Spreadsheet Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Spreadsheets
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the UK excluding London requiring Spreadsheet skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 26 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 473 452 574
Rank change year-on-year -21 +122 -78
Permanent jobs citing Spreadsheet 209 72 72
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.24% 0.21% 0.13%
As % of the Applications category 4.62% 1.55% 1.30%
Number of salaries quoted 133 43 32
10th Percentile £25,235 £26,250 £25,000
25th Percentile £27,750 £26,750 £28,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £32,850 £36,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.07% -8.75% -17.11%
75th Percentile £43,750 £43,750 £52,500
90th Percentile £71,500 £57,000 £62,500
UK median annual salary £33,718 £38,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year -11.27% -10.59% -5.56%

All Software Application Skills
UK excluding London

Spreadsheet 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 UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for software application skills 4,525 4,645 5,520
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 5.26% 13.45% 10.19%
Number of salaries quoted 2,610 1,715 1,709
10th Percentile £26,500 £25,750 £25,750
25th Percentile £29,750 £28,000 £30,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £37,500 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year - -11.76% +10.39%
75th Percentile £52,500 £50,000 £57,500
90th Percentile £63,750 £63,750 £75,000
UK median annual salary £40,000 £40,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year - -11.11% -

Spreadsheet
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Spreadsheet relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Spreadsheet job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Spreadsheet
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Spreadsheet.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Spreadsheet

Spreadsheet
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Spreadsheet in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 26 September 2026.

Salary histogram for Spreadsheet in the UK excluding London

Spreadsheet
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Spreadsheet within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 26 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
North of England -15 60 £28,198 -25.80% 76
South East -5 50 £32,500 +18.18% 64
Midlands -26 34 £31,500 -40.00% 40
Yorkshire -21 32 £31,500 -17.11% 32
South West -54 31 £43,240 +31.63% 32
West Midlands -25 21 £35,750 -35.00% 21
East of England -18 20 £50,000 +17.65% 30
North West -14 19 £28,000 - 40
East Midlands -20 13 £28,000 -20.00% 19
Scotland +17 11 £17,820 - 31
North East - 9 £32,500 - 5
Wales -65 2 £28,500 +18.01% 8
Northern Ireland -85 1 - - 13
Spreadsheet
UK

Spreadsheet
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 6 (2.87%) CMS
2 5 (2.39%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.96%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.48%) SAS
Applications
1 103 (49.28%) Microsoft Excel
2 43 (20.57%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (1.44%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (1.44%) Navisworks
3 3 (1.44%) Revit
4 1 (0.48%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 4 (1.91%) NetSuite
1 4 (1.91%) Odoo
1 4 (1.91%) Teamcenter
2 3 (1.44%) Shopify
2 3 (1.44%) SystmOne
3 2 (0.96%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.96%) Magento
3 2 (0.96%) Primavera
4 1 (0.48%) Exchequer
4 1 (0.48%) iTrent
4 1 (0.48%) Sage 200
4 1 (0.48%) Sage X3
4 1 (0.48%) SAP MDG
4 1 (0.48%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 16 (7.66%) Microsoft 365
2 15 (7.18%) Power Platform
3 10 (4.78%) Azure
3 10 (4.78%) SaaS
4 7 (3.35%) PowerApps
5 5 (2.39%) Azure Databricks
6 4 (1.91%) AWS
6 4 (1.91%) Power Automate
6 4 (1.91%) Serverless
7 3 (1.44%) Azure Logic Apps
7 3 (1.44%) Canva
7 3 (1.44%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
8 2 (0.96%) Entra ID
8 2 (0.96%) Google Analytics
8 2 (0.96%) Google Sheets
8 2 (0.96%) Mimecast
9 1 (0.48%) Azure Synapse Analytics
9 1 (0.48%) MailChimp
9 1 (0.48%) Slack
9 1 (0.48%) Viva Engage
Communications & Networking
1 3 (1.44%) Internet
1 3 (1.44%) LTE
1 3 (1.44%) Structured Cabling
2 2 (0.96%) Firewall
2 2 (0.96%) NAS
2 2 (0.96%) Wi-Fi
3 1 (0.48%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (7.18%) Power BI
2 7 (3.35%) SQL Server
3 4 (1.91%) Relational Database
4 2 (0.96%) Azure SQL Database
4 2 (0.96%) Data Warehouse
4 2 (0.96%) EDMS
4 2 (0.96%) KNIME
4 2 (0.96%) MS Access
4 2 (0.96%) Tableau
5 1 (0.48%) Crystal Reports
5 1 (0.48%) Data Lake
5 1 (0.48%) Metadata
5 1 (0.48%) Power Query
General
1 87 (41.63%) Social Skills
2 50 (23.92%) Finance
3 47 (22.49%) Organisational Skills
4 43 (20.57%) Analytical Skills
5 22 (10.53%) Manufacturing
5 22 (10.53%) Retail
6 17 (8.13%) Legal
6 17 (8.13%) Marketing
7 10 (4.78%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 9 (4.31%) Law
8 9 (4.31%) Public Sector
9 6 (2.87%) Banking
9 6 (2.87%) Presentation Skills
9 6 (2.87%) Telecoms
10 5 (2.39%) Local Government
11 4 (1.91%) Advertising
11 4 (1.91%) Documentation Skills
11 4 (1.91%) Military
12 3 (1.44%) Aerospace
12 3 (1.44%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 58 (27.75%) Administrator
2 17 (8.13%) Lead
3 13 (6.22%) Coordinator
4 10 (4.78%) Analyst
5 9 (4.31%) Senior
6 8 (3.83%) Data Administrator
7 7 (3.35%) Business Intelligence Lead
8 6 (2.87%) MIS Administrator
9 5 (2.39%) Architect
9 5 (2.39%) Data Analyst
9 5 (2.39%) Data Architect
9 5 (2.39%) Document Controller
9 5 (2.39%) Help Desk Coordinator
9 5 (2.39%) Junior
9 5 (2.39%) Project Manager
9 5 (2.39%) QA Manager
10 4 (1.91%) Digital Project Manager
10 4 (1.91%) Head of Operations
10 4 (1.91%) IT Support
10 4 (1.91%) SAP Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (1.44%) Flash
2 1 (0.48%) .NET
2 1 (0.48%) .NET Framework
2 1 (0.48%) ASP.NET
2 1 (0.48%) Middleware
2 1 (0.48%) Spring
2 1 (0.48%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 32 (15.31%) Management Information System
2 12 (5.74%) Onboarding
2 12 (5.74%) Self-Motivation
3 10 (4.78%) Driving Licence
4 7 (3.35%) Analytical Mindset
4 7 (3.35%) Legacy Systems
5 5 (2.39%) Data Centre
5 5 (2.39%) Social Media
6 3 (1.44%) Team-Oriented Environment
6 3 (1.44%) Video Conferencing
6 3 (1.44%) Web Conferencing
7 2 (0.96%) Data Structures
7 2 (0.96%) Mainframe
7 2 (0.96%) Mobile App
7 2 (0.96%) NHS
7 2 (0.96%) PMI
7 2 (0.96%) Smartphone
7 2 (0.96%) Solar Panel
8 1 (0.48%) Blog
8 1 (0.48%) e-Learning
Operating Systems
1 5 (2.39%) Mac OS
1 5 (2.39%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 67 (32.06%) Problem-Solving
2 31 (14.83%) Continuous Improvement
3 29 (13.88%) Business Intelligence
4 28 (13.40%) Customer Service
4 28 (13.40%) Logistics
5 20 (9.57%) Mathematics
5 20 (9.57%) Validation
6 19 (9.09%) Data Analysis
6 19 (9.09%) Data Management
7 18 (8.61%) CRM
7 18 (8.61%) Data Protection
7 18 (8.61%) ERP
7 18 (8.61%) Time Management
8 17 (8.13%) Data Entry
8 17 (8.13%) E-Commerce
9 16 (7.66%) AI
9 16 (7.66%) Analytics
9 16 (7.66%) Decision-Making
10 12 (5.74%) Coaching
10 12 (5.74%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 23 (11.00%) SQL
2 8 (3.83%) Python
2 8 (3.83%) VBA
3 2 (0.96%) PowerShell
3 2 (0.96%) R
4 1 (0.48%) C#
4 1 (0.48%) Java
4 1 (0.48%) JavaScript
4 1 (0.48%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 30 (14.35%) Degree
2 6 (2.87%) ACCA
3 5 (2.39%) AAT
3 5 (2.39%) DBS Check
4 4 (1.91%) Postgraduate
5 3 (1.44%) CIMA
5 3 (1.44%) CISA
5 3 (1.44%) Security Cleared
6 2 (0.96%) BPSS Clearance
6 2 (0.96%) Computer Science Degree
6 2 (0.96%) PMI Certification
6 2 (0.96%) SC Cleared
7 1 (0.48%) Microsoft Certification
7 1 (0.48%) Six Sigma Black Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (11.48%) QA
2 17 (8.13%) Data Quality
3 11 (5.26%) GDPR
4 6 (2.87%) SLA
5 3 (1.44%) COSHH
5 3 (1.44%) COSO
5 3 (1.44%) GMP
5 3 (1.44%) ISO 19650
5 3 (1.44%) ISO 9001
5 3 (1.44%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 2 (0.96%) Accessibility
6 2 (0.96%) ISO/IEC 17025
7 1 (0.48%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 1 (0.48%) PMO
System Software
1 2 (0.96%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 99 (47.37%) Microsoft
2 11 (5.26%) SAP
3 8 (3.83%) Google
3 8 (3.83%) Sage
4 6 (2.87%) Databricks
5 5 (2.39%) Salesforce
6 4 (1.91%) ANSYS
7 3 (1.44%) Adobe
7 3 (1.44%) IFS
7 3 (1.44%) Progress
7 3 (1.44%) TikTok
7 3 (1.44%) VMware
7 3 (1.44%) Xero
8 2 (0.96%) Alteryx
8 2 (0.96%) Meraki
8 2 (0.96%) Sophos
8 2 (0.96%) Synology
8 2 (0.96%) Ubiquiti
9 1 (0.48%) HubSpot
9 1 (0.48%) SYSPRO