Microsoft Office Contracts in the North of England

Microsoft Office
England > North of England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the North of England 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 48 28 74
Rank change year-on-year -20 +46 -22
Contract jobs citing Microsoft Office 142 267 175
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North of England 4.31% 5.60% 3.00%
As % of the Applications category 47.65% 46.68% 38.89%
Number of daily rates quoted 71 117 132
10th Percentile £150 £115 £134
25th Percentile £188 £160 £185
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £235 £255 £344
Median % change year-on-year -7.84% -25.82% +52.78%
75th Percentile £354 £488 £466
90th Percentile £538 £553 £644
England median daily rate £325 £255 £375
% change year-on-year +27.45% -32.00% +28.21%
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 113 13
10th Percentile £13.50 £10.95 £19.88
25th Percentile £18.05 £11.07 £24.00
Median hourly rate £18.51 £14.00 £40.58
Median % change year-on-year +32.21% -65.50% +102.88%
75th Percentile £22.60 £16.06 £52.99
90th Percentile £26.19 £23.43 £55.79
England median hourly rate £17.25 £16.03 £22.00
% change year-on-year +7.61% -27.14% +29.68%

All Software Application Skills
North of England

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 North of England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for software application skills 298 572 450
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North of England 9.04% 12.00% 7.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 164 194 301
10th Percentile £156 £137 £153
25th Percentile £223 £200 £235
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £388 £396 £375
Median % change year-on-year -2.15% +5.60% +4.17%
75th Percentile £498 £513 £488
90th Percentile £573 £630 £580
England median daily rate £423 £400 £429
% change year-on-year +5.75% -6.76% +0.94%
Number of hourly rates quoted 31 163 31
10th Percentile £13.50 £10.95 £13.50
25th Percentile £18.76 £11.77 £20.68
Median hourly rate £27.13 £15.17 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year +78.81% -62.08% +100.00%
75th Percentile £34.31 £26.39 £54.88
90th Percentile £59.30 £44.01 £65.00
England median hourly rate £24.40 £17.50 £39.00
% change year-on-year +39.44% -55.13% +81.40%

Microsoft Office
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

Job vacancy trend for Microsoft Office in the North of England

Microsoft Office
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Microsoft Office in the North of England.

Daily rate trend for Microsoft Office in the North of England

Microsoft Office
Daily Rate Histogram in the North of England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Microsoft Office in the North of England over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Microsoft Office in the North of England

Microsoft Office
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Microsoft Office in the North of England.

Hourly rate trend for Microsoft Office in the North of England

Microsoft Office
Hourly Rate Histogram in the North of England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Microsoft Office in the North of England over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Microsoft Office in the North of England

Microsoft Office
Contract Job Locations in the North of England

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 North of England region over the 6 months to 1 May 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
Yorkshire +14 69 £235 +13.25% 274
North West -38 63 £250 -36.87% 327
North East 0 10 £195 - 87
Microsoft Office
England

