Microsoft Office Contracts in the Midlands

Microsoft Office
England > Midlands

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the Midlands with a requirement for Microsoft Office skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Microsoft Office over the 6 months to 9 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 42 56 43
Rank change year-on-year +14 -13 -8
Contract jobs citing Microsoft Office 105 130 237
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Midlands 3.86% 3.88% 4.79%
As % of the Applications category 36.59% 38.92% 44.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 68 83 163
10th Percentile £141 £170 £110
25th Percentile £178 £204 £146
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £220 £420 £220
Median % change year-on-year -47.62% +90.91% +2.56%
75th Percentile £273 £500 £400
90th Percentile £408 £540 £475
England median daily rate £256 £388 £300
% change year-on-year -34.03% +29.17% -16.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 26 12 25
10th Percentile £12.06 £12.05 £9.53
25th Percentile £12.88 £12.50 £9.75
Median hourly rate £14.27 £15.73 £12.00
Median % change year-on-year -9.27% +31.06% +7.87%
75th Percentile £26.41 £21.19 £20.51
90th Percentile £26.50 £26.48 £24.30
England median hourly rate £16.00 £21.75 £16.97
% change year-on-year -26.44% +28.21% -3.06%

All Software Application Skills
Midlands

Microsoft Office is in the Software Applications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the Midlands with a requirement for software application skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for software application skills 287 334 531
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Midlands 10.55% 9.96% 10.73%
Number of daily rates quoted 144 207 373
10th Percentile £157 £163 £128
25th Percentile £196 £223 £198
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £256 £420 £378
Median % change year-on-year -39.13% +11.11% +11.83%
75th Percentile £438 £503 £500
90th Percentile £599 £594 £550
England median daily rate £400 £438 £430
% change year-on-year -8.57% +1.74% +7.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 58 20 45
10th Percentile £11.02 £12.45 £9.49
25th Percentile £13.06 £14.48 £9.75
Median hourly rate £17.83 £20.00 £13.20
Median % change year-on-year -10.88% +51.52% -12.00%
75th Percentile £29.97 £26.48 £20.51
90th Percentile £47.49 £52.50 £24.80
England median hourly rate £16.23 £35.50 £21.75
% change year-on-year -54.28% +63.22% +14.47%

Microsoft Office
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

Job postings citing Microsoft Office as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Microsoft Office in the Midlands

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the Midlands

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Microsoft Office in the Midlands.

Daily rate trend for Microsoft Office in the Midlands

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Daily Rate Histogram in the Midlands

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Microsoft Office in the Midlands over the 6 months to 9 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Microsoft Office in the Midlands

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the Midlands

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Microsoft Office in the Midlands.

Hourly rate trend for Microsoft Office in the Midlands

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Hourly Rate Histogram in the Midlands

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Microsoft Office in the Midlands over the 6 months to 9 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Microsoft Office in the Midlands

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Contract Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft Office within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 9 May 2024. 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
East Midlands +47 57 £245 +9.87% 123
West Midlands -20 48 £200 -52.94% 199
Microsoft Office
England

Microsoft Office
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands 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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (2.86%) SharePoint
2 1 (0.95%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 26 (24.76%) Microsoft Excel
2 16 (15.24%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 5 (4.76%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 1 (0.95%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 17 (16.19%) Microsoft 365
2 9 (8.57%) Azure
3 5 (4.76%) Google Workspace
3 5 (4.76%) IaaS
3 5 (4.76%) PaaS
3 5 (4.76%) SaaS
4 3 (2.86%) Entra ID
4 3 (2.86%) OneDrive
4 3 (2.86%) Power Platform
5 1 (0.95%) Yammer
Communications & Networking
1 17 (16.19%) VPN
2 8 (7.62%) PSTN
3 7 (6.67%) VoIP
3 7 (6.67%) WAN
4 6 (5.71%) Firewall
4 6 (5.71%) Internet
4 6 (5.71%) Wi-Fi
5 4 (3.81%) Ethernet
5 4 (3.81%) MPLS
5 4 (3.81%) Network Security
5 4 (3.81%) Remote Desktop
5 4 (3.81%) Wireless
6 3 (2.86%) ADSL
6 3 (2.86%) DNS
6 3 (2.86%) LAN
6 3 (2.86%) TCP/IP
6 3 (2.86%) VLAN
7 2 (1.90%) Broadband
7 2 (1.90%) DHCP
7 2 (1.90%) Skype
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.90%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.95%) Oracle Database
2 1 (0.95%) Power BI
General
1 65 (61.90%) Social Skills
2 15 (14.29%) Analytical Skills
2 15 (14.29%) Public Sector
3 11 (10.48%) Finance
4 9 (8.57%) Telecoms
5 7 (6.67%) Organisational Skills
6 5 (4.76%) Legal
7 4 (3.81%) Electronics
7 4 (3.81%) Manufacturing
7 4 (3.81%) Marketing
8 3 (2.86%) Documentation Skills
9 2 (1.90%) Law
10 1 (0.95%) Advertising
10 1 (0.95%) Arabic Language
10 1 (0.95%) Banking
10 1 (0.95%) Financial Institution
10 1 (0.95%) Fire and Rescue
10 1 (0.95%) German Language
10 1 (0.95%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 1 (0.95%) Police
Job Titles
1 17 (16.19%) Analyst
2 12 (11.43%) 2nd Line Support
2 12 (11.43%) Lead
2 12 (11.43%) Test Engineer
3 8 (7.62%) Service Desk Support
3 8 (7.62%) Support Analyst
4 7 (6.67%) 1st/2nd Line Support
4 7 (6.67%) Team Leader
5 6 (5.71%) Administrator
5 6 (5.71%) Project Manager
5 6 (5.71%) Service Analyst
5 6 (5.71%) Service Desk Analyst
5 6 (5.71%) Service Desk Support Analyst
6 5 (4.76%) IT Support
6 5 (4.76%) IT Technician
6 5 (4.76%) Quality Inspector
6 5 (4.76%) Support Technician
7 4 (3.81%) 1st/2nd Line Support Analyst
7 4 (3.81%) 2nd Line Support Analyst
7 4 (3.81%) Coordinator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.95%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 38 (36.19%) Self-Motivation
2 5 (4.76%) Virtual Team
3 4 (3.81%) Driving Licence
4 3 (2.86%) Clustering
4 3 (2.86%) Onboarding
5 2 (1.90%) Management Information System
5 2 (1.90%) PDA
5 2 (1.90%) Smartphone
5 2 (1.90%) Video Conferencing
6 1 (0.95%) Analytical Mindset
6 1 (0.95%) BYOD
6 1 (0.95%) CMDB
6 1 (0.95%) Cyber Security Posture
6 1 (0.95%) Hedge funds
6 1 (0.95%) Hybrid Cloud
6 1 (0.95%) iPad
6 1 (0.95%) iPhone
6 1 (0.95%) NHS
6 1 (0.95%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 32 (30.48%) Windows
2 15 (14.29%) Windows 10
3 8 (7.62%) Windows 7
4 6 (5.71%) Windows Server
4 6 (5.71%) Windows Server 2012
4 6 (5.71%) Windows Server 2019
5 5 (4.76%) Mac OS
6 3 (2.86%) Windows Server 2008
7 2 (1.90%) Apple iOS
7 2 (1.90%) Windows Server 2016
8 1 (0.95%) Android
8 1 (0.95%) Windows Server 2003
8 1 (0.95%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 39 (37.14%) Time Management
2 33 (31.43%) Conflict Management
3 22 (20.95%) Customer Service
4 17 (16.19%) Problem-Solving
5 13 (12.38%) Customer Requirements
5 13 (12.38%) ITIL
6 11 (10.48%) Programme Management
7 10 (9.52%) Agile
7 10 (9.52%) Continuous Improvement
8 9 (8.57%) Project Management
9 7 (6.67%) Business Strategy
9 7 (6.67%) Mobile Device Management
9 7 (6.67%) Stakeholder Management
10 6 (5.71%) Decision-Making
10 6 (5.71%) ITSM
11 5 (4.76%) Business Intelligence
11 5 (4.76%) Cybersecurity
11 5 (4.76%) Data Entry
11 5 (4.76%) Service Delivery
11 5 (4.76%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 5 (4.76%) PowerShell
2 4 (3.81%) SQL
3 2 (1.90%) VB
4 1 (0.95%) PL/SQL
4 1 (0.95%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 47 (44.76%) Degree
2 28 (26.67%) NVQ Level 3
3 11 (10.48%) Security Cleared
4 10 (9.52%) SC Cleared
5 8 (7.62%) BPSS Clearance
6 5 (4.76%) APMP
6 5 (4.76%) PMI Certification
6 5 (4.76%) PMP
7 4 (3.81%) BC Cleared
7 4 (3.81%) HNC
7 4 (3.81%) HND
8 3 (2.86%) MCSE
8 3 (2.86%) Microsoft Certification
9 2 (1.90%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
10 1 (0.95%) Azure Certification
10 1 (0.95%) CBAP
10 1 (0.95%) DBS Check
10 1 (0.95%) IIBA
10 1 (0.95%) ISEB
10 1 (0.95%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (21.90%) SLA
2 8 (7.62%) QA
3 4 (3.81%) PMO
4 2 (1.90%) GDPR
5 1 (0.95%) Cyber Essentials
5 1 (0.95%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 1 (0.95%) Data Quality
System Software
1 13 (12.38%) Active Directory
2 5 (4.76%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (2.86%) Hyper-V
4 2 (1.90%) Terminal Services
5 1 (0.95%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 8 (7.62%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (4.76%) SCCM
3 4 (3.81%) WhatsUp Gold
4 3 (2.86%) Autotask
4 3 (2.86%) Failover Clustering
4 3 (2.86%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 55 (52.38%) Microsoft
2 7 (6.67%) Oracle
3 6 (5.71%) SAP
4 5 (4.76%) Apple
4 5 (4.76%) Cisco
4 5 (4.76%) Google
4 5 (4.76%) Salesforce
4 5 (4.76%) VMware
5 4 (3.81%) Computacenter
6 3 (2.86%) BT
6 3 (2.86%) Datto
6 3 (2.86%) Openreach
6 3 (2.86%) ServiceNow
7 2 (1.90%) Laserfiche
8 1 (0.95%) Capita
8 1 (0.95%) Dell
8 1 (0.95%) HP
8 1 (0.95%) Intel
8 1 (0.95%) Peregrine
8 1 (0.95%) Talend