Microsoft 365 Contracts in the West Midlands

Microsoft 365 (M365, Office 365, O365)
England > West Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands requiring Microsoft 365 skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Microsoft 365 over the 6 months leading up to 2 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 18 21 20
Rank change year-on-year +3 -1 +8
Contract jobs citing Microsoft 365 106 119 225
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the West Midlands 7.88% 6.10% 9.44%
As % of the Cloud Services category 24.31% 25.48% 24.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 65 92 174
10th Percentile £118 £150 £160
25th Percentile £160 £190 £233
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £210 £350 £425
Median % change year-on-year -40.00% -17.65% +52.47%
75th Percentile £444 £508 £540
90th Percentile £546 £638 £684
England median daily rate £375 £350 £388
% change year-on-year +7.14% -9.68% +10.71%
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 3 2
10th Percentile £15.32 £14.31 £15.34
25th Percentile £16.63 £14.94 £15.49
Median hourly rate £18.07 £16.00 £15.99
Median % change year-on-year +12.91% +0.09% -8.66%
75th Percentile £20.24 £19.88 £16.48
90th Percentile £39.80 £22.20 £16.63
England median hourly rate £18.50 £17.10 £18.50
% change year-on-year +8.17% -7.55% +5.71%

All Cloud Skills
West Midlands

Microsoft 365 falls under the Cloud Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring cloud computing skills in the West Midlands.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 436 467 917
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands 32.39% 23.94% 38.48%
Number of daily rates quoted 300 362 648
10th Percentile £200 £213 £297
25th Percentile £393 £350 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £457 £500
Median % change year-on-year +9.53% -8.70% +2.04%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £600
90th Percentile £689 £688 £700
England median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 14 10 4
10th Percentile £15.24 £14.10 £15.54
25th Percentile £16.38 £16.99 £15.98
Median hourly rate £18.07 £24.25 £20.24
Median % change year-on-year -25.51% +19.81% +15.66%
75th Percentile £19.93 £26.50 £24.47
90th Percentile £35.45 £55.00 £25.31
England median hourly rate £25.50 £20.77 £32.30
% change year-on-year +22.77% -35.70% +53.81%

Microsoft 365
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

Job postings citing Microsoft 365 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Microsoft 365 in the West Midlands

Microsoft 365
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the West Midlands

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Microsoft 365 in the West Midlands.

Daily rate trend for Microsoft 365 in the West Midlands

Microsoft 365
Daily Rate Histogram in the West Midlands

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Microsoft 365 in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 2 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Microsoft 365 in the West Midlands

Microsoft 365
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the West Midlands

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Microsoft 365 in the West Midlands.

Hourly rate trend for Microsoft 365 in the West Midlands

Microsoft 365
Hourly Rate Histogram in the West Midlands

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Microsoft 365 in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 2 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Microsoft 365 in the West Midlands

Microsoft 365
Contract Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft 365 within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 2 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
Birmingham +7 43 £200 -42.86% 21
Warwickshire -4 19 £725 +96.61% 15
Coventry +2 16 £200 -52.94% 7
Worcestershire +8 11 £145 -67.78% 8
Staffordshire +4 11 £400 +6.67% 28
Shropshire -1 3 £210 +79.49% 1
Solihull +11 1 £375 +89.87% 5
Microsoft 365
England

Microsoft 365
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands 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 38 (35.85%) SharePoint
2 19 (17.92%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.94%) CMS
3 1 (0.94%) Exchange Server 2013
Applications
1 7 (6.60%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (3.77%) InfoPath
2 4 (3.77%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (2.83%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (2.83%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (1.89%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.94%) Trello
Business Applications
1 4 (3.77%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 25 (23.58%) Azure
2 23 (21.70%) Power Platform
3 21 (19.81%) Entra ID
4 17 (16.04%) PowerApps
5 16 (15.09%) Power Automate
6 14 (13.21%) OneDrive
7 7 (6.60%) Dynamics 365
7 7 (6.60%) SuccessFactors
8 6 (5.66%) ShareGate
9 4 (3.77%) Azure Functions
9 4 (3.77%) Azure Logic Apps
9 4 (3.77%) Serverless
10 3 (2.83%) Microsoft Purview
11 2 (1.89%) Azure DevOps
11 2 (1.89%) Azure Monitor
11 2 (1.89%) Azure Sentinel
11 2 (1.89%) Copilot Studio
12 1 (0.94%) Azure Storage
12 1 (0.94%) Figma
12 1 (0.94%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 17 (16.04%) VPN
2 6 (5.66%) Firewall
3 4 (3.77%) Wi-Fi
4 2 (1.89%) Intrusion Detection
4 2 (1.89%) Network Security
4 2 (1.89%) TCP/IP
5 1 (0.94%) 4G
5 1 (0.94%) Remote Desktop
5 1 (0.94%) Unified Communications
5 1 (0.94%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (9.43%) Power BI
2 4 (3.77%) RDBMS
2 4 (3.77%) Relational Database
3 2 (1.89%) EDRMS
3 2 (1.89%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 1 (0.94%) JIRA
General
1 47 (44.34%) Social Skills
2 18 (16.98%) Analytical Skills
3 4 (3.77%) Legal
3 4 (3.77%) Organisational Skills
3 4 (3.77%) Public Sector
4 3 (2.83%) Local Government
5 2 (1.89%) Documentation Skills
5 2 (1.89%) Finance
5 2 (1.89%) Presentation Skills
6 1 (0.94%) Advertising
6 1 (0.94%) Electronics
6 1 (0.94%) Law
6 1 (0.94%) Manufacturing
6 1 (0.94%) Marketing
6 1 (0.94%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 14 (13.21%) Architect
2 13 (12.26%) Support Officer
3 12 (11.32%) Support Engineer
4 9 (8.49%) 2nd Line Support
4 9 (8.49%) Developer
5 8 (7.55%) ICT Officer
5 8 (7.55%) ICT Support
5 8 (7.55%) ICT Support Officer
5 8 (7.55%) Senior
6 7 (6.60%) 2nd Line Engineer
6 7 (6.60%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
6 7 (6.60%) Analyst
6 7 (6.60%) IT Support
6 7 (6.60%) Senior ICT Officer
6 7 (6.60%) Solutions Architect
6 7 (6.60%) Windows Engineer
7 6 (5.66%) 1st Line Support
7 6 (5.66%) IT Engineer
8 5 (4.72%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
8 5 (4.72%) Windows Deployment Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (6.60%) CSS
1 7 (6.60%) HTML
2 5 (4.72%) SailPoint
3 4 (3.77%) .NET
3 4 (3.77%) .NET Framework
3 4 (3.77%) ASP.NET
3 4 (3.77%) ASP.NET MVC
3 4 (3.77%) Entity Framework
3 4 (3.77%) HTML5 Canvas
3 4 (3.77%) React
4 3 (2.83%) SPFx
5 2 (1.89%) Software Packaging
6 1 (0.94%) ADO
Miscellaneous
1 6 (5.66%) NHS
2 4 (3.77%) Enterprise Cloud
2 4 (3.77%) Enterprise Software
3 3 (2.83%) Driving Licence
4 2 (1.89%) Analytical Mindset
4 2 (1.89%) Cyber Threat
4 2 (1.89%) Data Protection Act
4 2 (1.89%) Management Information System
4 2 (1.89%) Replication
4 2 (1.89%) Security Posture
4 2 (1.89%) Self-Motivation
5 1 (0.94%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 1 (0.94%) Hybrid Cloud
5 1 (0.94%) Operational Technology
5 1 (0.94%) Public Cloud
5 1 (0.94%) Taxonomies
5 1 (0.94%) Video Conferencing
5 1 (0.94%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 45 (42.45%) Windows
2 28 (26.42%) Windows 10
3 6 (5.66%) Android
4 4 (3.77%) Mac OS
5 3 (2.83%) Windows Server
6 2 (1.89%) Apple iOS
6 2 (1.89%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 33 (31.13%) Problem-Solving
2 23 (21.70%) Customer Service
3 22 (20.75%) Migration
4 12 (11.32%) ITIL
5 11 (10.38%) Business Intelligence
6 9 (8.49%) Asset Management
6 9 (8.49%) ITSM
7 7 (6.60%) Multi-Factor Authentication
7 7 (6.60%) Workflow
8 6 (5.66%) Data Loss Prevention
8 6 (5.66%) Identity Access Management
8 6 (5.66%) Knowledge Transfer
9 5 (4.72%) Continuous Improvement
9 5 (4.72%) Data Modelling
9 5 (4.72%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 5 (4.72%) Password Management
9 5 (4.72%) Privileged Access Management
9 5 (4.72%) Task Automation
10 4 (3.77%) Change Management
10 4 (3.77%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 18 (16.98%) PowerShell
2 7 (6.60%) JavaScript
3 6 (5.66%) SQL
4 4 (3.77%) C#
4 4 (3.77%) TypeScript
5 2 (1.89%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 2 (1.89%) Python
Qualifications
1 15 (14.15%) Degree
2 8 (7.55%) Security Cleared
3 6 (5.66%) SC Cleared
4 4 (3.77%) Azure Certification
4 4 (3.77%) DBS Check
4 4 (3.77%) Microsoft Certification
5 3 (2.83%) BPSS Clearance
6 2 (1.89%) A+ Certification
6 2 (1.89%) CEH
6 2 (1.89%) CISM
6 2 (1.89%) CISSP
6 2 (1.89%) MCP
6 2 (1.89%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (4.72%) SLA
2 2 (1.89%) QA
3 1 (0.94%) Actionable Recommendations
System Software
1 45 (42.45%) Active Directory
2 6 (5.66%) BitLocker
3 2 (1.89%) Virtual Machines
3 2 (1.89%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.94%) Firmware
4 1 (0.94%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 23 (21.70%) SCCM
2 16 (15.09%) Microsoft Intune
3 2 (1.89%) Single Sign-On
3 2 (1.89%) Terraform
4 1 (0.94%) CASB
Vendors
1 64 (60.38%) Microsoft
2 17 (16.04%) Cisco
2 17 (16.04%) ServiceNow
3 13 (12.26%) Citrix
4 11 (10.38%) Nexthink
5 8 (7.55%) SAP
6 5 (4.72%) VMware
7 3 (2.83%) Dell
7 3 (2.83%) Proofpoint
8 2 (1.89%) Apple
8 2 (1.89%) HP
9 1 (0.94%) CheckPoint
9 1 (0.94%) Google
9 1 (0.94%) Snow
9 1 (0.94%) Veeam