Microsoft PowerPoint Contract Job Trends

Microsoft PowerPoint
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs requiring Microsoft PowerPoint skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 28 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 209 176 175
Rank change year-on-year -33 -1 +46
Contract jobs citing Microsoft PowerPoint 493 465 606
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.28% 1.49% 1.37%
As % of the Applications category 17.45% 19.80% 16.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 279 259 341
10th Percentile £270 £210 £180
25th Percentile £339 £314 £308
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year - -5.26% +5.56%
75th Percentile £545 £550 £600
90th Percentile £616 £688 £745
UK excluding London median daily rate £440 £400 £452
% change year-on-year +10.14% -11.52% +12.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted 46 53 72
10th Percentile £14.25 - £13.71
25th Percentile £15.60 £15.62 £14.50
Median hourly rate £18.00 £16.23 £24.25
Median % change year-on-year +10.91% -33.07% +21.98%
75th Percentile £29.06 £21.46 £27.51
90th Percentile £36.17 £30.33 £42.81
UK excluding London median hourly rate £16.00 £16.23 £21.10
% change year-on-year -1.42% -23.08% +12.11%

All Software Application Skills
UK

Microsoft PowerPoint 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 2,826 2,348 3,666
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 7.36% 7.50% 8.31%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,659 1,375 2,056
10th Percentile £200 £170 £163
25th Percentile £313 £250 £215
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £400 £400
Median % change year-on-year +12.50% - -9.09%
75th Percentile £550 £538 £550
90th Percentile £664 £638 £667
UK excluding London median daily rate £425 £350 £350
% change year-on-year +21.34% +0.07% -12.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 329 201 448
10th Percentile £12.75 £15.62 £12.00
25th Percentile £15.50 £16.25 £14.16
Median hourly rate £19.18 £26.50 £21.00
Median % change year-on-year -27.64% +26.19% -32.26%
75th Percentile £29.61 £43.75 £42.50
90th Percentile £63.75 £75.00 £55.23
UK excluding London median hourly rate £18.82 £26.50 £20.77
% change year-on-year -28.98% +27.59% -34.91%

Microsoft PowerPoint
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Microsoft PowerPoint job vacancy trend in the UK

Microsoft PowerPoint
Daily Rate Trend

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

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

Microsoft PowerPoint
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Microsoft PowerPoint over the 6 months to 28 January 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Microsoft PowerPoint in the UK

Microsoft PowerPoint
Hourly Rate Trend

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

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

Microsoft PowerPoint
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Microsoft PowerPoint over the 6 months to 28 January 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Microsoft PowerPoint in the UK

Microsoft PowerPoint
Top 17 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 PowerPoint within the UK over the 6 months to 28 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
England -41 428 £460 -1.08% 265
UK excluding London -45 250 £440 +10.14% 229
London -7 220 £500 +2.25% 72
Work from Home -19 131 £440 -4.45% 109
North of England -28 75 £439 +89.12% 42
South East -1 54 £475 +5.56% 78
Midlands -29 40 £455 -13.33% 48
North West -14 37 £450 +29.31% 17
Yorkshire -32 36 £325 +49.64% 21
Scotland -6 32 £325 -10.34% 12
West Midlands -33 22 £318 -39.52% 34
East Midlands -14 19 £460 +3.37% 14
East of England -54 17 £391 -21.75% 29
South West -28 16 £495 +6.51% 18
Northern Ireland +4 12 £475 -11.21% 3
Wales +5 9 £260 -63.89% 6
North East -19 2 £390 -48.00% 4

Microsoft PowerPoint
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
1 113 (22.92%) SharePoint
2 72 (14.60%) Confluence
3 11 (2.23%) Microsoft Exchange
4 9 (1.83%) Skype for Business
5 7 (1.42%) Exchange Server 2013
6 4 (0.81%) CMS
7 1 (0.20%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 1 (0.20%) Apache Airflow
7 1 (0.20%) Apache Spark
7 1 (0.20%) SAS
7 1 (0.20%) Umbraco
Applications
1 427 (86.61%) Microsoft Excel
2 189 (38.34%) Microsoft Office
3 99 (20.08%) MS Visio
4 55 (11.16%) Microsoft Project
5 8 (1.62%) Spreadsheet
6 6 (1.22%) Adobe Illustrator
7 5 (1.01%) Photoshop
8 4 (0.81%) InDesign
9 3 (0.61%) Adobe After Effects
9 3 (0.61%) Adobe Premiere
10 2 (0.41%) Adobe Creative Suite
11 1 (0.20%) Camtasia
11 1 (0.20%) ProjectWise
11 1 (0.20%) UserZoom
Business Applications
1 7 (1.42%) Loan IQ
1 7 (1.42%) SAP S/4HANA
2 5 (1.01%) Oracle Financials
3 4 (0.81%) Aladdin
3 4 (0.81%) Remedy ITSM
3 4 (0.81%) Workday HCM
4 3 (0.61%) Oracle Payables
5 2 (0.41%) Salesforce CRM
5 2 (0.41%) SystmOne
6 1 (0.20%) Cerner Millennium
6 1 (0.20%) Fidessa
6 1 (0.20%) Oracle ERP
6 1 (0.20%) Oracle General Ledger
6 1 (0.20%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
6 1 (0.20%) Payment Gateway
6 1 (0.20%) Primavera
6 1 (0.20%) SAP EWM
6 1 (0.20%) SAP MM
6 1 (0.20%) SAP SD
6 1 (0.20%) SimCorp Dimension
Cloud Services
1 53 (10.75%) Microsoft 365
2 48 (9.74%) Azure
3 43 (8.72%) Power Platform
4 21 (4.26%) GitHub
5 17 (3.45%) AWS
6 14 (2.84%) Azure DevOps
7 13 (2.64%) OneDrive
8 11 (2.23%) Entra ID
9 7 (1.42%) Smartsheet
9 7 (1.42%) Snowflake
10 5 (1.01%) Adobe Creative Cloud
10 5 (1.01%) OpenShift
10 5 (1.01%) Viva Engage
11 4 (0.81%) Canva
11 4 (0.81%) Miro
11 4 (0.81%) Power Automate
11 4 (0.81%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
11 4 (0.81%) Salesforce Service Cloud
12 3 (0.61%) Figma
12 3 (0.61%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 19 (3.85%) Firewall
2 17 (3.45%) Wireless
3 16 (3.25%) LAN
4 14 (2.84%) WAN
5 10 (2.03%) VPN
6 9 (1.83%) Skype
7 7 (1.42%) Wi-Fi
8 6 (1.22%) BGP
9 5 (1.01%) Internet
9 5 (1.01%) MPLS
10 4 (0.81%) BIG-IP
10 4 (0.81%) F5 BIG-IP GTM
10 4 (0.81%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
10 4 (0.81%) Network Security
10 4 (0.81%) OSPF
10 4 (0.81%) SD-WAN
10 4 (0.81%) Structured Cabling
11 3 (0.61%) Cisco Wireless
11 3 (0.61%) Softphone
11 3 (0.61%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 41 (8.32%) Power BI
2 31 (6.29%) Tableau
3 9 (1.83%) Oracle Database
4 6 (1.22%) Metadata
5 4 (0.81%) MS Access
5 4 (0.81%) RDBMS
5 4 (0.81%) Relational Database
5 4 (0.81%) SQLPlus
6 3 (0.61%) Oracle Reports
6 3 (0.61%) SQL Server
7 2 (0.41%) Data Lake
7 2 (0.41%) Data Warehouse
7 2 (0.41%) DB2
7 2 (0.41%) EDMS
7 2 (0.41%) Electronic Patient Records
7 2 (0.41%) Hadoop
7 2 (0.41%) PostgreSQL
7 2 (0.41%) Spotfire
8 1 (0.20%) Apache Hive
8 1 (0.20%) Big Data
Development Applications
1 108 (21.91%) JIRA
2 16 (3.25%) Jenkins
3 14 (2.84%) Sonatype Nexus
4 12 (2.43%) Burp Suite
4 12 (2.43%) Metasploit
5 5 (1.01%) ClearCase
5 5 (1.01%) Toad
6 4 (0.81%) Git
7 3 (0.61%) SpecFlow
8 2 (0.41%) Bitbucket
8 2 (0.41%) Cucumber
8 2 (0.41%) Selenium
8 2 (0.41%) TeamCity
9 1 (0.20%) MLflow
General
1 281 (57.00%) Social Skills
2 204 (41.38%) Finance
3 102 (20.69%) Analytical Skills
4 83 (16.84%) Banking
5 60 (12.17%) Organisational Skills
6 51 (10.34%) Presentation Skills
7 42 (8.52%) Public Sector
8 28 (5.68%) Legal
8 28 (5.68%) Marketing
9 17 (3.45%) Influencing Skills
10 14 (2.84%) Manufacturing
11 13 (2.64%) Documentation Skills
12 11 (2.23%) Telecoms
13 10 (2.03%) Retail
14 8 (1.62%) Investment Banking
15 7 (1.42%) Billing
15 7 (1.42%) Front Office
16 6 (1.22%) International Banking
16 6 (1.22%) Law
16 6 (1.22%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 167 (33.87%) Analyst
2 69 (14.00%) Business Analyst
3 41 (8.32%) Project Manager
4 30 (6.09%) Architect
4 30 (6.09%) Senior
5 27 (5.48%) PMO Analyst
6 26 (5.27%) Solutions Architect
7 23 (4.67%) Administrator
7 23 (4.67%) Technical Analyst
8 22 (4.46%) Consultant
9 20 (4.06%) Technical Business Analyst
10 19 (3.85%) Lead
11 16 (3.25%) Support Analyst
12 14 (2.84%) IT Manager
12 14 (2.84%) PMO Manager
12 14 (2.84%) Report Analyst
12 14 (2.84%) Senior Analyst
13 13 (2.64%) Data Analyst
13 13 (2.64%) Tester
14 12 (2.43%) Penetration Tester
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (3.04%) Oracle Fusion
2 4 (0.81%) ADO
2 4 (0.81%) VML
3 3 (0.61%) Playwright
4 2 (0.41%) CSS
4 2 (0.41%) Elastic Stack
4 2 (0.41%) Gherkin
4 2 (0.41%) HTML
4 2 (0.41%) NETCONF
4 2 (0.41%) Node.js
4 2 (0.41%) OpenConfig
4 2 (0.41%) React
4 2 (0.41%) RESTCONF
4 2 (0.41%) RESTful
4 2 (0.41%) YANG
5 1 (0.20%) scikit-learn
5 1 (0.20%) Seaborn
5 1 (0.20%) Web Services
5 1 (0.20%) XML
5 1 (0.20%) XSLT
Miscellaneous
1 44 (8.92%) Product Ownership
2 31 (6.29%) Onboarding
3 26 (5.27%) Management Information System
4 18 (3.65%) Data Centre
5 17 (3.45%) Self-Motivation
6 10 (2.03%) Security Posture
7 8 (1.62%) e-Learning
7 8 (1.62%) PMI
8 7 (1.42%) Analytical Mindset
8 7 (1.42%) Learning Management System
8 7 (1.42%) NHS
9 6 (1.22%) Fixed Income
9 6 (1.22%) Graphic Design
9 6 (1.22%) Social Media
9 6 (1.22%) Virtual Team
10 5 (1.01%) Data Protection Act
10 5 (1.01%) Mobile App
11 4 (0.81%) Data Structures
11 4 (0.81%) Equities
11 4 (0.81%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 30 (6.09%) Windows
2 6 (1.22%) Mac OS
3 5 (1.01%) Linux
4 4 (0.81%) Unix
4 4 (0.81%) Windows 10
5 2 (0.41%) Windows Server
6 1 (0.20%) Android
6 1 (0.20%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 126 (25.56%) Problem-Solving
2 124 (25.15%) Project Management
3 117 (23.73%) Stakeholder Management
4 110 (22.31%) Agile
5 101 (20.49%) Project Delivery
6 69 (14.00%) Continuous Improvement
7 66 (13.39%) DevOps
8 60 (12.17%) Migration
8 60 (12.17%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 57 (11.56%) Decision-Making
10 55 (11.16%) Time Management
11 49 (9.94%) Process Improvement
12 47 (9.53%) Business Intelligence
12 47 (9.53%) Waterfall
13 44 (8.92%) Business Analysis
14 42 (8.52%) Risk Management
15 40 (8.11%) PRINCE2
16 38 (7.71%) Analytics
17 37 (7.51%) Change Management
17 37 (7.51%) Regulatory Compliance
Programming Languages
1 46 (9.33%) SQL
2 20 (4.06%) Python
3 8 (1.62%) Java
4 7 (1.42%) R
4 7 (1.42%) Shell Script
5 6 (1.22%) JavaScript
6 5 (1.01%) C
6 5 (1.01%) C#
7 4 (0.81%) Perl
7 4 (0.81%) PHP
7 4 (0.81%) PL/SQL
7 4 (0.81%) VBA
8 3 (0.61%) TypeScript
8 3 (0.61%) VB
9 1 (0.20%) C++
9 1 (0.20%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 1 (0.20%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 130 (26.37%) Degree
2 64 (12.98%) Security Cleared
3 48 (9.74%) SC Cleared
4 19 (3.85%) PMI Certification
5 16 (3.25%) PMP
6 12 (2.43%) CHECK Team Member
7 11 (2.23%) DV Cleared
8 10 (2.03%) CBAP
8 10 (2.03%) Computer Science Degree
8 10 (2.03%) CREST Certified
8 10 (2.03%) Cyber Scheme
8 10 (2.03%) IIBA
8 10 (2.03%) Postgraduate
9 9 (1.83%) BPSS Clearance
10 8 (1.62%) Cisco Certification
11 7 (1.42%) Microsoft Certification
12 6 (1.22%) CCNP
12 6 (1.22%) CISSP
13 5 (1.01%) CCIE
13 5 (1.01%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 106 (21.50%) PMO
2 25 (5.07%) QA
3 23 (4.67%) Data Quality
4 17 (3.45%) GDPR
4 17 (3.45%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 12 (2.43%) PCI DSS
6 6 (1.22%) P3O
7 4 (0.81%) Accessibility
8 3 (0.61%) GRC
8 3 (0.61%) MiFID
8 3 (0.61%) SLA
9 2 (0.41%) COBIT
9 2 (0.41%) Disclosure Scotland
9 2 (0.41%) ISO 9001
9 2 (0.41%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 1 (0.20%) Actionable Recommendations
10 1 (0.20%) FATCA
10 1 (0.20%) ISO 19650
10 1 (0.20%) ISO 22301
10 1 (0.20%) NEBOSH
System Software
1 24 (4.87%) Active Directory
2 3 (0.61%) Docker
3 1 (0.20%) Virtual Desktop
3 1 (0.20%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 20 (4.06%) Ansible
2 19 (3.85%) Microsoft Intune
3 14 (2.84%) SCCM
4 12 (2.43%) Nmap
5 4 (0.81%) Terraform
6 2 (0.41%) Jamf Pro
6 2 (0.41%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 226 (45.84%) Microsoft
2 34 (6.90%) Oracle
3 24 (4.87%) ServiceNow
4 22 (4.46%) SAP
5 15 (3.04%) Cisco
6 14 (2.84%) Sonatype
7 12 (2.43%) Adobe
8 11 (2.23%) Planview
8 11 (2.23%) Remedy
9 9 (1.83%) Salesforce
10 7 (1.42%) Google
11 6 (1.22%) F5
11 6 (1.22%) Juniper
12 5 (1.01%) Atlassian
12 5 (1.01%) Fortinet
12 5 (1.01%) NetApp
13 4 (0.81%) Arista
13 4 (0.81%) Citrix
13 4 (0.81%) Splunk
13 4 (0.81%) Workday