Microsoft Office Contract Job Trends in the West Midlands

Microsoft Office
England > West Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the West Midlands requiring Microsoft Office skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 30 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 71 44 50
Rank change year-on-year -27 +6 -8
Contract jobs citing Microsoft Office 69 74 61
As % of all contract jobs in the West Midlands 3.01% 4.48% 3.38%
As % of the Applications category 34.33% 51.39% 38.85%
Number of daily rates quoted 43 56 45
10th Percentile £163 £149 £150
25th Percentile £200 £172 £173
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £300 £425 £215
Median % change year-on-year -29.41% +97.67% -47.88%
75th Percentile £430 £538 £538
90th Percentile £486 £600 £575
England median daily rate £359 £315 £258
% change year-on-year +13.97% +22.18% -31.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 5
10th Percentile £14.28 - £11.98
25th Percentile £14.51 - £13.25
Median hourly rate £15.23 - £27.00
75th Percentile £16.29 - £34.50
90th Percentile £16.72 - -
England median hourly rate £20.04 £28.41 £20.00
% change year-on-year -29.46% +42.05% -4.44%

All Software Application Skills
West Midlands

Microsoft Office 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 in the West Midlands.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for software application skills 201 144 157
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands 8.76% 8.72% 8.70%
Number of daily rates quoted 120 104 102
10th Percentile £195 £165 £156
25th Percentile £277 £289 £200
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £423 £425 £375
Median % change year-on-year -0.59% +13.33% -6.25%
75th Percentile £503 £538 £538
90th Percentile £601 £598 £600
England median daily rate £447 £411 £400
% change year-on-year +8.75% +2.81% -10.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 4 9
10th Percentile £15.90 £24.03 £12.83
25th Percentile £21.38 £38.31 £14.14
Median hourly rate £24.03 £48.75 £17.50
Median % change year-on-year -50.72% +178.57% +6.06%
75th Percentile £35.00 £52.50 £34.50
90th Percentile £50.00 - £35.10
England median hourly rate £20.26 £25.34 £30.00
% change year-on-year -20.07% -15.53% -5.38%

Microsoft Office
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Microsoft Office relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

Microsoft Office job vacancy trend in the West Midlands

Microsoft Office
Daily Rate Trend in the West Midlands

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the West Midlands citing Microsoft Office.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the West Midlands citing Microsoft Office

Microsoft Office
Daily Rate Histogram in the West Midlands

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Microsoft Office in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 30 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Microsoft Office in the West Midlands

Microsoft Office
Hourly Rate Trend in the West Midlands

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the West Midlands citing Microsoft Office.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the West Midlands citing Microsoft Office

Microsoft Office
Contract Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft Office within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 30 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
Birmingham -10 24 £300 +76.47% 22
Warwickshire -13 21 £213 -59.52% 8
Shropshire -42 12 £429 +2.14% 13
Staffordshire +2 5 £210 -55.79% 12
Smethwick - 3 - -
Solihull +1 1 - - 2
Worcestershire - 1 - - 8
Microsoft Office
England

Microsoft Office
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands 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 17 (24.64%) SharePoint
2 5 (7.25%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (5.80%) HCL Notes
4 1 (1.45%) Confluence
Applications
1 36 (52.17%) Microsoft Excel
2 18 (26.09%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 5 (7.25%) MS Visio
4 4 (5.80%) Microsoft Project
5 3 (4.35%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (1.45%) Oracle Smart View
6 1 (1.45%) ProjectWise
6 1 (1.45%) Trello
Business Applications
1 3 (4.35%) Maximo
2 1 (1.45%) Oracle EBS R12
Cloud Services
1 13 (18.84%) Microsoft 365
2 5 (7.25%) Power Platform
3 3 (4.35%) Azure
4 2 (2.90%) Azure DevOps
4 2 (2.90%) Lucidchart
4 2 (2.90%) OpenShift
4 2 (2.90%) PowerApps
5 1 (1.45%) AWS
5 1 (1.45%) Azure Sentinel
5 1 (1.45%) Dynamics 365
5 1 (1.45%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 5 (7.25%) Structured Cabling
2 4 (5.80%) DNS
2 4 (5.80%) TCP/IP
2 4 (5.80%) VPN
3 3 (4.35%) VoIP
4 2 (2.90%) DHCP
4 2 (2.90%) Internet
4 2 (2.90%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (5.80%) Power BI
2 2 (2.90%) Data Warehouse
2 2 (2.90%) Metadata
3 1 (1.45%) EDMS
3 1 (1.45%) GIS
3 1 (1.45%) Oracle BI Publisher
3 1 (1.45%) Oracle Reports
3 1 (1.45%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 8 (11.59%) JIRA
2 5 (7.25%) PVCS
General
1 40 (57.97%) Social Skills
2 25 (36.23%) Analytical Skills
3 19 (27.54%) Organisational Skills
4 16 (23.19%) Finance
5 6 (8.70%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 6 (8.70%) Public Sector
6 4 (5.80%) Legal
6 4 (5.80%) Presentation Skills
7 3 (4.35%) Influencing Skills
8 2 (2.90%) Local Government
8 2 (2.90%) Manufacturing
9 1 (1.45%) Documentation Skills
9 1 (1.45%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 24 (34.78%) Analyst
2 10 (14.49%) Support Engineer
3 9 (13.04%) Administrator
4 8 (11.59%) Desktop Engineer
5 7 (10.14%) Performance Analyst
5 7 (10.14%) Project Manager
5 7 (10.14%) Service Analyst
5 7 (10.14%) Service Desk Analyst
6 6 (8.70%) Desktop Support
6 6 (8.70%) Desktop Support Engineer
7 5 (7.25%) 1st Line Service Desk Analyst
7 5 (7.25%) Business Analyst
8 4 (5.80%) 1st Line Support
8 4 (5.80%) IT Analyst
8 4 (5.80%) Support Officer
9 3 (4.35%) Assistant Project Manager
9 3 (4.35%) Help Desk Administrator
9 3 (4.35%) Junior
10 2 (2.90%) IT Support
10 2 (2.90%) Project Assistant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (7.25%) XML
2 2 (2.90%) Oracle Fusion
3 1 (1.45%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 4 (5.80%) Data Centre
1 4 (5.80%) SCADA
2 3 (4.35%) Analytical Mindset
2 3 (4.35%) Onboarding
2 3 (4.35%) Renewable Energy
2 3 (4.35%) Video Conferencing
3 2 (2.90%) Driving Licence
3 2 (2.90%) Operational Technology
3 2 (2.90%) PMI
3 2 (2.90%) Self-Motivation
4 1 (1.45%) CCTV
4 1 (1.45%) e-Learning
4 1 (1.45%) Enterprise Software
4 1 (1.45%) NHS
4 1 (1.45%) Spread Betting
Operating Systems
1 21 (30.43%) Windows
2 7 (10.14%) Windows 10
3 5 (7.25%) Android
3 5 (7.25%) Apple iOS
4 3 (4.35%) Linux
5 2 (2.90%) Mac OS
5 2 (2.90%) Windows Server
6 1 (1.45%) AIX
6 1 (1.45%) Mac OS X
6 1 (1.45%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (28.99%) Problem-Solving
2 14 (20.29%) Continuous Improvement
3 13 (18.84%) Customer Service
3 13 (18.84%) Project Management
4 12 (17.39%) Stakeholder Management
5 11 (15.94%) Decision-Making
6 10 (14.49%) Service Management
7 9 (13.04%) Agile
8 7 (10.14%) ITIL
8 7 (10.14%) Waterfall
9 6 (8.70%) ITSM
9 6 (8.70%) Service Delivery
9 6 (8.70%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 5 (7.25%) Business Intelligence
10 5 (7.25%) Change Management
10 5 (7.25%) PRINCE2
10 5 (7.25%) Process Improvement
10 5 (7.25%) Project Governance
10 5 (7.25%) Statistics
10 5 (7.25%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 3 (4.35%) SQL
2 2 (2.90%) Data Analysis Expressions
3 1 (1.45%) PL/SQL
3 1 (1.45%) R
3 1 (1.45%) Shell Script
3 1 (1.45%) VB
Qualifications
1 12 (17.39%) Security Cleared
2 10 (14.49%) Degree
2 10 (14.49%) SC Cleared
3 4 (5.80%) DBS Check
4 3 (4.35%) HNC
4 3 (4.35%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
4 3 (4.35%) PMI Certification
4 3 (4.35%) PMP
5 2 (2.90%) DV Cleared
6 1 (1.45%) A+ Certification
6 1 (1.45%) ACCA
6 1 (1.45%) CAPM
6 1 (1.45%) CCAB
6 1 (1.45%) CIMA
6 1 (1.45%) CIPFA
6 1 (1.45%) IIBA
6 1 (1.45%) MCP
6 1 (1.45%) MCSE
6 1 (1.45%) Microsoft Certification
6 1 (1.45%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (10.14%) PMO
2 6 (8.70%) QA
2 6 (8.70%) SLA
3 3 (4.35%) Data Quality
4 2 (2.90%) ISO 9001
5 1 (1.45%) Accessibility
5 1 (1.45%) ISO 19650
5 1 (1.45%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 1 (1.45%) NIST
5 1 (1.45%) SOC 2
System Software
1 12 (17.39%) Active Directory
2 1 (1.45%) Snort
Systems Management
1 3 (4.35%) SCCM
Vendors
1 44 (63.77%) Microsoft
2 8 (11.59%) ServiceNow
3 5 (7.25%) SAP
4 4 (5.80%) Cisco
4 4 (5.80%) Lotus
5 3 (4.35%) OneLogin
5 3 (4.35%) Oracle
6 2 (2.90%) Apple
6 2 (2.90%) Autodesk
6 2 (2.90%) Planview
7 1 (1.45%) Google
7 1 (1.45%) Sage
7 1 (1.45%) VMware