Microsoft 365 Architect Contracts in Gloucestershire

Microsoft 365 Architect (M365 Architect)
South West > Gloucestershire

The median Microsoft 365 Architect (M365 Architect) daily rate in Gloucestershire is £550, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 39 56 -
Rank change year-on-year +17 - -
Contract jobs requiring a Microsoft 365 Architect 2 2 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Gloucestershire 0.73% 0.47% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.79% 0.51% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 2 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £493 -
Median % change year-on-year +11.68% - -
South West median daily rate £550 £493 -
% change year-on-year +11.68% - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Gloucestershire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Gloucestershire. 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 Gloucestershire with a recognized job title 254 390 442
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.70% 90.91% 93.45%
Number of daily rates quoted 194 237 308
10th Percentile £133 £300 £320
25th Percentile £365 £425 £439
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -6.73% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £625 £675 £650
90th Percentile £734 £738 £700
South West median daily rate £500 £520 £525
% change year-on-year -3.85% -0.95% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 19 38 36
10th Percentile £24.99 £15.05 £35.00
25th Percentile £33.75 £15.79 £49.38
Median hourly rate £67.50 £37.50 £71.50
Median % change year-on-year +80.00% -47.55% +138.33%
75th Percentile £70.00 £69.69 £79.33
90th Percentile £75.00 £72.50 £83.40
South West median hourly rate £63.50 £55.00 £65.00
% change year-on-year +15.45% -15.38% +38.30%

Microsoft 365 Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Gloucestershire

Job postings that featured Microsoft 365 Architect in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Gloucestershire.

Job vacancy trend for Microsoft 365 Architect in Gloucestershire

Microsoft 365 Architect
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Gloucestershire

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Microsoft 365 Architect in Gloucestershire.

Daily rate trend for Microsoft 365 Architect in Gloucestershire

Microsoft 365 Architect
Contract Job Locations in Gloucestershire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft 365 Architect within the Gloucestershire region over the 6 months to 1 May 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
Cheltenham +10 1 £550 +11.68% 1
Gloucester - 1 - - 1
Microsoft 365 Architect
South West

Microsoft 365 Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Gloucestershire

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Microsoft 365 Architect contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Gloucestershire region featuring Microsoft 365 Architect in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (100.00%) Migration
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Active Directory Federation Services
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (50.00%) Analytics
2 1 (50.00%) Hybrid Cloud
2 1 (50.00%) BitLocker
2 1 (50.00%) Translating Business Requirements
2 1 (50.00%) Windows 10
2 1 (50.00%) Identity Access Management
2 1 (50.00%) Windows Server
2 1 (50.00%) Virtual Desktop
2 1 (50.00%) Data Loss Prevention
2 1 (50.00%) Privileged Access Management
2 1 (50.00%) Customer Requirements
2 1 (50.00%) Task Automation
2 1 (50.00%) Strategic Thinking
2 1 (50.00%) Scaled Agile Framework
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) NCSC
2 1 (50.00%) Project Delivery
2 1 (50.00%) Windows Server 2016
2 1 (50.00%) Windows Server 2019
2 1 (50.00%) VMware
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft App-V
2 1 (50.00%) Agile
2 1 (50.00%) Enterprise Architecture
2 1 (50.00%) SharePoint Server

Microsoft 365 Architect Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Gloucestershire 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 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (50.00%) SharePoint
1 1 (50.00%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (50.00%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 1 (50.00%) DNS
Development Applications
1 1 (50.00%) JIRA
General
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Manufacturing
2 1 (50.00%) Publishing
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Hybrid Cloud
1 1 (50.00%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 1 (50.00%) Android
1 1 (50.00%) Apple iOS
1 1 (50.00%) Mac OS
1 1 (50.00%) Windows
1 1 (50.00%) Windows 10
1 1 (50.00%) Windows Server
1 1 (50.00%) Windows Server 2016
1 1 (50.00%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Migration
2 1 (50.00%) Agile
2 1 (50.00%) Analytics
2 1 (50.00%) Customer Requirements
2 1 (50.00%) Data Loss Prevention
2 1 (50.00%) Enterprise Architecture
2 1 (50.00%) GAP Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) Identity Access Management
2 1 (50.00%) Identity Management
2 1 (50.00%) Privileged Access Management
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) Project Delivery
2 1 (50.00%) Root Cause Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) Scaled Agile Framework
2 1 (50.00%) Strategic Thinking
2 1 (50.00%) Task Automation
2 1 (50.00%) Translating Business Requirements
2 1 (50.00%) Use Case
Programming Languages
1 1 (50.00%) PowerShell
1 1 (50.00%) VB
1 1 (50.00%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) Degree
1 1 (50.00%) MCP
1 1 (50.00%) MCSA
1 1 (50.00%) MCSE
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Certification
1 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) NCSC
System Software
1 1 (50.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (50.00%) BitLocker
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft App-V
1 1 (50.00%) Virtual Desktop
1 1 (50.00%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (50.00%) Active Directory Federation Services
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Intune
1 1 (50.00%) SCCM
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (50.00%) McAfee
2 1 (50.00%) Symantec
2 1 (50.00%) VMware