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

6 months to
21 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 43 107 24
Rank change year-on-year +64 -83 +45
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Excel 482 217 1,237
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 3.24% 2.75% 6.64%
As % of the Applications category 50.47% 30.06% 53.43%
Number of salaries quoted 226 125 489
10th Percentile £26,500 £26,250 £25,450
25th Percentile £29,375 £29,500 £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 £66,875 £67,100 £58,750
England median annual salary £40,000 £42,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year -5.88% +6.25% -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 955 722 2,315
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 6.42% 9.15% 12.42%
Number of salaries quoted 513 373 1,304
10th Percentile £26,250 £25,750 £24,500
25th Percentile £29,000 £30,000 £26,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £37,500 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.67% -6.25% -1.23%
75th Percentile £56,250 £60,000 £50,250
90th Percentile £66,250 £67,500 £66,250
England median annual salary £40,000 £44,500 £39,000
% change year-on-year -10.11% +14.10% -13.33%

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 21 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 21 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 +88 183 £43,000 +17.81% 52
Berkshire +58 106 £43,000 +27.41% 28
Surrey +7 90 £45,000 +28.57% 20
Hampshire +5 84 £32,500 -1.52% 27
Kent -2 57 £27,000 -16.92% 11
Buckinghamshire +37 50 £56,000 +72.31% 16
East Sussex +17 35 £37,500 +19.05% 4
West Sussex -12 29 £31,500 +1.61% 8
Oxfordshire +7 27 £38,879 -29.31% 10
Sussex - 2 £31,500 - 2
Middlesex +45 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 (5.39%) SharePoint
2 7 (1.45%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (0.83%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 3 (0.62%) Confluence
5 2 (0.41%) CMS
6 1 (0.21%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 78 (16.18%) Microsoft Office
2 68 (14.11%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 18 (3.73%) Spreadsheet
4 6 (1.24%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.41%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.21%) AutoCAD
6 1 (0.21%) Photoshop
6 1 (0.21%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 7 (1.45%) Dynamics CRM
1 7 (1.45%) NetSuite
2 4 (0.83%) Magento
3 3 (0.62%) SAP SD
4 1 (0.21%) Cognos Business Intelligence
4 1 (0.21%) Infor LN
4 1 (0.21%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 1 (0.21%) SAP BPC
4 1 (0.21%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 247 (51.24%) Power Platform
2 177 (36.72%) Azure
3 160 (33.20%) Azure AI
4 56 (11.62%) Microsoft 365
5 17 (3.53%) PowerApps
6 9 (1.87%) Azure DevOps
7 6 (1.24%) Entra ID
7 6 (1.24%) Miro
8 5 (1.04%) Dynamics 365
8 5 (1.04%) Power Automate
9 3 (0.62%) Google Analytics
10 2 (0.41%) Figma
11 1 (0.21%) Adobe Analytics
11 1 (0.21%) AWS
11 1 (0.21%) ClickUp
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 (1.24%) VoIP
3 3 (0.62%) IP Telephony
4 2 (0.41%) Broadband
4 2 (0.41%) Intranet
5 1 (0.21%) Unified Communications
5 1 (0.21%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 247 (51.24%) Power BI
2 189 (39.21%) Tableau
3 7 (1.45%) Data Mining
3 7 (1.45%) Power Query
4 6 (1.24%) SQL Server
5 5 (1.04%) Crystal Reports
6 4 (0.83%) Relational Database
7 2 (0.41%) Data Lake
7 2 (0.41%) Data Warehouse
7 2 (0.41%) PostgreSQL
7 2 (0.41%) Spotfire
8 1 (0.21%) Metadata
8 1 (0.21%) PowerPivot
8 1 (0.21%) SAP BW
Development Applications
1 4 (0.83%) JIRA
2 1 (0.21%) GitLab
General
1 319 (66.18%) Social Skills
2 149 (30.91%) Finance
3 121 (25.10%) Analytical Skills
4 53 (11.00%) Organisational Skills
5 30 (6.22%) Retail
6 24 (4.98%) Public Sector
7 19 (3.94%) Marketing
8 15 (3.11%) Telecoms
9 13 (2.70%) Legal
9 13 (2.70%) Manufacturing
10 12 (2.49%) Automotive
11 10 (2.07%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 10 (2.07%) Influencing Skills
12 8 (1.66%) Electronics
12 8 (1.66%) Presentation Skills
13 7 (1.45%) Billing
14 6 (1.24%) Advertising
14 6 (1.24%) Law
15 5 (1.04%) Banking
15 5 (1.04%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 281 (58.30%) Analyst
2 194 (40.25%) Data Analyst
3 170 (35.27%) Junior
4 161 (33.40%) Junior Analyst
5 160 (33.20%) Junior Data Analyst
6 31 (6.43%) Financial Analyst
7 29 (6.02%) Administrator
8 20 (4.15%) Senior
9 17 (3.53%) Report Analyst
10 16 (3.32%) Support Analyst
11 14 (2.90%) Technical Support
12 12 (2.49%) Consultant
12 12 (2.49%) Personal Assistant
12 12 (2.49%) Senior Analyst
13 11 (2.28%) IT Support
14 10 (2.07%) Coordinator
14 10 (2.07%) Help Desk Support
14 10 (2.07%) Lead
15 9 (1.87%) Development Manager
15 9 (1.87%) Support Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (1.45%) Middleware
2 6 (1.24%) 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 1 (0.21%) Classic ASP
5 1 (0.21%) EDI
5 1 (0.21%) Next.js
5 1 (0.21%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 25 (5.19%) Onboarding
2 21 (4.36%) Self-Motivation
3 13 (2.70%) FMCG
3 13 (2.70%) Management Information System
4 9 (1.87%) Driving Licence
5 6 (1.24%) Data Structures
5 6 (1.24%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 6 (1.24%) Hybrid Cloud
6 4 (0.83%) Social Media
7 3 (0.62%) CCTV
8 2 (0.41%) Analytical Mindset
8 2 (0.41%) Product Ownership
8 2 (0.41%) Robotics
8 2 (0.41%) SCADA
9 1 (0.21%) Educational Technology
9 1 (0.21%) Enterprise Software
9 1 (0.21%) Housing Association
9 1 (0.21%) Learning Management System
9 1 (0.21%) Legacy Applications
9 1 (0.21%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 20 (4.15%) Windows
2 7 (1.45%) Android
3 6 (1.24%) Windows 10
4 5 (1.04%) Linux
5 1 (0.21%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.21%) Mac OS
5 1 (0.21%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 245 (50.83%) Business Intelligence
2 173 (35.89%) AI
3 93 (19.29%) Problem-Solving
4 82 (17.01%) Decision-Making
5 57 (11.83%) Continuous Improvement
6 50 (10.37%) Data Analysis
7 44 (9.13%) Project Management
8 37 (7.68%) Customer Service
9 35 (7.26%) ERP
10 34 (7.05%) Logistics
11 31 (6.43%) Budgeting and Forecasting
11 31 (6.43%) CRM
12 28 (5.81%) Process Improvement
13 27 (5.60%) Agile
13 27 (5.60%) Visualisation
14 26 (5.39%) Analytics
15 23 (4.77%) Time Management
16 20 (4.15%) Business Development
16 20 (4.15%) Stakeholder Management
16 20 (4.15%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 237 (49.17%) SQL
2 196 (40.66%) Python
3 33 (6.85%) VBA
4 15 (3.11%) JavaScript
5 6 (1.24%) C#
6 4 (0.83%) Java
6 4 (0.83%) VBScript
7 3 (0.62%) PowerShell
8 1 (0.21%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 1 (0.21%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 160 (33.20%) Azure Certification
2 55 (11.41%) Degree
3 52 (10.79%) ACCA
4 49 (10.17%) CIMA
5 21 (4.36%) Security Cleared
6 20 (4.15%) SC Cleared
7 14 (2.90%) AAT
8 13 (2.70%) DBS Check
9 12 (2.49%) Master's Degree
10 10 (2.07%) HNC
11 7 (1.45%) APMP
11 7 (1.45%) MBA
12 6 (1.24%) HND
13 5 (1.04%) BPSS Clearance
14 3 (0.62%) DV Cleared
15 2 (0.41%) CISA
15 2 (0.41%) CRISC
16 1 (0.21%) CISSP
16 1 (0.21%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
16 1 (0.21%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (2.90%) Data Quality
2 13 (2.70%) SLA
3 8 (1.66%) PMO
4 7 (1.45%) GDPR
5 6 (1.24%) QA
6 4 (0.83%) Accessibility
6 4 (0.83%) IFRS
7 2 (0.41%) Good Clinical Practice
7 2 (0.41%) ISO 14001
7 2 (0.41%) ISO 9001
7 2 (0.41%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 1 (0.21%) GAAP
8 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
1 308 (63.90%) Microsoft
2 27 (5.60%) SAP
3 13 (2.70%) Oracle
3 13 (2.70%) Sage
4 9 (1.87%) Alteryx
4 9 (1.87%) Hyperion
5 8 (1.66%) Salesforce
6 7 (1.45%) Informatica
6 7 (1.45%) MuleSoft
7 6 (1.24%) TP-LINK
7 6 (1.24%) Ubiquiti
8 5 (1.04%) Adobe
9 4 (0.83%) ServiceNow
9 4 (0.83%) SYSPRO
10 3 (0.62%) Google
10 3 (0.62%) Xero
11 2 (0.41%) BMC
11 2 (0.41%) Cognos
11 2 (0.41%) Databricks
11 2 (0.41%) Zoho