Microsoft Office Contracts in Reading

Microsoft Office
Berkshire > Reading

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Reading 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 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 24 48 21
Rank change year-on-year +24 -27 +8
Contract jobs citing Microsoft Office 79 38 106
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Reading 6.67% 3.68% 7.82%
As % of the Applications category 67.52% 42.22% 57.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 50 23 58
10th Percentile - £261 £138
25th Percentile £205 £356 £157
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £215 £450 £355
Median % change year-on-year -52.22% +26.76% -6.83%
75th Percentile £218 £525 £475
90th Percentile £461 £647 £525
Berkshire median daily rate £213 £394 £344
% change year-on-year -46.00% +14.47% -9.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 2 1
10th Percentile £14.46 £17.80 -
25th Percentile £15.64 £17.92 £9.75
Median hourly rate £17.60 £18.36 £10.00
Median % change year-on-year -4.14% +83.60% -25.32%
75th Percentile £35.68 £19.06 £10.25
90th Percentile £46.52 £19.32 -
Berkshire median hourly rate £36.25 £19.00 £27.50
% change year-on-year +90.79% -30.91% +105.38%

All Software Application Skills
Reading

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 Reading with a requirement for software application skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for software application skills 117 90 184
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Reading 9.87% 8.70% 13.57%
Number of daily rates quoted 75 58 111
10th Percentile £191 £243 £130
25th Percentile £205 £353 £153
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £215 £438 £325
Median % change year-on-year -50.86% +34.62% -22.99%
75th Percentile £431 £606 £475
90th Percentile £517 £751 £550
Berkshire median daily rate £215 £400 £355
% change year-on-year -46.25% +12.58% -10.83%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 3 2
10th Percentile £11.27 £17.88 £10.90
25th Percentile £12.82 £18.11 £12.63
Median hourly rate £15.64 £19.00 £16.25
Median % change year-on-year -17.68% +16.92% +6.56%
75th Percentile £26.64 £32.25 £20.38
90th Percentile £42.91 £39.90 £22.40
Berkshire median hourly rate £42.50 £20.00 £27.50
% change year-on-year +112.50% -27.27% +27.91%

Microsoft Office
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

Job postings citing Microsoft Office as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Reading.

Job vacancy trend for Microsoft Office in Reading

Microsoft Office
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Reading

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Microsoft Office in Reading.

Daily rate trend for Microsoft Office in Reading

Microsoft Office
Daily Rate Histogram in Reading

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Microsoft Office in Reading over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Microsoft Office in Reading

Microsoft Office
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Reading

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Microsoft Office in Reading.

Hourly rate trend for Microsoft Office in Reading

Microsoft Office
Hourly Rate Histogram in Reading

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Microsoft Office in Reading over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Microsoft Office in Reading

Microsoft Office
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Reading 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 6 (7.59%) SharePoint
2 2 (2.53%) CMS
3 1 (1.27%) Moodle
Applications
1 29 (36.71%) Microsoft Excel
2 21 (26.58%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 5 (6.33%) Spreadsheet
4 2 (2.53%) Adobe Illustrator
4 2 (2.53%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (2.53%) Photoshop
5 1 (1.27%) 3ds Max
5 1 (1.27%) Blender
5 1 (1.27%) MS Visio
5 1 (1.27%) PlantUML
Business Applications
1 5 (6.33%) Primavera
2 1 (1.27%) Maximo
2 1 (1.27%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 6 (7.59%) Azure
2 5 (6.33%) Azure DevOps
2 5 (6.33%) Power Platform
3 4 (5.06%) Power Automate
4 1 (1.27%) Adobe Creative Cloud
4 1 (1.27%) Cloud Computing
4 1 (1.27%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 18 (22.78%) LAN
2 4 (5.06%) 3G
2 4 (5.06%) 4G
2 4 (5.06%) 5G
2 4 (5.06%) Diameter Protocol
2 4 (5.06%) DNS
2 4 (5.06%) GGSN
2 4 (5.06%) LTE
2 4 (5.06%) Radio Access Network
2 4 (5.06%) RANAP
2 4 (5.06%) SGSN
2 4 (5.06%) VoLTE
2 4 (5.06%) Wireshark
3 2 (2.53%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (6.33%) Power BI
General
1 51 (64.56%) Social Skills
2 44 (55.70%) Organisational Skills
3 14 (17.72%) Mandarin Language
4 10 (12.66%) Telecoms
5 9 (11.39%) Finance
6 7 (8.86%) Analytical Skills
6 7 (8.86%) Presentation Skills
7 6 (7.59%) Legal
8 4 (5.06%) Multimedia
9 3 (3.80%) Public Sector
10 2 (2.53%) Marketing
10 2 (2.53%) Retail
11 1 (1.27%) Billing
11 1 (1.27%) Environmental Health
11 1 (1.27%) General Ledger
11 1 (1.27%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 18 (22.78%) Desktop Engineer
1 18 (22.78%) Desktop Support
1 18 (22.78%) Desktop Support Engineer
1 18 (22.78%) DV Cleared Desktop Support
1 18 (22.78%) Hardware Engineer
1 18 (22.78%) Support Engineer
2 5 (6.33%) Break Fix Engineer
2 5 (6.33%) Developer
3 4 (5.06%) Business Intelligence Developer
3 4 (5.06%) Power BI Developer
3 4 (5.06%) Project Planner
4 3 (3.80%) Analyst
4 3 (3.80%) PMO Analyst
4 3 (3.80%) Report Developer
5 2 (2.53%) Communications Manager
5 2 (2.53%) HR Assistant
5 2 (2.53%) Internal Communications Manager
5 2 (2.53%) Lead
5 2 (2.53%) Project Manager
6 1 (1.27%) Senior
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (2.53%) Flash
1 2 (2.53%) HTML
2 1 (1.27%) ADO
2 1 (1.27%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 36 (45.57%) Driving Licence
2 2 (2.53%) Social Media
3 1 (1.27%) Animation
3 1 (1.27%) Digital Media
3 1 (1.27%) Enterprise Software
3 1 (1.27%) Graphic Design
3 1 (1.27%) Management Information System
3 1 (1.27%) NHS
3 1 (1.27%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 36 (45.57%) Windows
1 36 (45.57%) Windows 10
1 36 (45.57%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 39 (49.37%) Problem-Solving
2 37 (46.84%) Customer Service
3 36 (45.57%) ITIL
4 18 (22.78%) Customer Requirements
4 18 (22.78%) Hardware Maintenance
4 18 (22.78%) Service Delivery
4 18 (22.78%) Software Deployment
4 18 (22.78%) Software Testing
5 15 (18.99%) Project Management
6 12 (15.19%) Time Management
7 9 (11.39%) Data Analysis
7 9 (11.39%) Risk Management
8 7 (8.86%) Agile
8 7 (8.86%) Collaborative Working
8 7 (8.86%) Project Delivery
9 6 (7.59%) DevOps
9 6 (7.59%) Stakeholder Management
10 5 (6.33%) Business Intelligence
10 5 (6.33%) Continuous Improvement
11 4 (5.06%) Performance Improvement
Programming Languages
1 2 (2.53%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 42 (53.16%) Security Cleared
2 40 (50.63%) DV Cleared
3 33 (41.77%) Degree
4 4 (5.06%) Computer Science Degree
4 4 (5.06%) PMP
5 3 (3.80%) CIPD
6 2 (2.53%) PMI Certification
7 1 (1.27%) ACCA
7 1 (1.27%) CIMA
7 1 (1.27%) CIPFA
7 1 (1.27%) ICAEW
7 1 (1.27%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (16.46%) PMO
System Software
1 18 (22.78%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 36 (45.57%) SCCM
Vendors
1 55 (69.62%) Microsoft
2 36 (45.57%) HP
3 4 (5.06%) Empirix
3 4 (5.06%) NetScout
4 1 (1.27%) Adobe
4 1 (1.27%) Remedy
4 1 (1.27%) Sparx