Microsoft 365 Engineer Contract Job Trends in the North of England

Microsoft 365 Engineer (M365 Engineer)
England > North of England

The median Microsoft 365 Engineer (M365 Engineer) daily rate in the North of England is £96, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 19 December 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 208 146 180
Rank change year-on-year -62 +34 +29
Contract jobs requiring a Microsoft 365 Engineer 3 16 6
As % of all contract jobs in the North of England 0.063% 0.45% 0.13%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.069% 0.48% 0.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 14 5
10th Percentile £67 £158 £330
25th Percentile £77 £184 £338
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £96 £425 £400
Median % change year-on-year -77.34% +6.25% +25.49%
75th Percentile £113 £475 £475
90th Percentile £122 £500 £483
England median daily rate £425 £458 £400
% change year-on-year -7.26% +14.56% +14.29%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £59.82 - -
Median hourly rate £64.63 - -
75th Percentile £69.45 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median hourly rate £21.46 - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
North of England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the North of England. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in the North of England with a recognized job title 4,327 3,308 4,346
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.54% 92.09% 93.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,899 1,910 2,911
10th Percentile £213 £230 £270
25th Percentile £363 £369 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £468 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year -1.47% -5.00% -
75th Percentile £550 £575 £593
90th Percentile £650 £656 £675
England median daily rate £510 £525 £533
% change year-on-year -2.86% -1.50% -3.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 269 170 208
10th Percentile £16.47 £15.35 £15.49
25th Percentile £20.00 £18.00 £17.72
Median hourly rate £30.99 £25.03 £27.90
Median % change year-on-year +23.81% -10.29% +29.77%
75th Percentile £55.00 £42.50 £46.18
90th Percentile £72.75 £60.50 £61.99
England median hourly rate £26.78 £36.00 £45.00
% change year-on-year -25.61% -20.00% +38.46%

Microsoft 365 Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Microsoft 365 Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Microsoft 365 Engineer job vacancy trend in the North of England

Microsoft 365 Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in the North of England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Microsoft 365 Engineer job vacancies in the North of England.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Microsoft 365 Engineer job vacancies in the North of England

Microsoft 365 Engineer
Contract Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft 365 Engineer within the North of England region over the 6 months to 19 December 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
North West -37 3 £96 -77.99% 5
Microsoft 365 Engineer
England

Microsoft 365 Engineer Skill Set
Top 23 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England

For the 6 months to 19 December 2025, Microsoft 365 Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the North of England region featuring Microsoft 365 Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft 365
1 2 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (33.33%) Android
2 1 (33.33%) Apple
2 1 (33.33%) Azure
2 1 (33.33%) BMC
2 1 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (33.33%) Customer Experience
2 1 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (33.33%) Data Migration
2 1 (33.33%) Digital Transformation Programme
2 1 (33.33%) Identity Access Management
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (33.33%) Migration
2 1 (33.33%) OneDrive
2 1 (33.33%) PowerShell
2 1 (33.33%) SC Cleared
2 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared
2 1 (33.33%) SharePoint
2 1 (33.33%) Windows
2 1 (33.33%) Windows 10

Microsoft 365 Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England 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 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (33.33%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (33.33%) Azure
2 1 (33.33%) OneDrive
General
1 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Operating Systems
1 1 (33.33%) Android
1 1 (33.33%) Windows
1 1 (33.33%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (33.33%) Customer Experience
2 1 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (33.33%) Data Migration
2 1 (33.33%) Digital Transformation Programme
2 1 (33.33%) Identity Access Management
2 1 (33.33%) Migration
Programming Languages
1 1 (33.33%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) SC Cleared
1 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared
Systems Management
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft
2 1 (33.33%) Apple
2 1 (33.33%) BMC