Microsoft Excel Job Trends in the South East

Microsoft Excel
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the South East requiring Microsoft Excel skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 10 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 45 88 37
Rank change year-on-year +43 -51 +28
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Excel 518 204 798
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 3.81% 3.02% 5.13%
As % of the Applications category 52.22% 34.40% 42.36%
Number of salaries quoted 222 97 473
10th Percentile £26,500 £25,500 £25,300
25th Percentile £30,500 £30,000 £28,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £43,000 £44,250 £42,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.82% +5.36% +7.69%
75th Percentile £60,000 £61,250 £49,000
90th Percentile £73,750 £67,500 £57,500
England median annual salary £41,000 £45,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year -8.89% +12.50% -11.11%

All Software Application Skills
South East

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 South East.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for software application skills 992 593 1,884
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 7.30% 8.79% 12.11%
Number of salaries quoted 480 306 1,314
10th Percentile £26,500 £25,750 £23,250
25th Percentile £30,500 £31,000 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £45,000 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.56% +28.57% -6.67%
75th Percentile £57,500 £57,500 £48,750
90th Percentile £65,000 £66,250 £61,250
England median annual salary £40,000 £47,592 £37,500
% change year-on-year -15.95% +26.91% -16.67%

Microsoft Excel
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Microsoft Excel relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Microsoft Excel job vacancy trend in the South East

Microsoft Excel
Salary Trend in the South East

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Microsoft Excel.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Excel
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Microsoft Excel in the South East over the 6 months to 10 April 2026.

Salary histogram for Microsoft Excel in the South East

Microsoft Excel
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft Excel within the South East region over the 6 months to 10 April 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
Thames Valley +58 211 £45,680 -13.17% 57
Berkshire +54 99 £43,000 -18.10% 30
Surrey +13 91 £45,000 - 31
Buckinghamshire +23 82 £52,500 -8.70% 15
Hampshire +7 76 £45,000 +45.16% 36
Kent +1 62 £27,000 -22.86% 15
West Sussex +11 42 £40,825 +1.68% 11
Oxfordshire +8 31 £43,750 -16.75% 14
East Sussex +2 31 £27,500 -12.70% 7
Middlesex +35 2 - - 6
Sussex - 2 £31,500 - 3
Microsoft Excel
England

Microsoft Excel
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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 30 (5.79%) SharePoint
2 7 (1.35%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (0.77%) Adobe Experience Manager
3 4 (0.77%) Confluence
4 2 (0.39%) CMS
Applications
1 96 (18.53%) Microsoft Office
2 78 (15.06%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 21 (4.05%) Spreadsheet
4 6 (1.16%) MS Visio
5 3 (0.58%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (0.39%) InDesign
7 1 (0.19%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 1 (0.19%) AutoCAD
7 1 (0.19%) Photoshop
7 1 (0.19%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 10 (1.93%) NetSuite
2 7 (1.35%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (1.35%) Oracle Payables
3 4 (0.77%) Magento
4 3 (0.58%) SAP BPC
4 3 (0.58%) SAP SD
5 1 (0.19%) Infor LN
5 1 (0.19%) Raiser’s Edge
5 1 (0.19%) Salesforce CRM
5 1 (0.19%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 286 (55.21%) Power Platform
2 193 (37.26%) Azure
3 180 (34.75%) Azure AI
4 50 (9.65%) Microsoft 365
5 22 (4.25%) PowerApps
6 12 (2.32%) Power Automate
7 6 (1.16%) Azure DevOps
7 6 (1.16%) Entra ID
8 5 (0.97%) Dynamics 365
9 4 (0.77%) Miro
9 4 (0.77%) SaaS
10 3 (0.58%) Figma
11 2 (0.39%) AWS
12 1 (0.19%) Adobe Analytics
12 1 (0.19%) Asana
12 1 (0.19%) Canva
12 1 (0.19%) Lucidchart
12 1 (0.19%) OCI
12 1 (0.19%) OneDrive
12 1 (0.19%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 13 (2.51%) Wi-Fi
2 10 (1.93%) Intranet
3 6 (1.16%) VoIP
4 3 (0.58%) 4G
4 3 (0.58%) 5G
4 3 (0.58%) GSM
4 3 (0.58%) IP Telephony
4 3 (0.58%) TETRA
4 3 (0.58%) UMTS
4 3 (0.58%) Unified Communications
4 3 (0.58%) Wireless
5 2 (0.39%) Broadband
6 1 (0.19%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 286 (55.21%) Power BI
2 216 (41.70%) Tableau
3 14 (2.70%) Power Query
4 12 (2.32%) GIS
4 12 (2.32%) Relational Database
5 10 (1.93%) Data Mining
5 10 (1.93%) Spotfire
6 8 (1.54%) PowerPivot
7 7 (1.35%) SQL Server
8 4 (0.77%) Crystal Reports
8 4 (0.77%) Metadata
9 3 (0.58%) Data Warehouse
10 2 (0.39%) PostgreSQL
10 2 (0.39%) Qlik Sense
11 1 (0.19%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 6 (1.16%) JIRA
2 1 (0.19%) Oracle APEX
2 1 (0.19%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 375 (72.39%) Social Skills
2 150 (28.96%) Finance
3 149 (28.76%) Analytical Skills
4 51 (9.85%) Organisational Skills
5 27 (5.21%) Retail
6 23 (4.44%) Marketing
7 22 (4.25%) Influencing Skills
8 19 (3.67%) Manufacturing
9 18 (3.47%) Legal
10 15 (2.90%) Public Sector
11 14 (2.70%) Pharmaceutical
12 11 (2.12%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 10 (1.93%) Automotive
14 8 (1.54%) Electronics
14 8 (1.54%) Telecoms
15 5 (0.97%) Law
15 5 (0.97%) Presentation Skills
16 3 (0.58%) Banking
16 3 (0.58%) Military
16 3 (0.58%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 330 (63.71%) Analyst
2 240 (46.33%) Data Analyst
3 197 (38.03%) Junior
4 180 (34.75%) Junior Analyst
4 180 (34.75%) Junior Data Analyst
5 38 (7.34%) Financial Analyst
6 23 (4.44%) Report Analyst
7 21 (4.05%) Senior
8 20 (3.86%) Administrator
9 19 (3.67%) Support Analyst
10 17 (3.28%) Lead
11 15 (2.90%) Consultant
12 14 (2.70%) Trainee
13 13 (2.51%) Data Manager
13 13 (2.51%) Technical Support
14 12 (2.32%) Principal Consultant
15 11 (2.12%) IT Support
15 11 (2.12%) Senior Analyst
16 10 (1.93%) Financial Controller
16 10 (1.93%) Personal Assistant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (0.97%) .NET
1 5 (0.97%) Middleware
2 4 (0.77%) .NET Framework
2 4 (0.77%) ASP.NET
3 3 (0.58%) CSS
3 3 (0.58%) HTML
4 1 (0.19%) JSON
4 1 (0.19%) Next.js
4 1 (0.19%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 23 (4.44%) Management Information System
2 21 (4.05%) Self-Motivation
3 18 (3.47%) Onboarding
4 11 (2.12%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 7 (1.35%) FMCG
6 6 (1.16%) Analytical Mindset
6 6 (1.16%) Hybrid Cloud
7 5 (0.97%) Data Structures
8 4 (0.77%) Driving Licence
8 4 (0.77%) Social Media
9 3 (0.58%) CCTV
9 3 (0.58%) Robotics
10 2 (0.39%) Learning Management System
10 2 (0.39%) Linux Command Line
10 2 (0.39%) Product Ownership
10 2 (0.39%) SCADA
10 2 (0.39%) Virtual Team
10 2 (0.39%) Web Conferencing
11 1 (0.19%) Acoustics
11 1 (0.19%) Housing Association
Operating Systems
1 15 (2.90%) Windows
2 7 (1.35%) Android
3 6 (1.16%) Windows 10
4 3 (0.58%) Linux
5 2 (0.39%) Unix
6 1 (0.19%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.19%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 280 (54.05%) Business Intelligence
2 196 (37.84%) AI
3 94 (18.15%) Decision-Making
4 89 (17.18%) Problem-Solving
5 86 (16.60%) Data Analysis
6 65 (12.55%) Continuous Improvement
7 49 (9.46%) Project Management
8 41 (7.92%) Visualisation
9 40 (7.72%) Analytics
10 36 (6.95%) Agile
11 32 (6.18%) CRM
12 31 (5.98%) Budgeting and Forecasting
12 31 (5.98%) Customer Service
12 31 (5.98%) ERP
13 25 (4.83%) Validation
14 24 (4.63%) ETL
14 24 (4.63%) Logistics
15 22 (4.25%) Customer Experience
16 20 (3.86%) Data Management
16 20 (3.86%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 271 (52.32%) SQL
2 231 (44.59%) Python
3 51 (9.85%) VBA
4 8 (1.54%) JavaScript
5 7 (1.35%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 5 (0.97%) C#
7 4 (0.77%) VBScript
8 3 (0.58%) Java
9 1 (0.19%) R
9 1 (0.19%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 180 (34.75%) Azure Certification
2 97 (18.73%) Degree
3 60 (11.58%) ACCA
4 59 (11.39%) CIMA
5 23 (4.44%) Security Cleared
6 22 (4.25%) SC Cleared
7 18 (3.47%) Master's Degree
8 15 (2.90%) AAT
9 13 (2.51%) MBA
10 12 (2.32%) APMP
11 10 (1.93%) HNC
12 6 (1.16%) BPSS Clearance
12 6 (1.16%) HND
13 4 (0.77%) DV Cleared
14 1 (0.19%) CISSP
14 1 (0.19%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (5.41%) Data Quality
2 10 (1.93%) Good Clinical Practice
2 10 (1.93%) SLA
3 8 (1.54%) GDPR
4 4 (0.77%) Accessibility
4 4 (0.77%) ISO 9001
4 4 (0.77%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 4 (0.77%) QA
5 3 (0.58%) IFRS
5 3 (0.58%) PMO
6 2 (0.39%) GAAP
6 2 (0.39%) ISO 14001
6 2 (0.39%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 1 (0.19%) GRC
7 1 (0.19%) P3O
System Software
1 9 (1.74%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (0.39%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 335 (64.67%) Microsoft
2 40 (7.72%) SAP
3 20 (3.86%) Oracle
4 9 (1.74%) Alteryx
4 9 (1.74%) Hyperion
4 9 (1.74%) Informatica
4 9 (1.74%) Sage
5 8 (1.54%) Adobe
5 8 (1.54%) Salesforce
6 6 (1.16%) TP-LINK
6 6 (1.16%) Ubiquiti
7 5 (0.97%) MuleSoft
8 4 (0.77%) SYSPRO
9 3 (0.58%) HubSpot
9 3 (0.58%) Zoho
10 2 (0.39%) Cisco
10 2 (0.39%) Cvent
10 2 (0.39%) IFS
10 2 (0.39%) Xero
11 1 (0.19%) Cognos