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

6 months to
19 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 74 81 85
Rank change year-on-year +7 +4 +27
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Excel 479 586 671
As % of all permanent jobs in London 3.37% 3.79% 3.53%
As % of the Applications category 44.11% 38.10% 44.32%
Number of salaries quoted 329 221 405
10th Percentile £32,010 £32,000 £31,537
25th Percentile £35,000 £42,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +4.35% -
75th Percentile £71,250 £77,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £85,000
England median annual salary £41,075 £45,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year -8.72% +5.88% -10.53%

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 1,086 1,538 1,514
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 7.63% 9.95% 7.96%
Number of salaries quoted 615 563 1,073
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £27,965
25th Percentile £36,250 £41,250 £34,930
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +10.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £76,250 £67,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £88,750 £85,000
England median annual salary £40,000 £47,501 £40,000
% change year-on-year -15.79% +18.75% -12.57%

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 19 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 19 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 -4 103 £45,000 -18.18% 48
South London +19 16 £45,000 +51.26% 13
West London +12 16 £51,750 - 11
East London - 11 £40,000 - 9
North London +10 1 £34,500 -50.71%
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 (8.98%) SharePoint
2 18 (3.76%) Microsoft Exchange
3 13 (2.71%) Skype for Business
4 8 (1.67%) SAS
5 6 (1.25%) CMS
6 3 (0.63%) WordPress
7 2 (0.42%) Confluence
8 1 (0.21%) IIS
Applications
1 166 (34.66%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 140 (29.23%) Microsoft Office
3 16 (3.34%) MS Visio
4 13 (2.71%) Photoshop
5 9 (1.88%) Adobe Premiere
6 8 (1.67%) Spreadsheet
7 6 (1.25%) InDesign
8 3 (0.63%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 3 (0.63%) Adobe Illustrator
8 3 (0.63%) AutoCAD
9 2 (0.42%) Microsoft Project
9 2 (0.42%) SPSS
9 2 (0.42%) Stata
10 1 (0.21%) Acrobat
10 1 (0.21%) Oracle Smart View
10 1 (0.21%) Trello
Business Applications
1 8 (1.67%) NetSuite
2 4 (0.84%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (0.84%) Dynamics NAV
3 3 (0.63%) Salesforce CRM
3 3 (0.63%) Yoast SEO
4 2 (0.42%) Dynamics AX
4 2 (0.42%) Relativity
4 2 (0.42%) Towers Watson Igloo
4 2 (0.42%) 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 Receivables
5 1 (0.21%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
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
1 166 (34.66%) Power Platform
2 54 (11.27%) Microsoft 365
3 47 (9.81%) Azure
4 31 (6.47%) SaaS
5 15 (3.13%) Azure DevOps
5 15 (3.13%) OneDrive
6 13 (2.71%) Entra ID
6 13 (2.71%) Power Automate
7 12 (2.51%) PowerApps
8 11 (2.30%) Cloud Computing
9 9 (1.88%) AWS
9 9 (1.88%) Dynamics 365
10 7 (1.46%) GCP
11 6 (1.25%) Azure AI
11 6 (1.25%) Azure Data Factory
12 5 (1.04%) Snowflake
13 4 (0.84%) Intacct
13 4 (0.84%) Miro
14 3 (0.63%) Asana
14 3 (0.63%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 18 (3.76%) WebEx
2 16 (3.34%) Unified Communications
3 13 (2.71%) Skype
4 8 (1.67%) DHCP
5 7 (1.46%) DNS
6 6 (1.25%) Wireless
7 3 (0.63%) Intranet
7 3 (0.63%) Network Security
7 3 (0.63%) SMS
8 2 (0.42%) LAN
8 2 (0.42%) WAN
8 2 (0.42%) Wi-Fi
9 1 (0.21%) Cisco IOS
9 1 (0.21%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 158 (32.99%) Power BI
2 69 (14.41%) Tableau
3 22 (4.59%) Data Mining
3 22 (4.59%) SQL Server
4 16 (3.34%) Data Warehouse
5 15 (3.13%) Big Data
5 15 (3.13%) Power Query
6 13 (2.71%) Qlik Sense
7 11 (2.30%) Relational Database
8 7 (1.46%) Azure SQL Database
9 6 (1.25%) GIS
9 6 (1.25%) Looker
10 5 (1.04%) Metadata
10 5 (1.04%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 4 (0.84%) BigQuery
11 4 (0.84%) QlikView
12 3 (0.63%) BusinessObjects
12 3 (0.63%) KNIME
12 3 (0.63%) SQLite
12 3 (0.63%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 21 (4.38%) JIRA
2 3 (0.63%) Git
3 2 (0.42%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 222 (46.35%) Finance
2 193 (40.29%) Social Skills
3 170 (35.49%) Analytical Skills
4 73 (15.24%) Marketing
5 58 (12.11%) Legal
6 57 (11.90%) Law
6 57 (11.90%) Organisational Skills
7 30 (6.26%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 25 (5.22%) Banking
9 24 (5.01%) Presentation Skills
10 19 (3.97%) Front Office
10 19 (3.97%) Telecoms
11 18 (3.76%) Retail
12 16 (3.34%) Advertising
12 16 (3.34%) Billing
13 14 (2.92%) German Language
14 13 (2.71%) Financial Institution
14 13 (2.71%) French Language
15 12 (2.51%) Manufacturing
16 11 (2.30%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 154 (32.15%) Analyst
2 79 (16.49%) Data Analyst
3 53 (11.06%) Senior
4 42 (8.77%) Support Analyst
5 25 (5.22%) Junior
5 25 (5.22%) Support Specialist
6 23 (4.80%) Lead
7 21 (4.38%) Accountant
8 20 (4.18%) Trainee
9 19 (3.97%) Administrator
9 19 (3.97%) IT Support
10 18 (3.76%) Support Assistant
10 18 (3.76%) Trainee Analyst
10 18 (3.76%) Trainee Data Analyst
11 17 (3.55%) Junior Analyst
11 17 (3.55%) Senior Analyst
12 16 (3.34%) Service Manager
13 15 (3.13%) Data Insight Analyst
13 15 (3.13%) Insight Analyst
13 15 (3.13%) Insight Data Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (1.04%) FreeMarker
2 3 (0.63%) .NET
2 3 (0.63%) Altair
2 3 (0.63%) FIX Protocol
2 3 (0.63%) PySpark
2 3 (0.63%) YAML
3 2 (0.42%) EDI
3 2 (0.42%) Middleware
3 2 (0.42%) Oracle Fusion
3 2 (0.42%) Unity (Game Engine)
3 2 (0.42%) Unreal Engine
4 1 (0.21%) Great Expectations
4 1 (0.21%) HTML
4 1 (0.21%) MFC
4 1 (0.21%) Pandas
4 1 (0.21%) Plotly
4 1 (0.21%) SAP Fiori
4 1 (0.21%) STL
Miscellaneous
1 34 (7.10%) Self-Motivation
2 33 (6.89%) Onboarding
3 29 (6.05%) Video Conferencing
4 16 (3.34%) Social Media
5 15 (3.13%) Analytical Mindset
6 11 (2.30%) Social Network
7 10 (2.09%) Management Information System
7 10 (2.09%) Team-Oriented Environment
8 7 (1.46%) Derivative
9 6 (1.25%) 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 (0.84%) Data Structures
11 4 (0.84%) Reinsurance
12 3 (0.63%) Blog
12 3 (0.63%) CMDB
12 3 (0.63%) Digital Signage
