Microsoft Office Contracts in Reading

Microsoft Office
Berkshire > Reading

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Reading 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 19 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 31 38 16
Rank change year-on-year +7 -22 +18
Contract jobs citing Microsoft Office 69 49 117
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Reading 5.71% 4.68% 8.54%
As % of the Applications category 61.06% 43.75% 59.69%
Number of daily rates quoted 38 33 68
10th Percentile £204 £157 £132
25th Percentile £205 £300 £149
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £215 £375 £338
Median % change year-on-year -42.67% +11.11% -3.57%
75th Percentile £330 £475 £476
90th Percentile £491 £538 £533
Berkshire median daily rate £215 £375 £338
% change year-on-year -42.67% +11.11% -3.57%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 1 1
10th Percentile £14.46 - -
25th Percentile £15.64 £18.50 £9.75
Median hourly rate £17.60 £19.00 £10.00
Median % change year-on-year -7.37% +90.00% -34.43%
75th Percentile £35.68 £19.50 £10.25
90th Percentile £46.52 - -
Berkshire median hourly rate £29.41 £14.00 £17.50
% change year-on-year +110.09% -20.00% +14.75%

All Software Application Skills
Reading

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 Reading.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for software application skills 113 112 196
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Reading 9.35% 10.70% 14.31%
Number of daily rates quoted 65 75 124
10th Percentile £185 £186 £130
25th Percentile £205 £313 £153
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £215 £425 £325
Median % change year-on-year -49.41% +30.77% -23.53%
75th Percentile £450 £588 £481
90th Percentile £518 £708 £588
Berkshire median daily rate £255 £400 £353
% change year-on-year -36.25% +13.38% -11.46%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 2 2
10th Percentile £11.96 £21.15 £10.90
25th Percentile £14.66 £25.13 £12.63
Median hourly rate £19.55 £32.00 £16.25
Median % change year-on-year -38.91% +96.92% +6.56%
75th Percentile £45.88 £38.63 £20.38
90th Percentile £58.58 £42.45 £22.40
Berkshire median hourly rate £36.66 £20.00 £39.88
% change year-on-year +83.31% -49.84% +104.49%

Microsoft Office
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

Job postings citing Microsoft Office as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Reading.

Job vacancy trend for Microsoft Office in Reading

Microsoft Office
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Reading

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Microsoft Office in Reading.

Daily rate trend for Microsoft Office in Reading

Microsoft Office
Daily Rate Histogram in Reading

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Microsoft Office in Reading over the 6 months to 19 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Microsoft Office in Reading

Microsoft Office
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Reading

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Microsoft Office in Reading.

Hourly rate trend for Microsoft Office in Reading

Microsoft Office
Hourly Rate Histogram in Reading

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Microsoft Office in Reading over the 6 months to 19 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Microsoft Office in Reading

Microsoft Office
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Reading 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 7 (10.14%) SharePoint
2 2 (2.90%) CMS
3 1 (1.45%) Moodle
Applications
1 30 (43.48%) Microsoft Excel
2 20 (28.99%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 4 (5.80%) Spreadsheet
4 2 (2.90%) Adobe Illustrator
4 2 (2.90%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (2.90%) Photoshop
5 1 (1.45%) 3ds Max
5 1 (1.45%) Blender
5 1 (1.45%) MS Visio
5 1 (1.45%) PlantUML
Business Applications
1 5 (7.25%) Primavera
2 1 (1.45%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (1.45%) Maximo
2 1 (1.45%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 6 (8.70%) Azure
1 6 (8.70%) Power Platform
2 5 (7.25%) Azure DevOps
2 5 (7.25%) Power Automate
3 2 (2.90%) Dynamics 365
4 1 (1.45%) Adobe Creative Cloud
4 1 (1.45%) Cloud Computing
4 1 (1.45%) Microsoft 365
4 1 (1.45%) OneDrive
4 1 (1.45%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 12 (17.39%) LAN
2 6 (8.70%) 3G
2 6 (8.70%) 4G
2 6 (8.70%) 5G
2 6 (8.70%) Diameter Protocol
2 6 (8.70%) DNS
2 6 (8.70%) GGSN
2 6 (8.70%) LTE
2 6 (8.70%) Radio Access Network
2 6 (8.70%) RANAP
2 6 (8.70%) SGSN
2 6 (8.70%) VoLTE
2 6 (8.70%) Wireshark
3 2 (2.90%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (8.70%) Power BI
General
1 43 (62.32%) Social Skills
2 31 (44.93%) Organisational Skills
3 12 (17.39%) Telecoms
4 11 (15.94%) Mandarin Language
5 9 (13.04%) Finance
5 9 (13.04%) Presentation Skills
6 8 (11.59%) Analytical Skills
7 6 (8.70%) Multimedia
8 5 (7.25%) Legal
9 2 (2.90%) General Ledger
9 2 (2.90%) Marketing
9 2 (2.90%) Public Sector
9 2 (2.90%) Retail
10 1 (1.45%) Billing
10 1 (1.45%) Games
10 1 (1.45%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 1 (1.45%) Influencing Skills
10 1 (1.45%) Korean Language
Job Titles
1 12 (17.39%) Desktop Engineer
1 12 (17.39%) Desktop Support
1 12 (17.39%) Desktop Support Engineer
1 12 (17.39%) DV Cleared Desktop Support
1 12 (17.39%) Hardware Engineer
1 12 (17.39%) Support Engineer
2 5 (7.25%) Analyst
2 5 (7.25%) Break Fix Engineer
2 5 (7.25%) Developer
3 4 (5.80%) Business Intelligence Developer
3 4 (5.80%) Power BI Developer
3 4 (5.80%) Project Planner
4 3 (4.35%) PMO Analyst
4 3 (4.35%) Report Developer
5 2 (2.90%) Accountant
5 2 (2.90%) Applications Support
5 2 (2.90%) Communications Manager
5 2 (2.90%) HR Assistant
5 2 (2.90%) Management Accountant
5 2 (2.90%) Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (2.90%) Flash
1 2 (2.90%) HTML
2 1 (1.45%) ADO
2 1 (1.45%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 24 (34.78%) Driving Licence
2 2 (2.90%) Management Information System
2 2 (2.90%) Self-Motivation
2 2 (2.90%) Social Media
3 1 (1.45%) Animation
3 1 (1.45%) Digital Media
3 1 (1.45%) Enterprise Software
3 1 (1.45%) Graphic Design
3 1 (1.45%) NHS
3 1 (1.45%) PlayStation
3 1 (1.45%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 25 (36.23%) Windows
2 24 (34.78%) Windows 10
2 24 (34.78%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 27 (39.13%) Problem-Solving
2 25 (36.23%) Customer Service
3 24 (34.78%) ITIL
4 14 (20.29%) Project Management
5 12 (17.39%) Customer Requirements
5 12 (17.39%) Hardware Maintenance
5 12 (17.39%) Service Delivery
5 12 (17.39%) Software Deployment
5 12 (17.39%) Software Testing
6 9 (13.04%) Data Analysis
7 8 (11.59%) Risk Management
7 8 (11.59%) Time Management
8 7 (10.14%) Agile
8 7 (10.14%) Collaborative Working
8 7 (10.14%) Project Delivery
8 7 (10.14%) Statistics
9 6 (8.70%) Business Intelligence
9 6 (8.70%) Customer Experience
9 6 (8.70%) DevOps
9 6 (8.70%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (2.90%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 32 (46.38%) Degree
2 30 (43.48%) Security Cleared
3 28 (40.58%) DV Cleared
4 6 (8.70%) Computer Science Degree
5 4 (5.80%) PMP
6 3 (4.35%) CIPD
7 2 (2.90%) ACCA
7 2 (2.90%) CIMA
7 2 (2.90%) CIPFA
7 2 (2.90%) ICAEW
7 2 (2.90%) PMI Certification
8 1 (1.45%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (17.39%) PMO
2 1 (1.45%) Accessibility
2 1 (1.45%) QA
System Software
1 12 (17.39%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 24 (34.78%) SCCM
Vendors
1 43 (62.32%) Microsoft
2 24 (34.78%) HP
3 6 (8.70%) Empirix
3 6 (8.70%) NetScout
4 1 (1.45%) Adobe
4 1 (1.45%) Remedy
4 1 (1.45%) Sony
4 1 (1.45%) Sparx