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 16 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 37 | 42 | 41 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +5 | -1 | -14 |
| Contract jobs citing Microsoft 365 | 413 | 235 | 181 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the North of England | 5.32% | 5.60% | 4.38% |
| As % of the Cloud Services category | 16.03% | 15.12% | 13.58% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 271 | 150 | 107 |
| 10th Percentile | £163 | £120 | £153 |
| 25th Percentile | £190 | £164 | £191 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £313 | £223 | £375 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +40.67% | -40.67% | +17.19% |
| 75th Percentile | £492 | £430 | £500 |
| 90th Percentile | £556 | £575 | £575 |
| England median daily rate | £400 | £350 | £400 |
| % change year-on-year | +14.29% | -12.50% | +14.29% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 25 | 17 | 11 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.45 | - | £12.30 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.25 | £12.82 | £17.44 |
| Median hourly rate | £17.50 | £16.00 | £21.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.38% | -23.81% | +20.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £26.50 | £18.87 | £23.66 |
| 90th Percentile | £52.00 | £22.90 | £24.18 |
| England median hourly rate | £18.00 | £19.46 | £22.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.50% | -13.51% | +21.42% |
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.
| 6 months to 16 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills | 2,576 | 1,554 | 1,333 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North of England | 33.20% | 37.04% | 32.24% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,656 | 1,107 | 849 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £274 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £375 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £451 | £489 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.99% | -7.87% | -2.20% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £538 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £638 | £650 |
| England median daily rate | £525 | £503 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.48% | -4.29% | -2.78% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 130 | 33 | 25 |
| 10th Percentile | £17.25 | £12.82 | £12.12 |
| 25th Percentile | £28.50 | £15.50 | £20.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £63.75 | £19.00 | £27.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +235.53% | -30.91% | -14.73% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £51.50 | £46.18 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.00 | £70.61 | £70.80 |
| England median hourly rate | £32.50 | £25.15 | £35.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +29.22% | -28.14% | +8.36% |
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 Daily Rate Trend in the North of England
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 16 October 2026.
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.
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 16 October 2026.
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 16 October 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 | 237 | £325 | +42.86% | 147 |
| Yorkshire | -2 | 154 | £240 | +20.00% | 107 |
| North East | -37 | 25 | £273 | +41.56% | 35 |
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Microsoft 365 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Cloud Services
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Azure | 41.6% | 172 |
| 2 | Entra ID | 28.1% | 116 |
| 3 | Power Platform | 18.9% | 78 |
| 4 | OneDrive | 15.5% | 64 |
| 5 | Microsoft Copilot | 14.0% | 58 |
| 6 | PowerApps | 9.0% | 37 |
| 7 | Power Automate | 8.7% | 36 |
| 8 | Azure AI | 5.1% | 21 |
| 9 | AWS | 4.4% | 18 |
| 9 | Azure DevOps | 4.4% | 18 |
| 11 | Microsoft Purview | 3.9% | 16 |
| 12 | GCP | 3.1% | 13 |
| 12 | GitHub | 3.1% | 13 |
| 14 | Copilot Studio | 2.7% | 11 |
| 14 | SaaS | 2.7% | 11 |
| 16 | Miro | 2.4% | 10 |
| 17 | Google Workspace | 2.2% | 9 |
| 18 | Azure Logic Apps | 1.7% | 7 |
| 18 | GitHub Copilot | 1.7% | 7 |
| 20 | Azure Sentinel | 1.5% | 6 |