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

6 months to
11 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 106 77 52
Rank change year-on-year -29 -25 +56
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Excel 430 519 1,034
As % of all permanent jobs in London 2.28% 4.03% 4.55%
As % of the Applications category 43.00% 31.94% 48.82%
Number of salaries quoted 299 258 536
10th Percentile £32,500 £30,500 £29,337
25th Percentile £36,250 £41,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +6.48% -6.09%
75th Percentile £70,625 £77,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £85,750 £85,625
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 1,000 1,625 2,118
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 5.31% 12.61% 9.33%
Number of salaries quoted 618 620 1,378
10th Percentile £28,925 £31,250 £27,965
25th Percentile £35,000 £41,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £45,750
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +20.22% -16.82%
75th Percentile £71,250 £75,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £90,375 £91,250 £82,875
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 11 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 11 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 -28 95 £60,000 +14.29% 66
West London -20 14 £55,500 -11.20% 32
East London -9 11 £40,000 -55.56% 9
South London +19 8 £45,000 -13.04% 7
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 31 (7.21%) SharePoint
2 8 (1.86%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (1.16%) SAS
3 5 (1.16%) Skype for Business
4 4 (0.93%) CMS
5 2 (0.47%) Confluence
6 1 (0.23%) IIS
Applications
1 132 (30.70%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 109 (25.35%) Microsoft Office
3 18 (4.19%) MS Visio
4 12 (2.79%) 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 4 (0.93%) Dynamics CRM
4 3 (0.70%) Elite 3E
4 3 (0.70%) Yoast SEO
5 2 (0.47%) Dynamics AX
5 2 (0.47%) NetSuite
5 2 (0.47%) Visualfiles
6 1 (0.23%) Infor SunSystems
6 1 (0.23%) Loan IQ
6 1 (0.23%) Oracle General Ledger
6 1 (0.23%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
6 1 (0.23%) Raiser’s Edge
6 1 (0.23%) SAP CO
6 1 (0.23%) SAP FI
6 1 (0.23%) SAP FI/CO
6 1 (0.23%) SAP Oil and Gas
6 1 (0.23%) SAP PM
6 1 (0.23%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 151 (35.12%) Power Platform
2 51 (11.86%) Azure
3 48 (11.16%) SaaS
4 43 (10.00%) Microsoft 365
5 18 (4.19%) Azure AI
6 16 (3.72%) Power Automate
7 14 (3.26%) PowerApps
8 13 (3.02%) OneDrive
9 11 (2.56%) Azure DevOps
10 8 (1.86%) Dynamics 365
10 8 (1.86%) Entra ID
10 8 (1.86%) Microsoft Copilot
11 6 (1.40%) Azure Data Factory
11 6 (1.40%) Google Sheets
12 5 (1.16%) ChatGPT
13 4 (0.93%) AWS
13 4 (0.93%) GCP
13 4 (0.93%) Zapier
14 3 (0.70%) GitHub
14 3 (0.70%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 8 (1.86%) WebEx
2 6 (1.40%) DHCP
2 6 (1.40%) Unified Communications
3 5 (1.16%) DNS
3 5 (1.16%) LAN
3 5 (1.16%) Skype
3 5 (1.16%) WAN
4 4 (0.93%) Intranet
4 4 (0.93%) Wi-Fi
5 3 (0.70%) Firewall
5 3 (0.70%) VLAN
5 3 (0.70%) VPN
6 2 (0.47%) Network Security
7 1 (0.23%) TCP/IP
7 1 (0.23%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 142 (33.02%) Power BI
2 63 (14.65%) Tableau
3 23 (5.35%) Data Mining
4 22 (5.12%) Power Query
5 15 (3.49%) Data Warehouse
6 13 (3.02%) SQL Server
7 10 (2.33%) Qlik Sense
7 10 (2.33%) Relational Database
8 8 (1.86%) Azure SQL Database
8 8 (1.86%) QlikView
9 5 (1.16%) Big Data
9 5 (1.16%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 4 (0.93%) BigQuery
10 4 (0.93%) DB2
10 4 (0.93%) DB2 UDB
10 4 (0.93%) GIS
10 4 (0.93%) Looker
11 3 (0.70%) BusinessObjects
11 3 (0.70%) SQLite
11 3 (0.70%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 17 (3.95%) JIRA
2 4 (0.93%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
3 3 (0.70%) Git
General
1 214 (49.77%) Finance
2 173 (40.23%) Social Skills
3 141 (32.79%) Analytical Skills
4 80 (18.60%) Marketing
5 52 (12.09%) Legal
6 51 (11.86%) Law
7 35 (8.14%) Banking
7 35 (8.14%) Organisational Skills
8 23 (5.35%) Advertising
9 22 (5.12%) Front Office
10 18 (4.19%) Telecoms
11 17 (3.95%) Presentation Skills
11 17 (3.95%) Retail
12 16 (3.72%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 15 (3.49%) Public Sector
14 14 (3.26%) German Language
15 13 (3.02%) French Language
16 10 (2.33%) Billing
16 10 (2.33%) Dutch Language
16 10 (2.33%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 143 (33.26%) Analyst
2 71 (16.51%) Data Analyst
3 33 (7.67%) Senior
3 33 (7.67%) Support Analyst
4 29 (6.74%) Accountant
4 29 (6.74%) Junior
5 23 (5.35%) Consultant
5 23 (5.35%) Trainee
6 22 (5.12%) Trainee Analyst
6 22 (5.12%) Trainee Data Analyst
7 21 (4.88%) Lead
8 20 (4.65%) IT Support
8 20 (4.65%) Management Accountant
9 18 (4.19%) Developer
9 18 (4.19%) Junior Analyst
9 18 (4.19%) Junior Data Analyst
10 14 (3.26%) IT Analyst
10 14 (3.26%) Support Specialist
11 13 (3.02%) Administrator
11 13 (3.02%) Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (1.40%) EDI
2 4 (0.93%) OAuth
2 4 (0.93%) OpenID
3 3 (0.70%) .NET
3 3 (0.70%) Oracle Fusion
3 3 (0.70%) PySpark
4 2 (0.47%) FIX Protocol
5 1 (0.23%) Great Expectations
5 1 (0.23%) MFC
5 1 (0.23%) Pandas
5 1 (0.23%) Plotly
5 1 (0.23%) SAP Fiori
5 1 (0.23%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 28 (6.51%) Onboarding
2 25 (5.81%) Video Conferencing
3 23 (5.35%) Self-Motivation
4 12 (2.79%) Analytical Mindset
5 11 (2.56%) Derivative
6 10 (2.33%) Management Information System
7 9 (2.09%) Fixed Income
8 7 (1.63%) Reference Data
9 6 (1.40%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
10 5 (1.16%) CCTV
10 5 (1.16%) Equities
10 5 (1.16%) Hedge funds
10 5 (1.16%) Life Science
10 5 (1.16%) Web Conferencing
11 4 (0.93%) Data Structures
11 4 (0.93%) PMI
11 4 (0.93%) Social Media
12 3 (0.70%) e-Learning
12 3 (0.70%) Learning Management System
12 3 (0.70%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 38 (8.84%) Windows
2 11 (2.56%) Linux
3 10 (2.33%) Windows 10
4 9 (2.09%) Unix
5 5 (1.16%) Apple iOS
6 3 (0.70%) 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
1 144 (33.49%) Business Intelligence
2 94 (21.86%) Analytics
3 88 (20.47%) Project Management
4 85 (19.77%) Data Analysis
5 84 (19.53%) Problem-Solving
6 72 (16.74%) Process Improvement
7 58 (13.49%) Continuous Improvement
8 56 (13.02%) AI
9 49 (11.40%) CRM
10 44 (10.23%) Data Analytics
10 44 (10.23%) Decision-Making
11 39 (9.07%) ITIL
12 38 (8.84%) Customer Service
12 38 (8.84%) Stakeholder Management
12 38 (8.84%) Visualisation
13 36 (8.37%) Business Analysis
14 33 (7.67%) Agile
14 33 (7.67%) Budgeting
15 32 (7.44%) Data Management
16 31 (7.21%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 155 (36.05%) SQL
2 100 (23.26%) Python
3 16 (3.72%) VBA
4 9 (2.09%) C#
4 9 (2.09%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 9 (2.09%) PowerShell
4 9 (2.09%) R
5 7 (1.63%) VB
6 5 (1.16%) VBScript
7 4 (0.93%) JavaScript
8 3 (0.70%) T-SQL
9 2 (0.47%) Bash
10 1 (0.23%) ABAP
10 1 (0.23%) C++
10 1 (0.23%) Java
Qualifications
1 108 (25.12%) Degree
2 46 (10.70%) ACCA
3 39 (9.07%) CIMA
4 18 (4.19%) Azure Certification
5 12 (2.79%) A+ Certification
5 12 (2.79%) CISSP
5 12 (2.79%) Master's Degree
6 8 (1.86%) PMI Certification
7 7 (1.63%) CFA
7 7 (1.63%) CISA
7 7 (1.63%) CISM
8 5 (1.16%) PMP
9 4 (0.93%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 4 (0.93%) Cisco Certification
9 4 (0.93%) ISACA
9 4 (0.93%) MBA
9 4 (0.93%) SANS
9 4 (0.93%) Security Cleared
9 4 (0.93%) TOGAF Certification
10 3 (0.70%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (6.98%) Data Quality
2 20 (4.65%) QA
3 16 (3.72%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 13 (3.02%) GDPR
5 12 (2.79%) PMO
6 10 (2.33%) COREP
6 10 (2.33%) FINREP
7 7 (1.63%) GRC
7 7 (1.63%) NIST
7 7 (1.63%) SLA
8 6 (1.40%) GAAP
9 5 (1.16%) IFRS
10 4 (0.93%) Accessibility
10 4 (0.93%) NIST 800
11 3 (0.70%) Cyber Essentials
11 3 (0.70%) ISO 9001
11 3 (0.70%) Software Quality Assurance
12 2 (0.47%) PCI DSS
12 2 (0.47%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 1 (0.23%) FATCA
System Software
1 25 (5.81%) Active Directory
2 5 (1.16%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 8 (1.86%) SCCM
2 7 (1.63%) Microsoft Intune
3 6 (1.40%) Single Sign-On
4 5 (1.16%) RSA Archer
5 4 (0.93%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
5 4 (0.93%) Grafana
6 3 (0.70%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
7 2 (0.47%) Kubernetes
7 2 (0.47%) Prometheus
7 2 (0.47%) Terraform
8 1 (0.23%) Control-M
Vendors
1 192 (44.65%) Microsoft
2 26 (6.05%) Salesforce
3 23 (5.35%) SAP
4 14 (3.26%) Oracle
5 12 (2.79%) ServiceNow
6 10 (2.33%) Adobe
6 10 (2.33%) Google
7 9 (2.09%) Cisco
7 9 (2.09%) JD Edwards
8 7 (1.63%) Xero
9 6 (1.40%) Apple
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
11 4 (0.93%) Databricks
11 4 (0.93%) Intapp
12 3 (0.70%) Scality
12 3 (0.70%) YouTube