Microsoft Excel Contract Job Trends in the East of England

Microsoft Excel
England > East of England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the East of England requiring Microsoft Excel skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 42 14 37
Rank change year-on-year -28 +23 +16
Contract jobs citing Microsoft Excel 66 91 80
As % of all contract jobs in the East of England 4.15% 7.99% 4.62%
As % of the Applications category 34.02% 54.17% 36.70%
Number of daily rates quoted 18 15 33
10th Percentile £234 £102 £190
25th Percentile £346 £213 £261
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £429 £400 £400
Median % change year-on-year +7.32% -0.13% +33.33%
75th Percentile £538 £473 £500
90th Percentile £606 £550 -
England median daily rate £442 £413 £425
% change year-on-year +7.12% -2.94% -5.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 30 59 18
10th Percentile £12.75 - £13.29
25th Percentile £16.06 £15.62 £13.63
Median hourly rate £17.48 £16.23 £14.16
Median % change year-on-year +7.67% +14.62% -71.25%
75th Percentile £22.63 £16.85 £18.01
90th Percentile £33.88 £21.46 £24.40
England median hourly rate £18.50 £16.23 £22.00
% change year-on-year +13.99% -26.23% +0.78%

All Software Application Skills
East of England

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 East of England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for software application skills 194 168 218
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the East of England 12.19% 14.75% 12.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 58 32 74
10th Percentile £159 £142 £178
25th Percentile £253 £240 £250
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £410 £338 £350
Median % change year-on-year +21.48% -3.57% +7.69%
75th Percentile £547 £426 £497
90th Percentile £625 £550 £500
England median daily rate £448 £413 £400
% change year-on-year +8.48% +3.13% -11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 89 97 67
10th Percentile £15.50 - £14.10
25th Percentile £16.55 £15.62 £20.50
Median hourly rate £19.50 £16.23 £40.28
Median % change year-on-year +20.15% -59.70% +15.07%
75th Percentile £33.75 £40.00 £48.50
90th Percentile £43.95 £85.00 £70.00
England median hourly rate £20.35 £24.75 £28.30
% change year-on-year -17.78% -12.54% +4.81%

Microsoft Excel
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

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

Microsoft Excel job vacancy trend in the East of England

Microsoft Excel
Daily Rate Trend in the East of England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing Microsoft Excel.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Excel
Daily Rate Histogram in the East of England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Microsoft Excel in the East of England over the 6 months to 15 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Microsoft Excel in the East of England

Microsoft Excel
Hourly Rate Trend in the East of England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing Microsoft Excel.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Excel
Hourly Rate Histogram in the East of England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Microsoft Excel in the East of England over the 6 months to 15 December 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Microsoft Excel in the East of England

Microsoft Excel
Contract Job Locations in the East of England

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 East of England region over the 6 months to 15 December 2025. 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
Hertfordshire +1 35 £450 +12.64% 71
Cambridgeshire -28 11 £275 -8.33% 45
Essex -1 8 £329 +50.18% 65
Norfolk -11 7 - - 19
Bedfordshire -7 3 - - 33
Suffolk +8 2 £550 - 18
Microsoft Excel
England

Microsoft Excel
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England 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 3 (4.55%) SharePoint
2 1 (1.52%) CMS
Applications
1 19 (28.79%) Microsoft Office
2 13 (19.70%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 8 (12.12%) Spreadsheet
4 3 (4.55%) MS Visio
5 2 (3.03%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (1.52%) AutoCAD
Business Applications
1 7 (10.61%) Unit4 Business World
2 3 (4.55%) Shopify
3 1 (1.52%) Maximo
3 1 (1.52%) SAP Payroll
Cloud Services
1 11 (16.67%) Power Platform
2 3 (4.55%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (1.52%) ChatGPT
3 1 (1.52%) Cloud Computing
3 1 (1.52%) Dynamics 365
3 1 (1.52%) Google Workspace
3 1 (1.52%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 3 (4.55%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (16.67%) Power BI
2 7 (10.61%) Power Query
3 5 (7.58%) Tableau
4 3 (4.55%) MySQL
5 1 (1.52%) MS Access
5 1 (1.52%) Relational Database
General
1 37 (56.06%) Social Skills
2 18 (27.27%) Finance
2 18 (27.27%) Organisational Skills
3 17 (25.76%) Analytical Skills
4 11 (16.67%) Legal
5 6 (9.09%) Retail
6 5 (7.58%) Marketing
7 4 (6.06%) Multimedia
7 4 (6.06%) Public Sector
8 3 (4.55%) Aerospace
8 3 (4.55%) Aviation
8 3 (4.55%) Polish Language
9 2 (3.03%) Billing
9 2 (3.03%) Electronics
9 2 (3.03%) Law
9 2 (3.03%) Manufacturing
9 2 (3.03%) Presentation Skills
9 2 (3.03%) Social Housing
9 2 (3.03%) Telecoms
10 1 (1.52%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 21 (31.82%) Analyst
2 10 (15.15%) Administrator
3 9 (13.64%) Security Officer
4 8 (12.12%) Systems Analyst
5 7 (10.61%) ERP Analyst
6 5 (7.58%) SAP Administrator
7 4 (6.06%) Audio Engineer
7 4 (6.06%) SAP Support
8 3 (4.55%) Data Analyst
8 3 (4.55%) IT Analyst
8 3 (4.55%) Senior
8 3 (4.55%) Service Analyst
8 3 (4.55%) Service Desk Analyst
8 3 (4.55%) Technical Analyst
8 3 (4.55%) Technical Services Analyst
8 3 (4.55%) Web Administrator
9 2 (3.03%) Business Analyst
9 2 (3.03%) Coordinator
9 2 (3.03%) Lead
9 2 (3.03%) Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (3.03%) CSS
1 2 (3.03%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 8 (12.12%) Insider Threat
2 5 (7.58%) Self-Motivation
3 4 (6.06%) Linux Command Line
4 3 (4.55%) Management Information System
5 2 (3.03%) Acoustics
5 2 (3.03%) Augmented Reality
5 2 (3.03%) Credit Risk
5 2 (3.03%) Virtual Reality
6 1 (1.52%) Data Protection Act
6 1 (1.52%) IoT
6 1 (1.52%) Midjourney
6 1 (1.52%) PMI
6 1 (1.52%) Product Ownership
6 1 (1.52%) Team-Oriented Environment
6 1 (1.52%) Video Editing
6 1 (1.52%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 4 (6.06%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (28.79%) Problem-Solving
2 14 (21.21%) Business Intelligence
3 12 (18.18%) Continuous Improvement
4 9 (13.64%) Data Protection
4 9 (13.64%) ERP
5 8 (12.12%) Analytical Thinking
5 8 (12.12%) Information Security
6 7 (10.61%) Business Development
6 7 (10.61%) Change Management
6 7 (10.61%) Customer Service
6 7 (10.61%) Stakeholder Management
6 7 (10.61%) Time Management
7 6 (9.09%) AI
7 6 (9.09%) Data Analysis
7 6 (9.09%) Data Collection
7 6 (9.09%) Logistics
7 6 (9.09%) Project Management
8 5 (7.58%) Actionable Insight
8 5 (7.58%) Data Visualisation
8 5 (7.58%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 12 (18.18%) SQL
2 7 (10.61%) VBA
3 6 (9.09%) Python
4 2 (3.03%) JavaScript
4 2 (3.03%) VB
Qualifications
1 13 (19.70%) Security Cleared
2 10 (15.15%) SC Cleared
3 8 (12.12%) CTC Cleared
3 8 (12.12%) Degree
3 8 (12.12%) DV Cleared
4 3 (4.55%) A+ Certification
4 3 (4.55%) BPSS Clearance
4 3 (4.55%) Master's Degree
4 3 (4.55%) MCSA
4 3 (4.55%) Microsoft Certification
5 2 (3.03%) PMI Certification
5 2 (3.03%) PMP
5 2 (3.03%) PRINCE2 Certification
6 1 (1.52%) Computer Science Degree
6 1 (1.52%) MBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (6.06%) SLA
2 3 (4.55%) Actionable Recommendations
2 3 (4.55%) PMO
3 1 (1.52%) 21 CFR Part 11
3 1 (1.52%) GAMP
3 1 (1.52%) GDPR
3 1 (1.52%) QA
System Software
1 3 (4.55%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 35 (53.03%) Microsoft
2 12 (18.18%) SAP
3 4 (6.06%) ServiceNow
4 3 (4.55%) Citrix
5 2 (3.03%) Cognos
5 2 (3.03%) IBM
6 1 (1.52%) Google
6 1 (1.52%) Oracle
6 1 (1.52%) Orchard