Microsoft 365 (M365, Office 365, O365)
North West > Lancashire
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Lancashire 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 24 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 24 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 22 | 23 | 31 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +1 | +8 | -11 |
| DemandTrendContract jobs citing Microsoft 365 | 11 | 5 | 11 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Lancashire | 5.56% | 2.42% | 4.18% |
| As % of the Cloud Services category | 18.97% | 7.46% | 12.94% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8 | 3 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | £298 | £106 | £143 |
| 25th Percentile | £388 | £106 | £153 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £449 | £115 | £250 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +290.22% | -54.00% | +13.64% |
| 75th Percentile | £475 | £305 | £400 |
| 90th Percentile | £520 | £415 | £440 |
| North West median daily rate | £325 | £325 | £294 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +10.64% | +1.73% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £26.88 | - | £18.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £28.75 | - | £19.00 |
| 75th Percentile | £51.04 | - | £19.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £63.29 | - | - |
| North West median hourly rate | £18.31 | £17.44 | £17.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.99% | -0.34% | -5.41% |
All Cloud Skills
Lancashire
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 Lancashire.
| DemandTrendContract vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills | 58 | 67 | 85 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Lancashire | 29.29% | 32.37% | 32.32% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 41 | 33 | 50 |
| 10th Percentile | £390 | £333 | £223 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £463 | £364 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £575 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.70% | +4.55% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £580 | £627 | £645 |
| 90th Percentile | £640 | £644 | £688 |
| North West median daily rate | £450 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.26% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 7 | 11 | 18 |
| 10th Percentile | £26.88 | - | £32.83 |
| 25th Percentile | £32.34 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £41.06 | £16.06 | £46.18 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +155.67% | -65.22% | +139.96% |
| 75th Percentile | £47.12 | £22.03 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £56.85 | £46.18 | £52.30 |
| North West median hourly rate | £40.59 | £17.44 | £27.20 |
| % change year-on-year | +132.74% | -35.88% | +12.84% |
Microsoft 365
Job Vacancy Trend in Lancashire
Job postings citing Microsoft 365 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Lancashire.
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Daily Rate Trend in Lancashire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Lancashire citing Microsoft 365.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Lancashire
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Microsoft 365 in Lancashire over the 6 months to 24 August 2025.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Lancashire
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Lancashire citing Microsoft 365.
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Hourly Rate Histogram in Lancashire
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Microsoft 365 in Lancashire over the 6 months to 24 August 2025.
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DemandTrendContract Job Locations in Lancashire
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 Lancashire region over the 6 months to 24 August 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 DemandTrendContract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preston | +2 | 9 | £450 | +53.85% | 5 |
| Lytham St Annes | - | 1 | £175 | - | |
| Microsoft 365 North West |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Lancashire 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: