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 23 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 56 45 109
Rank change year-on-year -11 +64 -13
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Excel 174 290 92
As % of all permanent jobs in the North West 3.49% 4.15% 2.41%
As % of the Applications category 29.44% 47.39% 33.09%
Number of salaries quoted 115 101 65
10th Percentile £25,750 £28,636 £22,580
25th Percentile £31,125 £32,000 £26,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £41,234 £32,078
Median % change year-on-year -2.99% +28.54% -16.68%
75th Percentile £48,000 £51,240 £43,750
90th Percentile £59,500 £58,943 £52,578
England median annual salary £40,500 £46,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year -12.90% +3.33% -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 591 612 278
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 11.84% 8.75% 7.28%
Number of salaries quoted 227 267 204
10th Percentile £26,100 £27,500 £22,010
25th Percentile £30,250 £33,375 £25,674
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £41,000 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.44% +17.14% -6.67%
75th Percentile £51,240 £52,500 £61,250
90th Percentile £60,000 £60,000 £67,500
England median annual salary £40,000 £47,500 £44,388
% change year-on-year -15.79% +7.01% -4.54%

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 23 November 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 23 November 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 -11 65 £45,000 +5.88% 59
Merseyside +9 44 £40,000 -5.88% 14
Cheshire -10 35 £32,500 -18.75% 42
Lancashire +14 29 £45,000 -10.10% 49
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 (4.02%) Microsoft Exchange
1 7 (4.02%) SharePoint
2 3 (1.72%) CMS
2 3 (1.72%) Confluence
2 3 (1.72%) Umbraco
2 3 (1.72%) WordPress
Applications
1 54 (31.03%) Microsoft Office
2 37 (21.26%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 6 (3.45%) Microsoft Project
3 6 (3.45%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.57%) AutoCAD
4 1 (0.57%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 8 (4.60%) Unit4 Business World
2 7 (4.02%) Magento
3 2 (1.15%) ResourceLink
3 2 (1.15%) SAP IBP
3 2 (1.15%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (0.57%) Oracle ERP
4 1 (0.57%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 59 (33.91%) Power Platform
2 20 (11.49%) Azure
3 17 (9.77%) Microsoft 365
4 8 (4.60%) Google Analytics
4 8 (4.60%) Snowflake
5 7 (4.02%) AWS
6 4 (2.30%) Azure AI
6 4 (2.30%) Azure Data Factory
6 4 (2.30%) Azure Synapse Analytics
6 4 (2.30%) GCP
7 3 (1.72%) Contentful
7 3 (1.72%) Google Workspace
7 3 (1.72%) Slack
8 2 (1.15%) Google Ads
8 2 (1.15%) Intacct
8 2 (1.15%) Workato
9 1 (0.57%) Google Drive
9 1 (0.57%) Google Sheets
9 1 (0.57%) Microsoft Advertising
9 1 (0.57%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 5 (2.87%) SD-WAN
1 5 (2.87%) WAN
2 3 (1.72%) Firewall
3 2 (1.15%) Broadband
3 2 (1.15%) LAN
3 2 (1.15%) Network Security
3 2 (1.15%) Structured Cabling
3 2 (1.15%) Wi-Fi
4 1 (0.57%) SMS
4 1 (0.57%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 59 (33.91%) Power BI
2 28 (16.09%) Tableau
3 18 (10.34%) Data Mining
4 10 (5.75%) SQL Server
5 8 (4.60%) Looker
6 5 (2.87%) Amazon Redshift
6 5 (2.87%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 4 (2.30%) Azure SQL Database
7 4 (2.30%) BigQuery
7 4 (2.30%) BusinessObjects
8 2 (1.15%) Power Query
9 1 (0.57%) Big Data
9 1 (0.57%) Data Lake
Development Applications
1 8 (4.60%) JIRA
2 1 (0.57%) RStudio
General
1 98 (56.32%) Finance
2 85 (48.85%) Social Skills
3 81 (46.55%) Analytical Skills
4 29 (16.67%) Organisational Skills
5 16 (9.20%) Manufacturing
6 15 (8.62%) Marketing
7 14 (8.05%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 12 (6.90%) Retail
9 10 (5.75%) Law
9 10 (5.75%) Public Sector
10 9 (5.17%) Presentation Skills
11 8 (4.60%) Telecoms
12 6 (3.45%) Advertising
13 5 (2.87%) Aerospace
13 5 (2.87%) Automotive
13 5 (2.87%) Legal
14 4 (2.30%) Billing
14 4 (2.30%) Documentation Skills
15 3 (1.72%) Dutch Language
15 3 (1.72%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 72 (41.38%) Analyst
2 29 (16.67%) Data Analyst
3 25 (14.37%) Senior
4 16 (9.20%) Financial Analyst
5 14 (8.05%) Trainee
5 14 (8.05%) Trainee Analyst
5 14 (8.05%) Trainee Data Analyst
6 11 (6.32%) Administrator
6 11 (6.32%) Senior Analyst
7 10 (5.75%) HR Specialist
7 10 (5.75%) IT Support
7 10 (5.75%) Support Specialist
8 9 (5.17%) Commercial Analyst
8 9 (5.17%) Project Officer
9 8 (4.60%) Project Support Officer
9 8 (4.60%) Senior Project Officer
9 8 (4.60%) Senior Project Support Officer
9 8 (4.60%) Support Officer
9 8 (4.60%) Systems Support
10 7 (4.02%) Accountant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (1.72%) .NET
2 2 (1.15%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 21 (12.07%) Analytical Mindset
2 20 (11.49%) Social Media
3 16 (9.20%) Driving Licence
4 12 (6.90%) Onboarding
5 8 (4.60%) Data Structures
6 7 (4.02%) Management Information System
7 4 (2.30%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 4 (2.30%) Self-Motivation
8 3 (1.72%) Digital Signage
8 3 (1.72%) Product Ownership
9 2 (1.15%) Data Protection Act
9 2 (1.15%) Public Cloud
9 2 (1.15%) Video Conferencing
10 1 (0.57%) Blackberry
10 1 (0.57%) Digital Media
10 1 (0.57%) Embedded Systems
10 1 (0.57%) EPoS
10 1 (0.57%) FMCG
10 1 (0.57%) IoT
10 1 (0.57%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 17 (9.77%) Windows
2 9 (5.17%) Windows 10
3 3 (1.72%) Windows 7
3 3 (1.72%) Windows 8
3 3 (1.72%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 59 (33.91%) Business Intelligence
2 47 (27.01%) Problem-Solving
3 42 (24.14%) Decision-Making
4 39 (22.41%) Data Analysis
5 36 (20.69%) Analytics
6 30 (17.24%) Actionable Insight
6 30 (17.24%) Project Management
7 27 (15.52%) ERP
8 25 (14.37%) Budgeting and Forecasting
8 25 (14.37%) Continuous Improvement
9 22 (12.64%) Financial Modelling
10 21 (12.07%) Business Analysis
10 21 (12.07%) CRM
11 20 (11.49%) Agile
12 19 (10.92%) AI
12 19 (10.92%) Service Delivery
13 18 (10.34%) Data Analytics
14 15 (8.62%) Time Management
14 15 (8.62%) Visualisation
14 15 (8.62%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 55 (31.61%) SQL
2 26 (14.94%) Python
3 10 (5.75%) VBA
4 4 (2.30%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 2 (1.15%) VB
Qualifications
1 58 (33.33%) Degree
2 21 (12.07%) ACCA
2 21 (12.07%) CIMA
3 19 (10.92%) DBS Check
4 7 (4.02%) CIPD
5 6 (3.45%) SC Cleared
5 6 (3.45%) Security Cleared
6 5 (2.87%) AAT
6 5 (2.87%) Master's Degree
6 5 (2.87%) MCP
7 4 (2.30%) Azure Certification
8 2 (1.15%) BPSS Clearance
8 2 (1.15%) Computer Science Degree
8 2 (1.15%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 2 (1.15%) Six Sigma Green Belt
9 1 (0.57%) ITIL Certification
9 1 (0.57%) MBA
9 1 (0.57%) Microsoft Certification
9 1 (0.57%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (5.75%) PMO
2 6 (3.45%) Data Quality
3 5 (2.87%) Cyber Essentials
3 5 (2.87%) GDPR
3 5 (2.87%) SLA
4 4 (2.30%) GAAP
5 2 (1.15%) Actionable Recommendations
5 2 (1.15%) QA
System Software
1 3 (1.72%) Active Directory
1 3 (1.72%) Hyper-V
1 3 (1.72%) VMware Infrastructure
1 3 (1.72%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 3 (1.72%) Autotask
1 3 (1.72%) SCCM
2 2 (1.15%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (0.57%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 114 (65.52%) Microsoft
2 18 (10.34%) SAP
3 17 (9.77%) Google
4 11 (6.32%) Salesforce
4 11 (6.32%) ServiceNow
5 10 (5.75%) Workday
6 4 (2.30%) Facebook
6 4 (2.30%) HubSpot
6 4 (2.30%) Sage
7 3 (1.72%) ESET
7 3 (1.72%) VMware
8 2 (1.15%) Avaya
8 2 (1.15%) Concur
8 2 (1.15%) Logitech
8 2 (1.15%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
8 2 (1.15%) UiPath
8 2 (1.15%) Xero
9 1 (0.57%) Adobe
9 1 (0.57%) Ariba
9 1 (0.57%) Oracle