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

6 months to
18 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 118 79 44
Rank change year-on-year -39 -35 +57
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Excel 385 501 1,232
As % of all permanent jobs in London 1.87% 4.04% 5.26%
As % of the Applications category 39.73% 32.77% 53.61%
Number of salaries quoted 248 274 542
10th Percentile £32,425 £28,898 £29,288
25th Percentile £36,750 £41,063 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year - +1.85% -6.09%
75th Percentile £73,938 £77,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £93,375 £84,875
England median annual salary £40,000 £43,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year -6.98% +7.50% -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 969 1,529 2,298
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 4.71% 12.33% 9.81%
Number of salaries quoted 586 653 1,354
10th Percentile £28,750 £30,625 £27,965
25th Percentile £35,500 £40,000 £33,158
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £51,650 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +1.65% +8.74% -13.64%
75th Percentile £74,313 £75,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £91,875 £92,500 £82,350
England median annual salary £40,000 £45,500 £38,000
% change year-on-year -12.09% +19.74% -15.56%

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 18 May 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 18 May 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 -34 88 £56,250 +12.50% 75
West London -19 14 £55,250 -11.60% 31
South London +13 6 £30,000 -42.03% 10
East London -9 6 £55,000 -38.89% 17
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 29 (7.53%) SharePoint
2 7 (1.82%) Skype for Business
3 5 (1.30%) SAS
4 2 (0.52%) Microsoft Exchange
5 1 (0.26%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 1 (0.26%) CMS
5 1 (0.26%) Confluence
Applications
1 120 (31.17%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 100 (25.97%) Microsoft Office
3 16 (4.16%) MS Visio
4 9 (2.34%) Spreadsheet
5 3 (0.78%) AutoCAD
5 3 (0.78%) Microsoft Project
5 3 (0.78%) SOLIDWORKS
6 2 (0.52%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 1 (0.26%) Acrobat
7 1 (0.26%) Camtasia
Business Applications
1 8 (2.08%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
1 8 (2.08%) Salesforce CRM
2 6 (1.56%) NetSuite
2 6 (1.56%) SAP ERP
3 3 (0.78%) Elite 3E
3 3 (0.78%) Magento
4 2 (0.52%) Dynamics AX
5 1 (0.26%) Infor SunSystems
5 1 (0.26%) Loan IQ
5 1 (0.26%) Oracle General Ledger
5 1 (0.26%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
5 1 (0.26%) Raiser’s Edge
5 1 (0.26%) SAP CO
5 1 (0.26%) SAP FI
5 1 (0.26%) SAP FI/CO
5 1 (0.26%) SAP Oil and Gas
5 1 (0.26%) SAP PM
5 1 (0.26%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 124 (32.21%) Power Platform
2 49 (12.73%) Azure
3 44 (11.43%) SaaS
4 32 (8.31%) Microsoft 365
5 20 (5.19%) Azure AI
6 11 (2.86%) OneDrive
7 9 (2.34%) Azure DevOps
7 9 (2.34%) Microsoft Copilot
7 9 (2.34%) Power Automate
7 9 (2.34%) PowerApps
8 6 (1.56%) AWS
8 6 (1.56%) ChatGPT
8 6 (1.56%) Dynamics 365
8 6 (1.56%) Entra ID
8 6 (1.56%) Google Sheets
9 4 (1.04%) Azure Data Factory
9 4 (1.04%) GCP
10 3 (0.78%) Smartsheet
10 3 (0.78%) Snowflake
11 2 (0.52%) Google Docs
Communications & Networking
1 8 (2.08%) Broadband
2 7 (1.82%) Skype
2 7 (1.82%) Unified Communications
2 7 (1.82%) WebEx
3 4 (1.04%) DHCP
3 4 (1.04%) DNS
3 4 (1.04%) VLAN
3 4 (1.04%) VPN
4 3 (0.78%) Firewall
4 3 (0.78%) Intranet
4 3 (0.78%) LAN
4 3 (0.78%) Network Security
4 3 (0.78%) WAN
4 3 (0.78%) Wi-Fi
5 1 (0.26%) BGP
5 1 (0.26%) HSRP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 115 (29.87%) Power BI
2 58 (15.06%) Tableau
3 18 (4.68%) SQL Server
4 16 (4.16%) Data Mining
4 16 (4.16%) Power Query
5 14 (3.64%) Data Warehouse
6 9 (2.34%) Data Lake
6 9 (2.34%) Relational Database
6 9 (2.34%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 8 (2.08%) SAP BW
8 6 (1.56%) Azure SQL Database
8 6 (1.56%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 4 (1.04%) DB2
9 4 (1.04%) DB2 UDB
9 4 (1.04%) Looker
9 4 (1.04%) QlikView
10 3 (0.78%) Big Data
10 3 (0.78%) BigQuery
10 3 (0.78%) GIS
10 3 (0.78%) Qlik Sense
Development Applications
1 20 (5.19%) JIRA
2 5 (1.30%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
2 5 (1.30%) Visual Studio
3 2 (0.52%) Git
4 1 (0.26%) Postman
4 1 (0.26%) SoapUI
General
1 194 (50.39%) Finance
2 176 (45.71%) Social Skills
3 113 (29.35%) Analytical Skills
4 68 (17.66%) Marketing
5 44 (11.43%) Legal
6 43 (11.17%) Law
7 39 (10.13%) Banking
8 29 (7.53%) Organisational Skills
9 22 (5.71%) Front Office
10 21 (5.45%) Advertising
11 20 (5.19%) Retail
12 18 (4.68%) Telecoms
13 17 (4.42%) Presentation Skills
14 14 (3.64%) German Language
15 13 (3.38%) French Language
16 10 (2.60%) Dutch Language
16 10 (2.60%) Inclusion and Diversity
17 9 (2.34%) Public Sector
18 8 (2.08%) Billing
19 6 (1.56%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 130 (33.77%) Analyst
2 57 (14.81%) Data Analyst
3 29 (7.53%) Junior
4 27 (7.01%) Accountant
5 25 (6.49%) Senior
6 23 (5.97%) Consultant
6 23 (5.97%) IT Support
7 21 (5.45%) Support Analyst
8 20 (5.19%) Junior Analyst
8 20 (5.19%) Junior Data Analyst
9 19 (4.94%) Developer
10 18 (4.68%) Management Accountant
10 18 (4.68%) Report Analyst
11 16 (4.16%) Trainee
11 16 (4.16%) Trainee Analyst
11 16 (4.16%) Trainee Data Analyst
12 15 (3.90%) Business Analyst
13 14 (3.64%) Lead
14 13 (3.38%) IT Analyst
15 12 (3.12%) Support Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (2.86%) Oracle Fusion
2 6 (1.56%) EDI
3 4 (1.04%) OAuth
3 4 (1.04%) OpenID
4 3 (0.78%) .NET
4 3 (0.78%) FreeMarker
5 2 (0.52%) Matplotlib
5 2 (0.52%) NumPy
5 2 (0.52%) Pandas
5 2 (0.52%) PySpark
5 2 (0.52%) Seaborn
6 1 (0.26%) Elastic Stack
6 1 (0.26%) FIX Protocol
6 1 (0.26%) JSON
6 1 (0.26%) SAP Fiori
6 1 (0.26%) TAPI
6 1 (0.26%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 29 (7.53%) Onboarding
2 24 (6.23%) Video Conferencing
3 20 (5.19%) Self-Motivation
4 15 (3.90%) Management Information System
5 13 (3.38%) Data Structures
5 13 (3.38%) Fixed Income
6 12 (3.12%) Derivative
7 8 (2.08%) Analytical Mindset
7 8 (2.08%) Hedge funds
7 8 (2.08%) Social Media
8 7 (1.82%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 7 (1.82%) Web Conferencing
9 5 (1.30%) CCTV
