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

6 months to
19 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 98 70 56
Rank change year-on-year -28 -14 +47
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Excel 432 556 974
As % of all permanent jobs in London 2.52% 4.20% 4.46%
As % of the Applications category 43.55% 33.99% 47.79%
Number of salaries quoted 296 259 519
10th Percentile £32,838 £28,868 £29,271
25th Percentile £36,625 £42,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,250 £57,500 £53,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.91% +7.48% -6.96%
75th Percentile £70,000 £77,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £87,500 £85,250
England median annual salary £41,250 £45,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +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 992 1,636 2,038
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 5.79% 12.35% 9.32%
Number of salaries quoted 593 607 1,342
10th Percentile £29,050 £30,500 £27,965
25th Percentile £35,500 £41,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £45,446
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +21.02% -17.37%
75th Percentile £71,250 £75,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £88,750 £91,250 £84,875
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 19 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 19 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 -28 95 £60,000 +14.29% 59
West London -11 16 £55,500 -11.20% 28
South London +21 13 £42,500 +42.86% 9
East London -10 12 £40,000 -55.56% 8
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 42 (9.72%) SharePoint
2 8 (1.85%) Microsoft Exchange
2 8 (1.85%) SAS
3 5 (1.16%) CMS
3 5 (1.16%) Skype for Business
4 3 (0.69%) Confluence
5 1 (0.23%) IIS
Applications
1 141 (32.64%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 108 (25.00%) Microsoft Office
3 20 (4.63%) MS Visio
4 10 (2.31%) Spreadsheet
5 8 (1.85%) Photoshop
6 7 (1.62%) Adobe Premiere
7 6 (1.39%) AutoCAD
8 3 (0.69%) InDesign
8 3 (0.69%) SOLIDWORKS
9 2 (0.46%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 2 (0.46%) Microsoft Project
9 2 (0.46%) SPSS
10 1 (0.23%) Acrobat
10 1 (0.23%) Camtasia
10 1 (0.23%) Oracle Smart View
Business Applications
1 9 (2.08%) Salesforce CRM
2 4 (0.93%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (0.93%) 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%) Loan IQ
5 1 (0.23%) Oracle Financials
5 1 (0.23%) Oracle General Ledger
5 1 (0.23%) Oracle Payables
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 (36.11%) Power Platform
2 50 (11.57%) SaaS
3 48 (11.11%) Azure
4 46 (10.65%) Microsoft 365
5 20 (4.63%) OneDrive
6 16 (3.70%) Power Automate
7 14 (3.24%) Azure AI
8 13 (3.01%) Azure DevOps
8 13 (3.01%) PowerApps
9 9 (2.08%) Dynamics 365
10 8 (1.85%) Entra ID
11 7 (1.62%) AWS
11 7 (1.62%) Azure Data Factory
11 7 (1.62%) Microsoft Copilot
11 7 (1.62%) Snowflake
12 5 (1.16%) Cloud Computing
12 5 (1.16%) GitHub
12 5 (1.16%) Google Sheets
13 4 (0.93%) ChatGPT
13 4 (0.93%) Zapier
Communications & Networking
1 8 (1.85%) Unified Communications
1 8 (1.85%) WebEx
2 5 (1.16%) LAN
2 5 (1.16%) Skype
2 5 (1.16%) WAN
3 4 (0.93%) DHCP
3 4 (0.93%) Intranet
4 3 (0.69%) DNS
4 3 (0.69%) Firewall
4 3 (0.69%) Network Security
4 3 (0.69%) VPN
5 2 (0.46%) Wi-Fi
6 1 (0.23%) TCP/IP
6 1 (0.23%) VLAN
6 1 (0.23%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 149 (34.49%) Power BI
2 70 (16.20%) Tableau
3 27 (6.25%) Data Mining
4 18 (4.17%) Power Query
4 18 (4.17%) SQL Server
5 17 (3.94%) Data Warehouse
6 13 (3.01%) Qlik Sense
7 11 (2.55%) Relational Database
8 9 (2.08%) Azure SQL Database
8 9 (2.08%) Big Data
9 8 (1.85%) QlikView
10 6 (1.39%) GIS
10 6 (1.39%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 5 (1.16%) Looker
12 4 (0.93%) BigQuery
12 4 (0.93%) DB2
12 4 (0.93%) DB2 UDB
12 4 (0.93%) Metadata
13 3 (0.69%) BusinessObjects
13 3 (0.69%) SQLite
Development Applications
1 18 (4.17%) JIRA
2 3 (0.69%) Git
3 2 (0.46%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 216 (50.00%) Finance
2 167 (38.66%) Social Skills
3 150 (34.72%) Analytical Skills
4 74 (17.13%) Marketing
5 50 (11.57%) Legal
6 47 (10.88%) Law
7 34 (7.87%) Banking
8 32 (7.41%) Organisational Skills
9 23 (5.32%) Advertising
10 20 (4.63%) French Language
10 20 (4.63%) German Language
11 19 (4.40%) Front Office
12 18 (4.17%) Retail
13 17 (3.94%) Dutch Language
13 17 (3.94%) Telecoms
14 16 (3.70%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 16 (3.70%) Presentation Skills
15 13 (3.01%) Spanish Language
16 12 (2.78%) Public Sector
17 11 (2.55%) Billing
Job Titles
1 140 (32.41%) Analyst
2 71 (16.44%) Data Analyst
3 43 (9.95%) Senior
4 35 (8.10%) Support Analyst
5 29 (6.71%) Accountant
6 26 (6.02%) Junior
7 25 (5.79%) Trainee
8 23 (5.32%) Trainee Analyst
8 23 (5.32%) Trainee Data Analyst
9 21 (4.86%) Lead
10 20 (4.63%) Consultant
10 20 (4.63%) Management Accountant
11 17 (3.94%) IT Support
12 16 (3.70%) Developer
13 14 (3.24%) Business Analyst
13 14 (3.24%) IT Analyst
13 14 (3.24%) Junior Analyst
13 14 (3.24%) Junior Data Analyst
13 14 (3.24%) Support Specialist
14 13 (3.01%) Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (1.39%) 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 25 (5.79%) Onboarding
1 25 (5.79%) Video Conferencing
2 22 (5.09%) Self-Motivation
3 14 (3.24%) Analytical Mindset
4 9 (2.08%) Derivative
5 8 (1.85%) Management Information System
5 8 (1.85%) Social Media
6 7 (1.62%) Reference Data
7 5 (1.16%) CCTV
7 5 (1.16%) Credit Risk
7 5 (1.16%) PMI
7 5 (1.16%) Social Network
7 5 (1.16%) Team-Oriented Environment
8 4 (0.93%) Data Structures
8 4 (0.93%) e-Learning
8 4 (0.93%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 4 (0.93%) Web Conferencing
9 3 (0.69%) Equities
9 3 (0.69%) Fixed Income
9 3 (0.69%) Life Science
Operating Systems
1 37 (8.56%) Windows
2 12 (2.78%) Linux
3 11 (2.55%) Windows 10
4 10 (2.31%) Unix
5 6 (1.39%) 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
1 157 (36.34%) Business Intelligence
2 101 (23.38%) Analytics
3 96 (22.22%) Data Analysis
4 92 (21.30%) Project Management
5 89 (20.60%) Problem-Solving
6 70 (16.20%) Process Improvement
7 66 (15.28%) Continuous Improvement
8 59 (13.66%) AI
9 53 (12.27%) Decision-Making
10 50 (11.57%) Data Analytics
11 46 (10.65%) ITIL
12 43 (9.95%) CRM
13 42 (9.72%) Stakeholder Management
13 42 (9.72%) Visualisation
14 39 (9.03%) Information Security
15 38 (8.80%) Business Analysis
15 38 (8.80%) Customer Service
16 36 (8.33%) Mentoring
16 36 (8.33%) Project Delivery
17 34 (7.87%) Data Management
Programming Languages
1 161 (37.27%) SQL
2 105 (24.31%) Python
3 14 (3.24%) VBA
4 10 (2.31%) PowerShell
4 10 (2.31%) R
5 9 (2.08%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 8 (1.85%) JavaScript
7 7 (1.62%) VB
8 6 (1.39%) C#
9 5 (1.16%) VBScript
10 3 (0.69%) T-SQL
11 2 (0.46%) Bash
12 1 (0.23%) ABAP
12 1 (0.23%) C++
12 1 (0.23%) Java
Qualifications
1 121 (28.01%) Degree
2 42 (9.72%) ACCA
3 33 (7.64%) CIMA
4 20 (4.63%) Master's Degree
5 16 (3.70%) PMI Certification
6 14 (3.24%) Azure Certification
7 13 (3.01%) CISSP
8 12 (2.78%) A+ Certification
8 12 (2.78%) PMP
9 9 (2.08%) CISA
10 8 (1.85%) CISM
11 7 (1.62%) CFA
12 5 (1.16%) ISACA
12 5 (1.16%) SANS
13 4 (0.93%) CRISC
13 4 (0.93%) MBA
14 3 (0.69%) CAPM
14 3 (0.69%) CBAP
14 3 (0.69%) Cisco Certification
14 3 (0.69%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 36 (8.33%) Data Quality
2 25 (5.79%) QA
3 20 (4.63%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 14 (3.24%) PMO
5 12 (2.78%) GDPR
6 8 (1.85%) GAAP
6 8 (1.85%) GRC
6 8 (1.85%) NIST
7 7 (1.62%) IFRS
8 5 (1.16%) Accessibility
8 5 (1.16%) COREP
8 5 (1.16%) FINREP
8 5 (1.16%) ISO 9001
8 5 (1.16%) NIST 800
8 5 (1.16%) SLA
9 3 (0.69%) Cyber Essentials
9 3 (0.69%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 2 (0.46%) PCI DSS
10 2 (0.46%) Software Quality Assurance
11 1 (0.23%) FATCA
System Software
1 20 (4.63%) Active Directory
2 5 (1.16%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 9 (2.08%) Microsoft Intune
2 6 (1.39%) RSA Archer
2 6 (1.39%) SCCM
3 5 (1.16%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
3 5 (1.16%) Single Sign-On
4 4 (0.93%) Grafana
4 4 (0.93%) 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
1 198 (45.83%) Microsoft
2 25 (5.79%) Salesforce
3 20 (4.63%) Adobe
3 20 (4.63%) SAP
4 16 (3.70%) Oracle
5 12 (2.78%) ServiceNow
6 11 (2.55%) Cisco
7 9 (2.08%) JD Edwards
8 8 (1.85%) Google
9 7 (1.62%) Apple
9 7 (1.62%) Databricks
10 5 (1.16%) HubSpot
10 5 (1.16%) IBM
10 5 (1.16%) Polycom
10 5 (1.16%) Snow
10 5 (1.16%) VMware
10 5 (1.16%) Xero
11 4 (0.93%) Intapp
11 4 (0.93%) YouTube
12 3 (0.69%) Scality