Microsoft Excel Contract Job Trends in Gloucestershire
Microsoft Excel
South West > Gloucestershire
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Gloucestershire requiring Microsoft Excel skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 19 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 27 | 36 | 42 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +9 | +6 | -15 |
| Contract jobs citing Microsoft Excel | 22 | 13 | 15 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Gloucestershire | 4.75% | 4.09% | 3.56% |
| As % of the Applications category | 51.16% | 33.33% | 68.18% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 16 | 8 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £130 | £184 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £200 | £196 | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £410 | £350 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +17.14% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £440 | £475 | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | £479 | - |
| South West median daily rate | £335 | £275 | £320 |
| % change year-on-year | +21.82% | -14.06% | -12.93% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.41 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £14.29 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £16.00 | £14.84 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.82% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £16.63 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £17.00 | - | - |
| South West median hourly rate | £16.25 | £15.60 | £47.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.17% | -67.16% | -2.50% |
All Software Application Skills
Gloucestershire
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 Gloucestershire.
| 6 months to 19 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for software application skills | 43 | 39 | 22 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Gloucestershire | 9.29% | 12.26% | 5.23% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 22 | 16 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | £130 | £183 | £388 |
| 25th Percentile | £168 | £196 | £397 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £393 | £250 | £425 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +57.00% | -41.18% | +15.65% |
| 75th Percentile | £440 | £375 | £463 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £475 | £478 |
| South West median daily rate | £350 | £375 | £363 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.67% | +3.45% | -19.44% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 14 | 3 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £26.87 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £13.64 | £44.92 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £50.00 | £75.00 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | -33.33% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £57.50 | £85.63 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £70.98 | £92.00 | - |
| South West median hourly rate | £21.00 | £22.63 | £75.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.20% | -69.83% | +53.94% |
Microsoft Excel Job Vacancy Trend in Gloucestershire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Microsoft Excel relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Gloucestershire.
Microsoft Excel Daily Rate Trend in Gloucestershire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Gloucestershire citing Microsoft Excel.
Microsoft Excel Daily Rate Histogram in Gloucestershire
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Microsoft Excel in Gloucestershire over the 6 months to 19 October 2026.
Microsoft Excel Hourly Rate Trend in Gloucestershire
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Gloucestershire citing Microsoft Excel.
Microsoft Excel Contract Job Locations in Gloucestershire
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 Gloucestershire region over the 6 months to 19 October 2026. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheltenham | +1 | 11 | £410 | - | 1 |
| Gloucester | +11 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Stroud | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Microsoft Excel South West |
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Microsoft Excel Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Gloucestershire by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Applications
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft Project | 45.5% | 10 |
| 1 | Spreadsheet | 45.5% | 10 |
| 3 | Microsoft Office | 18.2% | 4 |
| 4 | Microsoft PowerPoint | 4.5% | 1 |
| 4 | MS Visio | 4.5% | 1 |