36%) Windows Server
3 3 (3.41%) Linux
3 3 (3.41%) Mac OS
4 2 (2.27%) Android
4 2 (2.27%) Apple iOS
5 1 (1.14%) Mac OS X
5 1 (1.14%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (22.73%) ITIL
2 15 (17.05%) Cybersecurity
2 15 (17.05%) Data Loss Prevention
2 15 (17.05%) ITSM
2 15 (17.05%) Migration
3 13 (14.77%) Business Intelligence
3 13 (14.77%) Problem-Solving
4 12 (13.64%) Customer Service
4 12 (13.64%) Roadmaps
5 11 (12.50%) User Experience
6 10 (11.36%) Change Management
6 10 (11.36%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 10 (11.36%) Stakeholder Management
7 9 (10.23%) Cloud Security
7 9 (10.23%) Service Management
8 8 (9.09%) Agile
8 8 (9.09%) Continuous Improvement
8 8 (9.09%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 7 (7.95%) Security Architecture
9 7 (7.95%) SIEM
Programming Languages
1 22 (25.00%) PowerShell
2 3 (3.41%) C#
2 3 (3.41%) Python
3 2 (2.27%) Kusto Query Language
4 1 (1.14%) Bicep
4 1 (1.14%) JavaScript
4 1 (1.14%) Perl
Qualifications
1 16 (18.18%) SC Cleared
1 16 (18.18%) Security Cleared
2 12 (13.64%) Microsoft Certification
3 11 (12.50%) Degree
4 5 (5.68%) CISSP
5 3 (3.41%) CISM
5 3 (3.41%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
6 2 (2.27%) Azure Certification
6 2 (2.27%) CISMP
6 2 (2.27%) CompTIA CySA+
6 2 (2.27%) CompTIA Security+
6 2 (2.27%) DV Cleared
6 2 (2.27%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
6 2 (2.27%) ITIL Certification
6 2 (2.27%) MCITP
7 1 (1.14%) A+ Certification
7 1 (1.14%) Computer Science Degree
7 1 (1.14%) CSPO
7 1 (1.14%) DBS Check
7 1 (1.14%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (13.64%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 11 (12.50%) Cyber Essentials
3 10 (11.36%) GDPR
4 5 (5.68%) NIST
5 3 (3.41%) COBIT
5 3 (3.41%) NCSC
5 3 (3.41%) SLA
6 1 (1.14%) EU AI Act
6 1 (1.14%) GRC
6 1 (1.14%) ISO/IEC 27005
6 1 (1.14%) ISO/IEC 42001
6 1 (1.14%) PMO
System Software
1 45 (51.14%) Active Directory
2 3 (3.41%) Virtual Machines
3 2 (2.27%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (1.14%) Docker
4 1 (1.14%) Hyper-V
4 1 (1.14%) Microsoft App-V
4 1 (1.14%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 26 (29.55%) Microsoft Intune
2 9 (10.23%) SCCM
3 4 (4.55%) Terraform
4 2 (2.27%) SCOM
5 1 (1.14%) AirWatch
5 1 (1.14%) Ansible
5 1 (1.14%) Jamf Pro
5 1 (1.14%) Kubernetes
5 1 (1.14%) QRadar
5 1 (1.14%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 68 (77.27%) Microsoft
2 13 (14.77%) ServiceNow
3 5 (5.68%) Salesforce
4 4 (4.55%) CyberArk
4 4 (4.55%) Remedy
5 3 (3.41%) Databricks
5 3 (3.41%) HP
5 3 (3.41%) Palo Alto
5 3 (3.41%) Workday
6 2 (2.27%) Apple
6 2 (2.27%) Citrix
6 2 (2.27%) Fortinet
6 2 (2.27%) LogRhythm
6 2 (2.27%) OpenAI
6 2 (2.27%) Oracle
6 2 (2.27%) Polycom
6 2 (2.27%) VMware
7 1 (1.14%) Altiris
7 1 (1.14%) Datto
7 1 (1.14%) Google