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

6 months to
23 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 98 73 58
Rank change year-on-year -25 -15 +47
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Excel 434 548 981
As % of all permanent jobs in London 2.49% 4.13% 4.44%
As % of the Applications category 43.44% 33.46% 48.06%
Number of salaries quoted 299 254 524
10th Percentile £32,700 £29,375 £29,230
25th Percentile £36,250 £42,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £54,148
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +10.81% -5.83%
75th Percentile £70,000 £77,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £87,500 £85,875
England median annual salary £41,000 £45,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year -8.89% +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 999 1,638 2,041
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 5.73% 12.34% 9.23%
Number of salaries quoted 600 610 1,346
10th Percentile £28,975 £31,225 £27,965
25th Percentile £35,500 £41,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £45,392
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +21.17% -17.47%
75th Percentile £71,250 £75,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £88,750 £91,250 £83,750
England median annual salary £40,000 £47,773 £37,500
% change year-on-year -16.27% +27.39% -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 23 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 23 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 -30 94 £60,000 +11.63% 63
West London -11 16 £55,500 -11.20% 31
South London +22 13 £42,500 +30.77% 5
East London -12 12 £40,000 -55.56% 10
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 40 (9.22%) SharePoint
2 8 (1.84%) Microsoft Exchange
2 8 (1.84%) SAS
3 5 (1.15%) CMS
3 5 (1.15%) Skype for Business
4 3 (0.69%) Confluence
5 1 (0.23%) IIS
Applications
1 143 (32.95%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 113 (26.04%) Microsoft Office
3 20 (4.61%) MS Visio
4 10 (2.30%) Spreadsheet
5 6 (1.38%) AutoCAD
5 6 (1.38%) Photoshop
6 5 (1.15%) 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
9 1 (0.23%) Oracle Smart View
Business Applications
1 10 (2.30%) Salesforce CRM
2 4 (0.92%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (0.92%) SAP ERP
3 3 (0.69%) Yoast SEO
4 2 (0.46%) Dynamics AX
4 2 (0.46%) Dynamics NAV
4 2 (0.46%) NetSuite
4 2 (0.46%) Relativity
4 2 (0.46%) Visualfiles
5 1 (0.23%) Infor SunSystems
5 1 (0.23%) Loan IQ
5 1 (0.23%) Oracle Financials
5 1 (0.23%) Oracle General Ledger
5 1 (0.23%) Oracle Receivables
5 1 (0.23%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
5 1 (0.23%) SAP CO
5 1 (0.23%) SAP FI
5 1 (0.23%) SAP FI/CO
5 1 (0.23%) SAP Oil and Gas
5 1 (0.23%) SAP PM
Cloud Services
1 156 (35.94%) Power Platform
2 50 (11.52%) Azure
2 50 (11.52%) SaaS
3 47 (10.83%) Microsoft 365
4 18 (4.15%) OneDrive
5 16 (3.69%) Power Automate
6 15 (3.46%) Azure AI
7 13 (3.00%) Azure DevOps
7 13 (3.00%) PowerApps
8 9 (2.07%) Dynamics 365
