Microsoft Exchange Contracts

Microsoft Exchange Server
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies requiring Microsoft Exchange skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Microsoft Exchange over the 6 months leading up to 30 April 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Apr 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 188 157 144
Rank change year-on-year -31 -13 +24
Contract jobs citing Microsoft Exchange 421 679 1,120
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 1.44% 1.56% 1.88%
As % of the Application Platforms category 12.73% 16.25% 17.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 278 498 855
10th Percentile £184 £162 £160
25th Percentile £224 £218 £230
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £380 £425
Median % change year-on-year +5.33% -10.59% +21.43%
75th Percentile £538 £548 £550
90th Percentile £600 £645 £675
UK excluding London median daily rate £390 £375 £375
% change year-on-year +4.00% - +36.36%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 35 41
10th Percentile £23.45 - £14.25
25th Percentile £24.05 £14.00 £15.50
Median hourly rate £26.45 £23.75 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year +11.37% +18.75% +21.21%
75th Percentile £38.13 £40.00 £54.00
90th Percentile £42.58 - £66.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £24.18 £15.99 £17.00
% change year-on-year +51.27% -5.97% +6.25%

All Application Platform Skills
UK

Microsoft Exchange falls under the Application Platforms category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring application platform skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for application platform skills 3,308 4,179 6,556
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 11.31% 9.59% 10.98%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,205 2,874 4,603
10th Percentile £275 £250 £263
25th Percentile £400 £363 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £513
Median % change year-on-year - -2.44% -0.97%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £638
90th Percentile £713 £750 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £453 £450 £475
% change year-on-year +0.72% -5.26% +5.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 79 161 147
10th Percentile £16.65 £13.00 £15.50
25th Percentile £22.25 £15.42 £18.50
Median hourly rate £41.00 £27.52 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year +49.01% -31.21% +81.82%
75th Percentile £64.13 £46.18 £66.00
90th Percentile £75.50 £68.00 £78.48
UK excluding London median hourly rate £46.18 £23.75 £26.24
% change year-on-year +94.44% -9.49% +41.84%

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 30 April 2025.

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 30 April 2025.

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 30 April 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 -23 382 £401 +5.39% 395
UK excluding London +1 256 £390 +4.00% 286
London -49 147 £450 +20.00% 124
North of England +65 118 £245 -18.33% 66
Work from Home -32 105 £440 +8.31% 167
North West +58 88 £363 +7.41% 33
South West +21 39 £425 - 45
South East +2 38 £575 +23.66% 92
Midlands -5 28 £230 -34.29% 46
Yorkshire +6 22 £235 -21.67% 22
West Midlands -5 22 £388 +3.33% 32
Scotland -15 20 £225 - 10
East of England +11 16 £430 -1.71% 30
North East +5 8 £188 -3.85% 12
East Midlands +3 6 £190 +26.67% 14
Northern Ireland -7 4 £160 - 2
Wales -2 2 £306 +15.57% 5

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
1 198 (47.03%) SharePoint
2 29 (6.89%) Skype for Business
3 10 (2.38%) Exchange Server 2013
4 9 (2.14%) Exchange Server 2010
5 8 (1.90%) Confluence
6 5 (1.19%) SharePoint Server
7 4 (0.95%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
7 4 (0.95%) Exchange Server 2003
7 4 (0.95%) Exchange Server 2007
8 3 (0.71%) CMS
8 3 (0.71%) Office Communications Server
9 1 (0.24%) CICS
9 1 (0.24%) nginx
9 1 (0.24%) Tomcat
Applications
1 92 (21.85%) Microsoft Office
2 17 (4.04%) Microsoft Excel
3 12 (2.85%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.95%) MS Visio
5 3 (0.71%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (0.48%) Revit
7 1 (0.24%) Trello
Business Applications
1 2 (0.48%) Dynamics CRM
1 2 (0.48%) Fidessa
2 1 (0.24%) Oracle EBS
2 1 (0.24%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 293 (69.60%) Microsoft 365
2 204 (48.46%) Azure
3 154 (36.58%) Entra ID
4 109 (25.89%) OneDrive
5 46 (10.93%) IaaS
6 31 (7.36%) SaaS
7 29 (6.89%) AWS
8 28 (6.65%) Power Platform
9 23 (5.46%) PaaS
10 19 (4.51%) Mimecast
11 14 (3.33%) Power Automate
12 12 (2.85%) Microsoft Purview
13 10 (2.38%) GCP
14 9 (2.14%) OpenShift
15 8 (1.90%) Google Workspace
16 7 (1.66%) Cohesity
17 6 (1.43%) Asana
17 6 (1.43%) Azure ExpressRoute
17 6 (1.43%) PowerApps
17 6 (1.43%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 94 (22.33%) DNS
2 80 (19.00%) Firewall
3 73 (17.34%) DHCP
4 58 (13.78%) VPN
5 44 (10.45%) Skype
6 33 (7.84%) WAN
7 31 (7.36%) Wi-Fi
8 28 (6.65%) LAN
9 25 (5.94%) Network Security
10 24 (5.70%) VLAN
11 21 (4.99%) TCP/IP
12 20 (4.75%) SAN
13 19 (4.51%) SMTP
14 15 (3.56%) VoIP
15 14 (3.33%) MPLS
16 13 (3.09%) Intrusion Detection
16 13 (3.09%) Unified Communications
17 9 (2.14%) Remote Desktop
18 7 (1.66%) NAS
19 6 (1.43%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 36 (8.55%) SQL Server
2 12 (2.85%) Amazon RDS
3 9 (2.14%) Big Data
3 9 (2.14%) Elasticsearch
4 7 (1.66%) Power BI
5 2 (0.48%) PostgreSQL
6 1 (0.24%) Crystal Reports
6 1 (0.24%) Data Mart
6 1 (0.24%) Data Warehouse
6 1 (0.24%) NonStop SQL
6 1 (0.24%) Oracle Database
6 1 (0.24%) Redis
6 1 (0.24%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 17 (4.04%) JIRA
2 3 (0.71%) Bitbucket
2 3 (0.71%) Hudson
3 1 (0.24%) Git
3 1 (0.24%) GitLab
General
1 111 (26.37%) Social Skills
2 64 (15.20%) Finance
3 52 (12.35%) Public Sector
4 33 (7.84%) Analytical Skills
5 23 (5.46%) Legal
6 19 (4.51%) Banking
7 18 (4.28%) Telecoms
8 12 (2.85%) Documentation Skills
9 10 (2.38%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 9 (2.14%) Marketing
10 9 (2.14%) Military
11 7 (1.66%) Financial Institution
11 7 (1.66%) Local Government
12 5 (1.19%) Electronics
12 5 (1.19%) Investment Banking
12 5 (1.19%) Manufacturing
12 5 (1.19%) Spanish Language
13 4 (0.95%) Advertising
13 4 (0.95%) Law
13 4 (0.95%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 104 (24.70%) Support Engineer
2 70 (16.63%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
3 43 (10.21%) Analyst
4 40 (9.50%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 33 (7.84%) Desktop Engineer
6 32 (7.60%) Desktop Support
7 31 (7.36%) Desktop Support Engineer
8 29 (6.89%) Senior
9 24 (5.70%) IT Engineer
9 24 (5.70%) IT Support
10 23 (5.46%) 2nd Line Support
11 22 (5.23%) Architect
11 22 (5.23%) Exchange Engineer
12 20 (4.75%) 3rd Line Engineer
13 18 (4.28%) 3rd Line Support
14 17 (4.04%) 2nd Line Engineer
14 17 (4.04%) Consultant
14 17 (4.04%) Support Analyst
15 16 (3.80%) Microsoft Engineer
16 15 (3.56%) Lead
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (1.19%) LDAP
1 5 (1.19%) Microsoft Graph
2 4 (0.95%) .NET
3 3 (0.71%) OAuth
3 3 (0.71%) OpenID
3 3 (0.71%) REST
3 3 (0.71%) Web Services
4 2 (0.48%) FIX Protocol
4 2 (0.48%) Node.js
4 2 (0.48%) OAuth2
5 1 (0.24%) .NET Framework
5 1 (0.24%) Entity Framework
5 1 (0.24%) HTML
5 1 (0.24%) ISPF
5 1 (0.24%) JSON
5 1 (0.24%) Kafka
5 1 (0.24%) Murex MxML
5 1 (0.24%) RESTful
5 1 (0.24%) SignalR
5 1 (0.24%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 31 (7.36%) PKI
2 22 (5.23%) Data Centre
3 17 (4.04%) Blackberry
4 15 (3.56%) Onboarding
5 11 (2.61%) Hybrid Cloud
6 10 (2.38%) Clustering
7 8 (1.90%) Management Information System
8 7 (1.66%) Enterprise Software
8 7 (1.66%) Self-Motivation
9 6 (1.43%) Video Conferencing
10 4 (0.95%) Data Protection Act
10 4 (0.95%) Distributed Computing
10 4 (0.95%) Handset
10 4 (0.95%) Microsoft Licensing
10 4 (0.95%) Product Ownership
11 3 (0.71%) BYOD
11 3 (0.71%) Driving Licence
11 3 (0.71%) iPhone
11 3 (0.71%) IVR
11 3 (0.71%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 229 (54.39%) Windows
2 105 (24.94%) Windows Server
3 80 (19.00%) Windows 10
4 39 (9.26%) Linux
5 24 (5.70%) Android
5 24 (5.70%) Windows Server 2016
6 19 (4.51%) Windows Server 2019
7 17 (4.04%) Windows Server 2012
8 14 (3.33%) Apple iOS
9 11 (2.61%) Mac OS
10 10 (2.38%) VMS
11 9 (2.14%) Unix
11 9 (2.14%) Windows 7
11 9 (2.14%) Windows Server 2003
12 7 (1.66%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
13 4 (0.95%) Ubuntu
14 3 (0.71%) Mac OS X
15 2 (0.48%) CentOS
15 2 (0.48%) Rocky
16 1 (0.24%) Amazon Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 96 (22.80%) ITIL
2 78 (18.53%) Problem-Solving
3 72 (17.10%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 72 (17.10%) Migration
4 58 (13.78%) Customer Service
5 49 (11.64%) ITSM
6 41 (9.74%) Data Loss Prevention
7 40 (9.50%) Agile
8 32 (7.60%) High Availability
8 32 (7.60%) Service Management
9 30 (7.13%) Change Management
9 30 (7.13%) Collaborative Working
9 30 (7.13%) DevOps
9 30 (7.13%) Service Delivery
10 28 (6.65%) Project Delivery
11 25 (5.94%) Identity Management
11 25 (5.94%) Information Security
11 25 (5.94%) Roadmaps
12 24 (5.70%) Cybersecurity
12 24 (5.70%) Problem Management
Programming Languages
1 97 (23.04%) PowerShell
2 20 (4.75%) SQL
3 10 (2.38%) Python
4 7 (1.66%) VB
4 7 (1.66%) VBScript
5 4 (0.95%) C#
6 3 (0.71%) Bash
7 2 (0.48%) JavaScript
7 2 (0.48%) Perl
8 1 (0.24%) Bicep
8 1 (0.24%) Java
8 1 (0.24%) JCL
8 1 (0.24%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 91 (21.62%) Security Cleared
2 71 (16.86%) Degree
3 58 (13.78%) SC Cleared
4 42 (9.98%) DV Cleared
5 34 (8.08%) Microsoft Certification
6 15 (3.56%) MCSE
7 13 (3.09%) Azure Certification
8 11 (2.61%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 6 (1.43%) MCP
9 6 (1.43%) MCSA
10 5 (1.19%) A+ Certification
10 5 (1.19%) CCNA
10 5 (1.19%) Cisco Certification
10 5 (1.19%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
11 3 (0.71%) ITIL Certification
12 2 (0.48%) BPSS Clearance
12 2 (0.48%) PMI Certification
12 2 (0.48%) PMP
12 2 (0.48%) RIBA
13 1 (0.24%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (3.80%) SLA
2 10 (2.38%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 7 (1.66%) QA
4 3 (0.71%) Data Quality
5 2 (0.48%) NCSC
5 2 (0.48%) NIST
5 2 (0.48%) PCI DSS
5 2 (0.48%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 1 (0.24%) Actionable Recommendations
6 1 (0.24%) GDPR
6 1 (0.24%) HIPAA
System Software
1 297 (70.55%) Active Directory
2 75 (17.81%) VMware Infrastructure
3 27 (6.41%) VMware ESXi
4 22 (5.23%) Hyper-V
5 20 (4.75%) vSphere
6 19 (4.51%) BitLocker
7 16 (3.80%) Microsoft App-V
8 13 (3.09%) Virtual Machines
9 11 (2.61%) Terminal Services
10 10 (2.38%) Virtual Desktop
11 9 (2.14%) Docker
11 9 (2.14%) Microsoft Virtual Server
11 9 (2.14%) Virtual Servers
12 3 (0.71%) Brightmail
12 3 (0.71%) ISA Server
12 3 (0.71%) XenDesktop
13 2 (0.48%) VMware NSX
13 2 (0.48%) VMware Workstation
13 2 (0.48%) XenApp
14 1 (0.24%) Time Sharing Option
Systems Management
1 150 (35.63%) Microsoft Intune
2 54 (12.83%) SCCM
3 31 (7.36%) WSUS
4 17 (4.04%) Single Sign-On
5 15 (3.56%) vCenter Server
6 13 (3.09%) AppManager
7 11 (2.61%) Ansible
7 11 (2.61%) Kubernetes
8 10 (2.38%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 10 (2.38%) Nagios
8 10 (2.38%) vMotion
9 9 (2.14%) Puppet
10 5 (1.19%) AirWatch
10 5 (1.19%) Microsoft Clustering
11 4 (0.95%) Terraform
12 3 (0.71%) CASB
12 3 (0.71%) Forefront Identity Manager
12 3 (0.71%) PingFederate
12 3 (0.71%) SCOM
12 3 (0.71%) SCOrch
Vendors
1 317 (75.30%) Microsoft
2 102 (24.23%) VMware
3 48 (11.40%) Citrix
4 28 (6.65%) ServiceNow
5 24 (5.70%) Cisco
6 17 (4.04%) Google
7 16 (3.80%) HP
7 16 (3.80%) Symantec
8 14 (3.33%) Proofpoint
9 13 (3.09%) Ivanti
9 13 (3.09%) NetApp
10 12 (2.85%) Red Hat
11 10 (2.38%) Apple
12 9 (2.14%) Veeam
13 8 (1.90%) Oracle
14 7 (1.66%) Palo Alto
15 6 (1.43%) iManage
15 6 (1.43%) SAP
16 5 (1.19%) McAfee
16 5 (1.19%) Wyse