Microsoft Excel Contract Job Trends in Chester

Microsoft Excel
Cheshire > Chester

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Chester requiring Microsoft Excel skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 4 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 14 16 14
Rank change year-on-year +2 -2 -3
Contract jobs citing Microsoft Excel 12 1 1
As % of all contract jobs in Chester 11.76% 1.39% 1.35%
As % of the Applications category 70.59% 14.29% 9.09%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £463 £563 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £575 -
Median % change year-on-year -17.39% - -
75th Percentile £488 £588 -
90th Percentile - - -
Cheshire median daily rate £438 £525 £375
% change year-on-year -16.67% +40.00% -6.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £12.51 - -
Median hourly rate £12.76 - -
75th Percentile £13.01 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Cheshire median hourly rate £12.76 £17.50 £22.53
% change year-on-year -27.09% -22.33% -6.13%

All Software Application Skills
Chester

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 Chester.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for software application skills 17 7 11
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Chester 16.67% 9.72% 14.86%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 5 2
10th Percentile £281 £371 -
25th Percentile £425 £552 £525
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% +41.94%
75th Percentile £638 £588 £575
90th Percentile - £601 -
Cheshire median daily rate £425 £483 £375
% change year-on-year -11.96% +28.73% -16.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 5
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £12.51 - £17.14
Median hourly rate £12.76 - £17.50
Median % change year-on-year - - -19.65%
75th Percentile £13.01 - £17.75
90th Percentile - - £31.10
Cheshire median hourly rate £18.31 £22.09 £22.00
% change year-on-year -17.11% +0.41% +1.01%

Microsoft Excel
Job Vacancy Trend in Chester

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

Microsoft Excel job vacancy trend in Chester

Microsoft Excel
Daily Rate Trend in Chester

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

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

Microsoft Excel
Hourly Rate Trend in Chester

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

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

Microsoft Excel
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Chester 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 7 (58.33%) Exchange Server 2013
1 7 (58.33%) Microsoft Exchange
1 7 (58.33%) SharePoint
1 7 (58.33%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 10 (83.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 10 (83.33%) MS Visio
2 8 (66.67%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 7 (58.33%) Azure
1 7 (58.33%) Microsoft 365
1 7 (58.33%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 7 (58.33%) Skype
2 3 (25.00%) LAN
2 3 (25.00%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (25.00%) MS Access
General
1 11 (91.67%) Analytical Skills
2 8 (66.67%) Social Skills
3 5 (41.67%) Finance
4 3 (25.00%) Banking
4 3 (25.00%) Presentation Skills
5 1 (8.33%) Legal
Job Titles
1 9 (75.00%) Analyst
2 7 (58.33%) Operational Support Analyst
2 7 (58.33%) Operations Analyst
2 7 (58.33%) Operations Support Analyst
2 7 (58.33%) Support Analyst
3 2 (16.67%) Risk Management Specialist
4 1 (8.33%) Risk Analyst
4 1 (8.33%) Technology Risk Analyst
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (91.67%) Problem-Solving
2 7 (58.33%) ITIL
2 7 (58.33%) Migration
2 7 (58.33%) Problem Management
2 7 (58.33%) Project Management
2 7 (58.33%) Six Sigma
2 7 (58.33%) Validation
3 3 (25.00%) Analytical Thinking
3 3 (25.00%) Analytics
3 3 (25.00%) Compliance Audit
3 3 (25.00%) Data Analytics
3 3 (25.00%) Network Architecture
3 3 (25.00%) Risk Assessment
3 3 (25.00%) Risk Management
4 2 (16.67%) Proactive Management
5 1 (8.33%) Process Improvement
Qualifications
1 8 (66.67%) Degree
System Software
1 7 (58.33%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 7 (58.33%) Microsoft Intune
1 7 (58.33%) SCCM
2 1 (8.33%) Autotask
Vendors
1 11 (91.67%) Microsoft
2 1 (8.33%) SAP