Microsoft 365 Contracts in the South East

Microsoft 365 (M365, Office 365, O365)
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the South East 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 4 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 41 37 29
Rank change year-on-year -4 -8 -5
Contract jobs citing Microsoft 365 145 238 388
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South East 4.83% 4.29% 6.74%
As % of the Cloud Services category 16.22% 17.64% 22.73%
Number of daily rates quoted 95 149 274
10th Percentile £203 £147 £175
25th Percentile £230 £195 £203
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £423 £275 £350
Median % change year-on-year +53.74% -21.43% +19.66%
75th Percentile £575 £500 £539
90th Percentile £638 £608 £688
England median daily rate £375 £350 £388
% change year-on-year +7.14% -9.68% +10.71%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 10 27
10th Percentile £15.15 £15.80 £16.43
25th Percentile £16.88 £16.25 £18.19
Median hourly rate £19.97 £17.69 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year +12.89% -11.55% -
75th Percentile £26.33 £18.49 £57.63
90th Percentile £46.80 £21.88 £76.68
England median hourly rate £18.51 £16.63 £18.50
% change year-on-year +11.27% -10.11% +5.71%

All Cloud Skills
South East

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 the South East.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 894 1,349 1,707
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 29.78% 24.32% 29.66%
Number of daily rates quoted 607 927 1,249
10th Percentile £280 £250 £252
25th Percentile £408 £406 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £501 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +0.10% -4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £600 £608 £636
90th Percentile £668 £675 £700
England median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 30 51 53
10th Percentile £16.78 £16.25 £16.02
25th Percentile £16.95 £17.80 £18.25
Median hourly rate £28.50 £23.22 £24.00
Median % change year-on-year +22.77% -3.27% +14.01%
75th Percentile £47.58 £54.75 £67.50
90th Percentile £75.05 £61.60 £75.00
England median hourly rate £25.50 £20.77 £32.30
% change year-on-year +22.77% -35.70% +53.66%

Microsoft 365
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings citing Microsoft 365 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for Microsoft 365 in the South East

Microsoft 365
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Microsoft 365 in the South East.

Daily rate trend for Microsoft 365 in the South East

Microsoft 365
Daily Rate Histogram in the South East

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Microsoft 365 in the South East over the 6 months to 4 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Microsoft 365 in the South East

Microsoft 365
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Microsoft 365 in the South East.

Hourly rate trend for Microsoft 365 in the South East

Microsoft 365
Hourly Rate Histogram in the South East

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Microsoft 365 in the South East over the 6 months to 4 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Microsoft 365 in the South East

Microsoft 365
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 within the South East region over the 6 months to 4 May 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
Thames Valley +2 63 £450 +20.81% 113
Berkshire +1 38 £450 -10.00% 49
Hampshire +6 35 £520 +153.66% 50
West Sussex +19 14 £375 +117.39% 32
Buckinghamshire +7 13 £583 +158.89% 35
Surrey +4 12 £198 -24.76% 29
Oxfordshire -2 12 £275 +34.15% 38
East Sussex - 12 £513 - 17
Kent -7 8 £220 -45.00% 31
Home Counties - 1 - -
Microsoft 365
England

Microsoft 365
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:

Application Platforms
1 40 (27.59%) SharePoint
2 25 (17.24%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (2.07%) IIS
4 1 (0.69%) SAS
Applications
1 6 (4.14%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (2.76%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (2.07%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.69%) Acrobat
4 1 (0.69%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 5 (3.45%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 66 (45.52%) Azure
2 29 (20.00%) Power Platform
3 21 (14.48%) Entra ID
4 13 (8.97%) Dynamics 365
5 11 (7.59%) OneDrive
5 11 (7.59%) SaaS
6 9 (6.21%) PaaS
6 9 (6.21%) Power Automate
6 9 (6.21%) PowerApps
7 8 (5.52%) IaaS
8 7 (4.83%) AWS
8 7 (4.83%) OpenShift
9 5 (3.45%) Microsoft Copilot
10 3 (2.07%) Azure Monitor
10 3 (2.07%) Azure Storage
11 2 (1.38%) Azure AKS
11 2 (1.38%) Azure DevOps
11 2 (1.38%) Azure Table
11 2 (1.38%) WhatsApp
12 1 (0.69%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 16 (11.03%) Firewall
1 16 (11.03%) VPN
2 9 (6.21%) DNS
2 9 (6.21%) Internet
2 9 (6.21%) Wi-Fi
3 7 (4.83%) TCP/IP
4 6 (4.14%) DHCP
4 6 (4.14%) Network Security
4 6 (4.14%) WAN
5 4 (2.76%) HTTP
5 4 (2.76%) MPLS
5 4 (2.76%) SD-WAN
6 3 (2.07%) BGP
6 3 (2.07%) Cisco Nexus
6 3 (2.07%) HTTPS
6 3 (2.07%) LAN
6 3 (2.07%) NGFW
6 3 (2.07%) OSPF
6 3 (2.07%) Skype
6 3 (2.07%) VSAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (9.66%) Power BI
2 2 (1.38%) Azure SQL Database
3 1 (0.69%) Microsoft Analysis Services
3 1 (0.69%) Power Query
3 1 (0.69%) Sisense
3 1 (0.69%) SQL Server
3 1 (0.69%) SQL Server Analysis Services
3 1 (0.69%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 1 (0.69%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 3 (2.07%) Postman
2 1 (0.69%) JIRA
General
1 50 (34.48%) Social Skills
2 11 (7.59%) Public Sector
3 6 (4.14%) Finance
4 5 (3.45%) Analytical Skills
4 5 (3.45%) Documentation Skills
4 5 (3.45%) Telecoms
5 3 (2.07%) Banking
5 3 (2.07%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 3 (2.07%) Military
5 3 (2.07%) Organisational Skills
6 2 (1.38%) Legal
7 1 (0.69%) Aerospace
7 1 (0.69%) French Language
7 1 (0.69%) Influencing Skills
7 1 (0.69%) Italian Language
7 1 (0.69%) Law
7 1 (0.69%) Local Government
7 1 (0.69%) Manufacturing
7 1 (0.69%) Presentation Skills
7 1 (0.69%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 22 (15.17%) Support Engineer
2 18 (12.41%) Senior
3 17 (11.72%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 14 (9.66%) Analyst
5 13 (8.97%) Architect
5 13 (8.97%) Desktop Engineer
5 13 (8.97%) IT Support
6 12 (8.28%) 2nd Line Support
7 11 (7.59%) IT Engineer
8 9 (6.21%) Developer
9 7 (4.83%) Desktop Support
9 7 (4.83%) IT Manager
9 7 (4.83%) IT Services Manager
9 7 (4.83%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
9 7 (4.83%) Service Analyst
9 7 (4.83%) Service Desk Analyst
9 7 (4.83%) Service Manager
10 6 (4.14%) Consultant
10 6 (4.14%) IT Support Engineer
10 6 (4.14%) Support Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (2.07%) .NET
1 3 (2.07%) ARM Templates
2 2 (1.38%) .NET Core
2 2 (1.38%) ADO
2 2 (1.38%) YAML
3 1 (0.69%) .NET Framework
3 1 (0.69%) MDX
3 1 (0.69%) SAML
3 1 (0.69%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 13 (8.97%) Hybrid Cloud
2 11 (7.59%) Public Cloud
3 10 (6.90%) Onboarding
4 9 (6.21%) Video Conferencing
5 6 (4.14%) Low-Code
6 5 (3.45%) Management Information System
7 4 (2.76%) PKI
8 3 (2.07%) Data Centre
8 3 (2.07%) Driving Licence
8 3 (2.07%) Security Posture
9 2 (1.38%) CMDB
9 2 (1.38%) Product Ownership
