Microsoft Excel Job Trends in London

Microsoft Excel
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in London requiring Microsoft Excel skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 2 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 76 85 79
Rank change year-on-year +9 -6 +25
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Excel 479 578 781
As % of all permanent jobs in London 3.23% 3.78% 3.68%
As % of the Applications category 44.85% 35.14% 44.27%
Number of salaries quoted 336 213 485
10th Percentile £32,010 £31,350 £29,532
25th Percentile £35,000 £42,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +9.09% -4.35%
75th Percentile £70,313 £77,500 £68,750
90th Percentile £85,000 £87,000 £85,000
England median annual salary £41,000 £45,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year -8.89% +12.50% -15.79%

All Software Application Skills
London

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 London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for software application skills 1,068 1,645 1,764
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 7.21% 10.75% 8.30%
Number of salaries quoted 615 565 1,248
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £27,965
25th Percentile £36,000 £41,250 £32,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £48,250
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +13.99% -12.27%
75th Percentile £72,500 £75,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £87,000 £88,750 £85,000
England median annual salary £40,000 £50,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year -20.00% +33.33% -17.58%

Microsoft Excel
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Microsoft Excel job vacancy trend in London

Microsoft Excel
Salary Trend in London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing Microsoft Excel.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Excel
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Microsoft Excel in London over the 6 months to 2 February 2026.

Salary histogram for Microsoft Excel in London

Microsoft Excel
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft Excel within the London region over the 6 months to 2 February 2026. 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
Central London -8 105 £45,000 -14.29% 77
West London +9 18 £51,750 - 10
South London +11 16 £45,000 -12.20% 9
East London - 10 £40,000 - 11
North London +6 1 £34,500 -50.71% 1
Microsoft Excel
England

Microsoft Excel
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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 45 (9.39%) SharePoint
2 16 (3.34%) Microsoft Exchange
3 12 (2.51%) Skype for Business
4 8 (1.67%) SAS
5 6 (1.25%) CMS
6 3 (0.63%) WordPress
7 2 (0.42%) Confluence
8 1 (0.21%) IIS
Applications
1 170 (35.49%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 134 (27.97%) Microsoft Office
3 18 (3.76%) MS Visio
4 13 (2.71%) Photoshop
5 9 (1.88%) Adobe Premiere
6 8 (1.67%) Spreadsheet
7 6 (1.25%) InDesign
8 3 (0.63%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 3 (0.63%) Adobe Illustrator
8 3 (0.63%) AutoCAD
8 3 (0.63%) Microsoft Project
9 2 (0.42%) SPSS
9 2 (0.42%) Stata
10 1 (0.21%) Acrobat
10 1 (0.21%) Oracle Smart View
10 1 (0.21%) Trello
Business Applications
1 7 (1.46%) NetSuite
2 5 (1.04%) Salesforce CRM
3 4 (0.84%) Dynamics CRM
3 4 (0.84%) Dynamics NAV
4 3 (0.63%) Yoast SEO
5 2 (0.42%) Dynamics AX
5 2 (0.42%) Relativity
5 2 (0.42%) Towers Watson Igloo
5 2 (0.42%) Visualfiles
6 1 (0.21%) Loan IQ
6 1 (0.21%) Oracle Financials
6 1 (0.21%) Oracle General Ledger
6 1 (0.21%) Pegasus Opera
6 1 (0.21%) Raiser’s Edge
6 1 (0.21%) SAP CO
6 1 (0.21%) SAP FI
6 1 (0.21%) SAP FI/CO
6 1 (0.21%) SAP Oil and Gas
6 1 (0.21%) SAP PM
6 1 (0.21%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 165 (34.45%) Power Platform
2 55 (11.48%) Microsoft 365
3 45 (9.39%) Azure
4 40 (8.35%) SaaS
5 19 (3.97%) OneDrive
6 13 (2.71%) Azure DevOps
6 13 (2.71%) Power Automate
7 12 (2.51%) Entra ID
7 12 (2.51%) PowerApps
8 9 (1.88%) Cloud Computing
8 9 (1.88%) Dynamics 365
9 8 (1.67%) AWS
10 7 (1.46%) Azure AI
11 6 (1.25%) Azure Data Factory
11 6 (1.25%) GCP
12 5 (1.04%) Snowflake
13 3 (0.63%) Asana
13 3 (0.63%) Intacct
13 3 (0.63%) Miro
13 3 (0.63%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 17 (3.55%) WebEx
2 15 (3.13%) Unified Communications
3 12 (2.51%) Skype
4 7 (1.46%) DHCP
5 6 (1.25%) DNS
5 6 (1.25%) Wireless
6 4 (0.84%) Intranet
7 3 (0.63%) Network Security
8 2 (0.42%) LAN
8 2 (0.42%) WAN
8 2 (0.42%) Wi-Fi
9 1 (0.21%) Cisco IOS
9 1 (0.21%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 157 (32.78%) Power BI
2 69 (14.41%) Tableau
3 23 (4.80%) Data Mining
4 21 (4.38%) SQL Server
5 16 (3.34%) Power Query
6 15 (3.13%) Data Warehouse
7 13 (2.71%) Big Data
7 13 (2.71%) Qlik Sense
8 11 (2.30%) Relational Database
9 7 (1.46%) Azure SQL Database
10 6 (1.25%) GIS
10 6 (1.25%) Looker
11 5 (1.04%) BigQuery
11 5 (1.04%) Metadata
11 5 (1.04%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 4 (0.84%) QlikView
13 3 (0.63%) BusinessObjects
13 3 (0.63%) KNIME
13 3 (0.63%) SQLite
13 3 (0.63%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 20 (4.18%) JIRA
2 3 (0.63%) Git
3 2 (0.42%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 225 (46.97%) Finance
2 193 (40.29%) Social Skills
3 166 (34.66%) Analytical Skills
4 76 (15.87%) Marketing
5 63 (13.15%) Legal
6 58 (12.11%) Law
7 57 (11.90%) Organisational Skills
8 27 (5.64%) Banking
8 27 (5.64%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 23 (4.80%) Presentation Skills
10 21 (4.38%) German Language
11 20 (4.18%) French Language
11 20 (4.18%) Front Office
11 20 (4.18%) Retail
12 19 (3.97%) Telecoms
13 17 (3.55%) Advertising
14 16 (3.34%) Dutch Language
15 15 (3.13%) Billing
16 14 (2.92%) Financial Institution
17 13 (2.71%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 156 (32.57%) Analyst
2 80 (16.70%) Data Analyst
3 52 (10.86%) Senior
4 43 (8.98%) Support Analyst
5 27 (5.64%) Junior
6 23 (4.80%) Accountant
6 23 (4.80%) Support Specialist
7 21 (4.38%) Lead
7 21 (4.38%) Trainee
8 20 (4.18%) IT Support
9 19 (3.97%) Administrator
9 19 (3.97%) Trainee Analyst
9 19 (3.97%) Trainee Data Analyst
10 18 (3.76%) Junior Analyst
10 18 (3.76%) Senior Analyst
11 16 (3.34%) Service Manager
11 16 (3.34%) Support Assistant
12 15 (3.13%) Consultant
12 15 (3.13%) Data Insight Analyst
12 15 (3.13%) Insight Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (0.84%) EDI
1 4 (0.84%) FreeMarker
2 3 (0.63%) .NET
2 3 (0.63%) PySpark
2 3 (0.63%) YAML
3 2 (0.42%) FIX Protocol
3 2 (0.42%) Middleware
3 2 (0.42%) OAuth
3 2 (0.42%) OpenID
3 2 (0.42%) Unity (Game Engine)
3 2 (0.42%) Unreal Engine
4 1 (0.21%) Great Expectations
4 1 (0.21%) HTML
4 1 (0.21%) MFC
4 1 (0.21%) Oracle Fusion
4 1 (0.21%) Pandas
4 1 (0.21%) Plotly
4 1 (0.21%) SAP Fiori
4 1 (0.21%) STL
Miscellaneous
1 31 (6.47%) Self-Motivation
1 31 (6.47%) Video Conferencing
2 28 (5.85%) Onboarding
3 16 (3.34%) Analytical Mindset
4 15 (3.13%) Social Media
5 9 (1.88%) Social Network
6 8 (1.67%) Management Information System
6 8 (1.67%) Team-Oriented Environment
7 7 (1.46%) Derivative
7 7 (1.46%) Reference Data
8 5 (1.04%) Credit Risk
8 5 (1.04%) Data Structures
8 5 (1.04%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 5 (1.04%) PMI
9 4 (0.84%) CCTV
9 4 (0.84%) Reinsurance
9 4 (0.84%) Web Conferencing
10 3 (0.63%) Animation
10 3 (0.63%) Graphic Design
10 3 (0.63%) Wiki
Operating Systems
1 44 (9.19%) Windows
2 13 (2.71%) Windows 10
3 9 (1.88%) Linux
4 7 (1.46%) Unix
5 6 (1.25%) Apple iOS
6 5 (1.04%) Windows Server
7 2 (0.42%) Mac OS
7 2 (0.42%) Windows Server 2016
8 1 (0.21%) Windows Server 2008
8 1 (0.21%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 170 (35.49%) Business Intelligence
2 108 (22.55%) Analytics
3 106 (22.13%) Problem-Solving
4 99 (20.67%) Project Management
5 93 (19.42%) Data Analysis
6 74 (15.45%) Continuous Improvement
7 71 (14.82%) Decision-Making
8 61 (12.73%) ITIL
9 56 (11.69%) Visualisation
10 55 (11.48%) Process Improvement
11 52 (10.86%) AI
12 49 (10.23%) Data Analytics
13 48 (10.02%) Project Delivery
14 45 (9.39%) Stakeholder Management
15 44 (9.19%) Agile
16 43 (8.98%) Information Security
17 39 (8.14%) Customer Service
17 39 (8.14%) Mentoring
18 38 (7.93%) Actionable Insight
19 37 (7.72%) Coaching
Programming Languages
1 154 (32.15%) SQL
2 93 (19.42%) Python
3 17 (3.55%) VBA
4 16 (3.34%) JavaScript
5 13 (2.71%) R
6 11 (2.30%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 9 (1.88%) PowerShell
8 4 (0.84%) C#
8 4 (0.84%) T-SQL
9 3 (0.63%) VB
10 2 (0.42%) Bash
10 2 (0.42%) MATLAB
11 1 (0.21%) ABAP
11 1 (0.21%) C++
11 1 (0.21%) Java
11 1 (0.21%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 132 (27.56%) Degree
2 30 (6.26%) ACCA
3 29 (6.05%) Master's Degree
4 19 (3.97%) CIMA
4 19 (3.97%) PMI Certification
5 15 (3.13%) PMP
6 13 (2.71%) A+ Certification
6 13 (2.71%) CISSP
7 11 (2.30%) CFA
8 10 (2.09%) CISA
9 8 (1.67%) CISM
9 8 (1.67%) MBA
10 7 (1.46%) Azure Certification
11 5 (1.04%) ISACA
11 5 (1.04%) SANS
12 4 (0.84%) AAT
12 4 (0.84%) CRISC
12 4 (0.84%) Security Cleared
13 3 (0.63%) CBAP
13 3 (0.63%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 41 (8.56%) Data Quality
2 37 (7.72%) QA
3 32 (6.68%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 20 (4.18%) PMO
5 13 (2.71%) GDPR
6 10 (2.09%) GAAP
7 9 (1.88%) IFRS
7 9 (1.88%) ISO 9001
8 8 (1.67%) GRC
8 8 (1.67%) NIST
9 7 (1.46%) Accessibility
9 7 (1.46%) SLA
10 5 (1.04%) NIST 800
11 3 (0.63%) Cyber Essentials
11 3 (0.63%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 1 (0.21%) COBIT
12 1 (0.21%) FATCA
12 1 (0.21%) ISO 14001
12 1 (0.21%) ISO/IEC 20000
12 1 (0.21%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 29 (6.05%) Active Directory
2 4 (0.84%) Hyper-V
3 3 (0.63%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.21%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 16 (3.34%) Microsoft Intune
2 6 (1.25%) RSA Archer
2 6 (1.25%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
3 5 (1.04%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
4 4 (0.84%) Single Sign-On
5 3 (0.63%) Grafana
6 1 (0.21%) Control-M
6 1 (0.21%) Kubernetes
6 1 (0.21%) Prometheus
6 1 (0.21%) SCCM
6 1 (0.21%) Terraform
Vendors
1 224 (46.76%) Microsoft
2 22 (4.59%) Salesforce
3 20 (4.18%) SAP
4 19 (3.97%) Adobe
4 19 (3.97%) ServiceNow
5 16 (3.34%) Cisco
5 16 (3.34%) Oracle
6 12 (2.51%) Polycom
7 9 (1.88%) Databricks
7 9 (1.88%) VMware
7 9 (1.88%) Xero
8 8 (1.67%) Google
9 7 (1.46%) Apple
9 7 (1.46%) Sage
9 7 (1.46%) YouTube
10 6 (1.25%) HubSpot
11 5 (1.04%) Atlassian
12 4 (0.84%) Epicor
12 4 (0.84%) Intapp
13 3 (0.63%) Workday