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 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 4 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 56 | 47 | 64 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -9 | +17 | +27 |
| Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Excel | 185 | 202 | 222 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the North West | 2.65% | 4.21% | 3.44% |
| As % of the Applications category | 33.88% | 40.40% | 49.44% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 110 | 99 | 166 |
| 10th Percentile | £25,875 | £30,000 | £23,125 |
| 25th Percentile | £32,000 | £38,000 | £26,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £40,000 | £42,500 | £35,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.88% | +21.43% | -1.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £48,750 | £51,870 | £46,563 |
| 90th Percentile | £58,875 | £58,943 | £52,500 |
| England median annual salary | £40,500 | £45,000 | £40,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.00% | +12.50% | -15.79% |
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 | 546 | 500 | 449 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West | 7.82% | 10.42% | 6.96% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 223 | 255 | 363 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,250 | £30,000 | £22,540 |
| 25th Percentile | £30,500 | £36,250 | £26,125 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £40,000 | £42,500 | £32,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.88% | +30.77% | -3.16% |
| 75th Percentile | £50,500 | £52,500 | £46,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £58,750 | £58,943 | £57,500 |
| England median annual salary | £40,000 | £50,000 | £37,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -20.00% | +33.33% | -16.67% |
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
Salary Trend in the North West
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 February 2026.
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 February 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 |
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| Manchester | -18 | 72 | £40,000 | - | 54 |
| Lancashire | -1 | 38 | £40,348 | -19.39% | 28 |
| Merseyside | +3 | 35 | £40,000 | -20.00% | 11 |
| Cheshire | -7 | 33 | £32,000 | -24.71% | 19 |
| Cumbria | -3 | 6 | £42,500 | +4.30% | |
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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:
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