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 30 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 63 44 37
Rank change year-on-year -19 -7 +1
Contract jobs citing Microsoft 365 81 86 111
As % of all contract jobs in the City of London 3.32% 4.89% 5.24%
As % of the Cloud Services category 8.64% 11.45% 12.73%
Number of daily rates quoted 54 39 82
10th Percentile £175 £212 £195
25th Percentile £197 £263 £313
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £453 £500 £488
Median % change year-on-year -9.50% +2.56% +77.27%
75th Percentile £599 £564 £574
90th Percentile £694 £740 £775
Central London median daily rate £450 £425 £450
% change year-on-year +5.88% -5.56% +50.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 5 5
10th Percentile - £24.11 -
25th Percentile - - £12.75
Median hourly rate - £24.66 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year - +9.60% -
75th Percentile - £30.25 £27.00
90th Percentile - £124.60 -
Central London median hourly rate - £24.66 £22.50
% change year-on-year - +9.60% -5.26%

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 937 751 872
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London 38.35% 42.72% 41.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 644 482 610
10th Percentile £350 £363 £363
25th Percentile £456 £463 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year - - -6.38%
75th Percentile £650 £669 £669
90th Percentile £750 £751 £768
Central London median daily rate £550 £550 £543
% change year-on-year - +1.38% -5.65%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 14 6
10th Percentile £22.38 £24.02 £12.75
25th Percentile £29.00 £25.18 £14.88
Median hourly rate £51.44 £38.58 £24.75
Median % change year-on-year +33.35% +55.86% -63.33%
75th Percentile £65.00 £63.37 £27.00
90th Percentile £75.35 £96.63 £38.63
Central London median hourly rate £57.77 £34.65 £24.75
% change year-on-year +66.71% +40.00% -52.86%

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 30 June 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 28 (34.57%) SharePoint
2 15 (18.52%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (2.47%) Confluence
Applications
1 6 (7.41%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (6.17%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (6.17%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (1.23%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (1.23%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 2 (2.47%) Exchequer
Cloud Services
1 28 (34.57%) Azure
2 23 (28.40%) Entra ID
3 12 (14.81%) Power Platform
4 10 (12.35%) OneDrive
5 8 (9.88%) Microsoft Copilot
5 8 (9.88%) Power Automate
6 6 (7.41%) SaaS
7 5 (6.17%) PowerApps
8 4 (4.94%) Microsoft Purview
9 3 (3.70%) Azure AI
9 3 (3.70%) Dynamics 365
9 3 (3.70%) GitHub
9 3 (3.70%) Google Workspace
10 2 (2.47%) AWS
10 2 (2.47%) Azure Data Factory
10 2 (2.47%) Azure DevOps
10 2 (2.47%) Azure Stack
10 2 (2.47%) GCP
10 2 (2.47%) ShareGate
10 2 (2.47%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 10 (12.35%) DNS
2 9 (11.11%) Firewall
3 7 (8.64%) VPN
4 6 (7.41%) DHCP
4 6 (7.41%) TCP/IP
5 4 (4.94%) LAN
5 4 (4.94%) Unified Communications
5 4 (4.94%) WAN
6 2 (2.47%) Wireshark
7 1 (1.23%) DKIM
7 1 (1.23%) DMARC
7 1 (1.23%) Internet
7 1 (1.23%) Intranet
7 1 (1.23%) NetScaler
7 1 (1.23%) Network Security
7 1 (1.23%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (9.88%) Power BI
2 1 (1.23%) Metadata
2 1 (1.23%) QlikView
2 1 (1.23%) SQL Server
2 1 (1.23%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 4 (4.94%) JIRA
2 2 (2.47%) Fiddler
2 2 (2.47%) MSI
2 2 (2.47%) Visual Studio
General
1 25 (30.86%) Social Skills
2 20 (24.69%) Finance
3 11 (13.58%) Analytical Skills
4 10 (12.35%) Banking
5 3 (3.70%) Documentation Skills
6 2 (2.47%) German Language
6 2 (2.47%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 2 (2.47%) Law
6 2 (2.47%) Military
6 2 (2.47%) Presentation Skills
6 2 (2.47%) Public Sector
7 1 (1.23%) Financial Institution
7 1 (1.23%) Front Office
7 1 (1.23%) International Banking
7 1 (1.23%) Investment Banking
7 1 (1.23%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 14 (17.28%) Support Engineer
2 12 (14.81%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
3 9 (11.11%) IT Engineer
4 8 (9.88%) Analyst
4 8 (9.88%) Architect
4 8 (9.88%) IT Support
5 7 (8.64%) IT Support Engineer
6 6 (7.41%) Consultant
6 6 (7.41%) Microsoft Engineer
7 5 (6.17%) Security Architect
8 4 (4.94%) Desktop Support
8 4 (4.94%) Network Architect
8 4 (4.94%) Network Security Architect
8 4 (4.94%) Senior
9 3 (3.70%) Active Directory Engineer
9 3 (3.70%) Active Directory Support
9 3 (3.70%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
9 3 (3.70%) IT Analyst
9 3 (3.70%) Microsoft 365 Manager
9 3 (3.70%) Power Platform Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (4.94%) Microsoft Graph
2 3 (3.70%) .NET
3 2 (2.47%) .NET Framework
3 2 (2.47%) OAuth
3 2 (2.47%) REST
3 2 (2.47%) SAML
4 1 (1.23%) FIDO
Miscellaneous
1 11 (13.58%) Onboarding
2 7 (8.64%) Video Conferencing
3 4 (4.94%) Security Posture
4 3 (3.70%) AI Agents
4 3 (3.70%) Virtual Team
5 2 (2.47%) Analytical Mindset
5 2 (2.47%) Hybrid Cloud
5 2 (2.47%) PMI
6 1 (1.23%) BYOD
6 1 (1.23%) Client/Server
6 1 (1.23%) Cloud Security Posture
6 1 (1.23%) Cyber Defence
6 1 (1.23%) Enterprise Software
6 1 (1.23%) Fat Client
6 1 (1.23%) iPad
6 1 (1.23%) iPhone
6 1 (1.23%) Life Science
6 1 (1.23%) Low-Code
6 1 (1.23%) Self-Motivation
6 1 (1.23%) Thin Client
Operating Systems
1 29 (35.80%) Windows
2 13 (16.05%) Mac OS
3 5 (6.17%) Windows 10
4 3 (3.70%) Windows Server
5 2 (2.47%) Apple iOS
6 1 (1.23%) Android
6 1 (1.23%) Mac OS X
6 1 (1.23%) Windows 7
6 1 (1.23%) Windows Server 2016
6 1 (1.23%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (20.99%) Problem-Solving
2 10 (12.35%) Continuous Improvement
3 9 (11.11%) AI
3 9 (11.11%) Migration
4 8 (9.88%) Agile
4 8 (9.88%) Analytics
4 8 (9.88%) Business Intelligence
4 8 (9.88%) ITIL
4 8 (9.88%) Stakeholder Management
5 7 (8.64%) Change Control
5 7 (8.64%) Change Management
5 7 (8.64%) Roadmaps
5 7 (8.64%) Root Cause Analysis
5 7 (8.64%) Service Delivery
6 6 (7.41%) Asset Management
6 6 (7.41%) Identity Management
6 6 (7.41%) Workflow
6 6 (7.41%) Zero Trust
7 5 (6.17%) Data Analysis
7 5 (6.17%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 10 (12.35%) PowerShell
2 3 (3.70%) Python
3 2 (2.47%) C++
3 2 (2.47%) Data Analysis Expressions
3 2 (2.47%) Kusto Query Language
4 1 (1.23%) Google Apps Script
4 1 (1.23%) SQL
Qualifications
1 11 (13.58%) Security Cleared
2 8 (9.88%) SC Cleared
3 5 (6.17%) Degree
4 3 (3.70%) Microsoft Certification
5 2 (2.47%) BPSS Clearance
5 2 (2.47%) PMI Certification
5 2 (2.47%) TOGAF Certification
6 1 (1.23%) CCA
6 1 (1.23%) Citrix Certification
6 1 (1.23%) DBS Check
6 1 (1.23%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (3.70%) Cyber Essentials
1 3 (3.70%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 2 (2.47%) Data Quality
2 2 (2.47%) GDPR
2 2 (2.47%) NIST
3 1 (1.23%) Def Stans
3 1 (1.23%) HMG Security Policy Framework
3 1 (1.23%) NCSC
3 1 (1.23%) NIST 800
3 1 (1.23%) P3O
3 1 (1.23%) PMO
3 1 (1.23%) SLA
System Software
1 24 (29.63%) Active Directory
2 4 (4.94%) Virtual Desktop
3 1 (1.23%) Hyper-V
3 1 (1.23%) Virtual Machines
3 1 (1.23%) XenApp
3 1 (1.23%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 22 (27.16%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (3.70%) Jamf Pro
3 2 (2.47%) SCCM
4 1 (1.23%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 1 (1.23%) Autotask
4 1 (1.23%) PingFederate
4 1 (1.23%) SCVMM
4 1 (1.23%) Terraform
Vendors
1 69 (85.19%) Microsoft
2 7 (8.64%) Apple
3 6 (7.41%) Citrix
4 5 (6.17%) Cisco
5 4 (4.94%) Bloomberg
5 4 (4.94%) Fortinet
5 4 (4.94%) Google
5 4 (4.94%) ServiceNow
6 3 (3.70%) F5
7 2 (2.47%) Foundry
7 2 (2.47%) Freshdesk
7 2 (2.47%) Salesforce
8 1 (1.23%) Charles River
8 1 (1.23%) HP
8 1 (1.23%) ION Trading
8 1 (1.23%) Nexthink
8 1 (1.23%) Okta
8 1 (1.23%) OpenAI
8 1 (1.23%) Reuters
8 1 (1.23%) VMware