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 3 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

 6 months to
3 Aug 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 310 178 204
Rank change year-on-year -132 +26 -15
Contract jobs citing Microsoft PowerPoint 415 523 456
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.78% 1.58% 1.17%
As % of the Applications category 14.79% 18.36% 17.78%
Number of daily rates quoted 247 264 196
10th Percentile £205 £232 £216
25th Percentile £305 £300 £305
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £400 £433
Median % change year-on-year +6.25% -7.51% -8.95%
75th Percentile £550 £551 £550
90th Percentile £628 £625 £763
UK excluding London median daily rate £388 £360 £394
% change year-on-year +7.64% -8.57% -7.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 34 65 124
10th Percentile £14.83 £14.84 £11.71
25th Percentile £16.05 £14.99 £14.16
Median hourly rate £23.64 £18.85 £15.00
Median % change year-on-year +25.38% +25.67% -30.23%
75th Percentile £33.41 £31.00 £16.85
90th Percentile £87.11 £35.50 £25.56
UK excluding London median hourly rate £22.50 £18.85 £15.00
% change year-on-year +19.36% +25.67% -27.11%

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 2,806 2,848 2,564
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 5.28% 8.60% 6.57%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,541 1,611 1,435
10th Percentile £213 £200 £163
25th Percentile £325 £296 £240
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £438 £425 £400
Median % change year-on-year +2.94% +6.25% -5.88%
75th Percentile £550 £545 £523
90th Percentile £625 £649 £625
UK excluding London median daily rate £410 £400 £375
% change year-on-year +2.50% +6.67% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 335 369 407
10th Percentile £13.51 £14.00 £11.79
25th Percentile £16.15 £15.84 £14.70
Median hourly rate £22.68 £22.63 £17.80
Median % change year-on-year +0.22% +27.13% -28.80%
75th Percentile £37.02 £35.00 £42.58
90th Percentile £74.25 £59.44 £57.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £22.63 £22.32 £16.23
% change year-on-year +1.41% +37.49% -26.23%

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 3 August 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 3 August 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 3 August 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 -118 368 £450 +6.51% 352
UK excluding London -122 218 £388 +7.64% 257
London -85 175 £496 +10.22% 149
Work from Home -93 116 £400 - 154
South East -44 64 £481 +42.44% 88
North of England -101 40 £392 -2.06% 57
Midlands -39 34 £481 +60.33% 29
South West -28 30 £310 -43.08% 36
West Midlands -51 30 £478 +59.33% 19
Scotland -16 28 £375 +15.93% 10
North West -59 22 £380 -15.56% 34
Yorkshire -68 18 £398 -0.50% 21
East of England -46 17 £509 +71.96% 21
East Midlands -16 4 £490 - 10
Northern Ireland -18 4 £350 -17.65% 15
Wales -21 1 - - 6

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 72 (17.35%) SharePoint
2 35 (8.43%) Confluence
3 5 (1.20%) Apache Airflow
3 5 (1.20%) Microsoft Exchange
4 4 (0.96%) OpenStack
5 3 (0.72%) CMS
6 2 (0.48%) Moodle
7 1 (0.24%) Jupyter
Applications
1 362 (87.23%) Microsoft Excel
2 193 (46.51%) Microsoft Office
3 72 (17.35%) MS Visio
4 65 (15.66%) Microsoft Project
5 8 (1.93%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 7 (1.69%) Spreadsheet
7 6 (1.45%) Photoshop
8 5 (1.20%) Adobe Illustrator
9 3 (0.72%) Adobe Premiere
9 3 (0.72%) Final Cut Pro
10 1 (0.24%) Adobe After Effects
10 1 (0.24%) AutoCAD
10 1 (0.24%) InDesign
10 1 (0.24%) InfoPath
10 1 (0.24%) MicroStation
10 1 (0.24%) Trello
10 1 (0.24%) UserZoom
Business Applications
1 8 (1.93%) Magento
2 6 (1.45%) Workday HCM
3 5 (1.20%) Loan IQ
3 5 (1.20%) Primavera
4 4 (0.96%) Dynamics CRM
4 4 (0.96%) SAP MM
5 3 (0.72%) Oracle Financials
5 3 (0.72%) SAP S/4HANA
5 3 (0.72%) TrackWise
6 2 (0.48%) Aladdin
6 2 (0.48%) Oracle Payables
6 2 (0.48%) Remedy ITSM
6 2 (0.48%) Shopify
6 2 (0.48%) Workfront
7 1 (0.24%) CA PPM
7 1 (0.24%) Fidessa
7 1 (0.24%) Maximo
7 1 (0.24%) Oracle EBS
7 1 (0.24%) SimCorp Dimension
7 1 (0.24%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 57 (13.73%) Power Platform
2 33 (7.95%) Microsoft 365
3 31 (7.47%) Azure
4 23 (5.54%) AWS
5 18 (4.34%) SaaS
6 10 (2.41%) Figma
6 10 (2.41%) OneDrive
7 8 (1.93%) Entra ID
7 8 (1.93%) GitHub
8 7 (1.69%) Azure DevOps
8 7 (1.69%) Lucidchart
8 7 (1.69%) Microsoft Copilot
9 6 (1.45%) Google Analytics
9 6 (1.45%) Google Workspace
9 6 (1.45%) Smartsheet
10 5 (1.20%) Amazon SageMaker
10 5 (1.20%) Dagster
10 5 (1.20%) GitHub Actions
10 5 (1.20%) Power Automate
10 5 (1.20%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 11 (2.65%) WAN
2 9 (2.17%) LAN
2 9 (2.17%) TCP/IP
3 8 (1.93%) Wi-Fi
4 6 (1.45%) BGP
4 6 (1.45%) Internet
4 6 (1.45%) MPLS
4 6 (1.45%) SNMP
4 6 (1.45%) TACACS
5 4 (0.96%) Firewall
5 4 (0.96%) RSVP
5 4 (0.96%) VPN
6 3 (0.72%) DHCP
6 3 (0.72%) DNS
6 3 (0.72%) Unified Communications
7 2 (0.48%) FTP
7 2 (0.48%) Intranet
7 2 (0.48%) Wireshark
8 1 (0.24%) Network Security
8 1 (0.24%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 52 (12.53%) Power BI
2 7 (1.69%) Power Query
2 7 (1.69%) Tableau
3 4 (0.96%) SQL Server
4 3 (0.72%) PowerPivot
5 2 (0.48%) Data Mining
5 2 (0.48%) Data Warehouse
5 2 (0.48%) Relational Database
5 2 (0.48%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 1 (0.24%) Azure SQL Database
6 1 (0.24%) Data Lake
6 1 (0.24%) Data Mart
6 1 (0.24%) DataStage
6 1 (0.24%) Db2
6 1 (0.24%) Electronic Patient Records
6 1 (0.24%) GIS
6 1 (0.24%) Metadata
6 1 (0.24%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 69 (16.63%) JIRA
2 14 (3.37%) Git
3 10 (2.41%) Jenkins
4 8 (1.93%) Subversion
5 5 (1.20%) MLflow
6 3 (0.72%) Visual Studio
7 2 (0.48%) Fiddler
7 2 (0.48%) MSI
7 2 (0.48%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
8 1 (0.24%) Bitbucket
8 1 (0.24%) Burp Suite
8 1 (0.24%) Claude Code
8 1 (0.24%) Cucumber
8 1 (0.24%) Metasploit
8 1 (0.24%) REST Assured
8 1 (0.24%) Selenium
8 1 (0.24%) Sonatype Nexus
8 1 (0.24%) SpecFlow
8 1 (0.24%) TeamCity
8 1 (0.24%) Toad
General
1 227 (54.70%) Social Skills
2 162 (39.04%) Finance
3 121 (29.16%) Analytical Skills
4 81 (19.52%) Organisational Skills
5 47 (11.33%) Banking
6 37 (8.92%) Presentation Skills
7 34 (8.19%) Marketing
8 30 (7.23%) Legal
9 23 (5.54%) Retail
10 20 (4.82%) Public Sector
11 14 (3.37%) Influencing Skills
11 14 (3.37%) Investment Banking
12 13 (3.13%) Military
13 11 (2.65%) Documentation Skills
13 11 (2.65%) Manufacturing
14 10 (2.41%) Pharmaceutical
15 9 (2.17%) Telecoms
16 8 (1.93%) Front Office
17 7 (1.69%) Advertising
17 7 (1.69%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 93 (22.41%) Analyst
2 46 (11.08%) Project Manager
3 37 (8.92%) Senior
4 32 (7.71%) Business Analyst
5 22 (5.30%) PMO Analyst
6 21 (5.06%) Coordinator
7 19 (4.58%) Consultant
7 19 (4.58%) IT Analyst
8 18 (4.34%) Project Officer
9 16 (3.86%) Lead
9 16 (3.86%) Support Officer
10 15 (3.61%) Administrator
10 15 (3.61%) Project Support Officer
11 14 (3.37%) Senior Manager
12 13 (3.13%) Project Coordinator
13 12 (2.89%) Architect
13 12 (2.89%) Service Manager
13 12 (2.89%) Support Analyst
14 11 (2.65%) Data Analyst
14 11 (2.65%) Senior Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (2.17%) VML
2 6 (1.45%) NETCONF
2 6 (1.45%) OpenConfig
2 6 (1.45%) RESTCONF
2 6 (1.45%) YANG
3 5 (1.20%) NumPy
3 5 (1.20%) Pandas
3 5 (1.20%) scikit-learn
3 5 (1.20%) Seaborn
4 4 (0.96%) Azure Blueprints
4 4 (0.96%) JDO
4 4 (0.96%) REST
5 3 (0.72%) Flutter
