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 18 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 113 99 52
Rank change year-on-year -14 -47 +37
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Excel 528 615 1,399
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.46% 3.74% 4.57%
As % of the Applications category 38.10% 26.60% 52.08%
Number of salaries quoted 322 365 584
10th Percentile £29,000 £26,250 £25,753
25th Percentile £31,500 £30,250 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £42,500 £44,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.88% -3.41% +3.53%
75th Percentile £60,000 £62,500 £57,500
90th Percentile £74,875 £85,000 £67,500
UK median annual salary £40,000 £42,131 £40,144
% change year-on-year -5.06% +4.95% -5.54%

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 1,386 2,312 2,686
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 6.45% 14.07% 8.77%
Number of salaries quoted 753 915 1,595
10th Percentile £28,500 £27,000 £25,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £32,500 £30,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,500 £50,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.00% +11.11% -8.16%
75th Percentile £60,000 £66,225 £58,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £75,750 £70,000
UK median annual salary £40,000 £42,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year -5.88% +6.25% -11.11%

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 18 July 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 61 (11.55%) SharePoint
2 5 (0.95%) Apache Spark
3 4 (0.76%) Adobe Experience Manager
3 4 (0.76%) Confluence
4 3 (0.57%) Microsoft Exchange
5 2 (0.38%) CMS
5 2 (0.38%) Jupyter
5 2 (0.38%) WordPress
6 1 (0.19%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 140 (26.52%) Microsoft Office
2 138 (26.14%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 16 (3.03%) Microsoft Project
4 15 (2.84%) Spreadsheet
5 13 (2.46%) MS Visio
6 11 (2.08%) Acrobat
7 4 (0.76%) Chatbot
7 4 (0.76%) Windchill
8 3 (0.57%) AutoCAD
8 3 (0.57%) SOLIDWORKS
9 1 (0.19%) Trello
Business Applications
1 25 (4.73%) Dynamics CRM
2 20 (3.79%) NetSuite
3 12 (2.27%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 5 (0.95%) Salesforce CRM
4 5 (0.95%) SAP ERP
5 3 (0.57%) BambooHR
5 3 (0.57%) Raiser’s Edge
6 2 (0.38%) Magento
6 2 (0.38%) Odoo
6 2 (0.38%) Oracle ERP
7 1 (0.19%) Cognos Business Intelligence
7 1 (0.19%) Elite 3E
7 1 (0.19%) Infor SunSystems
7 1 (0.19%) Oracle Payables
7 1 (0.19%) Visualfiles
Cloud Services
1 175 (33.14%) Power Platform
2 37 (7.01%) Microsoft 365
3 23 (4.36%) Dynamics 365
4 20 (3.79%) Azure
4 20 (3.79%) SaaS
5 16 (3.03%) PowerApps
6 15 (2.84%) Power Automate
7 11 (2.08%) OneDrive
8 10 (1.89%) Microsoft Copilot
9 8 (1.52%) ChatGPT
10 6 (1.14%) AWS
10 6 (1.14%) Miro
10 6 (1.14%) Smartsheet
11 5 (0.95%) GitHub
12 4 (0.76%) Azure Data Factory
12 4 (0.76%) Google Sheets
13 3 (0.57%) Azure Synapse Analytics
14 2 (0.38%) Canva
14 2 (0.38%) Copilot Studio
14 2 (0.38%) Figma
Communications & Networking
1 13 (2.46%) Broadband
2 4 (0.76%) LAN
2 4 (0.76%) WAN
3 3 (0.57%) Firewall
3 3 (0.57%) IP Telephony
3 3 (0.57%) VPN
4 2 (0.38%) Ethernet
4 2 (0.38%) Internet
4 2 (0.38%) WebEx
5 1 (0.19%) Intranet
5 1 (0.19%) Network Security
5 1 (0.19%) SD-WAN
5 1 (0.19%) Wi-Fi
5 1 (0.19%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 168 (31.82%) Power BI
2 47 (8.90%) Tableau
3 31 (5.87%) Power Query
4 18 (3.41%) Data Lake
5 12 (2.27%) SAP BW
6 9 (1.70%) Relational Database
6 9 (1.70%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 8 (1.52%) Data Warehouse
7 8 (1.52%) SQL Server
7 8 (1.52%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 5 (0.95%) Big Data
9 4 (0.76%) Db2
9 4 (0.76%) DB2 UDB
9 4 (0.76%) PowerPivot
9 4 (0.76%) QlikView
9 4 (0.76%) Star Schema
10 2 (0.38%) KNIME
10 2 (0.38%) Looker
10 2 (0.38%) MS Access
11 1 (0.19%) Spatial Data
Development Applications
1 31 (5.87%) JIRA
2 6 (1.14%) Git
2 6 (1.14%) Visual Studio
3 2 (0.38%) Jenkins
3 2 (0.38%) JMeter
3 2 (0.38%) Postman
3 2 (0.38%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
3 2 (0.38%) Visual Studio Code
4 1 (0.19%) Toad
General
1 301 (57.01%) Social Skills
2 239 (45.27%) Finance
3 176 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
4 95 (17.99%) Organisational Skills
5 45 (8.52%) Retail
6 43 (8.14%) Marketing
7 40 (7.58%) Legal
8 33 (6.25%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 29 (5.49%) Banking
10 26 (4.92%) Public Sector
11 25 (4.73%) Telecoms
12 22 (4.17%) Billing
13 21 (3.98%) Presentation Skills
14 20 (3.79%) Influencing Skills
15 17 (3.22%) Automotive
16 13 (2.46%) Law
17 8 (1.52%) Documentation Skills
17 8 (1.52%) Manufacturing
18 6 (1.14%) Advertising
18 6 (1.14%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 166 (31.44%) Analyst
2 58 (10.98%) Administrator
3 44 (8.33%) Report Analyst
4 42 (7.95%) Data Analyst
5 34 (6.44%) Senior
6 30 (5.68%) Financial Analyst
7 27 (5.11%) Accountant
8 19 (3.60%) Business Analyst
9 16 (3.03%) Consultant
9 16 (3.03%) Senior Analyst
10 13 (2.46%) Lead
10 13 (2.46%) Management Accountant
10 13 (2.46%) Senior Consultant
11 12 (2.27%) Data Administrator
11 12 (2.27%) Service Analyst
12 11 (2.08%) Coordinator
12 11 (2.08%) Junior
12 11 (2.08%) Systems Manager
13 10 (1.89%) Architect
13 10 (1.89%) Service Desk Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (2.27%) Oracle Fusion
2 4 (0.76%) EDI
2 4 (0.76%) OAuth
2 4 (0.76%) OpenID
3 3 (0.57%) Godot
3 3 (0.57%) Unreal Engine
3 3 (0.57%) XML
4 2 (0.38%) Matplotlib
4 2 (0.38%) NumPy
4 2 (0.38%) Pandas
4 2 (0.38%) PySpark
4 2 (0.38%) Seaborn
5 1 (0.19%) HTML
5 1 (0.19%) ODBC
5 1 (0.19%) PyTorch
5 1 (0.19%) SciPy
5 1 (0.19%) TAPI
Miscellaneous
1 57 (10.80%) Management Information System
2 44 (8.33%) Onboarding
3 26 (4.92%) Self-Motivation
4 20 (3.79%) Social Media
5 19 (3.60%) Data Structures
6 14 (2.65%) Analytical Mindset
7 11 (2.08%) Web Conferencing
8 9 (1.70%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 8 (1.52%) Legacy Systems
10 7 (1.33%) e-Learning
11 6 (1.14%) CCTV
11 6 (1.14%) Reinsurance
12 5 (0.95%) FMCG
12 5 (0.95%) Life Science
12 5 (0.95%) Mobile App
12 5 (0.95%) NHS
12 5 (0.95%) Video Conferencing
13 4 (0.76%) Robotics
14 3 (0.57%) Data Centre
14 3 (0.57%) Digital Media
Operating Systems
1 10 (1.89%) Windows
2 5 (0.95%) Linux
2 5 (0.95%) Unix
3 4 (0.76%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 177 (33.52%) Business Intelligence
2 141 (26.70%) Problem-Solving
3 123 (23.30%) Decision-Making
4 117 (22.16%) Continuous Improvement
5 87 (16.48%) Project Management
6 85 (16.10%) Process Improvement
7 80 (15.15%) CRM
8 63 (11.93%) Data Analysis
9 61 (11.55%) ERP
10 55 (10.42%) Data Management
11 52 (9.85%) Analytics
11 52 (9.85%) Stakeholder Management
12 51 (9.66%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 48 (9.09%) Customer Service
14 45 (8.52%) Agile
15 43 (8.14%) Mentoring
16 40 (7.58%) Validation
16 40 (7.58%) Visualisation
17 38 (7.20%) Budgeting and Forecasting
18 37 (7.01%) Actionable Insight
Programming Languages
1 108 (20.45%) SQL
2 45 (8.52%) Python
3 28 (5.30%) VBA
4 11 (2.08%) JavaScript
5 7 (1.33%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 6 (1.14%) R
6 6 (1.14%) VB
7 5 (0.95%) C#
7 5 (0.95%) VBScript
8 4 (0.76%) PowerShell
9 3 (0.57%) C
9 3 (0.57%) C++
10 2 (0.38%) Bash
10 2 (0.38%) Java
11 1 (0.19%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 101 (19.13%) Degree
2 79 (14.96%) ACCA
3 74 (14.02%) CIMA
4 26 (4.92%) DBS Check
5 22 (4.17%) AAT
6 21 (3.98%) Security Cleared
7 17 (3.22%) SC Cleared
8 11 (2.08%) PMI Certification
9 10 (1.89%) PMP
10 7 (1.33%) ICAEW
10 7 (1.33%) Master's Degree
11 6 (1.14%) DV Cleared
12 4 (0.76%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 4 (0.76%) Cisco Certification
12 4 (0.76%) CISSP
12 4 (0.76%) TOGAF Certification
13 3 (0.57%) BPSS Clearance
13 3 (0.57%) HNC
14 2 (0.38%) ISTQB
14 2 (0.38%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 55 (10.42%) Data Quality
2 37 (7.01%) GDPR
3 30 (5.68%) QA
4 15 (2.84%) PMO
5 14 (2.65%) COREP
5 14 (2.65%) FINREP
5 14 (2.65%) IFRS
6 12 (2.27%) Accessibility
7 10 (1.89%) GAAP
8 8 (1.52%) Actionable Recommendations
9 6 (1.14%) GRC
10 5 (0.95%) ISO 9001
10 5 (0.95%) SLA
11 4 (0.76%) Def Stans
11 4 (0.76%) ISO 9000
11 4 (0.76%) ISO/IEC 15288
11 4 (0.76%) ISO/IEC 27001
11 4 (0.76%) Software Quality Assurance
12 3 (0.57%) TickIT
13 2 (0.38%) ISO 14001
System Software
1 5 (0.95%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (0.19%) Embedded Firmware
2 1 (0.19%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 5 (0.95%) SCCM
2 4 (0.76%) Single Sign-On
3 2 (0.38%) Ansible
3 2 (0.38%) Terraform
4 1 (0.19%) Autotask
4 1 (0.19%) Functional Safety
4 1 (0.19%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 216 (40.91%) Microsoft
2 29 (5.49%) SAP
3 27 (5.11%) Oracle
4 20 (3.79%) Adobe
5 18 (3.41%) Salesforce
6 14 (2.65%) Sage
6 14 (2.65%) Xero
7 13 (2.46%) HubSpot
8 9 (1.70%) JD Edwards
9 8 (1.52%) Google
10 7 (1.33%) ServiceNow
11 6 (1.14%) Databricks
11 6 (1.14%) Workday
12 5 (0.95%) BMC
12 5 (0.95%) IBM
12 5 (0.95%) Snow
12 5 (0.95%) VMware
13 4 (0.76%) Alteryx
13 4 (0.76%) Apple
13 4 (0.76%) Hyperion