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 23 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 79 84 80
Rank change year-on-year +5 -4 +30
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Excel 483 577 696
As % of all permanent jobs in London 3.32% 3.72% 3.54%
As % of the Applications category 44.15% 36.54% 44.30%
Number of salaries quoted 333 216 420
10th Percentile £32,010 £32,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £42,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £60,000 £57,250
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +4.80% -0.43%
75th Percentile £71,250 £77,500 £68,750
90th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £85,000
England median annual salary £41,162 £45,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year -8.53% +12.50% -15.79%

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 1,094 1,579 1,571
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 7.51% 10.17% 8.00%
Number of salaries quoted 624 564 1,111
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £27,965
25th Percentile £36,250 £41,250 £33,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +10.00% -11.89%
75th Percentile £72,500 £76,438 £67,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £88,750 £85,000
England median annual salary £40,000 £47,683 £39,000
% change year-on-year -16.11% +22.26% -14.75%

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 23 January 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 23 January 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 -10 105 £45,000 -18.18% 48
West London +11 17 £51,750 - 11
South London +20 16 £45,000 +38.46% 12
East London - 11 £40,000 - 7
North London +7 1 £34,500 -50.71% 2
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 43 (8.90%) SharePoint
2 18 (3.73%) Microsoft Exchange
3 13 (2.69%) Skype for Business
4 8 (1.66%) SAS
5 6 (1.24%) CMS
6 3 (0.62%) WordPress
7 2 (0.41%) Confluence
8 1 (0.21%) IIS
Applications
1 171 (35.40%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 143 (29.61%) Microsoft Office
3 17 (3.52%) MS Visio
4 13 (2.69%) Photoshop
5 9 (1.86%) Adobe Premiere
6 8 (1.66%) Spreadsheet
7 6 (1.24%) InDesign
8 3 (0.62%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 3 (0.62%) Adobe Illustrator
8 3 (0.62%) AutoCAD
9 2 (0.41%) Microsoft Project
9 2 (0.41%) SPSS
9 2 (0.41%) Stata
10 1 (0.21%) Acrobat
10 1 (0.21%) Oracle Smart View
10 1 (0.21%) Trello
Business Applications
1 8 (1.66%) NetSuite
2 4 (0.83%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (0.83%) Dynamics NAV
3 3 (0.62%) Salesforce CRM
3 3 (0.62%) Yoast SEO
4 2 (0.41%) Dynamics AX
4 2 (0.41%) Relativity
4 2 (0.41%) Towers Watson Igloo
4 2 (0.41%) Visualfiles
5 1 (0.21%) Loan IQ
5 1 (0.21%) Oracle Financials
5 1 (0.21%) Oracle General Ledger
5 1 (0.21%) Oracle Payables
5 1 (0.21%) Oracle Receivables
5 1 (0.21%) Pegasus Opera
5 1 (0.21%) SAP CO
5 1 (0.21%) SAP FI
5 1 (0.21%) SAP FI/CO
5 1 (0.21%) SAP Oil and Gas
5 1 (0.21%) SAP PM
Cloud Services
1 167 (34.58%) Power Platform
2 56 (11.59%) Microsoft 365
3 48 (9.94%) Azure
4 32 (6.63%) SaaS
5 16 (3.31%) OneDrive
6 15 (3.11%) Azure DevOps
7 13 (2.69%) Entra ID
7 13 (2.69%) Power Automate
7 13 (2.69%) PowerApps
8 10 (2.07%) Cloud Computing
9 9 (1.86%) AWS
9 9 (1.86%) Dynamics 365
