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 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 14 8 36
Rank change year-on-year -6 +28 -23
Contract jobs citing Microsoft 365 37 57 21
As % of all contract jobs in Milton Keynes 11.56% 19.79% 4.04%
As % of the Cloud Services category 31.62% 40.43% 18.42%
Number of daily rates quoted 21 46 16
10th Percentile £185 £242 £133
25th Percentile £250 £336 £156
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £411 £193
Median % change year-on-year +15.68% +113.31% -40.77%
75th Percentile £517 £500 £328
90th Percentile £525 £560 £700
Buckinghamshire median daily rate £463 £398 £213
% change year-on-year +16.35% +87.06% -34.62%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 3 2
10th Percentile - £13.30 -
25th Percentile - £15.25 £19.25
Median hourly rate £36.00 £20.00 £20.50
Median % change year-on-year +80.00% -2.44% -
75th Percentile - £22.63 £21.75
90th Percentile - £23.30 -
Buckinghamshire median hourly rate £36.00 £20.00 £20.50
% change year-on-year +80.00% -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 117 141 114
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Milton Keynes 36.56% 48.96% 21.92%
Number of daily rates quoted 89 101 94
10th Percentile £266 £308 £185
25th Percentile £406 £400 £381
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £501 £528
Median % change year-on-year -5.09% -5.12% +5.50%
75th Percentile £563 £573 £647
90th Percentile £625 £675 £748
Buckinghamshire median daily rate £470 £507 £525
% change year-on-year -7.25% -3.48% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 3 2
10th Percentile - £13.30 -
25th Percentile - £15.25 £19.25
Median hourly rate £36.00 £20.00 £20.50
Median % change year-on-year +80.00% -2.44% -
75th Percentile - £22.63 £21.75
90th Percentile - £23.30 -
Buckinghamshire median hourly rate £36.00 £20.00 £20.50
% change year-on-year +80.00% -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 December 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 17 (45.95%) Microsoft Exchange
2 13 (35.14%) SharePoint
3 1 (2.70%) Exchange Server 2013
Applications
1 6 (16.22%) Microsoft Project
2 5 (13.51%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (5.41%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 5 (13.51%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 11 (29.73%) Power Platform
2 8 (21.62%) Entra ID
3 6 (16.22%) PowerApps
4 5 (13.51%) Azure
5 3 (8.11%) Microsoft Purview
5 3 (8.11%) OneDrive
6 1 (2.70%) Mimecast
6 1 (2.70%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 8 (21.62%) Firewall
2 7 (18.92%) Cisco IOS
3 1 (2.70%) DNS
3 1 (2.70%) MPLS
3 1 (2.70%) Network Security
3 1 (2.70%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (24.32%) Power BI
2 5 (13.51%) SQL Server
3 2 (5.41%) Oracle Reports
4 1 (2.70%) Metadata
4 1 (2.70%) Relational Database
General
1 13 (35.14%) Social Skills
2 7 (18.92%) Analytical Skills
2 7 (18.92%) Games
3 5 (13.51%) Finance
4 3 (8.11%) Documentation Skills
4 3 (8.11%) Public Sector
5 2 (5.41%) Influencing Skills
6 1 (2.70%) Financial Institution
6 1 (2.70%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 13 (35.14%) Analyst
2 7 (18.92%) Data Analyst
2 7 (18.92%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
2 7 (18.92%) Platform Engineer
3 4 (10.81%) Service Analyst
3 4 (10.81%) Service Desk Analyst
3 4 (10.81%) Support Engineer
4 3 (8.11%) Developer
5 2 (5.41%) Microsoft 365 Manager
5 2 (5.41%) Microsoft Engineer
5 2 (5.41%) Senior
5 2 (5.41%) SharePoint Developer
6 1 (2.70%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
6 1 (2.70%) 3rd Line Engineer
6 1 (2.70%) Full-Stack Developer
6 1 (2.70%) Knowledge Manager
6 1 (2.70%) Microsoft 365 Project Manager
6 1 (2.70%) Power Platform Developer
6 1 (2.70%) Service Desk Support
6 1 (2.70%) Service Desk Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.70%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 3 (8.11%) Management Information System
2 2 (5.41%) Self-Motivation
2 2 (5.41%) Video Conferencing
3 1 (2.70%) Data Structures
3 1 (2.70%) Taxonomies
3 1 (2.70%) Virtual Team
3 1 (2.70%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 17 (45.95%) Windows
2 8 (21.62%) Mac OS
3 7 (18.92%) Android
3 7 (18.92%) Windows 10
4 1 (2.70%) Windows Server
4 1 (2.70%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (29.73%) Business Intelligence
2 8 (21.62%) ITIL
3 7 (18.92%) E-Commerce
4 6 (16.22%) Customer Service
5 5 (13.51%) CRM
5 5 (13.51%) Data Analysis
5 5 (13.51%) Impact Assessments
6 4 (10.81%) Change Management
6 4 (10.81%) Project Management
6 4 (10.81%) Service Management
6 4 (10.81%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 4 (10.81%) Stakeholder Management
7 3 (8.11%) Agile
7 3 (8.11%) Decision-Making
7 3 (8.11%) ITSM
7 3 (8.11%) Patch Management
7 3 (8.11%) Problem-Solving
8 2 (5.41%) Critical Thinking
8 2 (5.41%) Qualitative Analysis
8 2 (5.41%) Virtual Environments
Programming Languages
1 10 (27.03%) PowerShell
2 1 (2.70%) SQL
Qualifications
1 21 (56.76%) Security Cleared
2 15 (40.54%) SC Cleared
3 8 (21.62%) DV Cleared
4 5 (13.51%) Degree
5 3 (8.11%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
6 2 (5.41%) ITIL Certification
7 1 (2.70%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (8.11%) SLA
2 1 (2.70%) Cyber Essentials
2 1 (2.70%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
2 1 (2.70%) GDPR
2 1 (2.70%) GRC
2 1 (2.70%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (2.70%) ISO/IEC 27005
2 1 (2.70%) NIST
System Software
1 14 (37.84%) Active Directory
2 1 (2.70%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 9 (24.32%) SCCM
2 7 (18.92%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 30 (81.08%) Microsoft
2 8 (21.62%) Cisco
2 8 (21.62%) ServiceNow
3 7 (18.92%) Meraki
3 7 (18.92%) Splunk
4 5 (13.51%) Oracle
4 5 (13.51%) Salesforce
5 1 (2.70%) Apple
5 1 (2.70%) Citrix
5 1 (2.70%) HP
5 1 (2.70%) McAfee
5 1 (2.70%) Planview
5 1 (2.70%) VMware