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

6 months to
21 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 63 56 84
Rank change year-on-year -7 +28 +16
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Excel 168 205 146
As % of all permanent jobs in the North West 2.56% 4.06% 2.78%
As % of the Applications category 32.31% 39.50% 43.45%
Number of salaries quoted 96 103 105
10th Percentile £25,875 £30,000 £23,000
25th Percentile £32,000 £37,500 £26,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £42,500 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.88% +21.43% -6.67%
75th Percentile £48,750 £51,870 £42,500
90th Percentile £59,375 £58,943 £52,500
England median annual salary £41,162 £45,000 £41,000
% change year-on-year -8.53% +9.76% -13.68%

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 520 519 336
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 7.92% 10.28% 6.40%
Number of salaries quoted 205 263 258
10th Percentile £26,250 £30,000 £21,940
25th Percentile £31,250 £36,250 £26,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £42,500 £32,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.88% +30.77% -7.14%
75th Percentile £52,500 £52,500 £46,295
90th Percentile £60,000 £58,943 £63,600
England median annual salary £40,000 £47,500 £39,000
% change year-on-year -15.79% +21.79% -14.75%

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 21 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 21 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 -15 65 £41,750 +4.38% 32
Lancashire +1 35 £45,000 -10.10% 21
Cheshire -1 34 £32,000 -24.71% 20
Merseyside -3 31 £40,000 -20.00% 15
Cumbria -2 2 £47,000 +15.34%
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 8 (4.76%) Microsoft Exchange
2 3 (1.79%) CMS
2 3 (1.79%) Umbraco
2 3 (1.79%) WordPress
3 2 (1.19%) SharePoint
4 1 (0.60%) Confluence
Applications
1 38 (22.62%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 30 (17.86%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (1.79%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.60%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.60%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 7 (4.17%) Magento
2 4 (2.38%) SAP IBP
3 3 (1.79%) ResourceLink
4 2 (1.19%) SAP S/4HANA
4 2 (1.19%) Unit4 Business World
5 1 (0.60%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 72 (42.86%) Power Platform
2 50 (29.76%) Azure
3 24 (14.29%) Azure AI
4 18 (10.71%) AWS
5 12 (7.14%) Microsoft 365
6 8 (4.76%) Google Analytics
6 8 (4.76%) Snowflake
7 4 (2.38%) Azure Data Factory
7 4 (2.38%) Azure Synapse Analytics
7 4 (2.38%) GCP
7 4 (2.38%) Google Workspace
8 3 (1.79%) Contentful
8 3 (1.79%) Slack
9 2 (1.19%) Google Ads
9 2 (1.19%) Intacct
9 2 (1.19%) Workato
10 1 (0.60%) Dynamics 365
10 1 (0.60%) Microsoft Advertising
10 1 (0.60%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 6 (3.57%) SD-WAN
1 6 (3.57%) WAN
2 4 (2.38%) Firewall
3 2 (1.19%) Broadband
3 2 (1.19%) LAN
3 2 (1.19%) Network Security
3 2 (1.19%) Structured Cabling
3 2 (1.19%) Wi-Fi
4 1 (0.60%) SMS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 72 (42.86%) Power BI
2 57 (33.93%) Tableau
3 28 (16.67%) Data Mining
4 6 (3.57%) Looker
5 5 (2.98%) Amazon Redshift
5 5 (2.98%) SQL Server
5 5 (2.98%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 4 (2.38%) Azure SQL Database
6 4 (2.38%) BigQuery
6 4 (2.38%) BusinessObjects
7 2 (1.19%) Power Query
8 1 (0.60%) Data Lake
Development Applications
1 4 (2.38%) JIRA
General
1 89 (52.98%) Social Skills
2 86 (51.19%) Finance
3 74 (44.05%) Analytical Skills
4 25 (14.88%) Organisational Skills
5 17 (10.12%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 12 (7.14%) Marketing
7 11 (6.55%) Presentation Skills
8 10 (5.95%) Retail
