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

6 months to
23 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 60 103 110
Rank change year-on-year +43 +7 -40
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Excel 167 82 173
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West 2.79% 2.38% 2.60%
As % of the Applications category 42.39% 30.71% 30.03%
Number of salaries quoted 77 38 134
10th Percentile £25,400 £27,000 £24,750
25th Percentile £27,668 £32,500 £27,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £39,849 £42,362 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.93% +12.97% +8.70%
75th Percentile £45,000 £53,750 £49,375
90th Percentile £52,500 £63,749 £62,500
England median annual salary £41,000 £45,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year -8.89% +12.50% -11.11%

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 394 267 576
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 6.59% 7.74% 8.65%
Number of salaries quoted 175 129 469
10th Percentile £26,850 £27,000 £24,610
25th Percentile £31,063 £30,625 £28,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £41,200 £39,000
Median % change year-on-year -15.05% +5.64% +4.00%
75th Percentile £45,000 £56,250 £56,250
90th Percentile £57,250 £63,750 £65,000
England median annual salary £40,000 £50,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year -20.00% +33.33% -16.67%

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 23 February 2026.

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 23 February 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
Bristol +8 36 £40,000 -10.03% 13
Devon +15 32 £25,000 -35.48% 8
Somerset +1 30 £35,000 -33.33% 9
Gloucestershire +29 25 £50,000 +25.16% 12
Dorset +6 20 £43,500 -17.14% 7
Cornwall +2 15 £27,100 +0.37% 1
Wiltshire -3 9 £41,875 +11.67% 2
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 16 (9.58%) SharePoint
2 7 (4.19%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (2.99%) Confluence
Applications
1 23 (13.77%) Microsoft Office
2 20 (11.98%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 4 (2.40%) MS Visio
4 3 (1.80%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 6 (3.59%) Visualfiles
2 4 (2.40%) Dynamics AX
3 2 (1.20%) IBM Planning Analytics
Cloud Services
1 100 (59.88%) Power Platform
2 71 (42.51%) Azure
3 68 (40.72%) Azure AI
4 14 (8.38%) Microsoft 365
5 9 (5.39%) Power Automate
6 8 (4.79%) Dynamics 365
7 4 (2.40%) OneDrive
8 2 (1.20%) Azure Data Factory
8 2 (1.20%) Azure Synapse Analytics
8 2 (1.20%) Intacct
9 1 (0.60%) Azure DevOps
9 1 (0.60%) Microsoft Copilot
9 1 (0.60%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 11 (6.59%) Firewall
2 5 (2.99%) Broadband
3 4 (2.40%) Internet
3 4 (2.40%) Wireless
4 1 (0.60%) Intranet
4 1 (0.60%) Structured Cabling
Database & Business Intelligence
1 100 (59.88%) Power BI
2 80 (47.90%) Tableau
3 11 (6.59%) Data Mining
3 11 (6.59%) Power Query
4 8 (4.79%) PowerPivot
5 3 (1.80%) SQL Server
6 2 (1.20%) Ataccama
6 2 (1.20%) Azure SQL Database
6 2 (1.20%) DTS
6 2 (1.20%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 1 (0.60%) DataStage
7 1 (0.60%) Electronic Patient Records
7 1 (0.60%) Oracle Database
7 1 (0.60%) Oracle Reports
7 1 (0.60%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 5 (2.99%) JIRA
General
1 117 (70.06%) Social Skills
2 56 (33.53%) Finance
3 31 (18.56%) Analytical Skills
4 15 (8.98%) Legal
5 9 (5.39%) Manufacturing
6 8 (4.79%) Agriculture
7 5 (2.99%) Advertising
7 5 (2.99%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 5 (2.99%) Presentation Skills
7 5 (2.99%) Retail
8 2 (1.20%) Aerospace
8 2 (1.20%) Billing
8 2 (1.20%) Military
8 2 (1.20%) Organisational Skills
9 1 (0.60%) Influencing Skills
9 1 (0.60%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 112 (67.07%) Analyst
2 88 (52.69%) Data Analyst
3 76 (45.51%) Junior
4 71 (42.51%) Junior Analyst
5 68 (40.72%) Junior Data Analyst
6 11 (6.59%) 1st Line Engineer
6 11 (6.59%) 1st Line Support
6 11 (6.59%) 1st Line Support Engineer
6 11 (6.59%) Financial Analyst
6 11 (6.59%) Support Engineer
6 11 (6.59%) Trainee
6 11 (6.59%) Trainee Analyst
6 11 (6.59%) Trainee Data Analyst
7 10 (5.99%) Business Analyst
8 7 (4.19%) Coordinator
8 7 (4.19%) Support Analyst
9 5 (2.99%) IT Support
10 4 (2.40%) Accountant
10 4 (2.40%) Junior IT Support
10 4 (2.40%) Junior Support Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 15 (8.98%) Self-Motivation
2 12 (7.19%) Driving Licence
3 8 (4.79%) Renewable Energy
4 7 (4.19%) Management Information System
5 5 (2.99%) Onboarding
6 3 (1.80%) Analytical Mindset
7 2 (1.20%) e-Learning
7 2 (1.20%) Industry 4.0
7 2 (1.20%) IoT
7 2 (1.20%) SCADA
8 1 (0.60%) Learning Management System
8 1 (0.60%) Social Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 106 (63.47%) Business Intelligence
2 72 (43.11%) AI
3 34 (20.36%) Problem-Solving
4 33 (19.76%) Process Improvement
5 29 (17.37%) Data Analysis
6 26 (15.57%) Analytics
6 26 (15.57%) Project Management
7 21 (12.57%) Budgeting
8 16 (9.58%) Workflow
9 15 (8.98%) Agile
10 14 (8.38%) Business Analysis
10 14 (8.38%) Decision-Making
11 13 (7.78%) Data Analytics
12 11 (6.59%) Continuous Improvement
12 11 (6.59%) Remote Monitoring and Management
13 10 (5.99%) Budget Management
14 9 (5.39%) Budgeting and Forecasting
15 7 (4.19%) Business Strategy
15 7 (4.19%) Customer Experience
15 7 (4.19%) PRINCE2
Programming Languages
1 99 (59.28%) SQL
2 82 (49.10%) Python
3 3 (1.80%) Data Analysis Expressions
3 3 (1.80%) VBA
4 1 (0.60%) VB
Qualifications
1 68 (40.72%) Azure Certification
2 21 (12.57%) Degree
3 10 (5.99%) ACCA
4 9 (5.39%) CIMA
5 7 (4.19%) Master's Degree
6 6 (3.59%) Security Cleared
7 3 (1.80%) PMI Certification
7 3 (1.80%) PMP
7 3 (1.80%) SC Cleared
8 2 (1.20%) Computer Science Degree
8 2 (1.20%) DV Cleared
8 2 (1.20%) IIBA
9 1 (0.60%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (1.80%) Data Quality
1 3 (1.80%) PMO
2 1 (0.60%) Actionable Recommendations
2 1 (0.60%) GAAP
2 1 (0.60%) IFRS
2 1 (0.60%) P3O
System Software
1 11 (6.59%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 125 (74.85%) Microsoft
2 11 (6.59%) Apple
3 7 (4.19%) Progress
4 3 (1.80%) Remedy
4 3 (1.80%) SAP
5 2 (1.20%) HP
5 2 (1.20%) IBM
5 2 (1.20%) Sage
6 1 (0.60%) Alteryx
6 1 (0.60%) Oracle