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 21 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 65 37 27
Rank change year-on-year -28 -10 -8
Contract jobs citing Microsoft Excel 10 3 6
As % of all contract jobs in Tyne and Wear 1.39% 1.15% 2.96%
As % of the Applications category 40.00% 21.43% 37.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 1 5
10th Percentile £305 - -
25th Percentile £350 £438 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year -15.79% -5.00% +14.29%
75th Percentile £428 £513 £600
90th Percentile £434 - £683
North East median daily rate £400 £475 £500
% change year-on-year -15.79% -5.00% +17.65%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £17.75
Median hourly rate £12.71 - £18.50
75th Percentile - - £19.25
90th Percentile - - -
North East median hourly rate £14.23 - £46.18

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.

6 months to
21 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Contract vacancies with a requirement for software application skills 25 14 16
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Tyne and Wear 3.49% 5.34% 7.88%
Number of daily rates quoted 10 9 12
10th Percentile £309 - £137
25th Percentile £363 £170 £338
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £195 £452
Median % change year-on-year +105.13% -56.86% +104.52%
75th Percentile £434 £225 £515
90th Percentile £555 £524 £596
North East median daily rate £400 £198 £450
% change year-on-year +102.53% -56.11% +12.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 2 2
10th Percentile £12.71 £20.10 £17.78
25th Percentile £13.25 £20.29 £17.81
Median hourly rate £17.56 £21.24 £18.75
Median % change year-on-year -17.31% +13.25% -41.86%
75th Percentile £35.06 £22.81 £19.81
90th Percentile £39.50 £23.37 £19.93
North East median hourly rate £14.23 £21.24 £46.18
% change year-on-year -33.01% -54.02% +43.19%

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 21 October 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 -34 5 £400 -15.79% 16
Gateshead - 2 - - 4
Microsoft Excel
North East

Microsoft Excel Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Tyne and Wear by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

Applications

RankSkillShareJob Ads
1Microsoft Office30.0%3
2Spreadsheet20.0%2
3MS Visio10.0%1