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

6 months to
29 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 117 72 46
Rank change year-on-year -45 -26 +50
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Excel 392 505 1,228
As % of all permanent jobs in London 1.87% 4.25% 5.19%
As % of the Applications category 38.89% 34.76% 54.43%
Number of salaries quoted 256 290 549
10th Percentile £32,375 £28,898 £29,288
25th Percentile £36,750 £41,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £54,250 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.38% -1.36% -4.35%
75th Percentile £74,625 £75,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £91,050 £83,750
England median annual salary £40,000 £42,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year -5.88% +6.25% -11.11%

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 1,008 1,453 2,256
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 4.81% 12.22% 9.54%
Number of salaries quoted 615 649 1,321
10th Percentile £29,000 £30,625 £28,000
25th Percentile £36,500 £40,000 £34,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,633 £50,000 £49,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.27% +2.04% -10.91%
75th Percentile £75,000 £72,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £91,250 £91,250 £82,500
England median annual salary £40,000 £45,000 £38,000
% change year-on-year -11.11% +18.42% -15.56%

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 29 May 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 29 May 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 -32 85 £60,000 +20.00% 37
West London -18 14 £55,000 -12.00% 19
South London +4 6 £30,000 -28.14% 4
East London -9 6 £55,000 -42.11% 9
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 31 (7.91%) SharePoint
2 6 (1.53%) Skype for Business
3 4 (1.02%) SAS
4 1 (0.26%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 1 (0.26%) CMS
4 1 (0.26%) Confluence
4 1 (0.26%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 117 (29.85%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 98 (25.00%) Microsoft Office
3 16 (4.08%) MS Visio
4 10 (2.55%) Spreadsheet
5 3 (0.77%) AutoCAD
5 3 (0.77%) Microsoft Project
5 3 (0.77%) SOLIDWORKS
6 2 (0.51%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 1 (0.26%) Acrobat
7 1 (0.26%) Camtasia
Business Applications
1 10 (2.55%) NetSuite
2 8 (2.04%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
2 8 (2.04%) Salesforce CRM
3 6 (1.53%) SAP ERP
4 3 (0.77%) Dynamics CRM
4 3 (0.77%) Elite 3E
4 3 (0.77%) Magento
5 1 (0.26%) Dynamics AX
5 1 (0.26%) FastStats
5 1 (0.26%) Infor SunSystems
5 1 (0.26%) Loan IQ
5 1 (0.26%) Oracle General Ledger
5 1 (0.26%) Oracle Payables
5 1 (0.26%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
5 1 (0.26%) Raiser’s Edge
5 1 (0.26%) SAP CO
5 1 (0.26%) SAP FI
5 1 (0.26%) SAP Oil and Gas
5 1 (0.26%) SAP PM
5 1 (0.26%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 118 (30.10%) Power Platform
2 48 (12.24%) Azure
3 44 (11.22%) SaaS
4 33 (8.42%) Microsoft 365
5 19 (4.85%) Azure AI
6 11 (2.81%) OneDrive
7 10 (2.55%) Microsoft Copilot
8 9 (2.30%) AWS
8 9 (2.30%) PowerApps
9 8 (2.04%) Dynamics 365
9 8 (2.04%) Entra ID
9 8 (2.04%) Power Automate
10 7 (1.79%) ChatGPT
11 6 (1.53%) Azure DevOps
11 6 (1.53%) Google Sheets
12 5 (1.28%) GCP
13 3 (0.77%) Smartsheet
13 3 (0.77%) Snowflake
14 2 (0.51%) Google Docs
14 2 (0.51%) n8n
Communications & Networking
1 9 (2.30%) Broadband
2 6 (1.53%) Skype
2 6 (1.53%) Unified Communications
2 6 (1.53%) WebEx
3 5 (1.28%) Firewall
3 5 (1.28%) VPN
4 4 (1.02%) DHCP
4 4 (1.02%) DNS
4 4 (1.02%) Intranet
4 4 (1.02%) LAN
4 4 (1.02%) VLAN
4 4 (1.02%) WAN
4 4 (1.02%) Wi-Fi
5 3 (0.77%) Network Security
6 2 (0.51%) BGP
6 2 (0.51%) HSRP
7 1 (0.26%) OSPF
7 1 (0.26%) TCP/IP
7 1 (0.26%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 110 (28.06%) Power BI
2 57 (14.54%) Tableau
3 17 (4.34%) Power Query
3 17 (4.34%) SQL Server
4 14 (3.57%) Data Mining
5 12 (3.06%) Data Warehouse
6 9 (2.30%) Data Lake
7 8 (2.04%) Relational Database
7 8 (2.04%) SAP BW
7 8 (2.04%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 7 (1.79%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 4 (1.02%) Azure SQL Database
9 4 (1.02%) DB2
9 4 (1.02%) DB2 UDB
9 4 (1.02%) Looker
9 4 (1.02%) QlikView
10 3 (0.77%) BigQuery
10 3 (0.77%) GIS
10 3 (0.77%) Qlik Sense
11 2 (0.51%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 19 (4.85%) JIRA
2 6 (1.53%) Visual Studio
3 4 (1.02%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 1 (0.26%) Postman
4 1 (0.26%) SoapUI
General
1 194 (49.49%) Finance
2 185 (47.19%) Social Skills
3 116 (29.59%) Analytical Skills
4 70 (17.86%) Marketing
5 44 (11.22%) Legal
6 40 (10.20%) Law
7 39 (9.95%) Banking
8 30 (7.65%) Organisational Skills
9 23 (5.87%) Advertising
9 23 (5.87%) Retail
10 22 (5.61%) Front Office
11 20 (5.10%) Telecoms
12 17 (4.34%) Presentation Skills
13 14 (3.57%) German Language
14 13 (3.32%) French Language
15 10 (2.55%) Dutch Language
15 10 (2.55%) Inclusion and Diversity
16 9 (2.30%) Public Sector
17 6 (1.53%) Automotive
17 6 (1.53%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 126 (32.14%) Analyst
2 54 (13.78%) Data Analyst
3 28 (7.14%) Accountant
4 27 (6.89%) Junior
5 24 (6.12%) Senior
6 23 (5.87%) Consultant
6 23 (5.87%) IT Support
7 21 (5.36%) Report Analyst
8 20 (5.10%) Developer
8 20 (5.10%) Management Accountant
9 19 (4.85%) Junior Analyst
9 19 (4.85%) Junior Data Analyst
10 17 (4.34%) Support Analyst
11 14 (3.57%) Business Analyst
11 14 (3.57%) Trainee
11 14 (3.57%) Trainee Analyst
11 14 (3.57%) Trainee Data Analyst
12 12 (3.06%) Financial Analyst
13 11 (2.81%) Administrator
13 11 (2.81%) Support Assistant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (2.81%) Oracle Fusion
2 6 (1.53%) EDI
3 5 (1.28%) FreeMarker
4 4 (1.02%) OAuth
4 4 (1.02%) OpenID
5 2 (0.51%) .NET
5 2 (0.51%) Elastic Stack
5 2 (0.51%) Matplotlib
5 2 (0.51%) NumPy
5 2 (0.51%) Pandas
5 2 (0.51%) PySpark
5 2 (0.51%) Seaborn
6 1 (0.26%) ADO
6 1 (0.26%) COM
6 1 (0.26%) JSON
6 1 (0.26%) SAP Fiori
6 1 (0.26%) TAPI
6 1 (0.26%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 31 (7.91%) Onboarding
2 21 (5.36%) Video Conferencing
3 18 (4.59%) Self-Motivation
4 16 (4.08%) Management Information System
5 14 (3.57%) Data Structures
6 13 (3.32%) Fixed Income
7 12 (3.06%) Derivative
8 10 (2.55%) Analytical Mindset
9 9 (2.30%) Social Media
10 8 (2.04%) Hedge funds
11 7 (1.79%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 7 (1.79%) Web Conferencing
12 5 (1.28%) CCTV
12 5 (1.28%) Equities
12 5 (1.28%) Life Science
12 5 (1.28%) Low-Code
12 5 (1.28%) Mobile App
13 4 (1.02%) e-Learning
13 4 (1.02%) PMI
14 3 (0.77%) Cloud Native
Operating Systems
1 28 (7.14%) Windows
2 10 (2.55%) Linux
3 5 (1.28%) Apple iOS
3 5 (1.28%) Unix
4 3 (0.77%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 111 (28.32%) Business Intelligence
2 73 (18.62%) Process Improvement
3 70 (17.86%) Project Management
4 68 (17.35%) Analytics
4 68 (17.35%) Problem-Solving
5 53 (13.52%) Data Analysis
6 48 (12.24%) Continuous Improvement
7 47 (11.99%) AI
8 43 (10.97%) CRM
8 43 (10.97%) Decision-Making
9 37 (9.44%) Budgeting and Forecasting
10 35 (8.93%) Budgeting
11 32 (8.16%) Coaching
12 31 (7.91%) Fintech
13 30 (7.65%) Data Analytics
13 30 (7.65%) ITIL
14 28 (7.14%) Stakeholder Management
15 26 (6.63%) ERP
15 26 (6.63%) Mentoring
15 26 (6.63%) Translating Business Requirements
Programming Languages
1 120 (30.61%) SQL
2 79 (20.15%) Python
3 24 (6.12%) VBA
4 14 (3.57%) C#
5 11 (2.81%) PowerShell
6 7 (1.79%) VB
7 6 (1.53%) JavaScript
7 6 (1.53%) R
8 5 (1.28%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 5 (1.28%) Shell Script
8 5 (1.28%) VBScript
9 3 (0.77%) Java
9 3 (0.77%) T-SQL
10 2 (0.51%) Bash
10 2 (0.51%) Rust
11 1 (0.26%) ABAP
11 1 (0.26%) C
11 1 (0.26%) C++
Qualifications
1 104 (26.53%) Degree
2 52 (13.27%) ACCA
3 45 (11.48%) CIMA
4 20 (5.10%) Azure Certification
5 10 (2.55%) A+ Certification
5 10 (2.55%) CISSP
5 10 (2.55%) DBS Check
6 7 (1.79%) Cisco Certification
6 7 (1.79%) CISM
6 7 (1.79%) Master's Degree
7 5 (1.28%) CISA
7 5 (1.28%) PMI Certification
8 4 (1.02%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 4 (1.02%) CFA
8 4 (1.02%) Computer Science Degree
8 4 (1.02%) ISACA
8 4 (1.02%) MBA
8 4 (1.02%) SANS
8 4 (1.02%) Security Cleared
8 4 (1.02%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (3.57%) COREP
1 14 (3.57%) Data Quality
1 14 (3.57%) FINREP
2 13 (3.32%) GDPR
2 13 (3.32%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 13 (3.32%) PMO
2 13 (3.32%) QA
3 8 (2.04%) GRC
4 7 (1.79%) IFRS
4 7 (1.79%) NIST
5 4 (1.02%) GAAP
5 4 (1.02%) NIST 800
5 4 (1.02%) SLA
5 4 (1.02%) Software Quality Assurance
6 2 (0.51%) Cyber Essentials
7 1 (0.26%) Actionable Recommendations
7 1 (0.26%) COBIT
7 1 (0.26%) COSO
7 1 (0.26%) ISO 9001
7 1 (0.26%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 15 (3.83%) Active Directory
2 5 (1.28%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (0.51%) Docker
4 1 (0.26%) IAG
4 1 (0.26%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 9 (2.30%) SCCM
2 5 (1.28%) RSA Archer
3 4 (1.02%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
3 4 (1.02%) Grafana
3 4 (1.02%) Kubernetes
3 4 (1.02%) Prometheus
3 4 (1.02%) Single Sign-On
3 4 (1.02%) Terraform
4 2 (0.51%) Ansible
5 1 (0.26%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 160 (40.82%) Microsoft
2 27 (6.89%) SAP
3 24 (6.12%) Oracle
4 15 (3.83%) Salesforce
5 9 (2.30%) Adobe
5 9 (2.30%) Google
5 9 (2.30%) JD Edwards
5 9 (2.30%) Xero
6 7 (1.79%) ServiceNow
7 6 (1.53%) Polycom
8 5 (1.28%) Apple
8 5 (1.28%) IBM
8 5 (1.28%) Snow
8 5 (1.28%) VMware
9 4 (1.02%) Bloomberg
9 4 (1.02%) HubSpot
10 3 (0.77%) Ariba
10 3 (0.77%) Hyperion
11 2 (0.51%) Cisco
11 2 (0.51%) Splunk