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 7 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 45 63 98
Rank change year-on-year +18 +35 -34
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Excel 453 397 217
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 4.36% 4.35% 2.60%
As % of the Applications category 44.24% 44.41% 27.40%
Number of salaries quoted 146 115 134
10th Percentile £25,263 £27,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £28,250 £32,500 £30,094
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year - +12.50% -11.11%
75th Percentile £58,750 £57,000 £51,300
90th Percentile £68,750 £82,500 £60,000
England median annual salary £40,000 £45,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -11.11% - -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 1,024 894 792
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 9.86% 9.79% 9.48%
Number of salaries quoted 414 361 529
10th Percentile £26,250 £27,000 £25,000
25th Percentile £29,000 £36,000 £28,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £39,500 £50,000 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year -21.00% +33.33% -2.60%
75th Percentile £56,250 £65,000 £53,750
90th Percentile £66,250 £82,500 £65,000
England median annual salary £40,000 £47,683 £42,000
% change year-on-year -16.11% +13.53% -10.08%

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 7 January 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 7 January 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 +26 226 £52,500 -0.21% 55
Berkshire +14 144 £40,000 -47.54% 36
Hampshire +40 78 £39,000 -13.33% 31
Buckinghamshire +32 59 £52,500 - 11
Surrey -15 58 £41,500 +15.28% 22
Kent -12 44 £35,000 -6.67% 17
West Sussex +31 34 £57,500 +52.12% 13
Oxfordshire +16 24 £32,500 -38.10% 8
East Sussex +10 6 £75,000 +163.16% 4
Sussex 0 4 £45,000 +23.29% 3
Middlesex +4 3 - - 2
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 24 (5.30%) SharePoint
2 5 (1.10%) Confluence
3 2 (0.44%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (0.44%) SAS
4 1 (0.22%) CMS
Applications
1 111 (24.50%) Microsoft Office
2 66 (14.57%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 23 (5.08%) Spreadsheet
4 8 (1.77%) Microsoft Project
5 4 (0.88%) InDesign
5 4 (0.88%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.44%) Photoshop
7 1 (0.22%) Acrobat
7 1 (0.22%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 1 (0.22%) Adobe Illustrator
Business Applications
1 15 (3.31%) NetSuite
2 8 (1.77%) Oracle Payables
3 6 (1.32%) SAP CO
3 6 (1.32%) SAP FI
3 6 (1.32%) SAP FI/CO
4 5 (1.10%) Dynamics CRM
5 4 (0.88%) SAP BPC
6 2 (0.44%) Sage X3
7 1 (0.22%) Primavera
7 1 (0.22%) Raiser’s Edge
7 1 (0.22%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 211 (46.58%) Power Platform
2 117 (25.83%) Azure
3 50 (11.04%) Azure AI
4 18 (3.97%) Microsoft 365
4 18 (3.97%) PowerApps
5 12 (2.65%) Power Automate
6 10 (2.21%) SaaS
7 8 (1.77%) Dynamics 365
8 6 (1.32%) Smartsheet
9 4 (0.88%) Azure DevOps
10 2 (0.44%) AWS
10 2 (0.44%) Google Analytics
10 2 (0.44%) Google Workspace
10 2 (0.44%) Intacct
11 1 (0.22%) Adobe Creative Cloud
11 1 (0.22%) Asana
11 1 (0.22%) Figma
11 1 (0.22%) Google Ads
11 1 (0.22%) Google Tag Manager
11 1 (0.22%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 12 (2.65%) SMS
2 8 (1.77%) Intranet
3 3 (0.66%) 4G
3 3 (0.66%) 5G
3 3 (0.66%) GSM
3 3 (0.66%) TETRA
3 3 (0.66%) UMTS
3 3 (0.66%) Unified Communications
3 3 (0.66%) Wireless
4 1 (0.22%) Broadband
4 1 (0.22%) Structured Cabling
Database & Business Intelligence
1 211 (46.58%) Power BI
2 67 (14.79%) Tableau
3 63 (13.91%) Data Lake
3 63 (13.91%) SAP BW
4 12 (2.65%) GIS
5 10 (2.21%) Relational Database
5 10 (2.21%) Spotfire
6 9 (1.99%) Data Warehouse
6 9 (1.99%) Power Query
7 7 (1.55%) PowerPivot
8 6 (1.32%) Metadata
8 6 (1.32%) Oracle Reports
9 5 (1.10%) Qlik Sense
9 5 (1.10%) SQL Server
10 4 (0.88%) Data Mining
11 3 (0.66%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 2 (0.44%) Star Schema
13 1 (0.22%) BusinessObjects
13 1 (0.22%) Crystal Reports
13 1 (0.22%) QlikView
Development Applications
1 9 (1.99%) JIRA
2 1 (0.22%) Oracle APEX
2 1 (0.22%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 302 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 171 (37.75%) Analytical Skills
