Microsoft 365 Administrator Contract Job Trends in England

Microsoft 365 Administrator (M365 Admin)
UK > England

The median Microsoft 365 Administrator (M365 Admin) daily rate in England is £310, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 25 October 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 517 516 586
Rank change year-on-year -1 +70 +164
Contract jobs requiring a Microsoft 365 Administrator 7 7 7
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.025% 0.022% 0.017%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.027% 0.024% 0.018%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 3 4
10th Percentile - £322 £187
25th Percentile £300 £389 £236
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £310 £500 £325
Median % change year-on-year -38.00% +53.85% -7.14%
75th Percentile £326 £538 £407
90th Percentile £363 £560 £441
UK median daily rate £310 £475 £325
% change year-on-year -34.74% +46.15% -7.14%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in England. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in England with a recognized job title 25,984 29,277 38,242
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.11% 93.00% 93.86%
Number of daily rates quoted 16,679 17,869 26,623
10th Percentile £280 £300 £300
25th Percentile £403 £413 £419
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £525 £540
Median % change year-on-year -2.86% -2.78% -1.82%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,500 1,160 1,413
10th Percentile £13.85 £15.10 £15.25
25th Percentile £17.36 £21.25 £19.25
Median hourly rate £25.15 £42.50 £45.88
Median % change year-on-year -40.82% -7.37% +58.64%
75th Percentile £50.00 £67.50 £65.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £77.50
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £40.00 £44.50
% change year-on-year -37.13% -10.11% +64.86%

Microsoft 365 Administrator
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Microsoft 365 Administrator' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

Microsoft 365 Administrator job vacancy trend in England

Microsoft 365 Administrator
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Microsoft 365 Administrator job vacancies in England.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Microsoft 365 Administrator job vacancies in England

Microsoft 365 Administrator
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Microsoft 365 Administrator job vacancies in England.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Microsoft 365 Administrator job vacancies in England

Microsoft 365 Administrator
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft 365 Administrator within the England region over the 6 months to 25 October 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
London - 4 £305 - 1
West Midlands -22 3 £310 - 1
Midlands -30 3 £310 - 1
Microsoft 365 Administrator
UK

Microsoft 365 Administrator Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 25 October 2025, Microsoft 365 Administrator contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the England region featuring Microsoft 365 Administrator in the job title.

1 7 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
2 5 (71.43%) Microsoft
3 4 (57.14%) Microsoft Certification
4 3 (42.86%) Coaching
4 3 (42.86%) Knowledge Management
4 3 (42.86%) Microsoft Exchange
4 3 (42.86%) Root Cause Analysis
4 3 (42.86%) Security Cleared
5 2 (28.57%) Active Directory
5 2 (28.57%) Azure
5 2 (28.57%) Collaborative Working
5 2 (28.57%) Entra ID
5 2 (28.57%) Migration
5 2 (28.57%) SharePoint
6 1 (14.29%) Adobe
6 1 (14.29%) Break/Fix
6 1 (14.29%) Copilot Studio
6 1 (14.29%) Identity Access Management
6 1 (14.29%) Incident Management
6 1 (14.29%) Microsoft Intune
6 1 (14.29%) Microsoft Office
6 1 (14.29%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (14.29%) MS Visio
6 1 (14.29%) Okta
6 1 (14.29%) Power Automate
6 1 (14.29%) Power Platform
6 1 (14.29%) PowerApps
6 1 (14.29%) Problem-Solving
6 1 (14.29%) RBAC
6 1 (14.29%) SC Cleared

Microsoft 365 Administrator Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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 3 (42.86%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (28.57%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (14.29%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (14.29%) Microsoft Project
1 1 (14.29%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 7 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (28.57%) Azure
2 2 (28.57%) Entra ID
3 1 (14.29%) Copilot Studio
3 1 (14.29%) Power Automate
3 1 (14.29%) Power Platform
3 1 (14.29%) PowerApps
3 1 (14.29%) Viva Engage
General
1 4 (57.14%) Social Skills
2 2 (28.57%) Public Sector
3 1 (14.29%) Banking
3 1 (14.29%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 3 (42.86%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 1 (14.29%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (42.86%) Coaching
1 3 (42.86%) Knowledge Management
1 3 (42.86%) Root Cause Analysis
2 2 (28.57%) Collaborative Working
2 2 (28.57%) Migration
3 1 (14.29%) Break/Fix
3 1 (14.29%) Identity Access Management
3 1 (14.29%) Incident Management
3 1 (14.29%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (14.29%) RBAC
3 1 (14.29%) Zero Trust
Qualifications
1 4 (57.14%) Microsoft Certification
2 3 (42.86%) Security Cleared
3 1 (14.29%) SC Cleared
System Software
1 2 (28.57%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (14.29%) Microsoft Intune
1 1 (14.29%) SCCM
1 1 (14.29%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 5 (71.43%) Microsoft
2 1 (14.29%) Adobe
2 1 (14.29%) Okta
2 1 (14.29%) ServiceNow