10 7 (1.45%) GCP
11 6 (1.24%) Azure AI
11 6 (1.24%) Azure Data Factory
12 5 (1.04%) Snowflake
13 4 (0.83%) Intacct
13 4 (0.83%) Miro
14 3 (0.62%) Asana
14 3 (0.62%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 18 (3.73%) WebEx
2 16 (3.31%) Unified Communications
3 13 (2.69%) Skype
4 8 (1.66%) DHCP
5 7 (1.45%) DNS
6 6 (1.24%) Wireless
7 4 (0.83%) Intranet
8 3 (0.62%) Network Security
8 3 (0.62%) SMS
9 2 (0.41%) LAN
9 2 (0.41%) WAN
9 2 (0.41%) Wi-Fi
10 1 (0.21%) Cisco IOS
10 1 (0.21%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 158 (32.71%) Power BI
2 69 (14.29%) Tableau
3 22 (4.55%) Data Mining
3 22 (4.55%) SQL Server
4 16 (3.31%) Data Warehouse
5 15 (3.11%) Power Query
6 14 (2.90%) Big Data
7 13 (2.69%) Qlik Sense
8 12 (2.48%) Relational Database
9 7 (1.45%) Azure SQL Database
10 6 (1.24%) GIS
10 6 (1.24%) Looker
11 5 (1.04%) Metadata
11 5 (1.04%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 4 (0.83%) BigQuery
12 4 (0.83%) QlikView
13 3 (0.62%) BusinessObjects
13 3 (0.62%) KNIME
13 3 (0.62%) SQLite
13 3 (0.62%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 21 (4.35%) JIRA
2 3 (0.62%) Git
3 2 (0.41%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 225 (46.58%) Finance
2 193 (39.96%) Social Skills
3 170 (35.20%) Analytical Skills
4 74 (15.32%) Marketing
5 61 (12.63%) Legal
6 59 (12.22%) Law
7 57 (11.80%) Organisational Skills
8 30 (6.21%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 26 (5.38%) Banking
10 24 (4.97%) Presentation Skills
11 20 (4.14%) Telecoms
12 19 (3.93%) Front Office
12 19 (3.93%) Retail
13 16 (3.31%) Advertising
13 16 (3.31%) Billing
14 15 (3.11%) German Language
15 14 (2.90%) French Language
16 13 (2.69%) Financial Institution
16 13 (2.69%) Manufacturing
17 12 (2.48%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 155 (32.09%) Analyst
2 77 (15.94%) Data Analyst
3 54 (11.18%) Senior
4 43 (8.90%) Support Analyst
5 26 (5.38%) Junior
5 26 (5.38%) Support Specialist
6 23 (4.76%) Lead
7 22 (4.55%) Accountant
8 20 (4.14%) IT Support
8 20 (4.14%) Trainee
9 19 (3.93%) Administrator
10 18 (3.73%) Support Assistant
10 18 (3.73%) Trainee Analyst
10 18 (3.73%) Trainee Data Analyst
11 17 (3.52%) Junior Analyst
11 17 (3.52%) Senior Analyst
12 16 (3.31%) IT Analyst
12 16 (3.31%) Service Manager
13 15 (3.11%) Data Insight Analyst
13 15 (3.11%) Insight Data Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (1.04%) FreeMarker
2 3 (0.62%) .NET
2 3 (0.62%) FIX Protocol
2 3 (0.62%) PySpark
2 3 (0.62%) YAML
3 2 (0.41%) Altair
3 2 (0.41%) EDI
3 2 (0.41%) Middleware
3 2 (0.41%) Unity (Game Engine)
3 2 (0.41%) Unreal Engine
4 1 (0.21%) Great Expectations
4 1 (0.21%) HTML
4 1 (0.21%) MFC
4 1 (0.21%) OAuth
4 1 (0.21%) OpenID
4 1 (0.21%) Oracle Fusion
4 1 (0.21%) Pandas
4 1 (0.21%) Plotly
4 1 (0.21%) SAP Fiori
4 1 (0.21%) STL
Miscellaneous
1 34 (7.04%) Self-Motivation
2 32 (6.63%) Onboarding
3 31 (6.42%) Video Conferencing
4 16 (3.31%) Social Media
5 15 (3.11%) Analytical Mindset
6 10 (2.07%) Social Network
6 10 (2.07%) Team-Oriented Environment
7 9 (1.86%) Management Information System
8 7 (1.45%) Derivative
9 6 (1.24%) Reference Data
10 5 (1.04%) Credit Risk
10 5 (1.04%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
10 5 (1.04%) PMI
10 5 (1.04%) Web Conferencing
11 4 (0.83%) Data Structures
11 4 (0.83%) Reinsurance
12 3 (0.62%) Blog
12 3 (0.62%) CMDB
12 3 (0.62%) Digital Signage
12 3 (0.62%) Wiki
Operating Systems
1 46 (9.52%) Windows
2 13 (2.69%) Windows 10
3 12 (2.48%) Linux
4 10 (2.07%) Unix
5 6 (1.24%) Windows Server
6 4 (0.83%) Apple iOS
7 2 (0.41%) Mac OS
7 2 (0.41%) Windows Server 2016
8 1 (0.21%) Windows Server 2008
8 1 (0.21%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 170 (35.20%) Business Intelligence
2 111 (22.98%) Analytics
2 111 (22.98%) Problem-Solving
3 104 (21.53%) Project Management
4 95 (19.67%) Data Analysis
5 70 (14.49%) Decision-Making
6 67 (13.87%) Continuous Improvement
7 65 (13.46%) ITIL
8 59 (12.22%) Visualisation
9 53 (10.97%) Process Improvement
10 52 (10.77%) AI
11 51 (10.56%) Project Delivery
12 48 (9.94%) Data Analytics
13 46 (9.52%) Agile
14 44 (9.11%) Stakeholder Management
15 42 (8.70%) Information Security
16 41 (8.49%) Mentoring
17 37 (7.66%) Actionable Insight
17 37 (7.66%) Coaching
17 37 (7.66%) Data Management
Programming Languages
1 153 (31.68%) SQL
2 94 (19.46%) Python
3 20 (4.14%) VBA
4 18 (3.73%) JavaScript
5 16 (3.31%) R
6 10 (2.07%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 9 (1.86%) PowerShell
8 4 (0.83%) C#
8 4 (0.83%) T-SQL
9 3 (0.62%) Bash
9 3 (0.62%) VB
10 2 (0.41%) MATLAB
11 1 (0.21%) ABAP
11 1 (0.21%) C++
11 1 (0.21%) Java
11 1 (0.21%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 132 (27.33%) Degree
2 31 (6.42%) ACCA
2 31 (6.42%) Master's Degree
3 21 (4.35%) PMI Certification
4 20 (4.14%) CIMA
5 17 (3.52%) PMP
6 14 (2.90%) A+ Certification
6 14 (2.90%) CISSP
7 12 (2.48%) CFA
7 12 (2.48%) CISA
8 10 (2.07%) MBA
9 8 (1.66%) CISM
10 6 (1.24%) Azure Certification
11 5 (1.04%) ISACA
11 5 (1.04%) SANS
12 4 (0.83%) AAT
12 4 (0.83%) CRISC
12 4 (0.83%) DBS Check
12 4 (0.83%) Microsoft Certification
12 4 (0.83%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 41 (8.49%) Data Quality
2 36 (7.45%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 36 (7.45%) QA
3 20 (4.14%) PMO
4 15 (3.11%) GDPR
5 11 (2.28%) GAAP
6 10 (2.07%) IFRS
7 9 (1.86%) ISO 9001
7 9 (1.86%) SLA
8 8 (1.66%) Accessibility
8 8 (1.66%) GRC
8 8 (1.66%) NIST
9 5 (1.04%) NIST 800
10 3 (0.62%) Cyber Essentials
10 3 (0.62%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 1 (0.21%) COBIT
11 1 (0.21%) FATCA
11 1 (0.21%) GMP
11 1 (0.21%) ISO 14001
11 1 (0.21%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 32 (6.63%) Active Directory
2 5 (1.04%) Hyper-V
3 4 (0.83%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.41%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 17 (3.52%) Microsoft Intune
2 6 (1.24%) RSA Archer
2 6 (1.24%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
3 5 (1.04%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
4 3 (0.62%) Grafana
4 3 (0.62%) Single Sign-On
5 1 (0.21%) Control-M
5 1 (0.21%) SCCM
Vendors
1 229 (47.41%) Microsoft
2 23 (4.76%) Salesforce
3 20 (4.14%) Adobe
3 20 (4.14%) SAP
4 19 (3.93%) Oracle
5 18 (3.73%) ServiceNow
6 16 (3.31%) Cisco
7 13 (2.69%) Polycom
8 11 (2.28%) VMware
9 9 (1.86%) Databricks
9 9 (1.86%) Xero
10 8 (1.66%) Google
10 8 (1.66%) Sage
11 7 (1.45%) YouTube
12 6 (1.24%) Atlassian
12 6 (1.24%) HubSpot
13 5 (1.04%) Apple
13 5 (1.04%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
14 4 (0.83%) Concur
14 4 (0.83%) Epicor