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

6 months to
17 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 173 179 198
Rank change year-on-year +6 +19 +15
Contract jobs citing Microsoft PowerPoint 139 125 177
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.36% 1.14% 1.08%
As % of the Applications category 18.24% 17.39% 13.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 67 92 122
10th Percentile £267 £216 £214
25th Percentile £301 £315 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £440 £461 £450
Median % change year-on-year -4.45% +2.33% -
75th Percentile £550 £560 £559
90th Percentile £600 £724 £712
UK median daily rate £455 £450 £475
% change year-on-year +1.11% -5.26% +5.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 13 1 21
10th Percentile - - £11.00
25th Percentile £17.50 £24.50 £13.99
Median hourly rate £18.00 £28.00 £25.50
Median % change year-on-year -35.71% +9.80% +35.49%
75th Percentile £21.25 £31.50 £27.25
90th Percentile £53.57 - £61.88
UK median hourly rate £18.00 £16.23 £21.10
% change year-on-year +10.91% -23.08% +12.11%

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 762 719 1,302
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 7.45% 6.57% 7.94%
Number of daily rates quoted 429 480 671
10th Percentile £220 £199 £188
25th Percentile £326 £273 £280
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £425 £450
Median % change year-on-year +5.88% -5.56% -2.70%
75th Percentile £550 £550 £550
90th Percentile £630 £649 £666
UK median daily rate £450 £400 £400
% change year-on-year +12.50% - -8.99%
Number of hourly rates quoted 79 27 107
10th Percentile £14.70 £14.62 £12.54
25th Percentile £17.50 £19.50 £16.03
Median hourly rate £27.72 £27.50 £26.00
Median % change year-on-year +0.80% +5.77% -42.22%
75th Percentile £42.25 £40.00 £48.50
90th Percentile £68.56 £45.00 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £19.91 £25.50 £22.00
% change year-on-year -21.92% +15.91% -19.63%

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 January 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 January 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 35 (25.18%) SharePoint
2 12 (8.63%) Confluence
3 7 (5.04%) Exchange Server 2013
3 7 (5.04%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (5.04%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 119 (85.61%) Microsoft Excel
2 58 (41.73%) Microsoft Office
3 36 (25.90%) MS Visio
4 14 (10.07%) Microsoft Project
5 3 (2.16%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.72%) Adobe Illustrator
6 1 (0.72%) Adobe Premiere
6 1 (0.72%) Camtasia
6 1 (0.72%) Photoshop
6 1 (0.72%) UserZoom
Business Applications
1 4 (2.88%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.72%) Loan IQ
2 1 (0.72%) Payment Gateway
2 1 (0.72%) SAP EWM
2 1 (0.72%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 24 (17.27%) Microsoft 365
2 20 (14.39%) Azure
3 9 (6.47%) AWS
3 9 (6.47%) OneDrive
4 7 (5.04%) Power Platform
5 5 (3.60%) GitHub
6 4 (2.88%) Azure DevOps
6 4 (2.88%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
6 4 (2.88%) Salesforce Service Cloud
6 4 (2.88%) Smartsheet
7 3 (2.16%) Viva Engage
8 2 (1.44%) Miro
8 2 (1.44%) SaaS
8 2 (1.44%) SuccessFactors
9 1 (0.72%) Collibra
9 1 (0.72%) Entra ID
9 1 (0.72%) Lucidchart
9 1 (0.72%) Microsoft Copilot
9 1 (0.72%) Slack
9 1 (0.72%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 10 (7.19%) Firewall
2 8 (5.76%) Wireless
3 7 (5.04%) Skype
4 2 (1.44%) BGP
4 2 (1.44%) BIG-IP
4 2 (1.44%) F5 BIG-IP GTM
4 2 (1.44%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
4 2 (1.44%) LAN
4 2 (1.44%) Network Security
4 2 (1.44%) OSPF
4 2 (1.44%) SD-WAN
4 2 (1.44%) VPN
4 2 (1.44%) WAN
5 1 (0.72%) Broadband
5 1 (0.72%) Intranet
5 1 (0.72%) WebEx
5 1 (0.72%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (4.32%) Power BI
2 5 (3.60%) Tableau
3 3 (2.16%) Oracle Database
4 2 (1.44%) Metadata
5 1 (0.72%) Amazon Redshift
5 1 (0.72%) EDRMS
5 1 (0.72%) Oracle Reports
5 1 (0.72%) RDBMS
5 1 (0.72%) Relational Database
5 1 (0.72%) SQLPlus
Development Applications
1 20 (14.39%) JIRA
2 8 (5.76%) Burp Suite
2 8 (5.76%) Metasploit
3 3 (2.16%) Jenkins
3 3 (2.16%) Sonatype Nexus
4 2 (1.44%) ClearCase
5 1 (0.72%) Toad
General
1 93 (66.91%) Social Skills
2 51 (36.69%) Finance
3 33 (23.74%) Analytical Skills
4 19 (13.67%) Organisational Skills
5 18 (12.95%) Public Sector
6 15 (10.79%) Banking
6 15 (10.79%) Presentation Skills
7 12 (8.63%) Legal
8 9 (6.47%) Marketing
9 8 (5.76%) Influencing Skills
10 5 (3.60%) Telecoms
11 4 (2.88%) Billing
11 4 (2.88%) Documentation Skills
11 4 (2.88%) Front Office
11 4 (2.88%) Investment Banking
11 4 (2.88%) Manufacturing
11 4 (2.88%) Retail
12 3 (2.16%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 3 (2.16%) Military
13 2 (1.44%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 50 (35.97%) Analyst
2 25 (17.99%) Business Analyst
3 11 (7.91%) Administrator
4 10 (7.19%) Senior
4 10 (7.19%) Support Analyst
5 9 (6.47%) IT Manager
5 9 (6.47%) Systems Administrator
6 8 (5.76%) Penetration Tester
6 8 (5.76%) Project Manager
6 8 (5.76%) Technical Analyst
6 8 (5.76%) Technical Business Analyst
6 8 (5.76%) Tester
7 7 (5.04%) Lead
7 7 (5.04%) Operational Support Analyst
7 7 (5.04%) Operations Analyst
7 7 (5.04%) Operations Support Analyst
8 6 (4.32%) Architect
8 6 (4.32%) Solutions Architect
8 6 (4.32%) Support Officer
9 5 (3.60%) IT Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (4.32%) Oracle Fusion
2 4 (2.88%) VML
3 2 (1.44%) ADO
4 1 (0.72%) SAP Fiori
Miscellaneous
1 15 (10.79%) Onboarding
2 10 (7.19%) Management Information System
3 8 (5.76%) Security Posture
4 7 (5.04%) Product Ownership
5 5 (3.60%) e-Learning
5 5 (3.60%) Learning Management System
6 4 (2.88%) PMI
6 4 (2.88%) Self-Motivation
7 3 (2.16%) NHS
8 2 (1.44%) Analytical Mindset
8 2 (1.44%) Credit Risk
8 2 (1.44%) Data Protection Act
8 2 (1.44%) Data Structures
8 2 (1.44%) Public Cloud
8 2 (1.44%) Web Conferencing
9 1 (0.72%) Data Centre
9 1 (0.72%) Educational Technology
9 1 (0.72%) Enterprise Software
9 1 (0.72%) iPhone
9 1 (0.72%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 13 (9.35%) Windows
2 2 (1.44%) Linux
3 1 (0.72%) Mac OS
3 1 (0.72%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 46 (33.09%) Project Management
2 44 (31.65%) Problem-Solving
3 35 (25.18%) Agile
4 26 (18.71%) Continuous Improvement
4 26 (18.71%) Stakeholder Management
5 24 (17.27%) Project Delivery
6 22 (15.83%) Time Management
7 21 (15.11%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 18 (12.95%) Migration
9 16 (11.51%) Business Analysis
9 16 (11.51%) Process Improvement
9 16 (11.51%) Risk Management
10 15 (10.79%) DevOps
10 15 (10.79%) Waterfall
11 14 (10.07%) Customer Service
11 14 (10.07%) Workshop Facilitation
12 13 (9.35%) Project Planning
13 12 (8.63%) Business Intelligence
13 12 (8.63%) Data Analysis
13 12 (8.63%) ITIL
Programming Languages
1 10 (7.19%) SQL
2 7 (5.04%) Python
3 2 (1.44%) C
3 2 (1.44%) Java
3 2 (1.44%) R
3 2 (1.44%) Shell Script
3 2 (1.44%) VBA
4 1 (0.72%) C#
4 1 (0.72%) JavaScript
4 1 (0.72%) Perl
4 1 (0.72%) PHP
4 1 (0.72%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 40 (28.78%) Degree
2 22 (15.83%) Security Cleared
3 19 (13.67%) SC Cleared
4 8 (5.76%) CHECK Team Member
4 8 (5.76%) CREST Certified
4 8 (5.76%) Cyber Scheme
4 8 (5.76%) Postgraduate
5 5 (3.60%) PMI Certification
6 4 (2.88%) CSPO
7 3 (2.16%) BPSS Clearance
7 3 (2.16%) CBAP
7 3 (2.16%) IIBA
7 3 (2.16%) PMP
8 2 (1.44%) CCIE
8 2 (1.44%) CCNP
8 2 (1.44%) Cisco Certification
8 2 (1.44%) CISSP
8 2 (1.44%) HNC
8 2 (1.44%) JNCIE
8 2 (1.44%) JNCIP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 31 (22.30%) PMO
2 13 (9.35%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 13 (9.35%) QA
3 10 (7.19%) GDPR
4 8 (5.76%) PCI DSS
5 4 (2.88%) Data Quality
6 2 (1.44%) MiFID
7 1 (0.72%) COBIT
7 1 (0.72%) Disclosure Scotland
7 1 (0.72%) ISO 22301
7 1 (0.72%) P3O
7 1 (0.72%) SLA
7 1 (0.72%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 9 (6.47%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 8 (5.76%) Microsoft Intune
1 8 (5.76%) Nmap
2 7 (5.04%) SCCM
3 5 (3.60%) Ansible
4 2 (1.44%) Terraform
5 1 (0.72%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 63 (45.32%) Microsoft
2 11 (7.91%) SAP
3 10 (7.19%) Oracle
4 7 (5.04%) Salesforce
5 5 (3.60%) ServiceNow
6 4 (2.88%) Google
7 3 (2.16%) Planview
7 3 (2.16%) Sonatype
8 2 (1.44%) Adobe
8 2 (1.44%) Atlassian
8 2 (1.44%) CheckPoint
8 2 (1.44%) Cisco
8 2 (1.44%) F5
8 2 (1.44%) Juniper
8 2 (1.44%) NEC
8 2 (1.44%) NetApp
8 2 (1.44%) Remedy
8 2 (1.44%) Zscaler
9 1 (0.72%) Apple
9 1 (0.72%) Bloomberg