Microsoft Office Contract Job Trends in Birmingham
Microsoft Office
West Midlands > Birmingham
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Birmingham citing Microsoft Office skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 25 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 25 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 69 | 49 | 42 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -20 | -7 | -3 |
| Contract jobs citing Microsoft Office | 6 | 20 | 26 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Birmingham | 0.69% | 3.11% | 3.70% |
| As % of the Applications category | 17.65% | 28.17% | 49.06% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4 | 16 | 20 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £150 | £143 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £243 | £152 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £210 | £288 | £170 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -26.96% | +69.12% | -51.43% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £359 | £433 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £450 | £553 |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £365 | £300 | £430 |
| % change year-on-year | +21.67% | -30.15% | +80.84% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £13.98 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £14.11 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £14.23 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| West Midlands median hourly rate | £19.00 | £40.00 | - |
| % change year-on-year | -52.50% | - | - |
All Software Application Skills
Birmingham
Microsoft Office falls under the Software Applications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies citing software application skills in Birmingham.
| 6 months to 25 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing software application skills | 34 | 71 | 53 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Birmingham | 3.93% | 11.02% | 7.54% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 20 | 42 | 42 |
| 10th Percentile | £210 | £231 | £144 |
| 25th Percentile | £210 | £277 | £170 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £383 | £275 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +24.18% | +39.09% | -33.73% |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £539 | £448 |
| 90th Percentile | £575 | £599 | £539 |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £448 | £423 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.92% | -0.59% | +9.68% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 8 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.89 | £21.15 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £16.26 | £22.52 | £47.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £18.61 | £25.00 | £50.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -25.57% | -50.00% | +212.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £20.89 | £33.72 | £52.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £22.22 | £46.55 | - |
| West Midlands median hourly rate | £20.33 | £33.91 | £39.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -40.06% | -14.15% | +46.30% |
Microsoft Office Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Microsoft Office relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.
Microsoft Office Daily Rate Trend in Birmingham
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Birmingham citing Microsoft Office.
Microsoft Office Hourly Rate Trend in Birmingham
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Birmingham citing Microsoft Office.
Microsoft Office Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Applications
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AutoCAD | 16.7% | 1 |
| 1 | Microsoft Excel | 16.7% | 1 |
| 1 | Navisworks | 16.7% | 1 |
| 1 | ProjectWise | 16.7% | 1 |
| 1 | Revit | 16.7% | 1 |