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

6 months to
31 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 45 69 72
Rank change year-on-year +24 +3 -11
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Excel 471 340 395
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 4.34% 3.89% 3.49%
As % of the Applications category 44.69% 39.91% 32.73%
Number of salaries quoted 170 110 276
10th Percentile £26,250 £27,000 £23,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £32,500 £26,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £38,500
Median % change year-on-year - +16.88% -10.15%
75th Percentile £60,000 £56,750 £51,250
90th Percentile £69,375 £81,250 £60,000
England median annual salary £41,000 £45,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year -8.89% +12.50% -15.79%

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 1,054 852 1,207
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 9.71% 9.75% 10.65%
Number of salaries quoted 437 340 887
10th Percentile £26,250 £26,250 £23,500
25th Percentile £28,500 £34,938 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £47,500 £34,000
Median % change year-on-year -15.79% +39.71% -11.69%
75th Percentile £56,500 £60,000 £51,300
90th Percentile £66,250 £81,250 £62,500
England median annual salary £40,000 £50,000 £37,572
% change year-on-year -20.00% +33.08% -17.61%

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 31 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 31 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 +40 240 £52,500 - 51
Berkshire +22 152 £40,000 -25.23% 31
Hampshire +25 73 £41,500 -7.78% 42
Surrey -2 66 £41,500 +15.28% 24
Buckinghamshire +37 65 £52,500 -8.70% 11
Kent -13 41 £40,000 +3.23% 15
West Sussex +30 34 £57,500 +52.12% 14
Oxfordshire +28 24 £40,000 -23.81% 11
East Sussex +4 9 £66,250 +132.46% 6
Middlesex +8 4 - - 3
Sussex -5 4 £45,000 -10.00% 6
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 (5.73%) SharePoint
2 3 (0.64%) Confluence
3 2 (0.42%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (0.42%) SAS
4 1 (0.21%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 1 (0.21%) CMS
Applications
1 106 (22.51%) Microsoft Office
2 73 (15.50%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 24 (5.10%) Spreadsheet
4 8 (1.70%) Microsoft Project
5 4 (0.85%) InDesign
5 4 (0.85%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.42%) Photoshop
7 1 (0.21%) Acrobat
7 1 (0.21%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 1 (0.21%) Adobe Illustrator
Business Applications
1 9 (1.91%) NetSuite
2 8 (1.70%) Oracle Payables
3 6 (1.27%) Dynamics CRM
3 6 (1.27%) SAP CO
3 6 (1.27%) SAP FI
3 6 (1.27%) SAP FI/CO
4 4 (0.85%) SAP BPC
5 2 (0.42%) Sage X3
6 1 (0.21%) Primavera
6 1 (0.21%) Raiser’s Edge
6 1 (0.21%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 246 (52.23%) Power Platform
2 138 (29.30%) Azure
3 70 (14.86%) Azure AI
4 23 (4.88%) Microsoft 365
4 23 (4.88%) PowerApps
5 13 (2.76%) Power Automate
6 10 (2.12%) SaaS
7 7 (1.49%) Dynamics 365
8 5 (1.06%) Azure DevOps
9 4 (0.85%) Smartsheet
10 2 (0.42%) Figma
10 2 (0.42%) Google Analytics
10 2 (0.42%) Google Workspace
10 2 (0.42%) Intacct
11 1 (0.21%) Adobe Analytics
11 1 (0.21%) Adobe Creative Cloud
11 1 (0.21%) Asana
11 1 (0.21%) AWS
11 1 (0.21%) Google Tag Manager
11 1 (0.21%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 8 (1.70%) Intranet
2 4 (0.85%) Unified Communications
3 3 (0.64%) 4G
3 3 (0.64%) 5G
3 3 (0.64%) GSM
3 3 (0.64%) TETRA
3 3 (0.64%) UMTS
3 3 (0.64%) Wireless
4 2 (0.42%) Broadband
4 2 (0.42%) IP Telephony
5 1 (0.21%) Structured Cabling
Database & Business Intelligence
1 246 (52.23%) Power BI
2 91 (19.32%) Tableau
3 63 (13.38%) Data Lake
3 63 (13.38%) SAP BW
4 12 (2.55%) GIS
5 11 (2.34%) Power Query
6 10 (2.12%) Relational Database
6 10 (2.12%) Spotfire
7 8 (1.70%) Data Warehouse
8 7 (1.49%) PowerPivot
9 6 (1.27%) Data Mining
9 6 (1.27%) Metadata
10 5 (1.06%) Qlik Sense
10 5 (1.06%) SQL Server
11 3 (0.64%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 2 (0.42%) Star Schema
13 1 (0.21%) BusinessObjects
13 1 (0.21%) QlikView
Development Applications
1 6 (1.27%) JIRA
2 1 (0.21%) Oracle APEX
2 1 (0.21%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 335 (71.13%) Social Skills
2 169 (35.88%) Analytical Skills
3 152 (32.27%) Finance
4 44 (9.34%) Organisational Skills
5 38 (8.07%) Marketing
6 22 (4.67%) Influencing Skills
7 15 (3.18%) Legal
8 14 (2.97%) Pharmaceutical
8 14 (2.97%) Retail
9 12 (2.55%) Manufacturing
10 9 (1.91%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 8 (1.70%) Automotive
12 6 (1.27%) Billing
12 6 (1.27%) Telecoms
13 5 (1.06%) Public Sector
14 4 (0.85%) Advertising
14 4 (0.85%) General Ledger
14 4 (0.85%) Law
14 4 (0.85%) Military
14 4 (0.85%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 233 (49.47%) Analyst
2 123 (26.11%) Data Analyst
3 84 (17.83%) Junior
4 75 (15.92%) Lead
5 70 (14.86%) Junior Analyst
5 70 (14.86%) Junior Data Analyst
6 48 (10.19%) Report Analyst
7 29 (6.16%) Business Intelligence Lead
7 29 (6.16%) Technical Support
8 28 (5.94%) Sustainability Analyst
9 23 (4.88%) Financial Analyst
10 20 (4.25%) Support Analyst
11 19 (4.03%) Senior
12 17 (3.61%) Data Manager
13 16 (3.40%) Consultant
14 15 (3.18%) Administrator
14 15 (3.18%) Support Engineer
14 15 (3.18%) Technical Analyst
14 15 (3.18%) Technical Support Analyst
15 14 (2.97%) Procurement Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (0.64%) CSS
1 3 (0.64%) HTML
2 1 (0.21%) JSON
2 1 (0.21%) Middleware
2 1 (0.21%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 39 (8.28%) Onboarding
2 30 (6.37%) Management Information System
3 21 (4.46%) Analytical Mindset
4 18 (3.82%) Self-Motivation
5 16 (3.40%) Driving Licence
6 15 (3.18%) FMCG
7 12 (2.55%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 5 (1.06%) Social Media
9 4 (0.85%) Linux Command Line
9 4 (0.85%) Virtual Team
10 3 (0.64%) Robotics
10 3 (0.64%) Web Conferencing
11 2 (0.42%) CCTV
11 2 (0.42%) Data Structures
11 2 (0.42%) e-Learning
11 2 (0.42%) Learning Management System
12 1 (0.21%) 3D Graphics
12 1 (0.21%) Algorithms
12 1 (0.21%) Data Centre
12 1 (0.21%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 4 (0.85%) Unix
1 4 (0.85%) Windows
2 1 (0.21%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 236 (50.11%) Business Intelligence
2 145 (30.79%) Problem-Solving
3 127 (26.96%) Analytics
4 125 (26.54%) Data Analysis
5 102 (21.66%) Data Modelling
6 100 (21.23%) AI
7 87 (18.47%) Decision-Making
8 83 (17.62%) ERP
9 79 (16.77%) Data Cleansing
10 69 (14.65%) Continuous Improvement
11 55 (11.68%) Actionable Insight
12 50 (10.62%) Mathematics
13 49 (10.40%) Visualisation
14 47 (9.98%) Project Management
15 44 (9.34%) Data-Driven Decision Making
16 43 (9.13%) Agile
17 41 (8.70%) Data Governance
18 36 (7.64%) Master Data Management
19 30 (6.37%) Data Visualisation
20 29 (6.16%) Quality Management
Programming Languages
1 144 (30.57%) SQL
2 118 (25.05%) Python
3 42 (8.92%) VBA
4 8 (1.70%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 5 (1.06%) T-SQL
6 3 (0.64%) JavaScript
7 1 (0.21%) R
Qualifications
1 201 (42.68%) Degree
2 70 (14.86%) Azure Certification
3 40 (8.49%) ACCA
4 37 (7.86%) CIMA
5 33 (7.01%) Security Cleared
6 19 (4.03%) SC Cleared
7 17 (3.61%) Master's Degree
8 11 (2.34%) APMP
8 11 (2.34%) MBA
9 8 (1.70%) AAT
10 4 (0.85%) DV Cleared
10 4 (0.85%) PMI Certification
10 4 (0.85%) PMP
11 2 (0.42%) BPSS Clearance
11 2 (0.42%) DBS Check
11 2 (0.42%) HNC
12 1 (0.21%) CIPD
12 1 (0.21%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 117 (24.84%) Data Quality
2 13 (2.76%) PMO
3 10 (2.12%) Good Clinical Practice
4 8 (1.70%) SLA
5 6 (1.27%) QA
6 5 (1.06%) ISO 9001
6 5 (1.06%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 4 (0.85%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 3 (0.64%) GDPR
9 2 (0.42%) Accessibility
9 2 (0.42%) IFRS
9 2 (0.42%) ISO 14001
10 1 (0.21%) GAAP
10 1 (0.21%) P3O
System Software
1 1 (0.21%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 3 (0.64%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 202 (42.89%) Microsoft
2 128 (27.18%) SAP
3 12 (2.55%) Oracle
4 8 (1.70%) Informatica
5 7 (1.49%) Adobe
6 4 (0.85%) Alteryx
6 4 (0.85%) Google
7 3 (0.64%) Cisco
7 3 (0.64%) HubSpot
7 3 (0.64%) Salesforce
7 3 (0.64%) ServiceNow
7 3 (0.64%) Zoho
8 2 (0.42%) Freshdesk
8 2 (0.42%) IFS
8 2 (0.42%) Sage
9 1 (0.21%) Anaplan
9 1 (0.21%) BT
9 1 (0.21%) Cvent
9 1 (0.21%) MuleSoft
9 1 (0.21%) Xero