Microsoft Office Contracts in the North of England

Microsoft Office
England > North of England

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the North of England with a requirement for Microsoft Office skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Microsoft Office over the 6 months to 8 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
8 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 28 74 53
Rank change year-on-year +46 -21 +3
Contract jobs citing Microsoft Office 259 171 292
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North of England 5.52% 3.00% 4.09%
As % of the Applications category 46.42% 38.95% 47.40%
Number of daily rates quoted 112 125 195
10th Percentile £120 £130 £123
25th Percentile £160 £185 £158
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £253 £350 £230
Median % change year-on-year -27.86% +52.17% +15.00%
75th Percentile £475 £475 £416
90th Percentile £536 £650 £468
England median daily rate £255 £375 £300
% change year-on-year -32.00% +25.00% -16.96%
Number of hourly rates quoted 110 12 40
10th Percentile £10.95 £17.88 £12.00
25th Percentile £11.07 £21.34 £15.75
Median hourly rate £13.78 £36.54 £19.50
Median % change year-on-year -62.30% +87.37% +2.63%
75th Percentile £16.06 £45.85 £36.08
90th Percentile £24.11 £53.31 £43.84
England median hourly rate £16.00 £21.75 £16.93
% change year-on-year -26.44% +28.47% -3.26%

All Software Application Skills
North of England

Microsoft Office is in the Software Applications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the North of England with a requirement for software application skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for software application skills 558 439 616
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North of England 11.89% 7.69% 8.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 183 288 410
10th Percentile £143 £153 £150
25th Percentile £200 £244 £194
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £396 £385 £365
Median % change year-on-year +2.79% +5.55% +52.08%
75th Percentile £522 £495 £450
90th Percentile £638 £588 £539
England median daily rate £400 £435 £430
% change year-on-year -8.05% +1.16% +7.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 161 30 83
10th Percentile £10.95 £16.43 £11.18
25th Percentile £11.77 £23.06 £14.43
Median hourly rate £15.00 £40.00 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year -62.50% +100.00% +8.58%
75th Percentile £26.50 £51.00 £28.38
90th Percentile £46.18 £65.00 £44.49
England median hourly rate £16.45 £34.25 £21.75
% change year-on-year -51.99% +57.47% +14.47%

Microsoft Office
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Job postings citing Microsoft Office as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Job vacancy trend for Microsoft Office in the North of England

Microsoft Office
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Microsoft Office in the North of England.

Daily rate trend for Microsoft Office in the North of England

Microsoft Office
Daily Rate Histogram in the North of England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Microsoft Office in the North of England over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Microsoft Office in the North of England

Microsoft Office
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Microsoft Office in the North of England.

Hourly rate trend for Microsoft Office in the North of England

Microsoft Office
Hourly Rate Histogram in the North of England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Microsoft Office in the North of England over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Microsoft Office in the North of England

Microsoft Office
Contract Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft Office within the North of England region over the 6 months to 8 May 2024. 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
North West +49 191 £383 -4.38% 233
Yorkshire +24 58 £220 -28.16% 135
North East +14 10 £195 +2.63% 47
Microsoft Office
England

Microsoft Office
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England 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 16 (6.18%) SharePoint
2 9 (3.47%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (1.54%) WordPress
4 3 (1.16%) ArcGIS
4 3 (1.16%) Confluence
5 2 (0.77%) IBM Notes
6 1 (0.39%) IIS
6 1 (0.39%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 62 (23.94%) Microsoft Excel
2 31 (11.97%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 9 (3.47%) Microsoft Project
3 9 (3.47%) Spreadsheet
4 6 (2.32%) MS Visio
5 3 (1.16%) MicroStation
Business Applications
1 5 (1.93%) Primavera
2 2 (0.77%) ResourceLink
3 1 (0.39%) Maximo
3 1 (0.39%) SAP SD
3 1 (0.39%) Teamcenter
3 1 (0.39%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 49 (18.92%) Microsoft 365
2 20 (7.72%) Taleo
3 14 (5.41%) Azure
4 13 (5.02%) Power Platform
5 9 (3.47%) Dynamics 365
6 8 (3.09%) OneDrive
6 8 (3.09%) PowerApps
7 6 (2.32%) Entra ID
7 6 (2.32%) SaaS
8 4 (1.54%) Google Workspace
8 4 (1.54%) IaaS
8 4 (1.54%) MailChimp
8 4 (1.54%) PaaS
9 2 (0.77%) Akamai
9 2 (0.77%) Azure DevOps
9 2 (0.77%) Cloudflare
10 1 (0.39%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 13 (5.02%) Cisco IOS
1 13 (5.02%) Cisco Nexus
1 13 (5.02%) DMZ
1 13 (5.02%) SD-WAN
2 11 (4.25%) Firewall
2 11 (4.25%) Wireless
3 5 (1.93%) DHCP
3 5 (1.93%) DNS
3 5 (1.93%) PPP
3 5 (1.93%) VPN
4 4 (1.54%) LAN
4 4 (1.54%) Wi-Fi
5 3 (1.16%) Network Security
5 3 (1.16%) SAN
5 3 (1.16%) VLAN
5 3 (1.16%) VoIP
5 3 (1.16%) WAN
6 2 (0.77%) Internet
7 1 (0.39%) Broadband
7 1 (0.39%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (5.02%) Power BI
2 3 (1.16%) Geospatial Data
2 3 (1.16%) GIS
2 3 (1.16%) Metadata
2 3 (1.16%) QGIS
2 3 (1.16%) Spatial Data
2 3 (1.16%) SQL Server
3 1 (0.39%) Amazon RDS
3 1 (0.39%) Electronic Patient Records
3 1 (0.39%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 6 (2.32%) JIRA
2 1 (0.39%) Rational Software Modeler
General
1 112 (43.24%) Social Skills
2 55 (21.24%) Finance
3 32 (12.36%) Analytical Skills
4 26 (10.04%) Organisational Skills
5 23 (8.88%) Public Sector
6 18 (6.95%) Manufacturing
7 12 (4.63%) Banking
8 9 (3.47%) Presentation Skills
9 8 (3.09%) Mandarin Language
10 5 (1.93%) Documentation Skills
10 5 (1.93%) Legal
10 5 (1.93%) Local Government
11 4 (1.54%) Influencing Skills
11 4 (1.54%) Retail
12 3 (1.16%) Billing
12 3 (1.16%) Pharmaceutical
12 3 (1.16%) Telecoms
13 2 (0.77%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 2 (0.77%) Law
13 2 (0.77%) Multimedia
Job Titles
1 63 (24.32%) Analyst
2 32 (12.36%) Service Analyst
2 32 (12.36%) Service Desk Analyst
3 26 (10.04%) IT Support
4 20 (7.72%) Administrator
5 15 (5.79%) 2nd Line Support
6 14 (5.41%) Support Engineer
7 13 (5.02%) Network Engineer
8 12 (4.63%) 2nd Line Engineer
8 12 (4.63%) Business Analyst
8 12 (4.63%) Support Analyst
9 11 (4.25%) Project Manager
10 10 (3.86%) 1st Line Service Desk Analyst
10 10 (3.86%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
10 10 (3.86%) Desktop Engineer
11 9 (3.47%) 1st/2nd Line Support
11 9 (3.47%) Desktop Support
12 8 (3.09%) Author
12 8 (3.09%) Support Technician
12 8 (3.09%) Technical Author
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (2.70%) .NET
2 4 (1.54%) .NET Framework
3 1 (0.39%) CSS
3 1 (0.39%) Google Maps API
3 1 (0.39%) HTML
3 1 (0.39%) JSON
3 1 (0.39%) Oracle Fusion
3 1 (0.39%) REST
3 1 (0.39%) XHTML
Miscellaneous
1 13 (5.02%) Data Centre
