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 vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 51 28 73
Rank change year-on-year -23 +45 -4
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Excel 412 865 327
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 4.55% 6.70% 3.55%
As % of the Applications category 42.74% 57.71% 36.01%
Number of salaries quoted 160 157 186
10th Percentile £25,125 £28,055 £25,500
25th Percentile £26,781 £35,000 £28,073
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £44,309 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -21.01% +4.26% -18.27%
75th Percentile £53,188 £52,500 £52,000
90th Percentile £67,500 £73,650 £60,625
England median annual salary £40,000 £44,309 £45,600
% change year-on-year -9.72% -2.83% -4.00%

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 964 1,499 908
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 10.64% 11.61% 9.86%
Number of salaries quoted 456 556 569
10th Percentile £25,063 £26,000 £25,000
25th Percentile £28,000 £33,500 £30,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +5.88% -
75th Percentile £56,313 £67,500 £58,750
90th Percentile £67,500 £85,000 £70,000
England median annual salary £40,000 £45,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -11.11% - -

Microsoft Excel
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings citing Microsoft Excel as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for Microsoft Excel 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 13 September 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 13 September 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 -44 188 £31,250 -29.47% 182
Berkshire -18 149 £29,500 -59.31% 107
Hampshire +49 64 £35,000 -17.65% 70
Surrey -29 60 £40,000 -0.99% 62
Kent -1 47 £32,500 -27.78% 36
West Sussex +36 37 £31,000 - 20
Oxfordshire -26 26 £30,000 -28.57% 35
Buckinghamshire -61 13 £40,000 -9.72% 44
East Sussex +10 6 £75,000 +233.33% 18
Sussex +16 4 £45,000 +95.65% 12
Middlesex -18 4 - - 25
Microsoft Excel
England

Microsoft Excel
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 21 (5.10%) SharePoint
2 12 (2.91%) CMS
3 5 (1.21%) Microsoft Exchange
4 4 (0.97%) Confluence
5 3 (0.73%) Apache Spark
5 3 (0.73%) Drupal
6 2 (0.49%) SAS
7 1 (0.24%) IIS
Applications
1 120 (29.13%) Microsoft Office
2 48 (11.65%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 16 (3.88%) Spreadsheet
4 10 (2.43%) Microsoft Project
5 5 (1.21%) Photoshop
6 3 (0.73%) Adobe Illustrator
6 3 (0.73%) Adobe Premiere
6 3 (0.73%) InDesign
6 3 (0.73%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 11 (2.67%) NetSuite
2 7 (1.70%) Dynamics CRM
3 6 (1.46%) Dynamics GP
3 6 (1.46%) SAP CO
3 6 (1.46%) SAP FI
3 6 (1.46%) SAP FI/CO
4 4 (0.97%) Dynamics NAV
5 2 (0.49%) iTrent
5 2 (0.49%) Magento
5 2 (0.49%) Maximo
5 2 (0.49%) Sage X3
5 2 (0.49%) SAP S/4HANA
5 2 (0.49%) Shopify
6 1 (0.24%) Changepoint
6 1 (0.24%) PORTIA
6 1 (0.24%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 154 (37.38%) Power Platform
2 81 (19.66%) Azure
3 20 (4.85%) Microsoft 365
