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 14 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 42 107 25
Rank change year-on-year +65 -82 +44
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Excel 490 212 1,216
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 3.34% 2.72% 6.64%
As % of the Applications category 51.58% 29.82% 53.17%
Number of salaries quoted 219 121 485
10th Percentile £26,500 £26,250 £25,350
25th Percentile £29,750 £29,750 £28,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £35,000 £42,000
Median % change year-on-year +14.29% -16.67% +5.00%
75th Percentile £58,750 £55,000 £49,000
90th Percentile £67,500 £67,500 £58,750
England median annual salary £40,000 £42,224 £40,000
% change year-on-year -5.27% +5.56% -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 950 711 2,287
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 6.48% 9.11% 12.49%
Number of salaries quoted 490 362 1,293
10th Percentile £26,250 £25,750 £24,500
25th Percentile £29,000 £30,000 £26,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £40,000 £39,000
Median % change year-on-year - +2.56% -2.72%
75th Percentile £56,250 £60,000 £50,250
90th Percentile £66,250 £67,500 £66,250
England median annual salary £40,000 £45,000 £38,750
% change year-on-year -11.11% +16.13% -13.89%

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 14 June 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 14 June 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 +78 183 £43,000 +17.81% 57
Berkshire +51 104 £43,000 +27.41% 29
Surrey +16 99 £45,000 +20.00% 23
Hampshire +7 82 £32,500 +4.84% 24
Kent +5 57 £28,500 -12.31% 13
Buckinghamshire +37 52 £56,000 +72.31% 19
East Sussex +18 35 £37,500 +19.05% 4
West Sussex -13 29 £31,500 +1.61% 7
Oxfordshire +8 27 £38,879 -29.31% 10
Middlesex +44 2 - - 6
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 (5.10%) SharePoint
2 7 (1.43%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (0.82%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 3 (0.61%) Confluence
5 2 (0.41%) CMS
6 1 (0.20%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 82 (16.73%) Microsoft Office
2 72 (14.69%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 17 (3.47%) Spreadsheet
4 6 (1.22%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.41%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.20%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 1 (0.20%) AutoCAD
6 1 (0.20%) Photoshop
6 1 (0.20%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 7 (1.43%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (0.82%) Magento
2 4 (0.82%) NetSuite
3 3 (0.61%) SAP SD
4 1 (0.20%) Cognos Business Intelligence
4 1 (0.20%) Infor LN
4 1 (0.20%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 1 (0.20%) Raiser’s Edge
4 1 (0.20%) SAP BPC
4 1 (0.20%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 245 (50.00%) Power Platform
2 177 (36.12%) Azure
3 160 (32.65%) Azure AI
4 53 (10.82%) Microsoft 365
5 16 (3.27%) PowerApps
6 9 (1.84%) Azure DevOps
7 6 (1.22%) Entra ID
7 6 (1.22%) Miro
8 5 (1.02%) Dynamics 365
8 5 (1.02%) Power Automate
9 3 (0.61%) Figma
10 1 (0.20%) Adobe Analytics
10 1 (0.20%) AWS
10 1 (0.20%) Canva
10 1 (0.20%) ClickUp
10 1 (0.20%) Google Analytics
10 1 (0.20%) Lucidchart
10 1 (0.20%) OneDrive
10 1 (0.20%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 13 (2.65%) Wi-Fi
2 6 (1.22%) VoIP
3 3 (0.61%) IP Telephony
4 2 (0.41%) Broadband
4 2 (0.41%) Intranet
5 1 (0.20%) Unified Communications
5 1 (0.20%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 245 (50.00%) Power BI
2 189 (38.57%) Tableau
3 8 (1.63%) Power Query
3 8 (1.63%) Spotfire
4 7 (1.43%) Data Mining
5 6 (1.22%) SQL Server
6 5 (1.02%) Crystal Reports
7 4 (0.82%) Relational Database
8 2 (0.41%) Data Lake
8 2 (0.41%) Data Warehouse
8 2 (0.41%) GIS
8 2 (0.41%) PostgreSQL
9 1 (0.20%) Metadata
9 1 (0.20%) PowerPivot
9 1 (0.20%) SAP BW
Development Applications
1 4 (0.82%) JIRA
2 1 (0.20%) GitLab
General
1 325 (66.33%) Social Skills
2 146 (29.80%) Finance
3 127 (25.92%) Analytical Skills
4 51 (10.41%) Organisational Skills
5 30 (6.12%) Retail
6 23 (4.69%) Public Sector
7 19 (3.88%) Marketing
8 16 (3.27%) Telecoms
9 13 (2.65%) Legal
9 13 (2.65%) Manufacturing
