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

6 months to
26 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 51 81 20
Rank change year-on-year +30 -61 +54
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Excel 471 287 1,104
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 2.92% 3.32% 7.41%
As % of the Applications category 48.11% 37.03% 57.02%
Number of salaries quoted 226 156 349
10th Percentile £26,500 £25,125 £26,250
25th Percentile £29,000 £27,834 £31,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £32,750 £44,309
Median % change year-on-year +14.50% -26.09% +10.77%
75th Percentile £56,500 £53,188 £49,000
90th Percentile £66,250 £66,375 £60,000
England median annual salary £40,000 £42,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year -5.88% - -

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 979 775 1,936
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 6.07% 8.97% 13.00%
Number of salaries quoted 549 438 967
10th Percentile £26,500 £25,388 £25,000
25th Percentile £29,000 £29,313 £29,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £39,500 £37,500 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.33% -11.76% +4.94%
75th Percentile £56,250 £57,500 £55,000
90th Percentile £67,500 £67,500 £71,250
England median annual salary £40,000 £42,500 £40,144
% change year-on-year -5.88% +5.87% -10.79%

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 26 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 26 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 +65 180 £40,258 +25.81% 56
Berkshire +56 106 £40,000 +33.33% 29
Hampshire -11 87 £32,500 -1.52% 39
Surrey -6 82 £45,000 +12.50% 30
Kent -17 51 £27,000 -16.92% 17
Buckinghamshire +27 50 £52,500 +61.54% 16
East Sussex +16 36 £37,500 +19.05% 7
West Sussex -18 32 £31,500 +1.61% 8
Oxfordshire -14 24 £30,000 -6.25% 12
Sussex - 2 £31,500 - 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 25 (5.31%) SharePoint
2 7 (1.49%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (0.85%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 3 (0.64%) Confluence
5 2 (0.42%) CMS
6 1 (0.21%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 79 (16.77%) Microsoft Office
2 68 (14.44%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 13 (2.76%) Spreadsheet
4 7 (1.49%) MS Visio
5 4 (0.85%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.21%) AutoCAD
6 1 (0.21%) Photoshop
6 1 (0.21%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 13 (2.76%) NetSuite
2 9 (1.91%) Magento
3 7 (1.49%) Dynamics CRM
4 3 (0.64%) SAP S/4HANA
4 3 (0.64%) SAP SD
5 2 (0.42%) Academy Housing
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
6 1 (0.21%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 234 (49.68%) Power Platform
2 167 (35.46%) Azure
3 150 (31.85%) Azure AI
4 57 (12.10%) Microsoft 365
5 14 (2.97%) PowerApps
6 9 (1.91%) Azure DevOps
7 8 (1.70%) Google Analytics
8 6 (1.27%) Entra ID
8 6 (1.27%) Miro
9 3 (0.64%) Dynamics 365
9 3 (0.64%) Power Automate
9 3 (0.64%) SaaS
9 3 (0.64%) WeChat
10 2 (0.42%) ClickUp
10 2 (0.42%) Figma
11 1 (0.21%) Asana
11 1 (0.21%) AWS
11 1 (0.21%) Google Tag Manager
11 1 (0.21%) Lucidchart
11 1 (0.21%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 13 (2.76%) Wi-Fi
2 6 (1.27%) VoIP
3 2 (0.42%) Broadband
3 2 (0.42%) Intranet
3 2 (0.42%) IP Telephony
4 1 (0.21%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 234 (49.68%) Power BI
2 177 (37.58%) Tableau
3 6 (1.27%) SQL Server
4 5 (1.06%) Crystal Reports
4 5 (1.06%) Data Mining
4 5 (1.06%) Power Query
5 4 (0.85%) Data Warehouse
5 4 (0.85%) Relational Database
6 3 (0.64%) Data Lake
7 2 (0.42%) PostgreSQL
7 2 (0.42%) Qlik Sense
8 1 (0.21%) Metadata
8 1 (0.21%) PowerPivot
8 1 (0.21%) SAP BW
Development Applications
1 6 (1.27%) JIRA
2 1 (0.21%) GitLab
General
1 308 (65.39%) Social Skills
2 145 (30.79%) Finance
3 117 (24.84%) Analytical Skills
4 62 (13.16%) Organisational Skills
5 35 (7.43%) Retail
6 24 (5.10%) Public Sector
7 18 (3.82%) Marketing
8 15 (3.18%) Manufacturing
8 15 (3.18%) Telecoms
9 14 (2.97%) Legal
10 12 (2.55%) Automotive
10 12 (2.55%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 9 (1.91%) Billing
