The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Lancashire 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 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 1 May 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
26
3
19
Rank change year-on-year
-23
+16
+3
Contract jobs citing Microsoft Office
3
31
15
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Lancashire
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 Lancashire.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for software application skills
19
45
25
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Lancashire
10.86%
23.08%
10.33%
Number of daily rates quoted
5
6
12
10th Percentile
-
£200
£140
25th Percentile
£438
£269
£189
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£450
£569
£350
Median % change year-on-year
-20.88%
+62.50%
+100.00%
75th Percentile
£463
£655
£420
90th Percentile
-
£656
£486
North West median daily rate
£431
£423
£400
% change year-on-year
+2.07%
+5.63%
+6.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted
5
32
6
10th Percentile
-
£11.77
£37.80
25th Percentile
£13.50
-
£38.16
Median hourly rate
£24.59
£16.06
£45.86
Median % change year-on-year
+53.08%
-64.98%
+15.78%
75th Percentile
£44.50
-
£53.26
90th Percentile
£53.38
£45.85
£54.88
North West median hourly rate
£27.13
£16.06
£40.00
% change year-on-year
+68.90%
-59.85%
+90.48%
Microsoft Office Job Vacancy Trend in Lancashire
Job postings citing Microsoft Office as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Lancashire.
Microsoft Office Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Lancashire
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Microsoft Office in Lancashire.
Microsoft Office Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Lancashire
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Microsoft Office in Lancashire.
Microsoft Office Top 18 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Lancashire
For the 6 months to 1 May 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 Lancashire region with a requirement for Microsoft Office.
Microsoft Office Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Lancashire 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:
