Microsoft 365 Engineer Contract Job Trends in Sunderland

Microsoft 365 Engineer (M365 Engineer)
Tyne and Wear > Sunderland

The median Microsoft 365 Engineer (M365 Engineer) daily rate in Sunderland is £400, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 18 February 2026.

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

6 months to
18 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 7 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Microsoft 365 Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Sunderland 5.26% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 5.26% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 - -
Tyne and Wear median daily rate £400 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Sunderland

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Sunderland. 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 Sunderland with a recognized job title 19 15 13
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% 93.75% 100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 11 10 8
10th Percentile £113 £275 £171
25th Percentile £176 £316 £184
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £400 £195
Median % change year-on-year +12.50% +105.13% -10.86%
75th Percentile £475 £500 £425
90th Percentile £500 £603 £444
Tyne and Wear median daily rate £438 £425 £481
% change year-on-year +2.94% -11.64% -12.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 1
Median hourly rate £13.69 - £13.30
Tyne and Wear median hourly rate £52.50 £18.75 £13.99
% change year-on-year +180.00% +34.02% -20.06%

Microsoft 365 Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Sunderland

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Microsoft 365 Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Sunderland.

Microsoft 365 Engineer job vacancy trend in Sunderland

Microsoft 365 Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Sunderland

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Microsoft 365 Engineer job vacancies in Sunderland.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Microsoft 365 Engineer job vacancies in Sunderland

Microsoft 365 Engineer Skill Set
Top 7 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Sunderland

For the 6 months to 18 February 2026, Microsoft 365 Engineer 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 Sunderland region featuring Microsoft 365 Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Runbook
1 1 (100.00%) User Experience
1 1 (100.00%) Virtual Machines
1 1 (100.00%) Windows

Microsoft 365 Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Sunderland 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 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
General
1 1 (100.00%) Legal
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (100.00%) Runbook
1 1 (100.00%) User Experience
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Virtual Machines
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft