Microsoft 365 Contracts in the UK excluding London

Microsoft 365 (M365, Office 365, O365)
UK > UK excluding London

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding 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 6 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
6 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 33 27 21
Rank change year-on-year -6 -6 +8
Contract jobs citing Microsoft 365 1,057 1,662 2,357
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 5.12% 6.96% 7.63%
As % of the Cloud Services category 19.77% 20.92% 23.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 693 1,217 1,680
10th Percentile £145 £155 £135
25th Percentile £175 £200 £174
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £250 £325 £275
Median % change year-on-year -23.08% +18.18% -15.38%
75th Percentile £425 £500 £438
90th Percentile £575 £615 £538
UK median daily rate £350 £400 £375
% change year-on-year -12.50% +6.67% -6.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 120 105 187
10th Percentile £13.00 £14.25 £12.53
25th Percentile £14.16 £15.25 £14.25
Median hourly rate £16.30 £17.50 £16.50
Median % change year-on-year -6.86% +6.06% +3.13%
75th Percentile £18.75 £21.00 £20.00
90th Percentile £21.37 £29.80 £23.62
UK median hourly rate £16.78 £18.93 £17.50
% change year-on-year -11.34% +8.17% +10.24%

All Cloud Skills
UK excluding 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 the UK excluding London with a requirement for cloud computing skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 5,346 7,945 9,981
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 25.90% 33.26% 32.30%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,794 5,883 7,318
10th Percentile £213 £250 £206
25th Percentile £369 £410 £387
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -2.50% - +11.11%
75th Percentile £588 £600 £588
90th Percentile £675 £688 £670
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -4.55% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 259 231 286
10th Percentile £14.00 £15.00 £13.25
25th Percentile £15.00 £16.50 £15.25
Median hourly rate £17.69 £24.62 £19.00
Median % change year-on-year -28.15% +29.58% -5.00%
75th Percentile £26.50 £64.75 £25.00
90th Percentile £61.60 £75.00 £55.00
UK median hourly rate £21.00 £35.00 £21.50
% change year-on-year -40.00% +62.79% -4.44%

Microsoft 365
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Job vacancy trend for Microsoft 365 in the UK excluding London

Microsoft 365
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Microsoft 365 in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for Microsoft 365 in the UK excluding London

Microsoft 365
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

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

Daily rate histogram for Microsoft 365 in the UK excluding London

Microsoft 365
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Microsoft 365 in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for Microsoft 365 in the UK excluding London

Microsoft 365
Hourly Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

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

Hourly rate histogram for Microsoft 365 in the UK excluding London

Microsoft 365
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding 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 UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 6 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 of England +1 240 £255 -19.69% 304
South East -7 236 £275 -21.43% 287
Midlands 0 168 £290 -22.67% 210
North West +4 152 £283 -32.62% 163
South West -11 149 £194 -44.46% 188
Scotland +3 133 £350 +29.63% 83
West Midlands -1 115 £350 -17.65% 128
East of England -13 99 £250 -16.67% 153
Yorkshire -4 77 £240 -14.67% 112
East Midlands -3 52 £195 -22.00% 82
Wales +3 27 £145 -35.56% 36
North East +15 11 £190 -10.59% 35
Northern Ireland -10 7 £438 +157.35% 24
Microsoft 365
UK

