Microsoft Excel Job Trends in Wales

Microsoft Excel
UK > Wales

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Wales requiring Microsoft Excel skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 31 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 30 64 55
Rank change year-on-year +34 -9 +2
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Excel 47 14 52
As % of all permanent jobs in Wales 4.33% 1.68% 4.22%
As % of the Applications category 45.19% 22.22% 53.06%
Number of salaries quoted 16 4 36
10th Percentile £29,125 £38,330 -
25th Percentile £35,000 £39,576 £22,700
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £47,158 £24,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.88% +96.49% -40.00%
75th Percentile £45,000 £62,500 £28,290
90th Percentile - £76,000 £32,278
UK median annual salary £41,075 £45,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year -8.72% +12.50% -15.79%

All Software Application Skills
Wales

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 Wales.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for software application skills 104 63 98
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 9.59% 7.56% 7.95%
Number of salaries quoted 29 26 71
10th Percentile £26,600 £35,000 £22,700
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,192 £23,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £49,500 £28,290
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +74.97% -29.28%
75th Percentile £49,500 £55,044 £40,000
90th Percentile £49,950 £70,000 £55,000
UK median annual salary £40,000 £49,818 £38,500
% change year-on-year -19.71% +29.40% -14.44%

Microsoft Excel
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

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

Microsoft Excel job vacancy trend in Wales

Microsoft Excel
Salary Trend in Wales

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Wales citing Microsoft Excel.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Wales citing Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Excel
Salary Histogram in Wales

Salary distribution for jobs citing Microsoft Excel in Wales over the 6 months to 31 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Microsoft Excel in Wales

Microsoft Excel
Job Locations in Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft Excel within the Wales region over the 6 months to 31 January 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
South Wales +28 35 £42,500 +0.81% 15
West Wales - 7 - - 1
North Wales +2 5 - - 2
Microsoft Excel
UK

Microsoft Excel
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wales 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 1 (2.13%) SharePoint
Applications
1 5 (10.64%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 3 (6.38%) Spreadsheet
3 2 (4.26%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (2.13%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 1 (2.13%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 28 (59.57%) Power Platform
2 23 (48.94%) Azure
3 21 (44.68%) Azure AI
4 2 (4.26%) Azure Data Factory
4 2 (4.26%) Azure Synapse Analytics
4 2 (4.26%) Microsoft 365
4 2 (4.26%) PowerApps
5 1 (2.13%) Google Analytics
5 1 (2.13%) Google Docs
5 1 (2.13%) Google Sheets
5 1 (2.13%) Google Workspace
5 1 (2.13%) Power Automate
Database & Business Intelligence
1 28 (59.57%) Power BI
2 25 (53.19%) Tableau
3 3 (6.38%) Data Mining
3 3 (6.38%) SQL Server
3 3 (6.38%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 2 (4.26%) Azure SQL Database
4 2 (4.26%) Data Warehouse
5 1 (2.13%) Oracle Database
5 1 (2.13%) Oracle Reports
5 1 (2.13%) Power Query
5 1 (2.13%) RDBMS
5 1 (2.13%) Relational Database
5 1 (2.13%) Spotfire
5 1 (2.13%) SQL Server Analysis Services
5 1 (2.13%) SQL Server Integration Services
General
1 33 (70.21%) Social Skills
2 15 (31.91%) Finance
3 8 (17.02%) Analytical Skills
4 4 (8.51%) Pharmaceutical
5 2 (4.26%) Organisational Skills
6 1 (2.13%) Billing
6 1 (2.13%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 1 (2.13%) Law
6 1 (2.13%) Legal
6 1 (2.13%) Manufacturing
6 1 (2.13%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 28 (59.57%) Analyst
2 24 (51.06%) Data Analyst
3 22 (46.81%) Junior
4 21 (44.68%) Junior Analyst
4 21 (44.68%) Junior Data Analyst
5 7 (14.89%) Payroll Manager
6 3 (6.38%) Trainee
7 1 (2.13%) Administrator
7 1 (2.13%) Business Analyst
7 1 (2.13%) Business Intelligence Analyst
7 1 (2.13%) Business Intelligence Consultant
7 1 (2.13%) Business Manager
7 1 (2.13%) Business Systems Analyst
7 1 (2.13%) Commercial Analyst
7 1 (2.13%) Consultant
7 1 (2.13%) Insight Analyst
7 1 (2.13%) Insight Manager
7 1 (2.13%) Sales Administrator
7 1 (2.13%) Systems Analyst
7 1 (2.13%) Trainee Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 5 (10.64%) Self-Motivation
2 2 (4.26%) Analytical Mindset
2 2 (4.26%) Data Structures
2 2 (4.26%) Management Information System
3 1 (2.13%) Algorithms
3 1 (2.13%) Onboarding
3 1 (2.13%) Video Conferencing
Processes & Methodologies
1 27 (57.45%) Business Intelligence
2 24 (51.06%) AI
3 17 (36.17%) Problem-Solving
4 9 (19.15%) Analytics
5 8 (17.02%) Data Analysis
6 7 (14.89%) Decision-Making
7 6 (12.77%) Statistical Modelling
8 5 (10.64%) Project Management
9 4 (8.51%) Actionable Insight
9 4 (8.51%) Benchmarking
9 4 (8.51%) Compliance Management
9 4 (8.51%) Data Modelling
9 4 (8.51%) Digital Transformation Strategy
9 4 (8.51%) Mathematics
10 3 (6.38%) Business Analysis
10 3 (6.38%) Continuous Improvement
10 3 (6.38%) Data Science
10 3 (6.38%) Machine Learning
10 3 (6.38%) Time Management
10 3 (6.38%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 30 (63.83%) SQL
2 26 (55.32%) Python
3 3 (6.38%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 1 (2.13%) R
Qualifications
1 21 (44.68%) Azure Certification
2 8 (17.02%) Degree
3 1 (2.13%) CBAP
3 1 (2.13%) Master's Degree
3 1 (2.13%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (2.13%) Actionable Recommendations
1 1 (2.13%) Data Quality
1 1 (2.13%) GDPR
1 1 (2.13%) QA
Vendors
1 28 (59.57%) Microsoft
2 3 (6.38%) Google
3 2 (4.26%) Oracle
4 1 (2.13%) TIBCO
4 1 (2.13%) Xero