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 9 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 35 32 17
Rank change year-on-year -3 -15 +8
Contract jobs citing Microsoft 365 233 291 571
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North of England 4.84% 5.33% 7.98%
As % of the Cloud Services category 16.20% 14.77% 22.51%
Number of daily rates quoted 156 203 447
10th Percentile £150 £155 £150
25th Percentile £185 £198 £165
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £251 £300 £260
Median % change year-on-year -16.25% +15.38% -13.33%
75th Percentile £425 £453 £438
90th Percentile £588 £561 £530
England median daily rate £350 £375 £363
% change year-on-year -6.67% +3.45% -3.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 26 20 40
10th Percentile £13.00 £13.87 £15.23
25th Percentile £13.06 £16.14 £16.25
Median hourly rate £16.00 £18.25 £17.57
Median % change year-on-year -12.33% +3.87% +0.40%
75th Percentile £17.72 £20.60 £21.78
90th Percentile £19.38 £29.25 £25.21
England median hourly rate £16.47 £19.00 £17.50
% change year-on-year -13.34% +8.57% +7.69%

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 1,438 1,970 2,537
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North of England 29.88% 36.10% 35.44%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,003 1,463 1,947
10th Percentile £266 £288 £185
25th Percentile £400 £413 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £489 £513 £500
Median % change year-on-year -4.59% +2.50% +11.11%
75th Percentile £575 £588 £588
90th Percentile £650 £688 £673
England median daily rate £525 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -4.55% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 74 41 79
10th Percentile £13.00 £16.00 £15.00
25th Percentile £15.50 £17.50 £16.25
Median hourly rate £16.06 £22.53 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year -28.72% +12.65% +5.26%
75th Percentile £22.56 £44.50 £60.88
90th Percentile £45.45 £65.00 £77.50
England median hourly rate £21.46 £35.00 £21.50
% change year-on-year -38.69% +62.79% +2.14%

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 9 June 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 9 June 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 0 152 £283 -16.15% 152
Yorkshire -14 70 £223 -11.00% 113
North East +14 10 £190 -5.00% 33
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 48 (20.60%) Microsoft Exchange
2 45 (19.31%) SharePoint
3 6 (2.58%) CMS
4 2 (0.86%) IBM Notes
4 2 (0.86%) IIS
4 2 (0.86%) Skype for Business
5 1 (0.43%) Umbraco
Applications
1 40 (17.17%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (2.58%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (1.29%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (1.29%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (0.86%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 1 (0.43%) Adobe Premiere
5 1 (0.43%) Photoshop
5 1 (0.43%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 2 (0.86%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 66 (28.33%) Azure
2 24 (10.30%) Entra ID
3 18 (7.73%) Power Platform
4 15 (6.44%) AWS
5 7 (3.00%) Mimecast
5 7 (3.00%) OneDrive
6 6 (2.58%) Dynamics 365
7 5 (2.15%) Azure Sentinel
7 5 (2.15%) IaaS
7 5 (2.15%) PowerApps
8 4 (1.72%) GCP
8 4 (1.72%) SaaS
9 3 (1.29%) Power Automate
10 2 (0.86%) Cloud Computing
11 1 (0.43%) Adobe Creative Cloud
11 1 (0.43%) Azure Stack
11 1 (0.43%) Microsoft Purview
11 1 (0.43%) PaaS
11 1 (0.43%) Supabase
11 1 (0.43%) Yammer
Communications & Networking
1 21 (9.01%) Firewall
2 15 (6.44%) VPN
3 10 (4.29%) DNS
4 8 (3.43%) LAN
4 8 (3.43%) WAN
5 6 (2.58%) VLAN
5 6 (2.58%) VoIP
6 5 (2.15%) Wi-Fi
7 4 (1.72%) DHCP
7 4 (1.72%) TCP/IP
8 3 (1.29%) Internet
8 3 (1.29%) Intranet
8 3 (1.29%) NAS
8 3 (1.29%) SAN
9 2 (0.86%) Skype
10 1 (0.43%) Cisco ASA
10 1 (0.43%) Fibre Channel
10 1 (0.43%) HTTPS
10 1 (0.43%) Network Security
10 1 (0.43%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (3.43%) Power BI
2 7 (3.00%) SQL Server
3 1 (0.43%) Amazon RDS
3 1 (0.43%) Azure SQL Database
3 1 (0.43%) MongoDB
3 1 (0.43%) MySQL
3 1 (0.43%) NoSQL
3 1 (0.43%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 7 (3.00%) Hudson
2 1 (0.43%) Dreamweaver
2 1 (0.43%) Git
General
1 87 (37.34%) Social Skills
2 31 (13.30%) Public Sector
3 14 (6.01%) Analytical Skills
4 12 (5.15%) Finance
5 8 (3.43%) Retail
6 7 (3.00%) Documentation Skills
6 7 (3.00%) Law
6 7 (3.00%) Manufacturing
7 5 (2.15%) Legal
7 5 (2.15%) Local Government
8 4 (1.72%) Telecoms
9 3 (1.29%) Aviation
9 3 (1.29%) Banking
