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

6 months to
26 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 114 76 45
Rank change year-on-year -38 -31 +55
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Excel 387 495 1,230
As % of all permanent jobs in London 1.86% 4.16% 5.22%
As % of the Applications category 39.33% 33.67% 54.38%
Number of salaries quoted 252 275 547
10th Percentile £32,275 £28,898 £29,347
25th Percentile £36,750 £40,875 £37,609
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £53,500 £54,850
Median % change year-on-year +2.80% -2.46% -4.61%
75th Percentile £74,625 £75,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £92,550 £83,750
England median annual salary £40,000 £42,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year -5.88% +6.25% -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 984 1,470 2,262
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 4.72% 12.36% 9.61%
Number of salaries quoted 603 629 1,324
10th Percentile £29,000 £30,625 £28,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £38,500 £34,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,633 £50,000 £48,500
Median % change year-on-year +9.27% +3.09% -11.82%
75th Percentile £75,000 £72,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £92,250 £91,500 £82,500
England median annual salary £40,000 £45,000 £38,250
% change year-on-year -11.11% +17.65% -15.00%

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 26 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 26 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 -31 86 £60,000 +20.00% 81
West London -24 13 £55,250 -11.60% 21
South London +5 6 £30,000 -28.14% 9
East London -11 6 £55,000 -42.11% 14
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 30 (7.75%) SharePoint
2 6 (1.55%) Skype for Business
3 4 (1.03%) SAS
4 1 (0.26%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 1 (0.26%) CMS
4 1 (0.26%) Confluence
4 1 (0.26%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 118 (30.49%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 97 (25.06%) Microsoft Office
3 16 (4.13%) MS Visio
4 9 (2.33%) 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 (2.07%) NetSuite
1 8 (2.07%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
1 8 (2.07%) Salesforce CRM
2 6 (1.55%) SAP ERP
3 3 (0.78%) Elite 3E
3 3 (0.78%) Magento
4 2 (0.52%) Dynamics CRM
5 1 (0.26%) 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
1 118 (30.49%) Power Platform
2 48 (12.40%) Azure
3 45 (11.63%) SaaS
4 32 (8.27%) Microsoft 365
5 19 (4.91%) Azure AI
6 11 (2.84%) OneDrive
7 10 (2.58%) Microsoft Copilot
8 9 (2.33%) PowerApps
9 8 (2.07%) AWS
9 8 (2.07%) Power Automate
10 7 (1.81%) Azure DevOps
10 7 (1.81%) ChatGPT
10 7 (1.81%) Dynamics 365
10 7 (1.81%) Entra ID
11 6 (1.55%) Google Sheets
12 5 (1.29%) GCP
13 3 (0.78%) Azure Data Factory
13 3 (0.78%) Smartsheet
13 3 (0.78%) Snowflake
14 2 (0.52%) SurveyMonkey
Communications & Networking
1 9 (2.33%) Broadband
2 6 (1.55%) Skype
2 6 (1.55%) Unified Communications
2 6 (1.55%) WebEx
3 5 (1.29%) VPN
4 4 (1.03%) DHCP
4 4 (1.03%) DNS
4 4 (1.03%) Firewall
4 4 (1.03%) VLAN
5 3 (0.78%) Intranet
5 3 (0.78%) LAN
5 3 (0.78%) Network Security
5 3 (0.78%) WAN
5 3 (0.78%) Wi-Fi
6 2 (0.52%) BGP
6 2 (0.52%) HSRP
7 1 (0.26%) OSPF
7 1 (0.26%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 110 (28.42%) Power BI
2 57 (14.73%) Tableau
3 17 (4.39%) Power Query
3 17 (4.39%) SQL Server
4 15 (3.88%) Data Mining
5 13 (3.36%) Data Warehouse
6 9 (2.33%) Data Lake
6 9 (2.33%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 8 (2.07%) Relational Database
7 8 (2.07%) SAP BW
8 7 (1.81%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 5 (1.29%) Azure SQL Database
10 4 (1.03%) DB2
10 4 (1.03%) DB2 UDB
10 4 (1.03%) Looker
10 4 (1.03%) QlikView
11 3 (0.78%) BigQuery
11 3 (0.78%) GIS
11 3 (0.78%) Qlik Sense
12 2 (0.52%) Impala
Development Applications
1 19 (4.91%) JIRA
2 6 (1.55%) Visual Studio
3 4 (1.03%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 1 (0.26%) Git
4 1 (0.26%) Postman
4 1 (0.26%) SoapUI
General
1 194 (50.13%) Finance
2 181 (46.77%) Social Skills
3 116 (29.97%) Analytical Skills
4 70 (18.09%) Marketing
5 44 (11.37%) Legal
6 40 (10.34%) Law
7 38 (9.82%) Banking
8 29 (7.49%) Organisational Skills
9 23 (5.94%) Advertising
10 22 (5.68%) Front Office
10 22 (5.68%) Retail
11 19 (4.91%) Telecoms
12 17 (4.39%) Presentation Skills
13 14 (3.62%) German Language
14 13 (3.36%) French Language
15 10 (2.58%) Dutch Language
15 10 (2.58%) Inclusion and Diversity
16 9 (2.33%) Public Sector
17 7 (1.81%) Billing
18 6 (1.55%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 126 (32.56%) Analyst
2 55 (14.21%) Data Analyst
3 28 (7.24%) Accountant
4 27 (6.98%) Junior
5 25 (6.46%) Senior
6 23 (5.94%) Consultant
6 23 (5.94%) IT Support
7 20 (5.17%) Management Accountant
7 20 (5.17%) Report Analyst
8 19 (4.91%) Developer
8 19 (4.91%) Junior Analyst
8 19 (4.91%) Junior Data Analyst
9 18 (4.65%) Support Analyst
10 15 (3.88%) Trainee
10 15 (3.88%) Trainee Analyst
10 15 (3.88%) Trainee Data Analyst
11 14 (3.62%) Business Analyst
12 12 (3.10%) Financial Analyst
12 12 (3.10%) IT Analyst
13 11 (2.84%) Lead
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (2.84%) Oracle Fusion
2 6 (1.55%) EDI
3 4 (1.03%) FreeMarker
3 4 (1.03%) OAuth
3 4 (1.03%) OpenID
4 2 (0.52%) .NET
4 2 (0.52%) Elastic Stack
4 2 (0.52%) Matplotlib
4 2 (0.52%) NumPy
4 2 (0.52%) Pandas
4 2 (0.52%) PySpark
4 2 (0.52%) Seaborn
5 1 (0.26%) JSON
5 1 (0.26%) SAP Fiori
5 1 (0.26%) TAPI
5 1 (0.26%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 31 (8.01%) Onboarding
2 22 (5.68%) Video Conferencing
3 19 (4.91%) Self-Motivation
4 16 (4.13%) Management Information System
5 13 (3.36%) Data Structures
5 13 (3.36%) Fixed Income
6 12 (3.10%) Derivative
7 10 (2.58%) Analytical Mindset
8 9 (2.33%) Social Media
9 8 (2.07%) Hedge funds
10 7 (1.81%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
10 7 (1.81%) Web Conferencing
11 5 (1.29%) CCTV
11 5 (1.29%) Equities
11 5 (1.29%) Life Science
11 5 (1.29%) Low-Code
11 5 (1.29%) Mobile App
12 4 (1.03%) e-Learning
12 4 (1.03%) PMI
13 3 (0.78%) Cloud Native
