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 24 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 125 48 71
Rank change year-on-year -77 +23 -30
Contract jobs citing Microsoft Office 27 72 34
As % of all contract jobs in Yorkshire 0.94% 4.71% 2.21%
As % of the Applications category 24.11% 42.11% 40.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 17 38 20
10th Percentile £228 £150 £125
25th Percentile £313 £223 £158
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £262 £185
Median % change year-on-year +52.53% +41.76% +3.64%
75th Percentile £475 £420 £231
90th Percentile £576 £499 £488
England median daily rate £331 £358 £375
% change year-on-year -7.68% -4.53% +11.52%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 3 6
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £14.13 £18.10 £13.50
Median hourly rate £14.25 £18.21 £14.34
Median % change year-on-year -21.72% +27.00% -34.84%
75th Percentile £14.38 £18.41 £17.50
90th Percentile - £18.47 £26.01
England median hourly rate £17.50 £20.26 £17.80
% change year-on-year -13.60% +13.79% -5.97%

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 112 171 85
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Yorkshire 3.92% 11.18% 5.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 63 104 50
10th Percentile £255 £150 £147
25th Percentile £350 £262 £168
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £437 £362 £250
Median % change year-on-year +20.72% +44.80% -33.88%
75th Percentile £531 £461 £455
90th Percentile £629 £575 £531
England median daily rate £450 £425 £405
% change year-on-year +5.88% +4.94% -4.71%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 5 11
10th Percentile £15.06 - £13.50
25th Percentile £16.28 £18.10 £14.34
Median hourly rate £17.12 £18.51 £19.00
Median % change year-on-year -7.51% -2.58% -13.64%
75th Percentile £25.18 £30.29 £38.13
90th Percentile £27.86 £32.79 £63.75
England median hourly rate £22.63 £23.10 £16.23
% change year-on-year -2.03% +42.33% -30.16%

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 24 August 2026.

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 24 August 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
West Yorkshire -42 16 £370 +54.17% 50
South Yorkshire -57 10 £429 +63.36% 17
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 2 (7.41%) CMS
2 1 (3.70%) Confluence
2 1 (3.70%) Drupal
2 1 (3.70%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 15 (55.56%) Microsoft Excel
2 12 (44.44%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 4 (14.81%) Microsoft Project
4 3 (11.11%) AutoCAD
4 3 (11.11%) Navisworks
4 3 (11.11%) ProjectWise
4 3 (11.11%) Revit
5 2 (7.41%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 3 (11.11%) Integrated Workplace Management System
2 1 (3.70%) Oracle EBS
2 1 (3.70%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 3 (11.11%) Power Platform
2 2 (7.41%) Google Workspace
2 2 (7.41%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (3.70%) Azure
3 1 (3.70%) Canva
3 1 (3.70%) Google Analytics
3 1 (3.70%) Microsoft Copilot
3 1 (3.70%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 2 (7.41%) VPN
1 2 (7.41%) WAN
2 1 (3.70%) Cisco Nexus
2 1 (3.70%) DNS
2 1 (3.70%) DWDM
2 1 (3.70%) Firewall
2 1 (3.70%) LAN
2 1 (3.70%) Network Security
2 1 (3.70%) TCP/IP
2 1 (3.70%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (11.11%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 1 (3.70%) JIRA
1 1 (3.70%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 13 (48.15%) Social Skills
2 9 (33.33%) Finance
3 7 (25.93%) Analytical Skills
4 6 (22.22%) Organisational Skills
5 4 (14.81%) Marketing
5 4 (14.81%) Presentation Skills
6 3 (11.11%) Banking
7 2 (7.41%) Public Sector
8 1 (3.70%) Law
8 1 (3.70%) Publishing
8 1 (3.70%) Retail
Job Titles
1 6 (22.22%) Analyst
2 4 (14.81%) Administrator
2 4 (14.81%) PMO Analyst
3 3 (11.11%) Innovation Manager
3 3 (11.11%) Product Manager
3 3 (11.11%) Senior
3 3 (11.11%) Senior Analyst
3 3 (11.11%) Senior PMO
3 3 (11.11%) Senior PMO Analyst
4 2 (7.41%) PMO Manager
5 1 (3.70%) Content Manager
5 1 (3.70%) Desktop Analyst
5 1 (3.70%) Desktop Support Analyst
5 1 (3.70%) Exchange Engineer
5 1 (3.70%) Information Manager
5 1 (3.70%) IT Administrator
5 1 (3.70%) Network Administrator
5 1 (3.70%) Project Administrator
5 1 (3.70%) Resource Manager
5 1 (3.70%) Service Desk Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (3.70%) Terraform
Miscellaneous
1 3 (11.11%) Management Information System
2 2 (7.41%) Social Media
3 1 (3.70%) Blog
3 1 (3.70%) Cyber Defence
3 1 (3.70%) Data Centre
3 1 (3.70%) Data Protection Act
3 1 (3.70%) Digital Media
3 1 (3.70%) Mobile App
3 1 (3.70%) Photography
3 1 (3.70%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 2 (7.41%) Windows
2 1 (3.70%) Android
2 1 (3.70%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
2 7 (25.93%) Problem-Solving
3 6 (22.22%) Business Case
3 6 (22.22%) Data Analysis
3 6 (22.22%) Project Management
3 6 (22.22%) Validation
4 5 (18.52%) Mentoring
4 5 (18.52%) Process Improvement
4 5 (18.52%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 4 (14.81%) Continuous Improvement
6 3 (11.11%) Building Information Modelling
6 3 (11.11%) Data Extraction
6 3 (11.11%) Digital Twin
6 3 (11.11%) Innovation Management
6 3 (11.11%) Market Research
6 3 (11.11%) Product Management
6 3 (11.11%) Project Delivery
6 3 (11.11%) Prototyping
6 3 (11.11%) Value Proposition
6 3 (11.11%) Workshop Facilitation
Programming Languages
1 2 (7.41%) VB
2 1 (3.70%) Python
Qualifications
1 5 (18.52%) Degree
2 1 (3.70%) BPSS Clearance
2 1 (3.70%) CCNA
2 1 (3.70%) CCNP
2 1 (3.70%) Cisco Certification
2 1 (3.70%) Computer Science Degree
2 1 (3.70%) ISTQB
2 1 (3.70%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
2 1 (3.70%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
2 1 (3.70%) JNCIA
2 1 (3.70%) JNCIS
2 1 (3.70%) PMI Certification
2 1 (3.70%) PMP
2 1 (3.70%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (22.22%) PMO
2 3 (11.11%) ISO 19650
3 2 (7.41%) P3O
4 1 (3.70%) Accessibility
4 1 (3.70%) GDPR
4 1 (3.70%) WCAG
System Software
1 2 (7.41%) Active Directory
2 1 (3.70%) BitLocker
2 1 (3.70%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 1 (3.70%) Ansible
1 1 (3.70%) SCCM
Vendors
1 20 (74.07%) Microsoft
2 3 (11.11%) Autodesk
2 3 (11.11%) Google
3 1 (3.70%) Apple
3 1 (3.70%) Arista
3 1 (3.70%) Cisco
3 1 (3.70%) Facebook
3 1 (3.70%) HP
3 1 (3.70%) Instagram
3 1 (3.70%) McAfee
3 1 (3.70%) MobileIron
3 1 (3.70%) Oracle
3 1 (3.70%) Remedy
3 1 (3.70%) TikTok