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 7 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 41 76 61
Rank change year-on-year +35 -15 -2
Contract jobs citing Microsoft Excel 243 81 173
As % of all contract jobs in the South East 4.32% 2.71% 3.08%
As % of the Applications category 54.12% 38.21% 38.70%
Number of daily rates quoted 125 44 85
10th Percentile £285 £150 £114
25th Percentile £341 £189 £185
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £491 £325 £380
Median % change year-on-year +51.08% -14.47% +0.93%
75th Percentile £550 £454 £488
90th Percentile £600 £509 £525
England median daily rate £450 £413 £438
% change year-on-year +9.09% -5.71% +2.94%
Number of hourly rates quoted 27 13 37
10th Percentile £13.28 - £11.45
25th Percentile £14.50 - £12.00
Median hourly rate £19.00 £14.20 £15.00
Median % change year-on-year +33.80% -5.33% -36.27%
75th Percentile £35.25 - £31.24
90th Percentile £72.35 £22.15 £45.00
England median hourly rate £19.00 £18.74 £14.80
% change year-on-year +1.39% +26.62% -41.09%

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 449 212 447
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 7.98% 7.10% 7.96%
Number of daily rates quoted 252 117 228
10th Percentile £250 £150 £144
25th Percentile £355 £225 £205
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £415 £316
Median % change year-on-year +14.46% +31.23% -14.79%
75th Percentile £543 £500 £475
90th Percentile £609 £580 £600
England median daily rate £450 £424 £395
% change year-on-year +6.07% +7.41% -8.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted 55 33 84
10th Percentile £12.29 - £11.71
25th Percentile £13.13 £14.20 £12.91
Median hourly rate £16.00 £20.00 £17.70
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% +12.99% -60.67%
75th Percentile £28.69 £46.30 £30.31
90th Percentile £49.50 £65.50 £51.19
England median hourly rate £20.30 £25.00 £17.80
% change year-on-year -18.80% +40.45% -49.50%

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 7 April 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 7 April 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 7 April 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 +9 115 £496 +23.46% 57
Berkshire +18 88 £510 +69.69% 30
Hampshire +20 71 £475 +46.15% 36
Surrey +13 36 £550 +15.79% 31
Buckinghamshire -21 23 £475 +13.30% 15
West Sussex +7 21 £458 +18.52% 11
Oxfordshire -15 4 £325 -27.78% 14
Kent -10 1 £375 +200.00% 15
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 47 (19.34%) SharePoint
2 10 (4.12%) Confluence
3 6 (2.47%) CMS
4 1 (0.41%) ArcGIS
4 1 (0.41%) Smallworld
Applications
1 69 (28.40%) Microsoft Office
2 55 (22.63%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 37 (15.23%) Microsoft Project
4 12 (4.94%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.82%) Photoshop
6 1 (0.41%) Acrobat
6 1 (0.41%) Adobe Illustrator
6 1 (0.41%) Autodesk Inventor
6 1 (0.41%) InDesign
6 1 (0.41%) MicroStation
6 1 (0.41%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 8 (3.29%) Primavera
2 6 (2.47%) Salesforce CRM
3 5 (2.06%) iTrent
3 5 (2.06%) Oracle EBS
4 3 (1.23%) Oracle EBS R12
5 2 (0.82%) Remedy ITSM
6 1 (0.41%) Payment Gateway
6 1 (0.41%) Sage 50
6 1 (0.41%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 59 (24.28%) Power Platform
2 26 (10.70%) Microsoft 365
3 25 (10.29%) Azure
4 13 (5.35%) AWS
5 12 (4.94%) OCI
6 10 (4.12%) Azure DevOps
7 6 (2.47%) SuccessFactors
8 4 (1.65%) OneDrive
9 2 (0.82%) Google Sheets
9 2 (0.82%) Google Workspace
9 2 (0.82%) Power Automate
9 2 (0.82%) SaaS
10 1 (0.41%) ChatGPT
10 1 (0.41%) Dynamics 365
10 1 (0.41%) GCP
10 1 (0.41%) Google Analytics
10 1 (0.41%) Google Docs
10 1 (0.41%) Microsoft Copilot
10 1 (0.41%) OpenShift
10 1 (0.41%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 15 (6.17%) Firewall
1 15 (6.17%) Wireless
2 5 (2.06%) BGP
2 5 (2.06%) WAN
3 4 (1.65%) MPLS
3 4 (1.65%) SNMP
3 4 (1.65%) TACACS
3 4 (1.65%) TCP/IP
4 2 (0.82%) Internet
4 2 (0.82%) WebEx
5 1 (0.41%) BIG-IP
5 1 (0.41%) Cisco ISE
5 1 (0.41%) Cisco Nexus
5 1 (0.41%) DWDM
5 1 (0.41%) EIGRP
5 1 (0.41%) Intranet
5 1 (0.41%) LAN
5 1 (0.41%) OSPF
5 1 (0.41%) SDH
5 1 (0.41%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 59 (24.28%) Power BI
2 10 (4.12%) Oracle Reports
3 8 (3.29%) SQL Server
4 6 (2.47%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
4 6 (2.47%) Metadata
5 3 (1.23%) Tableau
6 1 (0.41%) Crystal Reports
6 1 (0.41%) Data Warehouse
6 1 (0.41%) GIS
6 1 (0.41%) Power Query
6 1 (0.41%) PowerPivot
6 1 (0.41%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 33 (13.58%) JIRA
2 13 (5.35%) Burp Suite
2 13 (5.35%) Metasploit
3 1 (0.41%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 119 (48.97%) Social Skills
2 80 (32.92%) Analytical Skills
3 59 (24.28%) Finance
4 43 (17.70%) Organisational Skills
5 17 (7.00%) Documentation Skills
6 14 (5.76%) Public Sector
7 9 (3.70%) Influencing Skills
8 8 (3.29%) Marketing
9 7 (2.88%) Retail
9 7 (2.88%) Telecoms
10 4 (1.65%) Advertising
10 4 (1.65%) Legal
10 4 (1.65%) Manufacturing
11 3 (1.23%) Automotive
11 3 (1.23%) Electronics
12 2 (0.82%) Law
12 2 (0.82%) Local Government
13 1 (0.41%) Aerospace
13 1 (0.41%) Billing
13 1 (0.41%) Military
Job Titles
1 90 (37.04%) Analyst
2 27 (11.11%) Data Analyst
3 23 (9.47%) Consultant
4 21 (8.64%) PMO Analyst
5 20 (8.23%) Implementation Consultant
6 15 (6.17%) IT Analyst
7 14 (5.76%) Administrator
8 13 (5.35%) Penetration Tester
8 13 (5.35%) Tester
9 10 (4.12%) IT Support
9 10 (4.12%) Oracle Analyst
10 9 (3.70%) Business Analyst
10 9 (3.70%) Payroll Consultant
10 9 (3.70%) Test Analyst
11 8 (3.29%) IT Support Analyst
11 8 (3.29%) Support Analyst
12 7 (2.88%) Coordinator
12 7 (2.88%) Project Manager
13 6 (2.47%) Project Planner
13 6 (2.47%) Resource Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (8.23%) XML
2 8 (3.29%) Oracle Fusion
3 4 (1.65%) ADO
3 4 (1.65%) NETCONF
3 4 (1.65%) OpenConfig
3 4 (1.65%) RESTCONF
3 4 (1.65%) YANG
4 3 (1.23%) CSS
5 1 (0.41%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 19 (7.82%) Self-Motivation
