Microsoft Excel Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Microsoft Excel
South East > Thames Valley

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the Thames Valley requiring Microsoft Excel skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 7 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 53 104 13
Rank change year-on-year +51 -91 +48
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Excel 173 99 493
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 2.62% 2.75% 9.42%
As % of the Applications category 44.36% 31.73% 68.76%
Number of salaries quoted 92 51 151
10th Percentile £28,500 £24,500 £29,750
25th Percentile £31,813 £25,125 £41,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £43,000 £31,250 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +37.60% -30.56% +12.50%
75th Percentile £56,313 £56,250 £47,500
90th Percentile £60,000 £67,500 £53,750
South East median annual salary £37,500 £32,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year +15.38% -27.78% +12.50%

All Software Application Skills
Thames Valley

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 Thames Valley.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for software application skills 390 312 717
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 5.90% 8.68% 13.71%
Number of salaries quoted 225 157 291
10th Percentile £28,000 £22,750 £26,250
25th Percentile £30,000 £26,500 £32,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £40,000 £44,309
Median % change year-on-year +6.25% -9.72% +10.77%
75th Percentile £54,750 £60,000 £50,001
90th Percentile £71,221 £67,500 £61,250
South East median annual salary £38,500 £37,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year +2.67% -16.67% +5.88%

Microsoft Excel
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Microsoft Excel job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

Microsoft Excel
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Microsoft Excel.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Excel
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing Microsoft Excel in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 7 August 2026.

Salary histogram for Microsoft Excel in the Thames Valley

Microsoft Excel
Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft Excel within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 7 August 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
Berkshire +41 105 £43,000 +43.33% 43
Buckinghamshire +22 45 £52,500 +61.54% 25
Oxfordshire -22 23 £34,000 +9.68% 28
Microsoft Excel
South East

Microsoft Excel
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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 2 (1.16%) SharePoint
2 1 (0.58%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (0.58%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 31 (17.92%) Microsoft Office
2 30 (17.34%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 4 (2.31%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (0.58%) Mathcad
4 1 (0.58%) OrCAD
Business Applications
1 11 (6.36%) NetSuite
2 3 (1.73%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (1.73%) SAP SD
3 2 (1.16%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.58%) Cognos Business Intelligence
4 1 (0.58%) SAP Business One
4 1 (0.58%) SAP CRM
Cloud Services
1 75 (43.35%) Power Platform
2 46 (26.59%) Azure
3 39 (22.54%) Azure AI
4 11 (6.36%) Microsoft 365
5 6 (3.47%) Azure DevOps
6 3 (1.73%) Power Automate
6 3 (1.73%) PowerApps
6 3 (1.73%) WeChat
7 1 (0.58%) AWS
7 1 (0.58%) Dynamics 365
7 1 (0.58%) OneDrive
7 1 (0.58%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (0.58%) RS-485
1 1 (0.58%) VPN
1 1 (0.58%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 75 (43.35%) Power BI
2 53 (30.64%) Tableau
3 4 (2.31%) Data Warehouse
4 2 (1.16%) Qlik Sense
5 1 (0.58%) Data Mining
5 1 (0.58%) Metadata
5 1 (0.58%) Power Query
5 1 (0.58%) SQL Server
General
1 106 (61.27%) Social Skills
2 82 (47.40%) Finance
3 55 (31.79%) Analytical Skills
4 26 (15.03%) Organisational Skills
5 11 (6.36%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 10 (5.78%) Legal
6 10 (5.78%) Marketing
6 10 (5.78%) Public Sector
6 10 (5.78%) Retail
7 8 (4.62%) Influencing Skills
7 8 (4.62%) Telecoms
8 6 (3.47%) Manufacturing
9 5 (2.89%) Banking
10 4 (2.31%) Presentation Skills
11 3 (1.73%) Documentation Skills
11 3 (1.73%) Mandarin Language
12 2 (1.16%) Advertising
12 2 (1.16%) Billing
12 2 (1.16%) Electronics
13 1 (0.58%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 100 (57.80%) Analyst
2 59 (34.10%) Data Analyst
3 43 (24.86%) Junior
4 40 (23.12%) Junior Analyst
5 39 (22.54%) Junior Data Analyst
6 19 (10.98%) Financial Analyst
7 14 (8.09%) Support Analyst
8 13 (7.51%) Senior
9 9 (5.20%) Applications Support
9 9 (5.20%) Applications Support Analyst
10 8 (4.62%) Personal Assistant
10 8 (4.62%) Sales Executive
10 8 (4.62%) Senior Analyst
11 7 (4.05%) Business Development Manager
11 7 (4.05%) Business Manager
11 7 (4.05%) Development Manager
11 7 (4.05%) Report Analyst
12 6 (3.47%) IT Support
13 5 (2.89%) IT Analyst
13 5 (2.89%) Procurement Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (4.62%) Middleware
2 4 (2.31%) EDI
3 3 (1.73%) SAP XI
4 1 (0.58%) .NET
4 1 (0.58%) Next.js
4 1 (0.58%) PySpark
Miscellaneous
1 12 (6.94%) Onboarding
2 8 (4.62%) Driving Licence
3 7 (4.05%) FMCG
4 6 (3.47%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
4 6 (3.47%) Management Information System
4 6 (3.47%) Self-Motivation
5 4 (2.31%) Data Structures
6 2 (1.16%) Social Media
7 1 (0.58%) Analogue Electronics
7 1 (0.58%) Embedded Systems
7 1 (0.58%) Enterprise Software
7 1 (0.58%) FPGA
7 1 (0.58%) IoT
7 1 (0.58%) Legacy Applications
7 1 (0.58%) Optoelectronics
7 1 (0.58%) Renewable Energy
7 1 (0.58%) Smart Home
7 1 (0.58%) VHDL
7 1 (0.58%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 6 (3.47%) Linux
2 4 (2.31%) Windows
3 1 (0.58%) Android
3 1 (0.58%) Apple iOS
3 1 (0.58%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 80 (46.24%) Business Intelligence
2 55 (31.79%) AI
3 34 (19.65%) Decision-Making
4 33 (19.08%) Continuous Improvement
5 31 (17.92%) Problem-Solving
6 30 (17.34%) Data Analysis
7 26 (15.03%) Process Improvement
8 18 (10.40%) Budgeting and Forecasting
9 15 (8.67%) Logistics
10 14 (8.09%) Business Development
10 14 (8.09%) CRM
10 14 (8.09%) Stakeholder Management
11 13 (7.51%) Analytics
11 13 (7.51%) Budgeting
11 13 (7.51%) Collaborative Working
11 13 (7.51%) ERP
12 12 (6.94%) Financial Modelling
13 11 (6.36%) Actionable Insight
13 11 (6.36%) Customer Experience
14 10 (5.78%) Line Management
Programming Languages
1 70 (40.46%) SQL
2 49 (28.32%) Python
3 6 (3.47%) PowerShell
4 5 (2.89%) VBA
5 3 (1.73%) Java
6 1 (0.58%) C
6 1 (0.58%) C#
6 1 (0.58%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 1 (0.58%) Embedded C
6 1 (0.58%) JavaScript
6 1 (0.58%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 39 (22.54%) Azure Certification
2 28 (16.18%) ACCA
3 26 (15.03%) CIMA
4 19 (10.98%) Degree
5 6 (3.47%) AAT
6 3 (1.73%) SC Cleared
6 3 (1.73%) Security Cleared
7 2 (1.16%) CISA
7 2 (1.16%) CRISC
7 2 (1.16%) DV Cleared
7 2 (1.16%) HNC
8 1 (0.58%) Computer Science Degree
8 1 (0.58%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (2.89%) Data Quality
2 4 (2.31%) GDPR
3 3 (1.73%) SLA
4 2 (1.16%) IFRS
4 2 (1.16%) PMO
4 2 (1.16%) QA
5 1 (0.58%) Accessibility
5 1 (0.58%) GAAP
5 1 (0.58%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 1 (0.58%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (0.58%) Autotask
1 1 (0.58%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 92 (53.18%) Microsoft
2 19 (10.98%) SAP
3 13 (7.51%) Oracle
4 9 (5.20%) Alteryx
4 9 (5.20%) Hyperion
5 6 (3.47%) Sage
6 5 (2.89%) MuleSoft
7 3 (1.73%) Xero
8 2 (1.16%) Adobe
8 2 (1.16%) Apple
8 2 (1.16%) Databricks
8 2 (1.16%) ServiceNow
9 1 (0.58%) Cognos
9 1 (0.58%) Concur
9 1 (0.58%) EMC
9 1 (0.58%) HubSpot
9 1 (0.58%) IFS
9 1 (0.58%) JD Edwards
9 1 (0.58%) Remedy
9 1 (0.58%) Salesforce