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 25 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 274 193 205
Rank change year-on-year -81 +12 -30
Contract jobs citing Microsoft PowerPoint 434 390 402
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.93% 1.40% 1.23%
As % of the Applications category 16.65% 16.28% 18.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 247 212 186
10th Percentile £234 £250 £208
25th Percentile £309 £313 £300
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £450 £450
Median % change year-on-year - - -10.00%
75th Percentile £560 £575 £597
90th Percentile £634 £650 £763
UK median daily rate £450 £438 £450
% change year-on-year +2.86% -2.78% -5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 39 41 108
10th Percentile £14.11 £14.84 £14.16
25th Percentile £15.00 £14.99 £15.00
Median hourly rate £20.00 £18.85 £16.23
Median % change year-on-year +6.10% +16.14% -21.14%
75th Percentile £29.93 £32.05 £16.85
90th Percentile £51.40 £35.50 £22.63
UK median hourly rate £17.50 £22.84 £16.23
% change year-on-year -23.38% +40.73% -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 2,607 2,395 2,162
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 5.60% 8.60% 6.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,324 1,366 1,222
10th Percentile £206 £195 £175
25th Percentile £313 £300 £256
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £443 £425 £400
Median % change year-on-year +4.15% +6.25% -5.88%
75th Percentile £550 £550 £535
90th Percentile £644 £650 £638
UK median daily rate £428 £425 £400
% change year-on-year +0.72% +6.25% -5.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted 426 300 244
10th Percentile £13.35 £14.00 £14.16
25th Percentile £14.83 £16.50 £15.62
Median hourly rate £18.54 £25.00 £17.00
Median % change year-on-year -25.85% +47.06% -32.00%
75th Percentile £34.49 £35.13 £35.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £59.60 £58.38
UK median hourly rate £17.75 £24.00 £17.00
% change year-on-year -26.04% +41.18% -25.27%

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 25 September 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 25 September 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 25 September 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 -92 199 £488 +0.35% 474
South East -16 88 £483 +42.96% 122
North of England -67 57 £418 +4.38% 86
Midlands -36 37 £475 +51.76% 65
North West -59 30 £488 +18.18% 51
West Midlands -34 29 £475 +51.76% 46
South West -32 28 £310 -43.73% 59
Yorkshire -42 25 £400 - 27
East of England -46 16 £509 +30.10% 46
East Midlands -7 8 £490 - 19
North East -43 2 - - 8
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
1 100 (23.04%) SharePoint
2 33 (7.60%) Confluence
3 6 (1.38%) Microsoft Exchange
4 4 (0.92%) OpenStack
5 2 (0.46%) CMS
5 2 (0.46%) Moodle
5 2 (0.46%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 1 (0.23%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 1 (0.23%) Jupyter
6 1 (0.23%) SAS
Applications
1 372 (85.71%) Microsoft Excel
2 172 (39.63%) Microsoft Office
3 68 (15.67%) MS Visio
4 62 (14.29%) Microsoft Project
5 11 (2.53%) Photoshop
6 9 (2.07%) Adobe Illustrator
7 7 (1.61%) Spreadsheet
8 4 (0.92%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 4 (0.92%) Adobe Premiere
8 4 (0.92%) Final Cut Pro
9 2 (0.46%) AutoCAD
10 1 (0.23%) Adobe After Effects
10 1 (0.23%) Civil 3D
10 1 (0.23%) InDesign
10 1 (0.23%) InfoPath
10 1 (0.23%) MicroStation
10 1 (0.23%) Navisworks
10 1 (0.23%) ProjectWise
10 1 (0.23%) Trello
Business Applications
1 8 (1.84%) Magento
2 6 (1.38%) Workday HCM
3 5 (1.15%) Primavera
3 5 (1.15%) SAP S/4HANA
4 4 (0.92%) SAP MM
5 3 (0.69%) Dynamics CRM
5 3 (0.69%) TrackWise
6 2 (0.46%) Workfront
7 1 (0.23%) CA PPM
7 1 (0.23%) Eloqua
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 Financials
7 1 (0.23%) Oracle Payables
7 1 (0.23%) Salesforce CRM
7 1 (0.23%) Shopify
7 1 (0.23%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 64 (14.75%) Power Platform
2 32 (7.37%) Microsoft 365
3 31 (7.14%) Azure
4 16 (3.69%) AWS
5 13 (3.00%) Azure DevOps
6 12 (2.76%) Entra ID
6 12 (2.76%) SaaS
7 11 (2.53%) Microsoft Copilot
8 8 (1.84%) Figma
8 8 (1.84%) Google Workspace
8 8 (1.84%) Power Automate
9 7 (1.61%) Lucidchart
9 7 (1.61%) OneDrive
9 7 (1.61%) Smartsheet
10 5 (1.15%) Google Docs
10 5 (1.15%) Google Sheets
10 5 (1.15%) Microsoft Purview
10 5 (1.15%) Miro
11 4 (0.92%) Azure Sentinel
11 4 (0.92%) OpenShift
Communications & Networking
1 10 (2.30%) LAN
1 10 (2.30%) WAN
2 7 (1.61%) TCP/IP
2 7 (1.61%) Wi-Fi
3 5 (1.15%) FTP
4 4 (0.92%) BGP
4 4 (0.92%) MPLS
4 4 (0.92%) RSVP
4 4 (0.92%) SNMP
4 4 (0.92%) TACACS
5 3 (0.69%) DHCP
5 3 (0.69%) DNS
5 3 (0.69%) Firewall
5 3 (0.69%) Internet
5 3 (0.69%) Unified Communications
5 3 (0.69%) VPN
6 2 (0.46%) Intranet
6 2 (0.46%) Wireshark
7 1 (0.23%) Network Security
7 1 (0.23%) Structured Cabling
Database & Business Intelligence
1 57 (13.13%) Power BI
2 12 (2.76%) Power Query
3 5 (1.15%) Tableau
4 3 (0.69%) Data Mining
4 3 (0.69%) PowerPivot
4 3 (0.69%) SQL Server
5 2 (0.46%) DTS
5 2 (0.46%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 1 (0.23%) Azure SQL Database
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%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 61 (14.06%) JIRA
2 10 (2.30%) Git
3 8 (1.84%) Jenkins
3 8 (1.84%) Subversion
4 4 (0.92%) Selenium
5 3 (0.69%) Visual Studio
6 2 (0.46%) Cypress.io
6 2 (0.46%) eggPlant
6 2 (0.46%) Fiddler
6 2 (0.46%) HP UFT
6 2 (0.46%) MSI
6 2 (0.46%) Postman
6 2 (0.46%) Rational Functional Tester
6 2 (0.46%) SilkTest
6 2 (0.46%) SOAtest
6 2 (0.46%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 2 (0.46%) Tricentis qTest
6 2 (0.46%) Zephyr
7 1 (0.23%) Claude Code
7 1 (0.23%) REST Assured
General
1 258 (59.45%) Social Skills
2 177 (40.78%) Finance
3 136 (31.34%) Analytical Skills
4 116 (26.73%) Organisational Skills
5 41 (9.45%) Banking
6 35 (8.06%) Marketing
7 30 (6.91%) Presentation Skills
8 27 (6.22%) Retail
9 24 (5.53%) Public Sector
10 23 (5.30%) Legal
11 18 (4.15%) Manufacturing
12 17 (3.92%) Influencing Skills
13 12 (2.76%) Documentation Skills
13 12 (2.76%) Military
14 9 (2.07%) Front Office
14 9 (2.07%) Telecoms
15 8 (1.84%) French Language
15 8 (1.84%) Investment Banking
16 6 (1.38%) Advertising
17 5 (1.15%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 83 (19.12%) Analyst
2 40 (9.22%) Project Manager
3 36 (8.29%) Senior
4 29 (6.68%) Administrator
5 27 (6.22%) Coordinator
6 25 (5.76%) Consultant
7 23 (5.30%) Business Analyst
8 21 (4.84%) PMO Analyst
9 20 (4.61%) Project Officer
10 19 (4.38%) Lead
10 19 (4.38%) Support Officer
11 17 (3.92%) Project Support Officer
12 15 (3.46%) Senior Manager
13 14 (3.23%) Architect
13 14 (3.23%) Project Coordinator
13 14 (3.23%) Support Specialist
14 12 (2.76%) PMO Planner
15 11 (2.53%) Senior Project Manager
16 10 (2.30%) Data Analyst
16 10 (2.30%) PMO Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (1.84%) VML
2 7 (1.61%) Web Services
2 7 (1.61%) XML
3 5 (1.15%) .NET
3 5 (1.15%) XSLT
4 4 (0.92%) Azure Blueprints
4 4 (0.92%) NETCONF
4 4 (0.92%) OpenConfig
4 4 (0.92%) RESTCONF
4 4 (0.92%) Terraform
4 4 (0.92%) YANG
5 3 (0.69%) ADO
5 3 (0.69%) HTML
5 3 (0.69%) JDO
6 2 (0.46%) .NET Framework
6 2 (0.46%) Middleware
6 2 (0.46%) React Native
6 2 (0.46%) REST
6 2 (0.46%) SOAP
6 2 (0.46%) XBRL
Miscellaneous
1 36 (8.29%) Onboarding
2 32 (7.37%) Management Information System
3 24 (5.53%) Self-Motivation
4 15 (3.46%) Analytical Mindset
5 13 (3.00%) Product Ownership
6 8 (1.84%) Graphic Design
7 7 (1.61%) Data Centre
7 7 (1.61%) Video Editing
8 6 (1.38%) Driving Licence
8 6 (1.38%) Learning Management System
8 6 (1.38%) Life Science
9 5 (1.15%) Data Protection Act
9 5 (1.15%) Legacy Systems
9 5 (1.15%) Virtual Team
9 5 (1.15%) Web Conferencing
10 4 (0.92%) Cloud Native
10 4 (0.92%) FMCG
10 4 (0.92%) Hybrid Cloud
10 4 (0.92%) Private Cloud
10 4 (0.92%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 12 (2.76%) Windows
2 6 (1.38%) Linux
3 4 (0.92%) Alpine Linux
3 4 (0.92%) Mac OS
3 4 (0.92%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 4 (0.92%) Ubuntu
3 4 (0.92%) Windows Server
4 3 (0.69%) Windows 10
5 2 (0.46%) Unix
6 1 (0.23%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 171 (39.40%) Stakeholder Management
2 117 (26.96%) Project Management
3 109 (25.12%) Problem-Solving
4 98 (22.58%) Continuous Improvement
5 95 (21.89%) Agile
6 89 (20.51%) Project Delivery
7 77 (17.74%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 68 (15.67%) Decision-Making
9 56 (12.90%) Waterfall
10 51 (11.75%) Data Analysis
11 45 (10.37%) Business Intelligence
12 44 (10.14%) AI
13 42 (9.68%) Analytics
13 42 (9.68%) PRINCE2
14 40 (9.22%) Risk Management
15 39 (8.99%) Business Case
16 36 (8.29%) Change Management
17 34 (7.83%) Portfolio Management
17 34 (7.83%) Project Governance
18 32 (7.37%) DevOps
Programming Languages
1 21 (4.84%) SQL
2 13 (3.00%) Python
3 7 (1.61%) PowerShell
4 6 (1.38%) VBA
5 5 (1.15%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 4 (0.92%) Bicep
6 4 (0.92%) Korn
7 2 (0.46%) C++
7 2 (0.46%) Java
7 2 (0.46%) VB.NET
8 1 (0.23%) C#
Qualifications
1 113 (26.04%) Degree
2 92 (21.20%) Security Cleared
3 54 (12.44%) SC Cleared
4 33 (7.60%) DV Cleared
5 22 (5.07%) PMI Certification
6 18 (4.15%) PMP
7 12 (2.76%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
8 7 (1.61%) BPSS Clearance
9 5 (1.15%) CIPD
9 5 (1.15%) Cisco Certification
10 4 (0.92%) CCIE
10 4 (0.92%) IIBA
10 4 (0.92%) JNCIE
11 3 (0.69%) CAPM
11 3 (0.69%) CISM
11 3 (0.69%) CISSP
11 3 (0.69%) Computer Science Degree
11 3 (0.69%) Master's Degree
11 3 (0.69%) Microsoft Certification
12 2 (0.46%) GCIH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 111 (25.58%) PMO
2 22 (5.07%) QA
3 16 (3.69%) Data Quality
4 10 (2.30%) GRC
5 8 (1.84%) P3O
6 6 (1.38%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 5 (1.15%) Accessibility
7 5 (1.15%) NIST
8 3 (0.69%) Actionable Recommendations
8 3 (0.69%) GMP
8 3 (0.69%) MiFID
9 2 (0.46%) Cyber Essentials
9 2 (0.46%) Def Stans
9 2 (0.46%) HIPAA
9 2 (0.46%) HMG Security Policy Framework
9 2 (0.46%) ISO 9001
9 2 (0.46%) NCSC
9 2 (0.46%) NIST 800
9 2 (0.46%) SOC 2
10 1 (0.23%) PSD2
System Software
1 4 (0.92%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 8 (1.84%) Ansible
1 8 (1.84%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (0.69%) SCCM
3 1 (0.23%) Tivoli
Vendors
1 276 (63.59%) Microsoft
2 38 (8.76%) ServiceNow
3 26 (5.99%) SAP
4 22 (5.07%) Google
5 14 (3.23%) Salesforce
6 12 (2.76%) Oracle
7 9 (2.07%) Adobe
7 9 (2.07%) Workday
8 7 (1.61%) Cisco
8 7 (1.61%) F5
9 6 (1.38%) Planview
10 4 (0.92%) Fortinet
10 4 (0.92%) HubSpot
10 4 (0.92%) Juniper
10 4 (0.92%) Okta
10 4 (0.92%) Qualys
10 4 (0.92%) Rapid7
10 4 (0.92%) Splunk
10 4 (0.92%) TOWER Software
10 4 (0.92%) Wrike