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

6 months to
18 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 42 38 93
Rank change year-on-year -4 +55 -29
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Excel 451 576 229
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 4.91% 5.15% 2.98%
As % of the Applications category 41.88% 52.99% 28.00%
Number of salaries quoted 182 123 137
10th Percentile £25,125 £27,000 £25,650
25th Percentile £27,000 £35,750 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £45,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% +12.50% -20.00%
75th Percentile £54,688 £60,625 £51,300
90th Percentile £67,500 £82,500 £59,250
England median annual salary £41,032 £47,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year -13.62% +5.56% -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 1,077 1,087 818
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 11.72% 9.73% 10.63%
Number of salaries quoted 499 409 513
10th Percentile £26,200 £27,000 £23,100
25th Percentile £28,000 £36,250 £28,600
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £50,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -25.00% +25.00% -4.31%
75th Percentile £53,750 £71,250 £55,250
90th Percentile £66,250 £85,000 £66,500
England median annual salary £40,000 £47,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year -15.79% +5.56% -2.70%

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 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 18 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 -5 215 £42,500 -20.56% 106
Berkshire +5 143 £32,500 -59.38% 54
Hampshire +53 79 £35,100 -17.41% 69
Surrey -23 58 £40,000 +3.90% 47
Kent -5 47 £35,000 -22.22% 24
Buckinghamshire 0 44 £52,500 +10.53% 33
West Sussex +30 38 £36,325 -3.13% 20
Oxfordshire -9 29 £30,000 -30.84% 21
East Sussex +22 6 £75,000 +9.49% 12
Sussex +6 4 £45,000 +23.29% 10
Middlesex - 3 - - 15
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 29 (6.43%) SharePoint
2 9 (2.00%) CMS
3 5 (1.11%) Confluence
3 5 (1.11%) Microsoft Exchange
4 3 (0.67%) Drupal
5 2 (0.44%) SAS
6 1 (0.22%) IIS
Applications
1 127 (28.16%) Microsoft Office
2 71 (15.74%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 18 (3.99%) Spreadsheet
4 8 (1.77%) Microsoft Project
5 7 (1.55%) InDesign
6 6 (1.33%) 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 (3.77%) NetSuite
2 7 (1.55%) Oracle Payables
3 6 (1.33%) SAP CO
3 6 (1.33%) SAP FI
3 6 (1.33%) SAP FI/CO
4 5 (1.11%) Dynamics CRM
5 4 (0.89%) SAP BPC
6 2 (0.44%) Dynamics NAV
6 2 (0.44%) iTrent
6 2 (0.44%) Magento
6 2 (0.44%) Maximo
6 2 (0.44%) Sage X3
7 1 (0.22%) Changepoint
7 1 (0.22%) Dynamics GP
7 1 (0.22%) PORTIA
7 1 (0.22%) Primavera
7 1 (0.22%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 179 (39.69%) Power Platform
2 81 (17.96%) Azure
3 21 (4.66%) Microsoft 365
4 18 (3.99%) PowerApps
5 11 (2.44%) Power Automate
6 10 (2.22%) Azure AI
6 10 (2.22%) Dynamics 365
6 10 (2.22%) SaaS
7 8 (1.77%) Smartsheet
8 5 (1.11%) AWS
9 4 (0.89%) Adobe Creative Cloud
9 4 (0.89%) Azure DevOps
10 3 (0.67%) Google Analytics
10 3 (0.67%) Google Sheets
11 2 (0.44%) Azure Data Factory
11 2 (0.44%) Google Ads
11 2 (0.44%) Google Workspace
11 2 (0.44%) Intacct
12 1 (0.22%) Asana
12 1 (0.22%) Google Tag Manager
Communications & Networking
1 12 (2.66%) SMS
2 7 (1.55%) Intranet
3 5 (1.11%) Broadband
4 3 (0.67%) Unified Communications
5 1 (0.22%) DHCP
5 1 (0.22%) DNS
5 1 (0.22%) Fibre Channel
5 1 (0.22%) Firewall
5 1 (0.22%) Internet
5 1 (0.22%) iSCSI
5 1 (0.22%) NAS
5 1 (0.22%) SAN
5 1 (0.22%) Structured Cabling
5 1 (0.22%) TCP/IP
5 1 (0.22%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 178 (39.47%) Power BI
2 64 (14.19%) Data Lake
3 63 (13.97%) SAP BW
4 24 (5.32%) Tableau
5 11 (2.44%) Data Warehouse
6 9 (2.00%) Oracle Reports
7 8 (1.77%) Power Query
8 7 (1.55%) Relational Database
9 6 (1.33%) Metadata
9 6 (1.33%) PowerPivot
9 6 (1.33%) SQL Server
10 5 (1.11%) Qlik Sense
10 5 (1.11%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 4 (0.89%) GIS
12 3 (0.67%) BusinessObjects
13 2 (0.44%) Data Mining
13 2 (0.44%) SQL Server Integration Services
13 2 (0.44%) Star Schema
14 1 (0.22%) Crystal Reports
14 1 (0.22%) QlikView
Development Applications
1 10 (2.22%) JIRA
2 1 (0.22%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 270 (59.87%) Social Skills
2 163 (36.14%) Finance
3 158 (35.03%) Analytical Skills
4 66 (14.63%) Marketing
5 47 (10.42%) Organisational Skills
6 22 (4.88%) Retail
7 21 (4.66%) Legal
8 17 (3.77%) Billing
9 15 (3.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 10 (2.22%) Automotive
10 10 (2.22%) Influencing Skills
11 9 (2.00%) Manufacturing
12 8 (1.77%) Advertising
12 8 (1.77%) Public Sector
12 8 (1.77%) 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
1 156 (34.59%) Analyst
2 72 (15.96%) Lead
3 48 (10.64%) Technical Support
4 42 (9.31%) Data Analyst
5 38 (8.43%) Report Analyst
6 35 (7.76%) Administrator
6 35 (7.76%) Senior
7 29 (6.43%) Business Intelligence Lead
8 28 (6.21%) Sustainability Analyst
9 26 (5.76%) Support Engineer
10 25 (5.54%) Technical Engineer
10 25 (5.54%) Technical Support Engineer
11 23 (5.10%) Financial Analyst
12 22 (4.88%) Support Analyst
13 18 (3.99%) Commercial Analyst
13 18 (3.99%) Coordinator
14 16 (3.55%) Accountant
14 16 (3.55%) Junior
14 16 (3.55%) Systems Support
14 16 (3.55%) Technical Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (0.67%) Flash
2 2 (0.44%) JSON
2 2 (0.44%) XML
3 1 (0.22%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 57 (12.64%) Onboarding
2 31 (6.87%) Driving Licence
3 27 (5.99%) Management Information System
4 25 (5.54%) Self-Motivation
5 21 (4.66%) Analytical Mindset
6 13 (2.88%) FMCG
7 11 (2.44%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 8 (1.77%) Social Media
9 6 (1.33%) Data Centre
10 5 (1.11%) Learning Management System
11 4 (0.89%) Graphic Design
12 3 (0.67%) Credit Risk
12 3 (0.67%) Linux Command Line
12 3 (0.67%) Photography
12 3 (0.67%) Robotics
12 3 (0.67%) Video Editing
12 3 (0.67%) Virtual Team
12 3 (0.67%) Web Conferencing
13 2 (0.44%) Data Structures
13 2 (0.44%) e-Learning
Operating Systems
1 7 (1.55%) Windows
2 4 (0.89%) 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
1 173 (38.36%) Business Intelligence
2 164 (36.36%) Problem-Solving
3 133 (29.49%) Analytics
3 133 (29.49%) Data Analysis
4 103 (22.84%) Data Modelling
5 86 (19.07%) Decision-Making
6 81 (17.96%) ERP
7 79 (17.52%) Continuous Improvement
8 75 (16.63%) Mathematics
9 65 (14.41%) Data Cleansing
10 58 (12.86%) Actionable Insight
11 49 (10.86%) Data-Driven Decision Making
12 47 (10.42%) Customer Service
13 42 (9.31%) Data Governance
14 41 (9.09%) AI
15 40 (8.87%) Project Management
15 40 (8.87%) Visualisation
16 39 (8.65%) CRM
17 35 (7.76%) Master Data Management
18 30 (6.65%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 72 (15.96%) SQL
2 48 (10.64%) Python
3 32 (7.10%) VBA
4 10 (2.22%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 8 (1.77%) T-SQL
6 2 (0.44%) Bash
6 2 (0.44%) PowerShell
7 1 (0.22%) R
7 1 (0.22%) SQR
Qualifications
1 207 (45.90%) Degree
2 41 (9.09%) ACCA
3 39 (8.65%) Security Cleared
4 34 (7.54%) CIMA
5 17 (3.77%) DBS Check
6 15 (3.33%) SC Cleared
7 14 (3.10%) Master's Degree
8 10 (2.22%) Azure Certification
9 6 (1.33%) APMP
9 6 (1.33%) MBA
10 4 (0.89%) DV Cleared
10 4 (0.89%) PMI Certification
10 4 (0.89%) PMP
11 3 (0.67%) AAT
11 3 (0.67%) BPSS Clearance
12 2 (0.44%) 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
1 111 (24.61%) Data Quality
2 22 (4.88%) GDPR
3 15 (3.33%) SLA
4 11 (2.44%) PMO
5 6 (1.33%) IFRS
5 6 (1.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 6 (1.33%) QA
5 6 (1.33%) 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 3 (0.67%) Active Directory
2 2 (0.44%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.22%) Firmware
3 1 (0.22%) Hyper-V
3 1 (0.22%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 4 (0.89%) Single Sign-On
2 1 (0.22%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (0.22%) SCOM
Vendors
1 153 (33.92%) Microsoft
2 142 (31.49%) SAP
3 18 (3.99%) Oracle
4 16 (3.55%) Salesforce
5 12 (2.66%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
6 11 (2.44%) HubSpot
6 11 (2.44%) Workday
7 9 (2.00%) Adaptive Insights
7 9 (2.00%) Adobe
8 8 (1.77%) Google
8 8 (1.77%) ServiceNow
9 7 (1.55%) Sage
10 6 (1.33%) Anaplan
10 6 (1.33%) Cisco
11 4 (0.89%) Alteryx
12 3 (0.67%) Freshdesk
12 3 (0.67%) Zoho
13 2 (0.44%) Facebook
13 2 (0.44%) VMware
14 1 (0.22%) Juniper