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 12 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 49 91 23
Rank change year-on-year +42 -68 +47
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Excel 481 260 1,219
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 3.06% 3.03% 7.18%
As % of the Applications category 49.03% 34.99% 53.82%
Number of salaries quoted 231 150 460
10th Percentile £26,500 £25,500 £25,750
25th Percentile £29,000 £28,125 £29,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £39,500 £33,750 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year +17.04% -20.59% +6.25%
75th Percentile £56,500 £53,563 £48,750
90th Percentile £66,250 £66,600 £58,750
England median annual salary £40,000 £42,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year -5.88% +6.25% -8.83%

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 981 743 2,265
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 6.25% 8.66% 13.35%
Number of salaries quoted 550 430 1,256
10th Percentile £26,250 £25,500 £24,500
25th Percentile £29,000 £29,500 £27,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £39,500 £37,500 £42,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.33% -10.71% +5.00%
75th Percentile £56,250 £57,500 £51,250
90th Percentile £67,750 £67,500 £68,750
England median annual salary £40,000 £43,000 £39,716
% change year-on-year -6.98% +8.27% -11.74%

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 12 July 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 12 July 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 +70 183 £43,000 +34.38% 63
Berkshire +58 109 £40,000 +29.03% 33
Hampshire -3 88 £32,500 -7.14% 39
Surrey +5 87 £45,000 +20.00% 21
Kent -9 53 £27,000 -20.00% 11
Buckinghamshire +29 48 £56,000 +72.31% 20
East Sussex +14 35 £37,500 +19.05% 8
West Sussex -14 31 £31,500 +1.61% 12
Oxfordshire -3 26 £30,000 -13.04% 13
Sussex - 2 £31,500 - 4
Middlesex +37 1 - - 4
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 26 (5.41%) SharePoint
2 7 (1.46%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (0.83%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 3 (0.62%) Confluence
5 2 (0.42%) CMS
6 1 (0.21%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 77 (16.01%) Microsoft Office
2 69 (14.35%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 15 (3.12%) Spreadsheet
4 7 (1.46%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.42%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.21%) AutoCAD
6 1 (0.21%) Photoshop
6 1 (0.21%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 10 (2.08%) NetSuite
2 7 (1.46%) Dynamics CRM
3 6 (1.25%) Magento
4 3 (0.62%) SAP SD
5 2 (0.42%) SAP S/4HANA
6 1 (0.21%) Cognos Business Intelligence
6 1 (0.21%) Infor LN
6 1 (0.21%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
6 1 (0.21%) SAP BPC
6 1 (0.21%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 246 (51.14%) Power Platform
2 178 (37.01%) Azure
3 160 (33.26%) Azure AI
4 58 (12.06%) Microsoft 365
5 15 (3.12%) PowerApps
6 10 (2.08%) Azure DevOps
7 6 (1.25%) Entra ID
7 6 (1.25%) Miro
8 5 (1.04%) Google Analytics
9 3 (0.62%) Dynamics 365
9 3 (0.62%) Power Automate
10 2 (0.42%) ClickUp
10 2 (0.42%) Figma
10 2 (0.42%) WeChat
11 1 (0.21%) Adobe Analytics
11 1 (0.21%) AWS
11 1 (0.21%) Google Tag Manager
11 1 (0.21%) Lucidchart
11 1 (0.21%) OneDrive
11 1 (0.21%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 13 (2.70%) Wi-Fi
2 6 (1.25%) VoIP
3 3 (0.62%) IP Telephony
4 2 (0.42%) Broadband
4 2 (0.42%) Intranet
5 1 (0.21%) Unified Communications
5 1 (0.21%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 246 (51.14%) Power BI
2 189 (39.29%) Tableau
3 6 (1.25%) Data Mining
3 6 (1.25%) SQL Server
4 5 (1.04%) Crystal Reports
4 5 (1.04%) Power Query
5 4 (0.83%) Data Warehouse
5 4 (0.83%) Relational Database
6 2 (0.42%) Data Lake
6 2 (0.42%) PostgreSQL
6 2 (0.42%) Qlik Sense
7 1 (0.21%) Metadata
7 1 (0.21%) PowerPivot
7 1 (0.21%) SAP BW
Development Applications
1 4 (0.83%) JIRA
2 1 (0.21%) GitLab
General
1 315 (65.49%) Social Skills
2 145 (30.15%) Finance
3 117 (24.32%) Analytical Skills
4 58 (12.06%) Organisational Skills
5 32 (6.65%) Retail
6 25 (5.20%) Public Sector
7 19 (3.95%) Marketing
8 14 (2.91%) Manufacturing
9 13 (2.70%) Legal
9 13 (2.70%) Telecoms
10 12 (2.49%) Automotive
