Microsoft 365 Project Manager Contract Job Trends in the South East

Microsoft 365 Project Manager (M365 Project Manager)
England > South East

The median Microsoft 365 Project Manager (M365 Project Manager) daily rate in the South East is £584, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 5 December 2025.

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

6 months to
5 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 182 - 209
Rank change year-on-year - - +50
Contract jobs requiring a Microsoft 365 Project Manager 3 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in the South East 0.070% - 0.019%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.078% - 0.021%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 1
10th Percentile £559 - -
25th Percentile £568 - £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £584 - £525
Median % change year-on-year - - +69.35%
75th Percentile £598 - £538
90th Percentile £605 - -
England median daily rate £529 £556 £575
% change year-on-year -4.94% -3.26% +9.52%

All Contract 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.

Contract vacancies in the South East with a recognized job title 3,848 3,706 4,862
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.16% 92.88% 94.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,471 2,280 3,173
10th Percentile £213 £238 £208
25th Percentile £400 £400 £390
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £513 £513
Median % change year-on-year -2.44% - +2.50%
75th Percentile £600 £625 £613
90th Percentile £675 £682 £687
England median daily rate £504 £525 £534
% change year-on-year -4.03% -1.69% -2.91%
Number of hourly rates quoted 379 175 245
10th Percentile £13.75 £18.58 £16.25
25th Percentile £16.21 £24.18 £24.00
Median hourly rate £25.00 £52.50 £51.42
Median % change year-on-year -52.38% +2.10% +37.12%
75th Percentile £57.50 £70.00 £66.25
90th Percentile £81.00 £75.00 £76.53
England median hourly rate £25.44 £37.25 £45.00
% change year-on-year -31.70% -17.22% +36.36%

Microsoft 365 Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Microsoft 365 Project Manager' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Microsoft 365 Project Manager job vacancy trend in the South East

Microsoft 365 Project Manager
Daily Rate Trend in the South East

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

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

Microsoft 365 Project Manager
Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

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

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

Microsoft 365 Project Manager
Contract 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 Project Manager within the South East region over the 6 months to 5 December 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
Buckinghamshire - 2 £584 - 2
Thames Valley - 2 £584 - 2
Surrey - 1 - -
Microsoft 365 Project Manager
England

Microsoft 365 Project Manager Skill Set
Top 27 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East

For the 6 months to 5 December 2025, Microsoft 365 Project Manager 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 South East region featuring Microsoft 365 Project Manager in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Migration
1 3 (100.00%) Project Management
2 2 (66.67%) Agile
2 2 (66.67%) Agile Project Management
2 2 (66.67%) Degree
2 2 (66.67%) Microsoft
2 2 (66.67%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (66.67%) Microsoft Project
2 2 (66.67%) PRINCE2
2 2 (66.67%) Risk Management
2 2 (66.67%) SC Cleared
2 2 (66.67%) Security Cleared
2 2 (66.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 2 (66.67%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (33.33%) Change Management
3 1 (33.33%) Data Governance
3 1 (33.33%) Data Migration
3 1 (33.33%) DV Cleared
3 1 (33.33%) Google
3 1 (33.33%) Google Workspace
3 1 (33.33%) Information Management
3 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (33.33%) Project Delivery
3 1 (33.33%) Resource Allocation
3 1 (33.33%) Resource Management
3 1 (33.33%) SharePoint
3 1 (33.33%) Validation

Microsoft 365 Project Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (33.33%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (33.33%) Google Workspace
General
1 3 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Finance
2 1 (33.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Migration
1 3 (100.00%) Project Management
2 2 (66.67%) Agile
2 2 (66.67%) Agile Project Management
2 2 (66.67%) PRINCE2
2 2 (66.67%) Risk Management
2 2 (66.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 2 (66.67%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (33.33%) Change Management
3 1 (33.33%) Data Governance
3 1 (33.33%) Data Migration
3 1 (33.33%) Information Management
3 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (33.33%) Project Delivery
3 1 (33.33%) Resource Allocation
3 1 (33.33%) Resource Management
3 1 (33.33%) Validation
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) Degree
1 2 (66.67%) SC Cleared
1 2 (66.67%) Security Cleared
2 1 (33.33%) DV Cleared
Vendors
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft
2 1 (33.33%) Google