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 17 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 98 69 56
Rank change year-on-year -29 -13 +50
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Excel 435 561 976
As % of all permanent jobs in London 2.55% 4.20% 4.46%
As % of the Applications category 43.76% 34.08% 47.80%
Number of salaries quoted 297 262 523
10th Percentile £32,838 £28,898 £29,288
25th Percentile £36,750 £42,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £58,625 £53,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.18% +10.61% -7.83%
75th Percentile £70,000 £77,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £87,500 £85,000
England median annual salary £41,250 £45,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +12.50% -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 994 1,646 2,042
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 5.82% 12.32% 9.34%
Number of salaries quoted 594 610 1,347
10th Percentile £29,400 £30,475 £27,965
25th Percentile £35,563 £41,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £45,392
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +21.17% -17.47%
75th Percentile £71,250 £75,000 £66,875
90th Percentile £88,750 £91,250 £85,000
England median annual salary £40,000 £48,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year -16.67% +28.00% -16.67%

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 17 March 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 17 March 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 -26 94 £60,000 +14.29% 58
West London -8 17 £55,500 -11.20% 26
South London +15 13 £42,500 +42.86% 8
East London -6 12 £40,000 -55.56% 9
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 (9.66%) SharePoint
2 8 (1.84%) Microsoft Exchange
2 8 (1.84%) SAS
3 5 (1.15%) CMS
3 5 (1.15%) Skype for Business
4 2 (0.46%) Confluence
5 1 (0.23%) IIS
Applications
1 140 (32.18%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 109 (25.06%) Microsoft Office
3 20 (4.60%) MS Visio
4 10 (2.30%) Spreadsheet
5 8 (1.84%) Photoshop
6 7 (1.61%) Adobe Premiere
7 6 (1.38%) AutoCAD
8 3 (0.69%) InDesign
8 3 (0.69%) SOLIDWORKS
9 2 (0.46%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 2 (0.46%) SPSS
10 1 (0.23%) Acrobat
10 1 (0.23%) Camtasia
10 1 (0.23%) Microsoft Project
10 1 (0.23%) Oracle Smart View
Business Applications
1 9 (2.07%) Salesforce CRM
2 4 (0.92%) Dynamics CRM
3 3 (0.69%) SAP ERP
3 3 (0.69%) Yoast SEO
4 2 (0.46%) Dynamics AX
4 2 (0.46%) Dynamics NAV
4 2 (0.46%) NetSuite
4 2 (0.46%) Relativity
4 2 (0.46%) Visualfiles
5 1 (0.23%) Elite 3E
5 1 (0.23%) Infor SunSystems
5 1 (0.23%) Loan IQ
5 1 (0.23%) Oracle Financials
5 1 (0.23%) Oracle General Ledger
5 1 (0.23%) Oracle Payables
5 1 (0.23%) Oracle Receivables
5 1 (0.23%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
5 1 (0.23%) SAP FI
5 1 (0.23%) SAP Oil and Gas
5 1 (0.23%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 158 (36.32%) Power Platform
2 50 (11.49%) SaaS
3 48 (11.03%) Azure
4 46 (10.57%) Microsoft 365
5 20 (4.60%) OneDrive
6 16 (3.68%) Power Automate
7 14 (3.22%) Azure AI
8 13 (2.99%) Azure DevOps
8 13 (2.99%) PowerApps
9 9 (2.07%) Dynamics 365
