Microsoft Office Contract Job Trends in Surrey

Microsoft Office
South East > Surrey

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Surrey requiring Microsoft Office skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 23 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 32 25 32
Rank change year-on-year -7 +7 +10
Contract jobs citing Microsoft Office 22 25 39
As % of all contract jobs in Surrey 5.08% 6.61% 5.89%
As % of the Applications category 52.38% 73.53% 59.09%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 13 28
10th Percentile £214 £192 -
25th Percentile £256 £223 £158
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £290 £200
Median % change year-on-year +72.41% +45.00% -35.48%
75th Percentile £538 £300 £459
90th Percentile £550 £342 £623
South East median daily rate £453 £311 £215
% change year-on-year +45.38% +44.77% -20.72%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 4 5
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £13.25 £10.50
Median hourly rate £17.60 £16.75 £16.00
Median % change year-on-year +5.07% +4.69% +23.08%
75th Percentile - £21.25 £18.75
90th Percentile - £23.50 £30.00
South East median hourly rate £15.50 £33.75 £16.00
% change year-on-year -54.07% +110.94% -23.81%

All Software Application Skills
Surrey

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 Surrey.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for software application skills 42 34 66
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Surrey 9.70% 8.99% 9.97%
Number of daily rates quoted 24 17 50
10th Percentile £246 £201 £158
25th Percentile £436 £223 £172
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £300 £425
Median % change year-on-year +62.50% -29.41% +32.81%
75th Percentile £550 £323 £500
90th Percentile £600 £477 £658
South East median daily rate £475 £403 £310
% change year-on-year +17.87% +30.00% -13.59%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 4 7
10th Percentile - - £10.50
25th Percentile - £13.25 £11.38
Median hourly rate £17.60 £16.75 £16.00
Median % change year-on-year +5.07% +4.69% -64.44%
75th Percentile - £21.25 £21.00
90th Percentile - £23.50 £28.94
South East median hourly rate £16.00 £35.00 £20.36
% change year-on-year -54.29% +71.88% -35.54%

Microsoft Office
Job Vacancy Trend in Surrey

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

Microsoft Office job vacancy trend in Surrey

Microsoft Office
Daily Rate Trend in Surrey

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

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

Microsoft Office
Daily Rate Histogram in Surrey

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Microsoft Office in Surrey over the 6 months to 23 January 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Microsoft Office in Surrey

Microsoft Office
Hourly Rate Trend in Surrey

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

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

Microsoft Office
Contract Job Locations in Surrey

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 Surrey region over the 6 months to 23 January 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
Redhill 0 4 £525 +84.21%
Epsom - 3 £263 - 2
Reigate - 2 - - 1
Egham - 2 - -
Camberley +4 1 - - 1
Leatherhead +2 1 £195 - 1
Microsoft Office
South East

Microsoft Office
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Surrey 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 7 (31.82%) Mattermost
1 7 (31.82%) Skype for Business
2 3 (13.64%) Confluence
3 1 (4.55%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 7 (31.82%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (18.18%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (4.55%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (4.55%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 7 (31.82%) Remedy ITSM
2 4 (18.18%) Primavera
3 1 (4.55%) SAP HCM
3 1 (4.55%) SAP Payroll
Cloud Services
1 4 (18.18%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (4.55%) AWS
2 1 (4.55%) Azure
2 1 (4.55%) Lucidchart
2 1 (4.55%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 7 (31.82%) Skype
2 2 (9.09%) WebEx
3 1 (4.55%) Firewall
3 1 (4.55%) Symposium
3 1 (4.55%) Wireless
Development Applications
1 2 (9.09%) JIRA
2 1 (4.55%) Burp Suite
2 1 (4.55%) Metasploit
2 1 (4.55%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
2 1 (4.55%) Tricentis qTest
General
1 10 (45.45%) Social Skills
2 9 (40.91%) Finance
3 3 (13.64%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (9.09%) Documentation Skills
5 1 (4.55%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 10 (45.45%) Analyst
2 7 (31.82%) Messaging Analyst
2 7 (31.82%) Messaging Support
2 7 (31.82%) Messaging Support Analyst
2 7 (31.82%) Support Analyst
3 4 (18.18%) Project Planner
4 3 (13.64%) Service Analyst
4 3 (13.64%) Service Desk Analyst
5 2 (9.09%) Tester
6 1 (4.55%) 2nd Line Support
6 1 (4.55%) Consultant
6 1 (4.55%) Desktop Engineer
6 1 (4.55%) Desktop Support
6 1 (4.55%) Manual Tester
6 1 (4.55%) Penetration Tester
6 1 (4.55%) SAP Consultant
6 1 (4.55%) Support Consultant
6 1 (4.55%) Support Engineer
6 1 (4.55%) Team Leader
6 1 (4.55%) Technical Writer
Miscellaneous
1 2 (9.09%) Self-Motivation
2 1 (4.55%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 7 (31.82%) Linux
2 5 (22.73%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (50.00%) ITIL
2 8 (36.36%) Information Security
2 8 (36.36%) Problem Management
3 7 (31.82%) B2B
3 7 (31.82%) ITSM
3 7 (31.82%) Validation
4 4 (18.18%) Agile
4 4 (18.18%) Earned Value Management
4 4 (18.18%) Monte Carlo Method
4 4 (18.18%) PRINCE2
4 4 (18.18%) Project Management
4 4 (18.18%) Risk Analysis
5 2 (9.09%) Manual Testing
5 2 (9.09%) Problem-Solving
5 2 (9.09%) Project Planning
5 2 (9.09%) Scenario Testing
5 2 (9.09%) SDLC
5 2 (9.09%) Test Automation
5 2 (9.09%) Time Management
5 2 (9.09%) User Stories
Programming Languages
1 9 (40.91%) SQL
2 7 (31.82%) PowerShell
3 1 (4.55%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 9 (40.91%) Degree
2 7 (31.82%) ITIL Certification
3 1 (4.55%) CHECK Team Member
3 1 (4.55%) CREST Certified
3 1 (4.55%) Cyber Scheme
3 1 (4.55%) Postgraduate
3 1 (4.55%) SC Cleared
3 1 (4.55%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (13.64%) PMO
2 2 (9.09%) QA
3 1 (4.55%) GDPR
3 1 (4.55%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (4.55%) PCI DSS
3 1 (4.55%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 11 (50.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 7 (31.82%) HP SiteScope
1 7 (31.82%) SCOM
2 3 (13.64%) SCCM
3 2 (9.09%) HP Quality Center
4 1 (4.55%) Nmap
Vendors
1 12 (54.55%) Microsoft
2 7 (31.82%) Cisco
2 7 (31.82%) Remedy
2 7 (31.82%) Splunk
3 3 (13.64%) SAP
4 1 (4.55%) Oracle