Spreadsheet Contracts

Spreadsheets
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for Spreadsheet skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Spreadsheet over the 6 months to 20 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
20 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 374 532 594
Rank change year-on-year +158 +62 -71
Contract jobs citing Spreadsheet 208 162 270
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.49% 0.28% 0.31%
As % of the Applications category 6.37% 3.82% 4.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 73 92 169
10th Percentile £201 £168 £139
25th Percentile £300 £245 £225
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £423 £423 £450
Median % change year-on-year - -6.11% +15.24%
75th Percentile £500 £541 £588
90th Percentile £620 £638 £763
UK excluding London median daily rate £340 £381 £300
% change year-on-year -10.64% +26.83% -7.69%
Number of hourly rates quoted 62 16 40
10th Percentile £11.71 £13.91 £12.03
25th Percentile £12.88 £14.11 £13.15
Median hourly rate £15.79 £34.50 £16.10
Median % change year-on-year -54.23% +114.29% +5.57%
75th Percentile £25.00 £49.00 £21.13
90th Percentile £51.38 - £45.03
UK excluding London median hourly rate £15.79 £43.00 £14.50
% change year-on-year -63.28% +196.55% -0.21%

All Software Application Skills
UK

Spreadsheet is in the Software Applications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for software application skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for software application skills 3,265 4,246 6,562
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 7.68% 7.41% 7.43%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,678 2,770 4,390
10th Percentile £165 £186 £160
25th Percentile £213 £281 £263
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £425 £430
Median % change year-on-year -5.88% -1.16% +7.50%
75th Percentile £538 £575 £550
90th Percentile £650 £684 £650
UK excluding London median daily rate £350 £395 £375
% change year-on-year -11.39% +5.33% +7.14%
Number of hourly rates quoted 627 265 427
10th Percentile £11.50 £14.29 £10.77
25th Percentile £14.00 £18.25 £14.25
Median hourly rate £17.00 £31.92 £21.50
Median % change year-on-year -46.74% +48.47% +19.44%
75th Percentile £38.59 £52.50 £46.19
90th Percentile £57.50 £65.00 £55.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £16.06 £26.49 £19.25
% change year-on-year -39.37% +37.65% +7.66%

Spreadsheet
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Spreadsheet as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Spreadsheet in the UK

Spreadsheet
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Spreadsheet.

Daily rate trend for Spreadsheet in the UK

Spreadsheet
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Spreadsheet over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Spreadsheet in the UK

Spreadsheet
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Spreadsheet.

Hourly rate trend for Spreadsheet in the UK

Spreadsheet
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Spreadsheet over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Spreadsheet in the UK

Spreadsheet
Top 14 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Spreadsheet within the UK over the 6 months to 20 May 2024. 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +178 196 £423 -0.59% 243
UK excluding London +95 136 £340 -10.64% 196
London +105 66 £475 - 77
Work from Home +109 56 £423 -5.59% 61
South West +37 41 £267 -34.18% 34
South East +35 25 £373 -20.59% 45
North of England +39 23 £215 -58.05% 46
Midlands +28 22 £320 -14.67% 40
East of England +14 20 £400 +4.99% 13
North West +30 18 £390 - 24
West Midlands +28 16 £318 -20.63% 22
Scotland +28 6 £350 +55.56% 10
East Midlands +19 5 £391 +38.23% 19
Yorkshire +14 5 £193 -62.44% 18

Spreadsheet
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 8 (3.85%) SharePoint
2 1 (0.48%) Confluence
2 1 (0.48%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 85 (40.87%) Microsoft Excel
2 69 (33.17%) Microsoft Office
3 25 (12.02%) Microsoft Project
4 14 (6.73%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 4 (1.92%) Acrobat
5 4 (1.92%) Adobe Illustrator
6 1 (0.48%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 9 (4.33%) Primavera
2 7 (3.37%) NEC Housing
3 2 (0.96%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.96%) NetSuite
3 2 (0.96%) SAP PS
4 1 (0.48%) Oracle EBS
4 1 (0.48%) Oracle Payroll
4 1 (0.48%) Oracle Receivables
4 1 (0.48%) SAP MM
4 1 (0.48%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 11 (5.29%) Power Platform
2 8 (3.85%) Microsoft 365
3 6 (2.88%) Azure
3 6 (2.88%) Google Workspace
4 4 (1.92%) AWS
4 4 (1.92%) SaaS
5 3 (1.44%) Snowflake
6 2 (0.96%) Google Docs
7 1 (0.48%) Azure Data Factory
7 1 (0.48%) Google Sheets
7 1 (0.48%) OCI
7 1 (0.48%) OneDrive
7 1 (0.48%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 4 (1.92%) Internet
2 2 (0.96%) WAN
3 1 (0.48%) DHCP
3 1 (0.48%) DNS
3 1 (0.48%) Intranet
3 1 (0.48%) LAN
3 1 (0.48%) SD-WAN
3 1 (0.48%) WebEx
3 1 (0.48%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (5.29%) Power BI
2 7 (3.37%) Oracle Database
2 7 (3.37%) Oracle Reports
3 3 (1.44%) Big Data
3 3 (1.44%) Electronic Patient Records
3 3 (1.44%) SQL Server
4 1 (0.48%) BusinessObjects
4 1 (0.48%) Data Warehouse
4 1 (0.48%) Oracle BI Publisher
4 1 (0.48%) Power Query
4 1 (0.48%) Relational Database
4 1 (0.48%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 1 (0.48%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 1 (0.48%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 25 (12.02%) JIRA
2 1 (0.48%) Oracle Forms
General
1 93 (44.71%) Social Skills
2 64 (30.77%) Finance
3 51 (24.52%) Analytical Skills
4 34 (16.35%) Presentation Skills
5 19 (9.13%) Local Government
5 19 (9.13%) Public Sector
6 12 (5.77%) Organisational Skills
7 11 (5.29%) Banking
8 8 (3.85%) Police
9 7 (3.37%) Billing
10 6 (2.88%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 6 (2.88%) Legal
10 6 (2.88%) Manufacturing
10 6 (2.88%) Retail
11 5 (2.40%) Influencing Skills
12 4 (1.92%) Automotive
12 4 (1.92%) Multimedia
12 4 (1.92%) Publishing
13 3 (1.44%) Front Office
13 3 (1.44%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 45 (21.63%) Analyst
2 27 (12.98%) Lead
3 24 (11.54%) Project Leader
4 22 (10.58%) Administrator
5 21 (10.10%) Senior
6 13 (6.25%) Senior Analyst
7 10 (4.81%) Coordinator
7 10 (4.81%) Project Manager
8 9 (4.33%) Project Planner
9 8 (3.85%) Business Analyst
10 7 (3.37%) Performance Analyst
10 7 (3.37%) Technical Engineer
11 6 (2.88%) Data Analyst
11 6 (2.88%) Developer
11 6 (2.88%) Project Coordinator
12 5 (2.40%) Data Manager
13 4 (1.92%) Change Manager
13 4 (1.92%) Consultant
13 4 (1.92%) Project Administrator
13 4 (1.92%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (3.37%) .NET
2 1 (0.48%) Flash
2 1 (0.48%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 27 (12.98%) Management Information System
2 18 (8.65%) Self-Motivation
3 8 (3.85%) Legacy Systems
4 5 (2.40%) NHS
5 4 (1.92%) Animation
5 4 (1.92%) Infotainment
5 4 (1.92%) Onboarding
6 3 (1.44%) Data Protection Act
6 3 (1.44%) Freedom of Information
6 3 (1.44%) Smartphone
7 2 (0.96%) Data Structures
7 2 (0.96%) PMI
7 2 (0.96%) Product Ownership
8 1 (0.48%) Derivative
8 1 (0.48%) Fixed Income
8 1 (0.48%) Housing Association
8 1 (0.48%) Legacy Applications
8 1 (0.48%) Public Cloud
8 1 (0.48%) Reinsurance
8 1 (0.48%) Smartcard
Operating Systems
1 6 (2.88%) Windows
2 1 (0.48%) Android
2 1 (0.48%) Apple iOS
2 1 (0.48%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 60 (28.85%) Problem-Solving
2 54 (25.96%) Project Management
3 38 (18.27%) Agile
4 33 (15.87%) Stakeholder Management
5 32 (15.38%) Project Planning
6 31 (14.90%) PRINCE2
7 30 (14.42%) Data Management
8 27 (12.98%) Project Delivery
9 25 (12.02%) Scaled Agile Framework
9 25 (12.02%) Workshop Facilitation
10 24 (11.54%) Commercial Awareness
10 24 (11.54%) Creative Problem-Solving
11 23 (11.06%) Decision-Making
12 15 (7.21%) Data Protection
13 12 (5.77%) Business Intelligence
14 11 (5.29%) Data Analysis
14 11 (5.29%) Data Collection
14 11 (5.29%) Migration
14 11 (5.29%) Performance Management
14 11 (5.29%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 23 (11.06%) SQL
2 10 (4.81%) VBA
3 7 (3.37%) C#
3 7 (3.37%) C++
3 7 (3.37%) Python
3 7 (3.37%) VB.NET
4 2 (0.96%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 2 (0.96%) R
5 1 (0.48%) Java
5 1 (0.48%) VB
Qualifications
1 39 (18.75%) Security Cleared
2 32 (15.38%) DV Cleared
3 26 (12.50%) Degree
4 25 (12.02%) APMP
5 9 (4.33%) DBS Check
6 6 (2.88%) SC Cleared
7 2 (0.96%) Master's Degree
7 2 (0.96%) PMI Certification
7 2 (0.96%) PMP
7 2 (0.96%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
8 1 (0.48%) APMG
8 1 (0.48%) Azure Certification
8 1 (0.48%) Computer Science Degree
8 1 (0.48%) ECDL
8 1 (0.48%) ISEB
8 1 (0.48%) ISTQB
8 1 (0.48%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 35 (16.83%) PMO
2 12 (5.77%) Data Quality
3 6 (2.88%) SLA
4 5 (2.40%) GDPR
5 3 (1.44%) ISO 14001
5 3 (1.44%) ISO 9001
5 3 (1.44%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 2 (0.96%) Accessibility
6 2 (0.96%) QA
7 1 (0.48%) GAAP
7 1 (0.48%) IFRS
7 1 (0.48%) IFRS 17
7 1 (0.48%) IFRS 9
7 1 (0.48%) P3O
7 1 (0.48%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 1 (0.48%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (0.48%) Microsoft Intune
1 1 (0.48%) SCCM
Vendors
1 102 (49.04%) Microsoft
2 17 (8.17%) Oracle
3 11 (5.29%) Google
3 11 (5.29%) SAP
4 7 (3.37%) NEC
4 7 (3.37%) Northgate
5 4 (1.92%) Adobe
6 2 (0.96%) Databricks
6 2 (0.96%) Facebook
6 2 (0.96%) ServiceNow
6 2 (0.96%) Workday
7 1 (0.48%) Alteryx
7 1 (0.48%) Cisco
7 1 (0.48%) Civica
7 1 (0.48%) Datix
7 1 (0.48%) Infoblox
7 1 (0.48%) Logitech
7 1 (0.48%) Planview
7 1 (0.48%) Salesforce
7 1 (0.48%) Samsung