12 3 (0.63%) Wiki
Operating Systems
1 45 (9.39%) Windows
2 13 (2.71%) Windows 10
3 12 (2.51%) Linux
4 10 (2.09%) Unix
5 6 (1.25%) Windows Server
6 4 (0.84%) Apple iOS
7 2 (0.42%) Mac OS
7 2 (0.42%) Windows Server 2016
8 1 (0.21%) Windows Server 2008
8 1 (0.21%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 170 (35.49%) Business Intelligence
2 111 (23.17%) Analytics
2 111 (23.17%) Problem-Solving
3 105 (21.92%) Project Management
4 95 (19.83%) Data Analysis
5 69 (14.41%) Decision-Making
6 64 (13.36%) Continuous Improvement
7 63 (13.15%) ITIL
8 59 (12.32%) Visualisation
9 52 (10.86%) AI
9 52 (10.86%) Process Improvement
10 51 (10.65%) Project Delivery
11 49 (10.23%) Data Analytics
12 46 (9.60%) Agile
12 46 (9.60%) Stakeholder Management
13 41 (8.56%) Information Security
14 39 (8.14%) Mentoring
15 37 (7.72%) Actionable Insight
15 37 (7.72%) Coaching
16 36 (7.52%) Business Analysis
Programming Languages
1 156 (32.57%) SQL
2 96 (20.04%) Python
3 20 (4.18%) VBA
4 19 (3.97%) R
5 18 (3.76%) JavaScript
6 10 (2.09%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 9 (1.88%) PowerShell
8 4 (0.84%) C#
8 4 (0.84%) T-SQL
8 4 (0.84%) VB
9 3 (0.63%) Bash
10 2 (0.42%) MATLAB
11 1 (0.21%) ABAP
11 1 (0.21%) C++
11 1 (0.21%) Java
Qualifications
1 130 (27.14%) Degree
2 32 (6.68%) ACCA
3 31 (6.47%) Master's Degree
4 21 (4.38%) PMI Certification
5 20 (4.18%) CIMA
6 17 (3.55%) PMP
7 13 (2.71%) A+ Certification
7 13 (2.71%) CISSP
8 12 (2.51%) CFA
8 12 (2.51%) CISA
9 10 (2.09%) MBA
10 7 (1.46%) CISM
11 6 (1.25%) Azure Certification
12 4 (0.84%) AAT
12 4 (0.84%) CRISC
12 4 (0.84%) DBS Check
12 4 (0.84%) ISACA
12 4 (0.84%) Microsoft Certification
12 4 (0.84%) SANS
12 4 (0.84%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 40 (8.35%) Data Quality
2 36 (7.52%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 36 (7.52%) QA
3 20 (4.18%) PMO
4 15 (3.13%) GDPR
5 12 (2.51%) GAAP
6 11 (2.30%) IFRS
7 9 (1.88%) ISO 9001
7 9 (1.88%) SLA
8 8 (1.67%) Accessibility
9 7 (1.46%) GRC
9 7 (1.46%) NIST
10 4 (0.84%) NIST 800
11 3 (0.63%) Cyber Essentials
11 3 (0.63%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 1 (0.21%) COBIT
12 1 (0.21%) FATCA
12 1 (0.21%) GMP
12 1 (0.21%) ISO 14001
12 1 (0.21%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 32 (6.68%) Active Directory
2 5 (1.04%) Hyper-V
3 3 (0.63%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.42%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 16 (3.34%) Microsoft Intune
2 6 (1.25%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
3 5 (1.04%) RSA Archer
4 4 (0.84%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
5 3 (0.63%) Grafana
6 2 (0.42%) Single Sign-On
7 1 (0.21%) Control-M
Vendors
1 226 (47.18%) Microsoft
2 25 (5.22%) Salesforce
3 20 (4.18%) Oracle
3 20 (4.18%) SAP
4 19 (3.97%) Adobe
5 18 (3.76%) ServiceNow
6 16 (3.34%) Cisco
7 13 (2.71%) Polycom
8 10 (2.09%) VMware
9 9 (1.88%) Databricks
10 8 (1.67%) Sage
10 8 (1.67%) Xero
11 7 (1.46%) Google
11 7 (1.46%) YouTube
12 6 (1.25%) Atlassian
12 6 (1.25%) HubSpot
13 5 (1.04%) Apple
13 5 (1.04%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
14 4 (0.84%) Concur
14 4 (0.84%) Epicor