4 12 (2.91%) Dynamics 365
5 8 (1.94%) PowerApps
6 7 (1.70%) Smartsheet
7 6 (1.46%) Azure Data Factory
7 6 (1.46%) Entra ID
8 5 (1.21%) Google Ads
8 5 (1.21%) Google Analytics
8 5 (1.21%) Power Automate
9 4 (0.97%) AWS
9 4 (0.97%) Azure DevOps
10 3 (0.73%) Adobe Creative Cloud
10 3 (0.73%) Google Sheets
11 2 (0.49%) Contentsquare
11 2 (0.49%) Google Workspace
11 2 (0.49%) Intacct
12 1 (0.24%) iPaaS
12 1 (0.24%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 12 (2.91%) SMS
2 5 (1.21%) Intranet
3 4 (0.97%) Broadband
4 2 (0.49%) Remote Desktop
4 2 (0.49%) Wi-Fi
5 1 (0.24%) DHCP
5 1 (0.24%) DNS
5 1 (0.24%) Fibre Channel
5 1 (0.24%) Firewall
5 1 (0.24%) Internet
5 1 (0.24%) iSCSI
5 1 (0.24%) NAS
5 1 (0.24%) SAN
5 1 (0.24%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 153 (37.14%) Power BI
2 64 (15.53%) Data Lake
3 63 (15.29%) SAP BW
4 9 (2.18%) Oracle Reports
5 8 (1.94%) Data Warehouse
6 7 (1.70%) Tableau
7 6 (1.46%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 6 (1.46%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 3 (0.73%) Big Data
8 3 (0.73%) BusinessObjects
8 3 (0.73%) Relational Database
8 3 (0.73%) SQL Server
9 2 (0.49%) BigQuery
10 1 (0.24%) Crystal Reports
10 1 (0.24%) Metadata
10 1 (0.24%) Power Query
10 1 (0.24%) Qlik Sense
10 1 (0.24%) QlikView
Development Applications
1 9 (2.18%) JIRA
2 4 (0.97%) NDoc
3 1 (0.24%) Visual Studio
General
1 229 (55.58%) Social Skills
2 139 (33.74%) Finance
3 120 (29.13%) Analytical Skills
4 72 (17.48%) Marketing
5 41 (9.95%) Organisational Skills
6 22 (5.34%) Retail
7 18 (4.37%) Legal
8 15 (3.64%) Advertising
8 15 (3.64%) Billing
9 12 (2.91%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 11 (2.67%) Telecoms
11 8 (1.94%) Manufacturing
11 8 (1.94%) Public Sector
12 7 (1.70%) German Language
13 6 (1.46%) Automotive
14 5 (1.21%) Electronics
14 5 (1.21%) Law
14 5 (1.21%) Presentation Skills
15 4 (0.97%) Military
15 4 (0.97%) Retail Finance
Job Titles
1 126 (30.58%) Analyst
2 68 (16.50%) Lead
3 43 (10.44%) Technical Support
4 40 (9.71%) Administrator
5 34 (8.25%) Report Analyst
6 30 (7.28%) Financial Analyst
7 29 (7.04%) Business Intelligence Lead
8 28 (6.80%) Support Engineer
8 28 (6.80%) Sustainability Analyst
9 26 (6.31%) Senior
10 25 (6.07%) Technical Engineer
10 25 (6.07%) Technical Support Engineer
11 23 (5.58%) Commercial Analyst
12 18 (4.37%) Coordinator
12 18 (4.37%) Data Analyst
13 17 (4.13%) Business Analyst
14 14 (3.40%) Accountant
15 13 (3.16%) Finance Business Analyst
15 13 (3.16%) Systems Accountant
16 12 (2.91%) Procurement Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (0.73%) Flash
1 3 (0.73%) Pandas
2 2 (0.49%) .NET
2 2 (0.49%) EDI
2 2 (0.49%) Middleware
2 2 (0.49%) SAP XI
3 1 (0.24%) HTML
3 1 (0.24%) JSON
3 1 (0.24%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 42 (10.19%) Onboarding
2 31 (7.52%) Driving Licence
3 29 (7.04%) Self-Motivation
4 28 (6.80%) Management Information System
5 15 (3.64%) Analytical Mindset
6 14 (3.40%) FMCG
7 8 (1.94%) Data Centre
8 6 (1.46%) Graphic Design
8 6 (1.46%) IoT
