Microsoft Excel Contract Job Trends in Central London

Microsoft Excel
London > Central London

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Central London requiring Microsoft Excel skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 94 39 62
Rank change year-on-year -55 +23 -7
Contract jobs citing Microsoft Excel 60 102 72
As % of all contract jobs in Central London 2.52% 5.38% 3.07%
As % of the Applications category 53.10% 61.45% 44.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 38 70 46
10th Percentile £189 £266 £209
25th Percentile £313 £327 £273
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £420 £439 £463
Median % change year-on-year -4.27% -5.14% -7.50%
75th Percentile £578 £597 £638
90th Percentile £638 £825 £741
London median daily rate £466 £450 £450
% change year-on-year +3.61% - -5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 3 3
10th Percentile - £13.70 £27.32
25th Percentile - £14.75 £30.20
Median hourly rate £26.13 £17.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +53.71% -51.43% +180.00%
75th Percentile - £23.21 -
90th Percentile - £26.63 -
London median hourly rate £25.82 £18.50 £35.00
% change year-on-year +39.54% -47.14% +68.67%

All Software Application Skills
Central London

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 Central London.

6 months to
17 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Contract vacancies with a requirement for software application skills 113 166 161
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London 4.75% 8.76% 6.85%
Number of daily rates quoted 71 114 91
10th Percentile £158 £268 £165
25th Percentile £303 £333 £268
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £415 £441 £471
Median % change year-on-year -5.95% -6.22% +1.73%
75th Percentile £539 £614 £614
90th Percentile £688 £738 £700
London median daily rate £455 £450 £438
% change year-on-year +1.11% +2.86% -7.89%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 6 4
10th Percentile - £14.75 £25.88
25th Percentile - £18.81 £26.60
Median hourly rate £26.13 £27.33 £31.00
Median % change year-on-year -4.37% -11.85% +22.77%
75th Percentile - £34.23 £35.00
90th Percentile - £46.38 -
London median hourly rate £25.14 £25.15 £27.00
% change year-on-year -0.06% -6.85% +4.43%

Microsoft Excel Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

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

Microsoft Excel job vacancy trend in Central London

Microsoft Excel Daily Rate Trend in Central London

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Excel Daily Rate Histogram in Central London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Microsoft Excel in Central London over the 6 months to 17 October 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Microsoft Excel in Central London

Microsoft Excel Hourly Rate Trend in Central London

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Excel Contract Job Locations in Central London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft Excel within the Central London region over the 6 months to 17 October 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
City of London -54 57 £390 -11.36% 38
Camden -1 1 £625 - 1
Southwark - 1 £450 -
Microsoft Excel
London

Microsoft Excel Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Central London by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

Applications

RankSkillShareJob Ads
1Microsoft PowerPoint33.3%20
2Microsoft Office20.0%12
3Microsoft Project6.7%4
3Spreadsheet6.7%4
5MS Visio1.7%1
5Photoshop1.7%1