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

6 months to
28 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 216 175 179
Rank change year-on-year -41 +4 +24
Contract jobs citing Microsoft PowerPoint 428 403 508
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.30% 1.52% 1.35%
As % of the Applications category 17.16% 19.75% 15.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 247 219 285
10th Percentile £273 £209 £193
25th Percentile £350 £317 £300
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £460 £465 £500
Median % change year-on-year -1.08% -7.00% +13.64%
75th Percentile £550 £555 £600
90th Percentile £625 £703 £750
UK median daily rate £450 £450 £475
% change year-on-year - -5.26% +5.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 36 49 66
10th Percentile £14.25 - £13.84
25th Percentile £15.00 £15.62 £14.50
Median hourly rate £18.00 £16.23 £25.50
Median % change year-on-year +10.91% -36.35% +21.31%
75th Percentile £25.47 £21.46 £28.30
90th Percentile £32.84 £30.08 £43.75
UK median hourly rate £18.00 £16.23 £24.25
% change year-on-year +10.91% -33.07% +21.98%

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 2,494 2,040 3,207
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 7.60% 7.71% 8.55%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,462 1,180 1,820
10th Percentile £200 £173 £163
25th Percentile £313 £250 £213
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £409 £400
Median % change year-on-year +10.02% +2.25% -11.11%
75th Percentile £551 £546 £550
90th Percentile £675 £650 £675
UK median daily rate £450 £400 £400
% change year-on-year +12.50% - -9.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 296 187 416
10th Percentile £12.82 - £12.06
25th Percentile £15.50 £15.62 £14.16
Median hourly rate £19.14 £26.50 £21.06
Median % change year-on-year -27.79% +25.82% -36.17%
75th Percentile £29.46 £43.13 £42.64
90th Percentile £63.75 £82.25 £55.38
UK median hourly rate £19.18 £26.50 £21.00
% change year-on-year -27.64% +26.19% -32.26%

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 28 January 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 28 January 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 28 January 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 -7 220 £500 +2.25% 71
North of England -28 75 £439 +89.12% 42
South East -1 54 £475 +5.56% 77
Midlands -29 40 £455 -13.33% 47
North West -14 37 £450 +29.31% 17
Yorkshire -32 36 £325 +49.64% 21
West Midlands -33 22 £318 -39.52% 34
East Midlands -14 19 £460 +3.37% 13
East of England -54 17 £391 -21.75% 29
South West -28 16 £495 +6.51% 18
North East -19 2 £390 -48.00% 4
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
1 102 (23.83%) SharePoint
2 66 (15.42%) Confluence
3 11 (2.57%) Microsoft Exchange
4 9 (2.10%) Skype for Business
5 7 (1.64%) Exchange Server 2013
6 3 (0.70%) CMS
7 1 (0.23%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 1 (0.23%) Apache Airflow
7 1 (0.23%) Apache Spark
7 1 (0.23%) SAS
Applications
1 370 (86.45%) Microsoft Excel
2 172 (40.19%) Microsoft Office
3 92 (21.50%) MS Visio
4 48 (11.21%) Microsoft Project
5 6 (1.40%) Spreadsheet
6 5 (1.17%) Adobe Illustrator
7 4 (0.93%) Photoshop
8 3 (0.70%) InDesign
9 2 (0.47%) Adobe After Effects
9 2 (0.47%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 2 (0.47%) Adobe Premiere
10 1 (0.23%) ProjectWise
Business Applications
1 7 (1.64%) Loan IQ
2 5 (1.17%) Oracle Financials
2 5 (1.17%) SAP S/4HANA
3 4 (0.93%) Aladdin
3 4 (0.93%) Workday HCM
4 3 (0.70%) Oracle Payables
5 2 (0.47%) Remedy ITSM
5 2 (0.47%) Salesforce CRM
5 2 (0.47%) SystmOne
