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 17 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 32 23 30
Rank change year-on-year -9 +7 +2
Contract jobs citing Microsoft 365 373 247 257
As % of all contract jobs in the North of England 6.20% 7.68% 5.43%
As % of the Cloud Services category 17.66% 22.50% 18.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 251 179 171
10th Percentile £135 £155 £143
25th Percentile £166 £200 £185
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £338 £350 £260
Median % change year-on-year -3.43% +34.62% -15.03%
75th Percentile £500 £499 £425
90th Percentile £575 £625 £525
England median daily rate £425 £400 £325
% change year-on-year +6.25% +23.08% -14.04%
Number of hourly rates quoted 25 11 34
10th Percentile £14.25 - £13.00
25th Percentile £19.25 £12.50 £13.31
Median hourly rate £25.38 £28.75 £16.47
Median % change year-on-year -11.72% +74.59% -17.66%
75th Percentile £69.25 £30.63 £17.72
90th Percentile £178.75 - £19.78
England median hourly rate £21.00 £18.51 £17.50
% change year-on-year +13.45% +5.77% -5.41%

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 2,112 1,098 1,407
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North of England 35.12% 34.14% 29.71%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,474 830 1,006
10th Percentile £300 £250 £263
25th Percentile £400 £380 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £473 £475
Median % change year-on-year +0.53% -0.53% -9.52%
75th Percentile £563 £563 £575
90th Percentile £638 £638 £638
England median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 106 24 79
10th Percentile £22.23 £12.50 £13.00
25th Percentile £39.53 £26.88 £15.50
Median hourly rate £64.50 £32.96 £16.06
Median % change year-on-year +95.69% +105.23% -59.44%
75th Percentile £74.20 £76.56 £21.14
90th Percentile £90.00 £97.98 £43.75
England median hourly rate £45.23 £26.81 £20.77
% change year-on-year +68.69% +29.09% -24.47%

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 17 April 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 17 April 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 17 April 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 -9 192 £220 -42.56% 111
Yorkshire -4 168 £425 +54.55% 64
North East -28 16 £288 -38.83% 36
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
1 134 (35.92%) SharePoint
2 98 (26.27%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (1.88%) Confluence
4 3 (0.80%) Exchange Server 2013
5 2 (0.54%) CMS
6 1 (0.27%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 40 (10.72%) Microsoft Office
2 15 (4.02%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (1.88%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (1.34%) Acrobat
5 2 (0.54%) Chatbot
6 1 (0.27%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.27%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 13 (3.49%) Remedy ITSM
2 2 (0.54%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.27%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 125 (33.51%) Azure
2 85 (22.79%) Entra ID
3 68 (18.23%) OneDrive
4 48 (12.87%) Microsoft Purview
5 40 (10.72%) Microsoft Copilot
5 40 (10.72%) Power Platform
6 23 (6.17%) PowerApps
7 20 (5.36%) SaaS
8 17 (4.56%) Power Automate
9 16 (4.29%) Dynamics 365
10 13 (3.49%) AWS
11 11 (2.95%) Rubrik
12 10 (2.68%) Azure DevOps
13 7 (1.88%) GCP
13 7 (1.88%) PaaS
14 6 (1.61%) Azure Monitor
14 6 (1.61%) Azure Sentinel
14 6 (1.61%) GitHub
14 6 (1.61%) Google Workspace
15 5 (1.34%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 33 (8.85%) Wi-Fi
2 26 (6.97%) LAN
3 25 (6.70%) WAN
4 22 (5.90%) VPN
5 20 (5.36%) DNS
6 15 (4.02%) TCP/IP
7 13 (3.49%) DHCP
8 10 (2.68%) Skype
9 9 (2.41%) Firewall
10 6 (1.61%) Unified Communications
10 6 (1.61%) VLAN
10 6 (1.61%) VoIP
10 6 (1.61%) Wireless
11 4 (1.07%) DKIM
11 4 (1.07%) DMARC
11 4 (1.07%) NetScaler
12 3 (0.80%) PSTN
13 2 (0.54%) Kerberos
13 2 (0.54%) SMTP
14 1 (0.27%) IPv4
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (4.02%) Power BI
2 4 (1.07%) Azure SQL Database
3 2 (0.54%) Data Lake
3 2 (0.54%) Data Warehouse
3 2 (0.54%) SQL Server
4 1 (0.27%) Electronic Patient Records
4 1 (0.27%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 14 (3.75%) JIRA
2 3 (0.80%) MSI
3 2 (0.54%) Browser DevTools
3 2 (0.54%) Fiddler
4 1 (0.27%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.27%) Postman
4 1 (0.27%) Terragrunt
General
1 155 (41.55%) Social Skills
2 64 (17.16%) Finance
3 58 (15.55%) Legal
4 45 (12.06%) Public Sector
5 35 (9.38%) Analytical Skills
6 22 (5.90%) Banking
6 22 (5.90%) Documentation Skills
7 14 (3.75%) Organisational Skills
8 10 (2.68%) Local Government
8 10 (2.68%) Telecoms
9 8 (2.14%) Manufacturing
10 7 (1.88%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 7 (1.88%) Retail
11 4 (1.07%) General Ledger
12 3 (0.80%) Electronics
12 3 (0.80%) Marketing
13 2 (0.54%) Law
13 2 (0.54%) Presentation Skills
14 1 (0.27%) Military
14 1 (0.27%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 79 (21.18%) IT Support
2 52 (13.94%) Analyst
3 45 (12.06%) Support Engineer
4 44 (11.80%) Architect
5 42 (11.26%) IT Engineer
6 38 (10.19%) IT Support Engineer
7 35 (9.38%) Microsoft 365 Architect
8 32 (8.58%) 1st Line Support
9 26 (6.97%) Support Analyst
10 25 (6.70%) 2nd Line Support
11 21 (5.63%) IT Analyst
12 20 (5.36%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
12 20 (5.36%) Senior
13 19 (5.09%) IT Support Analyst
14 15 (4.02%) 2nd Line Engineer
15 14 (3.75%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
15 14 (3.75%) Administrator
16 13 (3.49%) Business Analyst
16 13 (3.49%) Infrastructure Engineer
17 12 (3.22%) Service Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 36 (9.65%) Microsoft Graph
2 9 (2.41%) OAuth
3 6 (1.61%) .NET
4 5 (1.34%) OpenID
4 5 (1.34%) SAML
5 4 (1.07%) JSON
5 4 (1.07%) OAuth2
6 3 (0.80%) .NET Framework
6 3 (0.80%) LDAP
6 3 (0.80%) REST
6 3 (0.80%) SOAP
6 3 (0.80%) Web Services
7 2 (0.54%) FIDO
8 1 (0.27%) Software Packaging
8 1 (0.27%) XML
8 1 (0.27%) XMPP
Miscellaneous
1 34 (9.12%) Onboarding
2 14 (3.75%) Enterprise Software
3 9 (2.41%) Driving Licence
4 7 (1.88%) CMDB
5 6 (1.61%) Data Centre
5 6 (1.61%) Data Protection Act
5 6 (1.61%) Management Information System
5 6 (1.61%) Private Cloud
6 5 (1.34%) Mobile App
6 5 (1.34%) NHS
6 5 (1.34%) Product Ownership
7 4 (1.07%) Public Cloud
8 3 (0.80%) Housing Association
8 3 (0.80%) IoT
8 3 (0.80%) iPhone
8 3 (0.80%) Low-Code
9 2 (0.54%) Freedom of Information
9 2 (0.54%) PKI
9 2 (0.54%) Team-Oriented Environment
10 1 (0.27%) CCTV
Operating Systems
