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 29 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 103 77 43
Rank change year-on-year -26 -34 +64
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Excel 417 506 1,231
As % of all permanent jobs in London 2.09% 3.96% 5.29%
As % of the Applications category 41.87% 31.25% 53.01%
Number of salaries quoted 276 256 542
10th Percentile £32,500 £30,375 £30,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £41,250 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £54,573
Median % change year-on-year - +0.78% -5.09%
75th Percentile £72,813 £76,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £89,375 £93,125 £85,000
England median annual salary £40,000 £43,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year -8.05% +8.75% -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 996 1,619 2,322
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 5.00% 12.68% 9.98%
Number of salaries quoted 610 633 1,381
10th Percentile £28,956 £31,250 £27,965
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,750 £32,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £53,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -1.87% +12.63% -13.64%
75th Percentile £73,750 £75,000 £65,250
90th Percentile £91,250 £92,250 £82,000
England median annual salary £40,000 £47,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year -15.79% +26.67% -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 29 April 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 29 April 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 -34 92 £60,000 +20.00% 49
West London -21 14 £55,250 -11.60% 25
East London -14 7 £40,000 -55.56% 20
South London +7 6 £40,000 +19.40% 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 26 (6.24%) SharePoint
2 7 (1.68%) Skype for Business
3 5 (1.20%) SAS
4 3 (0.72%) Microsoft Exchange
5 2 (0.48%) CMS
6 1 (0.24%) Confluence
Applications
1 133 (31.89%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 110 (26.38%) Microsoft Office
3 18 (4.32%) MS Visio
4 9 (2.16%) Spreadsheet
5 6 (1.44%) AutoCAD
6 3 (0.72%) Microsoft Project
6 3 (0.72%) SOLIDWORKS
7 2 (0.48%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 1 (0.24%) Camtasia
Business Applications
1 10 (2.40%) Salesforce CRM
2 8 (1.92%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 6 (1.44%) SAP ERP
4 3 (0.72%) Elite 3E
5 2 (0.48%) Dynamics AX
5 2 (0.48%) NetSuite
6 1 (0.24%) Dynamics CRM
6 1 (0.24%) Infor SunSystems
6 1 (0.24%) Loan IQ
6 1 (0.24%) Oracle General Ledger
6 1 (0.24%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
6 1 (0.24%) Raiser’s Edge
6 1 (0.24%) SAP CO
6 1 (0.24%) SAP FI
6 1 (0.24%) SAP FI/CO
6 1 (0.24%) SAP Oil and Gas
6 1 (0.24%) SAP PM
6 1 (0.24%) SAP S/4HANA
6 1 (0.24%) Visualfiles
6 1 (0.24%) Yoast SEO
Cloud Services
1 148 (35.49%) Power Platform
2 50 (11.99%) Azure
3 43 (10.31%) SaaS
4 35 (8.39%) Microsoft 365
5 21 (5.04%) Azure AI
6 13 (3.12%) Power Automate
7 12 (2.88%) OneDrive
8 11 (2.64%) PowerApps
9 10 (2.40%) Azure DevOps
10 8 (1.92%) Microsoft Copilot
11 7 (1.68%) Dynamics 365
12 6 (1.44%) Entra ID
12 6 (1.44%) Google Sheets
13 5 (1.20%) Azure Data Factory
13 5 (1.20%) ChatGPT
14 4 (0.96%) AWS
15 3 (0.72%) Cloud Computing
15 3 (0.72%) GCP
15 3 (0.72%) PaaS
15 3 (0.72%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 10 (2.40%) WebEx
2 8 (1.92%) Broadband
3 7 (1.68%) Skype
3 7 (1.68%) Unified Communications
4 4 (0.96%) DHCP
4 4 (0.96%) DNS
4 4 (0.96%) Intranet
4 4 (0.96%) LAN
4 4 (0.96%) VLAN
4 4 (0.96%) WAN
4 4 (0.96%) Wi-Fi
5 3 (0.72%) Firewall
5 3 (0.72%) VPN
6 2 (0.48%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 139 (33.33%) Power BI
2 67 (16.07%) Tableau
3 22 (5.28%) Power Query
4 19 (4.56%) Data Mining
5 15 (3.60%) Data Warehouse
6 14 (3.36%) SQL Server
7 9 (2.16%) Data Lake
7 9 (2.16%) Relational Database
8 8 (1.92%) SAP BW
9 7 (1.68%) Azure SQL Database
10 6 (1.44%) Qlik Sense
11 5 (1.20%) Big Data
11 5 (1.20%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 4 (0.96%) BusinessObjects
12 4 (0.96%) DB2
12 4 (0.96%) DB2 UDB
12 4 (0.96%) Looker
12 4 (0.96%) QlikView
13 3 (0.72%) BigQuery
13 3 (0.72%) SQLite
Development Applications
1 18 (4.32%) JIRA
2 5 (1.20%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
3 3 (0.72%) Git
4 1 (0.24%) Postman
4 1 (0.24%) SoapUI
General
1 208 (49.88%) Finance
2 185 (44.36%) Social Skills
3 130 (31.18%) Analytical Skills
4 69 (16.55%) Marketing
5 49 (11.75%) Legal
6 48 (11.51%) Law
7 38 (9.11%) Banking
7 38 (9.11%) Organisational Skills
8 23 (5.52%) Front Office
9 22 (5.28%) Advertising
10 19 (4.56%) Presentation Skills
11 17 (4.08%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 17 (4.08%) Telecoms
12 16 (3.84%) Retail
13 14 (3.36%) German Language
14 13 (3.12%) French Language
15 10 (2.40%) Dutch Language
15 10 (2.40%) Public Sector
16 8 (1.92%) Billing
17 6 (1.44%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 145 (34.77%) Analyst
2 67 (16.07%) Data Analyst
3 31 (7.43%) Junior
3 31 (7.43%) Senior
4 29 (6.95%) Accountant
4 29 (6.95%) Support Analyst
5 24 (5.76%) Consultant
6 22 (5.28%) IT Support
7 21 (5.04%) Junior Analyst
7 21 (5.04%) Junior Data Analyst
8 19 (4.56%) Trainee
8 19 (4.56%) Trainee Analyst
8 19 (4.56%) Trainee Data Analyst
9 18 (4.32%) Developer
9 18 (4.32%) Lead
9 18 (4.32%) Management Accountant
10 17 (4.08%) Report Analyst
11 15 (3.60%) Business Analyst
12 14 (3.36%) IT Analyst
13 13 (3.12%) Support Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (2.64%) Oracle Fusion
2 6 (1.44%) EDI
3 4 (0.96%) OAuth
3 4 (0.96%) OpenID
4 3 (0.72%) .NET
4 3 (0.72%) Pandas
4 3 (0.72%) PySpark
5 2 (0.48%) FIX Protocol
5 2 (0.48%) Matplotlib
5 2 (0.48%) NumPy
5 2 (0.48%) Seaborn
6 1 (0.24%) FreeMarker
6 1 (0.24%) Great Expectations
6 1 (0.24%) JSON
6 1 (0.24%) Plotly
6 1 (0.24%) SAP Fiori
6 1 (0.24%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 28 (6.71%) Video Conferencing
2 26 (6.24%) Onboarding
3 23 (5.52%) Self-Motivation
4 13 (3.12%) Derivative
4 13 (3.12%) Management Information System
5 12 (2.88%) Analytical Mindset
5 12 (2.88%) Data Structures
5 12 (2.88%) Fixed Income
6 9 (2.16%) Social Media
7 7 (1.68%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 7 (1.68%) Hedge funds
8 6 (1.44%) Equities
8 6 (1.44%) Web Conferencing
