The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Luton requiring Microsoft Excel skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
15 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
31 |
17 |
23 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-14 |
+6 |
0 |
| Contract jobs citing Microsoft Excel |
2 |
7 |
12 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Luton |
1.26% |
8.97% |
6.00% |
| As % of the Applications category |
11.76% |
100.00% |
50.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
2 |
5 |
3 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£600 |
£500 |
£500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+20.00% |
- |
+11.11% |
| Bedfordshire median daily rate |
£600 |
£500 |
£500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+20.00% |
- |
+11.11% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
0 |
0 |
5 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
£13.69 |
| 25th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| Median hourly rate |
- |
- |
£15.50 |
| 75th Percentile |
- |
- |
£18.00 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| Bedfordshire median hourly rate |
- |
£29.00 |
£15.50 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
+87.10% |
- |
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 Luton.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for software application skills |
17 |
7 |
24 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Luton |
10.69% |
8.97% |
12.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
8 |
5 |
6 |
| 10th Percentile |
£238 |
- |
£350 |
| 25th Percentile |
£313 |
- |
£353 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£338 |
£500 |
£438 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-32.50% |
+14.29% |
-2.78% |
| 75th Percentile |
£413 |
£550 |
£500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£600 |
- |
- |
| Bedfordshire median daily rate |
£338 |
£513 |
£425 |
| % change year-on-year |
-34.15% |
+20.59% |
-5.56% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
6 |
0 |
12 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
- |
- |
£15.39 |
| Median hourly rate |
£60.00 |
- |
£15.79 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
-72.30% |
| 75th Percentile |
£65.63 |
- |
£16.20 |
| 90th Percentile |
£73.75 |
- |
£17.82 |
| Bedfordshire median hourly rate |
£60.00 |
£30.78 |
£15.79 |
| % change year-on-year |
+94.93% |
+94.93% |
-72.30% |
Microsoft Excel
Job Vacancy Trend in Luton
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Microsoft Excel relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Luton.
Microsoft Excel
Daily Rate Trend in Luton
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Luton citing Microsoft Excel.
Microsoft Excel
Hourly Rate Trend in Luton
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Luton citing Microsoft Excel.
Microsoft Excel
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Luton 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:
