Microsoft Excel Job Trends in the North West

Microsoft Excel
England > North West

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the North West requiring Microsoft Excel skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 20 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 50 47 85
Rank change year-on-year -3 +38 +22
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Excel 181 243 94
As % of all permanent jobs in the North West 2.99% 4.56% 2.70%
As % of the Applications category 32.85% 44.02% 37.75%
Number of salaries quoted 101 98 64
10th Percentile £25,875 £30,000 £23,750
25th Percentile £32,000 £36,425 £26,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £42,250 £32,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.33% +30.00% -13.33%
75th Percentile £48,750 £51,240 £42,813
90th Percentile £60,000 £58,943 £52,578
England median annual salary £41,000 £45,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -8.89% - -5.26%

All Software Application Skills
North West

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 West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for software application skills 551 552 249
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 9.09% 10.36% 7.15%
Number of salaries quoted 212 264 172
10th Percentile £26,250 £30,000 £21,800
25th Percentile £31,500 £36,250 £25,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £42,500 £32,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.88% +32.81% -14.67%
75th Percentile £52,625 £52,500 £52,578
90th Percentile £60,000 £58,943 £67,500
England median annual salary £40,000 £47,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year -15.79% +11.76% -9.01%

Microsoft Excel
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

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

Microsoft Excel job vacancy trend in the North West

Microsoft Excel
Salary Trend in the North West

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

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Excel
Salary Histogram in the North West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Microsoft Excel in the North West over the 6 months to 20 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Microsoft Excel in the North West

Microsoft Excel
Job Locations in the North West

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 West region over the 6 months to 20 December 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
Manchester -4 65 £45,000 +12.50% 42
Merseyside -1 43 £40,000 -20.00% 10
Cheshire -14 37 £32,500 -23.53% 27
Lancashire +1 33 £47,500 -5.10% 28
Cumbria -1 2 £47,000 +15.34% 4
Microsoft Excel
England

Microsoft Excel
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West 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 (3.87%) Microsoft Exchange
2 6 (3.31%) SharePoint
3 3 (1.66%) CMS
3 3 (1.66%) Umbraco
3 3 (1.66%) WordPress
4 1 (0.55%) Confluence
Applications
1 45 (24.86%) Microsoft Office
2 37 (20.44%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (1.66%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (1.10%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.55%) AutoCAD
5 1 (0.55%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 8 (4.42%) Unit4 Business World
2 7 (3.87%) Magento
3 4 (2.21%) SAP IBP
4 3 (1.66%) ResourceLink
5 2 (1.10%) SAP S/4HANA
6 1 (0.55%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 72 (39.78%) Power Platform
2 40 (22.10%) Azure
3 20 (11.05%) Azure AI
4 13 (7.18%) AWS
5 11 (6.08%) Microsoft 365
6 8 (4.42%) Google Analytics
6 8 (4.42%) Snowflake
7 4 (2.21%) Azure Data Factory
7 4 (2.21%) Azure Synapse Analytics
7 4 (2.21%) GCP
8 3 (1.66%) Contentful
8 3 (1.66%) Google Workspace
8 3 (1.66%) Slack
9 2 (1.10%) Google Ads
9 2 (1.10%) Intacct
9 2 (1.10%) Workato
10 1 (0.55%) Microsoft Advertising
10 1 (0.55%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 5 (2.76%) SD-WAN
1 5 (2.76%) WAN
2 3 (1.66%) Firewall
3 2 (1.10%) Broadband
3 2 (1.10%) LAN
3 2 (1.10%) Network Security
3 2 (1.10%) Structured Cabling
3 2 (1.10%) Wi-Fi
4 1 (0.55%) SMS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 72 (39.78%) Power BI
2 50 (27.62%) Tableau
3 25 (13.81%) Data Mining
4 10 (5.52%) SQL Server
5 6 (3.31%) Looker
6 5 (2.76%) Amazon Redshift
6 5 (2.76%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 4 (2.21%) Azure SQL Database
7 4 (2.21%) BigQuery
7 4 (2.21%) BusinessObjects
8 1 (0.55%) Data Lake
8 1 (0.55%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 5 (2.76%) JIRA
General
1 99 (54.70%) Finance
2 89 (49.17%) Social Skills
3 79 (43.65%) Analytical Skills
4 23 (12.71%) Organisational Skills
5 18 (9.94%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 13 (7.18%) Marketing
7 12 (6.63%) Retail
8 10 (5.52%) Public Sector
9 8 (4.42%) Law
9 8 (4.42%) Presentation Skills
10 7 (3.87%) Manufacturing
11 6 (3.31%) Advertising
11 6 (3.31%) Telecoms
12 5 (2.76%) Aerospace
12 5 (2.76%) Legal
13 4 (2.21%) Billing
13 4 (2.21%) Documentation Skills
14 3 (1.66%) Automotive
14 3 (1.66%) Dutch Language
14 3 (1.66%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 86 (47.51%) Analyst
2 49 (27.07%) Data Analyst
3 24 (13.26%) Senior
4 21 (11.60%) Trainee
4 21 (11.60%) Trainee Analyst
4 21 (11.60%) Trainee Data Analyst
5 20 (11.05%) Junior
5 20 (11.05%) Junior Analyst
5 20 (11.05%) Junior Data Analyst
6 14 (7.73%) Financial Analyst
7 12 (6.63%) Senior Analyst
8 10 (5.52%) HR Specialist
8 10 (5.52%) Support Specialist
9 8 (4.42%) IT Support
9 8 (4.42%) Systems Support
10 7 (3.87%) Accountant
10 7 (3.87%) Administrator
10 7 (3.87%) E-Commerce Specialist
10 7 (3.87%) Management Accountant
11 6 (3.31%) Project Officer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (2.21%) .NET
2 2 (1.10%) Middleware
3 1 (0.55%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 20 (11.05%) Analytical Mindset
2 18 (9.94%) Onboarding
3 17 (9.39%) Social Media
4 14 (7.73%) Driving Licence
5 8 (4.42%) Data Structures
5 8 (4.42%) Management Information System
6 6 (3.31%) Public Cloud
7 5 (2.76%) Self-Motivation
8 3 (1.66%) Digital Signage
8 3 (1.66%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 2 (1.10%) Data Protection Act
10 1 (0.55%) Digital Media
10 1 (0.55%) Embedded Systems
10 1 (0.55%) IoT
10 1 (0.55%) Product Ownership
10 1 (0.55%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 14 (7.73%) Windows
2 8 (4.42%) Windows 10
3 3 (1.66%) Windows 7
3 3 (1.66%) Windows 8
3 3 (1.66%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 73 (40.33%) Business Intelligence
2 46 (25.41%) Data Analysis
3 40 (22.10%) Problem-Solving
4 39 (21.55%) Analytics
4 39 (21.55%) Project Management
5 37 (20.44%) AI
6 34 (18.78%) Decision-Making
7 28 (15.47%) Business Analysis
8 24 (13.26%) Actionable Insight
8 24 (13.26%) Continuous Improvement
9 23 (12.71%) Data Analytics
10 21 (11.60%) Budgeting and Forecasting
11 19 (10.50%) Agile
11 19 (10.50%) Service Delivery
12 18 (9.94%) ERP
12 18 (9.94%) Financial Modelling
13 17 (9.39%) CRM
14 15 (8.29%) Workflow
15 14 (7.73%) Customer Service
15 14 (7.73%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 75 (41.44%) SQL
2 49 (27.07%) Python
3 6 (3.31%) VBA
4 4 (2.21%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 51 (28.18%) Degree
2 20 (11.05%) ACCA
2 20 (11.05%) Azure Certification
2 20 (11.05%) CIMA
3 11 (6.08%) DBS Check
4 8 (4.42%) CIPD
5 6 (3.31%) AWS Certification
5 6 (3.31%) SC Cleared
5 6 (3.31%) Security Cleared
6 5 (2.76%) AAT
6 5 (2.76%) Master's Degree
6 5 (2.76%) MCP
7 4 (2.21%) BPSS Clearance
8 2 (1.10%) Computer Science Degree
8 2 (1.10%) ICAEW
8 2 (1.10%) Six Sigma Green Belt
9 1 (0.55%) MBA
9 1 (0.55%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (5.52%) PMO
2 6 (3.31%) Data Quality
2 6 (3.31%) GDPR
3 5 (2.76%) Cyber Essentials
3 5 (2.76%) SLA
4 3 (1.66%) GAAP
5 2 (1.10%) Actionable Recommendations
5 2 (1.10%) IFRS
5 2 (1.10%) QA
System Software
1 3 (1.66%) Active Directory
1 3 (1.66%) Hyper-V
1 3 (1.66%) VMware Infrastructure
1 3 (1.66%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 3 (1.66%) Autotask
1 3 (1.66%) SCCM
2 1 (0.55%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 130 (71.82%) Microsoft
2 16 (8.84%) Google
3 10 (5.52%) SAP
3 10 (5.52%) ServiceNow
3 10 (5.52%) Workday
4 6 (3.31%) Adobe
4 6 (3.31%) Apple
5 4 (2.21%) Facebook
5 4 (2.21%) HubSpot
5 4 (2.21%) Sage
5 4 (2.21%) Salesforce
6 3 (1.66%) ESET
6 3 (1.66%) VMware
7 2 (1.10%) Concur
7 2 (1.10%) UiPath
7 2 (1.10%) Xero
8 1 (0.55%) Adaptive Insights
8 1 (0.55%) Databricks
8 1 (0.55%) Marin
8 1 (0.55%) TikTok