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 17 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 55 77 60
Rank change year-on-year +22 -17 -2
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Excel 46 54 47
As % of all permanent jobs in Birmingham 3.35% 2.47% 3.83%
As % of the Applications category 27.22% 47.37% 48.96%
Number of salaries quoted 31 14 39
10th Percentile £29,000 £36,250 £27,758
25th Percentile £32,000 £37,500 £30,313
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £41,250 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.03% +3.13% +3.16%
75th Percentile £56,875 £50,625 £54,375
90th Percentile £65,000 £58,375 £69,500
West Midlands median annual salary £40,000 £35,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year +14.29% -12.50% +4.58%

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 169 114 96
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Birmingham 12.32% 5.21% 7.82%
Number of salaries quoted 55 49 71
10th Percentile £28,957 £34,500 £26,250
25th Percentile £31,500 £37,500 £30,653
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £45,000 £42,430
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% +6.06% +1.02%
75th Percentile £57,500 £53,500 £58,125
90th Percentile £65,000 £59,400 £72,500
West Midlands median annual salary £37,500 £40,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -6.25% -11.11% +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 17 November 2025.

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 4 (8.70%) Confluence
Applications
1 7 (15.22%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (8.70%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (6.52%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (2.17%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 4 (8.70%) SAP FI
2 1 (2.17%) Pegasus Opera
Cloud Services
1 23 (50.00%) Power Platform
2 3 (6.52%) Google Sheets
3 2 (4.35%) Azure
3 2 (4.35%) Azure Data Factory
3 2 (4.35%) Azure Synapse Analytics
3 2 (4.35%) Smartsheet
4 1 (2.17%) Google Analytics
4 1 (2.17%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 3 (6.52%) Internet
2 1 (2.17%) Kerberos
2 1 (2.17%) Network Security
2 1 (2.17%) SMS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (50.00%) Power BI
2 8 (17.39%) Data Mining
2 8 (17.39%) Tableau
3 6 (13.04%) Power Query
4 2 (4.35%) Azure SQL Database
4 2 (4.35%) SQL Server
4 2 (4.35%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 1 (2.17%) Big Data
Development Applications
1 3 (6.52%) JIRA
2 1 (2.17%) RStudio
General
1 28 (60.87%) Finance
2 15 (32.61%) Analytical Skills
3 13 (28.26%) Social Skills
4 4 (8.70%) Law
4 4 (8.70%) Military
4 4 (8.70%) Telecoms
5 3 (6.52%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 3 (6.52%) Legal
5 3 (6.52%) Marketing
5 3 (6.52%) Organisational Skills
5 3 (6.52%) Public Sector
6 1 (2.17%) Back Office
6 1 (2.17%) Billing
6 1 (2.17%) Manufacturing
6 1 (2.17%) Presentation Skills
6 1 (2.17%) Retail
Job Titles
1 15 (32.61%) Analyst
2 10 (21.74%) Data Analyst
3 8 (17.39%) Trainee
4 7 (15.22%) Trainee Analyst
4 7 (15.22%) Trainee Data Analyst
5 6 (13.04%) Accountant
5 6 (13.04%) Systems Accountant
5 6 (13.04%) Systems Support
6 5 (10.87%) Project Manager
7 3 (6.52%) Administrator
8 2 (4.35%) Coordinator
8 2 (4.35%) Lead
8 2 (4.35%) Resource Coordinator
8 2 (4.35%) Senior
9 1 (2.17%) 2nd Line Desktop Support
9 1 (2.17%) 2nd Line Desktop Support Analyst
9 1 (2.17%) CRM Executive
9 1 (2.17%) Data Technician
9 1 (2.17%) Development Director
9 1 (2.17%) HR Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (6.52%) EDI
2 1 (2.17%) LDAP
Miscellaneous
1 6 (13.04%) FMCG
1 6 (13.04%) Pricing Data
2 5 (10.87%) Driving Licence
3 4 (8.70%) Legacy Systems
4 2 (4.35%) Analytical Mindset
4 2 (4.35%) Management Information System
4 2 (4.35%) Onboarding
5 1 (2.17%) Algorithms
5 1 (2.17%) Data Structures
5 1 (2.17%) Renewable Energy
5 1 (2.17%) Self-Motivation
5 1 (2.17%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 3 (6.52%) Windows
2 1 (2.17%) Apple iOS
2 1 (2.17%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 22 (47.83%) Business Intelligence
2 17 (36.96%) Project Management
3 16 (34.78%) Analytics
4 15 (32.61%) Data Analysis
5 12 (26.09%) ERP
6 11 (23.91%) Data Analytics
7 9 (19.57%) Problem-Solving
8 8 (17.39%) Business Analysis
8 8 (17.39%) Continuous Improvement
8 8 (17.39%) Process Improvement
8 8 (17.39%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 7 (15.22%) Agile
9 7 (15.22%) Decision-Making
10 6 (13.04%) Actionable Insight
10 6 (13.04%) Collaborative Working
10 6 (13.04%) Data Management
10 6 (13.04%) Migration
11 4 (8.70%) Commercial Awareness
11 4 (8.70%) Customer Service
12 3 (6.52%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 21 (45.65%) SQL
2 10 (21.74%) Python
3 2 (4.35%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 6 (13.04%) Degree
2 4 (8.70%) ACCA
2 4 (8.70%) CIMA
3 2 (4.35%) AAT
3 2 (4.35%) CCAB
4 1 (2.17%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (2.17%) DBS Check
4 1 (2.17%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (15.22%) Data Quality
2 4 (8.70%) PMO
3 3 (6.52%) SLA
4 1 (2.17%) Actionable Recommendations
4 1 (2.17%) EMIR
4 1 (2.17%) GDPR
Systems Management
1 1 (2.17%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 24 (52.17%) Microsoft
2 4 (8.70%) Google
2 4 (8.70%) SAP
3 3 (6.52%) Remedy
4 1 (2.17%) Alteryx
4 1 (2.17%) Pegasus
4 1 (2.17%) Salesforce
4 1 (2.17%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud