Microsoft Exchange Contract Job Trends

Microsoft Exchange Server
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs requiring Microsoft Exchange skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 10 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 279 216 175
Rank change year-on-year -63 -41 -39
Contract jobs citing Microsoft Exchange 493 406 541
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.90% 1.23% 1.41%
As % of the Application Platforms category 10.53% 11.22% 13.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 313 236 389
10th Percentile £173 £177 £191
25th Percentile £263 £214 £256
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £400 £438
Median % change year-on-year +12.50% -8.57% +2.94%
75th Percentile £530 £569 £569
90th Percentile £638 £600 £625
UK excluding London median daily rate £400 £300 £438
% change year-on-year +33.33% -31.43% +25.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 17 17
10th Percentile £22.94 £17.33 £16.00
25th Percentile £65.38 £22.00 £19.95
Median hourly rate £74.00 £26.45 £23.80
Median % change year-on-year +179.77% +11.13% +8.18%
75th Percentile - £65.25 £30.00
90th Percentile £76.25 - £52.25
UK excluding London median hourly rate £74.00 £19.27 £24.18
% change year-on-year +284.02% -20.31% +30.28%

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 4,682 3,619 4,116
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 8.59% 10.97% 10.75%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,061 2,344 2,741
10th Percentile £286 £278 £275
25th Percentile £404 £388 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £475 £525
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -9.52% +2.44%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £650
90th Percentile £675 £713 £825
UK excluding London median daily rate £463 £450 £470
% change year-on-year +2.78% -4.26% -1.05%
Number of hourly rates quoted 201 94 87
10th Percentile £14.96 £17.53 £17.08
25th Percentile £17.50 £24.63 £23.80
Median hourly rate £32.50 £41.26 £38.50
Median % change year-on-year -21.22% +7.16% -28.70%
75th Percentile £63.10 £65.25 £70.00
90th Percentile £85.22 £77.50 £75.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £32.50 £41.45 £48.56
% change year-on-year -21.59% -14.64% +6.73%

Microsoft Exchange
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Microsoft Exchange relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Microsoft Exchange job vacancy trend in the UK

Microsoft Exchange
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Microsoft Exchange.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Microsoft Exchange

Microsoft Exchange
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Microsoft Exchange over the 6 months to 10 September 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Microsoft Exchange in the UK

Microsoft Exchange
Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Microsoft Exchange.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Microsoft Exchange

Microsoft Exchange
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Microsoft Exchange over the 6 months to 10 September 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Microsoft Exchange in the UK

Microsoft Exchange
Top 16 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 Exchange within the UK over the 6 months to 10 September 2026. 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 -56 454 £435 +8.75% 235
UK excluding London -75 263 £400 +33.33% 178
London -31 195 £450 +12.43% 79
Work from Home -57 114 £415 +0.61% 73
North of England -28 103 £400 +72.97% 39
North West -17 73 £370 +62.64% 20
South East -92 52 £463 -19.57% 63
Midlands -34 46 £220 +18.92% 33
South West -41 40 £450 +5.88% 24
West Midlands -38 26 £220 -20.00% 26
Yorkshire -33 25 £510 +117.02% 11
East Midlands -2 20 £275 +107.81% 7
East of England -34 17 £450 +92.51% 15
Scotland -38 12 £465 +124.10% 5
North East -50 5 £275 +41.03% 9
Wales -11 3 £525 +77.97% 2

Microsoft Exchange
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
1 236 (47.87%) SharePoint
2 22 (4.46%) Skype for Business
3 14 (2.84%) SharePoint Server
4 5 (1.01%) Confluence
4 5 (1.01%) Exchange Server 2010
5 3 (0.61%) Exchange Server 2013
6 2 (0.41%) HCL Notes
6 2 (0.41%) SharePoint 2013
Applications
1 50 (10.14%) Microsoft Office
2 15 (3.04%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (1.22%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 6 (1.22%) Spreadsheet
4 2 (0.41%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.20%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 6 (1.22%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (0.61%) Remedy ITSM
3 2 (0.41%) assyst
4 1 (0.20%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 367 (74.44%) Microsoft 365
2 226 (45.84%) Entra ID
3 199 (40.37%) Azure
4 142 (28.80%) OneDrive
5 52 (10.55%) Microsoft Copilot
6 51 (10.34%) Power Platform
7 40 (8.11%) Microsoft Purview
8 33 (6.69%) SaaS
9 31 (6.29%) Power Automate
10 29 (5.88%) PowerApps
11 27 (5.48%) Google Workspace
12 18 (3.65%) AWS
13 15 (3.04%) Mimecast
14 14 (2.84%) IaaS
15 13 (2.64%) Azure AI
15 13 (2.64%) Google Drive
16 12 (2.43%) GCP
17 11 (2.23%) PaaS
18 9 (1.83%) Azure Logic Apps
19 8 (1.62%) Azure DevOps
Communications & Networking
1 112 (22.72%) DNS
2 72 (14.60%) DHCP
3 53 (10.75%) Firewall
4 52 (10.55%) VPN
5 36 (7.30%) Wi-Fi
6 34 (6.90%) TCP/IP
7 30 (6.09%) Skype
8 22 (4.46%) WAN
9 21 (4.26%) LAN
10 19 (3.85%) VLAN
11 18 (3.65%) DKIM
11 18 (3.65%) Network Security
12 17 (3.45%) SMTP
13 16 (3.25%) DMARC
14 13 (2.64%) SAN
15 9 (1.83%) Unified Communications
16 8 (1.62%) NAS
16 8 (1.62%) Wireless
17 6 (1.22%) IPv4
17 6 (1.22%) IPv6
Database & Business Intelligence
1 28 (5.68%) SQL Server
2 21 (4.26%) Power BI
3 9 (1.83%) Metadata
4 6 (1.22%) Amazon RDS
5 3 (0.61%) Azure SQL Database
5 3 (0.61%) Big Data
5 3 (0.61%) Elasticsearch
6 2 (0.41%) Oracle Database
7 1 (0.20%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 28 (5.68%) JIRA
2 5 (1.01%) Fiddler
2 5 (1.01%) MSI
3 3 (0.61%) Browser DevTools
4 2 (0.41%) Visual Studio
General
1 140 (28.40%) Social Skills
2 50 (10.14%) Public Sector
3 47 (9.53%) Finance
4 40 (8.11%) Analytical Skills
5 20 (4.06%) Legal
6 14 (2.84%) Military
7 13 (2.64%) Organisational Skills
8 10 (2.03%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 9 (1.83%) Documentation Skills
9 9 (1.83%) Law
10 8 (1.62%) Banking
10 8 (1.62%) Telecoms
11 5 (1.01%) German Language
12 3 (0.61%) Advertising
12 3 (0.61%) Local Government
13 2 (0.41%) Aerospace
13 2 (0.41%) Front Office
13 2 (0.41%) Influencing Skills
13 2 (0.41%) Police
13 2 (0.41%) Slovak Language
Job Titles
1 73 (14.81%) Support Engineer
2 62 (12.58%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 58 (11.76%) IT Engineer
4 54 (10.95%) IT Support
5 46 (9.33%) IT Support Engineer
6 45 (9.13%) Senior
7 41 (8.32%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
8 35 (7.10%) Analyst
9 34 (6.90%) Architect
10 32 (6.49%) Administrator
11 31 (6.29%) Consultant
12 22 (4.46%) Exchange Consultant
12 22 (4.46%) Security Consultant
13 21 (4.26%) 1st Line Support
13 21 (4.26%) Project Manager
13 21 (4.26%) Support Analyst
14 20 (4.06%) Desktop Engineer
15 18 (3.65%) 3rd Line Engineer
15 18 (3.65%) Lead
15 18 (3.65%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (3.45%) Microsoft Graph
2 15 (3.04%) OAuth
3 9 (1.83%) REST
4 6 (1.22%) .NET
4 6 (1.22%) Terraform
5 5 (1.01%) OAuth2
6 4 (0.81%) AngularJS
6 4 (0.81%) CSS
6 4 (0.81%) HTML
6 4 (0.81%) jQuery
6 4 (0.81%) OpenID
6 4 (0.81%) SAML
7 3 (0.61%) .NET Framework
7 3 (0.61%) FIDO
8 2 (0.41%) JSON
8 2 (0.41%) React
8 2 (0.41%) SPFx
9 1 (0.20%) LDAP
9 1 (0.20%) Unreal Engine
9 1 (0.20%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 36 (7.30%) Onboarding
2 20 (4.06%) Management Information System
3 18 (3.65%) PKI
4 16 (3.25%) Data Centre
5 12 (2.43%) Video Conferencing
6 11 (2.23%) Enterprise Software
7 10 (2.03%) Security Posture
7 10 (2.03%) Self-Motivation
8 8 (1.62%) Clustering
8 8 (1.62%) Driving Licence
8 8 (1.62%) Smartcard
9 7 (1.42%) Freedom of Information
9 7 (1.42%) Virtual Team
10 6 (1.22%) Data Protection Act
