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 29 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 80 43 105
Rank change year-on-year -37 +62 -14
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Excel 194 287 106
As % of all permanent jobs in the North West 4.03% 4.14% 2.61%
As % of the Applications category 29.57% 46.67% 34.53%
Number of salaries quoted 116 89 78
10th Percentile £25,651 £27,500 £23,260
25th Percentile £30,500 £30,750 £26,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £42,000 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.71% +20.00% -10.26%
75th Percentile £48,750 £51,240 £47,500
90th Percentile £60,000 £59,154 £54,875
England median annual salary £41,000 £47,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year -13.68% +5.56% -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 656 615 307
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 13.63% 8.88% 7.56%
Number of salaries quoted 236 256 234
10th Percentile £25,750 £27,500 £22,715
25th Percentile £29,875 £32,688 £25,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £39,000 £41,367 £37,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.72% +11.80% -1.33%
75th Percentile £51,243 £52,500 £58,750
90th Percentile £60,000 £66,250 £67,500
England median annual salary £40,000 £47,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year -15.79% +5.56% -2.17%

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 29 October 2025.

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 29 October 2025. 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 -7 86 £41,000 -3.53% 81
Merseyside 0 43 £37,500 -11.76% 24
Lancashire -11 31 £47,500 +2.64% 44
Cheshire -45 31 £32,000 -20.00% 39
Cumbria +1 2 - - 3
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 (3.61%) SharePoint
2 5 (2.58%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (1.55%) CMS
3 3 (1.55%) Confluence
3 3 (1.55%) Umbraco
3 3 (1.55%) WordPress
Applications
1 70 (36.08%) Microsoft Office
2 51 (26.29%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 6 (3.09%) Microsoft Project
3 6 (3.09%) MS Visio
4 3 (1.55%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.52%) AutoCAD
Business Applications
1 8 (4.12%) Unit4 Business World
2 5 (2.58%) Magento
2 5 (2.58%) Teamcenter
3 3 (1.55%) NetSuite
4 2 (1.03%) SAP BPC
4 2 (1.03%) SAP IBP
4 2 (1.03%) SAP S/4HANA
5 1 (0.52%) Oracle ERP
5 1 (0.52%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 58 (29.90%) Power Platform
2 22 (11.34%) Microsoft 365
3 19 (9.79%) Azure
4 9 (4.64%) Google Analytics
4 9 (4.64%) Snowflake
5 7 (3.61%) AWS
6 4 (2.06%) Azure Data Factory
6 4 (2.06%) Azure Synapse Analytics
6 4 (2.06%) GCP
7 3 (1.55%) Contentful
7 3 (1.55%) Google Sheets
7 3 (1.55%) Slack
8 2 (1.03%) Google Ads
8 2 (1.03%) Google Drive
8 2 (1.03%) Intacct
8 2 (1.03%) Workato
9 1 (0.52%) Google Docs
9 1 (0.52%) Microsoft Advertising
9 1 (0.52%) Microsoft Copilot
9 1 (0.52%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 4 (2.06%) Wireless
2 3 (1.55%) SD-WAN
2 3 (1.55%) WAN
3 2 (1.03%) Broadband
3 2 (1.03%) Intranet
3 2 (1.03%) LAN
3 2 (1.03%) Network Security
3 2 (1.03%) Structured Cabling
3 2 (1.03%) Wi-Fi
4 1 (0.52%) Firewall
4 1 (0.52%) SMS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 58 (29.90%) Power BI
2 26 (13.40%) Tableau
3 13 (6.70%) Data Mining
4 10 (5.15%) SQL Server
5 7 (3.61%) Looker
6 5 (2.58%) Amazon Redshift
6 5 (2.58%) BusinessObjects
6 5 (2.58%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 4 (2.06%) Azure SQL Database
7 4 (2.06%) BigQuery
8 2 (1.03%) Power Query
9 1 (0.52%) Big Data
9 1 (0.52%) Data Lake
Development Applications
1 8 (4.12%) JIRA
2 1 (0.52%) RStudio
General
1 111 (57.22%) Social Skills
2 102 (52.58%) Finance
3 87 (44.85%) Analytical Skills
4 32 (16.49%) Organisational Skills
5 23 (11.86%) Manufacturing
6 17 (8.76%) Retail
7 16 (8.25%) Marketing
8 15 (7.73%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 11 (5.67%) Automotive
10 10 (5.15%) Aerospace
10 10 (5.15%) Law
10 10 (5.15%) Presentation Skills
10 10 (5.15%) Public Sector
11 9 (4.64%) Telecoms
12 6 (3.09%) Advertising
12 6 (3.09%) Legal
13 4 (2.06%) Billing
13 4 (2.06%) Documentation Skills
14 3 (1.55%) Dutch Language
14 3 (1.55%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 73 (37.63%) Analyst
2 25 (12.89%) Senior
3 22 (11.34%) Data Analyst
4 20 (10.31%) Financial Analyst
5 15 (7.73%) Administrator
6 13 (6.70%) IT Support
7 11 (5.67%) Senior Analyst
8 10 (5.15%) HR Specialist
8 10 (5.15%) Support Specialist
9 9 (4.64%) Accountant
9 9 (4.64%) Management Accountant
9 9 (4.64%) Project Officer
10 8 (4.12%) Applications Support
10 8 (4.12%) Commercial Analyst
10 8 (4.12%) Senior Project Officer
10 8 (4.12%) Senior Project Support Officer
10 8 (4.12%) Support Officer
10 8 (4.12%) Trainee
10 8 (4.12%) Trainee Analyst
10 8 (4.12%) Trainee Data Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (1.55%) .NET
2 2 (1.03%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 25 (12.89%) Analytical Mindset
2 19 (9.79%) Social Media
3 15 (7.73%) Driving Licence
4 12 (6.19%) Onboarding
5 10 (5.15%) Data Structures
6 5 (2.58%) Public Cloud
6 5 (2.58%) Self-Motivation
7 4 (2.06%) Blackberry
7 4 (2.06%) Data Protection Act
7 4 (2.06%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 3 (1.55%) Digital Signage
8 3 (1.55%) Management Information System
8 3 (1.55%) Product Ownership
9 2 (1.03%) Video Conferencing
10 1 (0.52%) Autonomous Agent
10 1 (0.52%) Digital Media
10 1 (0.52%) Embedded Systems
10 1 (0.52%) EPoS
10 1 (0.52%) FMCG
10 1 (0.52%) Learning Management System
Operating Systems
1 19 (9.79%) Windows
2 11 (5.67%) Windows 10
3 1 (0.52%) Windows 7
3 1 (0.52%) Windows 8
3 1 (0.52%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 57 (29.38%) Business Intelligence
2 53 (27.32%) Problem-Solving
3 49 (25.26%) Decision-Making
4 38 (19.59%) Data Analysis
4 38 (19.59%) ERP
5 36 (18.56%) Actionable Insight
6 31 (15.98%) Analytics
6 31 (15.98%) Continuous Improvement
7 26 (13.40%) Budgeting and Forecasting
8 25 (12.89%) Agile
9 24 (12.37%) Project Management
10 23 (11.86%) Financial Modelling
11 22 (11.34%) CRM
12 21 (10.82%) Service Delivery
12 21 (10.82%) Time Management
13 19 (9.79%) Visualisation
14 18 (9.28%) Business Analysis
15 16 (8.25%) AI
15 16 (8.25%) Data Management
16 15 (7.73%) Business Development
Programming Languages
1 50 (25.77%) SQL
2 17 (8.76%) Python
3 13 (6.70%) VBA
4 5 (2.58%) MATLAB
4 5 (2.58%) VB
5 4 (2.06%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 1 (0.52%) PL/SQL
6 1 (0.52%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 67 (34.54%) Degree
2 24 (12.37%) DBS Check
3 21 (10.82%) ACCA
3 21 (10.82%) CIMA
4 7 (3.61%) BPSS Clearance
5 6 (3.09%) SC Cleared
5 6 (3.09%) Security Cleared
6 5 (2.58%) AAT
6 5 (2.58%) CIPD
6 5 (2.58%) Master's Degree
6 5 (2.58%) MCP
7 4 (2.06%) ITIL Certification
7 4 (2.06%) Microsoft Certification
8 3 (1.55%) HNC
8 3 (1.55%) HND
8 3 (1.55%) Tableau Certification
9 2 (1.03%) Computer Science Degree
9 2 (1.03%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 2 (1.03%) Six Sigma Green Belt
10 1 (0.52%) MBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (4.64%) PMO
2 7 (3.61%) Data Quality
3 6 (3.09%) SLA
4 5 (2.58%) Cyber Essentials
5 4 (2.06%) GAAP
6 3 (1.55%) GDPR
6 3 (1.55%) QA
7 2 (1.03%) Actionable Recommendations
System Software
1 1 (0.52%) Active Directory
1 1 (0.52%) Hyper-V
1 1 (0.52%) VMware Infrastructure
1 1 (0.52%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 5 (2.58%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (0.52%) Autotask
2 1 (0.52%) SCCM
2 1 (0.52%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 126 (64.95%) Microsoft
2 26 (13.40%) SAP
3 18 (9.28%) Google
4 14 (7.22%) Salesforce
4 14 (7.22%) ServiceNow
5 10 (5.15%) Workday
6 5 (2.58%) Adobe
6 5 (2.58%) ANSYS
6 5 (2.58%) Facebook
6 5 (2.58%) Logitech
7 4 (2.06%) HubSpot
7 4 (2.06%) iManage
7 4 (2.06%) Intapp
7 4 (2.06%) Sage
8 3 (1.55%) Oracle
9 2 (1.03%) Avaya
9 2 (1.03%) Concur
9 2 (1.03%) Hyperion
9 2 (1.03%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
9 2 (1.03%) Xero