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

6 months to
8 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 93 95 46
Rank change year-on-year +2 -49 +42
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Excel 217 193 295
As % of all permanent jobs in the North West 1.69% 3.68% 3.97%
As % of the Applications category 44.56% 27.69% 46.90%
Number of salaries quoted 127 110 99
10th Percentile £27,577 £25,552 £27,500
25th Percentile £29,038 £30,000 £30,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £37,500 £40,748
Median % change year-on-year - -7.97% +27.03%
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 487 697 629
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 3.79% 13.29% 8.46%
Number of salaries quoted 289 222 269
10th Percentile £27,577 £25,750 £26,200
25th Percentile £30,500 £29,500 £31,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £40,000 £40,101
Median % change year-on-year - -0.25% +14.57%
75th Percentile £52,000 £52,000 £52,500
90th Percentile £59,593 £60,000 £65,550
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 8 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 8 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 -13 126 £34,500 -14.81% 124
Merseyside -21 36 £46,500 +60.34% 24
Cheshire +14 28 £37,500 +13.64% 35
Lancashire +1 23 £36,500 -23.16% 35
Cumbria -6 3 £28,000 - 19
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 12 (5.53%) SharePoint
2 5 (2.30%) CMS
3 1 (0.46%) Confluence
3 1 (0.46%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.46%) SAS
3 1 (0.46%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 70 (32.26%) Microsoft Office
2 39 (17.97%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 11 (5.07%) MS Visio
4 6 (2.76%) Spreadsheet
5 3 (1.38%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 2 (0.92%) BambooHR
1 2 (0.92%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.46%) Sage 200
Cloud Services
1 68 (31.34%) Power Platform
2 20 (9.22%) Azure
3 16 (7.37%) Microsoft 365
4 12 (5.53%) Azure AI
5 6 (2.76%) Microsoft Copilot
6 4 (1.84%) AWS
7 2 (0.92%) ChatGPT
7 2 (0.92%) Entra ID
7 2 (0.92%) GCP
7 2 (0.92%) GitHub
7 2 (0.92%) Google Gemini
7 2 (0.92%) Google Sheets
7 2 (0.92%) Google Workspace
7 2 (0.92%) OneDrive
7 2 (0.92%) Snowflake
8 1 (0.46%) Azure DevOps
8 1 (0.46%) Google Analytics
8 1 (0.46%) Power Automate
8 1 (0.46%) PowerApps
8 1 (0.46%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 7 (3.23%) Internet
2 3 (1.38%) Broadband
3 1 (0.46%) LAN
3 1 (0.46%) Network Security
3 1 (0.46%) SD-WAN
3 1 (0.46%) WAN
3 1 (0.46%) Wi-Fi
3 1 (0.46%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 68 (31.34%) Power BI
2 15 (6.91%) Tableau
3 5 (2.30%) Data Warehouse
3 5 (2.30%) Power Query
4 2 (0.92%) BusinessObjects
4 2 (0.92%) KNIME
4 2 (0.92%) MS Access
5 1 (0.46%) GIS
5 1 (0.46%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 6 (2.76%) JIRA
2 3 (1.38%) RStudio
3 2 (0.92%) Git
General
1 123 (56.68%) Social Skills
2 89 (41.01%) Analytical Skills
3 61 (28.11%) Finance
4 50 (23.04%) Organisational Skills
5 28 (12.90%) Retail
6 23 (10.60%) Law
7 22 (10.14%) Telecoms
8 20 (9.22%) Military
9 18 (8.29%) Legal
10 17 (7.83%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 15 (6.91%) Influencing Skills
12 11 (5.07%) Marketing
13 10 (4.61%) Manufacturing
14 8 (3.69%) Automotive
14 8 (3.69%) Billing
15 6 (2.76%) Local Government
15 6 (2.76%) Presentation Skills
16 5 (2.30%) General Ledger
17 3 (1.38%) Advertising
17 3 (1.38%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 69 (31.80%) Analyst
2 41 (18.89%) Administrator
3 28 (12.90%) Data Analyst
4 24 (11.06%) Junior
5 19 (8.76%) Data Administrator
6 14 (6.45%) Technical Analyst
7 13 (5.99%) Business Analyst
8 12 (5.53%) Junior Analyst
8 12 (5.53%) Junior Data Analyst
9 9 (4.15%) Technical Business Analyst
10 8 (3.69%) Account Manager
11 7 (3.23%) Change Analyst
11 7 (3.23%) Junior Account Manager
11 7 (3.23%) Junior Service Manager
12 6 (2.76%) Accountant
12 6 (2.76%) Lead
12 6 (2.76%) Systems Accountant
13 5 (2.30%) Deployment Manager
13 5 (2.30%) Help Desk Administrator
13 5 (2.30%) Senior
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (2.30%) PySpark
Miscellaneous
1 22 (10.14%) Onboarding
2 17 (7.83%) Management Information System
3 11 (5.07%) Self-Motivation
4 7 (3.23%) Data Structures
5 5 (2.30%) Analytical Mindset
5 5 (2.30%) EPoS
6 4 (1.84%) Renewable Energy
6 4 (1.84%) Social Media
7 3 (1.38%) Legacy Systems
8 2 (0.92%) Data Centre
8 2 (0.92%) FMCG
8 2 (0.92%) NHS
8 2 (0.92%) Pricing Data
9 1 (0.46%) Blog
9 1 (0.46%) CCTV
9 1 (0.46%) Driving Licence
9 1 (0.46%) e-Learning
9 1 (0.46%) Housing Association
9 1 (0.46%) Marketing Technology
9 1 (0.46%) Reference Data
Operating Systems
1 2 (0.92%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 67 (30.88%) Problem-Solving
2 48 (22.12%) Business Intelligence
3 43 (19.82%) Decision-Making
4 41 (18.89%) Continuous Improvement
5 40 (18.43%) Customer Service
6 36 (16.59%) Data Analysis
7 32 (14.75%) Stakeholder Management
8 27 (12.44%) AI
8 27 (12.44%) E-Commerce
9 23 (10.60%) Process Improvement
10 22 (10.14%) Mathematics
11 21 (9.68%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 20 (9.22%) Actionable Insight
12 20 (9.22%) ERP
12 20 (9.22%) Time Management
13 18 (8.29%) Analytics
13 18 (8.29%) Validation
13 18 (8.29%) Workshop Facilitation
14 16 (7.37%) Collaborative Working
15 15 (6.91%) Agile
Programming Languages
1 59 (27.19%) SQL
2 26 (11.98%) Python
3 11 (5.07%) R
4 3 (1.38%) C#
4 3 (1.38%) VBA
5 2 (0.92%) JavaScript
6 1 (0.46%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 20 (9.22%) Degree
2 12 (5.53%) Azure Certification
3 9 (4.15%) ACCA
3 9 (4.15%) DBS Check
4 8 (3.69%) CIMA
5 3 (1.38%) SC Cleared
5 3 (1.38%) Security Cleared
6 2 (0.92%) BPSS Clearance
6 2 (0.92%) HNC
6 2 (0.92%) HND
7 1 (0.46%) CFA
7 1 (0.46%) Microsoft Certification
7 1 (0.46%) PMI Certification
7 1 (0.46%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 29 (13.36%) Data Quality
2 13 (5.99%) QA
3 10 (4.61%) Accessibility
4 6 (2.76%) PMO
4 6 (2.76%) SLA
5 4 (1.84%) GDPR
6 2 (0.92%) IFRS
6 2 (0.92%) TickIT
7 1 (0.46%) GAAP
7 1 (0.46%) GMP
7 1 (0.46%) IFRS 9
7 1 (0.46%) ISO 14001
7 1 (0.46%) ISO 9001
7 1 (0.46%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 3 (1.38%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.46%) Virtual Desktop
Vendors
1 131 (60.37%) Microsoft
2 8 (3.69%) YouTube
3 6 (2.76%) Workday
4 5 (2.30%) Sage
5 4 (1.84%) Aderant
5 4 (1.84%) iManage
5 4 (1.84%) Intapp
5 4 (1.84%) Salesforce
6 3 (1.38%) Google
6 3 (1.38%) VMware
7 2 (0.92%) Adaptive Insights
7 2 (0.92%) Alteryx
7 2 (0.92%) Broadcom
7 2 (0.92%) SAP
7 2 (0.92%) ServiceNow
7 2 (0.92%) Xero
8 1 (0.46%) Adobe
8 1 (0.46%) Dell
8 1 (0.46%) Liquidlogic
8 1 (0.46%) Progress