Microsoft 365 Consultant Job Trends

Microsoft 365 Consultant (M365 Consultant)
UK

The median Microsoft 365 Consultant (M365 Consultant) salary in the UK is £90,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 January 2026.

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

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 628 675 677
Rank change year-on-year +47 +2 +243
Permanent jobs requiring a Microsoft 365 Consultant 25 24 44
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.042% 0.045% 0.079%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.046% 0.048% 0.083%
Number of salaries quoted 18 17 43
10th Percentile £58,875 £32,000 £46,250
25th Percentile £63,438 £55,000 £58,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £90,000 £70,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +28.57% +7.69% +8.33%
75th Percentile - £75,000 £76,250
90th Percentile - £81,900 £77,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £90,000 £60,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year +50.00% -4.00% +13.64%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 UK with a recognized job title 54,426 49,714 53,040
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.72% 92.90% 95.25%
Number of salaries quoted 33,710 25,743 40,880
10th Percentile £28,500 £33,625 £30,000
25th Percentile £37,000 £45,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,609 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.96% +5.22% -5.25%

Microsoft 365 Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Microsoft 365 Consultant job vacancy trend in the UK

Microsoft 365 Consultant
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for Microsoft 365 Consultant job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for Microsoft 365 Consultant job vacancies in the UK

Microsoft 365 Consultant
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Microsoft 365 Consultant over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Microsoft 365 Consultant in the UK

Microsoft 365 Consultant
Top 15 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft 365 Consultant within the UK over the 6 months to 14 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
UK excluding London +64 20 £90,000 +50.00% 4
England +56 18 £90,000 +28.57% 5
Work from Home +81 17 £90,000 +11.46% 2
North of England +9 6 £90,000 +28.57% 1
North West +19 4 £75,000 +7.14% 1
Scotland - 4 £75,000 -
London +46 3 £62,500 -18.83% 3
East of England +25 3 - - 1
West Midlands - 3 £90,000 -
Midlands - 3 £90,000 -
Yorkshire -10 2 £90,000 +71.43%
South East +32 1 £90,000 +181.25% 2
South West - 1 £90,000 - 1
Wales - 1 £90,000 -
Northern Ireland - 1 £90,000 -

Microsoft 365 Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 14 January 2026, Microsoft 365 Consultant 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 featuring Microsoft 365 Consultant in the job title.

1 25 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
2 22 (88.00%) Microsoft
3 12 (48.00%) SC Cleared
3 12 (48.00%) Security Cleared
3 12 (48.00%) Software Engineering
4 9 (36.00%) SharePoint
5 5 (20.00%) Computacenter
6 4 (16.00%) Microsoft Copilot
7 3 (12.00%) Azure
7 3 (12.00%) Degree
7 3 (12.00%) Microsoft Purview
7 3 (12.00%) Problem-Solving
8 2 (8.00%) Active Directory
8 2 (8.00%) Agile
8 2 (8.00%) Business Intelligence
8 2 (8.00%) Digital Marketing
8 2 (8.00%) Entra ID
8 2 (8.00%) Microsoft Certification
8 2 (8.00%) Microsoft Intune
8 2 (8.00%) Migration
8 2 (8.00%) Power Platform
8 2 (8.00%) PowerShell
8 2 (8.00%) Presales
8 2 (8.00%) Programme Management
8 2 (8.00%) Requirements Gathering
8 2 (8.00%) Roadmaps
8 2 (8.00%) SAP
8 2 (8.00%) Windows
8 2 (8.00%) Workshop Facilitation
9 1 (4.00%) Agile Project Management

Microsoft 365 Consultant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 (36.00%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (4.00%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 25 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
2 4 (16.00%) Microsoft Copilot
3 3 (12.00%) Azure
3 3 (12.00%) Microsoft Purview
4 2 (8.00%) Entra ID
4 2 (8.00%) Power Platform
5 1 (4.00%) Copilot Studio
5 1 (4.00%) OneDrive
5 1 (4.00%) Power Automate
5 1 (4.00%) PowerApps
5 1 (4.00%) Viva Engage
General
1 5 (20.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (8.00%) Electronics
2 2 (8.00%) Finance
2 2 (8.00%) Manufacturing
2 2 (8.00%) Marketing
2 2 (8.00%) Public Sector
2 2 (8.00%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (4.00%) SPFx
Miscellaneous
1 1 (4.00%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 2 (8.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (48.00%) Software Engineering
2 3 (12.00%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (8.00%) Agile
3 2 (8.00%) Business Intelligence
3 2 (8.00%) Digital Marketing
3 2 (8.00%) Migration
3 2 (8.00%) Presales
3 2 (8.00%) Programme Management
3 2 (8.00%) Requirements Gathering
3 2 (8.00%) Roadmaps
3 2 (8.00%) Workshop Facilitation
4 1 (4.00%) AI
4 1 (4.00%) Change Management
4 1 (4.00%) CI/CD
4 1 (4.00%) Computer Science
4 1 (4.00%) Data Protection
4 1 (4.00%) Decision-Making
4 1 (4.00%) ITIL
4 1 (4.00%) Project Management
4 1 (4.00%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (8.00%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 12 (48.00%) SC Cleared
1 12 (48.00%) Security Cleared
2 3 (12.00%) Degree
3 2 (8.00%) Microsoft Certification
4 1 (4.00%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (4.00%) GDPR
1 1 (4.00%) HIPAA
1 1 (4.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 2 (8.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (8.00%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 22 (88.00%) Microsoft
2 5 (20.00%) Computacenter
3 2 (8.00%) SAP