Microsoft 365 Engineer (M365 Engineer)
UK
The median Microsoft 365 Engineer (M365 Engineer) daily rate in the UK is £400, 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 | 403 | 503 | 556 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +100 | +53 | +113 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Microsoft 365 Engineer | 118 | 79 | 162 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.40% | 0.18% | 0.27% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.44% | 0.20% | 0.29% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 88 | 60 | 135 |
| 10th Percentile | £149 | £162 | £222 |
| 25th Percentile | £213 | £225 | £303 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £400 | £375 | £425 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.67% | -11.76% | +13.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £500 | £491 | £508 |
| 90th Percentile | £600 | £576 | £573 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £300 | £375 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | -20.00% | -11.76% | +25.93% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £28.65 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £28.88 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £50.00 | £29.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +69.49% | +47.50% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £29.88 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £29.95 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | £50.00 | £29.50 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +69.49% | +47.50% |
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 Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Microsoft 365 Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Microsoft 365 Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Microsoft 365 Engineer.
Microsoft 365 Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Microsoft 365 Engineer over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
Microsoft 365 Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Microsoft 365 Engineer.
Microsoft 365 Engineer
Top 15 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 Engineer 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 |
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| England | +95 | 110 | £425 | +13.33% | 21 |
| UK excluding London | +85 | 67 | £300 | -20.00% | 17 |
| London | +62 | 50 | £450 | - | 5 |
| Work from Home | +60 | 41 | £425 | - | 10 |
| North of England | +44 | 30 | £413 | +10.00% | 4 |
| North West | +38 | 26 | £438 | +16.67% | 3 |
| South West | +58 | 17 | £425 | - | 1 |
| Midlands | +19 | 9 | £313 | -13.79% | 2 |
| West Midlands | +9 | 7 | £313 | -13.79% | 2 |
| South East | +38 | 6 | £275 | +22.22% | 10 |
| East of England | +29 | 5 | £225 | +5.88% | 1 |
| Scotland | +16 | 5 | £148 | -72.47% | |
| Yorkshire | - | 4 | £194 | - | 1 |
| Northern Ireland | -7 | 2 | £148 | - | |
| East Midlands | - | 2 | £340 | - |
Microsoft 365 Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Microsoft 365 Engineer 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 Engineer in the job title.
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Microsoft 365 Engineer 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: