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 27 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 60 81 47
Rank change year-on-year +21 -34 +28
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Excel 260 226 358
As % of all permanent jobs in the North West 2.27% 4.39% 4.01%
As % of the Applications category 54.85% 36.75% 50.92%
Number of salaries quoted 161 118 152
10th Percentile £27,577 £25,480 £24,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £25,750 £26,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £34,755 £34,750
Median % change year-on-year +15.09% +0.01% +7.62%
75th Percentile £47,250 £47,500 £46,223
90th Percentile £52,500 £59,125 £60,000
England median annual salary £40,000 £42,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year -5.88% - -

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 474 615 703
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 4.14% 11.95% 7.88%
Number of salaries quoted 313 268 387
10th Percentile £27,900 £25,750 £24,070
25th Percentile £31,250 £29,500 £26,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £40,000 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year - +14.29% -6.67%
75th Percentile £48,750 £51,240 £45,899
90th Percentile £58,600 £60,000 £60,000
England median annual salary £40,000 £42,500 £40,500
% change year-on-year -5.88% +4.94% -10.00%

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 27 July 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 27 July 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 0 136 £40,000 +21.21% 46
Merseyside -11 54 £44,000 +66.04% 12
Lancashire +28 48 £40,000 -20.09% 23
Cheshire +6 20 £30,000 -16.08% 15
Cumbria -18 1 £47,000 - 5
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 6 (2.31%) Microsoft Exchange
2 3 (1.15%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.77%) ArcGIS
3 2 (0.77%) Confluence
4 1 (0.38%) CMS
4 1 (0.38%) WordPress
Applications
1 51 (19.62%) Microsoft Office
2 36 (13.85%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 16 (6.15%) MS Visio
4 9 (3.46%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.38%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 5 (1.92%) SAP PM
2 3 (1.15%) BambooHR
2 3 (1.15%) Magento
3 1 (0.38%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.38%) Infor LN
3 1 (0.38%) SAP IBP
Cloud Services
1 135 (51.92%) Power Platform
2 72 (27.69%) Azure
3 61 (23.46%) Azure AI
4 18 (6.92%) Microsoft 365
5 6 (2.31%) Google Workspace
6 5 (1.92%) Entra ID
7 3 (1.15%) Google Analytics
7 3 (1.15%) Microsoft Copilot
8 2 (0.77%) Google Sheets
8 2 (0.77%) OneDrive
8 2 (0.77%) Snowflake
9 1 (0.38%) AWS
9 1 (0.38%) ChatGPT
9 1 (0.38%) Dynamics 365
9 1 (0.38%) GCP
9 1 (0.38%) GitHub
9 1 (0.38%) Google Gemini
9 1 (0.38%) Power Automate
9 1 (0.38%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 7 (2.69%) Internet
2 6 (2.31%) SD-WAN
2 6 (2.31%) WAN
3 5 (1.92%) Firewall
4 1 (0.38%) LAN
4 1 (0.38%) Network Security
4 1 (0.38%) Wi-Fi
4 1 (0.38%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 135 (51.92%) Power BI
2 81 (31.15%) Tableau
3 14 (5.38%) Data Mining
4 11 (4.23%) Power Query
5 6 (2.31%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 4 (1.54%) Data Warehouse
7 3 (1.15%) Looker
8 2 (0.77%) KNIME
8 2 (0.77%) MS Access
8 2 (0.77%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 1 (0.38%) GIS
Development Applications
1 3 (1.15%) JIRA
2 1 (0.38%) Git
General
1 153 (58.85%) Social Skills
2 79 (30.38%) Analytical Skills
3 68 (26.15%) Finance
4 26 (10.00%) Law
5 25 (9.62%) Organisational Skills
6 23 (8.85%) Telecoms
