Microsoft Office Contract Job Trends in Oxfordshire

Microsoft Office
South East > Oxfordshire

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Oxfordshire requiring Microsoft Office skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 11 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 50 15 18
Rank change year-on-year -35 +3 +7
Contract jobs citing Microsoft Office 5 15 4
As % of all contract jobs in Oxfordshire 1.10% 9.49% 2.14%
As % of the Applications category 33.33% 57.69% 50.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 8 4
10th Percentile - £157 -
25th Percentile - £160 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £168 £160
Median % change year-on-year - +4.69% +4.92%
75th Percentile - £181 £229
90th Percentile - £212 £354
South East median daily rate £355 £250 £350
% change year-on-year +42.00% -28.57% +32.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 2 0
Median hourly rate £33.50 £14.08 -
Median % change year-on-year +138.01% - -
South East median hourly rate £17.02 £14.20 £28.00
% change year-on-year +19.84% -49.29% +75.00%

All Software Application Skills
Oxfordshire

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 Oxfordshire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for software application skills 15 26 8
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Oxfordshire 3.30% 16.46% 4.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 13 8
10th Percentile £295 - -
25th Percentile £363 £160 £160
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £179 £218
Median % change year-on-year +123.46% -17.92% +21.15%
75th Percentile £415 £229 £463
90th Percentile £442 £260 £538
South East median daily rate £462 £373 £400
% change year-on-year +24.03% -6.88% +6.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 5 0
10th Percentile £34.05 - -
25th Percentile £34.88 £13.08 -
Median hourly rate £37.50 £46.30 -
Median % change year-on-year -19.01% - -
75th Percentile £49.38 - -
90th Percentile £55.75 - -
South East median hourly rate £21.00 £15.38 £22.04
% change year-on-year +36.59% -30.24% +3.86%

Microsoft Office
Job Vacancy Trend in Oxfordshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Microsoft Office relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Oxfordshire.

Microsoft Office job vacancy trend in Oxfordshire

Microsoft Office
Daily Rate Trend in Oxfordshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Oxfordshire citing Microsoft Office.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Oxfordshire citing Microsoft Office

Microsoft Office
Hourly Rate Trend in Oxfordshire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Oxfordshire citing Microsoft Office.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Oxfordshire citing Microsoft Office

Microsoft Office
Contract Job Locations in Oxfordshire

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 Oxfordshire region over the 6 months to 11 August 2026. 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
Carterton -5 2 - -
Oxford -4 1 - - 4
Microsoft Office
South East

Microsoft Office
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Oxfordshire 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:

Applications
1 2 (40.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (20.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 1 (20.00%) Google Workspace
General
1 3 (60.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (40.00%) Aviation
3 1 (20.00%) Aerospace
3 1 (20.00%) Finance
3 1 (20.00%) Law
3 1 (20.00%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (40.00%) Analyst
1 2 (40.00%) Data Analyst
2 1 (20.00%) Commercial Manager
2 1 (20.00%) Contracts Manager
2 1 (20.00%) Coordinator
2 1 (20.00%) Procurement Coordinator
Miscellaneous
1 1 (20.00%) Driving Licence
1 1 (20.00%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (40.00%) Data Management
2 1 (20.00%) Business Case
2 1 (20.00%) Collaborative Working
2 1 (20.00%) Contract Management
2 1 (20.00%) Contract Negotiation
2 1 (20.00%) Financial Analysis
2 1 (20.00%) Information Management
Qualifications
1 3 (60.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (20.00%) Degree
2 1 (20.00%) Master's Degree
Systems Management
1 3 (60.00%) Active Directory Federation Services
Vendors
1 4 (80.00%) Microsoft