10 8 (1.84%) Entra ID
11 7 (1.61%) AWS
11 7 (1.61%) Azure Data Factory
11 7 (1.61%) Microsoft Copilot
11 7 (1.61%) Snowflake
12 5 (1.15%) Cloud Computing
12 5 (1.15%) GitHub
12 5 (1.15%) Google Sheets
13 4 (0.92%) GCP
13 4 (0.92%) Zapier
Communications & Networking
1 8 (1.84%) Unified Communications
1 8 (1.84%) WebEx
2 5 (1.15%) LAN
2 5 (1.15%) Skype
2 5 (1.15%) WAN
3 4 (0.92%) DHCP
3 4 (0.92%) Intranet
4 3 (0.69%) DNS
4 3 (0.69%) Firewall
4 3 (0.69%) Network Security
4 3 (0.69%) VPN
5 2 (0.46%) Wi-Fi
6 1 (0.23%) TCP/IP
6 1 (0.23%) VLAN
6 1 (0.23%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 151 (34.71%) Power BI
2 70 (16.09%) Tableau
3 27 (6.21%) Data Mining
4 18 (4.14%) SQL Server
5 17 (3.91%) Data Warehouse
5 17 (3.91%) Power Query
6 13 (2.99%) Qlik Sense
7 11 (2.53%) Relational Database
8 9 (2.07%) Azure SQL Database
8 9 (2.07%) Big Data
9 8 (1.84%) QlikView
10 6 (1.38%) GIS
10 6 (1.38%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 5 (1.15%) Looker
12 4 (0.92%) BigQuery
12 4 (0.92%) DB2
12 4 (0.92%) DB2 UDB
12 4 (0.92%) Metadata
13 3 (0.69%) BusinessObjects
13 3 (0.69%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 16 (3.68%) JIRA
2 3 (0.69%) Git
3 2 (0.46%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 218 (50.11%) Finance
2 168 (38.62%) Social Skills
3 149 (34.25%) Analytical Skills
4 75 (17.24%) Marketing
5 51 (11.72%) Legal
6 47 (10.80%) Law
7 35 (8.05%) Banking
8 33 (7.59%) Organisational Skills
9 22 (5.06%) Advertising
10 21 (4.83%) French Language
10 21 (4.83%) German Language
11 19 (4.37%) Front Office
11 19 (4.37%) Retail
12 18 (4.14%) Telecoms
13 17 (3.91%) Dutch Language
13 17 (3.91%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 15 (3.45%) Presentation Skills
15 14 (3.22%) Spanish Language
16 13 (2.99%) Public Sector
17 12 (2.76%) Billing
Job Titles
1 140 (32.18%) Analyst
2 71 (16.32%) Data Analyst
3 42 (9.66%) Senior
4 35 (8.05%) Support Analyst
5 29 (6.67%) Accountant
6 26 (5.98%) Junior
7 25 (5.75%) Trainee
8 23 (5.29%) Trainee Analyst
8 23 (5.29%) Trainee Data Analyst
9 22 (5.06%) Lead
10 20 (4.60%) Management Accountant
11 19 (4.37%) Consultant
12 17 (3.91%) IT Support
13 16 (3.68%) Developer
14 15 (3.45%) Support Specialist
15 14 (3.22%) Business Analyst
15 14 (3.22%) IT Analyst
15 14 (3.22%) Junior Analyst
15 14 (3.22%) Junior Data Analyst
16 13 (2.99%) Service Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (1.38%) EDI
2 3 (0.69%) .NET
2 3 (0.69%) OAuth
2 3 (0.69%) OpenID
2 3 (0.69%) PySpark
2 3 (0.69%) YAML
3 2 (0.46%) FIX Protocol
3 2 (0.46%) Oracle Fusion
4 1 (0.23%) Great Expectations
4 1 (0.23%) HTML
4 1 (0.23%) MFC
4 1 (0.23%) Pandas
4 1 (0.23%) Plotly
4 1 (0.23%) SAP Fiori
Miscellaneous
1 27 (6.21%) Onboarding
2 25 (5.75%) Video Conferencing
3 22 (5.06%) Self-Motivation
4 14 (3.22%) Analytical Mindset
5 9 (2.07%) Derivative
6 8 (1.84%) Management Information System
6 8 (1.84%) Social Media
7 7 (1.61%) Reference Data
8 5 (1.15%) CCTV
8 5 (1.15%) Credit Risk
8 5 (1.15%) PMI
8 5 (1.15%) Social Network
8 5 (1.15%) Team-Oriented Environment
9 4 (0.92%) Data Structures
9 4 (0.92%) e-Learning
9 4 (0.92%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 4 (0.92%) Web Conferencing
