Microsoft 365 Contracts in Sheffield

Microsoft 365 (M365, Office 365, O365)
South Yorkshire > Sheffield

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Sheffield 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 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 35 41 51
Rank change year-on-year +6 +10 -30
Contract jobs citing Microsoft 365 15 14 5
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Sheffield 4.70% 3.69% 1.10%
As % of the Cloud Services category 14.56% 15.05% 3.47%
Number of daily rates quoted 12 9 4
10th Percentile £132 £177 £406
25th Percentile £185 £185 £416
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £419 £190 £621
Median % change year-on-year +120.39% -69.42% +77.50%
75th Percentile £470 £195 £800
90th Percentile £491 £240 -
South Yorkshire median daily rate £419 £200 £240
% change year-on-year +109.38% -16.67% -26.15%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 2 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £17.50
Median hourly rate - £22.00 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year - +10.00% +22.14%
75th Percentile - - £22.50
90th Percentile - - -
South Yorkshire median hourly rate - £22.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year - +10.00% +17.27%

All Cloud Skills
Sheffield

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 Sheffield.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 103 93 144
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Sheffield 32.29% 24.54% 31.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 80 63 113
10th Percentile £294 £191 £450
25th Percentile £400 £411 £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £520 £588
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% -11.49% +11.90%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £688
90th Percentile £653 £638 £700
South Yorkshire median daily rate £500 £448 £550
% change year-on-year +11.73% -18.64% +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 2 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £17.50
Median hourly rate - £22.00 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year - +10.00% +22.14%
75th Percentile - - £22.50
90th Percentile - - -
South Yorkshire median hourly rate - £22.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year - +10.00% +17.27%

Microsoft 365
Job Vacancy Trend in Sheffield

Job postings citing Microsoft 365 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Sheffield.

Job vacancy trend for Microsoft 365 in Sheffield

Microsoft 365
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Sheffield

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Microsoft 365 in Sheffield.

Daily rate trend for Microsoft 365 in Sheffield

Microsoft 365
Daily Rate Histogram in Sheffield

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Microsoft 365 in Sheffield over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Microsoft 365 in Sheffield

Microsoft 365
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Sheffield

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Microsoft 365 in Sheffield.

Hourly rate trend for Microsoft 365 in Sheffield

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Sheffield 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 6 (40.00%) SharePoint
2 1 (6.67%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 2 (13.33%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 5 (33.33%) Azure
2 4 (26.67%) Entra ID
2 4 (26.67%) Power Automate
2 4 (26.67%) Power Platform
2 4 (26.67%) PowerApps
3 2 (13.33%) Microsoft Purview
4 1 (6.67%) Azure Storage
4 1 (6.67%) Microsoft Copilot
4 1 (6.67%) OneDrive
General
1 5 (33.33%) Social Skills
2 4 (26.67%) Banking
3 2 (13.33%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (13.33%) Finance
4 1 (6.67%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 5 (33.33%) Developer
2 4 (26.67%) Microsoft 365 Developer
2 4 (26.67%) Project Manager
3 3 (20.00%) Analyst
3 3 (20.00%) IT Analyst
3 3 (20.00%) IT Support
3 3 (20.00%) IT Support Analyst
3 3 (20.00%) SharePoint Developer
3 3 (20.00%) Software Developer
3 3 (20.00%) Support Analyst
4 2 (13.33%) 2nd Line Support
4 2 (13.33%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
4 2 (13.33%) Desktop Engineer
4 2 (13.33%) Desktop Support Engineer
4 2 (13.33%) Infrastructure Manager
4 2 (13.33%) Infrastructure Project Manager
4 2 (13.33%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
4 2 (13.33%) Support Engineer
4 2 (13.33%) Windows Engineer
4 2 (13.33%) Windows Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (26.67%) React
2 3 (20.00%) CSS
2 3 (20.00%) HTML
2 3 (20.00%) SPFx
Miscellaneous
1 1 (6.67%) Data Protection Act
1 1 (6.67%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
1 1 (6.67%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 3 (20.00%) Windows
2 2 (13.33%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
2 4 (26.67%) ITIL
3 3 (20.00%) Agile
3 3 (20.00%) Cybersecurity
3 3 (20.00%) ERP
3 3 (20.00%) Project Management
3 3 (20.00%) Task Automation
3 3 (20.00%) Waterfall
3 3 (20.00%) Web Development
4 2 (13.33%) Coaching
4 2 (13.33%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (13.33%) Time Management
5 1 (6.67%) Artificial Intelligence
5 1 (6.67%) Change Management
5 1 (6.67%) Data Loss Prevention
5 1 (6.67%) Data Protection
5 1 (6.67%) Financial Analysis
5 1 (6.67%) Migration
5 1 (6.67%) PRINCE2
5 1 (6.67%) SDLC
Programming Languages
1 4 (26.67%) PowerShell
1 4 (26.67%) TypeScript
2 3 (20.00%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 2 (13.33%) Security Cleared
2 1 (6.67%) BPSS Clearance
2 1 (6.67%) PMI Certification
2 1 (6.67%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (13.33%) QA
System Software
1 5 (33.33%) Active Directory
2 2 (13.33%) VMware ESXi
3 1 (6.67%) Virtual Desktop
3 1 (6.67%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 2 (13.33%) vCenter Server
2 1 (6.67%) SCCM
Vendors
1 10 (66.67%) Microsoft
2 4 (26.67%) Citrix
3 2 (13.33%) Apple