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

6 months to
7 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 44 102 28
Rank change year-on-year +58 -74 +36
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Excel 529 199 1,040
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 3.59% 2.60% 6.35%
As % of the Applications category 53.60% 31.00% 48.83%
Number of salaries quoted 213 106 484
10th Percentile £26,500 £25,500 £25,325
25th Percentile £29,750 £29,813 £28,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £35,000 £42,000
Median % change year-on-year +14.29% -16.67% +5.00%
75th Percentile £60,000 £57,500 £48,750
90th Percentile £67,500 £66,375 £57,500
England median annual salary £40,000 £43,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year -8.05% +8.75% -11.11%

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 987 642 2,130
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 6.70% 8.39% 13.00%
Number of salaries quoted 463 336 1,322
10th Percentile £26,500 £25,750 £23,500
25th Percentile £30,000 £30,000 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £42,500 £36,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.88% +16.44% -2.67%
75th Percentile £57,125 £57,563 £49,375
90th Percentile £66,250 £66,030 £62,500
England median annual salary £40,000 £47,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year -15.79% +26.67% -16.67%

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 7 May 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 7 May 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 +80 208 £43,000 -18.26% 67
Berkshire +56 107 £41,500 +36.07% 39
Surrey +10 94 £45,000 +28.57% 24
Hampshire +10 80 £39,750 +28.23% 42
Buckinghamshire +37 71 £56,000 -2.61% 18
Kent +3 65 £27,000 -20.00% 19
West Sussex +7 42 £40,000 -5.88% 12
East Sussex -1 35 £32,500 +3.17% 8
Oxfordshire +26 31 £37,500 -28.72% 11
Middlesex +41 2 - - 9
Sussex - 2 £31,500 - 4
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 (5.10%) SharePoint
2 7 (1.32%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (0.76%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 3 (0.57%) Confluence
5 2 (0.38%) CMS
Applications
1 88 (16.64%) Microsoft Office
2 63 (11.91%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 19 (3.59%) Spreadsheet
4 5 (0.95%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.38%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.19%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 1 (0.19%) AutoCAD
6 1 (0.19%) Photoshop
6 1 (0.19%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 7 (1.32%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (1.13%) NetSuite
3 4 (0.76%) Magento
4 3 (0.57%) SAP SD
5 1 (0.19%) Infor LN
5 1 (0.19%) Oracle Payables
5 1 (0.19%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
5 1 (0.19%) Raiser’s Edge
5 1 (0.19%) SAP BPC
5 1 (0.19%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 307 (58.03%) Power Platform
2 225 (42.53%) Azure
3 210 (39.70%) Azure AI
4 46 (8.70%) Microsoft 365
5 18 (3.40%) PowerApps
6 8 (1.51%) Azure DevOps
6 8 (1.51%) Power Automate
7 6 (1.13%) Entra ID
8 5 (0.95%) Dynamics 365
9 4 (0.76%) Miro
10 3 (0.57%) Figma
11 2 (0.38%) AWS
12 1 (0.19%) Adobe Analytics
12 1 (0.19%) Canva
12 1 (0.19%) Lucidchart
12 1 (0.19%) OCI
12 1 (0.19%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 13 (2.46%) Wi-Fi
2 8 (1.51%) Intranet
3 6 (1.13%) VoIP
4 3 (0.57%) 4G
4 3 (0.57%) 5G
4 3 (0.57%) GSM
4 3 (0.57%) IP Telephony
4 3 (0.57%) TETRA
4 3 (0.57%) UMTS
4 3 (0.57%) Wireless
5 2 (0.38%) Broadband
6 1 (0.19%) Unified Communications
6 1 (0.19%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 307 (58.03%) Power BI
2 244 (46.12%) Tableau
3 10 (1.89%) GIS
3 10 (1.89%) Power Query
3 10 (1.89%) Relational Database
3 10 (1.89%) Spotfire
4 9 (1.70%) Data Mining
5 6 (1.13%) SQL Server
6 4 (0.76%) Crystal Reports
6 4 (0.76%) PowerPivot
7 2 (0.38%) Data Warehouse
7 2 (0.38%) Metadata
7 2 (0.38%) PostgreSQL
8 1 (0.19%) Data Lake
8 1 (0.19%) SAP BW
Development Applications
1 5 (0.95%) JIRA
2 1 (0.19%) Oracle APEX
General
1 380 (71.83%) Social Skills
2 141 (26.65%) Finance
3 131 (24.76%) Analytical Skills
4 48 (9.07%) Organisational Skills
5 27 (5.10%) Retail
6 20 (3.78%) Public Sector
7 19 (3.59%) Manufacturing
8 18 (3.40%) Marketing
9 16 (3.02%) Influencing Skills
10 14 (2.65%) Legal
10 14 (2.65%) Pharmaceutical
11 12 (2.27%) Telecoms
12 11 (2.08%) Automotive
13 8 (1.51%) Electronics
14 7 (1.32%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 6 (1.13%) Banking
15 6 (1.13%) Presentation Skills
16 5 (0.95%) Law
17 3 (0.57%) Aerospace
17 3 (0.57%) Military
Job Titles
1 344 (65.03%) Analyst
2 260 (49.15%) Data Analyst
3 227 (42.91%) Junior
4 210 (39.70%) Junior Analyst
4 210 (39.70%) Junior Data Analyst
5 36 (6.81%) Financial Analyst
6 24 (4.54%) Administrator
7 23 (4.35%) Report Analyst
8 19 (3.59%) Senior
9 13 (2.46%) Support Analyst
10 12 (2.27%) Consultant
10 12 (2.27%) Lead
11 11 (2.08%) Data Manager
11 11 (2.08%) Senior Analyst
12 10 (1.89%) IT Support
12 10 (1.89%) Personal Assistant
12 10 (1.89%) Support Technician
12 10 (1.89%) Trainee
13 9 (1.70%) Support Engineer
13 9 (1.70%) Technical Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (1.32%) Middleware
2 5 (0.95%) .NET
3 4 (0.76%) .NET Framework
3 4 (0.76%) ASP.NET
4 3 (0.57%) CSS
4 3 (0.57%) HTML
5 1 (0.19%) EDI
5 1 (0.19%) JSON
5 1 (0.19%) Next.js
5 1 (0.19%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 22 (4.16%) Self-Motivation
2 20 (3.78%) Management Information System
3 16 (3.02%) Onboarding
4 9 (1.70%) FMCG
5 7 (1.32%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 6 (1.13%) Data Structures
6 6 (1.13%) Driving Licence
6 6 (1.13%) Hybrid Cloud
7 4 (0.76%) Social Media
8 3 (0.57%) CCTV
8 3 (0.57%) Robotics
9 2 (0.38%) Analytical Mindset
9 2 (0.38%) Product Ownership
9 2 (0.38%) SCADA
10 1 (0.19%) Acoustics
10 1 (0.19%) Housing Association
10 1 (0.19%) Legacy Applications
10 1 (0.19%) Linux Command Line
10 1 (0.19%) Smart Home
10 1 (0.19%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 16 (3.02%) Windows
2 7 (1.32%) Android
3 6 (1.13%) Windows 10
4 3 (0.57%) Linux
5 1 (0.19%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.19%) Mac OS
5 1 (0.19%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 304 (57.47%) Business Intelligence
2 221 (41.78%) AI
3 89 (16.82%) Problem-Solving
4 87 (16.45%) Decision-Making
5 71 (13.42%) Data Analysis
6 59 (11.15%) Continuous Improvement
7 43 (8.13%) Project Management
8 38 (7.18%) Visualisation
9 35 (6.62%) Analytics
10 34 (6.43%) ERP
11 33 (6.24%) Budgeting and Forecasting
11 33 (6.24%) Customer Service
12 30 (5.67%) Agile
13 28 (5.29%) CRM
14 26 (4.91%) Validation
15 24 (4.54%) ETL
15 24 (4.54%) Logistics
16 23 (4.35%) Data Management
17 22 (4.16%) Customer Experience
18 20 (3.78%) Budgeting
Programming Languages
1 296 (55.95%) SQL
2 254 (48.02%) Python
3 40 (7.56%) VBA
4 9 (1.70%) JavaScript
5 5 (0.95%) C#
6 4 (0.76%) VBScript
7 3 (0.57%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 3 (0.57%) Java
8 1 (0.19%) R
8 1 (0.19%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 210 (39.70%) Azure Certification
2 73 (13.80%) Degree
3 54 (10.21%) ACCA
4 53 (10.02%) CIMA
5 20 (3.78%) SC Cleared
5 20 (3.78%) Security Cleared
6 14 (2.65%) AAT
7 13 (2.46%) Master's Degree
8 10 (1.89%) HNC
9 9 (1.70%) APMP
9 9 (1.70%) MBA
10 6 (1.13%) HND
11 5 (0.95%) BPSS Clearance
12 3 (0.57%) DBS Check
12 3 (0.57%) DV Cleared
13 1 (0.19%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (4.73%) Data Quality
2 12 (2.27%) SLA
3 10 (1.89%) Good Clinical Practice
4 7 (1.32%) PMO
5 6 (1.13%) GDPR
6 4 (0.76%) Accessibility
6 4 (0.76%) IFRS
6 4 (0.76%) QA
7 2 (0.38%) ISO 14001
7 2 (0.38%) ISO 9001
7 2 (0.38%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 1 (0.19%) GAAP
8 1 (0.19%) GRC
System Software
1 9 (1.70%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (0.19%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 359 (67.86%) Microsoft
2 32 (6.05%) SAP
3 14 (2.65%) Oracle
4 10 (1.89%) Sage
5 9 (1.70%) Alteryx
5 9 (1.70%) Hyperion
5 9 (1.70%) Informatica
6 8 (1.51%) Salesforce
7 7 (1.32%) MuleSoft
8 6 (1.13%) Adobe
8 6 (1.13%) TP-LINK
8 6 (1.13%) Ubiquiti
9 4 (0.76%) SYSPRO
10 2 (0.38%) Cvent
10 2 (0.38%) Databricks
10 2 (0.38%) IFS
10 2 (0.38%) Xero
10 2 (0.38%) Zoho
11 1 (0.19%) HubSpot
11 1 (0.19%) WooCommerce