The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Chelmsford 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 16 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 16 Aug 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
5
1
-
Rank change year-on-year
-4
-
-
Contract jobs citing Microsoft Office
1
3
0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Chelmsford
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 Chelmsford.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for software application skills
1
3
3
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Chelmsford
12.50%
50.00%
9.38%
Number of daily rates quoted
1
0
3
10th Percentile
-
-
£285
25th Percentile
-
-
£321
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£230
-
£381
Median % change year-on-year
-
-
-19.79%
75th Percentile
-
-
£466
90th Percentile
-
-
£516
Essex median daily rate
£269
£275
£340
% change year-on-year
-2.27%
-19.12%
-28.42%
Number of hourly rates quoted
0
1
0
Median hourly rate
-
£15.76
-
Essex median hourly rate
£17.92
£17.99
£42.50
% change year-on-year
-0.39%
-57.67%
+75.33%
Microsoft Office Job Vacancy Trend in Chelmsford
Job postings citing Microsoft Office as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Chelmsford.
Microsoft Office Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Chelmsford
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Microsoft Office in Chelmsford.
Microsoft Office Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Chelmsford
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Microsoft Office in Chelmsford.
Microsoft Office Top 10 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Chelmsford
For the 6 months to 16 August 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 Chelmsford region with a requirement for Microsoft Office.
Microsoft Office Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Chelmsford 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:
