Microsoft Excel Contracts

Microsoft Excel
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for Microsoft Excel skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Microsoft Excel over the 6 months to 30 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
30 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 68 74 88
Rank change year-on-year +6 +14 +16
Contract jobs citing Microsoft Excel 1,281 1,744 2,534
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 2.99% 3.11% 2.89%
As % of the Applications category 39.89% 42.17% 39.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 628 1,148 1,732
10th Percentile £165 £205 £191
25th Percentile £265 £313 £313
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £440 £425 £450
Median % change year-on-year +3.53% -5.56% +20.00%
75th Percentile £538 £575 £550
90th Percentile £725 £675 £675
UK excluding London median daily rate £370 £400 £390
% change year-on-year -7.50% +2.56% +23.81%
Number of hourly rates quoted 295 91 147
10th Percentile £11.54 £13.29 £11.01
25th Percentile £13.31 £15.50 £12.50
Median hourly rate £14.84 £22.00 £19.52
Median % change year-on-year -32.55% +12.70% +11.54%
75th Percentile £21.95 £38.75 £28.84
90th Percentile £34.32 £65.00 £44.68
UK excluding London median hourly rate £14.80 £22.00 £19.46
% change year-on-year -32.73% +13.05% +17.94%

All Software Application Skills
UK

Microsoft Excel is in the Software Applications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for software application skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for software application skills 3,211 4,136 6,466
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 7.48% 7.37% 7.38%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,651 2,703 4,320
10th Percentile £165 £188 £161
25th Percentile £213 £281 £263
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £425 £438
Median % change year-on-year -5.88% -2.86% +9.38%
75th Percentile £538 £575 £550
90th Percentile £650 £684 £650
UK excluding London median daily rate £350 £388 £375
% change year-on-year -9.68% +3.33% +10.62%
Number of hourly rates quoted 633 255 412
10th Percentile £11.54 £14.07 £11.25
25th Percentile £14.00 £18.00 £14.25
Median hourly rate £16.23 £27.50 £21.50
Median % change year-on-year -40.98% +27.91% +22.44%
75th Percentile £37.50 £52.01 £47.50
90th Percentile £57.50 £65.00 £55.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £16.06 £25.25 £19.25
% change year-on-year -36.40% +31.20% +9.97%

Microsoft Excel
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Microsoft Excel as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Microsoft Excel in the UK

Microsoft Excel
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Microsoft Excel.

Daily rate trend for Microsoft Excel in the UK

Microsoft Excel
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Microsoft Excel over the 6 months to 30 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Microsoft Excel in the UK

Microsoft Excel
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Microsoft Excel.

Hourly rate trend for Microsoft Excel in the UK

Microsoft Excel
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Microsoft Excel over the 6 months to 30 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Microsoft Excel in the UK

Microsoft Excel
Top 17 Contract Locations

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 over the 6 months to 30 May 2024. 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
England -1 1,081 £443 +4.24% 1,950
UK excluding London +15 768 £370 -7.50% 1,410
London -21 434 £450 -3.23% 569
Work from Home -7 352 £433 +1.76% 673
South East -5 175 £351 -15.54% 336
North of England +4 146 £475 +25.63% 382
East of England +21 139 £400 +5.12% 175
Scotland +54 125 £350 -6.67% 67
North West +18 111 £475 +18.75% 231
Midlands -12 86 £400 -5.88% 284
South West +20 84 £406 -9.72% 167
West Midlands -15 56 £413 +3.13% 168
East Midlands +4 30 £235 -57.27% 117
Yorkshire -22 28 £400 -6.21% 109
North East +2 8 - - 49
Northern Ireland -5 8 £200 -52.94% 15
Wales +18 6 £513 -6.82% 39

Microsoft Excel
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:

Application Platforms
1 147 (11.48%) SharePoint
2 50 (3.90%) Confluence
3 17 (1.33%) Microsoft Exchange
4 16 (1.25%) IIS
5 7 (0.55%) Apache
6 6 (0.47%) SharePoint 2010
6 6 (0.47%) SharePoint Server
7 5 (0.39%) Apache Spark
7 5 (0.39%) SAS
8 4 (0.31%) Apache Airflow
8 4 (0.31%) ArcGIS
8 4 (0.31%) Tomcat
9 3 (0.23%) Adobe Experience Manager
9 3 (0.23%) Documentum
10 2 (0.16%) CMS
10 2 (0.16%) Skype for Business
11 1 (0.078%) Drupal
11 1 (0.078%) JBoss
11 1 (0.078%) Oracle Workflow
11 1 (0.078%) Smallworld
Applications
1 506 (39.50%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 402 (31.38%) Microsoft Office
3 113 (8.82%) MS Visio
4 108 (8.43%) Microsoft Project
5 90 (7.03%) Spreadsheet
6 11 (0.86%) Photoshop
7 7 (0.55%) SPSS
8 4 (0.31%) AutoCAD
8 4 (0.31%) MicroStation
9 3 (0.23%) Adobe Illustrator
9 3 (0.23%) InDesign
10 2 (0.16%) Adobe Captivate
10 2 (0.16%) Camtasia
10 2 (0.16%) Lectora
10 2 (0.16%) Revit
10 2 (0.16%) Trello
11 1 (0.078%) Autodesk Inventor
11 1 (0.078%) InfoPath
11 1 (0.078%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 19 (1.48%) SAP S/4HANA
2 11 (0.86%) Oracle EBS
3 8 (0.62%) ION MarketView
4 7 (0.55%) NEC Housing
4 7 (0.55%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
5 5 (0.39%) Aladdin
5 5 (0.39%) OPENHousing
5 5 (0.39%) Oracle ERP
5 5 (0.39%) Oracle Payables
5 5 (0.39%) SmartPlant
6 4 (0.31%) OpenText VIM for SAP
6 4 (0.31%) Remedy ITSM
7 3 (0.23%) Dynamics CRM
7 3 (0.23%) Loan IQ
7 3 (0.23%) NetSuite
7 3 (0.23%) SAP ERP
7 3 (0.23%) SAP Hybris
8 2 (0.16%) Oracle Receivables
8 2 (0.16%) SAP Business One
8 2 (0.16%) SAP GRC
Cloud Services
1 197 (15.38%) Power Platform
2 98 (7.65%) Microsoft 365
3 74 (5.78%) Azure
4 28 (2.19%) Entra ID
5 24 (1.87%) Power Automate
6 21 (1.64%) Yammer
7 17 (1.33%) AWS
7 17 (1.33%) Azure DevOps
7 17 (1.33%) Google Workspace
8 16 (1.25%) PaaS
8 16 (1.25%) SaaS
9 14 (1.09%) PowerApps
10 13 (1.01%) IaaS
10 13 (1.01%) OCI
10 13 (1.01%) OneDrive
11 11 (0.86%) Collibra
12 10 (0.78%) Dynamics 365
12 10 (0.78%) Google Sheets
13 9 (0.70%) GCP
13 9 (0.70%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 21 (1.64%) Internet
2 18 (1.41%) Wi-Fi
3 15 (1.17%) WAN
4 13 (1.01%) LAN
5 11 (0.86%) FIX Connectivity
5 11 (0.86%) Intranet
6 10 (0.78%) Wireless
7 9 (0.70%) DNS
8 8 (0.62%) PSTN
9 7 (0.55%) 4G
9 7 (0.55%) 5G
9 7 (0.55%) Cisco IOS
9 7 (0.55%) HTTP
9 7 (0.55%) Skype
10 6 (0.47%) Diameter Protocol
10 6 (0.47%) LTE
10 6 (0.47%) Radio Access Network
10 6 (0.47%) RANAP
10 6 (0.47%) VoLTE
10 6 (0.47%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 193 (15.07%) Power BI
2 64 (5.00%) SQL Server
3 47 (3.67%) Tableau
4 31 (2.42%) Oracle Database
5 21 (1.64%) Metadata
6 19 (1.48%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 18 (1.41%) Data Warehouse
8 17 (1.33%) PowerPivot
9 16 (1.25%) Oracle Reports
10 15 (1.17%) Relational Database
11 13 (1.01%) Big Data
11 13 (1.01%) Data Mining
12 12 (0.94%) Power Query
13 11 (0.86%) SQL Server Integration Services
14 10 (0.78%) GIS
15 8 (0.62%) SAP HANA
16 7 (0.55%) MS Access
17 6 (0.47%) Microsoft Power View
18 5 (0.39%) Azure SQL Database
18 5 (0.39%) Oracle BI Publisher
Development Applications
1 94 (7.34%) JIRA
2 11 (0.86%) Git
3 10 (0.78%) TeamCity
