Microsoft Excel
East of England > Essex
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Essex 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 26 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 26 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 16 | 17 | 28 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +1 | +11 | +10 |
| DemandTrendContract jobs citing Microsoft Excel | 4 | 4 | 11 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Essex | 3.42% | 3.08% | 4.14% |
| As % of the Applications category | 44.44% | 33.33% | 52.38% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | £237 | £123 | £208 |
| 25th Percentile | £299 | £129 | £248 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £408 | £141 | £288 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +189.98% | -51.12% | -36.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £474 | £152 | £425 |
| 90th Percentile | £512 | £158 | £463 |
| East of England median daily rate | £375 | £400 | £400 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.25% | - | +23.08% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Median hourly rate | £21.00 | £17.99 | £18.49 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +16.73% | -2.70% | +42.23% |
| East of England median hourly rate | £16.55 | £16.23 | £16.25 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.97% | -0.12% | +25.00% |
All Software Application Skills
Essex
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 Essex.
| DemandTrendContract vacancies with a requirement for software application skills | 9 | 12 | 21 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Essex | 7.69% | 9.23% | 7.89% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7 | 6 | 11 |
| 10th Percentile | £216 | £141 | £209 |
| 25th Percentile | £231 | £188 | £262 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £300 | £275 | £380 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.09% | -27.63% | -18.93% |
| 75th Percentile | £399 | £372 | £425 |
| 90th Percentile | £462 | £475 | £550 |
| East of England median daily rate | £375 | £400 | £330 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.25% | +21.21% | +1.54% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.46 | £15.83 | £23.04 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.38 | £15.93 | £29.87 |
| Median hourly rate | £17.92 | £17.99 | £42.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.39% | -57.67% | +75.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £19.46 | £22.19 | £44.13 |
| 90th Percentile | £20.38 | £26.13 | £44.35 |
| East of England median hourly rate | £23.10 | £16.23 | £33.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +42.33% | -50.82% | -5.71% |
Microsoft Excel
Job Vacancy Trend in Essex
Job postings citing Microsoft Excel as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Essex.
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Daily Rate Trend in Essex
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Essex citing Microsoft Excel.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Essex
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Microsoft Excel in Essex over the 6 months to 26 August 2025.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Essex
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Essex citing Microsoft Excel.
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DemandTrendContract Job Locations in Essex
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 Essex region over the 6 months to 26 August 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 DemandTrendContract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basildon | - | 2 | £301 | - | 5 |
| Microsoft Excel East of England |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Essex 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: