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 20 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
20 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 164 139 167
Rank change year-on-year -25 +28 -20
Contract jobs citing Microsoft Exchange 629 1,089 1,539
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 1.48% 1.90% 1.74%
As % of the Application Platforms category 15.09% 17.35% 13.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 470 824 1,135
10th Percentile £170 £157 £150
25th Percentile £225 £230 £200
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £425 £350
Median % change year-on-year -5.88% +21.43% -6.67%
75th Percentile £556 £563 £488
90th Percentile £650 £700 £575
UK excluding London median daily rate £400 £375 £275
% change year-on-year +6.67% +36.36% -15.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 32 38 97
10th Percentile - £14.25 £13.41
25th Percentile £14.00 £15.50 £14.25
Median hourly rate £23.78 £21.00 £16.75
Median % change year-on-year +13.21% +25.37% +4.69%
75th Percentile £40.00 £54.00 £20.00
90th Percentile - £64.95 £40.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £15.99 £17.00 £16.32
% change year-on-year -5.97% +4.20% +16.08%

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 4,168 6,276 11,124
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 9.80% 10.96% 12.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,896 4,396 7,629
10th Percentile £257 £263 £275
25th Percentile £363 £400 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £513 £510
Median % change year-on-year -2.44% +0.49% +7.37%
75th Percentile £613 £638 £625
90th Percentile £750 £750 £711
UK excluding London median daily rate £450 £475 £450
% change year-on-year -5.26% +5.56% +5.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted 161 152 223
10th Percentile £13.00 £16.13 £13.87
25th Percentile £15.50 £20.00 £16.24
Median hourly rate £30.00 £46.25 £24.00
Median % change year-on-year -35.14% +92.71% +12.54%
75th Percentile £46.18 £65.81 £53.88
90th Percentile £70.00 £79.07 £75.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.00 £27.50 £19.50
% change year-on-year -9.09% +41.03% +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 20 May 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 20 May 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 20 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
England -14 560 £400 -5.88% 477
UK excluding London -34 340 £400 +6.67% 394
London +17 257 £380 -21.24% 110
Work from Home -19 182 £421 -11.33% 163
South East -18 75 £465 +49.99% 91
North of England -20 62 £300 -11.11% 108
Midlands -20 59 £350 +5.26% 66
South West -14 56 £439 -7.53% 56
West Midlands +16 44 £375 - 38
Scotland +25 40 £230 +4.55% 15
East of England +7 37 £550 +22.22% 59
Yorkshire -4 30 £300 +22.45% 47
North West -15 29 £363 -14.71% 53
East Midlands -12 15 £150 -20.00% 28
Wales -15 8 £220 -58.10% 9
North East +11 3 £195 +11.43% 8
Northern Ireland -6 3 - - 3

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
1 176 (27.98%) SharePoint
2 38 (6.04%) Exchange Server 2010
3 34 (5.41%) Exchange Server 2013
4 31 (4.93%) Confluence
5 29 (4.61%) Skype for Business
6 25 (3.97%) Exchange Server 2007
7 17 (2.70%) Exchange Server 2003
8 14 (2.23%) IIS
9 5 (0.79%) CMS
10 4 (0.64%) Exchange Server 2000
11 3 (0.48%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
11 3 (0.48%) WordPress
12 2 (0.32%) Exchange Server 5.5
13 1 (0.16%) BizTalk Server
13 1 (0.16%) IBM Notes
13 1 (0.16%) nginx
13 1 (0.16%) SharePoint 2013
Applications
1 77 (12.24%) Microsoft Office
2 16 (2.54%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (0.48%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.32%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.16%) Acrobat
5 1 (0.16%) InfoPath
5 1 (0.16%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 5 (0.79%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (0.48%) Remedy ITSM
3 2 (0.32%) ION MarketView
3 2 (0.32%) NEC Housing
3 2 (0.32%) SystmOne
4 1 (0.16%) assyst
4 1 (0.16%) Dynamics GP
4 1 (0.16%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 383 (60.89%) Microsoft 365
2 246 (39.11%) Azure
3 117 (18.60%) Entra ID
4 98 (15.58%) OneDrive
5 38 (6.04%) Power Platform
6 28 (4.45%) Mimecast
7 25 (3.97%) Azure Monitor
8 18 (2.86%) Azure Storage
8 18 (2.86%) PowerApps
9 16 (2.54%) AWS
9 16 (2.54%) Power Automate
10 15 (2.38%) IaaS
11 12 (1.91%) Dynamics 365
12 9 (1.43%) PaaS
13 8 (1.27%) Microsoft Purview
14 7 (1.11%) Azure Logic Apps
15 6 (0.95%) SaaS
15 6 (0.95%) WhatsApp
16 5 (0.79%) Azure DevOps
16 5 (0.79%) Tricentis Tosca
Communications & Networking
1 132 (20.99%) DNS
2 109 (17.33%) Firewall
3 95 (15.10%) DHCP
4 50 (7.95%) VPN
5 47 (7.47%) SAN
6 38 (6.04%) Skype
7 29 (4.61%) LAN
8 27 (4.29%) WAN
9 21 (3.34%) SMTP
10 20 (3.18%) TCP/IP
11 19 (3.02%) Wi-Fi
12 17 (2.70%) MPLS
12 17 (2.70%) NAS
13 14 (2.23%) Wireless
14 13 (2.07%) VLAN
15 12 (1.91%) Cisco IOS
15 12 (1.91%) Unified Communications
15 12 (1.91%) VoIP
16 8 (1.27%) Fibre Channel
16 8 (1.27%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 26 (4.13%) SQL Server
2 19 (3.02%) Power BI
3 9 (1.43%) Amazon RDS
4 6 (0.95%) Azure SQL Database
5 4 (0.64%) Big Data
5 4 (0.64%) Data Warehouse
6 3 (0.48%) Data Mart
6 3 (0.48%) Relational Database
7 2 (0.32%) Electronic Patient Records
8 1 (0.16%) BusinessObjects
8 1 (0.16%) MySQL
8 1 (0.16%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 40 (6.36%) JIRA
2 6 (0.95%) Hudson
3 5 (0.79%) LoadRunner
3 5 (0.79%) NeoLoad
4 2 (0.32%) Bitbucket
4 2 (0.32%) Selenium
5 1 (0.16%) Burp Suite
5 1 (0.16%) Gatling
5 1 (0.16%) GitLab
5 1 (0.16%) Jenkins
5 1 (0.16%) JMeter
5 1 (0.16%) Maven
5 1 (0.16%) Postman
5 1 (0.16%) SoapUI
5 1 (0.16%) WebDriver
General
1 221 (35.14%) Social Skills
2 76 (12.08%) Finance
3 66 (10.49%) Public Sector
4 63 (10.02%) Analytical Skills
5 40 (6.36%) Banking
6 22 (3.50%) Legal
7 20 (3.18%) Military
8 17 (2.70%) Manufacturing
9 15 (2.38%) French Language
10 12 (1.91%) Documentation Skills
10 12 (1.91%) Marketing
11 11 (1.75%) Telecoms
12 10 (1.59%) Law
13 9 (1.43%) Aerospace
13 9 (1.43%) Financial Institution
14 8 (1.27%) Electronics
14 8 (1.27%) Organisational Skills
14 8 (1.27%) Presentation Skills
15 7 (1.11%) Local Government
16 5 (0.79%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 82 (13.04%) Support Engineer
2 78 (12.40%) Analyst
3 63 (10.02%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 55 (8.74%) IT Support
5 38 (6.04%) IT Engineer
6 37 (5.88%) Architect
6 37 (5.88%) Senior
7 36 (5.72%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
8 35 (5.56%) Service Analyst
8 35 (5.56%) Service Desk Analyst
9 33 (5.25%) 2nd Line Support
10 31 (4.93%) Administrator
11 30 (4.77%) Desktop Support
12 28 (4.45%) Exchange Engineer
13 25 (3.97%) IT Support Engineer
14 24 (3.82%) Desktop Engineer
15 23 (3.66%) IT Analyst
16 21 (3.34%) Systems Administrator
17 20 (3.18%) Integration Engineer
18 19 (3.02%) Messaging Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (2.70%) ARM Templates
2 9 (1.43%) LDAP
3 6 (0.95%) .NET
3 6 (0.95%) SailPoint
3 6 (0.95%) XMPP
4 4 (0.64%) .NET Framework
4 4 (0.64%) REST
5 3 (0.48%) LAMP
5 3 (0.48%) Murex MxML
6 2 (0.32%) .NET Core
6 2 (0.32%) ADSI
6 2 (0.32%) CSS
6 2 (0.32%) Elastic Stack
6 2 (0.32%) JSON
6 2 (0.32%) Microsoft Graph
6 2 (0.32%) Software Packaging
6 2 (0.32%) XML
6 2 (0.32%) YAML
7 1 (0.16%) Keycloak
7 1 (0.16%) Playwright
Miscellaneous
1 78 (12.40%) PKI
2 32 (5.09%) Data Centre
3 30 (4.77%) Self-Motivation
4 26 (4.13%) Video Conferencing
5 25 (3.97%) Management Information System
6 22 (3.50%) Clustering
7 13 (2.07%) Blackberry
8 12 (1.91%) Onboarding
8 12 (1.91%) Smartphone
9 10 (1.59%) Data Protection Act
10 8 (1.27%) Client/Server
10 8 (1.27%) Driving Licence
11 7 (1.11%) iPhone
12 6 (0.95%) Digital Signage
12 6 (0.95%) Replication
13 5 (0.79%) Hedge funds
13 5 (0.79%) Public Cloud
14 4 (0.64%) Linux Command Line
14 4 (0.64%) NHS
15 3 (0.48%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 413 (65.66%) Windows
2 189 (30.05%) Windows Server
3 111 (17.65%) Windows 10
4 74 (11.76%) Windows Server 2012
5 66 (10.49%) Windows Server 2016
6 56 (8.90%) Linux
7 48 (7.63%) Windows Server 2019
8 34 (5.41%) Windows 7
9 31 (4.93%) Windows Server 2008
10 29 (4.61%) Android
11 23 (3.66%) Windows Server 2003
12 21 (3.34%) VMS
13 18 (2.86%) Apple iOS
14 16 (2.54%) Mac OS
14 16 (2.54%) Unix
15 12 (1.91%) Mac OS X
16 5 (0.79%) Ubuntu
17 4 (0.64%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
17 4 (0.64%) Windows 2000
18 3 (0.48%) CentOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 123 (19.55%) ITIL
2 98 (15.58%) Customer Service
2 98 (15.58%) Migration
3 85 (13.51%) Agile
4 83 (13.20%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 72 (11.45%) Problem-Solving
6 41 (6.52%) Service Management
7 40 (6.36%) Identity Management
8 39 (6.20%) Change Management
9 37 (5.88%) Project Management
10 35 (5.56%) DevOps
10 35 (5.56%) Problem Management
11 34 (5.41%) Multi-Factor Authentication
11 34 (5.41%) Project Delivery
12 29 (4.61%) Business Intelligence
12 29 (4.61%) Data Protection
13 28 (4.45%) CI/CD
14 27 (4.29%) Data Loss Prevention
14 27 (4.29%) Service Delivery
15 26 (4.13%) ITSM
Programming Languages
1 155 (24.64%) PowerShell
2 59 (9.38%) SQL
3 18 (2.86%) C#
4 17 (2.70%) Bicep
4 17 (2.70%) VB
4 17 (2.70%) VBScript
5 3 (0.48%) Java
5 3 (0.48%) JavaScript
5 3 (0.48%) Python
6 2 (0.32%) Bash
6 2 (0.32%) VBA
7 1 (0.16%) C++
7 1 (0.16%) Perl
7 1 (0.16%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 149 (23.69%) Security Cleared
2 121 (19.24%) Degree
3 114 (18.12%) SC Cleared
4 58 (9.22%) Microsoft Certification
5 52 (8.27%) DV Cleared
6 33 (5.25%) MCSE
7 25 (3.97%) MCSA
8 21 (3.34%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
9 20 (3.18%) Cisco Certification
10 19 (3.02%) CCNA
11 17 (2.70%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 16 (2.54%) Computer Science Degree
13 14 (2.23%) MCP
14 13 (2.07%) ITIL Certification
15 4 (0.64%) Azure Certification
15 4 (0.64%) CCNP
15 4 (0.64%) DBS Check
16 3 (0.48%) BPSS Clearance
16 3 (0.48%) Master's Degree
16 3 (0.48%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 38 (6.04%) 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
1 465 (73.93%) Active Directory
2 95 (15.10%) VMware Infrastructure
3 32 (5.09%) Virtual Machines
4 29 (4.61%) Virtual Desktop
5 28 (4.45%) Hyper-V
6 21 (3.34%) VMware ESXi
7 20 (3.18%) vSphere
8 15 (2.38%) Virtual Servers
9 9 (1.43%) Microsoft App-V
10 8 (1.27%) BitLocker
10 8 (1.27%) Terminal Services
10 8 (1.27%) VMware Workstation
11 7 (1.11%) XenApp
12 5 (0.79%) Citrix Hypervisor
12 5 (0.79%) Firmware
12 5 (0.79%) VMware NSX
12 5 (0.79%) XenDesktop
13 4 (0.64%) Docker
13 4 (0.64%) Microsoft Virtual Server
14 3 (0.48%) KVM
Systems Management
1 130 (20.67%) SCCM
2 119 (18.92%) Microsoft Intune
3 39 (6.20%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 38 (6.04%) SCOM
5 29 (4.61%) WSUS
6 27 (4.29%) Kubernetes
7 21 (3.34%) Single Sign-On
8 13 (2.07%) vCenter Server
9 12 (1.91%) MAILsweeper
10 11 (1.75%) Microsoft Clustering
10 11 (1.75%) NetBackup
11 10 (1.59%) Jamf Pro
12 9 (1.43%) Terraform
13 8 (1.27%) Ansible
13 8 (1.27%) Nagios
14 5 (0.79%) Nessus
14 5 (0.79%) PingFederate
14 5 (0.79%) vMotion
15 4 (0.64%) CASB
16 3 (0.48%) AirWatch
Vendors
1 394 (62.64%) Microsoft
2 140 (22.26%) VMware
3 78 (12.40%) Citrix
4 48 (7.63%) Cisco
5 27 (4.29%) HP
6 23 (3.66%) ServiceNow
7 21 (3.34%) Apple
8 20 (3.18%) Avaya
9 19 (3.02%) EMC
10 18 (2.86%) Dell
11 17 (2.70%) NetApp
12 16 (2.54%) Sophos
13 15 (2.38%) Trend Micro
13 15 (2.38%) Veeam
14 14 (2.23%) Oracle
15 12 (1.91%) Atlassian
15 12 (1.91%) CheckPoint
15 12 (1.91%) SolarWinds
16 9 (1.43%) Mitel
17 8 (1.27%) CA