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 24 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 68 61 104
Rank change year-on-year -7 +43 +17
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Excel 83 127 57
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 3.61% 3.40% 2.24%
As % of the Applications category 27.67% 46.69% 34.55%
Number of salaries quoted 54 36 40
10th Percentile £26,775 £27,500 £25,900
25th Percentile £33,375 £30,000 £29,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £43,000 £42,500 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.18% +21.43% -10.99%
75th Percentile £58,750 £58,125 £47,813
90th Percentile £60,000 £60,000 £58,750
North West median annual salary £37,500 £41,234 £35,000
% change year-on-year -9.06% +17.81% -10.26%

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 300 272 165
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 13.05% 7.27% 6.49%
Number of salaries quoted 122 93 122
10th Percentile £27,100 £24,800 £24,000
25th Percentile £31,500 £31,250 £29,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £40,000 £43,750
Median % change year-on-year - -8.57% +16.67%
75th Percentile £50,000 £52,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £60,000 £68,500 £67,500
North West median annual salary £38,000 £41,000 £37,000
% change year-on-year -7.32% +10.81% -1.33%

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 24 October 2025.

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 24 October 2025. 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 3 £45,000 +5.88% 15
Salford - 3 £45,000 - 3
Wigan +3 2 £35,000 - 3
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 1 (1.20%) Confluence
1 1 (1.20%) SharePoint
Applications
1 25 (30.12%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 22 (26.51%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (2.41%) MS Visio
4 1 (1.20%) AutoCAD
4 1 (1.20%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 3 (3.61%) NetSuite
2 1 (1.20%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 36 (43.37%) Power Platform
2 13 (15.66%) Azure
3 11 (13.25%) Microsoft 365
4 3 (3.61%) Google Analytics
5 2 (2.41%) Google Sheets
5 2 (2.41%) Intacct
5 2 (2.41%) Snowflake
5 2 (2.41%) Workato
6 1 (1.20%) Google Drive
Communications & Networking
1 4 (4.82%) Wireless
2 2 (2.41%) Broadband
2 2 (2.41%) LAN
2 2 (2.41%) Network Security
2 2 (2.41%) SD-WAN
2 2 (2.41%) Structured Cabling
2 2 (2.41%) WAN
2 2 (2.41%) Wi-Fi
3 1 (1.20%) SMS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 36 (43.37%) Power BI
2 15 (18.07%) Tableau
3 8 (9.64%) Data Mining
4 5 (6.02%) BusinessObjects
5 2 (2.41%) Looker
6 1 (1.20%) Amazon Redshift
6 1 (1.20%) Big Data
6 1 (1.20%) Data Lake
6 1 (1.20%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 1 (1.20%) JIRA
1 1 (1.20%) RStudio
General
1 52 (62.65%) Social Skills
2 50 (60.24%) Analytical Skills
3 43 (51.81%) Finance
4 11 (13.25%) Retail
5 9 (10.84%) Manufacturing
5 9 (10.84%) Marketing
6 8 (9.64%) Organisational Skills
7 5 (6.02%) Automotive
8 4 (4.82%) Presentation Skills
9 3 (3.61%) Advertising
9 3 (3.61%) Dutch Language
9 3 (3.61%) Law
9 3 (3.61%) Pharmaceutical
9 3 (3.61%) Telecoms
10 2 (2.41%) Banking
10 2 (2.41%) Billing
11 1 (1.20%) Electronics
11 1 (1.20%) French Language
11 1 (1.20%) General Ledger
11 1 (1.20%) Military
Job Titles
1 43 (51.81%) Analyst
2 13 (15.66%) Financial Analyst
3 11 (13.25%) Data Analyst
4 8 (9.64%) Applications Support
4 8 (9.64%) Senior
5 7 (8.43%) IT Support
6 6 (7.23%) Applications Support Analyst
6 6 (7.23%) Business Intelligence Analyst
6 6 (7.23%) Commercial Analyst
6 6 (7.23%) ERP Analyst
6 6 (7.23%) ERP Support
6 6 (7.23%) Support Analyst
7 5 (6.02%) 1st Line Support
7 5 (6.02%) Accountant
7 5 (6.02%) Management Accountant
7 5 (6.02%) Report Analyst
8 3 (3.61%) Master Data Manager
8 3 (3.61%) Senior Manager
8 3 (3.61%) Trainee Analyst
8 3 (3.61%) Trainee Data Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (2.41%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 14 (16.87%) Analytical Mindset
2 13 (15.66%) Social Media
3 6 (7.23%) Data Structures
4 5 (6.02%) Public Cloud
5 4 (4.82%) Blackberry
5 4 (4.82%) Data Protection Act
6 3 (3.61%) Digital Signage
7 2 (2.41%) Driving Licence
7 2 (2.41%) Self-Motivation
8 1 (1.20%) Embedded Systems
8 1 (1.20%) EPoS
8 1 (1.20%) FMCG
8 1 (1.20%) IoT
8 1 (1.20%) Onboarding
8 1 (1.20%) Product Ownership
8 1 (1.20%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 12 (14.46%) Windows
2 4 (4.82%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 35 (42.17%) Business Intelligence
2 32 (38.55%) Decision-Making
3 21 (25.30%) ERP
4 19 (22.89%) Actionable Insight
4 19 (22.89%) Data Analysis
5 17 (20.48%) Problem-Solving
6 16 (19.28%) Agile
6 16 (19.28%) Budgeting and Forecasting
7 15 (18.07%) Commercial Awareness
7 15 (18.07%) Financial Modelling
8 14 (16.87%) Analytics
9 13 (15.66%) Business Analysis
9 13 (15.66%) Business Development
10 12 (14.46%) Business Case
10 12 (14.46%) Continuous Improvement
10 12 (14.46%) Pricing Strategy
11 10 (12.05%) Visualisation
12 9 (10.84%) Master Data Management
12 9 (10.84%) Project Management
13 8 (9.64%) Coaching
Programming Languages
1 21 (25.30%) SQL
2 12 (14.46%) VBA
3 6 (7.23%) Python
4 5 (6.02%) VB
Qualifications
1 20 (24.10%) Degree
2 19 (22.89%) DBS Check
3 15 (18.07%) ACCA
3 15 (18.07%) CIMA
4 5 (6.02%) AAT
5 4 (4.82%) ITIL Certification
5 4 (4.82%) Microsoft Certification
6 3 (3.61%) Tableau Certification
7 2 (2.41%) Computer Science Degree
8 1 (1.20%) Master's Degree
8 1 (1.20%) MBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (4.82%) Data Quality
2 3 (3.61%) GDPR
2 3 (3.61%) QA
2 3 (3.61%) SLA
3 1 (1.20%) PMO
Systems Management
1 5 (6.02%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 40 (48.19%) Microsoft
2 9 (10.84%) SAP
3 5 (6.02%) Facebook
3 5 (6.02%) Google
3 5 (6.02%) Logitech
4 4 (4.82%) Adobe
4 4 (4.82%) iManage
4 4 (4.82%) Intapp
4 4 (4.82%) Sage
4 4 (4.82%) ServiceNow
5 2 (2.41%) Concur
5 2 (2.41%) Salesforce
5 2 (2.41%) UiPath
5 2 (2.41%) Xero
6 1 (1.20%) Adaptive Insights
6 1 (1.20%) Anaplan
6 1 (1.20%) Ariba
6 1 (1.20%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud