Microsoft Office Contracts in the Midlands

Microsoft Office
England > Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the Midlands requiring Microsoft Office skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Microsoft Office over the 6 months leading up to 11 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 38 58 41
Rank change year-on-year +20 -17 -5
Contract jobs citing Microsoft Office 118 113 257
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Midlands 4.02% 3.50% 5.13%
As % of the Applications category 40.00% 40.36% 49.05%
Number of daily rates quoted 78 69 178
10th Percentile £150 £173 £112
25th Percentile £189 £200 £150
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £255 £325 £215
Median % change year-on-year -21.54% +51.16% +24.64%
75th Percentile £398 £463 £397
90th Percentile £500 £555 £500
England median daily rate £275 £375 £310
% change year-on-year -26.67% +21.00% -14.51%
Number of hourly rates quoted 26 13 25
10th Percentile £12.06 £12.10 £9.65
25th Percentile £12.88 £12.50 £9.75
Median hourly rate £14.27 £14.52 £14.00
Median % change year-on-year -1.72% +3.71% +17.89%
75th Percentile £26.41 £18.75 £20.51
90th Percentile £26.50 £26.48 £24.30
England median hourly rate £15.86 £21.36 £16.00
% change year-on-year -25.77% +33.50% -3.72%

All Software Application Skills
Midlands

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 the Midlands.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for software application skills 295 280 524
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Midlands 10.06% 8.68% 10.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 165 172 374
10th Percentile £166 £168 £133
25th Percentile £200 £213 £198
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £313 £400 £377
Median % change year-on-year -21.92% +6.31% +10.74%
75th Percentile £485 £500 £500
90th Percentile £575 £625 £561
England median daily rate £400 £438 £450
% change year-on-year -8.57% -2.78% +12.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 59 19 40
10th Percentile £11.03 £12.40 £9.73
25th Percentile £12.88 £13.76 £10.68
Median hourly rate £15.00 £18.50 £15.37
Median % change year-on-year -18.92% +20.36% +6.00%
75th Percentile £28.75 £25.44 £21.44
90th Percentile £45.88 £29.63 £25.88
England median hourly rate £16.23 £26.49 £22.40
% change year-on-year -38.73% +18.26% +17.89%

Microsoft Office
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

Job postings citing Microsoft Office as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Microsoft Office in the Midlands

Microsoft Office
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the Midlands

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Microsoft Office in the Midlands.

Daily rate trend for Microsoft Office in the Midlands

Microsoft Office
Daily Rate Histogram in the Midlands

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Microsoft Office in the Midlands over the 6 months to 11 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Microsoft Office in the Midlands

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the Midlands

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Microsoft Office in the Midlands.

Hourly rate trend for Microsoft Office in the Midlands

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Hourly Rate Histogram in the Midlands

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Microsoft Office in the Midlands over the 6 months to 11 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Microsoft Office in the Midlands

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Contract Job Locations in the Midlands

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 Midlands region over the 6 months to 11 June 2024. 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
East Midlands +36 67 £255 +14.35% 128
West Midlands -17 51 £300 -14.29% 190
Microsoft Office
England

Microsoft Office
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 5 (4.24%) Microsoft Exchange
2 3 (2.54%) SharePoint
3 2 (1.69%) Confluence
3 2 (1.69%) SAS
Applications
1 26 (22.03%) Microsoft Excel
2 16 (13.56%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 5 (4.24%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 1 (0.85%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 20 (16.95%) Microsoft 365
2 9 (7.63%) Azure
3 5 (4.24%) Google Workspace
3 5 (4.24%) IaaS
3 5 (4.24%) PaaS
3 5 (4.24%) SaaS
4 3 (2.54%) Entra ID
4 3 (2.54%) OneDrive
4 3 (2.54%) Power Platform
5 1 (0.85%) Yammer
Communications & Networking
1 17 (14.41%) VPN
2 8 (6.78%) PSTN
3 7 (5.93%) VoIP
3 7 (5.93%) WAN
4 6 (5.08%) Firewall
4 6 (5.08%) Internet
4 6 (5.08%) Wi-Fi
5 5 (4.24%) DNS
6 4 (3.39%) DHCP
6 4 (3.39%) Ethernet
6 4 (3.39%) MPLS
6 4 (3.39%) Remote Desktop
6 4 (3.39%) Wireless
7 3 (2.54%) ADSL
7 3 (2.54%) LAN
7 3 (2.54%) TCP/IP
7 3 (2.54%) VLAN
8 2 (1.69%) Broadband
8 2 (1.69%) Skype
9 1 (0.85%) PBX
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.69%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.85%) Oracle Database
2 1 (0.85%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 2 (1.69%) ChangeMan
1 2 (1.69%) JIRA
General
1 65 (55.08%) Social Skills
2 18 (15.25%) Public Sector
3 16 (13.56%) Finance
4 12 (10.17%) Analytical Skills
4 12 (10.17%) Telecoms
5 8 (6.78%) Marketing
6 7 (5.93%) Electronics
6 7 (5.93%) Manufacturing
7 6 (5.08%) Organisational Skills
8 5 (4.24%) Legal
9 4 (3.39%) Documentation Skills
10 3 (2.54%) Financial Institution
11 2 (1.69%) Banking
11 2 (1.69%) Law
11 2 (1.69%) Local Government
12 1 (0.85%) Advertising
12 1 (0.85%) Arabic Language
12 1 (0.85%) German Language
12 1 (0.85%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 1 (0.85%) Police
Job Titles
1 15 (12.71%) Analyst
2 14 (11.86%) Lead
3 12 (10.17%) 2nd Line Support
3 12 (10.17%) Test Engineer
4 8 (6.78%) Support Analyst
5 7 (5.93%) 1st/2nd Line Support
5 7 (5.93%) Project Manager
5 7 (5.93%) Team Leader
6 6 (5.08%) Architect
6 6 (5.08%) Service Analyst
6 6 (5.08%) Service Desk Analyst
6 6 (5.08%) Service Desk Support
6 6 (5.08%) Service Desk Support Analyst
7 5 (4.24%) IT Support
7 5 (4.24%) Quality Inspector
8 4 (3.39%) 1st/2nd Line Support Analyst
8 4 (3.39%) 2nd Line Support Analyst
8 4 (3.39%) Coordinator
8 4 (3.39%) Help Desk Technician
8 4 (3.39%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (3.39%) ISPF
2 2 (1.69%) REST
3 1 (0.85%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 38 (32.20%) Self-Motivation
2 5 (4.24%) Virtual Team
3 4 (3.39%) Mainframe
4 3 (2.54%) Clustering
4 3 (2.54%) Driving Licence
4 3 (2.54%) Management Information System
4 3 (2.54%) Onboarding
5 2 (1.69%) PDA
5 2 (1.69%) Smartphone
5 2 (1.69%) Video Conferencing
6 1 (0.85%) Analytical Mindset
6 1 (0.85%) BYOD
6 1 (0.85%) CMDB
6 1 (0.85%) Cyber Security Posture
6 1 (0.85%) Hedge funds
6 1 (0.85%) Hybrid Cloud
6 1 (0.85%) iPad
6 1 (0.85%) iPhone
6 1 (0.85%) NHS
6 1 (0.85%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 39 (33.05%) Windows
2 17 (14.41%) Windows 10
3 12 (10.17%) Windows Server
4 10 (8.47%) Android
4 10 (8.47%) Apple iOS
5 9 (7.63%) Windows 7
6 8 (6.78%) Windows Server 2012
6 8 (6.78%) Windows Server 2019
7 5 (4.24%) Mac OS
8 4 (3.39%) Windows Server 2016
8 4 (3.39%) zOS
9 3 (2.54%) Windows Server 2008
10 1 (0.85%) Windows Server 2003
10 1 (0.85%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 38 (32.20%) Time Management
2 33 (27.97%) Conflict Management
3 20 (16.95%) Customer Service
4 15 (12.71%) Problem-Solving
5 13 (11.02%) Customer Requirements
5 13 (11.02%) ITIL
6 12 (10.17%) Agile
7 11 (9.32%) Programme Management
8 10 (8.47%) Continuous Improvement
9 9 (7.63%) Architectural Design
9 9 (7.63%) Project Management
10 8 (6.78%) Business Intelligence
10 8 (6.78%) Change Control
10 8 (6.78%) TOGAF
11 7 (5.93%) Business Strategy
11 7 (5.93%) Digital Marketing
11 7 (5.93%) Mobile Device Management
11 7 (5.93%) Stakeholder Management
12 6 (5.08%) Decision-Making
12 6 (5.08%) Zachman Framework
Programming Languages
1 9 (7.63%) PowerShell
2 4 (3.39%) JCL
3 3 (2.54%) SQL
4 2 (1.69%) REXX
4 2 (1.69%) VB
5 1 (0.85%) PL/SQL
5 1 (0.85%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 53 (44.92%) Degree
2 28 (23.73%) NVQ Level 3
3 20 (16.95%) Security Cleared
4 19 (16.10%) SC Cleared
5 15 (12.71%) BPSS Clearance
6 5 (4.24%) APMP
6 5 (4.24%) PMI Certification
6 5 (4.24%) PMP
7 4 (3.39%) BC Cleared
7 4 (3.39%) HNC
7 4 (3.39%) HND
8 3 (2.54%) MCSE
8 3 (2.54%) Microsoft Certification
9 2 (1.69%) TOGAF Certification
10 1 (0.85%) Azure Certification
10 1 (0.85%) CBAP
10 1 (0.85%) DBS Check
10 1 (0.85%) IIBA
10 1 (0.85%) ISEB
10 1 (0.85%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (17.80%) SLA
2 8 (6.78%) QA
3 4 (3.39%) PMO
4 2 (1.69%) GDPR
4 2 (1.69%) GRC
5 1 (0.85%) Cyber Essentials
5 1 (0.85%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 1 (0.85%) Data Quality
System Software
1 17 (14.41%) Active Directory
2 9 (7.63%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (4.24%) Virtual Desktop
4 4 (3.39%) Job Entry Subsystem
5 3 (2.54%) Hyper-V
6 2 (1.69%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 14 (11.86%) SCCM
2 9 (7.63%) AirWatch
3 8 (6.78%) Microsoft Intune
4 4 (3.39%) Control-M
4 4 (3.39%) WhatsUp Gold
5 3 (2.54%) Autotask
5 3 (2.54%) Failover Clustering
5 3 (2.54%) Jamf Pro
5 3 (2.54%) SCOM
Vendors
1 67 (56.78%) Microsoft
2 14 (11.86%) Apple
3 11 (9.32%) VMware
4 9 (7.63%) SAP
5 7 (5.93%) Oracle
5 7 (5.93%) Samsung
5 7 (5.93%) ServiceNow
6 5 (4.24%) Cisco
6 5 (4.24%) Google
6 5 (4.24%) Salesforce
7 4 (3.39%) CA
7 4 (3.39%) Computacenter
7 4 (3.39%) Splunk
8 3 (2.54%) BT
8 3 (2.54%) Citrix
8 3 (2.54%) CyberArk
8 3 (2.54%) Datto
8 3 (2.54%) Openreach
8 3 (2.54%) SolarWinds
9 2 (1.69%) BMC