3 10 (0.78%) Visual Studio
4 5 (0.39%) Hudson
5 4 (0.31%) Visual Website Optimizer
6 2 (0.16%) Android Studio
6 2 (0.16%) Bitbucket
6 2 (0.16%) ER Studio
6 2 (0.16%) ERwin
6 2 (0.16%) JUnit
6 2 (0.16%) Mockito
6 2 (0.16%) ScalaTest
6 2 (0.16%) Subversion
6 2 (0.16%) Visual Studio Code
6 2 (0.16%) Visual Studio Team System
7 1 (0.078%) NUnit
7 1 (0.078%) Oracle Forms
7 1 (0.078%) Rational DOORS
7 1 (0.078%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 589 (45.98%) Social Skills
2 435 (33.96%) Finance
3 313 (24.43%) Analytical Skills
4 114 (8.90%) Organisational Skills
5 110 (8.59%) Public Sector
6 104 (8.12%) Presentation Skills
7 98 (7.65%) Banking
8 90 (7.03%) Telecoms
9 71 (5.54%) Legal
10 57 (4.45%) Marketing
11 50 (3.90%) Retail
12 41 (3.20%) Front Office
13 40 (3.12%) Manufacturing
14 34 (2.65%) Mandarin Language
15 30 (2.34%) Influencing Skills
16 27 (2.11%) Billing
17 26 (2.03%) Publishing
18 24 (1.87%) Inclusion and Diversity
19 22 (1.72%) Law
19 22 (1.72%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 407 (31.77%) Analyst
2 98 (7.65%) Administrator
3 89 (6.95%) Data Analyst
4 80 (6.25%) Business Analyst
5 79 (6.17%) Developer
6 75 (5.85%) Lead
7 64 (5.00%) Service Analyst
8 61 (4.76%) Senior
9 43 (3.36%) Project Manager
10 39 (3.04%) Coordinator
11 37 (2.89%) Senior Analyst
12 34 (2.65%) C# Developer
13 33 (2.58%) Service Desk Analyst
14 31 (2.42%) IT Support
15 28 (2.19%) 1st Line Service Desk Analyst
16 27 (2.11%) Financial Analyst
17 26 (2.03%) Project Leader
18 23 (1.80%) Consultant
19 21 (1.64%) Change Analyst
19 21 (1.64%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 40 (3.12%) .NET
2 29 (2.26%) .NET Framework
3 25 (1.95%) SailPoint
4 18 (1.41%) HTML
5 17 (1.33%) XML
6 12 (0.94%) WinForms
6 12 (0.94%) WPF
7 11 (0.86%) CSS
7 11 (0.86%) FIX Protocol
7 11 (0.86%) WCF
8 8 (0.62%) JSON
9 7 (0.55%) OpenID
9 7 (0.55%) SAML
10 5 (0.39%) Oracle Fusion
11 4 (0.31%) SAP Fiori
12 3 (0.23%) ADO
12 3 (0.23%) ASP.NET
12 3 (0.23%) ATL
12 3 (0.23%) Smart Contracts
13 2 (0.16%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 114 (8.90%) Management Information System
2 64 (5.00%) Self-Motivation
3 30 (2.34%) Product Ownership
4 29 (2.26%) Virtual Team
5 28 (2.19%) Derivative
6 20 (1.56%) Fixed Income
7 19 (1.48%) Analytical Mindset
7 19 (1.48%) Life Science
8 16 (1.25%) Onboarding
9 15 (1.17%) NHS
9 15 (1.17%) Smartphone
10 13 (1.01%) Data Structures
11 12 (0.94%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
12 11 (0.86%) Data Centre
12 11 (0.86%) Renewable Energy
12 11 (0.86%) Video Conferencing
13 10 (0.78%) Equity Derivative
14 9 (0.70%) Distributed Systems
15 8 (0.62%) FMCG
15 8 (0.62%) iPhone
Operating Systems
1 103 (8.04%) Windows
2 25 (1.95%) Windows 10
3 24 (1.87%) Unix
4 19 (1.48%) Linux
5 16 (1.25%) Mac OS
6 14 (1.09%) Android
7 11 (0.86%) Apple iOS
8 8 (0.62%) Windows 7
9 6 (0.47%) Windows Server
10 4 (0.31%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 3 (0.23%) Windows Server 2008
11 3 (0.23%) Windows Server 2012
12 2 (0.16%) Mac OS X
12 2 (0.16%) Windows Server 2003
12 2 (0.16%) Windows Server 2016
12 2 (0.16%) Windows XP
13 1 (0.078%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 273 (21.31%) Problem-Solving
2 211 (16.47%) Project Management
3 201 (15.69%) Business Intelligence
4 159 (12.41%) Customer Service
5 157 (12.26%) Data Analysis
6 151 (11.79%) Agile
7 146 (11.40%) Stakeholder Management
8 100 (7.81%) Decision-Making
9 95 (7.42%) Change Management
10 94 (7.34%) Data Management
11 93 (7.26%) Mathematics
11 93 (7.26%) Service Delivery
12 88 (6.87%) Project Delivery
13 81 (6.32%) Time Management
14 77 (6.01%) Analytics
15 72 (5.62%) ITIL
16 71 (5.54%) Risk Management
17 69 (5.39%) PRINCE2
18 64 (5.00%) Visualisation
19 63 (4.92%) Continuous Improvement
Programming Languages
1 196 (15.30%) SQL
2 76 (5.93%) Python
3 73 (5.70%) VBA
4 54 (4.22%) C#
5 34 (2.65%) VB
6 31 (2.42%) PL/SQL
7 27 (2.11%) T-SQL
8 24 (1.87%) Java
9 22 (1.72%) JavaScript
10 20 (1.56%) PowerShell
11 19 (1.48%) VB.NET
12 15 (1.17%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 12 (0.94%) C++
14 11 (0.86%) R
15 6 (0.47%) MATLAB
16 5 (0.39%) Perl
16 5 (0.39%) Shell Script
17 4 (0.31%) Scala
18 1 (0.078%) Bash
18 1 (0.078%) XPath
Qualifications
1 314 (24.51%) Degree
2 150 (11.71%) Security Cleared
3 90 (7.03%) SC Cleared
4 43 (3.36%) DV Cleared
5 40 (3.12%) APMP
6 31 (2.42%) PMP
7 29 (2.26%) PMI Certification
8 26 (2.03%) Computer Science Degree
9 19 (1.48%) BPSS Clearance
10 18 (1.41%) ACCA
11 17 (1.33%) Microsoft Certification
12 16 (1.25%) CIMA
12 16 (1.25%) Master's Degree
13 14 (1.09%) A+ Certification
14 13 (1.01%) ITIL Certification
14 13 (1.01%) MCSA
15 10 (0.78%) Cisco Certification
15 10 (0.78%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
16 7 (0.55%) APMG
16 7 (0.55%) CIPD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 126 (9.84%) PMO
2 102 (7.96%) QA
3 63 (4.92%) SLA
4 54 (4.22%) Data Quality
5 40 (3.12%) GDPR
6 21 (1.64%) Accessibility
6 21 (1.64%) Disclosure Scotland
7 8 (0.62%) EMIR
8 7 (0.55%) Cyber Essentials
8 7 (0.55%) GxP
9 6 (0.47%) Dodd-Frank
9 6 (0.47%) MiFID
10 5 (0.39%) Actionable Recommendations
10 5 (0.39%) GAMP
10 5 (0.39%) GMP
10 5 (0.39%) NIST
10 5 (0.39%) NIST 800
11 3 (0.23%) California Consumer Privacy Act
11 3 (0.23%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 3 (0.23%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
System Software
1 73 (5.70%) Active Directory
2 9 (0.70%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (0.16%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (0.078%) Cronacle
4 1 (0.078%) Firmware
4 1 (0.078%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.078%) VMware NSX
4 1 (0.078%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 13 (1.01%) SCCM
2 10 (0.78%) Microsoft Intune
3 4 (0.31%) Single Sign-On
3 4 (0.31%) WhatsUp Gold
4 3 (0.23%) AirWatch
5 2 (0.16%) Control-M
5 2 (0.16%) Jamf Pro
5 2 (0.16%) SCOM
6 1 (0.078%) Cisco CUCM
6 1 (0.078%) Iperf
6 1 (0.078%) Stealthwatch
Vendors
1 681 (53.16%) Microsoft
2 103 (8.04%) Oracle
3 100 (7.81%) SAP
4 50 (3.90%) ServiceNow
5 40 (3.12%) Citrix
6 34 (2.65%) Google
7 33 (2.58%) Salesforce
8 26 (2.03%) Bloomberg
9 20 (1.56%) Adobe
9 20 (1.56%) Cisco
10 16 (1.25%) CyberArk
11 15 (1.17%) Apple
12 11 (0.86%) Atlassian
12 11 (0.86%) Northgate
13 10 (0.78%) ION Trading
13 10 (0.78%) MarketAxess
13 10 (0.78%) MicroStrategy
13 10 (0.78%) Reuters
13 10 (0.78%) Tradeweb
13 10 (0.78%) Workday