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 31 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 226 181 171
Rank change year-on-year -45 -10 +34
Contract jobs citing Microsoft PowerPoint 123 124 179
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.99% 1.29% 1.23%
As % of the Applications category 18.52% 16.99% 18.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 72 62 84
10th Percentile £156 £236 £193
25th Percentile £294 £300 £278
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £390 £387 £418
Median % change year-on-year +0.78% -7.31% -12.11%
75th Percentile £515 £495 £550
90th Percentile £606 £611 £701
UK median daily rate £425 £375 £450
% change year-on-year +13.33% -16.67% -5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 11 33
10th Percentile £13.88 £15.25 £11.25
25th Percentile £15.90 £20.38 £15.50
Median hourly rate £26.25 £22.50 £26.00
Median % change year-on-year +16.67% -13.46% -4.50%
75th Percentile £32.63 £47.73 £27.25
90th Percentile £59.38 £63.40 £49.26
UK median hourly rate £18.00 £16.23 £15.00
% change year-on-year +10.91% +8.20% -44.44%

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 664 730 980
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 5.33% 7.59% 6.71%
Number of daily rates quoted 403 438 468
10th Percentile £261 £219 £178
25th Percentile £350 £294 £282
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £417 £425
Median % change year-on-year +7.98% -1.94% -5.56%
75th Percentile £550 £550 £546
90th Percentile £623 £650 £679
UK median daily rate £450 £413 £400
% change year-on-year +9.09% +3.13% -5.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted 56 64 174
10th Percentile £13.72 - £12.89
25th Percentile £16.58 £14.20 £15.59
Median hourly rate £22.63 £22.04 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +2.68% -37.03% -16.27%
75th Percentile £37.00 £36.50 £57.50
90th Percentile £81.13 £63.40 £68.50
UK median hourly rate £22.63 £23.45 £16.23
% change year-on-year -3.50% +44.49% -42.37%

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 31 May 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 31 May 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 22 (17.89%) SharePoint
2 10 (8.13%) Confluence
3 2 (1.63%) CMS
3 2 (1.63%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 104 (84.55%) Microsoft Excel
2 68 (55.28%) Microsoft Office
3 23 (18.70%) Microsoft Project
4 16 (13.01%) MS Visio
5 2 (1.63%) Photoshop
6 1 (0.81%) Adobe After Effects
6 1 (0.81%) Adobe Illustrator
6 1 (0.81%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.81%) Trello
Business Applications
1 6 (4.88%) Loan IQ
2 2 (1.63%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (1.63%) Shopify
3 1 (0.81%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.81%) Magento
3 1 (0.81%) Payment Gateway
3 1 (0.81%) Primavera
3 1 (0.81%) SAP MDG
3 1 (0.81%) SAP MM
3 1 (0.81%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 12 (9.76%) AWS
2 11 (8.94%) Azure
3 10 (8.13%) Power Platform
4 6 (4.88%) SaaS
5 5 (4.07%) Microsoft 365
6 2 (1.63%) BigCommerce
6 2 (1.63%) Entra ID
6 2 (1.63%) GitHub
6 2 (1.63%) OneDrive
6 2 (1.63%) Power Automate
6 2 (1.63%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
6 2 (1.63%) Salesforce Service Cloud
7 1 (0.81%) Asana
7 1 (0.81%) AWS Control Tower
7 1 (0.81%) Azure DevOps
7 1 (0.81%) Figma
7 1 (0.81%) Google Docs
7 1 (0.81%) PowerApps
7 1 (0.81%) Smartsheet
7 1 (0.81%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 10 (8.13%) Firewall
2 8 (6.50%) Wireless
3 2 (1.63%) LAN
3 2 (1.63%) VPN
3 2 (1.63%) WAN
4 1 (0.81%) BGP
4 1 (0.81%) BIG-IP
4 1 (0.81%) DHCP
4 1 (0.81%) DNS
4 1 (0.81%) F5 BIG-IP GTM
4 1 (0.81%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
4 1 (0.81%) Internet
4 1 (0.81%) Intranet
4 1 (0.81%) Network Security
4 1 (0.81%) OSPF
4 1 (0.81%) SD-WAN
4 1 (0.81%) TCP/IP
4 1 (0.81%) Unified Communications
4 1 (0.81%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (6.50%) Power BI
2 2 (1.63%) Power Query
2 2 (1.63%) PowerPivot
3 1 (0.81%) Amazon Redshift
3 1 (0.81%) Electronic Patient Records
3 1 (0.81%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 19 (15.45%) JIRA
2 8 (6.50%) Burp Suite
2 8 (6.50%) Metasploit
3 3 (2.44%) Jenkins
4 2 (1.63%) Git
4 2 (1.63%) Sonatype Nexus
5 1 (0.81%) Subversion
5 1 (0.81%) Visual Studio Tools for Office
General
1 79 (64.23%) Social Skills
2 38 (30.89%) Finance
3 30 (24.39%) Analytical Skills
