Microsoft Excel Job Trends in Birmingham

Microsoft Excel
West Midlands > Birmingham

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Birmingham requiring Microsoft Excel skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 5 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 71 60 52
Rank change year-on-year -11 -8 -3
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Excel 41 40 107
As % of all permanent jobs in Birmingham 1.32% 3.39% 3.48%
As % of the Applications category 41.00% 24.69% 50.00%
Number of salaries quoted 17 17 78
10th Percentile £33,350 £28,950 £26,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £41,250 £32,525
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £45,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% +12.50% +6.67%
75th Percentile £48,065 £53,750 £52,500
90th Percentile £58,750 £58,000 £70,000
West Midlands median annual salary £37,500 £37,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year - - -11.76%

All Software Application Skills
Birmingham

Microsoft Excel falls under the Software Applications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring software application skills in Birmingham.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for software application skills 100 162 214
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Birmingham 3.23% 13.72% 6.95%
Number of salaries quoted 50 67 131
10th Percentile £33,651 £27,750 £26,000
25th Percentile £34,753 £31,500 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £44,275 £41,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.66% +7.99% +17.14%
75th Percentile £55,188 £50,000 £57,500
90th Percentile £62,625 £57,500 £70,000
West Midlands median annual salary £40,000 £35,000 £35,000
% change year-on-year +14.29% - -12.50%

Microsoft Excel
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Microsoft Excel relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.

Microsoft Excel job vacancy trend in Birmingham

Microsoft Excel
Salary Trend in Birmingham

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Birmingham citing Microsoft Excel.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Birmingham citing Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Excel
Salary Histogram in Birmingham

Salary distribution for jobs citing Microsoft Excel in Birmingham over the 6 months to 5 July 2026.

Salary histogram for Microsoft Excel in Birmingham

Microsoft Excel
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham 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 2 (4.88%) SharePoint
Applications
1 6 (14.63%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 4 (9.76%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (4.88%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 2 (4.88%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (2.44%) Oracle ERP
Cloud Services
1 28 (68.29%) Power Platform
2 18 (43.90%) Azure
3 16 (39.02%) Azure AI
4 3 (7.32%) SaaS
5 2 (4.88%) AWS
5 2 (4.88%) Azure Data Factory
5 2 (4.88%) Google Sheets
5 2 (4.88%) IaaS
5 2 (4.88%) PaaS
5 2 (4.88%) Power Automate
5 2 (4.88%) PowerApps
6 1 (2.44%) Microsoft Copilot
Database & Business Intelligence
1 28 (68.29%) Power BI
2 23 (56.10%) Tableau
3 5 (12.20%) Data Mining
4 3 (7.32%) Power Query
4 3 (7.32%) Star Schema
5 2 (4.88%) Data Warehouse
5 2 (4.88%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 2 (4.88%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 1 (2.44%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 2 (4.88%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 29 (70.73%) Social Skills
2 19 (46.34%) Finance
3 14 (34.15%) Analytical Skills
4 6 (14.63%) Legal
5 5 (12.20%) Manufacturing
5 5 (12.20%) Retail
6 4 (9.76%) Public Sector
7 3 (7.32%) Organisational Skills
7 3 (7.32%) Presentation Skills
7 3 (7.32%) Social Housing
8 2 (4.88%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 2 (4.88%) Telecoms
9 1 (2.44%) Legal Technology
9 1 (2.44%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 24 (58.54%) Analyst
1 24 (58.54%) Data Analyst
2 18 (43.90%) Junior
2 18 (43.90%) Junior Analyst
2 18 (43.90%) Junior Data Analyst
3 5 (12.20%) Trainee
3 5 (12.20%) Trainee Analyst
3 5 (12.20%) Trainee Data Analyst
4 3 (7.32%) Business Intelligence Developer
4 3 (7.32%) Business Intelligence Specialist
4 3 (7.32%) Developer
4 3 (7.32%) Lead
5 2 (4.88%) Business Developer
5 2 (4.88%) Business Intelligence Analyst
5 2 (4.88%) Power BI Analyst
5 2 (4.88%) Project Manager
5 2 (4.88%) Sales Executive
5 2 (4.88%) Senior
5 2 (4.88%) Senior Systems Accountant
5 2 (4.88%) Systems Accountant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (4.88%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 3 (7.32%) Analytical Mindset
2 2 (4.88%) Legacy Systems
2 2 (4.88%) Management Information System
2 2 (4.88%) Mobile App
2 2 (4.88%) Onboarding
2 2 (4.88%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 31 (75.61%) Business Intelligence
2 26 (63.41%) AI
3 15 (36.59%) Analytics
4 11 (26.83%) Decision-Making
5 9 (21.95%) Continuous Improvement
5 9 (21.95%) Data Analysis
6 7 (17.07%) Data Analytics
6 7 (17.07%) Problem-Solving
6 7 (17.07%) Project Management
7 6 (14.63%) CRM
7 6 (14.63%) Data Modelling
8 5 (12.20%) Business Analysis
8 5 (12.20%) Coaching
8 5 (12.20%) Collaborative Working
8 5 (12.20%) Workflow
9 4 (9.76%) Computer Science
9 4 (9.76%) Dashboard Development
9 4 (9.76%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 3 (7.32%) Business Development
10 3 (7.32%) Strategic Planning
Programming Languages
1 29 (70.73%) SQL
2 23 (56.10%) Python
3 4 (9.76%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 16 (39.02%) Azure Certification
2 4 (9.76%) Degree
3 3 (7.32%) ACCA
3 3 (7.32%) CIMA
4 2 (4.88%) AAT
4 2 (4.88%) CCAB
4 2 (4.88%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (7.32%) Data Quality
2 2 (4.88%) Accessibility
Vendors
1 30 (73.17%) Microsoft
2 2 (4.88%) Google
2 2 (4.88%) IFS
3 1 (2.44%) Databricks
3 1 (2.44%) DocuSign
3 1 (2.44%) HighQ
3 1 (2.44%) Legora
3 1 (2.44%) Oracle