Microsoft 365 Contracts in the West Midlands

Microsoft 365 (M365, Office 365, O365)
England > West Midlands

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands 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 22 20 27
Rank change year-on-year -2 +7 -3
Contract jobs citing Microsoft 365 114 218 226
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the West Midlands 5.92% 9.25% 6.37%
As % of the Cloud Services category 24.95% 24.47% 18.45%
Number of daily rates quoted 89 170 169
10th Percentile £150 £160 £132
25th Percentile £190 £233 £166
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £350 £425 £250
Median % change year-on-year -17.65% +70.00% -23.08%
75th Percentile £438 £538 £438
90th Percentile £638 £688 £613
England median daily rate £350 £398 £350
% change year-on-year -11.95% +13.57% -6.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 2 17
10th Percentile £14.31 £15.34 £14.00
25th Percentile £14.94 £15.49 £15.04
Median hourly rate £16.00 £15.99 £17.50
Median % change year-on-year +0.09% -8.66% +29.63%
75th Percentile £19.88 £16.48 £20.51
90th Percentile £22.20 £16.63 £23.75
England median hourly rate £16.63 £18.50 £17.50
% change year-on-year -10.11% +5.71% +2.94%

All Cloud Skills
West Midlands

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 West Midlands with a requirement for cloud computing skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 457 891 1,225
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands 23.73% 37.82% 34.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 355 633 900
10th Percentile £213 £300 £213
25th Percentile £350 £413 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £500 £495
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% +1.01% +13.14%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £586
90th Percentile £688 £700 £675
England median daily rate £525 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -4.55% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 4 17
10th Percentile £14.08 £15.54 £14.00
25th Percentile £16.00 £15.98 £15.04
Median hourly rate £22.50 £20.24 £17.50
Median % change year-on-year +11.17% +15.66% +9.38%
75th Percentile £26.50 £24.47 £20.51
90th Percentile £32.20 £25.31 £23.75
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 West Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Microsoft 365 in the West Midlands

Microsoft 365
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the West Midlands

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Microsoft 365 in the West Midlands.

Daily rate trend for Microsoft 365 in the West Midlands

Microsoft 365
Daily Rate Histogram in the West Midlands

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Microsoft 365 in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 5 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Microsoft 365 in the West Midlands

Microsoft 365
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the West Midlands

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Microsoft 365 in the West Midlands.

Hourly rate trend for Microsoft 365 in the West Midlands

Microsoft 365
Contract Job Locations in the West Midlands

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 West Midlands 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
Birmingham -1 48 £350 -12.50% 36
Coventry +14 21 £425 - 11
Warwickshire +6 19 £338 -30.77% 19
Staffordshire -3 9 £375 +134.38% 18
Solihull -11 6 £198 - 4
Worcestershire -8 3 £450 - 16
Shropshire -2 2 £117 -78.25% 8
Wednesbury - 2 £260 -
Microsoft 365
England