11 5 (1.01%) Hybrid Cloud
11 5 (1.01%) YubiKey
12 4 (0.81%) Cloud Native
12 4 (0.81%) Fat Client
12 4 (0.81%) Legacy Systems
12 4 (0.81%) Thin Client
Operating Systems
1 246 (49.90%) Windows
2 96 (19.47%) Windows Server
3 78 (15.82%) Windows 10
4 30 (6.09%) Mac OS
5 29 (5.88%) Windows 7
6 23 (4.67%) Android
6 23 (4.67%) Apple iOS
6 23 (4.67%) Linux
7 14 (2.84%) Windows Server 2012
7 14 (2.84%) Windows Server 2019
8 10 (2.03%) Windows Server 2016
9 6 (1.22%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 5 (1.01%) CentOS
10 5 (1.01%) Ubuntu
11 4 (0.81%) VMS
11 4 (0.81%) Windows Server 2008
12 3 (0.61%) OpenVMS
13 2 (0.41%) Unix
13 2 (0.41%) Windows Server 2003
14 1 (0.20%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 110 (22.31%) Problem-Solving
2 106 (21.50%) Migration
3 98 (19.88%) ITIL
4 68 (13.79%) Customer Service
4 68 (13.79%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 59 (11.97%) Service Management
6 53 (10.75%) ITSM
7 50 (10.14%) Continuous Improvement
8 37 (7.51%) Cybersecurity
8 37 (7.51%) Project Delivery
9 35 (7.10%) AI
10 34 (6.90%) Change Management
10 34 (6.90%) Stakeholder Management
10 34 (6.90%) Technical Leadership
11 33 (6.69%) Identity Access Management
12 31 (6.29%) Data Loss Prevention
12 31 (6.29%) User Experience
13 29 (5.88%) Incident Management
13 29 (5.88%) Project Management
13 29 (5.88%) Runbook
Programming Languages
1 132 (26.77%) PowerShell
2 26 (5.27%) SQL
3 17 (3.45%) VBScript
4 16 (3.25%) VB
5 8 (1.62%) Python
6 6 (1.22%) C#
7 4 (0.81%) JavaScript
8 3 (0.61%) Bash
9 2 (0.41%) Bicep
9 2 (0.41%) C++
9 2 (0.41%) TypeScript
10 1 (0.20%) Google Apps Script
10 1 (0.20%) Kusto Query Language
10 1 (0.20%) PL/SQL
10 1 (0.20%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 128 (25.96%) Security Cleared
2 85 (17.24%) SC Cleared
3 60 (12.17%) Degree
4 38 (7.71%) DV Cleared
5 34 (6.90%) Microsoft Certification
6 18 (3.65%) Azure Certification
7 12 (2.43%) PMI Certification
8 11 (2.23%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 8 (1.62%) A+ Certification
9 8 (1.62%) BPSS Clearance
9 8 (1.62%) MCSE
9 8 (1.62%) Network+ Certification
9 8 (1.62%) PMP
10 6 (1.22%) Microsoft Certified Professional
11 5 (1.01%) DBS Check
12 4 (0.81%) Computer Science Degree
13 3 (0.61%) TOGAF Certification
13 3 (0.61%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
14 2 (0.41%) ITIL Certification
14 2 (0.41%) MCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 31 (6.29%) SLA
2 16 (3.25%) GDPR
3 12 (2.43%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 9 (1.83%) NIST
5 7 (1.42%) Cyber Essentials
6 6 (1.22%) Data Quality
7 5 (1.01%) HMG Security Policy Framework
8 4 (0.81%) NCSC
8 4 (0.81%) NIST 800
9 3 (0.61%) ISO/IEC 42001
9 3 (0.61%) PCI DSS
9 3 (0.61%) QA
10 2 (0.41%) Actionable Recommendations
10 2 (0.41%) PMO
11 1 (0.20%) GRC
11 1 (0.20%) HIPAA
System Software
1 310 (62.88%) Active Directory
2 52 (10.55%) VMware Infrastructure
3 39 (7.91%) Hyper-V
4 21 (4.26%) BitLocker
5 16 (3.25%) Virtual Desktop
6 10 (2.03%) VMware ESXi
7 6 (1.22%) vSphere
8 5 (1.01%) Virtual Machines
9 4 (0.81%) Firmware
9 4 (0.81%) Microsoft App-V
9 4 (0.81%) Terminal Services
10 3 (0.61%) Docker
11 2 (0.41%) zsh
Systems Management
1 121 (24.54%) Microsoft Intune
2 53 (10.75%) SCCM
3 25 (5.07%) Single Sign-On
3 25 (5.07%) WSUS
4 13 (2.64%) Jamf Pro
5 11 (2.23%) SCOM
6 7 (1.42%) vCenter Server
7 6 (1.22%) Ansible
7 6 (1.22%) SCOrch
8 5 (1.01%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 5 (1.01%) Kubernetes
8 5 (1.01%) Nessus
9 4 (0.81%) Failover Clustering
9 4 (0.81%) PowerCLI
9 4 (0.81%) vMotion
10 3 (0.61%) Nagios
10 3 (0.61%) NetBackup
10 3 (0.61%) OPNET
10 3 (0.61%) Puppet
10 3 (0.61%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 405 (82.15%) Microsoft
2 72 (14.60%) VMware
3 50 (10.14%) ServiceNow
4 34 (6.90%) Cisco
5 31 (6.29%) Apple
5 31 (6.29%) Google
6 26 (5.27%) Citrix
7 22 (4.46%) Meraki
8 16 (3.25%) CyberArk
9 15 (3.04%) Proofpoint
10 10 (2.03%) iManage
11 9 (1.83%) HP
12 8 (1.62%) Mitel
13 7 (1.42%) Avaya
13 7 (1.42%) BeyondTrust
13 7 (1.42%) Bomgar
13 7 (1.42%) Fortinet
13 7 (1.42%) NetApp
13 7 (1.42%) Oracle
13 7 (1.42%) Zscaler