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 20 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 84 97 45
Rank change year-on-year +13 -52 +48
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Excel 226 186 306
As % of all permanent jobs in the North West 1.76% 3.63% 3.95%
As % of the Applications category 46.31% 31.21% 50.00%
Number of salaries quoted 130 103 112
10th Percentile £27,577 £25,750 £26,025
25th Percentile £30,000 £28,250 £28,352
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,000 £37,500 £37,750
Median % change year-on-year +1.33% -0.66% +7.86%
75th Percentile £47,875 £51,240 £51,240
90th Percentile £53,750 £60,000 £58,943
England median annual salary £37,500 £40,000 £43,337
% change year-on-year -6.25% -7.70% -3.70%

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 488 596 612
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 3.81% 11.62% 7.89%
Number of salaries quoted 300 222 266
10th Percentile £27,577 £25,750 £25,250
25th Percentile £30,500 £29,625 £30,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £40,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +9.59%
75th Percentile £50,000 £52,000 £51,240
90th Percentile £57,500 £60,000 £60,234
England median annual salary £40,000 £40,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year - -11.11% -

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 20 September 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 20 September 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 -4 126 £38,000 -5.00% 94
Merseyside -23 41 £46,500 +75.47% 27
Cheshire +17 31 £30,000 -14.29% 30
Lancashire +7 25 £36,386 -25.40% 34
Cumbria -6 2 £28,000 - 13
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 10 (4.42%) SharePoint
2 5 (2.21%) CMS
3 2 (0.88%) Confluence
4 1 (0.44%) ArcGIS
4 1 (0.44%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.44%) SAS
4 1 (0.44%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 62 (27.43%) Microsoft Office
2 40 (17.70%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 15 (6.64%) MS Visio
4 4 (1.77%) Spreadsheet
5 3 (1.33%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 5 (2.21%) SAP PM
2 3 (1.33%) BambooHR
3 2 (0.88%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.88%) Magento
4 1 (0.44%) Sage 200
Cloud Services
1 97 (42.92%) Power Platform
2 36 (15.93%) Azure
3 28 (12.39%) Azure AI
4 20 (8.85%) Microsoft 365
5 6 (2.65%) Microsoft Copilot
6 4 (1.77%) AWS
6 4 (1.77%) Entra ID
7 2 (0.88%) ChatGPT
7 2 (0.88%) GCP
7 2 (0.88%) GitHub
7 2 (0.88%) Google Analytics
7 2 (0.88%) Google Gemini
7 2 (0.88%) Google Sheets
7 2 (0.88%) Google Workspace
7 2 (0.88%) OneDrive
7 2 (0.88%) Snowflake
8 1 (0.44%) PowerApps
8 1 (0.44%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 7 (3.10%) Internet
2 2 (0.88%) Broadband
3 1 (0.44%) LAN
3 1 (0.44%) Network Security
3 1 (0.44%) SD-WAN
3 1 (0.44%) WAN
3 1 (0.44%) Wi-Fi
3 1 (0.44%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 97 (42.92%) Power BI
2 32 (14.16%) Tableau
3 6 (2.65%) Power Query
4 5 (2.21%) Data Warehouse
5 2 (0.88%) KNIME
5 2 (0.88%) Looker
5 2 (0.88%) MS Access
5 2 (0.88%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 1 (0.44%) BusinessObjects
6 1 (0.44%) GIS
6 1 (0.44%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 6 (2.65%) JIRA
2 3 (1.33%) RStudio
3 2 (0.88%) Git
General
1 143 (63.27%) Social Skills
2 89 (39.38%) Analytical Skills
3 64 (28.32%) Finance
4 45 (19.91%) Organisational Skills
5 27 (11.95%) Retail
6 26 (11.50%) Law
7 24 (10.62%) Telecoms
8 21 (9.29%) Military
9 19 (8.41%) Legal
10 15 (6.64%) Influencing Skills
11 14 (6.19%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 12 (5.31%) Marketing
13 9 (3.98%) Billing
14 6 (2.65%) Local Government
14 6 (2.65%) Presentation Skills
15 5 (2.21%) General Ledger
16 4 (1.77%) Documentation Skills
16 4 (1.77%) Legal Technology
16 4 (1.77%) Manufacturing
17 3 (1.33%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 87 (38.50%) Analyst
2 42 (18.58%) Data Analyst
3 40 (17.70%) Junior
4 34 (15.04%) Administrator
5 28 (12.39%) Junior Analyst
5 28 (12.39%) Junior Data Analyst
6 18 (7.96%) Data Administrator
7 17 (7.52%) Business Analyst
8 16 (7.08%) Technical Analyst
9 12 (5.31%) Technical Business Analyst
10 9 (3.98%) Accountant
11 8 (3.54%) Account Manager
11 8 (3.54%) Data Manager
12 7 (3.10%) Change Analyst
12 7 (3.10%) Junior Account Manager
12 7 (3.10%) Junior Service Manager
12 7 (3.10%) Systems Analyst
13 6 (2.65%) Systems Accountant
14 5 (2.21%) Deployment Manager
14 5 (2.21%) Service Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (2.21%) PySpark
Miscellaneous
1 20 (8.85%) Onboarding
2 16 (7.08%) Management Information System
3 11 (4.87%) Self-Motivation
4 7 (3.10%) Data Structures
5 5 (2.21%) Analytical Mindset
5 5 (2.21%) EPoS
6 4 (1.77%) Social Media
7 3 (1.33%) Driving Licence
7 3 (1.33%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 3 (1.33%) Legacy Systems
7 3 (1.33%) Pricing Data
7 3 (1.33%) Renewable Energy
8 2 (0.88%) Data Centre
8 2 (0.88%) NHS
8 2 (0.88%) Product Ownership
9 1 (0.44%) Blog
9 1 (0.44%) e-Learning
9 1 (0.44%) Marketing Technology
9 1 (0.44%) Reference Data
Operating Systems
1 1 (0.44%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 74 (32.74%) Business Intelligence
2 55 (24.34%) Problem-Solving
3 48 (21.24%) Decision-Making
4 43 (19.03%) AI
4 43 (19.03%) Data Analysis
5 40 (17.70%) Continuous Improvement
6 32 (14.16%) Customer Service
6 32 (14.16%) Stakeholder Management
7 27 (11.95%) Analytics
7 27 (11.95%) E-Commerce
8 26 (11.50%) Actionable Insight
9 22 (9.73%) Process Improvement
9 22 (9.73%) Workshop Facilitation
10 19 (8.41%) Mathematics
10 19 (8.41%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 19 (8.41%) Visualisation
11 18 (7.96%) Project Management
12 17 (7.52%) Data Mapping
12 17 (7.52%) Data Visualisation
13 16 (7.08%) ERP
Programming Languages
1 83 (36.73%) SQL
2 41 (18.14%) Python
3 11 (4.87%) R
4 4 (1.77%) VBA
5 3 (1.33%) C#
6 2 (0.88%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 28 (12.39%) Azure Certification
2 20 (8.85%) Degree
3 13 (5.75%) ACCA
4 12 (5.31%) CIMA
5 10 (4.42%) DBS Check
6 2 (0.88%) BPSS Clearance
7 1 (0.44%) CFA
7 1 (0.44%) PMI Certification
7 1 (0.44%) PMP
7 1 (0.44%) SC Cleared
7 1 (0.44%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 32 (14.16%) Data Quality
2 20 (8.85%) QA
3 10 (4.42%) Accessibility
4 5 (2.21%) GDPR
4 5 (2.21%) PMO
5 3 (1.33%) TickIT
6 2 (0.88%) IFRS
6 2 (0.88%) SLA
7 1 (0.44%) GAAP
7 1 (0.44%) IFRS 9
System Software
1 4 (1.77%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 139 (61.50%) Microsoft
2 8 (3.54%) Aderant
2 8 (3.54%) iManage
2 8 (3.54%) Intapp
2 8 (3.54%) YouTube
3 7 (3.10%) Workday
4 6 (2.65%) Sage
5 5 (2.21%) Salesforce
5 5 (2.21%) SAP
6 4 (1.77%) Google
7 3 (1.33%) VMware
7 3 (1.33%) Xero
8 2 (0.88%) Adaptive Insights
8 2 (0.88%) Alteryx
8 2 (0.88%) Broadcom
8 2 (0.88%) ServiceNow
9 1 (0.44%) Adobe
9 1 (0.44%) HubSpot
9 1 (0.44%) Sitecore
9 1 (0.44%) Zoho