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 30 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 120 70 56
Rank change year-on-year -50 -14 +24
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Excel 489 526 869
As % of all permanent jobs in London 1.89% 4.48% 4.64%
As % of the Applications category 38.56% 43.72% 56.87%
Number of salaries quoted 308 358 282
10th Percentile £31,750 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £36,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% - -8.33%
75th Percentile £68,750 £74,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £90,000 £81,125
England median annual salary £37,500 £40,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -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 1,268 1,203 1,528
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 4.90% 10.24% 8.16%
Number of salaries quoted 762 693 671
10th Percentile £30,975 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £37,500 £38,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £52,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - -4.55% -
75th Percentile £71,250 £72,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £86,250 £90,000 £85,000
England median annual salary £40,000 £40,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year - -11.11% -

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 30 September 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 30 September 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 -25 77 £45,000 -10.00% 137
West London -10 18 £36,000 -4.00% 34
East London +1 16 £32,500 - 13
South London +3 15 £65,000 +36.84% 13
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 42 (8.59%) SharePoint
2 7 (1.43%) Skype for Business
3 5 (1.02%) Confluence
3 5 (1.02%) WordPress
4 2 (0.41%) CMS
4 2 (0.41%) IIS
5 1 (0.20%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 1 (0.20%) MTS
5 1 (0.20%) SAS
5 1 (0.20%) WebLogic
Applications
1 120 (24.54%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 113 (23.11%) Microsoft Office
3 16 (3.27%) Spreadsheet
4 9 (1.84%) MS Visio
5 8 (1.64%) AutoCAD
5 8 (1.64%) Revit
6 6 (1.23%) Microsoft Project
7 4 (0.82%) ProjectWise
8 3 (0.61%) Navisworks
9 2 (0.41%) Acrobat
9 2 (0.41%) Chatbot
9 2 (0.41%) SPSS
10 1 (0.20%) Adobe Illustrator
10 1 (0.20%) InDesign
10 1 (0.20%) Inkscape
10 1 (0.20%) Trello
Business Applications
1 14 (2.86%) NetSuite
2 12 (2.45%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 9 (1.84%) Dynamics CRM
4 6 (1.23%) Workday HCM
5 5 (1.02%) Dynamics NAV
6 4 (0.82%) Oracle Applications
6 4 (0.82%) Oracle Assets
6 4 (0.82%) Oracle EBS
6 4 (0.82%) Oracle EBS R12
6 4 (0.82%) Oracle Financials
6 4 (0.82%) Oracle Receivables
6 4 (0.82%) Oracle Retail
6 4 (0.82%) SAP S/4HANA
7 3 (0.61%) FastStats
7 3 (0.61%) Magento
7 3 (0.61%) Raiser’s Edge
8 2 (0.41%) Elite 3E
8 2 (0.41%) SAP EWM
9 1 (0.20%) Sage X3
9 1 (0.20%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 150 (30.67%) Power Platform
2 44 (9.00%) AWS
3 34 (6.95%) Microsoft 365
4 33 (6.75%) Azure
5 31 (6.34%) SaaS
6 19 (3.89%) Dynamics 365
7 14 (2.86%) Cloud Computing
8 12 (2.45%) GCP
9 10 (2.04%) SuccessFactors
10 8 (1.64%) Entra ID
10 8 (1.64%) Power Automate
11 7 (1.43%) PowerApps
12 5 (1.02%) Azure AI
12 5 (1.02%) Google Analytics
13 3 (0.61%) Canva
13 3 (0.61%) OneDrive
14 2 (0.41%) Copilot Studio
14 2 (0.41%) Microsoft Copilot
14 2 (0.41%) Smartsheet
14 2 (0.41%) Stripe
Communications & Networking
1 11 (2.25%) Broadband
2 7 (1.43%) Skype
2 7 (1.43%) Unified Communications
2 7 (1.43%) WebEx
2 7 (1.43%) Wi-Fi
3 6 (1.23%) Structured Cabling
4 5 (1.02%) DHCP
4 5 (1.02%) DNS
4 5 (1.02%) Intranet
4 5 (1.02%) TCP/IP
5 4 (0.82%) NGN
5 4 (0.82%) VPN
6 3 (0.61%) VLAN
7 2 (0.41%) BGP
7 2 (0.41%) Firewall
7 2 (0.41%) HSRP
8 1 (0.20%) 5G
8 1 (0.20%) Internet
8 1 (0.20%) Network Security
8 1 (0.20%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 145 (29.65%) Power BI
2 46 (9.41%) Tableau
3 20 (4.09%) Power Query
4 16 (3.27%) SQL Server
5 10 (2.04%) Data Lake
6 9 (1.84%) Data Warehouse
6 9 (1.84%) Looker
6 9 (1.84%) Relational Database
7 8 (1.64%) SAP BW
8 7 (1.43%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 6 (1.23%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 4 (0.82%) EDMS
10 4 (0.82%) Oracle Reports
11 3 (0.61%) Big Data
12 2 (0.41%) Data Vault
13 1 (0.20%) Azure SQL Database
13 1 (0.20%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
13 1 (0.20%) GIS
13 1 (0.20%) Metadata
13 1 (0.20%) QGIS
Development Applications
1 14 (2.86%) JIRA
2 6 (1.23%) Visual Studio
3 4 (0.82%) Oracle Forms
3 4 (0.82%) Toad
4 3 (0.61%) Postman
5 2 (0.41%) Jenkins
5 2 (0.41%) JMeter
5 2 (0.41%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 1 (0.20%) Git
6 1 (0.20%) SoapUI
General
1 270 (55.21%) Social Skills
2 237 (48.47%) Finance
3 165 (33.74%) Analytical Skills
4 68 (13.91%) Organisational Skills
5 62 (12.68%) Marketing
6 43 (8.79%) Law
7 42 (8.59%) Legal
8 41 (8.38%) Retail
9 38 (7.77%) Banking
10 26 (5.32%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 24 (4.91%) Presentation Skills
11 24 (4.91%) Telecoms
12 18 (3.68%) Advertising
13 16 (3.27%) Front Office
13 16 (3.27%) General Ledger
14 14 (2.86%) Influencing Skills
15 13 (2.66%) Financial Institution
16 10 (2.04%) Manufacturing
17 9 (1.84%) Billing
18 8 (1.64%) Japanese Language
Job Titles
1 140 (28.63%) Analyst
2 50 (10.22%) Data Analyst
3 40 (8.18%) Administrator
4 31 (6.34%) Senior
5 28 (5.73%) Report Analyst
6 21 (4.29%) Accountant
6 21 (4.29%) Financial Analyst
7 20 (4.09%) Developer
8 19 (3.89%) Business Analyst
9 17 (3.48%) Support Analyst
10 16 (3.27%) IT Support
10 16 (3.27%) Management Accountant
10 16 (3.27%) Project Manager
11 14 (2.86%) Coordinator
11 14 (2.86%) Junior
12 13 (2.66%) Lead
13 12 (2.45%) Support Assistant
14 11 (2.25%) Infrastructure Engineer
14 11 (2.25%) RAD Developer
15 10 (2.04%) Product Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (1.84%) Terraform
2 8 (1.64%) Oracle Fusion
3 7 (1.43%) Elastic Stack
4 5 (1.02%) FreeMarker
4 5 (1.02%) Matplotlib
4 5 (1.02%) NumPy
4 5 (1.02%) ODBC
4 5 (1.02%) Pandas
5 2 (0.41%) Seaborn
5 2 (0.41%) XML
5 2 (0.41%) XSLT
6 1 (0.20%) .NET
6 1 (0.20%) ADO
6 1 (0.20%) COM
6 1 (0.20%) CSS
6 1 (0.20%) HTML
6 1 (0.20%) JSON
6 1 (0.20%) Middleware
6 1 (0.20%) TAPI
Miscellaneous
1 73 (14.93%) Onboarding
2 61 (12.47%) Management Information System
3 36 (7.36%) Data Centre
4 19 (3.89%) Self-Motivation
5 17 (3.48%) Fixed Income
6 16 (3.27%) Data Structures
6 16 (3.27%) Social Media
7 15 (3.07%) Video Conferencing
8 14 (2.86%) Analytical Mindset
9 10 (2.04%) Educational Technology
9 10 (2.04%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 10 (2.04%) Hedge funds
9 10 (2.04%) Housing Association
10 9 (1.84%) Product Ownership
10 9 (1.84%) Web Conferencing
11 8 (1.64%) FMCG
12 7 (1.43%) Derivative
12 7 (1.43%) Low-Code
12 7 (1.43%) Reinsurance
13 6 (1.23%) e-Learning
Operating Systems
1 39 (7.98%) Windows
2 14 (2.86%) Linux
3 4 (0.82%) Unix
4 2 (0.41%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 148 (30.27%) Business Intelligence
2 133 (27.20%) Problem-Solving
3 90 (18.40%) Analytics
4 84 (17.18%) Continuous Improvement
5 82 (16.77%) Process Improvement
6 80 (16.36%) Decision-Making
7 76 (15.54%) Stakeholder Management
8 73 (14.93%) Project Management
9 57 (11.66%) AI
10 55 (11.25%) CRM
11 53 (10.84%) Agile
12 46 (9.41%) Data Analysis
12 46 (9.41%) Data Management
13 44 (9.00%) Actionable Insight
14 43 (8.79%) Budgeting
15 40 (8.18%) Budgeting and Forecasting
16 39 (7.98%) ERP
17 38 (7.77%) Validation
18 35 (7.16%) Mentoring
18 35 (7.16%) Migration
Programming Languages
1 108 (22.09%) SQL
2 47 (9.61%) Python
3 36 (7.36%) VBA
4 21 (4.29%) C#
5 15 (3.07%) PowerShell
6 11 (2.25%) JavaScript
7 10 (2.04%) Java
8 9 (1.84%) Bash
9 7 (1.43%) Rust
10 6 (1.23%) T-SQL
11 5 (1.02%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 5 (1.02%) Shell Script
12 4 (0.82%) PL/SQL
12 4 (0.82%) R
13 2 (0.41%) PHP
14 1 (0.20%) C
14 1 (0.20%) C++
14 1 (0.20%) Tcl
Qualifications
1 120 (24.54%) Degree
2 49 (10.02%) ACCA
3 45 (9.20%) CIMA
4 12 (2.45%) DBS Check
5 10 (2.04%) Computer Science Degree
6 8 (1.64%) Azure Certification
7 7 (1.43%) BICSI Certification
8 6 (1.23%) ITIL Certification
8 6 (1.23%) PMI Certification
9 5 (1.02%) A+ Certification
9 5 (1.02%) PMP
10 4 (0.82%) PRINCE2 Certification
11 3 (0.61%) AAT
11 3 (0.61%) BICSI RCDD
11 3 (0.61%) CCNA
11 3 (0.61%) Cisco Certification
11 3 (0.61%) Master's Degree
12 2 (0.41%) ISTQB
12 2 (0.41%) SC Cleared
12 2 (0.41%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 76 (15.54%) Data Quality
2 31 (6.34%) GDPR
3 24 (4.91%) QA
4 18 (3.68%) PMO
5 15 (3.07%) SLA
6 11 (2.25%) GAAP
7 8 (1.64%) Actionable Recommendations
7 8 (1.64%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 7 (1.43%) Accessibility
8 7 (1.43%) COREP
8 7 (1.43%) FINREP
9 6 (1.23%) IFRS
10 5 (1.02%) ISO 22301
11 2 (0.41%) COBIT
11 2 (0.41%) ISO 14001
11 2 (0.41%) ISO 9001
12 1 (0.20%) COSO
12 1 (0.20%) GRC
12 1 (0.20%) PERC
12 1 (0.20%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 9 (1.84%) Active Directory
2 7 (1.43%) Docker
3 6 (1.23%) Virtual Servers
4 1 (0.20%) IAG
Systems Management
1 9 (1.84%) Ansible
2 7 (1.43%) Grafana
2 7 (1.43%) Kubernetes
2 7 (1.43%) Prometheus
3 3 (0.61%) Microsoft Intune
3 3 (0.61%) SCCM
4 1 (0.20%) Thomson Reuters DACS
Vendors
1 201 (41.10%) Microsoft
2 40 (8.18%) SAP
3 31 (6.34%) Oracle
4 14 (2.86%) NEC
5 13 (2.66%) Google
6 10 (2.04%) Workday
7 8 (1.64%) HubSpot
7 8 (1.64%) Salesforce
8 7 (1.43%) Polycom
8 7 (1.43%) Splunk
9 6 (1.23%) Adobe
9 6 (1.23%) Concur
9 6 (1.23%) Xero
10 5 (1.02%) Alteryx
10 5 (1.02%) Bloomberg
10 5 (1.02%) Cisco
10 5 (1.02%) Progress
10 5 (1.02%) ServiceNow
11 4 (0.82%) Okta
11 4 (0.82%) Sage