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

6 months to
15 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 113 72 45
Rank change year-on-year -41 -27 +41
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Excel 427 527 1,219
As % of all permanent jobs in London 1.92% 4.22% 5.26%
As % of the Applications category 39.50% 38.72% 55.66%
Number of salaries quoted 279 357 503
10th Percentile £32,500 £29,409 £29,307
25th Percentile £39,496 £41,250 £36,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £53,500
Median % change year-on-year - +2.80% -6.96%
75th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £93,750 £81,250
England median annual salary £40,000 £42,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year -5.88% +6.25% -8.83%

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 1,081 1,361 2,190
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 4.86% 10.90% 9.44%
Number of salaries quoted 654 733 1,212
10th Percentile £29,325 £30,500 £29,000
25th Percentile £36,750 £40,000 £35,908
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% - -9.09%
75th Percentile £73,938 £70,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £93,750 £90,600 £82,500
England median annual salary £40,000 £43,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year -6.98% +7.50% -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 15 July 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 15 July 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 -17 94 £60,000 +20.00% 37
West London -10 14 £50,000 -23.08% 13
South London +6 9 £65,000 +85.71% 6
East London -11 4 £55,000 -42.11% 15
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 38 (8.90%) SharePoint
2 6 (1.41%) Skype for Business
3 2 (0.47%) CMS
3 2 (0.47%) SAS
4 1 (0.23%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 1 (0.23%) Confluence
4 1 (0.23%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.23%) WebLogic
4 1 (0.23%) WordPress
Applications
1 115 (26.93%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 108 (25.29%) Microsoft Office
3 13 (3.04%) MS Visio
4 11 (2.58%) Spreadsheet
5 5 (1.17%) Microsoft Project
6 3 (0.70%) AutoCAD
6 3 (0.70%) SOLIDWORKS
7 2 (0.47%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 2 (0.47%) Chatbot
7 2 (0.47%) ProjectWise
8 1 (0.23%) Acrobat
8 1 (0.23%) Camtasia
Business Applications
1 12 (2.81%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
2 11 (2.58%) NetSuite
3 9 (2.11%) Salesforce CRM
4 7 (1.64%) Dynamics CRM
5 6 (1.41%) SAP ERP
6 4 (0.94%) Elite 3E
6 4 (0.94%) Oracle Applications
6 4 (0.94%) Oracle Assets
6 4 (0.94%) Oracle EBS
6 4 (0.94%) Oracle EBS R12
6 4 (0.94%) Oracle Financials
6 4 (0.94%) Oracle Receivables
6 4 (0.94%) Oracle Retail
7 3 (0.70%) Magento
8 1 (0.23%) FastStats
8 1 (0.23%) FLEXCUBE
8 1 (0.23%) Infor SunSystems
8 1 (0.23%) Oracle Payables
8 1 (0.23%) Raiser’s Edge
Cloud Services
1 123 (28.81%) Power Platform
2 46 (10.77%) SaaS
3 38 (8.90%) Azure
4 37 (8.67%) Microsoft 365
5 22 (5.15%) AWS
6 16 (3.75%) Azure AI
7 15 (3.51%) Dynamics 365
8 12 (2.81%) OneDrive
9 11 (2.58%) PowerApps
10 10 (2.34%) Microsoft Copilot
11 9 (2.11%) Power Automate
12 8 (1.87%) Entra ID
13 7 (1.64%) ChatGPT
14 6 (1.41%) Cloud Computing
14 6 (1.41%) Google Sheets
15 4 (0.94%) Canva
15 4 (0.94%) Copilot Studio
15 4 (0.94%) GCP
16 3 (0.70%) SuccessFactors
17 2 (0.47%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 9 (2.11%) Broadband
2 6 (1.41%) Intranet
2 6 (1.41%) Skype
2 6 (1.41%) Unified Communications
2 6 (1.41%) WebEx
3 5 (1.17%) Firewall
3 5 (1.17%) VPN
4 4 (0.94%) DHCP
4 4 (0.94%) DNS
4 4 (0.94%) LAN
4 4 (0.94%) VLAN
4 4 (0.94%) WAN
4 4 (0.94%) Wi-Fi
5 3 (0.70%) Network Security
5 3 (0.70%) TCP/IP
6 2 (0.47%) BGP
6 2 (0.47%) HSRP
6 2 (0.47%) NGN
7 1 (0.23%) OSPF
7 1 (0.23%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 116 (27.17%) Power BI
2 48 (11.24%) Tableau
3 23 (5.39%) Power Query
4 15 (3.51%) SQL Server
5 12 (2.81%) Data Warehouse
6 11 (2.58%) Data Lake
7 9 (2.11%) Relational Database
8 8 (1.87%) SAP BW
9 7 (1.64%) Data Mining
9 7 (1.64%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 7 (1.64%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 4 (0.94%) Db2
10 4 (0.94%) DB2 UDB
10 4 (0.94%) Looker
10 4 (0.94%) Oracle Reports
10 4 (0.94%) QlikView
11 3 (0.70%) Azure SQL Database
11 3 (0.70%) BigQuery
12 2 (0.47%) Qlik Sense
12 2 (0.47%) SQLPlus
Development Applications
1 17 (3.98%) JIRA
2 6 (1.41%) Visual Studio
3 4 (0.94%) Oracle Forms
3 4 (0.94%) Toad
4 3 (0.70%) Postman
4 3 (0.70%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 2 (0.47%) Jenkins
5 2 (0.47%) JMeter
6 1 (0.23%) SoapUI
General
1 210 (49.18%) Social Skills
2 209 (48.95%) Finance
3 124 (29.04%) Analytical Skills
4 65 (15.22%) Marketing
5 44 (10.30%) Legal
6 39 (9.13%) Law
6 39 (9.13%) Organisational Skills
7 36 (8.43%) Banking
8 30 (7.03%) Retail
9 23 (5.39%) Advertising
10 18 (4.22%) Front Office
10 18 (4.22%) Telecoms
11 17 (3.98%) Presentation Skills
12 15 (3.51%) German Language
13 12 (2.81%) French Language
14 11 (2.58%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 10 (2.34%) Dutch Language
15 10 (2.34%) Japanese Language
16 8 (1.87%) Automotive
17 7 (1.64%) General Ledger
Job Titles
1 140 (32.79%) Analyst
2 50 (11.71%) Data Analyst
3 31 (7.26%) Report Analyst
4 30 (7.03%) Accountant
5 26 (6.09%) Senior
6 25 (5.85%) Financial Analyst
7 23 (5.39%) Junior
8 22 (5.15%) Administrator
8 22 (5.15%) Management Accountant
9 21 (4.92%) IT Support
10 20 (4.68%) Developer
11 19 (4.45%) Support Analyst
12 17 (3.98%) Junior Analyst
13 16 (3.75%) Business Analyst
13 16 (3.75%) Consultant
13 16 (3.75%) Junior Data Analyst
14 12 (2.81%) RAD Developer
15 11 (2.58%) Support Assistant
16 10 (2.34%) Architect
16 10 (2.34%) IT Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (2.58%) Oracle Fusion
2 7 (1.64%) Elastic Stack
3 5 (1.17%) EDI
3 5 (1.17%) FreeMarker
4 4 (0.94%) OAuth
4 4 (0.94%) OpenID
5 2 (0.47%) Matplotlib
5 2 (0.47%) NumPy
5 2 (0.47%) Pandas
5 2 (0.47%) Seaborn
6 1 (0.23%) ADO
6 1 (0.23%) COM
6 1 (0.23%) JSON
6 1 (0.23%) TAPI
6 1 (0.23%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 47 (11.01%) Onboarding
2 30 (7.03%) Management Information System
3 19 (4.45%) Video Conferencing
4 17 (3.98%) Fixed Income
4 17 (3.98%) Self-Motivation
5 15 (3.51%) Data Structures
6 13 (3.04%) Analytical Mindset
7 12 (2.81%) Hedge funds
8 11 (2.58%) Data Centre
9 10 (2.34%) Social Media
10 9 (2.11%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 8 (1.87%) Derivative
11 8 (1.87%) Web Conferencing
12 6 (1.41%) Low-Code
12 6 (1.41%) Reinsurance
13 5 (1.17%) CCTV
13 5 (1.17%) Equities
13 5 (1.17%) Life Science
13 5 (1.17%) Mobile App
14 4 (0.94%) e-Learning
Operating Systems
1 36 (8.43%) Windows
2 16 (3.75%) Linux
3 9 (2.11%) Unix
4 5 (1.17%) Apple iOS
5 4 (0.94%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 111 (26.00%) Business Intelligence
2 81 (18.97%) Problem-Solving
3 78 (18.27%) Process Improvement
4 73 (17.10%) Project Management
5 59 (13.82%) Analytics
6 57 (13.35%) Continuous Improvement
7 50 (11.71%) AI
8 48 (11.24%) Budgeting and Forecasting
9 46 (10.77%) CRM
9 46 (10.77%) Decision-Making
10 43 (10.07%) Budgeting
11 36 (8.43%) Data Analysis
12 32 (7.49%) Fintech
13 31 (7.26%) Mentoring
14 29 (6.79%) Agile
14 29 (6.79%) Data Management
14 29 (6.79%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 28 (6.56%) ERP
16 27 (6.32%) Stakeholder Management
17 26 (6.09%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 116 (27.17%) SQL
2 67 (15.69%) Python
3 34 (7.96%) VBA
4 22 (5.15%) C#
5 13 (3.04%) PowerShell
6 9 (2.11%) Bash
6 9 (2.11%) Java
7 8 (1.87%) JavaScript
8 7 (1.64%) Rust
8 7 (1.64%) VB
9 6 (1.41%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 5 (1.17%) Shell Script
10 5 (1.17%) VBScript
11 4 (0.94%) PL/SQL
12 3 (0.70%) R
12 3 (0.70%) T-SQL
13 1 (0.23%) C
Qualifications
1 108 (25.29%) Degree
2 63 (14.75%) ACCA
3 56 (13.11%) CIMA
4 19 (4.45%) Azure Certification
5 10 (2.34%) DBS Check
6 9 (2.11%) CISSP
6 9 (2.11%) Computer Science Degree
7 7 (1.64%) A+ Certification
7 7 (1.64%) Cisco Certification
8 6 (1.41%) CISA
9 5 (1.17%) CISM
10 4 (0.94%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 4 (0.94%) CRISC
10 4 (0.94%) ISACA
10 4 (0.94%) SANS
10 4 (0.94%) TOGAF Certification
11 3 (0.70%) CCNA
11 3 (0.70%) Microsoft Certification
11 3 (0.70%) Security Cleared
12 2 (0.47%) MCT
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (5.39%) QA
2 21 (4.92%) Data Quality
3 20 (4.68%) GDPR
4 18 (4.22%) PMO
5 14 (3.28%) COREP
5 14 (3.28%) FINREP
6 12 (2.81%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 10 (2.34%) GAAP
8 8 (1.87%) IFRS
9 7 (1.64%) SLA
10 6 (1.41%) GRC
10 6 (1.41%) NIST
11 4 (0.94%) NIST 800
11 4 (0.94%) Software Quality Assurance
12 2 (0.47%) COBIT
13 1 (0.23%) Accessibility
13 1 (0.23%) Actionable Recommendations
13 1 (0.23%) COSO
13 1 (0.23%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 12 (2.81%) Active Directory
2 7 (1.64%) Docker
3 6 (1.41%) Virtual Servers
4 5 (1.17%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.23%) IAG
Systems Management
1 11 (2.58%) Terraform
2 9 (2.11%) Ansible
2 9 (2.11%) Grafana
2 9 (2.11%) Kubernetes
2 9 (2.11%) Prometheus
2 9 (2.11%) SCCM
3 5 (1.17%) RSA Archer
4 4 (0.94%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
4 4 (0.94%) Single Sign-On
5 1 (0.23%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 169 (39.58%) Microsoft
2 30 (7.03%) Oracle
3 26 (6.09%) SAP
4 13 (3.04%) Salesforce
5 9 (2.11%) JD Edwards
5 9 (2.11%) Xero
6 8 (1.87%) Adobe
7 7 (1.64%) Google
7 7 (1.64%) Splunk
8 6 (1.41%) NEC
8 6 (1.41%) Polycom
8 6 (1.41%) ServiceNow
9 5 (1.17%) Apple
9 5 (1.17%) IBM
9 5 (1.17%) Snow
9 5 (1.17%) VMware
10 4 (0.94%) Bloomberg
10 4 (0.94%) HubSpot
10 4 (0.94%) Hyperion
10 4 (0.94%) Retek