Microsoft Excel Job Trends in England

Microsoft Excel
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in England requiring Microsoft Excel skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 50 62 91
Rank change year-on-year +12 +29 -9
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Excel 2,236 2,208 1,456
As % of all permanent jobs in England 4.39% 4.22% 3.32%
As % of the Applications category 42.00% 40.97% 38.31%
Number of salaries quoted 1,061 731 888
10th Percentile £26,500 £27,500 £26,250
25th Percentile £32,838 £32,500 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £41,500 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.78% - -5.26%
75th Percentile £58,750 £61,625 £62,125
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £75,000
UK median annual salary £41,500 £45,000 £44,000
% change year-on-year -7.78% +2.27% -7.37%

All Software Application Skills
England

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 England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for software application skills 5,324 5,389 3,801
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 10.46% 10.30% 8.66%
Number of salaries quoted 2,271 2,022 2,705
10th Percentile £26,500 £27,750 £25,675
25th Percentile £31,250 £34,750 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £47,500 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -15.79% +11.76% -9.42%
75th Percentile £57,500 £62,875 £60,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £73,750
UK median annual salary £40,000 £47,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year -15.79% +11.76% -7.61%

Microsoft Excel
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Microsoft Excel job vacancy trend in England

Microsoft Excel
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Microsoft Excel.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Excel
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Microsoft Excel in England over the 6 months to 14 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Microsoft Excel in England

Microsoft Excel
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft Excel within the England region over the 6 months to 14 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
North of England +23 636 £40,000 - 267
London +16 516 £52,500 -12.50% 288
South East +7 466 £41,500 -7.78% 373
Yorkshire +56 403 £40,000 +37.34% 84
Midlands -32 289 £40,000 +8.84% 211
West Midlands -31 195 £40,000 +14.29% 116
North West -8 180 £40,000 -5.88% 155
East of England +36 161 £40,000 +2.56% 141
South West +46 157 £40,000 - 115
East Midlands -28 97 £40,000 -4.76% 91
North East +24 53 £55,000 +107.55% 31
Microsoft Excel
UK

Microsoft Excel
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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 (5.64%) SharePoint
2 47 (2.10%) Microsoft Exchange
3 18 (0.81%) Confluence
4 13 (0.58%) CMS
4 13 (0.58%) Skype for Business
5 10 (0.45%) SAS
6 6 (0.27%) WordPress
7 3 (0.13%) Drupal
7 3 (0.13%) Umbraco
8 2 (0.089%) IIS
9 1 (0.045%) Apache Airflow
Applications
1 505 (22.58%) Microsoft Office
2 355 (15.88%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 38 (1.70%) Spreadsheet
4 35 (1.57%) MS Visio
5 28 (1.25%) Microsoft Project
6 21 (0.94%) Photoshop
7 16 (0.72%) InDesign
8 12 (0.54%) Adobe Premiere
9 7 (0.31%) Adobe Illustrator
10 6 (0.27%) AutoCAD
11 4 (0.18%) Trello
12 3 (0.13%) Adobe Creative Suite
12 3 (0.13%) Stata
13 2 (0.089%) Acrobat
13 2 (0.089%) SPSS
14 1 (0.045%) EPLAN
14 1 (0.045%) Oracle Smart View
14 1 (0.045%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 30 (1.34%) NetSuite
2 19 (0.85%) Dynamics CRM
3 12 (0.54%) Oracle Payables
4 11 (0.49%) SAP FI
4 11 (0.49%) Shopify
5 10 (0.45%) SAP S/4HANA
6 8 (0.36%) Magento
6 8 (0.36%) Unit4 Business World
7 7 (0.31%) SAP CO
7 7 (0.31%) SAP FI/CO
7 7 (0.31%) SAP IBP
7 7 (0.31%) Visualfiles
8 5 (0.22%) Dynamics AX
8 5 (0.22%) Dynamics NAV
8 5 (0.22%) Salesforce CRM
9 4 (0.18%) SAP BPC
9 4 (0.18%) SAP ERP
10 3 (0.13%) ResourceLink
10 3 (0.13%) SAP APO
10 3 (0.13%) Yoast SEO
Cloud Services
1 819 (36.63%) Power Platform
2 422 (18.87%) Azure
3 237 (10.60%) Azure AI
4 162 (7.25%) Microsoft 365
5 50 (2.24%) SaaS
6 35 (1.57%) Dynamics 365
7 31 (1.39%) AWS
8 30 (1.34%) PowerApps
9 26 (1.16%) Google Analytics
10 25 (1.12%) Power Automate
11 23 (1.03%) Azure DevOps
11 23 (1.03%) Smartsheet
12 22 (0.98%) Cloud Computing
13 21 (0.94%) Azure Data Factory
13 21 (0.94%) OneDrive
14 18 (0.81%) Snowflake
15 17 (0.76%) Entra ID
16 15 (0.67%) GCP
17 14 (0.63%) Azure Synapse Analytics
18 13 (0.58%) Intacct
Communications & Networking
1 30 (1.34%) SMS
2 22 (0.98%) Unified Communications
3 20 (0.89%) Intranet
4 19 (0.85%) Firewall
5 18 (0.81%) WebEx
6 14 (0.63%) DNS
7 13 (0.58%) Skype
7 13 (0.58%) Wireless
8 12 (0.54%) DHCP
9 11 (0.49%) Internet
9 11 (0.49%) WAN
10 10 (0.45%) Broadband
11 9 (0.40%) Wi-Fi
12 8 (0.36%) LAN
13 7 (0.31%) TCP/IP
14 5 (0.22%) Network Security
14 5 (0.22%) SD-WAN
15 4 (0.18%) Remote Desktop
15 4 (0.18%) Structured Cabling
16 3 (0.13%) PuTTY
Database & Business Intelligence
1 811 (36.27%) Power BI
2 435 (19.45%) Tableau
3 115 (5.14%) Data Mining
4 67 (3.00%) Data Lake
5 63 (2.82%) SAP BW
6 58 (2.59%) SQL Server
7 52 (2.33%) Power Query
8 34 (1.52%) Data Warehouse
9 32 (1.43%) GIS
10 30 (1.34%) Relational Database
11 26 (1.16%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 25 (1.12%) Big Data
12 25 (1.12%) Oracle Reports
13 23 (1.03%) Azure SQL Database
14 17 (0.76%) Qlik Sense
15 15 (0.67%) BusinessObjects
15 15 (0.67%) Crystal Reports
15 15 (0.67%) Looker
16 12 (0.54%) Metadata
17 9 (0.40%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 65 (2.91%) JIRA
2 7 (0.31%) Git
3 3 (0.13%) Jenkins
3 3 (0.13%) Maven
3 3 (0.13%) Sonatype Nexus
3 3 (0.13%) Visual Studio
4 2 (0.089%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 1 (0.045%) Oracle APEX
General
1 1,301 (58.18%) Social Skills
2 821 (36.72%) Finance
3 683 (30.55%) Analytical Skills
4 476 (21.29%) Marketing
5 347 (15.52%) Manufacturing
6 293 (13.10%) Electronics
7 200 (8.94%) Organisational Skills
8 115 (5.14%) Legal
9 95 (4.25%) Law
10 92 (4.11%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 86 (3.85%) Retail
12 55 (2.46%) Presentation Skills
13 54 (2.42%) Public Sector
14 46 (2.06%) Telecoms
15 45 (2.01%) Advertising
16 41 (1.83%) Banking
17 38 (1.70%) Billing
18 29 (1.30%) Influencing Skills
19 20 (0.89%) German Language
20 15 (0.67%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 830 (37.12%) Analyst
2 462 (20.66%) Data Analyst
3 280 (12.52%) Junior
4 253 (11.31%) Junior Analyst
5 236 (10.55%) Junior Data Analyst
6 162 (7.25%) Senior
7 114 (5.10%) Coordinator
8 109 (4.87%) Lead
8 109 (4.87%) Support Analyst
8 109 (4.87%) Trainee
9 95 (4.25%) Trainee Analyst
10 92 (4.11%) Trainee Data Analyst
11 91 (4.07%) Administrator
12 83 (3.71%) Accountant
13 63 (2.82%) Support Specialist
14 61 (2.73%) Financial Analyst
15 56 (2.50%) IT Support
16 55 (2.46%) Support Engineer
17 52 (2.33%) Technical Support
18 47 (2.10%) Senior Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (0.49%) Oracle Fusion
2 9 (0.40%) .NET
3 7 (0.31%) HTML
4 6 (0.27%) FIX Protocol
5 5 (0.22%) EDI
5 5 (0.22%) FreeMarker
5 5 (0.22%) JSON
5 5 (0.22%) REST
6 4 (0.18%) Middleware
6 4 (0.18%) SOAP
7 3 (0.13%) .NET Framework
7 3 (0.13%) ActiveMQ
7 3 (0.13%) Altair
7 3 (0.13%) Flash
7 3 (0.13%) RAML
7 3 (0.13%) YAML
8 2 (0.089%) Blazor
8 2 (0.089%) PySpark
8 2 (0.089%) Unity (Game Engine)
8 2 (0.089%) Unreal Engine
Miscellaneous
1 166 (7.42%) Onboarding
2 91 (4.07%) Analytical Mindset
3 90 (4.03%) Self-Motivation
4 74 (3.31%) Management Information System
5 70 (3.13%) Driving Licence
6 51 (2.28%) Social Media
7 30 (1.34%) Video Conferencing
8 28 (1.25%) Data Structures
9 27 (1.21%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
10 25 (1.12%) FMCG
11 22 (0.98%) Social Network
12 16 (0.72%) SCADA
13 15 (0.67%) Web Conferencing
14 13 (0.58%) Team-Oriented Environment
15 12 (0.54%) Data Protection Act
15 12 (0.54%) Legacy Systems
15 12 (0.54%) NHS
16 11 (0.49%) Product Ownership
17 10 (0.45%) Wiki
18 9 (0.40%) Credit Risk
Operating Systems
1 94 (4.20%) Windows
2 24 (1.07%) Linux
2 24 (1.07%) Windows 10
3 18 (0.81%) Unix
4 15 (0.67%) Windows Server
5 7 (0.31%) Apple iOS
6 6 (0.27%) Mac OS
7 3 (0.13%) Android
7 3 (0.13%) Windows 7
7 3 (0.13%) Windows 8
8 2 (0.089%) Windows Server 2016
9 1 (0.045%) Windows Server 2008
9 1 (0.045%) Windows Server 2012
9 1 (0.045%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 836 (37.39%) Business Intelligence
2 504 (22.54%) Problem-Solving
3 463 (20.71%) Analytics
4 421 (18.83%) Data Analysis
5 404 (18.07%) CRM
6 369 (16.50%) AI
7 332 (14.85%) Line Management
8 305 (13.64%) Project Management
9 293 (13.10%) Decision-Making
10 279 (12.48%) Data Entry
11 271 (12.12%) Supply Chain Management
12 243 (10.87%) Continuous Improvement
13 203 (9.08%) Process Improvement
14 201 (8.99%) ERP
15 193 (8.63%) Customer Service
16 184 (8.23%) Data Analytics
17 172 (7.69%) Actionable Insight
18 167 (7.47%) Visualisation
19 151 (6.75%) Agile
20 147 (6.57%) Data Modelling
Programming Languages
1 706 (31.57%) SQL
2 493 (22.05%) Python
3 77 (3.44%) VBA
4 43 (1.92%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 27 (1.21%) R
6 22 (0.98%) T-SQL
7 21 (0.94%) JavaScript
8 16 (0.72%) PowerShell
9 7 (0.31%) Bash
10 6 (0.27%) C#
10 6 (0.27%) VB
11 5 (0.22%) Java
12 3 (0.13%) MATLAB
12 3 (0.13%) PHP
13 2 (0.089%) Delphi
13 2 (0.089%) XAML
14 1 (0.045%) Julia
14 1 (0.045%) SQR
14 1 (0.045%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 786 (35.15%) Degree
2 237 (10.60%) Azure Certification
3 174 (7.78%) ACCA
4 140 (6.26%) CIMA
5 69 (3.09%) DBS Check
6 65 (2.91%) Security Cleared
7 59 (2.64%) Master's Degree
8 36 (1.61%) SC Cleared
9 30 (1.34%) PMI Certification
10 27 (1.21%) PMP
11 24 (1.07%) AAT
12 19 (0.85%) MBA
13 18 (0.81%) A+ Certification
14 15 (0.67%) Computer Science Degree
15 10 (0.45%) BPSS Clearance
15 10 (0.45%) CFA
15 10 (0.45%) Microsoft Certification
15 10 (0.45%) Numerate Degree
16 9 (0.40%) CIPD
16 9 (0.40%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 192 (8.59%) Data Quality
2 72 (3.22%) GDPR
2 72 (3.22%) PMO
3 57 (2.55%) QA
4 41 (1.83%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 35 (1.57%) IFRS
6 34 (1.52%) GAAP
7 32 (1.43%) SLA
8 18 (0.81%) ISO 9001
9 17 (0.76%) Accessibility
10 10 (0.45%) Actionable Recommendations
10 10 (0.45%) Cyber Essentials
10 10 (0.45%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 3 (0.13%) GMP
11 3 (0.13%) GRC
11 3 (0.13%) MiFID
11 3 (0.13%) NIST
12 2 (0.089%) Good Clinical Practice
12 2 (0.089%) ISO 14001
12 2 (0.089%) NIST 800
System Software
1 67 (3.00%) Active Directory
2 9 (0.40%) Hyper-V
3 8 (0.36%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (0.18%) Firmware
5 3 (0.13%) VMware Workstation
6 2 (0.089%) Virtual Desktop
6 2 (0.089%) vSphere
7 1 (0.045%) Docker
7 1 (0.045%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 24 (1.07%) Microsoft Intune
2 7 (0.31%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
3 6 (0.27%) Grafana
3 6 (0.27%) Single Sign-On
4 4 (0.18%) SCCM
5 3 (0.13%) Autotask
6 2 (0.089%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
6 2 (0.089%) RSA Archer
7 1 (0.045%) Backup Exec
7 1 (0.045%) Control-M
7 1 (0.045%) SCOM
7 1 (0.045%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
Vendors
1 1,088 (48.66%) Microsoft
2 468 (20.93%) SAP
3 70 (3.13%) Salesforce
4 64 (2.86%) Oracle
5 50 (2.24%) Google
6 40 (1.79%) Adobe
7 36 (1.61%) ServiceNow
8 34 (1.52%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
9 33 (1.48%) Apple
10 32 (1.43%) Sage
11 27 (1.21%) Workday
12 26 (1.16%) Cisco
12 26 (1.16%) YouTube
13 19 (0.85%) Xero
14 17 (0.76%) HubSpot
15 16 (0.72%) Databricks
16 15 (0.67%) Atlassian
16 15 (0.67%) VMware
17 13 (0.58%) Polycom
17 13 (0.58%) Progress