Microsoft 365 Engineer Job Trends in the Midlands

Microsoft 365 Engineer (M365 Engineer)
England > Midlands

The median Microsoft 365 Engineer (M365 Engineer) salary in the Midlands is £46,250 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 January 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 192 237 214
Rank change year-on-year +45 -23 +115
Permanent jobs requiring a Microsoft 365 Engineer 22 3 15
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 0.28% 0.047% 0.26%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.31% 0.050% 0.28%
Number of salaries quoted 18 3 15
10th Percentile £30,600 - £29,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £36,250 £32,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,250 £37,500 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year +23.33% -11.76% -26.09%
75th Percentile £48,750 £46,250 £46,375
90th Percentile £58,750 £50,750 £55,500
England median annual salary £45,000 £55,000 £44,274
% change year-on-year -18.18% +24.23% -19.50%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the Midlands. 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 permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in the Midlands with a recognized job title 7,050 5,997 5,409
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.61% 94.17% 94.38%
Number of salaries quoted 4,293 2,784 4,470
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £26,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,500 £52,500 £49,990
Median % change year-on-year -7.62% +5.02% -4.78%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,338 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £78,000 £75,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,800
% change year-on-year -8.33% +3.81% -6.02%

Microsoft 365 Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Microsoft 365 Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.

Microsoft 365 Engineer job vacancy trend in the Midlands

Microsoft 365 Engineer
Salary Trend in the Midlands

Salary distribution trend for Microsoft 365 Engineer job vacancies in the Midlands.

Salary distribution trend for Microsoft 365 Engineer job vacancies in the Midlands

Microsoft 365 Engineer
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Microsoft 365 Engineer in the Midlands over the 6 months to 13 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Microsoft 365 Engineer in the Midlands

Microsoft 365 Engineer
Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft 365 Engineer within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 13 January 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
West Midlands +38 16 £45,000 - 1
East Midlands -8 1 £29,000 -22.67%
Microsoft 365 Engineer
England

Microsoft 365 Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands

For the 6 months to 13 January 2026, Microsoft 365 Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Midlands region featuring Microsoft 365 Engineer in the job title.

1 17 (77.27%) Microsoft 365
2 16 (72.73%) Microsoft
3 10 (45.45%) Azure
4 9 (40.91%) SharePoint
5 8 (36.36%) Microsoft Exchange
6 6 (27.27%) Entra ID
6 6 (27.27%) Problem-Solving
7 5 (22.73%) ITIL
7 5 (22.73%) SLA
8 4 (18.18%) Active Directory
8 4 (18.18%) BPSS Clearance
8 4 (18.18%) Microsoft Intune
8 4 (18.18%) Windows
9 3 (13.64%) Customer Service
9 3 (13.64%) Degree
9 3 (13.64%) LAN
9 3 (13.64%) Microsoft Certification
9 3 (13.64%) Migration
9 3 (13.64%) PowerShell
9 3 (13.64%) SC Cleared
9 3 (13.64%) Security Cleared
9 3 (13.64%) Single Sign-On
9 3 (13.64%) VPN
9 3 (13.64%) Wi-Fi
10 2 (9.09%) Cisco
10 2 (9.09%) Cloud Security
10 2 (9.09%) ConnectWise
10 2 (9.09%) Customer Engagement
10 2 (9.09%) Cyber Essentials
10 2 (9.09%) Cyber Essentials PLUS

Microsoft 365 Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands 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 9 (40.91%) SharePoint
2 8 (36.36%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 1 (4.55%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (4.55%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 17 (77.27%) Microsoft 365
2 10 (45.45%) Azure
3 6 (27.27%) Entra ID
4 2 (9.09%) OneDrive
5 1 (4.55%) Google Workspace
5 1 (4.55%) SaaS
5 1 (4.55%) ShareGate
5 1 (4.55%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 3 (13.64%) LAN
1 3 (13.64%) VPN
1 3 (13.64%) Wi-Fi
2 2 (9.09%) DHCP
2 2 (9.09%) DNS
2 2 (9.09%) Firewall
2 2 (9.09%) WAN
Development Applications
1 1 (4.55%) JIRA
General
1 8 (36.36%) Social Skills
2 2 (9.09%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 1 (4.55%) Legal
3 1 (4.55%) Public Sector
3 1 (4.55%) Tech for Good
Miscellaneous
1 4 (18.18%) Driving Licence
2 1 (4.55%) Data Protection Act
2 1 (4.55%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 4 (18.18%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (27.27%) Problem-Solving
2 5 (22.73%) ITIL
3 3 (13.64%) Customer Service
3 3 (13.64%) Migration
4 2 (9.09%) Cloud Security
4 2 (9.09%) Customer Engagement
4 2 (9.09%) Data Migration
4 2 (9.09%) Disaster Recovery
4 2 (9.09%) Identity Management
4 2 (9.09%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 2 (9.09%) ITSM
4 2 (9.09%) Performance Optimisation
4 2 (9.09%) Service Delivery
5 1 (4.55%) Continuous Improvement
5 1 (4.55%) Data Protection
5 1 (4.55%) Email Migration
5 1 (4.55%) Identity Access Management
5 1 (4.55%) Mobile Device Management
5 1 (4.55%) User Experience
5 1 (4.55%) Zero Trust
Programming Languages
1 3 (13.64%) PowerShell
2 1 (4.55%) Google Apps Script
2 1 (4.55%) Python
Qualifications
1 4 (18.18%) BPSS Clearance
2 3 (13.64%) Degree
2 3 (13.64%) Microsoft Certification
2 3 (13.64%) SC Cleared
2 3 (13.64%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (22.73%) SLA
2 2 (9.09%) Cyber Essentials
2 2 (9.09%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
2 2 (9.09%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 4 (18.18%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 4 (18.18%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (13.64%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 16 (72.73%) Microsoft
2 2 (9.09%) Cisco
2 2 (9.09%) ConnectWise
2 2 (9.09%) Meraki
2 2 (9.09%) Salesforce
2 2 (9.09%) Sophos
3 1 (4.55%) Apple
3 1 (4.55%) Dell
3 1 (4.55%) Google
3 1 (4.55%) HP
3 1 (4.55%) HubSpot
3 1 (4.55%) Logitech
3 1 (4.55%) ServiceNow
3 1 (4.55%) Yealink
3 1 (4.55%) Zoho