Microsoft 365 Administrator Contract Job Trends

Microsoft 365 Administrator (M365 Admin)
UK

The median Microsoft 365 Administrator (M365 Admin) daily rate in the UK is £310, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 24 October 2025.

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

6 months to
24 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 548 541 629
Rank change year-on-year -7 +88 +189
Contract jobs requiring a Microsoft 365 Administrator 7 11 7
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.021% 0.030% 0.015%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.023% 0.032% 0.016%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 4 4
10th Percentile - £322 £187
25th Percentile £300 £388 £236
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £310 £475 £325
Median % change year-on-year -34.74% +46.15% -7.14%
75th Percentile £326 £519 £407
90th Percentile £363 £553 £441
UK excluding London median daily rate £310 £475 £375
% change year-on-year -34.74% +26.67% -18.92%

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 30,539 34,435 44,982
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.82% 92.89% 93.95%
Number of daily rates quoted 19,320 20,765 30,716
10th Percentile £278 £300 £300
25th Percentile £402 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £623 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £738 £745
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £490 £500
% change year-on-year -3.06% -2.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,692 1,358 1,529
10th Percentile £13.80 £15.05 £14.60
25th Percentile £17.30 £20.30 £19.06
Median hourly rate £25.15 £40.00 £44.50
Median % change year-on-year -37.13% -10.11% +64.78%
75th Percentile £50.19 £65.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £69.65 £73.75 £77.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.00 £40.00 £43.90
% change year-on-year -37.50% -8.88% +90.87%

Microsoft 365 Administrator
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Microsoft 365 Administrator job vacancy trend in the UK

Microsoft 365 Administrator
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Microsoft 365 Administrator job vacancies in the UK.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Microsoft 365 Administrator job vacancies in the UK

Microsoft 365 Administrator
Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Microsoft 365 Administrator job vacancies in the UK.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Microsoft 365 Administrator job vacancies in the UK

Microsoft 365 Administrator
Top 6 Contract Job 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 24 October 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 -18 7 £310 -38.00% 3
London - 4 £305 - 1
West Midlands -12 3 £310 - 1
Midlands -28 3 £310 - 1
UK excluding London -32 3 £310 -34.74% 2
Work from Home +24 2 £350 -22.22%

Microsoft 365 Administrator Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 24 October 2025, Microsoft 365 Administrator 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 featuring Microsoft 365 Administrator in the job title.

1 7 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
2 5 (71.43%) Microsoft
3 4 (57.14%) Microsoft Certification
4 3 (42.86%) Coaching
4 3 (42.86%) Knowledge Management
4 3 (42.86%) Microsoft Exchange
4 3 (42.86%) Root Cause Analysis
4 3 (42.86%) Security Cleared
5 2 (28.57%) Active Directory
5 2 (28.57%) Azure
5 2 (28.57%) Collaborative Working
5 2 (28.57%) Entra ID
5 2 (28.57%) Migration
5 2 (28.57%) SharePoint
6 1 (14.29%) Adobe
6 1 (14.29%) Break/Fix
6 1 (14.29%) Copilot Studio
6 1 (14.29%) Identity Access Management
6 1 (14.29%) Incident Management
6 1 (14.29%) Microsoft Intune
6 1 (14.29%) Microsoft Office
6 1 (14.29%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (14.29%) MS Visio
6 1 (14.29%) Okta
6 1 (14.29%) Power Automate
6 1 (14.29%) Power Platform
6 1 (14.29%) PowerApps
6 1 (14.29%) Problem-Solving
6 1 (14.29%) RBAC
6 1 (14.29%) SC Cleared

Microsoft 365 Administrator Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 3 (42.86%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (28.57%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (14.29%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (14.29%) Microsoft Project
1 1 (14.29%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 7 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (28.57%) Azure
2 2 (28.57%) Entra ID
3 1 (14.29%) Copilot Studio
3 1 (14.29%) Power Automate
3 1 (14.29%) Power Platform
3 1 (14.29%) PowerApps
3 1 (14.29%) Viva Engage
General
1 4 (57.14%) Social Skills
2 2 (28.57%) Public Sector
3 1 (14.29%) Banking
3 1 (14.29%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 3 (42.86%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 1 (14.29%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (42.86%) Coaching
1 3 (42.86%) Knowledge Management
1 3 (42.86%) Root Cause Analysis
2 2 (28.57%) Collaborative Working
2 2 (28.57%) Migration
3 1 (14.29%) Break/Fix
3 1 (14.29%) Identity Access Management
3 1 (14.29%) Incident Management
3 1 (14.29%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (14.29%) RBAC
3 1 (14.29%) Zero Trust
Qualifications
1 4 (57.14%) Microsoft Certification
2 3 (42.86%) Security Cleared
3 1 (14.29%) SC Cleared
System Software
1 2 (28.57%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (14.29%) Microsoft Intune
1 1 (14.29%) SCCM
1 1 (14.29%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 5 (71.43%) Microsoft
2 1 (14.29%) Adobe
2 1 (14.29%) Okta
2 1 (14.29%) ServiceNow