5 3 (0.72%) React Native
5 3 (0.72%) XML
6 2 (0.48%) .NET
6 2 (0.48%) .NET Framework
6 2 (0.48%) HTML
6 2 (0.48%) Web Services
6 2 (0.48%) XSLT
Miscellaneous
1 36 (8.67%) Self-Motivation
2 26 (6.27%) Management Information System
3 20 (4.82%) Onboarding
4 15 (3.61%) Analytical Mindset
5 11 (2.65%) Data Centre
5 11 (2.65%) Life Science
6 10 (2.41%) Product Ownership
7 8 (1.93%) Mobile App
8 7 (1.69%) PMI
9 6 (1.45%) Graphic Design
9 6 (1.45%) Hybrid Cloud
9 6 (1.45%) Legacy Systems
10 5 (1.20%) Data Protection Act
10 5 (1.20%) Virtual Team
10 5 (1.20%) Web Conferencing
11 4 (0.96%) CMDB
11 4 (0.96%) Learning Management System
11 4 (0.96%) Private Cloud
11 4 (0.96%) Social Media
11 4 (0.96%) Video Editing
Operating Systems
1 19 (4.58%) Windows
2 4 (0.96%) Alpine Linux
2 4 (0.96%) Linux
2 4 (0.96%) Mac OS
2 4 (0.96%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
2 4 (0.96%) Ubuntu
2 4 (0.96%) Windows 10
2 4 (0.96%) Windows Server
3 1 (0.24%) Android
3 1 (0.24%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 129 (31.08%) Stakeholder Management
2 114 (27.47%) Project Management
3 100 (24.10%) Problem-Solving
4 97 (23.37%) Agile
5 88 (21.20%) Project Delivery
6 76 (18.31%) Continuous Improvement
7 68 (16.39%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 65 (15.66%) Decision-Making
9 52 (12.53%) Waterfall
10 44 (10.60%) Analytics
11 42 (10.12%) Data Analysis
11 42 (10.12%) PRINCE2
12 41 (9.88%) AI
13 37 (8.92%) Business Intelligence
14 35 (8.43%) Change Management
14 35 (8.43%) Risk Management
15 34 (8.19%) Business Case
16 32 (7.71%) Portfolio Management
17 30 (7.23%) Collaborative Working
18 29 (6.99%) Business Analysis
Programming Languages
1 30 (7.23%) SQL
2 24 (5.78%) Python
3 7 (1.69%) PowerShell
4 6 (1.45%) VB
5 5 (1.20%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 4 (0.96%) Bicep
6 4 (0.96%) VBA
7 3 (0.72%) MATLAB
8 2 (0.48%) C++
8 2 (0.48%) JavaScript
9 1 (0.24%) C#
9 1 (0.24%) Java
9 1 (0.24%) Korn
9 1 (0.24%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 128 (30.84%) Degree
2 76 (18.31%) Security Cleared
3 49 (11.81%) SC Cleared
4 28 (6.75%) PMI Certification
5 23 (5.54%) PMP
6 18 (4.34%) DV Cleared
7 12 (2.89%) BPSS Clearance
7 12 (2.89%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
8 11 (2.65%) Master's Degree
9 7 (1.69%) Cisco Certification
10 6 (1.45%) CCIE
10 6 (1.45%) JNCIE
11 5 (1.20%) Microsoft Certification
12 3 (0.72%) CISM
12 3 (0.72%) CISSP
12 3 (0.72%) MBA
13 2 (0.48%) CIPD
13 2 (0.48%) GCIH
13 2 (0.48%) GIAC
13 2 (0.48%) Six Sigma Black Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 92 (22.17%) PMO
2 17 (4.10%) Data Quality
2 17 (4.10%) QA
3 8 (1.93%) P3O
4 7 (1.69%) Accessibility
5 5 (1.20%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 4 (0.96%) MiFID
6 4 (0.96%) NIST
6 4 (0.96%) SLA
7 3 (0.72%) GMP
7 3 (0.72%) GRC
7 3 (0.72%) ISO/IEC 12207
7 3 (0.72%) ISO/IEC 15288
8 2 (0.48%) GDPR
8 2 (0.48%) HIPAA
8 2 (0.48%) SOC 2
9 1 (0.24%) Cyber Essentials
9 1 (0.24%) NCSC
9 1 (0.24%) NIST 800
9 1 (0.24%) PSD2
System Software
1 9 (2.17%) Active Directory
2 6 (1.45%) Docker
Systems Management
1 11 (2.65%) Ansible
2 4 (0.96%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (0.96%) SCCM
2 4 (0.96%) Terraform
3 1 (0.24%) HP ALM
3 1 (0.24%) Kubernetes
3 1 (0.24%) Nmap
3 1 (0.24%) Tivoli
Vendors
1 250 (60.24%) Microsoft
2 38 (9.16%) ServiceNow
3 23 (5.54%) SAP
4 20 (4.82%) Google
5 17 (4.10%) Adobe
6 15 (3.61%) Salesforce
7 14 (3.37%) Oracle
8 10 (2.41%) Cisco
9 9 (2.17%) F5
9 9 (2.17%) Workday
10 7 (1.69%) Planview
11 6 (1.45%) Fortinet
11 6 (1.45%) Juniper
12 5 (1.20%) Apple
12 5 (1.20%) Splunk
13 4 (0.96%) HubSpot
13 4 (0.96%) Qualys
13 4 (0.96%) Rapid7
13 4 (0.96%) TOWER Software
13 4 (0.96%) Wrike
421 Microsoft PowerPoint jobs Nationwide