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 7 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 37 31 34
Rank change year-on-year -6 +3 -1
Contract jobs citing Microsoft 365 354 205 237
As % of all contract jobs in the North of England 5.27% 6.07% 4.94%
As % of the Cloud Services category 15.56% 18.32% 16.47%
Number of daily rates quoted 221 135 159
10th Percentile £135 £150 £149
25th Percentile £185 £200 £185
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £363 £320 £260
Median % change year-on-year +13.28% +23.08% -13.33%
75th Percentile £525 £488 £425
90th Percentile £588 £538 £588
England median daily rate £425 £325 £350
% change year-on-year +30.77% -7.14% -9.68%
Number of hourly rates quoted 26 14 27
10th Percentile £16.75 £12.50 -
25th Percentile £18.69 £12.58 £13.00
Median hourly rate £25.38 £13.00 £16.00
Median % change year-on-year +95.23% -18.75% -12.33%
75th Percentile - £30.63 £17.72
90th Percentile £178.75 - £19.25
England median hourly rate £19.50 £18.87 £16.30
% change year-on-year +3.34% +15.77% -14.21%

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 2,275 1,119 1,439
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North of England 33.86% 33.13% 30.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,498 830 1,007
10th Percentile £313 £265 £267
25th Percentile £400 £388 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £475 £488
Median % change year-on-year +2.63% -2.56% -4.88%
75th Percentile £575 £545 £575
90th Percentile £650 £638 £650
England median daily rate £513 £515 £525
% change year-on-year -0.49% -1.90% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 122 27 75
10th Percentile £19.63 £12.50 £13.00
25th Percentile £35.00 £12.82 £15.50
Median hourly rate £63.75 £28.75 £16.06
Median % change year-on-year +121.74% +79.02% -40.96%
75th Percentile £74.75 £49.81 £22.38
90th Percentile £90.00 £81.25 £45.21
England median hourly rate £42.69 £25.50 £21.46
% change year-on-year +67.39% +18.83% -38.69%

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 7 June 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 7 June 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 7 June 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
Yorkshire -1 179 £450 +69.81% 73
North West -4 168 £230 -35.66% 115
North East -33 8 £273 -9.17% 31
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 (36.72%) SharePoint
2 93 (26.27%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (1.98%) Confluence
4 3 (0.85%) CMS
4 3 (0.85%) Exchange Server 2013
5 1 (0.28%) IIS
Applications
1 31 (8.76%) Microsoft Office
2 10 (2.82%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (1.13%) Acrobat
3 4 (1.13%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.56%) Chatbot
5 1 (0.28%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.28%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 10 (2.82%) Remedy ITSM
2 2 (0.56%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 127 (35.88%) Azure
2 94 (26.55%) Entra ID
3 74 (20.90%) OneDrive
4 51 (14.41%) Microsoft Copilot
5 46 (12.99%) Microsoft Purview
6 38 (10.73%) Power Platform
7 28 (7.91%) PowerApps
8 24 (6.78%) Power Automate
9 23 (6.50%) SaaS
10 19 (5.37%) AWS
11 15 (4.24%) Azure DevOps
12 14 (3.95%) Dynamics 365
