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 23 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 83 30 45
Rank change year-on-year -53 +15 +18
Contract jobs citing Microsoft Office 54 53 64
As % of all contract jobs in Yorkshire 2.61% 5.84% 3.48%
As % of the Applications category 32.93% 55.21% 36.78%
Number of daily rates quoted 41 32 45
10th Percentile £200 £188 £112
25th Percentile £203 £208 £150
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £290 £228 £195
Median % change year-on-year +27.47% +16.67% -7.14%
75th Percentile £408 £296 £494
90th Percentile £545 £416 £510
England median daily rate £367 £301 £255
% change year-on-year +21.96% +17.84% -32.89%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 5 11
10th Percentile £13.88 £12.24 £12.53
25th Percentile - £15.22 £12.58
Median hourly rate £14.25 £22.50 £15.00
Median % change year-on-year -36.67% +50.00% -44.95%
75th Percentile - £38.75 -
90th Percentile - £41.00 £21.97
England median hourly rate £17.94 £24.18 £17.28
% change year-on-year -25.83% +39.95% -21.47%

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 164 96 174
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Yorkshire 7.92% 10.58% 9.47%
Number of daily rates quoted 106 61 87
10th Percentile £203 £170 £135
25th Percentile £290 £209 £185
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £300 £425
Median % change year-on-year +33.33% -29.41% +6.25%
75th Percentile £506 £422 £525
90th Percentile £544 £535 £587
England median daily rate £450 £404 £400
% change year-on-year +11.52% +0.88% -11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 9 15
10th Percentile £14.18 £14.23 £12.53
25th Percentile - £21.25 £12.58
Median hourly rate £14.25 £27.50 £15.00
Median % change year-on-year -48.18% +83.33% -44.95%
75th Percentile £15.00 £34.15 £18.48
90th Percentile £15.45 £39.50 £24.87
England median hourly rate £19.91 £27.50 £20.89
% change year-on-year -27.60% +31.67% -40.33%

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 23 February 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 23 February 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 -13 30 £308 +25.51% 13
South Yorkshire -73 12 £399 +83.60% 9
East Yorkshire - 11 £205 - 1
North Yorkshire -7 1 £213 -29.17% 6
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 13 (24.07%) SharePoint
2 9 (16.67%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (7.41%) Confluence
Applications
1 23 (42.59%) Microsoft Excel
2 18 (33.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 4 (7.41%) MS Visio
4 1 (1.85%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 1 (1.85%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
Cloud Services
1 22 (40.74%) Microsoft 365
2 11 (20.37%) Google Workspace
3 8 (14.81%) Azure
4 5 (9.26%) Entra ID
5 3 (5.56%) OneDrive
6 2 (3.70%) Microsoft Purview
7 1 (1.85%) Microsoft Copilot
7 1 (1.85%) OpenShift
7 1 (1.85%) Rubrik
Communications & Networking
1 13 (24.07%) Firewall
1 13 (24.07%) Network Security
2 8 (14.81%) Wi-Fi
3 4 (7.41%) DNS
3 4 (7.41%) TCP/IP
4 2 (3.70%) Cisco Nexus
4 2 (3.70%) DHCP
4 2 (3.70%) DWDM
4 2 (3.70%) Internet
4 2 (3.70%) LAN
4 2 (3.70%) VPN
4 2 (3.70%) WAN
5 1 (1.85%) IPv4
5 1 (1.85%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.85%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 6 (11.11%) JIRA
2 2 (3.70%) Sonatype Nexus
3 1 (1.85%) PVCS
General
1 42 (77.78%) Social Skills
2 18 (33.33%) Finance
3 7 (12.96%) Legal
4 6 (11.11%) Organisational Skills
5 4 (7.41%) Analytical Skills
6 3 (5.56%) Presentation Skills
7 1 (1.85%) Documentation Skills
7 1 (1.85%) Financial Institution
7 1 (1.85%) Influencing Skills
7 1 (1.85%) Marketing
7 1 (1.85%) Public Sector
7 1 (1.85%) Retail
Job Titles
1 13 (24.07%) Analyst
2 12 (22.22%) IT Support
2 12 (22.22%) Support Engineer
3 11 (20.37%) IT Engineer
3 11 (20.37%) IT Support Engineer
4 7 (12.96%) 2nd Line Engineer
4 7 (12.96%) 2nd Line Support
4 7 (12.96%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
5 6 (11.11%) 1st/2nd Line Support
5 6 (11.11%) 1st/2nd Line Support Engineer
6 5 (9.26%) Knowledge Officer
6 5 (9.26%) Support Analyst
7 3 (5.56%) Business Analyst
7 3 (5.56%) Project Officer
7 3 (5.56%) Project Support Officer
7 3 (5.56%) Support Officer
8 2 (3.70%) Mac Engineer
8 2 (3.70%) Microsoft 365 Architect
8 2 (3.70%) PMO Analyst
8 2 (3.70%) PMO Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (3.70%) Microsoft Graph
2 1 (1.85%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 6 (11.11%) Data Protection Act
2 5 (9.26%) Onboarding
3 2 (3.70%) iPhone
3 2 (3.70%) Mobile App
3 2 (3.70%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 25 (46.30%) Windows
2 11 (20.37%) Linux
3 4 (7.41%) Mac OS
4 1 (1.85%) Windows 10
4 1 (1.85%) Windows 7
4 1 (1.85%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (37.04%) Problem-Solving
2 15 (27.78%) Stakeholder Management
3 7 (12.96%) Customer Service
3 7 (12.96%) Mobile Device Management
4 6 (11.11%) Data Analysis
4 6 (11.11%) Data Protection
4 6 (11.11%) Time Management
5 5 (9.26%) Knowledge Management
5 5 (9.26%) Process Improvement
5 5 (9.26%) Project Management
5 5 (9.26%) Workflow
6 4 (7.41%) Agile
6 4 (7.41%) Business Case
6 4 (7.41%) ITIL
7 3 (5.56%) Demand Forecasting
7 3 (5.56%) Generative AI
7 3 (5.56%) Impact Assessments
7 3 (5.56%) Runbook
7 3 (5.56%) Technical Leadership
7 3 (5.56%) Workshop Facilitation
Programming Languages
1 3 (5.56%) Kusto Query Language
1 3 (5.56%) PowerShell
1 3 (5.56%) VB
2 2 (3.70%) Python
2 2 (3.70%) SQL
Qualifications
1 5 (9.26%) Degree
2 2 (3.70%) ACSP
2 2 (3.70%) ACTC
2 2 (3.70%) CCNA
2 2 (3.70%) CCNP
2 2 (3.70%) Cisco Certification
2 2 (3.70%) JNCIA
2 2 (3.70%) JNCIS
2 2 (3.70%) Security Cleared
3 1 (1.85%) BPSS Clearance
3 1 (1.85%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (1.85%) DBS Check
3 1 (1.85%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (16.67%) PMO
2 3 (5.56%) SLA
3 2 (3.70%) GDPR
4 1 (1.85%) Data Quality
4 1 (1.85%) FINRA
4 1 (1.85%) MiFID
4 1 (1.85%) QA
System Software
1 13 (24.07%) Active Directory
2 1 (1.85%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 2 (3.70%) Ansible
1 2 (3.70%) Jamf Pro
1 2 (3.70%) Microsoft Intune
1 2 (3.70%) Terraform
2 1 (1.85%) SCCM
Vendors
1 44 (81.48%) Microsoft
2 12 (22.22%) Google
3 8 (14.81%) Apple
4 5 (9.26%) HP
4 5 (9.26%) MobileIron
5 2 (3.70%) Arista
5 2 (3.70%) Cisco
5 2 (3.70%) ServiceNow
6 1 (1.85%) Oracle
6 1 (1.85%) Planview
6 1 (1.85%) Splunk
6 1 (1.85%) TOWER Software
6 1 (1.85%) VMware