Microsoft 365 Consultant Contracts in the South East

Microsoft 365 Consultant (M365 Consultant)
England > South East

The median Microsoft 365 Consultant (M365 Consultant) daily rate in the South East is £550, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 23 August 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 167 185 210
Rank change year-on-year +18 +25 +65
DemandTrendContract jobs requiring a Microsoft 365 Consultant 2 3 3
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South East 0.056% 0.063% 0.054%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.062% 0.068% 0.057%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 3 2
10th Percentile £508 £427 £451
25th Percentile £519 £430 £453
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £450 £463
Median % change year-on-year +22.22% -2.70% +15.63%
75th Percentile £594 £513 £478
90th Percentile £613 £535 £484
England median daily rate £525 £543 £450
% change year-on-year -3.23% +20.56% -10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £53.50
Median hourly rate - - £55.00
75th Percentile - - £56.50
90th Percentile - - -
England median hourly rate - - £55.00
% change year-on-year - - -26.67%

All DemandTrendContract IT Job Vacancies
South East

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the South East. 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.

DemandTrendContract vacancies in the South East with a recognized job title 3,204 4,392 5,305
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.20% 92.17% 95.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,069 2,669 3,638
10th Percentile £205 £250 £213
25th Percentile £375 £400 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £515 £500
Median % change year-on-year -2.91% +3.00% -
75th Percentile £600 £631 £613
90th Percentile £675 £688 £700
England median daily rate £510 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -2.86% -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 286 365 236
10th Percentile £13.75 £16.00 £16.00
25th Percentile £15.50 £27.50 £19.19
Median hourly rate £25.15 £57.35 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year -56.15% +14.70% +122.22%
75th Percentile £57.50 £73.75 £66.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £80.00 £75.00
England median hourly rate £25.31 £45.00 £43.85
% change year-on-year -43.76% +2.63% +68.64%

Microsoft 365 Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings that featured Microsoft 365 Consultant in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for Microsoft 365 Consultant in the South East

Microsoft 365 Consultant
Daily Rate Trend in the South East

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Microsoft 365 Consultant job vacancies in the South East.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Microsoft 365 Consultant job vacancies in the South East

Microsoft 365 Consultant
Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Microsoft 365 Consultant job vacancies in the South East.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Microsoft 365 Consultant job vacancies in the South East

Microsoft 365 Consultant
DemandTrendContract Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft 365 Consultant within the South East region over the 6 months to 23 August 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
DemandTrendContract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Berkshire +18 2 £550 -
Thames Valley +10 2 £550 +22.22%
Microsoft 365 Consultant
England

Microsoft 365 Consultant Skill Set
Top 14 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East

For the 6 months to 23 August 2025, Microsoft 365 Consultant contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the South East region featuring Microsoft 365 Consultant in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (50.00%) Business Transformation
2 1 (50.00%) Dynamics 365
2 1 (50.00%) Value Proposition
2 1 (50.00%) Commercialisation
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Copilot
2 1 (50.00%) GTM Strategy
2 1 (50.00%) Degree
2 1 (50.00%) Azure
2 1 (50.00%) Change Management
2 1 (50.00%) Telecoms
2 1 (50.00%) Migration

Microsoft 365 Consultant Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (50.00%) Azure
2 1 (50.00%) Dynamics 365
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Copilot
General
1 1 (50.00%) Telecoms
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (50.00%) Business Transformation
2 1 (50.00%) Change Management
2 1 (50.00%) Commercialisation
2 1 (50.00%) GTM Strategy
2 1 (50.00%) Migration
2 1 (50.00%) Value Proposition
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft