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 11 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 88 93 47
Rank change year-on-year +5 -46 +35
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Excel 222 195 295
As % of all permanent jobs in the North West 1.72% 3.75% 4.04%
As % of the Applications category 44.85% 28.59% 46.31%
Number of salaries quoted 128 113 97
10th Percentile £27,577 £25,552 £27,500
25th Percentile £29,000 £28,849 £31,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £36,500 £37,500 £41,234
Median % change year-on-year -2.67% -9.06% +28.54%
75th Percentile £47,250 £48,750 £51,240
90th Percentile £53,750 £60,000 £60,000
England median annual salary £37,500 £40,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -6.25% -11.11% -

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 495 682 637
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 3.84% 13.11% 8.73%
Number of salaries quoted 293 229 272
10th Percentile £27,577 £25,750 £26,775
25th Percentile £30,500 £29,500 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £38,000 £41,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -7.32% +17.14%
75th Percentile £52,000 £52,000 £52,500
90th Percentile £59,343 £60,000 £66,163
England median annual salary £40,000 £40,000 £46,990
% change year-on-year - -14.88% +4.42%

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 11 October 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 11 October 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 -11 131 £34,000 -15.00% 126
Merseyside -20 35 £45,250 +56.03% 22
Cheshire +11 27 £37,500 +15.38% 39
Lancashire +6 24 £36,500 -23.16% 40
Cumbria -2 4 £28,000 - 14
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 13 (5.86%) SharePoint
2 5 (2.25%) CMS
3 1 (0.45%) Confluence
3 1 (0.45%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.45%) SAS
3 1 (0.45%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 71 (31.98%) Microsoft Office
2 40 (18.02%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 10 (4.50%) MS Visio
4 6 (2.70%) Spreadsheet
5 3 (1.35%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.45%) ProjectWise
Business Applications
1 2 (0.90%) Dynamics CRM
1 2 (0.90%) Sage 200
2 1 (0.45%) BambooHR
2 1 (0.45%) Sage CRM
Cloud Services
1 68 (30.63%) Power Platform
2 21 (9.46%) Azure
3 17 (7.66%) Microsoft 365
4 12 (5.41%) Azure AI
5 6 (2.70%) Microsoft Copilot
6 4 (1.80%) AWS
7 2 (0.90%) ChatGPT
7 2 (0.90%) Entra ID
7 2 (0.90%) GCP
7 2 (0.90%) GitHub
7 2 (0.90%) Google Gemini
7 2 (0.90%) Google Sheets
7 2 (0.90%) Google Workspace
7 2 (0.90%) OneDrive
7 2 (0.90%) Snowflake
8 1 (0.45%) Azure DevOps
8 1 (0.45%) Google Analytics
8 1 (0.45%) Power Automate
8 1 (0.45%) PowerApps
8 1 (0.45%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 7 (3.15%) Internet
2 3 (1.35%) Broadband
3 1 (0.45%) LAN
3 1 (0.45%) Network Security
3 1 (0.45%) SD-WAN
3 1 (0.45%) WAN
3 1 (0.45%) Wi-Fi
3 1 (0.45%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 68 (30.63%) Power BI
2 15 (6.76%) Tableau
3 5 (2.25%) Data Warehouse
3 5 (2.25%) Power Query
4 2 (0.90%) BusinessObjects
4 2 (0.90%) KNIME
4 2 (0.90%) MS Access
5 1 (0.45%) EDMS
5 1 (0.45%) GIS
5 1 (0.45%) Metadata
5 1 (0.45%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 6 (2.70%) JIRA
2 3 (1.35%) RStudio
3 2 (0.90%) Git
General
1 126 (56.76%) Social Skills
2 91 (40.99%) Analytical Skills
3 63 (28.38%) Finance
4 52 (23.42%) Organisational Skills
5 26 (11.71%) Retail
6 24 (10.81%) Law
7 23 (10.36%) Telecoms
8 21 (9.46%) Military
9 18 (8.11%) Legal
10 17 (7.66%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 15 (6.76%) Influencing Skills
