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 4 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 112 74 46
Rank change year-on-year -38 -28 +43
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Excel 427 523 1,230
As % of all permanent jobs in London 1.95% 4.21% 5.12%
As % of the Applications category 39.83% 36.78% 55.23%
Number of salaries quoted 277 350 528
10th Percentile £32,500 £29,750 £29,288
25th Percentile £40,625 £41,406 £36,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £53,210
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% +3.37% -7.46%
75th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £93,750 £81,250
England median annual salary £40,000 £42,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year -5.88% +6.25% -10.11%

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 1,072 1,422 2,227
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 4.89% 11.44% 9.27%
Number of salaries quoted 647 723 1,253
10th Percentile £29,000 £30,625 £28,750
25th Percentile £37,125 £40,000 £35,631
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% - -9.09%
75th Percentile £75,000 £70,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £94,250 £90,750 £82,500
England median annual salary £40,000 £43,500 £39,005
% change year-on-year -8.05% +11.52% -13.32%

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 4 July 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 4 July 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 -22 94 £60,000 +20.00% 77
West London -16 17 £50,000 -23.08% 15
South London +13 9 £65,000 +85.71% 10
East London -6 4 £55,000 -42.11% 12
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 36 (8.43%) SharePoint
2 6 (1.41%) Skype for Business
3 2 (0.47%) CMS
3 2 (0.47%) SAS
4 1 (0.23%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 1 (0.23%) Confluence
4 1 (0.23%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.23%) WordPress
Applications
1 118 (27.63%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 110 (25.76%) Microsoft Office
3 11 (2.58%) Spreadsheet
4 10 (2.34%) MS Visio
5 4 (0.94%) Microsoft Project
6 3 (0.70%) AutoCAD
6 3 (0.70%) SOLIDWORKS
7 2 (0.47%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 2 (0.47%) Chatbot
7 2 (0.47%) ProjectWise
8 1 (0.23%) Acrobat
8 1 (0.23%) Camtasia
Business Applications
1 12 (2.81%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
2 11 (2.58%) NetSuite
3 9 (2.11%) Salesforce CRM
4 7 (1.64%) Dynamics CRM
5 6 (1.41%) SAP ERP
6 4 (0.94%) Elite 3E
6 4 (0.94%) Oracle Applications
6 4 (0.94%) Oracle Assets
6 4 (0.94%) Oracle EBS
6 4 (0.94%) Oracle EBS R12
6 4 (0.94%) Oracle Financials
6 4 (0.94%) Oracle Receivables
6 4 (0.94%) Oracle Retail
7 3 (0.70%) Magento
8 1 (0.23%) Dynamics AX
8 1 (0.23%) FastStats
8 1 (0.23%) Loan IQ
8 1 (0.23%) Oracle General Ledger
8 1 (0.23%) Oracle Payables
8 1 (0.23%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
Cloud Services
1 127 (29.74%) Power Platform
2 47 (11.01%) SaaS
3 37 (8.67%) Azure
4 35 (8.20%) Microsoft 365
5 17 (3.98%) AWS
6 16 (3.75%) Azure AI
7 14 (3.28%) Dynamics 365
8 12 (2.81%) OneDrive
9 11 (2.58%) PowerApps
10 10 (2.34%) Microsoft Copilot
11 9 (2.11%) Power Automate
12 8 (1.87%) Entra ID
13 7 (1.64%) ChatGPT
14 6 (1.41%) Google Sheets
15 4 (0.94%) Canva
15 4 (0.94%) Cloud Computing
15 4 (0.94%) Copilot Studio
15 4 (0.94%) GCP
16 3 (0.70%) Snowflake
17 2 (0.47%) Google Docs
Communications & Networking
1 9 (2.11%) Broadband
2 6 (1.41%) Intranet
2 6 (1.41%) Skype
2 6 (1.41%) Unified Communications
2 6 (1.41%) WebEx
3 5 (1.17%) Firewall
3 5 (1.17%) VPN
4 4 (0.94%) DHCP
4 4 (0.94%) DNS
4 4 (0.94%) LAN
4 4 (0.94%) VLAN
4 4 (0.94%) WAN
4 4 (0.94%) Wi-Fi
5 3 (0.70%) Network Security
6 2 (0.47%) BGP
6 2 (0.47%) HSRP
6 2 (0.47%) NGN
6 2 (0.47%) TCP/IP
7 1 (0.23%) OSPF
7 1 (0.23%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 119 (27.87%) Power BI
2 48 (11.24%) Tableau
3 21 (4.92%) Power Query
4 16 (3.75%) SQL Server
5 11 (2.58%) Data Warehouse
6 10 (2.34%) Relational Database
7 9 (2.11%) Data Lake
8 8 (1.87%) SAP BW
9 7 (1.64%) Data Mining
9 7 (1.64%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 7 (1.64%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 4 (0.94%) Azure SQL Database
10 4 (0.94%) Db2
10 4 (0.94%) DB2 UDB
10 4 (0.94%) Looker
10 4 (0.94%) Oracle Reports
10 4 (0.94%) QlikView
11 3 (0.70%) BigQuery
11 3 (0.70%) Qlik Sense
12 2 (0.47%) Data Vault
Development Applications
1 17 (3.98%) JIRA
2 6 (1.41%) Visual Studio
3 4 (0.94%) Oracle Forms
3 4 (0.94%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
3 4 (0.94%) Toad
4 1 (0.23%) Postman
4 1 (0.23%) SoapUI
General
1 208 (48.71%) Social Skills
2 206 (48.24%) Finance
3 121 (28.34%) Analytical Skills
4 66 (15.46%) Marketing
5 46 (10.77%) Legal
6 40 (9.37%) Law
7 38 (8.90%) Organisational Skills
8 37 (8.67%) Banking
9 29 (6.79%) Retail
10 23 (5.39%) Advertising
11 20 (4.68%) Front Office
12 19 (4.45%) Telecoms
13 17 (3.98%) Presentation Skills
14 16 (3.75%) German Language
15 13 (3.04%) French Language
15 13 (3.04%) Inclusion and Diversity
16 11 (2.58%) Japanese Language
17 10 (2.34%) Dutch Language
18 8 (1.87%) Automotive
19 7 (1.64%) General Ledger
Job Titles
1 137 (32.08%) Analyst
2 50 (11.71%) Data Analyst
3 30 (7.03%) Accountant
3 30 (7.03%) Report Analyst
4 26 (6.09%) Senior
5 22 (5.15%) Administrator
5 22 (5.15%) IT Support
5 22 (5.15%) Management Accountant
6 21 (4.92%) Financial Analyst
6 21 (4.92%) Junior
7 20 (4.68%) Developer
7 20 (4.68%) Support Analyst
8 19 (4.45%) Consultant
9 16 (3.75%) Business Analyst
9 16 (3.75%) Junior Analyst
9 16 (3.75%) Junior Data Analyst
10 12 (2.81%) RAD Developer
11 11 (2.58%) Support Assistant
12 10 (2.34%) Architect
12 10 (2.34%) Lead
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (2.58%) Oracle Fusion
2 6 (1.41%) Elastic Stack
3 5 (1.17%) EDI
3 5 (1.17%) FreeMarker
4 4 (0.94%) OAuth
4 4 (0.94%) OpenID
5 2 (0.47%) Matplotlib
5 2 (0.47%) NumPy
5 2 (0.47%) Pandas
5 2 (0.47%) Seaborn
6 1 (0.23%) ADO
6 1 (0.23%) COM
6 1 (0.23%) JSON
6 1 (0.23%) TAPI
6 1 (0.23%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 44 (10.30%) Onboarding
2 28 (6.56%) Management Information System
3 20 (4.68%) Video Conferencing
4 18 (4.22%) Fixed Income
5 17 (3.98%) Self-Motivation
6 13 (3.04%) Data Structures
7 12 (2.81%) Analytical Mindset
7 12 (2.81%) Hedge funds
8 10 (2.34%) Social Media
9 9 (2.11%) Data Centre
9 9 (2.11%) Derivative
9 9 (2.11%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
10 8 (1.87%) Web Conferencing
11 5 (1.17%) CCTV
11 5 (1.17%) Equities
11 5 (1.17%) Life Science
11 5 (1.17%) Low-Code
11 5 (1.17%) Mobile App
12 4 (0.94%) e-Learning
12 4 (0.94%) Reinsurance
Operating Systems
1 34 (7.96%) Windows
2 16 (3.75%) Linux
3 9 (2.11%) Unix
4 5 (1.17%) Apple iOS
5 4 (0.94%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 112 (26.23%) Business Intelligence
2 81 (18.97%) Problem-Solving
3 74 (17.33%) Process Improvement
4 72 (16.86%) Project Management
5 63 (14.75%) Analytics
6 54 (12.65%) Continuous Improvement
7 50 (11.71%) AI
8 47 (11.01%) CRM
9 46 (10.77%) Budgeting and Forecasting
9 46 (10.77%) Decision-Making
10 40 (9.37%) Budgeting
11 37 (8.67%) Data Analysis
12 32 (7.49%) Fintech
13 30 (7.03%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 29 (6.79%) Data Management
15 28 (6.56%) Agile
15 28 (6.56%) ERP
15 28 (6.56%) Mentoring
16 27 (6.32%) Financial Analysis
16 27 (6.32%) ITIL
Programming Languages
1 118 (27.63%) SQL
2 64 (14.99%) Python
3 33 (7.73%) VBA
4 21 (4.92%) C#
5 11 (2.58%) PowerShell
6 7 (1.64%) JavaScript
6 7 (1.64%) VB
7 6 (1.41%) Bash
7 6 (1.41%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 6 (1.41%) Java
7 6 (1.41%) Rust
8 5 (1.17%) Shell Script
8 5 (1.17%) VBScript
9 4 (0.94%) PL/SQL
10 3 (0.70%) R
10 3 (0.70%) T-SQL
11 1 (0.23%) ABAP
11 1 (0.23%) C
11 1 (0.23%) C++
Qualifications
1 109 (25.53%) Degree
2 61 (14.29%) ACCA
3 54 (12.65%) CIMA
4 19 (4.45%) Azure Certification
5 11 (2.58%) DBS Check
6 10 (2.34%) CISSP
7 9 (2.11%) A+ Certification
8 8 (1.87%) Computer Science Degree
9 7 (1.64%) Cisco Certification
10 6 (1.41%) CISM
11 5 (1.17%) CISA
12 4 (0.94%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 4 (0.94%) ISACA
12 4 (0.94%) Microsoft Certification
12 4 (0.94%) SANS
12 4 (0.94%) Security Cleared
12 4 (0.94%) TOGAF Certification
13 3 (0.70%) CCNA
13 3 (0.70%) CRISC
13 3 (0.70%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (4.92%) Data Quality
1 21 (4.92%) QA
2 19 (4.45%) GDPR
3 17 (3.98%) PMO
4 14 (3.28%) COREP
4 14 (3.28%) FINREP
5 12 (2.81%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 9 (2.11%) GAAP
7 8 (1.87%) IFRS
8 7 (1.64%) GRC
8 7 (1.64%) NIST
8 7 (1.64%) SLA
9 4 (0.94%) NIST 800
9 4 (0.94%) Software Quality Assurance
10 1 (0.23%) Actionable Recommendations
10 1 (0.23%) COBIT
10 1 (0.23%) COSO
10 1 (0.23%) Cyber Essentials
10 1 (0.23%) FATCA
10 1 (0.23%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 12 (2.81%) Active Directory
2 6 (1.41%) Docker
3 5 (1.17%) Virtual Servers
3 5 (1.17%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.23%) IAG
Systems Management
1 9 (2.11%) SCCM
2 8 (1.87%) Grafana
2 8 (1.87%) Kubernetes
2 8 (1.87%) Prometheus
2 8 (1.87%) Terraform
3 6 (1.41%) Ansible
4 5 (1.17%) RSA Archer
5 4 (0.94%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
5 4 (0.94%) Single Sign-On
6 1 (0.23%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 167 (39.11%) Microsoft
2 28 (6.56%) Oracle
3 27 (6.32%) SAP
4 15 (3.51%) Salesforce
5 10 (2.34%) Xero
6 9 (2.11%) Adobe
6 9 (2.11%) JD Edwards
7 7 (1.64%) Google
7 7 (1.64%) ServiceNow
8 6 (1.41%) Polycom
8 6 (1.41%) Splunk
9 5 (1.17%) Apple
9 5 (1.17%) IBM
9 5 (1.17%) Snow
9 5 (1.17%) VMware
10 4 (0.94%) Bloomberg
10 4 (0.94%) HubSpot
10 4 (0.94%) Hyperion
10 4 (0.94%) NEC
10 4 (0.94%) Retek