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 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 94 45 90
Rank change year-on-year -49 +45 +3
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Excel 189 306 144
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 3.67% 3.95% 3.20%
As % of the Applications category 31.40% 49.92% 39.67%
Number of salaries quoted 104 111 108
10th Percentile £25,750 £26,000 £22,000
25th Percentile £28,375 £28,068 £24,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £38,000 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.32% +8.57% -10.99%
75th Percentile £51,240 £51,240 £47,500
90th Percentile £60,000 £58,943 £53,750
England median annual salary £40,000 £44,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% -2.22% -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 602 613 363
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 11.68% 7.91% 8.06%
Number of salaries quoted 225 267 282
10th Percentile £25,750 £25,300 £22,000
25th Percentile £30,000 £30,750 £25,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £40,000 £37,000
Median % change year-on-year - +8.11% -5.13%
75th Percentile £52,000 £51,240 £57,500
90th Percentile £60,000 £60,187 £67,500
England median annual salary £40,000 £45,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -11.11% - -

Microsoft Excel
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

Job postings citing Microsoft Excel as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North West.

Job vacancy trend for Microsoft Excel 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 18 September 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 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
Manchester -10 83 £40,000 -5.88% 100
Merseyside +8 47 £26,500 -21.48% 35
Lancashire -30 30 £50,055 +39.14% 73
Cheshire -53 24 £35,000 +16.67% 58
Cumbria -2 4 - - 5
Microsoft Excel
England

Microsoft Excel
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West 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:

Application Platforms
1 6 (3.17%) SharePoint
2 4 (2.12%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (1.06%) Confluence
Applications
1 77 (40.74%) Microsoft Office
2 51 (26.98%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 6 (3.17%) Spreadsheet
4 5 (2.65%) MS Visio
5 3 (1.59%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.53%) AutoCAD
Business Applications
1 11 (5.82%) Teamcenter
2 8 (4.23%) Unit4 Business World
3 3 (1.59%) NetSuite
4 2 (1.06%) SAP BPC
4 2 (1.06%) SAP IBP
4 2 (1.06%) SAP S/4HANA
5 1 (0.53%) Magento
5 1 (0.53%) NEC Housing
5 1 (0.53%) Oracle ERP
5 1 (0.53%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 53 (28.04%) Power Platform
2 19 (10.05%) Microsoft 365
3 16 (8.47%) Azure
4 10 (5.29%) Snowflake
5 7 (3.70%) AWS
6 6 (3.17%) Google Analytics
7 5 (2.65%) Google Sheets
8 4 (2.12%) GCP
8 4 (2.12%) Google Drive
9 3 (1.59%) Google Ads
9 3 (1.59%) Google Docs
10 2 (1.06%) Intacct
10 2 (1.06%) Microsoft Advertising
10 2 (1.06%) Workato
11 1 (0.53%) Microsoft Copilot
11 1 (0.53%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 5 (2.65%) Wireless
2 2 (1.06%) Broadband
2 2 (1.06%) Intranet
2 2 (1.06%) LAN
2 2 (1.06%) Network Security
2 2 (1.06%) SD-WAN
2 2 (1.06%) Structured Cabling
2 2 (1.06%) WAN
2 2 (1.06%) Wi-Fi
3 1 (0.53%) SMS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 53 (28.04%) Power BI
2 25 (13.23%) Tableau
3 9 (4.76%) Data Mining
4 7 (3.70%) Looker
5 5 (2.65%) Amazon Redshift
5 5 (2.65%) BusinessObjects
5 5 (2.65%) SQL Server
6 4 (2.12%) BigQuery
7 2 (1.06%) Power Query
8 1 (0.53%) Big Data
8 1 (0.53%) Data Lake
Development Applications
1 4 (2.12%) JIRA
2 1 (0.53%) RStudio
General
1 113 (59.79%) Social Skills
2 88 (46.56%) Finance
3 73 (38.62%) Analytical Skills
4 29 (15.34%) Organisational Skills
5 28 (14.81%) Manufacturing
6 15 (7.94%) Aerospace
7 14 (7.41%) Retail
8 13 (6.88%) Automotive
8 13 (6.88%) Marketing
9 12 (6.35%) Presentation Skills
10 10 (5.29%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 10 (5.29%) Public Sector
11 8 (4.23%) Law
11 8 (4.23%) Legal
12 7 (3.70%) Advertising
13 4 (2.12%) Documentation Skills
13 4 (2.12%) Pharmaceutical
13 4 (2.12%) Telecoms
14 3 (1.59%) Dutch Language
15 2 (1.06%) Billing
Job Titles
1 73 (38.62%) Analyst
2 24 (12.70%) Administrator
3 20 (10.58%) Senior
4 19 (10.05%) Data Analyst
5 17 (8.99%) Financial Analyst
6 11 (5.82%) Systems Engineer
7 10 (5.29%) HR Specialist
7 10 (5.29%) Support Specialist
8 9 (4.76%) Senior Analyst
9 8 (4.23%) Applications Support
9 8 (4.23%) IT Support
9 8 (4.23%) Systems Support
10 7 (3.70%) Accountant
10 7 (3.70%) Management Accountant
11 6 (3.17%) Applications Support Analyst
11 6 (3.17%) Business Intelligence Analyst
11 6 (3.17%) ERP Analyst
11 6 (3.17%) ERP Support
11 6 (3.17%) Support Analyst
12 5 (2.65%) 1st Line Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (1.59%) .NET
2 2 (1.06%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 18 (9.52%) Analytical Mindset
2 16 (8.47%) Social Media
3 12 (6.35%) Onboarding
4 10 (5.29%) Data Structures
5 5 (2.65%) Blackberry
5 5 (2.65%) Management Information System
5 5 (2.65%) Public Cloud
6 4 (2.12%) Data Protection Act
6 4 (2.12%) Driving Licence
6 4 (2.12%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 3 (1.59%) Digital Signage
7 3 (1.59%) Learning Management System
8 2 (1.06%) Product Ownership
8 2 (1.06%) Video Conferencing
9 1 (0.53%) Autonomous Agent
9 1 (0.53%) Digital Media
9 1 (0.53%) EPoS
9 1 (0.53%) FMCG
9 1 (0.53%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 17 (8.99%) Windows
2 8 (4.23%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 53 (28.04%) Problem-Solving
2 52 (27.51%) Business Intelligence
3 45 (23.81%) Decision-Making
4 42 (22.22%) ERP
5 33 (17.46%) Data Analysis
6 31 (16.40%) Time Management
7 29 (15.34%) Actionable Insight
8 28 (14.81%) Continuous Improvement
9 24 (12.70%) Data Management
10 22 (11.64%) CRM
10 22 (11.64%) Financial Modelling
11 21 (11.11%) Analytics
12 20 (10.58%) Agile
12 20 (10.58%) Budgeting and Forecasting
13 19 (10.05%) Customer Service
14 18 (9.52%) Project Management
14 18 (9.52%) Visualisation
15 16 (8.47%) Service Delivery
16 15 (7.94%) Process Improvement
16 15 (7.94%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 44 (23.28%) SQL
2 13 (6.88%) Python
2 13 (6.88%) VBA
3 11 (5.82%) MATLAB
4 5 (2.65%) VB
5 3 (1.59%) PL/SQL
5 3 (1.59%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 68 (35.98%) Degree
2 32 (16.93%) DBS Check
3 20 (10.58%) ACCA
3 20 (10.58%) CIMA
4 12 (6.35%) BPSS Clearance
5 8 (4.23%) HNC
5 8 (4.23%) HND
6 6 (3.17%) SC Cleared
6 6 (3.17%) Security Cleared
7 5 (2.65%) CIPD
7 5 (2.65%) ITIL Certification
7 5 (2.65%) Master's Degree
7 5 (2.65%) Microsoft Certification
8 4 (2.12%) AAT
9 3 (1.59%) Tableau Certification
10 2 (1.06%) Computer Science Degree
10 2 (1.06%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 1 (0.53%) MBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (5.29%) SLA
2 7 (3.70%) Data Quality
3 6 (3.17%) QA
4 4 (2.12%) GAAP
4 4 (2.12%) PMO
5 3 (1.59%) GDPR
6 1 (0.53%) IFRS
Systems Management
1 5 (2.65%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (0.53%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 124 (65.61%) Microsoft
2 32 (16.93%) SAP
3 21 (11.11%) Salesforce
4 16 (8.47%) Google
5 15 (7.94%) ServiceNow
6 11 (5.82%) ANSYS
7 10 (5.29%) Workday
8 8 (4.23%) Adobe
9 5 (2.65%) Facebook
9 5 (2.65%) iManage
9 5 (2.65%) Intapp
9 5 (2.65%) Logitech
10 4 (2.12%) Cognos
10 4 (2.12%) HubSpot
10 4 (2.12%) Sage
11 3 (1.59%) Freshdesk
11 3 (1.59%) Oracle
12 2 (1.06%) Concur
12 2 (1.06%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
12 2 (1.06%) UiPath