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 25 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 69 39 60
Rank change year-on-year -30 +21 +4
Contract jobs citing Microsoft Excel 77 98 81
As % of all contract jobs in Central London 3.17% 4.84% 3.30%
As % of the Applications category 56.20% 49.25% 48.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 53 57 48
10th Percentile £212 £225 £194
25th Percentile £375 £307 £312
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £475 £486
Median % change year-on-year +7.37% -2.26% -11.64%
75th Percentile £575 £679 £674
90th Percentile £712 £843 £775
London median daily rate £475 £446 £450
% change year-on-year +6.44% -0.83% -3.74%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 3 1
10th Percentile £20.59 £27.73 -
25th Percentile £23.73 £28.23 £19.92
Median hourly rate £25.47 £29.07 £20.61
Median % change year-on-year -12.38% +41.08% +24.88%
75th Percentile £29.54 £31.87 £21.29
90th Percentile £36.87 £33.55 -
London median hourly rate £25.49 £22.04 £19.50
% change year-on-year +15.63% +13.03% -11.36%

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.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for software application skills 137 199 167
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London 5.65% 9.82% 6.80%
Number of daily rates quoted 93 121 107
10th Percentile £212 £225 £159
25th Percentile £381 £306 £259
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £475 £475
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% - -0.52%
75th Percentile £575 £625 £619
90th Percentile £635 £738 £689
London median daily rate £475 £450 £425
% change year-on-year +5.56% +5.88% -10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 4 6
10th Percentile £21.29 £27.89 £12.75
25th Percentile - £28.65 £14.30
Median hourly rate £25.47 £31.86 £18.93
Median % change year-on-year -20.06% +68.30% +9.74%
75th Percentile £26.00 £38.19 £20.70
90th Percentile £35.45 £44.53 £24.15
London median hourly rate £26.50 £24.66 £21.00
% change year-on-year +7.46% +17.43% -34.21%

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 25 April 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
Hourly Rate Histogram in Central London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Microsoft Excel in Central London over the 6 months to 25 April 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Microsoft Excel in Central London

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 25 April 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 -31 65 £525 +5.00% 38
West End of London +6 5 £475 +163.89% 1
City of Westminster +3 4 £475 +11.76% 3
Camden +8 2 - - 1
Southwark - 1 £188 - 2
Microsoft Excel
London

Microsoft Excel
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Central 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 9 (11.69%) SharePoint
2 2 (2.60%) Confluence
2 2 (2.60%) SAS
3 1 (1.30%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 31 (40.26%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 12 (15.58%) Microsoft Office
2 12 (15.58%) MS Visio
3 9 (11.69%) Microsoft Project
4 4 (5.19%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (1.30%) Adobe After Effects
5 1 (1.30%) Adobe XD
5 1 (1.30%) Photoshop
5 1 (1.30%) Trello
Business Applications
1 2 (2.60%) Oracle Financials
2 1 (1.30%) Aladdin
2 1 (1.30%) Loan IQ
Cloud Services
1 25 (32.47%) Power Platform
2 6 (7.79%) Microsoft 365
3 5 (6.49%) Azure
4 3 (3.90%) Collibra
4 3 (3.90%) Entra ID
5 2 (2.60%) Microsoft Copilot
5 2 (2.60%) SaaS
6 1 (1.30%) AWS
6 1 (1.30%) Azure DevOps
6 1 (1.30%) Figma
6 1 (1.30%) Google Docs
6 1 (1.30%) Google Sheets
6 1 (1.30%) Google Workspace
6 1 (1.30%) Microsoft Purview
6 1 (1.30%) OneDrive
6 1 (1.30%) Power Automate
6 1 (1.30%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 2 (2.60%) Softphone
1 2 (2.60%) VPN
2 1 (1.30%) Firewall
2 1 (1.30%) LAN
2 1 (1.30%) WAN
2 1 (1.30%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 24 (31.17%) Power BI
2 9 (11.69%) Tableau
3 4 (5.19%) Power Query
4 3 (3.90%) Relational Database
5 2 (2.60%) Data Warehouse
5 2 (2.60%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
5 2 (2.60%) Metadata
5 2 (2.60%) Oracle Database
5 2 (2.60%) RDBMS
5 2 (2.60%) SQLPlus
6 1 (1.30%) Data Lake
6 1 (1.30%) Looker
6 1 (1.30%) QlikView
6 1 (1.30%) SQL Server
6 1 (1.30%) ThoughtSpot
Development Applications
1 7 (9.09%) JIRA
2 2 (2.60%) Jenkins
2 2 (2.60%) Toad
General
1 36 (46.75%) Finance
2 26 (33.77%) Social Skills
3 24 (31.17%) Analytical Skills
4 17 (22.08%) Banking
5 7 (9.09%) Legal
5 7 (9.09%) Organisational Skills
6 5 (6.49%) Front Office
6 5 (6.49%) Investment Banking
7 4 (5.19%) Presentation Skills
8 3 (3.90%) Public Sector
8 3 (3.90%) Telecoms
9 2 (2.60%) Marketing
9 2 (2.60%) Retail
10 1 (1.30%) Documentation Skills
10 1 (1.30%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 1 (1.30%) Influencing Skills
10 1 (1.30%) International Banking
10 1 (1.30%) Mandarin Language
10 1 (1.30%) Manufacturing
10 1 (1.30%) Military
Job Titles
1 38 (49.35%) Analyst
2 11 (14.29%) Business Analyst
2 11 (14.29%) Data Analyst
3 6 (7.79%) Developer
3 6 (7.79%) Senior
3 6 (7.79%) Service Analyst
4 3 (3.90%) Cybersecurity Specialist
4 3 (3.90%) Governance Analyst
4 3 (3.90%) Risk Analyst
4 3 (3.90%) Security Specialist
4 3 (3.90%) Support Analyst
5 2 (2.60%) Business Intelligence Developer
5 2 (2.60%) Financial Analyst
5 2 (2.60%) Help Desk Analyst
5 2 (2.60%) Junior
5 2 (2.60%) MiFID Business Analyst
5 2 (2.60%) PMO Analyst
5 2 (2.60%) Senior C++ Developer
5 2 (2.60%) Senior Developer
5 2 (2.60%) Technical Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (2.60%) Boost C++ Libraries
1 2 (2.60%) COM
1 2 (2.60%) Qt
1 2 (2.60%) Web Services
2 1 (1.30%) CSS
2 1 (1.30%) HTML
2 1 (1.30%) Middleware
2 1 (1.30%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 5 (6.49%) Product Ownership
2 3 (3.90%) Credit Risk
2 3 (3.90%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
2 3 (3.90%) Management Information System
3 2 (2.60%) Data Centre
3 2 (2.60%) Data Structures
3 2 (2.60%) Equities
3 2 (2.60%) Fixed Income
3 2 (2.60%) PMI
3 2 (2.60%) Virtual Team
4 1 (1.30%) Analytical Mindset
4 1 (1.30%) CMDB
4 1 (1.30%) Derivative
4 1 (1.30%) FMCG
4 1 (1.30%) Legacy Systems
4 1 (1.30%) Market Risk
4 1 (1.30%) Motion Graphics
4 1 (1.30%) Reinsurance
4 1 (1.30%) Self-Motivation
4 1 (1.30%) Wiki
Operating Systems
1 6 (7.79%) Windows
2 3 (3.90%) Linux
2 3 (3.90%) Unix
3 1 (1.30%) VMS
3 1 (1.30%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 22 (28.57%) Business Intelligence
2 19 (24.68%) Analytics
3 16 (20.78%) Problem-Solving
4 14 (18.18%) Data Analysis
4 14 (18.18%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 14 (18.18%) Stakeholder Management
5 13 (16.88%) Decision-Making
6 11 (14.29%) Continuous Improvement
7 10 (12.99%) Data Governance
8 9 (11.69%) Risk Management
9 8 (10.39%) Actionable Insight
9 8 (10.39%) Business Analysis
9 8 (10.39%) Migration
9 8 (10.39%) Validation
9 8 (10.39%) Visualisation
10 7 (9.09%) Data Modelling
10 7 (9.09%) PRINCE2
10 7 (9.09%) Process Improvement
10 7 (9.09%) Project Delivery
10 7 (9.09%) Use Case
Programming Languages
1 16 (20.78%) SQL
2 10 (12.99%) Python
3 5 (6.49%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 3 (3.90%) VBA
5 2 (2.60%) C#
5 2 (2.60%) C++
5 2 (2.60%) Perl
5 2 (2.60%) PHP
5 2 (2.60%) PL/SQL
5 2 (2.60%) Shell Script
6 1 (1.30%) PowerShell
6 1 (1.30%) R
6 1 (1.30%) VB
Qualifications
1 10 (12.99%) Degree
2 3 (3.90%) CISM
2 3 (3.90%) CISSP
2 3 (3.90%) Computer Science Degree
2 3 (3.90%) CRISC
2 3 (3.90%) MCSE
2 3 (3.90%) Microsoft Certification
2 3 (3.90%) SC Cleared
2 3 (3.90%) Security Cleared
3 2 (2.60%) CASP
3 2 (2.60%) GSEC
3 2 (2.60%) Microsoft Certified Professional
3 2 (2.60%) PMI Certification
4 1 (1.30%) ACCA
4 1 (1.30%) CCNA
4 1 (1.30%) Cisco Certification
4 1 (1.30%) DV Cleared
4 1 (1.30%) PMP
4 1 (1.30%) RIBA
4 1 (1.30%) Six Sigma Yellow Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (18.18%) Data Quality
2 11 (14.29%) PMO
3 5 (6.49%) QA
4 3 (3.90%) SLA
5 2 (2.60%) GRC
5 2 (2.60%) MiFID
6 1 (1.30%) Actionable Recommendations
6 1 (1.30%) Cyber Essentials
6 1 (1.30%) Def Stans
6 1 (1.30%) GAAP
6 1 (1.30%) GDPR
6 1 (1.30%) GMP
6 1 (1.30%) HMG Security Policy Framework
6 1 (1.30%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 1 (1.30%) NCSC
6 1 (1.30%) NIST
6 1 (1.30%) NIST 800
6 1 (1.30%) P3O
6 1 (1.30%) Solvency II
System Software
1 3 (3.90%) Active Directory
2 1 (1.30%) Firmware
2 1 (1.30%) VMware ESXi
2 1 (1.30%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (1.30%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 3 (3.90%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (1.30%) Ansible
Vendors
1 31 (40.26%) Microsoft
2 6 (7.79%) ServiceNow
3 5 (6.49%) Oracle
4 3 (3.90%) Anaplan
4 3 (3.90%) Google
4 3 (3.90%) Workday
5 2 (2.60%) Alteryx
5 2 (2.60%) Planview
5 2 (2.60%) SAP
6 1 (1.30%) Adobe
6 1 (1.30%) Citrix
6 1 (1.30%) Databricks
6 1 (1.30%) Dataiku
6 1 (1.30%) EMC
6 1 (1.30%) Murex
6 1 (1.30%) Qualtrics
6 1 (1.30%) Remedy
6 1 (1.30%) Splunk
6 1 (1.30%) VMware
6 1 (1.30%) Wallstreet Suite