Microsoft Excel Contract Job Trends in Tyne and Wear

Microsoft Excel
North East > Tyne and Wear

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Tyne and Wear requiring Microsoft Excel skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 24 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 48 31 26
Rank change year-on-year -17 -5 +11
Contract jobs citing Microsoft Excel 9 4 4
As % of all contract jobs in Tyne and Wear 1.58% 1.67% 1.79%
As % of the Applications category 47.37% 25.00% 14.81%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 1 0
10th Percentile £376 - -
25th Percentile £393 £105 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £110 -
Median % change year-on-year +286.36% - -
75th Percentile £450 £115 -
90th Percentile - - -
North East median daily rate £425 £110 -
% change year-on-year +286.36% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 4
10th Percentile - - £11.90
25th Percentile - - £13.24
Median hourly rate - - £13.99
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
North East median hourly rate - - £17.38

All Software Application Skills
Tyne and Wear

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 Tyne and Wear.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for software application skills 19 16 27
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Tyne and Wear 3.34% 6.67% 12.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 11 10 4
10th Percentile £313 £168 -
25th Percentile £341 £188 £188
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £375 £210 £260
Median % change year-on-year +78.57% -19.23% -5.45%
75th Percentile £425 £341 £416
90th Percentile £450 £524 £556
North East median daily rate £375 £220 £260
% change year-on-year +70.45% -15.38% -11.30%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 1 5
10th Percentile £26.33 - £11.92
25th Percentile £26.46 - £13.30
Median hourly rate £26.66 £19.97 £13.99
Median % change year-on-year +33.50% +42.74% -
75th Percentile £27.71 - -
90th Percentile £28.33 - -
North East median hourly rate £26.66 £36.79 £13.99
% change year-on-year -27.53% +162.97% -

Microsoft Excel
Job Vacancy Trend in Tyne and Wear

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

Microsoft Excel job vacancy trend in Tyne and Wear

Microsoft Excel
Daily Rate Trend in Tyne and Wear

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Tyne and Wear citing Microsoft Excel.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Tyne and Wear citing Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Excel
Hourly Rate Trend in Tyne and Wear

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Tyne and Wear citing Microsoft Excel.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Tyne and Wear citing Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Excel
Contract Job Locations in Tyne and Wear

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 Tyne and Wear region over the 6 months to 24 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
Newcastle upon Tyne -26 5 £450 +309.09% 8
Gateshead - 2 - - 1
Microsoft Excel
North East

Microsoft Excel
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Tyne and Wear 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 1 (11.11%) Apache
1 1 (11.11%) Apache Airflow
Applications
1 3 (33.33%) Microsoft Project
2 2 (22.22%) Spreadsheet
3 1 (11.11%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 2 (22.22%) Google Sheets
2 1 (11.11%) Azure
2 1 (11.11%) Power Automate
2 1 (11.11%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (11.11%) Azure SQL Database
1 1 (11.11%) Power BI
General
1 3 (33.33%) Legal
1 3 (33.33%) Organisational Skills
1 3 (33.33%) Social Skills
2 2 (22.22%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (22.22%) Finance
3 1 (11.11%) Banking
3 1 (11.11%) French Language
3 1 (11.11%) German Language
3 1 (11.11%) Italian Language
3 1 (11.11%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 5 (55.56%) Analyst
2 3 (33.33%) Risk Analyst
3 2 (22.22%) Administrator
3 2 (22.22%) Data Administrator
4 1 (11.11%) Accountant
4 1 (11.11%) Data Analyst
4 1 (11.11%) Data Engineer
4 1 (11.11%) Governance Analyst
4 1 (11.11%) Lead
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (11.11%) REST
1 1 (11.11%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 3 (33.33%) Onboarding
2 1 (11.11%) Data Structures
Operating Systems
1 1 (11.11%) Linux
1 1 (11.11%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (44.44%) AI
2 3 (33.33%) CRM
2 3 (33.33%) Data Privacy
2 3 (33.33%) Deadline-Driven
2 3 (33.33%) Due Diligence
2 3 (33.33%) Generative AI
2 3 (33.33%) Information Security
2 3 (33.33%) Kanban
2 3 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 2 (22.22%) Budgeting
3 2 (22.22%) Budgeting and Forecasting
3 2 (22.22%) Continuous Improvement
3 2 (22.22%) Data Security
4 1 (11.11%) Contract Management
4 1 (11.11%) Cost Management
4 1 (11.11%) Data Engineering
4 1 (11.11%) Data Pipeline
4 1 (11.11%) Decision-Making
4 1 (11.11%) Financial Analysis
4 1 (11.11%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 1 (11.11%) Python
1 1 (11.11%) SQL
Qualifications
1 3 (33.33%) CISA
1 3 (33.33%) CISSP
1 3 (33.33%) Degree
2 1 (11.11%) ACCA
2 1 (11.11%) CIMA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (33.33%) PMO
System Software
1 1 (11.11%) Virtual Machines
Vendors
1 3 (33.33%) Microsoft
2 2 (22.22%) Google
3 1 (11.11%) BMC
3 1 (11.11%) Workday