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 15 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 64 49 28
Rank change year-on-year -15 -21 +50
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Excel 462 408 855
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 2.52% 4.54% 6.65%
As % of the Applications category 43.58% 42.06% 57.89%
Number of salaries quoted 251 159 152
10th Percentile £26,500 £25,125 £28,250
25th Percentile £29,000 £26,938 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £35,000 £43,405
Median % change year-on-year +7.14% -19.36% +2.13%
75th Percentile £53,750 £53,375 £52,500
90th Percentile £66,250 £67,500 £77,900
England median annual salary £37,500 £40,000 £44,309
% change year-on-year -6.25% -9.72% -3.68%

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 1,060 970 1,477
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 5.78% 10.80% 11.50%
Number of salaries quoted 626 453 540
10th Percentile £26,500 £25,025 £26,000
25th Percentile £29,127 £28,000 £33,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £37,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year - -16.67% +5.88%
75th Percentile £55,000 £56,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £66,275 £67,500 £85,000
England median annual salary £40,000 £40,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year - -11.11% -

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 15 September 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 15 September 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 +10 181 £40,000 +28.00% 149
Berkshire -4 101 £40,000 +35.59% 65
Hampshire -23 88 £34,000 -3.00% 94
Surrey -13 80 £40,000 - 64
Kent -16 51 £32,500 - 17
Buckinghamshire +31 47 £37,500 -6.25% 64
Oxfordshire -26 33 £31,000 +3.33% 20
East Sussex +10 26 £37,500 -50.00% 16
West Sussex -34 20 £31,608 +1.96% 18
Sussex -5 8 £56,250 +25.00% 4
Middlesex +18 3 £26,500 - 13
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 22 (4.76%) SharePoint
2 5 (1.08%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (0.65%) CMS
4 1 (0.22%) Kinematics
4 1 (0.22%) Oracle Workflow
4 1 (0.22%) WordPress
Applications
1 129 (27.92%) Microsoft Office
2 62 (13.42%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 26 (5.63%) Spreadsheet
4 7 (1.52%) Microsoft Project
5 5 (1.08%) AutoCAD
5 5 (1.08%) MS Visio
6 3 (0.65%) Acrobat
7 1 (0.22%) CATIA
7 1 (0.22%) Mathcad
7 1 (0.22%) OrCAD
7 1 (0.22%) Photoshop
7 1 (0.22%) PTC Creo
7 1 (0.22%) Siemens NX
7 1 (0.22%) Solid Edge
7 1 (0.22%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 20 (4.33%) NetSuite
2 7 (1.52%) Magento
3 6 (1.30%) Dynamics CRM
3 6 (1.30%) SAP S/4HANA
4 4 (0.87%) Sage 50
5 2 (0.43%) Academy Housing
5 2 (0.43%) Shopify
6 1 (0.22%) Cognos Business Intelligence
6 1 (0.22%) ENOVIA
6 1 (0.22%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
6 1 (0.22%) SAP Business One
6 1 (0.22%) SAP CRM
6 1 (0.22%) SAP SD
6 1 (0.22%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 158 (34.20%) Power Platform
2 90 (19.48%) Azure
3 80 (17.32%) Azure AI
4 45 (9.74%) Microsoft 365
5 9 (1.95%) PowerApps
6 8 (1.73%) Google Analytics
7 7 (1.52%) Dynamics 365
8 6 (1.30%) Azure DevOps
9 4 (0.87%) Google Sheets
10 3 (0.65%) AWS
10 3 (0.65%) SaaS
10 3 (0.65%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
10 3 (0.65%) WeChat
11 2 (0.43%) Canva
11 2 (0.43%) GCP
11 2 (0.43%) GitHub
11 2 (0.43%) Google Ads
11 2 (0.43%) Google Workspace
11 2 (0.43%) MailChimp
11 2 (0.43%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 5 (1.08%) Wi-Fi
2 4 (0.87%) VoIP
3 3 (0.65%) Structured Cabling
4 1 (0.22%) Broadband
4 1 (0.22%) RS-485
4 1 (0.22%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 158 (34.20%) Power BI
2 90 (19.48%) Tableau
3 7 (1.52%) Data Warehouse
4 5 (1.08%) Power Query
4 5 (1.08%) SQL Server
5 4 (0.87%) Crystal Reports
6 3 (0.65%) Data Lake
7 2 (0.43%) Looker
7 2 (0.43%) Metadata
7 2 (0.43%) Qlik Sense
7 2 (0.43%) Relational Database
8 1 (0.22%) SAP BW
Development Applications
1 6 (1.30%) JIRA
2 2 (0.43%) Git
3 1 (0.22%) GitLab
3 1 (0.22%) Moq
3 1 (0.22%) Zephyr
General
1 296 (64.07%) Social Skills
2 166 (35.93%) Finance
3 126 (27.27%) Analytical Skills
4 107 (23.16%) Organisational Skills
5 37 (8.01%) Marketing
6 34 (7.36%) Manufacturing
7 32 (6.93%) Legal
8 29 (6.28%) Telecoms
9 28 (6.06%) Retail
10 27 (5.84%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 18 (3.90%) Public Sector
12 16 (3.46%) Electronics
13 12 (2.60%) Advertising
13 12 (2.60%) Aerospace
13 12 (2.60%) Billing
14 9 (1.95%) Automotive
15 8 (1.73%) Local Government
16 7 (1.52%) Agriculture
16 7 (1.52%) Influencing Skills
16 7 (1.52%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 180 (38.96%) Analyst
2 108 (23.38%) Data Analyst
3 88 (19.05%) Junior
4 81 (17.53%) Junior Analyst
5 80 (17.32%) Junior Data Analyst
6 51 (11.04%) Administrator
7 29 (6.28%) Senior
8 23 (4.98%) Senior Analyst
9 22 (4.76%) Support Analyst
10 21 (4.55%) Coordinator
11 16 (3.46%) Financial Analyst
11 16 (3.46%) Technical Support
12 14 (3.03%) Consultant
13 13 (2.81%) Accountant
13 13 (2.81%) Systems Support
14 11 (2.38%) IT Support
15 10 (2.16%) Business Development Manager
15 10 (2.16%) Business Manager
15 10 (2.16%) Help Desk Support
15 10 (2.16%) Sales Executive
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (1.95%) Middleware
2 8 (1.73%) EDI
3 7 (1.52%) JSON
4 6 (1.30%) SAP XI
5 3 (0.65%) .NET
5 3 (0.65%) .NET Framework
5 3 (0.65%) ASP.NET
5 3 (0.65%) Flash
5 3 (0.65%) Godot
5 3 (0.65%) Unreal Engine
6 2 (0.43%) Classic ASP
6 2 (0.43%) CSS
6 2 (0.43%) HTML
7 1 (0.22%) Oracle Fusion
7 1 (0.22%) PySpark
7 1 (0.22%) TAPI
Miscellaneous
1 53 (11.47%) Onboarding
2 39 (8.44%) Management Information System
3 29 (6.28%) Driving Licence
4 18 (3.90%) Self-Motivation
5 16 (3.46%) FMCG
5 16 (3.46%) Social Media
6 7 (1.52%) Robotics
7 6 (1.30%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 5 (1.08%) Housing Association
9 4 (0.87%) CCTV
9 4 (0.87%) Hybrid Cloud
10 3 (0.65%) Data Structures
10 3 (0.65%) Renewable Energy
11 2 (0.43%) Analogue Electronics
11 2 (0.43%) Data Centre
11 2 (0.43%) Marketing Technology
11 2 (0.43%) Smart Home
11 2 (0.43%) Solar Panel
11 2 (0.43%) Team-Oriented Environment
11 2 (0.43%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 16 (3.46%) Windows
2 11 (2.38%) Linux
3 5 (1.08%) Android
4 1 (0.22%) Apple iOS
4 1 (0.22%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 152 (32.90%) Business Intelligence
2 117 (25.32%) AI
3 113 (24.46%) Problem-Solving
4 81 (17.53%) Continuous Improvement
5 67 (14.50%) Decision-Making
6 63 (13.64%) Process Improvement
7 58 (12.55%) Customer Service
7 58 (12.55%) Data Analysis
8 53 (11.47%) ERP
9 51 (11.04%) CRM
10 46 (9.96%) Time Management
11 42 (9.09%) Project Management
12 36 (7.79%) Logistics
13 34 (7.36%) Stakeholder Management
14 32 (6.93%) Analytics
15 30 (6.49%) Budgeting
16 27 (5.84%) Mathematics
17 26 (5.63%) Budgeting and Forecasting
17 26 (5.63%) Collaborative Working
17 26 (5.63%) Line Management
Programming Languages
1 133 (28.79%) SQL
2 108 (23.38%) Python
3 14 (3.03%) JavaScript
4 13 (2.81%) VBA
5 11 (2.38%) PowerShell
6 8 (1.73%) C#
7 4 (0.87%) C
8 3 (0.65%) C++
8 3 (0.65%) Java
8 3 (0.65%) VBScript
9 2 (0.43%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 1 (0.22%) Embedded C
10 1 (0.22%) MATLAB
10 1 (0.22%) Scala
10 1 (0.22%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 80 (17.32%) Azure Certification
2 65 (14.07%) Degree
3 31 (6.71%) ACCA
3 31 (6.71%) Security Cleared
4 28 (6.06%) CIMA
5 26 (5.63%) DBS Check
6 22 (4.76%) SC Cleared
7 12 (2.60%) HNC
7 12 (2.60%) HND
8 11 (2.38%) Master's Degree
9 4 (0.87%) DV Cleared
9 4 (0.87%) Numerate Degree
10 3 (0.65%) Chartered Engineer
10 3 (0.65%) CIPFA
10 3 (0.65%) City & Guilds
10 3 (0.65%) Six Sigma Black Belt
10 3 (0.65%) Six Sigma Master Black Belt
11 2 (0.43%) BPSS Clearance
11 2 (0.43%) CISA
11 2 (0.43%) CRISC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (3.03%) Data Quality
2 11 (2.38%) SLA
3 10 (2.16%) PMO
4 9 (1.95%) GDPR
5 7 (1.52%) QA
6 6 (1.30%) IFRS
6 6 (1.30%) ISO 9001
7 5 (1.08%) Accessibility
7 5 (1.08%) GAAP
8 3 (0.65%) ISO 14001
9 1 (0.22%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 1 (0.22%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 1 (0.22%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (0.22%) Autotask
1 1 (0.22%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 280 (60.61%) Microsoft
2 27 (5.84%) SAP
3 20 (4.33%) Sage
4 17 (3.68%) Google
5 15 (3.25%) Oracle
6 14 (3.03%) Salesforce
7 10 (2.16%) Adobe
8 9 (1.95%) Alteryx
8 9 (1.95%) Hyperion
9 7 (1.52%) Xero
10 6 (1.30%) Apple
11 5 (1.08%) ServiceNow
12 4 (0.87%) TP-LINK
12 4 (0.87%) Ubiquiti
13 3 (0.65%) CA Agile Central
13 3 (0.65%) HubSpot
13 3 (0.65%) MuleSoft
13 3 (0.65%) SYSPRO
13 3 (0.65%) TikTok
14 2 (0.43%) Zoho