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

6 months to
10 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 60 49 59
Rank change year-on-year -11 +10 +2
Contract jobs citing Microsoft Excel 80 90 76
As % of all contract jobs in Central London 3.38% 4.53% 3.04%
As % of the Applications category 58.39% 47.37% 46.06%
Number of daily rates quoted 53 52 44
10th Percentile £264 £225 £191
25th Percentile £385 £313 £323
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £488 £500
Median % change year-on-year +4.62% -2.50% -9.09%
75th Percentile £575 £657 £680
90th Percentile £696 £845 £775
London median daily rate £475 £450 £450
% change year-on-year +5.56% - -4.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 2 1
10th Percentile £21.29 £29.63 -
25th Percentile - £30.46 £19.92
Median hourly rate £25.47 £31.86 £20.61
Median % change year-on-year -20.06% +54.62% +24.88%
75th Percentile - £33.27 £21.29
90th Percentile £35.24 £34.11 -
London median hourly rate £25.47 £22.04 £19.50
% change year-on-year +15.56% +13.03% -15.22%

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 137 190 165
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London 5.78% 9.57% 6.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 90 116 103
10th Percentile £217 £228 £154
25th Percentile £389 £307 £259
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £475 £486
Median % change year-on-year +5.32% -2.26% -2.80%
75th Percentile £575 £616 £622
90th Percentile £632 £731 £698
London median daily rate £475 £450 £413
% change year-on-year +5.56% +8.89% -13.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 3 5
10th Percentile £21.99 £30.18 -
25th Percentile - £31.85 £12.75
Median hourly rate £25.47 £34.65 £18.93
Median % change year-on-year -26.49% +83.04% -23.90%
75th Percentile £25.87 £41.71 -
90th Percentile £33.88 £45.94 £20.35
London median hourly rate £25.47 £25.50 £21.00
% change year-on-year -0.12% +21.43% -29.32%

