Microsoft 365 Contracts in the North West

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

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the North West with a requirement for Microsoft 365 skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Microsoft 365 over the 6 months to 4 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
4 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 28 33 28
Rank change year-on-year +5 -5 -1
Contract jobs citing Microsoft 365 151 169 287
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North West 5.60% 5.35% 7.12%
As % of the Cloud Services category 17.50% 14.44% 20.69%
Number of daily rates quoted 88 127 210
10th Percentile £142 £170 £156
25th Percentile £200 £213 £173
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £284 £425 £270
Median % change year-on-year -33.18% +57.41% +8.00%
75th Percentile £425 £538 £438
90th Percentile £533 £580 £512
England median daily rate £350 £400 £350
% change year-on-year -12.50% +14.29% -6.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 29 14 21
10th Percentile - £13.07 £15.00
25th Percentile £13.00 £16.20 £15.25
Median hourly rate £16.00 £18.00 £17.50
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% +2.86% +1.04%
75th Percentile £17.72 £20.00 £20.00
90th Percentile £18.15 £23.35 £28.75
England median hourly rate £16.63 £18.50 £17.50
% change year-on-year -10.11% +5.71% +2.94%

All Cloud Skills
North West

Microsoft 365 is in the Cloud Services category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the North West with a requirement for cloud computing skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 863 1,170 1,387
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North West 31.99% 37.07% 34.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 624 870 1,071
10th Percentile £284 £313 £225
25th Percentile £384 £415 £388
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £478 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -4.45% - +11.11%
75th Percentile £570 £575 £600
90th Percentile £638 £658 £663
England median daily rate £525 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -4.55% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 65 32 42
10th Percentile £13.00 £16.19 £14.25
25th Percentile - £19.44 £15.50
Median hourly rate £16.06 £37.30 £18.84
Median % change year-on-year -56.94% +97.96% +8.10%
75th Percentile £20.00 £65.00 £28.75
90th Percentile £43.75 £70.00 £59.88
England median hourly rate £20.77 £32.30 £21.04
% change year-on-year -35.70% +53.52% -4.36%

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 4 May 2024.