9 3 (1.29%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 3 (1.29%) Marketing
9 3 (1.29%) Publishing
10 2 (0.86%) Automotive
10 2 (0.86%) German Language
10 2 (0.86%) Pharmaceutical
11 1 (0.43%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 52 (22.32%) Analyst
2 40 (17.17%) IT Support
3 31 (13.30%) Support Engineer
4 20 (8.58%) Service Analyst
4 20 (8.58%) Service Desk Analyst
5 19 (8.15%) Architect
6 18 (7.73%) 2nd Line Support
6 18 (7.73%) Support Analyst
7 17 (7.30%) Senior
8 16 (6.87%) Desktop Support
9 13 (5.58%) IT Engineer
9 13 (5.58%) Solutions Architect
10 12 (5.15%) 2nd Line Engineer
11 11 (4.72%) IT Technician
12 10 (4.29%) 3rd Line Engineer
12 10 (4.29%) 3rd Line Support
12 10 (4.29%) IT Analyst
12 10 (4.29%) Support Technician
13 9 (3.86%) Infrastructure Engineer
13 9 (3.86%) IT Support Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (0.86%) ADSI
2 1 (0.43%) .NET
2 1 (0.43%) J2EE
2 1 (0.43%) LDAP
2 1 (0.43%) Node.js
2 1 (0.43%) Svelte
2 1 (0.43%) SvelteKit
2 1 (0.43%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 12 (5.15%) EPoS
2 9 (3.86%) Driving Licence
3 8 (3.43%) Video Conferencing
4 7 (3.00%) Virtual Team
5 5 (2.15%) Clustering
5 5 (2.15%) iPhone
5 5 (2.15%) Management Information System
6 4 (1.72%) Data Protection Act
6 4 (1.72%) Digital Signage
6 4 (1.72%) Legacy Systems
6 4 (1.72%) NHS
6 4 (1.72%) Video\Live Streaming
7 3 (1.29%) PKI
8 2 (0.86%) BYOD
8 2 (0.86%) Cyber Threat
8 2 (0.86%) Data Centre
8 2 (0.86%) iPad
8 2 (0.86%) Onboarding
8 2 (0.86%) Self-Motivation
8 2 (0.86%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 139 (59.66%) Windows
2 70 (30.04%) Windows 10
3 34 (14.59%) Windows Server
4 14 (6.01%) Mac OS
5 12 (5.15%) Windows Server 2012
6 11 (4.72%) Apple iOS
7 10 (4.29%) Windows Server 2016
8 9 (3.86%) Linux
9 5 (2.15%) Android
9 5 (2.15%) VMS
10 4 (1.72%) Ubuntu
10 4 (1.72%) Windows 7
10 4 (1.72%) Windows Server 2019
11 3 (1.29%) Debian
12 1 (0.43%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 54 (23.18%) Customer Service
2 32 (13.73%) ITIL
2 32 (13.73%) Problem-Solving
3 31 (13.30%) Migration
4 25 (10.73%) Mobile Device Management
5 15 (6.44%) Service Management
6 12 (5.15%) ITSM
7 11 (4.72%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 11 (4.72%) Project Management
7 11 (4.72%) Stakeholder Management
8 9 (3.86%) Asset Management
8 9 (3.86%) Cybersecurity
8 9 (3.86%) Decision-Making
8 9 (3.86%) Digital Transformation Programme
8 9 (3.86%) Information Security
9 8 (3.43%) Agile
9 8 (3.43%) E-Commerce
10 7 (3.00%) CRM
11 6 (2.58%) Change Management
11 6 (2.58%) Data Protection
Programming Languages
1 26 (11.16%) PowerShell
2 5 (2.15%) SQL
3 2 (0.86%) JavaScript
4 1 (0.43%) Bash
4 1 (0.43%) C#
4 1 (0.43%) Kusto Query Language
4 1 (0.43%) Python
4 1 (0.43%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 24 (10.30%) Degree
2 20 (8.58%) Microsoft Certification
3 12 (5.15%) Security Cleared
4 9 (3.86%) ITIL Certification
4 9 (3.86%) SC Cleared
5 6 (2.58%) MCSE
6 5 (2.15%) Azure Certification
7 4 (1.72%) CCNA
7 4 (1.72%) Cisco Certification
7 4 (1.72%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
8 3 (1.29%) DBS Check
9 2 (0.86%) A+ Certification
9 2 (0.86%) APMG
9 2 (0.86%) HND
9 2 (0.86%) MCITP
9 2 (0.86%) MCP
10 1 (0.43%) AWS Certification
10 1 (0.43%) CISSP
10 1 (0.43%) DV Cleared
10 1 (0.43%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (5.58%) SLA
2 2 (0.86%) Cyber Essentials
2 2 (0.86%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (0.43%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 1 (0.43%) GDPR
3 1 (0.43%) GRC
3 1 (0.43%) NIST
System Software
1 137 (58.80%) Active Directory
2 22 (9.44%) VMware Infrastructure
3 14 (6.01%) Hyper-V
4 5 (2.15%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.43%) NFS
5 1 (0.43%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.43%) VMware ESXi
5 1 (0.43%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 53 (22.75%) Microsoft Intune
2 19 (8.15%) SCCM
3 6 (2.58%) Jamf Pro
4 5 (2.15%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
5 4 (1.72%) Autotask
5 4 (1.72%) Failover Clustering
5 4 (1.72%) Single Sign-On
6 1 (0.43%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 1 (0.43%) Nessus
6 1 (0.43%) Terraform
Vendors
1 141 (60.52%) Microsoft
2 32 (13.73%) VMware
3 17 (7.30%) Citrix
3 17 (7.30%) ServiceNow
4 10 (4.29%) Apple
4 10 (4.29%) Sophos
5 8 (3.43%) Cisco
6 7 (3.00%) Veeam
7 4 (1.72%) Datto
7 4 (1.72%) Google
7 4 (1.72%) Logitech
8 3 (1.29%) Adobe
8 3 (1.29%) Dell
8 3 (1.29%) iManage
9 2 (0.86%) Autodesk
9 2 (0.86%) Bomgar
9 2 (0.86%) CA
9 2 (0.86%) Lotus
9 2 (0.86%) Meraki
9 2 (0.86%) Wyse