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 4 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 54 47 101
Rank change year-on-year -7 +54 +7
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Excel 176 226 103
As % of all permanent jobs in the North West 2.84% 4.41% 2.53%
As % of the Applications category 32.71% 42.32% 39.92%
Number of salaries quoted 99 100 69
10th Percentile £25,875 £30,000 £22,940
25th Percentile £32,000 £36,775 £26,000
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 £51,240 £41,750
90th Percentile £60,000 £58,943 £53,812
England median annual salary £40,000 £45,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -11.11% - -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 538 534 258
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 8.69% 10.41% 6.35%
Number of salaries quoted 210 261 179
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 £52,875 £52,500 £51,613
90th Percentile £60,000 £60,000 £66,500
England median annual salary £40,000 £47,683 £42,000
% change year-on-year -16.11% +13.53% -10.56%

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 4 January 2026.

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 4 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
Manchester -12 67 £45,000 +12.50% 41
Merseyside 0 38 £40,000 -20.00% 13
Cheshire -9 37 £32,500 -23.53% 24
Lancashire +1 31 £47,500 -5.10% 43
Cumbria -3 2 £47,000 +15.34% 2
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 (3.98%) Microsoft Exchange
2 6 (3.41%) SharePoint
3 3 (1.70%) CMS
3 3 (1.70%) Umbraco
3 3 (1.70%) WordPress
4 1 (0.57%) Confluence
Applications
1 43 (24.43%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 40 (22.73%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (1.70%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (1.14%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.57%) AutoCAD
5 1 (0.57%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 7 (3.98%) Magento
2 5 (2.84%) Unit4 Business World
3 4 (2.27%) SAP IBP
4 3 (1.70%) ResourceLink
5 2 (1.14%) SAP S/4HANA
6 1 (0.57%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 70 (39.77%) Power Platform
2 45 (25.57%) Azure
3 20 (11.36%) Azure AI
4 18 (10.23%) AWS
5 11 (6.25%) Microsoft 365
6 8 (4.55%) Google Analytics
6 8 (4.55%) Snowflake
7 4 (2.27%) Azure Data Factory
7 4 (2.27%) Azure Synapse Analytics
7 4 (2.27%) GCP
8 3 (1.70%) Contentful
8 3 (1.70%) Google Workspace
8 3 (1.70%) Slack
9 2 (1.14%) Google Ads
9 2 (1.14%) Intacct
9 2 (1.14%) Workato
10 1 (0.57%) Microsoft Advertising
10 1 (0.57%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 5 (2.84%) SD-WAN
1 5 (2.84%) WAN
2 3 (1.70%) Firewall
3 2 (1.14%) Broadband
3 2 (1.14%) LAN
3 2 (1.14%) Network Security
3 2 (1.14%) Structured Cabling
3 2 (1.14%) Wi-Fi
4 1 (0.57%) SMS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 70 (39.77%) Power BI
2 52 (29.55%) Tableau
3 27 (15.34%) Data Mining
4 7 (3.98%) SQL Server
5 6 (3.41%) Looker
6 5 (2.84%) Amazon Redshift
6 5 (2.84%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 4 (2.27%) Azure SQL Database
7 4 (2.27%) BigQuery
7 4 (2.27%) BusinessObjects
8 3 (1.70%) Power Query
9 1 (0.57%) Data Lake
Development Applications
1 4 (2.27%) JIRA
General
1 93 (52.84%) Finance
2 91 (51.70%) Social Skills
3 78 (44.32%) Analytical Skills
4 23 (13.07%) Organisational Skills
5 17 (9.66%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 14 (7.95%) Marketing
7 12 (6.82%) Retail
8 10 (5.68%) Presentation Skills
9 8 (4.55%) Law
10 7 (3.98%) Public Sector
11 6 (3.41%) Advertising
11 6 (3.41%) Telecoms
12 5 (2.84%) Aerospace
12 5 (2.84%) Legal
13 4 (2.27%) Billing
14 3 (1.70%) Automotive
14 3 (1.70%) Dutch Language
15 2 (1.14%) Banking
15 2 (1.14%) Manufacturing
16 1 (0.57%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 88 (50.00%) Analyst
2 54 (30.68%) Data Analyst
3 23 (13.07%) Trainee
3 23 (13.07%) Trainee Analyst
3 23 (13.07%) Trainee Data Analyst
4 20 (11.36%) Junior
4 20 (11.36%) Junior Analyst
4 20 (11.36%) Junior Data Analyst
4 20 (11.36%) Senior
5 11 (6.25%) Financial Analyst
6 10 (5.68%) HR Specialist
6 10 (5.68%) Senior Analyst
7 8 (4.55%) IT Support
8 7 (3.98%) Accountant
8 7 (3.98%) E-Commerce Specialist
8 7 (3.98%) Management Accountant
8 7 (3.98%) Support Specialist
9 6 (3.41%) Administrator
9 6 (3.41%) Commercial Analyst
10 5 (2.84%) 1st/2nd Line Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (2.27%) .NET
2 2 (1.14%) Middleware
3 1 (0.57%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 21 (11.93%) Onboarding
2 19 (10.80%) Analytical Mindset
3 17 (9.66%) Social Media
4 13 (7.39%) Driving Licence
5 9 (5.11%) Management Information System
5 9 (5.11%) Public Cloud
6 8 (4.55%) Data Structures
7 5 (2.84%) Self-Motivation
8 3 (1.70%) Digital Signage
9 2 (1.14%) Data Protection Act
10 1 (0.57%) Digital Media
10 1 (0.57%) Embedded Systems
10 1 (0.57%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
10 1 (0.57%) IoT
10 1 (0.57%) Product Ownership
10 1 (0.57%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 15 (8.52%) Windows
2 8 (4.55%) Windows 10
3 3 (1.70%) Windows 7
3 3 (1.70%) Windows 8
3 3 (1.70%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 71 (40.34%) Business Intelligence
2 50 (28.41%) Data Analysis
3 41 (23.30%) Project Management
4 40 (22.73%) AI
5 39 (22.16%) Analytics
6 35 (19.89%) Problem-Solving
7 33 (18.75%) Decision-Making
8 29 (16.48%) Business Analysis
9 25 (14.20%) Continuous Improvement
9 25 (14.20%) Data Analytics
10 22 (12.50%) Actionable Insight
11 21 (11.93%) Service Delivery
12 18 (10.23%) Agile
12 18 (10.23%) Budgeting and Forecasting
13 16 (9.09%) CRM
14 15 (8.52%) Collaborative Working
14 15 (8.52%) Financial Modelling
14 15 (8.52%) Stakeholder Management
15 14 (7.95%) Visualisation
16 13 (7.39%) Coaching
Programming Languages
1 74 (42.05%) SQL
2 51 (28.98%) Python
3 6 (3.41%) VBA
4 4 (2.27%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 45 (25.57%) Degree
2 20 (11.36%) Azure Certification
3 19 (10.80%) ACCA
3 19 (10.80%) CIMA
4 10 (5.68%) DBS Check
5 9 (5.11%) AWS Certification
6 8 (4.55%) CIPD
7 6 (3.41%) SC Cleared
7 6 (3.41%) Security Cleared
8 5 (2.84%) AAT
8 5 (2.84%) Master's Degree
8 5 (2.84%) MCP
9 4 (2.27%) BPSS Clearance
10 2 (1.14%) Computer Science Degree
10 2 (1.14%) ICAEW
10 2 (1.14%) Six Sigma Green Belt
11 1 (0.57%) MBA
11 1 (0.57%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (5.68%) PMO
2 6 (3.41%) GDPR
3 5 (2.84%) Cyber Essentials
4 4 (2.27%) Data Quality
5 2 (1.14%) Actionable Recommendations
5 2 (1.14%) IFRS
5 2 (1.14%) QA
6 1 (0.57%) GAAP
6 1 (0.57%) SLA
System Software
1 3 (1.70%) Active Directory
1 3 (1.70%) Hyper-V
1 3 (1.70%) VMware Infrastructure
1 3 (1.70%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 3 (1.70%) Autotask
1 3 (1.70%) SCCM
2 1 (0.57%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 127 (72.16%) Microsoft
2 16 (9.09%) Google
3 12 (6.82%) ServiceNow
4 10 (5.68%) Workday
5 9 (5.11%) Adobe
5 9 (5.11%) Apple
6 7 (3.98%) SAP
7 4 (2.27%) Facebook
7 4 (2.27%) HubSpot
7 4 (2.27%) Sage
8 3 (1.70%) ESET
8 3 (1.70%) VMware
9 2 (1.14%) Concur
9 2 (1.14%) Salesforce
9 2 (1.14%) UiPath
9 2 (1.14%) Xero
10 1 (0.57%) Ariba
10 1 (0.57%) Civica
10 1 (0.57%) Northgate
10 1 (0.57%) Orchard