Microsoft 365 Contract Job Trends in Newcastle upon Tyne

Microsoft 365 (M365, Office 365, O365)
Tyne and Wear > Newcastle upon Tyne

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

6 months to
6 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 21 21 17
Rank change year-on-year 0 -4 +22
Contract jobs citing Microsoft 365 18 9 9
As % of all contract jobs in Newcastle upon Tyne 8.04% 5.29% 5.96%
As % of the Cloud Services category 15.25% 15.25% 14.06%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 3 3
10th Percentile £170 £148 £196
25th Percentile £175 £151 £254
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £270 £163 £350
Median % change year-on-year +66.15% -53.57% -12.50%
75th Percentile £363 £186 -
90th Percentile £384 £196 -
Tyne and Wear median daily rate £273 £179 £350
% change year-on-year +52.45% -48.93% -12.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £15.50
Median hourly rate - - £16.00
75th Percentile - - £16.50
90th Percentile - - -
Tyne and Wear median hourly rate - - £16.00
% change year-on-year - - -16.58%

All Cloud Skills
Newcastle upon Tyne

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 Newcastle upon Tyne.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 118 59 64
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne 52.68% 34.71% 42.38%
Number of daily rates quoted 75 19 41
10th Percentile £338 £181 £325
25th Percentile £419 £377 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £454 £425
Median % change year-on-year +10.13% +6.82% -22.73%
75th Percentile £575 £614 £580
90th Percentile £700 £655 £620
Tyne and Wear median daily rate £500 £500 £417
% change year-on-year - +19.90% -24.18%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 3
10th Percentile - - £18.65
25th Percentile - - £23.38
Median hourly rate £36.00 - £32.00
Median % change year-on-year - - +66.84%
75th Percentile - - £32.88
90th Percentile - - £33.40
Tyne and Wear median hourly rate £36.00 - £32.00
% change year-on-year - - +66.84%

Microsoft 365
Job Vacancy Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

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

Microsoft 365 job vacancy trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

Microsoft 365
Daily Rate Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Newcastle upon Tyne citing Microsoft 365.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Newcastle upon Tyne citing Microsoft 365

Microsoft 365
Daily Rate Histogram in Newcastle upon Tyne

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Microsoft 365 in Newcastle upon Tyne over the 6 months to 6 October 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Microsoft 365 in Newcastle upon Tyne

Microsoft 365
Hourly Rate Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Newcastle upon Tyne citing Microsoft 365.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Newcastle upon Tyne citing Microsoft 365

Microsoft 365
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Newcastle upon Tyne 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 6 (33.33%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 2 (11.11%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 12 (66.67%) Azure
2 6 (33.33%) OneDrive
3 1 (5.56%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 2 (11.11%) Wireless
General
1 8 (44.44%) Finance
2 7 (38.89%) Social Skills
3 3 (16.67%) Public Sector
4 2 (11.11%) Electronics
4 2 (11.11%) Manufacturing
4 2 (11.11%) Marketing
4 2 (11.11%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 9 (50.00%) Analyst
2 8 (44.44%) Desktop Support
2 8 (44.44%) IT Support
3 6 (33.33%) Desktop Specialist
3 6 (33.33%) Desktop Support Specialist
3 6 (33.33%) IT Analyst
3 6 (33.33%) IT Support Analyst
3 6 (33.33%) Support Analyst
3 6 (33.33%) Support Specialist
4 3 (16.67%) Business Analyst
5 2 (11.11%) 2nd Line Desktop Support
5 2 (11.11%) 2nd Line Support
5 2 (11.11%) SC Cleared Desktop Support
6 1 (5.56%) Deployment Engineer
6 1 (5.56%) SC Cleared Deployment Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (5.56%) Microsoft Graph
Miscellaneous
1 2 (11.11%) Data Centre
Operating Systems
1 7 (38.89%) Windows
1 7 (38.89%) Windows 10
2 2 (11.11%) Android
2 2 (11.11%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (44.44%) Business Intelligence
2 6 (33.33%) Inventory Management
2 6 (33.33%) Mobile Device Management
2 6 (33.33%) Patch Management
2 6 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
2 6 (33.33%) Service Management
3 3 (16.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 2 (11.11%) Analytics
4 2 (11.11%) Digital Marketing
4 2 (11.11%) Process Improvement
4 2 (11.11%) Programme Management
5 1 (5.56%) Business Analysis
5 1 (5.56%) Business Process Improvement
5 1 (5.56%) Data Protection
5 1 (5.56%) Data Security
5 1 (5.56%) ITSM
5 1 (5.56%) Requirements Gathering
5 1 (5.56%) Stakeholder and Relationship Management
Programming Languages
1 6 (33.33%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 3 (16.67%) SC Cleared
1 3 (16.67%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 7 (38.89%) Active Directory
2 6 (33.33%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 1 (5.56%) Microsoft Intune
1 1 (5.56%) SCCM
Vendors
1 10 (55.56%) Microsoft
2 2 (11.11%) Apple
2 2 (11.11%) Cisco
2 2 (11.11%) Dell
2 2 (11.11%) HP
2 2 (11.11%) SAP