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 22 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 60 91 123
Rank change year-on-year +31 +32 +15
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Excel 596 573 543
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 3.91% 3.32% 2.76%
As % of the Applications category 23.54% 40.61% 40.13%
Number of salaries quoted 357 262 364
10th Percentile £29,000 £27,000 £30,413
25th Percentile £35,750 £33,375 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £44,484 £46,750
Median % change year-on-year +6.78% -4.85% -2.60%
75th Percentile £62,500 £58,750 £59,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £82,450 £68,375
UK median annual salary £41,053 £45,000 £44,500
% change year-on-year -8.77% +1.12% -6.32%

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 2,532 1,411 1,353
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 16.60% 8.18% 6.87%
Number of salaries quoted 679 777 1,039
10th Percentile £28,750 £28,289 £26,677
25th Percentile £33,500 £36,250 £35,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £49,762 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% -0.48% -
75th Percentile £61,250 £68,750 £62,500
90th Percentile £78,750 £82,500 £75,000
UK median annual salary £40,000 £47,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year -15.79% +11.76% -7.88%

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 22 December 2025.

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 47 (7.89%) SharePoint
2 18 (3.02%) Confluence
3 3 (0.50%) ArcGIS
3 3 (0.50%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (0.50%) WordPress
4 2 (0.34%) SAS
5 1 (0.17%) CMS
5 1 (0.17%) IIS
Applications
1 157 (26.34%) Microsoft Office
2 141 (23.66%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 22 (3.69%) MS Visio
3 22 (3.69%) Spreadsheet
4 12 (2.01%) InDesign
5 9 (1.51%) Microsoft Project
6 7 (1.17%) Photoshop
7 6 (1.01%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 3 (0.50%) Adobe Illustrator
8 3 (0.50%) Trello
9 1 (0.17%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 22 (3.69%) NetSuite
2 8 (1.34%) Oracle Payables
2 8 (1.34%) Shopify
3 7 (1.17%) Unit4 Business World
4 6 (1.01%) Dynamics AX
4 6 (1.01%) Dynamics CRM
5 5 (0.84%) Visualfiles
6 4 (0.67%) Salesforce CRM
6 4 (0.67%) SAP BPC
6 4 (0.67%) SAP FI
7 3 (0.50%) Dynamics GP
7 3 (0.50%) Magento
7 3 (0.50%) ResourceLink
8 2 (0.34%) Sage X3
9 1 (0.17%) Pegasus Opera
9 1 (0.17%) Primavera
9 1 (0.17%) Sage 200
Cloud Services
1 213 (35.74%) Power Platform
2 84 (14.09%) Azure
3 60 (10.07%) Microsoft 365
4 33 (5.54%) SaaS
5 29 (4.87%) Azure Data Factory
6 24 (4.03%) Azure Synapse Analytics
7 23 (3.86%) AWS
8 21 (3.52%) Cloud Computing
9 20 (3.36%) Azure DevOps
10 16 (2.68%) Smartsheet
11 15 (2.52%) PowerApps
12 14 (2.35%) Snowflake
13 13 (2.18%) Google Analytics
14 11 (1.85%) Dynamics 365
15 10 (1.68%) Intacct
16 5 (0.84%) GCP
16 5 (0.84%) Google Tag Manager
16 5 (0.84%) Workato
17 4 (0.67%) Google Data Studio
17 4 (0.67%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 9 (1.51%) Unified Communications
