Microsoft 365 Contracts with Work from Home Options

Microsoft 365 (M365, Office 365, O365)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and a requirement for Microsoft 365 skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Microsoft 365 over the 6 months to 20 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
20 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 51 44 68
Rank change year-on-year -7 +24 -15
Contract jobs citing Microsoft 365 542 1,195 1,698
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 3.68% 4.82% 3.82%
As % of the Cloud Services category 10.07% 12.19% 9.23%
Number of daily rates quoted 407 891 1,276
10th Percentile £175 £200 £175
25th Percentile £296 £325 £309
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £475 £425
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% +11.76% -
75th Percentile £600 £605 £550
90th Percentile £697 £738 £641
UK median daily rate £350 £400 £375
% change year-on-year -12.50% +6.67% -6.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 19 36 68
10th Percentile £15.05 £12.65 £12.50
25th Percentile £15.50 £15.60 £15.20
Median hourly rate £16.63 £20.50 £21.50
Median % change year-on-year -18.88% -4.65% +43.33%
75th Percentile £17.60 £64.50 £27.51
90th Percentile £19.00 £67.38 £55.43
UK median hourly rate £16.94 £18.97 £17.50
% change year-on-year -10.70% +8.37% +12.90%

All Cloud Skills
Work from Home

Microsoft 365 is in the Cloud Services category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a WFH option and a requirement for cloud computing skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 5,382 9,801 18,399
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 36.55% 39.55% 41.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,888 7,278 13,752
10th Percentile £350 £372 £375
25th Percentile £430 £450 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £644
90th Percentile £738 £744 £734
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -4.55% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 88 130 168
10th Percentile £15.50 £16.25 £15.00
25th Percentile £17.00 £21.30 £20.75
Median hourly rate £26.00 £54.00 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year -51.85% +35.00% +2.07%
75th Percentile £50.94 £70.00 £66.00
90th Percentile £72.06 £75.00 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £21.37 £35.00 £22.00
% change year-on-year -38.94% +59.09% -2.22%

Microsoft 365
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing Microsoft 365 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Microsoft 365 trend for jobs with a WFH option

Microsoft 365
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Microsoft 365.

Microsoft 365 daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

Microsoft 365
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Microsoft 365 over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

Microsoft 365 daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Microsoft 365
Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Microsoft 365.

Microsoft 365 hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

Microsoft 365
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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:

Application Platforms
1 156 (28.78%) SharePoint
2 120 (22.14%) Microsoft Exchange
3 12 (2.21%) Exchange Server 2007
3 12 (2.21%) Exchange Server 2010
3 12 (2.21%) Skype for Business
4 11 (2.03%) Confluence
4 11 (2.03%) Exchange Server 2003
5 10 (1.85%) Exchange Server 2013
6 5 (0.92%) Drupal
6 5 (0.92%) IIS
6 5 (0.92%) SharePoint 2013
7 4 (0.74%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 4 (0.74%) WordPress
8 3 (0.55%) ArcGIS
9 2 (0.37%) CMS
9 2 (0.37%) SharePoint Server
10 1 (0.18%) IBM Notes
Applications
1 58 (10.70%) Microsoft Office
2 16 (2.95%) Microsoft Excel
3 10 (1.85%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (0.92%) Photoshop
4 5 (0.92%) Trello
5 4 (0.74%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 2 (0.37%) Acrobat
7 1 (0.18%) InVision
7 1 (0.18%) Sketch
7 1 (0.18%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 10 (1.85%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (0.74%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.18%) assyst
3 1 (0.18%) Carpe Diem
3 1 (0.18%) Dynamics GP
3 1 (0.18%) Elite 3E
3 1 (0.18%) Relativity
3 1 (0.18%) SAP CO
3 1 (0.18%) SAP CX
3 1 (0.18%) SAP ERP
3 1 (0.18%) SAP FI
3 1 (0.18%) SAP FI/CO
3 1 (0.18%) SAP Hybris
3 1 (0.18%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 1 (0.18%) Veritas eDiscovery
Cloud Services
1 271 (50.00%) Azure
2 107 (19.74%) Entra ID
3 86 (15.87%) Power Platform
4 52 (9.59%) PowerApps
5 46 (8.49%) OneDrive
6 43 (7.93%) Dynamics 365
6 43 (7.93%) Power Automate
7 42 (7.75%) AWS
8 18 (3.32%) Azure Monitor
9 17 (3.14%) Azure Storage
10 16 (2.95%) Azure DevOps
11 15 (2.77%) Azure Sentinel
11 15 (2.77%) GitHub
11 15 (2.77%) PaaS
11 15 (2.77%) SaaS
12 14 (2.58%) Slack
13 13 (2.40%) IaaS
14 10 (1.85%) Amazon GuardDuty
14 10 (1.85%) Microsoft Purview
15 9 (1.66%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 55 (10.15%) Firewall
2 45 (8.30%) DNS
3 32 (5.90%) DHCP
4 21 (3.87%) VPN
5 14 (2.58%) Intranet
6 12 (2.21%) Skype
7 9 (1.66%) LAN
8 8 (1.48%) VoIP
9 7 (1.29%) NAS
9 7 (1.29%) SAN
9 7 (1.29%) WAN
10 6 (1.11%) Network Security
11 5 (0.92%) TCP/IP
12 4 (0.74%) HTTP
12 4 (0.74%) SNMP
13 3 (0.55%) Cisco IOS
13 3 (0.55%) Cisco Nexus
13 3 (0.55%) VLAN
13 3 (0.55%) WebEx
13 3 (0.55%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 37 (6.83%) Power BI
2 30 (5.54%) SQL Server
3 13 (2.40%) Amazon RDS
4 10 (1.85%) Relational Database
5 5 (0.92%) PostgreSQL
6 3 (0.55%) GIS
6 3 (0.55%) Metadata
6 3 (0.55%) Power Query
6 3 (0.55%) QGIS
7 2 (0.37%) Data Warehouse
7 2 (0.37%) EDRMS
7 2 (0.37%) NoSQL
8 1 (0.18%) MongoDB
8 1 (0.18%) PowerPivot
8 1 (0.18%) SQL Server Analysis Services
8 1 (0.18%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 1 (0.18%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 1 (0.18%) Tableau
8 1 (0.18%) Tableau Desktop
Development Applications
1 30 (5.54%) JIRA
2 5 (0.92%) Git
3 4 (0.74%) GitLab
3 4 (0.74%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 3 (0.55%) Sonatype Nexus
5 2 (0.37%) Bitbucket
5 2 (0.37%) Jenkins
5 2 (0.37%) Octopus Deploy
6 1 (0.18%) Balsamiq
6 1 (0.18%) MSI
6 1 (0.18%) TestRail
6 1 (0.18%) Visual Studio
General
1 160 (29.52%) Social Skills
2 93 (17.16%) Public Sector
3 65 (11.99%) Finance
4 38 (7.01%) Analytical Skills
5 20 (3.69%) Organisational Skills
6 13 (2.40%) Documentation Skills
7 11 (2.03%) Legal
8 10 (1.85%) Banking
8 10 (1.85%) Influencing Skills
8 10 (1.85%) Marketing
9 8 (1.48%) Manufacturing
10 7 (1.29%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 7 (1.29%) Law
11 6 (1.11%) Presentation Skills
12 5 (0.92%) German Language
13 4 (0.74%) Electronics
13 4 (0.74%) Telecoms
14 3 (0.55%) French Language
14 3 (0.55%) Retail
14 3 (0.55%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 72 (13.28%) Architect
2 62 (11.44%) Analyst
3 39 (7.20%) Consultant
4 38 (7.01%) Developer
5 33 (6.09%) Senior
6 32 (5.90%) Service Analyst
7 31 (5.72%) Service Desk Analyst
8 26 (4.80%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 26 (4.80%) IT Support
9 23 (4.24%) Support Engineer
10 22 (4.06%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
10 22 (4.06%) Support Specialist
11 21 (3.87%) Project Manager
12 20 (3.69%) Azure Specialist
12 20 (3.69%) Solutions Architect
13 19 (3.51%) Power Platform Developer
14 18 (3.32%) Technical Architect
15 17 (3.14%) Active Directory Support
15 17 (3.14%) IT Engineer
15 17 (3.14%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (3.14%) ARM Templates
2 9 (1.66%) .NET
3 7 (1.29%) REST
4 6 (1.11%) React
4 6 (1.11%) SPFx
4 6 (1.11%) XML
5 5 (0.92%) HTML5 Canvas
5 5 (0.92%) JSON
6 4 (0.74%) CSS
6 4 (0.74%) RESTful
6 4 (0.74%) SOAP
7 3 (0.55%) .NET Core
8 2 (0.37%) ADSI
8 2 (0.37%) OAuth
