Microsoft Excel Contracts in London

Microsoft Excel
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in London 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 29 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 69 101 74
Rank change year-on-year +32 -27 +22
Contract jobs citing Microsoft Excel 444 436 817
As % of all contract jobs advertised in London 3.66% 2.50% 3.20%
As % of the Applications category 46.25% 40.67% 46.24%
Number of daily rates quoted 279 288 584
10th Percentile £263 £230 £225
25th Percentile £350 £363 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £450 £468
Median % change year-on-year -5.56% -3.74% -6.50%
75th Percentile £650 £600 £638
90th Percentile £765 £775 £713
England median daily rate £404 £443 £425
% change year-on-year -8.92% +4.24% -5.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 37 35 18
10th Percentile - £13.67 £14.93
25th Percentile £15.84 £15.46 £16.66
Median hourly rate £22.04 £19.50 £20.50
Median % change year-on-year +13.03% -4.88% -25.45%
75th Percentile £29.07 £26.50 £35.73
90th Percentile £36.24 £43.90 £45.99
England median hourly rate £17.00 £14.84 £22.53
% change year-on-year +14.56% -34.13% +12.65%

All Software Application Skills
London

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 London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for software application skills 960 1,072 1,767
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 7.92% 6.14% 6.93%
Number of daily rates quoted 592 697 1,236
10th Percentile £225 £188 £219
25th Percentile £319 £260 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £446 £425 £488
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -12.82% -2.50%
75th Percentile £589 £575 £638
90th Percentile £738 £700 £738
England median daily rate £413 £400 £438
% change year-on-year +3.13% -8.57% -0.57%
Number of hourly rates quoted 59 81 51
10th Percentile £15.84 £12.75 £16.03
25th Percentile £16.50 £16.24 £18.93
Median hourly rate £24.66 £21.12 £26.00
Median % change year-on-year +16.79% -18.79% -41.57%
75th Percentile £33.88 £27.25 £43.93
90th Percentile £51.35 £53.50 £53.75
England median hourly rate £24.83 £16.23 £29.08
% change year-on-year +52.99% -44.19% +31.97%

Microsoft Excel
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Job vacancy trend for Microsoft Excel in London

Microsoft Excel
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in London

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

Daily rate trend for Microsoft Excel in London

Microsoft Excel
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Microsoft Excel in London over the 6 months to 29 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Microsoft Excel in London

Microsoft Excel
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in London

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

Hourly rate trend for Microsoft Excel in London

Microsoft Excel
Hourly Rate Histogram in London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Microsoft Excel in London over the 6 months to 29 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Microsoft Excel in London

Microsoft Excel
Contract Job Locations in London

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 London region over the 6 months to 29 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
Central London +22 105 £433 -11.01% 47
West London +18 13 £244 -39.06% 86
South London +14 10 - - 3
East London +9 2 £425 -5.56% 14
Microsoft Excel
England

Microsoft Excel
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London 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 37 (8.33%) SharePoint
2 21 (4.73%) Confluence
3 12 (2.70%) IIS
4 6 (1.35%) Microsoft Exchange
5 5 (1.13%) CMS
6 4 (0.90%) Apache Spark
7 3 (0.68%) Oracle Coherence
8 2 (0.45%) SAS
8 2 (0.45%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 115 (25.90%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 82 (18.47%) Microsoft Office
3 23 (5.18%) MS Visio
4 19 (4.28%) Spreadsheet
5 14 (3.15%) Microsoft Project
6 6 (1.35%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 5 (1.13%) Acrobat
8 2 (0.45%) Camtasia
8 2 (0.45%) Notepad++
9 1 (0.23%) Chatbot
9 1 (0.23%) Revit
9 1 (0.23%) Trello
Business Applications
1 5 (1.13%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (0.68%) Bankmaster
2 3 (0.68%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.45%) Workday HCM
4 1 (0.23%) Aladdin
4 1 (0.23%) Cloudability
4 1 (0.23%) Dynamics GP
4 1 (0.23%) Dynamics NAV
4 1 (0.23%) HFM
4 1 (0.23%) IBM Planning Analytics
4 1 (0.23%) Loan IQ
4 1 (0.23%) Maximo
4 1 (0.23%) Oracle General Ledger
4 1 (0.23%) Oracle Payables
4 1 (0.23%) Oracle Receivables
4 1 (0.23%) Orchestrade
4 1 (0.23%) Raiser’s Edge
4 1 (0.23%) SAP HR
4 1 (0.23%) SAP MDG
4 1 (0.23%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 109 (24.55%) Power Platform
2 31 (6.98%) Azure
3 20 (4.50%) Microsoft 365
4 15 (3.38%) SaaS
5 11 (2.48%) GCP
6 6 (1.35%) AWS
6 6 (1.35%) Figma
6 6 (1.35%) Power Automate
7 5 (1.13%) Azure DevOps
7 5 (1.13%) OneDrive
7 5 (1.13%) Salsify
8 4 (0.90%) Dropbox
8 4 (0.90%) Dynamics 365
9 3 (0.68%) Miro
9 3 (0.68%) PowerApps
10 2 (0.45%) Azure Sentinel
10 2 (0.45%) Google Sheets
10 2 (0.45%) Microsoft Purview
10 2 (0.45%) OCI
10 2 (0.45%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 12 (2.70%) Internet
2 4 (0.90%) WebEx
3 3 (0.68%) DNS
3 3 (0.68%) LAN
4 2 (0.45%) Skype
4 2 (0.45%) Unified Communications
5 1 (0.23%) DHCP
5 1 (0.23%) Intranet
5 1 (0.23%) PBX
5 1 (0.23%) TCP/IP
5 1 (0.23%) Wi-Fi
5 1 (0.23%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 104 (23.42%) Power BI
2 58 (13.06%) SQL Server
3 33 (7.43%) Tableau
4 32 (7.21%) Oracle Database
5 24 (5.41%) Power Query
6 16 (3.60%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 12 (2.70%) MS Access
8 11 (2.48%) Data Warehouse
8 11 (2.48%) Relational Database
9 9 (2.03%) Data Mining
10 8 (1.80%) BigQuery
11 7 (1.58%) Metadata
11 7 (1.58%) PowerPivot
12 6 (1.35%) Big Data
13 5 (1.13%) BusinessObjects
14 4 (0.90%) Looker
14 4 (0.90%) Parquet
15 3 (0.68%) Apache Cassandra
15 3 (0.68%) Apache Hive
15 3 (0.68%) Flink
Development Applications
1 37 (8.33%) JIRA
2 3 (0.68%) Visual Studio
3 2 (0.45%) Git
3 2 (0.45%) MagicDraw
3 2 (0.45%) XMLSpy
4 1 (0.23%) MSI
General
1 189 (42.57%) Finance
2 186 (41.89%) Social Skills
3 108 (24.32%) Analytical Skills
4 60 (13.51%) Banking
5 32 (7.21%) Front Office
6 29 (6.53%) Marketing
7 27 (6.08%) Investment Banking
7 27 (6.08%) Organisational Skills
8 16 (3.60%) Legal
8 16 (3.60%) Presentation Skills
8 16 (3.60%) Retail
9 13 (2.93%) Public Sector
10 12 (2.70%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 12 (2.70%) Local Government
11 11 (2.48%) Documentation Skills
12 10 (2.25%) Financial Institution
13 7 (1.58%) Back Office
13 7 (1.58%) Influencing Skills
13 7 (1.58%) Law
14 6 (1.35%) General Ledger
Job Titles
1 155 (34.91%) Analyst
2 81 (18.24%) Developer
3 69 (15.54%) Data Analyst
4 43 (9.68%) C# Developer
5 34 (7.66%) Business Analyst
5 34 (7.66%) Senior
6 30 (6.76%) C# WPF Developer
6 30 (6.76%) WPF Developer
7 25 (5.63%) Project Manager
8 19 (4.28%) .NET Developer
9 18 (4.05%) C# .NET Developer
10 16 (3.60%) Consultant
11 13 (2.93%) Senior Analyst
12 12 (2.70%) C# WCF Developer
12 12 (2.70%) WCF Developer
13 11 (2.48%) Automation Developer
13 11 (2.48%) Front Office Developer
13 11 (2.48%) Pensions Analyst
14 9 (2.03%) Quantitative Developer
14 9 (2.03%) Support Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 42 (9.46%) .NET
2 31 (6.98%) WPF
3 30 (6.76%) .NET Framework
4 12 (2.70%) WCF
4 12 (2.70%) WinForms
5 4 (0.90%) Apache Avro
5 4 (0.90%) HTML
6 3 (0.68%) Apache Beam
6 3 (0.68%) CSS
6 3 (0.68%) Kafka
6 3 (0.68%) REST
6 3 (0.68%) SailPoint
7 2 (0.45%) Bootstrap
7 2 (0.45%) FpML
7 2 (0.45%) jQuery
7 2 (0.45%) Matplotlib
7 2 (0.45%) NumPy
7 2 (0.45%) Oracle Fusion
7 2 (0.45%) Pandas
7 2 (0.45%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 31 (6.98%) Self-Motivation
2 22 (4.95%) Distributed Systems
3 21 (4.73%) Derivative
3 21 (4.73%) Management Information System
4 10 (2.25%) Onboarding
5 9 (2.03%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 9 (2.03%) Market Risk
6 8 (1.80%) Analytical Mindset
6 8 (1.80%) Data Structures
6 8 (1.80%) Equities
6 8 (1.80%) Equity Derivative
7 7 (1.58%) Product Ownership
7 7 (1.58%) Reinsurance
8 6 (1.35%) Data Protection Act
9 4 (0.90%) Data Centre
9 4 (0.90%) Mainframe
9 4 (0.90%) Mobile App
9 4 (0.90%) PMI
9 4 (0.90%) Reference Data
10 3 (0.68%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 44 (9.91%) Windows
2 6 (1.35%) Unix
3 4 (0.90%) Apple iOS
3 4 (0.90%) Windows 10
4 3 (0.68%) Linux
4 3 (0.68%) Mac OS
5 2 (0.45%) Android
6 1 (0.23%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 106 (23.87%) Data Analysis
2 94 (21.17%) Business Intelligence
3 92 (20.72%) Problem-Solving
4 66 (14.86%) Analytics
5 62 (13.96%) Agile
6 60 (13.51%) Project Management
7 45 (10.14%) Data Modelling
8 43 (9.68%) Visualisation
9 42 (9.46%) Risk Management
10 41 (9.23%) Data Management
11 40 (9.01%) Stakeholder Management
12 34 (7.66%) Decision-Making
13 33 (7.43%) Continuous Improvement
14 32 (7.21%) Customer Service
15 30 (6.76%) Mathematics
16 29 (6.53%) Data Governance
16 29 (6.53%) Process Improvement
17 28 (6.31%) Business Analysis
17 28 (6.31%) Data Visualisation
17 28 (6.31%) Migration
Programming Languages
1 151 (34.01%) SQL
2 76 (17.12%) Python
3 73 (16.44%) VBA
4 57 (12.84%) C#
5 31 (6.98%) PL/SQL
6 30 (6.76%) VB
7 18 (4.05%) VB.NET
8 13 (2.93%) R
8 13 (2.93%) T-SQL
9 10 (2.25%) C++
10 9 (2.03%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 8 (1.80%) Java
12 5 (1.13%) PowerShell
13 3 (0.68%) JavaScript
13 3 (0.68%) Scala
14 1 (0.23%) Assembly Language
14 1 (0.23%) C
14 1 (0.23%) JCL
14 1 (0.23%) REXX
14 1 (0.23%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 90 (20.27%) Degree
2 20 (4.50%) Security Cleared
3 19 (4.28%) SC Cleared
4 15 (3.38%) PMI Certification
5 11 (2.48%) Numerate Degree
5 11 (2.48%) PMP
6 10 (2.25%) Master's Degree
7 5 (1.13%) ITIL Certification
8 4 (0.90%) ACCA
8 4 (0.90%) CIMA
8 4 (0.90%) Computer Science Degree
9 3 (0.68%) CBAP
9 3 (0.68%) CIPD
9 3 (0.68%) HNC
9 3 (0.68%) Microsoft Certification
10 2 (0.45%) CFA
10 2 (0.45%) CIPFA
10 2 (0.45%) MBA
10 2 (0.45%) PRINCE2 Certification
10 2 (0.45%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (7.66%) Data Quality
2 30 (6.76%) QA
3 24 (5.41%) PMO
4 10 (2.25%) Accessibility
5 7 (1.58%) Basel II
6 5 (1.13%) GDPR
6 5 (1.13%) MiFID
7 3 (0.68%) EMIR
7 3 (0.68%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 3 (0.68%) SLA
8 2 (0.45%) Actionable Recommendations
8 2 (0.45%) Dodd-Frank
8 2 (0.45%) GAAP
8 2 (0.45%) IFRS
8 2 (0.45%) IFRS 17
8 2 (0.45%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 1 (0.23%) Basel III
9 1 (0.23%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 1 (0.23%) COSHH
9 1 (0.23%) ISO/IEC 27005
System Software
1 13 (2.93%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.23%) BitLocker
2 1 (0.23%) IAG
2 1 (0.23%) Job Entry Subsystem
2 1 (0.23%) Time Sharing Option
2 1 (0.23%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 6 (1.35%) SCCM
1 6 (1.35%) Terraform
2 5 (1.13%) Microsoft Intune
3 2 (0.45%) AirWatch
3 2 (0.45%) Symantec Enterprise Vault
4 1 (0.23%) Kubernetes
4 1 (0.23%) SCOrch
Vendors
1 137 (30.86%) Microsoft
2 62 (13.96%) Oracle
3 27 (6.08%) ServiceNow
4 22 (4.95%) SAP
5 19 (4.28%) Salesforce
6 15 (3.38%) Citrix
7 12 (2.70%) Google
8 11 (2.48%) Workday
9 9 (2.03%) Adobe
10 8 (1.80%) Cisco
10 8 (1.80%) Databricks
11 7 (1.58%) Alteryx
11 7 (1.58%) Informatica
11 7 (1.58%) UiPath
12 5 (1.13%) Dell
12 5 (1.13%) HP
13 4 (0.90%) Arista
13 4 (0.90%) Bloomberg
14 3 (0.68%) Guidewire
14 3 (0.68%) Okta