Microsoft Office Contract Job Trends in Bolton

Microsoft Office
Manchester > Bolton

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Bolton requiring Microsoft Office skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 25 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 6 12 4
Rank change year-on-year +6 -8 +7
Contract jobs citing Microsoft Office 4 2 5
As % of all contract jobs in Bolton 14.29% 6.25% 22.73%
As % of the Applications category 44.44% 33.33% 62.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £375 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £170 -
Median % change year-on-year +135.29% - -
75th Percentile £425 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Manchester median daily rate £300 £273 £416
% change year-on-year +10.09% -34.55% +18.96%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 4
10th Percentile - - £24.13
25th Percentile £28.50 - £24.17
Median hourly rate £29.00 - £27.10
75th Percentile £29.75 - £30.00
90th Percentile £29.90 - -
Manchester median hourly rate £21.50 £18.00 £14.27
% change year-on-year +19.44% +26.18% -48.13%

All Software Application Skills
Bolton

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 9 6 8
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bolton 32.14% 18.75% 36.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £375 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £170 -
Median % change year-on-year +135.29% - -
75th Percentile £425 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Manchester median daily rate £400 £358 £396
% change year-on-year +11.73% -9.60% +5.60%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 3 7
10th Percentile - - £24.15
25th Percentile - - £27.10
Median hourly rate £22.68 £60.00 £30.00
Median % change year-on-year -62.20% +100.00% -53.85%
75th Percentile £29.50 - £54.50
90th Percentile £29.70 - £75.00
Manchester median hourly rate £22.68 £32.50 £24.15
% change year-on-year -30.22% +34.60% -39.64%

Microsoft Office
Job Vacancy Trend in Bolton

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Microsoft Office relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Bolton.

Microsoft Office job vacancy trend in Bolton

Microsoft Office
Daily Rate Trend in Bolton

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Bolton citing Microsoft Office.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Bolton citing Microsoft Office

Microsoft Office
Hourly Rate Trend in Bolton

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Bolton citing Microsoft Office.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Bolton citing Microsoft Office

Microsoft Office
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bolton 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 1 (25.00%) SharePoint
Applications
1 3 (75.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 3 (75.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 3 (75.00%) Microsoft Project
1 3 (75.00%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 3 (75.00%) Primavera
1 3 (75.00%) SAP MM
Cloud Services
1 1 (25.00%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (25.00%) Power BI
General
1 3 (75.00%) Analytical Skills
1 3 (75.00%) Manufacturing
2 1 (25.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (50.00%) Coordinator
1 2 (50.00%) Project Coordinator
2 1 (25.00%) Analyst
2 1 (25.00%) PMO Analyst
2 1 (25.00%) Project Officer
Miscellaneous
1 2 (50.00%) Management Information System
2 1 (25.00%) Operational Technology
2 1 (25.00%) PMI
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Project Management
2 2 (50.00%) Mathematics
2 2 (50.00%) Programme Delivery
3 1 (25.00%) Business Intelligence
3 1 (25.00%) Document Management
3 1 (25.00%) PRINCE2
3 1 (25.00%) Project Delivery
3 1 (25.00%) Project Planning
3 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder and Relationship Management
3 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 1 (25.00%) Workshop Facilitation
Qualifications
1 3 (75.00%) Degree
2 2 (50.00%) BPSS Clearance
2 2 (50.00%) SC Cleared
2 2 (50.00%) Security Cleared
3 1 (25.00%) DBS Check
3 1 (25.00%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (25.00%) PMO
Vendors
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 3 (75.00%) SAP