Microsoft Office
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England 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 35 (24.65%) Microsoft Exchange
2 34 (23.94%) SharePoint
3 8 (5.63%) Skype for Business
4 1 (0.70%) CICS
4 1 (0.70%) Confluence
4 1 (0.70%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 38 (26.76%) Microsoft Excel
2 25 (17.61%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 8 (5.63%) MS Visio
4 6 (4.23%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.70%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 1 (0.70%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.70%) Revit
Business Applications
1 4 (2.82%) Remedy ITSM
2 1 (0.70%) SAP CO
2 1 (0.70%) SAP FI
2 1 (0.70%) SAP FI/CO
2 1 (0.70%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 57 (40.14%) Microsoft 365
2 29 (20.42%) Entra ID
3 18 (12.68%) Azure
4 6 (4.23%) OneDrive
5 2 (1.41%) Power Platform
6 1 (0.70%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 28 (19.72%) DNS
2 23 (16.20%) VPN
3 22 (15.49%) DHCP
4 15 (10.56%) WAN
5 14 (9.86%) LAN
5 14 (9.86%) Skype
5 14 (9.86%) Wi-Fi
6 11 (7.75%) Intranet
7 9 (6.34%) VLAN
8 8 (5.63%) Firewall
9 7 (4.93%) VoIP
10 6 (4.23%) TCP/IP
11 5 (3.52%) Internet
11 5 (3.52%) Remote Desktop
12 4 (2.82%) Wireless
13 3 (2.11%) DWDM
13 3 (2.11%) iSCSI
13 3 (2.11%) Network Security
14 2 (1.41%) Cisco Nexus
15 1 (0.70%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (4.23%) SQL Server
2 2 (1.41%) Power BI
3 1 (0.70%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 3 (2.11%) JIRA
2 2 (1.41%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 81 (57.04%) Social Skills
2 27 (19.01%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 24 (16.90%) Banking
4 20 (14.08%) Analytical Skills
5 17 (11.97%) Retail
6 15 (10.56%) Finance
7 11 (7.75%) Local Government
7 11 (7.75%) Public Speaking
8 10 (7.04%) Organisational Skills
9 6 (4.23%) Public Sector
10 4 (2.82%) Documentation Skills
10 4 (2.82%) Manufacturing
10 4 (2.82%) Military
11 3 (2.11%) Investment Banking
11 3 (2.11%) Legal
11 3 (2.11%) Marketing
12 2 (1.41%) Italian Language
12 2 (1.41%) Law
12 2 (1.41%) Retail Banking
12 2 (1.41%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 28 (19.72%) Support Engineer
2 23 (16.20%) Analyst
3 16 (11.27%) 2nd Line Engineer
3 16 (11.27%) Desktop Engineer
4 15 (10.56%) Desktop Support
4 15 (10.56%) Desktop Support Engineer
5 14 (9.86%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
6 13 (9.15%) IT Support
6 13 (9.15%) Support Manager
7 11 (7.75%) 2nd Line Support
7 11 (7.75%) Communications Officer
8 10 (7.04%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
8 10 (7.04%) Service Analyst
8 10 (7.04%) Service Desk Analyst
9 9 (6.34%) 1st Line Support
10 8 (5.63%) 1st Line Support Manager
10 8 (5.63%) Administrator
10 8 (5.63%) IT Manager
10 8 (5.63%) IT Support Manager
11 6 (4.23%) 2nd Line Desktop Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.70%) 802.1X
1 1 (0.70%) ISPF
Miscellaneous
1 14 (9.86%) Smartphone
2 13 (9.15%) iPhone
3 4 (2.82%) Enterprise Software
4 3 (2.11%) IVR
4 3 (2.11%) Management Information System
4 3 (2.11%) PMI
5 2 (1.41%) Analytical Mindset
5 2 (1.41%) Data Protection Act
5 2 (1.41%) Self-Motivation
5 2 (1.41%) Video Conferencing
6 1 (0.70%) CCTV
6 1 (0.70%) Credit Risk
6 1 (0.70%) Data Centre
6 1 (0.70%) Distributed Applications
