Microsoft Office Contract Job Trends in Yorkshire

Microsoft Office
England > Yorkshire

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Yorkshire requiring Microsoft Office skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 12 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 85 52 40
Rank change year-on-year -33 -12 +12
Contract jobs citing Microsoft Office 45 47 76
As % of all contract jobs in Yorkshire 2.51% 3.46% 4.05%
As % of the Applications category 25.28% 51.65% 49.35%
Number of daily rates quoted 41 32 49
10th Percentile - £135 £150
25th Percentile £203 £169 £165
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £290 £217 £190
Median % change year-on-year +33.81% +14.07% -15.56%
75th Percentile £438 £241 £488
90th Percentile £488 £419 £539
England median daily rate £330 £350 £300
% change year-on-year -5.86% +16.67% -14.29%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 6 9
10th Percentile - £12.74 £20.49
25th Percentile - £16.73 £21.31
Median hourly rate - £27.50 £22.00
Median % change year-on-year - +25.00% +2.33%
75th Percentile - £37.50 -
90th Percentile - £40.63 £22.30
England median hourly rate £21.50 £30.00 £21.00
% change year-on-year -28.33% +42.86% +10.94%

All Software Application Skills
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 Yorkshire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for software application skills 178 91 154
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Yorkshire 9.94% 6.70% 8.21%
Number of daily rates quoted 130 65 110
10th Percentile £203 £143 £153
25th Percentile £275 £178 £185
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £369 £250 £403
Median % change year-on-year +47.60% -37.94% +45.16%
75th Percentile £488 £480 £525
90th Percentile £543 £558 £587
England median daily rate £425 £404 £405
% change year-on-year +5.20% -0.25% -10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 11 11
10th Percentile - £15.22 £20.75
25th Percentile - £19.25 £21.31
Median hourly rate £30.29 £27.50 £22.00
Median % change year-on-year +10.15% +25.00% +15.24%
75th Percentile - £36.25 £22.38
90th Percentile - £42.50 £26.78
England median hourly rate £22.63 £21.50 £25.79
% change year-on-year +5.26% -16.63% +4.37%

Microsoft Office
Job Vacancy Trend in Yorkshire

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

Microsoft Office job vacancy trend in Yorkshire

Microsoft Office
Daily Rate Trend in Yorkshire

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

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

Microsoft Office
Daily Rate Histogram in Yorkshire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Microsoft Office in Yorkshire over the 6 months to 12 November 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Microsoft Office in Yorkshire

Microsoft Office
Hourly Rate Trend in Yorkshire

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

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

Microsoft Office
Contract Job Locations in 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 Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 12 November 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
West Yorkshire -4 18 £290 +30.34% 26
South Yorkshire -32 18 £400 +84.17% 14
East Yorkshire - 9 £205 - 4
Microsoft Office
England

Microsoft Office
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in 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 (17.78%) Microsoft Exchange
2 7 (15.56%) Confluence
3 4 (8.89%) SharePoint
4 1 (2.22%) CMS
Applications
1 16 (35.56%) Microsoft Excel
2 13 (28.89%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (6.67%) Microsoft Project
3 3 (6.67%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 15 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
2 9 (20.00%) Google Workspace
3 6 (13.33%) Azure
4 5 (11.11%) Entra ID
5 1 (2.22%) Mimecast
5 1 (2.22%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 11 (24.44%) Firewall
2 9 (20.00%) Network Security
2 9 (20.00%) Wi-Fi
3 2 (4.44%) Internet
3 2 (4.44%) VPN
4 1 (2.22%) DHCP
4 1 (2.22%) DNS
4 1 (2.22%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.22%) Power BI
1 1 (2.22%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 4 (8.89%) JIRA
2 1 (2.22%) PVCS
General
1 31 (68.89%) Social Skills
2 17 (37.78%) Finance
3 7 (15.56%) Banking
4 5 (11.11%) Presentation Skills
5 4 (8.89%) Analytical Skills
6 3 (6.67%) Organisational Skills
7 2 (4.44%) Retail
8 1 (2.22%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 1 (2.22%) Legal
8 1 (2.22%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 19 (42.22%) Analyst
2 13 (28.89%) IT Support
2 13 (28.89%) Support Engineer
3 10 (22.22%) IT Engineer
3 10 (22.22%) IT Support Engineer
4 8 (17.78%) 2nd Line Engineer
4 8 (17.78%) 2nd Line Support
4 8 (17.78%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
5 6 (13.33%) 1st/2nd Line Support
5 6 (13.33%) 1st/2nd Line Support Engineer
5 6 (13.33%) Business Analyst
5 6 (13.33%) Support Analyst
6 4 (8.89%) Lead
6 4 (8.89%) Project Analyst
6 4 (8.89%) Project Manager
7 3 (6.67%) Business Manager
7 3 (6.67%) Business Project Manager
7 3 (6.67%) Lead Business Analyst
7 3 (6.67%) Lead Project Manager
7 3 (6.67%) PMO Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.22%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 4 (8.89%) iPhone
1 4 (8.89%) Smartphone
2 3 (6.67%) Mobile App
3 2 (4.44%) Data Protection Act
3 2 (4.44%) Distributed Computing
4 1 (2.22%) Data Centre
4 1 (2.22%) Enterprise Software
4 1 (2.22%) IVR
4 1 (2.22%) Management Information System
4 1 (2.22%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 21 (46.67%) Windows
2 9 (20.00%) Linux
3 4 (8.89%) Mac OS
4 1 (2.22%) Windows 10
4 1 (2.22%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
2 11 (24.44%) Stakeholder Management
3 9 (20.00%) Customer Service
3 9 (20.00%) ITIL
3 9 (20.00%) Mobile Device Management
4 7 (15.56%) Agile
4 7 (15.56%) ITSM
5 6 (13.33%) Service Management
6 5 (11.11%) Dashboard Development
6 5 (11.11%) Data Analysis
6 5 (11.11%) Performance Metrics
6 5 (11.11%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 4 (8.89%) Cybersecurity
7 4 (8.89%) Incident Management
7 4 (8.89%) Waterfall
8 3 (6.67%) Data Protection
8 3 (6.67%) Project Governance
8 3 (6.67%) Security Patching
8 3 (6.67%) User Acceptance Testing
8 3 (6.67%) User Stories
Programming Languages
1 5 (11.11%) VB
2 1 (2.22%) PowerShell
2 1 (2.22%) SQL
Qualifications
1 4 (8.89%) Degree
2 3 (6.67%) ACSP
2 3 (6.67%) ACTC
3 1 (2.22%) BPSS Clearance
3 1 (2.22%) DBS Check
3 1 (2.22%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (20.00%) PMO
2 1 (2.22%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (2.22%) SLA
System Software
1 13 (28.89%) Active Directory
2 1 (2.22%) Virtual Desktop
2 1 (2.22%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 4 (8.89%) Jamf Pro
2 1 (2.22%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (2.22%) SCCM
Vendors
1 37 (82.22%) Microsoft
2 11 (24.44%) Google
3 10 (22.22%) Apple
4 5 (11.11%) HP
4 5 (11.11%) MobileIron
4 5 (11.11%) ServiceNow
5 1 (2.22%) Citrix
5 1 (2.22%) Genesys
5 1 (2.22%) Sophos
5 1 (2.22%) Splunk
5 1 (2.22%) VMware
5 1 (2.22%) WatchGuard