10 3 (0.69%) Cloud Native
10 3 (0.69%) Enterprise Software
10 3 (0.69%) Reinsurance
Operating Systems
1 37 (8.51%) Windows
2 12 (2.76%) Linux
3 11 (2.53%) Windows 10
4 10 (2.30%) Unix
5 6 (1.38%) Apple iOS
6 3 (0.69%) Windows Server
7 1 (0.23%) Windows Server 2008
7 1 (0.23%) Windows Server 2012
7 1 (0.23%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 159 (36.55%) Business Intelligence
2 102 (23.45%) Analytics
3 97 (22.30%) Data Analysis
4 91 (20.92%) Project Management
5 90 (20.69%) Problem-Solving
6 69 (15.86%) Process Improvement
7 66 (15.17%) Continuous Improvement
8 59 (13.56%) AI
9 52 (11.95%) Decision-Making
10 51 (11.72%) Data Analytics
11 46 (10.57%) ITIL
12 44 (10.11%) Stakeholder Management
13 43 (9.89%) CRM
13 43 (9.89%) Visualisation
14 39 (8.97%) Information Security
15 38 (8.74%) Business Analysis
15 38 (8.74%) Customer Service
16 37 (8.51%) Project Delivery
17 35 (8.05%) Mentoring
18 34 (7.82%) Data Management
Programming Languages
1 161 (37.01%) SQL
2 106 (24.37%) Python
3 14 (3.22%) VBA
4 10 (2.30%) PowerShell
4 10 (2.30%) R
5 9 (2.07%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 8 (1.84%) JavaScript
7 7 (1.61%) VB
8 6 (1.38%) C#
9 5 (1.15%) VBScript
10 3 (0.69%) T-SQL
11 2 (0.46%) Bash
12 1 (0.23%) ABAP
12 1 (0.23%) C++
12 1 (0.23%) Java
Qualifications
1 121 (27.82%) Degree
2 42 (9.66%) ACCA
3 33 (7.59%) CIMA
4 20 (4.60%) Master's Degree
5 15 (3.45%) PMI Certification
6 14 (3.22%) Azure Certification
7 13 (2.99%) CISSP
8 12 (2.76%) A+ Certification
9 11 (2.53%) PMP
10 9 (2.07%) CISA
11 8 (1.84%) CISM
12 7 (1.61%) CFA
13 5 (1.15%) ISACA
13 5 (1.15%) SANS
14 4 (0.92%) CRISC
14 4 (0.92%) MBA
15 3 (0.69%) (ISC)2 CCSP
15 3 (0.69%) CAPM
15 3 (0.69%) Cisco Certification
15 3 (0.69%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 38 (8.74%) Data Quality
2 24 (5.52%) QA
3 20 (4.60%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 16 (3.68%) PMO
5 12 (2.76%) GDPR
6 8 (1.84%) GAAP
6 8 (1.84%) GRC
6 8 (1.84%) NIST
7 7 (1.61%) IFRS
8 6 (1.38%) ISO 9001
9 5 (1.15%) Accessibility
9 5 (1.15%) COREP
9 5 (1.15%) FINREP
9 5 (1.15%) NIST 800
9 5 (1.15%) SLA
10 3 (0.69%) Cyber Essentials
10 3 (0.69%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 2 (0.46%) PCI DSS
12 1 (0.23%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 1 (0.23%) FATCA
System Software
1 20 (4.60%) Active Directory
2 5 (1.15%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 9 (2.07%) Microsoft Intune
2 6 (1.38%) RSA Archer
2 6 (1.38%) SCCM
3 5 (1.15%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
3 5 (1.15%) Single Sign-On
4 4 (0.92%) Grafana
4 4 (0.92%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
5 2 (0.46%) Kubernetes
5 2 (0.46%) Prometheus
5 2 (0.46%) Terraform
6 1 (0.23%) Control-M
Vendors
1 199 (45.75%) Microsoft
2 26 (5.98%) Salesforce
3 20 (4.60%) Adobe
3 20 (4.60%) SAP
4 16 (3.68%) Oracle
5 12 (2.76%) Cisco
5 12 (2.76%) ServiceNow
6 9 (2.07%) JD Edwards
7 8 (1.84%) Google
8 7 (1.61%) Apple
8 7 (1.61%) Databricks
9 5 (1.15%) HubSpot
9 5 (1.15%) IBM
9 5 (1.15%) Polycom
9 5 (1.15%) Snow
9 5 (1.15%) VMware
9 5 (1.15%) Xero
10 4 (0.92%) Intapp
10 4 (0.92%) YouTube
11 3 (0.69%) Veeam