Microsoft Exchange Contract Job Trends in England

Microsoft Exchange Server
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring Microsoft Exchange skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 5 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

 6 months to
5 Oct 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 283 203 175
Rank change year-on-year -80 -28 -42
Contract jobs citing Microsoft Exchange 434 377 477
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.94% 1.35% 1.47%
As % of the Application Platforms category 10.60% 12.21% 13.45%
Number of daily rates quoted 272 230 305
10th Percentile £173 £163 £206
25th Percentile £261 £214 £256
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £423 £400 £450
Median % change year-on-year +5.63% -11.11% +5.88%
75th Percentile £515 £567 £575
90th Percentile £638 £600 £613
UK median daily rate £423 £400 £430
% change year-on-year +5.63% -6.98% +1.18%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 14 14
10th Percentile £21.25 £17.33 £17.18
25th Percentile £43.38 £20.10 -
Median hourly rate £67.00 £26.00 £23.80
Median % change year-on-year +157.69% +9.24% +28.44%
75th Percentile £74.00 £55.36 £31.88
90th Percentile - £65.03 £54.88
UK median hourly rate £66.83 £27.00 £23.80
% change year-on-year +147.52% +13.45% +24.48%

All Application Platform Skills
England

Microsoft Exchange falls under the Application Platforms category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring application platform skills in England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for application platform skills 4,093 3,087 3,547
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 8.88% 11.05% 10.94%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,638 2,047 2,305
10th Percentile £287 £275 £284
25th Percentile £405 £385 £404
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £495 £525
Median % change year-on-year +1.01% -5.71% -
75th Percentile £600 £600 £650
90th Percentile £688 £713 £825
UK median daily rate £500 £475 £525
% change year-on-year +5.26% -9.52% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 181 72 74
10th Percentile £14.96 £15.51 £17.35
25th Percentile £16.60 £24.25 £23.80
Median hourly rate £29.00 £35.00 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -17.14% -22.22% +12.50%
75th Percentile £56.43 £63.75 £70.00
90th Percentile £76.75 £73.63 £74.31
UK median hourly rate £28.40 £34.98 £37.50
% change year-on-year -18.83% -6.72% -18.48%

Microsoft Exchange
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Microsoft Exchange relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

Microsoft Exchange job vacancy trend in England

Microsoft Exchange
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Microsoft Exchange.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Microsoft Exchange

Microsoft Exchange
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Microsoft Exchange in England over the 6 months to 5 October 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Microsoft Exchange in England

Microsoft Exchange
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Microsoft Exchange.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Microsoft Exchange

Microsoft Exchange
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Microsoft Exchange in England over the 6 months to 5 October 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Microsoft Exchange in England

Microsoft Exchange
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 Exchange within the England region over the 6 months to 5 October 2026. 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 -48 187 £450 +12.50% 203
North of England -25 98 £400 +75.82% 85
North West -2 70 £400 +75.82% 51
Midlands -22 46 £220 +25.71% 57
South East -87 46 £450 -14.29% 101
South West -48 41 £500 - 31
West Midlands -38 30 £215 -21.82% 21
Yorkshire -29 23 £510 +117.02% 26
East of England -26 19 £450 +32.35% 41
East Midlands 0 16 £300 +126.71% 36
North East -42 5 £275 +52.78% 9
Microsoft Exchange
UK

Microsoft Exchange
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
1 211 (48.62%) SharePoint
2 22 (5.07%) Skype for Business
3 16 (3.69%) SharePoint Server
4 3 (0.69%) Exchange Server 2010
4 3 (0.69%) Exchange Server 2013
5 2 (0.46%) Confluence
5 2 (0.46%) HCL Notes
5 2 (0.46%) SharePoint 2013
6 1 (0.23%) SharePoint 2010
Applications
1 52 (11.98%) Microsoft Office
2 14 (3.23%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (1.38%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (1.15%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.23%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 6 (1.38%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (0.69%) Remedy ITSM
3 2 (0.46%) assyst
4 1 (0.23%) Monis
4 1 (0.23%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 326 (75.12%) Microsoft 365
2 195 (44.93%) Entra ID
3 171 (39.40%) Azure
4 123 (28.34%) OneDrive
5 45 (10.37%) Microsoft Copilot
6 41 (9.45%) Power Platform
7 30 (6.91%) Microsoft Purview
8 27 (6.22%) Power Automate
9 26 (5.99%) SaaS
10 24 (5.53%) Google Workspace
11 23 (5.30%) PowerApps
12 16 (3.69%) AWS
13 15 (3.46%) Azure AI
13 15 (3.46%) Mimecast
14 14 (3.23%) Google Drive
15 13 (3.00%) GCP
16 9 (2.07%) Azure Logic Apps
16 9 (2.07%) IaaS
17 8 (1.84%) Azure DevOps
18 7 (1.61%) Asana
Communications & Networking
1 100 (23.04%) DNS
2 65 (14.98%) DHCP
3 48 (11.06%) Firewall
3 48 (11.06%) VPN
4 36 (8.29%) TCP/IP
5 31 (7.14%) Wi-Fi
6 30 (6.91%) Skype
7 19 (4.38%) Network Security
7 19 (4.38%) SMTP
8 18 (4.15%) DKIM
8 18 (4.15%) LAN
9 17 (3.92%) DMARC
9 17 (3.92%) WAN
10 13 (3.00%) VLAN
11 11 (2.53%) SAN
12 10 (2.30%) Wireless
13 7 (1.61%) NAS
14 4 (0.92%) Unified Communications
15 3 (0.69%) Cisco ASA
15 3 (0.69%) Cisco IOS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (5.07%) SQL Server
2 13 (3.00%) Power BI
3 5 (1.15%) Amazon RDS
3 5 (1.15%) Metadata
4 3 (0.69%) Azure SQL Database
4 3 (0.69%) Big Data
4 3 (0.69%) Elasticsearch
5 2 (0.46%) Oracle Database
6 1 (0.23%) BigQuery
6 1 (0.23%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 26 (5.99%) JIRA
2 4 (0.92%) Fiddler
3 3 (0.69%) MSI
4 2 (0.46%) Browser DevTools
4 2 (0.46%) Visual Studio
General
1 128 (29.49%) Social Skills
2 46 (10.60%) Public Sector
3 41 (9.45%) Finance
4 38 (8.76%) Analytical Skills
5 13 (3.00%) Organisational Skills
6 12 (2.76%) Legal
7 11 (2.53%) Military
8 10 (2.30%) Banking
8 10 (2.30%) Documentation Skills
8 10 (2.30%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 6 (1.38%) Law
9 6 (1.38%) Telecoms
10 5 (1.15%) German Language
11 4 (0.92%) Front Office
12 3 (0.69%) Advertising
12 3 (0.69%) Local Government
13 2 (0.46%) Influencing Skills
13 2 (0.46%) Police
14 1 (0.23%) Presentation Skills
14 1 (0.23%) Slovak Language
Job Titles
1 74 (17.05%) Support Engineer
2 53 (12.21%) IT Engineer
3 51 (11.75%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 50 (11.52%) IT Support
5 45 (10.37%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
6 43 (9.91%) IT Support Engineer
7 35 (8.06%) Senior
8 30 (6.91%) Consultant
9 28 (6.45%) Administrator
9 28 (6.45%) Architect
10 26 (5.99%) Analyst
11 23 (5.30%) Desktop Engineer
12 22 (5.07%) Exchange Consultant
12 22 (5.07%) Security Consultant
13 20 (4.61%) 1st Line Support
14 18 (4.15%) Support Analyst
15 17 (3.92%) 3rd Line Engineer
16 16 (3.69%) Exchange Engineer
17 14 (3.23%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
17 14 (3.23%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (2.76%) Microsoft Graph
2 11 (2.53%) OAuth
3 9 (2.07%) Terraform
4 7 (1.61%) REST
5 6 (1.38%) .NET
6 4 (0.92%) AngularJS
6 4 (0.92%) CSS
6 4 (0.92%) HTML
6 4 (0.92%) jQuery
7 3 (0.69%) .NET Framework
7 3 (0.69%) OAuth2
7 3 (0.69%) OpenID
7 3 (0.69%) SAML
8 2 (0.46%) FIDO
8 2 (0.46%) React
8 2 (0.46%) SPFx
9 1 (0.23%) ARM Templates
9 1 (0.23%) JSON
9 1 (0.23%) SailPoint
9 1 (0.23%) Unreal Engine
Miscellaneous
1 35 (8.06%) Onboarding
2 20 (4.61%) Management Information System
3 13 (3.00%) PKI
4 12 (2.76%) Video Conferencing
5 11 (2.53%) Data Centre
5 11 (2.53%) Driving Licence
6 10 (2.30%) Security Posture
7 8 (1.84%) Clustering
7 8 (1.84%) Smartcard
8 6 (1.38%) Enterprise Software
8 6 (1.38%) Freedom of Information
8 6 (1.38%) Self-Motivation
