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

6 months to
30 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 103 78 58
Rank change year-on-year -25 -20 +50
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Excel 435 521 982
As % of all permanent jobs in London 2.44% 4.02% 4.41%
As % of the Applications category 44.30% 32.32% 48.00%
Number of salaries quoted 302 253 522
10th Percentile £32,500 £30,600 £29,213
25th Percentile £36,250 £43,225 £36,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £59,751 £54,148
Median % change year-on-year -7.95% +10.35% -5.83%
75th Percentile £70,000 £77,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £87,500 £87,375
England median annual salary £41,125 £45,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year -8.61% +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 982 1,612 2,046
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 5.50% 12.44% 9.18%
Number of salaries quoted 611 608 1,350
10th Percentile £28,560 £31,250 £27,965
25th Percentile £35,000 £41,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,000 £55,000 £45,392
Median % change year-on-year -5.45% +21.17% -17.47%
75th Percentile £71,250 £75,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £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 30 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 30 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 -31 94 £60,000 +14.29% 66
West London -17 15 £55,500 -11.20% 32
East London -6 12 £40,000 -55.56% 9
South London +25 11 £40,000 -42.86% 7
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 37 (8.51%) SharePoint
2 8 (1.84%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (1.61%) SAS
4 5 (1.15%) Skype for Business
5 4 (0.92%) CMS
6 2 (0.46%) Confluence
7 1 (0.23%) IIS
Applications
1 146 (33.56%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 114 (26.21%) Microsoft Office
3 19 (4.37%) MS Visio
4 10 (2.30%) Spreadsheet
5 6 (1.38%) AutoCAD
6 4 (0.92%) Photoshop
7 3 (0.69%) Adobe Premiere
7 3 (0.69%) InDesign
7 3 (0.69%) SOLIDWORKS
8 2 (0.46%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 2 (0.46%) Microsoft Project
8 2 (0.46%) SPSS
9 1 (0.23%) Acrobat
9 1 (0.23%) Camtasia
Business Applications
1 10 (2.30%) Salesforce CRM
2 6 (1.38%) SAP ERP
3 4 (0.92%) Dynamics CRM
4 3 (0.69%) Yoast SEO
5 2 (0.46%) Dynamics AX
5 2 (0.46%) Dynamics NAV
5 2 (0.46%) Elite 3E
5 2 (0.46%) NetSuite
5 2 (0.46%) Relativity
5 2 (0.46%) Visualfiles
6 1 (0.23%) Infor SunSystems
6 1 (0.23%) Loan IQ
6 1 (0.23%) Oracle General Ledger
6 1 (0.23%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
6 1 (0.23%) SAP CO
6 1 (0.23%) SAP FI
6 1 (0.23%) SAP FI/CO
6 1 (0.23%) SAP Oil and Gas
6 1 (0.23%) SAP PM
6 1 (0.23%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 156 (35.86%) Power Platform
2 51 (11.72%) Azure
3 50 (11.49%) SaaS
4 46 (10.57%) Microsoft 365
5 17 (3.91%) OneDrive
6 16 (3.68%) Azure AI
7 15 (3.45%) Power Automate
8 13 (2.99%) PowerApps
9 11 (2.53%) Azure DevOps
10 10 (2.30%) Entra ID
11 8 (1.84%) Dynamics 365
11 8 (1.84%) Microsoft Copilot
12 7 (1.61%) Azure Data Factory
13 6 (1.38%) AWS
13 6 (1.38%) Snowflake
14 5 (1.15%) ChatGPT
14 5 (1.15%) Google Sheets
15 4 (0.92%) Cloud Computing
15 4 (0.92%) GCP
15 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
3 4 (0.92%) Wi-Fi
4 3 (0.69%) DNS
4 3 (0.69%) Firewall
4 3 (0.69%) Network Security
4 3 (0.69%) VPN
5 1 (0.23%) TCP/IP
5 1 (0.23%) VLAN
5 1 (0.23%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 148 (34.02%) Power BI
2 69 (15.86%) Tableau
3 27 (6.21%) Data Mining
4 21 (4.83%) Power Query
5 17 (3.91%) Data Warehouse
6 14 (3.22%) SQL Server
7 12 (2.76%) Relational Database
8 11 (2.53%) Qlik Sense
9 8 (1.84%) Big Data
9 8 (1.84%) QlikView
10 7 (1.61%) Azure SQL Database
11 6 (1.38%) Looker
11 6 (1.38%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 4 (0.92%) BigQuery
12 4 (0.92%) DB2
12 4 (0.92%) DB2 UDB
12 4 (0.92%) GIS
13 3 (0.69%) BusinessObjects
13 3 (0.69%) SQLite
13 3 (0.69%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 18 (4.14%) JIRA
2 3 (0.69%) Git
2 3 (0.69%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 215 (49.43%) Finance
2 170 (39.08%) Social Skills
3 147 (33.79%) Analytical Skills
4 80 (18.39%) Marketing
5 53 (12.18%) Legal
6 51 (11.72%) Law
7 34 (7.82%) Banking
8 32 (7.36%) Organisational Skills
9 23 (5.29%) Advertising
10 19 (4.37%) Telecoms
11 18 (4.14%) Front Office
11 18 (4.14%) Retail
12 17 (3.91%) Presentation Skills
13 16 (3.68%) French Language
13 16 (3.68%) German Language
13 16 (3.68%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 14 (3.22%) Public Sector
15 13 (2.99%) Dutch Language
16 10 (2.30%) Billing
16 10 (2.30%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 144 (33.10%) Analyst
2 72 (16.55%) Data Analyst
3 39 (8.97%) Senior
4 36 (8.28%) Support Analyst
5 28 (6.44%) Accountant
5 28 (6.44%) Junior
6 25 (5.75%) Trainee
7 23 (5.29%) Trainee Analyst
7 23 (5.29%) Trainee Data Analyst
8 22 (5.06%) Consultant
9 20 (4.60%) Lead
9 20 (4.60%) Management Accountant
10 19 (4.37%) IT Support
11 16 (3.68%) Developer
11 16 (3.68%) Junior Analyst
11 16 (3.68%) Junior Data Analyst
12 15 (3.45%) Business Analyst
12 15 (3.45%) IT Analyst
12 15 (3.45%) Support Specialist
13 13 (2.99%) Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (1.38%) EDI
2 4 (0.92%) OAuth
2 4 (0.92%) OpenID
3 3 (0.69%) .NET
3 3 (0.69%) Oracle Fusion
3 3 (0.69%) PySpark
4 2 (0.46%) FIX Protocol
5 1 (0.23%) Great Expectations
5 1 (0.23%) MFC
5 1 (0.23%) Pandas
5 1 (0.23%) Plotly
5 1 (0.23%) SAP Fiori
5 1 (0.23%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 26 (5.98%) Video Conferencing
2 24 (5.52%) Onboarding
2 24 (5.52%) Self-Motivation
3 14 (3.22%) Analytical Mindset
4 10 (2.30%) Management Information System
5 9 (2.07%) Derivative
6 7 (1.61%) Reference Data
6 7 (1.61%) Social Media
7 6 (1.38%) Web Conferencing
8 5 (1.15%) CCTV
8 5 (1.15%) Life Science
8 5 (1.15%) Team-Oriented Environment
9 4 (0.92%) Credit Risk
9 4 (0.92%) Data Structures
9 4 (0.92%) e-Learning
9 4 (0.92%) Fixed Income
9 4 (0.92%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 4 (0.92%) PMI
9 4 (0.92%) Social Network
10 3 (0.69%) Digital Signage
Operating Systems
1 41 (9.43%) Windows
2 13 (2.99%) Windows 10
3 12 (2.76%) Linux
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
1 155 (35.63%) Business Intelligence
2 100 (22.99%) Analytics
3 92 (21.15%) Data Analysis
4 91 (20.92%) Project Management
5 85 (19.54%) Problem-Solving
6 71 (16.32%) Process Improvement
7 58 (13.33%) AI
7 58 (13.33%) Continuous Improvement
8 49 (11.26%) Data Analytics
9 48 (11.03%) Decision-Making
10 47 (10.80%) CRM
11 44 (10.11%) ITIL
12 40 (9.20%) Stakeholder Management
12 40 (9.20%) Visualisation
13 38 (8.74%) Business Analysis
13 38 (8.74%) Customer Service
14 35 (8.05%) Information Security
14 35 (8.05%) Mentoring
15 34 (7.82%) Agile
16 33 (7.59%) Data Management
Programming Languages
1 161 (37.01%) SQL
2 106 (24.37%) Python
3 14 (3.22%) VBA
4 11 (2.53%) R
5 10 (2.30%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 8 (1.84%) PowerShell
7 7 (1.61%) VB
8 6 (1.38%) C#
9 5 (1.15%) JavaScript
9 5 (1.15%) VBScript
10 2 (0.46%) Bash
10 2 (0.46%) T-SQL
11 1 (0.23%) ABAP
11 1 (0.23%) C++
11 1 (0.23%) Java
Qualifications
1 116 (26.67%) Degree
2 43 (9.89%) ACCA
3 35 (8.05%) CIMA
4 16 (3.68%) Azure Certification
4 16 (3.68%) Master's Degree
5 14 (3.22%) CISSP
6 13 (2.99%) A+ Certification
7 11 (2.53%) PMI Certification
8 9 (2.07%) CISA
9 8 (1.84%) CISM
9 8 (1.84%) PMP
10 7 (1.61%) CFA
11 5 (1.15%) ISACA
11 5 (1.15%) SANS
12 4 (0.92%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 4 (0.92%) Cisco Certification
12 4 (0.92%) CRISC
12 4 (0.92%) MBA
12 4 (0.92%) Security Cleared
12 4 (0.92%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 32 (7.36%) Data Quality
2 23 (5.29%) QA
3 20 (4.60%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 13 (2.99%) PMO
5 11 (2.53%) GDPR
6 8 (1.84%) GRC
6 8 (1.84%) NIST
7 7 (1.61%) COREP
7 7 (1.61%) FINREP
7 7 (1.61%) GAAP
7 7 (1.61%) SLA
8 6 (1.38%) IFRS
9 5 (1.15%) Accessibility
9 5 (1.15%) ISO 9001
9 5 (1.15%) NIST 800
10 3 (0.69%) Cyber Essentials
10 3 (0.69%) Software Quality Assurance
11 2 (0.46%) PCI DSS
11 2 (0.46%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 1 (0.23%) FATCA
System Software
1 23 (5.29%) 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
2 6 (1.38%) Single Sign-On
3 5 (1.15%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
4 4 (0.92%) Grafana
5 3 (0.69%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
6 2 (0.46%) Kubernetes
6 2 (0.46%) Prometheus
6 2 (0.46%) Terraform
7 1 (0.23%) Control-M
Vendors
1 196 (45.06%) Microsoft
2 26 (5.98%) Salesforce
3 23 (5.29%) SAP
4 16 (3.68%) Adobe
5 15 (3.45%) Oracle
6 12 (2.76%) ServiceNow
7 11 (2.53%) Cisco
8 9 (2.07%) Google
8 9 (2.07%) JD Edwards
9 7 (1.61%) Apple
10 5 (1.15%) Databricks
10 5 (1.15%) IBM
10 5 (1.15%) Polycom
10 5 (1.15%) Snow
10 5 (1.15%) VMware
11 4 (0.92%) HubSpot
11 4 (0.92%) Intapp
11 4 (0.92%) Xero
12 3 (0.69%) Veeam
12 3 (0.69%) Zoho