Operating Systems
1 29 (7.49%) Windows
2 10 (2.58%) Linux
3 5 (1.29%) Apple iOS
3 5 (1.29%) Unix
4 3 (0.78%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 109 (28.17%) Business Intelligence
2 71 (18.35%) Project Management
3 70 (18.09%) Process Improvement
4 68 (17.57%) Analytics
5 65 (16.80%) Problem-Solving
6 52 (13.44%) Data Analysis
7 48 (12.40%) Continuous Improvement
8 47 (12.14%) AI
9 41 (10.59%) CRM
10 40 (10.34%) Decision-Making
11 36 (9.30%) Budgeting and Forecasting
12 34 (8.79%) Budgeting
13 33 (8.53%) Coaching
14 31 (8.01%) Data Analytics
14 31 (8.01%) Fintech
14 31 (8.01%) ITIL
15 27 (6.98%) Stakeholder Management
16 26 (6.72%) Agile
16 26 (6.72%) ERP
16 26 (6.72%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 119 (30.75%) SQL
2 79 (20.41%) Python
3 23 (5.94%) VBA
4 14 (3.62%) C#
5 11 (2.84%) PowerShell
6 7 (1.81%) VB
7 6 (1.55%) R
8 5 (1.29%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 5 (1.29%) JavaScript
8 5 (1.29%) VBScript
9 4 (1.03%) Shell Script
10 3 (0.78%) Java
10 3 (0.78%) T-SQL
11 2 (0.52%) Bash
11 2 (0.52%) Rust
12 1 (0.26%) ABAP
12 1 (0.26%) C
12 1 (0.26%) C++
Qualifications
1 105 (27.13%) Degree
2 52 (13.44%) ACCA
3 45 (11.63%) CIMA
4 20 (5.17%) Azure Certification
5 11 (2.84%) A+ Certification
6 10 (2.58%) CISSP
6 10 (2.58%) DBS Check
7 7 (1.81%) CISM
7 7 (1.81%) Master's Degree
8 6 (1.55%) Cisco Certification
9 5 (1.29%) CFA
9 5 (1.29%) CISA
9 5 (1.29%) PMI Certification
10 4 (1.03%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 4 (1.03%) Computer Science Degree
10 4 (1.03%) ISACA
10 4 (1.03%) MBA
10 4 (1.03%) SANS
10 4 (1.03%) Security Cleared
10 4 (1.03%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (3.62%) COREP
1 14 (3.62%) FINREP
2 13 (3.36%) Data Quality
2 13 (3.36%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 13 (3.36%) PMO
3 12 (3.10%) QA
4 11 (2.84%) GDPR
5 8 (2.07%) GRC
6 7 (1.81%) IFRS
6 7 (1.81%) NIST
7 4 (1.03%) GAAP
7 4 (1.03%) NIST 800
7 4 (1.03%) SLA
7 4 (1.03%) Software Quality Assurance
8 2 (0.52%) Cyber Essentials
9 1 (0.26%) Actionable Recommendations
9 1 (0.26%) COBIT
9 1 (0.26%) COSO
9 1 (0.26%) ISO 9001
9 1 (0.26%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 16 (4.13%) Active Directory
2 5 (1.29%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (0.52%) Docker
4 1 (0.26%) IAG
4 1 (0.26%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 9 (2.33%) SCCM
2 5 (1.29%) RSA Archer
3 4 (1.03%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
3 4 (1.03%) Grafana
3 4 (1.03%) Kubernetes
3 4 (1.03%) Prometheus
3 4 (1.03%) Single Sign-On
3 4 (1.03%) Terraform
4 2 (0.52%) Ansible
5 1 (0.26%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 160 (41.34%) Microsoft
2 26 (6.72%) SAP
3 22 (5.68%) Oracle
4 15 (3.88%) Salesforce
5 9 (2.33%) Adobe
5 9 (2.33%) Google
5 9 (2.33%) JD Edwards
5 9 (2.33%) Xero
6 7 (1.81%) ServiceNow
7 6 (1.55%) Polycom
8 5 (1.29%) Apple
8 5 (1.29%) IBM
8 5 (1.29%) Snow
8 5 (1.29%) VMware
9 4 (1.03%) Bloomberg
9 4 (1.03%) HubSpot
10 3 (0.78%) Ariba
10 3 (0.78%) Hyperion
11 2 (0.52%) Avaloq
11 2 (0.52%) Splunk