Microsoft 365 Contract Job Trends in the North of England

Microsoft 365 (M365, Office 365, O365)
England > North of England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the North of England requiring Microsoft 365 skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 5 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 39 31 29
Rank change year-on-year -8 -2 +3
Contract jobs citing Microsoft 365 356 213 253
As % of all contract jobs in the North of England 5.06% 5.71% 5.27%
As % of the Cloud Services category 14.83% 16.88% 17.16%
Number of daily rates quoted 224 133 170
10th Percentile £135 £142 £150
25th Percentile £185 £188 £188
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £328 £320 £275
Median % change year-on-year +2.34% +16.36% -8.33%
75th Percentile £525 £488 £438
90th Percentile £625 £548 £589
England median daily rate £413 £325 £375
% change year-on-year +26.92% -13.33% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 27 14 28
10th Percentile £17.25 £12.50 £13.00
25th Percentile £18.50 £12.58 £13.44
Median hourly rate £25.38 £13.00 £16.00
Median % change year-on-year +95.23% -18.75% -8.57%
75th Percentile - £30.63 £18.19
90th Percentile £178.75 - £21.65
England median hourly rate £21.00 £19.27 £17.50
% change year-on-year +8.98% +10.11% -10.26%

All Cloud Computing Skills
North of England

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 the North of England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 2,400 1,262 1,474
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North of England 34.10% 33.83% 30.73%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,544 918 1,026
10th Percentile £313 £299 £264
25th Percentile £400 £391 £388
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £470 £475
Median % change year-on-year +6.50% -1.16% -7.32%
75th Percentile £588 £550 £575
90th Percentile £675 £638 £643
England median daily rate £520 £515 £525
% change year-on-year +0.97% -1.90% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 136 28 76
10th Percentile £18.88 £12.50 £13.13
25th Percentile £29.96 £12.82 £15.50
Median hourly rate £66.25 £28.75 £16.06
Median % change year-on-year +130.43% +79.02% -28.72%
75th Percentile £75.25 £48.47 £26.50
90th Percentile £88.75 £80.00 £46.18
England median hourly rate £41.06 £25.33 £22.00
% change year-on-year +62.13% +15.11% -33.33%

Microsoft 365
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

Microsoft 365 job vacancy trend in the North of England

Microsoft 365
Daily Rate Trend in the North of England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Microsoft 365.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Microsoft 365

Microsoft 365
Daily Rate Histogram in the North of England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Microsoft 365 in the North of England over the 6 months to 5 July 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Microsoft 365 in the North of England

Microsoft 365
Hourly Rate Trend in the North of England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Microsoft 365.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Microsoft 365

Microsoft 365
Hourly Rate Histogram in the North of England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Microsoft 365 in the North of England over the 6 months to 5 July 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Microsoft 365 in the North of England

Microsoft 365
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 within the North of England region over the 6 months to 5 July 2026. 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 +1 177 £230 -36.99% 98
Yorkshire -14 170 £450 +69.81% 80
North East -42 12 £270 -10.00% 39
Microsoft 365
England

Microsoft 365
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
1 130 (36.52%) SharePoint
2 85 (23.88%) Microsoft Exchange
3 6 (1.69%) Confluence
4 3 (0.84%) CMS
5 1 (0.28%) IIS
5 1 (0.28%) SharePoint 2013
Applications
1 30 (8.43%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (1.69%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (0.84%) Chatbot
4 1 (0.28%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 9 (2.53%) Remedy ITSM
2 3 (0.84%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 132 (37.08%) Azure
2 98 (27.53%) Entra ID
3 67 (18.82%) OneDrive
4 55 (15.45%) Microsoft Copilot
5 46 (12.92%) Power Platform
6 37 (10.39%) Microsoft Purview
7 32 (8.99%) PowerApps
8 29 (8.15%) Power Automate
9 18 (5.06%) SaaS
10 17 (4.78%) AWS
11 16 (4.49%) Azure DevOps
12 15 (4.21%) Dynamics 365
13 11 (3.09%) GCP
14 10 (2.81%) GitHub
14 10 (2.81%) GitHub Actions
15 9 (2.53%) Google Workspace
15 9 (2.53%) Rubrik
16 7 (1.97%) Azure Logic Apps
16 7 (1.97%) Google Drive
16 7 (1.97%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 23 (6.46%) VPN
2 19 (5.34%) Wi-Fi
3 18 (5.06%) LAN
4 16 (4.49%) DNS
4 16 (4.49%) WAN
5 9 (2.53%) DHCP
5 9 (2.53%) Firewall
6 8 (2.25%) TCP/IP
6 8 (2.25%) VLAN
7 6 (1.69%) SAN
7 6 (1.69%) Unified Communications
8 5 (1.40%) Skype
8 5 (1.40%) VoIP
9 4 (1.12%) WLAN
10 3 (0.84%) DKIM
10 3 (0.84%) DMARC
10 3 (0.84%) NAS
10 3 (0.84%) PSTN
11 2 (0.56%) Cisco ASA
11 2 (0.56%) NetScaler
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (4.21%) Power BI
2 6 (1.69%) Amazon RDS
3 4 (1.12%) SQL Server
4 3 (0.84%) Azure SQL Database
5 2 (0.56%) Data Lake
5 2 (0.56%) Data Warehouse
6 1 (0.28%) Metadata
6 1 (0.28%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 18 (5.06%) JIRA
2 3 (0.84%) Browser DevTools
2 3 (0.84%) Fiddler
2 3 (0.84%) MSI
3 2 (0.56%) Jenkins
3 2 (0.56%) Terragrunt
4 1 (0.28%) Postman
General
1 133 (37.36%) Social Skills
2 56 (15.73%) Public Sector
3 42 (11.80%) Finance
3 42 (11.80%) Legal
4 31 (8.71%) Analytical Skills
5 15 (4.21%) Documentation Skills
6 13 (3.65%) Organisational Skills
7 10 (2.81%) Manufacturing
8 9 (2.53%) Banking
8 9 (2.53%) Local Government
8 9 (2.53%) Telecoms
9 5 (1.40%) Law
10 4 (1.12%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 2 (0.56%) Games
11 2 (0.56%) Military
11 2 (0.56%) Police
11 2 (0.56%) Presentation Skills
11 2 (0.56%) Retail
12 1 (0.28%) Advertising
12 1 (0.28%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 70 (19.66%) IT Support
2 46 (12.92%) Architect
3 44 (12.36%) Support Engineer
4 40 (11.24%) Analyst
4 40 (11.24%) IT Engineer
5 39 (10.96%) IT Support Engineer
6 29 (8.15%) Microsoft 365 Architect
7 24 (6.74%) 1st Line Support
7 24 (6.74%) 2nd Line Support
7 24 (6.74%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
8 21 (5.90%) IT Analyst
9 20 (5.62%) Support Analyst
10 18 (5.06%) Solutions Architect
11 17 (4.78%) Administrator
12 16 (4.49%) 2nd Line Engineer
13 15 (4.21%) Designer
13 15 (4.21%) IT Support Analyst
14 14 (3.93%) Senior
15 13 (3.65%) Service Analyst
15 13 (3.65%) Service Desk Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 32 (8.99%) Microsoft Graph
2 8 (2.25%) OAuth
3 6 (1.69%) .NET
4 5 (1.40%) OpenID
4 5 (1.40%) REST
4 5 (1.40%) SAML
4 5 (1.40%) YAML
5 4 (1.12%) JSON
6 3 (0.84%) .NET Framework
6 3 (0.84%) FIDO
6 3 (0.84%) OAuth2
6 3 (0.84%) SOAP
6 3 (0.84%) Web Services
7 2 (0.56%) React
7 2 (0.56%) SPFx
7 2 (0.56%) XSLT
8 1 (0.28%) HTML5 Canvas
8 1 (0.28%) LDAP
8 1 (0.28%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 30 (8.43%) Onboarding
2 11 (3.09%) Enterprise Software
3 7 (1.97%) NHS
4 6 (1.69%) Data Centre
4 6 (1.69%) Mobile App
5 5 (1.40%) Driving Licence
5 5 (1.40%) Management Information System
6 4 (1.12%) Analytical Mindset
6 4 (1.12%) Data Protection Act
6 4 (1.12%) Product Ownership
