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 28 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 16 9 36
Rank change year-on-year -7 +27 -25
Contract jobs citing Microsoft 365 38 40 22
As % of all contract jobs in Milton Keynes 9.90% 18.18% 4.23%
As % of the Cloud Services category 29.46% 37.38% 16.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 27 33 19
10th Percentile £188 £220 £133
25th Percentile £349 £274 £160
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £425 £200
Median % change year-on-year +11.76% +112.50% -41.18%
75th Percentile £509 £530 £274
90th Percentile £525 £600 £700
Buckinghamshire median daily rate £475 £374 £213
% change year-on-year +27.18% +75.76% -40.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 1 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £19.25
Median hourly rate £36.00 £12.00 £20.50
Median % change year-on-year +200.00% -41.46% -14.58%
75th Percentile - - £21.75
90th Percentile - - -
Buckinghamshire median hourly rate £36.00 £12.00 £20.50
% change year-on-year +200.00% -41.46% -14.58%

All Cloud Computing 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 129 107 132
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Milton Keynes 33.59% 48.64% 25.38%
Number of daily rates quoted 108 76 103
10th Percentile £321 £248 £185
25th Percentile £413 £405 £306
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £503 £450
Median % change year-on-year -5.52% +11.72% -6.25%
75th Percentile £560 £606 £600
90th Percentile £600 £675 £700
Buckinghamshire median daily rate £475 £520 £450
% change year-on-year -8.65% +15.56% -10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 1 8
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £15.85
Median hourly rate £36.00 £12.00 £20.50
Median % change year-on-year +200.00% -41.46% -14.58%
75th Percentile - - £23.82
90th Percentile - - £24.00
Buckinghamshire median hourly rate £36.00 £12.00 £20.50
% change year-on-year +200.00% -41.46% -14.58%

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 28 January 2026.

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 16 (42.11%) Microsoft Exchange
2 15 (39.47%) SharePoint
3 2 (5.26%) Confluence
4 1 (2.63%) Exchange Server 2013
Applications
1 8 (21.05%) Microsoft Office
1 8 (21.05%) Microsoft Project
2 5 (13.16%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 5 (13.16%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 11 (28.95%) Power Platform
2 10 (26.32%) Entra ID
3 6 (15.79%) PowerApps
4 5 (13.16%) Azure
5 3 (7.89%) Microsoft Purview
5 3 (7.89%) OneDrive
6 1 (2.63%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 1 (2.63%) Network Security
1 1 (2.63%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (21.05%) Power BI
2 5 (13.16%) SQL Server
3 2 (5.26%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 2 (5.26%) JIRA
General
1 11 (28.95%) Social Skills
2 7 (18.42%) Analytical Skills
3 4 (10.53%) Public Sector
4 3 (7.89%) Finance
5 2 (5.26%) Documentation Skills
5 2 (5.26%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 14 (36.84%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
2 13 (34.21%) Analyst
3 7 (18.42%) Data Analyst
4 4 (10.53%) Service Analyst
4 4 (10.53%) Service Desk Analyst
5 3 (7.89%) Developer
5 3 (7.89%) SharePoint Developer
5 3 (7.89%) Support Engineer
6 2 (5.26%) Architect
6 2 (5.26%) Infrastructure Architect
6 2 (5.26%) Infrastructure Solutions Architect
6 2 (5.26%) Lead
6 2 (5.26%) Microsoft Engineer
6 2 (5.26%) PMO Lead
6 2 (5.26%) Senior
6 2 (5.26%) Solutions Architect
7 1 (2.63%) Deployment Engineer
7 1 (2.63%) Desktop Analyst
7 1 (2.63%) Information Analyst
7 1 (2.63%) Information Security Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.63%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 2 (5.26%) Management Information System
1 2 (5.26%) Onboarding
1 2 (5.26%) Self-Motivation
1 2 (5.26%) Video Conferencing
2 1 (2.63%) Data Structures
2 1 (2.63%) Legacy Systems
2 1 (2.63%) Virtual Team
2 1 (2.63%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 8 (21.05%) Windows
2 6 (15.79%) Windows 10
3 1 (2.63%) Mac OS
3 1 (2.63%) Windows Server
3 1 (2.63%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (26.32%) Business Intelligence
2 8 (21.05%) ITIL
3 6 (15.79%) Project Management
4 5 (13.16%) CRM
4 5 (13.16%) Customer Service
4 5 (13.16%) Data Analysis
4 5 (13.16%) Impact Assessments
5 4 (10.53%) Change Management
5 4 (10.53%) Service Management
5 4 (10.53%) Stakeholder Management
6 3 (7.89%) Agile
6 3 (7.89%) Cost Management
6 3 (7.89%) Decision-Making
6 3 (7.89%) ITSM
6 3 (7.89%) Migration
6 3 (7.89%) Problem-Solving
6 3 (7.89%) Resource Management
6 3 (7.89%) Risk Management
6 3 (7.89%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 2 (5.26%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 3 (7.89%) PowerShell
2 1 (2.63%) Bicep
2 1 (2.63%) SQL
Qualifications
1 28 (73.68%) Security Cleared
2 15 (39.47%) DV Cleared
2 15 (39.47%) SC Cleared
3 5 (13.16%) Degree
4 3 (7.89%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
5 2 (5.26%) ITIL Certification
6 1 (2.63%) Azure Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (7.89%) SLA
2 2 (5.26%) PMO
3 1 (2.63%) Cyber Essentials
3 1 (2.63%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 1 (2.63%) GDPR
3 1 (2.63%) GRC
3 1 (2.63%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (2.63%) ISO/IEC 27005
3 1 (2.63%) NIST
System Software
1 8 (21.05%) Active Directory
2 1 (2.63%) Virtual Desktop
2 1 (2.63%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 2 (5.26%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (2.63%) SCCM
2 1 (2.63%) Terraform
Vendors
1 24 (63.16%) Microsoft
2 8 (21.05%) ServiceNow
3 5 (13.16%) Oracle
3 5 (13.16%) Salesforce
4 2 (5.26%) Citrix
5 1 (2.63%) Apple
5 1 (2.63%) Cisco
5 1 (2.63%) HP
5 1 (2.63%) McAfee
5 1 (2.63%) Planview
5 1 (2.63%) VMware