9 5 (1.20%) CCTV
9 5 (1.20%) Life Science
9 5 (1.20%) Mobile App
9 5 (1.20%) Reference Data
10 4 (0.96%) Low-Code
10 4 (0.96%) PMI
11 3 (0.72%) Digital Signage
Operating Systems
1 31 (7.43%) Windows
2 8 (1.92%) Linux
3 7 (1.68%) Unix
4 5 (1.20%) Apple iOS
4 5 (1.20%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 136 (32.61%) Business Intelligence
2 83 (19.90%) Project Management
3 80 (19.18%) Analytics
3 80 (19.18%) Problem-Solving
4 74 (17.75%) Data Analysis
5 67 (16.07%) Process Improvement
6 56 (13.43%) Continuous Improvement
7 54 (12.95%) AI
8 43 (10.31%) CRM
9 37 (8.87%) Decision-Making
9 37 (8.87%) ITIL
10 36 (8.63%) Data Analytics
11 32 (7.67%) Budgeting and Forecasting
11 32 (7.67%) Business Analysis
11 32 (7.67%) Customer Service
11 32 (7.67%) Mentoring
11 32 (7.67%) Stakeholder Management
12 30 (7.19%) Agile
12 30 (7.19%) Budgeting
12 30 (7.19%) ERP
Programming Languages
1 144 (34.53%) SQL
2 96 (23.02%) Python
3 20 (4.80%) VBA
4 11 (2.64%) C#
5 10 (2.40%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 10 (2.40%) PowerShell
6 7 (1.68%) VB
7 5 (1.20%) R
7 5 (1.20%) VBScript
8 3 (0.72%) JavaScript
8 3 (0.72%) T-SQL
9 2 (0.48%) Bash
10 1 (0.24%) ABAP
10 1 (0.24%) C++
10 1 (0.24%) Java
10 1 (0.24%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 107 (25.66%) Degree
2 47 (11.27%) ACCA
3 40 (9.59%) CIMA
4 21 (5.04%) Azure Certification
5 13 (3.12%) A+ Certification
6 11 (2.64%) Master's Degree
7 10 (2.40%) CISSP
8 8 (1.92%) PMI Certification
9 7 (1.68%) CFA
9 7 (1.68%) CISM
10 5 (1.20%) CISA
10 5 (1.20%) PMP
11 4 (0.96%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 4 (0.96%) Cisco Certification
11 4 (0.96%) ISACA
11 4 (0.96%) MBA
11 4 (0.96%) SANS
11 4 (0.96%) Security Cleared
11 4 (0.96%) TOGAF Certification
12 3 (0.72%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (6.47%) Data Quality
2 19 (4.56%) QA
3 15 (3.60%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 13 (3.12%) GDPR
5 12 (2.88%) COREP
5 12 (2.88%) FINREP
6 9 (2.16%) PMO
7 7 (1.68%) GAAP
7 7 (1.68%) GRC
7 7 (1.68%) IFRS
7 7 (1.68%) NIST
8 5 (1.20%) SLA
9 4 (0.96%) NIST 800
9 4 (0.96%) Software Quality Assurance
10 3 (0.72%) Cyber Essentials
11 2 (0.48%) Accessibility
11 2 (0.48%) ISO 9001
11 2 (0.48%) PCI DSS
12 1 (0.24%) COBIT
12 1 (0.24%) COSO
System Software
1 20 (4.80%) Active Directory
2 5 (1.20%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.24%) IAG
Systems Management
1 9 (2.16%) SCCM
2 5 (1.20%) RSA Archer
3 4 (0.96%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
3 4 (0.96%) Grafana
3 4 (0.96%) Single Sign-On
4 3 (0.72%) Microsoft Intune
5 2 (0.48%) Kubernetes
5 2 (0.48%) Prometheus
5 2 (0.48%) Terraform
6 1 (0.24%) Control-M
6 1 (0.24%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 173 (41.49%) Microsoft
2 28 (6.71%) SAP
3 20 (4.80%) Oracle
3 20 (4.80%) Salesforce
4 9 (2.16%) Google
4 9 (2.16%) JD Edwards
4 9 (2.16%) ServiceNow
5 8 (1.92%) Adobe
5 8 (1.92%) Xero
6 7 (1.68%) Polycom
7 5 (1.20%) Apple
7 5 (1.20%) IBM
7 5 (1.20%) Snow
7 5 (1.20%) VMware
8 4 (0.96%) Bloomberg
8 4 (0.96%) Cisco
9 3 (0.72%) Ariba
9 3 (0.72%) HubSpot
9 3 (0.72%) Hyperion
9 3 (0.72%) Intapp