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 12 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 28 29 29
Rank change year-on-year +1 0 -5
Contract jobs citing Microsoft 365 131 148 179
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North West 6.72% 5.53% 5.76%
As % of the Cloud Services category 21.03% 17.25% 15.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 96 89 129
10th Percentile £143 £142 £169
25th Percentile £185 £200 £206
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £313 £283 £400
Median % change year-on-year +10.42% -29.25% +45.45%
75th Percentile £491 £425 £506
90th Percentile £538 £525 £575
England median daily rate £375 £350 £388
% change year-on-year +7.14% -9.68% +10.71%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 27 15
10th Percentile £12.82 - £13.20
25th Percentile £19.85 £13.00 £15.95
Median hourly rate £28.75 £16.00 £17.50
Median % change year-on-year +79.69% -8.57% -
75th Percentile £30.63 £17.72 £20.00
90th Percentile - £18.30 £21.45
England median hourly rate £18.38 £16.30 £18.50
% change year-on-year +12.75% -11.89% +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 623 858 1,165
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North West 31.95% 32.04% 37.51%
Number of daily rates quoted 481 622 860
10th Percentile £250 £284 £307
25th Percentile £393 £388 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £480 £500
Median % change year-on-year -1.04% -4.00% -
75th Percentile £550 £575 £575
90th Percentile £638 £638 £651
England median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 65 34
10th Percentile £14.23 £13.00 £15.86
25th Percentile £26.88 - £17.09
Median hourly rate £28.75 £16.06 £37.30
Median % change year-on-year +79.02% -56.94% +61.79%
75th Percentile £50.66 £26.50 £65.00
90th Percentile £75.88 £60.40 £70.00
England median hourly rate £25.50 £21.00 £33.25
% change year-on-year +21.43% -36.84% +54.65%

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 12 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 12 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 12 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 0 51 £425 +13.33% 107
Cheshire -14 28 £401 +78.00% 30
Merseyside -2 26 £163 -23.53% 14
Cumbria +8 14 £525 - 16
Lancashire +4 11 £363 +7.41% 48
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 60 (45.80%) SharePoint
2 58 (44.27%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (1.53%) Confluence
3 2 (1.53%) SAS
4 1 (0.76%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 21 (16.03%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (2.29%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 5 (3.82%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (3.05%) Remedy ITSM
3 2 (1.53%) assyst
3 2 (1.53%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 74 (56.49%) Azure
2 53 (40.46%) Entra ID
3 15 (11.45%) OneDrive
4 13 (9.92%) IaaS
4 13 (9.92%) Power Platform
5 12 (9.16%) SaaS
6 9 (6.87%) Microsoft Purview
6 9 (6.87%) PowerApps
7 5 (3.82%) Dynamics 365
8 4 (3.05%) Power Automate
9 3 (2.29%) Azure Data Factory
10 1 (0.76%) AWS
10 1 (0.76%) Azure Key Vault
10 1 (0.76%) Azure Sentinel
10 1 (0.76%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 21 (16.03%) Firewall
2 14 (10.69%) DHCP
2 14 (10.69%) DNS
3 11 (8.40%) Intrusion Detection
3 11 (8.40%) Network Security
4 6 (4.58%) VPN
5 5 (3.82%) Remote Desktop
6 4 (3.05%) LAN
6 4 (3.05%) SAN
6 4 (3.05%) Skype
6 4 (3.05%) WAN
6 4 (3.05%) Wi-Fi
6 4 (3.05%) Wireless
7 3 (2.29%) Internet
7 3 (2.29%) iSCSI
7 3 (2.29%) TCP/IP
8 2 (1.53%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (12.21%) SQL Server
2 9 (6.87%) Power BI
3 3 (2.29%) Dremio
3 3 (2.29%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 4 (3.05%) Hudson
2 3 (2.29%) JIRA
2 3 (2.29%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
2 3 (2.29%) Visual Studio
General
1 48 (36.64%) Social Skills
2 20 (15.27%) Public Sector
3 11 (8.40%) Telecoms
4 9 (6.87%) Banking
4 9 (6.87%) Finance
5 6 (4.58%) Documentation Skills
5 6 (4.58%) Military
6 5 (3.82%) Legal
6 5 (3.82%) Organisational Skills
7 4 (3.05%) Analytical Skills
8 3 (2.29%) Investment Banking
9 2 (1.53%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 2 (1.53%) Marketing