7 22 (8.46%) Retail
8 20 (7.69%) Military
9 17 (6.54%) Legal
10 12 (4.62%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 11 (4.23%) Influencing Skills
12 9 (3.46%) Marketing
13 8 (3.08%) Documentation Skills
14 7 (2.69%) Billing
15 5 (1.92%) General Ledger
15 5 (1.92%) Public Sector
16 4 (1.54%) Advertising
16 4 (1.54%) Legal Technology
16 4 (1.54%) Local Government
16 4 (1.54%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 134 (51.54%) Analyst
2 88 (33.85%) Data Analyst
3 69 (26.54%) Junior
4 61 (23.46%) Junior Analyst
4 61 (23.46%) Junior Data Analyst
5 18 (6.92%) Administrator
5 18 (6.92%) Business Analyst
5 18 (6.92%) Technical Analyst
6 16 (6.15%) Data Administrator
7 14 (5.38%) Trainee
7 14 (5.38%) Trainee Analyst
7 14 (5.38%) Trainee Data Analyst
8 12 (4.62%) Technical Business Analyst
9 11 (4.23%) Accountant
9 11 (4.23%) Data Manager
10 8 (3.08%) Account Manager
10 8 (3.08%) IT Support
10 8 (3.08%) Support Analyst
10 8 (3.08%) Systems Analyst
11 7 (2.69%) Junior Account Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (1.92%) PySpark
Miscellaneous
1 17 (6.54%) Onboarding
2 15 (5.77%) Management Information System
3 10 (3.85%) Self-Motivation
4 7 (2.69%) Pricing Data
5 6 (2.31%) Data Structures
6 5 (1.92%) EPoS
7 4 (1.54%) Analytical Mindset
7 4 (1.54%) Digital Media
7 4 (1.54%) Driving Licence
7 4 (1.54%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 3 (1.15%) Legacy Systems
8 3 (1.15%) NHS
9 1 (0.38%) Data Centre
9 1 (0.38%) e-Learning
9 1 (0.38%) Product Ownership
9 1 (0.38%) Reference Data
Operating Systems
1 6 (2.31%) Windows
2 5 (1.92%) Windows 10
2 5 (1.92%) Windows 7
2 5 (1.92%) Windows 8
2 5 (1.92%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 112 (43.08%) Business Intelligence
2 67 (25.77%) AI
3 52 (20.00%) Data Analysis
4 48 (18.46%) Problem-Solving
5 42 (16.15%) Decision-Making
6 37 (14.23%) Analytics
7 35 (13.46%) Continuous Improvement
8 28 (10.77%) Project Management
8 28 (10.77%) Stakeholder Management
9 27 (10.38%) Process Improvement
10 23 (8.85%) Actionable Insight
11 21 (8.08%) Data Analytics
11 21 (8.08%) Data Mapping
11 21 (8.08%) E-Commerce
11 21 (8.08%) Workshop Facilitation
12 20 (7.69%) Business Analysis
12 20 (7.69%) Data Visualisation
12 20 (7.69%) Visualisation
13 15 (5.77%) Performance Improvement
13 15 (5.77%) User Stories
Programming Languages
1 132 (50.77%) SQL
2 84 (32.31%) Python
3 9 (3.46%) VBA
4 6 (2.31%) C#
4 6 (2.31%) R
5 1 (0.38%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 61 (23.46%) Azure Certification
2 21 (8.08%) Degree
3 18 (6.92%) ACCA
4 17 (6.54%) CIMA
5 10 (3.85%) DBS Check
6 3 (1.15%) BPSS Clearance
7 2 (0.77%) AAT
7 2 (0.77%) ICAEW
8 1 (0.38%) CFA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 29 (11.15%) Data Quality
2 17 (6.54%) QA
3 10 (3.85%) Accessibility
4 5 (1.92%) GDPR
4 5 (1.92%) SLA
5 3 (1.15%) IFRS
5 3 (1.15%) TickIT
6 2 (0.77%) PMO
7 1 (0.38%) GAAP
7 1 (0.38%) IFRS 9
System Software
1 10 (3.85%) Active Directory
2 5 (1.92%) Hyper-V
2 5 (1.92%) VMware Infrastructure
2 5 (1.92%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 5 (1.92%) Autotask
1 5 (1.92%) SCCM
2 2 (0.77%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 168 (64.62%) Microsoft
2 16 (6.15%) Google
3 10 (3.85%) SAP
3 10 (3.85%) Workday
4 9 (3.46%) Aderant
4 9 (3.46%) iManage
4 9 (3.46%) Intapp
5 5 (1.92%) ESET
5 5 (1.92%) Salesforce
5 5 (1.92%) VMware
6 4 (1.54%) Sage
7 3 (1.15%) Alteryx
7 3 (1.15%) Epicor
7 3 (1.15%) Xero
8 2 (0.77%) Adaptive Insights
8 2 (0.77%) HubSpot
8 2 (0.77%) IFS
8 2 (0.77%) ServiceNow
9 1 (0.38%) Infor
9 1 (0.38%) Zoho