Microsoft 365 Contracts in Central London

Microsoft 365 (M365, Office 365, O365)
London > Central London

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Central London with a requirement for Microsoft 365 skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Microsoft 365 over the 6 months to 18 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
18 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 29 34 34
Rank change year-on-year +5 0 +9
Contract jobs citing Microsoft 365 141 213 278
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Central London 5.88% 5.65% 6.16%
As % of the Cloud Services category 14.73% 14.58% 14.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 111 158 232
10th Percentile £160 £144 £163
25th Percentile £240 £196 £228
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £338 £425
Median % change year-on-year +33.33% -20.59% -5.56%
75th Percentile £574 £484 £538
90th Percentile £729 £591 £637
London median daily rate £400 £425 £425
% change year-on-year -5.88% - +3.03%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 1 10
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £12.75 - £13.88
Median hourly rate £22.50 £25.00 £22.34
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% +11.89% +62.49%
75th Percentile £23.75 - £38.06
90th Percentile £25.70 - £59.25
London median hourly rate £22.00 £24.25 £32.50
% change year-on-year -9.28% -25.38% +109.68%

All Cloud Skills
Central London

Microsoft 365 is in the Cloud Services category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Central London with a requirement for cloud computing skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 957 1,461 1,965
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London 39.91% 38.75% 43.56%
Number of daily rates quoted 683 989 1,582
10th Percentile £350 £300 £363
25th Percentile £425 £456 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £575 £575
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% - +9.52%
75th Percentile £650 £700 £688
90th Percentile £750 £800 £768
London median daily rate £550 £588 £575
% change year-on-year -6.38% +2.17% +9.52%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 9 10
10th Percentile £12.75 £22.45 -
25th Percentile £17.00 £35.00 £13.88
Median hourly rate £22.50 £82.50 £22.34
Median % change year-on-year -72.73% +269.25% -0.70%
75th Percentile £25.38 £88.30 £38.06
90th Percentile £36.30 - £59.25
London median hourly rate £26.00 £44.00 £40.00
% change year-on-year -40.91% +10.00% +19.40%

Microsoft 365
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

Job postings citing Microsoft 365 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Central London.

Job vacancy trend for Microsoft 365 in Central London

Microsoft 365
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Central London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Microsoft 365 in Central London.

Daily rate trend for Microsoft 365 in Central London

Microsoft 365
Daily Rate Histogram in Central London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Microsoft 365 in Central London over the 6 months to 18 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Microsoft 365 in Central London

Microsoft 365
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Central London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Microsoft 365 in Central London.

Hourly rate trend for Microsoft 365 in Central London

Microsoft 365
Hourly Rate Histogram in Central London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Microsoft 365 in Central London over the 6 months to 18 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Microsoft 365 in Central London

Microsoft 365
Contract Job Locations in Central London

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 Central London region over the 6 months to 18 May 2024. 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
City of London +13 121 £475 +58.20% 38
West End of London -7 4 £178 -51.82% 3
Lambeth +3 2 £196 +3.29%
City of Westminster -9 2 £400 +8.11% 2
Camden -4 1 £850 +243.43% 2
Microsoft 365
London

Microsoft 365
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Central London 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 (26.95%) Microsoft Exchange
2 34 (24.11%) SharePoint
3 5 (3.55%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
4 4 (2.84%) Confluence
5 2 (1.42%) IBM Domino
5 2 (1.42%) IBM Notes
5 2 (1.42%) IIS
6 1 (0.71%) SharePoint 2013
6 1 (0.71%) SharePoint Server
6 1 (0.71%) Skype for Business
6 1 (0.71%) WordPress
Applications
1 16 (11.35%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (6.38%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (2.13%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (1.42%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (1.42%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 3 (2.13%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.71%) Carpe Diem
2 1 (0.71%) Elite 3E
2 1 (0.71%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 68 (48.23%) Azure
2 30 (21.28%) Entra ID
3 26 (18.44%) Power Platform
4 21 (14.89%) OneDrive
5 14 (9.93%) PowerApps
6 13 (9.22%) Mimecast
7 10 (7.09%) Power Automate
8 9 (6.38%) Microsoft Purview
9 8 (5.67%) AWS
10 7 (4.96%) IaaS
11 6 (4.26%) Azure DevOps
11 6 (4.26%) Azure Key Vault
12 4 (2.84%) Google Workspace
13 3 (2.13%) Azure Storage
13 3 (2.13%) PaaS
13 3 (2.13%) WhatsApp
14 2 (1.42%) Azure Sentinel
14 2 (1.42%) Dynamics 365
15 1 (0.71%) Azure Monitor
15 1 (0.71%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 17 (12.06%) Firewall
2 14 (9.93%) DNS
3 9 (6.38%) VPN
4 6 (4.26%) DHCP
5 5 (3.55%) MPLS
6 4 (2.84%) Network Security
6 4 (2.84%) TCP/IP
6 4 (2.84%) Wireless
7 3 (2.13%) Cisco IOS
7 3 (2.13%) LAN
7 3 (2.13%) Skype
7 3 (2.13%) WAN
8 2 (1.42%) NAS
8 2 (1.42%) SAN
8 2 (1.42%) SMTP
8 2 (1.42%) Unified Communications
8 2 (1.42%) VoIP
9 1 (0.71%) Fibre Channel
9 1 (0.71%) Remote Desktop
9 1 (0.71%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (6.38%) Power BI
1 9 (6.38%) SQL Server
2 6 (4.26%) SQL Server Integration Services
2 6 (4.26%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 1 (0.71%) Amazon RDS
3 1 (0.71%) MongoDB
3 1 (0.71%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 4 (2.84%) Hudson
2 3 (2.13%) Visual Studio
3 2 (1.42%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.71%) JIRA
4 1 (0.71%) Octopus Deploy
General
1 46 (32.62%) Social Skills
2 40 (28.37%) Finance
3 18 (12.77%) Legal
4 15 (10.64%) Banking
5 12 (8.51%) Analytical Skills
5 12 (8.51%) Financial Institution
6 6 (4.26%) Documentation Skills
6 6 (4.26%) Public Sector
7 5 (3.55%) Presentation Skills
8 4 (2.84%) French Language
8 4 (2.84%) Law
8 4 (2.84%) Retail
9 2 (1.42%) Local Government
9 2 (1.42%) Organisational Skills
10 1 (0.71%) Advertising
10 1 (0.71%) Billing
10 1 (0.71%) Front Office
10 1 (0.71%) General Ledger
10 1 (0.71%) Marketing
10 1 (0.71%) Public Speaking
Job Titles
1 23 (16.31%) Architect
2 17 (12.06%) Support Engineer
3 13 (9.22%) Analyst
3 13 (9.22%) IT Support
4 11 (7.80%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 9 (6.38%) IT Engineer
5 9 (6.38%) Microsoft 365 Architect
6 7 (4.96%) Desktop Engineer
7 6 (4.26%) Desktop Support
7 6 (4.26%) Developer
7 6 (4.26%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
7 6 (4.26%) Platform Architect
7 6 (4.26%) Power Platform Architect
7 6 (4.26%) Project Manager
8 5 (3.55%) Azure Engineer
8 5 (3.55%) Consultant
8 5 (3.55%) Desktop Support Engineer
8 5 (3.55%) DevOps Manager
8 5 (3.55%) IT Support Engineer
9 4 (2.84%) Service Desk Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (7.09%) Microsoft Graph
2 6 (4.26%) JSON
2 6 (4.26%) REST
2 6 (4.26%) XML
3 3 (2.13%) CSS
3 3 (2.13%) HTML5 Canvas
3 3 (2.13%) jQuery
4 1 (0.71%) LAMP
4 1 (0.71%) OAuth
4 1 (0.71%) RabbitMQ
4 1 (0.71%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 9 (6.38%) Data Centre
