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 20 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 41 40 27
Rank change year-on-year -1 -13 -6
Contract jobs citing Microsoft 365 236 174 313
As % of all contract jobs in the North of England 5.61% 4.30% 6.14%
As % of the Cloud Services category 15.15% 13.48% 17.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 153 102 214
10th Percentile £122 £153 £163
25th Percentile £170 £188 £200
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £228 £343 £310
Median % change year-on-year -33.58% +10.48% +7.83%
75th Percentile £408 £500 £449
90th Percentile £569 £575 £575
England median daily rate £350 £395 £350
% change year-on-year -11.39% +12.86% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 17 11 26
10th Percentile - £12.30 £15.72
25th Percentile £12.82 £17.44 £15.81
Median hourly rate £16.00 £21.00 £17.50
Median % change year-on-year -23.81% +20.00% -18.60%
75th Percentile £18.87 £23.66 £19.69
90th Percentile £22.90 £24.18 £20.75
England median hourly rate £19.27 £23.80 £18.53
% change year-on-year -19.03% +28.44% +9.00%

All Cloud 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 1,558 1,291 1,793
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North of England 37.02% 31.93% 35.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,112 819 1,317
10th Percentile £276 £300 £263
25th Percentile £375 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £490 £500
Median % change year-on-year -8.16% -2.00% -
75th Percentile £538 £575 £593
90th Percentile £638 £650 £669
England median daily rate £500 £530 £538
% change year-on-year -5.66% -1.40% -2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 35 24 68
10th Percentile £12.82 £13.84 £15.93
25th Percentile £15.50 £20.50 £18.50
Median hourly rate £21.46 £27.50 £32.25
Median % change year-on-year -21.96% -14.73% +29.00%
75th Percentile £51.13 £46.18 £46.18
90th Percentile £69.77 £70.98 £55.00
England median hourly rate £25.15 £35.00 £27.50
% change year-on-year -28.14% +27.27% +22.22%

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 20 October 2025.

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 20 October 2025.

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 20 October 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 -6 115 £228 -30.00% 155
Yorkshire 0 96 £210 -45.81% 89
North East +8 25 £195 - 49
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 54 (22.88%) SharePoint
2 42 (17.80%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (2.97%) Exchange Server 2013
3 7 (2.97%) Skype for Business
4 3 (1.27%) Confluence
5 2 (0.85%) IIS
5 2 (0.85%) NetWeaver
6 1 (0.42%) Apache
6 1 (0.42%) CMS
Applications
1 50 (21.19%) Microsoft Office
2 19 (8.05%) Microsoft Excel
3 13 (5.51%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 7 (2.97%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.42%) Chatbot
5 1 (0.42%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 5 (2.12%) assyst
2 2 (0.85%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 99 (41.95%) Azure
2 54 (22.88%) Entra ID
