Microsoft 365 Contract Job Trends in London

Microsoft 365 (M365, Office 365, O365)
England > London

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

6 months to
20 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 68 57 48
Rank change year-on-year -11 -9 +3
Contract jobs citing Microsoft 365 677 503 749
As % of all contract jobs in London 3.76% 4.06% 4.29%
As % of the Cloud Services category 8.92% 9.56% 11.09%
Number of daily rates quoted 459 327 579
10th Percentile £185 £200 £173
25th Percentile £307 £250 £225
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £410 £400
Median % change year-on-year +9.76% +2.50% -5.88%
75th Percentile £575 £550 £556
90th Percentile £688 £650 £688
England median daily rate £425 £350 £350
% change year-on-year +21.43% - -9.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 14 20
10th Percentile - £23.83 £15.23
25th Percentile £16.70 £24.30 £18.64
Median hourly rate £22.27 £24.66 £22.00
Median % change year-on-year -9.71% +12.09% -9.28%
75th Percentile £27.00 £28.31 £23.89
90th Percentile £29.73 £32.50 £25.03
England median hourly rate £19.00 £18.51 £16.30
% change year-on-year +2.67% +13.53% -11.89%

All Cloud Computing Skills
London

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 London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 7,589 5,263 6,754
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 42.16% 42.48% 38.65%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,251 3,628 4,979
10th Percentile £350 £356 £350
25th Percentile £425 £431 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - -6.78%
75th Percentile £638 £671 £675
90th Percentile £750 £788 £775
England median daily rate £513 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -2.38% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 90 54 70
10th Percentile £20.88 £22.71 £17.63
25th Percentile £27.06 £24.66 £22.00
Median hourly rate £35.50 £30.21 £26.00
Median % change year-on-year +17.52% +16.18% -35.80%
75th Percentile £53.35 £48.75 £38.75
90th Percentile £73.08 £71.88 £59.13
England median hourly rate £39.50 £25.50 £21.37
% change year-on-year +54.90% +19.33% -35.73%

Microsoft 365
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Microsoft 365 job vacancy trend in London

Microsoft 365
Daily Rate Trend in London

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

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

Microsoft 365
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Microsoft 365 in London over the 6 months to 20 May 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Microsoft 365 in London

Microsoft 365
Hourly Rate Trend in London

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

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

Microsoft 365
Hourly Rate Histogram in London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Microsoft 365 in London over the 6 months to 20 May 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Microsoft 365 in London

Microsoft 365
Contract Job Locations in London

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 London region over the 6 months to 20 May 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
Central London -29 79 £500 +25.00% 37
West London -16 19 £240 -23.20% 14
South London -18 14 £190 -55.32% 7
East London -8 6 £495 -15.38% 14
North London +1 2 £225 -53.25% 4
Microsoft 365
England

Microsoft 365
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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:

Application Platforms
1 198 (29.25%) SharePoint
2 133 (19.65%) Microsoft Exchange
3 11 (1.62%) HCL Notes
4 10 (1.48%) Mendix
5 9 (1.33%) Confluence
6 1 (0.15%) SharePoint 2013
6 1 (0.15%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 49 (7.24%) Microsoft Office
2 27 (3.99%) Microsoft Excel
3 10 (1.48%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 10 (1.48%) Microsoft Project
4 6 (0.89%) MS Visio
5 3 (0.44%) Adobe Illustrator
6 2 (0.30%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.15%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 14 (2.07%) Dynamics CRM
2 8 (1.18%) Veritas eDiscovery
3 4 (0.59%) Remedy ITSM
4 3 (0.44%) Salesforce CRM
4 3 (0.44%) SAP S/4HANA
5 2 (0.30%) Exchequer
6 1 (0.15%) Actimize
6 1 (0.15%) SAP SRM
Cloud Services
1 331 (48.89%) Azure
2 165 (24.37%) Entra ID
3 114 (16.84%) Power Platform
4 75 (11.08%) OneDrive
4 75 (11.08%) Power Automate
5 69 (10.19%) PowerApps
6 65 (9.60%) Microsoft Copilot
7 59 (8.71%) AWS
8 58 (8.57%) Microsoft Purview
9 35 (5.17%) SaaS
10 34 (5.02%) Azure DevOps
11 32 (4.73%) Google Workspace
12 26 (3.84%) Azure AI
12 26 (3.84%) PaaS
13 25 (3.69%) Mimecast
14 24 (3.55%) Dynamics 365
15 23 (3.40%) IaaS
16 21 (3.10%) Azure Logic Apps
17 20 (2.95%) GitHub
18 19 (2.81%) Azure Service Bus
Communications & Networking
1 59 (8.71%) DNS
2 53 (7.83%) Firewall
3 45 (6.65%) VPN
4 35 (5.17%) DHCP
5 27 (3.99%) TCP/IP
6 22 (3.25%) WAN
6 22 (3.25%) Wi-Fi
7 16 (2.36%) LAN
8 10 (1.48%) DKIM
8 10 (1.48%) Network Security
8 10 (1.48%) Wireless
9 9 (1.33%) SD-WAN
9 9 (1.33%) VLAN
10 8 (1.18%) DMARC
10 8 (1.18%) NetScaler
11 7 (1.03%) DMZ
11 7 (1.03%) MPLS
11 7 (1.03%) SAN
11 7 (1.03%) Unified Communications
12 6 (0.89%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 53 (7.83%) Power BI
2 24 (3.55%) SQL Server
3 10 (1.48%) Oracle Database
4 8 (1.18%) Metadata
5 3 (0.44%) Data Lake
6 2 (0.30%) Azure SQL Database
6 2 (0.30%) EDRMS
6 2 (0.30%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 1 (0.15%) DB2
7 1 (0.15%) MongoDB
7 1 (0.15%) Oracle Reports
7 1 (0.15%) Power Query
7 1 (0.15%) QlikView
7 1 (0.15%) Relational Database
7 1 (0.15%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 31 (4.58%) JIRA
2 7 (1.03%) Chocolatey
3 4 (0.59%) Git
4 1 (0.15%) Bitbucket
4 1 (0.15%) Fiddler
4 1 (0.15%) GitLab
4 1 (0.15%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.15%) MSI
4 1 (0.15%) Visual Studio
4 1 (0.15%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 228 (33.68%) Social Skills
2 157 (23.19%) Finance
3 66 (9.75%) Banking
4 56 (8.27%) Analytical Skills
4 56 (8.27%) Public Sector
5 31 (4.58%) Legal
6 25 (3.69%) Organisational Skills
7 20 (2.95%) Documentation Skills
8 15 (2.22%) Financial Institution
9 14 (2.07%) Investment Banking
10 13 (1.92%) Law
11 11 (1.62%) Front Office
11 11 (1.62%) Presentation Skills
12 9 (1.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 9 (1.33%) Marketing
13 8 (1.18%) Local Government
14 7 (1.03%) German Language
14 7 (1.03%) Italian Language
14 7 (1.03%) Military
15 6 (0.89%) Retail
Job Titles
1 76 (11.23%) Support Engineer
2 63 (9.31%) Analyst
3 56 (8.27%) IT Support
4 50 (7.39%) Developer
4 50 (7.39%) IT Engineer
5 43 (6.35%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
5 43 (6.35%) Senior
6 41 (6.06%) Consultant
7 40 (5.91%) IT Support Engineer
8 37 (5.47%) Architect
9 32 (4.73%) Security Engineer
10 28 (4.14%) Technical Support
11 25 (3.69%) Azure Engineer
12 22 (3.25%) Lead
12 22 (3.25%) Power Platform Developer
13 21 (3.10%) 2nd Line Support
14 20 (2.95%) Project Manager
14 20 (2.95%) Support Analyst
15 18 (2.66%) Cybersecurity Engineer
15 18 (2.66%) Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 50 (7.39%) Microsoft Graph
2 28 (4.14%) .NET
3 25 (3.69%) React
4 21 (3.10%) CSS
5 20 (2.95%) HTML
6 18 (2.66%) REST
7 15 (2.22%) SPFx
8 13 (1.92%) OAuth
9 11 (1.62%) HTML5 Canvas
9 11 (1.62%) Web Services
10 8 (1.18%) SOAP
11 7 (1.03%) HTML5
11 7 (1.03%) jQuery
11 7 (1.03%) JSON
12 6 (0.89%) .NET Framework
12 6 (0.89%) SAML
13 5 (0.74%) AngularJS
14 4 (0.59%) ASP.NET
15 3 (0.44%) RESTful
15 3 (0.44%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 73 (10.78%) Onboarding
2 26 (3.84%) Security Posture
3 23 (3.40%) AI Agents
4 20 (2.95%) Enterprise Software
4 20 (2.95%) Low-Code
5 15 (2.22%) BYOD
6 14 (2.07%) Cloud Native
7 13 (1.92%) Virtual Team
8 12 (1.77%) Client/Server
8 12 (1.77%) Data Centre
8 12 (1.77%) Hybrid Cloud
8 12 (1.77%) Management Information System
9 11 (1.62%) PKI
9 11 (1.62%) Video Conferencing
10 10 (1.48%) Data Protection Act
11 9 (1.33%) Cyber Threat
11 9 (1.33%) Product Ownership
12 8 (1.18%) Self-Motivation
13 7 (1.03%) Freedom of Information
14 6 (0.89%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 232 (34.27%) Windows
2 93 (13.74%) Windows 10
3 47 (6.94%) Mac OS
4 37 (5.47%) Windows Server
5 30 (4.43%) Apple iOS
6 25 (3.69%) Android
7 10 (1.48%) Windows Server 2016
8 8 (1.18%) Windows 7
9 7 (1.03%) Linux
9 7 (1.03%) Windows Server 2019
10 3 (0.44%) Ubuntu
11 1 (0.15%) CentOS
11 1 (0.15%) Mac OS X
11 1 (0.15%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 1 (0.15%) Unix
11 1 (0.15%) VMS
11 1 (0.15%) Windows Server 2008
11 1 (0.15%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 133 (19.65%) Migration
2 123 (18.17%) Problem-Solving
3 95 (14.03%) AI
4 82 (12.11%) ITIL
5 75 (11.08%) Agile
6 74 (10.93%) Cybersecurity
7 67 (9.90%) Customer Service
8 66 (9.75%) Data Loss Prevention
9 64 (9.45%) Roadmaps
10 61 (9.01%) DevOps
11 58 (8.57%) Stakeholder Management
12 57 (8.42%) Analytics
13 55 (8.12%) Business Intelligence
14 53 (7.83%) Continuous Improvement
15 52 (7.68%) Change Management
16 50 (7.39%) Stakeholder Engagement
17 39 (5.76%) Service Delivery
18 38 (5.61%) Disaster Recovery
18 38 (5.61%) User Experience
19 37 (5.47%) ITSM
Programming Languages
1 110 (16.25%) PowerShell
2 39 (5.76%) JavaScript
3 35 (5.17%) SQL
4 30 (4.43%) C#
5 22 (3.25%) Python
6 10 (1.48%) Formula Language
6 10 (1.48%) LotusScript
7 9 (1.33%) Kusto Query Language
8 8 (1.18%) PL/SQL
8 8 (1.18%) T-SQL
9 7 (1.03%) TypeScript
10 5 (0.74%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 4 (0.59%) Bicep
12 3 (0.44%) Google Apps Script
13 1 (0.15%) Bash
13 1 (0.15%) C++
13 1 (0.15%) Ruby
13 1 (0.15%) VB.NET
13 1 (0.15%) VBA
13 1 (0.15%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 85 (12.56%) Degree
2 84 (12.41%) Security Cleared
3 61 (9.01%) SC Cleared
4 39 (5.76%) Microsoft Certification
5 31 (4.58%) Azure Certification
6 28 (4.14%) Computer Science Degree
7 12 (1.77%) DV Cleared
7 12 (1.77%) MCSA
8 10 (1.48%) MCSE
8 10 (1.48%) PMI Certification
8 10 (1.48%) PMP
8 10 (1.48%) TOGAF Certification
9 9 (1.33%) CISSP
10 7 (1.03%) Cisco Certification
10 7 (1.03%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 6 (0.89%) CCA
11 6 (0.89%) Citrix Certification
12 5 (0.74%) BPSS Clearance
13 4 (0.59%) CCNA
14 3 (0.44%) A+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (3.55%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 22 (3.25%) Cyber Essentials
2 22 (3.25%) GDPR
3 19 (2.81%) SLA
4 15 (2.22%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 8 (1.18%) PMO
5 8 (1.18%) QA
6 7 (1.03%) NIST
7 6 (0.89%) Data Quality
8 5 (0.74%) GRC
8 5 (0.74%) HMG Security Policy Framework
8 5 (0.74%) NCSC
9 4 (0.59%) PCI DSS
9 4 (0.59%) SOC 2
10 3 (0.44%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 3 (0.44%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 2 (0.30%) Accessibility
11 2 (0.30%) Actionable Recommendations
11 2 (0.30%) ISO/IEC 42001
11 2 (0.30%) P3O
System Software
1 234 (34.56%) Active Directory
2 18 (2.66%) Virtual Desktop
3 13 (1.92%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (0.89%) Docker
4 6 (0.89%) Hyper-V
4 6 (0.89%) XenDesktop
5 4 (0.59%) Virtual Machines
5 4 (0.59%) XenApp
6 2 (0.30%) VMware Workstation
7 1 (0.15%) BitLocker
7 1 (0.15%) Firmware
7 1 (0.15%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 1 (0.15%) Virtual Servers
7 1 (0.15%) VMware ESXi
7 1 (0.15%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 155 (22.90%) Microsoft Intune
2 56 (8.27%) SCCM
3 17 (2.51%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 17 (2.51%) Terraform
4 15 (2.22%) Jamf Pro
5 14 (2.07%) Single Sign-On
6 11 (1.62%) AirWatch
7 8 (1.18%) WSUS
8 7 (1.03%) Kubernetes
9 5 (0.74%) FortiGate
9 5 (0.74%) QRadar
10 4 (0.59%) SCVMM
11 2 (0.30%) PowerCLI
11 2 (0.30%) SCOM
11 2 (0.30%) vCenter Server
11 2 (0.30%) WMI
12 1 (0.15%) Autotask
12 1 (0.15%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 541 (79.91%) Microsoft
2 61 (9.01%) ServiceNow
3 36 (5.32%) Citrix
3 36 (5.32%) Google
4 29 (4.28%) VMware
5 27 (3.99%) Oracle
6 24 (3.55%) OpenAI
7 20 (2.95%) Apple
8 18 (2.66%) Foundry
9 17 (2.51%) Cisco
9 17 (2.51%) CrowdStrike
9 17 (2.51%) CyberArk
10 16 (2.36%) Salesforce
11 15 (2.22%) Netskope
11 15 (2.22%) SAP
12 14 (2.07%) Bloomberg
13 12 (1.77%) Splunk
14 11 (1.62%) Lotus
15 10 (1.48%) iManage
15 10 (1.48%) Kofax