Microsoft Excel Job Trends in the North of England

Microsoft Excel
England > North of England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the North of England requiring Microsoft Excel skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 59 64 103
Rank change year-on-year +5 +39 -1
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Excel 361 313 239
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 3.35% 3.44% 2.81%
As % of the Applications category 31.50% 25.06% 36.49%
Number of salaries quoted 197 151 148
10th Percentile £26,500 £25,250 £23,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £31,125 £26,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £40,000 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year - +6.67% -
75th Percentile £50,000 £51,240 £48,938
90th Percentile £60,000 £58,943 £62,500
England median annual salary £40,000 £46,000 £44,000
% change year-on-year -13.04% +4.55% -7.37%

All Software Application Skills
North of England

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 the North of England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for software application skills 1,146 1,249 655
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 10.64% 13.74% 7.70%
Number of salaries quoted 412 384 490
10th Percentile £26,250 £26,150 £22,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £32,500 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £42,500 £32,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.88% +30.77% -13.33%
75th Percentile £48,750 £52,500 £50,419
90th Percentile £60,000 £62,500 £66,250
England median annual salary £40,000 £47,683 £40,000
% change year-on-year -16.11% +19.21% -13.51%

Microsoft Excel
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

Microsoft Excel job vacancy trend in the North of England

Microsoft Excel
Salary Trend in the North of England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Microsoft Excel.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Excel
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Microsoft Excel in the North of England over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Microsoft Excel in the North of England

Microsoft Excel
Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft Excel within the North of England region over the 6 months to 14 January 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
North West -7 166 £40,000 -5.88% 98
Yorkshire +31 143 £40,000 +29.03% 68
North East +34 52 £50,000 +35.14% 23
Microsoft Excel
England

