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 8 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 197 153 138
Rank change year-on-year -44 -15 +30
Contract jobs citing Microsoft Exchange 412 658 1,109
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 1.42% 1.53% 1.89%
As % of the Application Platforms category 12.58% 15.81% 17.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 270 486 842
10th Percentile £180 £163 £160
25th Percentile £230 £218 £236
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £401 £380 £425
Median % change year-on-year +5.39% -10.59% +21.43%
75th Percentile £538 £556 £550
90th Percentile £600 £650 £675
UK excluding London median daily rate £400 £375 £375
% change year-on-year +6.67% - +36.36%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 34 38
10th Percentile £23.45 - £14.25
25th Percentile £24.05 £14.00 £15.50
Median hourly rate £26.45 £22.88 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year +15.63% +14.38% +20.30%
75th Percentile £38.13 £40.00 £54.00
90th Percentile £42.58 - £64.95
UK excluding London median hourly rate £24.18 £15.97 £17.00
% change year-on-year +51.41% -6.06% +4.20%

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 3,276 4,162 6,402
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 11.25% 9.65% 10.92%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,179 2,867 4,482
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% -0.49%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £638
90th Percentile £720 £750 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £450 £450 £475
% change year-on-year - -5.26% +5.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 77 157 147
10th Percentile £16.55 £13.00 £15.82
25th Percentile £22.50 £15.40 £18.88
Median hourly rate £43.09 £27.50 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year +56.69% -38.89% +102.25%
75th Percentile £64.50 £46.18 £66.00
90th Percentile £76.00 £70.00 £79.19
UK excluding London median hourly rate £47.50 £23.75 £27.50
% change year-on-year +99.99% -13.64% +48.65%

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 8 May 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 8 May 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 8 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
England -25 373 £413 +8.55% 496
UK excluding London -2 254 £400 +6.67% 383
London -42 140 £450 +19.21% 182
North of England +59 115 £238 -20.83% 87
Work from Home -36 103 £440 +10.00% 229
North West +61 86 £363 +7.41% 47
South West +19 39 £425 -1.65% 45
South East +6 39 £575 +23.66% 148
Midlands -12 27 £250 -28.57% 63
Yorkshire -5 22 £235 -21.67% 24
West Midlands -11 21 £400 +6.67% 37
Scotland -7 19 £187 -18.91% 17
East of England +12 16 £430 -8.51% 43
North East +1 7 £180 -7.69% 18
East Midlands +3 6 £190 +26.67% 22
Northern Ireland -9 4 £160 - 2
Wales -4 2 £306 +39.20% 7

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
1 189 (45.87%) SharePoint
2 28 (6.80%) Skype for Business
3 11 (2.67%) Exchange Server 2013
4 9 (2.18%) Confluence
5 8 (1.94%) Exchange Server 2010
6 5 (1.21%) SharePoint Server
7 4 (0.97%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
7 4 (0.97%) Exchange Server 2003
7 4 (0.97%) Exchange Server 2007
8 3 (0.73%) CMS
8 3 (0.73%) Office Communications Server
9 1 (0.24%) CICS
9 1 (0.24%) nginx
9 1 (0.24%) Tomcat
Applications
1 90 (21.84%) Microsoft Office
2 14 (3.40%) Microsoft Excel
3 12 (2.91%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.97%) MS Visio
5 3 (0.73%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (0.49%) Revit
7 1 (0.24%) Trello
Business Applications
1 2 (0.49%) Dynamics CRM
1 2 (0.49%) Fidessa
2 1 (0.24%) Oracle EBS
