Microsoft 365 Developer Contracts with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

Microsoft 365 Developer (M365 Developer)
UK > Work from Home

The median Microsoft 365 Developer (M365 Developer) daily rate for remote or hybrid work is £475, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 289 344 470
Rank change year-on-year +55 +126 +158
Contract jobs requiring a Microsoft 365 Developer 15 1 7
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 0.15% 0.007% 0.027%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.16% 0.007% 0.028%
Number of daily rates quoted 8 1 2
10th Percentile £401 - £330
25th Percentile £463 £375 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £400 £450
Median % change year-on-year +18.75% -11.11% +12.50%
75th Percentile £500 £425 £525
90th Percentile - - £570
UK median daily rate £470 £525 £513
% change year-on-year -10.48% +2.44% +16.48%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Work from Home

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies with WFH or hybrid options. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Work from Home with a recognized job title 9,288 14,354 24,650
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.77% 93.54% 95.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,350 9,595 17,415
10th Percentile £337 £325 £360
25th Percentile £414 £425 £444
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £540
Median % change year-on-year - -2.69% +2.76%
75th Percentile £638 £638 £650
90th Percentile £763 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £515 £525 £540
% change year-on-year -1.90% -2.78% +2.86%
Number of hourly rates quoted 228 579 565
10th Percentile £14.00 £14.38 £18.50
25th Percentile £18.19 £23.39 £26.00
Median hourly rate £38.00 £44.74 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year -15.06% -18.65% +57.14%
75th Percentile £66.00 £63.00 £68.75
90th Percentile £75.00 £75.25 £80.25
UK median hourly rate £29.00 £36.42 £45.00
% change year-on-year -20.37% -19.07% +91.49%

Microsoft 365 Developer
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options which featured Microsoft 365 Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Microsoft 365 Developer trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

Microsoft 365 Developer
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing Microsoft 365 Developer.

Microsoft 365 Developer daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

Microsoft 365 Developer
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with remote working options citing Microsoft 365 Developer over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Microsoft 365 Developer daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Microsoft 365 Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Job Vacancies with WFH Options

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Microsoft 365 Developer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract jobs with a WFH option featuring Microsoft 365 Developer in the job title.

1 15 (100.00%) SharePoint
1 15 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 15 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
2 14 (93.33%) Power Platform
3 12 (80.00%) PowerApps
4 11 (73.33%) Social Skills
4 11 (73.33%) PowerShell
5 10 (66.67%) Power Automate
6 9 (60.00%) Task Automation
7 8 (53.33%) Web Development
7 8 (53.33%) HTML
7 8 (53.33%) JavaScript
7 8 (53.33%) CSS
8 6 (40.00%) TypeScript
8 6 (40.00%) SPFx
8 6 (40.00%) Public Sector
8 6 (40.00%) React
9 4 (26.67%) Security Cleared
10 3 (20.00%) Azure
11 2 (13.33%) UX Design
11 2 (13.33%) Relational Database
11 2 (13.33%) User Experience
11 2 (13.33%) Microsoft Certification
11 2 (13.33%) Data Migration
11 2 (13.33%) Data Integration
11 2 (13.33%) SC Cleared
11 2 (13.33%) Microsoft Excel
11 2 (13.33%) MS Access
11 2 (13.33%) VBA
11 2 (13.33%) SQL Server

Microsoft 365 Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 15 (100.00%) SharePoint
2 1 (6.67%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 2 (13.33%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 15 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
2 14 (93.33%) Power Platform
3 12 (80.00%) PowerApps
4 10 (66.67%) Power Automate
5 3 (20.00%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 1 (6.67%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (13.33%) MS Access
1 2 (13.33%) Relational Database
1 2 (13.33%) SQL Server
1 2 (13.33%) Tableau
General
1 11 (73.33%) Social Skills
2 6 (40.00%) Public Sector
3 2 (13.33%) Banking
3 2 (13.33%) Documentation Skills
3 2 (13.33%) Presentation Skills
4 1 (6.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (53.33%) CSS
1 8 (53.33%) HTML
2 6 (40.00%) React
2 6 (40.00%) SPFx
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (60.00%) Task Automation
2 8 (53.33%) Web Development
3 2 (13.33%) Agile
3 2 (13.33%) CI/CD
3 2 (13.33%) Data Integration
3 2 (13.33%) Data Migration
3 2 (13.33%) Data Modelling
3 2 (13.33%) Migration
3 2 (13.33%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (13.33%) Technical Leadership
3 2 (13.33%) Translating Business Requirements
3 2 (13.33%) User Experience
3 2 (13.33%) UX Design
4 1 (6.67%) Front End Development
4 1 (6.67%) High Availability
4 1 (6.67%) ITIL
4 1 (6.67%) Process Improvement
4 1 (6.67%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 11 (73.33%) PowerShell
2 8 (53.33%) JavaScript
3 6 (40.00%) TypeScript
4 2 (13.33%) VBA
Qualifications
1 4 (26.67%) Security Cleared
2 2 (13.33%) BPSS Clearance
2 2 (13.33%) Microsoft Certification
2 2 (13.33%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (6.67%) SLA
Vendors
1 15 (100.00%) Microsoft