Microsoft 365 Engineer Contract Job Trends

Microsoft 365 Engineer (M365 Engineer)
UK

The median Microsoft 365 Engineer (M365 Engineer) daily rate in the UK is £500, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 4 November 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Nov 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 605 503 479
Rank change year-on-year -102 -24 +35
Contract Microsoft 365 Engineer jobs 93 61 74
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.17% 0.18% 0.20%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.18% 0.19% 0.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 59 44 48
10th Percentile £299 £141 £194
25th Percentile £375 £288 £271
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £413 £425
Median % change year-on-year +21.21% -2.94% +6.25%
75th Percentile £531 £517 £538
90th Percentile £625 £535 £585
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £450 £450
% change year-on-year +11.11% - +16.13%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 2 0
Median hourly rate - £64.82 -
UK excluding London median hourly rate - £64.82 -

All Contract IT Job Roles
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job adverts matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all contract IT job adverts they make up.

6 months to
4 Nov 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Contract job adverts in the UK matching a recognised job title 50,460 31,417 33,739
% of contract job adverts matching a recognised job title 91.64% 90.97% 92.92%
Number of daily rates quoted 29,656 19,914 20,338
10th Percentile £325 £278 £300
25th Percentile £425 £402 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -
75th Percentile £638 £620 £638
90th Percentile £738 £725 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £475 £490
% change year-on-year +5.26% -3.06% -2.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4,303 1,775 1,276
10th Percentile £14.22 £14.02 £15.08
25th Percentile £18.50 £17.60 £20.19
Median hourly rate £40.00 £25.15 £37.39
Median % change year-on-year +59.05% -32.74% -16.91%
75th Percentile £68.00 £51.14 £65.00
90th Percentile £80.55 £69.65 £73.75
UK excluding London median hourly rate £40.00 £25.15 £36.08
% change year-on-year +59.05% -30.30% -18.92%

Microsoft 365 Engineer Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract Microsoft 365 Engineer job postings relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Microsoft 365 Engineer job vacancy trend in the UK

Microsoft 365 Engineer Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Microsoft 365 Engineer job vacancies in the UK.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Microsoft 365 Engineer job vacancies in the UK

Microsoft 365 Engineer Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for Microsoft 365 Engineer jobs over the 6 months to 4 November 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Microsoft 365 Engineer in the UK

Microsoft 365 Engineer Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Microsoft 365 Engineer job vacancies in the UK.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Microsoft 365 Engineer job vacancies in the UK

Microsoft 365 Engineer Top 13 Contract Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in Microsoft 365 Engineer jobs within the UK over the 6 months to 4 November 2026. 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		 Job Ads
Past 6 Months		 Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months		 Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year		 Live
Jobs
England -78 86 £500 +25.00% 12
London -53 47 £450 +12.50% 4
UK excluding London -106 38 £500 +11.11% 9
Work from Home -57 36 £500 +25.00% 3
South East -61 17 £500 -3.29% 4
North of England -51 14 £510 +27.50% 2
North West -43 9 £510 +27.52%
Yorkshire - 5 £500 - 1
Midlands -35 4 £538 +37.82% 1
South West -33 3 £450 +163.16%
East Midlands -13 2 £413 -8.33% 1
East of England -32 2 £406 -32.33% 3
West Midlands -44 1 £500 +56.25%

Microsoft 365 Engineer Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 4 November 2026, Microsoft 365 Engineer contract job ads cited the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract Microsoft 365 Engineer job ads.

RankSkillShareJob Ads
1Microsoft 365100.0%93
2Microsoft94.6%88
3SharePoint62.4%58
4Entra ID54.8%51
5Microsoft Exchange47.3%44
6Azure38.7%36
7Microsoft Intune36.6%34
8Active Directory35.5%33
9Security Cleared30.1%28
10OneDrive28.0%26
11Windows24.7%23
12SC Cleared23.7%22
13Migration22.6%21
14PowerShell20.4%19
15Microsoft Purview16.1%15
16Microsoft Copilot15.1%14
17Infrastructure Engineering14.0%13
18ITIL11.8%11
18Zero Trust11.8%11
20Data Loss Prevention10.8%10
20Power Platform10.8%10
20Windows Server10.8%10
23Continuous Improvement9.7%9
24AI8.6%8
24Change Management8.6%8
24Cybersecurity8.6%8
24DNS8.6%8
24Problem-Solving8.6%8
24Runbook8.6%8
30Google7.5%7

Microsoft 365 Engineer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

Job Titles

RankJob TitleShareJob Ads
1Microsoft Engineer34.4%32
2Infrastructure Engineer12.9%12
2Support Engineer12.9%12
4Exchange Engineer9.7%9
5Azure Engineer8.6%8
5Microsoft Infrastructure Engineer8.6%8
5Migration Engineer8.6%8
5Security Engineer8.6%8
9Messaging Engineer5.4%5
9Senior Security Engineer5.4%5
112nd Line Support Engineer4.3%4
11Data Engineer4.3%4
13Active Directory Support Engineer3.2%3
13Cloud Engineer3.2%3
13Data Migration Engineer3.2%3
13Desktop Support Engineer3.2%3
13Systems Engineer3.2%3
13Technical Engineer3.2%3
13Windows Engineer3.2%3
202nd Line Desktop Support Engineer2.2%2
Microsoft 365 Engineer jobs