Microsoft Office Contracts in the West Midlands

Microsoft Office
England > West Midlands

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands 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 62 43 50
Rank change year-on-year -19 +7 -12
Contract jobs citing Microsoft Office 47 119 150
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the West Midlands 2.44% 5.00% 4.22%
As % of the Applications category 29.01% 44.07% 40.21%
Number of daily rates quoted 29 81 107
10th Percentile £147 £163 £120
25th Percentile £180 £206 £150
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £200 £425 £215
Median % change year-on-year -52.94% +97.67% -30.19%
75th Percentile £338 £538 £373
90th Percentile £545 £540 £475
England median daily rate £255 £375 £294
% change year-on-year -32.00% +27.66% -18.97%
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 6 11
10th Percentile £11.55 £12.25 £10.68
25th Percentile £13.25 £12.50 £11.36
Median hourly rate £14.44 £13.68 £15.00
Median % change year-on-year +5.52% -8.80% +11.36%
75th Percentile £26.50 £16.59 £20.51
90th Percentile £28.53 £18.04 £25.00
England median hourly rate £16.06 £22.00 £16.93
% change year-on-year -27.00% +29.95% -3.94%

All Software Application Skills
West Midlands

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 West Midlands with a requirement for software application skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for software application skills 162 270 373
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands 8.42% 11.34% 10.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 83 159 264
10th Percentile £156 £160 £145
25th Percentile £200 £275 £203
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £320 £420 £400
Median % change year-on-year -23.81% +5.00% +14.29%
75th Percentile £531 £528 £510
90th Percentile £650 £540 £550
England median daily rate £400 £430 £425
% change year-on-year -6.98% +1.18% +6.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 32 13 23
10th Percentile £10.94 £12.50 £10.87
25th Percentile £12.59 £14.36 £12.25
Median hourly rate £26.00 £21.50 £15.74
Median % change year-on-year +20.93% +36.59% +0.93%
75th Percentile £39.04 £25.88 £19.11
90th Percentile £58.75 £52.50 £24.85
England median hourly rate £17.50 £39.00 £21.75
% change year-on-year -55.13% +79.31% +8.75%

Microsoft Office
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Microsoft Office in the West Midlands

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the West Midlands

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Microsoft Office in the West Midlands.

Daily rate trend for Microsoft Office in the West Midlands

Microsoft Office
Daily Rate Histogram in the West Midlands

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

Daily rate histogram for Microsoft Office in the West Midlands

Microsoft Office
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the West Midlands

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Microsoft Office in the West Midlands.

Hourly rate trend for Microsoft Office in the West Midlands

Microsoft Office
Hourly Rate Histogram in the West Midlands

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

Hourly rate histogram for Microsoft Office in the West Midlands

Microsoft Office
Contract Job Locations in the West Midlands

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 West Midlands region over the 6 months to 27 April 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
Birmingham +3 22 £200 -29.82% 55
Warwickshire +9 12 £319 -24.11% 26
Shropshire +5 5 £117 -78.25% 16
Worcestershire +2 4 £200 -69.23% 15
Tipton - 2 £313 - 1
Coventry -1 1 £215 +4.24% 10
Staffordshire -3 1 £135 -28.00% 29
Microsoft Office
England

Microsoft Office
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands 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 2 (4.26%) SharePoint
Applications
1 15 (31.91%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (14.89%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (4.26%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (2.13%) Chatbot
4 1 (2.13%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 16 (34.04%) Microsoft 365
2 10 (21.28%) Azure
3 3 (6.38%) Entra ID
3 3 (6.38%) Google Workspace
3 3 (6.38%) IaaS
3 3 (6.38%) PaaS
3 3 (6.38%) SaaS
4 2 (4.26%) OneDrive
4 2 (4.26%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 10 (21.28%) VPN
2 7 (14.89%) WAN
3 6 (12.77%) Firewall
3 6 (12.77%) Internet
4 5 (10.64%) Wi-Fi
5 4 (8.51%) Ethernet
5 4 (8.51%) MPLS
5 4 (8.51%) Remote Desktop
6 3 (6.38%) ADSL
6 3 (6.38%) LAN
6 3 (6.38%) Network Security
6 3 (6.38%) PSTN
6 3 (6.38%) VLAN
6 3 (6.38%) VoIP
6 3 (6.38%) Wireless
7 2 (4.26%) Broadband
7 2 (4.26%) DHCP
7 2 (4.26%) DNS
7 2 (4.26%) Skype
7 2 (4.26%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (4.26%) SQL Server
General
1 29 (61.70%) Social Skills
2 8 (17.02%) Analytical Skills
3 4 (8.51%) Finance
3 4 (8.51%) Legal
3 4 (8.51%) Telecoms
4 3 (6.38%) Documentation Skills
5 2 (4.26%) Law
5 2 (4.26%) Public Sector
6 1 (2.13%) Arabic Language
6 1 (2.13%) Financial Institution
6 1 (2.13%) German Language
6 1 (2.13%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 1 (2.13%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 10 (21.28%) Analyst
2 8 (17.02%) Service Desk Support
3 7 (14.89%) Support Analyst
4 6 (12.77%) 1st/2nd Line Support
4 6 (12.77%) 2nd Line Support
4 6 (12.77%) Service Analyst
4 6 (12.77%) Service Desk Analyst
4 6 (12.77%) Service Desk Support Analyst
5 5 (10.64%) Coordinator
6 4 (8.51%) Lead
6 4 (8.51%) Project Coordinator
7 3 (6.38%) 1st Line Service Desk Analyst
7 3 (6.38%) 1st Line Support Analyst
7 3 (6.38%) 1st/2nd Line Support Analyst
7 3 (6.38%) 1st/2nd Line Support Engineer
7 3 (6.38%) 2nd Line Engineer
7 3 (6.38%) 2nd Line Support Analyst
7 3 (6.38%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
7 3 (6.38%) Desktop Support
7 3 (6.38%) IT Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.13%) .NET
1 1 (2.13%) REST
1 1 (2.13%) SOAP
1 1 (2.13%) Software Packaging
1 1 (2.13%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 3 (6.38%) Clustering
1 3 (6.38%) Driving Licence
1 3 (6.38%) Self-Motivation
1 3 (6.38%) Virtual Team
2 1 (2.13%) Analytical Mindset
2 1 (2.13%) Client/Server
2 1 (2.13%) CMDB
2 1 (2.13%) Cyber Security Posture
2 1 (2.13%) Data Protection Act
2 1 (2.13%) Hedge funds
2 1 (2.13%) Hybrid Cloud
2 1 (2.13%) NHS
2 1 (2.13%) PDA
2 1 (2.13%) Security Posture
2 1 (2.13%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 19 (40.43%) Windows
2 11 (23.40%) Windows 10
3 6 (12.77%) Windows Server
3 6 (12.77%) Windows Server 2012
4 5 (10.64%) Mac OS
4 5 (10.64%) Windows Server 2019
5 2 (4.26%) Windows Server 2008
5 2 (4.26%) Windows Server 2016
6 1 (2.13%) Android
6 1 (2.13%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (36.17%) Customer Service
2 13 (27.66%) ITIL
3 10 (21.28%) Problem-Solving
4 8 (17.02%) Agile
5 7 (14.89%) Mobile Device Management
6 5 (10.64%) Cybersecurity
6 5 (10.64%) Data Entry
6 5 (10.64%) ITSM
6 5 (10.64%) Project Management
6 5 (10.64%) Time Management
6 5 (10.64%) Workflow
7 4 (8.51%) Analytical Thinking
7 4 (8.51%) Asset Management
7 4 (8.51%) Order Management
7 4 (8.51%) Programme Management
7 4 (8.51%) Service Delivery
7 4 (8.51%) Service Management
8 3 (6.38%) Decision-Making
8 3 (6.38%) Stakeholder and Relationship Management
8 3 (6.38%) Supplier Relationship Management
Programming Languages
1 5 (10.64%) PowerShell
2 2 (4.26%) SQL
3 1 (2.13%) C#
3 1 (2.13%) PL/SQL
3 1 (2.13%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 13 (27.66%) Degree
2 5 (10.64%) BPSS Clearance
2 5 (10.64%) Security Cleared
3 4 (8.51%) BC Cleared
3 4 (8.51%) SC Cleared
4 3 (6.38%) APMP
4 3 (6.38%) PMI Certification
4 3 (6.38%) PMP
5 2 (4.26%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
5 2 (4.26%) MCSE
5 2 (4.26%) Microsoft Certification
6 1 (2.13%) Azure Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (29.79%) SLA
2 3 (6.38%) QA
3 1 (2.13%) Cyber Essentials
3 1 (2.13%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 1 (2.13%) GDPR
3 1 (2.13%) PMO
System Software
1 10 (21.28%) Active Directory
2 5 (10.64%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (6.38%) Hyper-V
4 2 (4.26%) Terminal Services
5 1 (2.13%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 8 (17.02%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (10.64%) SCCM
3 3 (6.38%) Autotask
3 3 (6.38%) Failover Clustering
3 3 (6.38%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 32 (68.09%) Microsoft
2 5 (10.64%) Apple
2 5 (10.64%) Cisco
2 5 (10.64%) VMware
3 3 (6.38%) BT
3 3 (6.38%) Datto
3 3 (6.38%) Google
3 3 (6.38%) Openreach
3 3 (6.38%) Oracle
3 3 (6.38%) Salesforce
3 3 (6.38%) ServiceNow
4 2 (4.26%) Laserfiche
4 2 (4.26%) SAP
5 1 (2.13%) iManage
5 1 (2.13%) UiPath