Microsoft Exchange Contracts

Microsoft Exchange Server
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for Microsoft Exchange skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Microsoft Exchange over the 6 months to 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 164 142 165
Rank change year-on-year -22 +23 -13
Contract jobs citing Microsoft Exchange 631 1,049 1,486
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 1.47% 1.87% 1.70%
As % of the Application Platforms category 14.84% 17.21% 13.57%
Number of daily rates quoted 476 784 1,105
10th Percentile £175 £156 £152
25th Percentile £244 £225 £200
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £425 £350
Median % change year-on-year -5.88% +21.43% -6.67%
75th Percentile £569 £575 £488
90th Percentile £638 £700 £575
UK excluding London median daily rate £400 £375 £275
% change year-on-year +6.67% +36.36% -14.46%
Number of hourly rates quoted 31 33 89
10th Percentile - £14.25 £13.41
25th Percentile £14.00 £16.62 £14.25
Median hourly rate £23.80 £22.50 £16.40
Median % change year-on-year +5.78% +37.20% +9.33%
75th Percentile £40.00 £54.00 £20.00
90th Percentile - £65.70 £37.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £15.99 £17.00 £16.00
% change year-on-year -5.97% +6.25% +14.29%

All Application Platform Skills
UK

Microsoft Exchange is in the Application Platforms category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for application platform skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for application platform skills 4,252 6,095 10,952
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 9.88% 10.87% 12.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,959 4,271 7,550
10th Percentile £258 £263 £275
25th Percentile £363 £400 £408
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £513 £513
Median % change year-on-year -2.44% - +7.89%
75th Percentile £613 £638 £625
90th Percentile £750 £750 £713
UK excluding London median daily rate £450 £475 £450
% change year-on-year -5.26% +5.56% +5.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted 162 148 208
10th Percentile £13.28 £16.25 £13.41
25th Percentile £15.50 £21.00 £16.00
Median hourly rate £30.08 £51.25 £22.75
Median % change year-on-year -41.31% +125.27% +10.98%
75th Percentile £50.47 £66.00 £54.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £78.00 £75.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £30.00 £40.00 £18.50
% change year-on-year -25.00% +116.22% -2.63%

Microsoft Exchange
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Microsoft Exchange as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Microsoft Exchange in the UK

Microsoft Exchange
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Microsoft Exchange.

Daily rate trend for Microsoft Exchange in the UK

Microsoft Exchange
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Microsoft Exchange over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Microsoft Exchange in the UK

Microsoft Exchange
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Microsoft Exchange.

Hourly rate trend for Microsoft Exchange in the UK

Microsoft Exchange
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Microsoft Exchange over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Microsoft Exchange in the UK

Microsoft Exchange
Top 17 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft Exchange within the UK over the 6 months to 1 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
England -17 557 £400 -5.88% 403
UK excluding London -27 350 £400 +6.67% 334
London +11 250 £380 -24.00% 81
Work from Home -7 192 £425 -12.82% 161
South East -7 75 £465 +49.99% 76
South West -12 63 £439 -10.13% 53
North of England -21 61 £363 +7.41% 101
Midlands -12 58 £350 +7.69% 56
West Midlands +8 44 £375 - 35
Scotland +23 43 £250 +19.05% 17
East of England +6 38 £550 +24.65% 40
North West -3 30 £375 -11.76% 54
Yorkshire -6 28 £350 +27.27% 41
East Midlands -13 14 £150 -17.24% 21
Wales -16 11 £139 -73.51% 6
North East +11 3 £195 +41.82% 6
Northern Ireland -7 1 - - 2

Microsoft Exchange
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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
1 183 (29.00%) SharePoint
2 37 (5.86%) Exchange Server 2010
3 34 (5.39%) Exchange Server 2013
4 31 (4.91%) Confluence
5 25 (3.96%) Skype for Business
6 23 (3.65%) Exchange Server 2007
7 17 (2.69%) Exchange Server 2003
8 14 (2.22%) IIS
9 5 (0.79%) CMS
10 4 (0.63%) Exchange Server 2000
11 3 (0.48%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
12 2 (0.32%) Exchange Server 5.5
12 2 (0.32%) nginx
12 2 (0.32%) WordPress
13 1 (0.16%) BizTalk Server
13 1 (0.16%) IBM Notes
13 1 (0.16%) SharePoint 2013
13 1 (0.16%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 75 (11.89%) Microsoft Office
2 17 (2.69%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (0.48%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (0.48%) Spreadsheet
4 2 (0.32%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (0.32%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.16%) Acrobat
5 1 (0.16%) InfoPath
Business Applications
1 5 (0.79%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (0.48%) Remedy ITSM
2 3 (0.48%) SystmOne
3 2 (0.32%) ION MarketView
3 2 (0.32%) NEC Housing
4 1 (0.16%) assyst
4 1 (0.16%) Dynamics GP
4 1 (0.16%) Endur
4 1 (0.16%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 375 (59.43%) Microsoft 365
2 246 (38.99%) Azure
3 120 (19.02%) Entra ID
4 102 (16.16%) OneDrive
5 44 (6.97%) Power Platform
6 30 (4.75%) Azure Monitor
7 26 (4.12%) Mimecast
8 21 (3.33%) Azure Storage
9 20 (3.17%) PowerApps
10 19 (3.01%) AWS
11 18 (2.85%) Power Automate
12 14 (2.22%) IaaS
12 14 (2.22%) Microsoft Purview
13 12 (1.90%) Dynamics 365
14 9 (1.43%) PaaS
15 7 (1.11%) Azure Logic Apps
16 6 (0.95%) SaaS
16 6 (0.95%) WhatsApp
17 5 (0.79%) Azure Sentinel
17 5 (0.79%) Tricentis Tosca
Communications & Networking
1 130 (20.60%) DNS
2 108 (17.12%) Firewall
3 92 (14.58%) DHCP
4 47 (7.45%) SAN
5 46 (7.29%) VPN
6 33 (5.23%) Skype
7 29 (4.60%) LAN
8 26 (4.12%) WAN
9 22 (3.49%) SMTP
10 21 (3.33%) TCP/IP
11 19 (3.01%) Wi-Fi
12 18 (2.85%) NAS
13 16 (2.54%) VLAN
14 15 (2.38%) Wireless
15 14 (2.22%) MPLS
16 12 (1.90%) VoIP
17 11 (1.74%) Unified Communications
18 9 (1.43%) Remote Desktop
19 8 (1.27%) Cisco IOS
19 8 (1.27%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 28 (4.44%) SQL Server
2 22 (3.49%) Power BI
3 7 (1.11%) Amazon RDS
4 6 (0.95%) Azure SQL Database
5 4 (0.63%) Big Data
5 4 (0.63%) Data Warehouse
5 4 (0.63%) Relational Database
6 3 (0.48%) Data Mart
7 2 (0.32%) Electronic Patient Records
8 1 (0.16%) BusinessObjects
8 1 (0.16%) MySQL
8 1 (0.16%) Oracle Reports
8 1 (0.16%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 41 (6.50%) JIRA
2 5 (0.79%) Hudson
2 5 (0.79%) LoadRunner
2 5 (0.79%) NeoLoad
3 2 (0.32%) Bitbucket
3 2 (0.32%) Selenium
4 1 (0.16%) Burp Suite
4 1 (0.16%) Gatling
4 1 (0.16%) GitLab
4 1 (0.16%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.16%) JMeter
4 1 (0.16%) Maven
4 1 (0.16%) Postman
4 1 (0.16%) SoapUI
4 1 (0.16%) WebDriver
General
1 226 (35.82%) Social Skills
2 80 (12.68%) Finance
3 65 (10.30%) Analytical Skills
4 64 (10.14%) Public Sector
5 40 (6.34%) Banking
6 24 (3.80%) Legal
7 21 (3.33%) Military
8 14 (2.22%) Manufacturing
9 12 (1.90%) Documentation Skills
10 11 (1.74%) Financial Institution
11 9 (1.43%) Aerospace
11 9 (1.43%) French Language
11 9 (1.43%) Law
11 9 (1.43%) Marketing
12 8 (1.27%) Presentation Skills
12 8 (1.27%) Telecoms
13 7 (1.11%) Local Government
14 5 (0.79%) Advertising
14 5 (0.79%) Electronics
14 5 (0.79%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 83 (13.15%) Support Engineer
2 74 (11.73%) Analyst
3 66 (10.46%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 55 (8.72%) IT Support
5 39 (6.18%) Architect
5 39 (6.18%) IT Engineer
6 38 (6.02%) Senior
7 37 (5.86%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
8 33 (5.23%) 2nd Line Support
9 31 (4.91%) Desktop Support
9 31 (4.91%) Service Analyst
9 31 (4.91%) Service Desk Analyst
10 28 (4.44%) Exchange Engineer
11 27 (4.28%) Administrator
12 25 (3.96%) IT Support Engineer
13 23 (3.65%) Desktop Engineer
14 22 (3.49%) Active Directory Support
14 22 (3.49%) IT Analyst
15 21 (3.33%) Consultant
15 21 (3.33%) Messaging Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (3.17%) ARM Templates
2 8 (1.27%) LDAP
3 6 (0.95%) .NET
3 6 (0.95%) SailPoint
3 6 (0.95%) XMPP
4 4 (0.63%) .NET Framework
4 4 (0.63%) REST
5 3 (0.48%) Murex MxML
5 3 (0.48%) Software Packaging
6 2 (0.32%) .NET Core
6 2 (0.32%) ADSI
6 2 (0.32%) Elastic Stack
6 2 (0.32%) JSON
6 2 (0.32%) LAMP
6 2 (0.32%) Microsoft Graph
6 2 (0.32%) YAML
7 1 (0.16%) Keycloak
7 1 (0.16%) Node.js
7 1 (0.16%) Playwright
7 1 (0.16%) WebSockets
Miscellaneous
1 83 (13.15%) PKI
2 33 (5.23%) Data Centre
2 33 (5.23%) Self-Motivation
3 24 (3.80%) Management Information System
3 24 (3.80%) Video Conferencing
4 21 (3.33%) Clustering
5 13 (2.06%) Smartphone
6 12 (1.90%) Onboarding
7 11 (1.74%) Blackberry
8 10 (1.58%) Data Protection Act
9 8 (1.27%) Client/Server
10 7 (1.11%) Driving Licence
11 6 (0.95%) Digital Signage
11 6 (0.95%) iPhone
11 6 (0.95%) NHS
12 5 (0.79%) Enterprise Software
12 5 (0.79%) Hedge funds
12 5 (0.79%) Replication
12 5 (0.79%) Virtual Team
13 4 (0.63%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 407 (64.50%) Windows
2 195 (30.90%) Windows Server
3 103 (16.32%) Windows 10
4 71 (11.25%) Windows Server 2012
5 70 (11.09%) Windows Server 2016
6 56 (8.87%) Linux
7 50 (7.92%) Windows Server 2019
8 30 (4.75%) Windows Server 2008
9 28 (4.44%) Windows 7
10 26 (4.12%) Android
11 22 (3.49%) Windows Server 2003
12 20 (3.17%) VMS
13 17 (2.69%) Apple iOS
13 17 (2.69%) Unix
14 13 (2.06%) Mac OS
15 9 (1.43%) Mac OS X
16 4 (0.63%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
16 4 (0.63%) Ubuntu
16 4 (0.63%) Windows 2000
17 3 (0.48%) CentOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 129 (20.44%) ITIL
2 104 (16.48%) Migration
3 99 (15.69%) Customer Service
4 88 (13.95%) Agile
5 86 (13.63%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 69 (10.94%) Problem-Solving
7 43 (6.81%) Identity Management
7 43 (6.81%) Service Management
8 39 (6.18%) Change Management
9 38 (6.02%) DevOps
10 37 (5.86%) Multi-Factor Authentication
10 37 (5.86%) Project Management
11 35 (5.55%) Problem Management
12 31 (4.91%) CI/CD
