Microsoft Excel Contract Job Trends in the South West

Microsoft Excel
England > South West

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the South West requiring Microsoft Excel skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 28 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 62 34 62
Rank change year-on-year -28 +28 +41
Contract jobs citing Microsoft Excel 107 95 83
As % of all contract jobs in the South West 2.87% 4.83% 3.23%
As % of the Applications category 46.52% 43.98% 40.89%
Number of daily rates quoted 49 41 34
10th Percentile £146 £184 £143
25th Percentile £250 £205 £209
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £310 £275 £323
Median % change year-on-year +12.55% -14.73% -17.31%
75th Percentile £440 £438 £522
90th Percentile £505 £560 £708
England median daily rate £413 £413 £400
% change year-on-year - +3.13% -8.05%
Number of hourly rates quoted 28 30 1
10th Percentile £13.89 - -
25th Percentile £14.16 £6.00 £46.25
Median hourly rate £17.86 £13.83 £47.50
Median % change year-on-year +29.10% -70.88% -2.50%
75th Percentile £19.25 £23.47 £48.75
90th Percentile £54.12 £33.75 -
England median hourly rate £17.50 £18.85 £16.23
% change year-on-year -7.16% +16.14% -21.14%

All Software Application Skills
South West

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 West.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for software application skills 230 216 203
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West 6.18% 10.98% 7.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 102 112 105
10th Percentile £156 £184 £140
25th Percentile £272 £225 £200
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £331 £375 £388
Median % change year-on-year -11.87% -3.23% -13.89%
75th Percentile £440 £575 £538
90th Percentile £549 £638 £725
England median daily rate £445 £425 £400
% change year-on-year +4.71% +6.25% -5.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted 60 46 9
10th Percentile £14.00 £6.00 £42.04
25th Percentile £14.74 £12.82 £53.00
Median hourly rate £19.33 £22.57 £75.00
Median % change year-on-year -14.34% -69.91% +62.41%
75th Percentile £54.40 £58.59 -
90th Percentile £70.00 £74.38 £80.00
England median hourly rate £18.50 £25.00 £17.00
% change year-on-year -26.00% +47.06% -33.88%

Microsoft Excel
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Microsoft Excel relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West.

Microsoft Excel job vacancy trend in the South West

Microsoft Excel
Daily Rate Trend in the South West

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Microsoft Excel.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Excel
Daily Rate Histogram in the South West

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Microsoft Excel in the South West over the 6 months to 28 September 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Microsoft Excel in the South West

Microsoft Excel
Hourly Rate Trend in the South West

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Microsoft Excel.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Excel
Hourly Rate Histogram in the South West

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Microsoft Excel in the South West over the 6 months to 28 September 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Microsoft Excel in the South West

Microsoft Excel
Contract Job Locations in the South West

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 West region over the 6 months to 28 September 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
Bristol -25 38 £400 -3.03% 38
Devon +5 22 £310 +6.72% 24
Somerset -30 17 £163 -35.00% 39
Gloucestershire +2 15 £410 +98.55% 25
Wiltshire -12 10 £288 +12.75% 26
Dorset -9 5 - - 27
Microsoft Excel
England

Microsoft Excel
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West 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 21 (19.63%) SharePoint
2 4 (3.74%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.93%) Confluence
Applications
1 29 (27.10%) Microsoft Office
2 26 (24.30%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 14 (13.08%) Microsoft Project
4 10 (9.35%) Spreadsheet
5 4 (3.74%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 5 (4.67%) SAP HR
1 5 (4.67%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (2.80%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (1.87%) Salesforce CRM
3 2 (1.87%) SAP MM
4 1 (0.93%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.93%) Oracle Payables
4 1 (0.93%) Oracle Receivables
4 1 (0.93%) SAP PM
Cloud Services
1 25 (23.36%) Power Platform
2 24 (22.43%) Microsoft 365
3 7 (6.54%) Dynamics 365
4 6 (5.61%) Power Automate
5 4 (3.74%) OneDrive
5 4 (3.74%) PowerApps
6 2 (1.87%) Microsoft Copilot
6 2 (1.87%) SaaS
7 1 (0.93%) Azure
7 1 (0.93%) Azure DevOps
Database & Business Intelligence
1 25 (23.36%) Power BI
2 5 (4.67%) Oracle Reports
3 4 (3.74%) GIS
3 4 (3.74%) Relational Database
4 2 (1.87%) Power Query
4 2 (1.87%) Spatial Data
4 2 (1.87%) SQL Server
5 1 (0.93%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 13 (12.15%) JIRA
2 1 (0.93%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 65 (60.75%) Social Skills
2 47 (43.93%) Organisational Skills
3 36 (33.64%) Finance
4 16 (14.95%) Analytical Skills
5 14 (13.08%) Military
6 9 (8.41%) Public Sector
7 6 (5.61%) Aerospace
7 6 (5.61%) General Ledger
7 6 (5.61%) Manufacturing
8 4 (3.74%) Local Government
9 3 (2.80%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 2 (1.87%) Marketing
11 1 (0.93%) Banking
11 1 (0.93%) Billing
11 1 (0.93%) French Language
11 1 (0.93%) German Language
11 1 (0.93%) Italian Language
11 1 (0.93%) Retail
11 1 (0.93%) Spanish Language
11 1 (0.93%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 25 (23.36%) Project Officer
2 23 (21.50%) Administrator
3 17 (15.89%) Project Support Officer
3 17 (15.89%) Support Officer
4 12 (11.21%) Analyst
5 8 (7.48%) Project Control Officer
6 6 (5.61%) Coordinator
6 6 (5.61%) Data Analyst
7 5 (4.67%) Senior
8 4 (3.74%) 1st Line Support
8 4 (3.74%) Data Administrator
8 4 (3.74%) First Line Help Desk Support
8 4 (3.74%) Help Desk Support
8 4 (3.74%) Project Manager
8 4 (3.74%) Systems Administrator
8 4 (3.74%) Systems Support
9 3 (2.80%) Configuration Engineer
9 3 (2.80%) IT Manager
9 3 (2.80%) PMO Analyst
9 3 (2.80%) Report Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (3.74%) HTML
2 2 (1.87%) JDO
2 2 (1.87%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 13 (12.15%) Management Information System
2 8 (7.48%) Virtual Team
3 5 (4.67%) Self-Motivation
4 4 (3.74%) Freedom of Information
4 4 (3.74%) Legacy Systems
5 2 (1.87%) Onboarding
6 1 (0.93%) Analytical Mindset
6 1 (0.93%) Data Structures
6 1 (0.93%) Enterprise Software
6 1 (0.93%) FMCG
6 1 (0.93%) Legacy Applications
6 1 (0.93%) Photovoltaics
Operating Systems
1 4 (3.74%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 24 (22.43%) Project Management
2 22 (20.56%) Project Delivery
3 20 (18.69%) Agile
3 20 (18.69%) Decision-Making
4 19 (17.76%) PRINCE2
5 17 (15.89%) Stakeholder Management
6 16 (14.95%) Customer Service
7 15 (14.02%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 15 (14.02%) Validation
8 14 (13.08%) Business Intelligence
8 14 (13.08%) Collaborative Working
9 13 (12.15%) Analytics
9 13 (12.15%) Problem-Solving
10 12 (11.21%) Continuous Improvement
11 11 (10.28%) Waterfall
12 10 (9.35%) Migration
12 10 (9.35%) Project Planning
13 9 (8.41%) Change Control
13 9 (8.41%) Data Analysis
13 9 (8.41%) Portfolio Management
Programming Languages
1 9 (8.41%) SQL
2 4 (3.74%) Data Analysis Expressions
2 4 (3.74%) JavaScript
3 3 (2.80%) Python
4 2 (1.87%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 31 (28.97%) Security Cleared
2 25 (23.36%) Degree
3 17 (15.89%) SC Cleared
4 15 (14.02%) DV Cleared
5 9 (8.41%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
6 6 (5.61%) CIPD
7 4 (3.74%) AAT
7 4 (3.74%) DBS Check
8 2 (1.87%) PMP
9 1 (0.93%) ACCA
9 1 (0.93%) CIMA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (17.76%) Data Quality
2 16 (14.95%) PMO
3 11 (10.28%) GDPR
4 4 (3.74%) Accessibility
5 2 (1.87%) Actionable Recommendations
5 2 (1.87%) Disclosure Scotland
5 2 (1.87%) QA
6 1 (0.93%) Cyber Essentials
6 1 (0.93%) Def Stans
6 1 (0.93%) HMG Security Policy Framework
6 1 (0.93%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 1 (0.93%) NCSC
6 1 (0.93%) NIST
6 1 (0.93%) NIST 800
6 1 (0.93%) SLA
System Software
1 4 (3.74%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 72 (67.29%) Microsoft
2 14 (13.08%) SAP
3 9 (8.41%) ServiceNow
4 8 (7.48%) Oracle
5 6 (5.61%) Workday
6 4 (3.74%) Sage
6 4 (3.74%) Xero
7 2 (1.87%) Salesforce
8 1 (0.93%) Ariba
8 1 (0.93%) BiZZdesign