Microsoft Excel Contract Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Microsoft Excel
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the UK excluding London requiring Microsoft Excel skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 57 57 58
Rank change year-on-year 0 +1 +9
Contract jobs citing Microsoft Excel 705 584 677
As % of all contract jobs in the UK excluding London 3.88% 3.89% 3.44%
As % of the Applications category 41.96% 43.61% 35.06%
Number of daily rates quoted 347 313 383
10th Percentile £213 £150 £163
25th Percentile £293 £213 £263
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £375 £400
Median % change year-on-year +6.67% -6.25% +1.27%
75th Percentile £500 £488 £500
90th Percentile £575 £573 £587
UK median daily rate £440 £400 £425
% change year-on-year +10.00% -5.88% -5.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 139 99 91
10th Percentile £12.58 - £13.29
25th Percentile £14.38 £15.62 £14.89
Median hourly rate £18.18 £17.00 £20.58
Median % change year-on-year +6.94% -17.40% +16.01%
75th Percentile £22.63 £27.96 £33.66
90th Percentile £35.50 £33.75 £48.72
UK median hourly rate £18.50 £17.00 £21.50
% change year-on-year +8.82% -20.93% +5.03%

All Software Application Skills
UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for software application skills 1,680 1,339 1,931
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 9.25% 8.93% 9.82%
Number of daily rates quoted 911 738 1,087
10th Percentile £170 £152 £152
25th Percentile £263 £210 £205
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £415 £372 £360
Median % change year-on-year +11.71% +3.19% -10.00%
75th Percentile £525 £500 £500
90th Percentile £625 £599 £600
UK median daily rate £439 £403 £405
% change year-on-year +8.93% -0.49% -8.99%
Number of hourly rates quoted 285 195 230
10th Percentile £12.60 - £13.96
25th Percentile £15.50 £15.62 £16.38
Median hourly rate £19.91 £25.00 £26.89
Median % change year-on-year -20.36% -7.01% +7.99%
75th Percentile £30.00 £44.75 £46.75
90th Percentile £65.00 £75.00 £50.15
UK median hourly rate £20.35 £25.00 £27.50
% change year-on-year -18.60% -9.09% +10.00%

Microsoft Excel
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Microsoft Excel job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Microsoft Excel
Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Microsoft Excel.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Excel
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Microsoft Excel in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 19 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Microsoft Excel in the UK excluding London

Microsoft Excel
Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Microsoft Excel.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Excel
Hourly Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Microsoft Excel in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 19 December 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Microsoft Excel in the UK excluding London

Microsoft Excel
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 19 December 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
North of England -6 179 £388 +18.87% 275
South East +10 157 £475 +33.33% 363
Midlands -26 105 £414 -2.65% 195
Yorkshire -4 97 £355 +42.00% 85
South West +15 86 £298 -9.16% 110
West Midlands -22 80 £358 -15.76% 112
Scotland 0 78 £425 +13.33% 39
North West -11 77 £424 +27.25% 165
East of England -25 67 £408 +2.00% 136
East Midlands -15 26 £425 +43.34% 77
Northern Ireland 0 24 £475 +111.11% 17
Wales +5 14 £308 +39.77% 41
North East -13 5 £433 -21.36% 28
Channel Islands - 1 - -
Microsoft Excel
UK

Microsoft Excel
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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
1 126 (17.87%) SharePoint
2 38 (5.39%) Confluence
3 11 (1.56%) Microsoft Exchange
4 7 (0.99%) Exchange Server 2013
4 7 (0.99%) Skype for Business
5 6 (0.85%) CMS
6 4 (0.57%) Resin
7 3 (0.43%) SAS
8 1 (0.14%) Moodle
8 1 (0.14%) Umbraco
Applications
1 214 (30.35%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 186 (26.38%) Microsoft Office
3 59 (8.37%) Microsoft Project
4 50 (7.09%) MS Visio
5 34 (4.82%) Spreadsheet
6 5 (0.71%) Trello
7 4 (0.57%) PTC Creo
8 2 (0.28%) Photoshop
9 1 (0.14%) Adobe After Effects
9 1 (0.14%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 1 (0.14%) Adobe Illustrator
9 1 (0.14%) AutoCAD
9 1 (0.14%) InDesign
9 1 (0.14%) Oracle Smart View
9 1 (0.14%) ProjectWise
9 1 (0.14%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 9 (1.28%) Primavera
2 7 (0.99%) Unit4 Business World
3 6 (0.85%) Salesforce CRM
4 5 (0.71%) Dynamics CRM
5 4 (0.57%) Dynamics AX
5 4 (0.57%) Dynamics GP
5 4 (0.57%) Maximo
5 4 (0.57%) NetSuite
5 4 (0.57%) Shopify
6 3 (0.43%) Cloudability
7 2 (0.28%) Oracle EBS
7 2 (0.28%) Remedy ITSM
8 1 (0.14%) Cerner Millennium
8 1 (0.14%) Loan IQ
8 1 (0.14%) Oracle EBS R12
8 1 (0.14%) Oracle ERP
8 1 (0.14%) SAP BPC
8 1 (0.14%) SAP CRM
8 1 (0.14%) SAP GRC
8 1 (0.14%) SAP Payroll
Cloud Services
1 172 (24.40%) Power Platform
2 76 (10.78%) Microsoft 365
3 54 (7.66%) Azure
4 18 (2.55%) AWS
4 18 (2.55%) Azure DevOps
4 18 (2.55%) PowerApps
5 12 (1.70%) Dynamics 365
6 11 (1.56%) GitHub
6 11 (1.56%) Power Automate
7 9 (1.28%) GCP
8 8 (1.13%) Entra ID
8 8 (1.13%) OneDrive
8 8 (1.13%) SaaS
8 8 (1.13%) Serverless
9 7 (0.99%) Viva Engage
10 6 (0.85%) Apigee
10 6 (0.85%) Cloud Functions
10 6 (0.85%) Snowflake
11 5 (0.71%) Smartsheet
12 4 (0.57%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 14 (1.99%) PABX
1 14 (1.99%) Wireless
2 11 (1.56%) Firewall
3 10 (1.42%) Wi-Fi
4 9 (1.28%) LAN
5 7 (0.99%) Skype
6 6 (0.85%) WAN
7 5 (0.71%) MPLS
8 4 (0.57%) Kerberos
9 3 (0.43%) Cisco Wireless
9 3 (0.43%) TCP/IP
9 3 (0.43%) WLAN
10 2 (0.28%) BGP
10 2 (0.28%) DNS
10 2 (0.28%) Internet
10 2 (0.28%) iSCSI
10 2 (0.28%) SNMP
10 2 (0.28%) TACACS
10 2 (0.28%) VoIP
10 2 (0.28%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 166 (23.55%) Power BI
2 46 (6.52%) Tableau
3 33 (4.68%) Power Query
4 13 (1.84%) SQL Server
5 11 (1.56%) Relational Database
6 10 (1.42%) Data Warehouse
6 10 (1.42%) Metadata
7 9 (1.28%) MySQL
8 8 (1.13%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
9 7 (0.99%) MS Access
9 7 (0.99%) Oracle Database
9 7 (0.99%) Oracle Reports
9 7 (0.99%) PowerPivot
10 6 (0.85%) PostgreSQL
11 5 (0.71%) Data Mining
12 4 (0.57%) QlikView
12 4 (0.57%) Spotfire
13 3 (0.43%) BusinessObjects
14 2 (0.28%) Crystal Reports
14 2 (0.28%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 72 (10.21%) JIRA
2 8 (1.13%) Burp Suite
2 8 (1.13%) Git
2 8 (1.13%) Metasploit
3 7 (0.99%) Jenkins
4 6 (0.85%) Sonatype Nexus
5 5 (0.71%) ClearCase
6 2 (0.28%) Artifactory
6 2 (0.28%) TestPartner
7 1 (0.14%) GitLab
7 1 (0.14%) Hudson
7 1 (0.14%) Maven
7 1 (0.14%) Postman
7 1 (0.14%) SonarQube
General
1 381 (54.04%) Social Skills
2 235 (33.33%) Finance
3 193 (27.38%) Analytical Skills
4 113 (16.03%) Organisational Skills
5 67 (9.50%) Banking
6 61 (8.65%) Public Sector
7 30 (4.26%) Presentation Skills
8 29 (4.11%) Documentation Skills
9 27 (3.83%) Legal
9 27 (3.83%) Manufacturing
10 20 (2.84%) Aerospace
11 15 (2.13%) Marketing
12 14 (1.99%) Influencing Skills
13 12 (1.70%) Retail
14 11 (1.56%) Electronics
14 11 (1.56%) Law
14 11 (1.56%) Local Government
15 9 (1.28%) Billing
16 8 (1.13%) Aviation
16 8 (1.13%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 251 (35.60%) Analyst
2 76 (10.78%) Administrator
3 74 (10.50%) Data Analyst
4 54 (7.66%) Business Analyst
5 44 (6.24%) Senior
6 24 (3.40%) IT Support
6 24 (3.40%) Project Manager
6 24 (3.40%) SAP Administrator
6 24 (3.40%) Technical Analyst
7 23 (3.26%) Developer
8 22 (3.12%) SAP Support
9 20 (2.84%) Coordinator
9 20 (2.84%) PMO Analyst
9 20 (2.84%) Support Analyst
10 19 (2.70%) Support Engineer
11 17 (2.41%) Consultant
11 17 (2.41%) Lead
12 16 (2.27%) Desktop Support
12 16 (2.27%) Technical Business Analyst
13 15 (2.13%) Desktop Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (0.85%) Node.js
1 6 (0.85%) SailPoint
2 5 (0.71%) Oracle Fusion
3 4 (0.57%) CSS
3 4 (0.57%) HTML
3 4 (0.57%) LDAP
4 3 (0.43%) ADO
4 3 (0.43%) OAuth
4 3 (0.43%) OpenID
4 3 (0.43%) SAML
4 3 (0.43%) XML
5 2 (0.28%) Middleware
5 2 (0.28%) NETCONF
5 2 (0.28%) OpenConfig
5 2 (0.28%) REST
5 2 (0.28%) RESTCONF
5 2 (0.28%) YANG
6 1 (0.14%) .NET
6 1 (0.14%) JSON
6 1 (0.14%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 38 (5.39%) Self-Motivation
2 27 (3.83%) Management Information System
3 25 (3.55%) Onboarding
4 23 (3.26%) Legacy Systems
5 19 (2.70%) Data Centre
6 16 (2.27%) Smartphone
7 15 (2.13%) Driving Licence
7 15 (2.13%) Product Ownership
8 14 (1.99%) Analytical Mindset
9 11 (1.56%) Mainframe
10 10 (1.42%) Data Protection Act
11 9 (1.28%) AS400
12 8 (1.13%) Insider Threat
12 8 (1.13%) Mobile App
13 7 (0.99%) Security Posture
14 6 (0.85%) Cloud Native
14 6 (0.85%) NHS
14 6 (0.85%) Virtual Team
15 5 (0.71%) Learning Management System
15 5 (0.71%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 54 (7.66%) Windows
2 14 (1.99%) Linux
3 10 (1.42%) Windows 10
4 8 (1.13%) Mac OS
5 4 (0.57%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 4 (0.57%) Ubuntu
6 2 (0.28%) Android
6 2 (0.28%) Apple iOS
6 2 (0.28%) Windows Server
7 1 (0.14%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 174 (24.68%) Problem-Solving
2 163 (23.12%) Business Intelligence
3 117 (16.60%) Project Management
4 102 (14.47%) Stakeholder Management
5 98 (13.90%) Agile
6 93 (13.19%) Decision-Making
7 85 (12.06%) Data Analysis
8 79 (11.21%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 77 (10.92%) Continuous Improvement
10 66 (9.36%) Change Management
10 66 (9.36%) Process Improvement
11 64 (9.08%) Project Delivery
12 63 (8.94%) Analytics
12 63 (8.94%) Migration
13 53 (7.52%) Time Management
14 52 (7.38%) Customer Service
15 50 (7.09%) ERP
16 49 (6.95%) Visualisation
17 43 (6.10%) ITIL
18 42 (5.96%) DevOps
Programming Languages
1 100 (14.18%) SQL
2 50 (7.09%) Python
3 29 (4.11%) VBA
4 12 (1.70%) R
5 7 (0.99%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 7 (0.99%) Java
6 6 (0.85%) Shell Script
7 5 (0.71%) C
8 4 (0.57%) JavaScript
8 4 (0.57%) PowerShell
8 4 (0.57%) VB
9 2 (0.28%) T-SQL
9 2 (0.28%) X++
10 1 (0.14%) C++
10 1 (0.14%) COBOL
10 1 (0.14%) PL/SQL
10 1 (0.14%) Scala
10 1 (0.14%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 123 (17.45%) Degree
2 113 (16.03%) Security Cleared
3 83 (11.77%) SC Cleared
4 22 (3.12%) DV Cleared
5 17 (2.41%) Master's Degree
6 14 (1.99%) BPSS Clearance
7 13 (1.84%) ACCA
7 13 (1.84%) CIMA
8 11 (1.56%) PMI Certification
9 10 (1.42%) PMP
10 9 (1.28%) HND
11 8 (1.13%) CHECK Team Member
11 8 (1.13%) CTC Cleared
11 8 (1.13%) HNC
12 7 (0.99%) Cisco Certification
12 7 (0.99%) Computer Science Degree
12 7 (0.99%) Microsoft Certification
12 7 (0.99%) Postgraduate
13 6 (0.85%) CCAB
13 6 (0.85%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 79 (11.21%) PMO
2 41 (5.82%) Data Quality
3 38 (5.39%) GDPR
4 35 (4.96%) QA
5 19 (2.70%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 19 (2.70%) SLA
6 10 (1.42%) Accessibility
7 9 (1.28%) PCI DSS
8 6 (0.85%) COBIT
9 5 (0.71%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 5 (0.71%) NIST
9 5 (0.71%) NIST 800
10 4 (0.57%) Disclosure Scotland
10 4 (0.57%) P3O
11 3 (0.43%) Actionable Recommendations
11 3 (0.43%) Cyber Essentials
11 3 (0.43%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 3 (0.43%) ECSS
11 3 (0.43%) GRC
11 3 (0.43%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 20 (2.84%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.14%) Docker
2 1 (0.14%) Hyper-V
2 1 (0.14%) ISA Server
2 1 (0.14%) Snort
2 1 (0.14%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 13 (1.84%) SCCM
2 11 (1.56%) Microsoft Intune
3 9 (1.28%) Ansible
4 8 (1.13%) Nmap
5 5 (0.71%) Kubernetes
5 5 (0.71%) RSA Archer
6 4 (0.57%) SCOM
7 2 (0.28%) Jamf Pro
7 2 (0.28%) WhatsUp Gold
8 1 (0.14%) Autotask
8 1 (0.14%) TeamSite
8 1 (0.14%) Terraform
Vendors
1 320 (45.39%) Microsoft
2 71 (10.07%) SAP
3 41 (5.82%) ServiceNow
4 33 (4.68%) Oracle
5 17 (2.41%) Salesforce
6 16 (2.27%) Workday
7 11 (1.56%) Google
8 8 (1.13%) Cisco
9 7 (0.99%) Alteryx
10 6 (0.85%) IFS
11 5 (0.71%) Cognos
11 5 (0.71%) Fortinet
11 5 (0.71%) NetApp
11 5 (0.71%) Rapid7
11 5 (0.71%) Sonatype
12 4 (0.57%) Adobe
12 4 (0.57%) Cellebrite
12 4 (0.57%) TIBCO
13 3 (0.43%) Aruba
13 3 (0.43%) MuleSoft