Microsoft 365 Architect Contract Job Trends in the Midlands

Microsoft 365 Architect (M365 Architect)
England > Midlands

The median Microsoft 365 Architect (M365 Architect) daily rate in the Midlands is £538, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 30 October 2025.

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

6 months to
30 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 151 134 133
Rank change year-on-year -17 -1 -
Contract jobs requiring a Microsoft 365 Architect 6 4 4
As % of all contract jobs in the Midlands 0.21% 0.15% 0.14%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.23% 0.16% 0.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 2 2
10th Percentile £413 £526 £466
25th Percentile £477 £534 £472
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £560 £488
Median % change year-on-year -4.02% +14.87% -
75th Percentile £556 £599 £497
90th Percentile £568 £615 £499
England median daily rate £550 £538 £743
% change year-on-year +2.33% -27.66% +26.74%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the Midlands. 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 the Midlands with a recognized job title 2,589 2,473 2,609
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 89.65% 92.83% 94.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,701 1,538 1,817
10th Percentile £230 £230 £213
25th Percentile £360 £363 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +5.26% -
75th Percentile £575 £588 £588
90th Percentile £650 £688 £688
England median daily rate £510 £525 £538
% change year-on-year -2.86% -2.33% -2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 175 97 120
10th Percentile £13.43 £12.66 £13.93
25th Percentile £17.40 £15.00 £16.63
Median hourly rate £25.00 £23.82 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year +4.95% +19.10% +13.90%
75th Percentile £30.25 £33.75 £31.91
90th Percentile £50.00 £50.00 £67.50
England median hourly rate £25.15 £41.50 £45.88
% change year-on-year -39.40% -9.55% +55.53%

Microsoft 365 Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Microsoft 365 Architect job vacancy trend in the Midlands

Microsoft 365 Architect
Daily Rate Trend in the Midlands

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Microsoft 365 Architect job vacancies in the Midlands.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Microsoft 365 Architect job vacancies in the Midlands

Microsoft 365 Architect
Daily Rate Histogram in the Midlands

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Microsoft 365 Architect in the Midlands over the 6 months to 30 October 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Microsoft 365 Architect in the Midlands

Microsoft 365 Architect
Contract Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft 365 Architect within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 30 October 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
West Midlands -20 6 £538 +3.37% 1
Microsoft 365 Architect
England

Microsoft 365 Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands

For the 6 months to 30 October 2025, Microsoft 365 Architect 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 Midlands region featuring Microsoft 365 Architect in the job title.

1 4 (66.67%) Microsoft 365
1 4 (66.67%) Microsoft Exchange
1 4 (66.67%) OneDrive
1 4 (66.67%) SharePoint
2 3 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 3 (50.00%) Migration
2 3 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 3 (50.00%) Workday
2 3 (50.00%) Workday HCM
3 2 (33.33%) Active Directory
3 2 (33.33%) Azure
3 2 (33.33%) Dynamics 365
3 2 (33.33%) Entra ID
3 2 (33.33%) GAP Analysis
3 2 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (16.67%) Architectural Design
4 1 (16.67%) Azure Storage
4 1 (16.67%) Business Strategy
4 1 (16.67%) Data Security
4 1 (16.67%) Identity Access Management
4 1 (16.67%) IT Strategy
4 1 (16.67%) JIRA
4 1 (16.67%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (16.67%) Project Management
4 1 (16.67%) Remote Desktop
4 1 (16.67%) SaaS
4 1 (16.67%) ShareGate
4 1 (16.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 1 (16.67%) Trello
4 1 (16.67%) Virtual Desktop

Microsoft 365 Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands 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 4 (66.67%) Microsoft Exchange
1 4 (66.67%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (16.67%) Microsoft Project
1 1 (16.67%) Trello
Business Applications
1 3 (50.00%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 4 (66.67%) Microsoft 365
1 4 (66.67%) OneDrive
2 2 (33.33%) Azure
2 2 (33.33%) Dynamics 365
2 2 (33.33%) Entra ID
3 1 (16.67%) Azure Storage
3 1 (16.67%) SaaS
3 1 (16.67%) ShareGate
Communications & Networking
1 1 (16.67%) Remote Desktop
Development Applications
1 1 (16.67%) JIRA
General
1 2 (33.33%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (50.00%) Migration
1 3 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 2 (33.33%) GAP Analysis
2 2 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (16.67%) Architectural Design
3 1 (16.67%) Business Strategy
3 1 (16.67%) Data Security
3 1 (16.67%) Identity Access Management
3 1 (16.67%) IT Strategy
3 1 (16.67%) Project Management
3 1 (16.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
System Software
1 2 (33.33%) Active Directory
2 1 (16.67%) Virtual Desktop
Vendors
1 3 (50.00%) Microsoft
1 3 (50.00%) Workday