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 19 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

 6 months to
19 Jun 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 270 175 186
Rank change year-on-year -95 +11 +6
Contract jobs citing Microsoft PowerPoint 436 471 571
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.86% 1.58% 1.30%
As % of the Applications category 15.77% 18.57% 17.55%
Number of daily rates quoted 280 246 229
10th Percentile £212 £210 £189
25th Percentile £308 £296 £288
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £436 £387 £425
Median % change year-on-year +12.73% -8.94% -10.53%
75th Percentile £555 £550 £550
90th Percentile £625 £638 £726
UK excluding London median daily rate £399 £373 £355
% change year-on-year +7.21% +4.93% -16.47%
Number of hourly rates quoted 22 57 166
10th Percentile £14.27 £14.84 £11.71
25th Percentile £15.46 £14.99 £14.16
Median hourly rate £24.06 £16.23 £15.00
Median % change year-on-year +48.21% +8.20% -41.75%
75th Percentile £29.88 £21.52 £23.54
90th Percentile £33.46 £33.20 £28.75
UK excluding London median hourly rate £23.11 £16.23 £15.00
% change year-on-year +42.39% +8.20% -33.42%

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 2,764 2,537 3,253
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 5.47% 8.51% 7.41%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,577 1,468 1,660
10th Percentile £223 £193 £165
25th Percentile £331 £270 £220
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £413 £400
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% +3.13% -5.88%
75th Percentile £550 £541 £533
90th Percentile £638 £649 £650
UK excluding London median daily rate £425 £387 £360
% change year-on-year +9.75% +7.57% -7.04%
Number of hourly rates quoted 315 298 648
10th Percentile £13.18 £14.27 £11.68
25th Percentile £16.02 £15.84 £14.00
Median hourly rate £22.63 £24.66 £16.23
Median % change year-on-year -8.23% +51.94% -40.98%
75th Percentile £34.48 £43.75 £35.39
90th Percentile £68.75 £63.40 £57.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £21.86 £23.55 £16.06
% change year-on-year -7.19% +46.64% -36.08%

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 19 June 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 19 June 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 19 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 -83 392 £450 +9.54% 151
UK excluding London -111 233 £399 +7.21% 121
London -56 185 £496 +20.12% 59
Work from Home -53 114 £380 -6.46% 69
South East -31 62 £446 +62.09% 43
North of England -75 56 £400 - 17
Midlands -39 40 £466 +61.33% 22
South West -11 30 £310 -41.93% 18
North West -34 29 £447 +21.63% 11
West Midlands -50 27 £475 +64.36% 14
Yorkshire -67 27 £399 -3.33% 5
Scotland -20 26 £375 +15.38% 7
East of England -70 16 £509 +71.96% 9
East Midlands -9 13 £460 - 8
Northern Ireland -16 5 £369 -22.37% 5
Wales -17 1 £213 - 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 75 (17.20%) SharePoint
2 56 (12.84%) Confluence
3 6 (1.38%) Apache Airflow
4 5 (1.15%) CMS
4 5 (1.15%) Microsoft Exchange
5 1 (0.23%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 1 (0.23%) Moodle
Applications
1 374 (85.78%) Microsoft Excel
2 193 (44.27%) Microsoft Office
3 66 (15.14%) MS Visio
4 52 (11.93%) Microsoft Project
5 9 (2.06%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 8 (1.83%) Spreadsheet
7 5 (1.15%) Adobe Illustrator
8 3 (0.69%) Photoshop
9 1 (0.23%) Adobe After Effects
9 1 (0.23%) Adobe Premiere
9 1 (0.23%) AutoCAD
9 1 (0.23%) Final Cut Pro
9 1 (0.23%) InfoPath
9 1 (0.23%) MicroStation
9 1 (0.23%) Trello
Business Applications
1 9 (2.06%) Loan IQ
2 6 (1.38%) Primavera
2 6 (1.38%) Workday HCM
3 5 (1.15%) SAP MM
3 5 (1.15%) SAP S/4HANA
4 4 (0.92%) Aladdin
4 4 (0.92%) Magento
5 3 (0.69%) Dynamics CRM
5 3 (0.69%) Fidessa
5 3 (0.69%) Oracle Financials
5 3 (0.69%) Salesforce CRM
5 3 (0.69%) SimCorp Dimension
6 2 (0.46%) Oracle Payables
6 2 (0.46%) Remedy ITSM
6 2 (0.46%) Shopify
6 2 (0.46%) Workfront
7 1 (0.23%) IntelliMatch
7 1 (0.23%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
7 1 (0.23%) Payment Gateway
7 1 (0.23%) SAP MDG
Cloud Services
1 55 (12.61%) Power Platform
2 29 (6.65%) Azure
2 29 (6.65%) Microsoft 365
3 26 (5.96%) AWS
4 17 (3.90%) SaaS
5 14 (3.21%) Figma
5 14 (3.21%) GitHub
6 9 (2.06%) Azure DevOps
6 9 (2.06%) Entra ID
6 9 (2.06%) Snowflake
7 8 (1.83%) OneDrive
8 7 (1.61%) Google Analytics
9 6 (1.38%) Amazon SageMaker
9 6 (1.38%) Canva
9 6 (1.38%) Dagster
9 6 (1.38%) GitHub Actions
9 6 (1.38%) Power Automate
10 5 (1.15%) Lucidchart
11 4 (0.92%) GCP
11 4 (0.92%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 11 (2.52%) Firewall
2 10 (2.29%) Internet
3 8 (1.83%) WAN
4 6 (1.38%) LAN
4 6 (1.38%) VPN
5 5 (1.15%) BGP
5 5 (1.15%) TCP/IP
5 5 (1.15%) Wireless
6 4 (0.92%) Network Security
6 4 (0.92%) RSVP
6 4 (0.92%) Wi-Fi
7 3 (0.69%) BIG-IP
7 3 (0.69%) DHCP
7 3 (0.69%) DNS
7 3 (0.69%) F5 BIG-IP GTM
7 3 (0.69%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
7 3 (0.69%) FTP
7 3 (0.69%) Intranet
7 3 (0.69%) OSPF
7 3 (0.69%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 50 (11.47%) Power BI
2 19 (4.36%) Tableau
3 4 (0.92%) Power Query
4 3 (0.69%) Data Warehouse
4 3 (0.69%) PowerPivot
5 2 (0.46%) Electronic Patient Records
5 2 (0.46%) Relational Database
5 2 (0.46%) SQL Server
6 1 (0.23%) Azure SQL Database
6 1 (0.23%) Data Lake
6 1 (0.23%) Data Mart
6 1 (0.23%) Data Mining
6 1 (0.23%) DataStage
6 1 (0.23%) Db2
6 1 (0.23%) GIS
6 1 (0.23%) Metadata
6 1 (0.23%) PostgreSQL
6 1 (0.23%) Snowflake Schema
Development Applications
1 87 (19.95%) JIRA
2 13 (2.98%) Jenkins
3 12 (2.75%) Git
4 8 (1.83%) Sonatype Nexus
5 6 (1.38%) MLflow
6 5 (1.15%) Burp Suite
6 5 (1.15%) Metasploit
7 4 (0.92%) Subversion
8 3 (0.69%) Toad
9 2 (0.46%) Fiddler
9 2 (0.46%) MSI
9 2 (0.46%) Visual Studio
10 1 (0.23%) Bitbucket
10 1 (0.23%) Claude Code
10 1 (0.23%) Cucumber
10 1 (0.23%) REST Assured
10 1 (0.23%) Selenium
10 1 (0.23%) SpecFlow
10 1 (0.23%) TeamCity
10 1 (0.23%) Visual Studio Tools for Office
General
1 222 (50.92%) Social Skills
2 171 (39.22%) Finance
3 103 (23.62%) Analytical Skills
4 70 (16.06%) Organisational Skills
5 67 (15.37%) Banking
6 42 (9.63%) Presentation Skills
7 35 (8.03%) Legal
8 32 (7.34%) Marketing
9 24 (5.50%) Public Sector
10 16 (3.67%) Retail
11 15 (3.44%) Investment Banking
12 14 (3.21%) Documentation Skills
13 13 (2.98%) Influencing Skills
14 12 (2.75%) Military
15 11 (2.52%) Manufacturing
16 10 (2.29%) Financial Institution
17 9 (2.06%) Telecoms
18 7 (1.61%) Advertising
18 7 (1.61%) Front Office
18 7 (1.61%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 106 (24.31%) Analyst
2 53 (12.16%) Business Analyst
3 38 (8.72%) Project Manager
4 33 (7.57%) Senior
5 24 (5.50%) Consultant
6 23 (5.28%) Architect
7 19 (4.36%) Coordinator
8 18 (4.13%) Lead
8 18 (4.13%) Project Officer
9 17 (3.90%) PMO Analyst
9 17 (3.90%) Support Officer
10 16 (3.67%) Project Support Officer
11 15 (3.44%) Administrator
12 14 (3.21%) IT Analyst
12 14 (3.21%) Senior Analyst
13 13 (2.98%) Solutions Architect
14 12 (2.75%) Transformation Analyst
15 11 (2.52%) Designer
15 11 (2.52%) Payments Architect
15 11 (2.52%) PMO Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (1.38%) NumPy
1 6 (1.38%) Pandas
1 6 (1.38%) scikit-learn
1 6 (1.38%) Seaborn
2 5 (1.15%) VML
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%) Oracle Fusion
4 3 (0.69%) React Native
4 3 (0.69%) Web Services
4 3 (0.69%) XSLT
5 2 (0.46%) .NET Framework
5 2 (0.46%) HTML
5 2 (0.46%) NETCONF
5 2 (0.46%) RESTCONF
5 2 (0.46%) YANG
Miscellaneous
1 37 (8.49%) Self-Motivation
2 31 (7.11%) Product Ownership
3 22 (5.05%) Management Information System
4 20 (4.59%) Onboarding
5 11 (2.52%) Data Centre
5 11 (2.52%) Mobile App
6 9 (2.06%) Analytical Mindset
7 8 (1.83%) Life Science
7 8 (1.83%) Social Media
8 7 (1.61%) Graphic Design
8 7 (1.61%) Security Posture
9 6 (1.38%) Legacy Systems
9 6 (1.38%) PMI
10 5 (1.15%) Data Protection Act
10 5 (1.15%) Tandem
11 4 (0.92%) Algorithms
11 4 (0.92%) Cloud Native
11 4 (0.92%) CMDB
11 4 (0.92%) Web Conferencing
12 3 (0.69%) Marketing Technology
Operating Systems
1 23 (5.28%) Windows
2 5 (1.15%) Mac OS
3 4 (0.92%) Alpine Linux
3 4 (0.92%) Linux
3 4 (0.92%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 4 (0.92%) Ubuntu
3 4 (0.92%) Windows 10
3 4 (0.92%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.23%) Android
4 1 (0.23%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 126 (28.90%) Stakeholder Management
2 115 (26.38%) Project Management
3 107 (24.54%) Problem-Solving
4 104 (23.85%) Project Delivery
5 102 (23.39%) Agile
6 67 (15.37%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 62 (14.22%) Decision-Making
8 56 (12.84%) Waterfall
9 55 (12.61%) Continuous Improvement
10 50 (11.47%) DevOps
11 45 (10.32%) Migration
12 44 (10.09%) Analytics
13 42 (9.63%) Business Analysis
14 41 (9.40%) Data Analysis
15 40 (9.17%) AI
16 39 (8.94%) Collaborative Working
17 36 (8.26%) Business Intelligence
18 34 (7.80%) Risk Management
19 33 (7.57%) Business Case
20 32 (7.34%) PRINCE2
Programming Languages
1 36 (8.26%) SQL
2 22 (5.05%) Python
3 7 (1.61%) PowerShell
3 7 (1.61%) VB
4 5 (1.15%) VBA
5 4 (0.92%) Bicep
6 3 (0.69%) Data Analysis Expressions
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%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 135 (30.96%) Degree
2 76 (17.43%) Security Cleared
3 63 (14.45%) SC Cleared
4 17 (3.90%) PMI Certification
5 16 (3.67%) BPSS Clearance
6 13 (2.98%) PMP
7 12 (2.75%) Master's Degree
8 11 (2.52%) DV Cleared
8 11 (2.52%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
9 10 (2.29%) CBAP
9 10 (2.29%) IIBA
10 6 (1.38%) Computer Science Degree
10 6 (1.38%) Postgraduate
11 5 (1.15%) CHECK Team Member
11 5 (1.15%) CISM
11 5 (1.15%) CISSP
11 5 (1.15%) CREST Certified
11 5 (1.15%) Cyber Scheme
12 4 (0.92%) Cisco Certification
12 4 (0.92%) JNCIE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 87 (19.95%) PMO
2 20 (4.59%) Data Quality
2 20 (4.59%) QA
3 10 (2.29%) Accessibility
4 8 (1.83%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 6 (1.38%) GDPR
5 6 (1.38%) P3O
6 5 (1.15%) PCI DSS
6 5 (1.15%) SLA
7 4 (0.92%) GRC
7 4 (0.92%) MiFID
8 3 (0.69%) ISO/IEC 12207
8 3 (0.69%) ISO/IEC 15288
8 3 (0.69%) NIST
9 2 (0.46%) HIPAA
9 2 (0.46%) SOC 2
10 1 (0.23%) HL7
10 1 (0.23%) HMG Security Policy Framework
10 1 (0.23%) NEBOSH
10 1 (0.23%) SNOMED CT
System Software
1 7 (1.61%) Docker
2 6 (1.38%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 17 (3.90%) Ansible
2 7 (1.61%) Terraform
3 5 (1.15%) Microsoft Intune
3 5 (1.15%) Nmap
4 4 (0.92%) SCCM
5 1 (0.23%) HP ALM
5 1 (0.23%) Kubernetes
5 1 (0.23%) Tivoli
Vendors
1 227 (52.06%) Microsoft
2 32 (7.34%) ServiceNow
3 23 (5.28%) Adobe
4 22 (5.05%) SAP
5 18 (4.13%) Google
6 17 (3.90%) Oracle
7 12 (2.75%) Salesforce
8 10 (2.29%) Splunk
9 9 (2.06%) Cisco
10 8 (1.83%) F5
10 8 (1.83%) Sonatype
10 8 (1.83%) Workday
11 7 (1.61%) Remedy
12 5 (1.15%) Apple
12 5 (1.15%) CheckPoint
12 5 (1.15%) Juniper
12 5 (1.15%) TOWER Software
13 4 (0.92%) Ariba
13 4 (0.92%) Okta
13 4 (0.92%) Rapid7
176 Microsoft PowerPoint jobs Nationwide