1 187 (50.13%) Windows
2 99 (26.54%) Windows 10
3 22 (5.90%) Windows Server
4 18 (4.83%) Android
5 14 (3.75%) Apple iOS
6 10 (2.68%) Mac OS
7 4 (1.07%) Windows Server 2012
7 4 (1.07%) Windows Server 2019
8 3 (0.80%) Linux
9 2 (0.54%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 2 (0.54%) Windows 7
10 1 (0.27%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 80 (21.45%) Customer Service
2 63 (16.89%) Problem-Solving
3 47 (12.60%) Migration
4 42 (11.26%) ITIL
5 36 (9.65%) Data Loss Prevention
5 36 (9.65%) ITSM
6 30 (8.04%) E-Discovery
7 28 (7.51%) Records Management
7 28 (7.51%) Service Management
8 27 (7.24%) Cybersecurity
9 25 (6.70%) Information Governance
9 25 (6.70%) Stakeholder Management
10 24 (6.43%) Agile
10 24 (6.43%) Project Delivery
11 23 (6.17%) Digital Transformation Programme
11 23 (6.17%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 22 (5.90%) Data Governance
12 22 (5.90%) Data Protection
12 22 (5.90%) Identity Access Management
12 22 (5.90%) Infrastructure Engineering
Programming Languages
1 66 (17.69%) PowerShell
2 16 (4.29%) Kusto Query Language
3 8 (2.14%) Python
4 4 (1.07%) Bash
4 4 (1.07%) SQL
5 3 (0.80%) C#
6 2 (0.54%) JavaScript
7 1 (0.27%) Perl
7 1 (0.27%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 40 (10.72%) Degree
2 38 (10.19%) Security Cleared
3 35 (9.38%) SC Cleared
4 27 (7.24%) Microsoft Certification
5 9 (2.41%) A+ Certification
5 9 (2.41%) Computer Science Degree
6 7 (1.88%) Network+ Certification
7 4 (1.07%) DBS Check
8 3 (0.80%) Azure Certification
8 3 (0.80%) BPSS Clearance
8 3 (0.80%) PMI Certification
8 3 (0.80%) PMP
9 2 (0.54%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
10 1 (0.27%) CISM
10 1 (0.27%) CISSP
10 1 (0.27%) ITIL Certification
10 1 (0.27%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 39 (10.46%) GDPR
2 12 (3.22%) FINRA
2 12 (3.22%) MiFID
3 11 (2.95%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 6 (1.61%) SLA
5 4 (1.07%) Cyber Essentials
5 4 (1.07%) Data Quality
5 4 (1.07%) NIST
6 2 (0.54%) PCI DSS
7 1 (0.27%) California Consumer Privacy Act
7 1 (0.27%) COBIT
7 1 (0.27%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 1 (0.27%) HIPAA
7 1 (0.27%) PMO
7 1 (0.27%) QA
7 1 (0.27%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 1 (0.27%) SOC 2
System Software
1 153 (41.02%) Active Directory
2 14 (3.75%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (1.61%) Virtual Desktop
4 5 (1.34%) Docker
4 5 (1.34%) Hyper-V
5 4 (1.07%) Virtual Machines
5 4 (1.07%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 63 (16.89%) Microsoft Intune
2 20 (5.36%) SCCM
3 15 (4.02%) Single Sign-On
4 12 (3.22%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 10 (2.68%) Jamf Pro
6 5 (1.34%) Kubernetes
7 3 (0.80%) Norton AntiVirus
8 2 (0.54%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
9 1 (0.27%) CA Single Sign-On
9 1 (0.27%) Terraform
Vendors
1 299 (80.16%) Microsoft
2 34 (9.12%) ServiceNow
3 25 (6.70%) Cisco
4 17 (4.56%) Bomgar
4 17 (4.56%) Citrix
4 17 (4.56%) iManage
5 15 (4.02%) VMware
6 13 (3.49%) Remedy
7 11 (2.95%) Apple
8 9 (2.41%) Google
8 9 (2.41%) Meraki
8 9 (2.41%) Veeam
9 5 (1.34%) Adobe
9 5 (1.34%) HP
10 4 (1.07%) Dell
10 4 (1.07%) F5
11 3 (0.80%) McAfee
11 3 (0.80%) SAP
11 3 (0.80%) Symantec
11 3 (0.80%) Workday