3 31 (13.14%) OneDrive
4 15 (6.36%) AWS
4 15 (6.36%) SaaS
5 14 (5.93%) Power Platform
6 9 (3.81%) Azure Sentinel
6 9 (3.81%) GCP
7 7 (2.97%) Azure Logic Apps
8 6 (2.54%) Amazon EKS
8 6 (2.54%) AWS CloudFormation
8 6 (2.54%) Azure AKS
8 6 (2.54%) Google Kubernetes Engine
8 6 (2.54%) Microsoft Purview
8 6 (2.54%) Power Automate
9 4 (1.69%) Dynamics 365
9 4 (1.69%) Microsoft Copilot
9 4 (1.69%) PowerApps
10 3 (1.27%) Azure Monitor
10 3 (1.27%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 16 (6.78%) Firewall
2 15 (6.36%) Wi-Fi
3 14 (5.93%) VPN
4 12 (5.08%) DNS
5 11 (4.66%) Wireless
6 7 (2.97%) Skype
6 7 (2.97%) TCP/IP
7 6 (2.54%) Internet
7 6 (2.54%) Unified Communications
8 5 (2.12%) DHCP
8 5 (2.12%) Network Security
9 4 (1.69%) LAN
10 3 (1.27%) VLAN
10 3 (1.27%) WAN
11 2 (0.85%) SAN
12 1 (0.42%) Broadband
12 1 (0.42%) Remote Desktop
12 1 (0.42%) SSL
12 1 (0.42%) VoIP
12 1 (0.42%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (0.85%) Power BI
2 1 (0.42%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 5 (2.12%) JIRA
2 2 (0.85%) Jenkins
3 1 (0.42%) Appium
3 1 (0.42%) MSI
3 1 (0.42%) Selenium
General
1 106 (44.92%) Social Skills
2 30 (12.71%) Finance
3 27 (11.44%) Public Sector
4 16 (6.78%) Analytical Skills
5 14 (5.93%) Retail
6 13 (5.51%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 12 (5.08%) Banking
8 10 (4.24%) Manufacturing
8 10 (4.24%) Telecoms
9 9 (3.81%) Electronics
9 9 (3.81%) Marketing
10 7 (2.97%) Documentation Skills
11 6 (2.54%) Legal
12 4 (1.69%) Military
13 3 (1.27%) Japanese Language
14 2 (0.85%) Local Government
14 2 (0.85%) Organisational Skills
15 1 (0.42%) Influencing Skills
15 1 (0.42%) Italian Language
15 1 (0.42%) Polish Language
Job Titles
1 71 (30.08%) IT Support
2 49 (20.76%) Analyst
3 31 (13.14%) 1st Line Support
4 29 (12.29%) Support Engineer
5 28 (11.86%) Desktop Support
6 27 (11.44%) 2nd Line Support
7 20 (8.47%) Support Analyst
8 16 (6.78%) IT Technician
9 14 (5.93%) Desktop Engineer
9 14 (5.93%) Desktop Support Engineer
9 14 (5.93%) Support Manager
9 14 (5.93%) Support Technician
10 13 (5.51%) IT Support Technician
11 12 (5.08%) IT Engineer
11 12 (5.08%) Senior
12 11 (4.66%) Service Analyst
12 11 (4.66%) Service Desk Analyst
13 10 (4.24%) Business Analyst
13 10 (4.24%) IT Manager
14 9 (3.81%) Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (3.81%) JSON
2 6 (2.54%) OAuth
2 6 (2.54%) OAuth2
2 6 (2.54%) OpenID
2 6 (2.54%) SAML
3 3 (1.27%) Microsoft Graph
3 3 (1.27%) Web Services
4 2 (0.85%) Middleware
5 1 (0.42%) .NET
5 1 (0.42%) .NET Framework
5 1 (0.42%) XML
5 1 (0.42%) XMPP
Miscellaneous
1 26 (11.02%) Onboarding
2 14 (5.93%) iPhone
2 14 (5.93%) Smartphone
3 11 (4.66%) Enterprise Software
4 10 (4.24%) Data Centre
5 9 (3.81%) Cloud Native
6 7 (2.97%) Mobile App
7 6 (2.54%) HTC Vive
7 6 (2.54%) Low-Code
7 6 (2.54%) Video Conferencing
7 6 (2.54%) Virtual Reality
8 3 (1.27%) Clustering
8 3 (1.27%) CMDB
8 3 (1.27%) Driving Licence
8 3 (1.27%) Hybrid Cloud
8 3 (1.27%) Security Operations Centre
9 2 (0.85%) CCTV
9 2 (0.85%) Cyber Defence
9 2 (0.85%) Data Protection Act
