Microsoft Office Contract Job Trends in the City of London

Microsoft Office
Central London > City of London

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the City of London requiring Microsoft Office skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 81 59 61
Rank change year-on-year -22 +2 +39
Contract jobs citing Microsoft Office 39 60 70
As % of all contract jobs in the City of London 2.13% 3.18% 2.92%
As % of the Applications category 29.55% 42.86% 41.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 28 31 46
10th Percentile £183 £171 £146
25th Percentile £305 £230 £225
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £388 £325 £363
Median % change year-on-year +19.23% -10.34% -14.71%
75th Percentile £565 £590 £570
90th Percentile £603 £675 £706
Central London median daily rate £388 £325 £375
% change year-on-year +19.23% -13.33% -11.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £39.25 - -
Median hourly rate £40.50 - £18.93
75th Percentile £41.75 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Central London median hourly rate £29.75 £35.00 £18.93
% change year-on-year -15.00% +84.89% -41.75%

All Software Application Skills
City of London

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 City of London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for software application skills 132 140 170
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London 7.22% 7.42% 7.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 91 82 105
10th Percentile £250 £207 £200
25th Percentile £336 £281 £312
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £451 £469 £475
Median % change year-on-year -3.89% -1.32% -9.52%
75th Percentile £575 £638 £673
90th Percentile £638 £737 £725
Central London median daily rate £464 £463 £473
% change year-on-year +0.32% -2.12% -9.13%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - £20.84
25th Percentile £39.25 - £23.70
Median hourly rate £40.50 - £28.47
Median % change year-on-year - - -12.42%
75th Percentile £41.75 - £33.23
90th Percentile - - £36.09
Central London median hourly rate £25.47 £35.00 £18.93
% change year-on-year -27.23% +84.89% -41.75%

Microsoft Office
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Microsoft Office relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London.

Microsoft Office job vacancy trend in the City of London

Microsoft Office
Daily Rate Trend in the City of London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Microsoft Office.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Microsoft Office

Microsoft Office
Daily Rate Histogram in the City of London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Microsoft Office in the City of London over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Microsoft Office in the City of London

Microsoft Office
Hourly Rate Trend in the City of London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Microsoft Office.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Microsoft Office

Microsoft Office
Contract Job Locations in the City of London

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 City of London region over the 6 months to 14 January 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
Moorgate - 1 £625 -
Microsoft Office
Central London

Microsoft Office
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London 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 8 (20.51%) SharePoint
2 6 (15.38%) Confluence
3 1 (2.56%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (2.56%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 18 (46.15%) Microsoft Excel
2 16 (41.03%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 10 (25.64%) MS Visio
4 1 (2.56%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (2.56%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 2 (5.13%) Oracle Financials
2 1 (2.56%) Oracle Payables
Cloud Services
1 6 (15.38%) Power Platform
2 5 (12.82%) Azure
3 4 (10.26%) Microsoft 365
4 2 (5.13%) AWS
4 2 (5.13%) Dynamics 365
5 1 (2.56%) Azure DevOps
5 1 (2.56%) Google Workspace
5 1 (2.56%) Power Automate
5 1 (2.56%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 1 (2.56%) Firewall
1 1 (2.56%) Skype
1 1 (2.56%) SSH
1 1 (2.56%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (12.82%) Power BI
2 2 (5.13%) Oracle Database
2 2 (5.13%) RDBMS
2 2 (5.13%) Relational Database
2 2 (5.13%) SQLPlus
3 1 (2.56%) Data Lake
Development Applications
1 5 (12.82%) JIRA
2 2 (5.13%) Toad
General
1 22 (56.41%) Finance
2 16 (41.03%) Social Skills
3 15 (38.46%) Banking
4 12 (30.77%) Analytical Skills
5 8 (20.51%) Organisational Skills
6 4 (10.26%) Back Office
6 4 (10.26%) Investment Banking
6 4 (10.26%) Legal
7 3 (7.69%) Front Office
8 1 (2.56%) Documentation Skills
8 1 (2.56%) Financial Institution
8 1 (2.56%) Influencing Skills
8 1 (2.56%) International Banking
8 1 (2.56%) Law
8 1 (2.56%) Presentation Skills
8 1 (2.56%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 17 (43.59%) Analyst
2 12 (30.77%) Business Analyst
3 4 (10.26%) Banking Analyst
3 4 (10.26%) Banking Business Analyst
3 4 (10.26%) Support Engineer
4 3 (7.69%) Payments Analyst
4 3 (7.69%) Payments Business Analyst
4 3 (7.69%) PMO Analyst
5 2 (5.13%) ACBS Business Analyst
5 2 (5.13%) Consultant
5 2 (5.13%) Cybersecurity Manager
5 2 (5.13%) Developer
5 2 (5.13%) IT Engineer
5 2 (5.13%) IT Support
5 2 (5.13%) IT Support Engineer
5 2 (5.13%) MiFID Business Analyst
5 2 (5.13%) Oracle Developer
5 2 (5.13%) Project Manager
5 2 (5.13%) Security Manager
5 2 (5.13%) Support Assistant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (10.26%) XML
2 1 (2.56%) ADO
Miscellaneous
1 3 (7.69%) Management Information System
1 3 (7.69%) Onboarding
1 3 (7.69%) Self-Motivation
1 3 (7.69%) SWIFT Messaging Network
2 2 (5.13%) CMDB
2 2 (5.13%) Security Posture
3 1 (2.56%) Analytical Mindset
3 1 (2.56%) Data Centre
3 1 (2.56%) PMI
3 1 (2.56%) Tandem
3 1 (2.56%) Taxonomies
3 1 (2.56%) Video Conferencing
3 1 (2.56%) Virtual Team
3 1 (2.56%) Wiki
Operating Systems
1 3 (7.69%) Unix
1 3 (7.69%) Windows
2 1 (2.56%) Android
2 1 (2.56%) Mac OS
2 1 (2.56%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (30.77%) Agile
2 11 (28.21%) Problem-Solving
3 10 (25.64%) Project Delivery
4 8 (20.51%) Stakeholder Management
5 7 (17.95%) Project Management
6 6 (15.38%) Business Analysis
6 6 (15.38%) Data Migration
6 6 (15.38%) Migration
6 6 (15.38%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 6 (15.38%) Waterfall
7 5 (12.82%) Business Intelligence
7 5 (12.82%) Decision-Making
8 4 (10.26%) Data Analysis
8 4 (10.26%) Process Improvement
8 4 (10.26%) Requirements Gathering
8 4 (10.26%) User Acceptance Testing
9 3 (7.69%) BPMN
9 3 (7.69%) Defect Management
9 3 (7.69%) Target Operating Model
9 3 (7.69%) Test Planning
Programming Languages
1 4 (10.26%) SQL
2 2 (5.13%) Perl
2 2 (5.13%) PHP
2 2 (5.13%) PL/SQL
2 2 (5.13%) Shell Script
3 1 (2.56%) C#
3 1 (2.56%) Korn
3 1 (2.56%) PowerShell
3 1 (2.56%) Python
3 1 (2.56%) R
Qualifications
1 7 (17.95%) Degree
2 5 (12.82%) SC Cleared
2 5 (12.82%) Security Cleared
3 3 (7.69%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (2.56%) CBAP
4 1 (2.56%) CCNA
4 1 (2.56%) Cisco Certification
4 1 (2.56%) IIBA
4 1 (2.56%) MCP
4 1 (2.56%) MCSA
4 1 (2.56%) MCSE
4 1 (2.56%) Microsoft Certification
4 1 (2.56%) PMI Certification
4 1 (2.56%) PMP
4 1 (2.56%) Six Sigma Green Belt
4 1 (2.56%) Six Sigma Yellow Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (23.08%) PMO
2 3 (7.69%) ISO 20022
3 2 (5.13%) Data Quality
3 2 (5.13%) MiFID
4 1 (2.56%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (2.56%) QA
4 1 (2.56%) SLA
System Software
1 1 (2.56%) Active Directory
1 1 (2.56%) XenApp
Vendors
1 25 (64.10%) Microsoft
2 4 (10.26%) Oracle
3 2 (5.13%) Planview
3 2 (5.13%) ServiceNow
4 1 (2.56%) Apple
4 1 (2.56%) Automation Anywhere
4 1 (2.56%) Citrix
4 1 (2.56%) Dell
4 1 (2.56%) Google
4 1 (2.56%) HP
4 1 (2.56%) IBM
4 1 (2.56%) Polycom
4 1 (2.56%) Progress
4 1 (2.56%) Xceptor
4 1 (2.56%) Yealink