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 5 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 87 88 46
Rank change year-on-year +1 -42 +43
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Excel 222 194 296
As % of all permanent jobs in the North West 1.72% 3.70% 3.94%
As % of the Applications category 45.12% 27.71% 47.13%
Number of salaries quoted 128 110 101
10th Percentile £27,577 £25,552 £27,500
25th Percentile £29,769 £30,000 £30,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £37,500 £40,748
Median % change year-on-year - -7.97% +27.18%
75th Percentile £47,250 £48,750 £51,240
90th Percentile £53,750 £60,000 £60,000
England median annual salary £37,500 £40,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -6.25% -11.11% -

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 492 700 628
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 3.80% 13.35% 8.36%
Number of salaries quoted 291 224 271
10th Percentile £27,577 £25,750 £26,250
25th Percentile £30,500 £29,500 £31,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £40,000 £40,101
Median % change year-on-year - -0.25% +14.57%
75th Percentile £51,000 £52,000 £52,500
90th Percentile £58,000 £60,000 £65,375
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 5 October 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 5 October 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 -11 127 £34,500 -14.81% 110
Merseyside -17 39 £45,250 +56.03% 28
Cheshire +10 29 £37,500 +13.64% 31
Lancashire +14 24 £37,636 -20.77% 33
Cumbria -9 2 £28,000 - 17
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 11 (4.95%) SharePoint
2 5 (2.25%) CMS
3 1 (0.45%) Confluence
3 1 (0.45%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.45%) SAS
3 1 (0.45%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 69 (31.08%) Microsoft Office
2 37 (16.67%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 13 (5.86%) MS Visio
4 6 (2.70%) Spreadsheet
5 3 (1.35%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 3 (1.35%) BambooHR
2 2 (0.90%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.45%) Sage 200
Cloud Services
1 75 (33.78%) Power Platform
2 25 (11.26%) Azure
3 17 (7.66%) Microsoft 365
4 16 (7.21%) Azure AI
5 6 (2.70%) Microsoft Copilot
6 4 (1.80%) AWS
7 3 (1.35%) Entra ID
8 2 (0.90%) ChatGPT
8 2 (0.90%) GCP
8 2 (0.90%) GitHub
8 2 (0.90%) Google Gemini
8 2 (0.90%) Google Sheets
8 2 (0.90%) Google Workspace
8 2 (0.90%) OneDrive
8 2 (0.90%) Snowflake
9 1 (0.45%) Azure DevOps
9 1 (0.45%) Google Analytics
9 1 (0.45%) Power Automate
9 1 (0.45%) PowerApps
9 1 (0.45%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 7 (3.15%) Internet
2 2 (0.90%) Broadband
3 1 (0.45%) LAN
3 1 (0.45%) Network Security
3 1 (0.45%) SD-WAN
3 1 (0.45%) WAN
3 1 (0.45%) Wi-Fi
3 1 (0.45%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 75 (33.78%) Power BI
2 19 (8.56%) Tableau
3 5 (2.25%) Data Warehouse
3 5 (2.25%) Power Query
4 2 (0.90%) BusinessObjects
4 2 (0.90%) KNIME
4 2 (0.90%) MS Access
5 1 (0.45%) GIS
5 1 (0.45%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 6 (2.70%) JIRA
2 3 (1.35%) RStudio
3 2 (0.90%) Git
General
1 126 (56.76%) Social Skills
2 89 (40.09%) Analytical Skills
3 62 (27.93%) Finance
4 50 (22.52%) Organisational Skills
5 28 (12.61%) Retail
6 24 (10.81%) Law
7 22 (9.91%) Telecoms
8 20 (9.01%) Legal
8 20 (9.01%) Military
9 17 (7.66%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 15 (6.76%) Influencing Skills
11 11 (4.95%) Marketing
12 9 (4.05%) Manufacturing
13 8 (3.60%) Automotive
13 8 (3.60%) Billing
14 6 (2.70%) Local Government
14 6 (2.70%) Presentation Skills
15 5 (2.25%) General Ledger
16 4 (1.80%) Aerospace
17 3 (1.35%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 76 (34.23%) Analyst
2 40 (18.02%) Administrator
3 32 (14.41%) Data Analyst
4 28 (12.61%) Junior
5 19 (8.56%) Data Administrator
6 16 (7.21%) Junior Analyst
6 16 (7.21%) Junior Data Analyst
7 15 (6.76%) Business Analyst
7 15 (6.76%) Technical Analyst
8 10 (4.50%) Technical Business Analyst
9 8 (3.60%) Account Manager
10 7 (3.15%) Accountant
10 7 (3.15%) Change Analyst
10 7 (3.15%) Junior Account Manager
10 7 (3.15%) Junior Service Manager
11 6 (2.70%) Lead
11 6 (2.70%) Systems Accountant
11 6 (2.70%) Systems Analyst
12 5 (2.25%) Deployment Manager
12 5 (2.25%) Help Desk Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (2.25%) PySpark
Miscellaneous
1 21 (9.46%) Onboarding
2 18 (8.11%) Management Information System
3 12 (5.41%) Self-Motivation
4 7 (3.15%) Data Structures
5 5 (2.25%) Analytical Mindset
5 5 (2.25%) EPoS
6 4 (1.80%) Renewable Energy
6 4 (1.80%) Social Media
7 3 (1.35%) Legacy Systems
8 2 (0.90%) Data Centre
8 2 (0.90%) FMCG
8 2 (0.90%) NHS
8 2 (0.90%) Pricing Data
9 1 (0.45%) Blog
9 1 (0.45%) Driving Licence
9 1 (0.45%) e-Learning
9 1 (0.45%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 1 (0.45%) Housing Association
9 1 (0.45%) Marketing Technology
9 1 (0.45%) Reference Data
Operating Systems
1 2 (0.90%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 65 (29.28%) Problem-Solving
2 54 (24.32%) Business Intelligence
3 43 (19.37%) Decision-Making
4 40 (18.02%) Continuous Improvement
5 39 (17.57%) Customer Service
6 37 (16.67%) Data Analysis
7 33 (14.86%) Stakeholder Management
8 31 (13.96%) AI
9 26 (11.71%) E-Commerce
10 24 (10.81%) Process Improvement
11 21 (9.46%) Mathematics
11 21 (9.46%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 20 (9.01%) Actionable Insight
12 20 (9.01%) Time Management
12 20 (9.01%) Workshop Facilitation
13 19 (8.56%) Analytics
13 19 (8.56%) ERP
14 18 (8.11%) Validation
15 16 (7.21%) Collaborative Working
16 15 (6.76%) Agile
Programming Languages
1 66 (29.73%) SQL
2 30 (13.51%) Python
3 11 (4.95%) R
4 3 (1.35%) C#
4 3 (1.35%) VBA
5 2 (0.90%) JavaScript
6 1 (0.45%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 20 (9.01%) Degree
2 16 (7.21%) Azure Certification
3 10 (4.50%) ACCA
4 9 (4.05%) CIMA
4 9 (4.05%) DBS Check
5 2 (0.90%) BPSS Clearance
5 2 (0.90%) SC Cleared
5 2 (0.90%) Security Cleared
6 1 (0.45%) CFA
6 1 (0.45%) HNC
6 1 (0.45%) HND
6 1 (0.45%) Microsoft Certification
6 1 (0.45%) PMI Certification
6 1 (0.45%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 31 (13.96%) Data Quality
2 15 (6.76%) QA
3 10 (4.50%) Accessibility
4 6 (2.70%) PMO
4 6 (2.70%) SLA
5 4 (1.80%) GDPR
6 3 (1.35%) TickIT
7 2 (0.90%) IFRS
8 1 (0.45%) GAAP
8 1 (0.45%) GMP
8 1 (0.45%) IFRS 9
System Software
1 4 (1.80%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.45%) Virtual Desktop
Vendors
1 134 (60.36%) Microsoft
2 8 (3.60%) YouTube
3 7 (3.15%) Sage
3 7 (3.15%) Workday
4 6 (2.70%) Aderant
4 6 (2.70%) iManage
4 6 (2.70%) Intapp
5 5 (2.25%) Salesforce
6 3 (1.35%) Google
6 3 (1.35%) VMware
6 3 (1.35%) Xero
7 2 (0.90%) Adaptive Insights
7 2 (0.90%) Alteryx
7 2 (0.90%) Broadcom
7 2 (0.90%) SAP
7 2 (0.90%) ServiceNow
8 1 (0.45%) Adobe
8 1 (0.45%) Dell
8 1 (0.45%) HubSpot
8 1 (0.45%) Progress