3 143 (31.57%) Finance
4 49 (10.82%) Marketing
5 43 (9.49%) Organisational Skills
6 17 (3.75%) Influencing Skills
7 14 (3.09%) Legal
7 14 (3.09%) Pharmaceutical
8 11 (2.43%) Manufacturing
9 10 (2.21%) Retail
10 8 (1.77%) Billing
10 8 (1.77%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 7 (1.55%) Automotive
12 4 (0.88%) Advertising
12 4 (0.88%) General Ledger
12 4 (0.88%) Telecoms
13 3 (0.66%) Aviation
13 3 (0.66%) Law
13 3 (0.66%) Presentation Skills
13 3 (0.66%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 199 (43.93%) Analyst
2 94 (20.75%) Data Analyst
3 75 (16.56%) Lead
4 63 (13.91%) Junior
5 51 (11.26%) Junior Analyst
6 50 (11.04%) Junior Data Analyst
7 44 (9.71%) Report Analyst
8 32 (7.06%) Technical Support
9 29 (6.40%) Business Intelligence Lead
9 29 (6.40%) Senior
10 28 (6.18%) Sustainability Analyst
11 21 (4.64%) Administrator
12 20 (4.42%) Support Analyst
13 19 (4.19%) Support Engineer
14 18 (3.97%) Financial Analyst
15 17 (3.75%) Data Manager
16 16 (3.53%) Systems Support
16 16 (3.53%) Technical Analyst
16 16 (3.53%) Technical Engineer
16 16 (3.53%) Technical Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (0.66%) Flash
2 1 (0.22%) JSON
2 1 (0.22%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 53 (11.70%) Onboarding
2 28 (6.18%) Management Information System
3 22 (4.86%) Analytical Mindset
4 19 (4.19%) Driving Licence
4 19 (4.19%) Self-Motivation
5 13 (2.87%) FMCG
6 12 (2.65%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 5 (1.10%) Robotics
7 5 (1.10%) Social Media
8 3 (0.66%) Data Centre
8 3 (0.66%) Linux Command Line
8 3 (0.66%) Virtual Team
8 3 (0.66%) Web Conferencing
9 2 (0.44%) Data Structures
9 2 (0.44%) e-Learning
10 1 (0.22%) 3D Graphics
10 1 (0.22%) CCTV
10 1 (0.22%) Credit Risk
10 1 (0.22%) Graphic Design
10 1 (0.22%) Online Games
Operating Systems
1 5 (1.10%) Windows
2 4 (0.88%) Linux
3 3 (0.66%) Android
3 3 (0.66%) Apple iOS
3 3 (0.66%) Mac OS
3 3 (0.66%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 203 (44.81%) Business Intelligence
2 153 (33.77%) Problem-Solving
3 138 (30.46%) Analytics
4 126 (27.81%) Data Analysis
5 99 (21.85%) Data Modelling
6 83 (18.32%) ERP
7 81 (17.88%) AI
7 81 (17.88%) Decision-Making
8 76 (16.78%) Data Cleansing
9 67 (14.79%) Continuous Improvement
10 57 (12.58%) Mathematics
11 54 (11.92%) Actionable Insight
12 45 (9.93%) Data-Driven Decision Making
12 45 (9.93%) Visualisation
13 41 (9.05%) Data Governance
13 41 (9.05%) Project Management
14 36 (7.95%) Master Data Management
15 35 (7.73%) Agile
16 34 (7.51%) Data Visualisation
17 30 (6.62%) CRM
Programming Languages
1 112 (24.72%) SQL
2 86 (18.98%) Python
3 36 (7.95%) VBA
4 8 (1.77%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 6 (1.32%) T-SQL
6 1 (0.22%) R
Qualifications
1 197 (43.49%) Degree
2 50 (11.04%) Azure Certification
3 41 (9.05%) ACCA
4 36 (7.95%) CIMA
5 32 (7.06%) Security Cleared
6 14 (3.09%) DBS Check
6 14 (3.09%) SC Cleared
7 13 (2.87%) Master's Degree
8 7 (1.55%) APMP
8 7 (1.55%) MBA
9 4 (0.88%) AAT
9 4 (0.88%) PMI Certification
9 4 (0.88%) PMP
10 3 (0.66%) DV Cleared
11 1 (0.22%) BPSS Clearance
11 1 (0.22%) CIPD
11 1 (0.22%) Computer Science Degree
11 1 (0.22%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 117 (25.83%) Data Quality
2 14 (3.09%) GDPR
3 12 (2.65%) PMO
4 11 (2.43%) SLA
5 10 (2.21%) Good Clinical Practice
6 6 (1.32%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 6 (1.32%) QA
6 6 (1.32%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 4 (0.88%) IFRS
7 4 (0.88%) ISO 9001
8 3 (0.66%) Cyber Essentials
9 1 (0.22%) Accessibility
9 1 (0.22%) GAAP
9 1 (0.22%) GMP
9 1 (0.22%) ISO 14001
9 1 (0.22%) P3O
System Software
1 1 (0.22%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 3 (0.66%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 179 (39.51%) Microsoft
2 134 (29.58%) SAP
3 17 (3.75%) Oracle
4 14 (3.09%) Salesforce
5 12 (2.65%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
6 8 (1.77%) Workday
7 6 (1.32%) Adaptive Insights
7 6 (1.32%) ServiceNow
8 5 (1.10%) Adobe
9 4 (0.88%) Alteryx
9 4 (0.88%) Google
9 4 (0.88%) Informatica
10 3 (0.66%) Cisco
10 3 (0.66%) HubSpot
10 3 (0.66%) Zoho
11 2 (0.44%) Freshdesk
11 2 (0.44%) Sage
12 1 (0.22%) Anaplan
12 1 (0.22%) IFS
12 1 (0.22%) Xero