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 29 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 40 46 99
Rank change year-on-year +6 +53 -35
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Excel 449 554 212
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 4.70% 5.01% 2.84%
As % of the Applications category 42.76% 51.58% 26.80%
Number of salaries quoted 171 143 124
10th Percentile £25,125 £27,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £27,750 £32,500 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £41,500 £45,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.78% +12.50% -20.00%
75th Percentile £55,000 £57,875 £51,300
90th Percentile £67,750 £82,500 £59,625
England median annual salary £41,250 £45,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -5.26%

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 1,050 1,074 791
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 10.98% 9.72% 10.58%
Number of salaries quoted 481 434 492
10th Percentile £26,250 £27,000 £23,500
25th Percentile £28,000 £36,250 £28,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £49,250 £38,750
Median % change year-on-year -23.86% +27.10% -6.63%
75th Percentile £54,750 £70,000 £55,250
90th Percentile £67,000 £85,000 £65,000
England median annual salary £40,000 £47,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year -15.79% +11.76% -8.60%

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 29 November 2025.

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 29 November 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
Thames Valley +5 222 £47,500 -9.52% 94
Berkshire +9 143 £34,500 -56.88% 49
Hampshire +47 77 £35,100 -22.00% 53
Surrey -23 53 £41,500 +11.41% 34
Buckinghamshire +10 51 £52,500 +10.53% 28
Kent -1 45 £35,000 -22.22% 26
West Sussex +32 40 £49,575 +36.76% 19
Oxfordshire -4 29 £30,000 -42.86% 18
East Sussex +19 6 £75,000 +163.16% 11
Sussex +7 4 £45,000 +23.29% 11
Middlesex - 2 - - 12
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 27 (6.01%) SharePoint
2 7 (1.56%) CMS
3 5 (1.11%) Confluence
4 4 (0.89%) Microsoft Exchange
5 3 (0.67%) Drupal
6 2 (0.45%) SAS
7 1 (0.22%) IIS
Applications
1 125 (27.84%) Microsoft Office
2 69 (15.37%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 20 (4.45%) Spreadsheet
4 8 (1.78%) Microsoft Project
5 7 (1.56%) InDesign
6 5 (1.11%) Photoshop
7 4 (0.89%) Adobe Illustrator
7 4 (0.89%) MS Visio
8 3 (0.67%) Adobe Premiere
9 1 (0.22%) Acrobat
Business Applications
1 17 (3.79%) NetSuite
2 7 (1.56%) Oracle Payables
3 6 (1.34%) SAP CO
3 6 (1.34%) SAP FI
3 6 (1.34%) SAP FI/CO
4 5 (1.11%) Dynamics CRM
5 4 (0.89%) SAP BPC
6 2 (0.45%) iTrent
6 2 (0.45%) Maximo
6 2 (0.45%) Sage X3
7 1 (0.22%) Dynamics GP
7 1 (0.22%) Dynamics NAV
7 1 (0.22%) Magento
7 1 (0.22%) Primavera
7 1 (0.22%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 185 (41.20%) Power Platform
2 89 (19.82%) Azure
3 20 (4.45%) Azure AI
4 18 (4.01%) Microsoft 365
5 16 (3.56%) PowerApps
6 12 (2.67%) Power Automate
7 10 (2.23%) Dynamics 365
7 10 (2.23%) SaaS
8 8 (1.78%) Smartsheet
9 4 (0.89%) Adobe Creative Cloud
9 4 (0.89%) Azure DevOps
10 3 (0.67%) AWS
11 2 (0.45%) Azure Data Factory
11 2 (0.45%) Google Ads
11 2 (0.45%) Google Analytics
11 2 (0.45%) Google Sheets
11 2 (0.45%) Google Workspace
11 2 (0.45%) Intacct
12 1 (0.22%) Asana
12 1 (0.22%) Google Tag Manager
Communications & Networking
1 12 (2.67%) SMS
2 9 (2.00%) Intranet
3 5 (1.11%) Broadband
4 3 (0.67%) Unified Communications
5 1 (0.22%) 4G
5 1 (0.22%) 5G
5 1 (0.22%) GSM
5 1 (0.22%) Internet
5 1 (0.22%) Structured Cabling
5 1 (0.22%) TETRA
5 1 (0.22%) UMTS
5 1 (0.22%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 185 (41.20%) Power BI
2 64 (14.25%) Data Lake
3 63 (14.03%) SAP BW
4 35 (7.80%) Tableau
5 11 (2.45%) Data Warehouse
6 9 (2.00%) Oracle Reports
6 9 (2.00%) Power Query
7 8 (1.78%) GIS
7 8 (1.78%) Relational Database
8 7 (1.56%) PowerPivot
9 6 (1.34%) Metadata
10 5 (1.11%) Qlik Sense
10 5 (1.11%) SQL Server
10 5 (1.11%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 3 (0.67%) BusinessObjects
11 3 (0.67%) Data Mining
12 2 (0.45%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 2 (0.45%) Star Schema
13 1 (0.22%) Crystal Reports
13 1 (0.22%) QlikView
Development Applications
1 10 (2.23%) JIRA
2 1 (0.22%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 271 (60.36%) Social Skills
2 163 (36.30%) Analytical Skills
3 161 (35.86%) Finance
4 63 (14.03%) Marketing
5 45 (10.02%) Organisational Skills
6 20 (4.45%) Legal
6 20 (4.45%) Retail
7 16 (3.56%) Billing
8 13 (2.90%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 12 (2.67%) Influencing Skills
10 11 (2.45%) Manufacturing
11 9 (2.00%) Automotive
12 8 (1.78%) Advertising
12 8 (1.78%) Public Sector
12 8 (1.78%) Telecoms
13 5 (1.11%) Electronics
14 4 (0.89%) Brand Awareness
14 4 (0.89%) General Ledger
14 4 (0.89%) Presentation Skills
14 4 (0.89%) Retail Finance
Job Titles
1 168 (37.42%) Analyst
2 72 (16.04%) Lead
3 57 (12.69%) Data Analyst
4 45 (10.02%) Technical Support
5 40 (8.91%) Report Analyst
6 33 (7.35%) Senior
7 31 (6.90%) Administrator
8 29 (6.46%) Business Intelligence Lead
9 28 (6.24%) Sustainability Analyst
10 26 (5.79%) Support Engineer
11 25 (5.57%) Junior
11 25 (5.57%) Technical Engineer
11 25 (5.57%) Technical Support Engineer
12 22 (4.90%) Financial Analyst
13 21 (4.68%) Junior Analyst
13 21 (4.68%) Support Analyst
14 20 (4.45%) Junior Data Analyst
15 18 (4.01%) Commercial Analyst
16 17 (3.79%) Coordinator
17 16 (3.56%) Systems Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (0.67%) Flash
2 2 (0.45%) JSON
2 2 (0.45%) XML
3 1 (0.22%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 57 (12.69%) Onboarding
2 30 (6.68%) Driving Licence
3 25 (5.57%) Management Information System
4 22 (4.90%) Self-Motivation
5 21 (4.68%) Analytical Mindset
6 13 (2.90%) FMCG
7 11 (2.45%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 8 (1.78%) Social Media
9 5 (1.11%) Data Centre
9 5 (1.11%) Learning Management System
10 4 (0.89%) Graphic Design
11 3 (0.67%) Linux Command Line
11 3 (0.67%) Photography
11 3 (0.67%) Robotics
11 3 (0.67%) Video Editing
11 3 (0.67%) Virtual Team
11 3 (0.67%) Web Conferencing
12 2 (0.45%) Credit Risk
12 2 (0.45%) Data Structures
12 2 (0.45%) e-Learning
Operating Systems
1 7 (1.56%) Windows
2 5 (1.11%) Linux
3 3 (0.67%) Android
3 3 (0.67%) Apple iOS
3 3 (0.67%) Mac OS
3 3 (0.67%) Unix
4 1 (0.22%) Windows 10
4 1 (0.22%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.22%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 180 (40.09%) Business Intelligence
2 159 (35.41%) Problem-Solving
3 136 (30.29%) Data Analysis
4 135 (30.07%) Analytics
5 102 (22.72%) Data Modelling
6 84 (18.71%) Decision-Making
7 82 (18.26%) ERP
8 80 (17.82%) Continuous Improvement
9 73 (16.26%) Mathematics
10 65 (14.48%) Data Cleansing
11 56 (12.47%) Actionable Insight
12 51 (11.36%) AI
13 49 (10.91%) Data-Driven Decision Making
14 41 (9.13%) Customer Service
14 41 (9.13%) Data Governance
15 40 (8.91%) Project Management
16 37 (8.24%) Visualisation
17 36 (8.02%) Master Data Management
18 35 (7.80%) CRM
19 31 (6.90%) Agile
Programming Languages
1 84 (18.71%) SQL
2 58 (12.92%) Python
3 34 (7.57%) VBA
4 11 (2.45%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 7 (1.56%) T-SQL
6 2 (0.45%) Bash
6 2 (0.45%) PowerShell
7 1 (0.22%) R
7 1 (0.22%) SQR
Qualifications
1 204 (45.43%) Degree
2 44 (9.80%) ACCA
3 38 (8.46%) Security Cleared
4 37 (8.24%) CIMA
5 20 (4.45%) Azure Certification
6 17 (3.79%) DBS Check
7 14 (3.12%) SC Cleared
8 13 (2.90%) Master's Degree
9 6 (1.34%) APMP
9 6 (1.34%) MBA
10 4 (0.89%) PMI Certification
10 4 (0.89%) PMP
11 3 (0.67%) DV Cleared
12 2 (0.45%) AAT
12 2 (0.45%) BPSS Clearance
12 2 (0.45%) Microsoft Certification
13 1 (0.22%) CIPD
13 1 (0.22%) Computer Science Degree
13 1 (0.22%) Numerate Degree
13 1 (0.22%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 114 (25.39%) Data Quality
2 20 (4.45%) GDPR
3 14 (3.12%) SLA
4 11 (2.45%) PMO
5 6 (1.34%) IFRS
5 6 (1.34%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 6 (1.34%) QA
5 6 (1.34%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 4 (0.89%) ISO 9001
7 3 (0.67%) Cyber Essentials
8 1 (0.22%) GAAP
8 1 (0.22%) GMP
8 1 (0.22%) ISO 14001
8 1 (0.22%) P3O
System Software
1 2 (0.45%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.22%) Firmware
2 1 (0.22%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 4 (0.89%) Single Sign-On
2 1 (0.22%) SCOM
Vendors
1 157 (34.97%) Microsoft
2 145 (32.29%) SAP
3 18 (4.01%) Oracle
4 15 (3.34%) Salesforce
5 12 (2.67%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
6 11 (2.45%) Workday
7 9 (2.00%) Adaptive Insights
7 9 (2.00%) HubSpot
8 8 (1.78%) Adobe
8 8 (1.78%) ServiceNow
9 6 (1.34%) Google
9 6 (1.34%) Sage
10 5 (1.11%) Cisco
11 4 (0.89%) Alteryx
12 3 (0.67%) Anaplan
12 3 (0.67%) Freshdesk
12 3 (0.67%) Zoho
13 1 (0.22%) Facebook
13 1 (0.22%) Qualtrics
13 1 (0.22%) Xero