9 2 (0.85%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 119 (50.42%) Windows
2 41 (17.37%) Windows 10
3 31 (13.14%) Mac OS
4 16 (6.78%) Android
5 14 (5.93%) Windows Server
6 11 (4.66%) Apple iOS
7 5 (2.12%) Linux
8 2 (0.85%) Windows Server 2012
9 1 (0.42%) Windows 7
9 1 (0.42%) Windows 8
9 1 (0.42%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 60 (25.42%) ITIL
2 58 (24.58%) Customer Service
3 43 (18.22%) Problem-Solving
4 38 (16.10%) Mobile Device Management
5 36 (15.25%) Service Management
6 31 (13.14%) ITSM
7 25 (10.59%) Migration
8 22 (9.32%) Business Intelligence
8 22 (9.32%) Incident Management
9 20 (8.47%) Cybersecurity
10 19 (8.05%) Stakeholder Management
11 16 (6.78%) Security Operations
11 16 (6.78%) User Experience
12 14 (5.93%) Computer Science
12 14 (5.93%) Problem Management
13 13 (5.51%) DevOps
14 12 (5.08%) Continuous Improvement
14 12 (5.08%) Project Management
15 11 (4.66%) Infrastructure Engineering
16 10 (4.24%) Cloud Security
Programming Languages
1 19 (8.05%) PowerShell
2 7 (2.97%) Kusto Query Language
2 7 (2.97%) Python
3 4 (1.69%) Bash
4 2 (0.85%) JavaScript
5 1 (0.42%) Java
5 1 (0.42%) SQL
Qualifications
1 38 (16.10%) Degree
2 30 (12.71%) Security Cleared
3 23 (9.75%) SC Cleared
4 12 (5.08%) Microsoft Certification
5 11 (4.66%) Computer Science Degree
6 9 (3.81%) Azure Certification
7 7 (2.97%) DBS Check
8 6 (2.54%) BPSS Clearance
9 4 (1.69%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
10 3 (1.27%) A+ Certification
10 3 (1.27%) ACSP
10 3 (1.27%) ACTC
11 2 (0.85%) CISMP
11 2 (0.85%) GCIA
11 2 (0.85%) GCIH
11 2 (0.85%) GSEC
12 1 (0.42%) CCNA
12 1 (0.42%) Cisco Certification
12 1 (0.42%) MCP
12 1 (0.42%) MCT
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (3.81%) SLA
2 4 (1.69%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 3 (1.27%) GDPR
3 3 (1.27%) NIST
4 2 (0.85%) PCI DSS
5 1 (0.42%) Accessibility
5 1 (0.42%) NCSC
5 1 (0.42%) QA
System Software
1 118 (50.00%) Active Directory
2 7 (2.97%) Virtual Desktop
3 2 (0.85%) Hyper-V
3 2 (0.85%) vSphere
4 1 (0.42%) BitLocker
4 1 (0.42%) VMware ESXi
4 1 (0.42%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.42%) XenApp
4 1 (0.42%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 63 (26.69%) Microsoft Intune
2 32 (13.56%) SCCM
3 21 (8.90%) Jamf Pro
4 11 (4.66%) Terraform
5 7 (2.97%) Kubernetes
5 7 (2.97%) Single Sign-On
6 4 (1.69%) Norton AntiVirus
7 3 (1.27%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 3 (1.27%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
8 2 (0.85%) Ansible
8 2 (0.85%) Microsoft Clustering
8 2 (0.85%) SCOM
9 1 (0.42%) AirWatch
9 1 (0.42%) QRadar
9 1 (0.42%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 168 (71.19%) Microsoft
2 44 (18.64%) ServiceNow
3 39 (16.53%) Apple
4 15 (6.36%) Cisco
5 13 (5.51%) HP
6 12 (5.08%) SAP
7 11 (4.66%) Dell
8 8 (3.39%) Citrix
9 6 (2.54%) Alibaba
10 5 (2.12%) Darktrace
10 5 (2.12%) Zscaler
11 4 (1.69%) Axway
11 4 (1.69%) Google
11 4 (1.69%) McAfee
11 4 (1.69%) MobileIron
11 4 (1.69%) Symantec
11 4 (1.69%) VMware
12 3 (1.27%) BMC
12 3 (1.27%) Meraki
12 3 (1.27%) Varonis