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 9 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 116 72 45
Rank change year-on-year -44 -27 +44
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Excel 394 495 1,252
As % of all permanent jobs in London 1.86% 4.05% 5.16%
As % of the Applications category 38.82% 34.49% 55.57%
Number of salaries quoted 259 301 548
10th Percentile £32,500 £28,898 £29,263
25th Percentile £38,246 £38,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £53,500 £54,925
Median % change year-on-year +2.80% -2.59% -4.48%
75th Percentile £75,000 £76,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £93,750 £81,625
England median annual salary £40,000 £42,131 £40,000
% change year-on-year -5.06% +5.33% -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 1,015 1,435 2,253
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 4.80% 11.73% 9.28%
Number of salaries quoted 618 677 1,280
10th Percentile £29,750 £30,625 £28,500
25th Percentile £36,750 £38,500 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,633 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.27% - -9.09%
75th Percentile £75,000 £72,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £92,000 £91,250 £82,500
England median annual salary £40,000 £45,000 £38,500
% change year-on-year -11.11% +16.88% -14.44%

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 9 June 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 9 June 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 -28 88 £58,750 +17.50% 68
West London -10 14 £55,000 -12.00% 17
East London -11 5 £70,000 -26.32% 13
South London +8 4 £30,000 -14.29% 10
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 32 (8.12%) SharePoint
2 6 (1.52%) Skype for Business
3 4 (1.02%) SAS
4 1 (0.25%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 1 (0.25%) CMS
4 1 (0.25%) Confluence
4 1 (0.25%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 121 (30.71%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 99 (25.13%) Microsoft Office
3 13 (3.30%) MS Visio
4 10 (2.54%) Spreadsheet
5 3 (0.76%) AutoCAD
5 3 (0.76%) Microsoft Project
5 3 (0.76%) SOLIDWORKS
6 2 (0.51%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 2 (0.51%) ProjectWise
7 1 (0.25%) Acrobat
7 1 (0.25%) Camtasia
Business Applications
1 10 (2.54%) NetSuite
2 8 (2.03%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
2 8 (2.03%) Salesforce CRM
3 6 (1.52%) SAP ERP
4 4 (1.02%) Dynamics CRM
5 3 (0.76%) Elite 3E
5 3 (0.76%) Magento
6 1 (0.25%) Dynamics AX
6 1 (0.25%) FastStats
6 1 (0.25%) Infor SunSystems
6 1 (0.25%) Loan IQ
6 1 (0.25%) Oracle General Ledger
6 1 (0.25%) Oracle Payables
6 1 (0.25%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
6 1 (0.25%) Raiser’s Edge
6 1 (0.25%) SAP Oil and Gas
6 1 (0.25%) SAP PM
6 1 (0.25%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 118 (29.95%) Power Platform
2 45 (11.42%) SaaS
3 44 (11.17%) Azure
4 33 (8.38%) Microsoft 365
5 17 (4.31%) Azure AI
6 11 (2.79%) OneDrive
7 10 (2.54%) Microsoft Copilot
8 9 (2.28%) AWS
8 9 (2.28%) PowerApps
9 8 (2.03%) Dynamics 365
9 8 (2.03%) Entra ID
9 8 (2.03%) Power Automate
10 7 (1.78%) ChatGPT
11 6 (1.52%) Google Sheets
12 5 (1.27%) GCP
13 4 (1.02%) Azure DevOps
14 3 (0.76%) Smartsheet
14 3 (0.76%) Snowflake
15 2 (0.51%) Google Docs
15 2 (0.51%) n8n
Communications & Networking
1 9 (2.28%) Broadband
2 6 (1.52%) Skype
2 6 (1.52%) Unified Communications
2 6 (1.52%) WebEx
3 5 (1.27%) Firewall
3 5 (1.27%) 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 (0.76%) Network Security
6 2 (0.51%) BGP
6 2 (0.51%) HSRP
7 1 (0.25%) OSPF
7 1 (0.25%) TCP/IP
7 1 (0.25%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 110 (27.92%) Power BI
2 52 (13.20%) Tableau
3 16 (4.06%) Power Query
4 15 (3.81%) SQL Server
5 12 (3.05%) Data Warehouse
6 11 (2.79%) Data Mining
7 9 (2.28%) Data Lake
8 8 (2.03%) SAP BW
8 8 (2.03%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 7 (1.78%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 6 (1.52%) Relational Database
11 4 (1.02%) Azure SQL Database
11 4 (1.02%) Db2
11 4 (1.02%) DB2 UDB
11 4 (1.02%) Looker
11 4 (1.02%) QlikView
12 3 (0.76%) BigQuery
12 3 (0.76%) GIS
12 3 (0.76%) Qlik Sense
13 2 (0.51%) Impala
Development Applications
1 17 (4.31%) JIRA
2 6 (1.52%) Visual Studio
3 4 (1.02%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 1 (0.25%) Postman
4 1 (0.25%) SoapUI
General
1 193 (48.98%) Social Skills
2 188 (47.72%) Finance
3 113 (28.68%) Analytical Skills
4 69 (17.51%) Marketing
5 44 (11.17%) Legal
6 40 (10.15%) Banking
6 40 (10.15%) Law
7 30 (7.61%) Organisational Skills
8 27 (6.85%) Retail
9 24 (6.09%) Advertising
10 21 (5.33%) Telecoms
11 20 (5.08%) Front Office
12 16 (4.06%) Presentation Skills
13 14 (3.55%) German Language
14 13 (3.30%) French Language
15 10 (2.54%) Dutch Language
15 10 (2.54%) Inclusion and Diversity
16 8 (2.03%) Public Sector
17 7 (1.78%) Influencing Skills
18 6 (1.52%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 121 (30.71%) Analyst
2 49 (12.44%) Data Analyst
3 29 (7.36%) Accountant
4 25 (6.35%) Senior
5 24 (6.09%) IT Support
6 23 (5.84%) Consultant
6 23 (5.84%) Junior
7 22 (5.58%) Report Analyst
8 21 (5.33%) Management Accountant
9 19 (4.82%) Developer
10 18 (4.57%) Support Analyst
11 17 (4.31%) Junior Analyst
11 17 (4.31%) Junior Data Analyst
12 14 (3.55%) Business Analyst
13 13 (3.30%) Administrator
14 12 (3.05%) IT Analyst
15 11 (2.79%) Lead
15 11 (2.79%) Support Assistant
15 11 (2.79%) Support Specialist
15 11 (2.79%) Trainee Data Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (2.79%) Oracle Fusion
2 5 (1.27%) EDI
2 5 (1.27%) FreeMarker
3 4 (1.02%) OAuth
3 4 (1.02%) OpenID
4 2 (0.51%) .NET
4 2 (0.51%) Elastic Stack
4 2 (0.51%) Matplotlib
4 2 (0.51%) NumPy
4 2 (0.51%) Pandas
4 2 (0.51%) PySpark
4 2 (0.51%) Seaborn
5 1 (0.25%) ADO
5 1 (0.25%) COM
5 1 (0.25%) JSON
5 1 (0.25%) TAPI
5 1 (0.25%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 31 (7.87%) Onboarding
2 22 (5.58%) Management Information System
2 22 (5.58%) Video Conferencing
3 19 (4.82%) Self-Motivation
4 15 (3.81%) Fixed Income
5 14 (3.55%) Data Structures
6 11 (2.79%) Analytical Mindset
7 10 (2.54%) Derivative
8 9 (2.28%) Hedge funds
8 9 (2.28%) Social Media
9 8 (2.03%) Web Conferencing
10 7 (1.78%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 5 (1.27%) CCTV
11 5 (1.27%) Equities
11 5 (1.27%) Life Science
11 5 (1.27%) Low-Code
11 5 (1.27%) Mobile App
12 4 (1.02%) e-Learning
13 3 (0.76%) Credit Risk
13 3 (0.76%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 29 (7.36%) Windows
2 10 (2.54%) Linux
3 5 (1.27%) Apple iOS
3 5 (1.27%) Unix
4 3 (0.76%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 111 (28.17%) Business Intelligence
2 72 (18.27%) Problem-Solving
3 71 (18.02%) Process Improvement
4 66 (16.75%) Project Management
5 65 (16.50%) Analytics
6 48 (12.18%) Data Analysis
7 44 (11.17%) AI
7 44 (11.17%) Continuous Improvement
7 44 (11.17%) CRM
8 42 (10.66%) Decision-Making
9 39 (9.90%) Budgeting and Forecasting
10 36 (9.14%) Budgeting
11 33 (8.38%) Fintech
12 31 (7.87%) Coaching
12 31 (7.87%) Stakeholder Management
13 30 (7.61%) ITIL
14 29 (7.36%) Agile
15 28 (7.11%) Data Analytics
16 27 (6.85%) Business Development
17 26 (6.60%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 117 (29.70%) SQL
2 71 (18.02%) Python
3 25 (6.35%) VBA
4 13 (3.30%) C#
5 11 (2.79%) PowerShell
6 7 (1.78%) VB
7 5 (1.27%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 5 (1.27%) JavaScript
7 5 (1.27%) R
7 5 (1.27%) Shell Script
7 5 (1.27%) VBScript
8 3 (0.76%) Java
8 3 (0.76%) T-SQL
9 2 (0.51%) Bash
9 2 (0.51%) Rust
10 1 (0.25%) ABAP
10 1 (0.25%) C
10 1 (0.25%) C++
Qualifications
1 106 (26.90%) Degree
2 53 (13.45%) ACCA
3 46 (11.68%) CIMA
4 18 (4.57%) Azure Certification
5 11 (2.79%) A+ Certification
6 10 (2.54%) CISSP
6 10 (2.54%) DBS Check
7 7 (1.78%) Cisco Certification
7 7 (1.78%) Master's Degree
8 6 (1.52%) CISM
9 5 (1.27%) CISA
10 4 (1.02%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 4 (1.02%) Computer Science Degree
10 4 (1.02%) ISACA
10 4 (1.02%) MBA
10 4 (1.02%) PMI Certification
10 4 (1.02%) SANS
10 4 (1.02%) Security Cleared
10 4 (1.02%) TOGAF Certification
11 3 (0.76%) CRISC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (3.81%) Data Quality
2 14 (3.55%) COREP
2 14 (3.55%) FINREP
3 13 (3.30%) GDPR
3 13 (3.30%) PMO
3 13 (3.30%) QA
4 12 (3.05%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 7 (1.78%) GRC
5 7 (1.78%) IFRS
5 7 (1.78%) NIST
6 4 (1.02%) GAAP
6 4 (1.02%) NIST 800
6 4 (1.02%) SLA
6 4 (1.02%) Software Quality Assurance
7 1 (0.25%) Actionable Recommendations
7 1 (0.25%) COBIT
7 1 (0.25%) COSO
7 1 (0.25%) Cyber Essentials
7 1 (0.25%) FATCA
7 1 (0.25%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 14 (3.55%) Active Directory
2 5 (1.27%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (0.51%) Docker
4 1 (0.25%) IAG
4 1 (0.25%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 9 (2.28%) SCCM
2 5 (1.27%) 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 (0.25%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 156 (39.59%) Microsoft
2 25 (6.35%) SAP
3 24 (6.09%) Oracle
4 15 (3.81%) Salesforce
5 9 (2.28%) Adobe
5 9 (2.28%) Google
5 9 (2.28%) JD Edwards
5 9 (2.28%) Xero
6 7 (1.78%) ServiceNow
7 6 (1.52%) Polycom
8 5 (1.27%) Apple
8 5 (1.27%) IBM
8 5 (1.27%) Snow
8 5 (1.27%) VMware
9 4 (1.02%) Bloomberg
9 4 (1.02%) HubSpot
10 3 (0.76%) Ariba
10 3 (0.76%) Hyperion
11 2 (0.51%) Cisco
11 2 (0.51%) Splunk