Microsoft 365 Contract Job Trends in Tyne and Wear

Microsoft 365 (M365, Office 365, O365)
North East > Tyne and Wear

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Tyne and Wear requiring Microsoft 365 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 20 27 12
Rank change year-on-year +7 -15 +33
Contract jobs citing Microsoft 365 33 12 14
As % of all contract jobs in Tyne and Wear 9.46% 5.41% 7.57%
As % of the Cloud Services category 22.60% 13.33% 22.95%
Number of daily rates quoted 21 7 8
10th Percentile - £152 £155
25th Percentile £170 £169 £158
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £225 £188 £175
Median % change year-on-year +20.00% +7.14% -56.25%
75th Percentile £435 £500 £189
90th Percentile £480 £560 £197
North East median daily rate £213 £470 £175
% change year-on-year -54.79% +168.57% -28.21%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £15.50
Median hourly rate - - £16.00
75th Percentile - - £16.50
90th Percentile - - -
North East median hourly rate - - £16.00
% change year-on-year - - -28.89%

All Cloud Skills
Tyne and Wear

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 Tyne and Wear.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 146 90 61
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Tyne and Wear 41.83% 40.54% 32.97%
Number of daily rates quoted 103 49 43
10th Percentile £232 £308 £163
25th Percentile £366 £358 £319
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £454 £405
Median % change year-on-year -0.88% +12.10% -29.57%
75th Percentile £575 £585 £507
90th Percentile £688 £625 £580
North East median daily rate £475 £481 £405
% change year-on-year -1.30% +18.83% -28.95%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 0 1
10th Percentile £39.40 - -
25th Percentile £44.50 - £15.50
Median hourly rate £52.50 - £16.00
Median % change year-on-year - - -28.89%
75th Percentile £55.00 - £16.50
90th Percentile - - -
North East median hourly rate £52.50 £46.18 £46.18
% change year-on-year +13.69% - +105.24%

Microsoft 365
Job Vacancy Trend in Tyne and Wear

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

Microsoft 365 job vacancy trend in Tyne and Wear

Microsoft 365
Daily Rate Trend in Tyne and Wear

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Tyne and Wear citing Microsoft 365.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Tyne and Wear citing Microsoft 365

Microsoft 365
Daily Rate Histogram in Tyne and Wear

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Microsoft 365 in Tyne and Wear over the 6 months to 20 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Microsoft 365 in Tyne and Wear

Microsoft 365
Hourly Rate Trend in Tyne and Wear

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Tyne and Wear citing Microsoft 365.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Tyne and Wear citing Microsoft 365

Microsoft 365
Contract Job Locations in Tyne and Wear

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 Tyne and Wear 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
Newcastle upon Tyne +8 31 £350 +86.67% 4
Sunderland +2 2 £210 -58.00% 2
Microsoft 365
North East

Microsoft 365
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Tyne and Wear 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 8 (24.24%) Microsoft Exchange
2 3 (9.09%) SharePoint
Applications
1 6 (18.18%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 13 (39.39%) Azure
2 7 (21.21%) OneDrive
3 4 (12.12%) Microsoft Purview
4 2 (6.06%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 5 (15.15%) Wireless
2 1 (3.03%) VPN
2 1 (3.03%) Wi-Fi
General
1 12 (36.36%) Social Skills
2 11 (33.33%) Finance
3 8 (24.24%) Public Sector
4 5 (15.15%) Electronics
4 5 (15.15%) Manufacturing
4 5 (15.15%) Marketing
4 5 (15.15%) Telecoms
5 1 (3.03%) Retail
Job Titles
1 13 (39.39%) IT Support
2 12 (36.36%) Desktop Support
3 10 (30.30%) Analyst
4 7 (21.21%) 2nd Line Support
5 6 (18.18%) 2nd Line Desktop Support
5 6 (18.18%) Desktop Specialist
5 6 (18.18%) Desktop Support Specialist
5 6 (18.18%) IT Analyst
5 6 (18.18%) IT Support Analyst
5 6 (18.18%) Support Analyst
5 6 (18.18%) Support Specialist
6 5 (15.15%) SC Cleared Desktop Support
7 4 (12.12%) Business Analyst
8 2 (6.06%) IT Technician
8 2 (6.06%) Product Manager
8 2 (6.06%) Project Manager
8 2 (6.06%) Support Engineer
8 2 (6.06%) Support Technician
9 1 (3.03%) Lead Product Manager
9 1 (3.03%) Service Desk Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (3.03%) Microsoft Graph
1 1 (3.03%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 5 (15.15%) Data Centre
2 1 (3.03%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 13 (39.39%) Windows
2 9 (27.27%) Windows 10
3 5 (15.15%) Android
3 5 (15.15%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (33.33%) Business Intelligence
2 9 (27.27%) Service Management
3 8 (24.24%) Patch Management
4 7 (21.21%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 6 (18.18%) Inventory Management
5 6 (18.18%) Mobile Device Management
5 6 (18.18%) Problem-Solving
6 5 (15.15%) Digital Marketing
6 5 (15.15%) ITSM
6 5 (15.15%) Programme Management
7 3 (9.09%) Analytics
7 3 (9.09%) ITIL
7 3 (9.09%) Supplier Management
8 2 (6.06%) Collaborative Working
8 2 (6.06%) Continuous Improvement
8 2 (6.06%) Data Governance
8 2 (6.06%) Data Protection
8 2 (6.06%) Incident Management
8 2 (6.06%) Process Improvement
8 2 (6.06%) Use Case
Programming Languages
1 7 (21.21%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 7 (21.21%) SC Cleared
1 7 (21.21%) Security Cleared
2 1 (3.03%) BPSS Clearance
2 1 (3.03%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (3.03%) COBIT
1 1 (3.03%) GDPR
1 1 (3.03%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (3.03%) NIST
System Software
1 10 (30.30%) Active Directory
2 7 (21.21%) Virtual Desktop
3 1 (3.03%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 2 (6.06%) SCCM
2 1 (3.03%) Jamf Pro
2 1 (3.03%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 21 (63.64%) Microsoft
2 5 (15.15%) Apple
2 5 (15.15%) Cisco
2 5 (15.15%) Dell
2 5 (15.15%) HP
2 5 (15.15%) SAP
3 3 (9.09%) Citrix
4 1 (3.03%) VMware