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

6 months to
6 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 68 50 27
Rank change year-on-year -18 -23 +52
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Excel 432 409 890
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 2.41% 4.54% 6.74%
As % of the Applications category 43.64% 42.69% 57.35%
Number of salaries quoted 229 160 184
10th Percentile £26,500 £25,125 £28,250
25th Percentile £29,000 £26,500 £35,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £39,500 £35,000 £44,309
Median % change year-on-year +12.86% -21.01% +4.26%
75th Percentile £53,750 £51,063 £52,500
90th Percentile £66,250 £67,500 £66,250
England median annual salary £39,000 £40,000 £44,309
% change year-on-year -2.50% -9.72% -2.83%

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 990 958 1,552
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 5.53% 10.64% 11.76%
Number of salaries quoted 588 460 620
10th Percentile £26,500 £24,950 £25,750
25th Percentile £29,648 £28,000 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,500 £37,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.67% -16.67% +5.88%
75th Percentile £56,250 £56,250 £62,500
90th Percentile £67,500 £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 6 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 6 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 -1 164 £40,000 +28.00% 111
Berkshire -7 95 £40,000 +35.59% 51
Hampshire -31 84 £34,000 -2.86% 68
Surrey -16 74 £46,500 +16.25% 59
Kent -20 47 £32,500 - 22
Buckinghamshire +19 41 £45,000 +12.50% 41
Oxfordshire -30 28 £28,250 -5.83% 20
East Sussex +9 26 £37,500 -50.00% 13
West Sussex -29 21 £31,500 +1.61% 16
Sussex -5 7 £57,500 +27.78% 6
Middlesex +18 3 £26,500 - 7
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 (5.09%) SharePoint
2 6 (1.39%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (0.46%) CMS
4 1 (0.23%) Confluence
4 1 (0.23%) Oracle Workflow
4 1 (0.23%) WordPress
Applications
1 102 (23.61%) Microsoft Office
2 57 (13.19%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 21 (4.86%) Spreadsheet
4 5 (1.16%) Microsoft Project
5 4 (0.93%) MS Visio
6 3 (0.69%) Acrobat
7 2 (0.46%) AutoCAD
8 1 (0.23%) Mathcad
8 1 (0.23%) OrCAD
8 1 (0.23%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 17 (3.94%) NetSuite
2 8 (1.85%) Magento
3 5 (1.16%) SAP S/4HANA
4 4 (0.93%) Dynamics CRM
4 4 (0.93%) Sage 50
5 2 (0.46%) Academy Housing
6 1 (0.23%) Cognos Business Intelligence
6 1 (0.23%) Infor LN
6 1 (0.23%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
6 1 (0.23%) SAP BPC
6 1 (0.23%) SAP Business One
6 1 (0.23%) SAP CRM
6 1 (0.23%) SAP SD
6 1 (0.23%) Shopify
6 1 (0.23%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 166 (38.43%) Power Platform
2 101 (23.38%) Azure
3 90 (20.83%) Azure AI
4 47 (10.88%) Microsoft 365
5 9 (2.08%) PowerApps
6 8 (1.85%) Google Analytics
7 6 (1.39%) Azure DevOps
8 4 (0.93%) Dynamics 365
9 3 (0.69%) AWS
9 3 (0.69%) SaaS
9 3 (0.69%) WeChat
10 2 (0.46%) ClickUp
10 2 (0.46%) GCP
10 2 (0.46%) GitHub
10 2 (0.46%) Google Ads
10 2 (0.46%) Google Sheets
10 2 (0.46%) Google Workspace
10 2 (0.46%) Meta Ads
10 2 (0.46%) Microsoft Copilot
10 2 (0.46%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 7 (1.62%) Wi-Fi
2 5 (1.16%) VoIP
3 3 (0.69%) Structured Cabling
4 1 (0.23%) Broadband
4 1 (0.23%) RS-485
4 1 (0.23%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 166 (38.43%) Power BI
2 106 (24.54%) Tableau
3 7 (1.62%) Data Warehouse
4 6 (1.39%) Power Query
4 6 (1.39%) SQL Server
5 5 (1.16%) Crystal Reports
6 4 (0.93%) Data Mining
7 3 (0.69%) Data Lake
8 2 (0.46%) Looker
8 2 (0.46%) Qlik Sense
8 2 (0.46%) Relational Database
9 1 (0.23%) Metadata
9 1 (0.23%) SAP BW
Development Applications
1 5 (1.16%) JIRA
2 2 (0.46%) Git
3 1 (0.23%) GitLab
3 1 (0.23%) Zephyr
General
1 268 (62.04%) Social Skills
2 156 (36.11%) Finance
3 122 (28.24%) Analytical Skills
4 84 (19.44%) Organisational Skills
5 31 (7.18%) Marketing
6 28 (6.48%) Legal
7 25 (5.79%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 24 (5.56%) Manufacturing
8 24 (5.56%) Telecoms
9 22 (5.09%) Retail
10 16 (3.70%) Public Sector
11 12 (2.78%) Electronics
12 11 (2.55%) Advertising
13 10 (2.31%) Billing
14 7 (1.62%) Influencing Skills
14 7 (1.62%) Presentation Skills
15 6 (1.39%) Aerospace
15 6 (1.39%) Agriculture
15 6 (1.39%) Automotive
16 5 (1.16%) Banking
Job Titles
1 198 (45.83%) Analyst
2 123 (28.47%) Data Analyst
3 99 (22.92%) Junior
4 91 (21.06%) Junior Analyst
5 90 (20.83%) Junior Data Analyst
6 36 (8.33%) Administrator
7 28 (6.48%) Senior
8 23 (5.32%) Senior Analyst
9 21 (4.86%) Support Analyst
10 17 (3.94%) Financial Analyst
11 15 (3.47%) Technical Support
12 14 (3.24%) Consultant
12 14 (3.24%) Coordinator
13 13 (3.01%) Accountant
14 10 (2.31%) Help Desk Support
14 10 (2.31%) IT Manager
14 10 (2.31%) IT Support
15 9 (2.08%) IT Operations Manager
15 9 (2.08%) Management Accountant
15 9 (2.08%) Trainee
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (1.85%) Middleware
2 7 (1.62%) EDI
2 7 (1.62%) JSON
3 5 (1.16%) .NET
3 5 (1.16%) SAP XI
4 4 (0.93%) .NET Framework
4 4 (0.93%) ASP.NET
5 3 (0.69%) Godot
5 3 (0.69%) Unreal Engine
6 2 (0.46%) Classic ASP
6 2 (0.46%) CSS
6 2 (0.46%) HTML
7 1 (0.23%) Flash
7 1 (0.23%) Next.js
7 1 (0.23%) Oracle Fusion
7 1 (0.23%) PySpark
7 1 (0.23%) TAPI
Miscellaneous
1 44 (10.19%) Onboarding
2 28 (6.48%) Management Information System
3 21 (4.86%) Driving Licence
4 16 (3.70%) Self-Motivation
5 15 (3.47%) FMCG
6 12 (2.78%) Social Media
7 6 (1.39%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 5 (1.16%) Hybrid Cloud
9 4 (0.93%) Data Structures
9 4 (0.93%) Robotics
10 3 (0.69%) Housing Association
10 3 (0.69%) Renewable Energy
11 2 (0.46%) Analytical Mindset
11 2 (0.46%) CCTV
11 2 (0.46%) Data Centre
11 2 (0.46%) Marketing Technology
11 2 (0.46%) Smart Home
11 2 (0.46%) Solar Panel
12 1 (0.23%) Data Protection Act
12 1 (0.23%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 15 (3.47%) Windows
2 9 (2.08%) Linux
3 6 (1.39%) Android
4 1 (0.23%) Apple iOS
4 1 (0.23%) Mac OS
4 1 (0.23%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 161 (37.27%) Business Intelligence
2 125 (28.94%) AI
3 104 (24.07%) Problem-Solving
4 70 (16.20%) Continuous Improvement
5 67 (15.51%) Decision-Making
6 58 (13.43%) Data Analysis
7 50 (11.57%) Process Improvement
8 45 (10.42%) ERP
9 41 (9.49%) CRM
10 40 (9.26%) Customer Service
11 38 (8.80%) Project Management
12 35 (8.10%) Analytics
13 33 (7.64%) Time Management
14 32 (7.41%) Logistics
15 28 (6.48%) Budgeting
15 28 (6.48%) Stakeholder Management
16 26 (6.02%) Line Management
17 25 (5.79%) Budgeting and Forecasting
18 24 (5.56%) Mathematics
19 23 (5.32%) Agile
Programming Languages
1 148 (34.26%) SQL
2 122 (28.24%) Python
3 16 (3.70%) JavaScript
4 14 (3.24%) VBA
5 10 (2.31%) C#
6 9 (2.08%) PowerShell
7 4 (0.93%) C
7 4 (0.93%) VBScript
8 3 (0.69%) C++
8 3 (0.69%) Java
9 2 (0.46%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 1 (0.23%) Embedded C
10 1 (0.23%) T-SQL
10 1 (0.23%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 90 (20.83%) Azure Certification
2 57 (13.19%) Degree
3 34 (7.87%) ACCA
4 31 (7.18%) CIMA
5 25 (5.79%) Security Cleared
6 20 (4.63%) DBS Check
7 18 (4.17%) SC Cleared
8 8 (1.85%) HNC
8 8 (1.85%) HND
8 8 (1.85%) Master's Degree
9 4 (0.93%) BPSS Clearance
9 4 (0.93%) DV Cleared
10 3 (0.69%) CIPFA
11 2 (0.46%) CISA
11 2 (0.46%) CRISC
11 2 (0.46%) GNVQ
11 2 (0.46%) PMI Certification
12 1 (0.23%) AAT
12 1 (0.23%) APMP
12 1 (0.23%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (2.78%) Data Quality
2 11 (2.55%) SLA
3 10 (2.31%) PMO
4 8 (1.85%) GDPR
5 7 (1.62%) IFRS
5 7 (1.62%) QA
6 6 (1.39%) GAAP
7 5 (1.16%) Accessibility
8 4 (0.93%) ISO 9001
9 3 (0.69%) ISO 14001
10 1 (0.23%) GRC
10 1 (0.23%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 1 (0.23%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 2 (0.46%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (0.23%) Autotask
1 1 (0.23%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 267 (61.81%) Microsoft
2 21 (4.86%) SAP
3 20 (4.63%) Sage
4 16 (3.70%) Oracle
5 13 (3.01%) Google
6 11 (2.55%) Salesforce
7 10 (2.31%) Adobe
8 9 (2.08%) Alteryx
8 9 (2.08%) Hyperion
9 7 (1.62%) Xero
10 6 (1.39%) Apple
11 5 (1.16%) ServiceNow
11 5 (1.16%) TP-LINK
11 5 (1.16%) Ubiquiti
12 4 (0.93%) SYSPRO
13 3 (0.69%) HubSpot
13 3 (0.69%) MuleSoft
14 2 (0.46%) CA Agile Central
14 2 (0.46%) Cognos
14 2 (0.46%) Zoho