Microsoft Exchange Contracts in England

Microsoft Exchange Server
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England requiring Microsoft Exchange skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Microsoft Exchange over the 6 months leading up to 3 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 201 157 143
Rank change year-on-year -44 -14 +11
Contract jobs citing Microsoft Exchange 367 573 824
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 1.41% 1.53% 1.74%
As % of the Application Platforms category 12.24% 15.07% 16.65%
Number of daily rates quoted 216 437 612
10th Percentile £181 £188 £163
25th Percentile £215 £256 £225
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £425 £425
Median % change year-on-year -5.88% - +30.77%
75th Percentile £550 £575 £600
90th Percentile £600 £643 £743
UK median daily rate £400 £415 £425
% change year-on-year -3.61% -2.35% +25.93%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 24 24
10th Percentile £17.33 £14.00 £14.25
25th Percentile £21.10 £16.00 £16.12
Median hourly rate £26.45 £40.00 £21.50
Median % change year-on-year -33.88% +86.05% +34.38%
75th Percentile £38.09 - £24.88
90th Percentile £65.98 £46.13 £26.48
UK median hourly rate £27.00 £31.00 £22.50
% change year-on-year -12.90% +37.78% +35.34%

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 2,999 3,801 4,949
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 11.49% 10.17% 10.45%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,965 2,718 3,485
10th Percentile £289 £263 £263
25th Percentile £400 £375 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £507 £525
Median % change year-on-year -1.43% -3.38% +0.96%
75th Percentile £600 £638 £650
90th Percentile £738 £825 £775
UK median daily rate £488 £500 £510
% change year-on-year -2.35% -1.96% -2.86%
Number of hourly rates quoted 73 142 140
10th Percentile £17.33 £13.50 £16.24
25th Percentile £26.45 £16.06 £21.00
Median hourly rate £50.00 £31.71 £48.00
Median % change year-on-year +57.68% -33.94% +120.69%
75th Percentile £70.00 £51.91 £66.00
90th Percentile £79.75 £70.00 £78.12
UK median hourly rate £51.25 £31.91 £52.50
% change year-on-year +60.60% -39.21% +128.26%

Microsoft Exchange
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Microsoft Exchange as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Microsoft Exchange in England

Microsoft Exchange
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Microsoft Exchange in England.

Daily rate trend for Microsoft Exchange in England

Microsoft Exchange
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Microsoft Exchange in England over the 6 months to 3 July 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Microsoft Exchange in England

Microsoft Exchange
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Microsoft Exchange in England.

Hourly rate trend for Microsoft Exchange in England

Microsoft Exchange
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Microsoft Exchange in England over the 6 months to 3 July 2025.

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 3 July 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 -52 136 £400 +0.06% 239
North of England +20 78 £235 -44.71% 139
South East +32 66 £575 +20.42% 186
North West +23 53 £335 -21.18% 82
South West +12 36 £255 -43.33% 48
East of England +11 26 £440 -20.00% 65
Midlands -23 26 £275 -21.43% 81
West Midlands -16 22 £375 +7.14% 43
Yorkshire -3 18 £235 -41.25% 48
North East +6 7 £195 - 9
East Midlands -10 4 £156 -2.40% 37
Microsoft Exchange
UK

Microsoft Exchange
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 134 (36.51%) SharePoint
2 27 (7.36%) Skype for Business
3 24 (6.54%) IBM Domino
4 10 (2.72%) Exchange Server 2010
5 7 (1.91%) Confluence
5 7 (1.91%) Exchange Server 2013
6 6 (1.63%) Exchange Server 2003
6 6 (1.63%) Exchange Server 2007
6 6 (1.63%) IIS
6 6 (1.63%) Office Communications Server
6 6 (1.63%) SharePoint Server
7 4 (1.09%) Apache
8 2 (0.54%) CMS
9 1 (0.27%) CICS
9 1 (0.27%) nginx
9 1 (0.27%) Tomcat
Applications
1 76 (20.71%) Microsoft Office
2 10 (2.72%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (1.91%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (1.36%) Microsoft Project
5 4 (1.09%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.27%) Trello
Business Applications
1 3 (0.82%) Salesforce CRM
1 3 (0.82%) Workday HCM
2 1 (0.27%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.27%) Oracle EBS
2 1 (0.27%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 252 (68.66%) Microsoft 365
2 143 (38.96%) Azure
3 111 (30.25%) Entra ID
4 65 (17.71%) OneDrive
5 26 (7.08%) AWS
6 25 (6.81%) IaaS
7 23 (6.27%) SaaS
8 18 (4.90%) Mimecast
9 17 (4.63%) PaaS
9 17 (4.63%) Power Platform
10 15 (4.09%) Microsoft Purview
11 12 (3.27%) GCP
12 9 (2.45%) OpenShift
13 8 (2.18%) Power Automate
13 8 (2.18%) PowerApps
14 7 (1.91%) Asana
15 6 (1.63%) Azure Sentinel
15 6 (1.63%) Google Workspace
15 6 (1.63%) Slack
16 5 (1.36%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 77 (20.98%) Firewall
2 73 (19.89%) DNS
3 54 (14.71%) DHCP
4 49 (13.35%) VPN
5 34 (9.26%) Skype
6 25 (6.81%) Cisco IOS
7 23 (6.27%) WAN
8 21 (5.72%) SMTP
9 18 (4.90%) LAN
10 17 (4.63%) SAN
11 14 (3.81%) TCP/IP
11 14 (3.81%) Wi-Fi
12 12 (3.27%) VLAN
13 10 (2.72%) Unified Communications
14 9 (2.45%) Network Security
15 8 (2.18%) MPLS
15 8 (2.18%) VoIP
16 7 (1.91%) Intrusion Detection
16 7 (1.91%) WebEx
17 6 (1.63%) DMARC
Database & Business Intelligence
1 19 (5.18%) SQL Server
2 10 (2.72%) Amazon RDS
3 9 (2.45%) Big Data
3 9 (2.45%) Elasticsearch
4 5 (1.36%) Power BI
5 1 (0.27%) Data Mart
5 1 (0.27%) Data Warehouse
5 1 (0.27%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 14 (3.81%) JIRA
2 3 (0.82%) Bitbucket
3 1 (0.27%) Fiddler
3 1 (0.27%) Git
3 1 (0.27%) GitLab
General
1 100 (27.25%) Social Skills
2 63 (17.17%) Finance
3 35 (9.54%) Public Sector
4 24 (6.54%) Games
5 23 (6.27%) Analytical Skills
6 17 (4.63%) Legal
7 13 (3.54%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 13 (3.54%) Telecoms
8 11 (3.00%) Banking
9 10 (2.72%) Documentation Skills
10 9 (2.45%) Local Government
11 8 (2.18%) Marketing
12 7 (1.91%) Manufacturing
13 6 (1.63%) Financial Institution
13 6 (1.63%) Law
14 5 (1.36%) Electronics
14 5 (1.36%) Military
14 5 (1.36%) Presentation Skills
15 4 (1.09%) Spanish Language
16 3 (0.82%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 84 (22.89%) Support Engineer
2 45 (12.26%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 38 (10.35%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
4 37 (10.08%) Desktop Support
5 36 (9.81%) Desktop Engineer
6 35 (9.54%) Analyst
7 34 (9.26%) Desktop Support Engineer
8 27 (7.36%) IT Support
9 25 (6.81%) IT Engineer
10 24 (6.54%) Platform Engineer
10 24 (6.54%) Senior
11 23 (6.27%) 2nd Line Support
12 22 (5.99%) 3rd Line Engineer
13 20 (5.45%) 2nd Line Engineer
14 18 (4.90%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
14 18 (4.90%) Architect
14 18 (4.90%) Exchange Engineer
14 18 (4.90%) IT Support Engineer
15 17 (4.63%) 3rd Line Support
15 17 (4.63%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (1.36%) Microsoft Graph
1 5 (1.36%) Web Services
2 4 (1.09%) .NET
2 4 (1.09%) OAuth
2 4 (1.09%) YAML
3 3 (0.82%) JSON
3 3 (0.82%) Lightning Web Components
3 3 (0.82%) REST
3 3 (0.82%) RESTful
3 3 (0.82%) XMPP
4 2 (0.54%) LDAP
4 2 (0.54%) OAuth2
4 2 (0.54%) OpenID
4 2 (0.54%) Software Packaging
5 1 (0.27%) EDI
5 1 (0.27%) FIX Protocol
5 1 (0.27%) ISPF
5 1 (0.27%) Middleware
5 1 (0.27%) SOAP
5 1 (0.27%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 32 (8.72%) PKI
2 22 (5.99%) Data Centre
3 12 (3.27%) Clustering
3 12 (3.27%) Onboarding
4 8 (2.18%) Self-Motivation
5 6 (1.63%) Blackberry
5 6 (1.63%) Data Protection Act
5 6 (1.63%) Replication
6 5 (1.36%) Hybrid Cloud