Microsoft 365
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands 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 42 (36.84%) SharePoint
2 36 (31.58%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (1.75%) IIS
3 2 (1.75%) WordPress
4 1 (0.88%) Confluence
Applications
1 16 (14.04%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (3.51%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (3.51%) Spreadsheet
3 2 (1.75%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.88%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 1 (0.88%) Sage 200
1 1 (0.88%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 58 (50.88%) Azure
2 23 (20.18%) OneDrive
3 18 (15.79%) Entra ID
4 11 (9.65%) Power Automate
5 10 (8.77%) Power Platform
6 8 (7.02%) Azure Monitor
6 8 (7.02%) PowerApps
7 5 (4.39%) PaaS
8 4 (3.51%) AWS
9 3 (2.63%) Dynamics 365
9 3 (2.63%) Mimecast
10 2 (1.75%) ShareGate
11 1 (0.88%) Azure DevOps
11 1 (0.88%) Azure Storage
11 1 (0.88%) IaaS
11 1 (0.88%) Microsoft Purview
11 1 (0.88%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 23 (20.18%) DNS
2 11 (9.65%) Firewall
2 11 (9.65%) VPN
3 10 (8.77%) DHCP
4 8 (7.02%) NetScaler
5 6 (5.26%) Unified Communications
6 5 (4.39%) Wi-Fi
7 4 (3.51%) LAN
7 4 (3.51%) SAN
7 4 (3.51%) TCP/IP
7 4 (3.51%) WAN
8 3 (2.63%) Network Security
8 3 (2.63%) VLAN
8 3 (2.63%) VoIP
9 2 (1.75%) Fibre Channel
9 2 (1.75%) iSCSI
9 2 (1.75%) NAS
9 2 (1.75%) Remote Desktop
9 2 (1.75%) Wireless
10 1 (0.88%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (10.53%) SQL Server
2 7 (6.14%) Power BI
3 2 (1.75%) EDRMS
4 1 (0.88%) MS Access
4 1 (0.88%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 1 (0.88%) JIRA
1 1 (0.88%) Visual Studio
General
1 42 (36.84%) Social Skills
2 10 (8.77%) Public Sector
3 8 (7.02%) Analytical Skills
3 8 (7.02%) Finance
4 4 (3.51%) Automotive
5 3 (2.63%) Advertising
5 3 (2.63%) Documentation Skills
6 2 (1.75%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 2 (1.75%) Local Government
7 1 (0.88%) Fire and Rescue
7 1 (0.88%) Law
7 1 (0.88%) Legal
7 1 (0.88%) Manufacturing
7 1 (0.88%) Organisational Skills
7 1 (0.88%) Police
7 1 (0.88%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 17 (14.91%) Analyst
2 14 (12.28%) Support Engineer
3 13 (11.40%) Architect
4 12 (10.53%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
5 11 (9.65%) Service Analyst
5 11 (9.65%) Service Desk Analyst
6 10 (8.77%) 1st/2nd Line Support
6 10 (8.77%) 2nd Line Support
6 10 (8.77%) Administrator
6 10 (8.77%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 8 (7.02%) 2nd Line Engineer
7 8 (7.02%) SharePoint Administrator
8 7 (6.14%) 1st/2nd Line Support Engineer
8 7 (6.14%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
8 7 (6.14%) Azure Administrator
8 7 (6.14%) Desktop Engineer
8 7 (6.14%) IT Engineer
8 7 (6.14%) Microsoft Engineer
8 7 (6.14%) Senior
8 7 (6.14%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.75%) LAMP
2 1 (0.88%) .NET
2 1 (0.88%) ADO
2 1 (0.88%) SOAP
2 1 (0.88%) Software Packaging
2 1 (0.88%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 6 (5.26%) Digital Signage
1 6 (5.26%) PKI
2 5 (4.39%) Onboarding
2 5 (4.39%) Public Cloud
3 3 (2.63%) Clustering
3 3 (2.63%) Driving Licence
3 3 (2.63%) Fat Client
3 3 (2.63%) Hybrid Cloud
3 3 (2.63%) Thin Client
4 2 (1.75%) iPad
4 2 (1.75%) Linux Command Line
4 2 (1.75%) Operational Technology
4 2 (1.75%) Replication
4 2 (1.75%) Self-Motivation
5 1 (0.88%) CMDB
5 1 (0.88%) Cyber Security Posture
5 1 (0.88%) Product Ownership
5 1 (0.88%) Security Posture
5 1 (0.88%) Team-Oriented Environment
5 1 (0.88%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 68 (59.65%) Windows
2 36 (31.58%) Windows 10
2 36 (31.58%) Windows Server
3 14 (12.28%) Windows Server 2019
4 11 (9.65%) Windows Server 2016
5 10 (8.77%) Windows Server 2012
6 7 (6.14%) Mac OS
7 6 (5.26%) Apple iOS
8 5 (4.39%) Linux
9 4 (3.51%) Windows 7
10 3 (2.63%) Android
11 2 (1.75%) Ubuntu
11 2 (1.75%) VMS
11 2 (1.75%) Windows Server 2008
12 1 (0.88%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 21 (18.42%) Customer Service
2 15 (13.16%) Problem-Solving
3 14 (12.28%) ITIL
4 12 (10.53%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 11 (9.65%) Change Management
6 10 (8.77%) Mobile Device Management
7 9 (7.89%) Patch Management
8 8 (7.02%) Agile
8 8 (7.02%) Application Packaging
8 8 (7.02%) Proactive Management
8 8 (7.02%) Service Delivery
8 8 (7.02%) Web SSO
9 7 (6.14%) Business Intelligence
9 7 (6.14%) DevOps
10 6 (5.26%) Identity Management
10 6 (5.26%) Multi-Factor Authentication
10 6 (5.26%) Roadmaps
11 5 (4.39%) Server Patching
12 4 (3.51%) Asset Management
12 4 (3.51%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 32 (28.07%) PowerShell
2 2 (1.75%) C#
2 2 (1.75%) SQL
3 1 (0.88%) JavaScript
3 1 (0.88%) PL/SQL
3 1 (0.88%) Python
3 1 (0.88%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 9 (7.89%) Degree
2 8 (7.02%) SC Cleared
2 8 (7.02%) Security Cleared
3 4 (3.51%) BPSS Clearance
4 3 (2.63%) Azure Certification
4 3 (2.63%) Microsoft Certification
5 2 (1.75%) DBS Check
5 2 (1.75%) ITIL Certification
5 2 (1.75%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
5 2 (1.75%) MCSE
6 1 (0.88%) (ISC)2 CCSP
6 1 (0.88%) AWS Certification
6 1 (0.88%) CCSP
6 1 (0.88%) Cisco Certification
6 1 (0.88%) CISSP
6 1 (0.88%) Master's Degree
6 1 (0.88%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (7.02%) SLA
2 1 (0.88%) Cyber Essentials
2 1 (0.88%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
2 1 (0.88%) GDPR
System Software
1 57 (50.00%) Active Directory
2 10 (8.77%) Virtual Desktop
3 9 (7.89%) VMware Infrastructure
4 8 (7.02%) Citrix Hypervisor
4 8 (7.02%) XenApp
4 8 (7.02%) XenDesktop
5 7 (6.14%) Hyper-V
6 5 (4.39%) VMware ESXi
7 3 (2.63%) BitLocker
7 3 (2.63%) Virtual Machines
8 2 (1.75%) Terminal Services
8 2 (1.75%) vSphere
9 1 (0.88%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 26 (22.81%) Microsoft Intune
2 23 (20.18%) SCCM
3 12 (10.53%) Single Sign-On
4 4 (3.51%) vCenter Server
5 3 (2.63%) Autotask
5 3 (2.63%) Failover Clustering
5 3 (2.63%) Jamf Pro
6 1 (0.88%) Proxmox
Vendors
1 70 (61.40%) Microsoft
2 18 (15.79%) VMware
3 12 (10.53%) Citrix
4 8 (7.02%) NetApp
5 6 (5.26%) Apple
5 6 (5.26%) Oracle
6 4 (3.51%) SAP
7 3 (2.63%) Cisco
7 3 (2.63%) Datto
7 3 (2.63%) ServiceNow
8 2 (1.75%) Aruba
8 2 (1.75%) Palo Alto
8 2 (1.75%) ProCurve
8 2 (1.75%) Rapid7
8 2 (1.75%) Sophos
8 2 (1.75%) Synology
8 2 (1.75%) Veeam
8 2 (1.75%) Zerto
9 1 (0.88%) Sage
9 1 (0.88%) Salesforce