9 5 (1.30%) Equities
9 5 (1.30%) Life Science
9 5 (1.30%) Low-Code
9 5 (1.30%) Mobile App
10 4 (1.04%) e-Learning
10 4 (1.04%) PMI
11 3 (0.78%) Credit Risk
Operating Systems
1 29 (7.53%) Windows
2 9 (2.34%) Linux
3 6 (1.56%) Unix
4 5 (1.30%) Apple iOS
5 3 (0.78%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 112 (29.09%) Business Intelligence
2 73 (18.96%) Project Management
3 71 (18.44%) Analytics
4 66 (17.14%) Process Improvement
5 65 (16.88%) Problem-Solving
6 52 (13.51%) Data Analysis
7 49 (12.73%) AI
7 49 (12.73%) Continuous Improvement
8 39 (10.13%) CRM
9 38 (9.87%) Decision-Making
10 34 (8.83%) Coaching
10 34 (8.83%) ITIL
11 33 (8.57%) Budgeting and Forecasting
12 32 (8.31%) Data Analytics
13 31 (8.05%) Budgeting
14 30 (7.79%) Stakeholder Management
15 29 (7.53%) Fintech
16 27 (7.01%) Agile
17 26 (6.75%) Business Analysis
17 26 (6.75%) ERP
Programming Languages
1 126 (32.73%) SQL
2 84 (21.82%) Python
3 23 (5.97%) VBA
4 13 (3.38%) C#
5 11 (2.86%) PowerShell
6 7 (1.82%) VB
7 5 (1.30%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 5 (1.30%) R
7 5 (1.30%) VBScript
8 4 (1.04%) JavaScript
9 3 (0.78%) Shell Script
9 3 (0.78%) T-SQL
10 2 (0.52%) Bash
10 2 (0.52%) Java
11 1 (0.26%) ABAP
11 1 (0.26%) C++
11 1 (0.26%) Rust
Qualifications
1 103 (26.75%) Degree
2 48 (12.47%) ACCA
3 41 (10.65%) CIMA
4 21 (5.45%) Azure Certification
5 12 (3.12%) A+ Certification
6 10 (2.60%) CISSP
7 9 (2.34%) DBS Check
8 7 (1.82%) CISM
8 7 (1.82%) Master's Degree
9 6 (1.56%) CFA
10 5 (1.30%) CISA
10 5 (1.30%) Cisco Certification
10 5 (1.30%) PMI Certification
11 4 (1.04%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 4 (1.04%) ISACA
11 4 (1.04%) MBA
11 4 (1.04%) SANS
11 4 (1.04%) Security Cleared
11 4 (1.04%) TOGAF Certification
12 3 (0.78%) CRISC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (3.90%) Data Quality
2 14 (3.64%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 14 (3.64%) QA
3 13 (3.38%) COREP
3 13 (3.38%) FINREP
3 13 (3.38%) PMO
4 11 (2.86%) GDPR
5 8 (2.08%) GRC
6 7 (1.82%) IFRS
6 7 (1.82%) NIST
7 5 (1.30%) GAAP
7 5 (1.30%) SLA
8 4 (1.04%) NIST 800
8 4 (1.04%) Software Quality Assurance
9 2 (0.52%) Cyber Essentials
10 1 (0.26%) COBIT
10 1 (0.26%) COSO
10 1 (0.26%) FATCA
10 1 (0.26%) ISO 9001
10 1 (0.26%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 17 (4.42%) Active Directory
2 5 (1.30%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.26%) Docker
3 1 (0.26%) IAG
Systems Management
1 9 (2.34%) SCCM
2 5 (1.30%) RSA Archer
3 4 (1.04%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
3 4 (1.04%) Grafana
3 4 (1.04%) Single Sign-On
4 3 (0.78%) Kubernetes
4 3 (0.78%) Prometheus
4 3 (0.78%) Terraform
5 1 (0.26%) Ansible
5 1 (0.26%) Control-M
5 1 (0.26%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 160 (41.56%) Microsoft
2 27 (7.01%) SAP
3 22 (5.71%) Oracle
4 16 (4.16%) Salesforce
5 9 (2.34%) Adobe
5 9 (2.34%) Google
5 9 (2.34%) JD Edwards
5 9 (2.34%) Xero
6 8 (2.08%) ServiceNow
7 7 (1.82%) Polycom
8 5 (1.30%) Apple
8 5 (1.30%) IBM
8 5 (1.30%) Snow
8 5 (1.30%) VMware
9 4 (1.04%) Bloomberg
9 4 (1.04%) HubSpot
10 3 (0.78%) Ariba
10 3 (0.78%) Hyperion
11 2 (0.52%) Avaloq
11 2 (0.52%) Murex