10 12 (2.45%) Automotive
10 12 (2.45%) Pharmaceutical
11 10 (2.04%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 10 (2.04%) Influencing Skills
12 8 (1.63%) Electronics
12 8 (1.63%) Presentation Skills
13 7 (1.43%) Billing
14 6 (1.22%) Advertising
15 5 (1.02%) Banking
15 5 (1.02%) Law
Job Titles
1 280 (57.14%) Analyst
2 194 (39.59%) Data Analyst
3 176 (35.92%) Junior
4 161 (32.86%) Junior Analyst
5 160 (32.65%) Junior Data Analyst
6 31 (6.33%) Financial Analyst
7 29 (5.92%) Administrator
8 19 (3.88%) Senior
9 17 (3.47%) Report Analyst
10 13 (2.65%) Support Analyst
10 13 (2.65%) Technical Support
11 12 (2.45%) Lead
11 12 (2.45%) Personal Assistant
12 11 (2.24%) Consultant
12 11 (2.24%) Senior Analyst
13 10 (2.04%) Coordinator
13 10 (2.04%) IT Support
14 9 (1.84%) Business Manager
14 9 (1.84%) Development Manager
14 9 (1.84%) Support Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (1.43%) Middleware
2 5 (1.02%) .NET
2 5 (1.02%) JSON
3 4 (0.82%) .NET Framework
3 4 (0.82%) ASP.NET
4 3 (0.61%) CSS
4 3 (0.61%) HTML
5 1 (0.20%) Classic ASP
5 1 (0.20%) EDI
5 1 (0.20%) Next.js
5 1 (0.20%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 23 (4.69%) Onboarding
1 23 (4.69%) Self-Motivation
2 19 (3.88%) Management Information System
3 14 (2.86%) FMCG
4 6 (1.22%) Data Structures
4 6 (1.22%) Driving Licence
4 6 (1.22%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
4 6 (1.22%) Hybrid Cloud
5 4 (0.82%) Social Media
6 3 (0.61%) CCTV
7 2 (0.41%) Analytical Mindset
7 2 (0.41%) Product Ownership
7 2 (0.41%) Robotics
7 2 (0.41%) SCADA
8 1 (0.20%) Acoustics
8 1 (0.20%) Housing Association
8 1 (0.20%) Legacy Applications
8 1 (0.20%) Linux Command Line
8 1 (0.20%) Smart Home
8 1 (0.20%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 19 (3.88%) Windows
2 7 (1.43%) Android
3 6 (1.22%) Windows 10
4 2 (0.41%) Linux
5 1 (0.20%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.20%) Mac OS
5 1 (0.20%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 245 (50.00%) Business Intelligence
2 174 (35.51%) AI
3 93 (18.98%) Problem-Solving
4 84 (17.14%) Decision-Making
5 55 (11.22%) Continuous Improvement
6 54 (11.02%) Data Analysis
7 47 (9.59%) Project Management
8 37 (7.55%) Customer Service
9 35 (7.14%) Visualisation
10 34 (6.94%) Logistics
11 32 (6.53%) ERP
12 31 (6.33%) Budgeting and Forecasting
13 29 (5.92%) CRM
14 27 (5.51%) Agile
14 27 (5.51%) Analytics
15 26 (5.31%) Validation
16 24 (4.90%) Data Management
16 24 (4.90%) Process Improvement
17 21 (4.29%) Customer Experience
17 21 (4.29%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 237 (48.37%) SQL
2 195 (39.80%) Python
3 32 (6.53%) VBA
4 13 (2.65%) JavaScript
5 6 (1.22%) C#
6 4 (0.82%) Java
6 4 (0.82%) VBScript
7 1 (0.20%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 1 (0.20%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 160 (32.65%) Azure Certification
2 64 (13.06%) Degree
3 52 (10.61%) ACCA
4 49 (10.00%) CIMA
5 20 (4.08%) Security Cleared
6 19 (3.88%) SC Cleared
7 14 (2.86%) AAT
8 13 (2.65%) DBS Check
9 11 (2.24%) Master's Degree
10 10 (2.04%) HNC
11 7 (1.43%) APMP
11 7 (1.43%) MBA
12 6 (1.22%) HND
13 5 (1.02%) BPSS Clearance
14 3 (0.61%) DV Cleared
15 2 (0.41%) CISA
15 2 (0.41%) CRISC
16 1 (0.20%) CISSP
16 1 (0.20%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
16 1 (0.20%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (3.06%) Data Quality
2 13 (2.65%) SLA
3 8 (1.63%) Good Clinical Practice
3 8 (1.63%) PMO
4 6 (1.22%) GDPR
5 5 (1.02%) Accessibility
5 5 (1.02%) QA
6 4 (0.82%) IFRS
7 2 (0.41%) ISO 14001
7 2 (0.41%) ISO 9001
7 2 (0.41%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 1 (0.20%) GAAP
8 1 (0.20%) GRC
System Software
1 9 (1.84%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (0.20%) Autotask
1 1 (0.20%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 311 (63.47%) Microsoft
2 27 (5.51%) SAP
3 13 (2.65%) Oracle
4 10 (2.04%) Sage
5 9 (1.84%) Alteryx
5 9 (1.84%) Hyperion
5 9 (1.84%) Informatica
6 8 (1.63%) Salesforce
7 7 (1.43%) MuleSoft
8 6 (1.22%) Adobe
8 6 (1.22%) TP-LINK
8 6 (1.22%) Ubiquiti
9 4 (0.82%) ServiceNow
9 4 (0.82%) SYSPRO
10 3 (0.61%) Xero
11 2 (0.41%) BMC
11 2 (0.41%) Cvent
11 2 (0.41%) Databricks
11 2 (0.41%) Progress
11 2 (0.41%) Zoho