The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Bolton requiring Microsoft Office skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Microsoft Office over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
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 requiring software application skills in Bolton.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for software application skills
6
6
6
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bolton
18.75%
37.50%
19.35%
Number of daily rates quoted
1
0
0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£170
-
-
Manchester median daily rate
£380
£425
£353
% change year-on-year
-10.59%
+20.40%
+2.32%
Number of hourly rates quoted
3
5
6
10th Percentile
-
£24.14
-
25th Percentile
-
£24.19
-
Median hourly rate
£60.00
£49.00
£65.00
Median % change year-on-year
+22.45%
-24.62%
-
75th Percentile
-
£60.00
-
90th Percentile
-
£82.50
£72.50
Manchester median hourly rate
£32.50
£20.91
£40.00
% change year-on-year
+55.43%
-47.73%
+100.00%
Microsoft Office Job Vacancy Trend in Bolton
Job postings citing Microsoft Office as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Bolton.
Microsoft Office Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Bolton
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Microsoft Office in Bolton.
Microsoft Office Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Bolton
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Microsoft Office in Bolton.
Microsoft Office Top 14 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bolton
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Microsoft Office also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Bolton region with a requirement for Microsoft Office.
Microsoft Office Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bolton by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category.
The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
