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 24 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 19 15 17
Rank change year-on-year -4 +2 +8
Contract jobs citing Microsoft Office 11 6 9
As % of all contract jobs in Oxfordshire 6.18% 4.11% 4.23%
As % of the Applications category 47.83% 46.15% 47.37%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 6 6
10th Percentile £170 - £113
25th Percentile £174 £160 £120
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £192 £205 £130
Median % change year-on-year -6.34% +57.69% -13.33%
75th Percentile £251 £391 £153
90th Percentile £584 £444 £404
South East median daily rate £367 £311 £215
% change year-on-year +17.75% +44.77% -21.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £13.50 - -
Median hourly rate £14.00 - -
75th Percentile £14.50 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median hourly rate £14.00 £35.00 £16.00
% change year-on-year -60.00% +118.75% -18.47%

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 23 13 19
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Oxfordshire 12.92% 8.90% 8.92%
Number of daily rates quoted 15 9 11
10th Percentile £176 - £120
25th Percentile £200 £160 £126
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £225 £218 £180
Median % change year-on-year +3.18% +21.15% -15.29%
75th Percentile £538 £438 £355
90th Percentile £575 £468 £537
South East median daily rate £450 £400 £350
% change year-on-year +12.50% +14.29% -7.89%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £13.50 - -
Median hourly rate £14.00 - £32.32
Median % change year-on-year - - +104.56%
75th Percentile £14.50 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median hourly rate £16.06 £35.00 £22.00
% change year-on-year -54.13% +59.09% -16.56%

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
Daily Rate Histogram in Oxfordshire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Microsoft Office in Oxfordshire over the 6 months to 24 November 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Microsoft Office in Oxfordshire

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 24 November 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
Carterton - 6 £178 -
Oxford -3 2 £200 -2.44% 5
Bicester -3 1 £850 +431.25% 2
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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (9.09%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (9.09%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (9.09%) Microsoft Project
1 1 (9.09%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 1 (9.09%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 1 (9.09%) Entra ID
1 1 (9.09%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (9.09%) Viva Engage
Communications & Networking
1 1 (9.09%) DHCP
1 1 (9.09%) DNS
1 1 (9.09%) Intranet
1 1 (9.09%) VPN
General
1 2 (18.18%) Finance
1 2 (18.18%) Manufacturing
1 2 (18.18%) Social Skills
2 1 (9.09%) Automotive
2 1 (9.09%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 1 (9.09%) Marketing
2 1 (9.09%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 6 (54.55%) Analyst
1 6 (54.55%) Data Analyst
2 1 (9.09%) 2nd Line Support
2 1 (9.09%) Administration Assistant
2 1 (9.09%) Content Coordinator
2 1 (9.09%) Coordinator
2 1 (9.09%) Infrastructure Support
2 1 (9.09%) Lead
2 1 (9.09%) Programme Manager
2 1 (9.09%) Project Manager
2 1 (9.09%) Web Content Coordinator
Miscellaneous
1 2 (18.18%) Driving Licence
2 1 (9.09%) Life Science
2 1 (9.09%) Renewable Energy
2 1 (9.09%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 1 (9.09%) Windows
1 1 (9.09%) Windows 10
1 1 (9.09%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (63.64%) Data Management
2 2 (18.18%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (9.09%) Agile
3 1 (9.09%) Budget Management
3 1 (9.09%) Business Strategy
3 1 (9.09%) Collaborative Working
3 1 (9.09%) Critical Thinking
3 1 (9.09%) Customer Service
3 1 (9.09%) Data Entry
3 1 (9.09%) ERP
3 1 (9.09%) Matrix Organization
3 1 (9.09%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (9.09%) Programme Delivery
3 1 (9.09%) Project Delivery
3 1 (9.09%) Project Management
3 1 (9.09%) Six Sigma
3 1 (9.09%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 1 (9.09%) Strategic Thinking
3 1 (9.09%) Time Management
Qualifications
1 6 (54.55%) SC Cleared
1 6 (54.55%) Security Cleared
2 1 (9.09%) Degree
System Software
1 1 (9.09%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 6 (54.55%) Active Directory Federation Services
Vendors
1 9 (81.82%) Microsoft
2 1 (9.09%) Ariba
2 1 (9.09%) Facebook
2 1 (9.09%) Google
2 1 (9.09%) SAP