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

6 months to
5 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 116 68 54
Rank change year-on-year -48 -14 +20
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Excel 483 528 868
As % of all permanent jobs in London 1.87% 4.48% 4.64%
As % of the Applications category 38.76% 43.71% 56.73%
Number of salaries quoted 305 359 278
10th Percentile £31,850 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £36,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £56,250
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% -2.22% -6.25%
75th Percentile £67,500 £75,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £94,500 £90,150 £83,750
England median annual salary £37,500 £40,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -6.25% -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 1,246 1,208 1,530
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 4.81% 10.26% 8.19%
Number of salaries quoted 751 692 667
10th Percentile £30,500 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £37,125 £38,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,157 £52,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.46% -4.55% -
75th Percentile £70,000 £72,813 £70,250
90th Percentile £85,000 £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 5 October 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 5 October 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 74 £45,000 -10.00% 116
West London -11 18 £36,000 -4.00% 35
East London 0 17 £33,750 +3.85% 13
South London +3 15 £65,000 +36.84% 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 43 (8.90%) SharePoint
2 6 (1.24%) Skype for Business
3 5 (1.04%) Confluence
3 5 (1.04%) WordPress
4 2 (0.41%) CMS
4 2 (0.41%) IIS
5 1 (0.21%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 1 (0.21%) MTS
5 1 (0.21%) SAS
5 1 (0.21%) WebLogic
Applications
1 119 (24.64%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 110 (22.77%) Microsoft Office
3 16 (3.31%) Spreadsheet
4 9 (1.86%) MS Visio
5 8 (1.66%) AutoCAD
5 8 (1.66%) Revit
6 6 (1.24%) Microsoft Project
7 4 (0.83%) ProjectWise
8 3 (0.62%) Navisworks
9 2 (0.41%) Acrobat
9 2 (0.41%) Chatbot
9 2 (0.41%) SPSS
10 1 (0.21%) Adobe Illustrator
10 1 (0.21%) InDesign
10 1 (0.21%) Inkscape
10 1 (0.21%) Trello
Business Applications
1 14 (2.90%) NetSuite
2 12 (2.48%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 9 (1.86%) Dynamics CRM
4 6 (1.24%) Workday HCM
5 5 (1.04%) Dynamics NAV
6 4 (0.83%) Oracle Applications
6 4 (0.83%) Oracle Assets
6 4 (0.83%) Oracle EBS
6 4 (0.83%) Oracle EBS R12
6 4 (0.83%) Oracle Financials
6 4 (0.83%) Oracle Receivables
6 4 (0.83%) Oracle Retail
6 4 (0.83%) SAP S/4HANA
7 3 (0.62%) FastStats
7 3 (0.62%) Magento
7 3 (0.62%) Raiser’s Edge
8 2 (0.41%) SAP EWM
9 1 (0.21%) Bloomberg TOMS
9 1 (0.21%) Elite 3E
9 1 (0.21%) FLEXCUBE
Cloud Services
1 147 (30.43%) Power Platform
2 44 (9.11%) AWS
3 33 (6.83%) Microsoft 365
3 33 (6.83%) SaaS
4 32 (6.63%) Azure
5 19 (3.93%) Dynamics 365
6 14 (2.90%) Cloud Computing
7 12 (2.48%) GCP
8 10 (2.07%) SuccessFactors
9 9 (1.86%) Entra ID
10 7 (1.45%) Power Automate
11 6 (1.24%) PowerApps
12 5 (1.04%) Google Analytics
12 5 (1.04%) OneDrive
13 4 (0.83%) Azure AI
14 3 (0.62%) Canva
15 2 (0.41%) ChatGPT
15 2 (0.41%) Miro
15 2 (0.41%) Smartsheet
15 2 (0.41%) Stripe
Communications & Networking
1 11 (2.28%) Broadband
2 8 (1.66%) Wi-Fi
3 6 (1.24%) Skype
3 6 (1.24%) Structured Cabling
3 6 (1.24%) TCP/IP
3 6 (1.24%) Unified Communications
3 6 (1.24%) WebEx
4 5 (1.04%) DHCP
4 5 (1.04%) DNS
4 5 (1.04%) Intranet
4 5 (1.04%) VPN
5 4 (0.83%) NGN
6 2 (0.41%) BGP
6 2 (0.41%) Firewall
6 2 (0.41%) HSRP
6 2 (0.41%) VLAN
7 1 (0.21%) Extranet
7 1 (0.21%) Internet
7 1 (0.21%) OSPF
7 1 (0.21%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 143 (29.61%) Power BI
2 47 (9.73%) Tableau
3 19 (3.93%) Power Query
4 17 (3.52%) SQL Server
5 11 (2.28%) Looker
6 10 (2.07%) Data Lake
7 9 (1.86%) Data Warehouse
7 9 (1.86%) Relational Database
8 8 (1.66%) SAP BW
9 7 (1.45%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 6 (1.24%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 4 (0.83%) EDMS
11 4 (0.83%) Oracle Reports
12 3 (0.62%) Big Data
13 2 (0.41%) Data Vault
14 1 (0.21%) BusinessObjects
14 1 (0.21%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
14 1 (0.21%) GIS
14 1 (0.21%) Metadata
14 1 (0.21%) QGIS
Development Applications
1 14 (2.90%) JIRA
2 6 (1.24%) Visual Studio
3 4 (0.83%) Oracle Forms
3 4 (0.83%) Toad
4 3 (0.62%) Postman
5 2 (0.41%) Jenkins
5 2 (0.41%) JMeter
6 1 (0.21%) Git
6 1 (0.21%) SoapUI
6 1 (0.21%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 272 (56.31%) Social Skills
2 234 (48.45%) Finance
3 164 (33.95%) Analytical Skills
4 69 (14.29%) Organisational Skills
5 62 (12.84%) Marketing
6 42 (8.70%) Law
6 42 (8.70%) Retail
7 40 (8.28%) Legal
8 38 (7.87%) Banking
9 27 (5.59%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 26 (5.38%) Telecoms
11 24 (4.97%) Presentation Skills
12 18 (3.73%) Advertising
13 16 (3.31%) General Ledger
14 14 (2.90%) Front Office
14 14 (2.90%) Influencing Skills
15 13 (2.69%) Financial Institution
16 10 (2.07%) Manufacturing
17 9 (1.86%) Billing
17 9 (1.86%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 137 (28.36%) Analyst
2 49 (10.14%) Data Analyst
3 40 (8.28%) Administrator
4 31 (6.42%) Senior
5 27 (5.59%) Report Analyst
6 20 (4.14%) Accountant
6 20 (4.14%) Financial Analyst
7 19 (3.93%) Business Analyst
8 18 (3.73%) Developer
9 17 (3.52%) IT Support
9 17 (3.52%) Support Analyst
10 16 (3.31%) Management Accountant
10 16 (3.31%) Project Manager
11 15 (3.11%) Coordinator
12 13 (2.69%) Junior
12 13 (2.69%) Lead
13 11 (2.28%) Infrastructure Engineer
13 11 (2.28%) IT Analyst
13 11 (2.28%) Support Assistant
14 10 (2.07%) RAD Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (1.86%) Terraform
2 8 (1.66%) Oracle Fusion
3 7 (1.45%) Elastic Stack
4 5 (1.04%) FreeMarker
4 5 (1.04%) Matplotlib
4 5 (1.04%) NumPy
4 5 (1.04%) ODBC
4 5 (1.04%) Pandas
5 2 (0.41%) Seaborn
5 2 (0.41%) XML
5 2 (0.41%) XSLT
6 1 (0.21%) .NET
6 1 (0.21%) ADO
6 1 (0.21%) COM
6 1 (0.21%) CSS
6 1 (0.21%) HTML
6 1 (0.21%) JSON
6 1 (0.21%) Middleware
6 1 (0.21%) TAPI
Miscellaneous
1 72 (14.91%) Onboarding
2 62 (12.84%) Management Information System
3 36 (7.45%) Data Centre
4 19 (3.93%) Self-Motivation
5 16 (3.31%) Data Structures
5 16 (3.31%) Social Media
6 15 (3.11%) Fixed Income
6 15 (3.11%) Video Conferencing
7 14 (2.90%) Analytical Mindset
8 11 (2.28%) Educational Technology
9 10 (2.07%) Housing Association
10 9 (1.86%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
10 9 (1.86%) Hedge funds
10 9 (1.86%) Product Ownership
11 8 (1.66%) FMCG
11 8 (1.66%) Web Conferencing
12 7 (1.45%) Low-Code
12 7 (1.45%) Reinsurance
13 6 (1.24%) Derivative
13 6 (1.24%) e-Learning
Operating Systems
1 40 (8.28%) Windows
2 14 (2.90%) Linux
3 4 (0.83%) Unix
4 2 (0.41%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 147 (30.43%) Business Intelligence
2 131 (27.12%) Problem-Solving
3 89 (18.43%) Analytics
4 86 (17.81%) Continuous Improvement
5 81 (16.77%) Decision-Making
5 81 (16.77%) Process Improvement
6 79 (16.36%) Stakeholder Management
7 73 (15.11%) Project Management
8 56 (11.59%) AI
9 54 (11.18%) Agile
9 54 (11.18%) CRM
10 50 (10.35%) Data Analysis
11 47 (9.73%) Data Management
12 45 (9.32%) Actionable Insight
13 41 (8.49%) Budgeting
14 39 (8.07%) ERP
15 38 (7.87%) Budgeting and Forecasting
15 38 (7.87%) Validation
16 35 (7.25%) Dashboard Development
16 35 (7.25%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 105 (21.74%) SQL
2 46 (9.52%) Python
3 35 (7.25%) VBA
4 20 (4.14%) C#
5 14 (2.90%) PowerShell
6 11 (2.28%) JavaScript
7 10 (2.07%) Java
8 9 (1.86%) Bash
9 7 (1.45%) Rust
10 5 (1.04%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 5 (1.04%) Shell Script
10 5 (1.04%) T-SQL
11 4 (0.83%) PL/SQL
12 3 (0.62%) R
13 2 (0.41%) PHP
14 1 (0.21%) C
14 1 (0.21%) C++
14 1 (0.21%) Tcl
Qualifications
1 120 (24.84%) Degree
2 46 (9.52%) ACCA
3 42 (8.70%) CIMA
4 13 (2.69%) DBS Check
5 10 (2.07%) Computer Science Degree
6 7 (1.45%) Azure Certification
6 7 (1.45%) BICSI Certification
7 6 (1.24%) A+ Certification
7 6 (1.24%) ITIL Certification
7 6 (1.24%) PMI Certification
8 5 (1.04%) PMP
9 4 (0.83%) PRINCE2 Certification
10 3 (0.62%) AAT
10 3 (0.62%) BICSI RCDD
10 3 (0.62%) CCNA
10 3 (0.62%) Cisco Certification
10 3 (0.62%) Master's Degree
11 2 (0.41%) ISTQB
11 2 (0.41%) SC Cleared
11 2 (0.41%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 77 (15.94%) Data Quality
2 30 (6.21%) GDPR
3 25 (5.18%) QA
4 18 (3.73%) PMO
5 15 (3.11%) SLA
6 11 (2.28%) GAAP
7 8 (1.66%) Actionable Recommendations
8 7 (1.45%) Accessibility
8 7 (1.45%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 6 (1.24%) COREP
9 6 (1.24%) FINREP
9 6 (1.24%) IFRS
9 6 (1.24%) ISO 22301
10 2 (0.41%) COBIT
10 2 (0.41%) ISO 14001
10 2 (0.41%) ISO 9001
11 1 (0.21%) COSO
11 1 (0.21%) GRC
11 1 (0.21%) PERC
11 1 (0.21%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 8 (1.66%) Active Directory
2 7 (1.45%) Docker
3 6 (1.24%) Virtual Servers
4 1 (0.21%) IAG
4 1 (0.21%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (0.21%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 9 (1.86%) Ansible
2 7 (1.45%) Grafana
2 7 (1.45%) Kubernetes
2 7 (1.45%) Prometheus
3 4 (0.83%) Microsoft Intune
4 2 (0.41%) SCCM
5 1 (0.21%) Thomson Reuters DACS
Vendors
1 199 (41.20%) Microsoft
2 40 (8.28%) SAP
3 31 (6.42%) Oracle
4 14 (2.90%) NEC
5 13 (2.69%) Google
6 10 (2.07%) Workday
7 8 (1.66%) HubSpot
7 8 (1.66%) Salesforce
8 7 (1.45%) Splunk
9 6 (1.24%) Adobe
9 6 (1.24%) Concur
9 6 (1.24%) Polycom
10 5 (1.04%) Alteryx
10 5 (1.04%) Cisco
10 5 (1.04%) Progress
10 5 (1.04%) ServiceNow
11 4 (0.83%) Bloomberg
11 4 (0.83%) Remedy
11 4 (0.83%) Retek
11 4 (0.83%) Sage