12 31 (4.91%) Project Delivery
13 29 (4.60%) Analytics
13 29 (4.60%) Business Intelligence
13 29 (4.60%) Release Management
14 28 (4.44%) Data Protection
15 27 (4.28%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 161 (25.52%) PowerShell
2 56 (8.87%) SQL
3 21 (3.33%) C#
3 21 (3.33%) VB
4 20 (3.17%) Bicep
4 20 (3.17%) VBScript
5 4 (0.63%) Java
6 3 (0.48%) Python
7 2 (0.32%) Bash
7 2 (0.32%) VBA
8 1 (0.16%) C++
8 1 (0.16%) JavaScript
8 1 (0.16%) Perl
8 1 (0.16%) Shell Script
8 1 (0.16%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 153 (24.25%) Security Cleared
2 124 (19.65%) Degree
3 117 (18.54%) SC Cleared
4 59 (9.35%) Microsoft Certification
5 53 (8.40%) DV Cleared
6 31 (4.91%) MCSE
7 26 (4.12%) MCSA
8 24 (3.80%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 22 (3.49%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10 18 (2.85%) Cisco Certification
11 17 (2.69%) CCNA
12 16 (2.54%) Computer Science Degree
13 13 (2.06%) MCP
14 12 (1.90%) ITIL Certification
15 4 (0.63%) Azure Certification
15 4 (0.63%) BPSS Clearance
15 4 (0.63%) DBS Check
16 3 (0.48%) APMG
16 3 (0.48%) Master's Degree
16 3 (0.48%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 39 (6.18%) SLA
2 9 (1.43%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 6 (0.95%) Disclosure Scotland
3 6 (0.95%) QA
4 3 (0.48%) COBIT
4 3 (0.48%) Cyber Essentials
4 3 (0.48%) GDPR
4 3 (0.48%) PCI DSS
5 2 (0.32%) Accessibility
5 2 (0.32%) Data Quality
5 2 (0.32%) NCSC
5 2 (0.32%) PMO
6 1 (0.16%) GLBA
6 1 (0.16%) ISAE 3402
6 1 (0.16%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
6 1 (0.16%) NIST
6 1 (0.16%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 466 (73.85%) Active Directory
2 98 (15.53%) VMware Infrastructure
3 36 (5.71%) Virtual Machines
4 35 (5.55%) Virtual Desktop
5 31 (4.91%) Hyper-V
6 25 (3.96%) vSphere
7 21 (3.33%) VMware ESXi
8 14 (2.22%) Virtual Servers
9 9 (1.43%) Microsoft App-V
10 8 (1.27%) BitLocker
10 8 (1.27%) VMware Workstation
11 7 (1.11%) Terminal Services
11 7 (1.11%) XenApp
12 6 (0.95%) XenDesktop
13 5 (0.79%) Citrix Hypervisor
13 5 (0.79%) Firmware
13 5 (0.79%) VMware NSX
14 3 (0.48%) KVM
14 3 (0.48%) Microsoft Virtual Server
15 2 (0.32%) Docker
Systems Management
1 134 (21.24%) SCCM
2 123 (19.49%) Microsoft Intune
3 42 (6.66%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 41 (6.50%) SCOM
5 36 (5.71%) WSUS
6 30 (4.75%) Kubernetes
7 18 (2.85%) Single Sign-On
8 14 (2.22%) MAILsweeper
9 12 (1.90%) NetBackup
10 11 (1.74%) Microsoft Clustering
10 11 (1.74%) vCenter Server
11 9 (1.43%) Nessus
11 9 (1.43%) Terraform
12 8 (1.27%) Ansible
12 8 (1.27%) Nagios
13 5 (0.79%) CASB
13 5 (0.79%) Jamf Pro
13 5 (0.79%) PingFederate
13 5 (0.79%) SCVMM
14 4 (0.63%) vMotion
Vendors
1 397 (62.92%) Microsoft
2 138 (21.87%) VMware
3 74 (11.73%) Citrix
4 43 (6.81%) Cisco
5 29 (4.60%) HP
6 23 (3.65%) Avaya
7 20 (3.17%) Dell
7 20 (3.17%) ServiceNow
8 18 (2.85%) EMC
9 17 (2.69%) NetApp
9 17 (2.69%) Sophos
9 17 (2.69%) Trend Micro
10 16 (2.54%) Apple
10 16 (2.54%) Oracle
11 12 (1.90%) Atlassian
11 12 (1.90%) CheckPoint
12 11 (1.74%) SolarWinds
12 11 (1.74%) Veeam
13 9 (1.43%) Mitel
14 8 (1.27%) CA