Microsoft Office Contracts with Work from Home Options

Microsoft Office
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and a requirement for Microsoft Office skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Microsoft Office over the 6 months to 2 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
2 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 107 98 118
Rank change year-on-year -9 +20 -1
Contract jobs citing Microsoft Office 303 575 966
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 2.07% 2.37% 2.18%
As % of the Applications category 30.79% 36.53% 34.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 156 413 710
10th Percentile £150 £180 £150
25th Percentile £200 £250 £213
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £425 £390
Median % change year-on-year -5.88% +8.97% +4.00%
75th Percentile £523 £575 £515
90th Percentile £631 £700 £600
UK median daily rate £263 £375 £315
% change year-on-year -30.00% +19.05% -12.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 85 41 43
10th Percentile £13.09 £14.00 £12.50
25th Percentile £14.13 £21.00 £15.59
Median hourly rate £24.50 £40.50 £21.50
Median % change year-on-year -39.51% +88.37% +30.50%
75th Percentile £43.75 £63.75 £35.50
90th Percentile £51.25 £68.75 £66.00
UK median hourly rate £16.00 £22.63 £16.61
% change year-on-year -29.30% +36.24% +7.16%

All Software Application Skills
Work from Home

Microsoft Office is in the Software Applications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a WFH option and a requirement for software application skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for software application skills 984 1,574 2,823
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 6.72% 6.49% 6.38%
Number of daily rates quoted 469 1,092 1,995
10th Percentile £179 £210 £200
25th Percentile £282 £331 £325
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £424 £450 £450
Median % change year-on-year -5.78% - +12.50%
75th Percentile £544 £575 £549
90th Percentile £675 £700 £638
UK median daily rate £400 £425 £440
% change year-on-year -5.88% -3.41% +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 174 100 133
10th Percentile £12.89 £15.70 £12.30
25th Percentile £15.59 £21.19 £19.50
Median hourly rate £35.00 £42.15 £32.50
Median % change year-on-year -16.96% +29.69% +85.71%
75th Percentile £57.50 £52.50 £49.25
90th Percentile £68.50 £67.63 £60.93
UK median hourly rate £16.23 £27.83 £21.50
% change year-on-year -41.68% +29.44% +21.13%

Microsoft Office
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing Microsoft Office as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Microsoft Office trend for jobs with a WFH option

Microsoft Office
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Microsoft Office.

Microsoft Office daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

Microsoft Office
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Microsoft Office over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

Microsoft Office daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Microsoft Office
Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Microsoft Office.

Microsoft Office hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

Microsoft Office
Hourly Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Hourly rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Microsoft Office over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

Microsoft Office hourly rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Microsoft Office
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 36 (11.88%) SharePoint
2 15 (4.95%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (2.31%) Confluence
4 4 (1.32%) SharePoint 2013
5 3 (0.99%) CMS
6 2 (0.66%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 2 (0.66%) Documentum
6 2 (0.66%) Skype for Business
7 1 (0.33%) Moodle
Applications
1 100 (33.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 62 (20.46%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 25 (8.25%) MS Visio
4 17 (5.61%) Microsoft Project
5 14 (4.62%) Spreadsheet
6 8 (2.64%) Acrobat
7 4 (1.32%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 4 (1.32%) Adobe Illustrator
7 4 (1.32%) AutoCAD
8 3 (0.99%) Revit
9 1 (0.33%) 3ds Max
9 1 (0.33%) Blender
9 1 (0.33%) PlantUML
Business Applications
1 5 (1.65%) SmartPlant
2 2 (0.66%) iTrent
2 2 (0.66%) Magento
2 2 (0.66%) Primavera
2 2 (0.66%) ResourceLink
2 2 (0.66%) SAP Hybris
2 2 (0.66%) Teamcenter
3 1 (0.33%) assyst
3 1 (0.33%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.33%) Loan IQ
3 1 (0.33%) Oracle Assets
3 1 (0.33%) Oracle General Ledger
3 1 (0.33%) Salesforce CRM
3 1 (0.33%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.33%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 53 (17.49%) Microsoft 365
2 29 (9.57%) Azure
3 25 (8.25%) Power Platform
4 17 (5.61%) SaaS
5 14 (4.62%) Google Workspace
5 14 (4.62%) OneDrive
6 13 (4.29%) Entra ID
6 13 (4.29%) IaaS
6 13 (4.29%) PaaS
6 13 (4.29%) PowerApps
7 8 (2.64%) Dynamics 365
8 7 (2.31%) Smartsheet
9 5 (1.65%) Power Automate
9 5 (1.65%) Slack
10 4 (1.32%) Asana
10 4 (1.32%) Azure DevOps
10 4 (1.32%) Collibra
10 4 (1.32%) SAP Commerce Cloud
10 4 (1.32%) SuccessFactors
11 3 (0.99%) Google Sheets
Communications & Networking
1 20 (6.60%) VPN
2 9 (2.97%) Firewall
3 7 (2.31%) WAN
4 6 (1.98%) Internet
5 4 (1.32%) Ethernet
5 4 (1.32%) MPLS
5 4 (1.32%) Wi-Fi
6 3 (0.99%) ADSL
6 3 (0.99%) LAN
6 3 (0.99%) PSTN
6 3 (0.99%) Skype
6 3 (0.99%) TCP/IP
7 2 (0.66%) DNS
7 2 (0.66%) NAS
7 2 (0.66%) SAN
7 2 (0.66%) WebEx
7 2 (0.66%) Wireless
8 1 (0.33%) Cisco ASA
8 1 (0.33%) Structured Cabling
8 1 (0.33%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (7.26%) Power BI
2 11 (3.63%) SQL Server
3 5 (1.65%) Tableau
4 3 (0.99%) Relational Database
5 2 (0.66%) NoSQL
5 2 (0.66%) RDBMS
6 1 (0.33%) Amazon RDS
6 1 (0.33%) BusinessObjects
6 1 (0.33%) Data Lake
6 1 (0.33%) Electronic Patient Records
6 1 (0.33%) KNIME
6 1 (0.33%) MongoDB
6 1 (0.33%) MS Access
6 1 (0.33%) MySQL
6 1 (0.33%) Oracle Reports
6 1 (0.33%) PowerPivot
6 1 (0.33%) SQL Server Analysis Services
6 1 (0.33%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 1 (0.33%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 1 (0.33%) Tableau Desktop
Development Applications
1 26 (8.58%) JIRA
2 3 (0.99%) Visual Studio
3 2 (0.66%) Jenkins
3 2 (0.66%) TeamCity
3 2 (0.66%) Visual Studio Team System
4 1 (0.33%) Git
4 1 (0.33%) LabVIEW
4 1 (0.33%) MSI
4 1 (0.33%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 1 (0.33%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 146 (48.18%) Social Skills
2 81 (26.73%) Finance
3 65 (21.45%) Analytical Skills
4 41 (13.53%) Public Sector
5 33 (10.89%) Organisational Skills
6 25 (8.25%) Legal
7 24 (7.92%) Manufacturing
8 19 (6.27%) Banking
9 17 (5.61%) Telecoms
10 13 (4.29%) Marketing
11 9 (2.97%) Retail
12 6 (1.98%) Presentation Skills
13 5 (1.65%) Automotive
13 5 (1.65%) Electronics
13 5 (1.65%) Publishing
14 4 (1.32%) Influencing Skills
14 4 (1.32%) Local Government
14 4 (1.32%) Multimedia
15 3 (0.99%) Documentation Skills
15 3 (0.99%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 63 (20.79%) Analyst
2 36 (11.88%) Project Manager
3 20 (6.60%) Business Analyst
4 17 (5.61%) IT Support
4 17 (5.61%) Lead
5 16 (5.28%) Senior
6 15 (4.95%) 2nd Line Support
6 15 (4.95%) Administrator
7 14 (4.62%) Support Analyst
8 13 (4.29%) Service Analyst
9 12 (3.96%) 1st Line Support
9 12 (3.96%) Author
9 12 (3.96%) Service Desk Analyst
9 12 (3.96%) Technical Author
10 11 (3.63%) Coordinator
10 11 (3.63%) Support Engineer
11 9 (2.97%) Designer
11 9 (2.97%) Developer
12 8 (2.64%) IT Engineer
13 7 (2.31%) Microsoft Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (6.27%) XML
2 4 (1.32%) .NET
2 4 (1.32%) HTML
2 4 (1.32%) JSON
3 2 (0.66%) ARM Templates
3 2 (0.66%) CSS
4 1 (0.33%) .NET Framework
4 1 (0.33%) Django
4 1 (0.33%) jQuery
4 1 (0.33%) React
4 1 (0.33%) RESTful
4 1 (0.33%) Software Packaging
4 1 (0.33%) XSL
4 1 (0.33%) X-Windows
Miscellaneous
1 19 (6.27%) Self-Motivation
2 18 (5.94%) Virtual Team
3 12 (3.96%) Management Information System
4 11 (3.63%) Onboarding
5 8 (2.64%) Video Conferencing
6 6 (1.98%) NHS
7 5 (1.65%) Animation
7 5 (1.65%) Data Centre
7 5 (1.65%) Life Science
8 4 (1.32%) Product Ownership
9 3 (0.99%) Analytical Mindset
9 3 (0.99%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 3 (0.99%) Renewable Energy
9 3 (0.99%) Taxonomies
10 2 (0.66%) Data Protection Act
10 2 (0.66%) Digital Media
10 2 (0.66%) Driving Licence
10 2 (0.66%) Enterprise Software
10 2 (0.66%) PMI
10 2 (0.66%) Reinsurance
Operating Systems
1 73 (24.09%) Windows
2 32 (10.56%) Windows 10
3 17 (5.61%) Windows 7
4 8 (2.64%) Mac OS
5 7 (2.31%) Apple iOS
5 7 (2.31%) Windows Server 2016
6 5 (1.65%) Windows Server
7 3 (0.99%) Android
8 2 (0.66%) Linux
8 2 (0.66%) Mac OS X
8 2 (0.66%) Windows Server 2012
9 1 (0.33%) CentOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 60 (19.80%) Project Management
2 52 (17.16%) Agile
3 46 (15.18%) Customer Service
4 43 (14.19%) Problem-Solving
5 34 (11.22%) Project Delivery
6 30 (9.90%) Change Management
7 27 (8.91%) Business Intelligence
8 26 (8.58%) ITIL
9 23 (7.59%) Continuous Improvement
9 23 (7.59%) Stakeholder Management
10 22 (7.26%) Customer Requirements
11 21 (6.93%) CAD
11 21 (6.93%) PRINCE2
12 19 (6.27%) Data Analysis
12 19 (6.27%) Decision-Making
13 18 (5.94%) Risk Management
14 17 (5.61%) Budget Management
15 16 (5.28%) Migration
15 16 (5.28%) Roadmaps
15 16 (5.28%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 18 (5.94%) SQL
2 8 (2.64%) Python
3 7 (2.31%) C#
3 7 (2.31%) JavaScript
3 7 (2.31%) PowerShell
3 7 (2.31%) T-SQL
4 5 (1.65%) Java
4 5 (1.65%) PL/SQL
5 3 (0.99%) VBA
6 2 (0.66%) PHP
6 2 (0.66%) R
6 2 (0.66%) VB
7 1 (0.33%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 1 (0.33%) MATLAB
7 1 (0.33%) Perl
7 1 (0.33%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 97 (32.01%) Degree
2 52 (17.16%) Security Cleared
3 37 (12.21%) SC Cleared
4 19 (6.27%) PMI Certification
4 19 (6.27%) PMP
5 17 (5.61%) APMP
6 8 (2.64%) Computer Science Degree
6 8 (2.64%) Master's Degree
7 6 (1.98%) BPSS Clearance
7 6 (1.98%) CISM
7 6 (1.98%) CISSP
8 5 (1.65%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
9 4 (1.32%) BC Cleared
9 4 (1.32%) HNC
10 3 (0.99%) Cisco Certification
10 3 (0.99%) ITIL Certification
10 3 (0.99%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
10 3 (0.99%) Microsoft Certification
11 2 (0.66%) IIBA
11 2 (0.66%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (8.25%) SLA
2 19 (6.27%) PMO
3 16 (5.28%) QA
4 9 (2.97%) Accessibility
5 8 (2.64%) Data Quality
6 6 (1.98%) NIST
7 5 (1.65%) NIST 800
8 4 (1.32%) GDPR
9 3 (0.99%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 3 (0.99%) Disclosure Scotland
9 3 (0.99%) P3O
10 2 (0.66%) Government Security Classifications
10 2 (0.66%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 2 (0.66%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 1 (0.33%) Cyber Essentials
11 1 (0.33%) SNOMED CT
System Software
1 39 (12.87%) Active Directory
2 8 (2.64%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (1.98%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.33%) Microsoft App-V
4 1 (0.33%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 12 (3.96%) Microsoft Intune
2 6 (1.98%) SCCM
3 2 (0.66%) Argo
3 2 (0.66%) HP Quality Center
3 2 (0.66%) WSUS
4 1 (0.33%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 227 (74.92%) Microsoft
2 18 (5.94%) Google
2 18 (5.94%) Oracle
3 15 (4.95%) Adobe
3 15 (4.95%) Salesforce
4 14 (4.62%) SAP
5 8 (2.64%) VMware
6 7 (2.31%) Cisco
7 6 (1.98%) Apple
7 6 (1.98%) ServiceNow
8 5 (1.65%) Atlassian
8 5 (1.65%) Citrix
8 5 (1.65%) Computacenter
9 4 (1.32%) Palo Alto
9 4 (1.32%) Veeam
9 4 (1.32%) Zscaler
10 3 (0.99%) BT
10 3 (0.99%) HP
10 3 (0.99%) Openreach
11 2 (0.66%) CheckPoint