Microsoft Office Contracts in the North of England

Microsoft Office
England > North of England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the North of England 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 12 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 32 61 58
Rank change year-on-year +29 -3 -5
Contract jobs citing Microsoft Office 243 182 290
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North of England 5.02% 3.34% 4.08%
As % of the Applications category 49.39% 42.52% 47.70%
Number of daily rates quoted 101 124 197
10th Percentile £158 £134 £132
25th Percentile £178 £165 £160
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £325 £363 £250
Median % change year-on-year -10.34% +45.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £475 £488 £420
90th Percentile £525 £650 £475
England median daily rate £275 £375 £310
% change year-on-year -26.67% +20.99% -14.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 105 16 30
10th Percentile £10.95 £16.61 £12.48
25th Percentile £11.07 £17.72 £16.09
Median hourly rate £13.50 £22.26 £19.50
Median % change year-on-year -39.34% +14.13% +4.00%
75th Percentile £16.06 £43.39 £26.88
90th Percentile £20.77 £53.17 £41.51
England median hourly rate £16.00 £21.36 £16.00
% change year-on-year -25.09% +33.50% -3.72%

All Software Application Skills
North of England

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 North of England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for software application skills 492 428 608
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North of England 10.15% 7.86% 8.55%
Number of daily rates quoted 185 274 408
10th Percentile £158 £151 £150
25th Percentile £208 £228 £185
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £400 £350
Median % change year-on-year - +14.29% +32.08%
75th Percentile £525 £500 £450
90th Percentile £650 £588 £550
England median daily rate £400 £438 £450
% change year-on-year -8.57% -2.78% +12.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 156 38 71
10th Percentile £10.95 £16.35 £11.21
25th Percentile £11.75 £18.13 £15.00
Median hourly rate £15.00 £31.00 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year -51.61% +55.00% +25.00%
75th Percentile £26.42 £41.88 £26.75
90th Percentile £44.97 £53.09 £45.03
England median hourly rate £16.23 £26.50 £22.40
% change year-on-year -38.75% +18.30% +17.89%

Microsoft Office
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

Job vacancy trend for Microsoft Office in the North of England

Microsoft Office
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Microsoft Office in the North of England.

Daily rate trend for Microsoft Office in the North of England

Microsoft Office
Daily Rate Histogram in the North of England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Microsoft Office in the North of England over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Microsoft Office in the North of England

Microsoft Office
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Microsoft Office in the North of England.

Hourly rate trend for Microsoft Office in the North of England

Microsoft Office
Hourly Rate Histogram in the North of England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Microsoft Office in the North of England over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Microsoft Office in the North of England

Microsoft Office
Contract Job Locations in the North of England

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 North of England region over the 6 months to 12 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
North West +40 177 £396 -6.82% 199
Yorkshire +3 59 £208 -38.52% 138
North East +2 7 £195 -25.00% 61
Microsoft Office
England

