Microsoft 365 Contracts in the North of England

Microsoft 365 (M365, Office 365, O365)
England > North of England

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the North of England 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 5 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
5 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 34 36 18
Rank change year-on-year +2 -18 +5
Contract jobs citing Microsoft 365 239 303 558
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North of England 5.09% 5.22% 7.78%
As % of the Cloud Services category 17.36% 14.30% 22.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 158 232 439
10th Percentile £143 £155 £140
25th Percentile £185 £200 £165
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £258 £318 £240
Median % change year-on-year -18.90% +32.29% -18.30%
75th Percentile £425 £506 £438
90th Percentile £533 £564 £520
England median daily rate £350 £398 £350
% change year-on-year -11.95% +13.57% -6.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 33 16 36
10th Percentile £13.00 £13.33 £15.02
25th Percentile £13.25 £16.23 £16.19
Median hourly rate £16.00 £19.25 £17.57
Median % change year-on-year -16.88% +9.56% +2.39%
75th Percentile £17.72 £22.43 £20.00
90th Percentile £19.15 £26.25 £24.38
England median hourly rate £16.63 £18.50 £17.50
% change year-on-year -10.11% +5.71% +2.94%

All Cloud Skills
North of England

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 the North of England with a requirement for cloud computing skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 1,377 2,119 2,503
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North of England 29.34% 36.48% 34.89%
Number of daily rates quoted 979 1,584 1,907
10th Percentile £263 £300 £190
25th Percentile £375 £415 £365
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £525 £500
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% +5.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £575 £596 £588
90th Percentile £638 £680 £663
England median daily rate £525 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -4.55% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 79 37 61
10th Percentile £13.00 £16.22 £15.00
25th Percentile £15.50 £20.00 £16.25
Median hourly rate £16.06 £39.60 £18.75
Median % change year-on-year -59.44% +111.20% -1.32%
75th Percentile £20.77 £65.00 £23.75
90th Percentile £43.75 £70.00 £56.25
England median hourly rate £20.77 £30.50 £21.05
% change year-on-year -31.90% +44.89% -2.09%

Microsoft 365
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Job postings citing Microsoft 365 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Job vacancy trend for Microsoft 365 in the North of England

Microsoft 365
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Microsoft 365 in the North of England.

Daily rate trend for Microsoft 365 in the North of England

Microsoft 365
Daily Rate Histogram in the North of England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Microsoft 365 in the North of England over the 6 months to 5 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Microsoft 365 in the North of England

Microsoft 365
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Microsoft 365 in the North of England.

Hourly rate trend for Microsoft 365 in the North of England

Microsoft 365
Contract Job Locations in the North of England

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 North of England region over the 6 months to 5 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
North West +5 151 £284 -32.38% 163
Yorkshire -4 77 £240 -14.67% 112
North East +15 11 £190 -10.59% 35
Microsoft 365
England

Microsoft 365
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England 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 55 (23.01%) Microsoft Exchange
2 42 (17.57%) SharePoint
3 8 (3.35%) CMS
4 2 (0.84%) IBM Notes
4 2 (0.84%) IIS
4 2 (0.84%) Skype for Business
5 1 (0.42%) Exchange Server 2007
5 1 (0.42%) Exchange Server 2010
5 1 (0.42%) Umbraco
Applications
1 54 (22.59%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (1.26%) Microsoft Project
3 2 (0.84%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 2 (0.84%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (0.42%) Adobe Premiere
4 1 (0.42%) Photoshop
4 1 (0.42%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 2 (0.84%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.42%) Dynamics NAV
Cloud Services
1 75 (31.38%) Azure
2 30 (12.55%) Entra ID
3 16 (6.69%) OneDrive
4 15 (6.28%) AWS
5 14 (5.86%) Power Platform
6 8 (3.35%) Mimecast
7 6 (2.51%) Dynamics 365
7 6 (2.51%) IaaS
8 5 (2.09%) SaaS
9 4 (1.67%) Azure Sentinel
9 4 (1.67%) GCP
10 3 (1.26%) Cloud Computing
11 2 (0.84%) Azure Stack
11 2 (0.84%) PaaS
11 2 (0.84%) PowerApps
12 1 (0.42%) Google Workspace
12 1 (0.42%) Microsoft Purview
12 1 (0.42%) OCI
12 1 (0.42%) Supabase
12 1 (0.42%) Yammer
Communications & Networking
1 23 (9.62%) Firewall
2 16 (6.69%) VPN
3 12 (5.02%) DNS
4 8 (3.35%) LAN
4 8 (3.35%) WAN
5 6 (2.51%) DHCP
6 5 (2.09%) VLAN
6 5 (2.09%) VoIP
6 5 (2.09%) Wi-Fi
7 3 (1.26%) Intranet
7 3 (1.26%) NAS
7 3 (1.26%) SAN
7 3 (1.26%) TCP/IP
8 2 (0.84%) Internet
8 2 (0.84%) Skype
8 2 (0.84%) Wireless
9 1 (0.42%) DKIM
9 1 (0.42%) Fibre Channel
9 1 (0.42%) NetScaler
9 1 (0.42%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (3.35%) Power BI
1 8 (3.35%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.42%) Amazon RDS
2 1 (0.42%) Azure SQL Database
2 1 (0.42%) MongoDB
2 1 (0.42%) MySQL
2 1 (0.42%) NoSQL
2 1 (0.42%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 7 (2.93%) Hudson
2 1 (0.42%) Dreamweaver
2 1 (0.42%) JIRA
General
1 91 (38.08%) Social Skills
2 28 (11.72%) Public Sector
3 19 (7.95%) Analytical Skills
4 12 (5.02%) Finance
5 10 (4.18%) Law
5 10 (4.18%) Retail
6 9 (3.77%) Documentation Skills
7 8 (3.35%) Manufacturing
8 3 (1.26%) Aviation
8 3 (1.26%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 3 (1.26%) Pharmaceutical
8 3 (1.26%) Telecoms
9 2 (0.84%) Automotive
9 2 (0.84%) Banking
9 2 (0.84%) Local Government
9 2 (0.84%) Presentation Skills
10 1 (0.42%) Advertising
10 1 (0.42%) Back Office
10 1 (0.42%) Legal
10 1 (0.42%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 51 (21.34%) Analyst
2 43 (17.99%) IT Support
3 37 (15.48%) Support Engineer
4 25 (10.46%) 2nd Line Support
4 25 (10.46%) Service Analyst
5 24 (10.04%) Service Desk Analyst
6 22 (9.21%) 2nd Line Engineer
7 20 (8.37%) Senior
8 18 (7.53%) Desktop Support
9 16 (6.69%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
10 15 (6.28%) Architect
10 15 (6.28%) Support Analyst
11 13 (5.44%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 13 (5.44%) IT Engineer
12 11 (4.60%) 1st Line Support
12 11 (4.60%) Desktop Engineer
13 10 (4.18%) 3rd Line Support
13 10 (4.18%) Solutions Architect
13 10 (4.18%) Support Technician
14 9 (3.77%) IT Support Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (0.84%) ADSI
2 1 (0.42%) Node.js
2 1 (0.42%) Svelte
2 1 (0.42%) SvelteKit
2 1 (0.42%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 14 (5.86%) EPoS
2 10 (4.18%) Driving Licence
3 9 (3.77%) Virtual Team
4 8 (3.35%) Video Conferencing
5 5 (2.09%) iPhone
