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 23 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 68 57 110
Rank change year-on-year -11 +53 +13
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Excel 65 141 43
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 2.74% 3.82% 1.85%
As % of the Applications category 26.00% 51.84% 30.50%
Number of salaries quoted 48 49 30
10th Percentile £31,500 £30,000 £24,875
25th Percentile £34,688 £36,250 £26,438
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £42,500 £33,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.88% +28.79% -12.00%
75th Percentile £55,938 £52,500 £43,750
90th Percentile £60,000 £60,000 £58,750
North West median annual salary £40,000 £41,234 £32,078
% change year-on-year -2.99% +28.54% -16.68%

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 250 272 141
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 10.52% 7.36% 6.08%
Number of salaries quoted 110 114 103
10th Percentile £28,500 £25,450 £23,550
25th Percentile £31,500 £31,563 £28,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £40,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +6.67%
75th Percentile £48,563 £52,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £60,000 £67,500 £67,500
North West median annual salary £40,000 £41,000 £35,000
% change year-on-year -2.44% +17.14% -6.67%

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 23 November 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 23 November 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 -7 3 £45,000 +5.88% 3
Salford - 3 £45,000 - 1
Wigan +7 2 £35,000 - 7
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 (1.54%) Confluence
1 1 (1.54%) SharePoint
Applications
1 16 (24.62%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 12 (18.46%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (3.08%) MS Visio
4 1 (1.54%) AutoCAD
Business Applications
1 1 (1.54%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 34 (52.31%) Power Platform
2 12 (18.46%) Azure
3 5 (7.69%) Microsoft 365
4 2 (3.08%) Azure Data Factory
4 2 (3.08%) Azure Synapse Analytics
4 2 (3.08%) Intacct
4 2 (3.08%) Workato
5 1 (1.54%) Azure AI
5 1 (1.54%) Google Drive
5 1 (1.54%) Google Sheets
5 1 (1.54%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 2 (3.08%) Broadband
1 2 (3.08%) LAN
1 2 (3.08%) Network Security
1 2 (3.08%) SD-WAN
1 2 (3.08%) Structured Cabling
1 2 (3.08%) WAN
1 2 (3.08%) Wi-Fi
2 1 (1.54%) SMS
2 1 (1.54%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 34 (52.31%) Power BI
2 11 (16.92%) Tableau
3 10 (15.38%) Data Mining
4 4 (6.15%) BusinessObjects
5 2 (3.08%) Azure SQL Database
5 2 (3.08%) Looker
5 2 (3.08%) SQL Server
5 2 (3.08%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 1 (1.54%) Amazon Redshift
6 1 (1.54%) Big Data
6 1 (1.54%) Data Lake
6 1 (1.54%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 1 (1.54%) JIRA
1 1 (1.54%) RStudio
General
1 42 (64.62%) Analytical Skills
2 38 (58.46%) Finance
3 35 (53.85%) Social Skills
4 7 (10.77%) Organisational Skills
4 7 (10.77%) Retail
5 6 (9.23%) Manufacturing
5 6 (9.23%) Marketing
6 4 (6.15%) Presentation Skills
7 3 (4.62%) Advertising
7 3 (4.62%) Billing
7 3 (4.62%) Dutch Language
7 3 (4.62%) Law
7 3 (4.62%) Pharmaceutical
8 2 (3.08%) Automotive
8 2 (3.08%) Banking
8 2 (3.08%) Telecoms
9 1 (1.54%) Aerospace
9 1 (1.54%) Electronics
9 1 (1.54%) General Ledger
9 1 (1.54%) Military
Job Titles
1 40 (61.54%) Analyst
2 12 (18.46%) Data Analyst
2 12 (18.46%) Financial Analyst
3 8 (12.31%) Commercial Analyst
3 8 (12.31%) Senior
4 6 (9.23%) Business Intelligence Analyst
4 6 (9.23%) Trainee
4 6 (9.23%) Trainee Analyst
4 6 (9.23%) Trainee Data Analyst
5 5 (7.69%) Applications Support
6 3 (4.62%) Applications Support Analyst
6 3 (4.62%) Client Services Manager
6 3 (4.62%) Data Manager
6 3 (4.62%) ERP Support
6 3 (4.62%) Master Data Manager
6 3 (4.62%) Report Analyst
6 3 (4.62%) Senior Manager
6 3 (4.62%) Senior Service Manager
6 3 (4.62%) Service Manager
6 3 (4.62%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (3.08%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 12 (18.46%) Analytical Mindset
1 12 (18.46%) Social Media
2 5 (7.69%) Data Structures
3 3 (4.62%) Digital Signage
4 2 (3.08%) Data Protection Act
4 2 (3.08%) Driving Licence
4 2 (3.08%) Management Information System
4 2 (3.08%) Public Cloud
4 2 (3.08%) Self-Motivation
5 1 (1.54%) Blackberry
5 1 (1.54%) Embedded Systems
5 1 (1.54%) EPoS
5 1 (1.54%) FMCG
5 1 (1.54%) IoT
5 1 (1.54%) Onboarding
5 1 (1.54%) Product Ownership
5 1 (1.54%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 9 (13.85%) Windows
2 1 (1.54%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 34 (52.31%) Business Intelligence
2 24 (36.92%) Decision-Making
3 20 (30.77%) Data Analysis
4 16 (24.62%) Analytics
5 15 (23.08%) Actionable Insight
5 15 (23.08%) Budgeting and Forecasting
6 14 (21.54%) ERP
6 14 (21.54%) Financial Modelling
7 13 (20.00%) Business Analysis
8 12 (18.46%) Agile
8 12 (18.46%) Project Management
9 11 (16.92%) Business Case
9 11 (16.92%) Commercial Awareness
9 11 (16.92%) Problem-Solving
10 10 (15.38%) Business Development
11 9 (13.85%) Continuous Improvement
11 9 (13.85%) Data Analytics
11 9 (13.85%) Pricing Strategy
12 8 (12.31%) Visualisation
13 7 (10.77%) Coaching
Programming Languages
1 23 (35.38%) SQL
2 9 (13.85%) Python
3 8 (12.31%) VBA
4 2 (3.08%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 2 (3.08%) VB
Qualifications
1 15 (23.08%) DBS Check
2 14 (21.54%) ACCA
2 14 (21.54%) CIMA
2 14 (21.54%) Degree
3 5 (7.69%) AAT
4 2 (3.08%) Computer Science Degree
5 1 (1.54%) Azure Certification
5 1 (1.54%) ITIL Certification
5 1 (1.54%) Master's Degree
5 1 (1.54%) MBA
5 1 (1.54%) Microsoft Certification
5 1 (1.54%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (6.15%) Data Quality
2 3 (4.62%) GDPR
2 3 (4.62%) SLA
3 2 (3.08%) QA
4 1 (1.54%) Actionable Recommendations
4 1 (1.54%) PMO
Systems Management
1 2 (3.08%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 30 (46.15%) Microsoft
2 6 (9.23%) SAP
3 4 (6.15%) Facebook
3 4 (6.15%) Sage
4 2 (3.08%) Concur
4 2 (3.08%) Logitech
4 2 (3.08%) Salesforce
4 2 (3.08%) UiPath
4 2 (3.08%) Xero
5 1 (1.54%) Adaptive Insights
5 1 (1.54%) Adobe
5 1 (1.54%) Anaplan
5 1 (1.54%) Ariba
5 1 (1.54%) Google
5 1 (1.54%) iManage
5 1 (1.54%) Intapp
5 1 (1.54%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
5 1 (1.54%) ServiceNow