Microsoft 365 Contracts in London

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

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in London with a requirement for Microsoft 365 skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Microsoft 365 over the 6 months to 14 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
14 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 47 51 63
Rank change year-on-year +4 +12 +5
Contract jobs citing Microsoft 365 758 1,170 1,543
As % of all contract jobs advertised in London 4.33% 4.48% 3.97%
As % of the Cloud Services category 11.26% 11.49% 9.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 581 871 1,176
10th Percentile £165 £165 £165
25th Percentile £225 £230 £227
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £425 £425
Median % change year-on-year -5.88% - +3.03%
75th Percentile £573 £600 £550
90th Percentile £688 £738 £650
England median daily rate £350 £388 £350
% change year-on-year -9.68% +10.71% -6.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 20 27 31
10th Percentile £15.23 £15.78 £13.88
25th Percentile £18.64 £19.97 £19.75
Median hourly rate £22.00 £24.00 £26.50
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% -9.43% +39.47%
75th Percentile £23.89 £32.56 £42.63
90th Percentile £25.03 £46.60 £51.00
England median hourly rate £16.30 £18.50 £17.50
% change year-on-year -11.89% +5.71% +9.38%

All Cloud Skills
London

Microsoft 365 is in the Cloud Services category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in London with a requirement for cloud computing skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 6,733 10,186 16,062
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 38.47% 38.96% 41.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,954 7,474 12,098
10th Percentile £350 £375 £400
25th Percentile £450 £475 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £588 £575
Median % change year-on-year -6.38% +2.17% +9.52%
75th Percentile £675 £694 £688
90th Percentile £775 £788 £765
England median daily rate £525 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -4.55% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 68 82 84
10th Percentile £17.32 £20.00 £19.74
25th Percentile £22.00 £25.00 £24.00
Median hourly rate £26.00 £50.00 £40.25
Median % change year-on-year -48.00% +24.22% +13.38%
75th Percentile £38.28 £75.00 £64.00
90th Percentile £59.88 £88.30 £79.28
England median hourly rate £21.00 £32.40 £21.50
% change year-on-year -35.19% +50.70% -

Microsoft 365
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Job vacancy trend for Microsoft 365 in London

Microsoft 365
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in London

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

Daily rate trend for Microsoft 365 in London

Microsoft 365
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Microsoft 365 in London over the 6 months to 14 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Microsoft 365 in London

Microsoft 365
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in London

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

Hourly rate trend for Microsoft 365 in London

Microsoft 365
Hourly Rate Histogram in London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Microsoft 365 in London over the 6 months to 14 May 2024.

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 14 May 2024. 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 +5 151 £450 +33.33% 58
East London -5 19 £500 +150.00% 12
West London +7 17 £260 -3.70% 26
South London +3 13 £200 -9.09% 10
North London -3 1 £325 +132.14% 2
Microsoft 365
England

