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 21 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 122 56 59
Rank change year-on-year -66 +3 -13
Contract jobs citing Microsoft Office 37 69 42
As % of all contract jobs in Yorkshire 1.29% 4.46% 2.81%
As % of the Applications category 29.84% 39.43% 48.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 19 41 29
10th Percentile £194 £150 £139
25th Percentile £225 £205 £178
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £262 £216
Median % change year-on-year +52.67% +21.14% +13.83%
75th Percentile £469 £438 £235
90th Percentile £588 £526 £408
England median daily rate £325 £350 £350
% change year-on-year -7.14% - +7.69%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 3 6
10th Percentile £14.76 - £16.72
25th Percentile £15.39 £18.10 £19.02
Median hourly rate £16.44 £18.21 £27.50
Median % change year-on-year -9.72% -33.80% +25.00%
75th Percentile £17.48 £18.41 £37.50
90th Percentile - £18.47 £40.63
England median hourly rate £16.46 £21.81 £27.00
% change year-on-year -24.54% -19.21% +42.37%

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 124 175 87
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Yorkshire 4.32% 11.30% 5.82%
Number of daily rates quoted 67 111 58
10th Percentile £233 £150 £151
25th Percentile £345 £261 £178
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £355 £228
Median % change year-on-year +19.72% +56.04% -47.43%
75th Percentile £525 £467 £486
90th Percentile £633 £575 £570
England median daily rate £445 £425 £400
% change year-on-year +4.71% +6.25% -5.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 4 12
10th Percentile - - £18.29
25th Percentile £15.39 £18.10 £19.63
Median hourly rate £16.44 £18.36 £30.00
Median % change year-on-year -10.47% -38.81% +36.36%
75th Percentile £17.80 £21.46 £42.50
90th Percentile £26.95 £26.76 £61.63
England median hourly rate £19.00 £23.54 £16.65
% change year-on-year -19.29% +41.38% -33.40%

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 21 September 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 21 September 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 -33 27 £295 +22.92% 44
South Yorkshire -53 9 £450 +71.59% 21
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 (5.41%) CMS
1 2 (5.41%) Confluence
2 1 (2.70%) Drupal
2 1 (2.70%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 15 (40.54%) Microsoft Excel
2 10 (27.03%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 5 (13.51%) AutoCAD
3 5 (13.51%) Microsoft Project
3 5 (13.51%) Navisworks
3 5 (13.51%) ProjectWise
3 5 (13.51%) Revit
4 2 (5.41%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 5 (13.51%) Integrated Workplace Management System
2 2 (5.41%) SAP R/3
2 2 (5.41%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (2.70%) Oracle EBS
3 1 (2.70%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 5 (13.51%) Microsoft 365
1 5 (13.51%) Power Platform
2 2 (5.41%) Azure
2 2 (5.41%) Google Workspace
2 2 (5.41%) Microsoft Copilot
3 1 (2.70%) Canva
3 1 (2.70%) Google Analytics
3 1 (2.70%) Microsoft Purview
3 1 (2.70%) OpenShift
Communications & Networking
1 4 (10.81%) VPN
2 2 (5.41%) Firewall
2 2 (5.41%) Network Security
2 2 (5.41%) TCP/IP
2 2 (5.41%) WAN
2 2 (5.41%) Wi-Fi
3 1 (2.70%) Cisco Nexus
3 1 (2.70%) DNS
3 1 (2.70%) DWDM
3 1 (2.70%) Internet
3 1 (2.70%) LAN
3 1 (2.70%) NetScaler
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (13.51%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 2 (5.41%) JIRA
2 1 (2.70%) Git
2 1 (2.70%) Jenkins
2 1 (2.70%) MSI
2 1 (2.70%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 14 (37.84%) Social Skills
2 9 (24.32%) Analytical Skills
3 8 (21.62%) Finance
4 6 (16.22%) Organisational Skills
5 4 (10.81%) Marketing
6 2 (5.41%) Banking
6 2 (5.41%) Manufacturing
6 2 (5.41%) Presentation Skills
6 2 (5.41%) Public Sector
6 2 (5.41%) Retail
7 1 (2.70%) Law
7 1 (2.70%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 9 (24.32%) Administrator
2 6 (16.22%) Analyst
2 6 (16.22%) Data Administrator
3 4 (10.81%) PMO Analyst
4 3 (8.11%) Innovation Manager
4 3 (8.11%) Product Manager
4 3 (8.11%) Senior
4 3 (8.11%) Senior Analyst
4 3 (8.11%) Senior PMO
4 3 (8.11%) Senior PMO Analyst
5 2 (5.41%) Project Manager
6 1 (2.70%) Desktop Support
6 1 (2.70%) Desktop Support Analyst
6 1 (2.70%) Infrastructure Analyst
6 1 (2.70%) Network Engineer
6 1 (2.70%) Sales Executive
6 1 (2.70%) Service Analyst
6 1 (2.70%) Service Desk Analyst
6 1 (2.70%) Support Analyst
6 1 (2.70%) Test Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.70%) Terraform
Miscellaneous
1 5 (13.51%) Housing Association
1 5 (13.51%) Management Information System
2 2 (5.41%) Social Media
3 1 (2.70%) Blog
3 1 (2.70%) Cyber Defence
3 1 (2.70%) Data Centre
3 1 (2.70%) Data Protection Act
3 1 (2.70%) Digital Media
3 1 (2.70%) Mobile App
3 1 (2.70%) Photography
3 1 (2.70%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 4 (10.81%) Windows
2 1 (2.70%) Android
2 1 (2.70%) Apple iOS
2 1 (2.70%) Windows 10
2 1 (2.70%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (24.32%) Problem-Solving
1 9 (24.32%) Stakeholder Management
2 8 (21.62%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 8 (21.62%) Validation
3 7 (18.92%) Mentoring
3 7 (18.92%) Process Improvement
3 7 (18.92%) Project Management
3 7 (18.92%) Quality Management
4 6 (16.22%) Continuous Improvement
4 6 (16.22%) Project Delivery
5 5 (13.51%) Asset Management
5 5 (13.51%) Building Information Modelling
5 5 (13.51%) Business Case
5 5 (13.51%) Business Intelligence
5 5 (13.51%) CAFM
5 5 (13.51%) Compliance Management
5 5 (13.51%) Data Extraction
5 5 (13.51%) Digital Twin
6 4 (10.81%) Data Analysis
6 4 (10.81%) Information Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (5.41%) PowerShell
1 2 (5.41%) Python
2 1 (2.70%) Java
Qualifications
1 5 (13.51%) Degree
2 1 (2.70%) BPSS Clearance
2 1 (2.70%) CCNA
2 1 (2.70%) CCNP
2 1 (2.70%) Cisco Certification
2 1 (2.70%) Computer Science Degree
2 1 (2.70%) ISTQB
2 1 (2.70%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
2 1 (2.70%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
2 1 (2.70%) JNCIA
2 1 (2.70%) JNCIS
2 1 (2.70%) PMI Certification
2 1 (2.70%) PMP
2 1 (2.70%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (13.51%) Data Quality
1 5 (13.51%) ISO 19650
1 5 (13.51%) PMO
2 2 (5.41%) P3O
3 1 (2.70%) Accessibility
3 1 (2.70%) GDPR
3 1 (2.70%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (2.70%) NIST
3 1 (2.70%) WCAG
System Software
1 3 (8.11%) Active Directory
2 1 (2.70%) BitLocker
2 1 (2.70%) Firmware
2 1 (2.70%) Virtual Machines
2 1 (2.70%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (2.70%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 2 (5.41%) Ansible
1 2 (5.41%) Microsoft Intune
1 2 (5.41%) SCCM
2 1 (2.70%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 27 (72.97%) Microsoft
2 5 (13.51%) Autodesk
2 5 (13.51%) Northgate
3 3 (8.11%) Google
4 2 (5.41%) SAP
5 1 (2.70%) Apple
5 1 (2.70%) Arista
5 1 (2.70%) Cisco
5 1 (2.70%) Citrix
5 1 (2.70%) Facebook
5 1 (2.70%) HP
5 1 (2.70%) Instagram
5 1 (2.70%) McAfee
5 1 (2.70%) MobileIron
5 1 (2.70%) Oracle
5 1 (2.70%) Remedy
5 1 (2.70%) TikTok
5 1 (2.70%) VMware