Hybrid/Remote Microsoft PowerPoint Contract Job Trends

Microsoft PowerPoint
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for remote or hybrid contract work requiring Microsoft PowerPoint skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 24 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 207 190 192
Rank change year-on-year -17 +2 +17
Contract jobs citing Microsoft PowerPoint 123 130 172
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.11% 1.23% 1.05%
As % of the Applications category 16.97% 18.34% 13.77%
Number of daily rates quoted 58 98 93
10th Percentile £239 £207 £211
25th Percentile £298 £302 £325
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £431 £426 £475
Median % change year-on-year +1.28% -10.36% +5.56%
75th Percentile £569 £514 £575
90th Percentile £608 £637 £770
UK median daily rate £450 £413 £475
% change year-on-year +9.09% -13.16% +9.64%
Number of hourly rates quoted 15 1 36
10th Percentile £15.47 - £11.63
25th Percentile £17.50 £21.25 £15.42
Median hourly rate £18.00 £22.50 £26.00
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% -13.46% -42.60%
75th Percentile £26.88 £23.75 £26.69
90th Percentile £63.08 - £34.32
UK median hourly rate £18.00 £16.23 £19.79
% change year-on-year +10.91% -17.99% -17.54%

All Software Application Skills
Work from Home

Microsoft PowerPoint falls under the Software Applications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring software application skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for software application skills 725 709 1,249
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 6.52% 6.73% 7.64%
Number of daily rates quoted 423 467 577
10th Percentile £266 £200 £198
25th Percentile £350 £263 £290
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 £425 £450
Median % change year-on-year +8.82% -5.56% -2.70%
75th Percentile £550 £538 £550
90th Percentile £625 £626 £688
UK median daily rate £450 £400 £400
% change year-on-year +12.50% - -8.57%
Number of hourly rates quoted 71 31 174
10th Percentile £13.72 £14.50 £13.31
25th Percentile £17.50 £19.00 £15.85
Median hourly rate £22.63 £27.50 £29.00
Median % change year-on-year -17.71% -5.16% -35.57%
75th Percentile £37.00 £43.75 £51.25
90th Percentile £82.25 £60.00 £64.10
UK median hourly rate £19.91 £27.35 £20.74
% change year-on-year -27.20% +31.89% -36.19%

Microsoft PowerPoint
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Microsoft PowerPoint and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Microsoft PowerPoint job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Microsoft PowerPoint
Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Microsoft PowerPoint.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft PowerPoint
Daily Rate Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Daily rate distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Microsoft PowerPoint over the 6 months to 24 February 2026.

Microsoft PowerPoint daily rate histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Microsoft PowerPoint
Hourly Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Microsoft PowerPoint.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft PowerPoint
Hourly Rate Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Hourly rate distribution for jobs with remote working options citing Microsoft PowerPoint over the 6 months to 24 February 2026.

Microsoft PowerPoint hourly rate histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid working options

Microsoft PowerPoint
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 29 (23.58%) SharePoint
2 11 (8.94%) Confluence
3 5 (4.07%) Exchange Server 2013
3 5 (4.07%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (4.07%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 102 (82.93%) Microsoft Excel
2 51 (41.46%) Microsoft Office
3 28 (22.76%) MS Visio
4 15 (12.20%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.81%) Adobe Illustrator
5 1 (0.81%) Photoshop
5 1 (0.81%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 5 (4.07%) Loan IQ
2 3 (2.44%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.81%) Payment Gateway
3 1 (0.81%) Primavera
3 1 (0.81%) SAP MM
Cloud Services
1 20 (16.26%) Microsoft 365
2 19 (15.45%) Azure
3 10 (8.13%) AWS
4 6 (4.88%) Power Platform
5 5 (4.07%) OneDrive
6 4 (3.25%) Azure DevOps
6 4 (3.25%) GitHub
6 4 (3.25%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
6 4 (3.25%) Salesforce Service Cloud
7 3 (2.44%) Smartsheet
8 1 (0.81%) Asana
8 1 (0.81%) Collibra
8 1 (0.81%) Copilot Studio
8 1 (0.81%) Entra ID
8 1 (0.81%) Google Docs
8 1 (0.81%) Microsoft Copilot
8 1 (0.81%) Miro
8 1 (0.81%) PowerApps
8 1 (0.81%) Slack
8 1 (0.81%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 10 (8.13%) Firewall
2 9 (7.32%) Wireless
3 5 (4.07%) Skype
4 1 (0.81%) BGP
4 1 (0.81%) BIG-IP
4 1 (0.81%) F5 BIG-IP GTM
4 1 (0.81%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
4 1 (0.81%) LAN
4 1 (0.81%) Network Security
4 1 (0.81%) OSPF
4 1 (0.81%) SD-WAN
4 1 (0.81%) VPN
4 1 (0.81%) WAN
4 1 (0.81%) WebEx
4 1 (0.81%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (4.07%) Power BI
2 3 (2.44%) Tableau
3 2 (1.63%) Metadata
4 1 (0.81%) Amazon Redshift
4 1 (0.81%) Oracle Database
4 1 (0.81%) Oracle Reports
4 1 (0.81%) RDBMS
4 1 (0.81%) Relational Database
4 1 (0.81%) SQLPlus
Development Applications
1 17 (13.82%) JIRA
2 9 (7.32%) Burp Suite
2 9 (7.32%) Metasploit
3 4 (3.25%) Jenkins
3 4 (3.25%) Sonatype Nexus
4 1 (0.81%) Git
4 1 (0.81%) Toad
4 1 (0.81%) Visual Studio Tools for Office
General
1 86 (69.92%) Social Skills
2 46 (37.40%) Finance
3 30 (24.39%) Analytical Skills
4 20 (16.26%) Organisational Skills
5 18 (14.63%) Banking
6 17 (13.82%) Presentation Skills
7 13 (10.57%) Legal
7 13 (10.57%) Public Sector
8 9 (7.32%) Marketing
9 8 (6.50%) Influencing Skills
10 6 (4.88%) Investment Banking
10 6 (4.88%) Retail
11 5 (4.07%) Billing
12 4 (3.25%) Documentation Skills
13 3 (2.44%) Front Office
13 3 (2.44%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 3 (2.44%) Manufacturing
13 3 (2.44%) Publishing
13 3 (2.44%) Telecoms
14 2 (1.63%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 47 (38.21%) Analyst
2 24 (19.51%) Business Analyst
3 11 (8.94%) Administrator
4 9 (7.32%) Penetration Tester
4 9 (7.32%) Systems Administrator
4 9 (7.32%) Tester
5 7 (5.69%) Support Analyst
6 6 (4.88%) Senior
7 5 (4.07%) Lead
7 5 (4.07%) Migration Analyst
7 5 (4.07%) Operational Support Analyst
7 5 (4.07%) Operations Analyst
7 5 (4.07%) Operations Support Analyst
7 5 (4.07%) Project Officer
7 5 (4.07%) Senior Analyst
7 5 (4.07%) Solutions Architect
7 5 (4.07%) Support Officer
7 5 (4.07%) Technical Analyst
7 5 (4.07%) Technical Business Analyst
7 5 (4.07%) Transformation Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (4.88%) Oracle Fusion
2 4 (3.25%) VML
3 2 (1.63%) ADO
4 1 (0.81%) .NET
4 1 (0.81%) COM
Miscellaneous
1 15 (12.20%) Onboarding
2 12 (9.76%) Management Information System
3 9 (7.32%) Security Posture
4 8 (6.50%) Product Ownership
5 6 (4.88%) Learning Management System
6 5 (4.07%) e-Learning
6 5 (4.07%) PMI
7 4 (3.25%) Self-Motivation
7 4 (3.25%) Tandem
8 3 (2.44%) Analytical Mindset
9 2 (1.63%) Data Centre
9 2 (1.63%) Data Protection Act
9 2 (1.63%) Data Structures
9 2 (1.63%) NHS
10 1 (0.81%) CMDB
10 1 (0.81%) Educational Technology
10 1 (0.81%) Freedom of Information Act
10 1 (0.81%) iPhone
10 1 (0.81%) Life Science
10 1 (0.81%) Mainframe
Operating Systems
1 10 (8.13%) Windows
2 1 (0.81%) Mac OS
2 1 (0.81%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 39 (31.71%) Problem-Solving
2 37 (30.08%) Project Management
3 32 (26.02%) Agile
4 27 (21.95%) Continuous Improvement
5 25 (20.33%) Stakeholder Management
6 24 (19.51%) Time Management
7 21 (17.07%) Business Analysis
7 21 (17.07%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 20 (16.26%) Migration
8 20 (16.26%) Project Delivery
9 17 (13.82%) Process Improvement
10 15 (12.20%) Waterfall
11 14 (11.38%) DevOps
12 13 (10.57%) Commercial Awareness
12 13 (10.57%) Decision-Making
13 12 (9.76%) Customer Service
13 12 (9.76%) Cybersecurity
13 12 (9.76%) Risk Management
13 12 (9.76%) User Acceptance Testing
14 11 (8.94%) User Stories
Programming Languages
1 7 (5.69%) SQL
2 4 (3.25%) Python
3 2 (1.63%) C#
3 2 (1.63%) VBA
4 1 (0.81%) JavaScript
4 1 (0.81%) Perl
4 1 (0.81%) PHP
4 1 (0.81%) PL/SQL
4 1 (0.81%) VB
Qualifications
1 38 (30.89%) Degree
2 18 (14.63%) Security Cleared
3 17 (13.82%) SC Cleared
4 9 (7.32%) CHECK Team Member
4 9 (7.32%) CREST Certified
4 9 (7.32%) Cyber Scheme
4 9 (7.32%) Postgraduate
5 8 (6.50%) BPSS Clearance
6 6 (4.88%) PMI Certification
7 4 (3.25%) CBAP
7 4 (3.25%) CSPO
7 4 (3.25%) IIBA
7 4 (3.25%) PMP
8 2 (1.63%) CISSP
8 2 (1.63%) Computer Science Degree
8 2 (1.63%) DV Cleared
8 2 (1.63%) Master's Degree
9 1 (0.81%) CISA
9 1 (0.81%) Cisco Certification
9 1 (0.81%) Six Sigma Black Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 31 (25.20%) PMO
2 14 (11.38%) QA
3 11 (8.94%) GDPR
4 9 (7.32%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 9 (7.32%) PCI DSS
5 7 (5.69%) Data Quality
6 2 (1.63%) MiFID
7 1 (0.81%) COBIT
7 1 (0.81%) Disclosure Scotland
7 1 (0.81%) ISO 22301
7 1 (0.81%) SLA
7 1 (0.81%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 6 (4.88%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 9 (7.32%) Nmap
2 5 (4.07%) Ansible
2 5 (4.07%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (4.07%) SCCM
3 1 (0.81%) Jamf Pro
3 1 (0.81%) Terraform
Vendors
1 61 (49.59%) Microsoft
2 8 (6.50%) Oracle
2 8 (6.50%) SAP
3 6 (4.88%) Salesforce
4 5 (4.07%) Google
4 5 (4.07%) ServiceNow
5 4 (3.25%) Sonatype
6 2 (1.63%) NEC
6 2 (1.63%) Planview
7 1 (0.81%) Adobe
7 1 (0.81%) Apple
7 1 (0.81%) Ariba
7 1 (0.81%) Atlassian
7 1 (0.81%) Bloomberg
7 1 (0.81%) Cisco
7 1 (0.81%) F5
7 1 (0.81%) Juniper
7 1 (0.81%) Remedy
7 1 (0.81%) Splunk
7 1 (0.81%) Tradeweb