2 12 (4.94%) Security Posture
3 10 (4.12%) Analytical Mindset
4 9 (3.70%) Onboarding
5 6 (2.47%) Data Centre
6 5 (2.06%) Linux Command Line
6 5 (2.06%) Mobile App
7 4 (1.65%) CMDB
7 4 (1.65%) Hybrid Cloud
7 4 (1.65%) Management Information System
7 4 (1.65%) Virtual Team
8 3 (1.23%) Data Structures
8 3 (1.23%) NHS
8 3 (1.23%) Taxonomies
9 2 (0.82%) FMCG
10 1 (0.41%) Cloud Native
10 1 (0.41%) Data Protection Act
10 1 (0.41%) iPhone
10 1 (0.41%) iSeries
10 1 (0.41%) Learning Management System
Operating Systems
1 20 (8.23%) Windows
2 5 (2.06%) Unix
3 1 (0.41%) Linux
3 1 (0.41%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 1 (0.41%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 64 (26.34%) Business Intelligence
2 53 (21.81%) Problem-Solving
3 49 (20.16%) Project Management
4 43 (17.70%) Decision-Making
5 40 (16.46%) Stakeholder Management
6 31 (12.76%) Agile
7 29 (11.93%) Project Delivery
8 28 (11.52%) Time Management
9 25 (10.29%) Data Analysis
10 22 (9.05%) Change Control
10 22 (9.05%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 21 (8.64%) Customer Service
11 21 (8.64%) PRINCE2
11 21 (8.64%) Process Improvement
12 18 (7.41%) Analytics
12 18 (7.41%) Continuous Improvement
12 18 (7.41%) Line Management
13 17 (7.00%) Migration
14 15 (6.17%) Cybersecurity
14 15 (6.17%) Waterfall
Programming Languages
1 33 (13.58%) SQL
2 21 (8.64%) T-SQL
3 10 (4.12%) Python
4 4 (1.65%) VBA
5 3 (1.23%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 1 (0.41%) C
6 1 (0.41%) Google Apps Script
6 1 (0.41%) Java
6 1 (0.41%) PL/SQL
6 1 (0.41%) VB
Qualifications
1 69 (28.40%) Security Cleared
2 51 (20.99%) Degree
3 50 (20.58%) SC Cleared
4 21 (8.64%) DV Cleared
5 13 (5.35%) CHECK Team Member
6 11 (4.53%) CREST Certified
6 11 (4.53%) Cyber Scheme
6 11 (4.53%) PMI Certification
6 11 (4.53%) PMP
6 11 (4.53%) Postgraduate
7 7 (2.88%) Master's Degree
8 6 (2.47%) BPSS Clearance
9 4 (1.65%) CCIE
9 4 (1.65%) Cisco Certification
9 4 (1.65%) DBS Check
9 4 (1.65%) JNCIE
10 2 (0.82%) ACCA
11 1 (0.41%) BC Cleared
11 1 (0.41%) ISTQB
11 1 (0.41%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 63 (25.93%) PMO
2 18 (7.41%) GDPR
3 17 (7.00%) Data Quality
3 17 (7.00%) QA
4 16 (6.58%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 13 (5.35%) PCI DSS
6 6 (2.47%) SLA
7 5 (2.06%) P3O
8 3 (1.23%) Cyber Essentials
8 3 (1.23%) GRC
8 3 (1.23%) ISO 22301
8 3 (1.23%) ISO 31000
8 3 (1.23%) NIST
9 1 (0.41%) Accessibility
9 1 (0.41%) GMP
Systems Management
1 13 (5.35%) Nmap
2 4 (1.65%) Ansible
3 2 (0.82%) SCCM
4 1 (0.41%) HP ALM
4 1 (0.41%) Kubernetes
4 1 (0.41%) SCOM
4 1 (0.41%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 84 (34.57%) Microsoft
2 23 (9.47%) Oracle
3 22 (9.05%) SAP
4 16 (6.58%) ServiceNow
5 8 (3.29%) Salesforce
6 7 (2.88%) Workday
7 5 (2.06%) Cisco
7 5 (2.06%) F5
8 4 (1.65%) Fortinet
8 4 (1.65%) Google
8 4 (1.65%) Juniper
8 4 (1.65%) Remedy
9 1 (0.41%) Adobe
9 1 (0.41%) Ariba
9 1 (0.41%) Autodesk
9 1 (0.41%) BT
9 1 (0.41%) Facebook
9 1 (0.41%) HP
9 1 (0.41%) Planview
9 1 (0.41%) Sage