Microsoft Excel Job Trends in the West Midlands

Microsoft Excel
England > West Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the West Midlands requiring Microsoft Excel skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 43 17 49
Rank change year-on-year -26 +32 -4
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Excel 174 466 161
As % of all permanent jobs in the West Midlands 4.89% 8.53% 4.75%
As % of the Applications category 31.24% 68.83% 46.80%
Number of salaries quoted 113 51 120
10th Percentile £27,550 £30,500 £21,493
25th Percentile £31,000 £32,500 £27,760
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £35,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year +14.29% -12.50% +4.58%
75th Percentile £47,500 £45,000 £54,075
90th Percentile £60,000 £58,750 £62,500
England median annual salary £41,000 £47,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year -13.68% +5.56% -5.26%

All Software Application Skills
West Midlands

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 West Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for software application skills 557 677 344
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 15.65% 12.40% 10.15%
Number of salaries quoted 236 156 232
10th Percentile £26,875 £29,000 £22,444
25th Percentile £30,000 £32,500 £29,688
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £40,000 £44,388
Median % change year-on-year -6.25% -9.89% +10.97%
75th Percentile £45,000 £53,750 £57,500
90th Percentile £60,000 £58,875 £67,375
England median annual salary £40,000 £47,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year -15.79% +5.56% -2.96%

Microsoft Excel
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

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

Microsoft Excel job vacancy trend in the West Midlands

Microsoft Excel
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

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

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

Microsoft Excel
Salary Histogram in the West Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Microsoft Excel in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 13 November 2025.

Salary histogram for Microsoft Excel in the West Midlands

Microsoft Excel
Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft Excel within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 13 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
Birmingham +18 46 £40,000 -3.03% 37
Warwickshire -8 33 £32,500 -44.68% 25
Staffordshire -19 32 £38,750 +10.71% 32
Herefordshire +6 13 £30,000 +14.50% 4
Walsall - 13 £45,000 - 4
Coventry -13 9 £60,000 +118.18% 8
Worcestershire +8 8 £31,000 -20.00% 10
Shropshire -9 5 £40,250 -30.00% 5
Solihull -17 2 £34,000 - 5
Wednesbury - 2 £50,000 - 1
West Bromwich +1 1 £26,000 - 3
Microsoft Excel
England

Microsoft Excel
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands 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 7 (4.02%) SharePoint
2 4 (2.30%) Confluence
3 1 (0.57%) Apache Airflow
Applications
1 62 (35.63%) Microsoft Office
2 16 (9.20%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 4 (2.30%) Spreadsheet
4 3 (1.72%) Microsoft Project
4 3 (1.72%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 4 (2.30%) SAP FI
2 2 (1.15%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.57%) Elite 3E
3 1 (0.57%) Oracle SCM
3 1 (0.57%) Pegasus Opera
Cloud Services
1 50 (28.74%) Power Platform
2 21 (12.07%) Microsoft 365
3 9 (5.17%) Smartsheet
4 6 (3.45%) OCI
5 5 (2.87%) Snowflake
6 4 (2.30%) Azure
6 4 (2.30%) Dynamics 365
7 3 (1.72%) Google Sheets
8 2 (1.15%) Azure Data Factory
8 2 (1.15%) Azure Synapse Analytics
8 2 (1.15%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
9 1 (0.57%) Entra ID
9 1 (0.57%) GitHub
9 1 (0.57%) Google Analytics
9 1 (0.57%) Mimecast
9 1 (0.57%) Power Automate
9 1 (0.57%) PowerApps
9 1 (0.57%) SaaS
9 1 (0.57%) ShareGate
Communications & Networking
1 7 (4.02%) Intranet
2 3 (1.72%) Internet
2 3 (1.72%) Wi-Fi
3 2 (1.15%) Remote Desktop
3 2 (1.15%) VPN
4 1 (0.57%) DHCP
4 1 (0.57%) DNS
4 1 (0.57%) Firewall
4 1 (0.57%) Kerberos
4 1 (0.57%) Network Security
4 1 (0.57%) SMS
4 1 (0.57%) TCP/IP
4 1 (0.57%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 50 (28.74%) Power BI
2 14 (8.05%) GIS
3 12 (6.90%) Data Mining
4 11 (6.32%) Tableau
5 7 (4.02%) Oracle Reports
6 6 (3.45%) Power Query
7 4 (2.30%) Relational Database
7 4 (2.30%) SQL Server
8 3 (1.72%) MS Access
9 2 (1.15%) Azure SQL Database
9 2 (1.15%) Data Lake
9 2 (1.15%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 1 (0.57%) Big Data
10 1 (0.57%) BusinessObjects
10 1 (0.57%) Looker
10 1 (0.57%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 8 (4.60%) JIRA
2 1 (0.57%) Git
2 1 (0.57%) RStudio
General
1 97 (55.75%) Finance
2 81 (46.55%) Social Skills
3 49 (28.16%) Analytical Skills
4 26 (14.94%) Legal
5 24 (13.79%) Marketing
6 23 (13.22%) Organisational Skills
7 18 (10.34%) Manufacturing
8 14 (8.05%) Fire and Rescue
9 13 (7.47%) Retail
10 12 (6.90%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 10 (5.75%) Electronics
12 9 (5.17%) Telecoms
13 6 (3.45%) Law
13 6 (3.45%) Public Sector
14 4 (2.30%) Military
15 2 (1.15%) Police
16 1 (0.57%) Billing
16 1 (0.57%) Influencing Skills
16 1 (0.57%) Presentation Skills
16 1 (0.57%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 49 (28.16%) Analyst
2 16 (9.20%) Data Analyst
3 14 (8.05%) Network Engineer
4 13 (7.47%) Senior
5 10 (5.75%) Administrator
5 10 (5.75%) Delivery Manager
6 9 (5.17%) Business Intelligence Analyst
6 9 (5.17%) Coordinator
6 9 (5.17%) Support Analyst
7 8 (4.60%) Accountant
7 8 (4.60%) Service Manager
7 8 (4.60%) Trainee
8 7 (4.02%) Accounts Assistant
8 7 (4.02%) Project Manager
8 7 (4.02%) Service Delivery Manager
8 7 (4.02%) Systems Support
8 7 (4.02%) Trainee Analyst
8 7 (4.02%) Trainee Data Analyst
9 6 (3.45%) Systems Accountant
10 5 (2.87%) Systems Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (3.45%) Oracle Fusion
2 4 (2.30%) EDI
3 2 (1.15%) .NET
3 2 (1.15%) .NET Framework
3 2 (1.15%) ADO
3 2 (1.15%) Blazor
3 2 (1.15%) ODBC
3 2 (1.15%) WPF
4 1 (0.57%) Ember.js
4 1 (0.57%) JSON
4 1 (0.57%) LDAP
4 1 (0.57%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 15 (8.62%) Onboarding
2 14 (8.05%) SCADA
3 12 (6.90%) Management Information System
4 11 (6.32%) Driving Licence
5 7 (4.02%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 6 (3.45%) FMCG
6 6 (3.45%) Pricing Data
7 5 (2.87%) Analytical Mindset
8 4 (2.30%) Data Structures
8 4 (2.30%) Legacy Systems
9 3 (1.72%) Algorithms
10 2 (1.15%) Housing Association
10 2 (1.15%) Renewable Energy
10 2 (1.15%) Self-Motivation
10 2 (1.15%) Web Conferencing
11 1 (0.57%) iSeries
11 1 (0.57%) Product Ownership
11 1 (0.57%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 7 (4.02%) Windows
2 2 (1.15%) Windows Server
3 1 (0.57%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 78 (44.83%) Problem-Solving
2 46 (26.44%) Business Intelligence
3 38 (21.84%) Data Analysis
4 34 (19.54%) Project Management
5 29 (16.67%) Analytics
6 28 (16.09%) ERP
7 26 (14.94%) Decision-Making
8 25 (14.37%) Actionable Insight
9 24 (13.79%) Continuous Improvement
10 22 (12.64%) Customer Service
10 22 (12.64%) Process Improvement
11 20 (11.49%) Collaborative Working
11 20 (11.49%) Data Analytics
12 15 (8.62%) Agile
12 15 (8.62%) Incident Management
12 15 (8.62%) User Acceptance Testing
13 14 (8.05%) Regulatory Compliance
14 13 (7.47%) Project Delivery
14 13 (7.47%) Service Delivery
14 13 (7.47%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 48 (27.59%) SQL
2 21 (12.07%) Python
3 8 (4.60%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 4 (2.30%) R
4 4 (2.30%) T-SQL
4 4 (2.30%) VBA
5 3 (1.72%) PHP
6 2 (1.15%) C#
6 2 (1.15%) Delphi
6 2 (1.15%) Java
6 2 (1.15%) JavaScript
6 2 (1.15%) XAML
7 1 (0.57%) VB
Qualifications
1 36 (20.69%) Degree
2 23 (13.22%) ACCA
2 23 (13.22%) CIMA
3 16 (9.20%) AAT
4 4 (2.30%) Computer Science Degree
5 2 (1.15%) CCAB
5 2 (1.15%) DBS Check
5 2 (1.15%) Master's Degree
5 2 (1.15%) Security Cleared
6 1 (0.57%) A+ Certification
6 1 (0.57%) Microsoft Certification
6 1 (0.57%) Network+ Certification
6 1 (0.57%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (10.34%) Data Quality
2 9 (5.17%) PMO
3 5 (2.87%) SLA
4 4 (2.30%) Actionable Recommendations
4 4 (2.30%) GDPR
5 2 (1.15%) Accessibility
6 1 (0.57%) EMIR
6 1 (0.57%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 1 (0.57%) P3O
6 1 (0.57%) QA
System Software
1 3 (1.72%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.57%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (0.57%) AirWatch
1 1 (0.57%) Microsoft Intune
1 1 (0.57%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
Vendors
1 102 (58.62%) Microsoft
2 8 (4.60%) SAP
3 7 (4.02%) Oracle
4 5 (2.87%) Databricks
4 5 (2.87%) Sage
4 5 (2.87%) Salesforce
5 4 (2.30%) Google
6 3 (1.72%) Cognos
6 3 (1.72%) HubSpot
6 3 (1.72%) Remedy
6 3 (1.72%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
7 2 (1.15%) Adobe
8 1 (0.57%) Alteryx
8 1 (0.57%) Pegasus
8 1 (0.57%) ServiceNow
8 1 (0.57%) Symantec