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 20 October 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 20 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 587 | 506 | 483 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -81 | -23 | +32 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Microsoft 365 Engineer | 92 | 55 | 72 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.17% | 0.17% | 0.19% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.18% | 0.18% | 0.21% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 60 | 41 | 47 |
| 10th Percentile | £240 | £171 | £208 |
| 25th Percentile | £369 | £288 | £289 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £496 | £400 | £425 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +24.00% | -5.88% | +13.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £527 | £500 | £524 |
| 90th Percentile | £625 | £535 | £571 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £425 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | +17.65% | -5.56% | +20.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £65.00 | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | £65.00 | - |
All Contract IT Job Roles
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.
| 6 months to 20 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 50,586 | 30,151 | 34,455 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 91.87% | 90.87% | 92.95% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 29,721 | 19,031 | 20,767 |
| 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 | £623 | £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 | 4,170 | 1,674 | 1,386 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.25 | £13.80 | £15.04 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.33 | £17.30 | £20.30 |
| Median hourly rate | £41.09 | £25.15 | £40.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +63.39% | -37.13% | -10.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.50 | £50.00 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £80.00 | £68.75 | £73.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.32 | £24.62 | £40.33 |
| % change year-on-year | +63.77% | -38.95% | -7.99% |
Microsoft 365 Engineer Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Microsoft 365 Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.
Microsoft 365 Engineer Daily Rate Trend
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Microsoft 365 Engineer job vacancies in the UK.
Microsoft 365 Engineer Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Microsoft 365 Engineer over the 6 months to 20 October 2026.
Microsoft 365 Engineer Hourly Rate Trend
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 IT jobs citing Microsoft 365 Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 20 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 |
Matching Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | -89 | 86 | £500 | +25.00% | 49 |
| London | -63 | 48 | £450 | +12.50% | 26 |
| UK excluding London | -106 | 37 | £500 | +17.65% | 25 |
| Work from Home | -69 | 33 | £500 | +25.00% | 26 |
| South East | -53 | 17 | £500 | +11.11% | 8 |
| North of England | -59 | 15 | £510 | +27.50% | 3 |
| North West | -43 | 10 | £510 | +27.50% | 2 |
| Yorkshire | - | 5 | £500 | - | 1 |
| South West | -41 | 3 | £450 | +163.16% | 1 |
| East of England | -30 | 2 | £406 | -32.33% | 2 |
| Midlands | -45 | 2 | £375 | -3.85% | 5 |
| East Midlands | -13 | 1 | £250 | -44.44% | 3 |
| West Midlands | -53 | 1 | £500 | +56.25% | 2 |
Microsoft 365 Engineer Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities
For the 6 months to 20 October 2026, Microsoft 365 Engineer contract job roles required 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 job ads featuring Microsoft 365 Engineer in the job title.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft 365 | 100.0% | 92 |
| 2 | Microsoft | 92.4% | 85 |
| 3 | SharePoint | 64.1% | 59 |
| 4 | Entra ID | 55.4% | 51 |
| 5 | Microsoft Exchange | 46.7% | 43 |
| 6 | Active Directory | 37.0% | 34 |
| 6 | Microsoft Intune | 37.0% | 34 |
| 8 | Azure | 35.9% | 33 |
| 9 | Security Cleared | 30.4% | 28 |
| 10 | OneDrive | 29.3% | 27 |
| 11 | Windows | 26.1% | 24 |
| 12 | SC Cleared | 23.9% | 22 |
| 13 | Migration | 20.7% | 19 |
| 13 | PowerShell | 20.7% | 19 |
| 15 | Microsoft Purview | 17.4% | 16 |
| 16 | Microsoft Copilot | 14.1% | 13 |
| 17 | Infrastructure Engineering | 12.0% | 11 |
| 17 | ITIL | 12.0% | 11 |
| 17 | Zero Trust | 12.0% | 11 |
| 20 | Data Loss Prevention | 10.9% | 10 |
| 21 | Power Platform | 9.8% | 9 |
| 21 | Windows Server | 9.8% | 9 |
| 23 | AI | 8.7% | 8 |
| 23 | Change Management | 8.7% | 8 |
| 23 | Continuous Improvement | 8.7% | 8 |
| 23 | Cybersecurity | 8.7% | 8 |
| 23 | DNS | 8.7% | 8 |
| 23 | Runbook | 8.7% | 8 |
| 29 | Proofpoint | 7.6% | 7 |
| 29 | Release Management | 7.6% | 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
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft Engineer | 35.9% | 33 |
| 2 | Support Engineer | 15.2% | 14 |
| 3 | Infrastructure Engineer | 12.0% | 11 |
| 4 | Exchange Engineer | 9.8% | 9 |
| 5 | Microsoft Infrastructure Engineer | 8.7% | 8 |
| 5 | Security Engineer | 8.7% | 8 |
| 7 | Migration Engineer | 7.6% | 7 |
| 8 | Desktop Support Engineer | 6.5% | 6 |
| 9 | Active Directory Support Engineer | 5.4% | 5 |
| 9 | Azure Engineer | 5.4% | 5 |
| 9 | Messaging Engineer | 5.4% | 5 |
| 9 | Senior Security Engineer | 5.4% | 5 |
| 13 | 2nd Line Support Engineer | 4.3% | 4 |
| 13 | Data Engineer | 4.3% | 4 |
| 15 | 2nd Line Desktop Support Engineer | 3.3% | 3 |
| 15 | Data Migration Engineer | 3.3% | 3 |
| 15 | SharePoint Engineer | 3.3% | 3 |
| 15 | Systems Engineer | 3.3% | 3 |
| 15 | Technical Engineer | 3.3% | 3 |
| 15 | Windows Engineer | 3.3% | 3 |