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 6 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 59 52 62
Rank change year-on-year -7 +10 -9
Contract jobs citing Microsoft Excel 241 139 150
As % of all contract jobs in the South East 3.61% 3.97% 3.02%
As % of the Applications category 57.38% 49.82% 43.23%
Number of daily rates quoted 119 59 81
10th Percentile £238 £150 £163
25th Percentile £306 £170 £200
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £438 £300 £365
Median % change year-on-year +45.83% -17.81% -14.12%
75th Percentile £547 £450 £475
90th Percentile £602 £513 £538
England median daily rate £425 £400 £400
% change year-on-year +6.25% - -7.51%
Number of hourly rates quoted 32 27 18
10th Percentile £13.46 £13.94 £11.79
25th Percentile £15.72 - £14.15
Median hourly rate £22.25 £14.20 £31.16
Median % change year-on-year +56.69% -54.43% +36.98%
75th Percentile £34.41 £17.50 £44.69
90th Percentile £87.14 £22.33 £45.00
England median hourly rate £21.72 £18.80 £16.23
% change year-on-year +15.56% +15.80% -22.71%

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 420 279 347
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 6.29% 7.97% 6.98%
Number of daily rates quoted 218 136 195
10th Percentile £233 £151 £165
25th Percentile £325 £198 £208
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £462 £354 £400
Median % change year-on-year +30.51% -11.50% +6.67%
75th Percentile £548 £500 £510
90th Percentile £600 £600 £621
England median daily rate £450 £425 £400
% change year-on-year +5.88% +6.25% -5.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted 54 58 51
10th Percentile £13.16 £13.25 £11.71
25th Percentile £14.31 £14.20 £16.00
Median hourly rate £22.00 £15.38 £21.50
Median % change year-on-year +43.09% -28.49% +7.50%
75th Percentile £46.88 £30.33 £45.00
90th Percentile £86.48 £46.30 £54.36
England median hourly rate £22.73 £23.10 £17.39
% change year-on-year -1.59% +32.87% -30.81%

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 6 August 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 6 August 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 6 August 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 -20 106 £435 +67.12% 97
Berkshire -7 77 £515 +28.75% 45
Hampshire -15 54 £503 +18.24% 55
Surrey +2 46 £525 +16.67% 55
West Sussex -6 23 £223 +31.18% 14
Buckinghamshire -35 21 £358 +44.74% 26
Oxfordshire -19 8 £400 +77.78% 26
Sussex -1 4 £275 - 7
Kent +2 2 £650 - 26
East Sussex +1 2 - - 10
Middlesex - 2 - - 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 37 (15.35%) SharePoint
2 3 (1.24%) Confluence
3 2 (0.83%) ArcGIS
3 2 (0.83%) OpenStack
4 1 (0.41%) CMS
4 1 (0.41%) Oracle Service Bus
4 1 (0.41%) Smallworld
4 1 (0.41%) WebLogic
Applications
1 70 (29.05%) Microsoft Office
2 63 (26.14%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 35 (14.52%) Microsoft Project
4 14 (5.81%) MS Visio
5 3 (1.24%) Spreadsheet
6 2 (0.83%) Photoshop
7 1 (0.41%) Acrobat
7 1 (0.41%) Adobe Illustrator
7 1 (0.41%) Autodesk Inventor
7 1 (0.41%) InDesign
7 1 (0.41%) MicroStation
Business Applications
1 9 (3.73%) iTrent
2 6 (2.49%) Primavera
3 5 (2.07%) Oracle EBS
4 4 (1.66%) SAP Business One
4 4 (1.66%) SAP S/4HANA
5 3 (1.24%) Oracle EBS R12
6 2 (0.83%) Dynamics CRM
6 2 (0.83%) Salesforce CRM
7 1 (0.41%) Maximo
7 1 (0.41%) ProductWriter
7 1 (0.41%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 52 (21.58%) Power Platform
2 13 (5.39%) Azure
3 10 (4.15%) Microsoft 365
4 9 (3.73%) SuccessFactors
5 8 (3.32%) OCI
6 5 (2.07%) Power Automate
7 4 (1.66%) AWS
7 4 (1.66%) Azure DevOps
7 4 (1.66%) SaaS
8 3 (1.24%) Google Sheets
8 3 (1.24%) Google Workspace
8 3 (1.24%) IaaS
8 3 (1.24%) OneDrive
8 3 (1.24%) Smartsheet
9 2 (0.83%) OpenShift
10 1 (0.41%) Azure Synapse Analytics
10 1 (0.41%) Dynamics 365
10 1 (0.41%) GCP
10 1 (0.41%) Google Docs
10 1 (0.41%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 5 (2.07%) MPLS
1 5 (2.07%) WAN
2 4 (1.66%) BGP
2 4 (1.66%) RSVP
2 4 (1.66%) SNMP
2 4 (1.66%) TACACS
2 4 (1.66%) TCP/IP
3 3 (1.24%) Firewall
3 3 (1.24%) Internet
3 3 (1.24%) Wi-Fi
4 2 (0.83%) LAN
4 2 (0.83%) 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 51 (21.16%) Power BI
2 10 (4.15%) SQL Server
2 10 (4.15%) Tableau
3 9 (3.73%) Oracle Reports
4 6 (2.49%) Metadata
5 3 (1.24%) GIS
6 2 (0.83%) Power Query
6 2 (0.83%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 1 (0.41%) Amazon Redshift
7 1 (0.41%) Crystal Reports
7 1 (0.41%) Data Warehouse
7 1 (0.41%) Oracle Database
7 1 (0.41%) Oracle Database 10g
7 1 (0.41%) Oracle Database 11g
7 1 (0.41%) Oracle Database 12c
7 1 (0.41%) PowerPivot
7 1 (0.41%) Relational Database
7 1 (0.41%) SQLite
7 1 (0.41%) Tableau Desktop
7 1 (0.41%) Tableau Server
Development Applications
1 23 (9.54%) JIRA
2 3 (1.24%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
3 1 (0.41%) Burp Suite
3 1 (0.41%) Metasploit
General
1 124 (51.45%) Social Skills
2 93 (38.59%) Analytical Skills
3 60 (24.90%) Finance
4 43 (17.84%) Organisational Skills
5 15 (6.22%) Public Sector
6 11 (4.56%) Documentation Skills
7 9 (3.73%) Marketing
7 9 (3.73%) Telecoms
8 5 (2.07%) Arabic Language
8 5 (2.07%) French Language
8 5 (2.07%) Legal
9 4 (1.66%) Advertising
9 4 (1.66%) Aviation
9 4 (1.66%) General Ledger
9 4 (1.66%) Manufacturing
9 4 (1.66%) Retail
10 3 (1.24%) Aerospace
10 3 (1.24%) Local Government
11 2 (0.83%) Automotive
11 2 (0.83%) Law
Job Titles
1 69 (28.63%) Analyst
2 31 (12.86%) Data Analyst
3 25 (10.37%) Consultant
4 20 (8.30%) Administrator
4 20 (8.30%) Implementation Consultant
5 11 (4.56%) IT Analyst
6 10 (4.15%) Business Analyst
6 10 (4.15%) Project Officer
7 9 (3.73%) Lead
7 9 (3.73%) Payroll Consultant
7 9 (3.73%) Senior
8 8 (3.32%) Change Manager
8 8 (3.32%) HR Analyst
9 7 (2.90%) HR Data Analyst
9 7 (2.90%) PMO Analyst
9 7 (2.90%) PMO Planner
9 7 (2.90%) PMO Specialist
10 6 (2.49%) Coordinator
10 6 (2.49%) Support Assistant
10 6 (2.49%) Systems Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (8.30%) XML
2 6 (2.49%) EDI
3 5 (2.07%) Oracle Fusion
4 4 (1.66%) NETCONF
4 4 (1.66%) OpenConfig
4 4 (1.66%) RESTCONF
4 4 (1.66%) YANG
5 2 (0.83%) HTML
5 2 (0.83%) OLE
6 1 (0.41%) .NET
6 1 (0.41%) ADO
6 1 (0.41%) SOAP
6 1 (0.41%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 19 (7.88%) Onboarding
2 11 (4.56%) Self-Motivation
3 8 (3.32%) Management Information System
4 7 (2.90%) Data Structures
5 6 (2.49%) Public Cloud
6 5 (2.07%) FMCG
7 4 (1.66%) Analytical Mindset
7 4 (1.66%) Data Centre
7 4 (1.66%) Hybrid Cloud
7 4 (1.66%) PMI
8 3 (1.24%) Linux Command Line
8 3 (1.24%) Product Ownership
8 3 (1.24%) Taxonomies
8 3 (1.24%) Virtual Team
9 2 (0.83%) Housing Association
9 2 (0.83%) Private Cloud
9 2 (0.83%) Social Media
10 1 (0.41%) Digital Media
10 1 (0.41%) Learning Management System
10 1 (0.41%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 12 (4.98%) Windows
2 4 (1.66%) 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 58 (24.07%) Problem-Solving
2 53 (21.99%) Continuous Improvement
3 52 (21.58%) Business Intelligence
4 43 (17.84%) Decision-Making
5 40 (16.60%) Project Management
6 37 (15.35%) Stakeholder Management
7 36 (14.94%) Data Analysis
8 28 (11.62%) Agile
8 28 (11.62%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 25 (10.37%) Process Improvement
9 25 (10.37%) Project Delivery
10 23 (9.54%) Service Delivery
11 21 (8.71%) Validation
12 20 (8.30%) Analytics
13 19 (7.88%) ERP
14 18 (7.47%) Dashboard Development
14 18 (7.47%) Migration
15 17 (7.05%) Change Management
16 16 (6.64%) Logistics
16 16 (6.64%) PRINCE2
Programming Languages
1 52 (21.58%) SQL
2 21 (8.71%) T-SQL
3 11 (4.56%) Python
4 6 (2.49%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 3 (1.24%) R
5 3 (1.24%) VBA
6 1 (0.41%) Google Apps Script
6 1 (0.41%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 66 (27.39%) Security Cleared
2 50 (20.75%) Degree
3 34 (14.11%) DV Cleared
4 30 (12.45%) SC Cleared
5 14 (5.81%) PMI Certification
6 13 (5.39%) ACCA
7 11 (4.56%) CIMA
7 11 (4.56%) PMP
8 10 (4.15%) BPSS Clearance
9 5 (2.07%) DBS Check
10 4 (1.66%) CCIE
10 4 (1.66%) Cisco Certification
10 4 (1.66%) JNCIE
11 3 (1.24%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
12 2 (0.83%) BC Cleared
12 2 (0.83%) Master's Degree
13 1 (0.41%) CHECK Team Member
13 1 (0.41%) CREST Certified
13 1 (0.41%) CTC Cleared
13 1 (0.41%) Cyber Scheme
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 49 (20.33%) PMO
2 19 (7.88%) Data Quality
3 6 (2.49%) GDPR
3 6 (2.49%) QA
4 4 (1.66%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 4 (1.66%) SLA
5 3 (1.24%) Accessibility
5 3 (1.24%) Actionable Recommendations
5 3 (1.24%) Cyber Essentials
5 3 (1.24%) GRC
5 3 (1.24%) ISO 22301
5 3 (1.24%) ISO 31000
5 3 (1.24%) NIST
6 1 (0.41%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 1 (0.41%) Active Directory
1 1 (0.41%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 4 (1.66%) Ansible
2 1 (0.41%) Data Guard
2 1 (0.41%) Nmap
2 1 (0.41%) Oracle RMAN
2 1 (0.41%) SCCM
Vendors
1 115 (47.72%) Microsoft
2 30 (12.45%) Oracle
3 27 (11.20%) SAP
4 16 (6.64%) ServiceNow
5 10 (4.15%) Workday
6 6 (2.49%) Baan
6 6 (2.49%) Cisco
6 6 (2.49%) Google
7 4 (1.66%) F5
7 4 (1.66%) Fortinet
7 4 (1.66%) Juniper
7 4 (1.66%) Salesforce
8 2 (0.83%) Adobe
9 1 (0.41%) Apple
9 1 (0.41%) Ariba
9 1 (0.41%) Autodesk
9 1 (0.41%) BT
9 1 (0.41%) ESRI
9 1 (0.41%) IBM
9 1 (0.41%) Planview