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
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 4 May 2024. 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 -1 66 £375 -14.77% 72
Cheshire +6 37 £225 +4.65% 38
Merseyside +14 26 £213 -52.78% 20
Lancashire +3 9 £338 +59.76% 21
Cumbria -14 8 - - 7
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 28 (18.54%) SharePoint
2 25 (16.56%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (4.64%) CMS
4 2 (1.32%) IBM Notes
5 1 (0.66%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 39 (25.83%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (1.32%) Adobe Creative Suite
2 2 (1.32%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (0.66%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 41 (27.15%) Azure
2 14 (9.27%) AWS
3 13 (8.61%) Entra ID
4 12 (7.95%) OneDrive
5 11 (7.28%) Power Platform
6 8 (5.30%) Mimecast
7 6 (3.97%) IaaS
8 4 (2.65%) Azure Sentinel
8 4 (2.65%) GCP
8 4 (2.65%) SaaS
9 3 (1.99%) Cloud Computing
10 2 (1.32%) Azure Stack
10 2 (1.32%) Dynamics 365
10 2 (1.32%) PaaS
10 2 (1.32%) PowerApps
11 1 (0.66%) Microsoft Purview
11 1 (0.66%) Supabase
11 1 (0.66%) Yammer
Communications & Networking
1 14 (9.27%) Firewall
2 9 (5.96%) VPN
3 6 (3.97%) DNS
4 5 (3.31%) LAN
4 5 (3.31%) WAN
5 4 (2.65%) Wi-Fi
6 3 (1.99%) DHCP
6 3 (1.99%) VLAN
6 3 (1.99%) VoIP
7 2 (1.32%) Internet
7 2 (1.32%) Intranet
7 2 (1.32%) Wireless
8 1 (0.66%) Cisco ASA
8 1 (0.66%) DKIM
8 1 (0.66%) NAS
8 1 (0.66%) SAN
8 1 (0.66%) Skype
8 1 (0.66%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (4.64%) Power BI
2 5 (3.31%) SQL Server
3 1 (0.66%) Amazon RDS
3 1 (0.66%) Azure SQL Database
3 1 (0.66%) MySQL
3 1 (0.66%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 7 (4.64%) Hudson
General
1 52 (34.44%) Social Skills
2 24 (15.89%) Public Sector
3 16 (10.60%) Analytical Skills
4 8 (5.30%) Retail
5 7 (4.64%) Documentation Skills
5 7 (4.64%) Finance
6 3 (1.99%) Aviation
6 3 (1.99%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 3 (1.99%) Manufacturing
6 3 (1.99%) Pharmaceutical
6 3 (1.99%) Telecoms
7 2 (1.32%) Banking
7 2 (1.32%) Law
7 2 (1.32%) Local Government
7 2 (1.32%) Presentation Skills
8 1 (0.66%) Advertising
8 1 (0.66%) Automotive
8 1 (0.66%) Financial Institution
8 1 (0.66%) Legal
8 1 (0.66%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 28 (18.54%) Analyst
2 22 (14.57%) IT Support
3 18 (11.92%) Senior
3 18 (11.92%) Support Engineer
4 17 (11.26%) Service Analyst
5 16 (10.60%) Service Desk Analyst
6 13 (8.61%) 2nd Line Engineer
6 13 (8.61%) 2nd Line Support
7 10 (6.62%) Desktop Support
7 10 (6.62%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 9 (5.96%) 1st/2nd Line Support
8 9 (5.96%) Architect
9 8 (5.30%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
9 8 (5.30%) 3rd Line Engineer
9 8 (5.30%) Desktop Engineer
9 8 (5.30%) IT Engineer
10 7 (4.64%) 1st/2nd Line Support Engineer
10 7 (4.64%) Lead
10 7 (4.64%) Solutions Architect
11 6 (3.97%) Microsoft Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.66%) Node.js
1 1 (0.66%) Svelte
1 1 (0.66%) SvelteKit
Miscellaneous
1 9 (5.96%) Virtual Team
2 8 (5.30%) EPoS
2 8 (5.30%) Video Conferencing
3 5 (3.31%) Driving Licence
3 5 (3.31%) Management Information System
4 4 (2.65%) Clustering
4 4 (2.65%) Data Protection Act
4 4 (2.65%) Digital Signage
4 4 (2.65%) Legacy Systems
4 4 (2.65%) NHS
4 4 (2.65%) Video\Live Streaming
5 3 (1.99%) PKI
6 2 (1.32%) iPad
6 2 (1.32%) Onboarding
7 1 (0.66%) Freedom of Information Act
7 1 (0.66%) Hedge funds
7 1 (0.66%) Security Operations Centre
7 1 (0.66%) Self-Motivation
7 1 (0.66%) Smartphone
7 1 (0.66%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 83 (54.97%) Windows
2 46 (30.46%) Windows 10
3 18 (11.92%) Windows Server
4 17 (11.26%) Mac OS
5 14 (9.27%) Apple iOS
6 10 (6.62%) Windows Server 2012
7 5 (3.31%) Linux
8 4 (2.65%) Windows 7
8 4 (2.65%) Windows Server 2016
8 4 (2.65%) Windows Server 2019
9 1 (0.66%) Android
9 1 (0.66%) Debian
9 1 (0.66%) Ubuntu
9 1 (0.66%) VMS
9 1 (0.66%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 38 (25.17%) Customer Service
2 31 (20.53%) ITIL
3 22 (14.57%) Problem-Solving
4 21 (13.91%) Migration
5 19 (12.58%) Mobile Device Management
5 19 (12.58%) Service Management
6 11 (7.28%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 10 (6.62%) Asset Management
7 10 (6.62%) Change Management
8 9 (5.96%) Software Deployment
9 8 (5.30%) Agile
9 8 (5.30%) E-Commerce
9 8 (5.30%) Project Management
9 8 (5.30%) Stakeholder Management
10 7 (4.64%) CRM
10 7 (4.64%) Digital Transformation Programme
10 7 (4.64%) Incident Management
11 6 (3.97%) Customer Requirements
11 6 (3.97%) Desktop Virtualisation
11 6 (3.97%) Inventory Management
Programming Languages
1 25 (16.56%) PowerShell
2 2 (1.32%) SQL
3 1 (0.66%) Bash
3 1 (0.66%) JavaScript
3 1 (0.66%) Kusto Query Language
3 1 (0.66%) Python
3 1 (0.66%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 21 (13.91%) Microsoft Certification
2 18 (11.92%) Degree
3 12 (7.95%) Security Cleared
4 11 (7.28%) ITIL Certification
4 11 (7.28%) SC Cleared
5 7 (4.64%) MCSE
6 4 (2.65%) Azure Certification
6 4 (2.65%) CCNA
6 4 (2.65%) Cisco Certification
6 4 (2.65%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
7 3 (1.99%) MCP
8 2 (1.32%) A+ Certification
8 2 (1.32%) APMG
8 2 (1.32%) DBS Check
8 2 (1.32%) MCITP
8 2 (1.32%) MOS
9 1 (0.66%) DV Cleared
9 1 (0.66%) GIAC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (8.61%) SLA
2 1 (0.66%) Cyber Essentials
2 1 (0.66%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
System Software
1 83 (54.97%) Active Directory
2 18 (11.92%) VMware Infrastructure
3 11 (7.28%) Hyper-V
4 4 (2.65%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.66%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.66%) Virtual Servers
5 1 (0.66%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 43 (28.48%) Microsoft Intune
2 21 (13.91%) SCCM
3 9 (5.96%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
4 4 (2.65%) Single Sign-On
5 3 (1.99%) Autotask
5 3 (1.99%) Failover Clustering
5 3 (1.99%) Jamf Pro
6 1 (0.66%) Active Directory Federation Services
Vendors
1 101 (66.89%) Microsoft
2 27 (17.88%) VMware
3 24 (15.89%) ServiceNow
4 13 (8.61%) Apple
5 10 (6.62%) Sophos
6 8 (5.30%) Citrix
7 5 (3.31%) Veeam
8 4 (2.65%) Cisco
8 4 (2.65%) iManage
8 4 (2.65%) Logitech
9 3 (1.99%) Datto
9 3 (1.99%) Dell
10 2 (1.32%) Adobe
10 2 (1.32%) Autodesk
10 2 (1.32%) Bomgar
10 2 (1.32%) CA
10 2 (1.32%) Lotus
10 2 (1.32%) Meraki
10 2 (1.32%) Wyse
11 1 (0.66%) CyberArk