Microsoft Office Contract Job Trends

Microsoft Office
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs requiring Microsoft Office skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 25 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 169 87 69
Rank change year-on-year -82 -18 +10
Contract jobs citing Microsoft Office 796 813 1,305
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.56% 2.70% 3.00%
As % of the Applications category 28.56% 32.00% 40.44%
Number of daily rates quoted 418 453 677
10th Percentile £153 £160 £136
25th Percentile £213 £213 £190
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £350 £337 £275
Median % change year-on-year +3.86% +22.55% -26.67%
75th Percentile £488 £500 £494
90th Percentile £599 £613 £600
UK excluding London median daily rate £325 £300 £241
% change year-on-year +8.33% +24.56% -25.89%
Number of hourly rates quoted 131 111 305
10th Percentile £12.29 £14.20 £11.00
25th Percentile £13.51 £15.84 £12.53
Median hourly rate £17.50 £18.21 £16.06
Median % change year-on-year -3.87% +13.36% -28.84%
75th Percentile £25.75 £25.15 £24.75
90th Percentile £37.00 £34.00 £41.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £17.20 £17.80 £15.17
% change year-on-year -3.37% +17.34% -18.00%

All Software Application Skills
UK

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.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for software application skills 2,787 2,541 3,227
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 5.48% 8.44% 7.41%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,589 1,465 1,631
10th Percentile £220 £194 £164
25th Percentile £325 £275 £220
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £445 £413 £400
Median % change year-on-year +7.88% +3.13% -5.88%
75th Percentile £555 £541 £538
90th Percentile £638 £650 £650
UK excluding London median daily rate £422 £393 £369
% change year-on-year +7.39% +6.42% -7.68%
Number of hourly rates quoted 319 299 653
10th Percentile £13.23 £14.20 £11.70
25th Percentile £16.02 £15.84 £14.00
Median hourly rate £22.63 £24.66 £16.66
Median % change year-on-year -8.23% +48.02% -37.08%
75th Percentile £34.23 £43.13 £36.75
90th Percentile £67.60 £60.25 £57.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £22.00 £23.55 £16.06
% change year-on-year -6.58% +46.64% -35.76%

Microsoft Office
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Microsoft Office job vacancy trend in the UK

Microsoft Office
Daily Rate Trend

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Microsoft Office

Microsoft Office
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Microsoft Office over the 6 months to 25 June 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Microsoft Office in the UK

Microsoft Office
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Microsoft Office

Microsoft Office
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Microsoft Office over the 6 months to 25 June 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Microsoft Office in the UK

Microsoft Office
Top 18 Contract Job Locations

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 UK over the 6 months to 25 June 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
England -80 687 £350 +3.70% 485
UK excluding London -52 530 £325 +8.33% 433
London -86 217 £400 +6.67% 116
Work from Home -58 188 £350 -17.65% 167
South East -31 132 £425 +62.16% 140
North of England -77 117 £399 +48.79% 98
Midlands -48 84 £315 +0.64% 85
North West -8 82 £401 +10.48% 63
East of England -8 67 £183 -45.93% 47
South West -66 59 £275 -8.33% 48
West Midlands -55 52 £314 -1.88% 42
Scotland -18 39 £209 -14.90% 20
East Midlands -7 31 £375 +87.50% 43
Yorkshire -95 30 £399 +51.90% 23
Wales -9 17 £280 -6.67% 6
Northern Ireland -2 16 £225 -25.00% 3
North East -38 5 £263 +34.62% 13
Channel Islands - 1 £550 -

Microsoft Office
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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
1 112 (14.07%) SharePoint
2 53 (6.66%) Microsoft Exchange
3 47 (5.90%) Confluence
4 11 (1.38%) Skype for Business
5 8 (1.01%) HCL Notes
6 7 (0.88%) Apache Airflow
6 7 (0.88%) CMS
7 1 (0.13%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 1 (0.13%) Drupal
7 1 (0.13%) IIS
7 1 (0.13%) Moodle
7 1 (0.13%) OpenStack
7 1 (0.13%) SAS
7 1 (0.13%) WordPress
Applications
1 323 (40.58%) Microsoft Excel
2 197 (24.75%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 58 (7.29%) MS Visio
4 44 (5.53%) Microsoft Project
5 11 (1.38%) Spreadsheet
6 4 (0.50%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 3 (0.38%) Adobe Illustrator
7 3 (0.38%) Trello
8 1 (0.13%) AutoCAD
8 1 (0.13%) InfoPath
8 1 (0.13%) Photoshop
8 1 (0.13%) SOLIDWORKS
8 1 (0.13%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 25 (3.14%) SAP S/4HANA
2 10 (1.26%) Finacle
3 9 (1.13%) Primavera
4 6 (0.75%) Remedy ITSM
4 6 (0.75%) SAP MM
4 6 (0.75%) Veritas eDiscovery
5 5 (0.63%) Magento
6 4 (0.50%) Salesforce CRM
6 4 (0.50%) SAP Business One
7 3 (0.38%) Aladdin
7 3 (0.38%) Fidessa
7 3 (0.38%) iTrent
7 3 (0.38%) Oracle Financials
7 3 (0.38%) SimCorp Dimension
7 3 (0.38%) Teamcenter
8 2 (0.25%) IntelliMatch
8 2 (0.25%) Oracle Payables
8 2 (0.25%) Shopify
8 2 (0.25%) Summit
9 1 (0.13%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 147 (18.47%) Microsoft 365
2 76 (9.55%) Azure
3 49 (6.16%) Power Platform
4 38 (4.77%) AWS
5 24 (3.02%) Entra ID
6 20 (2.51%) SaaS
7 18 (2.26%) OneDrive
8 14 (1.76%) Google Workspace
9 12 (1.51%) GCP
10 11 (1.38%) Azure DevOps
11 7 (0.88%) Amazon SageMaker
11 7 (0.88%) Dagster
11 7 (0.88%) GitHub
11 7 (0.88%) GitHub Actions
11 7 (0.88%) Mimecast
12 6 (0.75%) Google Docs
13 5 (0.63%) Google Sheets
13 5 (0.63%) Lucidchart
13 5 (0.63%) Microsoft Purview
13 5 (0.63%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 48 (6.03%) VPN
2 30 (3.77%) TCP/IP
3 25 (3.14%) Wi-Fi
4 22 (2.76%) Skype
5 21 (2.64%) Firewall
6 19 (2.39%) DNS
7 18 (2.26%) WAN
8 17 (2.14%) LAN
8 17 (2.14%) Network Security
8 17 (2.14%) Wireless
9 16 (2.01%) Ethernet
10 12 (1.51%) DHCP
11 11 (1.38%) Cisco IOS
12 9 (1.13%) Internet
13 8 (1.01%) MPLS
13 8 (1.01%) VoIP
14 7 (0.88%) Unified Communications
14 7 (0.88%) WebEx
15 6 (0.75%) BGP
16 5 (0.63%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 45 (5.65%) Power BI
2 21 (2.64%) SQL Server
3 12 (1.51%) Relational Database
4 11 (1.38%) Oracle Database
5 10 (1.26%) RDBMS
6 9 (1.13%) MySQL
7 5 (0.63%) Data Mining
8 4 (0.50%) EDMS
8 4 (0.50%) Oracle Reports
8 4 (0.50%) Power Query
8 4 (0.50%) Tableau
9 3 (0.38%) Data Warehouse
10 2 (0.25%) BusinessObjects
10 2 (0.25%) Electronic Patient Records
10 2 (0.25%) Metadata
10 2 (0.25%) PowerPivot
10 2 (0.25%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 1 (0.13%) Data Mart
11 1 (0.13%) DynamoDB
11 1 (0.13%) GIS
Development Applications
1 64 (8.04%) JIRA
2 14 (1.76%) Git
3 9 (1.13%) Jenkins
4 8 (1.01%) Subversion
5 7 (0.88%) MLflow
6 5 (0.63%) Burp Suite
6 5 (0.63%) Metasploit
6 5 (0.63%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 3 (0.38%) Toad
8 2 (0.25%) Android Studio
8 2 (0.25%) Bitbucket
8 2 (0.25%) JMeter
8 2 (0.25%) Sonatype Nexus
8 2 (0.25%) Tricentis qTest
9 1 (0.13%) GitLab
9 1 (0.13%) LabVIEW
9 1 (0.13%) Rational DOORS
9 1 (0.13%) Rational Rhapsody
9 1 (0.13%) REST Assured
9 1 (0.13%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 448 (56.28%) Social Skills
2 223 (28.02%) Finance
3 180 (22.61%) Analytical Skills
4 132 (16.58%) Organisational Skills
5 63 (7.91%) Banking
6 55 (6.91%) Public Sector
7 51 (6.41%) Presentation Skills
8 44 (5.53%) Legal
9 27 (3.39%) Documentation Skills
10 25 (3.14%) Manufacturing
10 25 (3.14%) Pharmaceutical
10 25 (3.14%) Retail
11 23 (2.89%) Front Office
11 23 (2.89%) Marketing
12 22 (2.76%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 22 (2.76%) Telecoms
13 20 (2.51%) Influencing Skills
14 18 (2.26%) Law
15 16 (2.01%) Investment Banking
16 13 (1.63%) Military
Job Titles
1 150 (18.84%) Analyst
2 54 (6.78%) Administrator
3 48 (6.03%) Business Analyst
4 45 (5.65%) IT Support
4 45 (5.65%) Senior
5 40 (5.03%) Support Engineer
6 37 (4.65%) Project Officer
7 36 (4.52%) Project Manager
8 34 (4.27%) Support Officer
9 32 (4.02%) Project Support Officer
10 28 (3.52%) IT Analyst
11 26 (3.27%) Coordinator
11 26 (3.27%) Support Analyst
12 25 (3.14%) Technical Engineer
13 24 (3.02%) 2nd Line Support
13 24 (3.02%) Service Analyst
14 23 (2.89%) Consultant
15 20 (2.51%) Lead
16 19 (2.39%) IT Engineer
16 19 (2.39%) Service Desk Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (0.88%) NumPy
1 7 (0.88%) Pandas
1 7 (0.88%) scikit-learn
1 7 (0.88%) Seaborn
2 6 (0.75%) VML
3 5 (0.63%) JDO
4 4 (0.50%) HTML
4 4 (0.50%) JSON
4 4 (0.50%) Web Services
4 4 (0.50%) XML
5 3 (0.38%) 802.1X
5 3 (0.38%) Microsoft Graph
5 3 (0.38%) NETCONF
5 3 (0.38%) OpenConfig
5 3 (0.38%) REST
5 3 (0.38%) RESTCONF
5 3 (0.38%) YANG
6 2 (0.25%) ADO
6 2 (0.25%) FHIR
6 2 (0.25%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 60 (7.54%) Onboarding
2 52 (6.53%) Management Information System
3 51 (6.41%) Self-Motivation
4 23 (2.89%) Analytical Mindset
5 20 (2.51%) Robotics
6 17 (2.14%) Data Protection Act
6 17 (2.14%) Social Media
7 16 (2.01%) Industry 4.0
8 13 (1.63%) Virtual Team
9 12 (1.51%) Video Conferencing
10 11 (1.38%) Life Science
10 11 (1.38%) SWIFT Messaging Network
11 10 (1.26%) Data Centre
11 10 (1.26%) Legacy Systems
12 9 (1.13%) e-Learning
12 9 (1.13%) Mobile Payment
12 9 (1.13%) Smartphone
13 8 (1.01%) Blackberry
13 8 (1.01%) Driving Licence
13 8 (1.01%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 189 (23.74%) Windows
2 85 (10.68%) Windows 10
3 38 (4.77%) Android
4 19 (2.39%) Linux
4 19 (2.39%) Windows 7
5 12 (1.51%) Apple iOS
6 11 (1.38%) Windows Server
7 8 (1.01%) Mac OS
8 6 (0.75%) Windows Server 2016
8 6 (0.75%) Windows Server 2019
9 4 (0.50%) Unix
10 2 (0.25%) AIX
10 2 (0.25%) Solaris
11 1 (0.13%) MVS
11 1 (0.13%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 1 (0.13%) SUSE
11 1 (0.13%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
11 1 (0.13%) Ubuntu
11 1 (0.13%) Windows Server 2012
11 1 (0.13%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 227 (28.52%) Problem-Solving
2 136 (17.09%) Project Management
3 130 (16.33%) Customer Service
4 128 (16.08%) Stakeholder Management
5 101 (12.69%) Agile
6 97 (12.19%) Continuous Improvement
7 90 (11.31%) Project Delivery
8 85 (10.68%) ITIL
9 72 (9.05%) AI
10 71 (8.92%) Decision-Making
11 66 (8.29%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 62 (7.79%) Change Management
13 56 (7.04%) Service Management
14 55 (6.91%) ITSM
15 53 (6.66%) Data Analysis
16 50 (6.28%) Migration
17 48 (6.03%) Waterfall
18 46 (5.78%) Time Management
19 45 (5.65%) Data Protection
20 44 (5.53%) Business Analysis
Programming Languages
1 60 (7.54%) SQL
2 34 (4.27%) PowerShell
3 25 (3.14%) Python
4 19 (2.39%) VB
5 12 (1.51%) VBScript
6 8 (1.01%) VBA
7 5 (0.63%) PL/SQL
8 4 (0.50%) C
8 4 (0.50%) Java
8 4 (0.50%) T-SQL
9 3 (0.38%) C++
9 3 (0.38%) JavaScript
9 3 (0.38%) Kusto Query Language
10 2 (0.25%) Perl
10 2 (0.25%) PHP
11 1 (0.13%) Ada
11 1 (0.13%) Bash
11 1 (0.13%) C#
11 1 (0.13%) Google Apps Script
11 1 (0.13%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 281 (35.30%) Degree
2 146 (18.34%) Security Cleared
3 114 (14.32%) SC Cleared
4 34 (4.27%) DV Cleared
5 23 (2.89%) PMI Certification
6 22 (2.76%) Microsoft Certification
6 22 (2.76%) PMP
7 21 (2.64%) Computer Science Degree
8 19 (2.39%) BPSS Clearance
8 19 (2.39%) Cisco Certification
9 17 (2.14%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
10 16 (2.01%) CCNP
10 16 (2.01%) DBS Check
11 12 (1.51%) A+ Certification
11 12 (1.51%) CBAP
12 11 (1.38%) Master's Degree
13 10 (1.26%) IIBA
14 9 (1.13%) ITIL Certification
14 9 (1.13%) MCSE
14 9 (1.13%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 63 (7.91%) PMO
2 53 (6.66%) SLA
3 28 (3.52%) QA
4 22 (2.76%) GDPR
5 21 (2.64%) Data Quality
6 18 (2.26%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 13 (1.63%) PCI DSS
8 9 (1.13%) Cyber Essentials
9 7 (0.88%) NIST
10 6 (0.75%) Accessibility
10 6 (0.75%) P3O
11 5 (0.63%) EMIR
12 4 (0.50%) MiFID
13 3 (0.38%) GRC
13 3 (0.38%) ISO 9001
13 3 (0.38%) ISO/IEC 42001
13 3 (0.38%) WCAG
14 2 (0.25%) HL7
14 2 (0.25%) ISO 19650
14 2 (0.25%) SOC 2
System Software
1 83 (10.43%) Active Directory
2 13 (1.63%) BitLocker
3 9 (1.13%) VMware Infrastructure
4 7 (0.88%) Docker
5 3 (0.38%) Hyper-V
5 3 (0.38%) VMware ESXi
5 3 (0.38%) vSphere
5 3 (0.38%) XenApp
5 3 (0.38%) XenDesktop
6 2 (0.25%) Firmware
7 1 (0.13%) Citrix Presentation Server
7 1 (0.13%) Job Entry Subsystem
7 1 (0.13%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 1 (0.13%) Virtual Servers
7 1 (0.13%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 50 (6.28%) SCCM
2 34 (4.27%) Microsoft Intune
3 11 (1.38%) Ansible
4 9 (1.13%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 7 (0.88%) HP Quality Center
6 5 (0.63%) Cisco CUCM
6 5 (0.63%) Nmap
6 5 (0.63%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
7 4 (0.50%) HP ALM
7 4 (0.50%) Single Sign-On
7 4 (0.50%) TeamSite
7 4 (0.50%) Terraform
8 3 (0.38%) Cisco Prime
8 3 (0.38%) SCOM
8 3 (0.38%) SCSM
8 3 (0.38%) SCVMM
8 3 (0.38%) vCenter Server
9 1 (0.13%) Control-M
9 1 (0.13%) Tivoli
9 1 (0.13%) WSUS
Vendors
1 558 (70.10%) Microsoft
2 78 (9.80%) ServiceNow
3 59 (7.41%) SAP
4 46 (5.78%) Cisco
5 32 (4.02%) Oracle
6 30 (3.77%) Google
7 24 (3.02%) Apple
8 16 (2.01%) HP
9 15 (1.88%) Siemens
10 13 (1.63%) Adobe
10 13 (1.63%) Remedy
11 12 (1.51%) Citrix
12 9 (1.13%) VMware
13 8 (1.01%) Lotus
13 8 (1.01%) Salesforce
13 8 (1.01%) Workday
14 7 (0.88%) Bloomberg
14 7 (0.88%) Splunk
15 6 (0.75%) Atlassian
15 6 (0.75%) Fortinet