Microsoft 365 Engineer (M365 Engineer)
UK
The median Microsoft 365 Engineer (M365 Engineer) daily rate in the UK is £450, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 4 January 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 4 Jan 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 421 | 486 | 598 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +65 | +112 | +62 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Microsoft 365 Engineer | 113 | 110 | 174 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.35% | 0.26% | 0.24% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.38% | 0.27% | 0.26% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 77 | 88 | 137 |
| 10th Percentile | £154 | £158 | £228 |
| 25th Percentile | £250 | £250 | £263 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £400 | £350 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +12.50% | +14.29% | -6.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £518 | £488 |
| 90th Percentile | £626 | £658 | £538 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £425 | £388 | £350 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.68% | +10.71% | +11.11% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £24.75 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £25.50 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £26.25 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | - | £25.50 |
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 | 30,023 | 40,140 | 68,105 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.64% | 93.34% | 94.98% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 18,370 | 26,864 | 47,433 |
| 10th Percentile | £291 | £281 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £409 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £525 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -4.55% | +6.80% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £738 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £480 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.00% | - | +11.11% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 935 | 1,589 | 1,637 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.51 | £14.18 | £13.41 |
| 25th Percentile | £21.05 | £19.06 | £17.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £32.50 | £44.50 | £32.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -26.97% | +36.92% | +58.54% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | £65.00 | £64.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.75 | £76.53 | £72.10 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £31.50 | £45.00 | £26.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -30.00% | +73.08% | +47.14% |
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 4 January 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 14 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 4 January 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 |
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| England | +66 | 104 | £475 | +18.75% | 16 |
| London | +41 | 60 | £475 | +22.58% | 4 |
| UK excluding London | +57 | 51 | £425 | +9.68% | 10 |
| Work from Home | +62 | 35 | £450 | - | 7 |
| South West | +28 | 17 | £450 | -25.00% | 2 |
| North of England | +34 | 15 | £438 | +9.38% | 4 |
| North West | +31 | 15 | £438 | - | 1 |
| South East | +30 | 9 | £483 | +7.39% | 4 |
| Scotland | +31 | 5 | £148 | -74.26% | |
| Northern Ireland | +1 | 3 | £148 | -35.65% | |
| Midlands | 0 | 3 | £510 | +36.00% | |
| East of England | +26 | 2 | £255 | -32.00% | |
| West Midlands | +4 | 2 | £471 | +25.49% | |
| East Midlands | +7 | 1 | £510 | +137.21% |
Microsoft 365 Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 4 January 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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