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 18 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 43 82 39
Rank change year-on-year +39 -43 +21
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Excel 465 242 715
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 3.77% 3.41% 4.96%
As % of the Applications category 45.72% 38.29% 40.46%
Number of salaries quoted 212 106 453
10th Percentile £26,500 £25,500 £25,500
25th Percentile £31,125 £29,188 £28,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £40,000 £42,000
Median % change year-on-year +12.50% -4.76% +8.74%
75th Percentile £60,000 £56,750 £49,000
90th Percentile £73,750 £68,750 £57,500
England median annual salary £41,250 £45,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +12.50% -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 1,017 632 1,767
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 8.25% 8.91% 12.25%
Number of salaries quoted 485 311 1,237
10th Percentile £26,250 £25,750 £23,500
25th Percentile £30,000 £31,125 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £45,000 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% +28.57% -6.67%
75th Percentile £57,500 £59,375 £48,500
90th Percentile £65,000 £68,750 £60,300
England median annual salary £40,000 £48,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year -16.67% +28.00% -16.67%

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 18 March 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 18 March 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 +41 182 £47,500 -9.71% 68
Surrey +6 83 £45,000 +28.57% 27
Buckinghamshire +32 78 £56,000 -2.61% 20
Berkshire +23 77 £43,000 -18.10% 37
Hampshire +10 72 £45,000 +45.16% 43
Kent +1 56 £31,500 -10.00% 16
West Sussex +18 41 £42,000 +11.11% 14
Oxfordshire +13 28 £47,500 -9.52% 13
East Sussex +6 24 £27,500 -12.70% 7
Middlesex +26 4 - - 5
Sussex -11 2 £31,500 -37.00% 3
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 (5.38%) SharePoint
2 4 (0.86%) Adobe Experience Manager
2 4 (0.86%) Confluence
3 2 (0.43%) CMS
3 2 (0.43%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 104 (22.37%) Microsoft Office
2 85 (18.28%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 20 (4.30%) Spreadsheet
4 6 (1.29%) MS Visio
5 4 (0.86%) InDesign
6 2 (0.43%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (0.43%) Photoshop
7 1 (0.22%) Acrobat
7 1 (0.22%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 1 (0.22%) Adobe Illustrator
7 1 (0.22%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 9 (1.94%) NetSuite
2 8 (1.72%) Oracle Payables
3 6 (1.29%) Dynamics CRM
4 5 (1.08%) SAP BPC
5 2 (0.43%) Magento
5 2 (0.43%) SAP SD
6 1 (0.22%) Infor LN
6 1 (0.22%) Raiser’s Edge
6 1 (0.22%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 247 (53.12%) Power Platform
2 151 (32.47%) Azure
3 140 (30.11%) Azure AI
4 42 (9.03%) Microsoft 365
5 22 (4.73%) PowerApps
6 11 (2.37%) Power Automate
7 9 (1.94%) SaaS
8 6 (1.29%) Entra ID
9 5 (1.08%) Azure DevOps
10 4 (0.86%) Dynamics 365
10 4 (0.86%) Miro
11 3 (0.65%) Figma
11 3 (0.65%) Smartsheet
12 1 (0.22%) Adobe Analytics
12 1 (0.22%) Adobe Creative Cloud
12 1 (0.22%) Asana
12 1 (0.22%) AWS
12 1 (0.22%) Canva
12 1 (0.22%) Lucidchart
12 1 (0.22%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 10 (2.15%) Intranet
2 8 (1.72%) Wi-Fi
3 4 (0.86%) Unified Communications
4 3 (0.65%) 4G
4 3 (0.65%) 5G
4 3 (0.65%) GSM
4 3 (0.65%) IP Telephony
4 3 (0.65%) TETRA
4 3 (0.65%) UMTS
4 3 (0.65%) Wireless
5 2 (0.43%) Broadband
5 2 (0.43%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 247 (53.12%) Power BI
2 175 (37.63%) Tableau
3 15 (3.23%) Power Query
4 12 (2.58%) GIS
5 11 (2.37%) Data Mining
5 11 (2.37%) Relational Database
6 10 (2.15%) Spotfire
7 8 (1.72%) PowerPivot
8 7 (1.51%) Data Warehouse
9 6 (1.29%) SQL Server
10 5 (1.08%) Metadata
11 4 (0.86%) Qlik Sense
12 3 (0.65%) SQL Server Reporting Services
13 2 (0.43%) Crystal Reports
13 2 (0.43%) PostgreSQL
13 2 (0.43%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 6 (1.29%) JIRA
2 1 (0.22%) Oracle APEX
2 1 (0.22%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 344 (73.98%) Social Skills
2 150 (32.26%) Analytical Skills
3 129 (27.74%) Finance
4 49 (10.54%) Organisational Skills
5 25 (5.38%) Retail
6 23 (4.95%) Influencing Skills
7 21 (4.52%) Marketing
8 16 (3.44%) Manufacturing
9 14 (3.01%) Pharmaceutical
10 13 (2.80%) Public Sector
11 10 (2.15%) Automotive
12 9 (1.94%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 9 (1.94%) Legal
13 6 (1.29%) Presentation Skills
14 5 (1.08%) Telecoms
15 4 (0.86%) Electronics
15 4 (0.86%) Law
15 4 (0.86%) Military
16 3 (0.65%) General Ledger
17 2 (0.43%) Aeronautics
Job Titles
1 274 (58.92%) Analyst
2 189 (40.65%) Data Analyst
3 157 (33.76%) Junior
4 140 (30.11%) Junior Analyst
4 140 (30.11%) Junior Data Analyst
5 27 (5.81%) Financial Analyst
6 23 (4.95%) Report Analyst
7 20 (4.30%) Lead
8 19 (4.09%) Senior
9 18 (3.87%) Support Analyst
9 18 (3.87%) Technical Support
10 17 (3.66%) Administrator
11 16 (3.44%) Consultant
11 16 (3.44%) Data Manager
12 13 (2.80%) Principal Consultant
12 13 (2.80%) Trainee
13 11 (2.37%) IT Support
13 11 (2.37%) Support Engineer
14 10 (2.15%) Senior Manager
14 10 (2.15%) Trainee Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (0.86%) Middleware
2 3 (0.65%) .NET
2 3 (0.65%) CSS
2 3 (0.65%) HTML
3 2 (0.43%) .NET Framework
3 2 (0.43%) ASP.NET
4 1 (0.22%) JSON
4 1 (0.22%) Next.js
4 1 (0.22%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 25 (5.38%) Management Information System
2 24 (5.16%) Onboarding
3 20 (4.30%) Self-Motivation
4 12 (2.58%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 9 (1.94%) Driving Licence
6 8 (1.72%) Analytical Mindset
7 7 (1.51%) FMCG
8 4 (0.86%) Linux Command Line
8 4 (0.86%) Social Media
8 4 (0.86%) Virtual Team
9 3 (0.65%) Data Structures
9 3 (0.65%) Robotics
9 3 (0.65%) Web Conferencing
10 2 (0.43%) CCTV
10 2 (0.43%) Hybrid Cloud
10 2 (0.43%) Learning Management System
10 2 (0.43%) Product Ownership
10 2 (0.43%) SCADA
11 1 (0.22%) Educational Technology
11 1 (0.22%) Legacy Applications
Operating Systems
1 12 (2.58%) Windows
2 6 (1.29%) Windows 10
3 4 (0.86%) Unix
4 3 (0.65%) Linux
5 2 (0.43%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 238 (51.18%) Business Intelligence
2 157 (33.76%) AI
3 89 (19.14%) Decision-Making
4 88 (18.92%) Data Analysis
5 76 (16.34%) Problem-Solving
6 69 (14.84%) Continuous Improvement
7 52 (11.18%) Project Management
8 43 (9.25%) Visualisation
9 40 (8.60%) Agile
10 39 (8.39%) Analytics
11 30 (6.45%) Customer Service
12 29 (6.24%) ETL
13 27 (5.81%) Budgeting and Forecasting
13 27 (5.81%) CRM
14 26 (5.59%) ERP
15 25 (5.38%) Validation
16 22 (4.73%) Data Science
16 22 (4.73%) Data Visualisation
16 22 (4.73%) Logistics
17 19 (4.09%) Customer Experience
Programming Languages
1 233 (50.11%) SQL
2 196 (42.15%) Python
3 50 (10.75%) VBA
4 8 (1.72%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 6 (1.29%) JavaScript
6 3 (0.65%) C#
7 2 (0.43%) Java
7 2 (0.43%) VBScript
8 1 (0.22%) R
8 1 (0.22%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 140 (30.11%) Azure Certification
2 99 (21.29%) Degree
3 55 (11.83%) ACCA
4 53 (11.40%) CIMA
5 29 (6.24%) Security Cleared
6 22 (4.73%) SC Cleared
7 19 (4.09%) Master's Degree
8 15 (3.23%) AAT
9 14 (3.01%) MBA
10 13 (2.80%) APMP
11 6 (1.29%) BPSS Clearance
11 6 (1.29%) HNC
12 5 (1.08%) DV Cleared
13 2 (0.43%) DBS Check
13 2 (0.43%) HND
14 1 (0.22%) CISSP
14 1 (0.22%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (6.45%) Data Quality
2 10 (2.15%) Good Clinical Practice
3 8 (1.72%) GDPR
3 8 (1.72%) SLA
4 5 (1.08%) ISO 9001
4 5 (1.08%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 4 (0.86%) PMO
5 4 (0.86%) QA
5 4 (0.86%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 3 (0.65%) Accessibility
6 3 (0.65%) IFRS
7 2 (0.43%) GAAP
7 2 (0.43%) ISO 14001
8 1 (0.22%) GRC
8 1 (0.22%) P3O
System Software
1 8 (1.72%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 3 (0.65%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 296 (63.66%) Microsoft
2 39 (8.39%) SAP
3 12 (2.58%) Oracle
4 10 (2.15%) Adobe
5 9 (1.94%) Informatica
6 5 (1.08%) Sage
7 4 (0.86%) MuleSoft
7 4 (0.86%) Salesforce
8 3 (0.65%) Cisco
8 3 (0.65%) HubSpot
8 3 (0.65%) Zoho
9 2 (0.43%) Cvent
9 2 (0.43%) IFS
9 2 (0.43%) SYSPRO
9 2 (0.43%) TP-LINK
9 2 (0.43%) Ubiquiti
10 1 (0.22%) Cognos
10 1 (0.22%) Infor
10 1 (0.22%) ServiceNow
10 1 (0.22%) Xero