6 1 (0.23%) Cerner Millennium
6 1 (0.23%) Fidessa
6 1 (0.23%) Oracle ERP
6 1 (0.23%) Oracle General Ledger
6 1 (0.23%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
6 1 (0.23%) Payment Gateway
6 1 (0.23%) Primavera
6 1 (0.23%) SAP MM
6 1 (0.23%) SimCorp Dimension
Cloud Services
1 47 (10.98%) Microsoft 365
2 44 (10.28%) Azure
3 38 (8.88%) Power Platform
4 17 (3.97%) AWS
5 16 (3.74%) GitHub
6 12 (2.80%) OneDrive
7 11 (2.57%) Entra ID
8 10 (2.34%) Azure DevOps
9 7 (1.64%) Snowflake
10 5 (1.17%) OpenShift
11 4 (0.93%) Adobe Creative Cloud
11 4 (0.93%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
11 4 (0.93%) Salesforce Service Cloud
11 4 (0.93%) Smartsheet
12 3 (0.70%) Canva
12 3 (0.70%) Collibra
12 3 (0.70%) Figma
12 3 (0.70%) GCP
12 3 (0.70%) SaaS
12 3 (0.70%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 16 (3.74%) Firewall
2 14 (3.27%) WAN
2 14 (3.27%) Wireless
3 13 (3.04%) LAN
4 10 (2.34%) VPN
5 9 (2.10%) Skype
6 7 (1.64%) Wi-Fi
7 6 (1.40%) BGP
8 5 (1.17%) Internet
9 4 (0.93%) BIG-IP
9 4 (0.93%) F5 BIG-IP GTM
9 4 (0.93%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
9 4 (0.93%) Network Security
9 4 (0.93%) OSPF
9 4 (0.93%) SD-WAN
9 4 (0.93%) Structured Cabling
10 3 (0.70%) Softphone
11 2 (0.47%) MPLS
11 2 (0.47%) TACACS
11 2 (0.47%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 36 (8.41%) Power BI
2 28 (6.54%) Tableau
3 6 (1.40%) Metadata
4 4 (0.93%) MS Access
4 4 (0.93%) Oracle Database
4 4 (0.93%) RDBMS
4 4 (0.93%) Relational Database
4 4 (0.93%) SQLPlus
5 3 (0.70%) Oracle Reports
5 3 (0.70%) SQL Server
6 2 (0.47%) Data Lake
6 2 (0.47%) Data Warehouse
6 2 (0.47%) DB2
6 2 (0.47%) EDMS
6 2 (0.47%) Electronic Patient Records
6 2 (0.47%) Hadoop
6 2 (0.47%) PostgreSQL
7 1 (0.23%) Amazon Redshift
7 1 (0.23%) Apache Hive
7 1 (0.23%) Impala
Development Applications
1 96 (22.43%) JIRA
2 16 (3.74%) Jenkins
3 14 (3.27%) Sonatype Nexus
4 12 (2.80%) Burp Suite
4 12 (2.80%) Metasploit
5 5 (1.17%) Toad
6 4 (0.93%) Git
7 3 (0.70%) SpecFlow
8 2 (0.47%) Bitbucket
8 2 (0.47%) Cucumber
8 2 (0.47%) Selenium
8 2 (0.47%) TeamCity
9 1 (0.23%) MLflow
General
1 247 (57.71%) Social Skills
2 185 (43.22%) Finance
3 90 (21.03%) Analytical Skills
4 77 (17.99%) Banking
5 54 (12.62%) Organisational Skills
6 44 (10.28%) Presentation Skills
7 36 (8.41%) Public Sector
8 27 (6.31%) Legal
8 27 (6.31%) Marketing
9 16 (3.74%) Influencing Skills
10 13 (3.04%) Documentation Skills
11 11 (2.57%) Telecoms
12 10 (2.34%) Manufacturing
12 10 (2.34%) Retail
13 7 (1.64%) Billing
13 7 (1.64%) Investment Banking
14 6 (1.40%) International Banking
15 5 (1.17%) Electronics
15 5 (1.17%) Financial Institution
15 5 (1.17%) Law
Job Titles
1 142 (33.18%) Analyst
2 64 (14.95%) Business Analyst
3 31 (7.24%) Project Manager
4 28 (6.54%) Architect
5 27 (6.31%) Senior
6 24 (5.61%) PMO Analyst
6 24 (5.61%) Solutions Architect
7 23 (5.37%) Administrator
7 23 (5.37%) Technical Analyst
8 20 (4.67%) Technical Business Analyst
9 17 (3.97%) Consultant
10 15 (3.50%) Lead
11 14 (3.27%) Senior Analyst
11 14 (3.27%) Support Analyst
12 13 (3.04%) Tester
13 12 (2.80%) Penetration Tester
14 11 (2.57%) Data Analyst
14 11 (2.57%) IT Manager
14 11 (2.57%) PMO Manager
14 11 (2.57%) Report Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (3.50%) Oracle Fusion
2 4 (0.93%) ADO
2 4 (0.93%) VML
3 3 (0.70%) Playwright
4 2 (0.47%) CSS
4 2 (0.47%) Elastic Stack
4 2 (0.47%) Gherkin
4 2 (0.47%) HTML
4 2 (0.47%) NETCONF
4 2 (0.47%) Node.js
4 2 (0.47%) OpenConfig
4 2 (0.47%) React
4 2 (0.47%) RESTCONF
4 2 (0.47%) RESTful
4 2 (0.47%) YANG
5 1 (0.23%) scikit-learn
5 1 (0.23%) Seaborn
5 1 (0.23%) Web Services
5 1 (0.23%) XML
5 1 (0.23%) XSLT
Miscellaneous
1 44 (10.28%) Product Ownership
2 30 (7.01%) Onboarding
3 18 (4.21%) Data Centre
4 17 (3.97%) Management Information System
4 17 (3.97%) Self-Motivation
5 10 (2.34%) Security Posture
6 7 (1.64%) Analytical Mindset
6 7 (1.64%) e-Learning
6 7 (1.64%) Learning Management System
7 6 (1.40%) PMI
7 6 (1.40%) Social Media
8 5 (1.17%) Data Protection Act
8 5 (1.17%) Fixed Income
8 5 (1.17%) Graphic Design
8 5 (1.17%) Mobile App
8 5 (1.17%) NHS
9 4 (0.93%) Data Structures
9 4 (0.93%) Tandem
9 4 (0.93%) Video Conferencing
10 3 (0.70%) Equities
Operating Systems
1 24 (5.61%) Windows
2 6 (1.40%) Mac OS
3 4 (0.93%) Unix
3 4 (0.93%) Windows 10
4 2 (0.47%) Windows Server
5 1 (0.23%) Android
5 1 (0.23%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 110 (25.70%) Problem-Solving
2 108 (25.23%) Project Management
3 103 (24.07%) Stakeholder Management
4 92 (21.50%) Project Delivery
5 89 (20.79%) Agile
6 68 (15.89%) Continuous Improvement
7 62 (14.49%) DevOps
8 56 (13.08%) Migration
9 53 (12.38%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 51 (11.92%) Decision-Making
11 47 (10.98%) Time Management
12 46 (10.75%) Process Improvement
13 43 (10.05%) Business Intelligence
14 42 (9.81%) Business Analysis
14 42 (9.81%) Waterfall
15 39 (9.11%) Risk Management
16 37 (8.64%) Regulatory Compliance
17 34 (7.94%) PRINCE2
18 33 (7.71%) Data Analysis
18 33 (7.71%) Workshop Facilitation
Programming Languages
1 33 (7.71%) SQL
2 18 (4.21%) Python
3 6 (1.40%) JavaScript
4 5 (1.17%) C#
4 5 (1.17%) R
5 4 (0.93%) Perl
5 4 (0.93%) PHP
5 4 (0.93%) PL/SQL
6 3 (0.70%) Java
6 3 (0.70%) TypeScript
6 3 (0.70%) VB
6 3 (0.70%) VBA
7 2 (0.47%) Shell Script
8 1 (0.23%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 1 (0.23%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 117 (27.34%) Degree
2 59 (13.79%) Security Cleared
3 45 (10.51%) SC Cleared
4 15 (3.50%) PMI Certification
5 14 (3.27%) PMP
6 12 (2.80%) CHECK Team Member
7 11 (2.57%) DV Cleared
8 10 (2.34%) CBAP
8 10 (2.34%) CREST Certified
8 10 (2.34%) Cyber Scheme
8 10 (2.34%) IIBA
8 10 (2.34%) Postgraduate
9 8 (1.87%) BPSS Clearance
9 8 (1.87%) Computer Science Degree
10 7 (1.64%) Microsoft Certification
11 6 (1.40%) CISSP
12 5 (1.17%) CCIE
12 5 (1.17%) Cisco Certification
12 5 (1.17%) JNCIE
13 4 (0.93%) CRISC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 95 (22.20%) PMO
2 25 (5.84%) QA
3 20 (4.67%) Data Quality
4 17 (3.97%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 16 (3.74%) GDPR
6 12 (2.80%) PCI DSS
7 6 (1.40%) P3O
8 3 (0.70%) Accessibility
8 3 (0.70%) GRC
8 3 (0.70%) SLA
9 2 (0.47%) COBIT
9 2 (0.47%) ISO 9001
9 2 (0.47%) MiFID
10 1 (0.23%) Actionable Recommendations
10 1 (0.23%) FATCA
10 1 (0.23%) ISO 19650
10 1 (0.23%) ISO 22301
10 1 (0.23%) NEBOSH
10 1 (0.23%) NIST
10 1 (0.23%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 23 (5.37%) Active Directory
2 3 (0.70%) Docker
3 1 (0.23%) Virtual Desktop
3 1 (0.23%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 20 (4.67%) Ansible
2 19 (4.44%) Microsoft Intune
3 12 (2.80%) Nmap
3 12 (2.80%) SCCM
4 4 (0.93%) Terraform
5 2 (0.47%) Jamf Pro
5 2 (0.47%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 197 (46.03%) Microsoft
2 29 (6.78%) Oracle
3 18 (4.21%) SAP
3 18 (4.21%) ServiceNow
4 14 (3.27%) Sonatype
5 12 (2.80%) Cisco
6 10 (2.34%) Adobe
7 9 (2.10%) Planview
7 9 (2.10%) Remedy
7 9 (2.10%) Salesforce
8 7 (1.64%) Google
9 6 (1.40%) F5
9 6 (1.40%) Juniper
10 5 (1.17%) Atlassian
11 4 (0.93%) Apple
11 4 (0.93%) Arista
11 4 (0.93%) Citrix
11 4 (0.93%) Splunk
11 4 (0.93%) Workday
11 4 (0.93%) Zscaler