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 vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 74 64 111
Rank change year-on-year -10 +47 +20
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Excel 83 128 68
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 3.50% 3.15% 2.45%
As % of the Applications category 29.23% 48.48% 35.42%
Number of salaries quoted 52 41 53
10th Percentile £26,425 £26,500 £22,000
25th Percentile £32,250 £30,000 £26,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £42,500 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.88% +13.33% -6.25%
75th Percentile £60,000 £52,500 £47,500
90th Percentile - £60,000 £56,516
North West median annual salary £37,500 £38,000 £35,000
% change year-on-year -1.32% +8.57% -10.99%

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 284 264 192
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 11.98% 6.50% 6.90%
Number of salaries quoted 115 86 150
10th Percentile £28,200 £23,205 £22,000
25th Percentile £32,500 £26,938 £29,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £35,875 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year +11.50% -15.59% +10.39%
75th Percentile £51,000 £48,750 £61,835
90th Percentile £60,000 £60,000 £67,500
North West median annual salary £40,000 £40,000 £37,000
% change year-on-year - +8.11% -5.13%

Microsoft Excel
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

Job postings citing Microsoft Excel as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Manchester.

Job vacancy trend for Microsoft Excel 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 18 September 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 18 September 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 -13 6 £60,000 +41.18% 8
Salford - 3 £45,000 - 2
Wigan -4 2 £35,000 - 4
Microsoft Excel
North West

Microsoft Excel
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Applications
1 28 (33.73%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 26 (31.33%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (2.41%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (1.20%) AutoCAD
4 1 (1.20%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 3 (3.61%) NetSuite
2 1 (1.20%) NEC Housing
2 1 (1.20%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 37 (44.58%) Power Platform
2 13 (15.66%) Azure
3 12 (14.46%) Microsoft 365
4 4 (4.82%) 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 Ads
6 1 (1.20%) Google Drive
6 1 (1.20%) Microsoft Advertising
Communications & Networking
1 5 (6.02%) 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 37 (44.58%) Power BI
2 18 (21.69%) Tableau
3 7 (8.43%) 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%) RStudio
General
1 51 (61.45%) Social Skills
2 49 (59.04%) Analytical Skills
3 42 (50.60%) Finance
4 11 (13.25%) Retail
5 9 (10.84%) Manufacturing
5 9 (10.84%) Marketing
6 7 (8.43%) Organisational Skills
6 7 (8.43%) Presentation Skills
7 5 (6.02%) Automotive
8 3 (3.61%) Advertising
8 3 (3.61%) Dutch Language
8 3 (3.61%) Pharmaceutical
9 2 (2.41%) Banking
9 2 (2.41%) Billing
9 2 (2.41%) Telecoms
10 1 (1.20%) French Language
10 1 (1.20%) General Ledger
10 1 (1.20%) Influencing Skills
10 1 (1.20%) Law
10 1 (1.20%) Military
Job Titles
1 43 (51.81%) Analyst
2 11 (13.25%) Data Analyst
3 10 (12.05%) Financial Analyst
4 8 (9.64%) Applications Support
4 8 (9.64%) IT Support
4 8 (9.64%) Senior
5 6 (7.23%) Applications Support Analyst
5 6 (7.23%) Business Intelligence Analyst
5 6 (7.23%) ERP Analyst
5 6 (7.23%) ERP Support
5 6 (7.23%) Support Analyst
6 5 (6.02%) 1st Line Support
6 5 (6.02%) Accountant
6 5 (6.02%) Lead
6 5 (6.02%) Management Accountant
7 4 (4.82%) Commercial Analyst
7 4 (4.82%) Report Analyst
8 3 (3.61%) 2nd Line Support
8 3 (3.61%) Master Data Manager
8 3 (3.61%) Senior Service Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (2.41%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 14 (16.87%) Social Media
2 12 (14.46%) Analytical Mindset
3 6 (7.23%) Data Structures
4 5 (6.02%) Blackberry
4 5 (6.02%) Management Information System
4 5 (6.02%) Public Cloud
5 4 (4.82%) Data Protection Act
6 3 (3.61%) Digital Signage
7 1 (1.20%) Driving Licence
7 1 (1.20%) EPoS
7 1 (1.20%) FMCG
7 1 (1.20%) Onboarding
7 1 (1.20%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 14 (16.87%) Windows
2 5 (6.02%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 36 (43.37%) Business Intelligence
2 33 (39.76%) Decision-Making
3 21 (25.30%) Problem-Solving
4 18 (21.69%) Data Analysis
4 18 (21.69%) ERP
5 17 (20.48%) Actionable Insight
6 16 (19.28%) Budgeting and Forecasting
6 16 (19.28%) Financial Modelling
7 13 (15.66%) Agile
7 13 (15.66%) Analytics
7 13 (15.66%) Commercial Awareness
8 11 (13.25%) Continuous Improvement
9 10 (12.05%) Business Analysis
9 10 (12.05%) Business Case
9 10 (12.05%) Business Development
9 10 (12.05%) Pricing Strategy
9 10 (12.05%) Visualisation
10 9 (10.84%) Master Data Management
11 8 (9.64%) Budgeting
11 8 (9.64%) Coaching
Programming Languages
1 21 (25.30%) SQL
2 12 (14.46%) VBA
3 5 (6.02%) Python
3 5 (6.02%) VB
Qualifications
1 20 (24.10%) DBS Check
2 19 (22.89%) Degree
3 16 (19.28%) ACCA
3 16 (19.28%) CIMA
4 5 (6.02%) ITIL Certification
4 5 (6.02%) Microsoft Certification
5 4 (4.82%) AAT
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
Systems Management
1 5 (6.02%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 44 (53.01%) Microsoft
2 9 (10.84%) SAP
3 6 (7.23%) Google
4 5 (6.02%) Adobe
4 5 (6.02%) Facebook
4 5 (6.02%) iManage
4 5 (6.02%) Intapp
4 5 (6.02%) Logitech
4 5 (6.02%) ServiceNow
5 4 (4.82%) Cognos
5 4 (4.82%) Sage
6 2 (2.41%) Concur
6 2 (2.41%) UiPath
6 2 (2.41%) Xero
7 1 (1.20%) Adaptive Insights
7 1 (1.20%) Anaplan
7 1 (1.20%) Ariba
7 1 (1.20%) NEC
7 1 (1.20%) Salesforce
7 1 (1.20%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud