Microsoft Excel Contract Job Trends in Reading

Microsoft Excel
Berkshire > Reading

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Reading requiring Microsoft Excel skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 6 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 58 40 51
Rank change year-on-year -18 +11 -19
Contract jobs citing Microsoft Excel 37 21 47
As % of all contract jobs in Reading 3.44% 3.57% 4.34%
As % of the Applications category 55.22% 56.76% 45.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 15 7 20
10th Percentile £280 £126 £143
25th Percentile £437 £130 £174
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £493 £155 £285
Median % change year-on-year +217.74% -45.61% -41.54%
75th Percentile £586 £319 £458
90th Percentile £850 £453 £538
Berkshire median daily rate £493 £413 £255
% change year-on-year +19.39% +61.76% -44.57%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 0 1
10th Percentile £15.75 - -
25th Percentile £16.03 - £20.75
Median hourly rate £25.73 - £21.50
75th Percentile £87.12 - £22.25
90th Percentile £88.00 - -
Berkshire median hourly rate £17.60 £14.30 £28.00
% change year-on-year +23.09% -48.93% -

All Software Application Skills
Reading

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 Reading.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for software application skills 67 37 104
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Reading 6.23% 6.28% 9.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 32 20 49
10th Percentile £270 £129 £143
25th Percentile £400 £188 £200
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £477 £295 £356
Median % change year-on-year +61.69% -17.17% -8.09%
75th Percentile £606 £476 £538
90th Percentile £693 £663 £815
Berkshire median daily rate £450 £425 £375
% change year-on-year +5.88% +13.33% +15.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 1 2
10th Percentile £15.75 - £24.43
25th Percentile £16.58 £42.50 £29.94
Median hourly rate £54.13 £45.00 £40.98
Median % change year-on-year +20.28% +9.82% +125.52%
75th Percentile £87.04 £47.50 £53.12
90th Percentile £87.92 - £59.29
Berkshire median hourly rate £17.50 £31.08 £36.66
% change year-on-year -43.69% -15.23% +95.53%

Microsoft Excel
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

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

Microsoft Excel job vacancy trend in Reading

Microsoft Excel
Daily Rate Trend in Reading

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

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

Microsoft Excel
Daily Rate Histogram in Reading

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Microsoft Excel in Reading over the 6 months to 6 October 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Microsoft Excel in Reading

Microsoft Excel
Hourly Rate Trend in Reading

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

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

Microsoft Excel
Hourly Rate Histogram in Reading

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Microsoft Excel in Reading over the 6 months to 6 October 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Microsoft Excel in Reading

Microsoft Excel
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Reading 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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (8.11%) ArcGIS
2 2 (5.41%) OpenStack
3 1 (2.70%) Oracle Service Bus
3 1 (2.70%) SharePoint
3 1 (2.70%) WebLogic
Applications
1 18 (48.65%) Microsoft Office
2 14 (37.84%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 5 (13.51%) MS Visio
4 4 (10.81%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 5 (13.51%) iTrent
2 3 (8.11%) Maximo
3 1 (2.70%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (2.70%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 11 (29.73%) Power Platform
2 5 (13.51%) SuccessFactors
3 3 (8.11%) Azure
4 2 (5.41%) Azure DevOps
4 2 (5.41%) OpenShift
5 1 (2.70%) AWS
5 1 (2.70%) Azure Synapse Analytics
5 1 (2.70%) BrowserStack
5 1 (2.70%) SaaS
5 1 (2.70%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 2 (5.41%) BGP
1 2 (5.41%) LAN
1 2 (5.41%) MPLS
1 2 (5.41%) SNMP
1 2 (5.41%) TACACS
1 2 (5.41%) TCP/IP
1 2 (5.41%) WAN
1 2 (5.41%) Wi-Fi
2 1 (2.70%) Mobile Backhaul
2 1 (2.70%) Radio Access Network
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (29.73%) Power BI
2 4 (10.81%) SQL Server
3 3 (8.11%) GIS
4 2 (5.41%) Oracle Reports
4 2 (5.41%) Tableau
5 1 (2.70%) Amazon Redshift
5 1 (2.70%) Oracle Database
5 1 (2.70%) Oracle Database 10g
5 1 (2.70%) Oracle Database 11g
5 1 (2.70%) Oracle Database 12c
5 1 (2.70%) SQLite
Development Applications
1 2 (5.41%) JIRA
2 1 (2.70%) Burp Suite
2 1 (2.70%) JMeter
2 1 (2.70%) Rational DOORS
2 1 (2.70%) Selenium
General
1 23 (62.16%) Social Skills
2 16 (43.24%) Analytical Skills
3 8 (21.62%) Finance
4 6 (16.22%) Telecoms
5 2 (5.41%) Aerospace
5 2 (5.41%) Influencing Skills
5 2 (5.41%) Organisational Skills
6 1 (2.70%) Banking
6 1 (2.70%) Manufacturing
6 1 (2.70%) Marketing
6 1 (2.70%) Presentation Skills
6 1 (2.70%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 13 (35.14%) Analyst
2 6 (16.22%) Change Manager
2 6 (16.22%) Data Analyst
3 4 (10.81%) Business Analyst
3 4 (10.81%) Data Business Analyst
3 4 (10.81%) HR Analyst
3 4 (10.81%) HR Data Analyst
3 4 (10.81%) Support Assistant
3 4 (10.81%) Systems Support
4 3 (8.11%) Administrator
4 3 (8.11%) Lead
4 3 (8.11%) Senior
5 2 (5.41%) Architect
5 2 (5.41%) Consultant
5 2 (5.41%) IP Network Consultant
5 2 (5.41%) Network Architect
5 2 (5.41%) Network Consultant
5 2 (5.41%) Portfolio Analyst
5 2 (5.41%) Senior Analyst
5 2 (5.41%) Senior Portfolio Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (5.41%) NETCONF
1 2 (5.41%) OpenConfig
1 2 (5.41%) RESTCONF
1 2 (5.41%) YANG
2 1 (2.70%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 5 (13.51%) Onboarding
2 2 (5.41%) Analytical Mindset
2 2 (5.41%) Data Centre
2 2 (5.41%) Hybrid Cloud
2 2 (5.41%) Management Information System
2 2 (5.41%) Private Cloud
2 2 (5.41%) Public Cloud
3 1 (2.70%) Data Structures
3 1 (2.70%) Digital Media
3 1 (2.70%) Enterprise Software
3 1 (2.70%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 4 (10.81%) Windows
2 1 (2.70%) Linux
2 1 (2.70%) Solaris
2 1 (2.70%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (29.73%) Business Intelligence
2 10 (27.03%) Data Analysis
2 10 (27.03%) Project Management
3 9 (24.32%) Problem-Solving
3 9 (24.32%) Service Delivery
4 8 (21.62%) ITIL
4 8 (21.62%) Stakeholder Management
5 6 (16.22%) Change Management
5 6 (16.22%) Dashboard Development
5 6 (16.22%) ITSM
5 6 (16.22%) Performance Management
5 6 (16.22%) Service Management
5 6 (16.22%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 5 (13.51%) Computer Science
6 5 (13.51%) Project Delivery
7 4 (10.81%) Budgeting
7 4 (10.81%) Continuous Improvement
7 4 (10.81%) Order Management
7 4 (10.81%) Process Improvement
7 4 (10.81%) Workshop Facilitation
Programming Languages
1 10 (27.03%) SQL
2 5 (13.51%) Python
3 1 (2.70%) Java
3 1 (2.70%) JavaScript
3 1 (2.70%) PL/SQL
3 1 (2.70%) R
Qualifications
1 14 (37.84%) Security Cleared
2 10 (27.03%) Degree
3 8 (21.62%) SC Cleared
4 7 (18.92%) PMI Certification
4 7 (18.92%) PMP
5 2 (5.41%) CCIE
5 2 (5.41%) Cisco Certification
5 2 (5.41%) JNCIE
6 1 (2.70%) CISA
6 1 (2.70%) DV Cleared
6 1 (2.70%) Master's Degree
6 1 (2.70%) Oracle Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (16.22%) PMO
2 4 (10.81%) Data Quality
System Software
1 1 (2.70%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 2 (5.41%) Ansible
2 1 (2.70%) Data Guard
2 1 (2.70%) Oracle RMAN
Vendors
1 23 (62.16%) Microsoft
2 10 (27.03%) SAP
3 9 (24.32%) Oracle
4 7 (18.92%) ServiceNow
5 5 (13.51%) Workday
6 4 (10.81%) IBM
7 3 (8.11%) ESRI
8 2 (5.41%) Cisco
8 2 (5.41%) F5
8 2 (5.41%) Fortinet
8 2 (5.41%) Juniper
9 1 (2.70%) Google
9 1 (2.70%) HubSpot
9 1 (2.70%) IFS
9 1 (2.70%) Planview
9 1 (2.70%) Salesforce