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 27 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 131 35 60
Rank change year-on-year -96 +25 -15
Contract jobs citing Microsoft Office 25 82 39
As % of all contract jobs in Yorkshire 0.88% 5.66% 2.43%
As % of the Applications category 24.27% 47.13% 39.80%
Number of daily rates quoted 19 38 25
10th Percentile £233 £150 £114
25th Percentile £326 £224 £163
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £265 £195
Median % change year-on-year +50.80% +36.03% +2.63%
75th Percentile £456 £419 £250
90th Percentile £625 £499 £483
England median daily rate £344 £358 £350
% change year-on-year -3.91% +2.29% -6.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 3 6
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £18.10 £13.50
Median hourly rate - £18.21 £14.34
Median % change year-on-year - +27.00% -34.09%
75th Percentile - £18.41 £17.50
90th Percentile - £18.47 £26.01
England median hourly rate £20.00 £20.13 £17.27
% change year-on-year -0.63% +16.55% -8.77%

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 103 174 98
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Yorkshire 3.63% 12.01% 6.10%
Number of daily rates quoted 54 95 54
10th Percentile £254 £150 £139
25th Percentile £350 £268 £168
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £380 £240
Median % change year-on-year +11.84% +58.33% -38.31%
75th Percentile £547 £469 £450
90th Percentile £629 £588 £514
England median daily rate £450 £425 £400
% change year-on-year +5.88% +6.25% -5.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 6 11
10th Percentile - £18.10 £13.50
25th Percentile £15.00 £18.20 £14.34
Median hourly rate £16.00 £23.01 £19.00
Median % change year-on-year -30.45% +21.08% -13.64%
75th Percentile £23.68 £29.91 £38.13
90th Percentile £27.86 £32.38 £63.75
England median hourly rate £25.00 £24.00 £17.39
% change year-on-year +4.17% +37.99% -30.43%

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 27 July 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 27 July 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
South Yorkshire -56 13 £429 +61.67% 13
West Yorkshire -53 12 £295 +14.56% 19
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 3 (12.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 3 (12.00%) SharePoint
2 1 (4.00%) CMS
Applications
1 15 (60.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 12 (48.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (12.00%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (8.00%) AutoCAD
4 2 (8.00%) Navisworks
4 2 (8.00%) ProjectWise
4 2 (8.00%) Revit
5 1 (4.00%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 2 (8.00%) Integrated Workplace Management System
2 1 (4.00%) Oracle EBS
2 1 (4.00%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
2 1 (4.00%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 6 (24.00%) Microsoft 365
2 3 (12.00%) OneDrive
3 2 (8.00%) Azure
3 2 (8.00%) Microsoft Copilot
3 2 (8.00%) Microsoft Purview
3 2 (8.00%) Power Platform
4 1 (4.00%) Entra ID
4 1 (4.00%) Rubrik
Communications & Networking
1 1 (4.00%) VoIP
1 1 (4.00%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (8.00%) Power BI
2 1 (4.00%) Oracle Reports
General
1 12 (48.00%) Finance
2 10 (40.00%) Social Skills
3 7 (28.00%) Presentation Skills
4 6 (24.00%) Analytical Skills
5 4 (16.00%) Organisational Skills
6 2 (8.00%) Marketing
6 2 (8.00%) Public Sector
7 1 (4.00%) Banking
7 1 (4.00%) Documentation Skills
7 1 (4.00%) Law
7 1 (4.00%) Legal
Job Titles
1 6 (24.00%) Analyst
2 4 (16.00%) PMO Analyst
3 3 (12.00%) PMO Manager
3 3 (12.00%) Senior
3 3 (12.00%) Senior Analyst
3 3 (12.00%) Senior PMO
3 3 (12.00%) Senior PMO Analyst
4 2 (8.00%) Administrator
4 2 (8.00%) Architect
4 2 (8.00%) Desktop Support
4 2 (8.00%) Innovation Manager
4 2 (8.00%) Lead
4 2 (8.00%) Microsoft 365 Architect
4 2 (8.00%) Product Manager
5 1 (4.00%) 1st Line Support
5 1 (4.00%) IT Analyst
5 1 (4.00%) IT Infrastructure Analyst
5 1 (4.00%) PMO Lead
5 1 (4.00%) Support Analyst
5 1 (4.00%) Test Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (8.00%) Microsoft Graph
Miscellaneous
1 4 (16.00%) Data Protection Act
2 2 (8.00%) Management Information System
3 1 (4.00%) Cyber Defence
3 1 (4.00%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 4 (16.00%) Windows
2 1 (4.00%) Android
2 1 (4.00%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (44.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 7 (28.00%) Business Case
2 7 (28.00%) Data Analysis
3 5 (20.00%) Dashboard Development
3 5 (20.00%) Performance Metrics
4 4 (16.00%) Data Protection
4 4 (16.00%) Problem-Solving
4 4 (16.00%) Validation
5 3 (12.00%) Incident Management
5 3 (12.00%) Problem Management
5 3 (12.00%) Process Improvement
5 3 (12.00%) Project Management
5 3 (12.00%) Service Design
6 2 (8.00%) Continuous Improvement
6 2 (8.00%) E-Discovery
6 2 (8.00%) High Availability
6 2 (8.00%) Market Research
6 2 (8.00%) Portfolio Management
6 2 (8.00%) Product Management
6 2 (8.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 5 (20.00%) VB
2 3 (12.00%) Kusto Query Language
2 3 (12.00%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 4 (16.00%) Degree
2 2 (8.00%) Security Cleared
3 1 (4.00%) BPSS Clearance
3 1 (4.00%) ISTQB
3 1 (4.00%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
3 1 (4.00%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
3 1 (4.00%) PMI Certification
3 1 (4.00%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (32.00%) PMO
2 2 (8.00%) GDPR
2 2 (8.00%) ISO 19650
2 2 (8.00%) P3O
3 1 (4.00%) FINRA
3 1 (4.00%) MiFID
System Software
1 2 (8.00%) Active Directory
2 1 (4.00%) BitLocker
2 1 (4.00%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 1 (4.00%) SCCM
Vendors
1 18 (72.00%) Microsoft
2 2 (8.00%) Autodesk
2 2 (8.00%) Oracle
3 1 (4.00%) Apple
3 1 (4.00%) Google
3 1 (4.00%) HP
3 1 (4.00%) McAfee
3 1 (4.00%) MobileIron
3 1 (4.00%) Remedy