5 5 (2.09%) Management Information System
5 5 (2.09%) NHS
6 4 (1.67%) Clustering
6 4 (1.67%) Data Protection Act
6 4 (1.67%) Digital Signage
6 4 (1.67%) Legacy Systems
6 4 (1.67%) Video\Live Streaming
7 3 (1.26%) iPad
7 3 (1.26%) PKI
8 2 (0.84%) Data Centre
8 2 (0.84%) Onboarding
8 2 (0.84%) Smartphone
9 1 (0.42%) Cyber Threat
9 1 (0.42%) Security Operations Centre
9 1 (0.42%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 150 (62.76%) Windows
2 78 (32.64%) Windows 10
3 39 (16.32%) Windows Server
4 17 (7.11%) Mac OS
5 15 (6.28%) Apple iOS
6 14 (5.86%) Windows Server 2012
7 11 (4.60%) Windows Server 2016
8 8 (3.35%) Linux
9 6 (2.51%) Windows Server 2019
10 5 (2.09%) Android
10 5 (2.09%) VMS
11 4 (1.67%) Windows 7
12 3 (1.26%) Debian
12 3 (1.26%) Ubuntu
13 2 (0.84%) Windows Server 2008
14 1 (0.42%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 67 (28.03%) Customer Service
2 41 (17.15%) ITIL
3 31 (12.97%) Migration
4 28 (11.72%) Problem-Solving
5 26 (10.88%) Service Management
6 24 (10.04%) Mobile Device Management
7 15 (6.28%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 14 (5.86%) Stakeholder Management
9 11 (4.60%) Asset Management
9 11 (4.60%) ITSM
10 10 (4.18%) Change Management
10 10 (4.18%) E-Commerce
10 10 (4.18%) Project Management
11 9 (3.77%) Agile
11 9 (3.77%) CRM
11 9 (3.77%) Software Deployment
12 8 (3.35%) Digital Transformation Programme
13 7 (2.93%) Customer Requirements
13 7 (2.93%) Incident Management
13 7 (2.93%) Server Virtualisation
Programming Languages
1 28 (11.72%) PowerShell
2 6 (2.51%) SQL
3 1 (0.42%) Bash
3 1 (0.42%) JavaScript
3 1 (0.42%) Kusto Query Language
3 1 (0.42%) Python
3 1 (0.42%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 24 (10.04%) Degree
2 22 (9.21%) Microsoft Certification
3 12 (5.02%) Security Cleared
4 11 (4.60%) ITIL Certification
4 11 (4.60%) SC Cleared
5 7 (2.93%) MCSE
6 6 (2.51%) Azure Certification
7 4 (1.67%) CCNA
7 4 (1.67%) Cisco Certification
7 4 (1.67%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
8 3 (1.26%) DBS Check
8 3 (1.26%) MCP
9 2 (0.84%) A+ Certification
9 2 (0.84%) APMG
9 2 (0.84%) MCITP
9 2 (0.84%) MOS
10 1 (0.42%) DV Cleared
10 1 (0.42%) GIAC
10 1 (0.42%) PMP
10 1 (0.42%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (7.11%) SLA
2 2 (0.84%) Cyber Essentials
3 1 (0.42%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 1 (0.42%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 153 (64.02%) Active Directory
2 24 (10.04%) VMware Infrastructure
3 15 (6.28%) Hyper-V
4 5 (2.09%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.42%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.42%) Virtual Servers
5 1 (0.42%) VMware ESXi
5 1 (0.42%) VMware Workstation
5 1 (0.42%) vSphere
5 1 (0.42%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 59 (24.69%) Microsoft Intune
2 24 (10.04%) SCCM
3 9 (3.77%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
4 5 (2.09%) Single Sign-On
5 4 (1.67%) Jamf Pro
6 3 (1.26%) Autotask
6 3 (1.26%) Failover Clustering
7 2 (0.84%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 1 (0.42%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 160 (66.95%) Microsoft
2 38 (15.90%) VMware
3 26 (10.88%) ServiceNow
4 14 (5.86%) Apple
5 13 (5.44%) Citrix
6 11 (4.60%) Sophos
7 8 (3.35%) Cisco
8 7 (2.93%) Veeam
9 5 (2.09%) iManage
10 4 (1.67%) Logitech
11 3 (1.26%) Adobe
11 3 (1.26%) Datto
11 3 (1.26%) Dell
11 3 (1.26%) Google
12 2 (0.84%) Autodesk
12 2 (0.84%) CA
12 2 (0.84%) HP
12 2 (0.84%) Lotus
12 2 (0.84%) Oracle
12 2 (0.84%) Wyse