11 9 (1.91%) Presentation Skills
12 8 (1.70%) Influencing Skills
13 7 (1.49%) Advertising
13 7 (1.49%) Electronics
14 5 (1.06%) Aerospace
14 5 (1.06%) Banking
14 5 (1.06%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 268 (56.90%) Analyst
2 183 (38.85%) Data Analyst
3 159 (33.76%) Junior
4 151 (32.06%) Junior Analyst
5 150 (31.85%) Junior Data Analyst
6 27 (5.73%) Administrator
7 26 (5.52%) Senior
8 24 (5.10%) Financial Analyst
9 20 (4.25%) Support Analyst
10 19 (4.03%) Senior Analyst
11 16 (3.40%) Technical Support
12 14 (2.97%) IT Support
13 13 (2.76%) Consultant
13 13 (2.76%) Report Analyst
14 11 (2.34%) Coordinator
14 11 (2.34%) Help Desk Support
14 11 (2.34%) Personal Assistant
15 10 (2.12%) Applications Support
15 10 (2.12%) Applications Support Analyst
15 10 (2.12%) IT Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (1.91%) Middleware
2 7 (1.49%) JSON
3 5 (1.06%) .NET
4 4 (0.85%) .NET Framework
4 4 (0.85%) ASP.NET
4 4 (0.85%) EDI
5 3 (0.64%) Godot
5 3 (0.64%) SAP XI
5 3 (0.64%) Unreal Engine
6 2 (0.42%) Classic ASP
7 1 (0.21%) CSS
7 1 (0.21%) HTML
7 1 (0.21%) Next.js
7 1 (0.21%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 32 (6.79%) Onboarding
2 18 (3.82%) Self-Motivation
3 17 (3.61%) Management Information System
4 11 (2.34%) FMCG
5 9 (1.91%) Driving Licence
6 6 (1.27%) Data Structures
6 6 (1.27%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 6 (1.27%) Hybrid Cloud
7 4 (0.85%) Robotics
7 4 (0.85%) Social Media
8 3 (0.64%) CCTV
8 3 (0.64%) Housing Association
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%) Learning Management System
10 1 (0.21%) Legacy Applications
10 1 (0.21%) Smart Home
Operating Systems
1 22 (4.67%) Windows
2 8 (1.70%) Linux
3 7 (1.49%) Android
4 6 (1.27%) Windows 10
5 1 (0.21%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.21%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 230 (48.83%) Business Intelligence
2 168 (35.67%) AI
3 103 (21.87%) Problem-Solving
4 77 (16.35%) Decision-Making
5 61 (12.95%) Continuous Improvement
6 52 (11.04%) Data Analysis
7 40 (8.49%) Process Improvement
8 37 (7.86%) Project Management
9 33 (7.01%) ERP
10 32 (6.79%) Analytics
10 32 (6.79%) CRM
10 32 (6.79%) Customer Service
10 32 (6.79%) Logistics
11 27 (5.73%) Time Management
12 25 (5.31%) Agile
12 25 (5.31%) Budgeting and Forecasting
12 25 (5.31%) Stakeholder Management
13 21 (4.46%) E-Commerce
14 20 (4.25%) Budgeting
14 20 (4.25%) Customer Experience
Programming Languages
1 218 (46.28%) SQL
2 183 (38.85%) Python
3 22 (4.67%) VBA
4 13 (2.76%) JavaScript
5 10 (2.12%) C#
6 6 (1.27%) PowerShell
7 5 (1.06%) Java
8 4 (0.85%) VBScript
9 3 (0.64%) C
9 3 (0.64%) C++
10 1 (0.21%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 1 (0.21%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 150 (31.85%) Azure Certification
2 51 (10.83%) Degree
3 45 (9.55%) ACCA
4 42 (8.92%) CIMA
5 24 (5.10%) Security Cleared
6 21 (4.46%) SC Cleared
7 15 (3.18%) DBS Check
8 11 (2.34%) Master's Degree
9 9 (1.91%) AAT
10 8 (1.70%) HNC
11 6 (1.27%) BPSS Clearance
11 6 (1.27%) HND
12 5 (1.06%) APMP
12 5 (1.06%) DV Cleared
13 4 (0.85%) MBA
14 2 (0.42%) CISA
14 2 (0.42%) CRISC
14 2 (0.42%) PMI Certification
15 1 (0.21%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
15 1 (0.21%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (2.76%) Data Quality
2 12 (2.55%) SLA
3 9 (1.91%) PMO
4 6 (1.27%) GDPR
4 6 (1.27%) QA
5 4 (0.85%) Accessibility
5 4 (0.85%) IFRS
6 2 (0.42%) GAAP
6 2 (0.42%) ISO 14001
6 2 (0.42%) ISO 9001
6 2 (0.42%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 1 (0.21%) GRC
7 1 (0.21%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 9 (1.91%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (0.21%) Autotask
1 1 (0.21%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 295 (62.63%) Microsoft
2 23 (4.88%) SAP
3 16 (3.40%) Sage
4 15 (3.18%) Oracle
5 10 (2.12%) Salesforce
6 9 (1.91%) Alteryx
6 9 (1.91%) Hyperion
7 8 (1.70%) Google
8 6 (1.27%) MuleSoft
8 6 (1.27%) TP-LINK
8 6 (1.27%) Ubiquiti
9 4 (0.85%) Adobe
9 4 (0.85%) ServiceNow
9 4 (0.85%) SYSPRO
9 4 (0.85%) Xero
10 2 (0.42%) BMC
10 2 (0.42%) Cognos
10 2 (0.42%) Informatica
10 2 (0.42%) Progress
10 2 (0.42%) Zoho