Microsoft 365 Contracts in Hampshire

Microsoft 365 (M365, Office 365, O365)
South East > Hampshire

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Hampshire requiring Microsoft 365 skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Microsoft 365 over the 6 months leading up to 2 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 37 42 29
Rank change year-on-year +5 -13 +8
Contract jobs citing Microsoft 365 35 63 98
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Hampshire 4.69% 3.90% 7.02%
As % of the Cloud Services category 19.66% 22.42% 28.99%
Number of daily rates quoted 19 18 46
10th Percentile £260 £179 £155
25th Percentile £361 £195 £207
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £520 £205 £338
Median % change year-on-year +153.66% -39.26% -32.50%
75th Percentile £636 £284 £597
90th Percentile £675 £454 £638
South East median daily rate £423 £275 £350
% change year-on-year +53.74% -21.43% +20.69%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 5 15
10th Percentile £16.23 - £16.22
25th Percentile £17.69 - £18.00
Median hourly rate £19.24 £17.69 £18.50
Median % change year-on-year +8.73% -4.38% +23.33%
75th Percentile £33.73 - £22.33
90th Percentile £58.49 - £64.75
South East median hourly rate £19.97 £17.69 £20.00
% change year-on-year +12.89% -11.55% -

All Cloud Skills
Hampshire

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 Hampshire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 178 281 338
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Hampshire 23.86% 17.41% 24.21%
Number of daily rates quoted 132 168 226
10th Percentile £281 £277 £250
25th Percentile £446 £450 £443
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £545 £565 £550
Median % change year-on-year -3.54% +2.73% +4.76%
75th Percentile £613 £638 £638
90th Percentile £659 £673 £680
South East median daily rate £501 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +0.10% -4.76% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 8 24
10th Percentile £17.20 - £17.11
25th Percentile £19.24 - £18.25
Median hourly rate £55.00 £17.69 £29.58
Median % change year-on-year +210.91% -40.19% +47.88%
75th Percentile £72.50 £24.88 £71.25
90th Percentile £74.25 £35.00 £75.00
South East median hourly rate £28.50 £22.36 £25.00
% change year-on-year +27.47% -10.57% +18.76%

Microsoft 365
Job Vacancy Trend in Hampshire

Job postings citing Microsoft 365 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Hampshire.

Job vacancy trend for Microsoft 365 in Hampshire

Microsoft 365
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Hampshire

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

Daily rate trend for Microsoft 365 in Hampshire

Microsoft 365
Daily Rate Histogram in Hampshire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Microsoft 365 in Hampshire over the 6 months to 2 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Microsoft 365 in Hampshire

Microsoft 365
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Hampshire

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Microsoft 365 in Hampshire.

Hourly rate trend for Microsoft 365 in Hampshire

Microsoft 365
Hourly Rate Histogram in Hampshire

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Microsoft 365 in Hampshire over the 6 months to 2 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Microsoft 365 in Hampshire

Microsoft 365
Contract Job Locations in Hampshire

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 Hampshire region over the 6 months to 2 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
Southampton -6 9 £435 +117.50% 9
Portsmouth +14 6 £275 -29.03% 6
Fareham - 3 - - 2
Hook +7 2 £510 +191.43% 1
Andover - 2 £300 -
Farnborough +1 1 - - 4
Lyndhurst - 1 - -
Microsoft 365
South East

Microsoft 365
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Hampshire 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 8 (22.86%) SharePoint
2 4 (11.43%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (8.57%) IIS
Applications
1 1 (2.86%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (2.86%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (2.86%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (2.86%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 18 (51.43%) Azure
2 7 (20.00%) OpenShift
2 7 (20.00%) SaaS
3 6 (17.14%) Power Platform
4 1 (2.86%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 8 (22.86%) VPN
2 7 (20.00%) Firewall
2 7 (20.00%) Internet
3 5 (14.29%) Network Security
4 3 (8.57%) HTTP
4 3 (8.57%) HTTPS
4 3 (8.57%) SSL
5 2 (5.71%) Skype
6 1 (2.86%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (17.14%) Power BI
General
1 9 (25.71%) Social Skills
2 8 (22.86%) Public Sector
3 3 (8.57%) Military
4 2 (5.71%) Banking
4 2 (5.71%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 1 (2.86%) Aerospace
5 1 (2.86%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (2.86%) Aviation
5 1 (2.86%) Finance
5 1 (2.86%) Local Government
5 1 (2.86%) Manufacturing
5 1 (2.86%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 12 (34.29%) Senior
2 7 (20.00%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 7 (20.00%) IT Manager
2 7 (20.00%) IT Services Manager
2 7 (20.00%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
2 7 (20.00%) Service Manager
3 6 (17.14%) Support Engineer
4 5 (14.29%) Senior IT Manager
4 5 (14.29%) Senior Manager
4 5 (14.29%) Senior Service Manager
5 4 (11.43%) IT Support
6 3 (8.57%) Analyst
7 2 (5.71%) 1st Line Support
7 2 (5.71%) 1st Line Support Engineer
7 2 (5.71%) Active Directory Engineer
7 2 (5.71%) Active Directory Support
7 2 (5.71%) Field Engineer
7 2 (5.71%) IT Support Engineer
7 2 (5.71%) Service Analyst
7 2 (5.71%) Service Desk Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 7 (20.00%) Hybrid Cloud
1 7 (20.00%) Public Cloud
2 6 (17.14%) Video Conferencing
3 1 (2.86%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 14 (40.00%) Windows
2 9 (25.71%) Windows Server
3 7 (20.00%) CentOS
3 7 (20.00%) Linux
3 7 (20.00%) Ubuntu
3 7 (20.00%) Windows Server 2016
4 5 (14.29%) Windows 10
5 3 (8.57%) Windows Server 2012
6 2 (5.71%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (22.86%) Agile
2 7 (20.00%) Application Packaging
2 7 (20.00%) Case Management
2 7 (20.00%) Change Control
2 7 (20.00%) Cybersecurity
2 7 (20.00%) DevSecOps
2 7 (20.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 7 (20.00%) Penetration Testing
3 6 (17.14%) Analytics
3 6 (17.14%) Business Intelligence
3 6 (17.14%) Contract Management
3 6 (17.14%) Disaster Recovery
3 6 (17.14%) Security Monitoring
4 5 (14.29%) Server Management
5 4 (11.43%) Antivirus Management
5 4 (11.43%) Data Security
5 4 (11.43%) Migration
5 4 (11.43%) Storage Management
6 3 (8.57%) Service Design
6 3 (8.57%) Software Distribution
Programming Languages
1 10 (28.57%) PowerShell
2 2 (5.71%) SQL
Qualifications
1 25 (71.43%) Security Cleared
2 17 (48.57%) SC Cleared
3 10 (28.57%) DV Cleared
4 2 (5.71%) Degree
5 1 (2.86%) MCSE
5 1 (2.86%) Microsoft Certification
5 1 (2.86%) PMP
System Software
1 12 (34.29%) Active Directory
2 8 (22.86%) VMware Infrastructure
3 7 (20.00%) vSphere
4 3 (8.57%) Microsoft App-V
5 1 (2.86%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 9 (25.71%) Microsoft Intune
2 7 (20.00%) Ansible
2 7 (20.00%) Kubernetes
2 7 (20.00%) Nessus
2 7 (20.00%) Terraform
2 7 (20.00%) vCenter Server
3 6 (17.14%) SCCM
4 3 (8.57%) WSUS
Vendors
1 28 (80.00%) Microsoft
2 8 (22.86%) VMware
3 7 (20.00%) Red Hat