10 1 (0.76%) Automotive
10 1 (0.76%) Publishing
10 1 (0.76%) Retail
Job Titles
1 23 (17.56%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
2 21 (16.03%) Analyst
3 20 (15.27%) Support Engineer
4 15 (11.45%) Service Analyst
5 14 (10.69%) Service Desk Analyst
6 12 (9.16%) IT Support
7 10 (7.63%) IT Engineer
8 9 (6.87%) 1st Line Support
9 8 (6.11%) Architect
10 7 (5.34%) 2nd Line Support
10 7 (5.34%) Administrator
11 6 (4.58%) Infrastructure Specialist
11 6 (4.58%) IT Support Engineer
12 5 (3.82%) Infrastructure Analyst
12 5 (3.82%) Infrastructure Engineer
12 5 (3.82%) Microsoft 365 Administrator
13 4 (3.05%) 2nd Line Engineer
13 4 (3.05%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
13 4 (3.05%) Azure Engineer
13 4 (3.05%) IT Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.53%) Software Packaging
2 1 (0.76%) CSS
2 1 (0.76%) HTML
2 1 (0.76%) Microsoft Graph
2 1 (0.76%) React
2 1 (0.76%) SPFx
Miscellaneous
1 9 (6.87%) Management Information System
2 5 (3.82%) NHS
2 5 (3.82%) Security Posture
3 4 (3.05%) Data Centre
4 3 (2.29%) Enterprise Software
4 3 (2.29%) Hybrid Cloud
4 3 (2.29%) IVR
5 2 (1.53%) Driving Licence
5 2 (1.53%) Video Conferencing
6 1 (0.76%) Analytical Mindset
6 1 (0.76%) Cloud Native
6 1 (0.76%) Embedded Systems
6 1 (0.76%) Industrial Internet of Things
6 1 (0.76%) IoT
6 1 (0.76%) iPad
6 1 (0.76%) Onboarding
6 1 (0.76%) Operational Technology
6 1 (0.76%) SCADA
6 1 (0.76%) Security Operations Centre
6 1 (0.76%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 80 (61.07%) Windows
2 33 (25.19%) Windows 10
3 31 (23.66%) Windows Server
4 10 (7.63%) VMS
5 8 (6.11%) Windows Server 2016
6 7 (5.34%) Android
6 7 (5.34%) Linux
7 5 (3.82%) Apple iOS
7 5 (3.82%) Windows Server 2019
8 4 (3.05%) Unix
8 4 (3.05%) Windows Server 2012
9 2 (1.53%) Mac OS
9 2 (1.53%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 41 (31.30%) Problem-Solving
2 38 (29.01%) ITIL
3 33 (25.19%) Customer Service
4 24 (18.32%) ITSM
5 20 (15.27%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 16 (12.21%) Migration
7 15 (11.45%) Agile
7 15 (11.45%) Data Loss Prevention
7 15 (11.45%) Information Security
8 12 (9.16%) DevOps
8 12 (9.16%) High Availability
9 11 (8.40%) BCP
9 11 (8.40%) Business Continuity
9 11 (8.40%) Cloud Security
9 11 (8.40%) Collaborative Working
9 11 (8.40%) Cybersecurity
9 11 (8.40%) Disaster Recovery
9 11 (8.40%) Project Delivery
9 11 (8.40%) Vulnerability Scanning
10 10 (7.63%) Change Management
Programming Languages
1 30 (22.90%) PowerShell
2 3 (2.29%) T-SQL
3 1 (0.76%) JavaScript
3 1 (0.76%) SQL
3 1 (0.76%) TypeScript
3 1 (0.76%) VB
3 1 (0.76%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 26 (19.85%) Microsoft Certification
2 17 (12.98%) Security Cleared
3 14 (10.69%) SC Cleared
4 13 (9.92%) Azure Certification
5 9 (6.87%) Degree
6 5 (3.82%) MCSE
7 4 (3.05%) DBS Check
7 4 (3.05%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
8 3 (2.29%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 2 (1.53%) CREST Certified
9 2 (1.53%) OSCE
10 1 (0.76%) A+ Certification
10 1 (0.76%) MCP
10 1 (0.76%) MCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (8.40%) SLA
2 2 (1.53%) Accessibility
3 1 (0.76%) Data Quality
3 1 (0.76%) NCSC
System Software
1 82 (62.60%) Active Directory
2 18 (13.74%) VMware Infrastructure
3 11 (8.40%) vSphere
4 5 (3.82%) Virtual Machines
5 4 (3.05%) VMware ESXi
6 3 (2.29%) Microsoft Virtual Server
6 3 (2.29%) Virtual Servers
7 2 (1.53%) Virtual Desktop
8 1 (0.76%) BitLocker
8 1 (0.76%) Hyper-V
8 1 (0.76%) Microsoft App-V
Systems Management
1 39 (29.77%) Microsoft Intune
2 15 (11.45%) WSUS
3 11 (8.40%) Single Sign-On
4 9 (6.87%) SCCM
5 4 (3.05%) vCenter Server
6 3 (2.29%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 1 (0.76%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 110 (83.97%) Microsoft
2 29 (22.14%) VMware
3 19 (14.50%) ServiceNow
4 8 (6.11%) Citrix
5 5 (3.82%) Cisco
6 4 (3.05%) Apple
6 4 (3.05%) Bomgar
6 4 (3.05%) Dell
6 4 (3.05%) iManage
6 4 (3.05%) Remedy
7 3 (2.29%) Databricks
7 3 (2.29%) HP
8 2 (1.53%) Darktrace
8 2 (1.53%) Varonis
8 2 (1.53%) Zscaler
9 1 (0.76%) Adobe
9 1 (0.76%) McAfee
9 1 (0.76%) Meraki
9 1 (0.76%) SAP
9 1 (0.76%) Symantec