Microsoft 365
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London 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
1 198 (26.12%) SharePoint
2 159 (20.98%) Microsoft Exchange
3 23 (3.03%) Skype for Business
4 15 (1.98%) Confluence
5 14 (1.85%) Exchange Server 2010
6 12 (1.58%) Exchange Server 2007
6 12 (1.58%) Exchange Server 2013
7 9 (1.19%) Exchange Server 2003
8 8 (1.06%) IIS
9 6 (0.79%) SharePoint 2013
10 5 (0.66%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
11 3 (0.40%) IBM Notes
12 2 (0.26%) IBM Domino
12 2 (0.26%) WordPress
13 1 (0.13%) Apache
13 1 (0.13%) Apache Spark
13 1 (0.13%) BizTalk Server
13 1 (0.13%) CMS
13 1 (0.13%) Drupal
13 1 (0.13%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 133 (17.55%) Microsoft Office
2 39 (5.15%) Microsoft Excel
3 19 (2.51%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (0.79%) MS Visio
5 4 (0.53%) Microsoft Project
6 3 (0.40%) Spreadsheet
6 3 (0.40%) SPSS
7 1 (0.13%) Camtasia
7 1 (0.13%) Trello
Business Applications
1 8 (1.06%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (0.40%) NetSuite
2 3 (0.40%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (0.26%) Eikon
3 2 (0.26%) ION MarketView
4 1 (0.13%) Carpe Diem
4 1 (0.13%) Dynamics GP
4 1 (0.13%) Elite 3E
4 1 (0.13%) Magento
4 1 (0.13%) Remedy ITSM
4 1 (0.13%) SAP CO
4 1 (0.13%) SAP ERP
4 1 (0.13%) SAP FI
4 1 (0.13%) SAP FI/CO
4 1 (0.13%) thinkFolio
4 1 (0.13%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 331 (43.67%) Azure
2 135 (17.81%) Entra ID
3 102 (13.46%) Power Platform
4 70 (9.23%) OneDrive
5 62 (8.18%) PowerApps
6 48 (6.33%) Power Automate
7 40 (5.28%) AWS
8 28 (3.69%) Dynamics 365
8 28 (3.69%) IaaS
9 25 (3.30%) Azure DevOps
9 25 (3.30%) Mimecast
10 22 (2.90%) WhatsApp
11 19 (2.51%) Microsoft Purview
12 17 (2.24%) GitHub
12 17 (2.24%) PaaS
13 15 (1.98%) Google Workspace
13 15 (1.98%) SaaS
13 15 (1.98%) Slack
14 13 (1.72%) Azure Sentinel
15 10 (1.32%) Azure Logic Apps
Communications & Networking
1 68 (8.97%) DNS
2 64 (8.44%) Firewall
3 40 (5.28%) DHCP
4 39 (5.15%) VPN
5 26 (3.43%) Skype
6 25 (3.30%) Wireless
7 24 (3.17%) LAN
8 21 (2.77%) WAN
9 20 (2.64%) VoIP
10 16 (2.11%) TCP/IP
10 16 (2.11%) Wi-Fi
11 15 (1.98%) Cisco IOS
11 15 (1.98%) MPLS
12 11 (1.45%) Internet
12 11 (1.45%) Network Security
13 10 (1.32%) Intranet
14 8 (1.06%) SAN
15 6 (0.79%) SNMP
16 5 (0.66%) NAS
16 5 (0.66%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 53 (6.99%) Power BI
2 46 (6.07%) SQL Server
3 10 (1.32%) NoSQL
3 10 (1.32%) PostgreSQL
4 9 (1.19%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 8 (1.06%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 5 (0.66%) Relational Database
7 4 (0.53%) Power Query
8 3 (0.40%) Amazon RDS
8 3 (0.40%) BusinessObjects XI
8 3 (0.40%) PowerPivot
9 2 (0.26%) Data Warehouse
9 2 (0.26%) Tableau
10 1 (0.13%) Big Data
10 1 (0.13%) BusinessObjects
10 1 (0.13%) MongoDB
10 1 (0.13%) MySQL
10 1 (0.13%) Oracle Reports
10 1 (0.13%) QlikView
10 1 (0.13%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 29 (3.83%) JIRA
2 13 (1.72%) GitLab
3 6 (0.79%) Visual Studio
4 5 (0.66%) Git
4 5 (0.66%) Hudson
4 5 (0.66%) Jenkins
5 2 (0.26%) Octopus Deploy
6 1 (0.13%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.13%) Sonatype Nexus