2 1 (0.24%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 286 (69.42%) Microsoft 365
2 197 (47.82%) Azure
3 147 (35.68%) Entra ID
4 103 (25.00%) OneDrive
5 46 (11.17%) IaaS
6 30 (7.28%) SaaS
7 28 (6.80%) AWS
7 28 (6.80%) Power Platform
8 23 (5.58%) PaaS
9 18 (4.37%) Mimecast
10 14 (3.40%) Power Automate
11 12 (2.91%) Microsoft Purview
12 10 (2.43%) GCP
12 10 (2.43%) Google Workspace
13 9 (2.18%) OpenShift
14 7 (1.70%) Cohesity
15 6 (1.46%) Asana
15 6 (1.46%) Azure ExpressRoute
15 6 (1.46%) PowerApps
15 6 (1.46%) Yammer
Communications & Networking
1 91 (22.09%) DNS
2 76 (18.45%) Firewall
3 71 (17.23%) DHCP
4 53 (12.86%) VPN
5 43 (10.44%) Skype
6 30 (7.28%) WAN
7 26 (6.31%) Wi-Fi
8 25 (6.07%) LAN
9 24 (5.83%) Network Security
10 23 (5.58%) TCP/IP
11 19 (4.61%) SAN
11 19 (4.61%) SMTP
12 18 (4.37%) VLAN
13 14 (3.40%) MPLS
13 14 (3.40%) Unified Communications
14 13 (3.16%) Intrusion Detection
15 12 (2.91%) VoIP
16 8 (1.94%) Remote Desktop
17 7 (1.70%) NAS
18 6 (1.46%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 33 (8.01%) SQL Server
2 12 (2.91%) Amazon RDS
3 9 (2.18%) Big Data
3 9 (2.18%) Elasticsearch
4 7 (1.70%) Power BI
5 2 (0.49%) 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 18 (4.37%) JIRA
2 3 (0.73%) Bitbucket
3 2 (0.49%) Hudson
4 1 (0.24%) Git
4 1 (0.24%) GitLab
General
1 110 (26.70%) Social Skills
2 63 (15.29%) Finance
3 55 (13.35%) Public Sector
4 33 (8.01%) Analytical Skills
5 23 (5.58%) Legal
6 20 (4.85%) Telecoms
7 17 (4.13%) Banking
8 11 (2.67%) Marketing
9 10 (2.43%) Documentation Skills
9 10 (2.43%) Military
10 9 (2.18%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 7 (1.70%) Electronics
11 7 (1.70%) Financial Institution
11 7 (1.70%) Local Government
11 7 (1.70%) Manufacturing
12 5 (1.21%) Investment Banking
12 5 (1.21%) Spanish Language
13 4 (0.97%) Law
14 3 (0.73%) Advertising
14 3 (0.73%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 102 (24.76%) Support Engineer
2 69 (16.75%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
3 43 (10.44%) Analyst
4 38 (9.22%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 35 (8.50%) Desktop Engineer
6 33 (8.01%) Desktop Support
6 33 (8.01%) Desktop Support Engineer
7 31 (7.52%) Senior
8 25 (6.07%) 2nd Line Support
8 25 (6.07%) IT Engineer
9 24 (5.83%) Exchange Engineer
9 24 (5.83%) IT Support
10 22 (5.34%) Architect
11 20 (4.85%) 3rd Line Engineer
12 18 (4.37%) 2nd Line Engineer
12 18 (4.37%) 3rd Line Support
13 16 (3.88%) Microsoft Engineer
13 16 (3.88%) Support Analyst
14 15 (3.64%) Consultant
14 15 (3.64%) Lead
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (1.21%) Microsoft Graph
2 4 (0.97%) .NET
2 4 (0.97%) LDAP
3 3 (0.73%) OAuth
3 3 (0.73%) OpenID
3 3 (0.73%) REST
3 3 (0.73%) Web Services
4 2 (0.49%) FIX Protocol
4 2 (0.49%) Node.js
4 2 (0.49%) OAuth2
5 1 (0.24%) .NET Framework
5 1 (0.24%) Entity Framework
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%) Software Packaging
5 1 (0.24%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 29 (7.04%) PKI
2 21 (5.10%) Data Centre
3 16 (3.88%) Blackberry
4 12 (2.91%) Onboarding
5 11 (2.67%) Hybrid Cloud
6 10 (2.43%) Clustering
7 8 (1.94%) Management Information System
8 7 (1.70%) Enterprise Software
8 7 (1.70%) Self-Motivation
9 5 (1.21%) Video Conferencing
10 4 (0.97%) Data Protection Act
10 4 (0.97%) Distributed Computing
10 4 (0.97%) Handset
10 4 (0.97%) Microsoft Licensing
10 4 (0.97%) Product Ownership
11 3 (0.73%) Driving Licence
11 3 (0.73%) iPhone
11 3 (0.73%) IVR
11 3 (0.73%) Replication
11 3 (0.73%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 224 (54.37%) Windows
2 106 (25.73%) Windows Server
3 79 (19.17%) Windows 10
4 38 (9.22%) Linux
5 24 (5.83%) Android
6 23 (5.58%) Windows Server 2016
7 18 (4.37%) Windows Server 2012
7 18 (4.37%) Windows Server 2019
8 14 (3.40%) Apple iOS
9 11 (2.67%) VMS
10 10 (2.43%) Mac OS
11 9 (2.18%) Unix
11 9 (2.18%) Windows Server 2003
12 8 (1.94%) Windows 7
13 6 (1.46%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
14 4 (0.97%) Mac OS X
14 4 (0.97%) Ubuntu
15 3 (0.73%) Windows XP
16 2 (0.49%) CentOS
16 2 (0.49%) Windows 8
Processes & Methodologies
1 99 (24.03%) ITIL
2 79 (19.17%) Problem-Solving
3 69 (16.75%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 69 (16.75%) Migration
4 59 (14.32%) Customer Service
5 51 (12.38%) ITSM
6 42 (10.19%) Agile
7 41 (9.95%) Data Loss Prevention
8 34 (8.25%) High Availability
9 33 (8.01%) Collaborative Working
9 33 (8.01%) Service Delivery
10 32 (7.77%) Service Management
11 30 (7.28%) DevOps
12 28 (6.80%) Project Delivery
13 27 (6.55%) Change Management
14 24 (5.83%) Information Security
14 24 (5.83%) Problem Management
15 23 (5.58%) Cybersecurity
15 23 (5.58%) Multi-Factor Authentication
15 23 (5.58%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 94 (22.82%) PowerShell
2 22 (5.34%) SQL
3 10 (2.43%) Python
4 7 (1.70%) VB
4 7 (1.70%) VBScript
5 4 (0.97%) C#
6 3 (0.73%) Bash
7 2 (0.49%) JavaScript
7 2 (0.49%) 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 (22.09%) Security Cleared
2 71 (17.23%) Degree
3 60 (14.56%) SC Cleared
4 40 (9.71%) DV Cleared
5 37 (8.98%) Microsoft Certification
6 16 (3.88%) MCSE
7 13 (3.16%) Azure Certification
7 13 (3.16%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 7 (1.70%) MCSA
9 6 (1.46%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10 5 (1.21%) CCNA
10 5 (1.21%) Cisco Certification
10 5 (1.21%) MCP
11 4 (0.97%) A+ Certification
12 3 (0.73%) ITIL Certification
13 2 (0.49%) BPSS Clearance
13 2 (0.49%) PMI Certification
13 2 (0.49%) PMP
13 2 (0.49%) RIBA
14 1 (0.24%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (3.88%) SLA
2 12 (2.91%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 7 (1.70%) QA
4 3 (0.73%) Data Quality
5 2 (0.49%) NCSC
5 2 (0.49%) NIST
5 2 (0.49%) PCI DSS
5 2 (0.49%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 1 (0.24%) Actionable Recommendations
6 1 (0.24%) GDPR
6 1 (0.24%) HIPAA
System Software
1 288 (69.90%) Active Directory
2 70 (16.99%) VMware Infrastructure
3 24 (5.83%) VMware ESXi
4 22 (5.34%) Hyper-V
4 22 (5.34%) vSphere
5 19 (4.61%) BitLocker
6 16 (3.88%) Microsoft App-V
7 13 (3.16%) Virtual Machines
8 11 (2.67%) Terminal Services
9 10 (2.43%) Virtual Desktop
9 10 (2.43%) Virtual Servers
10 9 (2.18%) Docker
10 9 (2.18%) Microsoft Virtual Server
11 4 (0.97%) XenApp
12 3 (0.73%) Brightmail
12 3 (0.73%) ISA Server
13 2 (0.49%) VMware NSX
13 2 (0.49%) VMware Workstation
13 2 (0.49%) XenDesktop
14 1 (0.24%) Time Sharing Option
Systems Management
1 145 (35.19%) Microsoft Intune
2 48 (11.65%) SCCM
3 30 (7.28%) WSUS
4 16 (3.88%) Single Sign-On
5 15 (3.64%) vCenter Server
6 11 (2.67%) Ansible
6 11 (2.67%) Kubernetes
7 10 (2.43%) AppManager
7 10 (2.43%) Nagios
7 10 (2.43%) vMotion
8 9 (2.18%) Puppet
9 7 (1.70%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 5 (1.21%) AirWatch
10 5 (1.21%) Microsoft Clustering
11 4 (0.97%) Terraform
12 3 (0.73%) CASB
12 3 (0.73%) Norton AntiVirus
12 3 (0.73%) PingFederate
12 3 (0.73%) SCOM
12 3 (0.73%) SCOrch
Vendors
1 308 (74.76%) Microsoft
2 99 (24.03%) VMware
3 49 (11.89%) Citrix
4 32 (7.77%) ServiceNow
5 21 (5.10%) Cisco
6 19 (4.61%) Google
7 18 (4.37%) Symantec
8 16 (3.88%) HP
9 14 (3.40%) Proofpoint
10 13 (3.16%) NetApp
11 12 (2.91%) Red Hat
12 10 (2.43%) Apple
12 10 (2.43%) Ivanti
13 9 (2.18%) Veeam
14 8 (1.94%) Oracle
14 8 (1.94%) SAP
15 7 (1.70%) Wyse
16 6 (1.46%) iManage
16 6 (1.46%) McAfee
16 6 (1.46%) Palo Alto