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

6 months to
20 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 229 177 174
Rank change year-on-year -52 -3 +24
Contract jobs citing Microsoft PowerPoint 118 130 180
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.97% 1.34% 1.22%
As % of the Applications category 18.21% 18.08% 17.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 67 70 85
10th Percentile £173 £235 £182
25th Percentile £291 £313 £281
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £413 £450
Median % change year-on-year -3.03% -8.33% -5.26%
75th Percentile £515 £514 £550
90th Percentile £601 £677 £712
UK median daily rate £430 £400 £450
% change year-on-year +7.50% -11.11% -5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 9 33
10th Percentile £13.88 £14.97 £11.25
25th Percentile £15.90 £19.75 £15.50
Median hourly rate £26.25 £32.05 £26.00
Median % change year-on-year -18.10% +23.27% -18.55%
75th Percentile £32.63 £63.40 £27.25
90th Percentile £59.38 - £49.26
UK median hourly rate £18.00 £16.23 £15.00
% change year-on-year +10.91% +8.20% -53.01%

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 648 719 1,031
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 5.31% 7.40% 7.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 393 438 488
10th Percentile £276 £216 £183
25th Percentile £350 £300 £288
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £425 £425
Median % change year-on-year +5.88% - -5.56%
75th Percentile £550 £547 £550
90th Percentile £625 £650 £691
UK median daily rate £450 £413 £400
% change year-on-year +9.09% +3.13% -5.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted 52 55 171
10th Percentile £13.72 £14.00 £12.84
25th Percentile £16.58 £14.20 £15.45
Median hourly rate £22.63 £19.83 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +14.12% -43.34% -22.22%
75th Percentile £38.31 £36.34 £57.50
90th Percentile £82.03 £63.40 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £20.52 £22.27 £17.11
% change year-on-year -7.85% +30.16% -47.03%

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 20 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 20 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 20 (16.95%) SharePoint
2 10 (8.47%) Confluence
3 2 (1.69%) CMS
Applications
1 98 (83.05%) Microsoft Excel
2 63 (53.39%) Microsoft Office
3 24 (20.34%) Microsoft Project
4 16 (13.56%) MS Visio
5 2 (1.69%) Photoshop
6 1 (0.85%) Adobe After Effects
6 1 (0.85%) Adobe Illustrator
6 1 (0.85%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.85%) Trello
Business Applications
1 6 (5.08%) Loan IQ
2 2 (1.69%) Shopify
3 1 (0.85%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.85%) Magento
3 1 (0.85%) Payment Gateway
3 1 (0.85%) Primavera
3 1 (0.85%) SAP MDG
3 1 (0.85%) SAP MM
3 1 (0.85%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.85%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 11 (9.32%) AWS
1 11 (9.32%) Azure
2 10 (8.47%) Power Platform
3 5 (4.24%) SaaS
4 3 (2.54%) Microsoft 365
4 3 (2.54%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
4 3 (2.54%) Salesforce Service Cloud
5 2 (1.69%) BigCommerce
5 2 (1.69%) GitHub
5 2 (1.69%) Power Automate
6 1 (0.85%) Adobe Creative Cloud
6 1 (0.85%) Azure DevOps
6 1 (0.85%) Copilot Studio
6 1 (0.85%) Google Docs
6 1 (0.85%) Lucidchart
6 1 (0.85%) Microsoft Copilot
6 1 (0.85%) OneDrive
6 1 (0.85%) PowerApps
6 1 (0.85%) Smartsheet
6 1 (0.85%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 10 (8.47%) Firewall
2 9 (7.63%) Wireless
3 2 (1.69%) VPN
4 1 (0.85%) BGP
4 1 (0.85%) BIG-IP
4 1 (0.85%) F5 BIG-IP GTM
4 1 (0.85%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
4 1 (0.85%) Intranet
4 1 (0.85%) LAN
4 1 (0.85%) Network Security
4 1 (0.85%) OSPF
4 1 (0.85%) SD-WAN
4 1 (0.85%) WAN
4 1 (0.85%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (6.78%) Power BI
2 2 (1.69%) Power Query
2 2 (1.69%) PowerPivot
3 1 (0.85%) Amazon Redshift
3 1 (0.85%) Electronic Patient Records
3 1 (0.85%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 17 (14.41%) JIRA
2 9 (7.63%) Burp Suite
2 9 (7.63%) Metasploit
3 3 (2.54%) Jenkins
4 2 (1.69%) Git
4 2 (1.69%) Sonatype Nexus
5 1 (0.85%) Subversion
5 1 (0.85%) Visual Studio Tools for Office
General
1 79 (66.95%) Social Skills
2 35 (29.66%) Finance
3 30 (25.42%) Analytical Skills
4 26 (22.03%) Presentation Skills
5 22 (18.64%) Organisational Skills
6 15 (12.71%) Banking
7 10 (8.47%) Marketing
8 9 (7.63%) Retail
9 8 (6.78%) Legal
10 7 (5.93%) Pharmaceutical
11 6 (5.08%) Influencing Skills
11 6 (5.08%) Investment Banking
12 5 (4.24%) Advertising
12 5 (4.24%) Public Speaking
13 4 (3.39%) Public Sector
14 3 (2.54%) Automotive
14 3 (2.54%) Front Office
14 3 (2.54%) Publishing
15 2 (1.69%) Billing
15 2 (1.69%) Military
Job Titles
1 32 (27.12%) Analyst
2 16 (13.56%) Business Analyst
3 13 (11.02%) Project Manager
4 9 (7.63%) Penetration Tester
4 9 (7.63%) Tester
5 8 (6.78%) Senior
6 6 (5.08%) Migration Analyst
6 6 (5.08%) Senior Analyst
6 6 (5.08%) Technical Support
6 6 (5.08%) Transformation Analyst
7 5 (4.24%) Clinical Project Manager
7 5 (4.24%) Coordinator
7 5 (4.24%) PMO Analyst
8 4 (3.39%) Support Engineer
8 4 (3.39%) Technical Analyst
8 4 (3.39%) Technical Engineer
8 4 (3.39%) Technical Support Engineer
8 4 (3.39%) Trainer
9 3 (2.54%) Delivery Manager
9 3 (2.54%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (5.08%) Oracle Fusion
2 5 (4.24%) VML
3 4 (3.39%) JDO
4 1 (0.85%) .NET
4 1 (0.85%) ADO
4 1 (0.85%) COM
4 1 (0.85%) FHIR
4 1 (0.85%) Flutter
4 1 (0.85%) HTML
4 1 (0.85%) React Native
4 1 (0.85%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 15 (12.71%) Self-Motivation
2 11 (9.32%) Management Information System
3 9 (7.63%) Security Posture
4 7 (5.93%) Product Ownership
5 6 (5.08%) Life Science
5 6 (5.08%) Onboarding
6 5 (4.24%) PMI
6 5 (4.24%) Tandem
7 4 (3.39%) Learning Management System
8 3 (2.54%) e-Learning
9 2 (1.69%) Analytical Mindset
9 2 (1.69%) Data Centre
10 1 (0.85%) FMCG
10 1 (0.85%) Graphic Design
10 1 (0.85%) Legacy Systems
10 1 (0.85%) Marketing Technology
10 1 (0.85%) Mobile App
10 1 (0.85%) NHS
10 1 (0.85%) Social Media
10 1 (0.85%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Operating Systems
1 11 (9.32%) Windows
2 1 (0.85%) Mac OS
2 1 (0.85%) VMS
2 1 (0.85%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 38 (32.20%) Project Management
2 32 (27.12%) Problem-Solving
3 27 (22.88%) Project Delivery
3 27 (22.88%) Stakeholder Management
4 25 (21.19%) Agile
5 23 (19.49%) Continuous Improvement
6 22 (18.64%) Decision-Making
7 19 (16.10%) Business Analysis
7 19 (16.10%) Time Management
8 16 (13.56%) Risk Management
9 15 (12.71%) Waterfall
9 15 (12.71%) Workshop Facilitation
10 14 (11.86%) Customer Service
10 14 (11.86%) Migration
11 13 (11.02%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 12 (10.17%) Commercial Awareness
12 12 (10.17%) Data Analysis
13 11 (9.32%) Business Case
13 11 (9.32%) Collaborative Working
13 11 (9.32%) Impact Assessments
Programming Languages
1 5 (4.24%) SQL
2 2 (1.69%) VBA
3 1 (0.85%) C#
3 1 (0.85%) Python
3 1 (0.85%) VB
Qualifications
1 56 (47.46%) Degree
2 19 (16.10%) Security Cleared
3 18 (15.25%) SC Cleared
4 9 (7.63%) BPSS Clearance
4 9 (7.63%) CHECK Team Member
4 9 (7.63%) CREST Certified
4 9 (7.63%) Cyber Scheme
4 9 (7.63%) Postgraduate
5 6 (5.08%) PMI Certification
6 5 (4.24%) Master's Degree
6 5 (4.24%) PMP
7 4 (3.39%) CBAP
8 3 (2.54%) CSPO
8 3 (2.54%) IIBA
9 2 (1.69%) Computer Science Degree
9 2 (1.69%) Six Sigma Black Belt
9 2 (1.69%) Six Sigma Green Belt
10 1 (0.85%) APMG
10 1 (0.85%) CRISC
10 1 (0.85%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 32 (27.12%) PMO
2 16 (13.56%) QA
3 10 (8.47%) GDPR
4 9 (7.63%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 9 (7.63%) PCI DSS
5 7 (5.93%) Data Quality
6 2 (1.69%) MiFID
6 2 (1.69%) P3O
6 2 (1.69%) SLA
7 1 (0.85%) Accessibility
7 1 (0.85%) HL7
7 1 (0.85%) SNOMED CT
System Software
1 1 (0.85%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 9 (7.63%) Nmap
2 3 (2.54%) Ansible
3 1 (0.85%) SCCM
3 1 (0.85%) Terraform
Vendors
1 52 (44.07%) Microsoft
2 8 (6.78%) Oracle
2 8 (6.78%) Salesforce
3 6 (5.08%) Google
4 5 (4.24%) Adobe
4 5 (4.24%) ServiceNow
5 4 (3.39%) SAP
6 3 (2.54%) NEC
7 2 (1.69%) Cisco
7 2 (1.69%) Sitecore
7 2 (1.69%) Sonatype
8 1 (0.85%) Apple
8 1 (0.85%) CheckPoint
8 1 (0.85%) F5
8 1 (0.85%) Juniper
8 1 (0.85%) Pega
8 1 (0.85%) Remedy
8 1 (0.85%) Splunk
8 1 (0.85%) Workday
8 1 (0.85%) Zscaler