Microsoft 365 Engineer Contract Job Trends in Oxford

Microsoft 365 Engineer (M365 Engineer)
Oxfordshire > Oxford

The median Microsoft 365 Engineer (M365 Engineer) daily rate in Oxford is £500, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 20 March 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 11 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Microsoft 365 Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Oxford 1.61% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.72% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 - -
Oxfordshire median daily rate £500 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Oxford

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Oxford. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Oxford with a recognized job title 58 46 82
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.55% 95.83% 85.42%
Number of daily rates quoted 39 23 59
10th Percentile £200 £215 £178
25th Percentile £344 £361 £300
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £480 £525 £450
Median % change year-on-year -8.57% +16.67% -
75th Percentile £538 £581 £525
90th Percentile £615 £693 £605
Oxfordshire median daily rate £468 £500 £425
% change year-on-year -6.50% +17.65% -5.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 7 11
10th Percentile - £22.44 -
25th Percentile £19.34 £23.50 £13.00
Median hourly rate £22.25 £45.00 £26.00
Median % change year-on-year -50.57% +73.08% +23.57%
75th Percentile £26.05 £46.30 £65.00
90th Percentile £27.67 £46.78 -
Oxfordshire median hourly rate £20.18 £36.38 £19.50
% change year-on-year -44.53% +86.56% -24.93%

Microsoft 365 Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Oxford

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Microsoft 365 Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Oxford.

Microsoft 365 Engineer job vacancy trend in Oxford

Microsoft 365 Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Oxford

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Microsoft 365 Engineer job vacancies in Oxford.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Microsoft 365 Engineer job vacancies in Oxford

Microsoft 365 Engineer Skill Set
Top 11 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Oxford

For the 6 months to 20 March 2026, Microsoft 365 Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Oxford region featuring Microsoft 365 Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Cloud Security
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Purview
1 1 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) SIEM
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Leadership
1 1 (100.00%) Threat Detection
1 1 (100.00%) Zero Trust

Microsoft 365 Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Oxford 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Purview
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Cloud Security Posture
1 1 (100.00%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cloud Security
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) SIEM
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Leadership
1 1 (100.00%) Threat Detection
1 1 (100.00%) Zero Trust
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft