Microsoft 365 Engineer Contract Job Trends in Manchester

Microsoft 365 Engineer (M365 Engineer)
North West > Manchester

The median Microsoft 365 Engineer (M365 Engineer) daily rate in Manchester is £540, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 16 February 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

 6 months to
16 Feb 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 99 71 97
Rank change year-on-year -28 +26 +16
Contract jobs requiring a Microsoft 365 Engineer 2 9 2
As % of all contract jobs in Manchester 0.15% 0.88% 0.13%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.16% 0.94% 0.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 6 2
10th Percentile - - £405
25th Percentile - £425 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £540 £475 £426
Median % change year-on-year +13.68% +11.44% -14.75%
75th Percentile - £500 £440
90th Percentile - £542 £448
North West median daily rate £540 £450 £426
% change year-on-year +20.00% +5.57% -11.43%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Manchester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Manchester. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Manchester with a recognized job title 1,230 953 1,492
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.20% 93.52% 94.37%
Number of daily rates quoted 810 613 1,070
10th Percentile £313 £307 £306
25th Percentile £388 £393 £394
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year - -5.26% -5.00%
75th Percentile £550 £575 £575
90th Percentile £638 £675 £663
North West median daily rate £450 £475 £500
% change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% +2.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 108 32 83
10th Percentile £18.48 £15.92 £12.05
25th Percentile £22.50 £20.75 £13.41
Median hourly rate £45.00 £32.50 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year +38.46% +44.44% -45.12%
75th Percentile £61.81 £34.56 £61.88
90th Percentile £77.50 £60.00 £73.75
North West median hourly rate £42.69 £29.80 £26.39
% change year-on-year +43.24% +12.92% -12.03%

Microsoft 365 Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Microsoft 365 Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester.

Microsoft 365 Engineer job vacancy trend in Manchester

Microsoft 365 Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Manchester

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Microsoft 365 Engineer job vacancies in Manchester.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Microsoft 365 Engineer job vacancies in Manchester

Microsoft 365 Engineer Skill Set
Top 16 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester

For the 6 months to 16 February 2026, Microsoft 365 Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Manchester region featuring Microsoft 365 Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Azure
1 2 (100.00%) Azure Sentinel
1 2 (100.00%) Change Management
1 2 (100.00%) Cisco
1 2 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) Data Loss Prevention
1 2 (100.00%) Firewall
1 2 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Purview
1 2 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 2 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management
2 1 (50.00%) Information Security

Microsoft 365 Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester 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 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 2 (100.00%) Azure
1 2 (100.00%) Azure Sentinel
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 2 (100.00%) Firewall
General
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Change Management
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) Data Loss Prevention
1 2 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 2 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management
2 1 (50.00%) Information Security
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 2 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Cisco
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft
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