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 £496, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 26 October 2026.

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

6 months to
26 Oct 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 610 515 481
Rank change year-on-year -95 -34 +24
Contract Microsoft 365 Engineer jobs 91 57 72
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.17% 0.17% 0.20%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.18% 0.19% 0.21%
Number of daily rates quoted 58 41 46
10th Percentile £242 £171 £206
25th Percentile £375 £300 £283
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £496 £425 £425
Median % change year-on-year +16.71% - +13.33%
75th Percentile £522 £517 £531
90th Percentile £625 £535 £573
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £438 £458
% change year-on-year +14.29% -4.53% +22.20%
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
26 Oct 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Contract job adverts in the UK matching a recognised job title 50,200 30,576 34,247
% of contract job adverts matching a recognised job title 91.74% 90.88% 92.92%
Number of daily rates quoted 29,519 19,323 20,638
10th Percentile £325 £280 £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 £621 £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 4,189 1,698 1,334
10th Percentile £14.22 £13.80 £15.07
25th Percentile £18.83 £17.30 £20.30
Median hourly rate £40.96 £25.15 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year +62.86% -37.13% -10.11%
75th Percentile £67.84 £50.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £80.00 £69.51 £73.75
UK excluding London median hourly rate £40.00 £25.00 £40.00
% change year-on-year +60.00% -37.50% -10.11%

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 26 October 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 26 October 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 -102 85 £500 +25.00% 7
London -43 47 £450 +12.50% 4
UK excluding London -107 37 £500 +14.29% 3
Work from Home -59 33 £500 +25.00% 7
South East -64 17 £500 -3.29%
North of England -59 15 £510 +27.50%
North West -49 10 £510 +27.50%
Yorkshire - 5 £500 -
South West -40 3 £450 +163.16%
East of England -25 2 £406 -32.33%
Midlands -44 2 £375 -3.85% 3
East Midlands -16 1 £250 -44.44%
West Midlands -37 1 £500 +56.25% 2

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

For the 6 months to 26 October 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%91
2Microsoft93.4%85
3SharePoint63.7%58
4Entra ID56.0%51
5Microsoft Exchange48.4%44
6Microsoft Intune37.4%34
7Active Directory36.3%33
8Azure35.2%32
9OneDrive29.7%27
9Security Cleared29.7%27
11Windows25.3%23
12SC Cleared23.1%21
13PowerShell20.9%19
14Migration19.8%18
15Microsoft Purview16.5%15
16Microsoft Copilot14.3%13
17Infrastructure Engineering12.1%11
17ITIL12.1%11
17Zero Trust12.1%11
20Data Loss Prevention11.0%10
21Continuous Improvement9.9%9
21Power Platform9.9%9
21Windows Server9.9%9
24AI8.8%8
24Change Management8.8%8
24Cybersecurity8.8%8
24DNS8.8%8
24Runbook8.8%8
29Google7.7%7
29Problem-Solving7.7%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 Engineer36.3%33
2Support Engineer15.4%14
3Infrastructure Engineer12.1%11
4Exchange Engineer9.9%9
5Microsoft Infrastructure Engineer8.8%8
5Security Engineer8.8%8
7Migration Engineer6.6%6
82nd Line Support Engineer5.5%5
8Azure Engineer5.5%5
8Desktop Support Engineer5.5%5
8Messaging Engineer5.5%5
8Senior Security Engineer5.5%5
13Active Directory Support Engineer4.4%4
13Data Engineer4.4%4
152nd Line Desktop Support Engineer3.3%3
15Data Migration Engineer3.3%3
15Systems Engineer3.3%3
15Technical Engineer3.3%3
15Windows Engineer3.3%3
20Messaging Specialist2.2%2
Microsoft 365 Engineer jobs