Spreadsheet Contracts in the South East

Spreadsheets
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the South East requiring Spreadsheet skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Spreadsheet over the 6 months leading up to 28 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 149 161 208
Rank change year-on-year +12 +47 +41
DemandTrendContract jobs citing Spreadsheet 21 21 7
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South East 0.59% 0.44% 0.13%
As % of the Applications category 7.61% 6.07% 1.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 8 4
10th Percentile £140 - £541
25th Percentile £164 £200 £547
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £243 £338 £588
Median % change year-on-year -28.15% -42.55% +27.72%
75th Percentile £353 £541 £638
90th Percentile £506 £580 -
England median daily rate £325 £400 £425
% change year-on-year -18.75% -5.88% -15.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 9 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £12.60 £11.71 £19.76
Median hourly rate £15.25 £12.43 £21.35
Median % change year-on-year +22.74% -41.80% +47.24%
75th Percentile £15.38 £13.14 £22.95
90th Percentile - £62.73 -
England median hourly rate £16.78 £16.00 £38.00
% change year-on-year +4.91% -57.91% +141.27%

All Software Application Skills
South East

Spreadsheet 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.

DemandTrendContract vacancies with a requirement for software application skills 276 346 595
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 7.82% 7.24% 10.71%
Number of daily rates quoted 132 188 366
10th Percentile £153 £169 £158
25th Percentile £208 £213 £227
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £373 £400 £375
Median % change year-on-year -6.88% +6.67% -6.25%
75th Percentile £500 £510 £500
90th Percentile £600 £636 £625
England median daily rate £425 £405 £425
% change year-on-year +4.94% -4.71% -5.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 57 45 55
10th Percentile £13.20 £11.71 £14.40
25th Percentile £14.20 £16.00 £15.50
Median hourly rate £15.25 £22.58 £21.00
Median % change year-on-year -32.46% +7.52% +5.00%
75th Percentile £24.00 £45.00 £32.31
90th Percentile £36.23 £54.22 £52.62
England median hourly rate £24.00 £16.23 £22.90
% change year-on-year +47.87% -29.13% +4.09%

Spreadsheet
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings citing Spreadsheet as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for Spreadsheet in the South East

Spreadsheet
Daily Rate Trend in the South East

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Spreadsheet.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Spreadsheet

Spreadsheet
Daily Rate Histogram in the South East

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Spreadsheet in the South East over the 6 months to 28 August 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Spreadsheet in the South East

Spreadsheet
Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Spreadsheet.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Spreadsheet

Spreadsheet
DemandTrendContract 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 Spreadsheet within the South East region over the 6 months to 28 August 2025. 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
DemandTrendContract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Thames Valley +8 8 £600 +200.00% 16
Buckinghamshire - 6 - - 1
East Sussex - 4 - - 1
Hampshire - 4 £319 - 10
Berkshire +10 2 £600 +200.00% 14
West Sussex 0 2 - - 1
Surrey +4 1 £235 -50.53% 4
Spreadsheet
England

Spreadsheet
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Applications
1 3 (14.29%) Microsoft Excel
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (4.76%) Oracle Reports
General
1 5 (23.81%) Social Skills
2 2 (9.52%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (4.76%) Finance
3 1 (4.76%) Retail
Job Titles
1 6 (28.57%) Administrator
2 4 (19.05%) IT Support
3 3 (14.29%) Support Specialist
4 2 (9.52%) Analyst
4 2 (9.52%) Procurement Officer
4 2 (9.52%) Technical Specialist
4 2 (9.52%) Technical Support
4 2 (9.52%) Technical Support Specialist
5 1 (4.76%) Data Analyst
5 1 (4.76%) Developer
5 1 (4.76%) Facilities Manager
5 1 (4.76%) Financial Analyst
5 1 (4.76%) Junior
5 1 (4.76%) Junior Project Manager
5 1 (4.76%) Project Manager
5 1 (4.76%) Report Analyst
5 1 (4.76%) Robotic Process Automation Developer
5 1 (4.76%) Senior
5 1 (4.76%) Senior Manager
5 1 (4.76%) Workday Specialist
Miscellaneous
1 6 (28.57%) Data Protection Act
2 2 (9.52%) Management Information System
2 2 (9.52%) NHS
2 2 (9.52%) Onboarding
2 2 (9.52%) Self-Motivation
3 1 (4.76%) Data Structures
3 1 (4.76%) Legacy Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
1 7 (33.33%) Customer Service
2 6 (28.57%) Collaborative Working
2 6 (28.57%) Data Protection
2 6 (28.57%) Process Management
2 6 (28.57%) Records Management
2 6 (28.57%) Service Delivery
3 4 (19.05%) Problem-Solving
4 3 (14.29%) Time Management
5 2 (9.52%) Agile
5 2 (9.52%) CAFM
5 2 (9.52%) CRM
5 2 (9.52%) Data Analysis
5 2 (9.52%) Facilities Management
5 2 (9.52%) Source to Pay
6 1 (4.76%) ERP
6 1 (4.76%) Logistics
6 1 (4.76%) Project Management
6 1 (4.76%) Risk Management
6 1 (4.76%) Workflow
Qualifications
1 3 (14.29%) SC Cleared
1 3 (14.29%) Security Cleared
2 1 (4.76%) ACCA
2 1 (4.76%) BPSS Clearance
2 1 (4.76%) CIPD
2 1 (4.76%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (28.57%) GDPR
2 1 (4.76%) Data Quality
2 1 (4.76%) PMO
Vendors
1 2 (9.52%) Ariba
1 2 (9.52%) SAP
2 1 (4.76%) Hyperion
2 1 (4.76%) Microsoft
2 1 (4.76%) Oracle
2 1 (4.76%) Salesforce
2 1 (4.76%) Workday