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 10 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 57 57 52
Rank change year-on-year 0 -5 +6
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Excel 58 50 102
As % of all permanent jobs in Birmingham 1.98% 3.99% 3.69%
As % of the Applications category 49.15% 33.11% 46.58%
Number of salaries quoted 22 26 81
10th Percentile £34,750 £30,125 £28,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £37,500 £32,600
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £45,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% +12.50% +19.22%
75th Percentile £47,299 £48,438 £52,500
90th Percentile £52,125 £55,625 £63,750
West Midlands median annual salary £38,000 £37,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year +1.33% -6.25% -

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 118 151 219
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Birmingham 4.03% 12.05% 7.92%
Number of salaries quoted 56 84 140
10th Percentile £32,500 £27,975 £25,925
25th Percentile £34,760 £32,500 £32,263
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £45,000 £41,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% +9.76% +20.59%
75th Percentile £52,500 £50,000 £57,500
90th Percentile £60,000 £57,140 £70,000
West Midlands median annual salary £40,000 £37,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year +6.67% - -6.25%

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 10 May 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 (3.45%) SharePoint
Applications
1 14 (24.14%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 5 (8.62%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (3.45%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (1.72%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 1 (1.72%) Dynamics CRM
1 1 (1.72%) Oracle ERP
Cloud Services
1 33 (56.90%) Azure
2 30 (51.72%) Power Platform
3 21 (36.21%) Azure AI
4 10 (17.24%) AWS
5 3 (5.17%) SaaS
6 2 (3.45%) Azure Data Factory
6 2 (3.45%) IaaS
6 2 (3.45%) Microsoft Copilot
6 2 (3.45%) PaaS
6 2 (3.45%) Power Automate
6 2 (3.45%) PowerApps
7 1 (1.72%) Azure DevOps
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.72%) PuTTY
Database & Business Intelligence
1 34 (58.62%) Tableau
2 30 (51.72%) Power BI
3 11 (18.97%) Data Mining
4 3 (5.17%) Star Schema
5 2 (3.45%) Data Warehouse
5 2 (3.45%) SQL Server
5 2 (3.45%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 2 (3.45%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 1 (1.72%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 2 (3.45%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
2 1 (1.72%) Git
2 1 (1.72%) Jenkins
2 1 (1.72%) JIRA
2 1 (1.72%) Maven
2 1 (1.72%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 39 (67.24%) Social Skills
2 21 (36.21%) Finance
3 19 (32.76%) Analytical Skills
4 8 (13.79%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 7 (12.07%) Legal
6 5 (8.62%) Manufacturing
6 5 (8.62%) Retail
7 2 (3.45%) Presentation Skills
8 1 (1.72%) Organisational Skills
8 1 (1.72%) Public Sector
8 1 (1.72%) Publishing
8 1 (1.72%) Social Housing
8 1 (1.72%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 43 (74.14%) Analyst
2 35 (60.34%) Data Analyst
3 23 (39.66%) Junior
3 23 (39.66%) Junior Analyst
3 23 (39.66%) Junior Data Analyst
4 11 (18.97%) Trainee
4 11 (18.97%) Trainee Analyst
4 11 (18.97%) Trainee Data Analyst
5 4 (6.90%) Developer
6 3 (5.17%) Business Intelligence Developer
6 3 (5.17%) Lead
7 2 (3.45%) Business Developer
7 2 (3.45%) Business Intelligence Analyst
7 2 (3.45%) Business Intelligence Data Analyst
7 2 (3.45%) Digital Project Manager
7 2 (3.45%) Power BI Analyst
7 2 (3.45%) Project Manager
7 2 (3.45%) SQL Analyst
7 2 (3.45%) SQL Data Analyst
8 1 (1.72%) Business Intelligence Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.72%) ActiveMQ
1 1 (1.72%) RAML
1 1 (1.72%) REST
1 1 (1.72%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 9 (15.52%) Onboarding
2 8 (13.79%) Public Cloud
3 3 (5.17%) Analytical Mindset
3 3 (5.17%) Legacy Systems
3 3 (5.17%) Management Information System
4 2 (3.45%) Mobile App
5 1 (1.72%) Data Protection Act
5 1 (1.72%) NHS
5 1 (1.72%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 1 (1.72%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 38 (65.52%) AI
2 34 (58.62%) Business Intelligence
3 19 (32.76%) Analytics
4 15 (25.86%) Data Analysis
5 14 (24.14%) Project Management
6 13 (22.41%) Data Analytics
7 11 (18.97%) Business Analysis
8 9 (15.52%) Decision-Making
9 8 (13.79%) Client Onboarding
9 8 (13.79%) Cost Optimisation
9 8 (13.79%) Cybersecurity
9 8 (13.79%) FinOps
9 8 (13.79%) Software Licensing
10 7 (12.07%) Continuous Improvement
10 7 (12.07%) Problem-Solving
11 6 (10.34%) Coaching
12 5 (8.62%) Computer Science
12 5 (8.62%) CRM
12 5 (8.62%) Workflow
13 4 (6.90%) Data Modelling
Programming Languages
1 38 (65.52%) SQL
2 34 (58.62%) Python
3 2 (3.45%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 1 (1.72%) Java
Qualifications
1 21 (36.21%) Azure Certification
2 8 (13.79%) AWS Certification
3 5 (8.62%) Degree
4 3 (5.17%) ACCA
4 3 (5.17%) CIMA
4 3 (5.17%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (5.17%) Data Quality
2 2 (3.45%) Accessibility
Vendors
1 49 (84.48%) Microsoft
2 8 (13.79%) Adobe
2 8 (13.79%) Apple
3 2 (3.45%) DocuSign
3 2 (3.45%) IFS
3 2 (3.45%) Oracle
4 1 (1.72%) Databricks
4 1 (1.72%) MuleSoft