Microsoft 365
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding 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
1 229 (21.67%) SharePoint
2 221 (20.91%) Microsoft Exchange
3 12 (1.14%) Skype for Business
4 10 (0.95%) CMS
5 4 (0.38%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 4 (0.38%) Confluence
5 4 (0.38%) IIS
5 4 (0.38%) WordPress
6 3 (0.28%) nginx
7 2 (0.19%) IBM Notes
7 2 (0.19%) Moodle
7 2 (0.19%) SharePoint Server
8 1 (0.095%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
8 1 (0.095%) Drupal
8 1 (0.095%) Exchange Server 2007
8 1 (0.095%) Exchange Server 2010
8 1 (0.095%) SharePoint 2010
8 1 (0.095%) Umbraco
8 1 (0.095%) WebSphere
Applications
1 154 (14.57%) Microsoft Office
2 57 (5.39%) Microsoft Excel
3 42 (3.97%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 10 (0.95%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 10 (0.95%) Photoshop
5 6 (0.57%) Microsoft Project
5 6 (0.57%) MS Visio
6 5 (0.47%) Spreadsheet
7 2 (0.19%) AutoCAD
7 2 (0.19%) InfoPath
8 1 (0.095%) Adobe Premiere
8 1 (0.095%) Chatbot
8 1 (0.095%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 6 (0.57%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (0.28%) Dynamics GP
2 3 (0.28%) Sage X3
3 2 (0.19%) assyst
3 2 (0.19%) Maximo
3 2 (0.19%) Remedy ITSM
4 1 (0.095%) Dynamics NAV
4 1 (0.095%) Sage 200
4 1 (0.095%) Salesforce CRM
4 1 (0.095%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 337 (31.88%) Azure
2 116 (10.97%) Entra ID
3 86 (8.14%) OneDrive
4 74 (7.00%) Power Platform
5 44 (4.16%) AWS
6 41 (3.88%) PowerApps
7 37 (3.50%) Power Automate
8 27 (2.55%) Dynamics 365
9 24 (2.27%) Azure Monitor
10 21 (1.99%) SaaS
11 17 (1.61%) Azure Storage
11 17 (1.61%) Yammer
12 13 (1.23%) Mimecast
13 12 (1.14%) Azure Sentinel
14 11 (1.04%) Canva
14 11 (1.04%) Slack
15 10 (0.95%) Azure DevOps
16 9 (0.85%) IaaS
17 7 (0.66%) ShareGate
17 7 (0.66%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 101 (9.56%) Firewall
2 81 (7.66%) DNS
3 80 (7.57%) Wi-Fi
4 54 (5.11%) DHCP
5 50 (4.73%) VPN
6 48 (4.54%) LAN
7 43 (4.07%) WAN
8 32 (3.03%) TCP/IP
8 32 (3.03%) Wireless
9 31 (2.93%) VoIP
10 25 (2.37%) SAN
11 22 (2.08%) Intranet
12 20 (1.89%) Remote Desktop
13 19 (1.80%) Network Security
14 16 (1.51%) Skype
15 14 (1.32%) Cisco IOS
15 14 (1.32%) VLAN
16 10 (0.95%) NAS
17 9 (0.85%) NetScaler
18 7 (0.66%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 37 (3.50%) SQL Server
2 25 (2.37%) Power BI
3 8 (0.76%) Amazon RDS
4 5 (0.47%) Metadata
5 4 (0.38%) MySQL
6 2 (0.19%) Data Lake
6 2 (0.19%) EDRMS
6 2 (0.19%) Oracle Database
7 1 (0.095%) Azure SQL Database
7 1 (0.095%) Data Warehouse
7 1 (0.095%) DTS
7 1 (0.095%) MongoDB
7 1 (0.095%) MS Access
7 1 (0.095%) NoSQL
7 1 (0.095%) PostgreSQL
7 1 (0.095%) Relational Database
7 1 (0.095%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 20 (1.89%) JIRA
2 7 (0.66%) Hudson
3 4 (0.38%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 2 (0.19%) GitLab
4 2 (0.19%) Visual Studio
5 1 (0.095%) Dreamweaver
5 1 (0.095%) MSI
5 1 (0.095%) Subversion
General
1 383 (36.23%) Social Skills
2 118 (11.16%) Public Sector
3 77 (7.28%) Finance
4 69 (6.53%) Analytical Skills
5 61 (5.77%) Organisational Skills
