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 18 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 115 73 47
Rank change year-on-year -42 -26 +42
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Excel 466 527 996
As % of all permanent jobs in London 1.94% 4.34% 5.12%
As % of the Applications category 39.39% 42.99% 58.97%
Number of salaries quoted 305 359 356
10th Percentile £31,750 £29,580 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £41,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £57,625
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% -4.56% -3.96%
75th Percentile £70,000 £73,875 £72,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £93,750 £85,000
England median annual salary £40,000 £41,000 £44,309
% change year-on-year -2.44% -7.47% -2.83%

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 1,183 1,226 1,689
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 4.93% 10.11% 8.69%
Number of salaries quoted 731 727 850
10th Percentile £29,500 £30,625 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,750 £40,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,000 £54,398
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -8.08% -1.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £71,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £91,250 £90,000 £85,000
England median annual salary £40,000 £40,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year - -5.88% -5.56%

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 18 August 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 18 August 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 -18 87 £46,000 -8.00% 85
South London +5 12 £65,000 +85.71% 11
West London -19 12 £44,500 -31.54% 30
East London -11 7 £36,250 -63.75% 19
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 39 (8.37%) SharePoint
2 7 (1.50%) Skype for Business
3 5 (1.07%) Confluence
4 2 (0.43%) CMS
4 2 (0.43%) WordPress
5 1 (0.21%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 1 (0.21%) MTS
5 1 (0.21%) SAS
5 1 (0.21%) WebLogic
Applications
1 119 (25.54%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 113 (24.25%) Microsoft Office
3 14 (3.00%) Spreadsheet
4 7 (1.50%) Microsoft Project
4 7 (1.50%) MS Visio
5 5 (1.07%) AutoCAD
6 3 (0.64%) Revit
7 2 (0.43%) Acrobat
7 2 (0.43%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 2 (0.43%) Chatbot
7 2 (0.43%) ProjectWise
7 2 (0.43%) SOLIDWORKS
7 2 (0.43%) SPSS
8 1 (0.21%) Camtasia
8 1 (0.21%) Trello
Business Applications
1 13 (2.79%) NetSuite
2 12 (2.58%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 9 (1.93%) Dynamics CRM
4 6 (1.29%) SAP ERP
5 4 (0.86%) Elite 3E
5 4 (0.86%) Oracle Applications
5 4 (0.86%) Oracle Assets
5 4 (0.86%) Oracle EBS
5 4 (0.86%) Oracle EBS R12
5 4 (0.86%) Oracle Financials
5 4 (0.86%) Oracle Receivables
5 4 (0.86%) Oracle Retail
5 4 (0.86%) Salesforce CRM
6 3 (0.64%) Dynamics NAV
6 3 (0.64%) Magento
7 2 (0.43%) SAP EWM
8 1 (0.21%) Bloomberg TOMS
8 1 (0.21%) FastStats
8 1 (0.21%) FLEXCUBE
8 1 (0.21%) Raiser’s Edge
Cloud Services
1 145 (31.12%) Power Platform
2 40 (8.58%) SaaS
3 39 (8.37%) AWS
4 36 (7.73%) Azure
4 36 (7.73%) Microsoft 365
5 19 (4.08%) Dynamics 365
6 14 (3.00%) Cloud Computing
7 11 (2.36%) Azure AI
7 11 (2.36%) PowerApps
8 10 (2.15%) Power Automate
9 8 (1.72%) Entra ID
9 8 (1.72%) Microsoft Copilot
10 6 (1.29%) GCP
10 6 (1.29%) Google Analytics
11 5 (1.07%) ChatGPT
11 5 (1.07%) OneDrive
12 4 (0.86%) Canva
12 4 (0.86%) Copilot Studio
13 3 (0.64%) Snowflake
13 3 (0.64%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 9 (1.93%) Broadband
2 7 (1.50%) Skype
2 7 (1.50%) Unified Communications
2 7 (1.50%) WebEx
2 7 (1.50%) Wi-Fi
3 5 (1.07%) Intranet
4 4 (0.86%) DHCP
4 4 (0.86%) DNS
4 4 (0.86%) Firewall
4 4 (0.86%) NGN
4 4 (0.86%) VLAN
4 4 (0.86%) VPN
5 3 (0.64%) LAN
5 3 (0.64%) Structured Cabling
5 3 (0.64%) TCP/IP
5 3 (0.64%) WAN
6 2 (0.43%) BGP
6 2 (0.43%) HSRP
7 1 (0.21%) Internet
7 1 (0.21%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 138 (29.61%) Power BI
2 50 (10.73%) Tableau
3 26 (5.58%) Power Query
4 13 (2.79%) SQL Server
5 10 (2.15%) Data Lake
6 9 (1.93%) Data Warehouse
6 9 (1.93%) Relational Database
7 8 (1.72%) Looker
7 8 (1.72%) SAP BW
8 7 (1.50%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 6 (1.29%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 4 (0.86%) Data Mining
10 4 (0.86%) Oracle Reports
11 3 (0.64%) Big Data
11 3 (0.64%) Db2
11 3 (0.64%) DB2 UDB
11 3 (0.64%) QlikView
12 2 (0.43%) Data Vault
12 2 (0.43%) EDMS
12 2 (0.43%) Qlik Sense
Development Applications
1 18 (3.86%) JIRA
2 6 (1.29%) Visual Studio
3 4 (0.86%) Oracle Forms
3 4 (0.86%) Toad
4 3 (0.64%) Postman
4 3 (0.64%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 2 (0.43%) Jenkins
5 2 (0.43%) JMeter
6 1 (0.21%) SoapUI
General
1 235 (50.43%) Social Skills
2 232 (49.79%) Finance
3 150 (32.19%) Analytical Skills
4 59 (12.66%) Marketing
5 58 (12.45%) Organisational Skills
6 46 (9.87%) Legal
7 45 (9.66%) Law
8 39 (8.37%) Banking
9 32 (6.87%) Retail
10 28 (6.01%) Presentation Skills
11 24 (5.15%) Telecoms
12 21 (4.51%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 20 (4.29%) Advertising
14 19 (4.08%) Front Office
15 12 (2.58%) General Ledger
16 11 (2.36%) Influencing Skills
17 9 (1.93%) Public Sector
18 8 (1.72%) Automotive
18 8 (1.72%) Japanese Language
19 7 (1.50%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 145 (31.12%) Analyst
2 52 (11.16%) Data Analyst
3 32 (6.87%) Report Analyst
4 28 (6.01%) Administrator
5 26 (5.58%) Accountant
6 24 (5.15%) Developer
6 24 (5.15%) Financial Analyst
7 22 (4.72%) Senior
8 21 (4.51%) Junior
9 19 (4.08%) Business Analyst
9 19 (4.08%) Management Accountant
9 19 (4.08%) Support Analyst
10 17 (3.65%) IT Support
11 14 (3.00%) Project Manager
12 13 (2.79%) Consultant
12 13 (2.79%) Junior Analyst
12 13 (2.79%) RAD Developer
13 12 (2.58%) IT Analyst
13 12 (2.58%) Junior Data Analyst
13 12 (2.58%) Support Assistant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (2.36%) Oracle Fusion
2 7 (1.50%) Elastic Stack
3 5 (1.07%) FreeMarker
3 5 (1.07%) ODBC
4 2 (0.43%) Matplotlib
4 2 (0.43%) NumPy
4 2 (0.43%) OAuth
4 2 (0.43%) OpenID
4 2 (0.43%) Pandas
4 2 (0.43%) Seaborn
5 1 (0.21%) ADO
5 1 (0.21%) COM
5 1 (0.21%) CSS
5 1 (0.21%) HTML
5 1 (0.21%) JSON
5 1 (0.21%) TAPI
5 1 (0.21%) XML
5 1 (0.21%) XSLT
Miscellaneous
1 69 (14.81%) Onboarding
2 45 (9.66%) Management Information System
3 29 (6.22%) Data Centre
4 21 (4.51%) Self-Motivation
5 19 (4.08%) Fixed Income
6 16 (3.43%) Video Conferencing
7 15 (3.22%) Analytical Mindset
8 14 (3.00%) Data Structures
9 12 (2.58%) Hedge funds
9 12 (2.58%) Social Media
10 11 (2.36%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 10 (2.15%) Educational Technology
11 10 (2.15%) Product Ownership
12 9 (1.93%) Derivative
12 9 (1.93%) Low-Code
13 8 (1.72%) e-Learning
13 8 (1.72%) Web Conferencing
14 6 (1.29%) Equities
14 6 (1.29%) Housing Association
14 6 (1.29%) Reinsurance
Operating Systems
1 44 (9.44%) Windows
2 17 (3.65%) Linux
3 7 (1.50%) Unix
4 4 (0.86%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 139 (29.83%) Business Intelligence
2 107 (22.96%) Problem-Solving
3 90 (19.31%) Process Improvement
4 85 (18.24%) Project Management
5 70 (15.02%) Analytics
6 67 (14.38%) Continuous Improvement
7 62 (13.30%) Decision-Making
8 59 (12.66%) AI
9 50 (10.73%) Agile
10 49 (10.52%) Data Analysis
11 45 (9.66%) CRM
11 45 (9.66%) Stakeholder Management
12 43 (9.23%) Budgeting and Forecasting
13 41 (8.80%) Budgeting
14 39 (8.37%) Mentoring
15 35 (7.51%) Actionable Insight
15 35 (7.51%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 34 (7.30%) ERP
17 32 (6.87%) Data Management
18 31 (6.65%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 118 (25.32%) SQL
2 60 (12.88%) Python
3 40 (8.58%) VBA
4 23 (4.94%) C#
5 13 (2.79%) PowerShell
6 11 (2.36%) JavaScript
7 10 (2.15%) Java
8 9 (1.93%) Bash
9 7 (1.50%) Rust
10 5 (1.07%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 5 (1.07%) Shell Script
11 4 (0.86%) PL/SQL
11 4 (0.86%) R
11 4 (0.86%) T-SQL
12 3 (0.64%) VB
12 3 (0.64%) VBScript
13 1 (0.21%) C
13 1 (0.21%) C++
13 1 (0.21%) Tcl
Qualifications
1 123 (26.39%) Degree
2 58 (12.45%) ACCA
3 54 (11.59%) CIMA
4 14 (3.00%) Azure Certification
5 10 (2.15%) Computer Science Degree
5 10 (2.15%) DBS Check
6 7 (1.50%) A+ Certification
7 6 (1.29%) BICSI Certification
8 5 (1.07%) Cisco Certification
8 5 (1.07%) PMI Certification
8 5 (1.07%) PMP
9 4 (0.86%) ITIL Certification
9 4 (0.86%) Security Cleared
10 3 (0.64%) BICSI RCDD
10 3 (0.64%) CCNA
10 3 (0.64%) Microsoft Certification
10 3 (0.64%) PRINCE2 Certification
10 3 (0.64%) SC Cleared
11 2 (0.43%) CISSP
11 2 (0.43%) MCT
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 47 (10.09%) Data Quality
2 23 (4.94%) QA
3 21 (4.51%) GDPR
3 21 (4.51%) PMO
4 16 (3.43%) SLA
5 14 (3.00%) COREP
5 14 (3.00%) FINREP
6 12 (2.58%) GAAP
7 8 (1.72%) IFRS
7 8 (1.72%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 6 (1.29%) Accessibility
9 5 (1.07%) Actionable Recommendations
10 4 (0.86%) Software Quality Assurance
11 2 (0.43%) COBIT
12 1 (0.21%) COSO
12 1 (0.21%) GRC
12 1 (0.21%) NIST
12 1 (0.21%) PCI DSS
12 1 (0.21%) PERC
System Software
1 11 (2.36%) Active Directory
2 7 (1.50%) Docker
3 6 (1.29%) Virtual Servers
4 3 (0.64%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.21%) IAG
Systems Management
1 9 (1.93%) Ansible
1 9 (1.93%) Terraform
2 7 (1.50%) Grafana
2 7 (1.50%) Kubernetes
2 7 (1.50%) Prometheus
2 7 (1.50%) SCCM
3 2 (0.43%) Single Sign-On
4 1 (0.21%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 183 (39.27%) Microsoft
2 37 (7.94%) SAP
3 29 (6.22%) Oracle
4 14 (3.00%) NEC
5 10 (2.15%) Salesforce
6 9 (1.93%) Google
7 8 (1.72%) HubSpot
8 7 (1.50%) Adobe
8 7 (1.50%) Polycom
8 7 (1.50%) Splunk
8 7 (1.50%) Xero
9 5 (1.07%) Alteryx
9 5 (1.07%) Bloomberg
9 5 (1.07%) Cisco
9 5 (1.07%) ServiceNow
10 4 (0.86%) Hyperion
10 4 (0.86%) Remedy
10 4 (0.86%) Retek
11 3 (0.64%) Ariba
11 3 (0.64%) JD Edwards