2 4 (0.67%) Intranet
3 3 (0.50%) Ethernet
3 3 (0.50%) PuTTY
4 2 (0.34%) Internet
5 1 (0.17%) Cisco Wireless
5 1 (0.17%) Firewall
5 1 (0.17%) LAN
5 1 (0.17%) MPLS
5 1 (0.17%) Remote Desktop
5 1 (0.17%) SD-WAN
5 1 (0.17%) SNA
5 1 (0.17%) WAN
5 1 (0.17%) Wireless
5 1 (0.17%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 207 (34.73%) Power BI
2 52 (8.72%) Tableau
3 38 (6.38%) SQL Server
4 32 (5.37%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 29 (4.87%) Data Warehouse
6 27 (4.53%) Azure SQL Database
7 23 (3.86%) Power Query
8 21 (3.52%) Big Data
9 17 (2.85%) Oracle Reports
10 14 (2.35%) Crystal Reports
11 10 (1.68%) SQL Server Analysis Services
12 7 (1.17%) Oracle Database
13 6 (1.01%) OLAP
14 5 (0.84%) SQL Server Integration Services
15 4 (0.67%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
15 4 (0.67%) Looker
15 4 (0.67%) Metadata
16 3 (0.50%) GIS
16 3 (0.50%) QlikView
17 2 (0.34%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 32 (5.37%) JIRA
2 3 (0.50%) Git
2 3 (0.50%) Jenkins
2 3 (0.50%) Maven
2 3 (0.50%) Sonatype Nexus
2 3 (0.50%) Visual Studio
3 2 (0.34%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 1 (0.17%) Oracle APEX
General
1 330 (55.37%) Finance
2 265 (44.46%) Social Skills
3 231 (38.76%) Analytical Skills
4 78 (13.09%) Marketing
5 59 (9.90%) Organisational Skills
6 54 (9.06%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 40 (6.71%) Presentation Skills
8 32 (5.37%) Billing
9 30 (5.03%) Retail
10 29 (4.87%) Advertising
11 27 (4.53%) Public Sector
12 24 (4.03%) Law
12 24 (4.03%) Manufacturing
13 20 (3.36%) Legal
14 17 (2.85%) Influencing Skills
15 16 (2.68%) Banking
16 14 (2.35%) Telecoms
17 7 (1.17%) General Ledger
18 6 (1.01%) Documentation Skills
19 5 (0.84%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 180 (30.20%) Analyst
2 55 (9.23%) Accountant
3 54 (9.06%) Senior
4 36 (6.04%) Data Analyst
5 28 (4.70%) Business Analyst
5 28 (4.70%) Support Analyst
5 28 (4.70%) Systems Accountant
6 25 (4.19%) Lead
7 23 (3.86%) Administrator
7 23 (3.86%) Business Intelligence Analyst
7 23 (3.86%) Business Manager
7 23 (3.86%) Developer
7 23 (3.86%) Financial Analyst
8 21 (3.52%) Financial Accountant
9 20 (3.36%) Service Manager
10 19 (3.19%) Technical Support
11 18 (3.02%) Technical Analyst
12 16 (2.68%) Commercial Analyst
13 15 (2.52%) Account Manager
13 15 (2.52%) IT Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (0.84%) HTML
2 4 (0.67%) Middleware
3 3 (0.50%) ActiveMQ
3 3 (0.50%) Altair
3 3 (0.50%) JSON
3 3 (0.50%) RAML
3 3 (0.50%) REST
3 3 (0.50%) SOAP
4 2 (0.34%) EDI
4 2 (0.34%) Flash
5 1 (0.17%) .NET
5 1 (0.17%) Ember.js
5 1 (0.17%) Spine.js
5 1 (0.17%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 79 (13.26%) Onboarding
2 51 (8.56%) Analytical Mindset
3 47 (7.89%) Management Information System
4 46 (7.72%) Self-Motivation
5 21 (3.52%) Social Network
6 20 (3.36%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 19 (3.19%) Product Ownership
7 19 (3.19%) Social Media
8 14 (2.35%) Public Cloud
9 12 (2.01%) Web Conferencing
10 9 (1.51%) Legacy Systems
11 7 (1.17%) CMDB
11 7 (1.17%) Digital Media
11 7 (1.17%) Housing Association
11 7 (1.17%) NHS
12 6 (1.01%) Driving Licence
13 5 (0.84%) Data Protection Act
13 5 (0.84%) FMCG
13 5 (0.84%) Life Science
14 4 (0.67%) Credit Risk
Operating Systems
1 18 (3.02%) Windows
2 12 (2.01%) Linux
3 9 (1.51%) Unix
4 5 (0.84%) Windows Server
5 3 (0.50%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.17%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 222 (37.25%) Business Intelligence
2 203 (34.06%) Problem-Solving
3 150 (25.17%) Decision-Making
4 119 (19.97%) Data Analysis
5 115 (19.30%) Continuous Improvement
6 108 (18.12%) Analytics
7 93 (15.60%) Process Improvement
8 87 (14.60%) AI
9 86 (14.43%) ERP
10 80 (13.42%) Visualisation
11 68 (11.41%) Project Management
12 66 (11.07%) Actionable Insight
13 64 (10.74%) Agile
14 61 (10.23%) CRM
15 58 (9.73%) Budgeting
16 52 (8.72%) Budgeting and Forecasting
17 49 (8.22%) Customer Service
18 48 (8.05%) Data Visualisation
19 43 (7.21%) Change Management
20 42 (7.05%) Coaching
Programming Languages
1 163 (27.35%) SQL
2 55 (9.23%) Python
3 33 (5.54%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 28 (4.70%) VBA
5 15 (2.52%) T-SQL
6 13 (2.18%) R
7 3 (0.50%) Java
8 2 (0.34%) PL/SQL
9 1 (0.17%) Bash
9 1 (0.17%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 143 (23.99%) Degree
2 120 (20.13%) ACCA
3 96 (16.11%) CIMA
4 16 (2.68%) Security Cleared
5 15 (2.52%) AAT
6 13 (2.18%) AWS Certification
6 13 (2.18%) SC Cleared
7 12 (2.01%) Six Sigma Green Belt
8 11 (1.85%) CIPD
9 9 (1.51%) Master's Degree
9 9 (1.51%) Numerate Degree
10 8 (1.34%) CFA
11 7 (1.17%) CISA
11 7 (1.17%) CISSP
12 6 (1.01%) Computer Science Degree
12 6 (1.01%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
13 5 (0.84%) PMI Certification
13 5 (0.84%) PMP
14 4 (0.67%) DBS Check
14 4 (0.67%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (5.03%) Data Quality
2 26 (4.36%) IFRS
3 25 (4.19%) GAAP
4 23 (3.86%) GDPR
5 20 (3.36%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 18 (3.02%) PMO
7 16 (2.68%) QA
8 15 (2.52%) Actionable Recommendations
9 14 (2.35%) ISO 9001
10 10 (1.68%) Accessibility
10 10 (1.68%) SLA
11 6 (1.01%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 2 (0.34%) GMP
13 1 (0.17%) GRC
13 1 (0.17%) IFRS 17
13 1 (0.17%) ISO/IEC 20000
13 1 (0.17%) P3O
13 1 (0.17%) Solvency II
System Software
1 13 (2.18%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 3 (0.50%) Single Sign-On
2 1 (0.17%) Ansible
2 1 (0.17%) Control-M
2 1 (0.17%) FortiGate
2 1 (0.17%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 295 (49.50%) Microsoft
2 40 (6.71%) Oracle
3 29 (4.87%) Adobe
4 26 (4.36%) Salesforce
5 25 (4.19%) SAP
6 23 (3.86%) Workday
7 22 (3.69%) Sage
8 17 (2.85%) Google
9 15 (2.52%) Apple
9 15 (2.52%) ServiceNow
10 13 (2.18%) Cisco
11 10 (1.68%) Adaptive Insights
12 9 (1.51%) Xero
12 9 (1.51%) Zoho
13 6 (1.01%) Concur
14 4 (0.67%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
15 3 (0.50%) Anaplan
15 3 (0.50%) Mercator
15 3 (0.50%) MuleSoft
15 3 (0.50%) Openreach