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

6 months to
21 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 16 7 35
Rank change year-on-year -9 +28 -23
Contract jobs citing Microsoft 365 32 57 21
As % of all contract jobs in Milton Keynes 9.17% 20.50% 4.17%
As % of the Cloud Services category 27.12% 41.91% 18.92%
Number of daily rates quoted 22 47 17
10th Percentile £186 £243 £133
25th Percentile £256 £341 £158
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £415 £200
Median % change year-on-year +14.46% +107.50% -38.46%
75th Percentile £517 £503 £325
90th Percentile £525 £571 £700
Buckinghamshire median daily rate £475 £403 £213
% change year-on-year +17.83% +89.71% -34.62%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 2 2
10th Percentile - £12.65 -
25th Percentile - £13.63 £19.25
Median hourly rate £36.00 £16.00 £20.50
Median % change year-on-year +125.00% -21.95% -
75th Percentile - £19.13 £21.75
90th Percentile - £20.55 -
Buckinghamshire median hourly rate £36.00 £16.00 £20.50
% change year-on-year +125.00% -21.95% -

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 118 136 111
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Milton Keynes 33.81% 48.92% 22.07%
Number of daily rates quoted 97 98 91
10th Percentile £310 £294 £175
25th Percentile £406 £400 £310
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £503 £450
Median % change year-on-year -5.52% +11.72% -10.00%
75th Percentile £560 £584 £616
90th Percentile £605 £675 £743
Buckinghamshire median daily rate £468 £509 £450
% change year-on-year -8.10% +13.17% -10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 2 2
10th Percentile - £12.65 -
25th Percentile - £13.63 £19.25
Median hourly rate £36.00 £16.00 £20.50
Median % change year-on-year +125.00% -21.95% -
75th Percentile - £19.13 £21.75
90th Percentile - £20.55 -
Buckinghamshire median hourly rate £36.00 £16.00 £20.50
% change year-on-year +125.00% -21.95% -

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 21 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 13 (40.63%) Microsoft Exchange
1 13 (40.63%) SharePoint
2 1 (3.13%) Exchange Server 2013
Applications
1 6 (18.75%) Microsoft Project
2 5 (15.63%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (6.25%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 5 (15.63%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 11 (34.38%) Power Platform
2 8 (25.00%) Entra ID
3 6 (18.75%) PowerApps
4 4 (12.50%) Azure
5 3 (9.38%) Microsoft Purview
5 3 (9.38%) OneDrive
6 1 (3.13%) Mimecast
6 1 (3.13%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 3 (9.38%) Firewall
2 2 (6.25%) Cisco IOS
3 1 (3.13%) DNS
3 1 (3.13%) MPLS
3 1 (3.13%) Network Security
3 1 (3.13%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (25.00%) Power BI
2 5 (15.63%) SQL Server
3 2 (6.25%) Oracle Reports
4 1 (3.13%) Metadata
General
1 11 (34.38%) Social Skills
2 7 (21.88%) Analytical Skills
3 4 (12.50%) Finance
4 2 (6.25%) Documentation Skills
4 2 (6.25%) Games
4 2 (6.25%) Influencing Skills
4 2 (6.25%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 13 (40.63%) Analyst
2 8 (25.00%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
3 7 (21.88%) Data Analyst
4 4 (12.50%) Service Analyst
4 4 (12.50%) Service Desk Analyst
5 3 (9.38%) Developer
5 3 (9.38%) SharePoint Developer
5 3 (9.38%) Support Engineer
6 2 (6.25%) Microsoft 365 Manager
6 2 (6.25%) Microsoft Engineer
6 2 (6.25%) Platform Engineer
6 2 (6.25%) Senior
7 1 (3.13%) 1st Line Support Analyst
7 1 (3.13%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
7 1 (3.13%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
7 1 (3.13%) IT Support
7 1 (3.13%) Knowledge Manager
7 1 (3.13%) Microsoft 365 Project Manager
7 1 (3.13%) Service Desk Support
7 1 (3.13%) Service Desk Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (3.13%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 3 (9.38%) Management Information System
2 2 (6.25%) Self-Motivation
2 2 (6.25%) Video Conferencing
3 1 (3.13%) Data Structures
3 1 (3.13%) Taxonomies
3 1 (3.13%) Virtual Team
3 1 (3.13%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 11 (34.38%) Windows
2 6 (18.75%) Windows 10
3 3 (9.38%) Mac OS
4 2 (6.25%) Android
5 1 (3.13%) Windows Server
5 1 (3.13%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (31.25%) Business Intelligence
2 8 (25.00%) ITIL
3 5 (15.63%) CRM
3 5 (15.63%) Customer Service
3 5 (15.63%) Data Analysis
3 5 (15.63%) Impact Assessments
4 4 (12.50%) Change Management
4 4 (12.50%) Project Management
4 4 (12.50%) Service Management
4 4 (12.50%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 4 (12.50%) Stakeholder Management
5 3 (9.38%) Agile
5 3 (9.38%) Decision-Making
5 3 (9.38%) ITSM
5 3 (9.38%) Patch Management
5 3 (9.38%) Problem-Solving
6 2 (6.25%) Critical Thinking
6 2 (6.25%) E-Commerce
6 2 (6.25%) Migration
6 2 (6.25%) Qualitative Analysis
Programming Languages
1 5 (15.63%) PowerShell
2 1 (3.13%) SQL
Qualifications
1 21 (65.63%) Security Cleared
2 14 (43.75%) SC Cleared
3 9 (28.13%) DV Cleared
4 5 (15.63%) Degree
5 3 (9.38%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
6 2 (6.25%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (9.38%) SLA
2 1 (3.13%) Cyber Essentials
2 1 (3.13%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
2 1 (3.13%) GDPR
2 1 (3.13%) GRC
2 1 (3.13%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (3.13%) ISO/IEC 27005
2 1 (3.13%) NIST
System Software
1 9 (28.13%) Active Directory
2 1 (3.13%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 4 (12.50%) SCCM
2 2 (6.25%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 24 (75.00%) Microsoft
2 8 (25.00%) ServiceNow
3 5 (15.63%) Oracle
3 5 (15.63%) Salesforce
4 3 (9.38%) Cisco
5 2 (6.25%) Meraki
5 2 (6.25%) Splunk
6 1 (3.13%) Apple
6 1 (3.13%) Citrix
6 1 (3.13%) HP
6 1 (3.13%) McAfee
6 1 (3.13%) Planview
6 1 (3.13%) VMware