Microsoft Excel Contract Job Trends in the South East

Microsoft Excel
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the South East requiring Microsoft Excel skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 48 56 55
Rank change year-on-year +8 -1 0
Contract jobs citing Microsoft Excel 236 100 188
As % of all contract jobs in the South East 3.85% 3.31% 3.27%
As % of the Applications category 55.66% 42.02% 44.44%
Number of daily rates quoted 129 45 90
10th Percentile £235 £146 £114
25th Percentile £305 £153 £185
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £438 £295 £354
Median % change year-on-year +48.31% -16.57% -16.81%
75th Percentile £545 £438 £475
90th Percentile £600 £513 £525
England median daily rate £438 £405 £440
% change year-on-year +8.02% -7.95% +2.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 28 20 37
10th Percentile £13.29 £14.17 £11.45
25th Percentile £14.47 - £12.00
Median hourly rate £21.00 £14.20 £15.00
Median % change year-on-year +47.89% -5.33% -34.07%
75th Percentile £31.22 £15.84 £31.24
90th Percentile £37.04 £23.89 £45.00
England median hourly rate £19.03 £17.00 £15.00
% change year-on-year +11.94% +13.33% -31.82%

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 424 238 423
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 6.91% 7.89% 7.35%
Number of daily rates quoted 238 125 205
10th Percentile £246 £150 £146
25th Percentile £325 £188 £205
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £471 £387 £356
Median % change year-on-year +21.71% +8.66% -5.03%
75th Percentile £548 £489 £475
90th Percentile £600 £583 £588
England median daily rate £450 £413 £400
% change year-on-year +9.09% +3.13% -7.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 46 52 85
10th Percentile £12.29 £13.89 £11.71
25th Percentile £13.13 £14.20 £12.63
Median hourly rate £18.88 £16.06 £17.50
Median % change year-on-year +17.56% -8.26% -33.33%
75th Percentile £31.41 £32.50 £26.88
90th Percentile £49.38 £47.38 £49.80
England median hourly rate £22.68 £25.15 £16.23
% change year-on-year -9.82% +54.96% -40.98%

Microsoft Excel
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

Microsoft Excel job vacancy trend in the South East

Microsoft Excel
Daily Rate Trend in the South East

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Microsoft Excel.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Microsoft Excel

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 18 June 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Microsoft Excel in the South East

Microsoft Excel
Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Microsoft Excel.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Microsoft Excel

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 18 June 2026.

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 18 June 2026. 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 -10 105 £496 +24.06% 54
Berkshire +4 77 £505 +45.32% 28
Hampshire +6 54 £500 +66.58% 28
Surrey +14 46 £463 +19.35% 21
West Sussex -1 23 £223 +31.18% 9
Buckinghamshire -30 21 £430 +198.61% 16
Oxfordshire -28 7 £400 -11.11% 11
Sussex - 4 £275 - 1
Kent +2 2 £375 +200.00% 12
Microsoft Excel
England

Microsoft Excel
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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 37 (15.68%) SharePoint
2 4 (1.69%) Confluence
3 3 (1.27%) CMS
4 1 (0.42%) ArcGIS
4 1 (0.42%) Smallworld
Applications
1 59 (25.00%) Microsoft Office
2 53 (22.46%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 25 (10.59%) Microsoft Project
4 12 (5.08%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.85%) Photoshop
6 1 (0.42%) Acrobat
6 1 (0.42%) Adobe Illustrator
6 1 (0.42%) Autodesk Inventor
6 1 (0.42%) InDesign
6 1 (0.42%) MicroStation
6 1 (0.42%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 9 (3.81%) iTrent
2 5 (2.12%) Oracle EBS
3 4 (1.69%) SAP Business One
3 4 (1.69%) SAP S/4HANA
4 3 (1.27%) Oracle EBS R12
5 2 (0.85%) Remedy ITSM
5 2 (0.85%) Salesforce CRM
6 1 (0.42%) Payment Gateway
6 1 (0.42%) Primavera
6 1 (0.42%) ProductWriter
6 1 (0.42%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 61 (25.85%) Power Platform
2 17 (7.20%) Microsoft 365
3 16 (6.78%) Azure
4 11 (4.66%) OCI
5 9 (3.81%) SuccessFactors
6 8 (3.39%) AWS
7 7 (2.97%) Azure DevOps
8 5 (2.12%) OneDrive
8 5 (2.12%) Power Automate
9 4 (1.69%) SaaS
10 3 (1.27%) Google Workspace
11 2 (0.85%) Google Analytics
11 2 (0.85%) Google Sheets
12 1 (0.42%) Adobe Creative Cloud
12 1 (0.42%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 1 (0.42%) ChatGPT
12 1 (0.42%) GCP
12 1 (0.42%) Google Docs
12 1 (0.42%) Microsoft Copilot
12 1 (0.42%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 7 (2.97%) Firewall
1 7 (2.97%) Wireless
2 4 (1.69%) RSVP
2 4 (1.69%) WAN
3 3 (1.27%) BGP
3 3 (1.27%) Internet
3 3 (1.27%) MPLS
4 2 (0.85%) SNMP
4 2 (0.85%) TACACS
4 2 (0.85%) TCP/IP
5 1 (0.42%) ADSL
5 1 (0.42%) DWDM
5 1 (0.42%) EIGRP
5 1 (0.42%) Ethernet
5 1 (0.42%) Intranet
5 1 (0.42%) LAN
5 1 (0.42%) OSPF
5 1 (0.42%) PSTN
5 1 (0.42%) VPN
5 1 (0.42%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 60 (25.42%) Power BI
2 9 (3.81%) Oracle Reports
3 7 (2.97%) Metadata
3 7 (2.97%) Tableau
4 6 (2.54%) SQL Server
5 2 (0.85%) GIS
5 2 (0.85%) Power Query
5 2 (0.85%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 1 (0.42%) Amazon Redshift
6 1 (0.42%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
6 1 (0.42%) Crystal Reports
6 1 (0.42%) Data Warehouse
6 1 (0.42%) PowerPivot
6 1 (0.42%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 30 (12.71%) JIRA
2 5 (2.12%) Burp Suite
2 5 (2.12%) Metasploit
3 3 (1.27%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 115 (48.73%) Social Skills
2 79 (33.47%) Analytical Skills
3 52 (22.03%) Finance
4 30 (12.71%) Organisational Skills
5 16 (6.78%) Documentation Skills
6 9 (3.81%) Public Sector
7 7 (2.97%) Marketing
8 6 (2.54%) Retail
9 5 (2.12%) Arabic Language
9 5 (2.12%) French Language
9 5 (2.12%) Telecoms
10 4 (1.69%) Advertising
10 4 (1.69%) General Ledger
10 4 (1.69%) Influencing Skills
11 3 (1.27%) Legal
12 2 (0.85%) Automotive
12 2 (0.85%) Law
12 2 (0.85%) Local Government
13 1 (0.42%) Banking
13 1 (0.42%) Billing
Job Titles
1 91 (38.56%) Analyst
2 29 (12.29%) Data Analyst
3 23 (9.75%) Consultant
4 20 (8.47%) Implementation Consultant
5 18 (7.63%) Administrator
5 18 (7.63%) IT Analyst
6 15 (6.36%) PMO Analyst
7 11 (4.66%) Business Analyst
8 9 (3.81%) Data Administrator
8 9 (3.81%) Oracle Analyst
8 9 (3.81%) Payroll Consultant
9 8 (3.39%) HR Analyst
9 8 (3.39%) IT Support
9 8 (3.39%) Lead
9 8 (3.39%) Support Analyst
9 8 (3.39%) Test Analyst
10 7 (2.97%) Coordinator
10 7 (2.97%) HR Data Analyst
10 7 (2.97%) IT Support Analyst
11 6 (2.54%) Integration Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (8.47%) XML
2 8 (3.39%) Oracle Fusion
3 4 (1.69%) EDI
4 3 (1.27%) CSS
5 2 (0.85%) NETCONF
5 2 (0.85%) OpenConfig
5 2 (0.85%) RESTCONF
5 2 (0.85%) YANG
6 1 (0.42%) ADO
6 1 (0.42%) HTML
6 1 (0.42%) SOAP
6 1 (0.42%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 16 (6.78%) Onboarding
2 14 (5.93%) Self-Motivation
3 7 (2.97%) Data Structures
4 6 (2.54%) Security Posture
5 5 (2.12%) Linux Command Line
5 5 (2.12%) Management Information System
6 4 (1.69%) Data Centre
6 4 (1.69%) Public Cloud
6 4 (1.69%) Virtual Team
7 3 (1.27%) Analytical Mindset
7 3 (1.27%) FMCG
7 3 (1.27%) Taxonomies
8 2 (0.85%) CMDB
8 2 (0.85%) Housing Association
8 2 (0.85%) Hybrid Cloud
8 2 (0.85%) NHS
9 1 (0.42%) Cloud Native
9 1 (0.42%) Learning Management System
9 1 (0.42%) Legacy Systems
9 1 (0.42%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 15 (6.36%) Windows
2 5 (2.12%) Unix
3 1 (0.42%) Mac OS
3 1 (0.42%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 59 (25.00%) Business Intelligence
2 51 (21.61%) Problem-Solving
3 47 (19.92%) Decision-Making
4 39 (16.53%) Project Management
5 35 (14.83%) Stakeholder Management
6 31 (13.14%) Data Analysis
6 31 (13.14%) Project Delivery
7 30 (12.71%) Continuous Improvement
8 28 (11.86%) Agile
9 26 (11.02%) Process Improvement
10 22 (9.32%) Validation
11 20 (8.47%) Analytics
11 20 (8.47%) Customer Service
11 20 (8.47%) Migration
12 18 (7.63%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 16 (6.78%) Actionable Insight
14 15 (6.36%) Dashboard Development
14 15 (6.36%) Service Delivery
14 15 (6.36%) Visualisation
14 15 (6.36%) Waterfall
Programming Languages
1 43 (18.22%) SQL
2 21 (8.90%) T-SQL
3 9 (3.81%) Python
4 5 (2.12%) VBA
5 4 (1.69%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 1 (0.42%) C
6 1 (0.42%) Google Apps Script
6 1 (0.42%) Java
6 1 (0.42%) PL/SQL
6 1 (0.42%) R
6 1 (0.42%) VB
Qualifications
1 51 (21.61%) Security Cleared
2 41 (17.37%) Degree
3 35 (14.83%) SC Cleared
4 18 (7.63%) DV Cleared
5 12 (5.08%) ACCA
6 10 (4.24%) CIMA
7 8 (3.39%) BPSS Clearance
8 7 (2.97%) PMI Certification
8 7 (2.97%) PMP
9 5 (2.12%) CHECK Team Member
9 5 (2.12%) CREST Certified
9 5 (2.12%) Cyber Scheme
9 5 (2.12%) Postgraduate
10 4 (1.69%) DBS Check
11 2 (0.85%) BC Cleared
11 2 (0.85%) CCIE
11 2 (0.85%) Cisco Certification
11 2 (0.85%) JNCIE
11 2 (0.85%) Master's Degree
12 1 (0.42%) NVQ Level 3
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 50 (21.19%) PMO
2 20 (8.47%) Data Quality
3 11 (4.66%) GDPR
4 9 (3.81%) QA
5 8 (3.39%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 8 (3.39%) SLA
6 5 (2.12%) PCI DSS
7 3 (1.27%) Accessibility
7 3 (1.27%) Cyber Essentials
7 3 (1.27%) GRC
7 3 (1.27%) ISO 22301
7 3 (1.27%) ISO 31000
7 3 (1.27%) NIST
8 1 (0.42%) Actionable Recommendations
8 1 (0.42%) GMP
8 1 (0.42%) P3O
System Software
1 1 (0.42%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 5 (2.12%) Nmap
2 3 (1.27%) SCCM
3 2 (0.85%) Ansible
4 1 (0.42%) HP ALM
4 1 (0.42%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 82 (34.75%) Microsoft
2 27 (11.44%) Oracle
3 21 (8.90%) SAP
4 14 (5.93%) ServiceNow
5 10 (4.24%) Workday
6 5 (2.12%) Cisco
6 5 (2.12%) Google
7 4 (1.69%) Baan
7 4 (1.69%) Remedy
8 3 (1.27%) F5
8 3 (1.27%) Salesforce
9 2 (0.85%) Adobe
9 2 (0.85%) BT
9 2 (0.85%) Fortinet
9 2 (0.85%) Juniper
10 1 (0.42%) Apple
10 1 (0.42%) Ariba
10 1 (0.42%) Autodesk
10 1 (0.42%) HP
10 1 (0.42%) Meraki