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 7 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 53 47 102
Rank change year-on-year -6 +55 +2
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Excel 172 258 93
As % of all permanent jobs in the North West 3.10% 4.30% 2.55%
As % of the Applications category 29.50% 45.18% 35.91%
Number of salaries quoted 99 96 65
10th Percentile £25,750 £30,000 £23,600
25th Percentile £32,000 £36,250 £26,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £42,250 £32,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.33% +30.00% -15.58%
75th Percentile £48,750 £51,240 £42,500
90th Percentile £60,000 £58,943 £52,578
England median annual salary £41,500 £45,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -7.78% - -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 583 571 259
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 10.51% 9.52% 7.11%
Number of salaries quoted 215 263 184
10th Percentile £26,250 £28,807 £21,800
25th Percentile £31,250 £34,250 £25,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £41,234 £32,289
Median % change year-on-year -2.99% +27.70% -13.90%
75th Percentile £52,500 £52,500 £57,813
90th Percentile £60,000 £59,789 £67,500
England median annual salary £40,000 £47,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year -15.79% +11.76% -8.60%

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 7 December 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 7 December 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 -10 60 £45,000 +12.50% 56
Merseyside +6 43 £40,000 -13.51% 23
Cheshire -17 35 £32,000 -22.42% 49
Lancashire +8 33 £47,500 -5.10% 38
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 (4.07%) Microsoft Exchange
2 6 (3.49%) SharePoint
3 3 (1.74%) CMS
3 3 (1.74%) Umbraco
3 3 (1.74%) WordPress
4 1 (0.58%) Confluence
Applications
1 47 (27.33%) Microsoft Office
2 35 (20.35%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (1.74%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (1.16%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.58%) AutoCAD
5 1 (0.58%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 8 (4.65%) Unit4 Business World
2 7 (4.07%) Magento
3 2 (1.16%) ResourceLink
3 2 (1.16%) SAP IBP
3 2 (1.16%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (0.58%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 70 (40.70%) Power Platform
2 32 (18.60%) Azure
3 16 (9.30%) Azure AI
4 11 (6.40%) Microsoft 365
5 9 (5.23%) AWS
6 8 (4.65%) Google Analytics
6 8 (4.65%) Snowflake
7 4 (2.33%) Azure Data Factory
7 4 (2.33%) Azure Synapse Analytics
7 4 (2.33%) GCP
8 3 (1.74%) Contentful
8 3 (1.74%) Google Workspace
8 3 (1.74%) Slack
9 2 (1.16%) Google Ads
9 2 (1.16%) Intacct
9 2 (1.16%) Workato
10 1 (0.58%) Microsoft Advertising
10 1 (0.58%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 5 (2.91%) SD-WAN
1 5 (2.91%) WAN
2 3 (1.74%) Firewall
3 2 (1.16%) Broadband
3 2 (1.16%) LAN
3 2 (1.16%) Network Security
3 2 (1.16%) Structured Cabling
3 2 (1.16%) Wi-Fi
4 1 (0.58%) SMS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 70 (40.70%) Power BI
2 42 (24.42%) Tableau
3 21 (12.21%) Data Mining
4 10 (5.81%) SQL Server
5 6 (3.49%) Looker
6 5 (2.91%) Amazon Redshift
6 5 (2.91%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 4 (2.33%) Azure SQL Database
7 4 (2.33%) BigQuery
7 4 (2.33%) BusinessObjects
8 1 (0.58%) Data Lake
8 1 (0.58%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 6 (3.49%) JIRA
General
1 97 (56.40%) Finance
2 88 (51.16%) Social Skills
3 78 (45.35%) Analytical Skills
4 25 (14.53%) Organisational Skills
5 16 (9.30%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 13 (7.56%) Marketing
7 12 (6.98%) Retail
8 10 (5.81%) Manufacturing
8 10 (5.81%) Presentation Skills
8 10 (5.81%) Public Sector
9 8 (4.65%) Law
10 6 (3.49%) Advertising
10 6 (3.49%) Telecoms
11 5 (2.91%) Aerospace
11 5 (2.91%) Legal
12 4 (2.33%) Billing
12 4 (2.33%) Documentation Skills
13 3 (1.74%) Automotive
13 3 (1.74%) Dutch Language
13 3 (1.74%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 77 (44.77%) Analyst
2 41 (23.84%) Data Analyst
3 25 (14.53%) Senior
4 17 (9.88%) Trainee
4 17 (9.88%) Trainee Analyst
4 17 (9.88%) Trainee Data Analyst
5 16 (9.30%) Financial Analyst
5 16 (9.30%) Junior
5 16 (9.30%) Junior Analyst
5 16 (9.30%) Junior Data Analyst
6 11 (6.40%) Senior Analyst
7 10 (5.81%) HR Specialist
7 10 (5.81%) Support Specialist
8 9 (5.23%) Administrator
9 8 (4.65%) IT Support
9 8 (4.65%) Project Officer
9 8 (4.65%) Project Support Officer
9 8 (4.65%) Senior Project Officer
9 8 (4.65%) Senior Project Support Officer
9 8 (4.65%) Systems Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (1.74%) .NET
2 2 (1.16%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 21 (12.21%) Analytical Mindset
2 20 (11.63%) Social Media
3 15 (8.72%) Driving Licence
4 13 (7.56%) Onboarding
5 8 (4.65%) Data Structures
6 7 (4.07%) Management Information System
7 4 (2.33%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 4 (2.33%) Self-Motivation
8 3 (1.74%) Digital Signage
9 2 (1.16%) Data Protection Act
9 2 (1.16%) Public Cloud
10 1 (0.58%) Digital Media
10 1 (0.58%) Embedded Systems
10 1 (0.58%) IoT
10 1 (0.58%) Product Ownership
10 1 (0.58%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 14 (8.14%) Windows
2 8 (4.65%) Windows 10
3 3 (1.74%) Windows 7
3 3 (1.74%) Windows 8
3 3 (1.74%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 68 (39.53%) Business Intelligence
2 42 (24.42%) Problem-Solving
3 41 (23.84%) Data Analysis
4 35 (20.35%) Analytics
5 34 (19.77%) Decision-Making
6 33 (19.19%) Project Management
7 29 (16.86%) AI
8 26 (15.12%) Actionable Insight
9 25 (14.53%) Budgeting and Forecasting
9 25 (14.53%) Business Analysis
10 22 (12.79%) Continuous Improvement
10 22 (12.79%) Financial Modelling
11 21 (12.21%) ERP
12 20 (11.63%) Agile
13 19 (11.05%) CRM
13 19 (11.05%) Data Analytics
13 19 (11.05%) Service Delivery
14 15 (8.72%) Workflow
15 14 (8.14%) Customer Service
15 14 (8.14%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 66 (38.37%) SQL
2 40 (23.26%) Python
3 5 (2.91%) VBA
4 4 (2.33%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 54 (31.40%) Degree
2 21 (12.21%) ACCA
2 21 (12.21%) CIMA
3 16 (9.30%) Azure Certification
4 15 (8.72%) DBS Check
5 7 (4.07%) CIPD
6 6 (3.49%) SC Cleared
6 6 (3.49%) Security Cleared
7 5 (2.91%) AAT
7 5 (2.91%) Master's Degree
7 5 (2.91%) MCP
8 2 (1.16%) AWS Certification
8 2 (1.16%) BPSS Clearance
8 2 (1.16%) Computer Science Degree
8 2 (1.16%) Six Sigma Green Belt
9 1 (0.58%) MBA
9 1 (0.58%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (5.81%) PMO
2 6 (3.49%) Data Quality
3 5 (2.91%) Cyber Essentials
3 5 (2.91%) GDPR
3 5 (2.91%) SLA
4 4 (2.33%) GAAP
5 2 (1.16%) Actionable Recommendations
5 2 (1.16%) QA
System Software
1 3 (1.74%) Active Directory
1 3 (1.74%) Hyper-V
1 3 (1.74%) VMware Infrastructure
1 3 (1.74%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 3 (1.74%) Autotask
1 3 (1.74%) SCCM
2 1 (0.58%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 122 (70.93%) Microsoft
2 16 (9.30%) Google
3 11 (6.40%) SAP
4 10 (5.81%) ServiceNow
4 10 (5.81%) Workday
5 7 (4.07%) Salesforce
6 4 (2.33%) Facebook
6 4 (2.33%) HubSpot
6 4 (2.33%) Sage
7 3 (1.74%) ESET
7 3 (1.74%) VMware
8 2 (1.16%) Adobe
8 2 (1.16%) Apple
8 2 (1.16%) Concur
8 2 (1.16%) UiPath
8 2 (1.16%) Xero
9 1 (0.58%) Ariba
9 1 (0.58%) Civica
9 1 (0.58%) Northgate
9 1 (0.58%) Orchard