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

6 months to
21 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 61 50 28
Rank change year-on-year -11 -22 +45
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Excel 490 410 861
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 2.62% 4.60% 6.67%
As % of the Applications category 43.13% 42.27% 57.90%
Number of salaries quoted 269 163 145
10th Percentile £26,500 £25,125 £27,305
25th Percentile £29,000 £27,168 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £35,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year +7.14% -17.65% -
75th Percentile £53,750 £54,375 £52,500
90th Percentile £62,750 £66,450 £81,000
England median annual salary £37,500 £40,000 £43,337
% change year-on-year -6.25% -7.70% -3.70%

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 1,136 970 1,487
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 6.07% 10.88% 11.52%
Number of salaries quoted 672 461 525
10th Percentile £26,500 £25,125 £26,100
25th Percentile £29,750 £28,500 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £37,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year - -16.67% +5.88%
75th Percentile £55,000 £56,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £66,250 £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 21 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 21 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 +6 196 £37,500 +20.00% 146
Berkshire +1 108 £40,000 +37.93% 69
Hampshire -25 94 £36,750 +0.55% 96
Surrey -2 85 £34,000 -15.00% 54
Kent -18 51 £32,500 - 21
Buckinghamshire +37 50 £36,250 -23.68% 59
Oxfordshire -16 38 £32,000 +6.67% 18
East Sussex +8 26 £37,500 -50.00% 16
West Sussex -34 21 £31,716 +2.31% 18
Sussex -4 9 £55,000 +22.22% 4
Middlesex +17 3 £26,500 - 9
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 21 (4.29%) SharePoint
2 5 (1.02%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (0.61%) CMS
4 1 (0.20%) Kinematics
4 1 (0.20%) Oracle Workflow
4 1 (0.20%) WordPress
Applications
1 146 (29.80%) Microsoft Office
2 66 (13.47%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 31 (6.33%) Spreadsheet
4 7 (1.43%) AutoCAD
4 7 (1.43%) Microsoft Project
5 5 (1.02%) MS Visio
6 3 (0.61%) Acrobat
7 2 (0.41%) PTC Creo
7 2 (0.41%) Siemens NX
7 2 (0.41%) Solid Edge
7 2 (0.41%) SOLIDWORKS
8 1 (0.20%) CATIA
8 1 (0.20%) EPLAN
8 1 (0.20%) Mathcad
8 1 (0.20%) OrCAD
8 1 (0.20%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 21 (4.29%) NetSuite
2 7 (1.43%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (1.43%) Magento
2 7 (1.43%) SAP S/4HANA
3 4 (0.82%) Sage 50
3 4 (0.82%) Shopify
4 2 (0.41%) Academy Housing
4 2 (0.41%) SAP CRM
5 1 (0.20%) Cognos Business Intelligence
5 1 (0.20%) ENOVIA
5 1 (0.20%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
5 1 (0.20%) SAP Business One
5 1 (0.20%) SAP SD
5 1 (0.20%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 150 (30.61%) Power Platform
2 81 (16.53%) Azure
3 70 (14.29%) Azure AI
4 44 (8.98%) Microsoft 365
5 8 (1.63%) Google Analytics
5 8 (1.63%) PowerApps
6 7 (1.43%) Azure DevOps
6 7 (1.43%) Dynamics 365
7 6 (1.22%) Google Sheets
8 3 (0.61%) AWS
8 3 (0.61%) Google Ads
8 3 (0.61%) Meta Ads
8 3 (0.61%) Power Automate
8 3 (0.61%) SaaS
8 3 (0.61%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
8 3 (0.61%) WeChat
9 2 (0.41%) GCP
9 2 (0.41%) GitHub
9 2 (0.41%) Google Workspace
9 2 (0.41%) MailChimp
Communications & Networking
1 5 (1.02%) VoIP
1 5 (1.02%) Wi-Fi
2 3 (0.61%) Structured Cabling
3 2 (0.41%) Broadband
4 1 (0.20%) RS-485
4 1 (0.20%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 150 (30.61%) Power BI
2 81 (16.53%) Tableau
3 8 (1.63%) Data Warehouse
4 4 (0.82%) Power Query
4 4 (0.82%) SQL Server
5 3 (0.61%) Crystal Reports
5 3 (0.61%) Data Lake
5 3 (0.61%) Looker
5 3 (0.61%) Qlik Sense
6 2 (0.41%) Metadata
6 2 (0.41%) Relational Database
7 1 (0.20%) SAP BW
Development Applications
1 7 (1.43%) JIRA
2 2 (0.41%) Git
3 1 (0.20%) Burp Suite
3 1 (0.20%) GitLab
3 1 (0.20%) JMeter
3 1 (0.20%) Moq
3 1 (0.20%) Selenium
3 1 (0.20%) Zephyr
General
1 312 (63.67%) Social Skills
2 176 (35.92%) Finance
3 139 (28.37%) Analytical Skills
4 126 (25.71%) Organisational Skills
5 40 (8.16%) Manufacturing
5 40 (8.16%) Marketing
6 35 (7.14%) Legal
7 33 (6.73%) Retail
8 31 (6.33%) Telecoms
9 30 (6.12%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 21 (4.29%) Public Sector
11 18 (3.67%) Electronics
12 16 (3.27%) Billing
13 15 (3.06%) Aerospace
14 13 (2.65%) Advertising
15 11 (2.24%) Automotive
15 11 (2.24%) Local Government
16 8 (1.63%) Agriculture
16 8 (1.63%) Presentation Skills
17 7 (1.43%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 170 (34.69%) Analyst
2 98 (20.00%) Data Analyst
3 78 (15.92%) Junior
4 71 (14.49%) Junior Analyst
5 70 (14.29%) Junior Data Analyst
6 65 (13.27%) Administrator
7 31 (6.33%) Senior
8 24 (4.90%) Coordinator
8 24 (4.90%) Senior Analyst
9 23 (4.69%) Support Analyst
10 16 (3.27%) Systems Support
10 16 (3.27%) Technical Support
11 15 (3.06%) Consultant
11 15 (3.06%) Financial Analyst
12 14 (2.86%) Accountant
13 11 (2.24%) IT Support
13 11 (2.24%) Sales Executive
14 10 (2.04%) Development Manager
14 10 (2.04%) IT Manager
14 10 (2.04%) Support Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (2.04%) Middleware
2 9 (1.84%) EDI
3 7 (1.43%) JSON
3 7 (1.43%) SAP XI
4 3 (0.61%) Flash
4 3 (0.61%) Godot
4 3 (0.61%) Unreal Engine
5 2 (0.41%) .NET
5 2 (0.41%) .NET Framework
5 2 (0.41%) ASP.NET
5 2 (0.41%) Classic ASP
5 2 (0.41%) CSS
5 2 (0.41%) HTML
5 2 (0.41%) Oracle Fusion
6 1 (0.20%) PySpark
6 1 (0.20%) TAPI
Miscellaneous
1 57 (11.63%) Onboarding
2 47 (9.59%) Management Information System
3 29 (5.92%) Driving Licence
4 21 (4.29%) Self-Motivation
5 17 (3.47%) FMCG
5 17 (3.47%) Social Media
6 7 (1.43%) Robotics
7 6 (1.22%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 6 (1.22%) Housing Association
8 4 (0.82%) CCTV
8 4 (0.82%) Hybrid Cloud
9 3 (0.61%) Analogue Electronics
9 3 (0.61%) Data Centre
9 3 (0.61%) Data Structures
9 3 (0.61%) Marketing Technology
9 3 (0.61%) Renewable Energy
9 3 (0.61%) Team-Oriented Environment
9 3 (0.61%) Video Conferencing
10 2 (0.41%) Analytical Mindset
10 2 (0.41%) Digital Signage
Operating Systems
1 16 (3.27%) Windows
2 11 (2.24%) Linux
3 5 (1.02%) Android
4 1 (0.20%) Apple iOS
4 1 (0.20%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 145 (29.59%) Business Intelligence
2 122 (24.90%) Problem-Solving
3 111 (22.65%) AI
4 88 (17.96%) Continuous Improvement
5 72 (14.69%) Process Improvement
6 71 (14.49%) Decision-Making
7 65 (13.27%) Customer Service
8 62 (12.65%) Data Analysis
9 56 (11.43%) CRM
9 56 (11.43%) ERP
10 53 (10.82%) Time Management
11 48 (9.80%) Project Management
12 39 (7.96%) Stakeholder Management
13 35 (7.14%) Logistics
14 33 (6.73%) Analytics
15 31 (6.33%) Budgeting
16 30 (6.12%) Collaborative Working
17 29 (5.92%) Mathematics
17 29 (5.92%) Service Delivery
18 28 (5.71%) Budgeting and Forecasting
Programming Languages
1 123 (25.10%) SQL
2 99 (20.20%) Python
3 14 (2.86%) JavaScript
4 11 (2.24%) PowerShell
4 11 (2.24%) VBA
5 7 (1.43%) C#
6 4 (0.82%) C
6 4 (0.82%) Java
7 3 (0.61%) C++
8 2 (0.41%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 2 (0.41%) MATLAB
8 2 (0.41%) Scala
8 2 (0.41%) T-SQL
8 2 (0.41%) VBScript
9 1 (0.20%) Embedded C
Qualifications
1 70 (14.29%) Azure Certification
2 68 (13.88%) Degree
3 32 (6.53%) Security Cleared
4 31 (6.33%) ACCA
5 29 (5.92%) DBS Check
6 28 (5.71%) CIMA
7 22 (4.49%) SC Cleared
8 13 (2.65%) HNC
8 13 (2.65%) HND
9 10 (2.04%) Master's Degree
10 4 (0.82%) City & Guilds
10 4 (0.82%) DV Cleared
10 4 (0.82%) Numerate Degree
11 3 (0.61%) Chartered Engineer
11 3 (0.61%) CIPFA
11 3 (0.61%) Six Sigma Black Belt
11 3 (0.61%) Six Sigma Master Black Belt
12 2 (0.41%) CISA
12 2 (0.41%) GNVQ
12 2 (0.41%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (3.27%) Data Quality
2 12 (2.45%) GDPR
2 12 (2.45%) SLA
3 10 (2.04%) PMO
4 7 (1.43%) ISO 9001
4 7 (1.43%) QA
5 6 (1.22%) Accessibility
5 6 (1.22%) IFRS
6 5 (1.02%) GAAP
7 3 (0.61%) ISO 14001
8 1 (0.20%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 1 (0.20%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 1 (0.20%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (0.20%) Autotask
1 1 (0.20%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 299 (61.02%) Microsoft
2 32 (6.53%) SAP
3 20 (4.08%) Google
4 19 (3.88%) Sage
5 16 (3.27%) Oracle
5 16 (3.27%) Salesforce
6 11 (2.24%) Adobe
7 9 (1.84%) Alteryx
7 9 (1.84%) Hyperion
7 9 (1.84%) Xero
8 6 (1.22%) Apple
9 5 (1.02%) ServiceNow
10 4 (0.82%) HubSpot
10 4 (0.82%) TP-LINK
10 4 (0.82%) Ubiquiti
11 3 (0.61%) CA Agile Central
11 3 (0.61%) MuleSoft
11 3 (0.61%) Spotify
11 3 (0.61%) TikTok
12 2 (0.41%) Concur