Microsoft 365 Contracts in the North West

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

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the North West requiring Microsoft 365 skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Microsoft 365 over the 6 months leading up to 3 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 24 29 34
Rank change year-on-year +5 +5 -8
Contract jobs citing Microsoft 365 149 152 170
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North West 7.57% 5.58% 5.36%
As % of the Cloud Services category 23.14% 17.49% 14.42%
Number of daily rates quoted 110 89 126
10th Percentile £150 £138 £170
25th Percentile £200 £200 £213
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £350 £283 £425
Median % change year-on-year +23.67% -33.41% +70.00%
75th Percentile £488 £425 £538
90th Percentile £540 £531 £581
England median daily rate £375 £350 £386
% change year-on-year +7.14% -9.39% +10.36%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 29 15
10th Percentile £21.25 - £13.20
25th Percentile £26.88 £13.00 £16.22
Median hourly rate £28.75 £16.00 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year +79.69% -20.00% +14.29%
75th Percentile £30.63 £17.72 -
90th Percentile - £18.15 £23.21
England median hourly rate £18.50 £17.10 £18.50
% change year-on-year +8.17% -7.55% +5.71%

All Cloud Skills
North West

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 West.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 644 869 1,179
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North West 32.72% 31.93% 37.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 499 628 874
10th Percentile £250 £284 £313
25th Percentile £400 £384 £419
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year - -5.00% -
75th Percentile £551 £570 £586
90th Percentile £638 £638 £675
England median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 65 32
10th Percentile - £13.00 £16.19
25th Percentile £26.88 - £20.00
Median hourly rate £28.88 £16.06 £31.25
Median % change year-on-year +79.79% -48.61% +65.85%
75th Percentile £50.66 £20.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £75.88 £43.75 £70.00
England median hourly rate £25.98 £20.77 £30.50
% change year-on-year +25.06% -31.90% +45.24%

Microsoft 365
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

Job postings citing Microsoft 365 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North West.

Job vacancy trend for Microsoft 365 in the North West

Microsoft 365
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the North West

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Microsoft 365 in the North West.

Daily rate trend for Microsoft 365 in the North West

Microsoft 365
Daily Rate Histogram in the North West

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Microsoft 365 in the North West over the 6 months to 3 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Microsoft 365 in the North West

Microsoft 365
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the North West

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Microsoft 365 in the North West.

Hourly rate trend for Microsoft 365 in the North West

Microsoft 365
Hourly Rate Histogram in the North West

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Microsoft 365 in the North West over the 6 months to 3 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Microsoft 365 in the North West

Microsoft 365
Contract Job Locations in the North West

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 West region over the 6 months to 3 May 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
Manchester +15 72 £438 +16.67% 86
Cheshire -10 27 £401 +78.00% 31
Merseyside -3 23 £150 -29.41% 14
Cumbria +8 14 £525 - 8
Lancashire +3 11 £363 +7.41% 39
Microsoft 365
England

Microsoft 365
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 77 (51.68%) SharePoint
2 64 (42.95%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (1.34%) Confluence
3 2 (1.34%) SAS
4 1 (0.67%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 22 (14.77%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (4.03%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 6 (4.03%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (2.68%) Remedy ITSM
3 2 (1.34%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.67%) assyst
Cloud Services
1 77 (51.68%) Azure
2 55 (36.91%) Entra ID
3 26 (17.45%) Power Platform
4 22 (14.77%) PowerApps
5 16 (10.74%) OneDrive
6 15 (10.07%) IaaS
6 15 (10.07%) SaaS
7 14 (9.40%) Power Automate
8 9 (6.04%) Microsoft Purview
9 8 (5.37%) Dynamics 365
10 3 (2.01%) Azure Data Factory
10 3 (2.01%) PaaS
11 1 (0.67%) AWS
11 1 (0.67%) Azure Key Vault
11 1 (0.67%) Azure Sentinel
Communications & Networking
1 20 (13.42%) Firewall
2 15 (10.07%) DHCP
2 15 (10.07%) DNS
3 11 (7.38%) Intrusion Detection
3 11 (7.38%) Network Security
4 6 (4.03%) Remote Desktop
4 6 (4.03%) Wi-Fi
5 5 (3.36%) VPN
6 4 (2.68%) LAN
6 4 (2.68%) SAN
6 4 (2.68%) Skype
6 4 (2.68%) WAN
6 4 (2.68%) Wireless
7 3 (2.01%) Internet
7 3 (2.01%) iSCSI
8 2 (1.34%) TCP/IP
8 2 (1.34%) VoIP
9 1 (0.67%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (11.41%) SQL Server
2 10 (6.71%) Power BI
3 3 (2.01%) Dremio
3 3 (2.01%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 6 (4.03%) Hudson
2 3 (2.01%) JIRA
2 3 (2.01%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
2 3 (2.01%) Visual Studio
General
1 53 (35.57%) Social Skills
2 26 (17.45%) Public Sector
3 11 (7.38%) Telecoms
4 8 (5.37%) Finance
5 7 (4.70%) Banking
5 7 (4.70%) Military
6 6 (4.03%) Documentation Skills
7 5 (3.36%) Legal
8 4 (2.68%) Analytical Skills
8 4 (2.68%) Organisational Skills
9 3 (2.01%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 3 (2.01%) Investment Banking
9 3 (2.01%) Marketing
10 1 (0.67%) Automotive
10 1 (0.67%) Influencing Skills
10 1 (0.67%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 25 (16.78%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
2 24 (16.11%) Support Engineer
3 22 (14.77%) Analyst
4 15 (10.07%) Service Analyst
5 14 (9.40%) Service Desk Analyst
6 13 (8.72%) Developer
7 11 (7.38%) Microsoft 365 Developer
8 10 (6.71%) 1st Line Support
9 9 (6.04%) IT Support
9 9 (6.04%) Software Developer
10 8 (5.37%) Architect
10 8 (5.37%) IT Engineer
11 7 (4.70%) Administrator
12 6 (4.03%) 2nd Line Support
12 6 (4.03%) Azure Engineer
12 6 (4.03%) Infrastructure Specialist
13 5 (3.36%) Infrastructure Analyst
13 5 (3.36%) Infrastructure Engineer
13 5 (3.36%) IT Support Engineer
13 5 (3.36%) Microsoft 365 Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (6.71%) CSS
1 10 (6.71%) HTML
2 6 (4.03%) React
2 6 (4.03%) SPFx
3 2 (1.34%) Software Packaging
4 1 (0.67%) LDAP
4 1 (0.67%) Microsoft Graph
4 1 (0.67%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 9 (6.04%) Management Information System
2 5 (3.36%) NHS
2 5 (3.36%) Security Posture
3 4 (2.68%) Data Centre
4 3 (2.01%) Enterprise Software
4 3 (2.01%) Hybrid Cloud
4 3 (2.01%) IVR
5 2 (1.34%) Driving Licence
5 2 (1.34%) Video Conferencing
6 1 (0.67%) Analytical Mindset
6 1 (0.67%) Blog
6 1 (0.67%) Embedded Systems
6 1 (0.67%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 1 (0.67%) Industrial Internet of Things
6 1 (0.67%) IoT
6 1 (0.67%) iPad
6 1 (0.67%) Mobile App
6 1 (0.67%) Onboarding
6 1 (0.67%) Operational Technology
6 1 (0.67%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 84 (56.38%) Windows
2 33 (22.15%) Windows 10
3 32 (21.48%) Windows Server
4 11 (7.38%) VMS
5 8 (5.37%) Windows Server 2016
6 7 (4.70%) Android
6 7 (4.70%) Linux
7 5 (3.36%) Apple iOS
7 5 (3.36%) Windows Server 2019
8 4 (2.68%) Unix
8 4 (2.68%) Windows 7
8 4 (2.68%) Windows Server 2012
9 2 (1.34%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 40 (26.85%) Problem-Solving
2 38 (25.50%) ITIL
3 32 (21.48%) Customer Service
4 26 (17.45%) ITSM
5 21 (14.09%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 17 (11.41%) Migration
7 16 (10.74%) Agile
8 15 (10.07%) Data Loss Prevention
8 15 (10.07%) Task Automation
9 13 (8.72%) DevOps
9 13 (8.72%) Information Security
9 13 (8.72%) Project Delivery
10 11 (7.38%) BCP
10 11 (7.38%) Business Continuity
10 11 (7.38%) Change Management
10 11 (7.38%) Collaborative Working
10 11 (7.38%) Cybersecurity
10 11 (7.38%) Disaster Recovery
10 11 (7.38%) High Availability
10 11 (7.38%) Vulnerability Scanning
Programming Languages
1 40 (26.85%) PowerShell
2 10 (6.71%) JavaScript
3 6 (4.03%) TypeScript
4 3 (2.01%) T-SQL
5 1 (0.67%) SQL
5 1 (0.67%) VB
5 1 (0.67%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 24 (16.11%) Microsoft Certification
2 19 (12.75%) Security Cleared
3 15 (10.07%) SC Cleared
4 12 (8.05%) Azure Certification
5 8 (5.37%) Degree
6 5 (3.36%) MCSE
7 4 (2.68%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
8 3 (2.01%) DBS Check
8 3 (2.01%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 2 (1.34%) CREST Certified
9 2 (1.34%) OSCE
10 1 (0.67%) A+ Certification
10 1 (0.67%) BPSS Clearance
10 1 (0.67%) MCP
10 1 (0.67%) MCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (8.05%) SLA
2 3 (2.01%) Data Quality
3 2 (1.34%) Accessibility
4 1 (0.67%) NCSC
System Software
1 86 (57.72%) Active Directory
2 18 (12.08%) VMware Infrastructure
3 11 (7.38%) vSphere
4 5 (3.36%) Virtual Machines
5 4 (2.68%) VMware ESXi
6 3 (2.01%) Microsoft Virtual Server
6 3 (2.01%) Virtual Servers
7 2 (1.34%) Virtual Desktop
8 1 (0.67%) BitLocker
8 1 (0.67%) Hyper-V
8 1 (0.67%) Microsoft App-V
Systems Management
1 40 (26.85%) Microsoft Intune
2 17 (11.41%) WSUS
3 11 (7.38%) Single Sign-On
4 9 (6.04%) SCCM
5 4 (2.68%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 4 (2.68%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 125 (83.89%) Microsoft
2 30 (20.13%) VMware
3 19 (12.75%) ServiceNow
4 8 (5.37%) Citrix
5 4 (2.68%) Apple
5 4 (2.68%) Bomgar
5 4 (2.68%) Cisco
5 4 (2.68%) Dell
5 4 (2.68%) iManage
5 4 (2.68%) Remedy
6 3 (2.01%) Databricks
6 3 (2.01%) HP
7 1 (0.67%) Adobe
7 1 (0.67%) McAfee
7 1 (0.67%) SAP
7 1 (0.67%) Symantec
7 1 (0.67%) Zscaler