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

6 months to
21 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 46 92 31
Rank change year-on-year +46 -61 +31
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Excel 535 197 999
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 3.77% 2.87% 6.19%
As % of the Applications category 52.97% 32.62% 47.71%
Number of salaries quoted 218 104 485
10th Percentile £26,500 £25,500 £25,350
25th Percentile £29,750 £30,000 £28,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £43,000 £42,500 £42,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.18% +1.19% +5.00%
75th Percentile £60,000 £61,250 £48,750
90th Percentile £72,500 £67,500 £57,500
England median annual salary £40,000 £45,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year -11.11% +12.50% -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 1,010 604 2,094
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 7.11% 8.80% 12.99%
Number of salaries quoted 473 320 1,325
10th Percentile £26,500 £25,750 £23,299
25th Percentile £30,500 £30,875 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £45,000 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.56% +28.57% -6.67%
75th Percentile £57,500 £57,563 £48,750
90th Percentile £65,000 £66,250 £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 21 April 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 April 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 +74 214 £45,340 -13.82% 50
Berkshire +56 105 £43,000 -18.10% 33
Surrey +9 95 £43,250 -1.14% 28
Hampshire +1 80 £45,000 +26.76% 36
Buckinghamshire +30 78 £56,000 -2.61% 9
Kent +2 63 £27,000 -22.86% 19
West Sussex +11 44 £40,000 +5.82% 11
East Sussex +5 34 £27,500 -12.70% 5
Oxfordshire +13 32 £38,750 -26.34% 9
Middlesex +48 2 - - 6
Sussex - 2 £31,500 - 3
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 30 (5.61%) SharePoint
2 7 (1.31%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (0.75%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 3 (0.56%) Confluence
5 2 (0.37%) CMS
Applications
1 93 (17.38%) Microsoft Office
2 69 (12.90%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 20 (3.74%) Spreadsheet
4 5 (0.93%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.19%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 1 (0.19%) AutoCAD
5 1 (0.19%) InDesign
5 1 (0.19%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.19%) Photoshop
5 1 (0.19%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 7 (1.31%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (1.12%) NetSuite
3 4 (0.75%) Magento
4 3 (0.56%) 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
1 312 (58.32%) Power Platform
2 225 (42.06%) Azure
3 210 (39.25%) Azure AI
4 49 (9.16%) Microsoft 365
5 21 (3.93%) PowerApps
6 10 (1.87%) Power Automate
7 8 (1.50%) Azure DevOps
8 6 (1.12%) Entra ID
9 5 (0.93%) Dynamics 365
10 4 (0.75%) Miro
11 3 (0.56%) Figma
11 3 (0.56%) SaaS
12 2 (0.37%) AWS
13 1 (0.19%) Adobe Analytics
13 1 (0.19%) Asana
13 1 (0.19%) Canva
13 1 (0.19%) Lucidchart
13 1 (0.19%) OCI
13 1 (0.19%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 13 (2.43%) Wi-Fi
2 10 (1.87%) Intranet
3 6 (1.12%) VoIP
4 3 (0.56%) 4G
4 3 (0.56%) 5G
4 3 (0.56%) GSM
4 3 (0.56%) IP Telephony
4 3 (0.56%) TETRA
4 3 (0.56%) UMTS
4 3 (0.56%) Wireless
5 2 (0.37%) Broadband
5 2 (0.37%) Unified Communications
6 1 (0.19%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 312 (58.32%) Power BI
2 245 (45.79%) Tableau
3 12 (2.24%) GIS
3 12 (2.24%) Power Query
3 12 (2.24%) Relational Database
4 10 (1.87%) Spotfire
5 9 (1.68%) Data Mining
6 6 (1.12%) PowerPivot
6 6 (1.12%) SQL Server
7 4 (0.75%) Crystal Reports
8 3 (0.56%) Metadata
9 2 (0.37%) Data Warehouse
9 2 (0.37%) PostgreSQL
10 1 (0.19%) Data Lake
10 1 (0.19%) Qlik Sense
10 1 (0.19%) SAP BW
Development Applications
1 5 (0.93%) JIRA
2 1 (0.19%) Oracle APEX
General
1 390 (72.90%) Social Skills
2 144 (26.92%) Finance
3 135 (25.23%) Analytical Skills
4 49 (9.16%) Organisational Skills
5 28 (5.23%) Retail
6 22 (4.11%) Marketing
7 20 (3.74%) Manufacturing
8 17 (3.18%) Public Sector
9 16 (2.99%) Influencing Skills
10 14 (2.62%) Legal
10 14 (2.62%) Pharmaceutical
11 10 (1.87%) Automotive
12 8 (1.50%) Electronics
12 8 (1.50%) Telecoms
13 7 (1.31%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 5 (0.93%) Banking
14 5 (0.93%) Law
15 4 (0.75%) Presentation Skills
16 3 (0.56%) Documentation Skills
16 3 (0.56%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 354 (66.17%) Analyst
2 265 (49.53%) Data Analyst
3 227 (42.43%) Junior
4 210 (39.25%) Junior Analyst
4 210 (39.25%) Junior Data Analyst
5 38 (7.10%) Financial Analyst
6 25 (4.67%) Report Analyst
7 22 (4.11%) Administrator
8 21 (3.93%) Senior
9 19 (3.55%) Support Analyst
10 14 (2.62%) Consultant
11 13 (2.43%) Lead
11 13 (2.43%) Trainee
12 12 (2.24%) Data Manager
12 12 (2.24%) Senior Analyst
12 12 (2.24%) Technical Support
13 11 (2.06%) Principal Consultant
14 10 (1.87%) IT Support
14 10 (1.87%) Personal Assistant
14 10 (1.87%) Support Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (1.31%) Middleware
2 5 (0.93%) .NET
3 4 (0.75%) .NET Framework
3 4 (0.75%) ASP.NET
4 3 (0.56%) CSS
4 3 (0.56%) HTML
5 1 (0.19%) Next.js
5 1 (0.19%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 21 (3.93%) Management Information System
2 20 (3.74%) Self-Motivation
3 17 (3.18%) Onboarding
4 8 (1.50%) FMCG
5 7 (1.31%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 6 (1.12%) Data Structures
6 6 (1.12%) Hybrid Cloud
7 4 (0.75%) Analytical Mindset
7 4 (0.75%) Driving Licence
7 4 (0.75%) Social Media
8 3 (0.56%) CCTV
8 3 (0.56%) Robotics
9 2 (0.37%) Product Ownership
9 2 (0.37%) SCADA
10 1 (0.19%) Algorithms
10 1 (0.19%) Learning Management System
10 1 (0.19%) Mobile App
10 1 (0.19%) Video Conferencing
10 1 (0.19%) Virtual Team
10 1 (0.19%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 15 (2.80%) Windows
2 7 (1.31%) Android
3 6 (1.12%) Windows 10
4 3 (0.56%) Linux
5 1 (0.19%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.19%) Mac OS
5 1 (0.19%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 308 (57.57%) Business Intelligence
2 221 (41.31%) AI
3 90 (16.82%) Decision-Making
4 88 (16.45%) Problem-Solving
5 80 (14.95%) Data Analysis
6 61 (11.40%) Continuous Improvement
7 43 (8.04%) Project Management
8 40 (7.48%) Analytics
8 40 (7.48%) Visualisation
9 34 (6.36%) ERP
10 33 (6.17%) Agile
10 33 (6.17%) Budgeting and Forecasting
11 32 (5.98%) CRM
11 32 (5.98%) Customer Service
12 25 (4.67%) ETL
13 23 (4.30%) Customer Experience
13 23 (4.30%) Validation
14 22 (4.11%) Logistics
15 20 (3.74%) Data Management
15 20 (3.74%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 299 (55.89%) SQL
2 257 (48.04%) Python
3 47 (8.79%) VBA
4 8 (1.50%) JavaScript
5 5 (0.93%) C#
5 5 (0.93%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 4 (0.75%) VBScript
7 3 (0.56%) Java
8 1 (0.19%) R
8 1 (0.19%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 210 (39.25%) Azure Certification
2 89 (16.64%) Degree
3 56 (10.47%) ACCA
4 54 (10.09%) CIMA
5 22 (4.11%) SC Cleared
5 22 (4.11%) Security Cleared
6 17 (3.18%) Master's Degree
7 15 (2.80%) AAT
8 12 (2.24%) MBA
9 11 (2.06%) APMP
10 10 (1.87%) HNC
11 6 (1.12%) HND
12 5 (0.93%) BPSS Clearance
13 3 (0.56%) DV Cleared
14 1 (0.19%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (5.23%) Data Quality
2 11 (2.06%) SLA
3 10 (1.87%) Good Clinical Practice
4 7 (1.31%) GDPR
5 4 (0.75%) Accessibility
5 4 (0.75%) IFRS
5 4 (0.75%) PMO
5 4 (0.75%) QA
6 3 (0.56%) ISO 9001
6 3 (0.56%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 2 (0.37%) ISO 14001
8 1 (0.19%) GAAP
8 1 (0.19%) GRC
System Software
1 9 (1.68%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (0.19%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 364 (68.04%) Microsoft
2 35 (6.54%) SAP
3 14 (2.62%) Oracle
4 10 (1.87%) Sage
5 9 (1.68%) Alteryx
5 9 (1.68%) Hyperion
5 9 (1.68%) Informatica
6 8 (1.50%) Salesforce
7 7 (1.31%) Adobe
7 7 (1.31%) MuleSoft
8 6 (1.12%) TP-LINK
8 6 (1.12%) Ubiquiti
9 4 (0.75%) SYSPRO
10 3 (0.56%) HubSpot
10 3 (0.56%) Zoho
11 2 (0.37%) Cvent
11 2 (0.37%) Databricks
11 2 (0.37%) IFS
11 2 (0.37%) Xero
12 1 (0.19%) WooCommerce