6 5 (1.36%) Product Ownership
7 4 (1.09%) CMDB
7 4 (1.09%) Handset
7 4 (1.09%) Management Information System
7 4 (1.09%) Video Conferencing
8 3 (0.82%) Smartcard
8 3 (0.82%) Smartphone
8 3 (0.82%) YubiKey
9 2 (0.54%) BYOD
9 2 (0.54%) Cyber Threat
9 2 (0.54%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 216 (58.86%) Windows
2 76 (20.71%) Windows Server
3 56 (15.26%) Windows 10
4 38 (10.35%) Android
5 30 (8.17%) Linux
6 29 (7.90%) Mac OS
7 16 (4.36%) Windows Server 2016
8 13 (3.54%) Windows Server 2012
9 12 (3.27%) Windows Server 2019
10 11 (3.00%) Windows 7
10 11 (3.00%) Windows Server 2003
11 10 (2.72%) Apple iOS
12 8 (2.18%) VMS
13 5 (1.36%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
13 5 (1.36%) Unix
14 3 (0.82%) Mac OS X
15 2 (0.54%) Ubuntu
15 2 (0.54%) Windows 8
15 2 (0.54%) Windows XP
16 1 (0.27%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 96 (26.16%) ITIL
2 66 (17.98%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 63 (17.17%) Problem-Solving
4 49 (13.35%) Customer Service
5 48 (13.08%) Migration
6 47 (12.81%) ITSM
7 42 (11.44%) Agile
8 39 (10.63%) Service Management
9 33 (8.99%) Data Loss Prevention
10 28 (7.63%) DevOps
11 26 (7.08%) Collaborative Working
11 26 (7.08%) High Availability
12 25 (6.81%) Identity Management
13 24 (6.54%) E-Commerce
14 22 (5.99%) Project Delivery
15 21 (5.72%) Problem Management
15 21 (5.72%) Roadmaps
15 21 (5.72%) Stakeholder Management
16 20 (5.45%) Multi-Factor Authentication
17 19 (5.18%) Change Management
Programming Languages
1 115 (31.34%) PowerShell
2 22 (5.99%) SQL
3 12 (3.27%) Python
4 5 (1.36%) VB
4 5 (1.36%) VBScript
5 3 (0.82%) C#
6 1 (0.27%) Bash
6 1 (0.27%) Bicep
6 1 (0.27%) Google Apps Script
6 1 (0.27%) Java
6 1 (0.27%) JavaScript
6 1 (0.27%) JCL
6 1 (0.27%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 72 (19.62%) Degree
1 72 (19.62%) Security Cleared
2 40 (10.90%) SC Cleared
3 36 (9.81%) DV Cleared
4 35 (9.54%) Microsoft Certification
5 15 (4.09%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
6 12 (3.27%) MCSE
7 9 (2.45%) Azure Certification
8 6 (1.63%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
9 4 (1.09%) CCNA
9 4 (1.09%) Cisco Certification
9 4 (1.09%) PMI Certification
9 4 (1.09%) PMP
10 3 (0.82%) A+ Certification
10 3 (0.82%) Computer Science Degree
10 3 (0.82%) MCSA
11 2 (0.54%) ITIL Certification
11 2 (0.54%) MCP
12 1 (0.27%) CCNP
12 1 (0.27%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (5.45%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 12 (3.27%) SLA
3 9 (2.45%) GDPR
4 8 (2.18%) NIST
5 7 (1.91%) HIPAA
6 3 (0.82%) COBIT
7 2 (0.54%) PCI DSS
7 2 (0.54%) QA
7 2 (0.54%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 1 (0.27%) Actionable Recommendations
8 1 (0.27%) HMG Security Policy Framework
System Software
1 271 (73.84%) Active Directory
2 55 (14.99%) VMware Infrastructure
3 23 (6.27%) Hyper-V
4 20 (5.45%) VMware ESXi
5 15 (4.09%) BitLocker
5 15 (4.09%) vSphere
6 14 (3.81%) Microsoft App-V
7 13 (3.54%) Virtual Machines
8 10 (2.72%) Terminal Services
9 9 (2.45%) Docker
10 8 (2.18%) Virtual Servers
11 7 (1.91%) Microsoft Virtual Server
12 6 (1.63%) Brightmail
12 6 (1.63%) ISA Server
13 5 (1.36%) Virtual Desktop
14 3 (0.82%) XenApp
15 1 (0.27%) VMware NSX
15 1 (0.27%) VMware Workstation
15 1 (0.27%) Xen
15 1 (0.27%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 123 (33.51%) Microsoft Intune
2 64 (17.44%) SCCM
3 28 (7.63%) WSUS
4 17 (4.63%) Ansible
5 16 (4.36%) Single Sign-On
6 15 (4.09%) vCenter Server
7 10 (2.72%) Kubernetes
7 10 (2.72%) Nagios
7 10 (2.72%) vMotion
8 9 (2.45%) Puppet
9 7 (1.91%) Microsoft Clustering
9 7 (1.91%) Terraform
10 4 (1.09%) AppManager
10 4 (1.09%) CASB
10 4 (1.09%) McAfee ePO
11 3 (0.82%) Active Directory Federation Services
11 3 (0.82%) Nessus
11 3 (0.82%) NetBackup
11 3 (0.82%) SCOM
11 3 (0.82%) SCOrch
Vendors
1 291 (79.29%) Microsoft
2 76 (20.71%) VMware
3 47 (12.81%) Cisco
4 38 (10.35%) Citrix
5 35 (9.54%) ServiceNow
6 29 (7.90%) Meraki
7 24 (6.54%) Splunk
8 16 (4.36%) Google
9 15 (4.09%) HP
10 14 (3.81%) Symantec
11 11 (3.00%) Veeam
12 9 (2.45%) Proofpoint
13 7 (1.91%) Red Hat
14 6 (1.63%) Apple
14 6 (1.63%) NetApp
14 6 (1.63%) Palo Alto
14 6 (1.63%) Wyse
15 5 (1.36%) iManage
15 5 (1.36%) McAfee
15 5 (1.36%) Zscaler