6 4 (1.12%) Self-Motivation
7 3 (0.84%) Freedom of Information
7 3 (0.84%) Housing Association
7 3 (0.84%) IoT
7 3 (0.84%) Low-Code
8 2 (0.56%) Animation
8 2 (0.56%) CCTV
8 2 (0.56%) CMDB
8 2 (0.56%) PKI
8 2 (0.56%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 185 (51.97%) Windows
2 79 (22.19%) Windows 10
3 27 (7.58%) Windows Server
4 16 (4.49%) Apple iOS
5 15 (4.21%) Android
6 6 (1.69%) Windows Server 2019
7 5 (1.40%) Linux
8 3 (0.84%) Mac OS
8 3 (0.84%) Windows 7
8 3 (0.84%) Windows Server 2012
9 1 (0.28%) Mac OS X
9 1 (0.28%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 1 (0.28%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 69 (19.38%) Customer Service
2 61 (17.13%) ITIL
3 57 (16.01%) Problem-Solving
4 35 (9.83%) Data Loss Prevention
4 35 (9.83%) Service Management
5 31 (8.71%) Migration
6 28 (7.87%) DevOps
7 25 (7.02%) Continuous Improvement
7 25 (7.02%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 24 (6.74%) Agile
8 24 (6.74%) AI
8 24 (6.74%) E-Discovery
8 24 (6.74%) ITSM
9 22 (6.18%) User Experience
10 21 (5.90%) Identity Access Management
10 21 (5.90%) Records Management
11 20 (5.62%) Computer Science
12 19 (5.34%) Data Protection
13 18 (5.06%) Observability
13 18 (5.06%) Root Cause Analysis
Programming Languages
1 60 (16.85%) PowerShell
2 11 (3.09%) Kusto Query Language
3 10 (2.81%) Python
4 6 (1.69%) SQL
5 4 (1.12%) C#
6 3 (0.84%) JavaScript
7 2 (0.56%) Shell Script
7 2 (0.56%) T-SQL
7 2 (0.56%) TypeScript
8 1 (0.28%) Bash
8 1 (0.28%) Bicep
Qualifications
1 47 (13.20%) Degree
2 43 (12.08%) Security Cleared
3 33 (9.27%) SC Cleared
4 31 (8.71%) Microsoft Certification
5 19 (5.34%) Computer Science Degree
6 12 (3.37%) Network+ Certification
7 11 (3.09%) A+ Certification
8 5 (1.40%) DBS Check
9 4 (1.12%) BPSS Clearance
9 4 (1.12%) DV Cleared
9 4 (1.12%) Microsoft Certified Professional
10 3 (0.84%) Azure Certification
10 3 (0.84%) ITIL Certification
10 3 (0.84%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 2 (0.56%) Numerate Degree
12 1 (0.28%) CCNP
12 1 (0.28%) Cisco Certification
12 1 (0.28%) MCSE
12 1 (0.28%) MOS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (6.74%) GDPR
2 8 (2.25%) FINRA
2 8 (2.25%) MiFID
3 7 (1.97%) SLA
4 6 (1.69%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 5 (1.40%) Accessibility
5 5 (1.40%) WCAG
6 4 (1.12%) Cyber Essentials
7 3 (0.84%) NIST
8 2 (0.56%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 2 (0.56%) QA
9 1 (0.28%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 1 (0.28%) Data Quality
9 1 (0.28%) Disclosure Scotland
9 1 (0.28%) GRC
9 1 (0.28%) HIPAA
9 1 (0.28%) ISO/IEC 42001
9 1 (0.28%) PMO
9 1 (0.28%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 162 (45.51%) Active Directory
2 11 (3.09%) Virtual Desktop
3 7 (1.97%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (1.40%) Virtual Machines
5 4 (1.12%) Docker
5 4 (1.12%) Hyper-V
6 2 (0.56%) vSphere
7 1 (0.28%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 70 (19.66%) Microsoft Intune
2 16 (4.49%) Jamf Pro
3 14 (3.93%) SCCM
4 12 (3.37%) Single Sign-On
5 8 (2.25%) Terraform
6 7 (1.97%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 4 (1.12%) Kubernetes
8 3 (0.84%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
9 2 (0.56%) WSUS
10 1 (0.28%) CA Single Sign-On
10 1 (0.28%) Norton AntiVirus
10 1 (0.28%) Tivoli
10 1 (0.28%) Tivoli Storage Manager
Vendors
1 267 (75.00%) Microsoft
2 40 (11.24%) ServiceNow
3 15 (4.21%) Bomgar
3 15 (4.21%) Cisco
4 14 (3.93%) Google
5 12 (3.37%) Remedy
6 11 (3.09%) Apple
6 11 (3.09%) Citrix
6 11 (3.09%) iManage
7 10 (2.81%) VMware
8 7 (1.97%) CyberArk
9 4 (1.12%) BeyondTrust
10 3 (0.84%) Ribbon
10 3 (0.84%) SAP
10 3 (0.84%) Sophos
10 3 (0.84%) Splunk
10 3 (0.84%) Veeam
11 2 (0.56%) HP
11 2 (0.56%) Perforce
11 2 (0.56%) Red Hat