Microsoft PowerPoint Contract Job Trends in England

Microsoft PowerPoint
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring Microsoft PowerPoint skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 10 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 278 199 206
Rank change year-on-year -79 +7 -29
Contract jobs citing Microsoft PowerPoint 443 384 395
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.96% 1.37% 1.22%
As % of the Applications category 16.69% 15.90% 18.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 245 206 193
10th Percentile £238 £230 £207
25th Percentile £325 £304 £300
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £450 £450
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% - -9.55%
75th Percentile £575 £561 £600
90th Percentile £638 £637 £750
UK median daily rate £475 £440 £450
% change year-on-year +7.95% -2.22% -5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 44 41 94
10th Percentile £14.16 £14.84 £14.84
25th Percentile £15.44 £14.99 £15.00
Median hourly rate £20.50 £18.85 £16.23
Median % change year-on-year +8.75% +16.14% -21.14%
75th Percentile £29.86 £30.00 £16.85
90th Percentile £41.75 £35.50 £29.63
UK median hourly rate £17.50 £21.27 £16.23
% change year-on-year -17.72% +31.05% -21.14%

All Software Application Skills
England

Microsoft PowerPoint 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 England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for software application skills 2,654 2,415 2,176
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 5.74% 8.61% 6.73%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,282 1,375 1,225
10th Percentile £205 £188 £172
25th Percentile £313 £290 £256
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £445 £425 £400
Median % change year-on-year +4.71% +6.25% -5.88%
75th Percentile £550 £543 £534
90th Percentile £650 £650 £638
UK median daily rate £426 £425 £400
% change year-on-year +0.19% +6.25% -5.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted 491 314 237
10th Percentile £13.25 £13.58 £14.84
25th Percentile £14.50 £16.50 £15.62
Median hourly rate £17.86 £24.31 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year -26.55% +21.55% -22.21%
75th Percentile £33.99 £35.00 £36.75
90th Percentile £65.00 £62.17 £61.02
UK median hourly rate £17.50 £23.54 £20.00
% change year-on-year -25.66% +17.70% -20.00%

Microsoft PowerPoint
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Microsoft PowerPoint job vacancy trend in England

Microsoft PowerPoint
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Microsoft PowerPoint.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft PowerPoint
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Microsoft PowerPoint in England over the 6 months to 10 October 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Microsoft PowerPoint in England

Microsoft PowerPoint
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Microsoft PowerPoint.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft PowerPoint
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Microsoft PowerPoint in England over the 6 months to 10 October 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Microsoft PowerPoint in England

Microsoft PowerPoint
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft PowerPoint within the England region over the 6 months to 10 October 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London -73 200 £488 - 450
South East -1 98 £500 +81.82% 130
North of England -78 61 £425 +14.16% 99
Midlands -41 36 £475 +64.64% 58
North West -55 30 £500 +34.23% 60
Yorkshire -30 29 £400 +7.38% 28
West Midlands -47 29 £461 +59.88% 40
South West -32 20 £335 -39.09% 57
East of England -42 20 £417 +11.20% 49
East Midlands -10 7 £490 - 18
North East -42 2 - - 12
Microsoft PowerPoint
UK

Microsoft PowerPoint
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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
1 105 (23.70%) SharePoint
2 33 (7.45%) Confluence
3 6 (1.35%) Microsoft Exchange
4 4 (0.90%) OpenStack
5 2 (0.45%) CMS
5 2 (0.45%) Moodle
5 2 (0.45%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 1 (0.23%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 1 (0.23%) Jupyter
6 1 (0.23%) Kinematics
6 1 (0.23%) SAS
Applications
1 379 (85.55%) Microsoft Excel
2 159 (35.89%) Microsoft Office
3 77 (17.38%) MS Visio
4 63 (14.22%) Microsoft Project
5 13 (2.93%) Photoshop
6 12 (2.71%) Adobe Illustrator
7 6 (1.35%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 4 (0.90%) Adobe Premiere
8 4 (0.90%) Final Cut Pro
8 4 (0.90%) Spreadsheet
9 1 (0.23%) Adobe After Effects
9 1 (0.23%) AutoCAD
9 1 (0.23%) CATIA
9 1 (0.23%) Civil 3D
9 1 (0.23%) InDesign
9 1 (0.23%) InfoPath
9 1 (0.23%) Navisworks
9 1 (0.23%) ProjectWise
Business Applications
1 8 (1.81%) Magento
2 6 (1.35%) Workday HCM
3 5 (1.13%) Dynamics CRM
4 4 (0.90%) Primavera
4 4 (0.90%) SAP MM
4 4 (0.90%) SAP S/4HANA
4 4 (0.90%) Workfront
5 3 (0.68%) Eloqua
5 3 (0.68%) TrackWise
6 2 (0.45%) Shopify
7 1 (0.23%) CA PPM
7 1 (0.23%) ENOVIA
7 1 (0.23%) Integrated Workplace Management System
7 1 (0.23%) IntelliMatch
7 1 (0.23%) Loan IQ
7 1 (0.23%) Oracle EBS
7 1 (0.23%) Oracle ERP
7 1 (0.23%) Salesforce CRM
7 1 (0.23%) Teamcenter
7 1 (0.23%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 60 (13.54%) Power Platform
2 39 (8.80%) Azure
3 34 (7.67%) Microsoft 365
4 18 (4.06%) Azure DevOps
5 17 (3.84%) AWS
6 15 (3.39%) Microsoft Copilot
6 15 (3.39%) SaaS
7 14 (3.16%) Entra ID
8 13 (2.93%) Lucidchart
9 11 (2.48%) Figma
10 8 (1.81%) Microsoft Purview
10 8 (1.81%) Miro
10 8 (1.81%) OneDrive
10 8 (1.81%) Power Automate
11 7 (1.58%) Smartsheet
12 5 (1.13%) Google Workspace
13 4 (0.90%) Azure Sentinel
13 4 (0.90%) GCP
13 4 (0.90%) OpenShift
13 4 (0.90%) Veeva
Communications & Networking
1 10 (2.26%) LAN
1 10 (2.26%) WAN
2 7 (1.58%) TCP/IP
2 7 (1.58%) Wi-Fi
3 5 (1.13%) FTP
4 4 (0.90%) BGP
4 4 (0.90%) DNS
4 4 (0.90%) MPLS
4 4 (0.90%) SNMP
4 4 (0.90%) TACACS
5 3 (0.68%) DHCP
5 3 (0.68%) Ethernet
5 3 (0.68%) Firewall
5 3 (0.68%) Internet
5 3 (0.68%) RSVP
5 3 (0.68%) Unified Communications
5 3 (0.68%) VPN
6 2 (0.45%) Network Security
6 2 (0.45%) VoIP
6 2 (0.45%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 50 (11.29%) Power BI
2 12 (2.71%) Power Query
3 4 (0.90%) Tableau
4 3 (0.68%) Data Mining
4 3 (0.68%) PowerPivot
4 3 (0.68%) SQL Server
5 2 (0.45%) Azure SQL Database
5 2 (0.45%) DTS
5 2 (0.45%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 1 (0.23%) BusinessObjects
6 1 (0.23%) Data Lake
6 1 (0.23%) Data Mart
6 1 (0.23%) Data Warehouse
6 1 (0.23%) DataStage
6 1 (0.23%) GIS
6 1 (0.23%) Oracle Reports
6 1 (0.23%) PostgreSQL
6 1 (0.23%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 61 (13.77%) JIRA
2 10 (2.26%) Git
3 8 (1.81%) Jenkins
3 8 (1.81%) Subversion
4 4 (0.90%) Selenium
5 3 (0.68%) Visual Studio
6 2 (0.45%) Cypress.io
6 2 (0.45%) eggPlant
6 2 (0.45%) Fiddler
6 2 (0.45%) HP UFT
6 2 (0.45%) MSI
6 2 (0.45%) Postman
6 2 (0.45%) Rational Functional Tester
6 2 (0.45%) SilkTest
6 2 (0.45%) SOAtest
6 2 (0.45%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 2 (0.45%) Tricentis qTest
6 2 (0.45%) Zephyr
7 1 (0.23%) Claude Code
7 1 (0.23%) REST Assured
General
1 266 (60.05%) Social Skills
2 171 (38.60%) Finance
3 140 (31.60%) Analytical Skills
4 120 (27.09%) Organisational Skills
5 44 (9.93%) Banking
6 38 (8.58%) Marketing
7 30 (6.77%) Presentation Skills
8 25 (5.64%) Retail
9 23 (5.19%) Manufacturing
10 22 (4.97%) Public Sector
11 20 (4.51%) Legal
12 15 (3.39%) Documentation Skills
13 13 (2.93%) Influencing Skills
14 10 (2.26%) French Language
14 10 (2.26%) Front Office
15 9 (2.03%) Telecoms
16 7 (1.58%) Advertising
16 7 (1.58%) Aviation
16 7 (1.58%) Military
17 6 (1.35%) Private Banking
Job Titles
1 80 (18.06%) Analyst
2 40 (9.03%) Project Manager
3 33 (7.45%) Administrator
4 32 (7.22%) Senior
5 30 (6.77%) Coordinator
6 25 (5.64%) Consultant
7 23 (5.19%) Business Analyst
8 22 (4.97%) Lead
9 20 (4.51%) PMO Analyst
10 18 (4.06%) Architect
11 15 (3.39%) PMO Planner
11 15 (3.39%) Senior Manager
12 14 (3.16%) Project Coordinator
12 14 (3.16%) Project Officer
12 14 (3.16%) Support Specialist
13 13 (2.93%) Support Officer
14 11 (2.48%) Project Support Officer
14 11 (2.48%) Senior Project Manager
15 10 (2.26%) Junior
15 10 (2.26%) PMO Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (1.81%) VML
2 7 (1.58%) Web Services
2 7 (1.58%) XML
3 6 (1.35%) .NET
3 6 (1.35%) REST
4 5 (1.13%) Terraform
4 5 (1.13%) XSLT
5 4 (0.90%) Azure Blueprints
5 4 (0.90%) Flutter
5 4 (0.90%) Middleware
5 4 (0.90%) NETCONF
5 4 (0.90%) OpenConfig
5 4 (0.90%) React Native
5 4 (0.90%) RESTCONF
5 4 (0.90%) YANG
6 3 (0.68%) ADO
7 2 (0.45%) .NET Framework
7 2 (0.45%) HTML
7 2 (0.45%) SOAP
7 2 (0.45%) XBRL
Miscellaneous
1 40 (9.03%) Onboarding
2 33 (7.45%) Management Information System
3 23 (5.19%) Self-Motivation
4 15 (3.39%) Analytical Mindset
5 12 (2.71%) Product Ownership
6 10 (2.26%) Graphic Design
7 8 (1.81%) Video Editing
7 8 (1.81%) Virtual Team
7 8 (1.81%) Web Conferencing
8 7 (1.58%) Data Protection Act
8 7 (1.58%) Driving Licence
8 7 (1.58%) Life Science
8 7 (1.58%) Mobile App
9 6 (1.35%) Data Centre
9 6 (1.35%) Learning Management System
10 5 (1.13%) Enterprise Software
11 4 (0.90%) Cloud Native
11 4 (0.90%) Hybrid Cloud
11 4 (0.90%) Private Cloud
11 4 (0.90%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 12 (2.71%) Windows
2 6 (1.35%) Linux
3 4 (0.90%) Alpine Linux
3 4 (0.90%) Mac OS
3 4 (0.90%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 4 (0.90%) Ubuntu
3 4 (0.90%) Windows Server
4 3 (0.68%) Windows 10
5 2 (0.45%) Unix
6 1 (0.23%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 180 (40.63%) Stakeholder Management
2 123 (27.77%) Problem-Solving
3 113 (25.51%) Project Management
4 102 (23.02%) Continuous Improvement
5 93 (20.99%) Agile
6 86 (19.41%) Project Delivery
7 80 (18.06%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 67 (15.12%) Decision-Making
9 53 (11.96%) Waterfall
10 50 (11.29%) AI
10 50 (11.29%) Data Analysis
11 46 (10.38%) Business Intelligence
12 45 (10.16%) Analytics
13 42 (9.48%) Business Case
14 38 (8.58%) Risk Management
15 37 (8.35%) DevOps
15 37 (8.35%) PRINCE2
15 37 (8.35%) Project Governance
16 36 (8.13%) Change Management
17 32 (7.22%) Workshop Facilitation
Programming Languages
1 20 (4.51%) SQL
2 14 (3.16%) Python
3 7 (1.58%) PowerShell
4 5 (1.13%) Bicep
4 5 (1.13%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 5 (1.13%) VBA
5 4 (0.90%) Korn
6 2 (0.45%) C++
6 2 (0.45%) Java
6 2 (0.45%) VB.NET
7 1 (0.23%) C#
Qualifications
1 108 (24.38%) Degree
2 92 (20.77%) Security Cleared
3 50 (11.29%) SC Cleared
4 36 (8.13%) DV Cleared
5 22 (4.97%) PMI Certification
6 18 (4.06%) PMP
7 7 (1.58%) BPSS Clearance
8 6 (1.35%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
9 5 (1.13%) CIPD
9 5 (1.13%) Cisco Certification
9 5 (1.13%) Computer Science Degree
9 5 (1.13%) Master's Degree
10 4 (0.90%) CCIE
10 4 (0.90%) JNCIE
10 4 (0.90%) MBA
11 3 (0.68%) CISM
11 3 (0.68%) CISSP
11 3 (0.68%) IIBA
11 3 (0.68%) Microsoft Certification
12 2 (0.45%) Oracle Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 113 (25.51%) PMO
2 24 (5.42%) QA
3 15 (3.39%) Data Quality
4 11 (2.48%) GRC
5 7 (1.58%) Accessibility
5 7 (1.58%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 7 (1.58%) P3O
6 6 (1.35%) NIST
7 4 (0.90%) Actionable Recommendations
8 3 (0.68%) COSHH
8 3 (0.68%) Cyber Essentials
8 3 (0.68%) Def Stans
8 3 (0.68%) GMP
8 3 (0.68%) HMG Security Policy Framework
8 3 (0.68%) NCSC
8 3 (0.68%) NIST 800
9 2 (0.45%) HIPAA
9 2 (0.45%) ISO 9001
9 2 (0.45%) MiFID
9 2 (0.45%) SOC 2
System Software
1 4 (0.90%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.23%) Docker
Systems Management
1 9 (2.03%) Microsoft Intune
2 8 (1.81%) Ansible
3 3 (0.68%) SCCM
4 1 (0.23%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
4 1 (0.23%) Tivoli
Vendors
1 295 (66.59%) Microsoft
2 35 (7.90%) ServiceNow
3 31 (7.00%) SAP
4 20 (4.51%) Salesforce
5 18 (4.06%) Google
6 14 (3.16%) Oracle
7 11 (2.48%) Adobe
8 9 (2.03%) Cisco
8 9 (2.03%) Workday
9 7 (1.58%) F5
10 5 (1.13%) HubSpot
10 5 (1.13%) Planview
11 4 (0.90%) CrowdStrike
11 4 (0.90%) Fortinet
11 4 (0.90%) Marketo
11 4 (0.90%) Okta
11 4 (0.90%) Rapid7
11 4 (0.90%) Tenable
11 4 (0.90%) Wrike
11 4 (0.90%) Xactly