2 8 (5.67%) Management Information System
3 6 (4.26%) Video Conferencing
4 4 (2.84%) Blackberry
4 4 (2.84%) Wiki
5 3 (2.13%) Security Posture
6 2 (1.42%) Clustering
6 2 (1.42%) Hedge funds
6 2 (1.42%) IoT
6 2 (1.42%) Low-Code
6 2 (1.42%) PKI
6 2 (1.42%) Public Cloud
7 1 (0.71%) Cyber Threat
7 1 (0.71%) Enterprise Software
7 1 (0.71%) Fat Client
7 1 (0.71%) iPad
7 1 (0.71%) Linux Command Line
7 1 (0.71%) Operational Technology
7 1 (0.71%) Taxonomies
7 1 (0.71%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 66 (46.81%) Windows
2 23 (16.31%) Windows 10
3 10 (7.09%) Windows Server
4 7 (4.96%) Android
4 7 (4.96%) Mac OS
4 7 (4.96%) Windows 7
5 6 (4.26%) Mac OS X
6 5 (3.55%) Windows Server 2016
7 4 (2.84%) Linux
7 4 (2.84%) Windows 8
8 3 (2.13%) Windows Server 2012
8 3 (2.13%) Windows Server 2019
9 2 (1.42%) Apple iOS
10 1 (0.71%) Ubuntu
10 1 (0.71%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 29 (20.57%) Problem-Solving
2 28 (19.86%) Migration
3 23 (16.31%) Data Loss Prevention
4 22 (15.60%) Agile
5 20 (14.18%) Customer Service
5 20 (14.18%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 18 (12.77%) ITIL
7 15 (10.64%) Project Management
8 14 (9.93%) DevOps
9 13 (9.22%) Business Intelligence
9 13 (9.22%) Change Management
10 12 (8.51%) PRINCE2
11 11 (7.80%) Information Security
11 11 (7.80%) Project Delivery
12 10 (7.09%) Cybersecurity
13 9 (6.38%) Computer Science
13 9 (6.38%) Roadmaps
13 9 (6.38%) Service Delivery
14 8 (5.67%) Stakeholder Management
15 7 (4.96%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 37 (26.24%) PowerShell
2 8 (5.67%) C#
3 6 (4.26%) T-SQL
4 4 (2.84%) SQL
5 3 (2.13%) JavaScript
6 2 (1.42%) Python
7 1 (0.71%) Bash
Qualifications
1 20 (14.18%) Degree
2 10 (7.09%) ITIL Certification
3 9 (6.38%) Azure Certification
4 8 (5.67%) Computer Science Degree
5 6 (4.26%) Security Cleared
6 5 (3.55%) CISSP
7 4 (2.84%) SC Cleared
8 3 (2.13%) Cisco Certification
8 3 (2.13%) CISM
8 3 (2.13%) TOGAF Certification
9 2 (1.42%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 2 (1.42%) CompTIA Security+
9 2 (1.42%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 2 (1.42%) Microsoft Certification
10 1 (0.71%) A+ Certification
10 1 (0.71%) CCNA
10 1 (0.71%) CCSK
10 1 (0.71%) DV Cleared
10 1 (0.71%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
10 1 (0.71%) MCITP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (6.38%) SLA
2 5 (3.55%) NIST
3 4 (2.84%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 2 (1.42%) QA
5 1 (0.71%) GDPR
5 1 (0.71%) GRC
5 1 (0.71%) ISO 22301
5 1 (0.71%) ISO/IEC 20000
5 1 (0.71%) NCSC
5 1 (0.71%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 68 (48.23%) Active Directory
2 12 (8.51%) VMware Infrastructure
3 8 (5.67%) Virtual Machines
4 5 (3.55%) Hyper-V
5 2 (1.42%) Virtual Desktop
5 2 (1.42%) vSphere
5 2 (1.42%) XenApp
6 1 (0.71%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 26 (18.44%) Microsoft Intune
2 11 (7.80%) SCCM
3 8 (5.67%) PingFederate
4 5 (3.55%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 4 (2.84%) FortiGate
6 3 (2.13%) Ansible
7 2 (1.42%) Microsoft Clustering
7 2 (1.42%) Packer
7 2 (1.42%) QRadar
7 2 (1.42%) Single Sign-On
7 2 (1.42%) Terraform
8 1 (0.71%) CASB
8 1 (0.71%) Failover Clustering
8 1 (0.71%) Jamf Pro
8 1 (0.71%) Kibana
8 1 (0.71%) Kubernetes
8 1 (0.71%) logstash
8 1 (0.71%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
Vendors
1 99 (70.21%) Microsoft
2 16 (11.35%) Citrix
3 15 (10.64%) VMware
4 10 (7.09%) Apple
5 8 (5.67%) iManage
6 7 (4.96%) Adobe
7 6 (4.26%) Cadence
7 6 (4.26%) Cisco
7 6 (4.26%) ServiceNow
8 5 (3.55%) Okta
8 5 (3.55%) Proofpoint
9 4 (2.84%) Freshdesk
9 4 (2.84%) Google
9 4 (2.84%) Ivanti
10 3 (2.13%) IBM
10 3 (2.13%) Symantec
11 2 (1.42%) Avaya
11 2 (1.42%) Bloomberg
11 2 (1.42%) Lotus
11 2 (1.42%) Reuters