Microsoft 365 Architect Contract Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Microsoft 365 Architect (M365 Architect)
South East > Thames Valley

The median Microsoft 365 Architect (M365 Architect) daily rate in the Thames Valley is £583, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 6 February 2026.

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

6 months to
6 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 131 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Microsoft 365 Architect 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in the Thames Valley 0.044% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.049% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £566 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £583 - -
75th Percentile £599 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median daily rate £616 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Thames Valley

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the Thames Valley. 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 Thames Valley with a recognized job title 2,029 1,540 2,577
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.14% 91.94% 94.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,371 913 1,577
10th Percentile £270 £250 £206
25th Percentile £400 £400 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £500
75th Percentile £588 £620 £600
90th Percentile £650 £656 £675
South East median daily rate £500 £500 £500
Number of hourly rates quoted 113 40 175
10th Percentile £15.91 £23.02 £15.93
25th Percentile £19.34 £42.19 £19.25
Median hourly rate £27.50 £58.69 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -53.14% +30.42% +65.14%
75th Percentile £80.09 £64.73 £62.50
90th Percentile £97.50 £74.92 £74.33
South East median hourly rate £25.15 £42.69 £45.21
% change year-on-year -41.09% -5.57% +0.47%

Microsoft 365 Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Microsoft 365 Architect job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

Microsoft 365 Architect
Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Microsoft 365 Architect job vacancies in the Thames Valley.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Microsoft 365 Architect job vacancies in the Thames Valley

Microsoft 365 Architect
Hourly Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Microsoft 365 Architect job vacancies in the Thames Valley.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Microsoft 365 Architect job vacancies in the Thames Valley

Microsoft 365 Architect
Contract Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft 365 Architect within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 6 February 2026. 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
Berkshire - 1 £583 - 1
Microsoft 365 Architect
South East

Microsoft 365 Architect Skill Set
Top 21 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley

For the 6 months to 6 February 2026, Microsoft 365 Architect 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 Thames Valley region featuring Microsoft 365 Architect in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) Architecture Roadmap
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 1 (100.00%) Identity Access Management
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Intune
1 1 (100.00%) OneDrive
1 1 (100.00%) Power Automate
1 1 (100.00%) Power BI
1 1 (100.00%) Power Platform
1 1 (100.00%) PowerApps
1 1 (100.00%) PowerShell
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) SharePoint
1 1 (100.00%) Task Automation

Microsoft 365 Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (100.00%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) OneDrive
1 1 (100.00%) Power Automate
1 1 (100.00%) Power Platform
1 1 (100.00%) PowerApps
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Power BI
General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Architecture Roadmap
1 1 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Identity Access Management
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) Task Automation
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft