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 21 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 21 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 99 | 53 | 40 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -46 | -13 | +6 |
| Contract jobs citing Microsoft Office | 72 | 84 | 79 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the West Midlands | 2.02% | 4.28% | 4.23% |
| As % of the Applications category | 34.45% | 35.44% | 49.07% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 44 | 45 | 61 |
| 10th Percentile | £210 | £163 | £143 |
| 25th Percentile | £213 | £220 | £170 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £358 | £300 | £425 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +19.17% | -29.41% | +70.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £469 | £418 | £500 |
| 90th Percentile | £568 | £467 | £575 |
| England median daily rate | £329 | £329 | £348 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.08% | -5.32% | +6.92% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 10 | 12 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.39 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £13.59 | £29.00 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £16.65 | £40.00 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | -58.38% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £23.01 | £50.00 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £23.75 | - | - |
| England median hourly rate | £16.44 | £22.00 | £30.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -25.30% | -26.67% | +40.78% |
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.
| 6 months to 21 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for software application skills | 209 | 237 | 161 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands | 5.88% | 12.07% | 8.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 107 | 129 | 124 |
| 10th Percentile | £210 | £204 | £162 |
| 25th Percentile | £325 | £300 | £255 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £447 | £425 | £425 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.18% | - | +6.25% |
| 75th Percentile | £500 | £513 | £512 |
| 90th Percentile | £625 | £603 | £588 |
| England median daily rate | £450 | £425 | £403 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.88% | +5.46% | -5.18% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 45 | 36 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.67 | £23.76 | £19.38 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.48 | £29.00 | £26.69 |
| Median hourly rate | £20.33 | £33.91 | £39.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -40.06% | -14.15% | +46.30% |
| 75th Percentile | £30.27 | £50.00 | £49.69 |
| 90th Percentile | £33.99 | - | £51.38 |
| England median hourly rate | £18.50 | £23.08 | £21.46 |
| % change year-on-year | -19.83% | +7.53% | -16.53% |
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 Daily Rate Trend in the West Midlands
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 21 October 2026.
Microsoft Office Hourly Rate Trend in the West Midlands
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 21 October 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shropshire | -30 | 25 | £402 | -4.17% | 6 |
| Warwickshire | -27 | 13 | £338 | - | 6 |
| Coventry | -18 | 9 | £225 | - | 8 |
| Birmingham | -19 | 6 | £210 | -26.96% | 21 |
| Worcestershire | +10 | 5 | - | - | 2 |
| Walsall | - | 4 | £600 | - | |
| Staffordshire | -19 | 3 | £135 | -35.71% | 23 |
| Herefordshire | - | 3 | - | - | 2 |
| Solihull | -12 | 2 | £228 | - | 3 |
| Halesowen | - | 1 | - | - | |
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Microsoft Office Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Applications
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft Excel | 45.8% | 33 |
| 2 | Microsoft PowerPoint | 15.3% | 11 |
| 3 | MS Visio | 6.9% | 5 |
| 4 | Microsoft Project | 5.6% | 4 |
| 5 | AutoCAD | 1.4% | 1 |
| 5 | Navisworks | 1.4% | 1 |
| 5 | ProjectWise | 1.4% | 1 |
| 5 | Revit | 1.4% | 1 |
| 5 | Trello | 1.4% | 1 |