9 5 (2.98%) Aerospace
9 5 (2.98%) Public Sector
9 5 (2.98%) Telecoms
10 4 (2.38%) Billing
11 3 (1.79%) Advertising
11 3 (1.79%) Automotive
11 3 (1.79%) Law
12 2 (1.19%) Banking
12 2 (1.19%) Manufacturing
13 1 (0.60%) Dutch Language
13 1 (0.60%) Electronics
13 1 (0.60%) Legal
Job Titles
1 92 (54.76%) Analyst
2 59 (35.12%) Data Analyst
3 24 (14.29%) Junior
3 24 (14.29%) Junior Analyst
3 24 (14.29%) Junior Data Analyst
3 24 (14.29%) Trainee
3 24 (14.29%) Trainee Analyst
3 24 (14.29%) Trainee Data Analyst
4 18 (10.71%) Senior
5 10 (5.95%) Financial Analyst
5 10 (5.95%) Senior Analyst
6 9 (5.36%) IT Support
7 7 (4.17%) Accountant
7 7 (4.17%) E-Commerce Specialist
7 7 (4.17%) Management Accountant
8 6 (3.57%) Administrator
8 6 (3.57%) Commercial Analyst
9 5 (2.98%) 1st/2nd Line Support
9 5 (2.98%) 2nd Line Support
9 5 (2.98%) Business Intelligence Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (2.38%) .NET
2 2 (1.19%) Middleware
3 1 (0.60%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 16 (9.52%) Social Media
2 14 (8.33%) Analytical Mindset
3 13 (7.74%) Driving Licence
3 13 (7.74%) Onboarding
4 9 (5.36%) Management Information System
4 9 (5.36%) Public Cloud
5 8 (4.76%) Data Structures
6 5 (2.98%) Self-Motivation
7 2 (1.19%) Data Protection Act
8 1 (0.60%) Digital Media
8 1 (0.60%) Digital Signage
8 1 (0.60%) Embedded Systems
8 1 (0.60%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 1 (0.60%) IoT
8 1 (0.60%) Product Ownership
8 1 (0.60%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 16 (9.52%) Windows
2 9 (5.36%) Windows 10
3 4 (2.38%) Windows 7
3 4 (2.38%) Windows 8
3 4 (2.38%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 73 (43.45%) Business Intelligence
2 52 (30.95%) Data Analysis
3 41 (24.40%) AI
4 40 (23.81%) Project Management
5 39 (23.21%) Analytics
6 32 (19.05%) Decision-Making
7 30 (17.86%) Business Analysis
7 30 (17.86%) Problem-Solving
8 26 (15.48%) Data Analytics
9 22 (13.10%) Continuous Improvement
10 21 (12.50%) Actionable Insight
11 18 (10.71%) Agile
12 16 (9.52%) Budgeting and Forecasting
12 16 (9.52%) CRM
13 15 (8.93%) Collaborative Working
14 13 (7.74%) Financial Modelling
14 13 (7.74%) Service Delivery
14 13 (7.74%) Visualisation
15 12 (7.14%) E-Commerce
15 12 (7.14%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 74 (44.05%) SQL
2 55 (32.74%) Python
3 6 (3.57%) VBA
4 4 (2.38%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 33 (19.64%) Degree
2 24 (14.29%) Azure Certification
3 18 (10.71%) ACCA
3 18 (10.71%) CIMA
4 9 (5.36%) AWS Certification
4 9 (5.36%) DBS Check
5 6 (3.57%) SC Cleared
5 6 (3.57%) Security Cleared
6 5 (2.98%) AAT
6 5 (2.98%) Master's Degree
6 5 (2.98%) MCP
7 4 (2.38%) BPSS Clearance
7 4 (2.38%) CIPD
8 2 (1.19%) Computer Science Degree
8 2 (1.19%) ICAEW
8 2 (1.19%) Six Sigma Green Belt
9 1 (0.60%) MBA
9 1 (0.60%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (5.95%) PMO
2 6 (3.57%) GDPR
3 5 (2.98%) Cyber Essentials
4 3 (1.79%) Data Quality
5 2 (1.19%) Actionable Recommendations
5 2 (1.19%) IFRS
5 2 (1.19%) QA
6 1 (0.60%) GAAP
System Software
1 4 (2.38%) Active Directory
1 4 (2.38%) Hyper-V
1 4 (2.38%) VMware Infrastructure
1 4 (2.38%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 4 (2.38%) Autotask
1 4 (2.38%) SCCM
2 1 (0.60%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 124 (73.81%) Microsoft
2 17 (10.12%) Google
3 9 (5.36%) Adobe
3 9 (5.36%) Apple
4 7 (4.17%) SAP
5 5 (2.98%) ServiceNow
6 4 (2.38%) ESET
6 4 (2.38%) Facebook
6 4 (2.38%) HubSpot
6 4 (2.38%) Sage
6 4 (2.38%) VMware
7 2 (1.19%) Concur
7 2 (1.19%) Salesforce
7 2 (1.19%) UiPath
7 2 (1.19%) Workday
7 2 (1.19%) Xero
8 1 (0.60%) Alteryx
8 1 (0.60%) Anaplan
8 1 (0.60%) Ariba
8 1 (0.60%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud