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

6 months to
7 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 33 33 20
Rank change year-on-year 0 -13 +23
Contract jobs citing Microsoft Office 21 23 62
As % of all contract jobs in Surrey 5.60% 4.98% 8.39%
As % of the Applications category 53.85% 58.97% 57.94%
Number of daily rates quoted 9 14 54
10th Percentile £204 £168 £158
25th Percentile £208 £223 £163
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £215 £300 £225
Median % change year-on-year -28.33% +33.33% -56.52%
75th Percentile £288 £350 £376
90th Percentile £525 £367 £590
South East median daily rate £274 £325 £225
% change year-on-year -15.85% +44.44% -18.18%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 3 2
10th Percentile £15.82 - £27.38
25th Percentile £16.49 £13.25 £29.06
Median hourly rate £17.60 £13.50 £32.50
Median % change year-on-year +30.37% -58.46% +150.00%
75th Percentile £20.80 £33.38 £35.31
90th Percentile £22.72 £45.15 £36.63
South East median hourly rate £14.75 £35.00 £16.00
% change year-on-year -57.86% +118.75% -9.71%

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 39 39 107
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Surrey 10.40% 8.44% 14.48%
Number of daily rates quoted 23 25 92
10th Percentile £208 £215 £158
25th Percentile £221 £300 £195
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £325 £350 £375
Median % change year-on-year -7.14% -6.67% -22.08%
75th Percentile £500 £403 £500
90th Percentile £525 £625 £590
South East median daily rate £425 £400 £360
% change year-on-year +6.25% +11.11% -5.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 3 6
10th Percentile £15.82 - £24.75
25th Percentile £16.49 £13.25 £28.75
Median hourly rate £17.60 £13.50 £37.50
Median % change year-on-year +30.37% -64.00% -16.67%
75th Percentile £20.80 £33.38 £43.44
90th Percentile £22.72 £45.15 £46.25
South East median hourly rate £15.75 £35.00 £22.62
% change year-on-year -55.00% +54.73% -5.75%

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 7 November 2025.

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 7 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
Leatherhead - 5 £215 - 7
Redhill +14 2 £500 +42.86% 7
Guildford -3 2 £275 +83.33% 12
Camberley +3 1 - - 5
Egham - 1 - - 4
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 (33.33%) Mattermost
1 7 (33.33%) Skype for Business
2 5 (23.81%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (4.76%) Confluence
Applications
1 5 (23.81%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (9.52%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (4.76%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 7 (33.33%) Remedy ITSM
2 2 (9.52%) Primavera
3 1 (4.76%) SAP HCM
3 1 (4.76%) SAP Payroll
Cloud Services
1 6 (28.57%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (4.76%) Lucidchart
2 1 (4.76%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 7 (33.33%) Skype
2 1 (4.76%) FTP
2 1 (4.76%) Symposium
2 1 (4.76%) WebEx
General
1 10 (47.62%) Social Skills
2 8 (38.10%) Finance
3 2 (9.52%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (4.76%) Electronics
4 1 (4.76%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 7 (33.33%) Analyst
1 7 (33.33%) Messaging Analyst
1 7 (33.33%) Messaging Support
1 7 (33.33%) Messaging Support Analyst
1 7 (33.33%) Support Analyst
2 6 (28.57%) Support Engineer
3 5 (23.81%) 2nd Line Desktop Support
3 5 (23.81%) 2nd Line Desktop Support Engineer
3 5 (23.81%) 2nd Line Engineer
3 5 (23.81%) 2nd Line Support
3 5 (23.81%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
3 5 (23.81%) Desktop Engineer
3 5 (23.81%) Desktop Support
3 5 (23.81%) Desktop Support Engineer
4 3 (14.29%) Mobile Engineer
5 2 (9.52%) IT Support
5 2 (9.52%) Project Planner
6 1 (4.76%) 1st Line Support
6 1 (4.76%) Support Consultant
6 1 (4.76%) Technical Support
Miscellaneous
1 2 (9.52%) Self-Motivation
2 1 (4.76%) FPGA
Operating Systems
1 7 (33.33%) Linux
1 7 (33.33%) Windows
2 2 (9.52%) Apple iOS
3 1 (4.76%) Windows 10
3 1 (4.76%) Windows 7
3 1 (4.76%) Windows 8
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (66.67%) ITIL
2 7 (33.33%) B2B
2 7 (33.33%) Information Security
2 7 (33.33%) ITSM
2 7 (33.33%) Problem Management
2 7 (33.33%) Validation
3 5 (23.81%) Patch Management
3 5 (23.81%) Service Management
4 3 (14.29%) Customer Service
4 3 (14.29%) Problem-Solving
5 2 (9.52%) Earned Value Management
5 2 (9.52%) Monte Carlo Method
5 2 (9.52%) PRINCE2
5 2 (9.52%) Project Management
5 2 (9.52%) Risk Analysis
5 2 (9.52%) Time Management
5 2 (9.52%) Workflow
6 1 (4.76%) CRM
6 1 (4.76%) ERP
6 1 (4.76%) Software Testing
Programming Languages
1 7 (33.33%) PowerShell
1 7 (33.33%) SQL
Qualifications
1 9 (42.86%) Degree
2 8 (38.10%) ITIL Certification
3 1 (4.76%) A+ Certification
3 1 (4.76%) DBS Check
3 1 (4.76%) HNC
3 1 (4.76%) HND
3 1 (4.76%) MCP
3 1 (4.76%) SC Cleared
3 1 (4.76%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (4.76%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 13 (61.90%) Active Directory
2 1 (4.76%) Virtual Desktop
2 1 (4.76%) XenApp
2 1 (4.76%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 7 (33.33%) HP SiteScope
1 7 (33.33%) SCOM
Vendors
1 17 (80.95%) Microsoft
2 8 (38.10%) Cisco
3 7 (33.33%) Remedy
3 7 (33.33%) Splunk
4 2 (9.52%) Apple
5 1 (4.76%) Citrix
5 1 (4.76%) Oracle
5 1 (4.76%) SAP