13 13 (3.67%) GCP
14 12 (3.39%) Rubrik
15 10 (2.82%) GitHub
15 10 (2.82%) GitHub Actions
15 10 (2.82%) Google Workspace
16 7 (1.98%) Google Drive
16 7 (1.98%) PaaS
17 6 (1.69%) Azure Logic Apps
Communications & Networking
1 26 (7.34%) Wi-Fi
2 24 (6.78%) LAN
3 23 (6.50%) WAN
4 17 (4.80%) VPN
5 16 (4.52%) DNS
6 10 (2.82%) TCP/IP
7 9 (2.54%) Firewall
7 9 (2.54%) VLAN
8 7 (1.98%) DHCP
8 7 (1.98%) Skype
9 6 (1.69%) Unified Communications
10 5 (1.41%) DKIM
10 5 (1.41%) DMARC
11 4 (1.13%) NetScaler
11 4 (1.13%) VoIP
11 4 (1.13%) Wireless
12 3 (0.85%) PSTN
12 3 (0.85%) SAN
12 3 (0.85%) WLAN
13 2 (0.56%) SMTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (2.82%) Power BI
2 4 (1.13%) SQL Server
3 3 (0.85%) Azure SQL Database
4 2 (0.56%) Amazon RDS
4 2 (0.56%) Data Lake
4 2 (0.56%) Data Warehouse
5 1 (0.28%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 15 (4.24%) JIRA
2 3 (0.85%) Browser DevTools
2 3 (0.85%) Fiddler
2 3 (0.85%) MSI
3 2 (0.56%) Jenkins
3 2 (0.56%) Terragrunt
4 1 (0.28%) Postman
General
1 134 (37.85%) Social Skills
2 55 (15.54%) Finance
3 52 (14.69%) Legal
3 52 (14.69%) Public Sector
4 29 (8.19%) Analytical Skills
5 20 (5.65%) Documentation Skills
6 13 (3.67%) Banking
7 11 (3.11%) Organisational Skills
8 9 (2.54%) Local Government
8 9 (2.54%) Telecoms
9 8 (2.26%) Manufacturing
10 4 (1.13%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 4 (1.13%) Law
10 4 (1.13%) Retail
11 2 (0.56%) General Ledger
11 2 (0.56%) Military
12 1 (0.28%) Financial Institution
12 1 (0.28%) Pharmaceutical
12 1 (0.28%) Police
12 1 (0.28%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 63 (17.80%) IT Support
2 52 (14.69%) Architect
3 44 (12.43%) Analyst
4 42 (11.86%) Microsoft 365 Architect
5 34 (9.60%) Support Engineer
6 31 (8.76%) IT Engineer
7 29 (8.19%) IT Support Engineer
8 28 (7.91%) 1st Line Support
9 27 (7.63%) Support Analyst
10 24 (6.78%) IT Analyst
10 24 (6.78%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
11 20 (5.65%) IT Support Analyst
12 19 (5.37%) 2nd Line Support
13 16 (4.52%) Senior
14 12 (3.39%) Administrator
14 12 (3.39%) Infrastructure Engineer
14 12 (3.39%) Solutions Architect
15 11 (3.11%) 2nd Line Engineer
15 11 (3.11%) Designer
15 11 (3.11%) Tester
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 39 (11.02%) Microsoft Graph
2 10 (2.82%) OAuth
3 6 (1.69%) .NET
3 6 (1.69%) OpenID
3 6 (1.69%) SAML
4 5 (1.41%) REST
4 5 (1.41%) YAML
5 4 (1.13%) JSON
6 3 (0.85%) .NET Framework
6 3 (0.85%) FIDO
6 3 (0.85%) LDAP
6 3 (0.85%) OAuth2
6 3 (0.85%) SOAP
6 3 (0.85%) Web Services
7 2 (0.56%) React
7 2 (0.56%) SPFx
7 2 (0.56%) XSLT
8 1 (0.28%) Software Packaging
8 1 (0.28%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 34 (9.60%) Onboarding
2 13 (3.67%) Enterprise Software
3 7 (1.98%) NHS
4 6 (1.69%) Mobile App
5 5 (1.41%) CMDB
5 5 (1.41%) Data Centre
5 5 (1.41%) Data Protection Act
6 4 (1.13%) Management Information System
6 4 (1.13%) Private Cloud
6 4 (1.13%) Public Cloud
7 3 (0.85%) Freedom of Information
7 3 (0.85%) Housing Association
7 3 (0.85%) IoT
7 3 (0.85%) Low-Code
7 3 (0.85%) Product Ownership
7 3 (0.85%) Self-Motivation
8 2 (0.56%) CCTV
8 2 (0.56%) Driving Licence
9 1 (0.28%) Analytical Mindset
9 1 (0.28%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 177 (50.00%) Windows
2 80 (22.60%) Windows 10
3 20 (5.65%) Windows Server
4 17 (4.80%) Apple iOS
5 16 (4.52%) Android
6 6 (1.69%) Mac OS
6 6 (1.69%) Windows Server 2019
7 5 (1.41%) Windows Server 2012
8 4 (1.13%) Linux
9 3 (0.85%) Windows 7
10 1 (0.28%) Mac OS X
10 1 (0.28%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 68 (19.21%) Customer Service
2 56 (15.82%) Problem-Solving
3 47 (13.28%) ITIL
4 39 (11.02%) Data Loss Prevention
5 37 (10.45%) Migration
6 31 (8.76%) E-Discovery
7 30 (8.47%) Service Management
8 29 (8.19%) DevOps
9 28 (7.91%) Records Management
10 26 (7.34%) ITSM
11 25 (7.06%) Identity Access Management
12 24 (6.78%) Cybersecurity
13 23 (6.50%) Agile
13 23 (6.50%) AI
13 23 (6.50%) Information Governance
14 22 (6.21%) Infrastructure Engineering
15 21 (5.93%) Continuous Improvement
15 21 (5.93%) Observability
15 21 (5.93%) Root Cause Analysis
15 21 (5.93%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 69 (19.49%) PowerShell
2 15 (4.24%) Kusto Query Language
3 9 (2.54%) Python
4 5 (1.41%) SQL
5 4 (1.13%) Bash
6 3 (0.85%) C#
7 2 (0.56%) JavaScript
7 2 (0.56%) Shell Script
7 2 (0.56%) T-SQL
7 2 (0.56%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 39 (11.02%) Degree
2 34 (9.60%) Security Cleared
3 31 (8.76%) Microsoft Certification
4 30 (8.47%) SC Cleared
5 13 (3.67%) Computer Science Degree
6 12 (3.39%) A+ Certification
7 10 (2.82%) Network+ Certification
8 4 (1.13%) DBS Check
9 3 (0.85%) Azure Certification
10 1 (0.28%) BPSS Clearance
10 1 (0.28%) CISM
10 1 (0.28%) CISSP
10 1 (0.28%) ITIL Certification
10 1 (0.28%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
10 1 (0.28%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 36 (10.17%) GDPR
2 12 (3.39%) FINRA
2 12 (3.39%) MiFID
3 9 (2.54%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 5 (1.41%) Cyber Essentials
5 4 (1.13%) Accessibility
5 4 (1.13%) SLA
5 4 (1.13%) WCAG
6 3 (0.85%) NIST
7 2 (0.56%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 2 (0.56%) Data Quality
8 1 (0.28%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 1 (0.28%) HIPAA
8 1 (0.28%) ISO/IEC 42001
8 1 (0.28%) PCI DSS
8 1 (0.28%) PMO
8 1 (0.28%) QA
8 1 (0.28%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 1 (0.28%) SOC 2
System Software
1 150 (42.37%) Active Directory
2 14 (3.95%) VMware Infrastructure
3 10 (2.82%) Virtual Desktop
4 6 (1.69%) Docker
5 5 (1.41%) Hyper-V
5 5 (1.41%) Virtual Machines
6 4 (1.13%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 64 (18.08%) Microsoft Intune
2 14 (3.95%) SCCM
3 13 (3.67%) Jamf Pro
3 13 (3.67%) Single Sign-On
4 10 (2.82%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 7 (1.98%) Terraform
6 6 (1.69%) Kubernetes
7 3 (0.85%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
8 2 (0.56%) WSUS
9 1 (0.28%) CA Single Sign-On
9 1 (0.28%) Norton AntiVirus
9 1 (0.28%) Tivoli
9 1 (0.28%) Tivoli Storage Manager
Vendors
1 271 (76.55%) Microsoft
2 28 (7.91%) ServiceNow
3 18 (5.08%) Cisco
3 18 (5.08%) Google
4 17 (4.80%) VMware
5 16 (4.52%) Bomgar
6 15 (4.24%) iManage
7 13 (3.67%) Citrix
8 11 (3.11%) Remedy
9 8 (2.26%) Veeam
10 7 (1.98%) Apple
11 6 (1.69%) Adobe
11 6 (1.69%) Meraki
12 4 (1.13%) F5
13 3 (0.85%) CyberArk
14 2 (0.56%) Dell
14 2 (0.56%) HP
14 2 (0.56%) Okta
14 2 (0.56%) Red Hat
14 2 (0.56%) SYSPRO