12 12 (5.41%) Manufacturing
13 11 (4.95%) Marketing
14 9 (4.05%) Automotive
15 8 (3.60%) Billing
16 7 (3.15%) Local Government
17 6 (2.70%) Presentation Skills
18 5 (2.25%) General Ledger
19 4 (1.80%) Aerospace
19 4 (1.80%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 70 (31.53%) Analyst
2 43 (19.37%) Administrator
3 29 (13.06%) Data Analyst
4 24 (10.81%) Junior
5 19 (8.56%) Data Administrator
6 14 (6.31%) Technical Analyst
7 12 (5.41%) Business Analyst
7 12 (5.41%) Junior Analyst
7 12 (5.41%) Junior Data Analyst
8 9 (4.05%) Technical Business Analyst
9 8 (3.60%) Account Manager
10 7 (3.15%) Change Analyst
10 7 (3.15%) Junior Account Manager
10 7 (3.15%) Junior Service Manager
10 7 (3.15%) Lead
11 6 (2.70%) Accountant
11 6 (2.70%) Help Desk Administrator
11 6 (2.70%) Systems Accountant
12 5 (2.25%) Deployment Manager
12 5 (2.25%) Systems Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (2.25%) PySpark
Miscellaneous
1 21 (9.46%) Management Information System
1 21 (9.46%) Onboarding
2 11 (4.95%) Self-Motivation
3 7 (3.15%) Data Structures
4 5 (2.25%) Analytical Mindset
4 5 (2.25%) EPoS
4 5 (2.25%) Renewable Energy
5 4 (1.80%) Social Media
6 3 (1.35%) FMCG
6 3 (1.35%) Legacy Systems
7 2 (0.90%) CCTV
7 2 (0.90%) Data Centre
7 2 (0.90%) Driving Licence
7 2 (0.90%) NHS
8 1 (0.45%) Blog
8 1 (0.45%) e-Learning
8 1 (0.45%) Marketing Technology
8 1 (0.45%) Pricing Data
8 1 (0.45%) Product Ownership
8 1 (0.45%) Reference Data
Operating Systems
1 3 (1.35%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 70 (31.53%) Problem-Solving
2 48 (21.62%) Business Intelligence
3 43 (19.37%) Customer Service
3 43 (19.37%) Decision-Making
4 42 (18.92%) Continuous Improvement
5 36 (16.22%) Data Analysis
6 33 (14.86%) Stakeholder Management
7 27 (12.16%) AI
8 26 (11.71%) E-Commerce
9 24 (10.81%) Mathematics
10 22 (9.91%) Process Improvement
10 22 (9.91%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 22 (9.91%) Time Management
11 21 (9.46%) ERP
12 20 (9.01%) Actionable Insight
13 18 (8.11%) Analytics
13 18 (8.11%) Collaborative Working
14 17 (7.66%) Agile
14 17 (7.66%) Validation
14 17 (7.66%) Workshop Facilitation
Programming Languages
1 60 (27.03%) SQL
2 26 (11.71%) Python
3 11 (4.95%) R
4 3 (1.35%) C#
5 2 (0.90%) JavaScript
5 2 (0.90%) VBA
6 1 (0.45%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 1 (0.45%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 22 (9.91%) Degree
2 12 (5.41%) Azure Certification
3 10 (4.50%) ACCA
3 10 (4.50%) DBS Check
4 9 (4.05%) CIMA
5 3 (1.35%) SC Cleared
5 3 (1.35%) Security Cleared
6 2 (0.90%) BPSS Clearance
6 2 (0.90%) HNC
6 2 (0.90%) HND
6 2 (0.90%) Microsoft Certification
7 1 (0.45%) CFA
7 1 (0.45%) PMI Certification
7 1 (0.45%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (12.61%) Data Quality
2 13 (5.86%) QA
3 11 (4.95%) Accessibility
4 7 (3.15%) PMO
5 6 (2.70%) SLA
6 4 (1.80%) GDPR
7 2 (0.90%) IFRS
7 2 (0.90%) ISO 9001
8 1 (0.45%) GAAP
8 1 (0.45%) GMP
8 1 (0.45%) IFRS 9
8 1 (0.45%) ISO 14001
8 1 (0.45%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 1 (0.45%) TickIT
System Software
1 4 (1.80%) Active Directory
2 2 (0.90%) Virtual Desktop
Vendors
1 135 (60.81%) Microsoft
2 8 (3.60%) YouTube
3 5 (2.25%) Sage
3 5 (2.25%) Workday
4 4 (1.80%) Salesforce
5 3 (1.35%) Aderant
5 3 (1.35%) Google
5 3 (1.35%) iManage
5 3 (1.35%) Intapp
5 3 (1.35%) SAP
5 3 (1.35%) VMware
6 2 (0.90%) Adaptive Insights
6 2 (0.90%) Alteryx
6 2 (0.90%) Broadcom
6 2 (0.90%) ServiceNow
7 1 (0.45%) Adobe
7 1 (0.45%) Dell
7 1 (0.45%) HubSpot
7 1 (0.45%) Progress
7 1 (0.45%) Sitecore