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 contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 3 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 110 113 131
Rank change year-on-year +3 +18 +59
Contract jobs citing Spreadsheet 9 14 15
As % of all contract jobs in the City of London 0.53% 0.67% 0.54%
As % of the Applications category 5.81% 9.86% 7.01%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 5 4
10th Percentile £290 £291 -
25th Percentile £313 £513 £233
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £325 £650 £293
Median % change year-on-year -50.00% +122.22% -44.29%
75th Percentile £438 £688 £398
90th Percentile £685 £695 £441
Central London median daily rate £325 £650 £293
% change year-on-year -50.00% +122.22% -44.29%
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 155 142 214
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London 9.18% 6.78% 7.66%
Number of daily rates quoted 113 86 141
10th Percentile £268 £173 £175
25th Percentile £331 £313 £281
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £443 £488 £463
Median % change year-on-year -9.23% +5.41% -9.54%
75th Percentile £600 £638 £588
90th Percentile £725 £706 £700
Central London median daily rate £440 £475 £450
% change year-on-year -7.37% +5.56% -10.04%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 1 3
10th Percentile £14.40 - £13.59
25th Percentile £16.50 - £15.59
Median hourly rate £26.50 £27.00 £18.93
Median % change year-on-year -1.85% +42.63% -27.19%
75th Percentile £36.00 - £28.47
90th Percentile £48.45 - £34.19
Central London median hourly rate £25.47 £31.00 £18.93
% change year-on-year -17.84% +63.76% -27.19%

Spreadsheet
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

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

Spreadsheet job vacancy trend 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 3 November 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 & 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 1 (11.11%) SharePoint
Applications
1 5 (55.56%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 1 (11.11%) Microsoft Copilot
1 1 (11.11%) Power Automate
1 1 (11.11%) Power Platform
1 1 (11.11%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 1 (11.11%) LAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (11.11%) Power BI
1 1 (11.11%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 2 (22.22%) JIRA
General
1 2 (22.22%) Finance
1 2 (22.22%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 2 (22.22%) Organisational Skills
2 1 (11.11%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (11.11%) Banking
2 1 (11.11%) Documentation Skills
2 1 (11.11%) Front Office
2 1 (11.11%) Influencing Skills
2 1 (11.11%) Public Sector
2 1 (11.11%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 3 (33.33%) Analyst
2 2 (22.22%) Senior
3 1 (11.11%) Business Analyst
3 1 (11.11%) IT Analyst
3 1 (11.11%) IT Support
3 1 (11.11%) IT Support Analyst
3 1 (11.11%) IT Support Specialist
3 1 (11.11%) Programme Manager
3 1 (11.11%) Senior Analyst
3 1 (11.11%) Senior Business Analyst
3 1 (11.11%) Senior Manager
3 1 (11.11%) Support Analyst
3 1 (11.11%) Support Specialist
3 1 (11.11%) Test Analyst
3 1 (11.11%) Test Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (22.22%) ADO
Miscellaneous
1 2 (22.22%) Management Information System
2 1 (11.11%) Legacy Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (22.22%) Change Management
1 2 (22.22%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (22.22%) Data Entry
1 2 (22.22%) Data Management
1 2 (22.22%) Defect Management
1 2 (22.22%) End-to-End Testing
1 2 (22.22%) Operational Acceptance Testing
1 2 (22.22%) Risk Assessment
1 2 (22.22%) Sprint Planning
1 2 (22.22%) Test Automation
1 2 (22.22%) Test Scripting
1 2 (22.22%) User Acceptance Testing
1 2 (22.22%) User Stories
2 1 (11.11%) Agile
2 1 (11.11%) Benchmarking
2 1 (11.11%) Business Intelligence
2 1 (11.11%) Data Analysis
2 1 (11.11%) Logistics
2 1 (11.11%) Risk Management
2 1 (11.11%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 3 (33.33%) SQL
2 1 (11.11%) PowerShell
2 1 (11.11%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (11.11%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (22.22%) Accessibility
Systems Management
1 1 (11.11%) SCCM
Vendors
1 2 (22.22%) Microsoft