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 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 33 27 20
Rank change year-on-year -6 -7 +8
Contract jobs citing Microsoft 365 1,036 1,511 2,309
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 4.97% 6.63% 7.57%
As % of the Cloud Services category 19.31% 20.28% 23.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 667 1,098 1,661
10th Percentile £149 £155 £138
25th Percentile £180 £190 £175
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £260 £310 £275
Median % change year-on-year -16.13% +12.73% -15.38%
75th Percentile £438 £488 £438
90th Percentile £600 £623 £538
UK median daily rate £350 £388 £375
% change year-on-year -9.68% +3.33% -6.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 111 87 179
10th Percentile £13.00 £13.66 £13.10
25th Percentile £14.16 £15.25 £15.00
Median hourly rate £16.30 £17.50 £16.50
Median % change year-on-year -6.86% +6.06% +6.45%
75th Percentile £21.00 £22.46 £20.00
90th Percentile £21.46 £49.30 £22.80
UK median hourly rate £16.78 £19.00 £17.50
% change year-on-year -11.67% +8.57% +12.90%

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 5,364 7,452 9,992
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 25.75% 32.72% 32.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,791 5,492 7,388
10th Percentile £215 £243 £208
25th Percentile £375 £405 £385
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -2.50% - +9.89%
75th Percentile £588 £600 £594
90th Percentile £675 £688 £675
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -4.55% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 261 220 279
10th Percentile £14.00 £15.00 £13.41
25th Percentile £15.13 £16.79 £15.25
Median hourly rate £17.80 £27.83 £19.25
Median % change year-on-year -36.04% +44.57% -3.75%
75th Percentile £35.00 £65.00 £32.38
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.53 £63.40
UK median hourly rate £21.46 £38.78 £22.40
% change year-on-year -44.66% +73.10% +2.47%

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 1 June 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 1 June 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 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
North of England -2 236 £253 -15.83% 305
South East -10 230 £288 -17.86% 267
Midlands 0 172 £270 -22.86% 224
North West +3 151 £284 -15.85% 160
Scotland +3 139 £350 +27.27% 60
South West -11 138 £225 -30.77% 159
West Midlands -1 115 £350 -6.67% 131
East of England -11 95 £265 +6.00% 108
Yorkshire -4 75 £228 -13.33% 114
East Midlands +1 57 £200 -20.00% 93
Wales +2 25 £145 -35.56% 22
North East +15 10 £190 +8.57% 36
Northern Ireland -16 5 £363 +113.24% 9
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
1 233 (22.49%) SharePoint
2 208 (20.08%) Microsoft Exchange
3 9 (0.87%) CMS
3 9 (0.87%) Skype for Business
4 4 (0.39%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 4 (0.39%) ArcGIS
4 4 (0.39%) Confluence
4 4 (0.39%) IIS
5 2 (0.19%) Exchange Server 2013
5 2 (0.19%) IBM Notes
5 2 (0.19%) SharePoint Server
5 2 (0.19%) WordPress
6 1 (0.097%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
6 1 (0.097%) Drupal
6 1 (0.097%) Exchange Server 2007
6 1 (0.097%) Exchange Server 2010
6 1 (0.097%) SharePoint 2010
6 1 (0.097%) Umbraco
Applications
1 121 (11.68%) Microsoft Office
2 59 (5.69%) Microsoft Excel
3 43 (4.15%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 10 (0.97%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 10 (0.97%) Photoshop
5 6 (0.58%) Spreadsheet
6 3 (0.29%) InfoPath
6 3 (0.29%) Microsoft Project
6 3 (0.29%) MS Visio
7 2 (0.19%) AutoCAD
8 1 (0.097%) Adobe Premiere
Business Applications
1 6 (0.58%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (0.39%) Dynamics GP
3 2 (0.19%) Maximo
3 2 (0.19%) Remedy ITSM
4 1 (0.097%) assyst
4 1 (0.097%) Dynamics NAV
4 1 (0.097%) Relativity
4 1 (0.097%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
4 1 (0.097%) Veritas eDiscovery
Cloud Services
1 329 (31.76%) Azure
2 120 (11.58%) Entra ID
3 90 (8.69%) Power Platform
4 82 (7.92%) OneDrive
5 51 (4.92%) PowerApps
6 47 (4.54%) Power Automate
7 44 (4.25%) AWS
8 30 (2.90%) Azure Monitor
8 30 (2.90%) Dynamics 365
9 21 (2.03%) SaaS
10 20 (1.93%) Azure Storage
11 17 (1.64%) Yammer
12 14 (1.35%) Azure Sentinel
13 11 (1.06%) Canva
13 11 (1.06%) Mimecast
13 11 (1.06%) Slack
14 10 (0.97%) Azure DevOps
15 9 (0.87%) PaaS
16 8 (0.77%) Microsoft Purview
17 7 (0.68%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 97 (9.36%) Firewall
2 82 (7.92%) Wi-Fi
3 78 (7.53%) DNS
4 51 (4.92%) DHCP
5 43 (4.15%) LAN
6 42 (4.05%) VPN
7 37 (3.57%) WAN
8 31 (2.99%) VoIP
9 27 (2.61%) Wireless
10 26 (2.51%) TCP/IP
11 24 (2.32%) Intranet
12 22 (2.12%) SAN
13 15 (1.45%) Remote Desktop
13 15 (1.45%) VLAN
14 12 (1.16%) Network Security
14 12 (1.16%) Skype
15 11 (1.06%) Cisco IOS
16 9 (0.87%) NAS
16 9 (0.87%) NetScaler
17 8 (0.77%) FTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 35 (3.38%) SQL Server
2 33 (3.19%) Power BI
3 8 (0.77%) Amazon RDS
4 4 (0.39%) GIS
4 4 (0.39%) QGIS
5 2 (0.19%) Azure SQL Database
5 2 (0.19%) Data Lake
5 2 (0.19%) EDRMS
6 1 (0.097%) Data Warehouse
6 1 (0.097%) DTS
6 1 (0.097%) Metadata
6 1 (0.097%) MongoDB
6 1 (0.097%) MySQL
6 1 (0.097%) NoSQL
6 1 (0.097%) PostgreSQL
6 1 (0.097%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 19 (1.83%) JIRA
2 7 (0.68%) Hudson
3 4 (0.39%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 3 (0.29%) Visual Studio
5 2 (0.19%) GitLab
6 1 (0.097%) Dreamweaver
6 1 (0.097%) Git
6 1 (0.097%) MSI
6 1 (0.097%) Subversion
General
1 382 (36.87%) Social Skills
2 123 (11.87%) Public Sector
3 77 (7.43%) Finance
4 70 (6.76%) Analytical Skills
5 53 (5.12%) Organisational Skills
6 49 (4.73%) Retail
7 31 (2.99%) Manufacturing
8 27 (2.61%) Marketing
9 24 (2.32%) Legal
10 22 (2.12%) Documentation Skills
11 18 (1.74%) Telecoms
12 17 (1.64%) Influencing Skills
13 15 (1.45%) Publishing
14 11 (1.06%) Electronics
15 9 (0.87%) Law
15 9 (0.87%) Local Government
16 8 (0.77%) Automotive
16 8 (0.77%) Inclusion and Diversity
17 7 (0.68%) Presentation Skills
18 6 (0.58%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 203 (19.59%) Analyst
2 157 (15.15%) Support Engineer
3 143 (13.80%) IT Support
4 102 (9.85%) Service Analyst
5 101 (9.75%) Service Desk Analyst
6 76 (7.34%) IT Engineer
7 67 (6.47%) 2nd Line Support
8 60 (5.79%) Support Analyst
9 58 (5.60%) Senior
10 55 (5.31%) Architect
10 55 (5.31%) Desktop Support
10 55 (5.31%) IT Support Engineer
11 47 (4.54%) Infrastructure Engineer
12 44 (4.25%) Desktop Engineer
13 43 (4.15%) 2nd Line Engineer
13 43 (4.15%) IT Analyst
13 43 (4.15%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
14 38 (3.67%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
15 33 (3.19%) 1st Line Support
15 33 (3.19%) Active Directory Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (1.93%) ARM Templates
2 18 (1.74%) .NET
3 12 (1.16%) CSS
4 10 (0.97%) REST
5 7 (0.68%) HTML
6 5 (0.48%) React
7 4 (0.39%) SPFx
8 3 (0.29%) HTML5 Canvas
8 3 (0.29%) RESTful
8 3 (0.29%) XMPP
9 2 (0.19%) 802.1X
9 2 (0.19%) ADSI
9 2 (0.19%) HTML5
9 2 (0.19%) jQuery
9 2 (0.19%) LAMP
9 2 (0.19%) XML
10 1 (0.097%) ASP.NET Web API
10 1 (0.097%) Node.js
10 1 (0.097%) SailPoint
10 1 (0.097%) SvelteKit
Miscellaneous
1 38 (3.67%) PKI
2 33 (3.19%) Self-Motivation
3 30 (2.90%) Video Editing
4 24 (2.32%) Driving Licence
5 23 (2.22%) NHS
6 21 (2.03%) Video Conferencing
7 18 (1.74%) Onboarding
8 17 (1.64%) Digital Signage
8 17 (1.64%) Management Information System
9 14 (1.35%) EPoS
10 13 (1.25%) CMDB
10 13 (1.25%) Data Protection Act
10 13 (1.25%) iPhone
11 12 (1.16%) Data Centre
12 11 (1.06%) iPad
13 10 (0.97%) Smartphone
14 9 (0.87%) BYOD
14 9 (0.87%) Cyber Threat
14 9 (0.87%) Virtual Team
15 8 (0.77%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 550 (53.09%) Windows
2 273 (26.35%) Windows 10
3 178 (17.18%) Windows Server
4 88 (8.49%) Apple iOS
5 64 (6.18%) Windows Server 2016
6 62 (5.98%) Linux
7 55 (5.31%) Windows Server 2019
8 44 (4.25%) Android
9 43 (4.15%) Windows Server 2012
10 42 (4.05%) Mac OS
11 31 (2.99%) Windows 7
12 8 (0.77%) VMS
12 8 (0.77%) Windows Server 2008
13 6 (0.58%) Ubuntu
14 3 (0.29%) Debian
15 2 (0.19%) Mac OS X
16 1 (0.097%) AIX
16 1 (0.097%) Windows 8
16 1 (0.097%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 213 (20.56%) Customer Service
2 191 (18.44%) ITIL
3 157 (15.15%) Problem-Solving
4 80 (7.72%) Agile
5 78 (7.53%) Migration
6 70 (6.76%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 65 (6.27%) Change Management
8 64 (6.18%) Incident Management
9 62 (5.98%) Service Management
10 57 (5.50%) Service Delivery
11 56 (5.41%) Stakeholder Management
12 48 (4.63%) Mobile Device Management
13 46 (4.44%) Project Management
14 43 (4.15%) DevOps
14 43 (4.15%) ITSM
15 36 (3.47%) Business Intelligence
15 36 (3.47%) Identity Management
16 35 (3.38%) Cybersecurity
16 35 (3.38%) Information Security
17 32 (3.09%) Analytics
Programming Languages
1 128 (12.36%) PowerShell
2 34 (3.28%) C#
3 31 (2.99%) SQL
4 20 (1.93%) Bicep
4 20 (1.93%) VB
4 20 (1.93%) VBScript
5 19 (1.83%) JavaScript
6 11 (1.06%) C
7 8 (0.77%) Swift
8 6 (0.58%) Python
9 4 (0.39%) TypeScript
10 1 (0.097%) Bash
10 1 (0.097%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 145 (14.00%) Security Cleared
2 110 (10.62%) Degree
3 105 (10.14%) SC Cleared
4 86 (8.30%) Microsoft Certification
5 56 (5.41%) DV Cleared
6 45 (4.34%) MCSA
7 44 (4.25%) A+ Certification
8 23 (2.22%) Azure Certification
9 22 (2.12%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
10 18 (1.74%) DBS Check
10 18 (1.74%) ITIL Certification
11 17 (1.64%) MCSE
12 16 (1.54%) Cisco Certification
13 15 (1.45%) CCNA
14 13 (1.25%) MCP
15 8 (0.77%) Computer Science Degree
16 6 (0.58%) AWS Certification
16 6 (0.58%) BPSS Clearance
17 5 (0.48%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
17 5 (0.48%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 65 (6.27%) SLA
2 15 (1.45%) Disclosure Scotland
3 11 (1.06%) Accessibility
4 8 (0.77%) Cyber Essentials
5 6 (0.58%) GDPR
5 6 (0.58%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 6 (0.58%) PMO
6 4 (0.39%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 3 (0.29%) NIST
8 2 (0.19%) GRC
8 2 (0.19%) PCI DSS
9 1 (0.097%) COBIT
9 1 (0.097%) GxP
9 1 (0.097%) ISO 22301
9 1 (0.097%) ISO/IEC 20000
9 1 (0.097%) QA
9 1 (0.097%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 505 (48.75%) Active Directory
2 61 (5.89%) VMware Infrastructure
3 47 (4.54%) Virtual Desktop
4 44 (4.25%) Hyper-V
5 29 (2.80%) Virtual Machines
6 11 (1.06%) BitLocker
6 11 (1.06%) VMware ESXi
7 9 (0.87%) vSphere
7 9 (0.87%) XenApp
8 8 (0.77%) Citrix Hypervisor
8 8 (0.77%) VMware NSX
8 8 (0.77%) XenDesktop
9 4 (0.39%) Virtual Servers
10 3 (0.29%) Firmware
10 3 (0.29%) Terminal Services
11 2 (0.19%) Microsoft App-V
11 2 (0.19%) Microsoft Virtual Server
12 1 (0.097%) Citrix Presentation Server
12 1 (0.097%) VMware Server
12 1 (0.097%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 185 (17.86%) Microsoft Intune
2 143 (13.80%) SCCM
3 27 (2.61%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 27 (2.61%) WSUS
4 25 (2.41%) SCOM
5 21 (2.03%) Kubernetes
5 21 (2.03%) Single Sign-On
6 16 (1.54%) Jamf Pro
7 10 (0.97%) Autotask
8 9 (0.87%) vCenter Server
9 7 (0.68%) Failover Clustering
9 7 (0.68%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
10 4 (0.39%) AirWatch
11 3 (0.29%) AppManager
11 3 (0.29%) Terraform
12 2 (0.19%) OPNET
12 2 (0.19%) SCDPM
12 2 (0.19%) SCVMM
13 1 (0.097%) Ansible
13 1 (0.097%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
Vendors
1 612 (59.07%) Microsoft
2 116 (11.20%) VMware
3 107 (10.33%) Citrix
4 96 (9.27%) ServiceNow
5 81 (7.82%) Apple
6 57 (5.50%) Cisco
7 29 (2.80%) Veeam
8 23 (2.22%) HP
9 17 (1.64%) SAP
10 16 (1.54%) Adobe
10 16 (1.54%) Oracle
11 14 (1.35%) Sophos
12 13 (1.25%) Dell
13 12 (1.16%) MobileIron
14 11 (1.06%) Aruba
14 11 (1.06%) Google
14 11 (1.06%) NetApp
15 10 (0.97%) Polycom
16 9 (0.87%) Okta
16 9 (0.87%) Palo Alto