Microsoft Excel Job Trends in the South West

Microsoft Excel
England > South West

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the South West requiring Microsoft Excel skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 27 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 62 113 117
Rank change year-on-year +51 +4 -31
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Excel 141 98 107
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West 3.09% 1.73% 2.47%
As % of the Applications category 32.87% 25.26% 32.52%
Number of salaries quoted 85 39 86
10th Percentile £27,567 £26,250 £26,677
25th Percentile £32,500 £32,500 £30,431
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £40,000 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year - +6.67% -
75th Percentile £45,514 £58,125 £51,500
90th Percentile £54,500 £68,750 £61,811
England median annual salary £41,500 £45,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -7.78% - -5.26%

All Software Application Skills
South West

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 West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for software application skills 429 388 329
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 9.41% 6.83% 7.60%
Number of salaries quoted 175 178 259
10th Percentile £26,850 £26,850 £25,000
25th Percentile £28,750 £30,000 £29,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £36,625 £36,250 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.03% -9.38% +6.67%
75th Percentile £45,882 £57,500 £58,750
90th Percentile £55,000 £77,500 £67,500
England median annual salary £40,000 £47,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year -15.79% +11.76% -9.42%

Microsoft Excel
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Microsoft Excel relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the South West.

Microsoft Excel job vacancy trend in the South West

Microsoft Excel
Salary Trend in the South West

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Microsoft Excel.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Excel
Salary Histogram in the South West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Microsoft Excel in the South West over the 6 months to 27 November 2025.

Salary histogram for Microsoft Excel in the South West

Microsoft Excel
Job Locations in the South West

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 West region over the 6 months to 27 November 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
Bristol +34 48 £40,000 +4.58% 19
Devon +29 26 £45,514 -17.25% 14
Gloucestershire +23 17 £50,000 - 20
Cornwall +1 16 £27,500 -8.33% 1
Somerset -6 15 £35,000 -6.67% 15
Wiltshire +11 13 £41,250 +10.00% 14
Dorset +9 6 £35,000 -28.21% 16
Microsoft Excel
England

