Microsoft 365 Contract Job Trends in Milton Keynes

Microsoft 365 (M365, Office 365, O365)
Buckinghamshire > Milton Keynes

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Milton Keynes requiring Microsoft 365 skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 5 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 14 7 33
Rank change year-on-year -7 +26 -12
Contract jobs citing Microsoft 365 32 55 25
As % of all contract jobs in Milton Keynes 11.23% 18.09% 4.39%
As % of the Cloud Services category 30.48% 39.01% 18.94%
Number of daily rates quoted 15 43 20
10th Percentile £182 £239 £148
25th Percentile £220 £322 £182
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £400 £211
Median % change year-on-year +12.50% +89.35% -35.00%
75th Percentile £494 £488 £315
90th Percentile £517 £515 £700
Buckinghamshire median daily rate £274 £395 £213
% change year-on-year -30.76% +85.88% -34.62%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 3 2
10th Percentile - £13.30 -
25th Percentile - £15.25 £19.25
Median hourly rate - £20.00 £20.50
Median % change year-on-year - -2.44% -
75th Percentile - £22.63 £21.75
90th Percentile - £23.30 -
Buckinghamshire median hourly rate - £20.00 £20.50
% change year-on-year - -2.44% -

All Cloud Skills
Milton Keynes

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 Milton Keynes.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 105 141 132
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Milton Keynes 36.84% 46.38% 23.16%
Number of daily rates quoted 74 103 109
10th Percentile £256 £308 £199
25th Percentile £401 £396 £381
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £495 £525
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% -5.71% +5.00%
75th Percentile £565 £560 £625
90th Percentile £621 £630 £729
Buckinghamshire median daily rate £450 £500 £525
% change year-on-year -10.00% -4.76% +1.94%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 3 2
10th Percentile - £13.30 -
25th Percentile - £15.25 £19.25
Median hourly rate - £20.00 £20.50
Median % change year-on-year - -2.44% -
75th Percentile - £22.63 £21.75
90th Percentile - £23.30 -
Buckinghamshire median hourly rate £13.50 £20.00 £20.50
% change year-on-year -32.50% -2.44% -

Microsoft 365
Job Vacancy Trend in Milton Keynes

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

Microsoft 365 job vacancy trend in Milton Keynes

Microsoft 365
Daily Rate Trend in Milton Keynes

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Milton Keynes citing Microsoft 365

Microsoft 365
Daily Rate Histogram in Milton Keynes

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Microsoft 365 in Milton Keynes over the 6 months to 5 November 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Microsoft 365 in Milton Keynes

Microsoft 365
Hourly Rate Trend in Milton Keynes

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Milton Keynes citing Microsoft 365

Microsoft 365
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Milton Keynes 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 18 (56.25%) Microsoft Exchange
2 10 (31.25%) SharePoint
3 1 (3.13%) Exchange Server 2013
Applications
1 5 (15.63%) Microsoft Excel
1 5 (15.63%) Microsoft Project
2 2 (6.25%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 5 (15.63%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 9 (28.13%) Entra ID
1 9 (28.13%) Power Platform
2 5 (15.63%) Azure
3 4 (12.50%) PowerApps
4 3 (9.38%) Microsoft Purview
5 2 (6.25%) OneDrive
6 1 (3.13%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 9 (28.13%) Firewall
2 8 (25.00%) Cisco IOS
3 1 (3.13%) DNS
3 1 (3.13%) MPLS
3 1 (3.13%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (28.13%) Power BI
2 5 (15.63%) SQL Server
3 2 (6.25%) Oracle Reports
4 1 (3.13%) Metadata
4 1 (3.13%) Relational Database
General
1 9 (28.13%) Social Skills
2 8 (25.00%) Games
3 5 (15.63%) Analytical Skills
4 4 (12.50%) Finance
5 3 (9.38%) Documentation Skills
5 3 (9.38%) Public Sector
6 2 (6.25%) Influencing Skills
7 1 (3.13%) Financial Institution
7 1 (3.13%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 10 (31.25%) Analyst
2 8 (25.00%) Platform Engineer
3 7 (21.88%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
4 5 (15.63%) Data Analyst
5 4 (12.50%) Service Analyst
5 4 (12.50%) Service Desk Analyst
6 3 (9.38%) Support Engineer
7 2 (6.25%) Microsoft Engineer
8 1 (3.13%) 1st Line Service Desk Analyst
8 1 (3.13%) 1st Line Support Analyst
8 1 (3.13%) 3rd Line Engineer
8 1 (3.13%) 3rd Line Support
8 1 (3.13%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
8 1 (3.13%) Full-Stack Developer
8 1 (3.13%) Infrastructure Solutions Architect
8 1 (3.13%) IT Engineer
8 1 (3.13%) IT Support
8 1 (3.13%) Microsoft 365 Manager
8 1 (3.13%) Service Desk Support
8 1 (3.13%) Service Desk Support Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 3 (9.38%) Management Information System
2 2 (6.25%) Self-Motivation
2 2 (6.25%) Video Conferencing
3 1 (3.13%) Legacy Systems
3 1 (3.13%) Taxonomies
3 1 (3.13%) Virtual Team
3 1 (3.13%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 17 (53.13%) Windows
2 9 (28.13%) Mac OS
3 8 (25.00%) Android
4 7 (21.88%) Windows 10
5 1 (3.13%) Windows Server
5 1 (3.13%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (28.13%) Business Intelligence
2 8 (25.00%) E-Commerce
3 7 (21.88%) ITIL
4 5 (15.63%) CRM
4 5 (15.63%) Customer Service
4 5 (15.63%) Data Analysis
4 5 (15.63%) Impact Assessments
5 4 (12.50%) Change Management
5 4 (12.50%) Service Management
5 4 (12.50%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 3 (9.38%) Decision-Making
6 3 (9.38%) Project Management
7 2 (6.25%) Agile
7 2 (6.25%) Critical Thinking
7 2 (6.25%) ITSM
7 2 (6.25%) Migration
7 2 (6.25%) Performance Management
7 2 (6.25%) Problem-Solving
7 2 (6.25%) Qualitative Analysis
7 2 (6.25%) Virtual Environments
Programming Languages
1 11 (34.38%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 18 (56.25%) Security Cleared
2 12 (37.50%) SC Cleared
3 8 (25.00%) DV Cleared
4 4 (12.50%) Degree
5 3 (9.38%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
6 1 (3.13%) ITIL Certification
6 1 (3.13%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (9.38%) SLA
System Software
1 16 (50.00%) Active Directory
2 1 (3.13%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 10 (31.25%) SCCM
2 9 (28.13%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 25 (78.13%) Microsoft
2 9 (28.13%) Cisco
3 8 (25.00%) Meraki
3 8 (25.00%) ServiceNow
3 8 (25.00%) Splunk
4 5 (15.63%) Oracle
4 5 (15.63%) Salesforce
5 2 (6.25%) Citrix
6 1 (3.13%) Apple
6 1 (3.13%) HP
6 1 (3.13%) McAfee
6 1 (3.13%) Planview
6 1 (3.13%) VMware