Microsoft Excel jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills

As of 2026-09-30, Microsoft Excel appears in 1,966 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Data Analyst has the most postings mentioning Microsoft Excel, with demand share up 9.0% vs the prior 4 weeks.

Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-30

Postings · last 90 days
1,966
Demand vs prior month
up 9.0% vs the prior 4 weeks
Top role · 10.5% of skill postings
Top hiring metro
New York City

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Frequently asked questions about Microsoft Excel

+Is Microsoft Excel in demand in 2026?

Yes. Microsoft Excel appears in 1,966 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30. Data Analyst accounts for the most postings mentioning Microsoft Excel (10.5% of all postings mentioning Microsoft Excel).

+What jobs require Microsoft Excel?

According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30, among roles with at least 20 postings, the highest shares mentioning Microsoft Excel are Business Analyst Intern (25.0% of that role’s postings mention Microsoft Excel), People Analytics Analyst (22.2% of that role’s postings mention Microsoft Excel), Quality Assurance Intern (19.4% of that role’s postings mention Microsoft Excel).

+What skills are commonly paired with Microsoft Excel?

Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-30), Microsoft Excel most often appears alongside Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, SQL, Power BI, Python.

+Where is Microsoft Excel most in demand?

As of 2026-09-30, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring Microsoft Excel are New York City, Washington, Singapore, Chicago, Boston, according to the Skillenai jobs index.

+How can I keep up with new Microsoft Excel content and jobs?

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+Which skills come before and after Microsoft Excel?

The skill-flow chart shows skills documented in adjacent positions across observed employer changes. An outgoing skill is documented in the following position but not the preceding one. These are ideas to explore, not proven prerequisites, acquisition dates, or levels of mastery. Each ribbon counts employer moves with that skill pair; one move can contribute several pairs.

Weekly indexed postings requiring Microsoft Excel — last 90 days

Salary distribution

Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized

Career paths around Microsoft Excel

Skills documented before and after this skill across employer changes.

Historical career profiles · all locations

Skills before Microsoft Excel

Before Microsoft ExcelExcel → Microsoft Excel: 23 observed employer moves with this skill pairpython → Microsoft Excel: 22 observed employer moves with this skill pairsql → Microsoft Excel: 22 observed employer moves with this skill pairTableau → Microsoft Excel: 12 observed employer moves with this skill pairPower BI → Microsoft Excel: 11 observed employer moves with this skill pairJava → Microsoft Excel: 9 observed employer moves with this skill pairPowerpoint → Microsoft Excel: 7 observed employer moves with this skill pairJira → Microsoft Excel: 7 observed employer moves with this skill pairMicrosoftExcelExcel: 23 movesExcel23 movespython: 22 movespython22 movessql: 22 movessql22 movesTableau: 12 movesTableau12 movesPower BI: 11 movesPower BI11 movesJava: 9 movesJava9 movesPowerpoint: 7 movesPowerpoint7 movesJira: 7 movesJira7 moves

Skills after Microsoft Excel

After Microsoft ExcelMicrosoft Excel → python: 45 observed employer moves with this skill pairMicrosoft Excel → Excel: 38 observed employer moves with this skill pairMicrosoft Excel → sql: 34 observed employer moves with this skill pairMicrosoft Excel → Tableau: 22 observed employer moves with this skill pairMicrosoft Excel → Power BI: 18 observed employer moves with this skill pairMicrosoft Excel → HTML: 16 observed employer moves with this skill pairMicrosoft Excel → JavaScript: 15 observed employer moves with this skill pairMicrosoft Excel → Jira: 12 observed employer moves with this skill pairMicrosoftExcelpython: 45 movespython45 movesExcel: 38 movesExcel38 movessql: 34 movessql34 movesTableau: 22 movesTableau22 movesPower BI: 18 movesPower BI18 movesHTML: 16 movesHTML16 movesJavaScript: 15 movesJavaScript15 movesJira: 12 movesJira12 moves
How to read this chart · view counts

Each side is an independent set of observed employer moves, not the same people followed through three stages. Ribbon widths compare move counts within that side. Internal moves are not included.

The following position documents a skill that the preceding position does not. Skills must be linked to both positions, with clear dates and no overlap. One move can connect several skill pairs. These patterns suggest skills to explore; they do not establish prerequisites, when a skill was learned, or a higher skill level.

Source: Skillenai talent graph, historical career profiles. Historical descriptions and coverage can change. Only the leading published connections are shown.

Observed connections and move counts
ConnectionMoves
Before: Excel23
Before: python22
Before: sql22
Before: Tableau12
Before: Power BI11
Before: Java9
Before: Powerpoint7
Before: Jira7
After: python45
After: Excel38
After: sql34
After: Tableau22
After: Power BI18
After: HTML16
After: JavaScript15
After: Jira12

Roles most likely to require Microsoft Excel

Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.

RolePostings mentioning skill% of role postings mentioning skill
Business Analyst Intern525.0%
People Analytics Analyst622.2%
Quality Assurance Intern719.4%
FP&A Analyst818.6%
Business Intelligence Intern517.2%
Data Analytics Consultant616.7%
Financial Data Analyst615.8%
Pricing Analyst615.8%
Master Data Analyst315.0%
Sales Operations Analyst914.8%

Roles with the most Microsoft Excel postings

RolePostings mentioning skillShare of skill postings
Data Analyst20610.5%
Business Analyst20410.4%
Program Manager1346.8%
Product Manager603.1%
Data Scientist301.5%
Systems Engineer281.4%
Business Intelligence Analyst261.3%
Quality Assurance Specialist211.1%
Quality Assurance Analyst130.7%
Quality Assurance Manager120.6%

Top companies posting jobs requiring Microsoft Excel

Employers ranked by indexed job postings in the last 90 days.

Top companies posting jobs requiring Microsoft Excel
CompanyPostings · 90 days
ProSidian Consulting99
Bosch20
Capco17
Globalpr16
OpenBrain15
Amazon14
Integrated Resources13
NielsenIQ13
USC13
Amgen13

Job postings indexed over the past 90 days, grouped by resolved employer. Counts are postings, not hires. Companies without a published page appear without a link.

Top metros hiring for Microsoft Excel

NamePostingsShare
New York City472.4%
Washington341.7%
Singapore281.4%
Chicago191.0%
Boston180.9%
Hyderabad180.9%
Charlotte170.9%
Toronto170.9%
Atlanta160.8%

Skills commonly paired with Microsoft Excel

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How this was computed

Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30. Skills are resolved against the Skillenai canonical taxonomy, so the same entity is counted whether a posting writes 'Python', 'Python 3', or 'python'. Role prevalence divides postings mentioning Microsoft Excel by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s Microsoft Excel postings by all Microsoft Excel postings, including postings without a role. Shares need not sum to 100% for the displayed roles. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-requested skills). Adjusted posting share: 0.6% to 0.7%. Demand share change is the relative percentage change between these adjusted shares. Each employer-and-ATS group has at least 10 postings in each 90-day window; its earlier posting count supplies the same weight in both windows. The panel includes 2,596 identified employers and covers 68% of earlier and 72% of latest indexed postings. Windows: 2026-06-02 to 2026-08-31 and 2026-06-30 to 2026-09-28 (UTC; end dates excluded). The windows overlap by 62 days. Dates reflect indexing, not the employer’s posting date. This measures posting mix, not total hiring or market-wide demand. Matching excludes entrants and exits; changes in crawl completeness within an employer or ATS can still affect the result.

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Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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Compiled by Jared Rand · Data sourced from the Skillenai labor market index