Microsoft Exchange Contracts with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

Microsoft Exchange Server
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for remote or hybrid contract work 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 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 200 161 159
Rank change year-on-year -39 -2 +57
Contract jobs citing Microsoft Exchange 104 200 412
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 1.05% 1.30% 1.59%
As % of the Application Platforms category 9.21% 12.82% 14.05%
Number of daily rates quoted 73 157 318
10th Percentile £216 £163 £181
25th Percentile £363 £281 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £413 £450
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -8.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £550 £569 £600
90th Percentile £598 £608 £743
UK median daily rate £407 £380 £425
% change year-on-year +6.97% -10.59% +21.43%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 2 16
10th Percentile - £14.29 £17.88
25th Percentile £40.50 £15.84 £20.00
Median hourly rate £41.00 £19.13 £58.50
Median % change year-on-year +114.38% -67.31% +234.29%
75th Percentile £41.50 £21.84 £66.00
90th Percentile - £23.06 -
UK median hourly rate £26.45 £23.75 £20.00
% change year-on-year +11.37% +18.75% +21.21%

All Application Platform Skills
Work from Home

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 with remote or hybrid options requiring application platform skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for application platform skills 1,129 1,560 2,932
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 11.40% 10.17% 11.34%
Number of daily rates quoted 811 1,093 2,063
10th Percentile £313 £300 £313
25th Percentile £406 £400 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £507
Median % change year-on-year - -1.38% -2.50%
75th Percentile £633 £608 £638
90th Percentile £825 £800 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £500 £513
% change year-on-year - -2.44% -0.87%
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 39 72
10th Percentile £27.03 £16.28 £19.33
25th Percentile £38.39 £22.55 £22.16
Median hourly rate £57.00 £30.16 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year +88.99% -45.16% +57.14%
75th Percentile £64.50 £47.94 £66.69
90th Percentile £66.00 £71.50 £82.40
UK median hourly rate £41.00 £27.52 £40.00
% change year-on-year +49.01% -31.21% +81.82%

Microsoft Exchange
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options citing Microsoft Exchange as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Microsoft Exchange trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

Microsoft Exchange
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 Exchange.

Microsoft Exchange daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

Microsoft Exchange
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

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

Microsoft Exchange daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Microsoft Exchange
Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing Microsoft Exchange.

Microsoft Exchange hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

Microsoft Exchange
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 62 (59.62%) SharePoint
2 8 (7.69%) Skype for Business
3 4 (3.85%) Exchange Server 2013
4 2 (1.92%) Confluence
5 1 (0.96%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
5 1 (0.96%) CMS
5 1 (0.96%) nginx
5 1 (0.96%) Tomcat
Applications
1 21 (20.19%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (1.92%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.96%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.96%) MS Visio
3 1 (0.96%) Revit
Business Applications
1 1 (0.96%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 75 (72.12%) Microsoft 365
2 59 (56.73%) Azure
3 46 (44.23%) Entra ID
4 24 (23.08%) OneDrive
5 18 (17.31%) SaaS
6 10 (9.62%) IaaS
7 9 (8.65%) Mimecast
8 6 (5.77%) PaaS
9 5 (4.81%) Google Workspace
9 5 (4.81%) Yammer
10 4 (3.85%) Asana
10 4 (3.85%) AWS
10 4 (3.85%) Slack
11 3 (2.88%) Azure ExpressRoute
12 2 (1.92%) Cohesity
12 2 (1.92%) Power Platform
13 1 (0.96%) Azure Monitor
13 1 (0.96%) Azure Storage
13 1 (0.96%) Microsoft Purview
13 1 (0.96%) Rubrik
Communications & Networking
1 22 (21.15%) Firewall
2 17 (16.35%) DNS
3 15 (14.42%) Skype
4 14 (13.46%) DHCP
5 10 (9.62%) Wi-Fi
6 9 (8.65%) Unified Communications
7 6 (5.77%) VPN
8 5 (4.81%) Internet
8 5 (4.81%) Intrusion Detection
8 5 (4.81%) Network Security
9 4 (3.85%) Remote Desktop
9 4 (3.85%) Wireless
10 3 (2.88%) iSCSI
10 3 (2.88%) LAN
10 3 (2.88%) TCP/IP
10 3 (2.88%) VLAN
10 3 (2.88%) WAN
11 2 (1.92%) DKIM
11 2 (1.92%) DMARC
11 2 (1.92%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (19.23%) SQL Server
2 2 (1.92%) PostgreSQL
2 2 (1.92%) Power BI
3 1 (0.96%) Amazon RDS
3 1 (0.96%) Crystal Reports
3 1 (0.96%) Oracle Database
3 1 (0.96%) Redis
Development Applications
1 3 (2.88%) JIRA
2 1 (0.96%) Git
2 1 (0.96%) GitLab
General
1 24 (23.08%) Social Skills
2 18 (17.31%) Finance
3 9 (8.65%) Public Sector
4 8 (7.69%) Telecoms
5 6 (5.77%) Documentation Skills
6 4 (3.85%) Analytical Skills
6 4 (3.85%) Banking
7 3 (2.88%) Electronics
7 3 (2.88%) Legal
7 3 (2.88%) Manufacturing
7 3 (2.88%) Marketing
8 2 (1.92%) Front Office
8 2 (1.92%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 2 (1.92%) Investment Banking
8 2 (1.92%) Italian Language
9 1 (0.96%) Advertising
9 1 (0.96%) Financial Institution
9 1 (0.96%) French Language
9 1 (0.96%) German Language
Job Titles
1 24 (23.08%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
2 17 (16.35%) Support Engineer
3 10 (9.62%) Senior
4 9 (8.65%) Analyst
4 9 (8.65%) IT Manager
5 8 (7.69%) Architect
5 8 (7.69%) Exchange Engineer
5 8 (7.69%) IT Support
6 7 (6.73%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 6 (5.77%) Consultant
7 6 (5.77%) Infrastructure Specialist
8 5 (4.81%) Applications Support
8 5 (4.81%) IT Engineer
8 5 (4.81%) IT Support Engineer
8 5 (4.81%) IT Support Manager
8 5 (4.81%) Microsoft Engineer
8 5 (4.81%) Support Manager
8 5 (4.81%) Systems Engineer
9 4 (3.85%) Azure Engineer
9 4 (3.85%) Senior IT Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (3.85%) .NET
2 3 (2.88%) Web Services
3 2 (1.92%) Node.js
4 1 (0.96%) .NET Framework
4 1 (0.96%) ARM Templates
4 1 (0.96%) ASP.NET
4 1 (0.96%) ASP.NET Core
4 1 (0.96%) CSS
4 1 (0.96%) Entity Framework
4 1 (0.96%) HTML
4 1 (0.96%) OAuth
4 1 (0.96%) OpenID
4 1 (0.96%) React
4 1 (0.96%) RESTful
4 1 (0.96%) SignalR
Miscellaneous
1 11 (10.58%) PKI
2 8 (7.69%) Hybrid Cloud
2 8 (7.69%) Onboarding
3 5 (4.81%) Enterprise Software
4 4 (3.85%) Blackberry
4 4 (3.85%) Data Centre
5 3 (2.88%) IVR
5 3 (2.88%) Management Information System
5 3 (2.88%) Self-Motivation
5 3 (2.88%) Social Media
5 3 (2.88%) Video Conferencing
6 2 (1.92%) Derivative
6 2 (1.92%) Equities
6 2 (1.92%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 2 (1.92%) Wiki
7 1 (0.96%) Data Protection Act
7 1 (0.96%) iPhone
7 1 (0.96%) Microsoft Licensing
7 1 (0.96%) NHS
7 1 (0.96%) RSA SecurID
Operating Systems
1 54 (51.92%) Windows
2 33 (31.73%) Windows Server
3 15 (14.42%) Windows 10
4 10 (9.62%) Android
4 10 (9.62%) Linux
5 8 (7.69%) Windows Server 2016
6 7 (6.73%) Apple iOS
7 6 (5.77%) Windows Server 2012
8 4 (3.85%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 3 (2.88%) Unix
9 3 (2.88%) VMS
9 3 (2.88%) Windows Server 2019
10 2 (1.92%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 28 (26.92%) ITIL
2 27 (25.96%) Migration
3 21 (20.19%) Problem-Solving
4 13 (12.50%) Information Security
4 13 (12.50%) Roadmaps
5 12 (11.54%) Identity Management
5 12 (11.54%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 11 (10.58%) Agile
6 11 (10.58%) Change Management
7 10 (9.62%) ITSM
7 10 (9.62%) Service Management
8 9 (8.65%) Customer Service
9 8 (7.69%) Business Continuity
9 8 (7.69%) Disaster Recovery
9 8 (7.69%) IT Strategy
9 8 (7.69%) System Testing
10 7 (6.73%) Collaborative Working
10 7 (6.73%) Data Loss Prevention
10 7 (6.73%) Decision-Making
10 7 (6.73%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 28 (26.92%) PowerShell
2 7 (6.73%) SQL
3 3 (2.88%) Python
4 2 (1.92%) C#
4 2 (1.92%) JavaScript
5 1 (0.96%) Bash
5 1 (0.96%) Bicep
5 1 (0.96%) VB
5 1 (0.96%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 24 (23.08%) Security Cleared
2 21 (20.19%) SC Cleared
3 12 (11.54%) Microsoft Certification
4 11 (10.58%) Degree
5 7 (6.73%) MCSE
6 5 (4.81%) Azure Certification
6 5 (4.81%) DV Cleared
7 3 (2.88%) MCSA
8 1 (0.96%) BPSS Clearance
8 1 (0.96%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 1 (0.96%) MCP
8 1 (0.96%) RIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (5.77%) SLA
2 3 (2.88%) Data Quality
3 1 (0.96%) Actionable Recommendations
3 1 (0.96%) QA
System Software
1 71 (68.27%) Active Directory
2 14 (13.46%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (5.77%) vSphere
4 5 (4.81%) Microsoft Virtual Server
4 5 (4.81%) Virtual Servers
5 4 (3.85%) VMware ESXi
6 3 (2.88%) Hyper-V
6 3 (2.88%) Virtual Desktop
6 3 (2.88%) Virtual Machines
7 2 (1.92%) BitLocker
7 2 (1.92%) XenDesktop
8 1 (0.96%) Microsoft App-V
8 1 (0.96%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 39 (37.50%) Microsoft Intune
2 12 (11.54%) WSUS
3 8 (7.69%) SCCM
4 7 (6.73%) Single Sign-On
5 3 (2.88%) NetBackup
5 3 (2.88%) Terraform
6 2 (1.92%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 2 (1.92%) Ansible
6 2 (1.92%) Kubernetes
6 2 (1.92%) OPNET
6 2 (1.92%) SCOM
7 1 (0.96%) Backup Exec
7 1 (0.96%) Forefront Identity Manager
7 1 (0.96%) FortiGate
7 1 (0.96%) Nagios
7 1 (0.96%) OfficeScan
7 1 (0.96%) PaperCut
7 1 (0.96%) Red Hat Satellite
7 1 (0.96%) SCOrch
7 1 (0.96%) Trend Micro Deep Security
Vendors
1 83 (79.81%) Microsoft
2 25 (24.04%) VMware
3 10 (9.62%) Cisco
4 8 (7.69%) Proofpoint
5 6 (5.77%) Citrix
6 5 (4.81%) Apple
6 5 (4.81%) Google
6 5 (4.81%) NetApp
7 4 (3.85%) Red Hat
7 4 (3.85%) SAP
8 3 (2.88%) Oracle
8 3 (2.88%) Zscaler
9 2 (1.92%) HP
9 2 (1.92%) Meraki
9 2 (1.92%) Mitel
9 2 (1.92%) Pure Storage
9 2 (1.92%) SolarWinds
9 2 (1.92%) Veeam
9 2 (1.92%) Veritas
10 1 (0.96%) Aruba