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 12 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 91 38 57
Rank change year-on-year -53 +19 -24
Contract jobs citing Microsoft Office 58 63 54
As % of all contract jobs in the West Midlands 2.27% 4.28% 2.88%
As % of the Applications category 32.40% 45.00% 31.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 35 45 37
10th Percentile £163 £157 £150
25th Percentile £200 £173 £180
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £300 £425 £200
Median % change year-on-year -29.41% +112.50% -55.36%
75th Percentile £440 £502 £425
90th Percentile £484 £538 £575
England median daily rate £367 £300 £255
% change year-on-year +22.17% +17.65% -32.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 0 11
10th Percentile £14.74 - £11.36
25th Percentile £15.67 - £13.63
Median hourly rate £25.00 - £26.00
75th Percentile - - £27.63
90th Percentile £28.00 - £28.75
England median hourly rate £17.60 £24.66 £17.22
% change year-on-year -28.63% +43.21% -21.73%

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 179 140 170
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands 7.01% 9.52% 9.07%
Number of daily rates quoted 108 96 92
10th Percentile £195 £165 £155
25th Percentile £269 £250 £200
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £416 £425 £314
Median % change year-on-year -2.12% +35.35% -25.24%
75th Percentile £500 £528 £493
90th Percentile £621 £575 £605
England median daily rate £450 £404 £400
% change year-on-year +11.52% +0.88% -9.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 7 27
10th Percentile £16.35 £13.28 £10.76
25th Percentile £22.50 £14.50 £11.24
Median hourly rate £25.00 £24.22 £17.25
Median % change year-on-year +3.22% +40.41% +1.86%
75th Percentile £26.25 £50.63 £31.63
90th Percentile £48.00 £52.50 £48.55
England median hourly rate £19.71 £27.13 £20.00
% change year-on-year -27.35% +35.63% -42.86%

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 12 February 2026.

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
Hourly Rate Histogram in the West Midlands

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Microsoft Office in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 12 February 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Microsoft Office in the West Midlands

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 12 February 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
Birmingham -9 19 £322 +89.41% 18
Warwickshire -16 15 £213 -59.52% 9
Shropshire -48 7 £275 -35.60% 3
Staffordshire 0 5 £210 -48.31% 6
Smethwick - 3 - -
Solihull - 2 - - 2
Worcestershire - 2 - - 5
Wolverhampton 0 1 - - 1
Coventry -16 1 £325 - 1
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 18 (31.03%) SharePoint
2 5 (8.62%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (5.17%) HCL Notes
4 1 (1.72%) Confluence
Applications
1 34 (58.62%) Microsoft Excel
2 19 (32.76%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 4 (6.90%) MS Visio
4 1 (1.72%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (1.72%) Oracle Smart View
4 1 (1.72%) ProjectWise
4 1 (1.72%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (1.72%) Trello
Business Applications
1 3 (5.17%) Maximo
2 1 (1.72%) Oracle EBS R12
2 1 (1.72%) SAP EHS
2 1 (1.72%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 13 (22.41%) Microsoft 365
2 4 (6.90%) Azure
2 4 (6.90%) Azure DevOps
2 4 (6.90%) Power Platform
3 2 (3.45%) OpenShift
4 1 (1.72%) Dynamics 365
4 1 (1.72%) Lucidchart
4 1 (1.72%) OneDrive
4 1 (1.72%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 5 (8.62%) Structured Cabling
1 5 (8.62%) VPN
2 4 (6.90%) DNS
3 3 (5.17%) TCP/IP
3 3 (5.17%) Wi-Fi
4 2 (3.45%) DHCP
4 2 (3.45%) Internet
5 1 (1.72%) LAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (5.17%) Power BI
2 2 (3.45%) Relational Database
3 1 (1.72%) EDMS
3 1 (1.72%) GIS
3 1 (1.72%) Metadata
3 1 (1.72%) Oracle BI Publisher
3 1 (1.72%) Oracle Reports
3 1 (1.72%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 11 (18.97%) JIRA
2 2 (3.45%) JMeter
General
1 33 (56.90%) Social Skills
2 19 (32.76%) Analytical Skills
3 17 (29.31%) Organisational Skills
4 16 (27.59%) Finance
5 5 (8.62%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 5 (8.62%) Manufacturing
6 3 (5.17%) Influencing Skills
6 3 (5.17%) Legal
6 3 (5.17%) Presentation Skills
7 2 (3.45%) Automotive
7 2 (3.45%) Local Government
8 1 (1.72%) Public Sector
8 1 (1.72%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 13 (22.41%) Analyst
2 11 (18.97%) Support Engineer
3 9 (15.52%) Desktop Engineer
4 7 (12.07%) Administrator
4 7 (12.07%) Desktop Support
4 7 (12.07%) Desktop Support Engineer
4 7 (12.07%) Project Manager
5 4 (6.90%) Business Analyst
6 3 (5.17%) 1st Line Service Desk Analyst
6 3 (5.17%) 1st Line Support
6 3 (5.17%) Assistant Project Manager
6 3 (5.17%) Help Desk Administrator
6 3 (5.17%) IT Analyst
6 3 (5.17%) Lead
6 3 (5.17%) Service Analyst
6 3 (5.17%) Service Desk Analyst
7 2 (3.45%) 1st Line Engineer
7 2 (3.45%) Service Design Manager
7 2 (3.45%) Service Transition Manager
7 2 (3.45%) Support Officer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (3.45%) ADO
1 2 (3.45%) Oracle Fusion
2 1 (1.72%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 5 (8.62%) Onboarding
2 3 (5.17%) Data Centre
2 3 (5.17%) Renewable Energy
2 3 (5.17%) Self-Motivation
3 2 (3.45%) Driving Licence
3 2 (3.45%) e-Learning
3 2 (3.45%) Operational Technology
4 1 (1.72%) CCTV
4 1 (1.72%) Enterprise Software
4 1 (1.72%) Industry 4.0
4 1 (1.72%) Learning Management System
4 1 (1.72%) Management Information System
4 1 (1.72%) Manufacturing Execution System
4 1 (1.72%) NHS
4 1 (1.72%) PMI
4 1 (1.72%) SCADA
4 1 (1.72%) Spread Betting
Operating Systems
1 14 (24.14%) Windows
2 8 (13.79%) Windows 10
3 5 (8.62%) Android
3 5 (8.62%) Apple iOS
4 2 (3.45%) Mac OS
4 2 (3.45%) Windows Server
5 1 (1.72%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (32.76%) Problem-Solving
2 15 (25.86%) Continuous Improvement
3 13 (22.41%) Project Management
4 12 (20.69%) Agile
5 10 (17.24%) Customer Service
5 10 (17.24%) Stakeholder Management
6 8 (13.79%) Service Management
6 8 (13.79%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 8 (13.79%) Waterfall
7 7 (12.07%) Change Control
7 7 (12.07%) PRINCE2
8 6 (10.34%) Process Improvement
8 6 (10.34%) Service Delivery
8 6 (10.34%) Time Management
9 5 (8.62%) Change Management
9 5 (8.62%) Coaching
9 5 (8.62%) DevOps
9 5 (8.62%) Project Governance
10 4 (6.90%) Data Analysis
10 4 (6.90%) ITIL
Programming Languages
1 3 (5.17%) PL/SQL
1 3 (5.17%) SQL
1 3 (5.17%) VB
2 2 (3.45%) Java
3 1 (1.72%) R
Qualifications
1 9 (15.52%) Degree
2 4 (6.90%) DBS Check
2 4 (6.90%) SC Cleared
2 4 (6.90%) Security Cleared
3 3 (5.17%) ISTQB
3 3 (5.17%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
3 3 (5.17%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
4 2 (3.45%) PMI Certification
4 2 (3.45%) PMP
5 1 (1.72%) A+ Certification
5 1 (1.72%) AAT
5 1 (1.72%) ACCA
5 1 (1.72%) CCAB
5 1 (1.72%) CIMA
5 1 (1.72%) CIPFA
5 1 (1.72%) IIBA
5 1 (1.72%) ISEB
5 1 (1.72%) MCSE
5 1 (1.72%) Microsoft Certification
5 1 (1.72%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (13.79%) PMO
1 8 (13.79%) SLA
2 6 (10.34%) QA
3 4 (6.90%) Data Quality
4 2 (3.45%) Accessibility
4 2 (3.45%) ISO 9001
5 1 (1.72%) GDPR
5 1 (1.72%) HIPAA
5 1 (1.72%) ISO 19650
System Software
1 10 (17.24%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 3 (5.17%) HP ALM
1 3 (5.17%) SCCM
2 2 (3.45%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 39 (67.24%) Microsoft
2 9 (15.52%) SAP
2 9 (15.52%) ServiceNow
3 5 (8.62%) Oracle
4 3 (5.17%) HP
4 3 (5.17%) Lotus
5 2 (3.45%) Apple
5 2 (3.45%) Autodesk
5 2 (3.45%) Planview
6 1 (1.72%) Atlassian
6 1 (1.72%) Cisco
6 1 (1.72%) Google
6 1 (1.72%) Remedy
6 1 (1.72%) Sage
6 1 (1.72%) VMware