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 20 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 50 75 76
Rank change year-on-year +25 +1 +16
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Excel 636 271 510
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 3.63% 3.90% 3.10%
As % of the Applications category 61.10% 35.70% 38.99%
Number of salaries quoted 256 153 331
10th Percentile £28,375 £25,250 £23,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £26,250 £26,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £40,000 £33,750
Median % change year-on-year - +18.52% +2.27%
75th Percentile £47,000 £51,240 £44,375
90th Percentile £57,500 £58,750 £52,500
England median annual salary £40,000 £45,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year -11.11% +12.50% -11.11%

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 1,041 759 1,308
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 5.93% 10.92% 7.94%
Number of salaries quoted 529 388 965
10th Percentile £28,000 £25,480 £23,100
25th Percentile £31,250 £30,938 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £40,000 £32,500
Median % change year-on-year - +23.08% -11.56%
75th Percentile £45,000 £52,500 £43,750
90th Percentile £57,500 £67,500 £57,000
England median annual salary £40,000 £47,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year -15.79% +26.67% -16.67%

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 20 April 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 20 April 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
Yorkshire +48 294 £40,000 +14.29% 51
North West +10 262 £40,000 - 84
North East +14 80 £40,000 +1.14% 20
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 13 (2.04%) SharePoint
2 10 (1.57%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (0.31%) ArcGIS
3 2 (0.31%) CMS
4 1 (0.16%) Confluence
4 1 (0.16%) WordPress
Applications
1 58 (9.12%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 48 (7.55%) Microsoft Office
3 12 (1.89%) MS Visio
4 8 (1.26%) Spreadsheet
5 6 (0.94%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 9 (1.42%) Magento
2 6 (0.94%) SAP S/4HANA
2 6 (0.94%) Workday HCM
3 5 (0.79%) SAP PM
4 3 (0.47%) BambooHR
4 3 (0.47%) ResourceLink
4 3 (0.47%) SAP IBP
5 2 (0.31%) iTrent
5 2 (0.31%) Odoo
6 1 (0.16%) Dynamics CRM
6 1 (0.16%) Dynamics GP
6 1 (0.16%) Infor LN
6 1 (0.16%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 403 (63.36%) Power Platform
2 341 (53.62%) Azure
3 301 (47.33%) Azure AI
4 28 (4.40%) Microsoft 365
5 14 (2.20%) Power Automate
6 13 (2.04%) AWS
7 12 (1.89%) Azure Data Factory
8 10 (1.57%) Azure Synapse Analytics
8 10 (1.57%) Google Workspace
9 6 (0.94%) Google Analytics
9 6 (0.94%) PowerApps
10 5 (0.79%) Cloud Computing
10 5 (0.79%) Entra ID
10 5 (0.79%) Smartsheet
11 4 (0.63%) Dynamics 365
12 3 (0.47%) SaaS
13 2 (0.31%) Azure DevOps
13 2 (0.31%) Azure Logic Apps
13 2 (0.31%) Microsoft Copilot
13 2 (0.31%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 11 (1.73%) WAN
2 10 (1.57%) Firewall
2 10 (1.57%) SD-WAN
3 3 (0.47%) Ethernet
3 3 (0.47%) Internet
4 2 (0.31%) VoIP
4 2 (0.31%) WebEx
5 1 (0.16%) Broadband
5 1 (0.16%) DNS
5 1 (0.16%) LAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 403 (63.36%) Power BI
2 385 (60.53%) Tableau
3 74 (11.64%) Data Mining
4 22 (3.46%) Power Query
4 22 (3.46%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 12 (1.89%) SQL Server
6 10 (1.57%) Azure SQL Database
7 7 (1.10%) PowerPivot
8 5 (0.79%) Big Data
8 5 (0.79%) Data Warehouse
9 4 (0.63%) Looker
9 4 (0.63%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 3 (0.47%) BusinessObjects
11 2 (0.31%) Star Schema
12 1 (0.16%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 8 (1.26%) JIRA
2 2 (0.31%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 439 (69.03%) Social Skills
2 165 (25.94%) Finance
3 158 (24.84%) Analytical Skills
4 38 (5.97%) Organisational Skills
5 25 (3.93%) Retail
6 20 (3.14%) Marketing
7 16 (2.52%) Legal
8 15 (2.36%) Advertising
8 15 (2.36%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 14 (2.20%) Presentation Skills
10 13 (2.04%) Public Sector
10 13 (2.04%) Telecoms
11 11 (1.73%) Billing
12 9 (1.42%) Documentation Skills
12 9 (1.42%) Law
13 8 (1.26%) Automotive
13 8 (1.26%) Manufacturing
14 5 (0.79%) Military
15 4 (0.63%) General Ledger
16 2 (0.31%) Banking
Job Titles
1 470 (73.90%) Analyst
2 402 (63.21%) Data Analyst
3 301 (47.33%) Junior
3 301 (47.33%) Junior Analyst
3 301 (47.33%) Junior Data Analyst
4 73 (11.48%) Trainee
4 73 (11.48%) Trainee Analyst
4 73 (11.48%) Trainee Data Analyst
5 23 (3.62%) Accountant
6 20 (3.14%) Systems Analyst
7 14 (2.20%) Business Analyst
7 14 (2.20%) HR Analyst
7 14 (2.20%) HR Data Analyst
7 14 (2.20%) Management Accountant
8 13 (2.04%) Data Manager
8 13 (2.04%) IT Support
9 12 (1.89%) Development Manager
9 12 (1.89%) Support Analyst
10 11 (1.73%) IT Support Engineer
10 11 (1.73%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.16%) .NET
1 1 (0.16%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 31 (4.87%) Management Information System
2 24 (3.77%) Onboarding
3 17 (2.67%) Self-Motivation
4 16 (2.52%) Analytical Mindset
5 12 (1.89%) e-Learning
6 9 (1.42%) Public Cloud
7 8 (1.26%) Social Media
8 7 (1.10%) Digital Media
8 7 (1.10%) Driving Licence
8 7 (1.10%) Pricing Data
9 5 (0.79%) Social Network
10 4 (0.63%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
10 4 (0.63%) Product Ownership
11 3 (0.47%) Blog
12 2 (0.31%) Legacy Systems
12 2 (0.31%) Low-Code
12 2 (0.31%) Reinsurance
13 1 (0.16%) Data Structures
13 1 (0.16%) Digital Signage
13 1 (0.16%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 15 (2.36%) Windows
2 11 (1.73%) Windows 10
3 10 (1.57%) Windows 7
3 10 (1.57%) Windows 8
3 10 (1.57%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 404 (63.52%) Business Intelligence
2 327 (51.42%) AI
3 132 (20.75%) Analytics
4 129 (20.28%) Data Analysis
5 105 (16.51%) Project Management
6 97 (15.25%) Data Analytics
7 89 (13.99%) Decision-Making
8 79 (12.42%) Business Analysis
9 74 (11.64%) Continuous Improvement
9 74 (11.64%) Problem-Solving
10 45 (7.08%) Process Improvement
11 37 (5.82%) Visualisation
12 36 (5.66%) Actionable Insight
13 33 (5.19%) Stakeholder Management
14 28 (4.40%) Data Governance
15 25 (3.93%) CRM
16 23 (3.62%) Data Visualisation
17 22 (3.46%) Coaching
17 22 (3.46%) Data Modelling
17 22 (3.46%) ERP
Programming Languages
1 432 (67.92%) SQL
2 375 (58.96%) Python
3 15 (2.36%) VBA
4 12 (1.89%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 4 (0.63%) C#
6 2 (0.31%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 301 (47.33%) Azure Certification
2 46 (7.23%) Degree
3 33 (5.19%) ACCA
4 28 (4.40%) CIMA
5 14 (2.20%) DBS Check
6 11 (1.73%) AWS Certification
7 5 (0.79%) BPSS Clearance
7 5 (0.79%) PMI Certification
7 5 (0.79%) PMP
7 5 (0.79%) Six Sigma Green Belt
8 4 (0.63%) AAT
8 4 (0.63%) ICAEW
9 3 (0.47%) CIPD
9 3 (0.47%) Microsoft Certified Professional
10 2 (0.31%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
10 2 (0.31%) SC Cleared
10 2 (0.31%) Security Cleared
11 1 (0.16%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 37 (5.82%) Data Quality
2 16 (2.52%) QA
3 15 (2.36%) GDPR
4 9 (1.42%) Actionable Recommendations
5 8 (1.26%) IFRS
6 5 (0.79%) Accessibility
6 5 (0.79%) GAAP
6 5 (0.79%) GRC
6 5 (0.79%) PMO
6 5 (0.79%) SLA
7 3 (0.47%) TickIT
8 1 (0.16%) Cyber Essentials
8 1 (0.16%) ISO/IEC 20000
8 1 (0.16%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 16 (2.52%) Active Directory
2 10 (1.57%) Hyper-V
2 10 (1.57%) VMware Infrastructure
2 10 (1.57%) VMware Workstation
3 1 (0.16%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 10 (1.57%) Autotask
1 10 (1.57%) SCCM
2 2 (0.31%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 480 (75.47%) Microsoft
2 23 (3.62%) Google
3 21 (3.30%) SAP
4 13 (2.04%) Workday
5 11 (1.73%) Adobe
6 10 (1.57%) Apple
6 10 (1.57%) ESET
6 10 (1.57%) VMware
7 8 (1.26%) Aderant
7 8 (1.26%) iManage
7 8 (1.26%) Intapp
8 6 (0.94%) HubSpot
9 5 (0.79%) Xero
10 4 (0.63%) Oracle
10 4 (0.63%) Sage
11 3 (0.47%) Epicor
11 3 (0.47%) Salesforce
11 3 (0.47%) ServiceNow
12 2 (0.31%) Alteryx
12 2 (0.31%) IFS