Microsoft Excel Contracts in the South East

Microsoft Excel
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the South East 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 6 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 57 60 55
Rank change year-on-year +3 -5 +5
Contract jobs citing Microsoft Excel 114 174 221
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South East 3.47% 3.06% 3.75%
As % of the Applications category 44.53% 44.16% 38.10%
Number of daily rates quoted 48 83 133
10th Percentile £148 £114 £197
25th Percentile £153 £183 £331
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £285 £350 £425
Median % change year-on-year -18.57% -17.65% -
75th Percentile £428 £467 £538
90th Percentile £513 £538 £638
England median daily rate £400 £423 £450
% change year-on-year -5.49% -5.94% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 22 33 21
10th Percentile £13.87 £11.45 £15.21
25th Percentile - £12.00 £16.25
Median hourly rate £14.20 £15.00 £22.75
Median % change year-on-year -5.33% -34.07% +56.90%
75th Percentile £15.44 £36.75 £32.30
90th Percentile £23.51 £45.00 £35.00
England median hourly rate £18.74 £15.00 £21.00
% change year-on-year +24.93% -28.57% +5.00%

All Software Application Skills
South East

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 South East.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for software application skills 256 394 580
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 7.79% 6.94% 9.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 133 192 349
10th Percentile £150 £146 £181
25th Percentile £188 £202 £240
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £386 £363 £380
Median % change year-on-year +6.48% -4.61% -7.88%
75th Percentile £489 £476 £500
90th Percentile £598 £631 £638
England median daily rate £425 £400 £450
% change year-on-year +6.25% -11.11% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 53 81 56
10th Percentile £13.57 £11.71 £15.11
25th Percentile £14.20 £12.34 £16.06
Median hourly rate £15.50 £17.80 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year -12.92% -28.80% +29.03%
75th Percentile £32.31 £31.24 £47.50
90th Percentile £47.26 £53.00 £52.95
England median hourly rate £25.01 £16.23 £25.71
% change year-on-year +54.10% -36.87% +14.27%

Microsoft Excel
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

Job vacancy trend for Microsoft Excel in the South East

Microsoft Excel
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South East

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

Daily rate trend for Microsoft Excel in the South East

Microsoft Excel
Daily Rate Histogram in the South East

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Microsoft Excel in the South East over the 6 months to 6 July 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Microsoft Excel in the South East

Microsoft Excel
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

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

Hourly rate trend for Microsoft Excel in the South East

Microsoft Excel
Hourly Rate Histogram in the South East

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Microsoft Excel in the South East over the 6 months to 6 July 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Microsoft Excel in the South East

Microsoft Excel
Contract Job Locations in the South East

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 South East region over the 6 months to 6 July 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
Thames Valley -5 65 £260 +1.96% 278
Berkshire -8 44 £348 +48.50% 152
Hampshire +25 24 £363 +20.83% 130
Buckinghamshire +3 16 £144 -58.97% 67
Surrey 0 10 £388 -16.22% 108
West Sussex +11 6 £170 - 50
Oxfordshire +2 5 £225 -52.63% 63
East Sussex -1 3 £163 -56.67% 24
Kent +2 2 £125 - 75
Microsoft Excel
England

Microsoft Excel
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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 21 (18.42%) SharePoint
2 1 (0.88%) SAS
2 1 (0.88%) WebLogic
Applications
1 38 (33.33%) Microsoft Office
2 27 (23.68%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (2.63%) MS Visio
4 2 (1.75%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (1.75%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.88%) CATIA
Business Applications
1 2 (1.75%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.88%) BPCS
2 1 (0.88%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 23 (20.18%) Power Platform
2 8 (7.02%) Azure
3 7 (6.14%) Microsoft 365
4 4 (3.51%) Dynamics 365
5 3 (2.63%) Azure DevOps
5 3 (2.63%) PowerApps
6 2 (1.75%) AWS
7 1 (0.88%) Adobe Analytics
7 1 (0.88%) Contentsquare
7 1 (0.88%) Google Analytics
7 1 (0.88%) SaaS
7 1 (0.88%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 7 (6.14%) Internet
2 6 (5.26%) Firewall
2 6 (5.26%) Wireless
3 4 (3.51%) Wi-Fi
4 3 (2.63%) Radio Access Network
5 1 (0.88%) DNS
5 1 (0.88%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (19.30%) Power BI
2 6 (5.26%) Power Query
2 6 (5.26%) Tableau
3 3 (2.63%) Crystal Reports
4 2 (1.75%) Data Lake
4 2 (1.75%) Metadata
4 2 (1.75%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 1 (0.88%) Big Data
5 1 (0.88%) Data Warehouse
5 1 (0.88%) Looker
5 1 (0.88%) Microsoft Analysis Services
5 1 (0.88%) PowerPivot
5 1 (0.88%) Qlik Sense
5 1 (0.88%) Relational Database
5 1 (0.88%) Sisense
5 1 (0.88%) SQL Server
5 1 (0.88%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 4 (3.51%) JIRA
2 1 (0.88%) Git
2 1 (0.88%) JIRA Agile
2 1 (0.88%) Toad
General
1 60 (52.63%) Social Skills
2 35 (30.70%) Analytical Skills
3 29 (25.44%) Finance
4 17 (14.91%) Organisational Skills
5 13 (11.40%) Telecoms
6 8 (7.02%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 4 (3.51%) Local Government
8 3 (2.63%) Automotive
8 3 (2.63%) Marketing
8 3 (2.63%) Public Sector
8 3 (2.63%) Retail
9 2 (1.75%) Billing
9 2 (1.75%) Electronics
10 1 (0.88%) French Language
10 1 (0.88%) Games
10 1 (0.88%) Italian Language
10 1 (0.88%) Law
10 1 (0.88%) Legal
10 1 (0.88%) Manufacturing
10 1 (0.88%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 38 (33.33%) Analyst
2 11 (9.65%) Help Desk Support
3 10 (8.77%) Data Analyst
4 9 (7.89%) Administrator
5 8 (7.02%) Coordinator
5 8 (7.02%) Service Analyst
6 7 (6.14%) IT Analyst
7 6 (5.26%) Desktop Support
7 6 (5.26%) Financial Analyst
7 6 (5.26%) Help Desk Agent
8 5 (4.39%) Administration Assistant
8 5 (4.39%) Project Coordinator
8 5 (4.39%) Senior
8 5 (4.39%) Service Desk Analyst
8 5 (4.39%) Support Analyst
9 4 (3.51%) Business Analyst
9 4 (3.51%) Business Intelligence Analyst
9 4 (3.51%) Developer
10 3 (2.63%) Senior Developer
10 3 (2.63%) Test Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.75%) ADO
2 1 (0.88%) .NET
2 1 (0.88%) .NET Framework
2 1 (0.88%) EDI
2 1 (0.88%) MDX
2 1 (0.88%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 11 (9.65%) Driving Licence
2 8 (7.02%) Self-Motivation
3 7 (6.14%) Onboarding
4 4 (3.51%) Virtual Team
5 3 (2.63%) Data Protection Act
5 3 (2.63%) Management Information System
6 2 (1.75%) Legacy Systems
6 2 (1.75%) Linux Command Line
7 1 (0.88%) Analytical Mindset
7 1 (0.88%) Data Structures
7 1 (0.88%) Learning Management System
Operating Systems
1 13 (11.40%) Windows
2 3 (2.63%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 31 (27.19%) Problem-Solving
2 22 (19.30%) Business Intelligence
3 18 (15.79%) Project Management
3 18 (15.79%) Time Management
4 17 (14.91%) Customer Service
5 14 (12.28%) Decision-Making
6 12 (10.53%) Data Analysis
6 12 (10.53%) Inventory Management
6 12 (10.53%) Project Delivery
7 11 (9.65%) Analytics
7 11 (9.65%) Continuous Improvement
7 11 (9.65%) Migration
8 10 (8.77%) Stakeholder Management
8 10 (8.77%) Workflow
9 7 (6.14%) Customer-Centricity
9 7 (6.14%) Data Management
9 7 (6.14%) Portfolio Management
9 7 (6.14%) PRINCE2
9 7 (6.14%) Process Improvement
9 7 (6.14%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 15 (13.16%) SQL
2 6 (5.26%) Python
3 3 (2.63%) VBA
4 2 (1.75%) Java
5 1 (0.88%) C++
5 1 (0.88%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 1 (0.88%) R
Qualifications
1 17 (14.91%) Degree
2 8 (7.02%) Security Cleared
3 6 (5.26%) SC Cleared
4 5 (4.39%) APMP
5 3 (2.63%) A+ Certification
5 3 (2.63%) ACCA
5 3 (2.63%) CIMA
5 3 (2.63%) MCSA
5 3 (2.63%) Microsoft Certification
6 2 (1.75%) CCAB
6 2 (1.75%) Computer Science Degree
7 1 (0.88%) BPSS Clearance
7 1 (0.88%) CIPFA
7 1 (0.88%) DV Cleared
7 1 (0.88%) ISEB
7 1 (0.88%) ISTQB
7 1 (0.88%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (7.89%) PMO
2 6 (5.26%) COSHH
2 6 (5.26%) QA
3 5 (4.39%) Data Quality
3 5 (4.39%) P3O
4 3 (2.63%) ECSS
5 2 (1.75%) GMP
5 2 (1.75%) SLA
6 1 (0.88%) GDPR
6 1 (0.88%) GRC
6 1 (0.88%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 4 (3.51%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.88%) Virtual Desktop
Vendors
1 54 (47.37%) Microsoft
2 9 (7.89%) SAP
3 7 (6.14%) IFS
4 6 (5.26%) Oracle
5 4 (3.51%) Google
5 4 (3.51%) ServiceNow
6 3 (2.63%) Ariba
6 3 (2.63%) Citrix
7 2 (1.75%) Autodesk
7 2 (1.75%) Databricks
7 2 (1.75%) Hyperion
7 2 (1.75%) Salesforce
8 1 (0.88%) Adobe
8 1 (0.88%) MicroStrategy
8 1 (0.88%) Niku
8 1 (0.88%) PeopleSoft
8 1 (0.88%) webMethods