Hybrid/Remote Microsoft Excel Job Trends

Microsoft Excel
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring Microsoft Excel skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 1 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 114 90 50
Rank change year-on-year -24 -40 +39
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Excel 559 655 1,197
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.52% 3.96% 4.60%
As % of the Applications category 39.70% 28.74% 52.59%
Number of salaries quoted 344 400 422
10th Percentile £29,000 £26,250 £26,250
25th Percentile £32,706 £30,500 £30,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £43,865
Median % change year-on-year - +2.59% +3.21%
75th Percentile £60,000 £64,022 £58,750
90th Percentile £73,750 £85,000 £67,500
UK median annual salary £40,000 £42,038 £42,500
% change year-on-year -4.85% -1.09% -

All Software Application Skills
Work from Home

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 with remote or hybrid options requiring software application skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for software application skills 1,408 2,279 2,276
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 6.34% 13.78% 8.75%
Number of salaries quoted 792 871 1,236
10th Percentile £28,525 £26,500 £26,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £31,500 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £47,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% +5.56% -10.00%
75th Percentile £60,000 £66,206 £62,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £75,000
UK median annual salary £40,000 £42,500 £42,000
% change year-on-year -5.88% +1.19% -5.97%

Microsoft Excel
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Microsoft Excel and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Microsoft Excel job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Microsoft Excel
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Microsoft Excel.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Excel
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Microsoft Excel over the 6 months to 1 August 2026.

Microsoft Excel salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Microsoft Excel
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:

Application Platforms
1 60 (10.73%) SharePoint
2 7 (1.25%) Confluence
3 5 (0.89%) Apache Spark
4 3 (0.54%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 3 (0.54%) Microsoft Exchange
5 2 (0.36%) CMS
5 2 (0.36%) Jupyter
5 2 (0.36%) WordPress
6 1 (0.18%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 154 (27.55%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 153 (27.37%) Microsoft Office
3 21 (3.76%) Acrobat
4 16 (2.86%) Microsoft Project
4 16 (2.86%) MS Visio
5 15 (2.68%) Spreadsheet
6 5 (0.89%) Chatbot
7 4 (0.72%) Windchill
8 3 (0.54%) AutoCAD
8 3 (0.54%) SOLIDWORKS
9 1 (0.18%) Trello
Business Applications
1 24 (4.29%) Dynamics CRM
2 23 (4.11%) NetSuite
3 12 (2.15%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 5 (0.89%) SAP ERP
5 4 (0.72%) Academy Housing
5 4 (0.72%) Salesforce CRM
6 3 (0.54%) BambooHR
6 3 (0.54%) Raiser’s Edge
7 2 (0.36%) Oracle ERP
7 2 (0.36%) Visualfiles
8 1 (0.18%) Cognos Business Intelligence
8 1 (0.18%) Elite 3E
8 1 (0.18%) Infor SunSystems
8 1 (0.18%) Magento
8 1 (0.18%) Odoo
8 1 (0.18%) Oracle Payables
Cloud Services
1 186 (33.27%) Power Platform
2 36 (6.44%) Microsoft 365
3 26 (4.65%) SaaS
4 21 (3.76%) Azure
4 21 (3.76%) Dynamics 365
5 16 (2.86%) Power Automate
5 16 (2.86%) PowerApps
6 10 (1.79%) AWS
7 9 (1.61%) Microsoft Copilot
8 7 (1.25%) OneDrive
9 6 (1.07%) ChatGPT
9 6 (1.07%) Miro
9 6 (1.07%) Smartsheet
10 5 (0.89%) GitHub
11 3 (0.54%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 3 (0.54%) Google Analytics
11 3 (0.54%) Google Sheets
12 2 (0.36%) Azure Data Factory
12 2 (0.36%) Canva
12 2 (0.36%) Figma
Communications & Networking
1 13 (2.33%) Broadband
2 4 (0.72%) LAN
2 4 (0.72%) WAN
3 3 (0.54%) Firewall
3 3 (0.54%) VPN
4 2 (0.36%) Internet
4 2 (0.36%) WebEx
5 1 (0.18%) Ethernet
5 1 (0.18%) Intranet
5 1 (0.18%) IP Telephony
5 1 (0.18%) Network Security
5 1 (0.18%) SD-WAN
5 1 (0.18%) Wi-Fi
5 1 (0.18%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 177 (31.66%) Power BI
2 45 (8.05%) Tableau
3 34 (6.08%) Power Query
4 18 (3.22%) Data Lake
5 12 (2.15%) SAP BW
6 10 (1.79%) Relational Database
7 8 (1.43%) SQL Server
8 7 (1.25%) Data Warehouse
8 7 (1.25%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 6 (1.07%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 5 (0.89%) Big Data
11 4 (0.72%) Db2
11 4 (0.72%) DB2 UDB
11 4 (0.72%) QlikView
12 3 (0.54%) Looker
12 3 (0.54%) PowerPivot
13 2 (0.36%) KNIME
13 2 (0.36%) MS Access
13 2 (0.36%) Star Schema
14 1 (0.18%) Data Mining
Development Applications
1 36 (6.44%) JIRA
2 6 (1.07%) Git
2 6 (1.07%) Visual Studio
3 2 (0.36%) Jenkins
3 2 (0.36%) JMeter
3 2 (0.36%) Postman
3 2 (0.36%) Visual Studio Code
4 1 (0.18%) Balsamiq
4 1 (0.18%) Toad
General
1 327 (58.50%) Social Skills
2 251 (44.90%) Finance
3 191 (34.17%) Analytical Skills
4 103 (18.43%) Organisational Skills
5 56 (10.02%) Marketing
6 48 (8.59%) Legal
7 43 (7.69%) Retail
8 35 (6.26%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 31 (5.55%) Public Sector
10 30 (5.37%) Banking
10 30 (5.37%) Billing
11 26 (4.65%) Influencing Skills
11 26 (4.65%) Presentation Skills
12 24 (4.29%) Telecoms
13 16 (2.86%) Automotive
14 14 (2.50%) Law
15 10 (1.79%) Manufacturing
16 8 (1.43%) Documentation Skills
16 8 (1.43%) General Ledger
17 6 (1.07%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 181 (32.38%) Analyst
2 53 (9.48%) Administrator
3 49 (8.77%) Data Analyst
4 43 (7.69%) Report Analyst
5 34 (6.08%) Senior
6 30 (5.37%) Financial Analyst
7 26 (4.65%) Accountant
8 25 (4.47%) Business Analyst
9 19 (3.40%) Senior Analyst
10 16 (2.86%) Service Analyst
11 15 (2.68%) Consultant
11 15 (2.68%) Junior
12 13 (2.33%) Systems Manager
13 12 (2.15%) Data Administrator
13 12 (2.15%) Lead
13 12 (2.15%) Management Accountant
13 12 (2.15%) Senior Consultant
14 11 (1.97%) Coordinator
14 11 (1.97%) Sales Administrator
15 10 (1.79%) Service Desk Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (2.15%) Oracle Fusion
2 5 (0.89%) ODBC
3 3 (0.54%) Godot
3 3 (0.54%) Unreal Engine
4 2 (0.36%) EDI
4 2 (0.36%) HTML
4 2 (0.36%) Matplotlib
4 2 (0.36%) NumPy
4 2 (0.36%) OAuth
4 2 (0.36%) OpenID
4 2 (0.36%) Pandas
4 2 (0.36%) PySpark
4 2 (0.36%) Seaborn
5 1 (0.18%) PyTorch
5 1 (0.18%) SciPy
5 1 (0.18%) TAPI
5 1 (0.18%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 54 (9.66%) Management Information System
2 49 (8.77%) Onboarding
3 31 (5.55%) Self-Motivation
4 23 (4.11%) Social Media
5 20 (3.58%) Data Structures
6 16 (2.86%) Analytical Mindset
7 12 (2.15%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 12 (2.15%) Web Conferencing
8 7 (1.25%) e-Learning
8 7 (1.25%) Housing Association
9 6 (1.07%) NHS
9 6 (1.07%) Reinsurance
10 5 (0.89%) FMCG
10 5 (0.89%) Legacy Systems
10 5 (0.89%) Life Science
10 5 (0.89%) Low-Code
10 5 (0.89%) Mobile App
11 4 (0.72%) Robotics
12 3 (0.54%) CCTV
12 3 (0.54%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 7 (1.25%) Windows
2 4 (0.72%) Linux
2 4 (0.72%) Unix
3 2 (0.36%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 188 (33.63%) Business Intelligence
2 165 (29.52%) Problem-Solving
3 130 (23.26%) Decision-Making
4 126 (22.54%) Continuous Improvement
5 93 (16.64%) Process Improvement
6 82 (14.67%) Project Management
7 80 (14.31%) CRM
8 72 (12.88%) Stakeholder Management
9 67 (11.99%) Data Analysis
10 62 (11.09%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 60 (10.73%) Data Management
11 60 (10.73%) ERP
12 59 (10.55%) Agile
12 59 (10.55%) Analytics
13 47 (8.41%) Customer Service
13 47 (8.41%) Mentoring
14 46 (8.23%) Validation
15 42 (7.51%) Visualisation
16 38 (6.80%) Actionable Insight
17 36 (6.44%) Budgeting and Forecasting
Programming Languages
1 123 (22.00%) SQL
2 51 (9.12%) Python
3 31 (5.55%) VBA
4 15 (2.68%) JavaScript
5 7 (1.25%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 7 (1.25%) R
6 6 (1.07%) VB
7 5 (0.89%) C#
8 4 (0.72%) PowerShell
8 4 (0.72%) VBScript
9 3 (0.54%) C
9 3 (0.54%) C++
10 2 (0.36%) Bash
10 2 (0.36%) Java
11 1 (0.18%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 101 (18.07%) Degree
2 78 (13.95%) ACCA
3 74 (13.24%) CIMA
4 26 (4.65%) DBS Check
5 24 (4.29%) Security Cleared
6 20 (3.58%) AAT
6 20 (3.58%) SC Cleared
7 12 (2.15%) PMI Certification
8 10 (1.79%) PMP
9 8 (1.43%) Master's Degree
10 7 (1.25%) ICAEW
11 6 (1.07%) BPSS Clearance
12 5 (0.89%) DV Cleared
13 2 (0.36%) (ISC)2 CCSP
13 2 (0.36%) Cisco Certification
13 2 (0.36%) CISSP
13 2 (0.36%) HNC
13 2 (0.36%) ISTQB
13 2 (0.36%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
13 2 (0.36%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 68 (12.16%) Data Quality
2 37 (6.62%) GDPR
3 30 (5.37%) QA
4 16 (2.86%) Accessibility
5 15 (2.68%) IFRS
5 15 (2.68%) PMO
6 14 (2.50%) COREP
6 14 (2.50%) FINREP
7 11 (1.97%) GAAP
8 7 (1.25%) Actionable Recommendations
8 7 (1.25%) SLA
9 6 (1.07%) GRC
10 4 (0.72%) Def Stans
10 4 (0.72%) ISO 9000
10 4 (0.72%) ISO 9001
10 4 (0.72%) ISO/IEC 15288
10 4 (0.72%) Software Quality Assurance
11 3 (0.54%) ISO/IEC 27001
11 3 (0.54%) TickIT
12 1 (0.18%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 4 (0.72%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (0.18%) Embedded Firmware
2 1 (0.18%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 4 (0.72%) SCCM
2 2 (0.36%) Ansible
2 2 (0.36%) Single Sign-On
2 2 (0.36%) Terraform
3 1 (0.18%) Autotask
3 1 (0.18%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 231 (41.32%) Microsoft
2 32 (5.72%) SAP
3 30 (5.37%) Adobe
4 28 (5.01%) Oracle
5 19 (3.40%) Salesforce
6 17 (3.04%) HubSpot
7 14 (2.50%) Sage
7 14 (2.50%) Xero
8 8 (1.43%) Google
8 8 (1.43%) ServiceNow
9 7 (1.25%) JD Edwards
10 6 (1.07%) Databricks
10 6 (1.07%) Workday
11 5 (0.89%) Alteryx
11 5 (0.89%) BMC
12 4 (0.72%) Apple
12 4 (0.72%) Hyperion
12 4 (0.72%) IBM
12 4 (0.72%) VMware
12 4 (0.72%) Zoho