8 2 (0.37%) OAuth2
8 2 (0.37%) RabbitMQ
9 1 (0.18%) Entity Framework
9 1 (0.18%) SailPoint
9 1 (0.18%) Software Packaging
9 1 (0.18%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 28 (5.17%) Self-Motivation
2 21 (3.87%) PKI
3 19 (3.51%) Data Centre
3 19 (3.51%) Data Structures
4 18 (3.32%) Cloud Native
5 17 (3.14%) Video Conferencing
6 15 (2.77%) Management Information System
7 14 (2.58%) Low-Code
7 14 (2.58%) Onboarding
8 13 (2.40%) NHS
9 10 (1.85%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
10 7 (1.29%) Security Posture
11 6 (1.11%) Driving Licence
11 6 (1.11%) Public Cloud
11 6 (1.11%) Smartphone
11 6 (1.11%) Video Editing
12 5 (0.92%) EPoS
12 5 (0.92%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
12 5 (0.92%) Taxonomies
13 4 (0.74%) Data Protection Act
Operating Systems
1 214 (39.48%) Windows
2 90 (16.61%) Windows 10
3 84 (15.50%) Windows Server
4 32 (5.90%) Windows Server 2016
5 27 (4.98%) Windows Server 2012
6 26 (4.80%) Linux
7 22 (4.06%) Windows Server 2019
8 13 (2.40%) Apple iOS
8 13 (2.40%) Windows Server 2003
9 11 (2.03%) Windows Server 2008
10 9 (1.66%) Android
10 9 (1.66%) Mac OS
11 6 (1.11%) VMS
12 5 (0.92%) Windows 7
13 3 (0.55%) Mac OS X
13 3 (0.55%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 106 (19.56%) Migration
2 82 (15.13%) Agile
3 70 (12.92%) ITIL
4 62 (11.44%) Problem-Solving
5 59 (10.89%) DevOps
6 49 (9.04%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 46 (8.49%) Customer Service
8 40 (7.38%) Project Management
9 37 (6.83%) Business Intelligence
10 34 (6.27%) Change Management
10 34 (6.27%) Roadmaps
11 30 (5.54%) Cybersecurity
11 30 (5.54%) Service Management
12 28 (5.17%) Data Migration
13 27 (4.98%) Identity Management
14 24 (4.43%) CI/CD
14 24 (4.43%) Data Security
14 24 (4.43%) Multi-Factor Authentication
15 23 (4.24%) Project Delivery
16 21 (3.87%) RBAC
Programming Languages
1 95 (17.53%) PowerShell
2 30 (5.54%) C#
2 30 (5.54%) SQL
3 18 (3.32%) VBScript
4 17 (3.14%) Bicep
4 17 (3.14%) VB
5 16 (2.95%) Python
6 11 (2.03%) JavaScript
7 4 (0.74%) Bash
7 4 (0.74%) C
8 3 (0.55%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 2 (0.37%) Kusto Query Language
10 1 (0.18%) Java
10 1 (0.18%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 103 (19.00%) Security Cleared
2 99 (18.27%) SC Cleared
3 59 (10.89%) Degree
4 33 (6.09%) Microsoft Certification
5 24 (4.43%) DV Cleared
6 18 (3.32%) Azure Certification
6 18 (3.32%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 10 (1.85%) AWS Certification
8 9 (1.66%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
9 8 (1.48%) Computer Science Degree
10 6 (1.11%) CISSP
11 5 (0.92%) BPSS Clearance
11 5 (0.92%) CISM
11 5 (0.92%) ITIL Certification
12 4 (0.74%) MCSE
13 3 (0.55%) Cisco Certification
13 3 (0.55%) MCSA
13 3 (0.55%) TOGAF Certification
14 2 (0.37%) CCNP
14 2 (0.37%) CompTIA Security+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (4.98%) SLA
2 10 (1.85%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 9 (1.66%) NIST
4 8 (1.48%) Disclosure Scotland
5 6 (1.11%) Accessibility
5 6 (1.11%) QA
6 5 (0.92%) GDPR
6 5 (0.92%) PCI DSS
7 4 (0.74%) Cyber Essentials
8 2 (0.37%) COBIT
8 2 (0.37%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 1 (0.18%) GLBA
9 1 (0.18%) GRC
9 1 (0.18%) ISAE 3402
9 1 (0.18%) ISO 22301
9 1 (0.18%) ISO/IEC 20000
9 1 (0.18%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 1 (0.18%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 215 (39.67%) Active Directory
2 25 (4.61%) Virtual Desktop
3 23 (4.24%) Virtual Machines
4 22 (4.06%) VMware Infrastructure
5 20 (3.69%) Hyper-V
6 4 (0.74%) Virtual Servers
7 3 (0.55%) BitLocker
7 3 (0.55%) Terminal Services
8 2 (0.37%) Firmware
8 2 (0.37%) VMware ESXi
8 2 (0.37%) vSphere
9 1 (0.18%) Terminal Server
Systems Management
1 78 (14.39%) Microsoft Intune
2 53 (9.78%) SCCM
3 20 (3.69%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 19 (3.51%) WSUS
5 18 (3.32%) Kubernetes
5 18 (3.32%) SCOM
6 15 (2.77%) Single Sign-On
7 7 (1.29%) Jamf Pro
7 7 (1.29%) Terraform
8 5 (0.92%) Ansible
9 4 (0.74%) AirWatch
9 4 (0.74%) Packer
10 3 (0.55%) QRadar
11 2 (0.37%) Kibana
11 2 (0.37%) logstash
11 2 (0.37%) Opsgenie
12 1 (0.18%) CASB
12 1 (0.18%) Nessus
12 1 (0.18%) Puppet
12 1 (0.18%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 368 (67.90%) Microsoft
2 52 (9.59%) VMware
3 25 (4.61%) ServiceNow
4 23 (4.24%) Citrix
5 20 (3.69%) Veeam
6 19 (3.51%) NetApp
7 18 (3.32%) Cisco
8 16 (2.95%) Adobe
9 14 (2.58%) Apple
10 12 (2.21%) Oracle
11 11 (2.03%) CA
11 11 (2.03%) Splunk
12 10 (1.85%) HP
13 9 (1.66%) Google
13 9 (1.66%) SAP
14 8 (1.48%) Palo Alto
14 8 (1.48%) Qualys
15 7 (1.29%) Dynatrace
16 5 (0.92%) iManage
16 5 (0.92%) Zscaler