Microsoft Office Contracts in the Midlands

Microsoft Office
England > Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the Midlands 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 27 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 56 38 55
Rank change year-on-year -18 +17 -18
Contract jobs citing Microsoft Office 73 119 117
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Midlands 3.35% 4.04% 3.63%
As % of the Applications category 30.42% 41.03% 43.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 32 74 71
10th Percentile £150 £150 £174
25th Percentile £200 £189 £200
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £313 £256 £325
Median % change year-on-year +22.44% -21.34% +49.43%
75th Percentile £400 £433 £488
90th Percentile £502 £500 £575
England median daily rate £350 £300 £388
% change year-on-year +16.60% -22.58% +25.02%
Number of hourly rates quoted 18 25 13
10th Percentile £14.24 £12.75 £12.10
25th Percentile £18.41 £13.25 £12.50
Median hourly rate £30.00 £14.27 £14.52
Median % change year-on-year +110.23% -1.72% -5.53%
75th Percentile £50.00 £26.50 £26.48
90th Percentile - - £39.10
England median hourly rate £18.88 £16.06 £21.31
% change year-on-year +17.57% -24.64% +23.79%

All Software Application Skills
Midlands

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 the Midlands.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for software application skills 240 290 269
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Midlands 11.00% 9.85% 8.34%
Number of daily rates quoted 138 154 168
10th Percentile £200 £166 £171
25th Percentile £235 £200 £211
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £331 £400
Median % change year-on-year +20.75% -17.24% +8.18%
75th Percentile £523 £458 £497
90th Percentile £600 £575 £625
England median daily rate £423 £400 £450
% change year-on-year +5.75% -11.11% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 40 58 19
10th Percentile £15.03 £11.02 £12.40
25th Percentile £21.94 £13.06 £13.76
Median hourly rate £32.09 £15.33 £21.50
Median % change year-on-year +109.36% -28.72% +32.31%
75th Percentile £50.00 £28.75 £26.18
90th Percentile - £47.49 £42.25
England median hourly rate £25.01 £16.23 £26.00
% change year-on-year +54.10% -37.58% +15.56%

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

Microsoft Office
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

Microsoft Office
Daily Rate Histogram in the Midlands

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Microsoft Office in the Midlands over the 6 months to 27 June 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Microsoft Office in the Midlands

Microsoft Office
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

Microsoft Office
Hourly Rate Histogram in the Midlands

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Microsoft Office in the Midlands over the 6 months to 27 June 2025.

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 27 June 2025. 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
West Midlands +7 51 £320 +2.40% 140
East Midlands -28 22 £200 -20.79% 95
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 9 (12.33%) SharePoint
2 4 (5.48%) IBM Notes
3 1 (1.37%) Confluence
3 1 (1.37%) SAS
Applications
1 21 (28.77%) Microsoft Excel
2 11 (15.07%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 6 (8.22%) Adobe Captivate
3 6 (8.22%) Maya
3 6 (8.22%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (2.74%) MS Visio
5 1 (1.37%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 4 (5.48%) Salesforce CRM
2 1 (1.37%) Actimize
Cloud Services
1 5 (6.85%) Power Platform
2 4 (5.48%) Microsoft 365
3 2 (2.74%) Azure
3 2 (2.74%) OneDrive
4 1 (1.37%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 8 (10.96%) LAN
2 5 (6.85%) Cisco IOS
2 5 (6.85%) DHCP
2 5 (6.85%) DNS
2 5 (6.85%) Firewall
2 5 (6.85%) PuTTY
2 5 (6.85%) WAN
2 5 (6.85%) Wireless
2 5 (6.85%) WLAN
3 4 (5.48%) Remote Desktop
4 3 (4.11%) VLAN
4 3 (4.11%) Wi-Fi
5 2 (2.74%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (4.11%) Power BI
2 2 (2.74%) Tableau
3 1 (1.37%) BusinessObjects
3 1 (1.37%) Data Mining
Development Applications
1 7 (9.59%) JIRA
General
1 39 (53.42%) Social Skills
2 30 (41.10%) Analytical Skills
3 19 (26.03%) Finance
4 7 (9.59%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 6 (8.22%) Automotive
5 6 (8.22%) Games
5 6 (8.22%) Manufacturing
6 4 (5.48%) Organisational Skills
7 2 (2.74%) Billing
8 1 (1.37%) Banking
8 1 (1.37%) Local Government
8 1 (1.37%) Police
Job Titles
1 30 (41.10%) Analyst
2 8 (10.96%) Lead
2 8 (10.96%) Support Analyst
3 6 (8.22%) First Line Help Desk Analyst
3 6 (8.22%) Help Desk Analyst
3 6 (8.22%) IT Support
3 6 (8.22%) PMO Analyst
3 6 (8.22%) Service Analyst
3 6 (8.22%) Service Desk Analyst
4 4 (5.48%) 1st Line Service Desk Analyst
4 4 (5.48%) 1st Line Support
4 4 (5.48%) Administrator
4 4 (5.48%) IT Analyst
4 4 (5.48%) IT Support Technician
4 4 (5.48%) IT Technician
4 4 (5.48%) Support Technician
5 3 (4.11%) Data Analyst
5 3 (4.11%) Help Desk Support
5 3 (4.11%) Help Desk Support Analyst
5 3 (4.11%) Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (8.22%) CSS
1 6 (8.22%) Django
1 6 (8.22%) HTML
1 6 (8.22%) Unreal Engine
1 6 (8.22%) V-Ray
2 1 (1.37%) ADO
2 1 (1.37%) OLE
Miscellaneous
1 6 (8.22%) Animation
1 6 (8.22%) Virtual Reality
1 6 (8.22%) Virtual Team
2 5 (6.85%) Analytical Mindset
3 4 (5.48%) Self-Motivation
4 3 (4.11%) Data Centre
4 3 (4.11%) Management Information System
5 2 (2.74%) Driving Licence
5 2 (2.74%) Onboarding
5 2 (2.74%) Operational Technology
6 1 (1.37%) CCTV
6 1 (1.37%) Legacy Systems
6 1 (1.37%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 11 (15.07%) Windows
2 6 (8.22%) Windows 10
3 4 (5.48%) Windows 7
3 4 (5.48%) Windows Vista
4 3 (4.11%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (24.66%) Problem-Solving
2 16 (21.92%) Customer Service
3 13 (17.81%) Project Management
4 12 (16.44%) Process Improvement
5 11 (15.07%) Stakeholder Management
6 10 (13.70%) Change Management
7 9 (12.33%) Continuous Improvement
8 8 (10.96%) Analytical Thinking
8 8 (10.96%) Decision-Making
8 8 (10.96%) Project Delivery
9 7 (9.59%) Actionable Insight
9 7 (9.59%) Visualisation
10 6 (8.22%) Computer Science
10 6 (8.22%) Planning and Forecasting
10 6 (8.22%) Project Planning
10 6 (8.22%) Risk Management
10 6 (8.22%) Workflow
11 5 (6.85%) Active Listening
11 5 (6.85%) Agile
11 5 (6.85%) Data Analysis
Programming Languages
1 10 (13.70%) SQL
2 6 (8.22%) C++
2 6 (8.22%) Java
3 1 (1.37%) Python
Qualifications
1 20 (27.40%) Degree
2 8 (10.96%) CCNA
2 8 (10.96%) Cisco Certification
3 5 (6.85%) CCNP
3 5 (6.85%) Computer Science Degree
3 5 (6.85%) Security Cleared
4 4 (5.48%) SC Cleared
5 3 (4.11%) CCENT
5 3 (4.11%) Network+ Certification
6 2 (2.74%) BPSS Clearance
6 2 (2.74%) MCSE
6 2 (2.74%) Microsoft Certification
7 1 (1.37%) CBAP
7 1 (1.37%) CISSP
7 1 (1.37%) DBS Check
7 1 (1.37%) IIBA
7 1 (1.37%) NVQ Level 3
7 1 (1.37%) PMI Certification
7 1 (1.37%) PMP
7 1 (1.37%) SAS Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (13.70%) PMO
2 4 (5.48%) QA
3 2 (2.74%) Data Quality
3 2 (2.74%) SLA
4 1 (1.37%) Accessibility
4 1 (1.37%) Actionable Recommendations
4 1 (1.37%) COSHH
4 1 (1.37%) NIST
4 1 (1.37%) P3O
System Software
1 6 (8.22%) Active Directory
2 1 (1.37%) BitLocker
2 1 (1.37%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 3 (4.11%) SCCM
Vendors
1 53 (72.60%) Microsoft
2 7 (9.59%) Cisco
3 6 (8.22%) Adobe
3 6 (8.22%) Autodesk
4 5 (6.85%) Atlassian
4 5 (6.85%) Peregrine
4 5 (6.85%) Remedy
5 4 (5.48%) Lotus
5 4 (5.48%) Salesforce
6 3 (4.11%) Apple
6 3 (4.11%) ServiceNow
7 1 (1.37%) CyberArk
7 1 (1.37%) Genesys
7 1 (1.37%) HP
7 1 (1.37%) Ivanti
7 1 (1.37%) McAfee
7 1 (1.37%) MobileIron