6 1 (0.70%) Driving Licence
6 1 (0.70%) e-Learning
6 1 (0.70%) Fat Client
6 1 (0.70%) Hybrid Cloud
6 1 (0.70%) Onboarding
6 1 (0.70%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 63 (44.37%) Windows
2 21 (14.79%) Windows 10
3 15 (10.56%) Mac OS
3 15 (10.56%) Windows Server
4 12 (8.45%) Apple iOS
5 10 (7.04%) VMS
6 7 (4.93%) Windows 7
7 6 (4.23%) Android
7 6 (4.23%) Linux
8 4 (2.82%) Windows Server 2016
9 3 (2.11%) Unix
10 1 (0.70%) Windows Server 2019
10 1 (0.70%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 43 (30.28%) ITIL
1 43 (30.28%) ITSM
2 39 (27.46%) Customer Service
3 28 (19.72%) Problem-Solving
4 24 (16.90%) Service Management
5 15 (10.56%) Collaborative Working
6 13 (9.15%) Business Development
6 13 (9.15%) Incident Management
6 13 (9.15%) Mobile Device Management
7 12 (8.45%) Coaching
7 12 (8.45%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 11 (7.75%) Business Continuity
8 11 (7.75%) Stakeholder Management
9 10 (7.04%) DevOps
9 10 (7.04%) Programme Management
10 9 (6.34%) Decision-Making
10 9 (6.34%) Service Delivery
11 7 (4.93%) Data Entry
11 7 (4.93%) Matrix Management
11 7 (4.93%) Matrix Organization
Programming Languages
1 9 (6.34%) PowerShell
2 5 (3.52%) VB
2 5 (3.52%) VBScript
3 3 (2.11%) Python
3 3 (2.11%) VBA
4 1 (0.70%) JCL
4 1 (0.70%) Perl
Qualifications
1 42 (29.58%) Degree
2 14 (9.86%) Security Cleared
3 11 (7.75%) SC Cleared
4 4 (2.82%) ITIL Certification
4 4 (2.82%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
5 3 (2.11%) CCNP
5 3 (2.11%) Cisco Certification
5 3 (2.11%) Microsoft Certification
5 3 (2.11%) PMI Certification
6 2 (1.41%) CCNA
6 2 (1.41%) Computer Science Degree
6 2 (1.41%) DBS Check
6 2 (1.41%) JNCIA
6 2 (1.41%) JNCIS
7 1 (0.70%) A+ Certification
7 1 (0.70%) BPSS Clearance
7 1 (0.70%) CCIE
7 1 (0.70%) Master's Degree
7 1 (0.70%) MCP
7 1 (0.70%) RIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (7.75%) PMO
2 9 (6.34%) SLA
3 4 (2.82%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 3 (2.11%) QA
4 3 (2.11%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 3 (2.11%) SOC 2
5 2 (1.41%) GDPR
6 1 (0.70%) Accessibility
6 1 (0.70%) Data Quality
6 1 (0.70%) NCSC
System Software
1 56 (39.44%) Active Directory
2 8 (5.63%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (3.52%) BitLocker
4 3 (2.11%) Microsoft Virtual Server
4 3 (2.11%) Virtual Servers
5 1 (0.70%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.70%) Microsoft App-V
5 1 (0.70%) Terminal Services
5 1 (0.70%) Time Sharing Option
5 1 (0.70%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.70%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 17 (11.97%) Microsoft Intune
2 13 (9.15%) Jamf Pro
3 12 (8.45%) SCCM
4 10 (7.04%) WSUS
5 5 (3.52%) AppManager
6 3 (2.11%) Ansible
7 2 (1.41%) Terraform
8 1 (0.70%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 1 (0.70%) CA Endevor
8 1 (0.70%) PaperCut
8 1 (0.70%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
8 1 (0.70%) WhatsUp Gold
Vendors
1 95 (66.90%) Microsoft
2 28 (19.72%) Apple
3 25 (17.61%) ServiceNow
4 20 (14.08%) Citrix
5 16 (11.27%) VMware
6 7 (4.93%) Cisco
7 5 (3.52%) Ivanti
8 4 (2.82%) Remedy
8 4 (2.82%) Salesforce
8 4 (2.82%) SAP
9 3 (2.11%) Arista
9 3 (2.11%) Veritas
10 2 (1.41%) Commvault
10 2 (1.41%) McAfee
11 1 (0.70%) Adobe
11 1 (0.70%) Ariba
11 1 (0.70%) Autodesk
11 1 (0.70%) Dell
11 1 (0.70%) IBM
11 1 (0.70%) Symantec