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 15 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 285 183 192
Rank change year-on-year -102 +9 +1
Contract jobs citing Microsoft PowerPoint 434 504 545
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.82% 1.55% 1.27%
As % of the Applications category 15.44% 18.35% 17.97%
Number of daily rates quoted 265 256 225
10th Percentile £208 £215 £209
25th Percentile £306 £296 £300
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £400 £449
Median % change year-on-year +6.25% -10.89% -5.50%
75th Percentile £550 £538 £550
90th Percentile £625 £622 £727
UK excluding London median daily rate £380 £373 £380
% change year-on-year +2.01% -1.97% -10.59%
Number of hourly rates quoted 26 57 156
10th Percentile £15.11 £14.84 £11.75
25th Percentile £16.78 £14.99 £14.16
Median hourly rate £25.00 £16.23 £15.00
Median % change year-on-year +54.04% +8.20% -32.63%
75th Percentile £30.00 £30.00 £20.88
90th Percentile £86.13 £35.50 £28.75
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.00 £16.23 £15.00
% change year-on-year +54.04% +8.20% -31.82%

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 2,810 2,746 3,032
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 5.34% 8.46% 7.09%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,568 1,562 1,605
10th Percentile £213 £197 £163
25th Percentile £325 £288 £230
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £445 £422 £400
Median % change year-on-year +5.58% +5.38% -5.88%
75th Percentile £550 £541 £525
90th Percentile £627 £648 £638
UK excluding London median daily rate £415 £400 £375
% change year-on-year +3.75% +6.67% -1.96%
Number of hourly rates quoted 323 338 605
10th Percentile £13.38 £14.20 £11.71
25th Percentile £16.00 £15.84 £14.16
Median hourly rate £22.68 £23.82 £17.50
Median % change year-on-year -4.77% +36.09% -31.93%
75th Percentile £34.53 £36.00 £37.50
90th Percentile £71.75 £60.00 £57.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £22.63 £22.63 £16.23
% change year-on-year - +39.43% -27.96%

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 15 July 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 15 July 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Microsoft PowerPoint in the UK

Microsoft PowerPoint
Top 16 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 15 July 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 -97 388 £450 +9.09% 304
UK excluding London -127 221 £380 +2.01% 241
London -57 192 £488 +14.71% 117
Work from Home -93 116 £400 -1.54% 186
South East -38 61 £430 +27.41% 74
North of England -91 48 £396 -2.52% 55
Midlands -46 35 £475 +51.76% 38
South West -20 30 £310 -42.42% 18
West Midlands -55 30 £475 +51.76% 22
Scotland -19 26 £375 +15.38% 21
North West -50 24 £378 +2.72% 26
Yorkshire -66 24 £400 -3.03% 19
East of England -62 15 £509 +71.96% 27
East Midlands -12 5 £470 - 16
Northern Ireland -19 5 £369 -13.24% 8
Wales -16 1 - - 7

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 74 (17.05%) SharePoint
2 47 (10.83%) Confluence
3 6 (1.38%) Apache Airflow
4 5 (1.15%) CMS
4 5 (1.15%) Microsoft Exchange
5 4 (0.92%) OpenStack
6 2 (0.46%) Moodle
7 1 (0.23%) Adobe Experience Manager
Applications
1 373 (85.94%) Microsoft Excel
2 201 (46.31%) Microsoft Office
3 75 (17.28%) MS Visio
4 66 (15.21%) Microsoft Project
5 9 (2.07%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 7 (1.61%) Spreadsheet
7 6 (1.38%) Adobe Illustrator
8 4 (0.92%) Photoshop
9 2 (0.46%) Adobe Premiere
9 2 (0.46%) Final Cut Pro
10 1 (0.23%) Adobe After Effects
10 1 (0.23%) AutoCAD
10 1 (0.23%) InDesign
10 1 (0.23%) InfoPath
10 1 (0.23%) MicroStation
10 1 (0.23%) Trello
10 1 (0.23%) UserZoom
Business Applications
1 9 (2.07%) Loan IQ
2 7 (1.61%) Magento
2 7 (1.61%) Primavera
3 6 (1.38%) SAP MM
3 6 (1.38%) Workday HCM
4 4 (0.92%) Dynamics CRM
4 4 (0.92%) SAP S/4HANA
5 3 (0.69%) Aladdin
5 3 (0.69%) Oracle Financials
5 3 (0.69%) Salesforce CRM
6 2 (0.46%) Fidessa
6 2 (0.46%) Oracle Payables
6 2 (0.46%) Remedy ITSM
6 2 (0.46%) Shopify
6 2 (0.46%) SimCorp Dimension
6 2 (0.46%) Workfront
7 1 (0.23%) CA PPM
7 1 (0.23%) IntelliMatch
7 1 (0.23%) Oracle General Ledger
7 1 (0.23%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
Cloud Services
1 60 (13.82%) Power Platform
2 30 (6.91%) Microsoft 365
3 29 (6.68%) Azure
4 25 (5.76%) AWS
5 17 (3.92%) SaaS
6 15 (3.46%) GitHub
7 12 (2.76%) Figma
8 9 (2.07%) Azure DevOps
8 9 (2.07%) OneDrive
9 8 (1.84%) Entra ID
9 8 (1.84%) Snowflake
10 7 (1.61%) Google Analytics
10 7 (1.61%) Microsoft Copilot
11 6 (1.38%) Amazon SageMaker
11 6 (1.38%) Dagster
11 6 (1.38%) GitHub Actions
11 6 (1.38%) Lucidchart
12 5 (1.15%) Google Workspace
12 5 (1.15%) Power Automate
13 4 (0.92%) OpenShift
Communications & Networking
1 12 (2.76%) WAN
2 10 (2.30%) LAN
3 9 (2.07%) Internet
3 9 (2.07%) TCP/IP
4 8 (1.84%) BGP
4 8 (1.84%) Wi-Fi
5 6 (1.38%) Firewall
5 6 (1.38%) MPLS
5 6 (1.38%) SNMP
5 6 (1.38%) TACACS
6 5 (1.15%) VPN
7 4 (0.92%) RSVP
8 3 (0.69%) DHCP
8 3 (0.69%) DNS
8 3 (0.69%) FTP
8 3 (0.69%) Network Security
8 3 (0.69%) Unified Communications
9 2 (0.46%) BIG-IP
9 2 (0.46%) F5 BIG-IP GTM
9 2 (0.46%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
Database & Business Intelligence
1 55 (12.67%) Power BI
2 8 (1.84%) Tableau
3 7 (1.61%) Power Query
4 4 (0.92%) SQL Server
5 3 (0.69%) Data Warehouse
5 3 (0.69%) PowerPivot
6 2 (0.46%) Relational Database
6 2 (0.46%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 1 (0.23%) Azure SQL Database
7 1 (0.23%) Data Lake
7 1 (0.23%) Data Mart
7 1 (0.23%) Data Mining
7 1 (0.23%) DataStage
7 1 (0.23%) Db2
7 1 (0.23%) Electronic Patient Records
7 1 (0.23%) GIS
7 1 (0.23%) Metadata
7 1 (0.23%) PostgreSQL
7 1 (0.23%) Snowflake Schema
Development Applications
1 77 (17.74%) JIRA
2 15 (3.46%) Git
2 15 (3.46%) Jenkins
3 7 (1.61%) Sonatype Nexus
3 7 (1.61%) Subversion
4 6 (1.38%) MLflow
5 3 (0.69%) Visual Studio
6 2 (0.46%) Fiddler
6 2 (0.46%) MSI
6 2 (0.46%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 2 (0.46%) Toad
7 1 (0.23%) Bitbucket
7 1 (0.23%) Burp Suite
7 1 (0.23%) Claude Code
7 1 (0.23%) Cucumber
7 1 (0.23%) Metasploit
7 1 (0.23%) REST Assured
7 1 (0.23%) SpecFlow
7 1 (0.23%) TeamCity
7 1 (0.23%) Visual Studio Tools for Office
General
1 235 (54.15%) Social Skills
2 173 (39.86%) Finance
3 116 (26.73%) Analytical Skills
4 77 (17.74%) Organisational Skills
5 53 (12.21%) Banking
6 42 (9.68%) Presentation Skills
7 34 (7.83%) Legal
7 34 (7.83%) Marketing
8 21 (4.84%) Public Sector
8 21 (4.84%) Retail
9 15 (3.46%) Investment Banking
10 13 (3.00%) Influencing Skills
10 13 (3.00%) Manufacturing
10 13 (3.00%) Military
11 11 (2.53%) Documentation Skills
11 11 (2.53%) Telecoms
12 8 (1.84%) Advertising
12 8 (1.84%) Financial Institution
12 8 (1.84%) Pharmaceutical
13 7 (1.61%) Front Office
Job Titles
1 107 (24.65%) Analyst
2 46 (10.60%) Business Analyst
3 42 (9.68%) Project Manager
4 33 (7.60%) Senior
5 21 (4.84%) Consultant
6 20 (4.61%) Coordinator
7 19 (4.38%) PMO Analyst
7 19 (4.38%) Project Officer
8 18 (4.15%) Lead
9 17 (3.92%) IT Analyst
10 16 (3.69%) Support Officer
11 15 (3.46%) Architect
11 15 (3.46%) Project Support Officer
12 13 (3.00%) Administrator
13 12 (2.76%) Transformation Analyst
14 11 (2.53%) Data Analyst
14 11 (2.53%) Designer
14 11 (2.53%) Project Coordinator
14 11 (2.53%) Senior Analyst
15 10 (2.30%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (1.84%) VML
2 6 (1.38%) NETCONF
2 6 (1.38%) NumPy
2 6 (1.38%) OpenConfig
2 6 (1.38%) Pandas
2 6 (1.38%) RESTCONF
2 6 (1.38%) scikit-learn
2 6 (1.38%) Seaborn
2 6 (1.38%) YANG
3 4 (0.92%) Azure Blueprints
3 4 (0.92%) JDO
3 4 (0.92%) REST
3 4 (0.92%) XML
4 3 (0.69%) .NET
4 3 (0.69%) Flutter
4 3 (0.69%) React Native
4 3 (0.69%) Web Services
4 3 (0.69%) XSLT
5 2 (0.46%) ADO
5 2 (0.46%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 36 (8.29%) Self-Motivation
2 28 (6.45%) Management Information System
3 20 (4.61%) Onboarding
4 14 (3.23%) Data Centre
5 13 (3.00%) Analytical Mindset
6 11 (2.53%) Product Ownership
7 9 (2.07%) Life Science
7 9 (2.07%) Mobile App
8 7 (1.61%) Graphic Design
8 7 (1.61%) Social Media
9 6 (1.38%) Data Protection Act
9 6 (1.38%) Hybrid Cloud
9 6 (1.38%) Legacy Systems
9 6 (1.38%) PMI
10 5 (1.15%) Tandem
11 4 (0.92%) Algorithms
11 4 (0.92%) CMDB
11 4 (0.92%) e-Learning
11 4 (0.92%) Public Cloud
11 4 (0.92%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 20 (4.61%) Windows
2 4 (0.92%) Alpine Linux
2 4 (0.92%) Linux
2 4 (0.92%) Mac OS
2 4 (0.92%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
2 4 (0.92%) Ubuntu
2 4 (0.92%) Windows 10
2 4 (0.92%) Windows Server
3 1 (0.23%) Android
3 1 (0.23%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 122 (28.11%) Project Management
1 122 (28.11%) Stakeholder Management
2 108 (24.88%) Problem-Solving
3 107 (24.65%) Agile
4 95 (21.89%) Project Delivery
5 74 (17.05%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 71 (16.36%) Decision-Making
7 70 (16.13%) Continuous Improvement
8 59 (13.59%) Waterfall
9 45 (10.37%) Analytics
10 44 (10.14%) AI
11 41 (9.45%) Data Analysis
11 41 (9.45%) Migration
12 39 (8.99%) Business Analysis
12 39 (8.99%) Business Intelligence
12 39 (8.99%) DevOps
13 38 (8.76%) Risk Management
14 35 (8.06%) PRINCE2
15 34 (7.83%) Business Case
15 34 (7.83%) Collaborative Working
Programming Languages
1 34 (7.83%) SQL
2 26 (5.99%) Python
3 7 (1.61%) PowerShell
3 7 (1.61%) VB
4 5 (1.15%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 5 (1.15%) VBA
5 4 (0.92%) Bicep
6 3 (0.69%) MATLAB
7 2 (0.46%) C#
7 2 (0.46%) C++
7 2 (0.46%) Java
7 2 (0.46%) JavaScript
8 1 (0.23%) Korn
8 1 (0.23%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 137 (31.57%) Degree
2 76 (17.51%) Security Cleared
3 53 (12.21%) SC Cleared
4 21 (4.84%) PMI Certification
5 17 (3.92%) PMP
6 16 (3.69%) DV Cleared
7 15 (3.46%) BPSS Clearance
8 12 (2.76%) Master's Degree
9 11 (2.53%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
10 8 (1.84%) Cisco Certification
11 7 (1.61%) CCIE
11 7 (1.61%) JNCIE
12 6 (1.38%) CBAP
12 6 (1.38%) CISM
12 6 (1.38%) CISSP
12 6 (1.38%) Computer Science Degree
12 6 (1.38%) IIBA
13 5 (1.15%) Microsoft Certification
14 4 (0.92%) CRISC
15 3 (0.69%) CASP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 89 (20.51%) PMO
2 21 (4.84%) Data Quality
3 18 (4.15%) QA
4 8 (1.84%) Accessibility
5 7 (1.61%) P3O
6 5 (1.15%) GRC
6 5 (1.15%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 4 (0.92%) MiFID
7 4 (0.92%) NIST
7 4 (0.92%) SLA
8 3 (0.69%) ISO/IEC 12207
8 3 (0.69%) ISO/IEC 15288
9 2 (0.46%) GDPR
9 2 (0.46%) HIPAA
9 2 (0.46%) SOC 2
10 1 (0.23%) Cyber Essentials
10 1 (0.23%) FATCA
10 1 (0.23%) NCSC
10 1 (0.23%) NIST 800
10 1 (0.23%) PSD2
System Software
1 7 (1.61%) Active Directory
1 7 (1.61%) Docker
Systems Management
1 19 (4.38%) Ansible
2 6 (1.38%) Terraform
3 4 (0.92%) Microsoft Intune
3 4 (0.92%) SCCM
4 1 (0.23%) HP ALM
4 1 (0.23%) Kubernetes
4 1 (0.23%) Nmap
4 1 (0.23%) Tivoli
Vendors
1 249 (57.37%) Microsoft
2 36 (8.29%) ServiceNow
3 25 (5.76%) SAP
4 21 (4.84%) Adobe
5 20 (4.61%) Google
6 14 (3.23%) Oracle
6 14 (3.23%) Salesforce
7 12 (2.76%) Cisco
8 11 (2.53%) F5
9 10 (2.30%) Splunk
10 8 (1.84%) Juniper
10 8 (1.84%) Workday
11 7 (1.61%) Sonatype
12 6 (1.38%) Fortinet
13 5 (1.15%) Apple
13 5 (1.15%) Planview
13 5 (1.15%) TOWER Software
14 4 (0.92%) CheckPoint
14 4 (0.92%) Qualys
14 4 (0.92%) Remedy