Hybrid/Remote Excel Analyst Contract Job Trends

Excel Analyst
UK > Work from Home

The median Excel Analyst daily rate for remote/hybrid work is £450, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 13 December 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 311 315 382
Rank change year-on-year +4 +67 +175
Contract jobs requiring an Excel Analyst 7 1 9
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.069% 0.008% 0.051%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.074% 0.009% 0.054%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 1 6
10th Percentile £348 - £256
25th Percentile £401 £363 £366
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £375 £463
Median % change year-on-year +20.00% -18.92% +8.82%
75th Percentile £475 £388 £500
90th Percentile - - £663
UK median daily rate £428 £375 £425
% change year-on-year +14.00% -11.76% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £18.50
Median hourly rate - - £19.00
75th Percentile - - £19.50
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate - - £19.00

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Work from Home

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies with remote/hybrid work options. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Work from Home with a recognized job title 9,503 11,296 16,780
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.31% 93.10% 94.34%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,215 7,149 11,556
10th Percentile £325 £325 £325
25th Percentile £413 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.38% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £620 £638 £638
90th Percentile £723 £750 £738
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 335 206 378
10th Percentile £15.18 £18.50 £17.60
25th Percentile £20.50 £24.26 £26.24
Median hourly rate £43.69 £38.25 £52.50
Median % change year-on-year +14.22% -27.14% -4.55%
75th Percentile £65.00 £65.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £86.63
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £34.75 £44.00
% change year-on-year -27.63% -21.02% +40.98%

Excel Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Excel Analyst' in the job title and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Excel Analyst job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid roles

Excel Analyst
Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Excel Analyst job vacancies.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Excel Analyst job vacancies

Excel Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Daily rate distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Excel Analyst over the 6 months to 13 December 2025.

Excel Analyst daily rate histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Excel Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Excel Analyst job vacancies.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Excel Analyst job vacancies

Excel Analyst Skill Set
Top 12 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs

For the 6 months to 13 December 2025, Excel Analyst contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract jobs with hybrid/remote work options featuring Excel Analyst in the job title.

1 4 (57.14%) Application Rationalisation
1 4 (57.14%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (42.86%) Microsoft
3 2 (28.57%) Asset Management
3 2 (28.57%) Data Analysis
3 2 (28.57%) Data Interpretation
4 1 (14.29%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (14.29%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (14.29%) PMO
4 1 (14.29%) Poppulo
4 1 (14.29%) Translating Business Requirements
4 1 (14.29%) VBA

Excel Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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:

Applications
1 4 (57.14%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (14.29%) Microsoft Office
General
1 5 (71.43%) Finance
2 2 (28.57%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (14.29%) Banking
3 1 (14.29%) Documentation Skills
3 1 (14.29%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 1 (14.29%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (57.14%) Application Rationalisation
2 2 (28.57%) Asset Management
2 2 (28.57%) Data Analysis
2 2 (28.57%) Data Interpretation
3 1 (14.29%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (14.29%) Translating Business Requirements
Programming Languages
1 1 (14.29%) VBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (14.29%) PMO
Vendors
1 3 (42.86%) Microsoft
2 1 (14.29%) Poppulo