8 9 (2.07%) Entra ID
9 7 (1.61%) AWS
9 7 (1.61%) Azure Data Factory
9 7 (1.61%) Microsoft Copilot
9 7 (1.61%) Snowflake
10 5 (1.15%) GitHub
10 5 (1.15%) Google Sheets
11 4 (0.92%) ChatGPT
11 4 (0.92%) GCP
11 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
4 3 (0.69%) DNS
4 3 (0.69%) Firewall
4 3 (0.69%) Network Security
4 3 (0.69%) VPN
4 3 (0.69%) Wi-Fi
5 1 (0.23%) TCP/IP
5 1 (0.23%) VLAN
5 1 (0.23%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 149 (34.33%) Power BI
2 71 (16.36%) Tableau
3 27 (6.22%) Data Mining
4 18 (4.15%) Power Query
4 18 (4.15%) SQL Server
5 17 (3.92%) Data Warehouse
6 12 (2.76%) Qlik Sense
7 11 (2.53%) Relational Database
8 9 (2.07%) Azure SQL Database
9 8 (1.84%) Big Data
9 8 (1.84%) QlikView
10 6 (1.38%) GIS
10 6 (1.38%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 5 (1.15%) Looker
12 4 (0.92%) BigQuery
12 4 (0.92%) DB2
12 4 (0.92%) DB2 UDB
12 4 (0.92%) Metadata
13 3 (0.69%) BusinessObjects
13 3 (0.69%) SQLite
Development Applications
1 18 (4.15%) JIRA
2 3 (0.69%) Git
3 2 (0.46%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 216 (49.77%) Finance
2 172 (39.63%) Social Skills
3 151 (34.79%) Analytical Skills
4 75 (17.28%) Marketing
5 51 (11.75%) Legal
6 48 (11.06%) Law
7 35 (8.06%) Banking
8 33 (7.60%) Organisational Skills
9 23 (5.30%) Advertising
10 18 (4.15%) French Language
10 18 (4.15%) Front Office
10 18 (4.15%) German Language
10 18 (4.15%) Retail
10 18 (4.15%) Telecoms
11 16 (3.69%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 16 (3.69%) Presentation Skills
12 15 (3.46%) Dutch Language
13 13 (3.00%) Public Sector
14 11 (2.53%) Billing
14 11 (2.53%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 142 (32.72%) Analyst
2 71 (16.36%) Data Analyst
3 42 (9.68%) Senior
4 36 (8.29%) Support Analyst
5 28 (6.45%) Accountant
6 27 (6.22%) Junior
7 25 (5.76%) Trainee
8 23 (5.30%) Trainee Analyst
8 23 (5.30%) Trainee Data Analyst
9 21 (4.84%) Consultant
10 20 (4.61%) Lead
10 20 (4.61%) Management Accountant
11 19 (4.38%) IT Support
12 16 (3.69%) Developer
13 15 (3.46%) IT Analyst
13 15 (3.46%) Junior Analyst
13 15 (3.46%) Junior Data Analyst
13 15 (3.46%) Support Specialist
14 14 (3.23%) Administrator
14 14 (3.23%) Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (1.38%) EDI
2 3 (0.69%) .NET
2 3 (0.69%) OAuth
2 3 (0.69%) OpenID
2 3 (0.69%) Oracle Fusion
2 3 (0.69%) PySpark
2 3 (0.69%) YAML
3 2 (0.46%) FIX Protocol
4 1 (0.23%) Great Expectations
4 1 (0.23%) HTML
4 1 (0.23%) MFC
4 1 (0.23%) Pandas
4 1 (0.23%) Plotly
4 1 (0.23%) SAP Fiori
Miscellaneous
1 26 (5.99%) Video Conferencing
2 25 (5.76%) Onboarding
3 23 (5.30%) Self-Motivation
4 14 (3.23%) Analytical Mindset
5 9 (2.07%) Derivative
5 9 (2.07%) Management Information System
6 8 (1.84%) Social Media
7 7 (1.61%) Reference Data
8 5 (1.15%) CCTV
8 5 (1.15%) Credit Risk
8 5 (1.15%) PMI
8 5 (1.15%) Team-Oriented Environment
9 4 (0.92%) Data Structures
9 4 (0.92%) e-Learning
9 4 (0.92%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 4 (0.92%) Social Network
9 4 (0.92%) Web Conferencing
10 3 (0.69%) CMDB
10 3 (0.69%) Learning Management System
10 3 (0.69%) Life Science
Operating Systems
1 39 (8.99%) Windows
2 12 (2.76%) Linux
2 12 (2.76%) Windows 10
3 10 (2.30%) Unix
4 6 (1.38%) Apple iOS
5 3 (0.69%) Windows Server
6 1 (0.23%) Windows Server 2008
6 1 (0.23%) Windows Server 2012
6 1 (0.23%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 157 (36.18%) Business Intelligence
2 100 (23.04%) Analytics
3 94 (21.66%) Data Analysis
4 91 (20.97%) Project Management
5 89 (20.51%) Problem-Solving
6 70 (16.13%) Process Improvement
7 64 (14.75%) Continuous Improvement
8 58 (13.36%) AI
9 52 (11.98%) Decision-Making
10 49 (11.29%) Data Analytics
11 45 (10.37%) CRM
11 45 (10.37%) ITIL
12 41 (9.45%) Stakeholder Management
13 40 (9.22%) Visualisation
14 39 (8.99%) Customer Service
15 38 (8.76%) Business Analysis
16 37 (8.53%) Information Security
17 35 (8.06%) Data Management
18 34 (7.83%) Mentoring
18 34 (7.83%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 161 (37.10%) SQL
2 105 (24.19%) Python
3 14 (3.23%) VBA
4 10 (2.30%) PowerShell
4 10 (2.30%) R
5 9 (2.07%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 7 (1.61%) JavaScript
6 7 (1.61%) VB
7 6 (1.38%) C#
8 5 (1.15%) VBScript
9 3 (0.69%) T-SQL
10 2 (0.46%) Bash
11 1 (0.23%) ABAP
11 1 (0.23%) C++
11 1 (0.23%) Java
Qualifications
1 121 (27.88%) Degree
2 42 (9.68%) ACCA
3 34 (7.83%) CIMA
4 18 (4.15%) Master's Degree
5 15 (3.46%) Azure Certification
6 14 (3.23%) PMI Certification
7 13 (3.00%) A+ Certification
7 13 (3.00%) CISSP
8 10 (2.30%) PMP
9 9 (2.07%) CISA
10 8 (1.84%) CISM
11 7 (1.61%) CFA
12 5 (1.15%) ISACA
12 5 (1.15%) SANS
13 4 (0.92%) CRISC
13 4 (0.92%) MBA
14 3 (0.69%) CBAP
14 3 (0.69%) Cisco Certification
14 3 (0.69%) Microsoft Certification
14 3 (0.69%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 35 (8.06%) Data Quality
2 25 (5.76%) QA
3 20 (4.61%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 14 (3.23%) PMO
5 12 (2.76%) GDPR
6 8 (1.84%) GRC
6 8 (1.84%) NIST
7 7 (1.61%) GAAP
8 6 (1.38%) COREP
8 6 (1.38%) FINREP
8 6 (1.38%) IFRS
8 6 (1.38%) SLA
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%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 2 (0.46%) PCI DSS
11 2 (0.46%) Software Quality Assurance
12 1 (0.23%) FATCA
System Software
1 22 (5.07%) 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
3 5 (1.15%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
3 5 (1.15%) Single Sign-On
4 4 (0.92%) Grafana
4 4 (0.92%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
5 2 (0.46%) Kubernetes
5 2 (0.46%) Prometheus
5 2 (0.46%) Terraform
6 1 (0.23%) Control-M
Vendors
1 199 (45.85%) Microsoft
2 26 (5.99%) Salesforce
3 20 (4.61%) SAP
4 18 (4.15%) Adobe
5 16 (3.69%) Oracle
6 12 (2.76%) ServiceNow
7 11 (2.53%) Cisco
8 9 (2.07%) JD Edwards
9 8 (1.84%) Google
10 7 (1.61%) Apple
11 6 (1.38%) Databricks
12 5 (1.15%) HubSpot
12 5 (1.15%) IBM
12 5 (1.15%) Polycom
12 5 (1.15%) Snow
12 5 (1.15%) VMware
12 5 (1.15%) Xero
13 4 (0.92%) Intapp
13 4 (0.92%) YouTube
14 3 (0.69%) Scality