Microsoft Office
South Wales > Cardiff
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Cardiff requiring Microsoft Office skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 6 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 6 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 15 | 16 | 26 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +1 | +10 | +12 |
| Contract jobs citing Microsoft Office | 16 | 12 | 10 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Cardiff | 6.84% | 6.25% | 4.57% |
| As % of the Applications category | 43.24% | 66.67% | 58.82% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 15 | 6 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | £166 | £140 | £295 |
| 25th Percentile | £248 | £247 | £504 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £290 | £521 | £515 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -44.36% | +1.21% | +243.33% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £680 | £530 |
| 90th Percentile | £298 | £753 | £626 |
| South Wales median daily rate | £290 | £200 | £511 |
| % change year-on-year | +45.00% | -60.88% | +149.39% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £19.50 | £22.50 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £20.00 | £25.00 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.00% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £20.50 | £27.50 | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| South Wales median hourly rate | £26.42 | £25.00 | £13.33 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.68% | +87.55% | +6.00% |
All Software Application Skills
Cardiff
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 Cardiff.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for software application skills | 37 | 18 | 17 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cardiff | 15.81% | 9.38% | 7.76% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 34 | 11 | 12 |
| 10th Percentile | £206 | £160 | £201 |
| 25th Percentile | £232 | £224 | £290 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £293 | £513 | £511 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -42.93% | +0.24% | +139.18% |
| 75th Percentile | £436 | £544 | £532 |
| 90th Percentile | £438 | £730 | £613 |
| South Wales median daily rate | £295 | £263 | £515 |
| % change year-on-year | +12.38% | -49.03% | +139.53% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £19.50 | £22.50 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £20.00 | £25.00 | £17.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.00% | +47.06% | +35.19% |
| 75th Percentile | £20.50 | £27.50 | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| South Wales median hourly rate | £19.09 | £25.00 | £15.17 |
| % change year-on-year | -23.64% | +64.85% | -2.82% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Microsoft Office relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Cardiff.
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Daily Rate Trend in Cardiff
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cardiff citing Microsoft Office.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Cardiff
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Microsoft Office in Cardiff over the 6 months to 6 January 2026.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Cardiff
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Cardiff citing Microsoft Office.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cardiff 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: