Microsoft Excel Contracts in the Midlands

Microsoft Excel
England > Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the Midlands 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 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 48 58 43
Rank change year-on-year +10 -15 +6
Contract jobs citing Microsoft Excel 67 76 158
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Midlands 3.50% 2.76% 4.59%
As % of the Applications category 37.85% 27.34% 44.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 40 36 98
10th Percentile £222 £160 £160
25th Percentile £235 £193 £225
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £303 £413 £400
Median % change year-on-year -26.48% +3.13% +6.24%
75th Percentile £501 £484 £536
90th Percentile £539 £694 £625
England median daily rate £413 £443 £425
% change year-on-year -6.88% +4.24% -5.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 30 7
10th Percentile £12.09 £10.89 £12.30
25th Percentile £12.25 £11.83 £12.50
Median hourly rate £15.09 £14.00 £16.50
Median % change year-on-year +7.79% -15.15% +32.00%
75th Percentile £18.74 £26.41 £23.88
90th Percentile £25.38 £26.73 £24.75
England median hourly rate £16.23 £14.80 £25.13
% change year-on-year +9.66% -41.09% +25.63%

All Software Application Skills
Midlands

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 the Midlands.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for software application skills 177 278 358
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Midlands 9.25% 10.08% 10.40%
Number of daily rates quoted 106 136 228
10th Percentile £167 £160 £163
25th Percentile £235 £200 £241
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £401 £260 £420
Median % change year-on-year +53.97% -38.02% +11.55%
75th Percentile £525 £438 £532
90th Percentile £584 £600 £580
England median daily rate £423 £400 £429
% change year-on-year +5.75% -6.76% +0.94%
Number of hourly rates quoted 18 57 19
10th Percentile £12.25 £11.01 £12.40
25th Percentile £14.65 £13.00 £14.44
Median hourly rate £18.88 £15.65 £18.50
Median % change year-on-year +20.65% -15.41% +42.31%
75th Percentile £28.56 £28.75 £26.18
90th Percentile £33.91 £49.00 £52.50
England median hourly rate £24.40 £17.50 £39.00
% change year-on-year +39.44% -55.13% +81.40%

Microsoft Excel
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Microsoft Excel in the Midlands

Microsoft Excel
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the Midlands

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

Daily rate trend for Microsoft Excel in the Midlands

Microsoft Excel
Daily Rate Histogram in the Midlands

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Microsoft Excel in the Midlands over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Microsoft Excel in the Midlands

Microsoft Excel
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the Midlands

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

Hourly rate trend for Microsoft Excel in the Midlands

Microsoft Excel
Hourly Rate Histogram in the Midlands

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Microsoft Excel in the Midlands over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Microsoft Excel in the Midlands

Microsoft Excel
Contract Job Locations in the Midlands

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 Midlands region over the 6 months to 1 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
West Midlands +19 56 £303 -28.65% 142
East Midlands -6 11 - - 111
Microsoft Excel
England

Microsoft Excel
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands 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 1 (1.49%) SharePoint
1 1 (1.49%) WebLogic
Applications
1 14 (20.90%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 13 (19.40%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (7.46%) Microsoft Project
4 3 (4.48%) Spreadsheet
5 2 (2.99%) MS Visio
6 1 (1.49%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 2 (2.99%) SAP BPC
1 2 (2.99%) SAP GRC
1 2 (2.99%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (1.49%) Dynamics AX
2 1 (1.49%) Oracle Receivables
2 1 (1.49%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 21 (31.34%) Power Platform
2 5 (7.46%) Microsoft 365
3 4 (5.97%) SuccessFactors
4 2 (2.99%) OneDrive
4 2 (2.99%) PowerApps
4 2 (2.99%) Snowflake
5 1 (1.49%) Azure
5 1 (1.49%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 2 (2.99%) VPN
1 2 (2.99%) Wi-Fi
2 1 (1.49%) Internet
2 1 (1.49%) PPP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 19 (28.36%) Power BI
2 3 (4.48%) Tableau
3 2 (2.99%) Data Warehouse
3 2 (2.99%) Oracle Reports
3 2 (2.99%) Power Query
3 2 (2.99%) Relational Database
3 2 (2.99%) SAP BW
3 2 (2.99%) SAP HANA
4 1 (1.49%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 2 (2.99%) JIRA
2 1 (1.49%) Toad
General
1 28 (41.79%) Social Skills
2 14 (20.90%) Finance
3 11 (16.42%) Analytical Skills
4 7 (10.45%) Organisational Skills
4 7 (10.45%) Presentation Skills
5 6 (8.96%) Local Government
6 5 (7.46%) Public Sector
7 4 (5.97%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 4 (5.97%) Law
8 3 (4.48%) Influencing Skills
9 1 (1.49%) Aerospace
9 1 (1.49%) Games
Job Titles
1 16 (23.88%) Support Assistant
2 14 (20.90%) Analyst
3 5 (7.46%) Administrator
3 5 (7.46%) PMO Analyst
4 4 (5.97%) Lead
5 3 (4.48%) Business Manager
5 3 (4.48%) Consultant
5 3 (4.48%) Customer Support Manager
5 3 (4.48%) Data Analyst
5 3 (4.48%) Developer
5 3 (4.48%) Excel Analyst
5 3 (4.48%) Power BI Developer
5 3 (4.48%) Project Manager
5 3 (4.48%) Senior
5 3 (4.48%) Support Manager
6 2 (2.99%) Business Analyst
6 2 (2.99%) IT Manager
6 2 (2.99%) Security Consultant
6 2 (2.99%) Systems Support
6 2 (2.99%) Trainer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (2.99%) OLE
1 2 (2.99%) Oracle Fusion
1 2 (2.99%) SailPoint
1 2 (2.99%) SAP Fiori
2 1 (1.49%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 6 (8.96%) Management Information System
2 3 (4.48%) Onboarding
3 2 (2.99%) Analytical Mindset
4 1 (1.49%) Data Centre
4 1 (1.49%) Driving Licence
4 1 (1.49%) Housing Association
4 1 (1.49%) Legacy Systems
4 1 (1.49%) Self-Motivation
4 1 (1.49%) Smart Meter
Operating Systems
1 4 (5.97%) Windows
2 2 (2.99%) Mac OS
2 2 (2.99%) Windows 10
3 1 (1.49%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 24 (35.82%) Customer Service
2 21 (31.34%) Business Intelligence
3 17 (25.37%) Test Scripting
4 16 (23.88%) Data Analysis
5 11 (16.42%) Decision-Making
6 10 (14.93%) Problem-Solving
7 9 (13.43%) Stakeholder Management
8 8 (11.94%) Project Management
9 7 (10.45%) Agile
9 7 (10.45%) Change Management
9 7 (10.45%) Data Visualisation
9 7 (10.45%) Resource Management
9 7 (10.45%) Visualisation
10 6 (8.96%) Time Management
11 5 (7.46%) Analytics
11 5 (7.46%) Continuous Improvement
12 4 (5.97%) Change Control
12 4 (5.97%) Dashboard Development
12 4 (5.97%) Programme Management
12 4 (5.97%) Project Planning
Programming Languages
1 27 (40.30%) SQL
2 4 (5.97%) Data Analysis Expressions
3 3 (4.48%) Python
4 1 (1.49%) Java
4 1 (1.49%) R
4 1 (1.49%) VB
Qualifications
1 11 (16.42%) Degree
2 2 (2.99%) MCSE
2 2 (2.99%) Microsoft Certification
3 1 (1.49%) ACCA
3 1 (1.49%) BPSS Clearance
3 1 (1.49%) CBAP
3 1 (1.49%) CIMA
3 1 (1.49%) CIPFA
3 1 (1.49%) DBS Check
3 1 (1.49%) ICAEW
3 1 (1.49%) ISEB
3 1 (1.49%) ISTQB
3 1 (1.49%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
3 1 (1.49%) Master's Degree
3 1 (1.49%) MBA
3 1 (1.49%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (29.85%) SLA
2 10 (14.93%) PMO
3 2 (2.99%) Data Quality
3 2 (2.99%) GRC
3 2 (2.99%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 1 (1.49%) GAAP
System Software
1 3 (4.48%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (2.99%) SCCM
Vendors
1 35 (52.24%) Microsoft
2 5 (7.46%) SAP
3 4 (5.97%) Oracle
4 2 (2.99%) Apple
4 2 (2.99%) Cisco
4 2 (2.99%) Concur
4 2 (2.99%) ServiceNow
5 1 (1.49%) Adobe
5 1 (1.49%) Civica
5 1 (1.49%) Databricks
5 1 (1.49%) Ivanti
5 1 (1.49%) webMethods