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 1 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 38 77 62
Rank change year-on-year +39 -15 +2
Contract jobs citing Microsoft Excel 253 85 167
As % of all contract jobs in the South East 4.34% 2.82% 3.00%
As % of the Applications category 55.97% 39.53% 40.05%
Number of daily rates quoted 136 40 76
10th Percentile £238 £143 £114
25th Percentile £313 £150 £179
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £471 £298 £351
Median % change year-on-year +58.32% -15.12% -10.93%
75th Percentile £550 £450 £476
90th Percentile £600 £501 £525
England median daily rate £438 £413 £443
% change year-on-year +6.18% -6.88% +4.24%
Number of hourly rates quoted 26 18 36
10th Percentile £13.25 £14.10 £11.45
25th Percentile £13.75 - £12.00
Median hourly rate £20.75 £14.20 £15.00
Median % change year-on-year +46.13% -5.33% -38.19%
75th Percentile £33.00 £14.28 £30.94
90th Percentile £50.44 £22.10 £45.00
England median hourly rate £18.34 £16.23 £14.80
% change year-on-year +12.97% +9.66% -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 452 215 417
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 7.75% 7.14% 7.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 261 113 205
10th Percentile £239 £150 £134
25th Percentile £340 £225 £200
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £413 £275
Median % change year-on-year +15.15% +50.00% -26.67%
75th Percentile £543 £513 £465
90th Percentile £610 £600 £573
England median daily rate £450 £423 £400
% change year-on-year +6.38% +5.75% -6.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 44 37 82
10th Percentile £12.29 £14.06 £11.71
25th Percentile £13.31 £14.20 £12.41
Median hourly rate £16.49 £19.00 £17.50
Median % change year-on-year -13.22% +8.57% -45.82%
75th Percentile £31.22 £32.05 £26.88
90th Percentile £49.63 £61.50 £45.00
England median hourly rate £20.35 £24.40 £17.50
% change year-on-year -16.61% +39.44% -53.33%

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 1 May 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 1 May 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 1 May 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 -1 114 £492 +23.00% 60
Berkshire +14 87 £499 +68.98% 36
Hampshire +20 69 £452 +64.45% 41
Surrey +13 43 £525 +16.67% 22
Buckinghamshire -22 21 £510 +86.30% 16
West Sussex +6 20 £363 -6.09% 10
Oxfordshire -19 6 £325 -27.78% 10
Sussex - 4 £275 - 5
Kent -8 2 £375 +200.00% 19
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 42 (16.60%) SharePoint
2 8 (3.16%) Confluence
3 5 (1.98%) CMS
4 1 (0.40%) ArcGIS
4 1 (0.40%) Smallworld
Applications
1 69 (27.27%) Microsoft Office
2 64 (25.30%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 27 (10.67%) Microsoft Project
4 14 (5.53%) MS Visio
5 3 (1.19%) Photoshop
6 1 (0.40%) Acrobat
6 1 (0.40%) Adobe Illustrator
6 1 (0.40%) Autodesk Inventor
6 1 (0.40%) InDesign
6 1 (0.40%) MicroStation
6 1 (0.40%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 8 (3.16%) iTrent
2 5 (1.98%) Oracle EBS
2 5 (1.98%) Primavera
3 4 (1.58%) SAP Business One
3 4 (1.58%) SAP S/4HANA
4 3 (1.19%) Oracle EBS R12
5 2 (0.79%) Remedy ITSM
6 1 (0.40%) Payment Gateway
6 1 (0.40%) Sage 50
6 1 (0.40%) Salesforce CRM
6 1 (0.40%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 61 (24.11%) Power Platform
2 24 (9.49%) Azure
3 22 (8.70%) Microsoft 365
4 13 (5.14%) AWS
5 11 (4.35%) OCI
6 9 (3.56%) Azure DevOps
7 8 (3.16%) SuccessFactors
8 5 (1.98%) OneDrive
9 3 (1.19%) Power Automate
10 2 (0.79%) Google Analytics
10 2 (0.79%) Google Sheets
10 2 (0.79%) Google Workspace
10 2 (0.79%) SaaS
11 1 (0.40%) Adobe Creative Cloud
11 1 (0.40%) ChatGPT
11 1 (0.40%) Dynamics 365
11 1 (0.40%) GCP
11 1 (0.40%) Google Docs
11 1 (0.40%) OpenShift
11 1 (0.40%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 15 (5.93%) Firewall
1 15 (5.93%) Wireless
2 6 (2.37%) WAN
3 5 (1.98%) BGP
3 5 (1.98%) MPLS
4 4 (1.58%) RSVP
4 4 (1.58%) SNMP
4 4 (1.58%) TACACS
4 4 (1.58%) TCP/IP
5 3 (1.19%) Internet
6 2 (0.79%) WebEx
7 1 (0.40%) Cisco ISE
7 1 (0.40%) Cisco Nexus
7 1 (0.40%) DWDM
7 1 (0.40%) EIGRP
7 1 (0.40%) Ethernet
7 1 (0.40%) Intranet
7 1 (0.40%) OSPF
7 1 (0.40%) VPN
7 1 (0.40%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 60 (23.72%) Power BI
2 8 (3.16%) Oracle Reports
3 6 (2.37%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
3 6 (2.37%) Metadata
4 4 (1.58%) Tableau
5 3 (1.19%) SQL Server
6 1 (0.40%) Crystal Reports
6 1 (0.40%) Data Warehouse
6 1 (0.40%) GIS
6 1 (0.40%) Power Query
6 1 (0.40%) PowerPivot
6 1 (0.40%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 33 (13.04%) JIRA
2 13 (5.14%) Burp Suite
2 13 (5.14%) Metasploit
3 1 (0.40%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 122 (48.22%) Social Skills
2 82 (32.41%) Analytical Skills
3 63 (24.90%) Finance
4 39 (15.42%) Organisational Skills
5 16 (6.32%) Documentation Skills
6 11 (4.35%) Marketing
7 10 (3.95%) Public Sector
8 7 (2.77%) Influencing Skills
8 7 (2.77%) Retail
9 6 (2.37%) Telecoms
10 4 (1.58%) Advertising
10 4 (1.58%) General Ledger
11 3 (1.19%) Automotive
11 3 (1.19%) Legal
12 2 (0.79%) Law
12 2 (0.79%) Local Government
12 2 (0.79%) Manufacturing
13 1 (0.40%) Aerospace
13 1 (0.40%) Billing
13 1 (0.40%) Military
Job Titles
1 84 (33.20%) Analyst
2 22 (8.70%) Data Analyst
3 21 (8.30%) Consultant
4 20 (7.91%) Implementation Consultant
5 19 (7.51%) PMO Analyst
6 17 (6.72%) Administrator
6 17 (6.72%) IT Analyst
7 13 (5.14%) Penetration Tester
7 13 (5.14%) Tester
8 10 (3.95%) Business Analyst
8 10 (3.95%) IT Support
9 9 (3.56%) Oracle Analyst
9 9 (3.56%) Payroll Consultant
10 8 (3.16%) Coordinator
10 8 (3.16%) Data Administrator
10 8 (3.16%) IT Support Analyst
10 8 (3.16%) Lead
10 8 (3.16%) Support Analyst
10 8 (3.16%) Test Analyst
11 7 (2.77%) Accountant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (7.91%) XML
2 8 (3.16%) Oracle Fusion
3 4 (1.58%) ADO
3 4 (1.58%) NETCONF
3 4 (1.58%) OpenConfig
3 4 (1.58%) RESTCONF
3 4 (1.58%) YANG
4 3 (1.19%) CSS
5 2 (0.79%) EDI
6 1 (0.40%) HTML
6 1 (0.40%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 18 (7.11%) Self-Motivation