9 5 (1.15%) Data Protection Act
9 5 (1.15%) YubiKey
10 4 (0.92%) BYOD
10 4 (0.92%) Fat Client
10 4 (0.92%) Hybrid Cloud
10 4 (0.92%) Legacy Systems
10 4 (0.92%) Thin Client
10 4 (0.92%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 222 (51.15%) Windows
2 88 (20.28%) Windows Server
3 70 (16.13%) Windows 10
4 29 (6.68%) Windows 7
5 28 (6.45%) Mac OS
6 24 (5.53%) Apple iOS
7 21 (4.84%) Android
8 19 (4.38%) Linux
9 13 (3.00%) Windows Server 2019
10 11 (2.53%) Windows Server 2012
11 8 (1.84%) Windows Server 2016
12 4 (0.92%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 4 (0.92%) VMS
12 4 (0.92%) Windows Server 2008
13 3 (0.69%) CentOS
13 3 (0.69%) OpenVMS
13 3 (0.69%) Ubuntu
14 2 (0.46%) Unix
14 2 (0.46%) Windows Server 2003
15 1 (0.23%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 95 (21.89%) Problem-Solving
2 88 (20.28%) Migration
3 87 (20.05%) ITIL
4 65 (14.98%) Customer Service
5 62 (14.29%) Service Management
6 57 (13.13%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 55 (12.67%) ITSM
8 50 (11.52%) Continuous Improvement
9 34 (7.83%) AI
9 34 (7.83%) Data Loss Prevention
10 31 (7.14%) Project Delivery
11 29 (6.68%) Cybersecurity
11 29 (6.68%) Incident Management
11 29 (6.68%) Service Delivery
11 29 (6.68%) Technical Leadership
12 28 (6.45%) Change Management
12 28 (6.45%) Runbook
12 28 (6.45%) Stakeholder Management
13 27 (6.22%) Agile
14 26 (5.99%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 117 (26.96%) PowerShell
2 25 (5.76%) SQL
3 17 (3.92%) VBScript
4 16 (3.69%) VB
5 6 (1.38%) C#
5 6 (1.38%) Python
6 4 (0.92%) JavaScript
7 3 (0.69%) Bicep
8 2 (0.46%) Bash
8 2 (0.46%) C++
8 2 (0.46%) TypeScript
9 1 (0.23%) Google Apps Script
9 1 (0.23%) Kusto Query Language
9 1 (0.23%) PL/SQL
9 1 (0.23%) R
9 1 (0.23%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 110 (25.35%) Security Cleared
2 68 (15.67%) SC Cleared
3 56 (12.90%) Degree
4 38 (8.76%) DV Cleared
5 27 (6.22%) Microsoft Certification
6 10 (2.30%) A+ Certification
6 10 (2.30%) Azure Certification
6 10 (2.30%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 8 (1.84%) BPSS Clearance
7 8 (1.84%) Network+ Certification
8 7 (1.61%) PMI Certification
9 5 (1.15%) DBS Check
9 5 (1.15%) Microsoft Certified Professional
10 4 (0.92%) Computer Science Degree
11 3 (0.69%) ITIL Certification
11 3 (0.69%) MCSE
11 3 (0.69%) PMP
12 2 (0.46%) MCSA
12 2 (0.46%) TOGAF Certification
13 1 (0.23%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (6.45%) SLA
2 10 (2.30%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 10 (2.30%) NIST
3 8 (1.84%) GDPR
4 6 (1.38%) Cyber Essentials
4 6 (1.38%) Data Quality
5 5 (1.15%) HMG Security Policy Framework
6 4 (0.92%) NCSC
6 4 (0.92%) NIST 800
6 4 (0.92%) QA
7 3 (0.69%) ISO/IEC 42001
7 3 (0.69%) PCI DSS
8 2 (0.46%) Actionable Recommendations
8 2 (0.46%) PMO
9 1 (0.23%) GRC
9 1 (0.23%) ITGC
9 1 (0.23%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 272 (62.67%) Active Directory
2 41 (9.45%) VMware Infrastructure
3 36 (8.29%) Hyper-V
4 20 (4.61%) BitLocker
5 15 (3.46%) Virtual Desktop
6 6 (1.38%) Virtual Machines
6 6 (1.38%) VMware ESXi
6 6 (1.38%) vSphere
7 3 (0.69%) Docker
7 3 (0.69%) Microsoft App-V
7 3 (0.69%) Terminal Services
8 2 (0.46%) zsh
9 1 (0.23%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 115 (26.50%) Microsoft Intune
2 57 (13.13%) SCCM
3 21 (4.84%) WSUS
4 17 (3.92%) Single Sign-On
5 9 (2.07%) Jamf Pro
6 8 (1.84%) SCOM
7 5 (1.15%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 5 (1.15%) Ansible
7 5 (1.15%) Failover Clustering
7 5 (1.15%) Kubernetes
7 5 (1.15%) Nessus
7 5 (1.15%) vCenter Server
8 4 (0.92%) SCOrch
9 3 (0.69%) Nagios
9 3 (0.69%) NetBackup
9 3 (0.69%) OPNET
9 3 (0.69%) PowerCLI
9 3 (0.69%) Puppet
9 3 (0.69%) QRadar
9 3 (0.69%) vMotion
Vendors
1 363 (83.64%) Microsoft
2 56 (12.90%) VMware
3 46 (10.60%) ServiceNow
4 28 (6.45%) Google
5 26 (5.99%) Cisco
6 24 (5.53%) Apple
7 20 (4.61%) Citrix
8 17 (3.92%) Proofpoint
9 16 (3.69%) Meraki
10 15 (3.46%) CyberArk
11 9 (2.07%) HP
12 7 (1.61%) BeyondTrust
12 7 (1.61%) Tenable
12 7 (1.61%) Zscaler
13 6 (1.38%) Adobe
13 6 (1.38%) Clearswift
13 6 (1.38%) Juniper
13 6 (1.38%) Oracle
13 6 (1.38%) Splunk
14 5 (1.15%) Bloomberg
538 Microsoft Exchange jobs in England