9 4 (0.97%) Learning Management System
9 4 (0.97%) Social Media
10 3 (0.73%) Credit Risk
10 3 (0.73%) NHS
10 3 (0.73%) Photography
10 3 (0.73%) Robotics
10 3 (0.73%) Video Editing
10 3 (0.73%) Virtual Team
11 2 (0.49%) Algorithms
11 2 (0.49%) Data Structures
11 2 (0.49%) Marketing Technology
Operating Systems
1 7 (1.70%) Windows
2 4 (0.97%) Linux
3 3 (0.73%) Android
3 3 (0.73%) Apple iOS
3 3 (0.73%) Mac OS
3 3 (0.73%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.24%) Windows 10
4 1 (0.24%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 176 (42.72%) Problem-Solving
2 155 (37.62%) Business Intelligence
3 124 (30.10%) Analytics
4 100 (24.27%) Data Modelling
5 96 (23.30%) Data Analysis
6 80 (19.42%) ERP
7 77 (18.69%) Decision-Making
8 73 (17.72%) Continuous Improvement
9 69 (16.75%) Mathematics
10 63 (15.29%) Data Cleansing
11 62 (15.05%) Actionable Insight
12 61 (14.81%) Customer Service
13 44 (10.68%) Visualisation
14 43 (10.44%) Data-Driven Decision Making
15 37 (8.98%) CRM
16 35 (8.50%) Time Management
17 34 (8.25%) Data Governance
18 33 (8.01%) Process Improvement
19 31 (7.52%) Roadmaps
20 30 (7.28%) Budgeting and Forecasting
Programming Languages
1 43 (10.44%) SQL
2 23 (5.58%) Python
3 16 (3.88%) VBA
4 8 (1.94%) T-SQL
5 7 (1.70%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 6 (1.46%) Bash
6 6 (1.46%) PowerShell
7 3 (0.73%) SQR
8 2 (0.49%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 185 (44.90%) Degree
2 28 (6.80%) ACCA
3 25 (6.07%) Security Cleared
4 22 (5.34%) CIMA
5 17 (4.13%) DBS Check
6 9 (2.18%) SC Cleared
7 4 (0.97%) Master's Degree
7 4 (0.97%) PMI Certification
7 4 (0.97%) PMP
8 3 (0.73%) Microsoft Certification
9 2 (0.49%) AAT
9 2 (0.49%) BPSS Clearance
9 2 (0.49%) CISM
9 2 (0.49%) DV Cleared
10 1 (0.24%) APMP
10 1 (0.24%) CISA
10 1 (0.24%) CISSP
10 1 (0.24%) CRISC
10 1 (0.24%) Numerate Degree
10 1 (0.24%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 96 (23.30%) Data Quality
2 24 (5.83%) GDPR
3 18 (4.37%) SLA
4 9 (2.18%) PMO
5 6 (1.46%) QA
6 5 (1.21%) IFRS
7 4 (0.97%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 3 (0.73%) Cyber Essentials
8 3 (0.73%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 2 (0.49%) COBIT
10 1 (0.24%) GMP
10 1 (0.24%) GRC
10 1 (0.24%) ITGC
10 1 (0.24%) NIST
System Software
1 8 (1.94%) Active Directory
2 2 (0.49%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.24%) Firmware
3 1 (0.24%) Hyper-V
3 1 (0.24%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 1 (0.24%) Microsoft Intune
1 1 (0.24%) SCOM
1 1 (0.24%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 139 (33.74%) Microsoft
2 131 (31.80%) SAP
3 16 (3.88%) Salesforce
4 14 (3.40%) Google
5 13 (3.16%) Anaplan
6 12 (2.91%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
7 11 (2.67%) Workday
8 10 (2.43%) HubSpot
8 10 (2.43%) Oracle
9 9 (2.18%) Adaptive Insights
10 7 (1.70%) Sage
10 7 (1.70%) ServiceNow
11 5 (1.21%) Adobe
11 5 (1.21%) Facebook
12 4 (0.97%) Alteryx
13 3 (0.73%) Cisco
13 3 (0.73%) Freshdesk
14 2 (0.49%) VMware
14 2 (0.49%) Xero
15 1 (0.24%) Qualtrics