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 17 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 209 177 199
Rank change year-on-year -32 +22 +10
Contract jobs citing Microsoft PowerPoint 126 133 182
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.15% 1.26% 1.10%
As % of the Applications category 17.12% 18.47% 14.38%
Number of daily rates quoted 61 99 104
10th Percentile £256 £208 £217
25th Percentile £300 £313 £345
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £445 £475
Median % change year-on-year -4.49% -6.32% +5.56%
75th Percentile £569 £544 £578
90th Percentile £600 £666 £768
UK median daily rate £450 £425 £475
% change year-on-year +5.88% -10.53% +5.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 13 1 36
10th Percentile - - £11.63
25th Percentile £17.50 £24.50 £15.42
Median hourly rate £18.00 £28.00 £26.00
Median % change year-on-year -35.71% +7.69% -42.60%
75th Percentile £23.75 £31.50 £26.69
90th Percentile £54.00 - £34.32
UK median hourly rate £18.00 £16.23 £20.84
% change year-on-year +10.91% -22.12% -11.32%

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 736 720 1,266
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 6.75% 6.80% 7.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 424 471 594
10th Percentile £261 £200 £200
25th Percentile £350 £271 £300
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £470 £425 £450
Median % change year-on-year +10.59% -5.56% -2.70%
75th Percentile £550 £538 £550
90th Percentile £629 £638 £688
UK median daily rate £450 £400 £400
% change year-on-year +12.50% - -8.57%
Number of hourly rates quoted 71 27 163
10th Percentile £15.00 £14.54 £13.26
25th Percentile £17.50 £19.00 £15.68
Median hourly rate £25.00 £28.00 £26.00
Median % change year-on-year -10.71% +7.69% -42.22%
75th Percentile £39.63 £41.88 £51.38
90th Percentile £82.25 £50.50 £69.00
UK median hourly rate £19.34 £27.13 £20.25
% change year-on-year -28.71% +33.95% -37.69%

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 17 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 17 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 31 (24.60%) SharePoint
2 11 (8.73%) Confluence
3 7 (5.56%) Exchange Server 2013
3 7 (5.56%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (5.56%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 106 (84.13%) Microsoft Excel
2 51 (40.48%) Microsoft Office
3 30 (23.81%) MS Visio
4 14 (11.11%) Microsoft Project
5 3 (2.38%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.79%) Adobe Illustrator
6 1 (0.79%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 4 (3.17%) Loan IQ
2 3 (2.38%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.79%) Payment Gateway
3 1 (0.79%) Primavera
3 1 (0.79%) SAP MM
Cloud Services
1 22 (17.46%) Microsoft 365
2 21 (16.67%) Azure
3 10 (7.94%) AWS
4 8 (6.35%) OneDrive
5 6 (4.76%) Power Platform
6 4 (3.17%) Azure DevOps
6 4 (3.17%) GitHub
6 4 (3.17%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
6 4 (3.17%) Salesforce Service Cloud
6 4 (3.17%) Smartsheet
7 1 (0.79%) Adobe Creative Cloud
7 1 (0.79%) Asana
7 1 (0.79%) Collibra
7 1 (0.79%) Entra ID
7 1 (0.79%) PowerApps
7 1 (0.79%) SaaS
7 1 (0.79%) Slack
7 1 (0.79%) Snowflake
7 1 (0.79%) SuccessFactors
7 1 (0.79%) Viva Engage
Communications & Networking
1 10 (7.94%) Firewall
2 9 (7.14%) Wireless
3 7 (5.56%) Skype
4 1 (0.79%) BGP
4 1 (0.79%) BIG-IP
4 1 (0.79%) F5 BIG-IP GTM
4 1 (0.79%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
4 1 (0.79%) LAN
4 1 (0.79%) Network Security
4 1 (0.79%) OSPF
4 1 (0.79%) SD-WAN
4 1 (0.79%) VPN
4 1 (0.79%) WAN
4 1 (0.79%) WebEx
4 1 (0.79%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (3.97%) Power BI
2 3 (2.38%) Tableau
3 2 (1.59%) Metadata
4 1 (0.79%) Amazon Redshift
4 1 (0.79%) Oracle Database
4 1 (0.79%) Oracle Reports
4 1 (0.79%) RDBMS
4 1 (0.79%) Relational Database
4 1 (0.79%) SQLPlus
Development Applications
1 17 (13.49%) JIRA
2 9 (7.14%) Burp Suite
2 9 (7.14%) Metasploit
3 4 (3.17%) Jenkins
3 4 (3.17%) Sonatype Nexus
4 1 (0.79%) Git
4 1 (0.79%) Toad
4 1 (0.79%) Visual Studio Tools for Office
General
1 88 (69.84%) Social Skills
2 48 (38.10%) Finance
3 31 (24.60%) Analytical Skills
