The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Cardiff requiring Microsoft Excel skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Microsoft Excel over the 6 months leading up to 29 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
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 Cardiff.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for software application skills
20
27
12
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cardiff
10.15%
10.42%
5.17%
Number of daily rates quoted
19
21
6
10th Percentile
£156
£123
£188
25th Percentile
£219
£209
£202
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£300
£412
£309
Median % change year-on-year
-27.18%
+33.44%
-11.79%
75th Percentile
£450
£523
£473
90th Percentile
£511
£530
£525
South Wales median daily rate
£298
£503
£394
% change year-on-year
-40.80%
+27.62%
+12.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted
0
2
4
10th Percentile
-
£12.18
-
25th Percentile
-
£13.90
£16.00
Median hourly rate
-
£18.32
£16.50
Median % change year-on-year
-
+11.03%
+15.81%
75th Percentile
-
£23.69
£18.25
90th Percentile
-
£25.98
£20.50
South Wales median hourly rate
£16.00
£19.68
£16.50
% change year-on-year
-18.70%
+19.27%
+1.54%
Microsoft Excel Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff
Job postings citing Microsoft Excel as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cardiff.
Microsoft Excel Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Cardiff
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Microsoft Excel in Cardiff.
Microsoft Excel Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Cardiff
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Microsoft Excel in Cardiff.
Microsoft Excel Top 11 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cardiff
For the 6 months to 29 July 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Microsoft Excel also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Cardiff region with a requirement for Microsoft Excel.
Microsoft Excel Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cardiff 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:
