Microsoft Excel Contract Job Trends in Belfast

Microsoft Excel
County Antrim > Belfast

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Belfast requiring Microsoft Excel skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 11 14 9
Rank change year-on-year +3 -5 +11
Contract jobs citing Microsoft Excel 22 16 17
As % of all contract jobs in Belfast 10.58% 10.67% 13.39%
As % of the Applications category 66.67% 53.33% 73.91%
Number of daily rates quoted 14 7 11
10th Percentile £309 £160 £128
25th Percentile £325 £175 £153
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £225 £288
Median % change year-on-year +111.11% -21.74% +3.42%
75th Percentile £530 £488 £425
90th Percentile £571 £508 £533
County Antrim median daily rate £475 £225 £288
% change year-on-year +111.11% -21.74% +3.42%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 1 2
10th Percentile - - £16.01
25th Percentile - £45.32 £16.03
Median hourly rate £12.31 £48.82 £16.06
Median % change year-on-year -74.78% +203.95% +3.61%
75th Percentile £13.57 £52.31 £16.09
90th Percentile - - £16.11
County Antrim median hourly rate £13.57 £48.82 £16.06
% change year-on-year -72.20% +203.95% +3.61%

All Software Application Skills
Belfast

Microsoft Excel 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 Belfast.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for software application skills 33 30 23
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Belfast 15.87% 20.00% 18.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 18 19 14
10th Percentile £168 £143 £134
25th Percentile £313 £149 £170
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £411 £175 £319
Median % change year-on-year +135.00% -45.10% +44.89%
75th Percentile £502 £481 £438
90th Percentile £566 £545 £538
County Antrim median daily rate £411 £175 £319
% change year-on-year +135.00% -45.10% +44.89%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 3 2
10th Percentile - £31.86 £16.01
25th Percentile £12.31 £36.91 £16.03
Median hourly rate £12.94 £48.82 £16.06
Median % change year-on-year -73.49% +203.95% +1.17%
75th Percentile £13.59 £57.40 £16.09
90th Percentile £13.60 £60.46 £16.11
County Antrim median hourly rate £13.57 £48.82 £16.06
% change year-on-year -72.20% +203.95% +1.17%

Microsoft Excel
Job Vacancy Trend in Belfast

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Microsoft Excel relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Belfast.

Microsoft Excel job vacancy trend in Belfast

Microsoft Excel
Daily Rate Trend in Belfast

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Belfast citing Microsoft Excel.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Belfast citing Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Excel
Daily Rate Histogram in Belfast

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Microsoft Excel in Belfast over the 6 months to 17 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Microsoft Excel in Belfast

Microsoft Excel
Hourly Rate Trend in Belfast

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Belfast citing Microsoft Excel.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Belfast citing Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Excel
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Belfast 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 2 (9.09%) SharePoint
2 1 (4.55%) Confluence
Applications
1 15 (68.18%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 7 (31.82%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (18.18%) MS Visio
4 2 (9.09%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (4.55%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 1 (4.55%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 3 (13.64%) Cisco Wireless
1 3 (13.64%) Firewall
1 3 (13.64%) LAN
1 3 (13.64%) MPLS
1 3 (13.64%) Wireless
1 3 (13.64%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (4.55%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 2 (9.09%) JIRA
General
1 21 (95.45%) Social Skills
2 9 (40.91%) Finance
3 7 (31.82%) Organisational Skills
4 5 (22.73%) Analytical Skills
4 5 (22.73%) Public Sector
5 4 (18.18%) Banking
5 4 (18.18%) Front Office
6 2 (9.09%) Financial Institution
6 2 (9.09%) Legal
7 1 (4.55%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 6 (27.27%) Analyst
2 5 (22.73%) Business Analyst
3 3 (13.64%) Compliance Officer
3 3 (13.64%) Information Governance Officer
3 3 (13.64%) Information Officer
3 3 (13.64%) Network Engineer
3 3 (13.64%) PMO Analyst
3 3 (13.64%) Senior
3 3 (13.64%) Senior Network Engineer
3 3 (13.64%) Support Officer
4 2 (9.09%) Project Assistant
4 2 (9.09%) Project Manager
4 2 (9.09%) Project Support Assistant
4 2 (9.09%) Support Assistant
5 1 (4.55%) Junior
5 1 (4.55%) Junior Analyst
5 1 (4.55%) Project Analyst
5 1 (4.55%) Risk Analyst
5 1 (4.55%) Risk Manager
5 1 (4.55%) Support Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 3 (13.64%) Freedom of Information
1 3 (13.64%) Virtual Team
2 2 (9.09%) Derivative
2 2 (9.09%) Self-Motivation
3 1 (4.55%) Equities
3 1 (4.55%) Fixed Income
3 1 (4.55%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (36.36%) Problem-Solving
2 7 (31.82%) Project Management
3 6 (27.27%) Project Delivery
3 6 (27.27%) Stakeholder Management
4 5 (22.73%) Mathematics
4 5 (22.73%) Time Management
4 5 (22.73%) User Acceptance Testing
5 4 (18.18%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 3 (13.64%) Change Control
6 3 (13.64%) Customer Service
6 3 (13.64%) Cybersecurity
6 3 (13.64%) Data Protection
6 3 (13.64%) Informatics
6 3 (13.64%) Information Governance
6 3 (13.64%) Knowledge Transfer
6 3 (13.64%) Network Management
6 3 (13.64%) Process Improvement
6 3 (13.64%) Records Management
6 3 (13.64%) Risk Management
6 3 (13.64%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 2 (9.09%) SQL
2 1 (4.55%) Python
Qualifications
1 3 (13.64%) CCNA
1 3 (13.64%) CCNP
1 3 (13.64%) Cisco Certification
1 3 (13.64%) Degree
2 2 (9.09%) HNC
2 2 (9.09%) HND
3 1 (4.55%) PMI Certification
3 1 (4.55%) PMP
3 1 (4.55%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (22.73%) PMO
2 3 (13.64%) GDPR
3 2 (9.09%) MiFID
4 1 (4.55%) Data Quality
4 1 (4.55%) EMIR
4 1 (4.55%) Sarbanes-Oxley
Vendors
1 15 (68.18%) Microsoft
2 3 (13.64%) Aruba
2 3 (13.64%) Cisco
2 3 (13.64%) Fortinet