4 19 (15.08%) Organisational Skills
5 18 (14.29%) Banking
6 17 (13.49%) Presentation Skills
7 13 (10.32%) Legal
7 13 (10.32%) Public Sector
8 8 (6.35%) Influencing Skills
8 8 (6.35%) Marketing
9 6 (4.76%) Investment Banking
10 5 (3.97%) Billing
10 5 (3.97%) Retail
11 4 (3.17%) Documentation Skills
11 4 (3.17%) Manufacturing
12 3 (2.38%) Front Office
12 3 (2.38%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 3 (2.38%) Telecoms
13 2 (1.59%) Electronics
13 2 (1.59%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 50 (39.68%) Analyst
2 24 (19.05%) Business Analyst
3 10 (7.94%) Administrator
4 9 (7.14%) Penetration Tester
4 9 (7.14%) Support Analyst
4 9 (7.14%) Systems Administrator
4 9 (7.14%) Tester
5 7 (5.56%) Operational Support Analyst
5 7 (5.56%) Operations Analyst
5 7 (5.56%) Operations Support Analyst
6 6 (4.76%) Senior
7 5 (3.97%) Architect
7 5 (3.97%) Lead
7 5 (3.97%) PMO Analyst
7 5 (3.97%) Project Manager
7 5 (3.97%) Project Officer
7 5 (3.97%) Senior Analyst
7 5 (3.97%) Solutions Architect
7 5 (3.97%) Support Officer
7 5 (3.97%) Technical Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (4.76%) Oracle Fusion
2 4 (3.17%) VML
3 2 (1.59%) ADO
4 1 (0.79%) .NET
4 1 (0.79%) COM
Miscellaneous
1 15 (11.90%) Onboarding
2 11 (8.73%) Management Information System
3 9 (7.14%) Security Posture
4 8 (6.35%) Product Ownership
5 6 (4.76%) Learning Management System
6 5 (3.97%) e-Learning
6 5 (3.97%) PMI
7 4 (3.17%) Self-Motivation
8 3 (2.38%) Analytical Mindset
8 3 (2.38%) Tandem
9 2 (1.59%) Credit Risk
9 2 (1.59%) Data Centre
9 2 (1.59%) Data Protection Act
9 2 (1.59%) Data Structures
9 2 (1.59%) NHS
10 1 (0.79%) Enterprise Software
10 1 (0.79%) Mobile App
10 1 (0.79%) Social Media
10 1 (0.79%) SWIFT Messaging Network
10 1 (0.79%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 10 (7.94%) Windows
2 1 (0.79%) Mac OS
2 1 (0.79%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 41 (32.54%) Problem-Solving
2 38 (30.16%) Project Management
3 31 (24.60%) Agile
4 25 (19.84%) Continuous Improvement
5 24 (19.05%) Stakeholder Management
5 24 (19.05%) Time Management
6 21 (16.67%) Migration
6 21 (16.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 20 (15.87%) Business Analysis
7 20 (15.87%) Project Delivery
8 17 (13.49%) Process Improvement
9 14 (11.11%) Customer Service
9 14 (11.11%) DevOps
9 14 (11.11%) Waterfall
10 13 (10.32%) Commercial Awareness
11 12 (9.52%) Cybersecurity
11 12 (9.52%) Decision-Making
11 12 (9.52%) Risk Management
12 11 (8.73%) GAP Analysis
12 11 (8.73%) Six Sigma
Programming Languages
1 7 (5.56%) SQL
2 4 (3.17%) Python
3 2 (1.59%) C#
3 2 (1.59%) VBA
4 1 (0.79%) JavaScript
4 1 (0.79%) Perl
4 1 (0.79%) PHP
4 1 (0.79%) PL/SQL
4 1 (0.79%) VB
Qualifications
1 41 (32.54%) Degree
2 18 (14.29%) Security Cleared
3 16 (12.70%) SC Cleared
4 9 (7.14%) CHECK Team Member
4 9 (7.14%) CREST Certified
4 9 (7.14%) Cyber Scheme
4 9 (7.14%) Postgraduate
5 8 (6.35%) BPSS Clearance
6 5 (3.97%) PMI Certification
7 4 (3.17%) CBAP
7 4 (3.17%) CSPO
7 4 (3.17%) IIBA
8 3 (2.38%) PMP
9 2 (1.59%) CISSP
9 2 (1.59%) Computer Science Degree
9 2 (1.59%) DV Cleared
9 2 (1.59%) Master's Degree
10 1 (0.79%) APMG
10 1 (0.79%) CRISC
10 1 (0.79%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 31 (24.60%) PMO
2 14 (11.11%) QA
3 11 (8.73%) GDPR
4 10 (7.94%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 9 (7.14%) PCI DSS
6 6 (4.76%) Data Quality
7 2 (1.59%) MiFID
8 1 (0.79%) COBIT
8 1 (0.79%) Disclosure Scotland
8 1 (0.79%) ISO 22301
8 1 (0.79%) SLA
8 1 (0.79%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 8 (6.35%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 9 (7.14%) Nmap
2 7 (5.56%) Microsoft Intune
2 7 (5.56%) SCCM
3 5 (3.97%) Ansible
4 1 (0.79%) Jamf Pro
4 1 (0.79%) Terraform
Vendors
1 60 (47.62%) Microsoft
2 10 (7.94%) SAP
3 8 (6.35%) Oracle
4 6 (4.76%) Salesforce
5 4 (3.17%) Google
5 4 (3.17%) ServiceNow
5 4 (3.17%) Sonatype
6 2 (1.59%) NEC
6 2 (1.59%) Planview
7 1 (0.79%) Adobe
7 1 (0.79%) Apple
7 1 (0.79%) Ariba
7 1 (0.79%) Atlassian
7 1 (0.79%) Bloomberg
7 1 (0.79%) CheckPoint
7 1 (0.79%) Cisco
7 1 (0.79%) Juniper
7 1 (0.79%) Remedy
7 1 (0.79%) Tradeweb
7 1 (0.79%) Xceptor