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 10 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 216 179 201
Rank change year-on-year -37 +22 +23
Contract jobs citing Microsoft PowerPoint 116 130 171
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.02% 1.26% 1.05%
As % of the Applications category 16.04% 18.36% 13.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 56 95 83
10th Percentile £208 £207 £190
25th Percentile £282 £296 £281
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £425 £475
Median % change year-on-year -5.88% -10.53% +5.56%
75th Percentile £569 £510 £554
90th Percentile £613 £615 £762
UK median daily rate £450 £404 £475
% change year-on-year +11.52% -15.05% +5.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 13 2 36
10th Percentile £14.80 £19.90 £11.63
25th Percentile £17.50 £20.12 £15.42
Median hourly rate £18.00 £21.17 £26.00
Median % change year-on-year -14.95% -18.60% -48.00%
75th Percentile £18.50 £22.79 £26.69
90th Percentile £28.75 £23.37 £34.32
UK median hourly rate £18.00 £16.23 £16.66
% change year-on-year +10.91% -2.58% -50.27%

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 723 708 1,233
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 6.37% 6.86% 7.56%
Number of daily rates quoted 428 463 554
10th Percentile £267 £200 £183
25th Percentile £356 £263 £288
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £425 £439
Median % change year-on-year +11.76% -3.13% -2.93%
75th Percentile £550 £538 £550
90th Percentile £627 £636 £665
UK median daily rate £450 £400 £400
% change year-on-year +12.50% - -8.57%
Number of hourly rates quoted 71 45 185
10th Percentile £13.72 £14.08 £13.31
25th Percentile £17.50 £15.63 £15.85
Median hourly rate £22.63 £22.50 £30.83
Median % change year-on-year +0.58% -27.01% -31.50%
75th Percentile £30.00 £43.75 £53.00
90th Percentile £82.25 £67.50 £63.80
UK median hourly rate £19.91 £26.34 £19.38
% change year-on-year -24.40% +35.92% -48.33%

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 10 March 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 10 March 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 28 (24.14%) SharePoint
2 11 (9.48%) Confluence
3 1 (0.86%) Exchange Server 2013
3 1 (0.86%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.86%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 94 (81.03%) Microsoft Excel
2 48 (41.38%) Microsoft Office
3 22 (18.97%) MS Visio
4 12 (10.34%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.86%) Adobe Illustrator
5 1 (0.86%) Photoshop
5 1 (0.86%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 6 (5.17%) Loan IQ
2 1 (0.86%) Payment Gateway
2 1 (0.86%) Primavera
2 1 (0.86%) SAP MM
2 1 (0.86%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 17 (14.66%) Microsoft 365
2 15 (12.93%) Azure
3 10 (8.62%) AWS
4 7 (6.03%) Power Platform
5 4 (3.45%) Azure DevOps
5 4 (3.45%) GitHub
5 4 (3.45%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
5 4 (3.45%) Salesforce Service Cloud
6 2 (1.72%) OneDrive
7 1 (0.86%) Adobe Creative Cloud
7 1 (0.86%) Asana
7 1 (0.86%) Collibra
7 1 (0.86%) Google Docs
7 1 (0.86%) Miro
7 1 (0.86%) PowerApps
7 1 (0.86%) Slack
7 1 (0.86%) Smartsheet
7 1 (0.86%) Snowflake
7 1 (0.86%) SuccessFactors
7 1 (0.86%) Viva Engage
Communications & Networking
1 10 (8.62%) Firewall
2 9 (7.76%) Wireless
3 2 (1.72%) VPN
4 1 (0.86%) BGP
4 1 (0.86%) BIG-IP
4 1 (0.86%) F5 BIG-IP GTM
4 1 (0.86%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
4 1 (0.86%) LAN
4 1 (0.86%) Network Security
4 1 (0.86%) OSPF
4 1 (0.86%) SD-WAN
4 1 (0.86%) Skype
4 1 (0.86%) WAN
4 1 (0.86%) WebEx
4 1 (0.86%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (4.31%) Power BI
2 3 (2.59%) Tableau
3 2 (1.72%) Metadata
4 1 (0.86%) Amazon Redshift
4 1 (0.86%) Oracle Database
4 1 (0.86%) Oracle Reports
4 1 (0.86%) RDBMS
4 1 (0.86%) Relational Database
4 1 (0.86%) SQLPlus
Development Applications
1 19 (16.38%) JIRA
2 9 (7.76%) Burp Suite
2 9 (7.76%) Metasploit
3 4 (3.45%) Jenkins
3 4 (3.45%) Sonatype Nexus
4 1 (0.86%) Git
4 1 (0.86%) Toad
4 1 (0.86%) Visual Studio Tools for Office
General
1 78 (67.24%) Social Skills
2 42 (36.21%) Finance
3 27 (23.28%) Analytical Skills
4 19 (16.38%) Organisational Skills
4 19 (16.38%) Presentation Skills
5 18 (15.52%) Banking
6 14 (12.07%) Legal
7 13 (11.21%) Public Sector
8 9 (7.76%) Marketing
9 8 (6.90%) Influencing Skills
10 6 (5.17%) Investment Banking
10 6 (5.17%) Retail
11 3 (2.59%) Billing
11 3 (2.59%) Manufacturing
11 3 (2.59%) Pharmaceutical
11 3 (2.59%) Publishing
11 3 (2.59%) Telecoms
12 2 (1.72%) Electronics
12 2 (1.72%) Front Office
12 2 (1.72%) Military
Job Titles
1 40 (34.48%) Analyst
2 21 (18.10%) Business Analyst
3 11 (9.48%) Administrator
4 9 (7.76%) Penetration Tester
4 9 (7.76%) Systems Administrator
4 9 (7.76%) Tester
5 6 (5.17%) Migration Analyst
5 6 (5.17%) Project Manager
5 6 (5.17%) Senior
5 6 (5.17%) Transformation Analyst
6 5 (4.31%) Architect
6 5 (4.31%) Lead
6 5 (4.31%) Senior Analyst
6 5 (4.31%) Solutions Architect
6 5 (4.31%) Technical Analyst
6 5 (4.31%) Technical Business Analyst
7 4 (3.45%) PMO Analyst
7 4 (3.45%) Salesforce Analyst
7 4 (3.45%) Salesforce Trainer
7 4 (3.45%) Trainer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (5.17%) Oracle Fusion
2 4 (3.45%) VML
3 2 (1.72%) ADO
4 1 (0.86%) .NET
4 1 (0.86%) COM
Miscellaneous
1 15 (12.93%) Onboarding
2 13 (11.21%) Management Information System
3 9 (7.76%) Security Posture
4 8 (6.90%) Product Ownership
5 6 (5.17%) Learning Management System
5 6 (5.17%) PMI
6 5 (4.31%) e-Learning
6 5 (4.31%) Self-Motivation
6 5 (4.31%) Tandem
7 3 (2.59%) Analytical Mindset
7 3 (2.59%) Data Centre
8 2 (1.72%) Data Protection Act
8 2 (1.72%) NHS
9 1 (0.86%) Animation
9 1 (0.86%) CMDB
9 1 (0.86%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 1 (0.86%) Freedom of Information
9 1 (0.86%) Freedom of Information Act
9 1 (0.86%) Life Science
9 1 (0.86%) Mainframe
Operating Systems
1 11 (9.48%) Windows
2 1 (0.86%) Mac OS
2 1 (0.86%) Unix
2 1 (0.86%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 35 (30.17%) Problem-Solving
2 33 (28.45%) Project Management
3 28 (24.14%) Continuous Improvement
4 26 (22.41%) Agile
5 25 (21.55%) Time Management
6 24 (20.69%) Stakeholder Management
7 22 (18.97%) Project Delivery
8 21 (18.10%) Business Analysis
9 19 (16.38%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 17 (14.66%) Migration
11 16 (13.79%) Decision-Making
11 16 (13.79%) Process Improvement
11 16 (13.79%) Waterfall
12 14 (12.07%) DevOps
13 13 (11.21%) Commercial Awareness
14 12 (10.34%) Customer Service
14 12 (10.34%) Cybersecurity
14 12 (10.34%) Risk Management
15 10 (8.62%) Business Development
15 10 (8.62%) Information Security
Programming Languages
1 6 (5.17%) SQL
2 3 (2.59%) Python
3 2 (1.72%) C#
3 2 (1.72%) VBA
4 1 (0.86%) Perl
4 1 (0.86%) PHP
4 1 (0.86%) PL/SQL
4 1 (0.86%) VB
Qualifications
1 37 (31.90%) Degree
2 17 (14.66%) Security Cleared
3 16 (13.79%) SC Cleared
4 9 (7.76%) CHECK Team Member
4 9 (7.76%) CREST Certified
4 9 (7.76%) Cyber Scheme
4 9 (7.76%) Postgraduate
5 8 (6.90%) BPSS Clearance
6 7 (6.03%) PMI Certification
7 5 (4.31%) PMP
8 4 (3.45%) CSPO
9 3 (2.59%) CBAP
9 3 (2.59%) IIBA
9 3 (2.59%) Master's Degree
10 2 (1.72%) CISSP
10 2 (1.72%) Computer Science Degree
10 2 (1.72%) DV Cleared
10 2 (1.72%) Six Sigma Black Belt
10 2 (1.72%) Six Sigma Green Belt
11 1 (0.86%) APMG
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 29 (25.00%) PMO
2 13 (11.21%) QA
3 11 (9.48%) GDPR
4 9 (7.76%) Data Quality
4 9 (7.76%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 9 (7.76%) PCI DSS
5 2 (1.72%) MiFID
5 2 (1.72%) SLA
6 1 (0.86%) COBIT
6 1 (0.86%) Disclosure Scotland
6 1 (0.86%) ISO 22301
System Software
1 2 (1.72%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 9 (7.76%) Nmap
2 5 (4.31%) Ansible
3 2 (1.72%) SCCM
4 1 (0.86%) Microsoft Intune
4 1 (0.86%) Terraform
Vendors
1 52 (44.83%) Microsoft
2 8 (6.90%) Oracle
3 6 (5.17%) Salesforce
4 5 (4.31%) Google
4 5 (4.31%) ServiceNow
5 4 (3.45%) SAP
5 4 (3.45%) Sonatype
6 2 (1.72%) Cisco
6 2 (1.72%) NEC
7 1 (0.86%) Adobe
7 1 (0.86%) Apple
7 1 (0.86%) Ariba
7 1 (0.86%) Atlassian
7 1 (0.86%) CheckPoint
7 1 (0.86%) F5
7 1 (0.86%) Juniper
7 1 (0.86%) Remedy
7 1 (0.86%) Splunk
7 1 (0.86%) Zscaler