Microsoft Excel Contracts in England

Microsoft Excel
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England requiring Microsoft Excel skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Microsoft Excel over the 6 months leading up to 25 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 64 70 70
Rank change year-on-year +6 0 +13
Contract jobs citing Microsoft Excel 877 1,071 1,574
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 3.66% 2.93% 3.29%
As % of the Applications category 42.33% 38.30% 43.21%
Number of daily rates quoted 482 513 1,051
10th Percentile £208 £167 £205
25th Percentile £285 £265 £316
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £408 £440 £430
Median % change year-on-year -7.22% +2.33% -4.44%
75th Percentile £550 £550 £575
90th Percentile £725 £725 £675
UK median daily rate £400 £438 £430
% change year-on-year -8.57% +1.74% -4.12%
Number of hourly rates quoted 124 275 81
10th Percentile £14.20 £11.54 £13.29
25th Percentile £14.99 £13.46 £16.03
Median hourly rate £16.78 £14.84 £22.75
Median % change year-on-year +13.04% -34.77% +12.32%
75th Percentile £28.35 £23.00 £43.39
90th Percentile £46.43 £34.32 £65.00
UK median hourly rate £17.00 £14.84 £21.83
% change year-on-year +14.56% -32.02% +11.83%

All Software Application Skills
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 England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for software application skills 2,072 2,796 3,643
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 8.64% 7.66% 7.62%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,192 1,424 2,378
10th Percentile £188 £165 £194
25th Percentile £260 £213 £285
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £413 £400 £439
Median % change year-on-year +3.13% -8.88% -0.09%
75th Percentile £550 £538 £575
90th Percentile £650 £650 £688
UK median daily rate £413 £400 £425
% change year-on-year +3.13% -5.88% -2.86%
Number of hourly rates quoted 238 585 226
10th Percentile £14.20 £11.69 £14.44
25th Percentile £15.62 £14.00 £18.51
Median hourly rate £24.66 £16.23 £31.60
Median % change year-on-year +51.94% -48.63% +45.06%
75th Percentile £46.30 £35.00 £49.00
90th Percentile £67.50 £57.50 £65.00
UK median hourly rate £22.50 £16.66 £31.60
% change year-on-year +35.05% -47.27% +46.95%

Microsoft Excel
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Microsoft Excel as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Microsoft Excel in England

Microsoft Excel
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Microsoft Excel in England.

Daily rate trend for Microsoft Excel in England

Microsoft Excel
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Microsoft Excel in England over the 6 months to 25 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Microsoft Excel in England

Microsoft Excel
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Microsoft Excel in England.

Hourly rate trend for Microsoft Excel in England

Microsoft Excel
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Microsoft Excel in England over the 6 months to 25 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Microsoft Excel in England

Microsoft Excel
Contract Job Locations in 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 England region over the 6 months to 25 May 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
London +26 441 £445 -1.11% 1,489
East of England +4 104 £296 -26.00% 614
North of England -12 104 £400 -15.79% 1,012
South East -8 92 £300 -14.29% 1,486
Midlands -5 69 £258 -31.33% 884
West Midlands +16 59 £246 -38.44% 486
Yorkshire +40 58 £400 - 386
North West -43 44 £400 -15.79% 511
South West +6 43 £275 -32.31% 486
East Midlands -15 10 £413 +106.25% 342
North East -5 4 £110 - 122
Microsoft Excel
UK

