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 citing Microsoft Office skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 9 November 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Nov 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 39 13 12
Rank change year-on-year -26 -1 +6
Contract jobs citing Microsoft Office 10 17 6
As % of all contract jobs in Oxfordshire 2.21% 9.83% 4.29%
As % of the Applications category 35.71% 58.62% 50.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 12 6
10th Percentile - £160 -
25th Percentile - £162 £160
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £176 £205
Median % change year-on-year - -14.15% +70.83%
75th Percentile - £191 £391
90th Percentile - £261 £444
South East median daily rate £312 £274 £320
% change year-on-year +13.58% -14.30% +42.22%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £13.10 £13.50 -
Median hourly rate £14.80 £14.00 -
Median % change year-on-year +5.71% - -
75th Percentile £17.95 £14.50 -
90th Percentile £19.20 - -
South East median hourly rate £16.00 £14.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year +14.29% -60.00% +118.75%

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 citing software application skills in Oxfordshire.

6 months to
9 Nov 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Contract vacancies citing software application skills 28 29 12
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Oxfordshire 6.19% 16.76% 8.57%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 21 9
10th Percentile - £160 -
25th Percentile £300 £171 £160
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £350 £200 £218
Median % change year-on-year +75.00% -8.29% +21.15%
75th Percentile £415 £268 £438
90th Percentile £442 £575 £468
South East median daily rate £449 £425 £400
% change year-on-year +5.59% +6.25% +13.96%
Number of hourly rates quoted 13 1 0
10th Percentile £13.13 - -
25th Percentile £13.25 £13.50 -
Median hourly rate £16.50 £14.00 -
Median % change year-on-year +17.86% - -
75th Percentile £43.75 £14.50 -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median hourly rate £16.33 £15.63 £35.00
% change year-on-year +4.51% -55.36% +54.73%

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 9 November 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
Job Ads
Past 6 Months
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Oxford -5 2 - - 9
Witney -5 1 - - 1
Carterton -7 1 - -
Microsoft Office
South East

Microsoft Office Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Oxfordshire by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

Applications

RankSkillShareJob Ads
1Microsoft Excel50.0%5