Microsoft Exchange Contract Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Microsoft Exchange Server
South East > Thames Valley

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the Thames Valley requiring Microsoft Exchange skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 20 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 104 80 75
Rank change year-on-year -24 -5 -12
Contract jobs citing Microsoft Exchange 25 39 73
As % of all contract jobs in the Thames Valley 1.19% 1.97% 2.96%
As % of the Application Platforms category 12.50% 22.67% 33.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 14 31 46
10th Percentile £182 £210 £180
25th Percentile £425 £371 £294
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £517 £425 £468
Median % change year-on-year +21.65% -9.19% +48.57%
75th Percentile £584 £497 £547
90th Percentile £722 £608 £656
South East median daily rate £525 £428 £400
% change year-on-year +22.81% +6.88% +30.08%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 11
10th Percentile £88.00 - £23.63
25th Percentile £92.50 - £24.00
Median hourly rate £100.00 - £30.00
75th Percentile £102.75 - £47.50
90th Percentile £104.40 - £68.63
South East median hourly rate £90.00 - £30.00
% change year-on-year - - +172.73%

All Application Platform Skills
Thames Valley

Microsoft Exchange falls under the Application Platforms category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring application platform skills in the Thames Valley.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for application platform skills 200 172 220
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 9.53% 8.70% 8.93%
Number of daily rates quoted 123 100 144
10th Percentile £350 £236 £216
25th Percentile £413 £385 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £450 £450
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% - -
75th Percentile £591 £550 £543
90th Percentile £650 £601 £611
South East median daily rate £525 £456 £475
% change year-on-year +15.07% -3.95% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 5 17
10th Percentile £57.70 - £22.68
25th Percentile £73.13 £41.25 £24.00
Median hourly rate £81.00 £63.15 £30.00
Median % change year-on-year +28.27% +110.50% +144.90%
75th Percentile £91.75 £64.73 £65.00
90th Percentile £100.55 - £69.98
South East median hourly rate £81.00 £62.50 £60.00
% change year-on-year +29.60% +4.17% +184.63%

Microsoft Exchange
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Microsoft Exchange relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Microsoft Exchange job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

Microsoft Exchange
Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Microsoft Exchange.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Microsoft Exchange

Microsoft Exchange
Daily Rate Histogram in the Thames Valley

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Microsoft Exchange in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 20 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Microsoft Exchange in the Thames Valley

Microsoft Exchange
Hourly Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Microsoft Exchange.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Microsoft Exchange

Microsoft Exchange
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 Exchange within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 20 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 -7 15 £463 +10.78% 5
Berkshire -2 9 £583 -2.92% 4
Oxfordshire -16 1 £450 - 9
Microsoft Exchange
South East

Microsoft Exchange
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 7 (28.00%) SharePoint
2 1 (4.00%) Exchange Server 2013
2 1 (4.00%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 3 (12.00%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 24 (96.00%) Microsoft 365
2 11 (44.00%) Entra ID
3 7 (28.00%) Azure
3 7 (28.00%) Power Platform
4 4 (16.00%) OneDrive
4 4 (16.00%) Power Automate
4 4 (16.00%) PowerApps
4 4 (16.00%) SaaS
5 3 (12.00%) AWS
5 3 (12.00%) Microsoft Purview
6 2 (8.00%) Google Workspace
7 1 (4.00%) Mimecast
7 1 (4.00%) ShareGate
Communications & Networking
1 5 (20.00%) Firewall
2 4 (16.00%) Cisco IOS
3 2 (8.00%) DNS
4 1 (4.00%) DHCP
4 1 (4.00%) HTTP
4 1 (4.00%) MPLS
4 1 (4.00%) Network Security
4 1 (4.00%) Skype
4 1 (4.00%) Unified Communications
4 1 (4.00%) WebEx
4 1 (4.00%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (16.00%) Power BI
2 1 (4.00%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 3 (12.00%) JIRA
2 1 (4.00%) Fiddler
General
1 6 (24.00%) Social Skills
2 4 (16.00%) Games
3 2 (8.00%) Public Sector
4 1 (4.00%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (4.00%) Finance
4 1 (4.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 8 (32.00%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
2 4 (16.00%) Analyst
2 4 (16.00%) Platform Engineer
2 4 (16.00%) Service Analyst
2 4 (16.00%) Service Desk Analyst
3 3 (12.00%) Consultant
3 3 (12.00%) Delivery Manager
3 3 (12.00%) Senior
3 3 (12.00%) Service Delivery Manager
3 3 (12.00%) Service Manager
4 2 (8.00%) Forensic Consultant
4 2 (8.00%) Microsoft Engineer
4 2 (8.00%) Senior Consultant
4 2 (8.00%) Support Engineer
5 1 (4.00%) 1st Line Support
5 1 (4.00%) 3rd Line Support
5 1 (4.00%) Cisco Consultant
5 1 (4.00%) Exchange Specialist
5 1 (4.00%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 1 (4.00%) Technical Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (4.00%) Microsoft Graph
1 1 (4.00%) OAuth
Miscellaneous
1 4 (16.00%) Onboarding
2 3 (12.00%) PKI
3 2 (8.00%) IoT
3 2 (8.00%) Management Information System
3 2 (8.00%) Self-Motivation
4 1 (4.00%) Data Protection Act
Operating Systems
1 13 (52.00%) Windows
2 6 (24.00%) Mac OS
3 4 (16.00%) Android
4 3 (12.00%) Windows 10
4 3 (12.00%) Windows Server
5 2 (8.00%) Linux
5 2 (8.00%) Unix
6 1 (4.00%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (32.00%) ITIL
2 6 (24.00%) Problem-Solving
3 4 (16.00%) Agile
3 4 (16.00%) Business Intelligence
3 4 (16.00%) E-Commerce
3 4 (16.00%) Identity Management
3 4 (16.00%) ITSM
3 4 (16.00%) Roadmaps
3 4 (16.00%) Service Management
3 4 (16.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 3 (12.00%) Continuous Improvement
4 3 (12.00%) Customer Service
4 3 (12.00%) Process Management
4 3 (12.00%) Risk Management
4 3 (12.00%) Service Delivery
4 3 (12.00%) Workflow
5 2 (8.00%) Critical Thinking
5 2 (8.00%) Cyber Resilience
5 2 (8.00%) Incident Response
5 2 (8.00%) Task Automation
Programming Languages
1 10 (40.00%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 15 (60.00%) Security Cleared
2 10 (40.00%) SC Cleared
3 7 (28.00%) DV Cleared
4 4 (16.00%) Degree
5 3 (12.00%) Cisco Certification
6 2 (8.00%) (ISC)2 CCSP
6 2 (8.00%) CCSP
6 2 (8.00%) CISM
6 2 (8.00%) CISSP
6 2 (8.00%) GCFA
6 2 (8.00%) GCFE
6 2 (8.00%) GCIH
6 2 (8.00%) GREM
6 2 (8.00%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 1 (4.00%) Azure Certification
7 1 (4.00%) CCNA
7 1 (4.00%) CCNP
7 1 (4.00%) ITIL Certification
7 1 (4.00%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (8.00%) SLA
System Software
1 17 (68.00%) Active Directory
2 1 (4.00%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 5 (20.00%) Microsoft Intune
1 5 (20.00%) SCCM
2 2 (8.00%) EnCase
2 2 (8.00%) FTK
3 1 (4.00%) Active Directory Federation Services
Vendors
1 22 (88.00%) Microsoft
2 6 (24.00%) ServiceNow
3 5 (20.00%) Cisco
4 4 (16.00%) Meraki
4 4 (16.00%) Splunk
5 2 (8.00%) CrowdStrike
5 2 (8.00%) Darktrace
6 1 (4.00%) Citrix
6 1 (4.00%) Polycom
6 1 (4.00%) VMware