Microsoft 365 Administrator Contracts

Microsoft 365 Administrator (M365 Admin)
UK

The median Microsoft 365 Administrator (M365 Admin) daily rate in the UK is £375, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 495 564 701
Rank change year-on-year +69 +137 +143
Contract jobs requiring a Microsoft 365 Administrator 25 18 17
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.085% 0.041% 0.028%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.092% 0.045% 0.030%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 17 9
10th Percentile - £312 £348
25th Percentile £363 £425 £469
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £375 £450 £488
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% -7.69% +160.00%
75th Percentile £388 £638 £625
90th Percentile - - £663
UK excluding London median daily rate £375 £588 £488
% change year-on-year -36.17% +20.51% +160.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £26.88 - -
Median hourly rate £28.75 - -
75th Percentile £30.63 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £28.75 - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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 UK with a recognized job title 27,084 40,415 56,464
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.52% 92.78% 94.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 17,692 26,309 39,470
10th Percentile £300 £275 £313
25th Percentile £406 £410 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £515 £525 £540
Median % change year-on-year -1.90% -2.78% +2.86%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £738 £750 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £492 £500
% change year-on-year -3.46% -1.60% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,035 2,664 1,570
10th Percentile £14.07 £12.86 £14.29
25th Percentile £18.50 £16.30 £19.50
Median hourly rate £29.00 £36.42 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -20.37% -19.07% +91.49%
75th Percentile £62.50 £60.75 £65.75
90th Percentile £75.00 £72.50 £75.75
UK excluding London median hourly rate £28.00 £39.55 £42.50
% change year-on-year -29.20% -6.94% +117.95%

Microsoft 365 Administrator
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Microsoft 365 Administrator in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Microsoft 365 Administrator in the UK

Microsoft 365 Administrator
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Microsoft 365 Administrator.

Daily rate trend for Microsoft 365 Administrator in the UK

Microsoft 365 Administrator
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Microsoft 365 Administrator.

Hourly rate trend for Microsoft 365 Administrator in the UK

Microsoft 365 Administrator
Top 7 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft 365 Administrator within the UK over the 6 months to 1 May 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
England +64 24 £375 -16.67% 1
UK excluding London +73 23 £375 -36.17%
North of England - 22 - -
North West - 22 - -
Work from Home +30 2 £375 -31.82%
South West +42 1 £375 -11.76%
London +35 1 - - 1

Microsoft 365 Administrator Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Microsoft 365 Administrator contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads featuring Microsoft 365 Administrator in the job title.

1 23 (92.00%) Problem-Solving
2 22 (88.00%) Budget Management
2 22 (88.00%) Process Improvement
3 17 (68.00%) Cloud Security
3 17 (68.00%) BPSS Clearance
4 8 (32.00%) Microsoft 365
4 8 (32.00%) Microsoft
5 6 (24.00%) Migration
6 5 (20.00%) Vulnerability Assessment
6 5 (20.00%) Performance Metrics
6 5 (20.00%) Continuous Improvement
6 5 (20.00%) Social Skills
6 5 (20.00%) Documentation Skills
6 5 (20.00%) Security Posture
7 2 (8.00%) Entra ID
7 2 (8.00%) Azure
7 2 (8.00%) Active Directory
8 1 (4.00%) Windows
8 1 (4.00%) SharePoint
8 1 (4.00%) Microsoft Exchange
8 1 (4.00%) Google
8 1 (4.00%) Degree
8 1 (4.00%) PowerShell
8 1 (4.00%) Google Workspace
8 1 (4.00%) OneDrive
8 1 (4.00%) IaaS
8 1 (4.00%) Server Building
8 1 (4.00%) Windows Server
8 1 (4.00%) Single Sign-On
8 1 (4.00%) Power Platform

Microsoft 365 Administrator Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 1 (4.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (4.00%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 8 (32.00%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (8.00%) Azure
2 2 (8.00%) Entra ID
3 1 (4.00%) Google Workspace
3 1 (4.00%) IaaS
3 1 (4.00%) OneDrive
3 1 (4.00%) Power Platform
General
1 5 (20.00%) Documentation Skills
1 5 (20.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 5 (20.00%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 1 (4.00%) Windows
1 1 (4.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 23 (92.00%) Problem-Solving
2 22 (88.00%) Budget Management
2 22 (88.00%) Process Improvement
3 17 (68.00%) Cloud Security
4 6 (24.00%) Migration
5 5 (20.00%) Continuous Improvement
5 5 (20.00%) Performance Metrics
5 5 (20.00%) Vulnerability Assessment
6 1 (4.00%) Server Building
Programming Languages
1 1 (4.00%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 17 (68.00%) BPSS Clearance
2 1 (4.00%) Degree
System Software
1 2 (8.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (4.00%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 8 (32.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (4.00%) Google