6 49 (4.64%) Retail
7 36 (3.41%) Manufacturing
8 26 (2.46%) Marketing
9 25 (2.37%) Legal
10 23 (2.18%) Documentation Skills
11 20 (1.89%) Telecoms
12 16 (1.51%) Influencing Skills
13 14 (1.32%) Presentation Skills
14 13 (1.23%) Electronics
15 12 (1.14%) Law
15 12 (1.14%) Publishing
16 8 (0.76%) Automotive
17 7 (0.66%) Inclusion and Diversity
17 7 (0.66%) Pharmaceutical
18 6 (0.57%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 205 (19.39%) Analyst
2 171 (16.18%) Support Engineer
3 153 (14.47%) IT Support
4 111 (10.50%) Service Analyst
4 111 (10.50%) Service Desk Analyst
5 87 (8.23%) IT Engineer
6 74 (7.00%) 2nd Line Support
7 63 (5.96%) IT Support Engineer
8 59 (5.58%) Desktop Support
9 56 (5.30%) Senior
10 53 (5.01%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 52 (4.92%) 2nd Line Engineer
11 52 (4.92%) Support Analyst
12 48 (4.54%) 1st Line Support
13 45 (4.26%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
13 45 (4.26%) Architect
13 45 (4.26%) Desktop Engineer
13 45 (4.26%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
14 35 (3.31%) IT Analyst
15 32 (3.03%) 1st/2nd Line Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (1.51%) ARM Templates
2 14 (1.32%) .NET
3 12 (1.14%) CSS
4 9 (0.85%) REST
5 7 (0.66%) HTML
6 6 (0.57%) SPFx
7 5 (0.47%) XML
8 4 (0.38%) jQuery
9 3 (0.28%) EDI
9 3 (0.28%) XMPP
10 2 (0.19%) 802.1X
10 2 (0.19%) ADSI
10 2 (0.19%) HTML5
10 2 (0.19%) LAMP
10 2 (0.19%) OLE
10 2 (0.19%) React
11 1 (0.095%) ASP.NET Web API
11 1 (0.095%) Node.js
11 1 (0.095%) SailPoint
11 1 (0.095%) SvelteKit
Miscellaneous
1 35 (3.31%) Self-Motivation
2 33 (3.12%) PKI
3 30 (2.84%) Video Editing
4 29 (2.74%) Driving Licence
5 25 (2.37%) NHS
6 21 (1.99%) Management Information System
6 21 (1.99%) Video Conferencing
7 20 (1.89%) Onboarding
8 16 (1.51%) Digital Signage
9 15 (1.42%) EPoS
10 14 (1.32%) CMDB
10 14 (1.32%) Data Centre
11 13 (1.23%) iPhone
12 11 (1.04%) Data Protection Act
12 11 (1.04%) iPad
13 10 (0.95%) Smartphone
13 10 (0.95%) Virtual Team
14 9 (0.85%) Clustering
15 8 (0.76%) Replication
16 6 (0.57%) Thin Client
Operating Systems
1 576 (54.49%) Windows
2 292 (27.63%) Windows 10
3 185 (17.50%) Windows Server
4 97 (9.18%) Apple iOS
5 64 (6.05%) Linux
6 59 (5.58%) Windows Server 2016
7 52 (4.92%) Android
7 52 (4.92%) Windows Server 2019
8 46 (4.35%) Mac OS
8 46 (4.35%) Windows Server 2012
9 33 (3.12%) Windows 7
10 14 (1.32%) Windows Server 2008
11 9 (0.85%) Ubuntu
12 8 (0.76%) VMS
13 3 (0.28%) Debian
13 3 (0.28%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
14 2 (0.19%) Mac OS X
15 1 (0.095%) AIX
15 1 (0.095%) Windows 8
15 1 (0.095%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 230 (21.76%) Customer Service
2 193 (18.26%) ITIL
3 159 (15.04%) Problem-Solving
4 81 (7.66%) Agile
5 78 (7.38%) Migration
6 74 (7.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 68 (6.43%) Incident Management
8 67 (6.34%) Service Management
9 62 (5.87%) Change Management
10 54 (5.11%) Stakeholder Management
11 53 (5.01%) Service Delivery
12 51 (4.82%) Mobile Device Management
12 51 (4.82%) Project Management
13 49 (4.64%) ITSM
14 41 (3.88%) DevOps
15 34 (3.22%) Identity Management
16 33 (3.12%) Information Security