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 10 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 10 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 10 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 -19 68 £525 +5.00% 55
West End of London +4 4 £475 +90.00% 3
City of Westminster 0 4 £475 +11.76% 1
Camden +8 3 - - 3
Southwark - 1 £188 - 1
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 12 (15.00%) SharePoint
2 3 (3.75%) Confluence
3 1 (1.25%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (1.25%) SAS
Applications
1 33 (41.25%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 14 (17.50%) MS Visio
3 11 (13.75%) Microsoft Office
3 11 (13.75%) Microsoft Project
4 5 (6.25%) Spreadsheet
5 2 (2.50%) Trello
6 1 (1.25%) Adobe After Effects
6 1 (1.25%) Adobe XD
6 1 (1.25%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 2 (2.50%) Oracle Financials
2 1 (1.25%) Aladdin
2 1 (1.25%) Loan IQ
Cloud Services
1 25 (31.25%) Power Platform
2 5 (6.25%) Azure
2 5 (6.25%) Microsoft 365
3 4 (5.00%) Entra ID
4 3 (3.75%) Collibra
5 2 (2.50%) Microsoft Copilot
5 2 (2.50%) Power Automate
6 1 (1.25%) Asana
6 1 (1.25%) AWS
6 1 (1.25%) Figma
6 1 (1.25%) Google Docs
6 1 (1.25%) Google Sheets
6 1 (1.25%) Google Workspace
6 1 (1.25%) Microsoft Purview
6 1 (1.25%) OneDrive
6 1 (1.25%) SaaS
6 1 (1.25%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 3 (3.75%) Softphone
1 3 (3.75%) VPN
2 2 (2.50%) LAN
2 2 (2.50%) WAN
3 1 (1.25%) Structured Cabling
3 1 (1.25%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 24 (30.00%) Power BI
2 9 (11.25%) Tableau
3 4 (5.00%) Power Query
4 3 (3.75%) Metadata
4 3 (3.75%) Relational Database
5 2 (2.50%) Data Warehouse
5 2 (2.50%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
5 2 (2.50%) Oracle Database
5 2 (2.50%) RDBMS
5 2 (2.50%) SQLPlus
6 1 (1.25%) Data Lake
6 1 (1.25%) Looker
6 1 (1.25%) SQL Server
6 1 (1.25%) ThoughtSpot
Development Applications
1 7 (8.75%) JIRA
2 2 (2.50%) Jenkins
2 2 (2.50%) Toad
General
1 37 (46.25%) Finance
2 26 (32.50%) Analytical Skills
3 25 (31.25%) Social Skills
4 17 (21.25%) Banking
5 8 (10.00%) Organisational Skills
6 7 (8.75%) Legal
7 5 (6.25%) Front Office
7 5 (6.25%) Investment Banking
8 4 (5.00%) Presentation Skills
8 4 (5.00%) Public Sector
8 4 (5.00%) Telecoms
9 2 (2.50%) Financial Institution
9 2 (2.50%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 2 (2.50%) Marketing
9 2 (2.50%) Retail
10 1 (1.25%) Influencing Skills
10 1 (1.25%) International Banking
10 1 (1.25%) Manufacturing
10 1 (1.25%) Military
10 1 (1.25%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 38 (47.50%) Analyst
2 11 (13.75%) Business Analyst
3 10 (12.50%) Data Analyst
4 6 (7.50%) Developer
4 6 (7.50%) Senior
4 6 (7.50%) Service Analyst
5 3 (3.75%) Cybersecurity Specialist
5 3 (3.75%) Help Desk Analyst
5 3 (3.75%) Project Manager
5 3 (3.75%) Risk Analyst
5 3 (3.75%) Security Specialist
6 2 (2.50%) Business Intelligence Developer
6 2 (2.50%) C++ Developer
6 2 (2.50%) Financial Analyst
6 2 (2.50%) MiFID Business Analyst
6 2 (2.50%) Oracle Developer
6 2 (2.50%) PMO Analyst
6 2 (2.50%) Power BI Developer
6 2 (2.50%) Senior C++ Developer
6 2 (2.50%) Technical Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (2.50%) Boost C++ Libraries
1 2 (2.50%) COM
1 2 (2.50%) Qt
1 2 (2.50%) Web Services
2 1 (1.25%) CSS
2 1 (1.25%) HTML
2 1 (1.25%) Middleware
2 1 (1.25%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 5 (6.25%) Management Information System
1 5 (6.25%) Product Ownership
2 3 (3.75%) Data Centre
2 3 (3.75%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
3 2 (2.50%) Credit Risk
3 2 (2.50%) Data Structures
3 2 (2.50%) Equities
3 2 (2.50%) Fixed Income
3 2 (2.50%) PMI
3 2 (2.50%) Virtual Team
4 1 (1.25%) CMDB
4 1 (1.25%) Data Protection Act
4 1 (1.25%) Derivative
4 1 (1.25%) Enterprise Software
4 1 (1.25%) FMCG
4 1 (1.25%) Freedom of Information
4 1 (1.25%) Freedom of Information Act
4 1 (1.25%) Market Risk
4 1 (1.25%) Motion Graphics
4 1 (1.25%) Wiki
Operating Systems
1 5 (6.25%) Windows
2 3 (3.75%) Linux
2 3 (3.75%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 22 (27.50%) Business Intelligence
2 20 (25.00%) Analytics
3 17 (21.25%) Problem-Solving
4 14 (17.50%) Decision-Making
4 14 (17.50%) Stakeholder Management
5 13 (16.25%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 12 (15.00%) Data Analysis
7 10 (12.50%) Continuous Improvement
7 10 (12.50%) Data Governance
8 9 (11.25%) Risk Management
9 8 (10.00%) Actionable Insight
9 8 (10.00%) Business Analysis
9 8 (10.00%) Migration
9 8 (10.00%) Project Delivery
9 8 (10.00%) Validation
10 7 (8.75%) Data Management
10 7 (8.75%) Data Modelling
10 7 (8.75%) Process Improvement
10 7 (8.75%) Use Case
10 7 (8.75%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 16 (20.00%) SQL
2 10 (12.50%) Python
3 5 (6.25%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 4 (5.00%) VBA
5 2 (2.50%) C#
5 2 (2.50%) C++
5 2 (2.50%) Perl
5 2 (2.50%) PHP
5 2 (2.50%) PL/SQL
5 2 (2.50%) Shell Script
6 1 (1.25%) PowerShell
6 1 (1.25%) R
Qualifications
1 10 (12.50%) Degree
2 3 (3.75%) CISM
2 3 (3.75%) CISSP
2 3 (3.75%) Computer Science Degree
2 3 (3.75%) CRISC
2 3 (3.75%) MCSE
2 3 (3.75%) Microsoft Certification
2 3 (3.75%) Microsoft Certified Professional
3 2 (2.50%) ACCA
3 2 (2.50%) CASP
3 2 (2.50%) GSEC
3 2 (2.50%) PMI Certification
3 2 (2.50%) SC Cleared
3 2 (2.50%) Security Cleared
4 1 (1.25%) CIMA
4 1 (1.25%) DV Cleared
4 1 (1.25%) IIBA
4 1 (1.25%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
4 1 (1.25%) Six Sigma Green Belt
4 1 (1.25%) Six Sigma Yellow Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (17.50%) Data Quality
2 11 (13.75%) PMO
3 5 (6.25%) QA
4 3 (3.75%) GRC
4 3 (3.75%) SLA
5 2 (2.50%) GDPR
5 2 (2.50%) MiFID
6 1 (1.25%) Actionable Recommendations
6 1 (1.25%) GAAP
6 1 (1.25%) GMP
6 1 (1.25%) IFRS
6 1 (1.25%) Solvency II
System Software
1 3 (3.75%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 4 (5.00%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (1.25%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 33 (41.25%) Microsoft
2 8 (10.00%) ServiceNow
3 5 (6.25%) Oracle
4 3 (3.75%) Anaplan
4 3 (3.75%) Google
4 3 (3.75%) Workday
5 2 (2.50%) Alteryx
5 2 (2.50%) Planview
5 2 (2.50%) SAP
6 1 (1.25%) Adobe
6 1 (1.25%) Arista
6 1 (1.25%) Cisco
6 1 (1.25%) Citrix
6 1 (1.25%) Databricks
6 1 (1.25%) Dataiku
6 1 (1.25%) Murex
6 1 (1.25%) Qualtrics
6 1 (1.25%) Remedy
6 1 (1.25%) Splunk
6 1 (1.25%) Wallstreet Suite