Spreadsheet Contract Job Trends in the City of London

Spreadsheets
Central London > City of London

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the City of London requiring Spreadsheet skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 108 118 144
Rank change year-on-year +10 +26 +45
Contract jobs citing Spreadsheet 11 12 14
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the City of London 0.62% 0.57% 0.47%
As % of the Applications category 6.11% 8.45% 5.79%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 3 3
10th Percentile £298 £234 £351
25th Percentile £313 £371 £391
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £650 £463
Median % change year-on-year -34.62% +40.54% -10.19%
75th Percentile £675 £694 £478
90th Percentile £775 £698 £484
Central London median daily rate £425 £650 £463
% change year-on-year -34.62% +40.54% -10.19%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 1
10th Percentile £26.38 - -
25th Percentile £27.31 - -
Median hourly rate £30.25 - £38.00
75th Percentile £33.81 - -
90th Percentile £35.13 - -
Central London median hourly rate £30.25 - £38.00
% change year-on-year - - +192.31%

All Software Application Skills
City of London

Spreadsheet 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 180 142 242
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London 10.21% 6.77% 8.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 119 84 171
10th Percentile £267 £170 £195
25th Percentile £325 £250 £310
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £440 £475 £468
Median % change year-on-year -7.37% +1.60% -6.50%
75th Percentile £619 £626 £575
90th Percentile £751 £717 £688
Central London median daily rate £433 £473 £454
% change year-on-year -8.51% +4.19% -4.47%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 2 3
10th Percentile £15.10 - £13.12
25th Percentile £21.13 - £14.43
Median hourly rate £28.15 £27.00 £17.25
Median % change year-on-year +4.26% +56.52% -33.65%
75th Percentile £35.34 - £27.95
90th Percentile £44.30 - £33.98
Central London median hourly rate £28.15 £27.00 £17.25
% change year-on-year +4.26% +56.52% -33.65%

Spreadsheet
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

Job postings citing Spreadsheet as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the City of London.

Job vacancy trend for Spreadsheet in the City of London

Spreadsheet
Daily Rate Trend in the City of London

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

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

Spreadsheet
Daily Rate Histogram in the City of London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Spreadsheet in the City of London over the 6 months to 18 September 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Spreadsheet in the City of London

Spreadsheet
Hourly Rate Trend in the City of London

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

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

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of London by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 1 (9.09%) SharePoint
Applications
1 4 (36.36%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 2 (18.18%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 1 (9.09%) Microsoft Copilot
1 1 (9.09%) Power Automate
1 1 (9.09%) Power Platform
1 1 (9.09%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 1 (9.09%) LAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (9.09%) Power BI
1 1 (9.09%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 2 (18.18%) JIRA
General
1 2 (18.18%) Finance
1 2 (18.18%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 1 (9.09%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (9.09%) Documentation Skills
2 1 (9.09%) Influencing Skills
2 1 (9.09%) Organisational Skills
2 1 (9.09%) Public Sector
2 1 (9.09%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 5 (45.45%) Analyst
2 3 (27.27%) Senior
3 2 (18.18%) Senior Analyst
3 2 (18.18%) Workday Analyst
4 1 (9.09%) Administrator
4 1 (9.09%) Business Analyst
4 1 (9.09%) Data Administrator
4 1 (9.09%) Developer
4 1 (9.09%) IT Analyst
4 1 (9.09%) IT Support
4 1 (9.09%) IT Support Analyst
4 1 (9.09%) IT Support Specialist
4 1 (9.09%) Programme Manager
4 1 (9.09%) Python Developer
4 1 (9.09%) Senior Business Analyst
4 1 (9.09%) Senior Manager
4 1 (9.09%) Support Analyst
4 1 (9.09%) Support Specialist
4 1 (9.09%) Test Analyst
4 1 (9.09%) Test Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (18.18%) ADO
Miscellaneous
1 2 (18.18%) Management Information System
2 1 (9.09%) Legacy Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (27.27%) Business Intelligence
2 2 (18.18%) Change Management
2 2 (18.18%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (18.18%) Data Analysis
2 2 (18.18%) Data Entry
2 2 (18.18%) Data Management
2 2 (18.18%) Defect Management
2 2 (18.18%) End-to-End Testing
2 2 (18.18%) Operational Acceptance Testing
2 2 (18.18%) Process Improvement
2 2 (18.18%) Release Management
2 2 (18.18%) Risk Assessment
2 2 (18.18%) Sprint Planning
2 2 (18.18%) Test Automation
2 2 (18.18%) Test Scripting
2 2 (18.18%) User Acceptance Testing
2 2 (18.18%) User Stories
3 1 (9.09%) Analytical Modelling
3 1 (9.09%) Order Management
3 1 (9.09%) Risk Register
Programming Languages
1 3 (27.27%) SQL
2 1 (9.09%) PowerShell
2 1 (9.09%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (9.09%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (27.27%) Accessibility
Systems Management
1 1 (9.09%) SCCM
Vendors
1 2 (18.18%) Microsoft
1 2 (18.18%) Workday