Microsoft Excel Job Trends in Manchester

Microsoft Excel
North West > Manchester

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Manchester requiring Microsoft Excel skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 85 74 69
Rank change year-on-year -11 -5 +41
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Excel 126 83 129
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 1.68% 3.51% 3.17%
As % of the Applications category 49.03% 29.33% 48.50%
Number of salaries quoted 82 52 42
10th Percentile £27,577 £26,425 £26,500
25th Percentile £30,000 £32,250 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,000 £40,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% -5.88% +13.33%
75th Percentile £48,750 £60,000 £52,250
90th Percentile £62,000 - £60,000
North West median annual salary £38,000 £37,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year +1.33% - +7.14%

All Software Application Skills
Manchester

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 Manchester.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for software application skills 257 283 266
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 3.42% 11.95% 6.53%
Number of salaries quoted 169 114 87
10th Percentile £27,513 £28,150 £23,264
25th Percentile £30,000 £32,500 £27,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £40,500 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year -1.23% +8.00% -11.76%
75th Percentile £50,000 £51,500 £48,750
90th Percentile £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
North West median annual salary £40,000 £40,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year - - +9.59%

Microsoft Excel
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Microsoft Excel relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Manchester.

Microsoft Excel job vacancy trend in Manchester

Microsoft Excel
Salary Trend in Manchester

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing Microsoft Excel.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Excel
Salary Histogram in Manchester

Salary distribution for jobs citing Microsoft Excel in Manchester over the 6 months to 19 September 2026.

Salary histogram for Microsoft Excel in Manchester

Microsoft Excel
Job Locations in Manchester

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft Excel within the Manchester region over the 6 months to 19 September 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
Bolton +9 12 £28,718 -52.14% 6
Salford -15 9 £42,500 -5.56% 3
Altrincham - 8 £38,000 -
Wigan +3 5 £31,000 -11.43% 1
Stockport - 5 £26,500 - 5
Oldham - 3 - - 5
Bury - 1 £30,000 - 2
Cheadle - 1 - - 1
Microsoft Excel
North West

Microsoft Excel
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester 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 4 (3.17%) SharePoint
2 1 (0.79%) ArcGIS
2 1 (0.79%) Confluence
2 1 (0.79%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (0.79%) SAS
Applications
1 41 (32.54%) Microsoft Office
2 31 (24.60%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (2.38%) Microsoft Project
3 3 (2.38%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (0.79%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 5 (3.97%) SAP PM
2 1 (0.79%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.79%) Sage 200
Cloud Services
1 45 (35.71%) Power Platform
2 11 (8.73%) Microsoft 365
3 9 (7.14%) Azure
4 7 (5.56%) Azure AI
5 2 (1.59%) AWS
5 2 (1.59%) ChatGPT
5 2 (1.59%) GCP
5 2 (1.59%) GitHub
5 2 (1.59%) Google Gemini
5 2 (1.59%) Google Sheets
5 2 (1.59%) Google Workspace
5 2 (1.59%) Microsoft Copilot
6 1 (0.79%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 7 (5.56%) Internet
2 1 (0.79%) LAN
2 1 (0.79%) Network Security
2 1 (0.79%) SD-WAN
2 1 (0.79%) WAN
2 1 (0.79%) Wi-Fi
2 1 (0.79%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 45 (35.71%) Power BI
2 10 (7.94%) Tableau
3 4 (3.17%) Data Warehouse
3 4 (3.17%) Power Query
4 2 (1.59%) KNIME
4 2 (1.59%) MS Access
5 1 (0.79%) BusinessObjects
5 1 (0.79%) GIS
5 1 (0.79%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 1 (0.79%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 4 (3.17%) JIRA
2 3 (2.38%) RStudio
3 2 (1.59%) Git
General
1 77 (61.11%) Social Skills
2 52 (41.27%) Analytical Skills
3 41 (32.54%) Finance
4 24 (19.05%) Telecoms
5 23 (18.25%) Organisational Skills
6 22 (17.46%) Law
7 21 (16.67%) Military
8 15 (11.90%) Influencing Skills
9 14 (11.11%) Retail
10 10 (7.94%) Legal
11 7 (5.56%) Billing
11 7 (5.56%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 6 (4.76%) Local Government
13 5 (3.97%) General Ledger
14 3 (2.38%) Marketing
15 2 (1.59%) Automotive
15 2 (1.59%) Manufacturing
15 2 (1.59%) Presentation Skills
15 2 (1.59%) Public Sector
16 1 (0.79%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 34 (26.98%) Analyst
2 24 (19.05%) Administrator
3 19 (15.08%) Junior
4 16 (12.70%) Data Administrator
5 11 (8.73%) Data Analyst
6 8 (6.35%) Account Manager
6 8 (6.35%) Data Manager
7 7 (5.56%) Change Analyst
7 7 (5.56%) Junior Account Manager
7 7 (5.56%) Junior Analyst
7 7 (5.56%) Junior Data Analyst
7 7 (5.56%) Junior Service Manager
8 6 (4.76%) Technical Analyst
9 5 (3.97%) Accountant
9 5 (3.97%) Analytics Manager
9 5 (3.97%) Data Analytics Manager
9 5 (3.97%) Deployment Manager
9 5 (3.97%) Systems Accountant
10 4 (3.17%) Portfolio Analyst
10 4 (3.17%) Senior
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (3.97%) PySpark
Miscellaneous
1 9 (7.14%) Onboarding
2 8 (6.35%) Management Information System
3 6 (4.76%) Data Structures
3 6 (4.76%) Self-Motivation
4 5 (3.97%) EPoS
5 3 (2.38%) Analytical Mindset
5 3 (2.38%) Pricing Data
6 2 (1.59%) Data Centre
6 2 (1.59%) NHS
7 1 (0.79%) e-Learning
7 1 (0.79%) Legacy Systems
7 1 (0.79%) Product Ownership
7 1 (0.79%) Reference Data
Processes & Methodologies
1 33 (26.19%) Decision-Making
2 31 (24.60%) Business Intelligence
3 29 (23.02%) Continuous Improvement
4 25 (19.84%) Problem-Solving
5 23 (18.25%) Data Analysis
6 21 (16.67%) Customer Service
7 20 (15.87%) AI
8 19 (15.08%) Mathematics
9 18 (14.29%) Analytics
9 18 (14.29%) E-Commerce
10 16 (12.70%) Actionable Insight
11 15 (11.90%) Performance Improvement
12 13 (10.32%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 11 (8.73%) Data Visualisation
13 11 (8.73%) Process Improvement
13 11 (8.73%) Stakeholder Management
13 11 (8.73%) Visualisation
14 10 (7.94%) Agile
14 10 (7.94%) Coaching
15 9 (7.14%) Active Listening
Programming Languages
1 43 (34.13%) SQL
2 20 (15.87%) Python
3 11 (8.73%) R
4 4 (3.17%) VBA
5 3 (2.38%) C#
6 2 (1.59%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 13 (10.32%) Degree
2 8 (6.35%) ACCA
3 7 (5.56%) Azure Certification
3 7 (5.56%) CIMA
4 1 (0.79%) CFA
4 1 (0.79%) DBS Check
4 1 (0.79%) PMI Certification
4 1 (0.79%) PMP
4 1 (0.79%) SC Cleared
4 1 (0.79%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (15.87%) Data Quality
2 12 (9.52%) QA
3 5 (3.97%) GDPR
4 4 (3.17%) Accessibility
5 2 (1.59%) IFRS
6 1 (0.79%) GAAP
6 1 (0.79%) IFRS 9
6 1 (0.79%) PMO
6 1 (0.79%) SLA
Vendors
1 67 (53.17%) Microsoft
2 8 (6.35%) YouTube
3 5 (3.97%) SAP
4 4 (3.17%) Salesforce
5 3 (2.38%) Sage
6 2 (1.59%) Alteryx
6 2 (1.59%) Google
6 2 (1.59%) Workday
7 1 (0.79%) Adobe
7 1 (0.79%) Dell
7 1 (0.79%) HubSpot
7 1 (0.79%) IFS
7 1 (0.79%) Liquidlogic
7 1 (0.79%) VMware
7 1 (0.79%) Zoho