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

6 months to
7 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 204 193 184
Rank change year-on-year -11 -9 +37
Contract jobs citing Microsoft PowerPoint 507 474 627
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.40% 1.33% 1.38%
As % of the Applications category 17.13% 18.79% 17.37%
Number of daily rates quoted 282 257 405
10th Percentile £266 £219 £205
25th Percentile £313 £326 £329
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £450 £468
Median % change year-on-year - -3.74% +3.89%
75th Percentile £538 £560 £600
90th Percentile £614 £750 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £400 £420 £444
% change year-on-year -4.65% -5.60% +11.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 55 70 32
10th Percentile £14.25 - £16.00
25th Percentile £16.72 £15.62 £19.39
Median hourly rate £21.25 £16.23 £22.75
Median % change year-on-year +30.93% -28.66% +14.44%
75th Percentile £31.63 £21.46 £28.30
90th Percentile £35.50 £30.52 £31.11
UK excluding London median hourly rate £18.18 £16.23 £20.58
% change year-on-year +12.01% -21.14% +5.19%

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 2,960 2,522 3,609
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 8.16% 7.06% 7.94%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,708 1,464 2,216
10th Percentile £190 £164 £164
25th Percentile £300 £250 £231
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £435 £403 £408
Median % change year-on-year +7.94% -1.33% -8.22%
75th Percentile £538 £538 £550
90th Percentile £650 £638 £650
UK excluding London median daily rate £418 £365 £360
% change year-on-year +14.38% +1.39% -10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 372 237 284
10th Percentile £12.82 £15.24 £14.16
25th Percentile £16.33 £15.62 £17.00
Median hourly rate £21.50 £24.19 £26.37
Median % change year-on-year -11.12% -8.27% +5.48%
75th Percentile £31.00 £43.75 £45.05
90th Percentile £50.00 £65.00 £50.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £19.91 £24.18 £26.00
% change year-on-year -17.66% -7.00% +5.61%

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 7 December 2025.

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 7 December 2025.

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 7 December 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
England -21 419 £465 - 437
UK excluding London -44 236 £400 -4.65% 409
London +19 230 £500 +2.25% 100
Work from Home +21 153 £450 -3.23% 217
North of England -19 66 £325 -0.31% 75
South East -29 42 £475 +5.56% 142
Midlands -18 35 £398 -21.67% 57
Scotland +3 34 £355 -5.33% 15
North West +1 33 £458 +15.82% 40
Yorkshire -27 32 £325 +42.86% 23
West Midlands -18 26 £341 -33.90% 39
South West -15 20 £523 +16.11% 51
Northern Ireland +7 17 £475 +137.50% 15
East of England -60 13 £375 -6.13% 50
Wales +13 12 £308 -57.29% 11
East Midlands -11 9 £465 +4.49% 17
North East -12 1 - - 12

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
1 118 (23.27%) SharePoint
2 56 (11.05%) Confluence
3 11 (2.17%) Microsoft Exchange
4 9 (1.78%) Skype for Business
5 7 (1.38%) Exchange Server 2013
6 4 (0.79%) Resin
7 3 (0.59%) SAS
8 2 (0.39%) CICS
8 2 (0.39%) CMS
9 1 (0.20%) Apache Spark
9 1 (0.20%) Moodle
9 1 (0.20%) Umbraco
Applications
1 441 (86.98%) Microsoft Excel
2 189 (37.28%) Microsoft Office
3 99 (19.53%) MS Visio
4 61 (12.03%) Microsoft Project
5 7 (1.38%) Spreadsheet
6 5 (0.99%) Adobe Illustrator
6 5 (0.99%) Photoshop
7 4 (0.79%) InDesign
7 4 (0.79%) PTC Creo
8 3 (0.59%) Adobe After Effects
8 3 (0.59%) Adobe Premiere
8 3 (0.59%) UserZoom
9 2 (0.39%) Adobe Creative Suite
10 1 (0.20%) Camtasia
10 1 (0.20%) ProjectWise
Business Applications
1 10 (1.97%) SAP S/4HANA
2 5 (0.99%) Oracle Financials
3 4 (0.79%) Remedy ITSM
4 3 (0.59%) Aladdin
4 3 (0.59%) BPCS
4 3 (0.59%) Loan IQ
4 3 (0.59%) Oracle Payables
4 3 (0.59%) Workday HCM
4 3 (0.59%) Workfront
5 2 (0.39%) Salesforce CRM
6 1 (0.20%) Cerner Millennium
6 1 (0.20%) Cloudability
6 1 (0.20%) Oracle ERP
6 1 (0.20%) SAP EWM
6 1 (0.20%) SAP SD
6 1 (0.20%) Shopify
6 1 (0.20%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 64 (12.62%) Power Platform
2 54 (10.65%) Microsoft 365
3 40 (7.89%) Azure
4 14 (2.76%) GitHub
5 13 (2.56%) OneDrive
6 12 (2.37%) AWS
7 10 (1.97%) Azure DevOps
7 10 (1.97%) Entra ID
7 10 (1.97%) Viva Engage
8 9 (1.78%) PowerApps
9 8 (1.58%) Smartsheet
10 7 (1.38%) Asana
10 7 (1.38%) Miro
10 7 (1.38%) SaaS
11 6 (1.18%) Collibra
12 4 (0.79%) Adobe Creative Cloud
12 4 (0.79%) Snowflake
13 3 (0.59%) Dynamics 365
13 3 (0.59%) GCP
13 3 (0.59%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 15 (2.96%) LAN
2 13 (2.56%) Firewall
2 13 (2.56%) WAN
3 12 (2.37%) Wireless
4 10 (1.97%) VPN
5 9 (1.78%) Skype
6 8 (1.58%) Wi-Fi
7 5 (0.99%) BGP
7 5 (0.99%) MPLS
8 4 (0.79%) Structured Cabling
9 3 (0.59%) BIG-IP
9 3 (0.59%) Cisco Wireless
9 3 (0.59%) F5 BIG-IP GTM
9 3 (0.59%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
9 3 (0.59%) Network Security
9 3 (0.59%) OSPF
9 3 (0.59%) SD-WAN
9 3 (0.59%) Softphone
9 3 (0.59%) WebEx
9 3 (0.59%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 56 (11.05%) Power BI
2 24 (4.73%) Tableau
3 9 (1.78%) Metadata
3 9 (1.78%) Oracle Database
4 5 (0.99%) DB2
5 4 (0.79%) Data Lake
5 4 (0.79%) MS Access
5 4 (0.79%) Oracle Reports
5 4 (0.79%) PostgreSQL
5 4 (0.79%) RDBMS
5 4 (0.79%) Relational Database
5 4 (0.79%) Spotfire
5 4 (0.79%) SQL Server
5 4 (0.79%) SQLPlus
6 3 (0.59%) Data Warehouse
7 2 (0.39%) Azure SQL Database
7 2 (0.39%) EDMS
7 2 (0.39%) EDRMS
7 2 (0.39%) Hadoop
7 2 (0.39%) Snowflake Schema
Development Applications
1 94 (18.54%) JIRA
2 12 (2.37%) Jenkins
3 8 (1.58%) Sonatype Nexus
4 7 (1.38%) Burp Suite
4 7 (1.38%) Metasploit
5 6 (1.18%) Git
6 5 (0.99%) ClearCase
7 4 (0.79%) Toad
8 3 (0.59%) Bitbucket
8 3 (0.59%) Cucumber
8 3 (0.59%) Selenium
8 3 (0.59%) SpecFlow
8 3 (0.59%) TeamCity
9 2 (0.39%) GCC
10 1 (0.20%) Subversion
General
1 291 (57.40%) Social Skills
2 217 (42.80%) Finance
3 136 (26.82%) Analytical Skills
4 72 (14.20%) Organisational Skills
5 64 (12.62%) Banking
6 61 (12.03%) Presentation Skills
7 43 (8.48%) Public Sector
8 26 (5.13%) Legal
9 25 (4.93%) Manufacturing
9 25 (4.93%) Marketing
10 14 (2.76%) Influencing Skills
10 14 (2.76%) Retail
11 12 (2.37%) Telecoms
12 10 (1.97%) Billing
12 10 (1.97%) Documentation Skills
13 8 (1.58%) Front Office
14 7 (1.38%) Electronics
15 6 (1.18%) Financial Institution
15 6 (1.18%) Law
16 5 (0.99%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 179 (35.31%) Analyst
2 59 (11.64%) Business Analyst
3 54 (10.65%) Project Manager
4 29 (5.72%) Senior
5 26 (5.13%) PMO Analyst
6 23 (4.54%) Administrator
6 23 (4.54%) Data Analyst
7 22 (4.34%) Support Analyst
7 22 (4.34%) Technical Analyst
8 21 (4.14%) Lead
9 19 (3.75%) Architect
10 18 (3.55%) Technical Business Analyst
11 17 (3.35%) IT Manager
11 17 (3.35%) Solutions Architect
12 16 (3.16%) Consultant
13 15 (2.96%) Junior
14 14 (2.76%) PMO Manager
15 13 (2.56%) Report Analyst
16 12 (2.37%) IT Project Manager
16 12 (2.37%) Project Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (1.58%) Oracle Fusion
2 5 (0.99%) ADO
2 5 (0.99%) Elastic Stack
3 4 (0.79%) HTML
3 4 (0.79%) VML
4 3 (0.59%) CSS
4 3 (0.59%) EDI
4 3 (0.59%) Gherkin
4 3 (0.59%) Node.js
4 3 (0.59%) Playwright
4 3 (0.59%) React
4 3 (0.59%) RESTful
5 2 (0.39%) ISPF
5 2 (0.39%) NETCONF
5 2 (0.39%) OpenConfig
5 2 (0.39%) RESTCONF
5 2 (0.39%) YANG
6 1 (0.20%) SAP Fiori
Miscellaneous
1 36 (7.10%) Onboarding
2 29 (5.72%) Management Information System
3 25 (4.93%) Self-Motivation
4 23 (4.54%) Product Ownership
5 18 (3.55%) Data Centre
6 9 (1.78%) Analytical Mindset
7 8 (1.58%) e-Learning
7 8 (1.58%) Virtual Team
8 7 (1.38%) Mainframe
8 7 (1.38%) PMI
8 7 (1.38%) Web Conferencing
9 6 (1.18%) Data Protection Act
9 6 (1.18%) Data Structures
9 6 (1.18%) Fixed Income
9 6 (1.18%) Learning Management System
10 5 (0.99%) Mobile App
10 5 (0.99%) NHS
10 5 (0.99%) Security Posture
11 4 (0.79%) Equities
11 4 (0.79%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
Operating Systems
1 29 (5.72%) Windows
2 5 (0.99%) Linux
2 5 (0.99%) Mac OS
2 5 (0.99%) Windows 10
3 4 (0.79%) Unix
4 2 (0.39%) OS/2
4 2 (0.39%) Windows Server
4 2 (0.39%) zOS
5 1 (0.20%) Android
5 1 (0.20%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 139 (27.42%) Problem-Solving
2 136 (26.82%) Project Management
3 127 (25.05%) Agile
4 99 (19.53%) Stakeholder Management
5 77 (15.19%) Project Delivery
6 67 (13.21%) Business Intelligence
7 66 (13.02%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 65 (12.82%) Continuous Improvement
9 63 (12.43%) Decision-Making
10 58 (11.44%) Data Analysis
11 53 (10.45%) Process Improvement
12 50 (9.86%) Time Management
13 43 (8.48%) Analytics
14 42 (8.28%) PRINCE2
14 42 (8.28%) Risk Management
15 41 (8.09%) Change Management
15 41 (8.09%) DevOps
15 41 (8.09%) Migration
16 37 (7.30%) ITIL
16 37 (7.30%) Waterfall
Programming Languages
1 54 (10.65%) SQL
2 31 (6.11%) Python
3 11 (2.17%) Java
3 11 (2.17%) R
4 7 (1.38%) JavaScript
4 7 (1.38%) Shell Script
5 5 (0.99%) C
5 5 (0.99%) C#
5 5 (0.99%) PL/SQL
5 5 (0.99%) VB
6 4 (0.79%) Perl
6 4 (0.79%) PHP
6 4 (0.79%) PowerShell
7 3 (0.59%) TypeScript
7 3 (0.59%) VBA
8 2 (0.39%) Assembly Language
8 2 (0.39%) CLIST
8 2 (0.39%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 2 (0.39%) JCL
8 2 (0.39%) REXX
Qualifications
1 124 (24.46%) Degree
2 53 (10.45%) Security Cleared
3 40 (7.89%) SC Cleared
4 23 (4.54%) PMI Certification
5 19 (3.75%) PMP
6 9 (1.78%) HNC
7 8 (1.58%) Cisco Certification
7 8 (1.58%) HND
7 8 (1.58%) Master's Degree
8 7 (1.38%) CHECK Team Member
8 7 (1.38%) DV Cleared
8 7 (1.38%) Microsoft Certification
9 6 (1.18%) BPSS Clearance
9 6 (1.18%) CCNP
9 6 (1.18%) Computer Science Degree
10 5 (0.99%) CCIE
10 5 (0.99%) CISA
10 5 (0.99%) CREST Certified
10 5 (0.99%) Cyber Scheme
10 5 (0.99%) JNCIE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 103 (20.32%) PMO
2 28 (5.52%) Data Quality
3 19 (3.75%) QA
4 15 (2.96%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 13 (2.56%) GDPR
6 8 (1.58%) P3O
6 8 (1.58%) PCI DSS
7 4 (0.79%) Accessibility
7 4 (0.79%) COBIT
7 4 (0.79%) NIST
8 3 (0.59%) Def Stans
8 3 (0.59%) IEC 61508
8 3 (0.59%) ISO/IEC 15288
9 2 (0.39%) Disclosure Scotland
9 2 (0.39%) ISO 19650
9 2 (0.39%) ISO 9001
9 2 (0.39%) SLA
10 1 (0.20%) ISO 14001
10 1 (0.20%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 1 (0.20%) WCAG
System Software
1 22 (4.34%) Active Directory
2 3 (0.59%) Docker
3 2 (0.39%) Job Entry Subsystem
3 2 (0.39%) RACF
3 2 (0.39%) Time Sharing Option
4 1 (0.20%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (0.20%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 17 (3.35%) Microsoft Intune
2 14 (2.76%) SCCM
3 13 (2.56%) Ansible
4 7 (1.38%) Nmap
5 4 (0.79%) Kubernetes
6 3 (0.59%) Functional Safety
6 3 (0.59%) Jamf Pro
6 3 (0.59%) Terraform
7 2 (0.39%) OMEGAMON
7 2 (0.39%) Tivoli NetView
Vendors
1 257 (50.69%) Microsoft
2 30 (5.92%) Oracle
3 28 (5.52%) SAP
4 26 (5.13%) ServiceNow
5 14 (2.76%) Cisco
6 13 (2.56%) Salesforce
7 10 (1.97%) Planview
8 8 (1.58%) Adobe
8 8 (1.58%) Remedy
8 8 (1.58%) Sonatype
9 7 (1.38%) Atlassian
9 7 (1.38%) Databricks
10 5 (0.99%) Apple
10 5 (0.99%) Ariba
10 5 (0.99%) F5
10 5 (0.99%) Fortinet
10 5 (0.99%) Google
10 5 (0.99%) IFS
10 5 (0.99%) Juniper
10 5 (0.99%) NetApp