2 12 (4.63%) Management Information System
3 10 (3.86%) Virtual Team
4 8 (3.09%) NHS
4 8 (3.09%) Self-Motivation
5 5 (1.93%) Driving Licence
5 5 (1.93%) iPhone
6 4 (1.54%) Clustering
6 4 (1.54%) Onboarding
7 3 (1.16%) Analytical Mindset
7 3 (1.16%) Lidar
8 2 (0.77%) CMDB
8 2 (0.77%) Greenfield Project
8 2 (0.77%) iPad
8 2 (0.77%) PKI
9 1 (0.39%) Embedded Systems
9 1 (0.39%) Enterprise Cloud
9 1 (0.39%) Life Science
9 1 (0.39%) PMI
9 1 (0.39%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 91 (35.14%) Windows
2 72 (27.80%) Windows 10
3 12 (4.63%) Mac OS
4 10 (3.86%) Apple iOS
4 10 (3.86%) Windows Server
5 8 (3.09%) Windows Server 2016
6 6 (2.32%) Android
7 4 (1.54%) Windows Server 2019
8 3 (1.16%) Windows 7
8 3 (1.16%) Windows Server 2012
9 1 (0.39%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 71 (27.41%) Customer Service
2 69 (26.64%) Decision-Making
3 61 (23.55%) Problem-Solving
4 40 (15.44%) Time Management
5 29 (11.20%) Project Management
6 27 (10.42%) Service Management
7 25 (9.65%) Data Protection
8 23 (8.88%) Agile
9 22 (8.49%) ITSM
10 21 (8.11%) ITIL
11 17 (6.56%) Asset Management
11 17 (6.56%) Stakeholder Management
12 16 (6.18%) Business Intelligence
12 16 (6.18%) Risk Management
13 14 (5.41%) Computer Science
13 14 (5.41%) Continuous Improvement
13 14 (5.41%) ERP
14 13 (5.02%) Change Management
14 13 (5.02%) Cybersecurity
15 11 (4.25%) Workshop Facilitation
Programming Languages
1 8 (3.09%) C#
2 4 (1.54%) JavaScript
2 4 (1.54%) PowerShell
2 4 (1.54%) Python
3 3 (1.16%) MATLAB
3 3 (1.16%) VB.NET
3 3 (1.16%) VBA
4 1 (0.39%) C
4 1 (0.39%) Embedded C
4 1 (0.39%) Java
4 1 (0.39%) SQL
Qualifications
1 69 (26.64%) Degree
2 46 (17.76%) Security Cleared
3 43 (16.60%) SC Cleared
4 21 (8.11%) BPSS Clearance
5 11 (4.25%) Computer Science Degree
6 9 (3.47%) PMI Certification
6 9 (3.47%) PMP
7 6 (2.32%) CISA
7 6 (2.32%) CISM
7 6 (2.32%) CISSP
7 6 (2.32%) DBS Check
7 6 (2.32%) Master's Degree
7 6 (2.32%) MBA
8 5 (1.93%) ITIL Certification
9 4 (1.54%) APMP
9 4 (1.54%) Microsoft Certification
10 3 (1.16%) HNC
10 3 (1.16%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 2 (0.77%) APMG
11 2 (0.77%) MCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (10.42%) Disclosure Scotland
2 25 (9.65%) SLA
3 13 (5.02%) PMO
4 6 (2.32%) GDPR
5 3 (1.16%) QA
6 2 (0.77%) Data Quality
6 2 (0.77%) NIST
7 1 (0.39%) COREP
7 1 (0.39%) Cyber Essentials
7 1 (0.39%) FINREP
7 1 (0.39%) GxP
7 1 (0.39%) ISO 14001
7 1 (0.39%) ISO 9001
7 1 (0.39%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 51 (19.69%) Active Directory
2 10 (3.86%) Hyper-V
3 9 (3.47%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.77%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.39%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 19 (7.34%) Microsoft Intune
2 15 (5.79%) SCCM
3 8 (3.09%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
4 4 (1.54%) Jamf Pro
5 3 (1.16%) Autotask
5 3 (1.16%) Failover Clustering
6 2 (0.77%) Terraform
7 1 (0.39%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 196 (75.68%) Microsoft
2 44 (16.99%) ServiceNow
3 15 (5.79%) Cisco
3 15 (5.79%) F5
4 14 (5.41%) Apple
4 14 (5.41%) SAP
5 13 (5.02%) Palo Alto
6 9 (3.47%) VMware
7 8 (3.09%) Salesforce
8 6 (2.32%) Citrix
9 5 (1.93%) Google
9 5 (1.93%) Oracle
10 4 (1.54%) Facebook
10 4 (1.54%) Hootsuite
10 4 (1.54%) Veeam
11 3 (1.16%) Datto
11 3 (1.16%) Dell
11 3 (1.16%) ESRI
11 3 (1.16%) Kofax
12 2 (0.77%) Wyse