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

6 months to
17 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 121 73 60
Rank change year-on-year -48 -13 +23
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Excel 477 522 864
As % of all permanent jobs in London 1.90% 4.37% 4.51%
As % of the Applications category 39.26% 43.07% 56.95%
Number of salaries quoted 306 357 291
10th Percentile £31,250 £31,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £36,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% - -8.33%
75th Percentile £68,750 £73,750 £70,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £90,300 £81,250
England median annual salary £37,500 £40,000 £44,000
% change year-on-year -6.25% -9.09% -3.51%

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 1,215 1,212 1,517
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 4.84% 10.16% 7.91%
Number of salaries quoted 738 711 699
10th Percentile £29,500 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,750 £38,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,250 £50,157 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% -8.81% -
75th Percentile £71,250 £72,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £87,500 £90,000 £85,000
England median annual salary £40,000 £40,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year - -11.11% -

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 September 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 September 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 -23 79 £45,000 -10.00% 128
South London +2 14 £65,000 +57.58% 14
West London -17 14 £36,000 -4.00% 40
East London 0 13 £32,500 - 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 40 (8.39%) SharePoint
2 7 (1.47%) Skype for Business
3 5 (1.05%) Confluence
3 5 (1.05%) WordPress
4 2 (0.42%) CMS
5 1 (0.21%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 1 (0.21%) IIS
5 1 (0.21%) MTS
5 1 (0.21%) SAS
5 1 (0.21%) WebLogic
Applications
1 121 (25.37%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 117 (24.53%) Microsoft Office
3 16 (3.35%) Spreadsheet
4 8 (1.68%) MS Visio
5 7 (1.47%) Microsoft Project
6 6 (1.26%) AutoCAD
6 6 (1.26%) Revit
7 3 (0.63%) Navisworks
7 3 (0.63%) ProjectWise
8 2 (0.42%) Acrobat
8 2 (0.42%) Chatbot
8 2 (0.42%) SPSS
9 1 (0.21%) Adobe Illustrator
9 1 (0.21%) InDesign
9 1 (0.21%) Inkscape
9 1 (0.21%) Trello
Business Applications
1 14 (2.94%) NetSuite
2 12 (2.52%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 9 (1.89%) Dynamics CRM
4 5 (1.05%) Dynamics NAV
5 4 (0.84%) Oracle Applications
5 4 (0.84%) Oracle Assets
5 4 (0.84%) Oracle EBS
5 4 (0.84%) Oracle EBS R12
5 4 (0.84%) Oracle Financials
5 4 (0.84%) Oracle Receivables
5 4 (0.84%) Oracle Retail
6 3 (0.63%) Elite 3E
6 3 (0.63%) FastStats
6 3 (0.63%) Magento
6 3 (0.63%) SAP ERP
6 3 (0.63%) Workday HCM
7 2 (0.42%) Raiser’s Edge
7 2 (0.42%) Salesforce CRM
7 2 (0.42%) SAP EWM
7 2 (0.42%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 148 (31.03%) Power Platform
2 43 (9.01%) AWS
3 36 (7.55%) Microsoft 365
4 35 (7.34%) Azure
5 31 (6.50%) SaaS
6 18 (3.77%) Dynamics 365
7 14 (2.94%) Cloud Computing
8 10 (2.10%) GCP
9 9 (1.89%) Entra ID
10 8 (1.68%) Power Automate
10 8 (1.68%) PowerApps
11 7 (1.47%) Azure AI
11 7 (1.47%) SuccessFactors
12 6 (1.26%) Google Analytics
13 3 (0.63%) Canva
13 3 (0.63%) ChatGPT
13 3 (0.63%) Microsoft Copilot
13 3 (0.63%) OneDrive
14 2 (0.42%) Smartsheet
14 2 (0.42%) Stripe
Communications & Networking
1 11 (2.31%) Broadband
2 8 (1.68%) Wi-Fi
3 7 (1.47%) Skype
3 7 (1.47%) Unified Communications
3 7 (1.47%) WebEx
4 6 (1.26%) Structured Cabling
5 5 (1.05%) Intranet
6 4 (0.84%) DHCP
6 4 (0.84%) DNS
6 4 (0.84%) NGN
6 4 (0.84%) TCP/IP
7 3 (0.63%) VLAN
7 3 (0.63%) VPN
8 2 (0.42%) BGP
8 2 (0.42%) Firewall
8 2 (0.42%) HSRP
9 1 (0.21%) Internet
9 1 (0.21%) Network Security
9 1 (0.21%) OSPF
9 1 (0.21%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 142 (29.77%) Power BI
2 44 (9.22%) Tableau
3 23 (4.82%) Power Query
4 14 (2.94%) SQL Server
5 10 (2.10%) Data Lake
6 9 (1.89%) Looker
6 9 (1.89%) Relational Database
7 8 (1.68%) SAP BW
8 7 (1.47%) Data Warehouse
8 7 (1.47%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 6 (1.26%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 4 (0.84%) Oracle Reports
11 3 (0.63%) Big Data
11 3 (0.63%) EDMS
12 2 (0.42%) Data Vault
13 1 (0.21%) Azure SQL Database
13 1 (0.21%) BusinessObjects
13 1 (0.21%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
13 1 (0.21%) Metadata
13 1 (0.21%) QGIS
Development Applications
1 16 (3.35%) JIRA
2 6 (1.26%) Visual Studio
3 4 (0.84%) Oracle Forms
3 4 (0.84%) Toad
4 3 (0.63%) Postman
4 3 (0.63%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 2 (0.42%) Jenkins
5 2 (0.42%) JMeter
6 1 (0.21%) Git
6 1 (0.21%) SoapUI
General
1 260 (54.51%) Social Skills
2 227 (47.59%) Finance
3 155 (32.49%) Analytical Skills
4 66 (13.84%) Organisational Skills
5 65 (13.63%) Marketing
6 45 (9.43%) Law
7 41 (8.60%) Legal
8 38 (7.97%) Banking
9 35 (7.34%) Retail
10 26 (5.45%) Presentation Skills
11 25 (5.24%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 25 (5.24%) Telecoms
12 17 (3.56%) Advertising
12 17 (3.56%) Front Office
13 15 (3.14%) General Ledger
14 12 (2.52%) Financial Institution
14 12 (2.52%) Influencing Skills
15 8 (1.68%) Billing
15 8 (1.68%) Manufacturing
15 8 (1.68%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 139 (29.14%) Analyst
2 49 (10.27%) Data Analyst
3 40 (8.39%) Administrator
4 29 (6.08%) Senior
5 28 (5.87%) Report Analyst
6 21 (4.40%) Accountant
6 21 (4.40%) Developer
6 21 (4.40%) Financial Analyst
7 18 (3.77%) Business Analyst
7 18 (3.77%) Support Analyst
8 17 (3.56%) IT Support
9 16 (3.35%) Junior
9 16 (3.35%) Management Accountant
10 15 (3.14%) Project Manager
11 12 (2.52%) Coordinator
11 12 (2.52%) Lead
11 12 (2.52%) RAD Developer
11 12 (2.52%) Support Assistant
12 11 (2.31%) Infrastructure Engineer
12 11 (2.31%) IT Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (2.10%) Oracle Fusion
2 9 (1.89%) Terraform
3 7 (1.47%) Elastic Stack
4 5 (1.05%) FreeMarker
4 5 (1.05%) ODBC
5 4 (0.84%) Matplotlib
5 4 (0.84%) NumPy
5 4 (0.84%) Pandas
6 2 (0.42%) Seaborn
6 2 (0.42%) XML
6 2 (0.42%) XSLT
7 1 (0.21%) .NET
7 1 (0.21%) ADO
7 1 (0.21%) COM
7 1 (0.21%) CSS
7 1 (0.21%) HTML
7 1 (0.21%) JSON
7 1 (0.21%) OAuth
7 1 (0.21%) OpenID
7 1 (0.21%) TAPI
Miscellaneous
1 68 (14.26%) Onboarding
2 54 (11.32%) Management Information System
3 35 (7.34%) Data Centre
4 20 (4.19%) Self-Motivation
5 18 (3.77%) Fixed Income
6 16 (3.35%) Data Structures
6 16 (3.35%) Video Conferencing
7 14 (2.94%) Analytical Mindset
7 14 (2.94%) Social Media
8 11 (2.31%) Hedge funds
8 11 (2.31%) Web Conferencing
9 10 (2.10%) Educational Technology
9 10 (2.10%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
10 9 (1.89%) Product Ownership
11 8 (1.68%) FMCG
12 7 (1.47%) Derivative
12 7 (1.47%) Housing Association
12 7 (1.47%) Low-Code
13 6 (1.26%) Equities
13 6 (1.26%) Reinsurance
Operating Systems
1 42 (8.81%) Windows
2 14 (2.94%) Linux
3 4 (0.84%) Unix
3 4 (0.84%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 143 (29.98%) Business Intelligence
2 123 (25.79%) Problem-Solving
3 80 (16.77%) Process Improvement
4 79 (16.56%) Analytics
5 78 (16.35%) Project Management
6 73 (15.30%) Continuous Improvement
7 72 (15.09%) Decision-Making
8 59 (12.37%) Stakeholder Management
9 55 (11.53%) Agile
9 55 (11.53%) AI
9 55 (11.53%) CRM
10 44 (9.22%) Actionable Insight
11 43 (9.01%) Data Analysis
12 42 (8.81%) Data Management
13 39 (8.18%) Budgeting
13 39 (8.18%) Budgeting and Forecasting
14 38 (7.97%) ERP
14 38 (7.97%) Mentoring
15 34 (7.13%) Customer Service
16 33 (6.92%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 112 (23.48%) SQL
2 51 (10.69%) Python
3 38 (7.97%) VBA
4 22 (4.61%) C#
5 14 (2.94%) PowerShell
6 11 (2.31%) JavaScript
7 10 (2.10%) Java
8 9 (1.89%) Bash
9 7 (1.47%) Rust
10 6 (1.26%) T-SQL
11 5 (1.05%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 5 (1.05%) Shell Script
12 4 (0.84%) PL/SQL
12 4 (0.84%) R
13 1 (0.21%) C
13 1 (0.21%) C++
13 1 (0.21%) PHP
13 1 (0.21%) Tcl
Qualifications
1 120 (25.16%) Degree
2 49 (10.27%) ACCA
3 45 (9.43%) CIMA
4 12 (2.52%) DBS Check
5 10 (2.10%) Azure Certification
5 10 (2.10%) Computer Science Degree
6 7 (1.47%) BICSI Certification
6 7 (1.47%) PMI Certification
7 6 (1.26%) A+ Certification
7 6 (1.26%) PMP
8 5 (1.05%) ITIL Certification
9 4 (0.84%) Cisco Certification
9 4 (0.84%) PRINCE2 Certification
10 3 (0.63%) BICSI RCDD
10 3 (0.63%) CCNA
10 3 (0.63%) Master's Degree
10 3 (0.63%) SC Cleared
10 3 (0.63%) Security Cleared
11 2 (0.42%) AAT
11 2 (0.42%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 63 (13.21%) Data Quality
2 26 (5.45%) GDPR
3 24 (5.03%) QA
4 20 (4.19%) PMO
5 17 (3.56%) SLA
6 11 (2.31%) GAAP
7 9 (1.89%) COREP
7 9 (1.89%) FINREP
8 8 (1.68%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 7 (1.47%) Accessibility
9 7 (1.47%) Actionable Recommendations
10 6 (1.26%) IFRS
11 3 (0.63%) Software Quality Assurance
12 2 (0.42%) COBIT
12 2 (0.42%) ISO 22301
13 1 (0.21%) COSO
13 1 (0.21%) GRC
13 1 (0.21%) ISO 14001
13 1 (0.21%) ISO 9001
13 1 (0.21%) PERC
System Software
1 11 (2.31%) Active Directory
2 7 (1.47%) Docker
3 6 (1.26%) Virtual Servers
4 1 (0.21%) IAG
Systems Management
1 9 (1.89%) Ansible
2 7 (1.47%) Grafana
2 7 (1.47%) Kubernetes
2 7 (1.47%) Prometheus
3 3 (0.63%) SCCM
4 2 (0.42%) Microsoft Intune
5 1 (0.21%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 194 (40.67%) Microsoft
2 40 (8.39%) SAP
3 30 (6.29%) Oracle
4 14 (2.94%) NEC
5 12 (2.52%) Google
6 9 (1.89%) Salesforce
7 8 (1.68%) HubSpot
8 7 (1.47%) Polycom
8 7 (1.47%) Splunk
9 6 (1.26%) Xero
10 5 (1.05%) Adobe
10 5 (1.05%) Alteryx
10 5 (1.05%) Bloomberg
10 5 (1.05%) Cisco
10 5 (1.05%) ServiceNow
10 5 (1.05%) Workday
11 4 (0.84%) Progress
11 4 (0.84%) Remedy
11 4 (0.84%) Retek
11 4 (0.84%) Sage