Microsoft 365 Contract Job Trends in Macclesfield

Microsoft 365 (M365, Office 365, O365)
Cheshire > Macclesfield

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Macclesfield requiring Microsoft 365 skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 16 13 23
Rank change year-on-year -3 +10 -12
Contract jobs citing Microsoft 365 3 4 6
As % of all contract jobs in Macclesfield 8.33% 7.02% 6.12%
As % of the Cloud Services category 75.00% 22.22% 23.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 3
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £122
Median % change year-on-year - - -72.89%
75th Percentile - - £127
90th Percentile - - £130
Cheshire median daily rate £228 £388 £200
% change year-on-year -41.29% +93.75% -13.04%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 4 3
10th Percentile £17.67 - £16.78
25th Percentile £18.12 £21.05 £17.13
Median hourly rate £18.87 £23.14 £17.72
Median % change year-on-year -18.44% +30.56% -
75th Percentile - £24.18 -
90th Percentile - - -
Cheshire median hourly rate £16.00 £23.14 £17.72
% change year-on-year -30.84% +30.56% -6.74%

All Cloud Skills
Macclesfield

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 Macclesfield.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 4 18 26
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Macclesfield 11.11% 31.58% 26.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 11 22
10th Percentile - £413 £140
25th Percentile £613 £463 £265
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 £500 £350
Median % change year-on-year +25.00% +42.86% -24.32%
75th Percentile £638 £541 £510
90th Percentile - £548 £559
Cheshire median daily rate £430 £488 £475
% change year-on-year -11.93% +2.79% +7.95%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 4 3
10th Percentile £17.67 - £16.78
25th Percentile £18.12 £21.05 £17.13
Median hourly rate £18.87 £23.14 £17.72
Median % change year-on-year -18.44% +30.56% -
75th Percentile - £24.18 -
90th Percentile - - -
Cheshire median hourly rate £18.87 £24.18 £22.81
% change year-on-year -21.96% +6.03% +8.05%

Microsoft 365
Job Vacancy Trend in Macclesfield

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

Microsoft 365 job vacancy trend in Macclesfield

Microsoft 365
Daily Rate Trend in Macclesfield

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

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

Microsoft 365
Hourly Rate Trend in Macclesfield

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

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

Microsoft 365
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Macclesfield 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:

Applications
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 3 (100.00%) OneDrive
General
1 3 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (66.67%) Public Sector
3 1 (33.33%) Electronics
3 1 (33.33%) Finance
3 1 (33.33%) Manufacturing
3 1 (33.33%) Marketing
3 1 (33.33%) Pharmaceutical
3 1 (33.33%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) Analyst
1 2 (66.67%) Support Analyst
2 1 (33.33%) IT Support
2 1 (33.33%) IT Support Technician
2 1 (33.33%) IT Technician
2 1 (33.33%) Support Technician
Operating Systems
1 3 (100.00%) Apple iOS
1 3 (100.00%) Mac OS
1 3 (100.00%) Windows
1 3 (100.00%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Asset Management
1 3 (100.00%) Customer Experience
1 3 (100.00%) Inventory Management
2 2 (66.67%) Software Deployment
3 1 (33.33%) Antivirus Management
3 1 (33.33%) Business Intelligence
3 1 (33.33%) Digital Marketing
3 1 (33.33%) ITSM
3 1 (33.33%) Programme Management
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 3 (100.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 3 (100.00%) SCCM
1 3 (100.00%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
2 2 (66.67%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 3 (100.00%) Apple
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 3 (100.00%) ServiceNow
2 1 (33.33%) SAP