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 5 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 77 53 39
Rank change year-on-year -24 -14 +14
Contract jobs citing Microsoft Office 49 45 77
As % of all contract jobs in Yorkshire 2.76% 3.26% 4.13%
As % of the Applications category 26.92% 50.56% 49.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 40 31 50
10th Percentile £203 £135 £150
25th Percentile £216 £160 £165
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £290 £216 £190
Median % change year-on-year +34.09% +13.83% -15.56%
75th Percentile £438 £244 £483
90th Percentile £491 £422 £538
England median daily rate £325 £350 £300
% change year-on-year -7.14% +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% +14.49%
75th Percentile - £37.50 -
90th Percentile - £40.63 £22.30
England median hourly rate £21.75 £30.00 £21.00
% change year-on-year -27.50% +42.86% +13.51%

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 182 89 156
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Yorkshire 10.24% 6.45% 8.37%
Number of daily rates quoted 127 64 112
10th Percentile £203 £143 £154
25th Percentile £276 £178 £185
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £369 £246 £402
Median % change year-on-year +50.06% -38.83% +53.14%
75th Percentile £485 £482 £525
90th Percentile £544 £560 £587
England median daily rate £425 £400 £425
% change year-on-year +6.25% -5.88% -5.56%
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% +22.15%
75th Percentile - £36.25 £22.38
90th Percentile - £42.50 £26.78
England median hourly rate £22.63 £21.50 £26.00
% change year-on-year +5.26% -17.31% +5.78%

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 5 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 5 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 24 £290 +31.82% 32
South Yorkshire -38 18 £400 +84.17% 14
East Yorkshire - 7 £205 - 5
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 9 (18.37%) Microsoft Exchange
2 7 (14.29%) Confluence
3 4 (8.16%) SharePoint
4 1 (2.04%) CMS
Applications
1 17 (34.69%) Microsoft Excel
2 14 (28.57%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (6.12%) Microsoft Project
3 3 (6.12%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 1 (2.04%) SAP PS
1 1 (2.04%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 20 (40.82%) Microsoft 365
2 9 (18.37%) Entra ID
3 7 (14.29%) Google Workspace
4 6 (12.24%) Azure
5 1 (2.04%) Mimecast
5 1 (2.04%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 9 (18.37%) Firewall
1 9 (18.37%) Wi-Fi
2 7 (14.29%) Network Security
3 3 (6.12%) VPN
4 2 (4.08%) Internet
5 1 (2.04%) DHCP
5 1 (2.04%) DNS
5 1 (2.04%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.04%) Power BI
1 1 (2.04%) Power Query
1 1 (2.04%) SAP Data Services
1 1 (2.04%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 4 (8.16%) JIRA
2 1 (2.04%) PVCS
General
1 34 (69.39%) Social Skills
2 18 (36.73%) Finance
3 7 (14.29%) Banking
4 6 (12.24%) Retail
5 5 (10.20%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 5 (10.20%) Presentation Skills
6 4 (8.16%) Analytical Skills
7 3 (6.12%) Organisational Skills
8 1 (2.04%) Legal
8 1 (2.04%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 19 (38.78%) Analyst
2 14 (28.57%) IT Support
3 12 (24.49%) Support Engineer
4 8 (16.33%) IT Engineer
4 8 (16.33%) IT Support Engineer
5 7 (14.29%) 2nd Line Engineer
5 7 (14.29%) 2nd Line Support
5 7 (14.29%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
6 6 (12.24%) Business Analyst
6 6 (12.24%) Support Analyst
6 6 (12.24%) Support Manager
7 5 (10.20%) 1st Line Support
7 5 (10.20%) 1st/2nd Line Support
7 5 (10.20%) 1st/2nd Line Support Engineer
8 4 (8.16%) 1st Line Support Manager
8 4 (8.16%) IT Manager
8 4 (8.16%) IT Support Manager
8 4 (8.16%) Lead
8 4 (8.16%) Project Analyst
8 4 (8.16%) Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.04%) SAP Fiori
1 1 (2.04%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 8 (16.33%) iPhone
1 8 (16.33%) Smartphone
2 3 (6.12%) Mobile App
3 2 (4.08%) Data Protection Act
3 2 (4.08%) Distributed Computing
4 1 (2.04%) Data Centre
4 1 (2.04%) Enterprise Software
4 1 (2.04%) IVR
4 1 (2.04%) Management Information System
4 1 (2.04%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 19 (38.78%) Windows
2 8 (16.33%) Mac OS
3 7 (14.29%) Linux
4 1 (2.04%) Windows 10
4 1 (2.04%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (28.57%) Customer Service
1 14 (28.57%) ITIL
2 13 (26.53%) Mobile Device Management
2 13 (26.53%) Problem-Solving
3 12 (24.49%) ITSM
4 11 (22.45%) Stakeholder Management
5 10 (20.41%) Service Management
6 8 (16.33%) Incident Management
7 7 (14.29%) Agile
8 5 (10.20%) Dashboard Development
8 5 (10.20%) Data Analysis
8 5 (10.20%) Performance Metrics
8 5 (10.20%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 4 (8.16%) Cybersecurity
9 4 (8.16%) Project Management
9 4 (8.16%) Waterfall
10 3 (6.12%) Migration
10 3 (6.12%) Project Governance
10 3 (6.12%) Service Delivery
10 3 (6.12%) User Stories
Programming Languages
1 5 (10.20%) VB
2 1 (2.04%) PowerShell
2 1 (2.04%) SQL
Qualifications
1 5 (10.20%) Degree
2 3 (6.12%) ACSP
2 3 (6.12%) ACTC
3 2 (4.08%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
4 1 (2.04%) BPSS Clearance
4 1 (2.04%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (18.37%) PMO
2 2 (4.08%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (2.04%) SLA
System Software
1 18 (36.73%) Active Directory
2 1 (2.04%) Virtual Desktop
2 1 (2.04%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 8 (16.33%) Jamf Pro
2 2 (4.08%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (2.04%) SCCM
Vendors
1 40 (81.63%) Microsoft
2 14 (28.57%) Apple
3 10 (20.41%) ServiceNow
4 9 (18.37%) Google
5 5 (10.20%) HP
5 5 (10.20%) MobileIron
6 2 (4.08%) Citrix
7 1 (2.04%) Genesys
7 1 (2.04%) SAP
7 1 (2.04%) Sophos
7 1 (2.04%) Splunk
7 1 (2.04%) VMware
7 1 (2.04%) WatchGuard