Microsoft Excel Contract Job Trends in Oxfordshire

Microsoft Excel
South East > Oxfordshire

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Oxfordshire requiring Microsoft Excel skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 19 14 19
Rank change year-on-year -5 +5 +12
Contract jobs citing Microsoft Excel 11 3 7
As % of all contract jobs in Oxfordshire 5.79% 2.80% 3.59%
As % of the Applications category 45.83% 30.00% 58.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 8 3 3
10th Percentile £215 - £121
25th Percentile £222 - £143
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £225 £160 £180
Median % change year-on-year +40.63% -11.11% -0.69%
75th Percentile £575 £349 -
90th Percentile - £462 -
South East median daily rate £475 £388 £380
% change year-on-year +22.58% +1.97% -5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £13.50 - -
Median hourly rate £14.00 - £32.32
75th Percentile £14.50 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median hourly rate £17.00 £32.71 £25.50
% change year-on-year -48.02% +28.25% +43.58%

All Software Application Skills
Oxfordshire

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 Oxfordshire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for software application skills 24 10 12
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Oxfordshire 12.63% 9.35% 6.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 16 6 6
10th Percentile £177 £160 £119
25th Percentile £200 £183 £134
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £225 £338 £163
Median % change year-on-year -33.33% +107.69% -25.71%
75th Percentile £575 £447 £180
90th Percentile £663 £494 £358
South East median daily rate £475 £403 £335
% change year-on-year +17.87% +20.30% -10.12%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £13.50 - -
Median hourly rate £14.00 - £32.32
Median % change year-on-year - - +48.84%
75th Percentile £14.50 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median hourly rate £16.00 £35.00 £23.24
% change year-on-year -54.29% +50.60% -10.62%

Microsoft Excel
Job Vacancy Trend in Oxfordshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Microsoft Excel relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Oxfordshire.

Microsoft Excel job vacancy trend in Oxfordshire

Microsoft Excel
Daily Rate Trend in Oxfordshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Oxfordshire citing Microsoft Excel.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Oxfordshire citing Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Excel
Daily Rate Histogram in Oxfordshire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Microsoft Excel in Oxfordshire over the 6 months to 15 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Microsoft Excel in Oxfordshire

Microsoft Excel
Hourly Rate Trend in Oxfordshire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Oxfordshire citing Microsoft Excel.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Oxfordshire citing Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Excel
Contract Job Locations in Oxfordshire

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 Oxfordshire region over the 6 months to 15 December 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
Oxford -1 6 £225 +40.63% 16
Kidlington - 1 £200 -
Microsoft Excel
South East

Microsoft Excel
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Oxfordshire 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:

Applications
1 3 (27.27%) MS Visio
2 1 (9.09%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (9.09%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 1 (9.09%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 6 (54.55%) Power Platform
2 4 (36.36%) PowerApps
3 3 (27.27%) SaaS
4 2 (18.18%) Lucidchart
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (54.55%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 2 (18.18%) JIRA
General
1 8 (72.73%) Finance
2 7 (63.64%) Social Skills
3 4 (36.36%) Local Government
4 2 (18.18%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (18.18%) Manufacturing
4 2 (18.18%) Organisational Skills
5 1 (9.09%) Aerospace
5 1 (9.09%) Marketing
5 1 (9.09%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 7 (63.64%) Senior
2 4 (36.36%) Accountant
2 4 (36.36%) Financial Accountant
2 4 (36.36%) Senior Accountant
2 4 (36.36%) Senior Systems Accountant
2 4 (36.36%) Systems Accountant
3 3 (27.27%) Analyst
3 3 (27.27%) Finance Modeller
4 1 (9.09%) Business Analyst
4 1 (9.09%) Business Process Analyst
4 1 (9.09%) Content Coordinator
4 1 (9.09%) Coordinator
4 1 (9.09%) Process Analyst
4 1 (9.09%) Web Content Coordinator
Miscellaneous
1 2 (18.18%) Life Science
1 2 (18.18%) Management Information System
1 2 (18.18%) Renewable Energy
2 1 (9.09%) CMDB
2 1 (9.09%) Driving Licence
2 1 (9.09%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (54.55%) Business Intelligence
1 6 (54.55%) Problem-Solving
1 6 (54.55%) Process Improvement
2 5 (45.45%) Decision-Making
3 4 (36.36%) Customer Service
3 4 (36.36%) Data Management
3 4 (36.36%) Performance Monitoring
3 4 (36.36%) Project Delivery
3 4 (36.36%) Project Management
3 4 (36.36%) Systems Thinking
4 3 (27.27%) Budgeting
4 3 (27.27%) Change Management
4 3 (27.27%) Financial Modelling
4 3 (27.27%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 2 (18.18%) Business Process Analysis
5 2 (18.18%) Business Process Mapping
5 2 (18.18%) Continuous Improvement
5 2 (18.18%) Lean Six Sigma
5 2 (18.18%) Operations Management
5 2 (18.18%) Six Sigma
Qualifications
1 4 (36.36%) CCAB
2 3 (27.27%) ACCA
2 3 (27.27%) CIMA
3 2 (18.18%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (36.36%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 5 (45.45%) Microsoft
2 1 (9.09%) Facebook
2 1 (9.09%) Google