Microsoft Excel Contract Job Trends in the City of London

Microsoft Excel
Central London > City of London

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the City of London requiring Microsoft Excel skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 21 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 58 57 61
Rank change year-on-year -1 +4 +3
Contract jobs citing Microsoft Excel 76 63 71
As % of all contract jobs in the City of London 3.88% 3.44% 2.97%
As % of the Applications category 59.38% 42.00% 46.41%
Number of daily rates quoted 55 40 45
10th Percentile £261 £225 £189
25th Percentile £380 £313 £320
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £486 £500 £470
Median % change year-on-year -2.90% +6.38% -13.56%
75th Percentile £575 £697 £680
90th Percentile £656 £856 £745
Central London median daily rate £475 £475 £446
% change year-on-year - +6.44% -16.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £39.25 - £19.92
Median hourly rate £40.50 - £20.61
75th Percentile £41.75 - £21.29
90th Percentile - - -
Central London median hourly rate £25.47 £35.00 £20.61
% change year-on-year -27.23% +69.86% -60.75%

All Software Application Skills
City of 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 the City of London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for software application skills 128 150 153
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London 6.53% 8.19% 6.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 89 89 97
10th Percentile £261 £223 £152
25th Percentile £385 £300 £255
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £475 £468
Median % change year-on-year - +1.60% -10.53%
75th Percentile £575 £625 £638
90th Percentile £638 £738 £733
Central London median daily rate £475 £475 £456
% change year-on-year - +4.11% -10.54%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 1 4
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £39.25 £46.25 £12.75
Median hourly rate £40.50 £47.50 £16.22
Median % change year-on-year -14.74% +192.94% -68.51%
75th Percentile £41.75 £48.75 £19.52
90th Percentile - - £20.58
Central London median hourly rate £25.47 £35.00 £18.93
% change year-on-year -27.23% +84.89% -63.24%

Microsoft Excel
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

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

Microsoft Excel job vacancy trend in the City of London

Microsoft Excel
Daily Rate Trend in the City of London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Microsoft Excel.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Excel
Daily Rate Histogram in the City of London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Microsoft Excel in the City of London over the 6 months to 21 February 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Microsoft Excel in the City of London

Microsoft Excel
Hourly Rate Trend in the City of London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Microsoft Excel.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Excel
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of 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 15 (19.74%) SharePoint
2 5 (6.58%) Confluence
3 2 (2.63%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (1.32%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 1 (1.32%) CMS
4 1 (1.32%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 34 (44.74%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 16 (21.05%) Microsoft Office
2 16 (21.05%) MS Visio
3 6 (7.89%) Microsoft Project
3 6 (7.89%) Spreadsheet
4 2 (2.63%) Trello
5 1 (1.32%) Adobe After Effects
5 1 (1.32%) Adobe XD
5 1 (1.32%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 2 (2.63%) Oracle Financials
2 1 (1.32%) Aladdin
2 1 (1.32%) Oracle Payables
2 1 (1.32%) Remedy ITSM
2 1 (1.32%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 21 (27.63%) Power Platform
2 6 (7.89%) Azure
3 4 (5.26%) Microsoft 365
4 3 (3.95%) AWS
4 3 (3.95%) OneDrive
4 3 (3.95%) Power Automate
5 2 (2.63%) Collibra
5 2 (2.63%) Entra ID
6 1 (1.32%) Asana
6 1 (1.32%) Dynamics 365
6 1 (1.32%) Figma
6 1 (1.32%) GitHub
6 1 (1.32%) Google Docs
6 1 (1.32%) Google Sheets
6 1 (1.32%) Google Workspace
6 1 (1.32%) Microsoft Copilot
6 1 (1.32%) Microsoft Purview
6 1 (1.32%) PowerApps
6 1 (1.32%) SaaS
6 1 (1.32%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 4 (5.26%) LAN
1 4 (5.26%) WAN
2 3 (3.95%) Structured Cabling
3 1 (1.32%) HTTP
3 1 (1.32%) Skype
3 1 (1.32%) VPN
3 1 (1.32%) WebEx
3 1 (1.32%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (27.63%) Power BI
2 9 (11.84%) Tableau
3 4 (5.26%) SQL Server
4 3 (3.95%) Relational Database
5 2 (2.63%) Data Lake
5 2 (2.63%) Data Warehouse
5 2 (2.63%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
5 2 (2.63%) Metadata
5 2 (2.63%) Oracle Database
5 2 (2.63%) Power Query
5 2 (2.63%) RDBMS
5 2 (2.63%) SQLPlus
6 1 (1.32%) Informix
6 1 (1.32%) Looker
6 1 (1.32%) MySQL
6 1 (1.32%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 1 (1.32%) ThoughtSpot
Development Applications
1 8 (10.53%) JIRA
2 2 (2.63%) Toad
3 1 (1.32%) Git
3 1 (1.32%) Jenkins
3 1 (1.32%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 40 (52.63%) Finance
2 27 (35.53%) Social Skills
3 23 (30.26%) Analytical Skills
4 16 (21.05%) Banking
5 11 (14.47%) Organisational Skills
6 9 (11.84%) Legal
7 7 (9.21%) Front Office
8 5 (6.58%) Investment Banking
9 4 (5.26%) Presentation Skills
9 4 (5.26%) Public Sector
10 3 (3.95%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 3 (3.95%) Telecoms
11 2 (2.63%) Documentation Skills
11 2 (2.63%) Financial Institution
12 1 (1.32%) Law
12 1 (1.32%) Manufacturing
12 1 (1.32%) Marketing
12 1 (1.32%) Military
12 1 (1.32%) Publishing
12 1 (1.32%) Retail
Job Titles
1 33 (43.42%) Analyst
2 15 (19.74%) Business Analyst
3 9 (11.84%) Data Analyst
4 6 (7.89%) Project Manager
4 6 (7.89%) Senior
5 4 (5.26%) Developer
6 3 (3.95%) Consultant
6 3 (3.95%) Cybersecurity Specialist
6 3 (3.95%) IT Manager
6 3 (3.95%) IT Project Manager
6 3 (3.95%) PMO Analyst
6 3 (3.95%) Risk Analyst
6 3 (3.95%) Security Specialist
6 3 (3.95%) Support Engineer
6 3 (3.95%) Technical Analyst
6 3 (3.95%) Technical Business Analyst
7 2 (2.63%) Data Engineer
7 2 (2.63%) Lead
7 2 (2.63%) Power BI Developer
7 2 (2.63%) Risk Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.32%) CSS
1 1 (1.32%) HTML
1 1 (1.32%) JSON
1 1 (1.32%) Middleware
1 1 (1.32%) Oracle Fusion
1 1 (1.32%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 7 (9.21%) Management Information System
2 5 (6.58%) Fixed Income
3 4 (5.26%) Data Centre
3 4 (5.26%) Derivative
4 3 (3.95%) Credit Risk
4 3 (3.95%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
4 3 (3.95%) Product Ownership
5 2 (2.63%) Equities
5 2 (2.63%) Onboarding
5 2 (2.63%) Self-Motivation
5 2 (2.63%) Video Conferencing
6 1 (1.32%) Analytical Mindset
6 1 (1.32%) Cyber Threat
6 1 (1.32%) Data Structures
6 1 (1.32%) Educational Technology
6 1 (1.32%) Legacy Systems
6 1 (1.32%) Operational Technology
6 1 (1.32%) Pricing Data
6 1 (1.32%) Reinsurance
6 1 (1.32%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 3 (3.95%) Unix
1 3 (3.95%) Windows
2 1 (1.32%) Linux
2 1 (1.32%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 21 (27.63%) Business Intelligence
1 21 (27.63%) Problem-Solving
2 14 (18.42%) Analytics
3 12 (15.79%) Stakeholder Management
4 11 (14.47%) Data Analysis
4 11 (14.47%) Process Improvement
4 11 (14.47%) Project Delivery
4 11 (14.47%) Project Management
4 11 (14.47%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 11 (14.47%) User Acceptance Testing
5 10 (13.16%) Continuous Improvement
5 10 (13.16%) Decision-Making
6 9 (11.84%) Business Analysis
7 8 (10.53%) Data Modelling
7 8 (10.53%) Risk Management
8 7 (9.21%) Data Governance
8 7 (9.21%) Data Management
8 7 (9.21%) ETL
8 7 (9.21%) Migration
8 7 (9.21%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 16 (21.05%) SQL
2 9 (11.84%) Python
3 4 (5.26%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 2 (2.63%) Perl
4 2 (2.63%) PHP
4 2 (2.63%) PL/SQL
4 2 (2.63%) Shell Script
4 2 (2.63%) VBA
5 1 (1.32%) C#
5 1 (1.32%) Korn
5 1 (1.32%) PowerShell
5 1 (1.32%) R
Qualifications
1 14 (18.42%) Degree
2 3 (3.95%) CISM
2 3 (3.95%) CISSP
2 3 (3.95%) Computer Science Degree
2 3 (3.95%) CRISC
3 2 (2.63%) ACCA
3 2 (2.63%) CASP
3 2 (2.63%) GSEC
3 2 (2.63%) IIBA
4 1 (1.32%) CBAP
4 1 (1.32%) CIMA
4 1 (1.32%) PMI Certification
4 1 (1.32%) PMP
4 1 (1.32%) RIBA
4 1 (1.32%) SC Cleared
4 1 (1.32%) Security Cleared
4 1 (1.32%) Six Sigma Green Belt
4 1 (1.32%) Six Sigma Yellow Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (15.79%) PMO
2 8 (10.53%) Data Quality
3 4 (5.26%) QA
4 3 (3.95%) GDPR
4 3 (3.95%) GRC
5 2 (2.63%) MiFID
6 1 (1.32%) Actionable Recommendations
6 1 (1.32%) Basel III
6 1 (1.32%) CRD IV
6 1 (1.32%) GAAP
6 1 (1.32%) GMP
6 1 (1.32%) IFRS
6 1 (1.32%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 1 (1.32%) Solvency II
System Software
1 1 (1.32%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (2.63%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (1.32%) Ansible
2 1 (1.32%) RSA Archer
2 1 (1.32%) SCCM
Vendors
1 38 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 7 (9.21%) ServiceNow
3 6 (7.89%) Oracle
4 3 (3.95%) Arista
4 3 (3.95%) Cisco
4 3 (3.95%) Google
5 2 (2.63%) Adobe
5 2 (2.63%) Planview
5 2 (2.63%) Remedy
5 2 (2.63%) Salesforce
5 2 (2.63%) SAP
6 1 (1.32%) Atlassian
6 1 (1.32%) Citrix
6 1 (1.32%) Databricks
6 1 (1.32%) Informatica
6 1 (1.32%) Murex
6 1 (1.32%) Polycom
6 1 (1.32%) Sonatype
6 1 (1.32%) Splunk
6 1 (1.32%) Wallstreet Suite