Microsoft Excel
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England 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 7 (1.94%) Microsoft Exchange
1 7 (1.94%) SharePoint
2 3 (0.83%) CMS
2 3 (0.83%) Umbraco
2 3 (0.83%) WordPress
3 1 (0.28%) Confluence
Applications
1 61 (16.90%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 49 (13.57%) Microsoft Office
3 10 (2.77%) Microsoft Project
4 5 (1.39%) MS Visio
5 3 (0.83%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.28%) AutoCAD
6 1 (0.28%) EPLAN
Business Applications
1 8 (2.22%) Magento
2 7 (1.94%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (1.94%) SAP S/4HANA
2 7 (1.94%) Shopify
3 4 (1.11%) SAP IBP
3 4 (1.11%) Unit4 Business World
4 3 (0.83%) ResourceLink
5 2 (0.55%) SAP ERP
6 1 (0.28%) Dynamics GP
6 1 (0.28%) SAP PM
Cloud Services
1 166 (45.98%) Power Platform
2 112 (31.02%) Azure
3 77 (21.33%) Azure AI
4 29 (8.03%) Microsoft 365
5 18 (4.99%) AWS
6 12 (3.32%) Microsoft Copilot
7 10 (2.77%) Azure Data Factory
7 10 (2.77%) Azure Synapse Analytics
8 9 (2.49%) Google Analytics
9 8 (2.22%) Snowflake
10 6 (1.66%) Power Automate
11 5 (1.39%) Cloud Computing
12 4 (1.11%) Azure DevOps
12 4 (1.11%) GCP
12 4 (1.11%) PowerApps
13 3 (0.83%) Contentful
13 3 (0.83%) Google Workspace
13 3 (0.83%) SaaS
13 3 (0.83%) Slack
14 2 (0.55%) Workato
Communications & Networking
1 8 (2.22%) WAN
2 5 (1.39%) LAN
2 5 (1.39%) SD-WAN
3 4 (1.11%) SMS
4 3 (0.83%) Broadband
4 3 (0.83%) DNS
4 3 (0.83%) Firewall
4 3 (0.83%) Internet
5 2 (0.55%) Network Security
5 2 (0.55%) Structured Cabling
5 2 (0.55%) VoIP
5 2 (0.55%) Wi-Fi
6 1 (0.28%) Ethernet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 164 (45.43%) Power BI
2 146 (40.44%) Tableau
3 63 (17.45%) Data Mining
4 14 (3.88%) SQL Server
4 14 (3.88%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 10 (2.77%) Azure SQL Database
6 9 (2.49%) BusinessObjects
6 9 (2.49%) Power Query
7 6 (1.66%) Looker
7 6 (1.66%) SQL Server Analysis Services
8 5 (1.39%) Amazon Redshift
8 5 (1.39%) Big Data
8 5 (1.39%) OLAP
9 4 (1.11%) BigQuery
10 3 (0.83%) Data Warehouse
11 2 (0.55%) PowerPivot
12 1 (0.28%) Data Lake
12 1 (0.28%) Relational Database
12 1 (0.28%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 11 (3.05%) JIRA
General
1 183 (50.69%) Social Skills
2 180 (49.86%) Finance
3 153 (42.38%) Analytical Skills
4 35 (9.70%) Organisational Skills
5 27 (7.48%) Marketing
6 20 (5.54%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 16 (4.43%) Presentation Skills
8 15 (4.16%) Manufacturing
9 14 (3.88%) Retail
10 12 (3.32%) Advertising
10 12 (3.32%) Telecoms
11 7 (1.94%) Billing
11 7 (1.94%) Law
11 7 (1.94%) Public Sector
12 5 (1.39%) Aerospace
12 5 (1.39%) Automotive
13 4 (1.11%) General Ledger
13 4 (1.11%) Legal
14 2 (0.55%) Banking
14 2 (0.55%) Dutch Language
Job Titles
1 209 (57.89%) Analyst
2 153 (42.38%) Data Analyst
3 75 (20.78%) Junior
3 75 (20.78%) Junior Analyst
3 75 (20.78%) Junior Data Analyst
4 59 (16.34%) Trainee
5 57 (15.79%) Trainee Analyst
5 57 (15.79%) Trainee Data Analyst
6 28 (7.76%) Senior
7 17 (4.71%) Accountant
8 12 (3.32%) Senior Analyst
8 12 (3.32%) Support Officer
9 11 (3.05%) Financial Analyst
9 11 (3.05%) IT Support
10 10 (2.77%) Management Accountant
10 10 (2.77%) Project Officer
10 10 (2.77%) Project Support Officer
11 9 (2.49%) Commercial Analyst
12 8 (2.22%) 2nd Line Support
12 8 (2.22%) Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (1.11%) .NET
2 2 (0.55%) Middleware
3 1 (0.28%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 23 (6.37%) Onboarding
2 22 (6.09%) Analytical Mindset
3 18 (4.99%) Social Media
4 15 (4.16%) Driving Licence
5 14 (3.88%) Management Information System
6 13 (3.60%) Data Structures
7 11 (3.05%) Self-Motivation
8 9 (2.49%) Public Cloud
9 5 (1.39%) Social Network
10 4 (1.11%) e-Learning
10 4 (1.11%) Product Ownership
11 3 (0.83%) Digital Media
12 2 (0.55%) Data Protection Act
12 2 (0.55%) Digital Signage
12 2 (0.55%) Low-Code
12 2 (0.55%) Reinsurance
12 2 (0.55%) Renewable Energy
13 1 (0.28%) Embedded Systems
13 1 (0.28%) IoT
13 1 (0.28%) Wiki
Operating Systems
1 15 (4.16%) Windows
2 8 (2.22%) Windows 10
3 3 (0.83%) Windows 7
3 3 (0.83%) Windows 8
3 3 (0.83%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 171 (47.37%) Business Intelligence
2 108 (29.92%) AI
3 103 (28.53%) Data Analysis
4 96 (26.59%) Analytics
5 89 (24.65%) Project Management
6 70 (19.39%) Business Analysis
7 69 (19.11%) Decision-Making
8 67 (18.56%) Data Analytics
9 59 (16.34%) Problem-Solving
10 46 (12.74%) Continuous Improvement
11 43 (11.91%) Actionable Insight
12 36 (9.97%) CRM
12 36 (9.97%) Process Improvement
13 33 (9.14%) Agile
14 30 (8.31%) Visualisation
15 28 (7.76%) Budgeting and Forecasting
16 22 (6.09%) Service Delivery
17 19 (5.26%) Collaborative Working
18 18 (4.99%) Customer Service
18 18 (4.99%) Order Management
Programming Languages
1 193 (53.46%) SQL
2 146 (40.44%) Python
3 13 (3.60%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 8 (2.22%) T-SQL
4 8 (2.22%) VBA
Qualifications
1 75 (20.78%) Azure Certification
2 53 (14.68%) Degree
3 30 (8.31%) ACCA
4 25 (6.93%) CIMA
5 13 (3.60%) DBS Check
6 10 (2.77%) SC Cleared
6 10 (2.77%) Security Cleared
7 9 (2.49%) AWS Certification
8 6 (1.66%) Master's Degree
9 5 (1.39%) AAT
9 5 (1.39%) MCP
9 5 (1.39%) Six Sigma Green Belt
10 4 (1.11%) BPSS Clearance
10 4 (1.11%) CIPD
11 3 (0.83%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
12 2 (0.55%) Computer Science Degree
12 2 (0.55%) ICAEW
13 1 (0.28%) Chartered Engineer
13 1 (0.28%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
13 1 (0.28%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (4.99%) GDPR
2 14 (3.88%) Data Quality
3 13 (3.60%) PMO
4 11 (3.05%) QA
5 10 (2.77%) Accessibility
6 7 (1.94%) IFRS
7 6 (1.66%) GAAP
8 5 (1.39%) Actionable Recommendations
8 5 (1.39%) Cyber Essentials
9 2 (0.55%) ISO 9001
10 1 (0.28%) GMP
10 1 (0.28%) ISO/IEC 20000
10 1 (0.28%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 6 (1.66%) Active Directory
2 3 (0.83%) Firmware
2 3 (0.83%) Hyper-V
2 3 (0.83%) VMware Infrastructure
2 3 (0.83%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 3 (0.83%) Autotask
1 3 (0.83%) SCCM
2 1 (0.28%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 256 (70.91%) Microsoft
2 17 (4.71%) Google
3 13 (3.60%) SAP
4 12 (3.32%) Adobe
4 12 (3.32%) Apple
5 11 (3.05%) Xero
6 5 (1.39%) Salesforce
7 4 (1.11%) Facebook
7 4 (1.11%) HubSpot
7 4 (1.11%) Sage
7 4 (1.11%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
7 4 (1.11%) ServiceNow
8 3 (0.83%) ESET
8 3 (0.83%) Openreach
8 3 (0.83%) VMware
9 2 (0.55%) Adaptive Insights
9 2 (0.55%) Anaplan
9 2 (0.55%) Concur
9 2 (0.55%) UiPath
9 2 (0.55%) Workday