Microsoft Office
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England 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 15 (6.17%) SharePoint
2 7 (2.88%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (1.65%) Confluence
3 4 (1.65%) WordPress
4 3 (1.23%) ArcGIS
5 2 (0.82%) IBM Notes
6 1 (0.41%) IIS
6 1 (0.41%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 61 (25.10%) Microsoft Excel
2 29 (11.93%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 10 (4.12%) Spreadsheet
4 8 (3.29%) Microsoft Project
5 4 (1.65%) MS Visio
6 3 (1.23%) MicroStation
Business Applications
1 2 (0.82%) ResourceLink
2 1 (0.41%) Maximo
2 1 (0.41%) SAP SD
2 1 (0.41%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 40 (16.46%) Microsoft 365
2 20 (8.23%) Taleo
3 14 (5.76%) Power Platform
4 10 (4.12%) Azure
5 9 (3.70%) Dynamics 365
6 8 (3.29%) PowerApps
7 6 (2.47%) SaaS
8 4 (1.65%) Entra ID
8 4 (1.65%) Google Workspace
8 4 (1.65%) IaaS
8 4 (1.65%) MailChimp
8 4 (1.65%) OneDrive
8 4 (1.65%) PaaS
9 3 (1.23%) ShareGate
10 2 (0.82%) Akamai
10 2 (0.82%) Azure DevOps
10 2 (0.82%) Cloudflare
11 1 (0.41%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 13 (5.35%) Cisco IOS
1 13 (5.35%) Cisco Nexus
1 13 (5.35%) DMZ
1 13 (5.35%) SD-WAN
2 11 (4.53%) Firewall
2 11 (4.53%) Wireless
3 9 (3.70%) VPN
4 5 (2.06%) DHCP
4 5 (2.06%) DNS
4 5 (2.06%) TCP/IP
5 4 (1.65%) LAN
5 4 (1.65%) Wi-Fi
6 3 (1.23%) Network Security
6 3 (1.23%) SAN
6 3 (1.23%) VLAN
6 3 (1.23%) VoIP
6 3 (1.23%) WAN
7 2 (0.82%) Internet
8 1 (0.41%) Cisco ASA
8 1 (0.41%) NAS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (5.76%) Power BI
2 4 (1.65%) SQL Server
3 3 (1.23%) Geospatial Data
3 3 (1.23%) GIS
3 3 (1.23%) Metadata
3 3 (1.23%) QGIS
3 3 (1.23%) Spatial Data
4 1 (0.41%) Amazon RDS
4 1 (0.41%) Data Warehouse
4 1 (0.41%) Electronic Patient Records
4 1 (0.41%) SAP HANA
4 1 (0.41%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 7 (2.88%) JIRA
General
1 99 (40.74%) Social Skills
2 55 (22.63%) Finance
3 27 (11.11%) Analytical Skills
4 24 (9.88%) Organisational Skills
4 24 (9.88%) Public Sector
5 18 (7.41%) Manufacturing
6 12 (4.94%) Banking
7 8 (3.29%) Mandarin Language
8 6 (2.47%) Local Government
8 6 (2.47%) Presentation Skills
9 5 (2.06%) Documentation Skills
9 5 (2.06%) Legal
10 4 (1.65%) Retail
11 3 (1.23%) Billing
11 3 (1.23%) Influencing Skills
11 3 (1.23%) Military
11 3 (1.23%) Pharmaceutical
12 2 (0.82%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 2 (0.82%) Multimedia
12 2 (0.82%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 51 (20.99%) Analyst
2 27 (11.11%) IT Support
3 26 (10.70%) Service Analyst
3 26 (10.70%) Service Desk Analyst
4 20 (8.23%) Administrator
5 15 (6.17%) 2nd Line Support
6 13 (5.35%) Network Engineer
7 12 (4.94%) Project Manager
8 11 (4.53%) Support Analyst
8 11 (4.53%) Support Engineer
9 10 (4.12%) 1st Line Service Desk Analyst
9 10 (4.12%) Business Analyst
10 9 (3.70%) 2nd Line Engineer
11 8 (3.29%) Author
11 8 (3.29%) Lead
11 8 (3.29%) Support Technician
11 8 (3.29%) Technical Author
12 7 (2.88%) Desktop Engineer
12 7 (2.88%) Help Desk Support
12 7 (2.88%) IT Support Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (2.88%) .NET
2 4 (1.65%) .NET Framework
3 1 (0.41%) CSS
3 1 (0.41%) Google Maps API
3 1 (0.41%) HTML
3 1 (0.41%) JSON
3 1 (0.41%) REST
3 1 (0.41%) XHTML
Miscellaneous
1 13 (5.35%) Data Centre
2 9 (3.70%) Virtual Team
3 8 (3.29%) NHS
4 6 (2.47%) Management Information System
4 6 (2.47%) Self-Motivation
5 5 (2.06%) Driving Licence
5 5 (2.06%) iPhone
6 4 (1.65%) Clustering
6 4 (1.65%) Onboarding
7 3 (1.23%) Analytical Mindset
7 3 (1.23%) Lidar
8 2 (0.82%) CMDB
8 2 (0.82%) Greenfield Project
8 2 (0.82%) iPad
8 2 (0.82%) PKI
9 1 (0.41%) Enterprise Cloud
9 1 (0.41%) Low-Code
9 1 (0.41%) PMI
9 1 (0.41%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 85 (34.98%) Windows
2 70 (28.81%) Windows 10
3 9 (3.70%) Mac OS
3 9 (3.70%) Windows Server
4 8 (3.29%) Windows Server 2016
5 5 (2.06%) Android
5 5 (2.06%) Apple iOS
6 4 (1.65%) Windows Server 2019
7 3 (1.23%) Windows 7
7 3 (1.23%) Windows Server 2012
8 1 (0.41%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 65 (26.75%) Customer Service
2 62 (25.51%) Decision-Making
3 60 (24.69%) Problem-Solving
4 39 (16.05%) Time Management
5 29 (11.93%) Project Management
6 25 (10.29%) Data Protection
7 21 (8.64%) ITSM
8 19 (7.82%) Agile
9 17 (7.00%) Business Intelligence
10 16 (6.58%) ITIL
10 16 (6.58%) Service Management
11 14 (5.76%) Computer Science
11 14 (5.76%) Stakeholder Management
12 13 (5.35%) Continuous Improvement
13 12 (4.94%) Change Management
13 12 (4.94%) Cybersecurity
14 11 (4.53%) ERP
14 11 (4.53%) Risk Management
15 10 (4.12%) Data Analysis
15 10 (4.12%) Incident Management
Programming Languages
1 7 (2.88%) C#
2 4 (1.65%) JavaScript
2 4 (1.65%) PowerShell
2 4 (1.65%) Python
3 3 (1.23%) MATLAB
3 3 (1.23%) VB.NET
3 3 (1.23%) VBA
4 2 (0.82%) SQL
5 1 (0.41%) Java
Qualifications
1 59 (24.28%) Degree
2 38 (15.64%) Security Cleared
3 34 (13.99%) SC Cleared
4 21 (8.64%) BPSS Clearance
5 11 (4.53%) Computer Science Degree
6 9 (3.70%) PMI Certification
6 9 (3.70%) PMP
7 6 (2.47%) CISA
7 6 (2.47%) CISM
7 6 (2.47%) CISSP
7 6 (2.47%) Master's Degree
7 6 (2.47%) MBA
8 5 (2.06%) DBS Check
9 4 (1.65%) APMP
9 4 (1.65%) Microsoft Certification
10 3 (1.23%) HNC
10 3 (1.23%) ITIL Certification
10 3 (1.23%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 2 (0.82%) A+ Certification
11 2 (0.82%) APMG
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (10.70%) Disclosure Scotland
2 21 (8.64%) SLA
3 11 (4.53%) PMO
4 6 (2.47%) GDPR
5 2 (0.82%) Data Quality
5 2 (0.82%) QA
6 1 (0.41%) Cyber Essentials
6 1 (0.41%) GRC
6 1 (0.41%) GxP
6 1 (0.41%) NIST
System Software
1 45 (18.52%) Active Directory
2 10 (4.12%) Hyper-V
3 9 (3.70%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.41%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 12 (4.94%) Microsoft Intune
2 11 (4.53%) SCCM
3 4 (1.65%) Jamf Pro
3 4 (1.65%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
4 3 (1.23%) Autotask
4 3 (1.23%) Failover Clustering
5 2 (0.82%) Terraform
Vendors
1 186 (76.54%) Microsoft
2 35 (14.40%) ServiceNow
3 15 (6.17%) Cisco
3 15 (6.17%) F5
4 13 (5.35%) Palo Alto
5 12 (4.94%) SAP
6 10 (4.12%) Apple
7 9 (3.70%) VMware
8 8 (3.29%) Salesforce
9 6 (2.47%) Citrix
10 5 (2.06%) Google
10 5 (2.06%) Oracle
11 4 (1.65%) Facebook
11 4 (1.65%) Hootsuite
11 4 (1.65%) Veeam
12 3 (1.23%) Datto
12 3 (1.23%) Dell
12 3 (1.23%) ESRI
12 3 (1.23%) Kofax
13 2 (0.82%) Wyse