Microsoft Excel Jobs in the North West

Microsoft Excel
England > North West

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North West requiring Microsoft Excel skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Microsoft Excel over the 6 months leading up to 16 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 74 50 87
Rank change year-on-year -24 +37 +6
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Excel 330 431 252
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 4.29% 4.06% 3.74%
As % of the Applications category 27.41% 51.25% 43.30%
Number of salaries quoted 194 212 150
10th Percentile £25,480 £24,250 £22,000
25th Percentile £31,313 £26,500 £25,563
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £35,000 £32,789
Median % change year-on-year +43.01% +6.74% -17.33%
75th Percentile £51,240 £46,223 £45,000
90th Percentile - £52,500 £53,161
England median annual salary £44,460 £40,000 £43,625
% change year-on-year +11.15% -8.31% -5.16%

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 1,204 841 582
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 15.65% 7.92% 8.64%
Number of salaries quoted 551 504 410
10th Percentile £27,000 £23,800 £22,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £26,500 £25,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,683 £35,000 £36,500
Median % change year-on-year +36.24% -4.11% -6.41%
75th Percentile £51,240 £45,199 £55,750
90th Percentile £57,500 £55,875 £67,500
England median annual salary £47,500 £40,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year +18.75% -11.11% -

Microsoft Excel
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

Job postings citing Microsoft Excel as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North West.

Job vacancy trend for Microsoft Excel in the North West

Microsoft Excel
Salary Trend in the North West

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Microsoft Excel in the North West.

Salary trend for Microsoft Excel in the North West

Microsoft Excel
Salary Histogram in the North West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Microsoft Excel in the North West over the 6 months to 16 July 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 16 July 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
Lancashire -5 135 £50,055 +75.63% 84
Manchester 0 122 £34,500 -6.12% 111
Merseyside +32 47 £26,500 -13.11% 30
Cheshire -50 22 £35,000 +16.67% 32
Cumbria -65 4 - - 4
Microsoft Excel
England

Microsoft Excel
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 12 (3.64%) SharePoint
2 3 (0.91%) CMS
2 3 (0.91%) Confluence
2 3 (0.91%) WordPress
Applications
1 174 (52.73%) Microsoft Office
2 157 (47.58%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 10 (3.03%) Spreadsheet
4 9 (2.73%) MS Visio
5 3 (0.91%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.30%) AutoCAD
Business Applications
1 119 (36.06%) Teamcenter
2 6 (1.82%) Unit4 Business World
3 4 (1.21%) SAP BPC
4 3 (0.91%) Maximo
4 3 (0.91%) NetSuite
5 1 (0.30%) Dynamics NAV
5 1 (0.30%) iTrent
5 1 (0.30%) NEC Housing
5 1 (0.30%) Oracle ERP
Cloud Services
1 62 (18.79%) Power Platform
2 37 (11.21%) Microsoft 365
3 9 (2.73%) Azure
4 7 (2.12%) Google Analytics
5 5 (1.52%) Google Sheets
6 4 (1.21%) Figma
6 4 (1.21%) Google Ads
6 4 (1.21%) Google Data Studio
6 4 (1.21%) Google Drive
6 4 (1.21%) Google Workspace
6 4 (1.21%) Miro
6 4 (1.21%) Slack
7 3 (0.91%) Google Docs
8 2 (0.61%) Dynamics 365
8 2 (0.61%) Snowflake
9 1 (0.30%) Microsoft Advertising
9 1 (0.30%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 5 (1.52%) Wireless
2 4 (1.21%) Firewall
2 4 (1.21%) Intranet
3 1 (0.30%) LAN
3 1 (0.30%) RTP
3 1 (0.30%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 62 (18.79%) Power BI
2 15 (4.55%) Tableau
3 8 (2.42%) SQL Server
4 7 (2.12%) Power Query
5 4 (1.21%) PowerPivot
6 2 (0.61%) BusinessObjects
6 2 (0.61%) Looker
7 1 (0.30%) Big Data
7 1 (0.30%) BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
7 1 (0.30%) Data Mining
7 1 (0.30%) MySQL
7 1 (0.30%) Oracle Reports
7 1 (0.30%) Qlik Sense
7 1 (0.30%) QlikView
Development Applications
1 10 (3.03%) JIRA
2 4 (1.21%) Balsamiq
3 2 (0.61%) Git
4 1 (0.30%) ClearCase
4 1 (0.30%) ClearQuest
4 1 (0.30%) Maven
4 1 (0.30%) Rational DOORS
4 1 (0.30%) RStudio
4 1 (0.30%) Subversion
General
1 267 (80.91%) Social Skills
2 121 (36.67%) Automotive
3 120 (36.36%) Aerospace
4 102 (30.91%) Finance
5 66 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
6 27 (8.18%) Manufacturing
7 25 (7.58%) Organisational Skills
8 17 (5.15%) Presentation Skills
9 12 (3.64%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 11 (3.33%) Marketing
11 8 (2.42%) Public Sector
12 7 (2.12%) Law
12 7 (2.12%) Legal
12 7 (2.12%) Pharmaceutical
12 7 (2.12%) Retail
13 5 (1.52%) Billing
13 5 (1.52%) Documentation Skills
14 4 (1.21%) Financial Institution
14 4 (1.21%) Telecoms
15 3 (0.91%) Military
Job Titles
1 120 (36.36%) Systems Engineer
2 92 (27.88%) Analyst
3 38 (11.52%) Data Analyst
4 37 (11.21%) Administrator
5 26 (7.88%) Procurement Analyst
6 25 (7.58%) Integration Engineer
6 25 (7.58%) Systems Integration Engineer
7 19 (5.76%) Financial Analyst
8 16 (4.85%) IT Administrator
9 13 (3.94%) IT Support
9 13 (3.94%) Senior
10 10 (3.03%) Support Specialist
11 9 (2.73%) Lead
12 8 (2.42%) HR Specialist
13 7 (2.12%) Business Analyst
13 7 (2.12%) ERP Analyst
13 7 (2.12%) Systems Support
14 6 (1.82%) ERP Support
14 6 (1.82%) Project Manager
14 6 (1.82%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.30%) .NET
1 1 (0.30%) .NET Framework
1 1 (0.30%) Drools
1 1 (0.30%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 31 (9.39%) Management Information System
2 29 (8.79%) Social Media
3 18 (5.45%) Data Protection Act
4 12 (3.64%) Analytical Mindset
5 11 (3.33%) Onboarding
5 11 (3.33%) Product Ownership
6 7 (2.12%) FMCG
7 5 (1.52%) Blackberry
7 5 (1.52%) Data Structures
7 5 (1.52%) Public Cloud
8 4 (1.21%) Life Science
9 3 (0.91%) Driving Licence
9 3 (0.91%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 3 (0.91%) Learning Management System
10 2 (0.61%) Self-Motivation
10 2 (0.61%) Video Conferencing
11 1 (0.30%) Algorithms
11 1 (0.30%) Autonomous Agent
11 1 (0.30%) Digital Signage
11 1 (0.30%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 21 (6.36%) Windows
2 12 (3.64%) Windows 10
3 4 (1.21%) Android
3 4 (1.21%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 119 (36.06%) PLM
2 116 (35.15%) Systems Engineering
3 65 (19.70%) ERP
4 56 (16.97%) Process Improvement
5 55 (16.67%) Analytics
6 52 (15.76%) Data Analysis
7 45 (13.64%) Data Management
7 45 (13.64%) Problem-Solving
8 44 (13.33%) Business Intelligence
9 43 (13.03%) Continuous Improvement
10 40 (12.12%) Visualisation
11 37 (11.21%) Decision-Making
12 36 (10.91%) Economics
13 34 (10.30%) Customer Service
13 34 (10.30%) Data Analytics
14 26 (7.88%) Indirect Procurement
14 26 (7.88%) Source to Pay
15 25 (7.58%) Time Management
16 24 (7.27%) Line Management
17 22 (6.67%) Asset Management
Programming Languages
1 119 (36.06%) MATLAB
2 28 (8.48%) SQL
3 11 (3.33%) VBA
4 10 (3.03%) VB
5 4 (1.21%) T-SQL
6 3 (0.91%) PL/SQL
6 3 (0.91%) Python
7 2 (0.61%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 1 (0.30%) Java
8 1 (0.30%) R
Qualifications
1 199 (60.30%) Degree
2 120 (36.36%) BPSS Clearance
3 116 (35.15%) HNC
3 116 (35.15%) HND
4 47 (14.24%) DBS Check
5 13 (3.94%) ACCA
5 13 (3.94%) CIMA
6 6 (1.82%) Master's Degree
6 6 (1.82%) MBA
7 5 (1.52%) ITIL Certification
7 5 (1.52%) Microsoft Certification
8 4 (1.21%) CIPD
9 3 (0.91%) Tableau Certification
10 2 (0.61%) AAT
10 2 (0.61%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
10 2 (0.61%) SC Cleared
10 2 (0.61%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 41 (12.42%) Data Quality
2 26 (7.88%) SLA
3 5 (1.52%) QA
4 3 (0.91%) GAAP
5 1 (0.30%) IFRS
System Software
1 16 (4.85%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 5 (1.52%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 248 (75.15%) Microsoft
2 119 (36.06%) ANSYS
3 55 (16.67%) SAP
4 22 (6.67%) Salesforce
5 17 (5.15%) Google
6 13 (3.94%) ServiceNow
7 8 (2.42%) Adobe
7 8 (2.42%) Workday
8 6 (1.82%) Capita
8 6 (1.82%) Oracle
9 5 (1.52%) iManage
9 5 (1.52%) Intapp
9 5 (1.52%) Logitech
10 4 (1.21%) Bloomberg
10 4 (1.21%) Cognos
10 4 (1.21%) Hyperion
11 3 (0.91%) Freshdesk
12 2 (0.61%) Avaya
13 1 (0.30%) Apple
13 1 (0.30%) IBM