10 1 (0.69%) Cloud Native
10 1 (0.69%) Cyber Defence
10 1 (0.69%) Cyber Threat
10 1 (0.69%) Data Protection Act
10 1 (0.69%) Data Structures
10 1 (0.69%) NHS
10 1 (0.69%) Self-Motivation
10 1 (0.69%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 65 (44.83%) Windows
2 28 (19.31%) Windows 10
3 16 (11.03%) Windows Server
4 10 (6.90%) Linux
5 9 (6.21%) Mac OS
5 9 (6.21%) Windows Server 2016
6 7 (4.83%) CentOS
6 7 (4.83%) Ubuntu
7 4 (2.76%) Apple iOS
8 3 (2.07%) Android
8 3 (2.07%) Windows Server 2012
9 2 (1.38%) Windows 7
9 2 (1.38%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 33 (22.76%) Problem-Solving
2 29 (20.00%) ITIL
3 19 (13.10%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 18 (12.41%) Agile
5 17 (11.72%) Customer Service
5 17 (11.72%) Cybersecurity
6 16 (11.03%) Migration
7 14 (9.66%) Business Intelligence
8 12 (8.28%) Collaborative Working
9 11 (7.59%) Analytics
9 11 (7.59%) DevSecOps
9 11 (7.59%) Disaster Recovery
10 9 (6.21%) Data Security
10 9 (6.21%) Incident Management
10 9 (6.21%) Stakeholder Management
11 8 (5.52%) Application Packaging
11 8 (5.52%) Change Control
11 8 (5.52%) Service Management
12 7 (4.83%) Infrastructure as Code
12 7 (4.83%) Server Management
Programming Languages
1 21 (14.48%) PowerShell
2 7 (4.83%) SQL
3 5 (3.45%) Python
4 3 (2.07%) Bash
4 3 (2.07%) Bicep
4 3 (2.07%) C#
4 3 (2.07%) JavaScript
5 2 (1.38%) TypeScript
6 1 (0.69%) VB
6 1 (0.69%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 40 (27.59%) Security Cleared
2 32 (22.07%) SC Cleared
3 19 (13.10%) Microsoft Certification
4 17 (11.72%) Degree
5 12 (8.28%) DV Cleared
6 9 (6.21%) A+ Certification
7 4 (2.76%) Azure Certification
7 4 (2.76%) Cisco Certification
7 4 (2.76%) Computer Science Degree
7 4 (2.76%) MCP
7 4 (2.76%) MCSA
7 4 (2.76%) MCSE
8 3 (2.07%) CCNA
8 3 (2.07%) ITIL Certification
9 2 (1.38%) CISSP
9 2 (1.38%) CRISC
9 2 (1.38%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 2 (1.38%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10 1 (0.69%) AWS Certification
10 1 (0.69%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (4.14%) Cyber Essentials
1 6 (4.14%) SLA
2 5 (3.45%) NCSC
3 4 (2.76%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 3 (2.07%) NIST
5 2 (1.38%) SOC 2
6 1 (0.69%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 1 (0.69%) GDPR
6 1 (0.69%) HIPAA
6 1 (0.69%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 58 (40.00%) Active Directory
2 16 (11.03%) VMware Infrastructure
3 8 (5.52%) vSphere
4 4 (2.76%) VMware NSX
5 3 (2.07%) Microsoft App-V
6 1 (0.69%) BitLocker
6 1 (0.69%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.69%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.69%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (0.69%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 25 (17.24%) Microsoft Intune
2 16 (11.03%) SCCM
3 11 (7.59%) Terraform
4 10 (6.90%) Kubernetes
5 7 (4.83%) Ansible
5 7 (4.83%) Nessus
5 7 (4.83%) vCenter Server
6 4 (2.76%) WSUS
7 2 (1.38%) Grafana
7 2 (1.38%) Malwarebytes
7 2 (1.38%) Prometheus
8 1 (0.69%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 1 (0.69%) SCOM
Vendors
1 103 (71.03%) Microsoft
2 17 (11.72%) VMware
3 13 (8.97%) ServiceNow
4 10 (6.90%) Cisco
5 7 (4.83%) Red Hat
6 4 (2.76%) Apple
6 4 (2.76%) Dell
6 4 (2.76%) HP
6 4 (2.76%) Palo Alto
7 3 (2.07%) Citrix
8 2 (1.38%) F5
8 2 (1.38%) Ivanti
8 2 (1.38%) Oracle
9 1 (0.69%) CrowdStrike
9 1 (0.69%) Dynatrace
9 1 (0.69%) Facebook
9 1 (0.69%) Imperva
9 1 (0.69%) Netskope
9 1 (0.69%) Proofpoint
9 1 (0.69%) Qualys