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 22 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 55 52 63
Rank change year-on-year -3 +11 -10
Contract jobs citing Microsoft Excel 243 131 164
As % of all contract jobs in the South East 3.69% 3.83% 3.05%
As % of the Applications category 57.45% 48.34% 44.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 133 56 87
10th Percentile £226 £150 £160
25th Percentile £306 £167 £185
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £298 £360
Median % change year-on-year +51.26% -17.36% -15.29%
75th Percentile £538 £441 £475
90th Percentile £599 £513 £538
England median daily rate £430 £400 £400
% change year-on-year +7.50% - -11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 30 25 22
10th Percentile £13.34 £13.91 £11.79
25th Percentile £15.12 - £12.16
Median hourly rate £21.00 £14.20 £19.55
Median % change year-on-year +47.89% -27.37% -14.07%
75th Percentile £31.41 £16.13 £42.00
90th Percentile £87.02 £22.81 £45.00
England median hourly rate £22.63 £18.85 £15.00
% change year-on-year +20.05% +25.67% -28.57%

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 423 271 370
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 6.43% 7.93% 6.89%
Number of daily rates quoted 236 136 196
10th Percentile £223 £150 £161
25th Percentile £325 £185 £205
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 £354 £375
Median % change year-on-year +30.65% -5.60% -
75th Percentile £538 £500 £503
90th Percentile £594 £600 £600
England median daily rate £450 £420 £400
% change year-on-year +7.14% +5.00% -6.98%
Number of hourly rates quoted 48 55 63
10th Percentile £12.60 £13.64 £11.71
25th Percentile £13.40 £14.20 £13.23
Median hourly rate £22.86 £15.50 £18.00
Median % change year-on-year +47.45% -13.89% -24.61%
75th Percentile £49.06 £32.18 £43.75
90th Percentile £85.78 £47.02 £54.09
England median hourly rate £23.34 £25.00 £16.44
% change year-on-year -6.65% +52.07% -36.06%

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 22 July 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 22 July 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 22 July 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 -16 110 £463 +105.67% 56
Berkshire -2 83 £510 +27.38% 32
Hampshire -10 50 £500 +25.00% 37
Surrey +3 49 £475 +46.15% 23
West Sussex -9 25 £223 +31.18% 8
Buckinghamshire -34 20 £358 +148.26% 17
Oxfordshire -19 7 £400 +77.78% 8
Sussex -1 4 £275 - 2
Kent +2 2 £650 - 12
East Sussex -1 1 - - 7
Middlesex - 1 - - 6
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 35 (14.40%) SharePoint
2 4 (1.65%) Confluence
3 2 (0.82%) CMS
3 2 (0.82%) OpenStack
4 1 (0.41%) ArcGIS
4 1 (0.41%) Oracle Service Bus
4 1 (0.41%) Smallworld
4 1 (0.41%) WebLogic
Applications
1 66 (27.16%) Microsoft Office
2 54 (22.22%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 31 (12.76%) Microsoft Project
4 14 (5.76%) 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 9 (3.70%) iTrent
2 5 (2.06%) Oracle EBS
2 5 (2.06%) Primavera
3 4 (1.65%) SAP Business One
3 4 (1.65%) SAP S/4HANA
4 3 (1.23%) Oracle EBS R12
5 2 (0.82%) Remedy ITSM
5 2 (0.82%) Salesforce CRM
6 1 (0.41%) Dynamics CRM
6 1 (0.41%) ProductWriter
6 1 (0.41%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 56 (23.05%) Power Platform
2 17 (7.00%) Azure
3 13 (5.35%) Microsoft 365
4 11 (4.53%) OCI
5 9 (3.70%) SuccessFactors
6 8 (3.29%) Azure DevOps
7 5 (2.06%) OneDrive
7 5 (2.06%) Power Automate
8 4 (1.65%) AWS
8 4 (1.65%) SaaS
9 3 (1.23%) Google Sheets
9 3 (1.23%) Google Workspace
9 3 (1.23%) IaaS
9 3 (1.23%) Smartsheet
10 2 (0.82%) OpenShift
11 1 (0.41%) Adobe Creative Cloud
11 1 (0.41%) GCP
11 1 (0.41%) Google Analytics
11 1 (0.41%) Google Docs
11 1 (0.41%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 5 (2.06%) MPLS
1 5 (2.06%) WAN
2 4 (1.65%) BGP
2 4 (1.65%) RSVP
2 4 (1.65%) SNMP
2 4 (1.65%) TACACS
2 4 (1.65%) TCP/IP
3 3 (1.23%) Firewall
3 3 (1.23%) Internet
3 3 (1.23%) Wi-Fi
4 2 (0.82%) LAN
4 2 (0.82%) Wireless
5 1 (0.41%) ADSL
5 1 (0.41%) DWDM
5 1 (0.41%) Ethernet
5 1 (0.41%) Intranet
5 1 (0.41%) PSTN
5 1 (0.41%) SDH
5 1 (0.41%) VPN
5 1 (0.41%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 55 (22.63%) Power BI
2 10 (4.12%) SQL Server
2 10 (4.12%) Tableau
3 9 (3.70%) Oracle Reports
4 6 (2.47%) Metadata
5 2 (0.82%) GIS
5 2 (0.82%) Power Query
5 2 (0.82%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 1 (0.41%) Amazon Redshift
6 1 (0.41%) Crystal Reports
6 1 (0.41%) Data Warehouse
6 1 (0.41%) Oracle Database
6 1 (0.41%) Oracle Database 10g
6 1 (0.41%) Oracle Database 11g
6 1 (0.41%) Oracle Database 12c
6 1 (0.41%) PowerPivot
6 1 (0.41%) Relational Database
6 1 (0.41%) SQLite
6 1 (0.41%) Tableau Desktop
6 1 (0.41%) Tableau Server
Development Applications
1 26 (10.70%) JIRA
2 3 (1.23%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
3 1 (0.41%) Burp Suite
3 1 (0.41%) Metasploit
General
1 125 (51.44%) Social Skills
2 89 (36.63%) Analytical Skills
3 57 (23.46%) Finance
4 40 (16.46%) Organisational Skills
5 15 (6.17%) Public Sector
6 14 (5.76%) Documentation Skills
7 8 (3.29%) Marketing
7 8 (3.29%) Telecoms
8 5 (2.06%) Arabic Language
8 5 (2.06%) French Language
8 5 (2.06%) Legal
8 5 (2.06%) Retail
9 4 (1.65%) Advertising
9 4 (1.65%) Aviation
9 4 (1.65%) General Ledger
10 2 (0.82%) Aerospace
10 2 (0.82%) Automotive
10 2 (0.82%) Influencing Skills
10 2 (0.82%) Local Government
11 1 (0.41%) Law
Job Titles
1 80 (32.92%) Analyst
2 29 (11.93%) Data Analyst
3 26 (10.70%) Consultant
4 20 (8.23%) Implementation Consultant
5 18 (7.41%) Administrator
6 15 (6.17%) IT Analyst
7 12 (4.94%) Business Analyst
8 10 (4.12%) Project Officer
9 9 (3.70%) Data Administrator
9 9 (3.70%) Oracle Analyst
9 9 (3.70%) Payroll Consultant
10 8 (3.29%) Coordinator
10 8 (3.29%) HR Analyst
10 8 (3.29%) PMO Analyst
10 8 (3.29%) Test Analyst
11 7 (2.88%) Change Manager
11 7 (2.88%) HR Data Analyst
11 7 (2.88%) Lead
12 6 (2.47%) Business IT Analyst
12 6 (2.47%) Senior
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (8.23%) XML
2 8 (3.29%) Oracle Fusion
3 6 (2.47%) EDI
4 4 (1.65%) NETCONF
4 4 (1.65%) OpenConfig
4 4 (1.65%) RESTCONF
4 4 (1.65%) YANG
5 3 (1.23%) CSS
6 1 (0.41%) .NET
6 1 (0.41%) ADO
6 1 (0.41%) HTML
6 1 (0.41%) OLE
6 1 (0.41%) SOAP
6 1 (0.41%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 19 (7.82%) Onboarding
2 14 (5.76%) Self-Motivation
3 7 (2.88%) Data Structures
3 7 (2.88%) Management Information System
4 6 (2.47%) Public Cloud
5 4 (1.65%) Analytical Mindset
5 4 (1.65%) Data Centre
5 4 (1.65%) Hybrid Cloud
5 4 (1.65%) Product Ownership
6 3 (1.23%) FMCG
6 3 (1.23%) Linux Command Line
6 3 (1.23%) PMI
6 3 (1.23%) Taxonomies
6 3 (1.23%) Virtual Team
7 2 (0.82%) CMDB
7 2 (0.82%) Housing Association
7 2 (0.82%) Private Cloud
7 2 (0.82%) Security Posture
8 1 (0.41%) Mobile App
8 1 (0.41%) Synthetic Data
Operating Systems
1 13 (5.35%) Windows
2 4 (1.65%) Unix
3 1 (0.41%) Linux
3 1 (0.41%) Mac OS
3 1 (0.41%) Solaris
3 1 (0.41%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 53 (21.81%) Business Intelligence
2 52 (21.40%) Problem-Solving
3 47 (19.34%) Continuous Improvement
4 46 (18.93%) Decision-Making
5 42 (17.28%) Project Management
6 38 (15.64%) Data Analysis
7 33 (13.58%) Stakeholder Management
8 30 (12.35%) Agile
8 30 (12.35%) Project Delivery
9 26 (10.70%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 23 (9.47%) Analytics
10 23 (9.47%) Process Improvement
10 23 (9.47%) Service Delivery
10 23 (9.47%) Validation
11 19 (7.82%) Migration
12 18 (7.41%) ITIL
13 17 (7.00%) Actionable Insight
13 17 (7.00%) Dashboard Development
13 17 (7.00%) ERP
13 17 (7.00%) Waterfall
Programming Languages
1 51 (20.99%) SQL
2 21 (8.64%) T-SQL
3 11 (4.53%) Python
4 5 (2.06%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 2 (0.82%) PL/SQL
5 2 (0.82%) R
5 2 (0.82%) VBA
6 1 (0.41%) C
6 1 (0.41%) Google Apps Script
6 1 (0.41%) Java
6 1 (0.41%) VB
Qualifications
1 61 (25.10%) Security Cleared
2 49 (20.16%) Degree
3 34 (13.99%) SC Cleared
4 26 (10.70%) DV Cleared
5 16 (6.58%) PMI Certification
6 13 (5.35%) ACCA
6 13 (5.35%) PMP
7 11 (4.53%) BPSS Clearance
7 11 (4.53%) CIMA
8 4 (1.65%) CCIE
8 4 (1.65%) Cisco Certification
8 4 (1.65%) DBS Check
8 4 (1.65%) JNCIE
9 3 (1.23%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
10 2 (0.82%) BC Cleared
10 2 (0.82%) Master's Degree
11 1 (0.41%) CHECK Team Member
11 1 (0.41%) CREST Certified
11 1 (0.41%) CTC Cleared
11 1 (0.41%) Cyber Scheme
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 43 (17.70%) PMO
2 23 (9.47%) Data Quality
3 8 (3.29%) SLA
4 7 (2.88%) QA
5 6 (2.47%) GDPR
6 4 (1.65%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 3 (1.23%) Accessibility
7 3 (1.23%) Cyber Essentials
7 3 (1.23%) GRC
7 3 (1.23%) ISO 22301
7 3 (1.23%) ISO 31000
7 3 (1.23%) NIST
8 2 (0.82%) Actionable Recommendations
9 1 (0.41%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 1 (0.41%) Active Directory
1 1 (0.41%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 4 (1.65%) Ansible
2 3 (1.23%) SCCM
3 1 (0.41%) Data Guard
3 1 (0.41%) HP ALM
3 1 (0.41%) Nmap
3 1 (0.41%) Oracle RMAN
3 1 (0.41%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 104 (42.80%) Microsoft
2 34 (13.99%) Oracle
3 23 (9.47%) SAP
4 20 (8.23%) ServiceNow
5 10 (4.12%) Workday
6 6 (2.47%) Baan
6 6 (2.47%) Cisco
6 6 (2.47%) Google
7 4 (1.65%) F5
7 4 (1.65%) Fortinet
7 4 (1.65%) Juniper
7 4 (1.65%) Salesforce
8 3 (1.23%) Remedy
9 2 (0.82%) Adobe
10 1 (0.41%) Apple
10 1 (0.41%) Ariba
10 1 (0.41%) Autodesk
10 1 (0.41%) BT
10 1 (0.41%) HP
10 1 (0.41%) Planview