Microsoft Exchange Contracts

Microsoft Exchange Server
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for Microsoft Exchange skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Microsoft Exchange over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 157 142 170
Rank change year-on-year -15 +28 -30
Contract jobs citing Microsoft Exchange 676 1,121 1,521
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 1.56% 1.87% 1.71%
As % of the Application Platforms category 16.31% 17.03% 13.70%
Number of daily rates quoted 496 854 1,122
10th Percentile £161 £160 £148
25th Percentile £218 £230 £190
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £380 £425 £350
Median % change year-on-year -10.59% +21.43% -6.67%
75th Percentile £543 £550 £493
90th Percentile £647 £675 £588
UK excluding London median daily rate £375 £375 £275
% change year-on-year - +36.36% -15.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 35 42 95
10th Percentile - £14.25 £13.31
25th Percentile £14.00 £15.20 £14.25
Median hourly rate £23.75 £20.00 £16.50
Median % change year-on-year +18.75% +21.21% +3.13%
75th Percentile £40.00 £54.00 £20.00
90th Percentile - £66.00 £34.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £15.99 £17.00 £16.00
% change year-on-year -5.97% +6.25% +14.29%

All Application Platform Skills
UK

Microsoft Exchange is in the Application Platforms category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for application platform skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for application platform skills 4,145 6,581 11,101
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 9.57% 11.00% 12.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,849 4,620 7,600
10th Percentile £250 £263 £275
25th Percentile £363 £400 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £510 £520
Median % change year-on-year -1.96% -1.92% +9.47%
75th Percentile £600 £638 £625
90th Percentile £750 £750 £713
UK excluding London median daily rate £450 £475 £450
% change year-on-year -5.26% +5.56% +5.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted 161 150 212
10th Percentile £13.00 £15.50 £14.25
25th Percentile £15.42 £18.50 £16.25
Median hourly rate £27.52 £42.50 £22.00
Median % change year-on-year -35.26% +93.18% -2.22%
75th Percentile £46.18 £66.00 £48.75
90th Percentile £68.00 £79.19 £65.54
UK excluding London median hourly rate £23.75 £26.24 £18.75
% change year-on-year -9.49% +39.95% -6.25%

Microsoft Exchange
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Microsoft Exchange as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Microsoft Exchange in the UK

Microsoft Exchange
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

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

Daily rate trend for Microsoft Exchange in the UK

Microsoft Exchange
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Microsoft Exchange over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Microsoft Exchange in the UK

Microsoft Exchange
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hourly rate trend for Microsoft Exchange in the UK

Microsoft Exchange
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Microsoft Exchange over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Microsoft Exchange in the UK

Microsoft Exchange
Top 17 Contract Locations

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 UK over the 6 months to 27 April 2024. 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 +1 595 £375 -11.76% 422
UK excluding London -22 359 £375 - 328
London +32 277 £375 -19.70% 109
Work from Home -2 202 £406 -9.72% 136
South East -22 81 £465 +49.99% 82
North of England -4 66 £300 -11.11% 77
South West -8 63 £425 -9.33% 44
Midlands -14 57 £350 +2.94% 50
Scotland +22 44 £225 -10.00% 14
West Midlands +23 43 £375 - 35
East of England +2 37 £425 -1.73% 58
North West -5 32 £338 -25.00% 42
Yorkshire +2 31 £300 +22.45% 29
East Midlands -13 13 £150 -32.74% 15
Wales -17 9 £265 -49.52% 7
North East +16 3 £195 +23.81% 6
Northern Ireland -1 3 - - 6

Microsoft Exchange
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
1 195 (28.85%) SharePoint
2 41 (6.07%) Exchange Server 2010
3 38 (5.62%) Exchange Server 2013
4 33 (4.88%) Skype for Business
5 30 (4.44%) Confluence
6 26 (3.85%) Exchange Server 2007
7 17 (2.51%) Exchange Server 2003
8 16 (2.37%) IIS
9 5 (0.74%) CMS
10 4 (0.59%) Exchange Server 2000
10 4 (0.59%) nginx
11 3 (0.44%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
11 3 (0.44%) WordPress
12 2 (0.30%) Exchange Server 5.5
12 2 (0.30%) IBM Notes
13 1 (0.15%) Apache
13 1 (0.15%) BizTalk Server
13 1 (0.15%) IBM Domino
13 1 (0.15%) SharePoint 2013
13 1 (0.15%) Tomcat
Applications
1 84 (12.43%) Microsoft Office
2 16 (2.37%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (0.59%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.44%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.15%) Acrobat
5 1 (0.15%) InfoPath
Business Applications
1 5 (0.74%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (0.44%) Remedy ITSM
2 3 (0.44%) Sage X3
3 2 (0.30%) ION MarketView
3 2 (0.30%) NEC Housing
3 2 (0.30%) SystmOne
4 1 (0.15%) assyst
4 1 (0.15%) Dynamics GP
4 1 (0.15%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 429 (63.46%) Microsoft 365
2 268 (39.64%) Azure
3 126 (18.64%) Entra ID
4 107 (15.83%) OneDrive
5 39 (5.77%) Power Platform
6 31 (4.59%) Mimecast
7 23 (3.40%) Azure Monitor
8 19 (2.81%) IaaS
8 19 (2.81%) PowerApps
9 16 (2.37%) Azure Storage
10 15 (2.22%) Power Automate
11 14 (2.07%) AWS
12 11 (1.63%) Dynamics 365
13 10 (1.48%) PaaS
14 8 (1.18%) Microsoft Purview
14 8 (1.18%) WhatsApp
15 7 (1.04%) Azure Logic Apps
16 6 (0.89%) SaaS
17 4 (0.59%) Azure Sentinel
17 4 (0.59%) Nutanix
Communications & Networking
1 140 (20.71%) DNS
2 121 (17.90%) Firewall
3 96 (14.20%) DHCP
4 60 (8.88%) VPN
5 51 (7.54%) SAN
6 42 (6.21%) Skype
7 35 (5.18%) LAN
8 33 (4.88%) WAN
9 23 (3.40%) TCP/IP
10 19 (2.81%) MPLS
11 18 (2.66%) Wi-Fi
12 17 (2.51%) Cisco IOS
12 17 (2.51%) NAS
13 16 (2.37%) SMTP
13 16 (2.37%) Wireless
14 14 (2.07%) Unified Communications
15 12 (1.78%) VLAN
15 12 (1.78%) VoIP
16 8 (1.18%) Fibre Channel
16 8 (1.18%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 31 (4.59%) SQL Server
2 18 (2.66%) Power BI
3 11 (1.63%) Amazon RDS
4 6 (0.89%) Azure SQL Database
5 4 (0.59%) Big Data
5 4 (0.59%) Data Warehouse
5 4 (0.59%) MySQL
6 3 (0.44%) Data Mart
6 3 (0.44%) Relational Database
7 2 (0.30%) Electronic Patient Records
8 1 (0.15%) BusinessObjects
8 1 (0.15%) Oracle Reports
8 1 (0.15%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 41 (6.07%) JIRA
2 6 (0.89%) Hudson
3 4 (0.59%) LoadRunner
3 4 (0.59%) NeoLoad
4 3 (0.44%) Bitbucket
5 2 (0.30%) Selenium
6 1 (0.15%) Burp Suite
6 1 (0.15%) Gatling
6 1 (0.15%) GitLab
6 1 (0.15%) Jenkins
6 1 (0.15%) JMeter
6 1 (0.15%) Maven
6 1 (0.15%) Postman
6 1 (0.15%) SoapUI
6 1 (0.15%) WebDriver
General
1 227 (33.58%) Social Skills
2 86 (12.72%) Finance
3 74 (10.95%) Public Sector
4 63 (9.32%) Analytical Skills
5 39 (5.77%) Banking
6 23 (3.40%) Legal
7 20 (2.96%) Manufacturing
8 18 (2.66%) Military
9 17 (2.51%) French Language
10 15 (2.22%) Marketing
11 13 (1.92%) Documentation Skills
11 13 (1.92%) Presentation Skills
11 13 (1.92%) Telecoms
12 11 (1.63%) Law
12 11 (1.63%) Organisational Skills
13 10 (1.48%) Electronics
14 9 (1.33%) Aerospace
15 8 (1.18%) Financial Institution
15 8 (1.18%) German Language
16 7 (1.04%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 99 (14.64%) Support Engineer
2 78 (11.54%) Analyst
3 67 (9.91%) IT Support
4 64 (9.47%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 44 (6.51%) IT Engineer
6 42 (6.21%) Senior
7 41 (6.07%) Administrator
8 39 (5.77%) Architect
8 39 (5.77%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
9 38 (5.62%) 2nd Line Support
10 36 (5.33%) Service Desk Analyst
11 35 (5.18%) Service Analyst
12 34 (5.03%) IT Support Engineer
13 31 (4.59%) Desktop Support
13 31 (4.59%) Exchange Engineer
14 30 (4.44%) Systems Administrator
15 26 (3.85%) Desktop Engineer
16 23 (3.40%) IT Analyst
17 21 (3.11%) Project Manager
18 20 (2.96%) 2nd Line Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (2.22%) ARM Templates
2 10 (1.48%) LDAP
3 8 (1.18%) .NET
4 6 (0.89%) SailPoint
4 6 (0.89%) XMPP
5 5 (0.74%) .NET Framework
6 4 (0.59%) REST
7 3 (0.44%) .NET Core
7 3 (0.44%) EDI
7 3 (0.44%) LAMP
7 3 (0.44%) Murex MxML
8 2 (0.30%) ADSI
8 2 (0.30%) CSS
8 2 (0.30%) Elastic Stack
8 2 (0.30%) JSON
8 2 (0.30%) Microsoft Graph
8 2 (0.30%) Software Packaging
8 2 (0.30%) Web Services
8 2 (0.30%) XML
8 2 (0.30%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 74 (10.95%) PKI
2 34 (5.03%) Data Centre
3 33 (4.88%) Self-Motivation
4 30 (4.44%) Video Conferencing
5 28 (4.14%) Management Information System
6 23 (3.40%) Clustering
7 14 (2.07%) Blackberry
7 14 (2.07%) Onboarding
8 10 (1.48%) Data Protection Act
8 10 (1.48%) Smartphone
9 9 (1.33%) Driving Licence
10 8 (1.18%) Client/Server
10 8 (1.18%) iPhone
11 7 (1.04%) Replication
12 6 (0.89%) Digital Signage
12 6 (0.89%) Public Cloud
13 5 (0.74%) Hedge funds
13 5 (0.74%) NHS
14 4 (0.59%) Enterprise Software
14 4 (0.59%) Linux Command Line
Operating Systems
1 442 (65.38%) Windows
2 192 (28.40%) Windows Server
3 125 (18.49%) Windows 10
4 79 (11.69%) Windows Server 2012
5 66 (9.76%) Windows Server 2016
6 53 (7.84%) Linux
7 52 (7.69%) Windows Server 2019
8 39 (5.77%) Windows 7
9 37 (5.47%) Windows Server 2008
10 36 (5.33%) Android
11 24 (3.55%) Windows Server 2003
12 21 (3.11%) Apple iOS
12 21 (3.11%) VMS
13 20 (2.96%) Mac OS
14 17 (2.51%) Unix
15 14 (2.07%) Mac OS X
16 7 (1.04%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
16 7 (1.04%) Ubuntu
17 4 (0.59%) Windows 2000
18 2 (0.30%) OpenVMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 132 (19.53%) ITIL
2 107 (15.83%) Customer Service
2 107 (15.83%) Migration
3 85 (12.57%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 83 (12.28%) Problem-Solving
5 81 (11.98%) Agile
6 41 (6.07%) Service Management
7 39 (5.77%) Multi-Factor Authentication
7 39 (5.77%) Project Delivery
8 38 (5.62%) Identity Management
8 38 (5.62%) Problem Management
8 38 (5.62%) Project Management
9 37 (5.47%) Change Management
10 35 (5.18%) Mobile Device Management
11 32 (4.73%) ITSM
12 30 (4.44%) DevOps
12 30 (4.44%) Service Delivery
13 29 (4.29%) Business Intelligence
13 29 (4.29%) Data Loss Prevention
13 29 (4.29%) Data Protection
Programming Languages
1 164 (24.26%) PowerShell
2 58 (8.58%) SQL
3 16 (2.37%) C#
3 16 (2.37%) VBScript
4 15 (2.22%) Bicep
4 15 (2.22%) VB
5 3 (0.44%) Java
5 3 (0.44%) JavaScript
5 3 (0.44%) Python
6 2 (0.30%) Bash
6 2 (0.30%) VBA
7 1 (0.15%) C++
7 1 (0.15%) Perl
7 1 (0.15%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 147 (21.75%) Security Cleared
2 130 (19.23%) Degree
3 113 (16.72%) SC Cleared
4 57 (8.43%) Microsoft Certification
5 50 (7.40%) DV Cleared
6 31 (4.59%) MCSE
7 25 (3.70%) MCSA
8 22 (3.25%) Cisco Certification
9 21 (3.11%) CCNA
10 19 (2.81%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
11 18 (2.66%) MCP
12 17 (2.51%) Computer Science Degree
13 16 (2.37%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
14 15 (2.22%) ITIL Certification
15 6 (0.89%) DBS Check
16 5 (0.74%) Azure Certification
16 5 (0.74%) CISSP
17 4 (0.59%) CCNP
17 4 (0.59%) CISM
17 4 (0.59%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 43 (6.36%) SLA
2 7 (1.04%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 6 (0.89%) Disclosure Scotland
4 5 (0.74%) QA
5 3 (0.44%) Accessibility
5 3 (0.44%) Cyber Essentials
5 3 (0.44%) Data Quality
6 2 (0.30%) NCSC
6 2 (0.30%) PMO
7 1 (0.15%) COBIT
7 1 (0.15%) GDPR
7 1 (0.15%) GLBA
7 1 (0.15%) ISAE 3402
7 1 (0.15%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
7 1 (0.15%) NIST
7 1 (0.15%) PCI DSS
7 1 (0.15%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 506 (74.85%) Active Directory
2 104 (15.38%) VMware Infrastructure
3 32 (4.73%) Hyper-V
4 30 (4.44%) Virtual Machines
5 25 (3.70%) Virtual Desktop
6 23 (3.40%) VMware ESXi
7 20 (2.96%) vSphere
8 16 (2.37%) Virtual Servers
9 10 (1.48%) Microsoft App-V
9 10 (1.48%) Terminal Services
9 10 (1.48%) VMware Workstation
10 9 (1.33%) BitLocker
11 8 (1.18%) XenApp
12 6 (0.89%) Docker
12 6 (0.89%) VMware NSX
13 5 (0.74%) Citrix Hypervisor
13 5 (0.74%) Firmware
13 5 (0.74%) Microsoft Virtual Server
13 5 (0.74%) XenDesktop
14 3 (0.44%) KVM
Systems Management
1 145 (21.45%) SCCM
2 133 (19.67%) Microsoft Intune
3 38 (5.62%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 38 (5.62%) SCOM
4 26 (3.85%) WSUS
5 25 (3.70%) Kubernetes
6 19 (2.81%) Single Sign-On
7 15 (2.22%) vCenter Server
8 12 (1.78%) NetBackup
9 11 (1.63%) Jamf Pro
9 11 (1.63%) Microsoft Clustering
10 9 (1.33%) Ansible
10 9 (1.33%) Terraform
11 8 (1.18%) Nagios
12 6 (0.89%) vMotion
13 5 (0.74%) MAILsweeper
13 5 (0.74%) PingFederate
14 4 (0.59%) EMC NetWorker
14 4 (0.59%) FortiGate
14 4 (0.59%) Nessus
Vendors
1 415 (61.39%) Microsoft
2 156 (23.08%) VMware
3 89 (13.17%) Citrix
4 56 (8.28%) Cisco
5 32 (4.73%) HP
6 31 (4.59%) ServiceNow
7 24 (3.55%) EMC
8 22 (3.25%) Apple
8 22 (3.25%) Avaya
9 21 (3.11%) Veeam
10 19 (2.81%) Dell
11 16 (2.37%) NetApp
12 13 (1.92%) Atlassian
12 13 (1.92%) CheckPoint
12 13 (1.92%) Oracle
12 13 (1.92%) SolarWinds
13 12 (1.78%) Proofpoint
14 10 (1.48%) Mitel
14 10 (1.48%) SAP
15 9 (1.33%) Remedy