Microsoft Office Contract Job Trends in West Yorkshire

Microsoft Office
Yorkshire > West Yorkshire

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in West Yorkshire requiring Microsoft Office skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 26 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 65 47 53
Rank change year-on-year -18 +6 +23
Contract jobs citing Microsoft Office 23 19 29
As % of all contract jobs in West Yorkshire 2.48% 2.74% 2.51%
As % of the Applications category 35.94% 42.22% 33.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 16 11 18
10th Percentile £248 £188 £146
25th Percentile £290 £204 £168
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £325 £225 £300
Median % change year-on-year +44.44% -25.00% +42.86%
75th Percentile £443 £248 £510
90th Percentile £488 £375 £549
Yorkshire median daily rate £290 £225 £190
% change year-on-year +28.89% +18.42% -9.52%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 4 4
10th Percentile - £24.25 £14.60
25th Percentile - £28.75 £17.71
Median hourly rate £14.25 £35.00 £21.01
Median % change year-on-year -59.29% +66.61% -
75th Percentile - £39.69 £21.47
90th Percentile - £41.38 £21.77
Yorkshire median hourly rate £14.25 £27.50 £21.31
% change year-on-year -48.18% +29.05% -2.02%

All Software Application Skills
West Yorkshire

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 West Yorkshire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for software application skills 64 45 86
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in West Yorkshire 6.90% 6.48% 7.44%
Number of daily rates quoted 37 31 51
10th Percentile £269 £178 £150
25th Percentile £290 £223 £269
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £300 £450
Median % change year-on-year +50.00% -33.33% +16.13%
75th Percentile £525 £403 £538
90th Percentile £538 £488 £575
Yorkshire median daily rate £365 £283 £404
% change year-on-year +29.20% -30.01% +7.64%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 8 5
10th Percentile - £20.43 £15.30
25th Percentile - £25.00 £19.44
Median hourly rate £14.25 £30.00 £21.31
Median % change year-on-year -52.50% +40.78% -
75th Percentile - £39.69 £21.97
90th Percentile - £42.50 £24.86
Yorkshire median hourly rate £14.25 £27.50 £21.31
% change year-on-year -48.18% +29.05% -2.02%

Microsoft Office
Job Vacancy Trend in West Yorkshire

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

Microsoft Office job vacancy trend in West Yorkshire

Microsoft Office
Daily Rate Trend in West Yorkshire

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

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

Microsoft Office
Daily Rate Histogram in West Yorkshire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Microsoft Office in West Yorkshire over the 6 months to 26 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Microsoft Office in West Yorkshire

Microsoft Office
Hourly Rate Trend in West Yorkshire

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

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

Microsoft Office
Contract Job Locations in West Yorkshire

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 Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 26 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
Leeds -3 23 £325 +39.78% 12
Microsoft Office
Yorkshire

Microsoft Office
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West Yorkshire 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 8 (34.78%) SharePoint
2 6 (26.09%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 14 (60.87%) Microsoft Excel
2 13 (56.52%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (4.35%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 15 (65.22%) Microsoft 365
2 6 (26.09%) Azure
3 3 (13.04%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 8 (34.78%) Wi-Fi
2 1 (4.35%) DHCP
2 1 (4.35%) DNS
2 1 (4.35%) Internet
Development Applications
1 2 (8.70%) JIRA
2 1 (4.35%) PVCS
General
1 20 (86.96%) Social Skills
2 7 (30.43%) Finance
3 5 (21.74%) Legal
3 5 (21.74%) Organisational Skills
4 3 (13.04%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (4.35%) Retail
Job Titles
1 9 (39.13%) Analyst
2 6 (26.09%) Support Analyst
3 5 (21.74%) Knowledge Officer
4 3 (13.04%) IT Support
5 2 (8.70%) Coordinator
5 2 (8.70%) IT Analyst
5 2 (8.70%) Mac Engineer
5 2 (8.70%) Transformation Analyst
6 1 (4.35%) 2nd Line Engineer
6 1 (4.35%) 2nd Line Support
6 1 (4.35%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
6 1 (4.35%) Change Manager
6 1 (4.35%) Infrastructure Support
6 1 (4.35%) Performance Analyst
6 1 (4.35%) PMO Analyst
6 1 (4.35%) Programme Support Analyst
6 1 (4.35%) Service Analyst
6 1 (4.35%) Support Assistant
6 1 (4.35%) Support Engineer
6 1 (4.35%) Test Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (4.35%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 5 (21.74%) Onboarding
2 2 (8.70%) iPhone
2 2 (8.70%) Mobile App
2 2 (8.70%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 9 (39.13%) Windows
2 3 (13.04%) Mac OS
3 1 (4.35%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (34.78%) Stakeholder Management
2 7 (30.43%) Mobile Device Management
3 5 (21.74%) Knowledge Management
3 5 (21.74%) Time Management
3 5 (21.74%) Workflow
4 4 (17.39%) ITIL
4 4 (17.39%) Problem-Solving
5 3 (13.04%) Customer Service
5 3 (13.04%) Cybersecurity
5 3 (13.04%) Incident Management
5 3 (13.04%) Invoice Processing
5 3 (13.04%) Service Management
6 2 (8.70%) AI
6 2 (8.70%) Generative AI
6 2 (8.70%) ITSM
6 2 (8.70%) Project Management
6 2 (8.70%) Security Patching
7 1 (4.35%) Coaching
7 1 (4.35%) Customer-Centric Approach
7 1 (4.35%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 1 (4.35%) SQL
Qualifications
1 2 (8.70%) ACSP
1 2 (8.70%) ACTC
1 2 (8.70%) Degree
2 1 (4.35%) BPSS Clearance
2 1 (4.35%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (26.09%) PMO
System Software
1 10 (43.48%) Active Directory
2 1 (4.35%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 2 (8.70%) Jamf Pro
2 1 (4.35%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (4.35%) SCCM
Vendors
1 16 (69.57%) Microsoft
2 8 (34.78%) Apple
3 5 (21.74%) HP
3 5 (21.74%) MobileIron
4 2 (8.70%) ServiceNow
5 1 (4.35%) Google
5 1 (4.35%) Splunk
5 1 (4.35%) VMware