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 10 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 82 74 74
Rank change year-on-year -8 0 +23
Contract jobs citing Microsoft Office 39 57 77
As % of all contract jobs in the City of London 2.28% 2.72% 2.75%
As % of the Applications category 25.49% 40.71% 37.75%
Number of daily rates quoted 29 28 52
10th Percentile £216 £143 £144
25th Percentile £281 £171 £190
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £375 £325 £350
Median % change year-on-year +15.38% -7.14% -13.58%
75th Percentile £525 £453 £509
90th Percentile £643 £641 £643
Central London median daily rate £372 £325 £313
% change year-on-year +14.31% +4.00% -21.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 1
Median hourly rate - £27.00 £18.93
Median % change year-on-year - +42.63% -16.79%
Central London median hourly rate £19.00 £35.00 £18.93
% change year-on-year -45.71% +84.89% -16.79%

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 153 140 204
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London 8.96% 6.68% 7.30%
Number of daily rates quoted 112 86 135
10th Percentile £271 £189 £166
25th Percentile £338 £313 £280
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £444 £488 £463
Median % change year-on-year -8.97% +5.41% -9.76%
75th Percentile £595 £638 £597
90th Percentile £731 £706 £711
Central London median daily rate £443 £475 £450
% change year-on-year -6.84% +5.56% -10.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 1 3
10th Percentile £14.40 - £13.59
25th Percentile £16.50 - £15.59
Median hourly rate £26.50 £27.00 £18.93
Median % change year-on-year -1.85% +42.63% -27.19%
75th Percentile £36.00 - £28.47
90th Percentile £48.45 - £34.19
Central London median hourly rate £25.47 £31.00 £18.93
% change year-on-year -17.84% +63.76% -27.19%

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 10 November 2025.

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 10 November 2025. 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 5 (12.82%) SharePoint
2 3 (7.69%) Confluence
3 2 (5.13%) Skype for Business
4 1 (2.56%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 18 (46.15%) Microsoft Excel
2 16 (41.03%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 6 (15.38%) MS Visio
4 4 (10.26%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 1 (2.56%) Dynamics CRM
1 1 (2.56%) Oracle Financials
1 1 (2.56%) Oracle Payables
Cloud Services
1 8 (20.51%) Power Platform
2 4 (10.26%) Azure
2 4 (10.26%) Microsoft 365
3 2 (5.13%) Dynamics 365
4 1 (2.56%) AWS
4 1 (2.56%) Azure DevOps
4 1 (2.56%) Power Automate
4 1 (2.56%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 2 (5.13%) Skype
1 2 (5.13%) WebEx
2 1 (2.56%) Firewall
2 1 (2.56%) Internet
2 1 (2.56%) Intranet
2 1 (2.56%) IP Telephony
2 1 (2.56%) LAN
2 1 (2.56%) SSH
2 1 (2.56%) TCP/IP
2 1 (2.56%) WAN
2 1 (2.56%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (17.95%) Power BI
2 1 (2.56%) Data Lake
2 1 (2.56%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 4 (10.26%) JIRA
General
1 23 (58.97%) Finance
2 17 (43.59%) Social Skills
3 9 (23.08%) Analytical Skills
3 9 (23.08%) Banking
4 6 (15.38%) Organisational Skills
5 4 (10.26%) Back Office
6 3 (7.69%) Financial Institution
7 2 (5.13%) Front Office
7 2 (5.13%) Law
7 2 (5.13%) Public Sector
8 1 (2.56%) Documentation Skills
8 1 (2.56%) Influencing Skills
8 1 (2.56%) Investment Banking
8 1 (2.56%) Legal
Job Titles
1 15 (38.46%) Analyst
2 8 (20.51%) Business Analyst
3 7 (17.95%) Support Engineer
4 5 (12.82%) Project Manager
5 4 (10.26%) IT Support
6 3 (7.69%) IT Engineer
6 3 (7.69%) IT Manager
6 3 (7.69%) IT Support Engineer
7 2 (5.13%) Banking Analyst
7 2 (5.13%) Banking Business Analyst
7 2 (5.13%) Consultant
7 2 (5.13%) IT Analyst
7 2 (5.13%) IT Project Manager
7 2 (5.13%) IT Support Analyst
7 2 (5.13%) Support Analyst
7 2 (5.13%) Support Assistant
7 2 (5.13%) Support Specialist
7 2 (5.13%) Technical Manager
7 2 (5.13%) Technical Project Manager
7 2 (5.13%) Tester
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (10.26%) XML
2 1 (2.56%) ADO
Miscellaneous
1 3 (7.69%) CMDB
1 3 (7.69%) Video Conferencing
2 2 (5.13%) Management Information System
2 2 (5.13%) Self-Motivation
3 1 (2.56%) Analytical Mindset
3 1 (2.56%) Credit Risk
3 1 (2.56%) Derivative
3 1 (2.56%) Market Risk
3 1 (2.56%) Mobile App
3 1 (2.56%) Onboarding
3 1 (2.56%) PMI
3 1 (2.56%) SWIFT Messaging Network
3 1 (2.56%) Tandem
3 1 (2.56%) Taxonomies
3 1 (2.56%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 6 (15.38%) Windows
2 2 (5.13%) Windows 10
3 1 (2.56%) Android
3 1 (2.56%) Mac OS
3 1 (2.56%) Mac OS X
3 1 (2.56%) Unix
3 1 (2.56%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (28.21%) Agile
2 10 (25.64%) Project Management
2 10 (25.64%) Stakeholder Management
3 9 (23.08%) Problem-Solving
4 7 (17.95%) Business Intelligence
4 7 (17.95%) ITIL
5 6 (15.38%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 5 (12.82%) Data Analysis
6 5 (12.82%) Project Delivery
6 5 (12.82%) Waterfall
7 4 (10.26%) Data Migration
7 4 (10.26%) Data Modelling
7 4 (10.26%) Decision-Making
7 4 (10.26%) Matrix Organization
7 4 (10.26%) Migration
7 4 (10.26%) Target Operating Model
8 3 (7.69%) Analytics
8 3 (7.69%) Computer Science
8 3 (7.69%) DevOps
8 3 (7.69%) Matrix Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (5.13%) Python
1 2 (5.13%) SQL
2 1 (2.56%) C
2 1 (2.56%) C#
2 1 (2.56%) Korn
2 1 (2.56%) PowerShell
2 1 (2.56%) R
2 1 (2.56%) VBA
Qualifications
1 14 (35.90%) Degree
2 4 (10.26%) Security Cleared
3 3 (7.69%) Computer Science Degree
3 3 (7.69%) SC Cleared
4 2 (5.13%) CISA
4 2 (5.13%) MCSA
4 2 (5.13%) MCSE
4 2 (5.13%) Microsoft Certification
4 2 (5.13%) PMI Certification
5 1 (2.56%) ACCA
5 1 (2.56%) CBAP
5 1 (2.56%) CCNA
5 1 (2.56%) CFA
5 1 (2.56%) Cisco Certification
5 1 (2.56%) IIBA
5 1 (2.56%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
5 1 (2.56%) MCP
5 1 (2.56%) MOS
5 1 (2.56%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (15.38%) PMO
2 3 (7.69%) NIST
2 3 (7.69%) QA
3 2 (5.13%) COBIT
3 2 (5.13%) Data Quality
3 2 (5.13%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (2.56%) ISO 20022
4 1 (2.56%) SLA
System Software
1 1 (2.56%) Active Directory
1 1 (2.56%) Firmware
1 1 (2.56%) Virtual Desktop
1 1 (2.56%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 1 (2.56%) HP ALM
1 1 (2.56%) SCCM
Vendors
1 23 (58.97%) Microsoft
2 3 (7.69%) Apple
2 3 (7.69%) HP
2 3 (7.69%) Polycom
2 3 (7.69%) ServiceNow
3 2 (5.13%) Citrix
3 2 (5.13%) Oracle
4 1 (2.56%) Adobe
4 1 (2.56%) Alteryx
4 1 (2.56%) Automation Anywhere
4 1 (2.56%) Avaya
4 1 (2.56%) Dell
4 1 (2.56%) IBM
4 1 (2.56%) Planview
4 1 (2.56%) Progress
4 1 (2.56%) SAP
4 1 (2.56%) Wyse
4 1 (2.56%) Xceptor
4 1 (2.56%) Yealink