2 13 (5.14%) Onboarding
3 12 (4.74%) Security Posture
4 10 (3.95%) Analytical Mindset
5 6 (2.37%) Data Centre
6 5 (1.98%) Data Structures
6 5 (1.98%) Linux Command Line
7 4 (1.58%) Hybrid Cloud
7 4 (1.58%) Management Information System
7 4 (1.58%) Public Cloud
7 4 (1.58%) Virtual Team
8 3 (1.19%) Mobile App
8 3 (1.19%) NHS
8 3 (1.19%) Taxonomies
9 2 (0.79%) CMDB
9 2 (0.79%) FMCG
10 1 (0.40%) Data Protection Act
10 1 (0.40%) iPhone
10 1 (0.40%) iSeries
10 1 (0.40%) Learning Management System
Operating Systems
1 21 (8.30%) Windows
2 5 (1.98%) Unix
3 1 (0.40%) Mac OS
3 1 (0.40%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 64 (25.30%) Business Intelligence
2 49 (19.37%) Problem-Solving
3 45 (17.79%) Decision-Making
4 44 (17.39%) Stakeholder Management
5 43 (17.00%) Project Management
6 29 (11.46%) Agile
6 29 (11.46%) Project Delivery
7 27 (10.67%) Continuous Improvement
7 27 (10.67%) Process Improvement
7 27 (10.67%) Time Management
8 23 (9.09%) Change Control
9 22 (8.70%) Customer Service
9 22 (8.70%) Data Analysis
10 20 (7.91%) Migration
11 19 (7.51%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 19 (7.51%) Validation
12 18 (7.11%) Line Management
13 17 (6.72%) Analytics
14 16 (6.32%) Waterfall
15 15 (5.93%) Cybersecurity
Programming Languages
1 35 (13.83%) SQL
2 21 (8.30%) T-SQL
3 10 (3.95%) Python
4 4 (1.58%) VBA
5 3 (1.19%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 1 (0.40%) C
6 1 (0.40%) Google Apps Script
6 1 (0.40%) Java
6 1 (0.40%) PL/SQL
6 1 (0.40%) VB
Qualifications
1 66 (26.09%) Security Cleared
2 50 (19.76%) Degree
3 48 (18.97%) SC Cleared
4 21 (8.30%) DV Cleared
5 13 (5.14%) CHECK Team Member
6 12 (4.74%) ACCA
7 11 (4.35%) CREST Certified
7 11 (4.35%) Cyber Scheme
7 11 (4.35%) Postgraduate
8 10 (3.95%) CIMA
9 9 (3.56%) PMI Certification
9 9 (3.56%) PMP
10 8 (3.16%) BPSS Clearance
11 7 (2.77%) Master's Degree
12 4 (1.58%) CCIE
12 4 (1.58%) Cisco Certification
12 4 (1.58%) DBS Check
12 4 (1.58%) JNCIE
13 2 (0.79%) BC Cleared
14 1 (0.40%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 63 (24.90%) PMO
2 18 (7.11%) GDPR
3 17 (6.72%) QA
4 16 (6.32%) Data Quality
4 16 (6.32%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 13 (5.14%) PCI DSS
6 8 (3.16%) SLA
7 3 (1.19%) Accessibility
7 3 (1.19%) Cyber Essentials
7 3 (1.19%) GRC
7 3 (1.19%) ISO 22301
7 3 (1.19%) ISO 31000
7 3 (1.19%) NIST
8 2 (0.79%) P3O
9 1 (0.40%) GMP
System Software
1 1 (0.40%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 13 (5.14%) Nmap
2 4 (1.58%) Ansible
3 3 (1.19%) SCCM
4 1 (0.40%) HP ALM
4 1 (0.40%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 89 (35.18%) Microsoft
2 27 (10.67%) SAP
3 21 (8.30%) Oracle
4 10 (3.95%) ServiceNow
5 8 (3.16%) Workday
6 7 (2.77%) Cisco
7 5 (1.98%) F5
7 5 (1.98%) Google
8 4 (1.58%) Fortinet
8 4 (1.58%) Juniper
8 4 (1.58%) Remedy
9 3 (1.19%) Salesforce
10 2 (0.79%) Adobe
10 2 (0.79%) Baan
10 2 (0.79%) BT
11 1 (0.40%) Apple
11 1 (0.40%) Ariba
11 1 (0.40%) Autodesk
11 1 (0.40%) HP
11 1 (0.40%) Sage