Microsoft 365 Contract Job Trends in Herefordshire

Microsoft 365 (M365, Office 365, O365)
West Midlands > Herefordshire

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Herefordshire requiring Microsoft 365 skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 20 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 16 10 -
Rank change year-on-year -6 - -
Contract jobs citing Microsoft 365 5 1 0
As % of all contract jobs in Herefordshire 7.81% 5.00% -
As % of the Cloud Services category 16.13% 7.69% -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £363 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £375 - -
75th Percentile £388 - -
90th Percentile - - -
West Midlands median daily rate £388 £210 £360
% change year-on-year +84.52% -41.67% -17.48%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £58.43 £31.25 -
Median hourly rate £63.14 £32.50 -
Median % change year-on-year +94.26% - -
75th Percentile £67.84 £33.75 -
90th Percentile - - -
West Midlands median hourly rate £63.14 £18.13 £18.55
% change year-on-year +248.23% -2.24% +16.02%

All Cloud Computing Skills
Herefordshire

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 Herefordshire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 31 13 0
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Herefordshire 48.44% 65.00% -
Number of daily rates quoted 28 10 0
10th Percentile £409 £501 -
25th Percentile £525 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £700 -
Median % change year-on-year -21.43% - -
75th Percentile £575 £875 -
90th Percentile £750 £900 -
West Midlands median daily rate £485 £500 £469
% change year-on-year -3.00% +6.67% -7.64%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £58.43 £31.25 -
Median hourly rate £63.14 £32.50 -
Median % change year-on-year +94.26% - -
75th Percentile £67.84 £33.75 -
90th Percentile - - -
West Midlands median hourly rate £25.00 £18.13 £26.00
% change year-on-year +37.89% -30.27% +46.73%

Microsoft 365
Job Vacancy Trend in Herefordshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Microsoft 365 relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Herefordshire.

Microsoft 365 job vacancy trend in Herefordshire

Microsoft 365
Daily Rate Trend in Herefordshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Herefordshire citing Microsoft 365.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Herefordshire citing Microsoft 365

Microsoft 365
Hourly Rate Trend in Herefordshire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Herefordshire citing Microsoft 365.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Herefordshire citing Microsoft 365

Microsoft 365
Contract Job Locations in Herefordshire

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 Herefordshire region over the 6 months to 20 April 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
Hereford - 5 £375 - 4
Microsoft 365
West Midlands

Microsoft 365
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Herefordshire 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:

Cloud Services
1 3 (60.00%) Azure
2 2 (40.00%) GitHub
General
1 3 (60.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 2 (40.00%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (40.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 3 (60.00%) 2nd Line Support
2 2 (40.00%) 2nd Line Support Analyst
2 2 (40.00%) Analyst
2 2 (40.00%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 2 (40.00%) IT Analyst
2 2 (40.00%) IT Support
2 2 (40.00%) IT Support Analyst
2 2 (40.00%) Support Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 2 (40.00%) Analytical Mindset
Operating Systems
1 2 (40.00%) Linux
1 2 (40.00%) Windows
1 2 (40.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (60.00%) Migration
2 2 (40.00%) Containerisation
2 2 (40.00%) Information Security
2 2 (40.00%) Infrastructure as Code
2 2 (40.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 2 (40.00%) Problem Management
2 2 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (40.00%) Strategic Thinking
2 2 (40.00%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 2 (40.00%) Bash
1 2 (40.00%) PowerShell
1 2 (40.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 2 (40.00%) CCNA
1 2 (40.00%) Cisco Certification
1 2 (40.00%) DV Cleared
1 2 (40.00%) MCSE
1 2 (40.00%) Microsoft Certification
1 2 (40.00%) RHCA
1 2 (40.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (40.00%) Security Cleared
1 2 (40.00%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (40.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 2 (40.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 2 (40.00%) Docker
1 2 (40.00%) Hyper-V
1 2 (40.00%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 2 (40.00%) Ansible
1 2 (40.00%) Kubernetes
1 2 (40.00%) Podman
1 2 (40.00%) Terraform
Vendors
1 2 (40.00%) Atlassian
1 2 (40.00%) Cisco
1 2 (40.00%) VMware