Microsoft Office Contract Job Trends in Shropshire

Microsoft Office
West Midlands > Shropshire

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Shropshire requiring Microsoft Office skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 21 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 30 16 -
Rank change year-on-year -14 - -
Contract jobs citing Microsoft Office 15 10 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Shropshire 7.46% 9.35% -
As % of the Applications category 53.57% 90.91% -
Number of daily rates quoted 12 10 0
10th Percentile £230 £117 -
25th Percentile £289 £124 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £420 £151 -
Median % change year-on-year +178.74% - -
75th Percentile £467 £406 -
90th Percentile £547 £450 -
West Midlands median daily rate £313 £425 £281
% change year-on-year -26.35% +51.11% +18.42%

All Software Application Skills
Shropshire

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 Shropshire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for software application skills 28 11 1
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Shropshire 13.93% 10.28% 1.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 24 11 1
10th Percentile £231 £117 -
25th Percentile £312 £129 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £440 £160 £296
Median % change year-on-year +175.00% -45.95% -40.20%
75th Percentile £524 £434 -
90th Percentile £541 £511 -
West Midlands median daily rate £425 £425 £405
% change year-on-year - +4.94% +1.25%

Microsoft Office
Job Vacancy Trend in Shropshire

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

Job vacancy trend for Microsoft Office in Shropshire

Microsoft Office
Daily Rate Trend in Shropshire

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

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

Microsoft Office
Daily Rate Histogram in Shropshire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Microsoft Office in Shropshire over the 6 months to 21 September 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Microsoft Office in Shropshire

Microsoft Office
Hourly Rate Trend in Shropshire

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

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

Microsoft Office
Contract Job Locations in Shropshire

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 Shropshire region over the 6 months to 21 September 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
Telford -15 14 £420 +178.74% 4
Microsoft Office
West Midlands

Microsoft Office
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Shropshire 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 4 (26.67%) SharePoint
2 1 (6.67%) Confluence
Applications
1 5 (33.33%) Microsoft Excel
1 5 (33.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 2 (13.33%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (6.67%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 4 (26.67%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 1 (6.67%) Lucidchart
Development Applications
1 5 (33.33%) PVCS
General
1 13 (86.67%) Social Skills
2 11 (73.33%) Analytical Skills
3 7 (46.67%) Finance
4 2 (13.33%) Influencing Skills
5 1 (6.67%) Billing
5 1 (6.67%) Documentation Skills
5 1 (6.67%) Presentation Skills
5 1 (6.67%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 8 (53.33%) Analyst
2 5 (33.33%) Performance Analyst
3 2 (13.33%) Business Analyst
3 2 (13.33%) Engagement Manager
4 1 (6.67%) Cybersecurity Analyst
4 1 (6.67%) PMO Analyst
4 1 (6.67%) Service Design Manager
4 1 (6.67%) Service Manager
4 1 (6.67%) Service Transition Manager
4 1 (6.67%) Transition Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (33.33%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 4 (26.67%) Analytical Mindset
2 1 (6.67%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 7 (46.67%) Windows
2 1 (6.67%) AIX
2 1 (6.67%) Linux
2 1 (6.67%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (73.33%) Decision-Making
2 5 (33.33%) Actionable Insight
2 5 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
2 5 (33.33%) Planning and Forecasting
2 5 (33.33%) Statistics
3 4 (26.67%) Analytics
3 4 (26.67%) Budgeting
3 4 (26.67%) Budgeting and Forecasting
3 4 (26.67%) CRM
3 4 (26.67%) Demand Forecasting
3 4 (26.67%) Risk Management
4 3 (20.00%) Commercial Awareness
4 3 (20.00%) Conflict Management
4 3 (20.00%) Project Delivery
5 2 (13.33%) Acceptance Criteria
5 2 (13.33%) Active Listening
5 2 (13.33%) Business Case
5 2 (13.33%) Matrix Organization
5 2 (13.33%) Problem-Solving
5 2 (13.33%) Project Management
Qualifications
1 5 (33.33%) SC Cleared
1 5 (33.33%) Security Cleared
2 2 (13.33%) Degree
3 1 (6.67%) CAPM
3 1 (6.67%) CBAP
3 1 (6.67%) PMI Certification
3 1 (6.67%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (6.67%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (6.67%) NIST
1 1 (6.67%) PMO
1 1 (6.67%) SOC 2
Vendors
1 4 (26.67%) Salesforce
2 3 (20.00%) Microsoft
2 3 (20.00%) OneLogin