4 26 (21.14%) Presentation Skills
5 21 (17.07%) Organisational Skills
6 16 (13.01%) Banking
7 11 (8.94%) Legal
8 9 (7.32%) Marketing
9 8 (6.50%) Retail
10 7 (5.69%) Pharmaceutical
11 6 (4.88%) Investment Banking
12 5 (4.07%) Advertising
12 5 (4.07%) Public Speaking
13 4 (3.25%) Influencing Skills
13 4 (3.25%) Public Sector
14 3 (2.44%) Arabic Language
14 3 (2.44%) Automotive
14 3 (2.44%) French Language
14 3 (2.44%) Front Office
14 3 (2.44%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 31 (25.20%) Analyst
2 14 (11.38%) Business Analyst
2 14 (11.38%) Project Manager
3 9 (7.32%) Senior
4 8 (6.50%) Penetration Tester
4 8 (6.50%) Tester
5 6 (4.88%) Migration Analyst
5 6 (4.88%) Senior Analyst
5 6 (4.88%) Technical Support
5 6 (4.88%) Transformation Analyst
6 5 (4.07%) Clinical Project Manager
6 5 (4.07%) Coordinator
6 5 (4.07%) PMO Analyst
7 4 (3.25%) Architect
7 4 (3.25%) Consultant
7 4 (3.25%) Support Engineer
7 4 (3.25%) Technical Analyst
7 4 (3.25%) Technical Engineer
7 4 (3.25%) Technical Support Engineer
8 3 (2.44%) Junior
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (4.88%) Oracle Fusion
2 4 (3.25%) JDO
2 4 (3.25%) VML
3 1 (0.81%) .NET
3 1 (0.81%) ADO
3 1 (0.81%) Azure Blueprints
3 1 (0.81%) COM
3 1 (0.81%) FHIR
3 1 (0.81%) Flutter
3 1 (0.81%) HTML
3 1 (0.81%) React Native
3 1 (0.81%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 18 (14.63%) Self-Motivation
2 13 (10.57%) Management Information System
3 9 (7.32%) Security Posture
4 7 (5.69%) Onboarding
5 6 (4.88%) Life Science
5 6 (4.88%) Product Ownership
6 5 (4.07%) PMI
6 5 (4.07%) Tandem
7 3 (2.44%) Learning Management System
8 2 (1.63%) Analytical Mindset
8 2 (1.63%) Data Centre
8 2 (1.63%) e-Learning
9 1 (0.81%) Cloud Native
9 1 (0.81%) CMDB
9 1 (0.81%) FMCG
9 1 (0.81%) Graphic Design
9 1 (0.81%) Legacy Systems
9 1 (0.81%) Low-Code
9 1 (0.81%) Marketing Technology
9 1 (0.81%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 12 (9.76%) Windows
2 1 (0.81%) Alpine Linux
2 1 (0.81%) Linux
2 1 (0.81%) Mac OS
2 1 (0.81%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
2 1 (0.81%) Ubuntu
2 1 (0.81%) VMS
2 1 (0.81%) Windows 10
2 1 (0.81%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 38 (30.89%) Project Management
2 34 (27.64%) Problem-Solving
3 29 (23.58%) Stakeholder Management
4 28 (22.76%) Project Delivery
5 24 (19.51%) Agile
5 24 (19.51%) Decision-Making
6 23 (18.70%) Continuous Improvement
7 17 (13.82%) Business Analysis
7 17 (13.82%) Time Management
8 16 (13.01%) Risk Management
9 15 (12.20%) Waterfall
10 14 (11.38%) Customer Service
10 14 (11.38%) Migration
10 14 (11.38%) Workshop Facilitation
11 13 (10.57%) Business Case
11 13 (10.57%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 12 (9.76%) Data Analysis
12 12 (9.76%) Information Security
13 11 (8.94%) Analytics
13 11 (8.94%) Collaborative Working
Programming Languages
1 5 (4.07%) SQL
2 2 (1.63%) PowerShell
2 2 (1.63%) Python
2 2 (1.63%) VBA
3 1 (0.81%) Bicep
3 1 (0.81%) C#
3 1 (0.81%) VB
Qualifications
1 60 (48.78%) Degree
2 17 (13.82%) Security Cleared
3 16 (13.01%) SC Cleared
4 9 (7.32%) BPSS Clearance
5 8 (6.50%) CHECK Team Member
5 8 (6.50%) CREST Certified
5 8 (6.50%) Cyber Scheme
5 8 (6.50%) Postgraduate
6 6 (4.88%) PMI Certification
7 5 (4.07%) Master's Degree
7 5 (4.07%) PMP
8 4 (3.25%) CBAP
9 3 (2.44%) IIBA
10 2 (1.63%) CISM
10 2 (1.63%) CISSP
10 2 (1.63%) Computer Science Degree
10 2 (1.63%) CSPO
10 2 (1.63%) Microsoft Certification
10 2 (1.63%) Six Sigma Black Belt
10 2 (1.63%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 33 (26.83%) PMO
2 15 (12.20%) QA
3 9 (7.32%) GDPR
3 9 (7.32%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 8 (6.50%) PCI DSS
5 7 (5.69%) Data Quality
6 2 (1.63%) MiFID
6 2 (1.63%) P3O
6 2 (1.63%) SLA
7 1 (0.81%) Accessibility
7 1 (0.81%) HIPAA
7 1 (0.81%) HL7
7 1 (0.81%) NIST
7 1 (0.81%) SNOMED CT
7 1 (0.81%) SOC 2
System Software
1 1 (0.81%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 8 (6.50%) Nmap
2 4 (3.25%) Ansible
3 2 (1.63%) Terraform
4 1 (0.81%) Microsoft Intune
4 1 (0.81%) SCCM
Vendors
1 58 (47.15%) Microsoft
2 9 (7.32%) ServiceNow
3 8 (6.50%) Oracle
4 7 (5.69%) Salesforce
5 6 (4.88%) Google
6 5 (4.07%) Adobe
6 5 (4.07%) SAP
7 3 (2.44%) NEC
8 2 (1.63%) Cisco
8 2 (1.63%) F5
8 2 (1.63%) Sitecore
8 2 (1.63%) Sonatype
8 2 (1.63%) Splunk
9 1 (0.81%) CrowdStrike
9 1 (0.81%) Okta
9 1 (0.81%) Pega
9 1 (0.81%) Qualys
9 1 (0.81%) Rapid7
9 1 (0.81%) Workday
9 1 (0.81%) Zscaler