Microsoft Office Contracts with Work from Home Options

Microsoft Office
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and a requirement for Microsoft Office skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Microsoft Office over the 6 months to 23 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
23 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 104 102 125
Rank change year-on-year -2 +23 -6
Contract jobs citing Microsoft Office 313 575 951
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 2.14% 2.35% 2.16%
As % of the Applications category 30.72% 36.32% 33.37%
Number of daily rates quoted 166 414 697
10th Percentile £154 £181 £150
25th Percentile £200 £250 £210
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £425 £375
Median % change year-on-year -5.88% +13.33% -
75th Percentile £538 £575 £500
90th Percentile £644 £700 £598
UK median daily rate £263 £375 £304
% change year-on-year -30.00% +23.36% -15.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 84 41 45
10th Percentile £13.07 £15.72 £12.35
25th Percentile £14.13 £22.16 £14.36
Median hourly rate £25.25 £40.59 £21.50
Median % change year-on-year -37.79% +88.79% +24.21%
75th Percentile £43.75 £63.75 £35.00
90th Percentile £51.25 £68.75 £61.20
UK median hourly rate £16.00 £22.63 £16.83
% change year-on-year -29.30% +34.50% +5.16%

All Software Application Skills
Work from Home

Microsoft Office is in the Software Applications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a WFH option and a requirement for software application skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for software application skills 1,019 1,583 2,850
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 6.95% 6.48% 6.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 481 1,084 2,004
10th Percentile £179 £213 £195
25th Percentile £284 £335 £315
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £450 £450
Median % change year-on-year -5.56% - +12.50%
75th Percentile £550 £578 £545
90th Percentile £688 £700 £631
UK median daily rate £400 £425 £435
% change year-on-year -5.88% -2.30% +8.75%
Number of hourly rates quoted 172 100 135
10th Percentile £12.86 £15.99 £12.35
25th Percentile £15.48 £22.48 £20.00
Median hourly rate £35.00 £45.00 £32.50
Median % change year-on-year -22.22% +38.46% +85.71%
75th Percentile £57.50 £52.50 £49.25
90th Percentile £69.50 £68.75 £58.95
UK median hourly rate £16.66 £31.92 £21.50
% change year-on-year -47.81% +48.47% +19.44%

Microsoft Office
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing Microsoft Office as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Microsoft Office trend for jobs with a WFH option

Microsoft Office
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Microsoft Office.

Microsoft Office daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

Microsoft Office
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Microsoft Office over the 6 months to 23 May 2024.

Microsoft Office daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Microsoft Office
Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Microsoft Office.

Microsoft Office hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

Microsoft Office
Hourly Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Hourly rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Microsoft Office over the 6 months to 23 May 2024.

Microsoft Office hourly rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Microsoft Office
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 34 (10.86%) SharePoint
2 16 (5.11%) Microsoft Exchange
3 8 (2.56%) Confluence
4 4 (1.28%) SharePoint 2013
5 3 (0.96%) CMS
6 2 (0.64%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 2 (0.64%) Documentum
6 2 (0.64%) Skype for Business
7 1 (0.32%) Moodle
7 1 (0.32%) WebSphere
Applications
1 106 (33.87%) Microsoft Excel
2 66 (21.09%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 27 (8.63%) MS Visio
4 18 (5.75%) Microsoft Project
5 14 (4.47%) Spreadsheet
6 7 (2.24%) Acrobat
7 4 (1.28%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 4 (1.28%) Adobe Illustrator
7 4 (1.28%) AutoCAD
8 3 (0.96%) Revit
9 1 (0.32%) 3ds Max
9 1 (0.32%) Blender
9 1 (0.32%) PlantUML
Business Applications
1 5 (1.60%) SmartPlant
2 3 (0.96%) Loan IQ
3 2 (0.64%) iTrent
3 2 (0.64%) Magento
3 2 (0.64%) Primavera
3 2 (0.64%) ResourceLink
3 2 (0.64%) SAP Hybris
3 2 (0.64%) Teamcenter
4 1 (0.32%) assyst
4 1 (0.32%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.32%) Oracle Assets
4 1 (0.32%) Oracle General Ledger
4 1 (0.32%) Salesforce CRM
4 1 (0.32%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (0.32%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 53 (16.93%) Microsoft 365
2 30 (9.58%) Azure
3 25 (7.99%) Power Platform
4 17 (5.43%) SaaS
5 14 (4.47%) Google Workspace
6 13 (4.15%) Entra ID
6 13 (4.15%) IaaS
6 13 (4.15%) OneDrive
6 13 (4.15%) PaaS
6 13 (4.15%) PowerApps
7 8 (2.56%) Dynamics 365
8 7 (2.24%) Collibra
8 7 (2.24%) Smartsheet
9 5 (1.60%) Azure DevOps
9 5 (1.60%) Power Automate
9 5 (1.60%) Slack
10 4 (1.28%) Asana
10 4 (1.28%) SAP Commerce Cloud
10 4 (1.28%) SuccessFactors
11 3 (0.96%) AWS
Communications & Networking
1 20 (6.39%) VPN
2 9 (2.88%) Firewall
3 7 (2.24%) Internet
3 7 (2.24%) WAN
4 4 (1.28%) Ethernet
4 4 (1.28%) MPLS
4 4 (1.28%) Wi-Fi
5 3 (0.96%) ADSL
5 3 (0.96%) LAN
5 3 (0.96%) Network Security
5 3 (0.96%) PSTN
5 3 (0.96%) Skype
5 3 (0.96%) TCP/IP
6 2 (0.64%) DNS
6 2 (0.64%) NAS
6 2 (0.64%) SAN
6 2 (0.64%) WebEx
6 2 (0.64%) Wireless
7 1 (0.32%) Cisco IOS
7 1 (0.32%) SONET
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (7.03%) Power BI
2 14 (4.47%) SQL Server
3 5 (1.60%) Tableau
4 3 (0.96%) Metadata
4 3 (0.96%) Relational Database
5 2 (0.64%) NoSQL
5 2 (0.64%) RDBMS
6 1 (0.32%) Amazon RDS
6 1 (0.32%) BusinessObjects
6 1 (0.32%) Electronic Patient Records
6 1 (0.32%) KNIME
6 1 (0.32%) MongoDB
6 1 (0.32%) MS Access
6 1 (0.32%) MySQL
6 1 (0.32%) Oracle Reports
6 1 (0.32%) Power Query
6 1 (0.32%) PowerPivot
6 1 (0.32%) SQL Server Analysis Services
6 1 (0.32%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 1 (0.32%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 27 (8.63%) JIRA
2 3 (0.96%) Visual Studio
3 2 (0.64%) Jenkins
3 2 (0.64%) TeamCity
3 2 (0.64%) Visual Studio Team System
4 1 (0.32%) Git
4 1 (0.32%) LabVIEW
4 1 (0.32%) MSI
4 1 (0.32%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 1 (0.32%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 151 (48.24%) Social Skills
2 85 (27.16%) Finance
3 67 (21.41%) Analytical Skills
4 41 (13.10%) Public Sector
5 34 (10.86%) Organisational Skills
6 26 (8.31%) Legal
7 23 (7.35%) Banking
7 23 (7.35%) Manufacturing
8 17 (5.43%) Telecoms
9 13 (4.15%) Marketing
10 9 (2.88%) Retail
11 7 (2.24%) Presentation Skills
12 5 (1.60%) Automotive
12 5 (1.60%) Electronics
12 5 (1.60%) Financial Institution
12 5 (1.60%) Investment Banking
12 5 (1.60%) Publishing
13 4 (1.28%) Influencing Skills
13 4 (1.28%) Local Government
13 4 (1.28%) Multimedia
Job Titles
1 67 (21.41%) Analyst
2 38 (12.14%) Project Manager
3 20 (6.39%) Business Analyst
4 18 (5.75%) Lead
5 17 (5.43%) IT Support
6 16 (5.11%) 2nd Line Support
7 15 (4.79%) Administrator
7 15 (4.79%) Service Analyst
8 14 (4.47%) Senior
8 14 (4.47%) Service Desk Analyst
8 14 (4.47%) Support Analyst
9 12 (3.83%) 1st Line Support
9 12 (3.83%) Author
9 12 (3.83%) Technical Author
10 11 (3.51%) Coordinator
10 11 (3.51%) Support Engineer
11 9 (2.88%) Designer
11 9 (2.88%) Developer
12 8 (2.56%) IT Engineer
13 7 (2.24%) Microsoft Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (6.07%) XML
2 4 (1.28%) .NET
2 4 (1.28%) HTML
2 4 (1.28%) JSON
3 2 (0.64%) ARM Templates
3 2 (0.64%) CSS
4 1 (0.32%) .NET Framework
4 1 (0.32%) Django
4 1 (0.32%) jQuery
4 1 (0.32%) React
4 1 (0.32%) RESTful
4 1 (0.32%) Software Packaging
4 1 (0.32%) XSL
4 1 (0.32%) X-Windows
Miscellaneous
1 19 (6.07%) Self-Motivation
2 18 (5.75%) Virtual Team
3 12 (3.83%) Management Information System
4 11 (3.51%) Onboarding
5 8 (2.56%) Video Conferencing
6 6 (1.92%) NHS
6 6 (1.92%) Product Ownership
7 5 (1.60%) Animation
7 5 (1.60%) Data Centre
7 5 (1.60%) Life Science
8 3 (0.96%) Derivative
8 3 (0.96%) Fixed Income
8 3 (0.96%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 3 (0.96%) Renewable Energy
8 3 (0.96%) Taxonomies
9 2 (0.64%) Analytical Mindset
9 2 (0.64%) Data Protection Act
9 2 (0.64%) Driving Licence
9 2 (0.64%) PMI
9 2 (0.64%) Reinsurance
Operating Systems
1 74 (23.64%) Windows
2 32 (10.22%) Windows 10
3 17 (5.43%) Windows 7
4 9 (2.88%) Mac OS
5 7 (2.24%) Windows Server 2016
6 6 (1.92%) Windows Server
7 5 (1.60%) Apple iOS
8 3 (0.96%) Android
9 2 (0.64%) Linux
9 2 (0.64%) Mac OS X
9 2 (0.64%) Windows Server 2012
10 1 (0.32%) CentOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 64 (20.45%) Project Management
2 59 (18.85%) Agile
3 47 (15.02%) Problem-Solving
4 46 (14.70%) Customer Service
5 37 (11.82%) Project Delivery
6 33 (10.54%) Change Management
7 28 (8.95%) ITIL
8 27 (8.63%) Business Intelligence
9 23 (7.35%) Continuous Improvement
10 22 (7.03%) Customer Requirements
10 22 (7.03%) Decision-Making
10 22 (7.03%) PRINCE2
11 21 (6.71%) CAD
11 21 (6.71%) Data Analysis
12 20 (6.39%) Stakeholder Management
13 19 (6.07%) Budget Management
14 18 (5.75%) Migration
14 18 (5.75%) Risk Management
15 16 (5.11%) Information Security
15 16 (5.11%) Programme Management
Programming Languages
1 21 (6.71%) SQL
2 10 (3.19%) T-SQL
3 8 (2.56%) C#
3 8 (2.56%) PL/SQL
3 8 (2.56%) Python
4 7 (2.24%) JavaScript
4 7 (2.24%) PowerShell
5 6 (1.92%) Java
6 3 (0.96%) VBA
7 2 (0.64%) PHP
7 2 (0.64%) R
7 2 (0.64%) VB
8 1 (0.32%) C++
8 1 (0.32%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 1 (0.32%) MATLAB
8 1 (0.32%) Perl
8 1 (0.32%) VB.NET
8 1 (0.32%) VC++
Qualifications
1 99 (31.63%) Degree
2 53 (16.93%) Security Cleared
3 38 (12.14%) SC Cleared
4 19 (6.07%) APMP
4 19 (6.07%) PMI Certification
4 19 (6.07%) PMP
5 8 (2.56%) Computer Science Degree
5 8 (2.56%) Master's Degree
6 6 (1.92%) BPSS Clearance
6 6 (1.92%) CISM
6 6 (1.92%) CISSP
7 4 (1.28%) BC Cleared
7 4 (1.28%) HNC
7 4 (1.28%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
8 3 (0.96%) Cisco Certification
8 3 (0.96%) ITIL Certification
8 3 (0.96%) Microsoft Certification
8 3 (0.96%) Numerate Degree
9 2 (0.64%) CCNP
9 2 (0.64%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (8.63%) SLA
2 21 (6.71%) PMO
3 16 (5.11%) QA
4 9 (2.88%) Accessibility
5 8 (2.56%) Data Quality
6 6 (1.92%) NIST
7 5 (1.60%) GDPR
7 5 (1.60%) NIST 800
8 4 (1.28%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 3 (0.96%) Disclosure Scotland
9 3 (0.96%) P3O
10 2 (0.64%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 2 (0.64%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 1 (0.32%) Cyber Essentials
11 1 (0.32%) Government Security Classifications
11 1 (0.32%) SNOMED CT
System Software
1 39 (12.46%) Active Directory
2 8 (2.56%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (1.92%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.32%) Microsoft App-V
4 1 (0.32%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 11 (3.51%) Microsoft Intune
2 6 (1.92%) SCCM
3 2 (0.64%) Argo
3 2 (0.64%) HP Quality Center
3 2 (0.64%) WSUS
4 1 (0.32%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 230 (73.48%) Microsoft
2 21 (6.71%) Oracle
3 18 (5.75%) Google
4 15 (4.79%) Salesforce
4 15 (4.79%) SAP
5 14 (4.47%) Adobe
6 8 (2.56%) ServiceNow
6 8 (2.56%) VMware
7 7 (2.24%) Cisco
8 6 (1.92%) Citrix
9 5 (1.60%) Atlassian
9 5 (1.60%) Computacenter
10 4 (1.28%) Apple
10 4 (1.28%) Palo Alto
10 4 (1.28%) Veeam
10 4 (1.28%) Zscaler
11 3 (0.96%) BT
11 3 (0.96%) HP
11 3 (0.96%) Openreach
12 2 (0.64%) Facebook