Microsoft Excel
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West 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 18 (12.77%) SharePoint
2 12 (8.51%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (1.42%) Confluence
Applications
1 39 (27.66%) Microsoft Office
2 22 (15.60%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 10 (7.09%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.71%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.71%) Trello
Business Applications
1 5 (3.55%) Visualfiles
2 4 (2.84%) Dynamics AX
3 3 (2.13%) SAP APO
3 3 (2.13%) SAP IBP
4 2 (1.42%) IBM Planning Analytics
Cloud Services
1 61 (43.26%) Power Platform
2 20 (14.18%) Azure
3 17 (12.06%) Microsoft 365
4 14 (9.93%) Azure AI
5 8 (5.67%) Dynamics 365
6 4 (2.84%) Intacct
6 4 (2.84%) OneDrive
7 2 (1.42%) Azure Data Factory
7 2 (1.42%) Azure Synapse Analytics
7 2 (1.42%) Microsoft Copilot
7 2 (1.42%) Power Automate
8 1 (0.71%) Asana
8 1 (0.71%) Azure DevOps
8 1 (0.71%) Google Workspace
8 1 (0.71%) Slack
8 1 (0.71%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 12 (8.51%) Firewall
2 5 (3.55%) Broadband
3 4 (2.84%) Internet
3 4 (2.84%) Intranet
3 4 (2.84%) Wireless
4 1 (0.71%) SMS
4 1 (0.71%) Structured Cabling
Database & Business Intelligence
1 61 (43.26%) Power BI
2 27 (19.15%) Tableau
3 14 (9.93%) Power Query
4 7 (4.96%) Data Mining
5 6 (4.26%) SQL Server
6 2 (1.42%) Ataccama
6 2 (1.42%) Azure SQL Database
6 2 (1.42%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 2 (1.42%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 1 (0.71%) Data Lake
7 1 (0.71%) GIS
7 1 (0.71%) Oracle Database
7 1 (0.71%) Oracle Reports
7 1 (0.71%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 3 (2.13%) JIRA
2 1 (0.71%) Oracle Forms
2 1 (0.71%) RStudio
General
1 72 (51.06%) Social Skills
2 71 (50.35%) Finance
3 50 (35.46%) Analytical Skills
4 15 (10.64%) Retail
5 12 (8.51%) Organisational Skills
6 11 (7.80%) Manufacturing
7 6 (4.26%) Legal
8 5 (3.55%) Advertising
8 5 (3.55%) Influencing Skills
8 5 (3.55%) Marketing
8 5 (3.55%) Presentation Skills
9 4 (2.84%) Banking
9 4 (2.84%) Electronics
10 3 (2.13%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 2 (1.42%) Billing
12 1 (0.71%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 61 (43.26%) Analyst
2 27 (19.15%) Data Analyst
3 19 (13.48%) Junior
4 18 (12.77%) Junior Analyst
5 15 (10.64%) Junior Data Analyst
6 14 (9.93%) Financial Analyst
7 12 (8.51%) 1st Line Engineer
7 12 (8.51%) 1st Line Support
7 12 (8.51%) 1st Line Support Engineer
7 12 (8.51%) Business Intelligence Analyst
7 12 (8.51%) Power BI Analyst
7 12 (8.51%) Support Engineer
8 11 (7.80%) Administrator
9 9 (6.38%) Business Analyst
10 8 (5.67%) Coordinator
11 7 (4.96%) Finance Manager
11 7 (4.96%) Trainee
11 7 (4.96%) Trainee Analyst
11 7 (4.96%) Trainee Data Analyst
12 6 (4.26%) Support Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 16 (11.35%) Self-Motivation
2 15 (10.64%) Driving Licence
3 12 (8.51%) Onboarding
4 11 (7.80%) Analytical Mindset
4 11 (7.80%) Management Information System
5 4 (2.84%) CMDB
5 4 (2.84%) FMCG
6 2 (1.42%) e-Learning
6 2 (1.42%) Industry 4.0
6 2 (1.42%) IoT
6 2 (1.42%) SCADA
7 1 (0.71%) Data Centre
7 1 (0.71%) Data Protection Act
7 1 (0.71%) Data Structures
7 1 (0.71%) Freedom of Information Act
7 1 (0.71%) Learning Management System
7 1 (0.71%) Mobile App
7 1 (0.71%) Product Ownership
7 1 (0.71%) Reinsurance
7 1 (0.71%) Social Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 67 (47.52%) Business Intelligence
2 41 (29.08%) Problem-Solving
3 31 (21.99%) Decision-Making
4 30 (21.28%) Analytics
5 29 (20.57%) Project Management
6 25 (17.73%) Data Analysis
7 24 (17.02%) Process Improvement
8 23 (16.31%) Continuous Improvement
9 21 (14.89%) Budgeting
10 19 (13.48%) AI
11 16 (11.35%) Agile
12 12 (8.51%) Customer Service
12 12 (8.51%) Internal Audit
12 12 (8.51%) Remote Monitoring and Management
13 11 (7.80%) Data Analytics
13 11 (7.80%) Stakeholder Management
14 10 (7.09%) Budgeting and Forecasting
15 9 (6.38%) Business Analysis
15 9 (6.38%) ERP
16 8 (5.67%) Logistics
Programming Languages
1 49 (34.75%) SQL
2 29 (20.57%) Python
3 4 (2.84%) VBA
4 3 (2.13%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 2 (1.42%) PowerShell
5 2 (1.42%) R
6 1 (0.71%) Julia
6 1 (0.71%) VB
Qualifications
1 34 (24.11%) Degree
2 20 (14.18%) ACCA
3 19 (13.48%) CIMA
4 14 (9.93%) Azure Certification
5 7 (4.96%) Master's Degree
6 4 (2.84%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 3 (2.13%) PMI Certification
7 3 (2.13%) PMP
7 3 (2.13%) Security Cleared
8 2 (1.42%) Computer Science Degree
8 2 (1.42%) SC Cleared
9 1 (0.71%) DBS Check
9 1 (0.71%) IIBA
9 1 (0.71%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (2.84%) Data Quality
1 4 (2.84%) PMO
2 2 (1.42%) Actionable Recommendations
2 2 (1.42%) GDPR
3 1 (0.71%) GAAP
3 1 (0.71%) IFRS
3 1 (0.71%) P3O
System Software
1 14 (9.93%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 95 (67.38%) Microsoft
2 12 (8.51%) Apple
2 12 (8.51%) Progress
3 7 (4.96%) Sage
3 7 (4.96%) SAP
4 2 (1.42%) IBM
4 2 (1.42%) Oracle
5 1 (0.71%) Google
5 1 (0.71%) Intel
5 1 (0.71%) Remedy
5 1 (0.71%) Salesforce
5 1 (0.71%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
5 1 (0.71%) TikTok
5 1 (0.71%) Verint