Microsoft PowerPoint Contract Job Trends in the North West

Microsoft PowerPoint
England > North West

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the North West requiring Microsoft PowerPoint skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 110 102 90
Rank change year-on-year -8 -12 +16
Contract jobs citing Microsoft PowerPoint 31 21 50
As % of all contract jobs in the North West 1.25% 0.97% 1.90%
As % of the Applications category 14.03% 13.55% 17.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 14 15 17
10th Percentile £259 £200 £191
25th Percentile £307 £330 £257
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £468 £425 £375
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% +13.33% -11.76%
75th Percentile £538 £465 £488
90th Percentile £571 £492 £495
England median daily rate £465 £465 £495
% change year-on-year - -6.06% +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 4 14
10th Percentile £17.63 £24.06 £20.37
25th Percentile £21.56 £24.14 -
Median hourly rate £33.25 £35.19 £20.58
Median % change year-on-year -5.50% +70.97% +3.52%
75th Percentile £35.50 £46.18 £28.30
90th Percentile - - £30.00
England median hourly rate £18.00 £16.23 £25.38
% change year-on-year +10.91% -36.05% +27.67%

All Software Application Skills
North West

Microsoft PowerPoint 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 West.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for software application skills 221 155 285
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North West 8.91% 7.15% 10.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 129 80 157
10th Percentile £165 £162 £143
25th Percentile £263 £211 £200
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £381 £263
Median % change year-on-year +4.92% +45.24% -38.24%
75th Percentile £488 £513 £438
90th Percentile £600 £613 £500
England median daily rate £450 £413 £400
% change year-on-year +9.09% +3.13% -11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 32 29 45
10th Percentile £18.54 £17.65 £15.75
25th Percentile £19.07 £24.00 £17.14
Median hourly rate £22.32 £27.50 £20.58
Median % change year-on-year -18.85% +33.62% -14.25%
75th Percentile £24.05 £33.75 £30.00
90th Percentile £35.18 £48.10 £50.00
England median hourly rate £20.35 £25.09 £30.00
% change year-on-year -18.89% -16.37% +12.72%

Microsoft PowerPoint
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Microsoft PowerPoint relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the North West.

Microsoft PowerPoint job vacancy trend in the North West

Microsoft PowerPoint
Daily Rate Trend in the North West

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing Microsoft PowerPoint.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft PowerPoint
Daily Rate Histogram in the North West

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Microsoft PowerPoint in the North West over the 6 months to 18 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Microsoft PowerPoint in the North West

Microsoft PowerPoint
Hourly Rate Trend in the North West

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing Microsoft PowerPoint.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft PowerPoint
Hourly Rate Histogram in the North West

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Microsoft PowerPoint in the North West over the 6 months to 18 December 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Microsoft PowerPoint in the North West

Microsoft PowerPoint
Contract Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft PowerPoint within the North West region over the 6 months to 18 December 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
Cheshire -4 22 £475 +5.56% 13
Manchester -15 8 £448 +35.81% 8
Microsoft PowerPoint
England

Microsoft PowerPoint
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 9 (29.03%) SharePoint
2 7 (22.58%) Exchange Server 2013
2 7 (22.58%) Microsoft Exchange
2 7 (22.58%) Skype for Business
3 6 (19.35%) Confluence
4 4 (12.90%) Resin
Applications
1 30 (96.77%) Microsoft Excel
2 12 (38.71%) MS Visio
3 11 (35.48%) Microsoft Office
4 4 (12.90%) PTC Creo
5 1 (3.23%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (3.23%) Spreadsheet
Cloud Services
1 8 (25.81%) Microsoft 365
2 7 (22.58%) Azure
2 7 (22.58%) OneDrive
3 1 (3.23%) Microsoft Copilot
3 1 (3.23%) OCI
3 1 (3.23%) SaaS
3 1 (3.23%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 7 (22.58%) Skype
2 4 (12.90%) LAN
2 4 (12.90%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (19.35%) Tableau
2 4 (12.90%) MS Access
Development Applications
1 7 (22.58%) JIRA
General
1 19 (61.29%) Social Skills
2 18 (58.06%) Analytical Skills
3 10 (32.26%) Banking
4 6 (19.35%) Finance
5 5 (16.13%) Manufacturing
6 4 (12.90%) Presentation Skills
7 3 (9.68%) Influencing Skills
8 2 (6.45%) Public Sector
9 1 (3.23%) Financial Institution
9 1 (3.23%) Law
9 1 (3.23%) Marketing
9 1 (3.23%) Organisational Skills
9 1 (3.23%) Retail
Job Titles
1 11 (35.48%) Analyst
2 7 (22.58%) Operational Support Analyst
2 7 (22.58%) Operations Analyst
2 7 (22.58%) Operations Support Analyst
2 7 (22.58%) Support Analyst
3 6 (19.35%) Architect
3 6 (19.35%) Solutions Architect
4 3 (9.68%) Business Analyst
4 3 (9.68%) Risk Management Specialist
4 3 (9.68%) Security Analyst
5 2 (6.45%) Project Manager
6 1 (3.23%) Administrator
6 1 (3.23%) Coordinator
6 1 (3.23%) IT Manager
6 1 (3.23%) IT Services Manager
6 1 (3.23%) Junior
6 1 (3.23%) Junior Analyst
6 1 (3.23%) Oracle Project Manager
6 1 (3.23%) Risk Analyst
6 1 (3.23%) Service Desk Technician
Miscellaneous
1 5 (16.13%) Product Ownership
2 4 (12.90%) 3D Printing
3 1 (3.23%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (51.61%) Problem-Solving
2 9 (29.03%) Project Management
3 8 (25.81%) Migration
4 7 (22.58%) ITIL
4 7 (22.58%) Problem Management
4 7 (22.58%) Six Sigma
4 7 (22.58%) Validation
5 6 (19.35%) Architectural Design
5 6 (19.35%) DevOps
5 6 (19.35%) Records Management
5 6 (19.35%) Stakeholder Management
5 6 (19.35%) Technical Architecture
6 5 (16.13%) Project Delivery
6 5 (16.13%) Regulatory Compliance
7 4 (12.90%) Analytical Thinking
7 4 (12.90%) Analytics
7 4 (12.90%) Compliance Audit
7 4 (12.90%) Data Analytics
7 4 (12.90%) Network Architecture
7 4 (12.90%) Prototyping
Qualifications
1 8 (25.81%) Degree
2 5 (16.13%) SC Cleared
2 5 (16.13%) Security Cleared
3 1 (3.23%) BPSS Clearance
3 1 (3.23%) ECDL
3 1 (3.23%) HNC
3 1 (3.23%) HND
System Software
1 7 (22.58%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 7 (22.58%) Microsoft Intune
1 7 (22.58%) SCCM
Vendors
1 19 (61.29%) Microsoft
2 1 (3.23%) Oracle