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 12 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 62 35 27
Rank change year-on-year -27 -8 +21
Contract jobs citing Microsoft 365 77 102 134
As % of all contract jobs in the City of London 3.50% 5.84% 5.98%
As % of the Cloud Services category 8.57% 13.56% 15.42%
Number of daily rates quoted 58 52 102
10th Percentile £181 £207 £186
25th Percentile £286 £263 £312
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £469 £488 £458
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% +6.56% +30.71%
75th Percentile £575 £570 £598
90th Percentile £633 £650 £775
Central London median daily rate £450 £470 £450
% change year-on-year -4.26% +4.44% +20.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 3 5
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £20.82 - £12.75
Median hourly rate £22.27 £24.66 £18.93
Median % change year-on-year -9.71% +30.27% +13.23%
75th Percentile £23.71 £106.08 £23.75
90th Percentile - £154.93 -
Central London median hourly rate £25.47 £24.66 £18.93
% change year-on-year +3.28% +30.27% -2.76%

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 898 752 869
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London 40.76% 43.07% 38.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 635 484 609
10th Percentile £350 £376 £361
25th Percentile £450 £463 £440
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - -6.78%
75th Percentile £638 £671 £667
90th Percentile £750 £738 £763
Central London median daily rate £538 £550 £538
% change year-on-year -2.27% +2.23% -6.43%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 7 8
10th Percentile £33.72 £24.66 £12.75
25th Percentile £39.53 £29.64 £15.94
Median hourly rate £48.22 £42.50 £20.75
Median % change year-on-year +13.46% +104.82% -74.85%
75th Percentile £63.54 £74.38 £30.38
90th Percentile £75.53 £135.00 £57.30
Central London median hourly rate £40.64 £34.83 £20.75
% change year-on-year +16.70% +67.83% -60.48%

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 12 April 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 20 (25.97%) SharePoint
2 14 (18.18%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (2.60%) Confluence
Applications
1 4 (5.19%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (1.30%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (1.30%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (1.30%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 2 (2.60%) Exchequer
2 1 (1.30%) Remedy ITSM
2 1 (1.30%) Veritas eDiscovery
Cloud Services
1 40 (51.95%) Azure
2 19 (24.68%) Entra ID
3 16 (20.78%) Power Platform
4 11 (14.29%) Power Automate
5 10 (12.99%) PowerApps
6 6 (7.79%) Microsoft Copilot
6 6 (7.79%) OneDrive
7 4 (5.19%) AWS
8 3 (3.90%) GitHub
8 3 (3.90%) Google Workspace
9 2 (2.60%) Azure AI
9 2 (2.60%) Azure Data Factory
9 2 (2.60%) Azure Monitor
9 2 (2.60%) Azure Sentinel
9 2 (2.60%) Azure Stack
9 2 (2.60%) GCP
9 2 (2.60%) Mimecast
9 2 (2.60%) Rubrik
9 2 (2.60%) Slack
10 1 (1.30%) Vertex AI
Communications & Networking
1 9 (11.69%) DNS
2 7 (9.09%) VPN
3 6 (7.79%) Firewall
4 5 (6.49%) DHCP
5 2 (2.60%) Intranet
5 2 (2.60%) Unified Communications
6 1 (1.30%) Extranet
6 1 (1.30%) IPv4
6 1 (1.30%) IPv6
6 1 (1.30%) LAN
6 1 (1.30%) NetScaler
6 1 (1.30%) WAN
6 1 (1.30%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (10.39%) Power BI
2 2 (2.60%) Metadata
3 1 (1.30%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (1.30%) JIRA
General
1 36 (46.75%) Social Skills
2 16 (20.78%) Finance
3 11 (14.29%) Analytical Skills
4 6 (7.79%) Banking
5 3 (3.90%) Law
6 2 (2.60%) German Language
6 2 (2.60%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 2 (2.60%) International Banking
6 2 (2.60%) Military
6 2 (2.60%) Presentation Skills
6 2 (2.60%) Public Sector
7 1 (1.30%) Automotive
7 1 (1.30%) Documentation Skills
7 1 (1.30%) French Language
7 1 (1.30%) Investment Banking
7 1 (1.30%) Legal
7 1 (1.30%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 11 (14.29%) Support Engineer
2 9 (11.69%) IT Engineer
2 9 (11.69%) Senior
3 7 (9.09%) Consultant
3 7 (9.09%) IT Support
4 6 (7.79%) Developer
4 6 (7.79%) IT Support Engineer
5 5 (6.49%) Analyst
5 5 (6.49%) Architect
6 4 (5.19%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
6 4 (5.19%) Microsoft 365 Manager
6 4 (5.19%) Service Desk Engineer
7 3 (3.90%) 3rd Line Engineer
7 3 (3.90%) Business Analyst
7 3 (3.90%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 3 (3.90%) Microsoft 365 Consultant
7 3 (3.90%) Platform Engineer
7 3 (3.90%) Power Platform Engineer
7 3 (3.90%) Project Manager
7 3 (3.90%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (6.49%) Microsoft Graph
2 4 (5.19%) REST
3 3 (3.90%) OAuth
3 3 (3.90%) SAML
4 2 (2.60%) .NET
5 1 (1.30%) .NET Framework
5 1 (1.30%) OpenID
5 1 (1.30%) SOAP
5 1 (1.30%) SPFx
Miscellaneous
1 7 (9.09%) Onboarding
2 4 (5.19%) Security Posture
3 2 (2.60%) Analytical Mindset
3 2 (2.60%) Cloud Security Posture
3 2 (2.60%) Cyber Defence
3 2 (2.60%) Hybrid Cloud
3 2 (2.60%) PMI
4 1 (1.30%) AI Agents
4 1 (1.30%) BYOD
4 1 (1.30%) Client/Server
4 1 (1.30%) CMDB
4 1 (1.30%) Cyber Threat
4 1 (1.30%) Data Centre
4 1 (1.30%) Enterprise Software
4 1 (1.30%) Legacy Systems
4 1 (1.30%) Low-Code
4 1 (1.30%) Product Ownership
4 1 (1.30%) Security Operations Centre
4 1 (1.30%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 25 (32.47%) Windows
2 9 (11.69%) Windows 10
3 8 (10.39%) Mac OS
4 4 (5.19%) Windows Server
5 3 (3.90%) Apple iOS
6 2 (2.60%) Mac OS X
7 1 (1.30%) Linux
7 1 (1.30%) Windows 7
7 1 (1.30%) Windows Server 2016
7 1 (1.30%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (16.88%) ITIL
2 12 (15.58%) Customer Service
3 11 (14.29%) Stakeholder Management
4 10 (12.99%) Change Management
5 9 (11.69%) Cybersecurity
6 8 (10.39%) Analytics
6 8 (10.39%) Business Intelligence
6 8 (10.39%) Migration
6 8 (10.39%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 7 (9.09%) AI
7 7 (9.09%) Problem-Solving
7 7 (9.09%) Roadmaps
7 7 (9.09%) Workflow
8 6 (7.79%) Agile
8 6 (7.79%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 6 (7.79%) ITSM
8 6 (7.79%) Service Delivery
8 6 (7.79%) User Experience
9 5 (6.49%) Mentoring
9 5 (6.49%) Performance Metrics
Programming Languages
1 15 (19.48%) PowerShell
2 3 (3.90%) Kusto Query Language
3 2 (2.60%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 1 (1.30%) C#
4 1 (1.30%) Google Apps Script
4 1 (1.30%) Python
4 1 (1.30%) SQL
Qualifications
1 10 (12.99%) Security Cleared
2 8 (10.39%) SC Cleared
3 4 (5.19%) Degree
3 4 (5.19%) Microsoft Certification
4 3 (3.90%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
5 2 (2.60%) BPSS Clearance
5 2 (2.60%) Network+ Certification
5 2 (2.60%) PMI Certification
5 2 (2.60%) TOGAF Certification
6 1 (1.30%) A+ Certification
6 1 (1.30%) Azure Certification
6 1 (1.30%) CCA
6 1 (1.30%) CISMP
6 1 (1.30%) Citrix Certification
6 1 (1.30%) CompTIA CySA+
6 1 (1.30%) CompTIA Security+
6 1 (1.30%) DBS Check
6 1 (1.30%) MCSA
6 1 (1.30%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (11.69%) Cyber Essentials
2 6 (7.79%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 3 (3.90%) GDPR
4 2 (2.60%) Data Quality
5 1 (1.30%) NCSC
5 1 (1.30%) NIST
System Software
1 31 (40.26%) Active Directory
2 4 (5.19%) Virtual Desktop
3 2 (2.60%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (1.30%) Hyper-V
4 1 (1.30%) XenApp
4 1 (1.30%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 20 (25.97%) Microsoft Intune
2 6 (7.79%) SCCM
3 3 (3.90%) Jamf Pro
4 2 (2.60%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 2 (2.60%) Terraform
5 1 (1.30%) Ansible
5 1 (1.30%) Autotask
5 1 (1.30%) SCVMM
Vendors
1 63 (81.82%) Microsoft
2 6 (7.79%) ServiceNow
3 5 (6.49%) Citrix
4 4 (5.19%) Google
5 3 (3.90%) Apple
6 1 (1.30%) Altiris
6 1 (1.30%) Atlassian
6 1 (1.30%) Canon
6 1 (1.30%) Cisco
6 1 (1.30%) CrowdStrike
6 1 (1.30%) CyberArk
6 1 (1.30%) Datto
6 1 (1.30%) Foundry
6 1 (1.30%) iManage
6 1 (1.30%) LogRhythm
6 1 (1.30%) Meraki
6 1 (1.30%) OpenAI
6 1 (1.30%) Remedy
6 1 (1.30%) Salesforce
6 1 (1.30%) Veeam