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 20 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 20 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 43 | 72 | 58 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +29 | -14 | +2 |
| Contract jobs citing Microsoft Excel | 232 | 82 | 184 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the South East | 4.33% | 2.79% | 3.27% |
| As % of the Applications category | 50.33% | 37.27% | 38.33% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 120 | 44 | 97 |
| 10th Percentile | £282 | £150 | £114 |
| 25th Percentile | £363 | £188 | £188 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £496 | £325 | £380 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +52.54% | -14.47% | +0.93% |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £465 | £488 |
| 90th Percentile | £600 | £513 | £538 |
| England median daily rate | £450 | £404 | £441 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.52% | -8.50% | +3.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 23 | 8 | 36 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.18 | £14.10 | £11.45 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.00 | - | £12.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £16.48 | £14.20 | £15.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +16.02% | -5.33% | -34.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £37.00 | £17.75 | £24.76 |
| 90th Percentile | £80.95 | £25.08 | £44.38 |
| England median hourly rate | £18.50 | £21.46 | £15.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -13.79% | +43.07% | -37.50% |
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 | 461 | 220 | 480 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East | 8.61% | 7.49% | 8.53% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 255 | 117 | 257 |
| 10th Percentile | £244 | £150 | £148 |
| 25th Percentile | £353 | £220 | £205 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £424 | £325 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +12.16% | +30.30% | -10.71% |
| 75th Percentile | £543 | £500 | £475 |
| 90th Percentile | £606 | £560 | £600 |
| England median daily rate | £450 | £413 | £400 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.09% | +3.13% | -9.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 62 | 32 | 82 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.31 | £13.89 | £11.71 |
| 25th Percentile | £13.13 | £14.99 | £13.05 |
| Median hourly rate | £16.00 | £25.67 | £17.80 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -37.66% | +44.20% | -60.44% |
| 75th Percentile | £29.61 | £46.30 | £26.88 |
| 90th Percentile | £47.59 | £66.50 | £52.90 |
| England median hourly rate | £19.91 | £27.13 | £18.93 |
| % change year-on-year | -26.60% | +43.29% | -49.52% |
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
Daily Rate Trend in the South East
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Microsoft Excel.
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Daily Rate Histogram in the South East
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Microsoft Excel in the South East over the 6 months to 20 March 2026.
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Hourly Rate Trend in the South East
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Microsoft Excel.
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Hourly Rate Histogram in the South East
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Microsoft Excel in the South East over the 6 months to 20 March 2026.
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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 20 March 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 |
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| Thames Valley | +10 | 109 | £505 | +38.64% | 66 |
| Berkshire | +17 | 82 | £510 | +69.92% | 34 |
| Hampshire | +21 | 71 | £475 | +46.15% | 42 |
| Surrey | +10 | 33 | £538 | +35.56% | 30 |
| Buckinghamshire | -11 | 23 | £475 | +13.30% | 21 |
| West Sussex | +4 | 19 | £525 | +36.01% | 14 |
| Oxfordshire | -11 | 4 | £400 | -20.00% | 13 |
| Kent | -16 | 1 | £375 | +17.65% | 16 |
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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:
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