Microsoft 365 Contract Job Trends in Stafford

Microsoft 365 (M365, Office 365, O365)
Staffordshire > Stafford

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Stafford requiring Microsoft 365 skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 5 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 8 8 4
Rank change year-on-year 0 -4 -
Contract jobs citing Microsoft 365 4 1 3
As % of all contract jobs in Stafford 13.79% 5.00% 17.65%
As % of the Cloud Services category 57.14% 25.00% 60.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 1
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £180 - £200
Staffordshire median daily rate £185 - £200
% change year-on-year - - +21.21%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
Median hourly rate - - £33.93
Staffordshire median hourly rate - - £33.93

All Cloud Computing Skills
Stafford

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 Stafford.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 7 4 5
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Stafford 24.14% 20.00% 29.41%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 1 2
10th Percentile - - £210
25th Percentile £180 £438 £225
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £515 £450 £250
Median % change year-on-year +14.44% +80.00% -41.18%
75th Percentile £850 £463 £275
90th Percentile - - £290
Staffordshire median daily rate £425 £488 £338
% change year-on-year -12.82% +44.44% -10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
Median hourly rate - - £33.93
Staffordshire median hourly rate - - £33.93

Microsoft 365
Job Vacancy Trend in Stafford

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Microsoft 365 relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Stafford.

Microsoft 365 job vacancy trend in Stafford

Microsoft 365
Daily Rate Trend in Stafford

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Stafford citing Microsoft 365.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Stafford citing Microsoft 365

Microsoft 365
Hourly Rate Trend in Stafford

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Stafford citing Microsoft 365.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Stafford citing Microsoft 365

Microsoft 365
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Stafford 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 (25.00%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 3 (75.00%) LAN
1 3 (75.00%) Skype
2 2 (50.00%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (25.00%) Power BI
General
1 3 (75.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Influencing Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Manufacturing
2 1 (25.00%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 3 (75.00%) IT Support
2 2 (50.00%) 1st/2nd Line Support
2 2 (50.00%) 1st/2nd Line Support Engineer
2 2 (50.00%) 2nd Line Engineer
2 2 (50.00%) 2nd Line Support
2 2 (50.00%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
2 2 (50.00%) IT Engineer
2 2 (50.00%) IT Support Engineer
2 2 (50.00%) Support Engineer
3 1 (25.00%) Analyst
3 1 (25.00%) Desktop Analyst
3 1 (25.00%) Desktop Support
3 1 (25.00%) Desktop Support Analyst
3 1 (25.00%) IT Analyst
3 1 (25.00%) IT Support Analyst
3 1 (25.00%) Support Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 3 (75.00%) Smartphone
2 1 (25.00%) Freedom of Information
2 1 (25.00%) iPhone
Operating Systems
1 2 (50.00%) Windows
1 2 (50.00%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (50.00%) User Experience
2 1 (25.00%) Business Intelligence
2 1 (25.00%) Collaborative Working
2 1 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (25.00%) Data Management
2 1 (25.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (25.00%) Demand Management
2 1 (25.00%) Impact Assessments
2 1 (25.00%) Performance Analysis
2 1 (25.00%) Performance Improvement
2 1 (25.00%) Predictive Analysis
2 1 (25.00%) Qualitative Analysis
2 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (25.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (25.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (25.00%) Data Quality
1 1 (25.00%) GDPR
System Software
1 2 (50.00%) Active Directory