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 17 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 106 80 44
Rank change year-on-year -26 -36 +66
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Excel 430 515 1,227
As % of all permanent jobs in London 2.24% 3.99% 5.29%
As % of the Applications category 42.70% 31.52% 52.89%
Number of salaries quoted 293 262 537
10th Percentile £31,450 £30,275 £29,755
25th Percentile £36,011 £41,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £56,601 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.24% +4.82% -6.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £77,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £89,750 £85,500
England median annual salary £40,000 £45,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year -11.11% +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 1,007 1,634 2,320
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 5.25% 12.66% 10.00%
Number of salaries quoted 617 631 1,387
10th Percentile £28,560 £31,250 £27,965
25th Percentile £35,000 £41,250 £32,600
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,000 £55,000 £46,250
Median % change year-on-year -7.27% +18.92% -15.91%
75th Percentile £71,250 £75,000 £67,000
90th Percentile £90,500 £91,250 £82,500
England median annual salary £40,000 £47,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year -15.79% +26.67% -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 17 April 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 17 April 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 -29 97 £60,000 +17.07% 72
West London -17 14 £57,750 -7.60% 25
East London -8 10 £53,750 -40.28% 20
South London +12 7 £40,000 -22.71% 12
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 28 (6.51%) SharePoint
2 7 (1.63%) Microsoft Exchange
3 6 (1.40%) Skype for Business
4 5 (1.16%) SAS
5 3 (0.70%) CMS
6 1 (0.23%) Confluence
6 1 (0.23%) IIS
Applications
1 133 (30.93%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 111 (25.81%) Microsoft Office
3 18 (4.19%) MS Visio
4 13 (3.02%) Spreadsheet
5 6 (1.40%) AutoCAD
6 3 (0.70%) SOLIDWORKS
7 2 (0.47%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 2 (0.47%) Microsoft Project
8 1 (0.23%) Acrobat
8 1 (0.23%) Camtasia
8 1 (0.23%) InDesign
8 1 (0.23%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 10 (2.33%) Salesforce CRM
2 6 (1.40%) SAP ERP
3 3 (0.70%) Elite 3E
3 3 (0.70%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 2 (0.47%) Dynamics AX
4 2 (0.47%) Dynamics CRM
4 2 (0.47%) NetSuite
4 2 (0.47%) Visualfiles
4 2 (0.47%) Yoast SEO
5 1 (0.23%) Infor SunSystems
5 1 (0.23%) Loan IQ
5 1 (0.23%) Oracle General Ledger
5 1 (0.23%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
5 1 (0.23%) Raiser’s Edge
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
5 1 (0.23%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 151 (35.12%) Power Platform
2 52 (12.09%) Azure
3 44 (10.23%) Microsoft 365
3 44 (10.23%) SaaS
4 20 (4.65%) Azure AI
5 15 (3.49%) Power Automate
6 13 (3.02%) OneDrive
6 13 (3.02%) PowerApps
7 10 (2.33%) Azure DevOps
8 8 (1.86%) Dynamics 365
8 8 (1.86%) Entra ID
8 8 (1.86%) Microsoft Copilot
9 6 (1.40%) Azure Data Factory
9 6 (1.40%) Google Sheets
10 5 (1.16%) ChatGPT
11 4 (0.93%) AWS
11 4 (0.93%) Zapier
12 3 (0.70%) Asana
12 3 (0.70%) Cloud Computing
12 3 (0.70%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 9 (2.09%) WebEx
2 7 (1.63%) DHCP
2 7 (1.63%) Unified Communications
3 6 (1.40%) DNS
3 6 (1.40%) Skype
4 5 (1.16%) Intranet
4 5 (1.16%) LAN
4 5 (1.16%) WAN
4 5 (1.16%) Wi-Fi
5 4 (0.93%) VLAN
6 3 (0.70%) Broadband
6 3 (0.70%) Firewall
6 3 (0.70%) VPN
7 2 (0.47%) Network Security
8 1 (0.23%) TCP/IP
8 1 (0.23%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 142 (33.02%) Power BI
2 63 (14.65%) Tableau
3 24 (5.58%) Power Query
4 22 (5.12%) Data Mining
5 16 (3.72%) Data Warehouse
6 13 (3.02%) SQL Server
7 9 (2.09%) Relational Database
8 8 (1.86%) Qlik Sense
9 7 (1.63%) Azure SQL Database
10 6 (1.40%) QlikView
11 5 (1.16%) Big Data
11 5 (1.16%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 4 (0.93%) BusinessObjects
12 4 (0.93%) Data Lake
12 4 (0.93%) DB2
12 4 (0.93%) DB2 UDB
13 3 (0.70%) BigQuery
13 3 (0.70%) Looker
13 3 (0.70%) SAP BW
13 3 (0.70%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 17 (3.95%) JIRA
2 5 (1.16%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
3 3 (0.70%) Git
General
1 212 (49.30%) Finance
2 180 (41.86%) Social Skills
3 135 (31.40%) Analytical Skills
4 75 (17.44%) Marketing
5 51 (11.86%) Legal
6 50 (11.63%) Law
7 36 (8.37%) Banking
7 36 (8.37%) Organisational Skills
8 22 (5.12%) Front Office
9 21 (4.88%) Advertising
10 18 (4.19%) Telecoms
11 17 (3.95%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 16 (3.72%) Presentation Skills
12 16 (3.72%) Retail
13 14 (3.26%) German Language
14 13 (3.02%) French Language
14 13 (3.02%) Public Sector
15 10 (2.33%) Dutch Language
16 9 (2.09%) Billing
17 8 (1.86%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 149 (34.65%) Analyst
2 72 (16.74%) Data Analyst
3 33 (7.67%) Support Analyst
4 32 (7.44%) Senior
5 31 (7.21%) Junior
6 27 (6.28%) Accountant
7 24 (5.58%) Consultant
8 22 (5.12%) IT Support
8 22 (5.12%) Trainee
8 22 (5.12%) Trainee Analyst
8 22 (5.12%) Trainee Data Analyst
9 20 (4.65%) Junior Analyst
9 20 (4.65%) Junior Data Analyst
10 19 (4.42%) Lead
11 18 (4.19%) Management Accountant
12 17 (3.95%) Developer
13 15 (3.49%) IT Analyst
13 15 (3.49%) Report Analyst
13 15 (3.49%) Support Specialist
14 13 (3.02%) IT Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (1.40%) EDI
1 6 (1.40%) Oracle Fusion
2 4 (0.93%) OAuth
2 4 (0.93%) OpenID
3 3 (0.70%) .NET
3 3 (0.70%) Pandas
3 3 (0.70%) PySpark
4 2 (0.47%) FIX Protocol
4 2 (0.47%) Matplotlib
4 2 (0.47%) NumPy
4 2 (0.47%) Seaborn
5 1 (0.23%) Great Expectations
5 1 (0.23%) MFC
5 1 (0.23%) Plotly
5 1 (0.23%) SAP Fiori
Miscellaneous
1 28 (6.51%) Onboarding
2 27 (6.28%) Video Conferencing
3 24 (5.58%) Self-Motivation
4 12 (2.79%) Derivative
4 12 (2.79%) Management Information System
5 11 (2.56%) Analytical Mindset
6 10 (2.33%) Fixed Income
7 7 (1.63%) Data Structures
7 7 (1.63%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 7 (1.63%) Reference Data
8 6 (1.40%) Equities
8 6 (1.40%) Social Media
8 6 (1.40%) Web Conferencing
9 5 (1.16%) CCTV
9 5 (1.16%) Hedge funds
9 5 (1.16%) Life Science
10 4 (0.93%) Mobile App
10 4 (0.93%) PMI
11 3 (0.70%) e-Learning
11 3 (0.70%) Social Network
Operating Systems
1 37 (8.60%) Windows
2 9 (2.09%) Linux
2 9 (2.09%) Windows 10
3 7 (1.63%) Unix
4 5 (1.16%) Apple iOS
5 2 (0.47%) 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
1 142 (33.02%) Business Intelligence
2 88 (20.47%) Project Management
3 87 (20.23%) Analytics
4 82 (19.07%) Problem-Solving
5 80 (18.60%) Data Analysis
6 69 (16.05%) Process Improvement
7 58 (13.49%) Continuous Improvement
8 55 (12.79%) AI
9 46 (10.70%) CRM
10 42 (9.77%) Decision-Making
11 40 (9.30%) Data Analytics
12 38 (8.84%) ITIL
13 36 (8.37%) Customer Service
14 35 (8.14%) Business Analysis
14 35 (8.14%) Stakeholder Management
15 33 (7.67%) Agile
15 33 (7.67%) Mentoring
15 33 (7.67%) Visualisation
16 32 (7.44%) Budgeting
17 31 (7.21%) Data Management
Programming Languages
1 153 (35.58%) SQL
2 99 (23.02%) Python
3 18 (4.19%) VBA
4 12 (2.79%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 11 (2.56%) PowerShell
6 9 (2.09%) C#
7 7 (1.63%) VB
8 6 (1.40%) R
9 5 (1.16%) VBScript
10 3 (0.70%) JavaScript
10 3 (0.70%) T-SQL
11 2 (0.47%) Bash
12 1 (0.23%) ABAP
12 1 (0.23%) C++
12 1 (0.23%) Java
Qualifications
1 109 (25.35%) Degree
2 44 (10.23%) ACCA
3 37 (8.60%) CIMA
4 20 (4.65%) Azure Certification
5 13 (3.02%) A+ Certification
6 12 (2.79%) Master's Degree
7 10 (2.33%) CISSP
8 8 (1.86%) PMI Certification
9 7 (1.63%) CFA
9 7 (1.63%) CISM
10 5 (1.16%) CISA
10 5 (1.16%) PMP
11 4 (0.93%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 4 (0.93%) Cisco Certification
11 4 (0.93%) ISACA
11 4 (0.93%) MBA
11 4 (0.93%) SANS
11 4 (0.93%) Security Cleared
11 4 (0.93%) TOGAF Certification
12 3 (0.70%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 29 (6.74%) Data Quality
2 18 (4.19%) QA
3 15 (3.49%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 14 (3.26%) GDPR
5 12 (2.79%) PMO
6 11 (2.56%) COREP
6 11 (2.56%) FINREP
7 7 (1.63%) GAAP
7 7 (1.63%) GRC
7 7 (1.63%) IFRS
7 7 (1.63%) NIST
7 7 (1.63%) SLA
8 4 (0.93%) Accessibility
8 4 (0.93%) NIST 800
9 3 (0.70%) Cyber Essentials
9 3 (0.70%) ISO 9001
9 3 (0.70%) Software Quality Assurance
10 2 (0.47%) PCI DSS
10 2 (0.47%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 1 (0.23%) FATCA
System Software
1 26 (6.05%) Active Directory
2 5 (1.16%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 9 (2.09%) SCCM
2 6 (1.40%) Microsoft Intune
2 6 (1.40%) Single Sign-On
3 5 (1.16%) RSA Archer
4 4 (0.93%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
4 4 (0.93%) Grafana
5 2 (0.47%) Kubernetes
5 2 (0.47%) Prometheus
5 2 (0.47%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
5 2 (0.47%) Terraform
6 1 (0.23%) Control-M
Vendors
1 193 (44.88%) Microsoft
2 26 (6.05%) SAP
3 24 (5.58%) Salesforce
4 14 (3.26%) Oracle
5 11 (2.56%) ServiceNow
6 10 (2.33%) Adobe
7 9 (2.09%) Google
7 9 (2.09%) JD Edwards
8 8 (1.86%) Cisco
9 7 (1.63%) Xero
10 6 (1.40%) Apple
10 6 (1.40%) Polycom
11 5 (1.16%) IBM
11 5 (1.16%) Snow
11 5 (1.16%) VMware
12 4 (0.93%) Bloomberg
12 4 (0.93%) HubSpot
13 3 (0.70%) Ariba
13 3 (0.70%) Databricks
13 3 (0.70%) Hyperion