Microsoft 365 (M365, Office 365, O365)
South West > Dorset
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Dorset requiring Microsoft 365 skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 21 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 21 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 12 | 14 | 17 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +2 | +3 | -4 |
| Contract jobs citing Microsoft 365 | 7 | 4 | 24 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Dorset | 6.86% | 3.05% | 9.16% |
| As % of the Cloud Services category | 21.21% | 17.39% | 27.59% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £156 |
| 25th Percentile | £203 | £175 | £159 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £205 | £180 | £363 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +13.95% | -50.37% | -12.12% |
| 75th Percentile | £223 | £230 | £438 |
| 90th Percentile | £389 | £295 | £460 |
| South West median daily rate | £250 | £450 | £225 |
| % change year-on-year | -44.44% | +100.00% | -35.71% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £14.74 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £14.93 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £18.56 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £19.12 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £21.45 |
| South West median hourly rate | £18.87 | £13.00 | £19.31 |
| % change year-on-year | +45.15% | -32.68% | -3.45% |
All Cloud Skills
Dorset
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 Dorset.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills | 33 | 23 | 87 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Dorset | 32.35% | 17.56% | 33.21% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 24 | 13 | 60 |
| 10th Percentile | £204 | £175 | £316 |
| 25th Percentile | £330 | £263 | £456 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £463 | £380 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +21.71% | -27.62% | +5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £538 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £559 | £718 | £688 |
| South West median daily rate | £475 | £533 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.80% | -3.18% | +4.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £13.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £14.50 | - | £13.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -71.73% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £18.07 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £21.84 |
| South West median hourly rate | £18.87 | £70.00 | £34.80 |
| % change year-on-year | -73.04% | +101.18% | +51.28% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset
Job postings citing Microsoft 365 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Dorset.
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Daily Rate Trend in Dorset
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Dorset citing Microsoft 365.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Dorset
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Microsoft 365 in Dorset over the 6 months to 21 September 2025.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Dorset
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Dorset citing Microsoft 365.
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Contract Job Locations in Dorset
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft 365 within the Dorset region over the 6 months to 21 September 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bournemouth | +4 | 6 | £205 | -19.58% | 2 |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Dorset by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories: