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

6 months to
10 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 278 199 207
Rank change year-on-year -79 +8 -30
Contract jobs citing Microsoft PowerPoint 425 397 388
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.92% 1.43% 1.19%
As % of the Applications category 16.52% 16.53% 18.35%
Number of daily rates quoted 248 210 180
10th Percentile £204 £248 £213
25th Percentile £305 £319 £311
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £449 £450 £450
Median % change year-on-year -0.28% - -9.55%
75th Percentile £550 £575 £600
90th Percentile £627 £650 £753
UK median daily rate £439 £449 £450
% change year-on-year -2.28% -0.28% -5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 35 47 109
10th Percentile £14.13 £14.84 £14.16
25th Percentile £15.25 £14.99 £15.00
Median hourly rate £21.50 £18.85 £16.23
Median % change year-on-year +14.06% +16.14% -21.14%
75th Percentile £30.00 £31.03 £16.85
90th Percentile £68.20 £45.02 £21.75
UK median hourly rate £17.60 £21.25 £16.23
% change year-on-year -17.16% +30.93% -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 2,573 2,401 2,114
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 5.56% 8.64% 6.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,345 1,361 1,205
10th Percentile £211 £200 £178
25th Percentile £319 £300 £263
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £448 £425 £408
Median % change year-on-year +5.29% +4.29% -4.12%
75th Percentile £556 £550 £526
90th Percentile £646 £652 £638
UK median daily rate £438 £425 £403
% change year-on-year +2.94% +5.46% -5.18%
Number of hourly rates quoted 382 303 251
10th Percentile £13.39 £14.20 £14.16
25th Percentile £14.96 £16.16 £15.14
Median hourly rate £19.33 £25.00 £17.00
Median % change year-on-year -22.68% +47.06% -25.27%
75th Percentile £36.41 £35.75 £35.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £59.09 £57.50
UK median hourly rate £18.50 £24.31 £18.00
% change year-on-year -23.90% +35.06% -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 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 10 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 10 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 -79 191 £488 +0.17% 177
South East -16 87 £483 +42.96% 74
North of England -84 53 £400 -6.98% 65
Midlands -46 35 £475 +51.76% 40
South West -31 32 £310 -43.73% 38
West Midlands -37 29 £475 +51.76% 28
North West -58 29 £415 -7.78% 33
Yorkshire -55 23 £394 -1.56% 24
East of England -46 17 £509 +30.10% 19
East Midlands -15 6 £490 - 12
North East -47 1 - - 9
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 94 (22.12%) SharePoint
2 35 (8.24%) Confluence
3 6 (1.41%) Microsoft Exchange
4 4 (0.94%) OpenStack
5 3 (0.71%) Apache Airflow
5 3 (0.71%) CMS
6 2 (0.47%) Moodle
6 2 (0.47%) Oracle SOA Suite
7 1 (0.24%) Jupyter
7 1 (0.24%) SAS
Applications
1 368 (86.59%) Microsoft Excel
2 182 (42.82%) Microsoft Office
3 71 (16.71%) MS Visio
4 66 (15.53%) Microsoft Project
5 10 (2.35%) Photoshop
6 8 (1.88%) Adobe Illustrator
7 6 (1.41%) Spreadsheet
8 4 (0.94%) Adobe Premiere
8 4 (0.94%) Final Cut Pro
9 3 (0.71%) Adobe Creative Suite
10 1 (0.24%) Adobe After Effects
10 1 (0.24%) AutoCAD
10 1 (0.24%) InDesign
10 1 (0.24%) InfoPath
10 1 (0.24%) MicroStation
10 1 (0.24%) ProjectWise
10 1 (0.24%) Trello
Business Applications
1 8 (1.88%) Magento
2 6 (1.41%) Workday HCM
3 5 (1.18%) Primavera
3 5 (1.18%) SAP S/4HANA
4 4 (0.94%) SAP MM
5 3 (0.71%) Dynamics CRM
5 3 (0.71%) Oracle Financials
5 3 (0.71%) TrackWise
6 2 (0.47%) Oracle Payables
6 2 (0.47%) Remedy ITSM
6 2 (0.47%) Shopify
7 1 (0.24%) CA PPM
7 1 (0.24%) Integrated Workplace Management System
7 1 (0.24%) IntelliMatch
7 1 (0.24%) Loan IQ
7 1 (0.24%) Oracle EBS
7 1 (0.24%) Salesforce CRM
7 1 (0.24%) Unit4 Business World
7 1 (0.24%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 66 (15.53%) Power Platform
2 30 (7.06%) Azure
2 30 (7.06%) Microsoft 365
3 19 (4.47%) AWS
4 13 (3.06%) Azure DevOps
5 12 (2.82%) SaaS
6 11 (2.59%) Entra ID
7 10 (2.35%) Microsoft Copilot
8 8 (1.88%) Google Workspace
8 8 (1.88%) Smartsheet
9 7 (1.65%) Figma
9 7 (1.65%) Lucidchart
9 7 (1.65%) OneDrive
10 6 (1.41%) Power Automate
11 5 (1.18%) GitHub
11 5 (1.18%) Google Analytics
11 5 (1.18%) Google Docs
11 5 (1.18%) Google Sheets
12 4 (0.94%) GCP
12 4 (0.94%) OpenShift
Communications & Networking
1 10 (2.35%) LAN
1 10 (2.35%) WAN
2 7 (1.65%) TCP/IP
2 7 (1.65%) Wi-Fi
3 4 (0.94%) BGP
3 4 (0.94%) FTP
3 4 (0.94%) MPLS
3 4 (0.94%) RSVP
3 4 (0.94%) SNMP
3 4 (0.94%) TACACS
4 3 (0.71%) DHCP
4 3 (0.71%) DNS
4 3 (0.71%) Firewall
4 3 (0.71%) Unified Communications
4 3 (0.71%) VPN
5 2 (0.47%) Internet
5 2 (0.47%) Wireshark
6 1 (0.24%) Intranet
6 1 (0.24%) Network Security
6 1 (0.24%) Structured Cabling
Database & Business Intelligence
1 60 (14.12%) Power BI
2 12 (2.82%) Power Query
3 6 (1.41%) Tableau
4 3 (0.71%) Data Mining
4 3 (0.71%) PowerPivot
4 3 (0.71%) SQL Server
5 2 (0.47%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 1 (0.24%) Azure SQL Database
6 1 (0.24%) BusinessObjects
6 1 (0.24%) Data Lake
6 1 (0.24%) Data Mart
6 1 (0.24%) Data Warehouse
6 1 (0.24%) DataStage
6 1 (0.24%) Electronic Patient Records
6 1 (0.24%) GIS
6 1 (0.24%) Metadata
6 1 (0.24%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 66 (15.53%) JIRA
2 13 (3.06%) Git
3 8 (1.88%) Jenkins
3 8 (1.88%) Subversion
4 4 (0.94%) Selenium
5 3 (0.71%) MLflow
5 3 (0.71%) Visual Studio
6 2 (0.47%) Cypress.io
6 2 (0.47%) eggPlant
6 2 (0.47%) Fiddler
6 2 (0.47%) HP UFT
6 2 (0.47%) MSI
6 2 (0.47%) Postman
6 2 (0.47%) Rational Functional Tester
6 2 (0.47%) SilkTest
6 2 (0.47%) SOAtest
6 2 (0.47%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 2 (0.47%) Tricentis qTest
6 2 (0.47%) Zephyr
7 1 (0.24%) REST Assured
General
1 243 (57.18%) Social Skills
2 176 (41.41%) Finance
3 138 (32.47%) Analytical Skills
4 115 (27.06%) Organisational Skills
5 43 (10.12%) Banking
6 32 (7.53%) Marketing
7 30 (7.06%) Presentation Skills
8 23 (5.41%) Retail
9 22 (5.18%) Legal
10 18 (4.24%) Public Sector
11 17 (4.00%) Influencing Skills
12 14 (3.29%) Documentation Skills
13 13 (3.06%) Manufacturing
14 11 (2.59%) Military
15 10 (2.35%) Telecoms
16 8 (1.88%) Front Office
16 8 (1.88%) Investment Banking
17 7 (1.65%) Advertising
17 7 (1.65%) French Language
18 5 (1.18%) Arabic Language
Job Titles
1 85 (20.00%) Analyst
2 38 (8.94%) Project Manager
3 36 (8.47%) Senior
4 27 (6.35%) Administrator
5 26 (6.12%) Business Analyst
6 25 (5.88%) Coordinator
7 24 (5.65%) Consultant
8 20 (4.71%) PMO Analyst
9 19 (4.47%) Project Officer
10 18 (4.24%) Lead
10 18 (4.24%) Support Officer
11 16 (3.76%) Project Support Officer
12 15 (3.53%) Senior Manager
12 15 (3.53%) Support Specialist
13 14 (3.29%) Project Coordinator
14 13 (3.06%) Architect
14 13 (3.06%) PMO Planner
15 11 (2.59%) Senior Project Manager
16 10 (2.35%) Data Analyst
16 10 (2.35%) Service Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (2.12%) VML
2 6 (1.41%) Web Services
2 6 (1.41%) XML
3 5 (1.18%) .NET
4 4 (0.94%) ADO
4 4 (0.94%) Azure Blueprints
4 4 (0.94%) JDO
4 4 (0.94%) NETCONF
4 4 (0.94%) OpenConfig
4 4 (0.94%) RESTCONF
4 4 (0.94%) Terraform
4 4 (0.94%) XSLT
4 4 (0.94%) YANG
5 3 (0.71%) HTML
5 3 (0.71%) NumPy
5 3 (0.71%) Pandas
5 3 (0.71%) scikit-learn
5 3 (0.71%) Seaborn
6 2 (0.47%) REST
6 2 (0.47%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 35 (8.24%) Onboarding
2 31 (7.29%) Management Information System
3 26 (6.12%) Self-Motivation
4 15 (3.53%) Product Ownership
5 14 (3.29%) Analytical Mindset
6 8 (1.88%) Graphic Design
7 7 (1.65%) Data Centre
7 7 (1.65%) Life Science
8 6 (1.41%) Learning Management System
8 6 (1.41%) Video Editing
8 6 (1.41%) Virtual Team
9 5 (1.18%) Data Protection Act
9 5 (1.18%) Legacy Systems
10 4 (0.94%) Cloud Native
10 4 (0.94%) CMDB
10 4 (0.94%) Driving Licence
10 4 (0.94%) FMCG
10 4 (0.94%) Hybrid Cloud
10 4 (0.94%) Private Cloud
10 4 (0.94%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 13 (3.06%) Windows
2 6 (1.41%) Linux
3 4 (0.94%) Alpine Linux
3 4 (0.94%) Mac OS
3 4 (0.94%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 4 (0.94%) Ubuntu
3 4 (0.94%) Windows Server
4 3 (0.71%) Windows 10
5 2 (0.47%) Unix
6 1 (0.24%) Android
6 1 (0.24%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 165 (38.82%) Stakeholder Management
2 121 (28.47%) Project Management
3 105 (24.71%) Problem-Solving
4 103 (24.24%) Agile
5 96 (22.59%) Continuous Improvement
6 93 (21.88%) Project Delivery
7 75 (17.65%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 59 (13.88%) Decision-Making
9 58 (13.65%) Waterfall
10 49 (11.53%) Data Analysis
11 44 (10.35%) PRINCE2
12 43 (10.12%) Business Intelligence
13 41 (9.65%) Analytics
13 41 (9.65%) Risk Management
14 39 (9.18%) AI
15 38 (8.94%) Business Case
15 38 (8.94%) Change Management
16 36 (8.47%) Portfolio Management
17 34 (8.00%) Workshop Facilitation
18 33 (7.76%) Project Governance
Programming Languages
1 24 (5.65%) SQL
2 16 (3.76%) Python
3 7 (1.65%) PowerShell
3 7 (1.65%) VBA
4 5 (1.18%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 4 (0.94%) Bicep
5 4 (0.94%) Korn
6 2 (0.47%) C++
6 2 (0.47%) Java
6 2 (0.47%) VB.NET
7 1 (0.24%) C#
7 1 (0.24%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 115 (27.06%) Degree
2 94 (22.12%) Security Cleared
3 56 (13.18%) SC Cleared
4 33 (7.76%) DV Cleared
5 23 (5.41%) PMI Certification
6 18 (4.24%) PMP
7 12 (2.82%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
8 9 (2.12%) BPSS Clearance
9 6 (1.41%) Master's Degree
10 5 (1.18%) CIPD
10 5 (1.18%) Cisco Certification
11 4 (0.94%) CCIE
11 4 (0.94%) IIBA
11 4 (0.94%) JNCIE
12 3 (0.71%) CAPM
12 3 (0.71%) CISM
12 3 (0.71%) CISSP
12 3 (0.71%) Microsoft Certification
13 2 (0.47%) CISA
13 2 (0.47%) Oracle Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 112 (26.35%) PMO
2 23 (5.41%) QA
3 16 (3.76%) Data Quality
4 10 (2.35%) GRC
5 8 (1.88%) P3O
6 6 (1.41%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 5 (1.18%) NIST
8 4 (0.94%) Accessibility
9 3 (0.71%) GMP
9 3 (0.71%) MiFID
10 2 (0.47%) Actionable Recommendations
10 2 (0.47%) Cyber Essentials
10 2 (0.47%) Def Stans
10 2 (0.47%) GDPR
10 2 (0.47%) HIPAA
10 2 (0.47%) HMG Security Policy Framework
10 2 (0.47%) ISO 9001
10 2 (0.47%) NCSC
10 2 (0.47%) SLA
10 2 (0.47%) SOC 2
System Software
1 3 (0.71%) Active Directory
1 3 (0.71%) Docker
Systems Management
1 8 (1.88%) Ansible
2 7 (1.65%) Microsoft Intune
3 3 (0.71%) SCCM
4 1 (0.24%) Tivoli
Vendors
1 276 (64.94%) Microsoft
2 38 (8.94%) ServiceNow
3 26 (6.12%) SAP
4 22 (5.18%) Google
5 14 (3.29%) Oracle
5 14 (3.29%) Salesforce
6 9 (2.12%) Adobe
6 9 (2.12%) Workday
7 8 (1.88%) Planview
8 7 (1.65%) Cisco
8 7 (1.65%) F5
9 4 (0.94%) CrowdStrike
9 4 (0.94%) HubSpot
9 4 (0.94%) Okta
9 4 (0.94%) Qualys
9 4 (0.94%) Rapid7
9 4 (0.94%) Splunk
9 4 (0.94%) Tenable
9 4 (0.94%) Wrike
9 4 (0.94%) Xactly