Microsoft 365 Engineer (M365 Engineer)
UK
The median Microsoft 365 Engineer (M365 Engineer) daily rate in the UK is £313, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 12 July 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 12 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 466 | 515 | 555 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +49 | +40 | +127 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Microsoft 365 Engineer | 78 | 78 | 139 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.24% | 0.18% | 0.25% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.26% | 0.20% | 0.26% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 56 | 57 | 109 |
| 10th Percentile | £194 | £163 | £200 |
| 25th Percentile | £230 | £250 | £285 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £313 | £398 | £425 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -21.38% | -6.47% | +21.43% |
| 75th Percentile | £438 | £454 | £538 |
| 90th Percentile | £528 | £538 | £633 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £288 | £375 | £375 |
| % change year-on-year | -23.33% | - | +15.38% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £28.65 |
| 25th Percentile | £57.50 | - | £28.88 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £50.00 | £29.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +30.00% | +69.49% | +47.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £72.50 | - | £29.88 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £29.95 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £50.00 | £29.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +30.00% | +69.49% | +47.50% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.
| Contract vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 30,054 | 39,908 | 53,504 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 91.86% | 93.02% | 94.54% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 19,145 | 25,675 | 37,129 |
| 10th Percentile | £287 | £288 | £310 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £410 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -2.33% | +0.94% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £495 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.04% | -1.00% | +2.81% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,391 | 2,727 | 1,579 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.75 | £13.00 | £14.34 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.33 | £17.00 | £19.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £26.50 | £39.55 | £43.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -33.00% | -8.02% | +67.45% |
| 75th Percentile | £56.25 | £62.98 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.75 | £73.75 | £77.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £40.00 | £39.55 |
| % change year-on-year | -37.13% | +1.14% | +91.57% |
Microsoft 365 Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Microsoft 365 Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Microsoft 365 Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Microsoft 365 Engineer.
Microsoft 365 Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Microsoft 365 Engineer over the 6 months to 12 July 2025.
Microsoft 365 Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Microsoft 365 Engineer.
Microsoft 365 Engineer
Top 13 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft 365 Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 12 July 2025. 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 | +51 | 78 | £313 | -16.67% | 25 |
| UK excluding London | +23 | 52 | £288 | -23.33% | 25 |
| Work from Home | +45 | 36 | £400 | -5.88% | 8 |
| London | +35 | 25 | £325 | +62.50% | 5 |
| North of England | +16 | 20 | £400 | +45.45% | 4 |
| North West | +16 | 17 | £413 | +10.00% | 4 |
| East of England | +22 | 10 | £225 | +5.88% | |
| South East | +38 | 9 | £275 | -29.03% | 13 |
| Midlands | +1 | 9 | £300 | -14.29% | 1 |
| South West | +31 | 8 | £321 | -28.61% | 6 |
| West Midlands | +4 | 7 | £300 | -14.29% | 1 |
| Yorkshire | - | 3 | £126 | - | |
| East Midlands | 0 | 2 | £340 | -33.33% |
Microsoft 365 Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 12 July 2025, Microsoft 365 Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads featuring Microsoft 365 Engineer in the job title.
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Microsoft 365 Engineer Skill Set
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:
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