17 29 (2.74%) Analytics
18 28 (2.65%) Data Protection
18 28 (2.65%) Multi-Factor Authentication
Programming Languages
1 119 (11.26%) PowerShell
2 33 (3.12%) SQL
3 30 (2.84%) C#
4 17 (1.61%) JavaScript
5 16 (1.51%) Bicep
5 16 (1.51%) VB
5 16 (1.51%) VBScript
6 10 (0.95%) C
7 8 (0.76%) Swift
8 7 (0.66%) Python
9 1 (0.095%) Bash
9 1 (0.095%) Kusto Query Language
9 1 (0.095%) PL/SQL
9 1 (0.095%) R
9 1 (0.095%) TypeScript
9 1 (0.095%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 131 (12.39%) Security Cleared
2 121 (11.45%) Degree
3 102 (9.65%) SC Cleared
4 91 (8.61%) Microsoft Certification
5 49 (4.64%) A+ Certification
6 45 (4.26%) DV Cleared
6 45 (4.26%) MCSA
7 26 (2.46%) Azure Certification
8 21 (1.99%) DBS Check
9 20 (1.89%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
10 19 (1.80%) Cisco Certification
10 19 (1.80%) MCSE
11 18 (1.70%) ITIL Certification
12 17 (1.61%) CCNA
12 17 (1.61%) MCP
13 7 (0.66%) AWS Certification
13 7 (0.66%) Computer Science Degree
14 6 (0.57%) BPSS Clearance
15 5 (0.47%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
15 5 (0.47%) MCITP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 70 (6.62%) SLA
2 13 (1.23%) Accessibility
3 12 (1.14%) Disclosure Scotland
4 7 (0.66%) Cyber Essentials
5 6 (0.57%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 6 (0.57%) PMO
6 5 (0.47%) GDPR
7 4 (0.38%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 2 (0.19%) Data Quality
8 2 (0.19%) NIST
8 2 (0.19%) PCI DSS
9 1 (0.095%) COBIT
9 1 (0.095%) GRC
9 1 (0.095%) ISO 22301
9 1 (0.095%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 538 (50.90%) Active Directory
2 62 (5.87%) VMware Infrastructure
3 46 (4.35%) Hyper-V
4 36 (3.41%) Virtual Desktop
5 26 (2.46%) Virtual Machines
6 12 (1.14%) VMware ESXi
7 11 (1.04%) vSphere
8 9 (0.85%) BitLocker
8 9 (0.85%) XenApp
9 8 (0.76%) Citrix Hypervisor
9 8 (0.76%) VMware NSX
9 8 (0.76%) XenDesktop
10 5 (0.47%) Virtual Servers
11 3 (0.28%) Terminal Services
12 2 (0.19%) Firmware
12 2 (0.19%) Microsoft App-V
12 2 (0.19%) Microsoft Virtual Server
13 1 (0.095%) Citrix Presentation Server
13 1 (0.095%) VMware Server
13 1 (0.095%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 188 (17.79%) Microsoft Intune
2 161 (15.23%) SCCM
3 24 (2.27%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 21 (1.99%) Single Sign-On
4 21 (1.99%) WSUS
5 18 (1.70%) Kubernetes
5 18 (1.70%) SCOM
6 16 (1.51%) Jamf Pro
7 10 (0.95%) Autotask
7 10 (0.95%) vCenter Server
8 9 (0.85%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
9 8 (0.76%) Failover Clustering
10 3 (0.28%) AirWatch
10 3 (0.28%) AppManager
10 3 (0.28%) PaperCut
10 3 (0.28%) Terraform
11 2 (0.19%) Microsoft Clustering
11 2 (0.19%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
11 2 (0.19%) OPNET
12 1 (0.095%) Proxmox
Vendors
1 618 (58.47%) Microsoft
2 125 (11.83%) VMware
3 105 (9.93%) Citrix
3 105 (9.93%) ServiceNow
4 87 (8.23%) Apple
5 62 (5.87%) Cisco
6 33 (3.12%) Veeam
7 28 (2.65%) HP
8 20 (1.89%) SAP
9 16 (1.51%) Adobe
9 16 (1.51%) Oracle
10 15 (1.42%) Sophos
11 14 (1.32%) Aruba
12 13 (1.23%) MobileIron
13 12 (1.14%) Dell
14 10 (0.95%) NetApp
14 10 (0.95%) Palo Alto
14 10 (0.95%) Polycom
15 9 (0.85%) Google
15 9 (0.85%) Okta