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 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 60 31 55
Rank change year-on-year -29 +24 +2
Contract jobs citing Microsoft Office 131 244 196
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North of England 3.71% 5.06% 3.58%
As % of the Applications category 39.82% 49.59% 45.69%
Number of daily rates quoted 65 101 130
10th Percentile £150 £135 £139
25th Percentile £200 £163 £165
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £275 £250 £350
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -28.57% +40.00%
75th Percentile £438 £450 £492
90th Percentile £538 £518 £650
England median daily rate £350 £300 £388
% change year-on-year +16.60% -22.58% +25.02%
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 101 19
10th Percentile £13.96 £10.95 £17.14
25th Percentile £18.10 £11.00 £18.54
Median hourly rate £19.99 £13.78 £22.00
Median % change year-on-year +45.08% -37.39% +12.82%
75th Percentile £34.04 £16.06 £38.57
90th Percentile £78.66 £24.19 £53.06
England median hourly rate £18.88 £16.06 £21.31
% change year-on-year +17.57% -24.64% +23.79%

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 329 492 429
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North of England 9.31% 10.20% 7.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 183 188 277
10th Percentile £188 £158 £153
25th Percentile £293 £200 £219
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £413 £396 £400
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% -1.00% +14.29%
75th Percentile £479 £509 £500
90th Percentile £566 £613 £588
England median daily rate £423 £400 £450
% change year-on-year +5.75% -11.11% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 32 149 40
10th Percentile £18.10 £10.95 £16.69
25th Percentile £20.76 £11.68 £20.05
Median hourly rate £27.44 £15.00 £22.53
Median % change year-on-year +82.92% -33.42% +12.65%
75th Percentile £59.48 £26.39 £40.63
90th Percentile £63.40 £46.18 £53.02
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 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 27 June 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 27 June 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 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
Yorkshire +21 81 £263 +26.51% 183
North West -59 43 £381 -3.17% 205
North East +2 7 £195 - 43
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 24 (18.32%) Microsoft Exchange
2 22 (16.79%) SharePoint
3 5 (3.82%) Confluence
4 4 (3.05%) Skype for Business
5 1 (0.76%) CICS
5 1 (0.76%) CMS
Applications
1 41 (31.30%) Microsoft Excel
2 26 (19.85%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 10 (7.63%) MS Visio
4 4 (3.05%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (1.53%) Simulink
5 2 (1.53%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.76%) Adobe Creative Suite
Business Applications
1 2 (1.53%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.76%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.76%) Remedy ITSM
2 1 (0.76%) SAP CO
2 1 (0.76%) SAP FI
2 1 (0.76%) SAP FI/CO
2 1 (0.76%) SAP PS
Cloud Services
1 45 (34.35%) Microsoft 365
2 29 (22.14%) Entra ID
3 11 (8.40%) Azure
4 4 (3.05%) SaaS
5 1 (0.76%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 14 (10.69%) DNS
1 14 (10.69%) VPN
2 11 (8.40%) DHCP
2 11 (8.40%) Intranet
3 8 (6.11%) WAN
4 7 (5.34%) LAN
4 7 (5.34%) Wi-Fi
5 6 (4.58%) Firewall
5 6 (4.58%) Skype
6 4 (3.05%) VLAN
7 3 (2.29%) DWDM
7 3 (2.29%) Internet
7 3 (2.29%) Network Security
8 2 (1.53%) Cisco Nexus
8 2 (1.53%) NetScaler
8 2 (1.53%) Remote Desktop
8 2 (1.53%) TCP/IP
8 2 (1.53%) Wireless
9 1 (0.76%) Multicast
9 1 (0.76%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.53%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.76%) Power BI
2 1 (0.76%) SAP Data Services
2 1 (0.76%) SAP HANA
2 1 (0.76%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 3 (2.29%) JIRA
2 2 (1.53%) Hudson
2 2 (1.53%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 85 (64.89%) Social Skills
2 31 (23.66%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 30 (22.90%) Banking
4 29 (22.14%) Finance
5 23 (17.56%) Analytical Skills
6 22 (16.79%) Retail
7 11 (8.40%) Local Government
7 11 (8.40%) Public Speaking
8 10 (7.63%) Presentation Skills
9 5 (3.82%) Documentation Skills
9 5 (3.82%) Influencing Skills
9 5 (3.82%) Organisational Skills
10 4 (3.05%) Public Sector
10 4 (3.05%) Publishing
11 3 (2.29%) Marketing
11 3 (2.29%) Retail Banking
12 2 (1.53%) Investment Banking
12 2 (1.53%) Legal
12 2 (1.53%) Manufacturing
12 2 (1.53%) Military
Job Titles
1 19 (14.50%) Analyst
1 19 (14.50%) Support Manager
2 18 (13.74%) Support Engineer
3 14 (10.69%) 1st Line Support
3 14 (10.69%) 2nd Line Engineer
4 13 (9.92%) IT Support
5 12 (9.16%) 1st Line Support Manager
5 12 (9.16%) Desktop Engineer
5 12 (9.16%) Desktop Support
5 12 (9.16%) Desktop Support Engineer
5 12 (9.16%) IT Manager
5 12 (9.16%) IT Support Manager
6 11 (8.40%) Communications Officer
7 9 (6.87%) 2nd Line Support
7 9 (6.87%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
8 7 (5.34%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
8 7 (5.34%) Administrator
8 7 (5.34%) Business Analyst
9 6 (4.58%) Support Assistant
10 5 (3.82%) Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.76%) 802.1X
1 1 (0.76%) ISPF
1 1 (0.76%) SAP Fiori
Miscellaneous
1 19 (14.50%) iPhone
1 19 (14.50%) Smartphone
2 6 (4.58%) Management Information System
3 4 (3.05%) Self-Motivation
4 2 (1.53%) Data Centre
4 2 (1.53%) Data Protection Act
4 2 (1.53%) Distributed Computing
4 2 (1.53%) Onboarding
5 1 (0.76%) CCTV
5 1 (0.76%) Credit Risk
5 1 (0.76%) Distributed Applications
5 1 (0.76%) Driving Licence
5 1 (0.76%) Fat Client
5 1 (0.76%) IVR
5 1 (0.76%) Mainframe
5 1 (0.76%) PMI
5 1 (0.76%) Product Ownership
5 1 (0.76%) Social Media
5 1 (0.76%) Thin Client
5 1 (0.76%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 41 (31.30%) Windows
2 20 (15.27%) Mac OS
3 12 (9.16%) Apple iOS
4 9 (6.87%) Windows Server
5 8 (6.11%) Windows 10
6 7 (5.34%) VMS
7 5 (3.82%) Windows 7
8 4 (3.05%) Linux
9 3 (2.29%) Unix
10 1 (0.76%) Android
10 1 (0.76%) Windows Server 2016
10 1 (0.76%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 46 (35.11%) ITSM
2 42 (32.06%) ITIL
3 37 (28.24%) Customer Service
4 35 (26.72%) Service Management
5 19 (14.50%) Incident Management
5 19 (14.50%) Mobile Device Management
5 19 (14.50%) Problem-Solving
5 19 (14.50%) Stakeholder Management
6 16 (12.21%) Coaching
7 14 (10.69%) Agile
8 13 (9.92%) Business Development
9 12 (9.16%) Collaborative Working
9 12 (9.16%) Service Delivery
10 11 (8.40%) Business Continuity
11 10 (7.63%) DevOps
12 9 (6.87%) Change Management
12 9 (6.87%) Infrastructure Engineering
13 8 (6.11%) Decision-Making
13 8 (6.11%) Project Delivery
14 7 (5.34%) Waterfall
Programming Languages
1 9 (6.87%) VB
2 8 (6.11%) PowerShell
3 4 (3.05%) VBScript
4 3 (2.29%) Python
4 3 (2.29%) VBA
5 1 (0.76%) JCL
5 1 (0.76%) Perl
Qualifications
1 38 (29.01%) Degree
2 6 (4.58%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
3 5 (3.82%) SC Cleared
3 5 (3.82%) Security Cleared
4 4 (3.05%) ITIL Certification
5 3 (2.29%) CCNP
5 3 (2.29%) Cisco Certification
6 2 (1.53%) CCNA
6 2 (1.53%) Computer Science Degree
6 2 (1.53%) DBS Check
6 2 (1.53%) JNCIA
6 2 (1.53%) JNCIS
7 1 (0.76%) A+ Certification
7 1 (0.76%) ACSP
7 1 (0.76%) ACTC
7 1 (0.76%) CCIE
7 1 (0.76%) Master's Degree
7 1 (0.76%) MBA
7 1 (0.76%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (7.63%) PMO
2 6 (4.58%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 3 (2.29%) QA
3 3 (2.29%) Sarbanes-Oxley
3 3 (2.29%) SOC 2
4 2 (1.53%) GDPR
5 1 (0.76%) Data Quality
5 1 (0.76%) SLA
System Software
1 46 (35.11%) Active Directory
2 4 (3.05%) BitLocker
3 2 (1.53%) Virtual Desktop
3 2 (1.53%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.76%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.76%) Microsoft Virtual Server
4 1 (0.76%) Terminal Services
4 1 (0.76%) Time Sharing Option
4 1 (0.76%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.76%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 19 (14.50%) Jamf Pro
2 14 (10.69%) Microsoft Intune
3 7 (5.34%) WSUS
4 4 (3.05%) SCCM
5 3 (2.29%) Ansible
6 2 (1.53%) Terraform
7 1 (0.76%) CA Endevor
7 1 (0.76%) PaperCut
7 1 (0.76%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 90 (68.70%) Microsoft
2 33 (25.19%) Apple
2 33 (25.19%) ServiceNow
3 22 (16.79%) Citrix
4 7 (5.34%) VMware
5 4 (3.05%) Cisco
5 4 (3.05%) SAP
6 3 (2.29%) Arista
6 3 (2.29%) Veritas
7 2 (1.53%) Ariba
7 2 (1.53%) Commvault
7 2 (1.53%) Dell
7 2 (1.53%) MathWorks
7 2 (1.53%) Salesforce
8 1 (0.76%) Adobe
8 1 (0.76%) Atlassian
8 1 (0.76%) IBM
8 1 (0.76%) McAfee
8 1 (0.76%) Remedy
8 1 (0.76%) Splunk