Microsoft Excel
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 93 (10.60%) SharePoint
2 37 (4.22%) Confluence
3 11 (1.25%) IIS
3 11 (1.25%) Microsoft Exchange
4 9 (1.03%) SAS
5 5 (0.57%) CMS
6 4 (0.46%) Apache Spark
7 3 (0.34%) Oracle Coherence
8 2 (0.23%) WebLogic
9 1 (0.11%) MS Project Server
9 1 (0.11%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 300 (34.21%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 194 (22.12%) Microsoft Office
3 50 (5.70%) MS Visio
4 34 (3.88%) Microsoft Project
5 26 (2.96%) Spreadsheet
6 5 (0.57%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 4 (0.46%) Acrobat
8 2 (0.23%) Camtasia
8 2 (0.23%) Chatbot
8 2 (0.23%) Notepad++
9 1 (0.11%) CANalyzer
9 1 (0.11%) CATIA
9 1 (0.11%) SPSS
9 1 (0.11%) Trello
Business Applications
1 11 (1.25%) SAP S/4HANA
2 9 (1.03%) Primavera
3 3 (0.34%) Bankmaster
3 3 (0.34%) Dynamics CRM
3 3 (0.34%) SAP MDG
3 3 (0.34%) SAP Retail
4 2 (0.23%) IBM Planning Analytics
4 2 (0.23%) NetSuite
4 2 (0.23%) Oracle Receivables
4 2 (0.23%) Raiser’s Edge
4 2 (0.23%) SAP BPC
4 2 (0.23%) SAP CAR
4 2 (0.23%) SAP GRC
4 2 (0.23%) SAP MM
4 2 (0.23%) SAP PS
5 1 (0.11%) Oracle General Ledger
5 1 (0.11%) Oracle Payables
5 1 (0.11%) SAP ERP
5 1 (0.11%) Shopify
5 1 (0.11%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 198 (22.58%) Power Platform
2 57 (6.50%) Microsoft 365
3 48 (5.47%) Azure
4 19 (2.17%) SaaS
5 12 (1.37%) GCP
5 12 (1.37%) Power Automate
6 11 (1.25%) AWS
7 10 (1.14%) Lucidchart
8 8 (0.91%) PowerApps
9 7 (0.80%) Azure DevOps
9 7 (0.80%) OneDrive
10 6 (0.68%) Dynamics 365
11 5 (0.57%) Figma
11 5 (0.57%) Salsify
11 5 (0.57%) SuccessFactors
12 4 (0.46%) Dropbox
12 4 (0.46%) IBM Blueworks
12 4 (0.46%) Smartsheet
12 4 (0.46%) Snowflake
13 3 (0.34%) Miro
Communications & Networking
1 25 (2.85%) Wi-Fi
2 19 (2.17%) Internet
3 14 (1.60%) Firewall
4 12 (1.37%) Intranet
5 7 (0.80%) LAN
5 7 (0.80%) Wireless
6 6 (0.68%) DNS
7 5 (0.57%) Radio Access Network
7 5 (0.57%) Unified Communications
8 4 (0.46%) Kerberos
8 4 (0.46%) WebEx
9 2 (0.23%) 3G
9 2 (0.23%) Diameter Protocol
9 2 (0.23%) Ethernet
9 2 (0.23%) PSTN
9 2 (0.23%) RANAP
9 2 (0.23%) Skype
9 2 (0.23%) VPN
9 2 (0.23%) WAN
9 2 (0.23%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 190 (21.66%) Power BI
2 61 (6.96%) Tableau
3 58 (6.61%) SQL Server
4 35 (3.99%) Power Query
5 28 (3.19%) Oracle Database
6 23 (2.62%) Data Warehouse
7 17 (1.94%) MS Access
7 17 (1.94%) Relational Database
8 16 (1.82%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 15 (1.71%) Metadata
10 14 (1.60%) Data Mining
11 8 (0.91%) PowerPivot
12 7 (0.80%) Big Data
12 7 (0.80%) BigQuery
12 7 (0.80%) QlikView
13 6 (0.68%) BusinessObjects
14 5 (0.57%) Parquet
15 4 (0.46%) NoSQL
15 4 (0.46%) Qlik Sense
15 4 (0.46%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 72 (8.21%) JIRA
2 5 (0.57%) Visual Studio
3 3 (0.34%) Git
3 3 (0.34%) Hudson
4 2 (0.23%) MagicDraw
4 2 (0.23%) Toad
4 2 (0.23%) XMLSpy
5 1 (0.11%) CANoe
5 1 (0.11%) Jenkins
5 1 (0.11%) MSI
5 1 (0.11%) Rational DOORS
5 1 (0.11%) Rational Rhapsody
5 1 (0.11%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 385 (43.90%) Social Skills
2 279 (31.81%) Finance
3 196 (22.35%) Analytical Skills
4 71 (8.10%) Organisational Skills
5 70 (7.98%) Banking
6 45 (5.13%) Presentation Skills
7 39 (4.45%) Local Government
8 38 (4.33%) Marketing
8 38 (4.33%) Public Sector
9 34 (3.88%) Front Office
9 34 (3.88%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 32 (3.65%) Retail
11 29 (3.31%) Investment Banking
12 27 (3.08%) Legal
13 24 (2.74%) Pharmaceutical
14 17 (1.94%) Telecoms
15 16 (1.82%) Influencing Skills
16 14 (1.60%) Manufacturing
17 13 (1.48%) Law
18 12 (1.37%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 288 (32.84%) Analyst
2 98 (11.17%) Data Analyst
3 84 (9.58%) Developer
4 55 (6.27%) Business Analyst
5 47 (5.36%) Senior
5 47 (5.36%) Service Analyst
6 41 (4.68%) C# Developer
7 36 (4.10%) Project Manager
8 31 (3.53%) Administrator
9 30 (3.42%) Service Desk Analyst
10 28 (3.19%) C# WPF Developer
10 28 (3.19%) WPF Developer
11 25 (2.85%) Technical Analyst
12 24 (2.74%) Consultant
12 24 (2.74%) Lead
13 21 (2.39%) Coordinator
14 20 (2.28%) PMO Analyst
14 20 (2.28%) Technical Services Analyst
15 18 (2.05%) .NET Developer
16 17 (1.94%) Support Assistant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 38 (4.33%) .NET
2 29 (3.31%) .NET Framework
2 29 (3.31%) WPF
3 11 (1.25%) WCF
3 11 (1.25%) WinForms
4 7 (0.80%) HTML
4 7 (0.80%) Oracle Fusion
5 6 (0.68%) CSS
5 6 (0.68%) SailPoint
6 5 (0.57%) XML
7 4 (0.46%) Apache Avro
7 4 (0.46%) OAuth
7 4 (0.46%) OpenID
7 4 (0.46%) REST
7 4 (0.46%) SAML
7 4 (0.46%) SAP Fiori
8 3 (0.34%) Apache Beam
8 3 (0.34%) Kafka
9 2 (0.23%) .NET Core
9 2 (0.23%) Bootstrap
Miscellaneous
1 44 (5.02%) Self-Motivation
2 42 (4.79%) Management Information System
3 21 (2.39%) Distributed Systems
4 20 (2.28%) Derivative
5 17 (1.94%) Onboarding
6 15 (1.71%) Data Protection Act
7 14 (1.60%) Analytical Mindset
8 12 (1.37%) CMDB
8 12 (1.37%) Product Ownership
9 11 (1.25%) Legacy Systems
10 10 (1.14%) Data Structures
11 9 (1.03%) Driving Licence
11 9 (1.03%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 9 (1.03%) PMI
11 9 (1.03%) Reference Data
12 8 (0.91%) Credit Risk
12 8 (0.91%) Market Risk
13 7 (0.80%) e-Learning
13 7 (0.80%) Equities
13 7 (0.80%) Learning Management System
Operating Systems
1 63 (7.18%) Windows
2 12 (1.37%) Unix
3 11 (1.25%) Apple iOS
3 11 (1.25%) Linux
4 7 (0.80%) Windows 10
5 5 (0.57%) Mac OS
6 2 (0.23%) Android
6 2 (0.23%) Windows 7
6 2 (0.23%) zOS
7 1 (0.11%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 234 (26.68%) Problem-Solving
2 181 (20.64%) Business Intelligence
3 175 (19.95%) Data Analysis
4 134 (15.28%) Project Management
5 127 (14.48%) Customer Service
6 99 (11.29%) Agile
7 98 (11.17%) Analytics
8 87 (9.92%) Stakeholder Management
9 81 (9.24%) Mathematics
10 73 (8.32%) Visualisation
11 71 (8.10%) Service Delivery
12 68 (7.75%) Data Management
12 68 (7.75%) Time Management
13 65 (7.41%) Decision-Making
14 64 (7.30%) Incident Management
15 59 (6.73%) Continuous Improvement
15 59 (6.73%) ITIL
16 58 (6.61%) Data Modelling
17 56 (6.39%) Risk Management
18 55 (6.27%) Migration
Programming Languages
1 220 (25.09%) SQL
2 95 (10.83%) Python
3 80 (9.12%) VBA
4 51 (5.82%) C#
5 37 (4.22%) VB
6 29 (3.31%) PL/SQL
7 18 (2.05%) VB.NET
8 16 (1.82%) R
9 15 (1.71%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 15 (1.71%) T-SQL
10 11 (1.25%) Java
11 10 (1.14%) C++
12 8 (0.91%) PowerShell
13 3 (0.34%) JavaScript
13 3 (0.34%) Scala
14 2 (0.23%) C
14 2 (0.23%) JCL
14 2 (0.23%) REXX
15 1 (0.11%) Assembly Language
15 1 (0.11%) COBOL
Qualifications
1 173 (19.73%) Degree
2 81 (9.24%) Security Cleared
3 71 (8.10%) SC Cleared
4 28 (3.19%) Microsoft Certification
5 23 (2.62%) A+ Certification
5 23 (2.62%) PMI Certification
6 22 (2.51%) MCSA
7 17 (1.94%) BPSS Clearance
8 14 (1.60%) PMP
9 13 (1.48%) Master's Degree
10 10 (1.14%) Numerate Degree
11 9 (1.03%) Computer Science Degree
12 7 (0.80%) ACCA
12 7 (0.80%) CIMA
13 6 (0.68%) CBAP
14 5 (0.57%) APMP
14 5 (0.57%) ITIL Certification
14 5 (0.57%) MBA
14 5 (0.57%) PRINCE2 Certification
15 4 (0.46%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 68 (7.75%) PMO
2 55 (6.27%) Data Quality
3 39 (4.45%) QA
4 31 (3.53%) SLA
5 16 (1.82%) GDPR
6 10 (1.14%) Accessibility
7 9 (1.03%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 8 (0.91%) GxP
9 7 (0.80%) COSHH
9 7 (0.80%) MiFID
10 6 (0.68%) Basel II
10 6 (0.68%) P3O
11 5 (0.57%) IFRS
12 4 (0.46%) GAAP
13 3 (0.34%) Actionable Recommendations
13 3 (0.34%) Basel III
13 3 (0.34%) EMIR
13 3 (0.34%) GRC
13 3 (0.34%) SOC 2
14 2 (0.23%) IFRS 17
System Software
1 57 (6.50%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.11%) BitLocker
2 1 (0.11%) IAG
2 1 (0.11%) Job Entry Subsystem
2 1 (0.11%) Time Sharing Option
2 1 (0.11%) Virtual Desktop
2 1 (0.11%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 8 (0.91%) Microsoft Intune
1 8 (0.91%) SCCM
2 6 (0.68%) Terraform
3 4 (0.46%) Single Sign-On
3 4 (0.46%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
4 3 (0.34%) TeamSite
5 2 (0.23%) AirWatch
5 2 (0.23%) HP Data Protector
5 2 (0.23%) NetBackup
5 2 (0.23%) Symantec Enterprise Vault
6 1 (0.11%) Ansible
6 1 (0.11%) Kubernetes
6 1 (0.11%) Oracle RMAN
6 1 (0.11%) SCOM
6 1 (0.11%) SCOrch
6 1 (0.11%) vCenter Server
6 1 (0.11%) WhatsUp Gold
Vendors
1 356 (40.59%) Microsoft
2 69 (7.87%) Oracle
2 69 (7.87%) ServiceNow
3 58 (6.61%) SAP
4 36 (4.10%) Citrix
5 22 (2.51%) Salesforce
6 15 (1.71%) Google
7 14 (1.60%) Cisco
8 13 (1.48%) Databricks
9 11 (1.25%) Adobe
10 10 (1.14%) Alteryx
10 10 (1.14%) Ariba
11 9 (1.03%) Informatica
11 9 (1.03%) Workday
12 8 (0.91%) Apple
12 8 (0.91%) Dell
12 8 (0.91%) IBM
13 6 (0.68%) HP
14 5 (0.57%) Cognos
14 5 (0.57%) Remedy