11 10 (2.08%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 8 (1.66%) Presentation Skills
13 7 (1.46%) Advertising
13 7 (1.46%) Billing
13 7 (1.46%) Electronics
13 7 (1.46%) Influencing Skills
14 5 (1.04%) Aerospace
14 5 (1.04%) Banking
14 5 (1.04%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 280 (58.21%) Analyst
2 193 (40.12%) Data Analyst
3 170 (35.34%) Junior
4 161 (33.47%) Junior Analyst
5 160 (33.26%) Junior Data Analyst
6 28 (5.82%) Administrator
6 28 (5.82%) Financial Analyst
7 23 (4.78%) Senior
8 20 (4.16%) Support Analyst
9 17 (3.53%) Technical Support
10 15 (3.12%) Senior Analyst
11 14 (2.91%) Report Analyst
12 13 (2.70%) Consultant
12 13 (2.70%) IT Support
13 12 (2.49%) Personal Assistant
14 11 (2.29%) Help Desk Support
15 10 (2.08%) Applications Support
15 10 (2.08%) Applications Support Analyst
15 10 (2.08%) Coordinator
16 9 (1.87%) Development Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (1.87%) Middleware
2 7 (1.46%) JSON
3 5 (1.04%) .NET
4 4 (0.83%) .NET Framework
4 4 (0.83%) ASP.NET
4 4 (0.83%) CSS
4 4 (0.83%) HTML
5 3 (0.62%) EDI
6 2 (0.42%) Classic ASP
6 2 (0.42%) Godot
6 2 (0.42%) SAP XI
6 2 (0.42%) Unreal Engine
7 1 (0.21%) Next.js
7 1 (0.21%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 31 (6.44%) Onboarding
2 19 (3.95%) Self-Motivation
3 13 (2.70%) Management Information System
4 11 (2.29%) FMCG
5 9 (1.87%) Driving Licence
6 6 (1.25%) Data Structures
6 6 (1.25%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 6 (1.25%) Hybrid Cloud
7 4 (0.83%) Social Media
8 3 (0.62%) CCTV
8 3 (0.62%) Robotics
9 2 (0.42%) Analytical Mindset
9 2 (0.42%) Product Ownership
9 2 (0.42%) SCADA
10 1 (0.21%) Acoustics
10 1 (0.21%) Educational Technology
10 1 (0.21%) Housing Association
10 1 (0.21%) Legacy Applications
10 1 (0.21%) Linux Command Line
10 1 (0.21%) Smart Home
Operating Systems
1 23 (4.78%) Windows
2 7 (1.46%) Android
2 7 (1.46%) Linux
3 6 (1.25%) Windows 10
4 1 (0.21%) Apple iOS
4 1 (0.21%) Mac OS
4 1 (0.21%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 240 (49.90%) Business Intelligence
2 175 (36.38%) AI
3 98 (20.37%) Problem-Solving
4 79 (16.42%) Decision-Making
5 57 (11.85%) Continuous Improvement
6 52 (10.81%) Data Analysis
7 40 (8.32%) Project Management
8 35 (7.28%) Logistics
9 34 (7.07%) Customer Service
9 34 (7.07%) Process Improvement
10 32 (6.65%) CRM
10 32 (6.65%) ERP
11 28 (5.82%) Analytics
12 26 (5.41%) Agile
12 26 (5.41%) Budgeting and Forecasting
13 23 (4.78%) Time Management
14 22 (4.57%) Stakeholder Management
14 22 (4.57%) Visualisation
15 20 (4.16%) Business Development
15 20 (4.16%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 233 (48.44%) SQL
2 197 (40.96%) Python
3 28 (5.82%) VBA
4 16 (3.33%) JavaScript
5 9 (1.87%) C#
6 5 (1.04%) Java
6 5 (1.04%) PowerShell
7 4 (0.83%) VBScript
8 2 (0.42%) C
8 2 (0.42%) C++
9 1 (0.21%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 1 (0.21%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 160 (33.26%) Azure Certification
2 55 (11.43%) Degree
3 47 (9.77%) ACCA
4 44 (9.15%) CIMA
5 24 (4.99%) Security Cleared
6 22 (4.57%) SC Cleared
7 14 (2.91%) DBS Check
8 12 (2.49%) Master's Degree
9 11 (2.29%) AAT
10 9 (1.87%) HNC
11 6 (1.25%) APMP
11 6 (1.25%) BPSS Clearance
11 6 (1.25%) HND
11 6 (1.25%) MBA
12 5 (1.04%) DV Cleared
13 2 (0.42%) CISA
13 2 (0.42%) CRISC
14 1 (0.21%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
14 1 (0.21%) Microsoft Certified Professional
14 1 (0.21%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (3.33%) Data Quality
2 12 (2.49%) SLA
3 8 (1.66%) PMO
4 7 (1.46%) GDPR
5 5 (1.04%) QA
6 4 (0.83%) IFRS
7 3 (0.62%) Accessibility
8 2 (0.42%) ISO 14001
8 2 (0.42%) ISO 9001
8 2 (0.42%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 1 (0.21%) GAAP
9 1 (0.21%) GRC
System Software
1 9 (1.87%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (0.21%) Autotask
1 1 (0.21%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 309 (64.24%) Microsoft
2 24 (4.99%) SAP
3 15 (3.12%) Sage
4 13 (2.70%) Oracle
5 9 (1.87%) Alteryx
5 9 (1.87%) Hyperion
5 9 (1.87%) Salesforce
6 7 (1.46%) MuleSoft
7 6 (1.25%) TP-LINK
7 6 (1.25%) Ubiquiti
8 5 (1.04%) Adobe
8 5 (1.04%) Google
9 4 (0.83%) Informatica
9 4 (0.83%) ServiceNow
9 4 (0.83%) SYSPRO
9 4 (0.83%) Xero
10 2 (0.42%) BMC
10 2 (0.42%) Cvent
10 2 (0.42%) Databricks
10 2 (0.42%) Zoho