6 1 (0.13%) Subversion
General
1 235 (31.00%) Social Skills
2 176 (23.22%) Finance
3 82 (10.82%) Analytical Skills
4 81 (10.69%) Public Sector
5 48 (6.33%) Banking
6 47 (6.20%) Legal
7 30 (3.96%) Presentation Skills
8 21 (2.77%) Financial Institution
8 21 (2.77%) Marketing
9 18 (2.37%) Telecoms
10 17 (2.24%) Law
11 16 (2.11%) Documentation Skills
12 15 (1.98%) French Language
12 15 (1.98%) Organisational Skills
13 14 (1.85%) Manufacturing
14 13 (1.72%) Electronics
14 13 (1.72%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 11 (1.45%) Advertising
15 11 (1.45%) Local Government
16 9 (1.19%) Retail
Job Titles
1 101 (13.32%) Analyst
2 94 (12.40%) Architect
3 92 (12.14%) Support Engineer
4 57 (7.52%) IT Support
5 50 (6.60%) Desktop Support
5 50 (6.60%) Developer
6 48 (6.33%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 46 (6.07%) Senior
8 44 (5.80%) IT Engineer
9 40 (5.28%) Consultant
10 35 (4.62%) 2nd Line Support
10 35 (4.62%) Service Analyst
11 34 (4.49%) Project Manager
12 33 (4.35%) Service Desk Analyst
13 30 (3.96%) Desktop Engineer
14 28 (3.69%) IT Support Engineer
14 28 (3.69%) Support Analyst
15 24 (3.17%) Desktop Support Engineer
15 24 (3.17%) IT Analyst
16 23 (3.03%) Microsoft 365 Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (1.72%) JSON
1 13 (1.72%) XML
2 12 (1.58%) Microsoft Graph
2 12 (1.58%) REST
3 11 (1.45%) HTML5 Canvas
4 10 (1.32%) .NET
5 7 (0.92%) CSS
6 5 (0.66%) HTML
6 5 (0.66%) OAuth
6 5 (0.66%) SPFx
7 4 (0.53%) LDAP
7 4 (0.53%) React
7 4 (0.53%) RESTful
7 4 (0.53%) SAML
7 4 (0.53%) SOAP
8 3 (0.40%) .NET Core
8 3 (0.40%) AngularJS
8 3 (0.40%) jQuery
8 3 (0.40%) OpenID
8 3 (0.40%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 36 (4.75%) Management Information System
2 27 (3.56%) Data Centre
2 27 (3.56%) Video Conferencing
3 20 (2.64%) Cloud Native
3 20 (2.64%) PKI
4 17 (2.24%) Onboarding
5 16 (2.11%) Data Structures
5 16 (2.11%) Self-Motivation
6 15 (1.98%) iPhone
7 13 (1.72%) Low-Code
8 12 (1.58%) iPad
9 10 (1.32%) Security Posture
9 10 (1.32%) Smartphone
10 8 (1.06%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
10 8 (1.06%) Hedge funds
10 8 (1.06%) Virtual Team
11 7 (0.92%) Analytical Mindset
11 7 (0.92%) Blackberry
11 7 (0.92%) Cyberattack
12 6 (0.79%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 355 (46.83%) Windows
2 161 (21.24%) Windows 10
3 102 (13.46%) Windows Server
4 43 (5.67%) Android
5 33 (4.35%) Windows 7
6 30 (3.96%) Mac OS
7 27 (3.56%) Windows Server 2012
8 22 (2.90%) Apple iOS
9 15 (1.98%) Mac OS X
9 15 (1.98%) Windows Server 2008
10 14 (1.85%) Windows Server 2016
10 14 (1.85%) Windows Server 2019
11 12 (1.58%) Linux
12 10 (1.32%) Windows Server 2003
13 7 (0.92%) VMS
14 6 (0.79%) Windows 8
15 4 (0.53%) Unix
16 1 (0.13%) Ubuntu
16 1 (0.13%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 130 (17.15%) Migration
2 124 (16.36%) Problem-Solving
3 114 (15.04%) ITIL
4 104 (13.72%) Customer Service
5 88 (11.61%) Agile
6 69 (9.10%) Business Intelligence
7 65 (8.58%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 58 (7.65%) Change Management
9 55 (7.26%) Project Management
10 54 (7.12%) DevOps
11 49 (6.46%) Data Loss Prevention
12 46 (6.07%) Cybersecurity
13 40 (5.28%) Project Delivery
14 38 (5.01%) Roadmaps
15 37 (4.88%) Information Security
15 37 (4.88%) Service Delivery
16 35 (4.62%) Asset Management
17 33 (4.35%) Continuous Improvement
17 33 (4.35%) ITSM
18 31 (4.09%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 125 (16.49%) PowerShell
2 30 (3.96%) SQL
3 22 (2.90%) C#
4 16 (2.11%) JavaScript
5 13 (1.72%) Python
6 8 (1.06%) T-SQL
7 4 (0.53%) Java
8 3 (0.40%) TypeScript
9 2 (0.26%) Bash
9 2 (0.26%) VBA
10 1 (0.13%) Bicep
10 1 (0.13%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 1 (0.13%) PHP
10 1 (0.13%) R
10 1 (0.13%) Ruby
10 1 (0.13%) VB
10 1 (0.13%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 99 (13.06%) Degree
2 87 (11.48%) Security Cleared
3 74 (9.76%) SC Cleared
4 41 (5.41%) Microsoft Certification
5 21 (2.77%) Azure Certification
6 20 (2.64%) Computer Science Degree
6 20 (2.64%) ITIL Certification
7 17 (2.24%) CISSP
8 15 (1.98%) Cisco Certification
9 9 (1.19%) CISM
10 8 (1.06%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 7 (0.92%) CCNA
11 7 (0.92%) CCSK
12 6 (0.79%) DBS Check
13 5 (0.66%) MCSA
13 5 (0.66%) TOGAF Certification
14 4 (0.53%) CTC Cleared
14 4 (0.53%) DV Cleared
14 4 (0.53%) MCSE
15 3 (0.40%) MCITP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 51 (6.73%) SLA
2 19 (2.51%) NIST
3 18 (2.37%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 15 (1.98%) QA
5 9 (1.19%) Cyber Essentials
6 8 (1.06%) GDPR
7 7 (0.92%) GRC
8 6 (0.79%) Accessibility
8 6 (0.79%) PCI DSS
9 5 (0.66%) NCSC
10 4 (0.53%) Data Quality
10 4 (0.53%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 3 (0.40%) Actionable Recommendations
11 3 (0.40%) Government Security Classifications
11 3 (0.40%) ISO 22301
11 3 (0.40%) ISO 9001
11 3 (0.40%) ISO/IEC 20000
12 2 (0.26%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 1 (0.13%) IASME
13 1 (0.13%) PMO
System Software
1 339 (44.72%) Active Directory
2 37 (4.88%) VMware Infrastructure
3 19 (2.51%) Hyper-V
4 15 (1.98%) Virtual Machines
5 11 (1.45%) Virtual Desktop
5 11 (1.45%) vSphere
6 4 (0.53%) BitLocker
6 4 (0.53%) Virtual Servers
7 3 (0.40%) Microsoft App-V
8 2 (0.26%) Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services
8 2 (0.26%) VMware ESXi
8 2 (0.26%) XenApp
9 1 (0.13%) Docker
9 1 (0.13%) Firmware
9 1 (0.13%) Microsoft Virtual Server
9 1 (0.13%) vCloud
9 1 (0.13%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 113 (14.91%) Microsoft Intune
2 98 (12.93%) SCCM
3 26 (3.43%) Jamf Pro
4 16 (2.11%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 16 (2.11%) Single Sign-On
5 11 (1.45%) Terraform
6 10 (1.32%) SCOM
7 9 (1.19%) Ansible
8 8 (1.06%) PingFederate
9 6 (0.79%) WSUS
10 5 (0.66%) FortiGate
11 4 (0.53%) Kubernetes
11 4 (0.53%) Packer
12 3 (0.40%) Failover Clustering
12 3 (0.40%) McAfee ePO
13 2 (0.26%) AirWatch
13 2 (0.26%) CASB
13 2 (0.26%) Kibana
13 2 (0.26%) logstash
13 2 (0.26%) Microsoft Clustering
Vendors
1 534 (70.45%) Microsoft
2 67 (8.84%) Citrix
2 67 (8.84%) VMware
3 58 (7.65%) ServiceNow
4 49 (6.46%) Apple
5 25 (3.30%) Cisco
6 21 (2.77%) Google
7 17 (2.24%) SAP
8 16 (2.11%) Adobe
8 16 (2.11%) NetApp
9 15 (1.98%) Oracle
10 14 (1.85%) Bloomberg
11 13 (1.72%) CA
11 13 (1.72%) Dell
12 11 (1.45%) Veeam
13 10 (1.32%) iManage
14 9 (1.19%) HP
15 8 (1.06%) Cadence
15 8 (1.06%) Mitel
15 8 (1.06%) Reuters