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 29 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 101 87 57
Rank change year-on-year -14 -30 +43
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Excel 445 472 1,497
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.45% 3.50% 4.61%
As % of the Applications category 37.46% 30.91% 51.32%
Number of salaries quoted 255 255 662
10th Percentile £28,500 £25,600 £25,500
25th Percentile £32,075 £30,500 £30,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,680 £44,654 £43,933
Median % change year-on-year +2.30% +1.64% +3.37%
75th Percentile £61,250 £62,000 £56,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £65,000
UK median annual salary £40,000 £42,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year -5.88% +6.25% -9.91%

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 1,188 1,527 2,917
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 6.55% 11.34% 8.99%
Number of salaries quoted 596 799 1,802
10th Percentile £28,500 £27,250 £25,000
25th Percentile £33,750 £35,000 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,680 £52,000 £43,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.15% +20.93% -9.47%
75th Percentile £62,063 £66,235 £57,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £67,500
UK median annual salary £40,000 £47,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year -15.79% +26.67% -16.04%

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 29 April 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 55 (12.36%) SharePoint
2 6 (1.35%) Confluence
3 4 (0.90%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 3 (0.67%) Microsoft Exchange
5 2 (0.45%) CMS
6 1 (0.22%) SAS
6 1 (0.22%) WordPress
Applications
1 106 (23.82%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 104 (23.37%) Microsoft Office
3 22 (4.94%) MS Visio
4 10 (2.25%) Spreadsheet
5 9 (2.02%) Microsoft Project
6 3 (0.67%) AutoCAD
6 3 (0.67%) SOLIDWORKS
7 1 (0.22%) SPSS
7 1 (0.22%) Trello
Business Applications
1 14 (3.15%) Dynamics CRM
2 12 (2.70%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 5 (1.12%) Magento
3 5 (1.12%) Salesforce CRM
3 5 (1.12%) SAP ERP
4 3 (0.67%) BambooHR
4 3 (0.67%) NetSuite
4 3 (0.67%) Raiser’s Edge
4 3 (0.67%) ResourceLink
5 2 (0.45%) Dynamics AX
5 2 (0.45%) Odoo
6 1 (0.22%) Dynamics GP
6 1 (0.22%) Infor SunSystems
6 1 (0.22%) Oracle Payables
6 1 (0.22%) Sage 200
6 1 (0.22%) SAP Oil and Gas
6 1 (0.22%) SAP PM
6 1 (0.22%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 155 (34.83%) Power Platform
2 34 (7.64%) Azure
3 31 (6.97%) Microsoft 365
4 19 (4.27%) AWS
5 17 (3.82%) Dynamics 365
6 16 (3.60%) Power Automate
7 13 (2.92%) PowerApps
8 12 (2.70%) SaaS
9 11 (2.47%) OneDrive
10 8 (1.80%) ChatGPT
10 8 (1.80%) Cloud Computing
10 8 (1.80%) Microsoft Copilot
11 6 (1.35%) Smartsheet
12 5 (1.12%) Azure DevOps
12 5 (1.12%) Google Sheets
13 4 (0.90%) Miro
14 3 (0.67%) Google Analytics
14 3 (0.67%) PaaS
15 2 (0.45%) GCP
15 2 (0.45%) Viva Engage
Communications & Networking
1 12 (2.70%) Broadband
2 5 (1.12%) Ethernet
3 4 (0.90%) Firewall
3 4 (0.90%) LAN
3 4 (0.90%) WAN
4 3 (0.67%) IP Telephony
4 3 (0.67%) PuTTY
4 3 (0.67%) VPN
5 2 (0.45%) Internet
5 2 (0.45%) WebEx
6 1 (0.22%) Cisco Wireless
6 1 (0.22%) MPLS
6 1 (0.22%) Remote Desktop
6 1 (0.22%) SD-WAN
6 1 (0.22%) SNA
6 1 (0.22%) Wireless
6 1 (0.22%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 149 (33.48%) Power BI
2 53 (11.91%) Tableau
3 29 (6.52%) Power Query
4 12 (2.70%) Data Lake
4 12 (2.70%) SAP BW
5 8 (1.80%) Big Data
6 7 (1.57%) PowerPivot
7 6 (1.35%) SQL Server
8 4 (0.90%) DB2
8 4 (0.90%) DB2 UDB
8 4 (0.90%) QlikView
9 3 (0.67%) Data Warehouse
9 3 (0.67%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 2 (0.45%) Ataccama
10 2 (0.45%) Relational Database
10 2 (0.45%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 2 (0.45%) Star Schema
11 1 (0.22%) Electronic Patient Records
11 1 (0.22%) Looker
11 1 (0.22%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 26 (5.84%) JIRA
2 4 (0.90%) Git
2 4 (0.90%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
3 3 (0.67%) Jenkins
3 3 (0.67%) Maven
3 3 (0.67%) Sonatype Nexus
4 1 (0.22%) Oracle APEX
4 1 (0.22%) Toad
4 1 (0.22%) Visual Studio
General
1 241 (54.16%) Social Skills
2 198 (44.49%) Finance
3 144 (32.36%) Analytical Skills
4 70 (15.73%) Organisational Skills
5 49 (11.01%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 40 (8.99%) Retail
7 39 (8.76%) Marketing
8 25 (5.62%) Presentation Skills
9 24 (5.39%) Banking
10 22 (4.94%) Legal
11 21 (4.72%) Automotive
12 19 (4.27%) Public Sector
13 14 (3.15%) Law
14 13 (2.92%) Advertising
14 13 (2.92%) Telecoms
15 12 (2.70%) Billing
16 6 (1.35%) Influencing Skills
17 5 (1.12%) Aeronautics
17 5 (1.12%) Manufacturing
18 4 (0.90%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 146 (32.81%) Analyst
2 36 (8.09%) Administrator
3 32 (7.19%) Accountant
4 31 (6.97%) Report Analyst
4 31 (6.97%) Senior
5 30 (6.74%) Data Analyst
6 25 (5.62%) Lead
7 19 (4.27%) Business Analyst
8 14 (3.15%) Consultant
9 12 (2.70%) Financial Accountant
9 12 (2.70%) Financial Analyst
10 11 (2.47%) Account Manager
11 10 (2.25%) Junior
11 10 (2.25%) Management Accountant
11 10 (2.25%) Systems Manager
12 9 (2.02%) Data Administrator
12 9 (2.02%) Operations Analyst
12 9 (2.02%) Senior Analyst
12 9 (2.02%) Senior Consultant
12 9 (2.02%) Systems Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (2.70%) Oracle Fusion
2 6 (1.35%) EDI
2 6 (1.35%) XML
3 4 (0.90%) OAuth
3 4 (0.90%) OpenID
4 3 (0.67%) ActiveMQ
4 3 (0.67%) RAML
4 3 (0.67%) REST
4 3 (0.67%) SOAP
5 2 (0.45%) Matplotlib
5 2 (0.45%) NumPy
5 2 (0.45%) Pandas
5 2 (0.45%) Seaborn
6 1 (0.22%) .NET
6 1 (0.22%) JSON
6 1 (0.22%) PyTorch
6 1 (0.22%) SciPy
Miscellaneous
1 46 (10.34%) Onboarding
2 38 (8.54%) Management Information System
3 23 (5.17%) Self-Motivation
4 22 (4.94%) Social Media
5 18 (4.04%) Public Cloud
6 17 (3.82%) Data Structures
7 11 (2.47%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 8 (1.80%) Analytical Mindset
8 8 (1.80%) FMCG
8 8 (1.80%) Legacy Systems
8 8 (1.80%) Social Network
9 7 (1.57%) Blog
9 7 (1.57%) CCTV
9 7 (1.57%) Web Conferencing
10 6 (1.35%) NHS
10 6 (1.35%) Video Conferencing
11 5 (1.12%) Digital Media
11 5 (1.12%) Life Science
11 5 (1.12%) Mobile App
12 4 (0.90%) e-Learning
Operating Systems
1 12 (2.70%) Windows
2 8 (1.80%) Linux
3 5 (1.12%) Apple iOS
3 5 (1.12%) Unix
4 1 (0.22%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 159 (35.73%) Business Intelligence
2 103 (23.15%) Problem-Solving
3 102 (22.92%) Decision-Making
4 78 (17.53%) Continuous Improvement
5 68 (15.28%) Process Improvement
6 65 (14.61%) CRM
6 65 (14.61%) Project Management
7 61 (13.71%) Data Analysis
8 60 (13.48%) ERP
9 50 (11.24%) Customer Service
10 42 (9.44%) Agile
10 42 (9.44%) AI
11 41 (9.21%) Data Management
12 39 (8.76%) Mentoring
12 39 (8.76%) Stakeholder Management
13 38 (8.54%) Analytics
14 35 (7.87%) Budgeting and Forecasting
14 35 (7.87%) Visualisation
15 32 (7.19%) Time Management
16 31 (6.97%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 69 (15.51%) SQL
2 29 (6.52%) Python
3 21 (4.72%) VBA
4 5 (1.12%) VB
4 5 (1.12%) VBScript
5 4 (0.90%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 3 (0.67%) Java
6 3 (0.67%) R
7 2 (0.45%) PowerShell
8 1 (0.22%) ABAP
8 1 (0.22%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 96 (21.57%) Degree
2 71 (15.96%) ACCA
3 58 (13.03%) CIMA
4 17 (3.82%) AWS Certification
5 14 (3.15%) AAT
6 12 (2.70%) Security Cleared
7 9 (2.02%) SC Cleared
8 7 (1.57%) CFA
8 7 (1.57%) DBS Check
9 6 (1.35%) Computer Science Degree
9 6 (1.35%) PMI Certification
9 6 (1.35%) PMP
10 5 (1.12%) CIPD
10 5 (1.12%) Cisco Certification
10 5 (1.12%) CISSP
10 5 (1.12%) Master's Degree
11 4 (0.90%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 4 (0.90%) BPSS Clearance
11 4 (0.90%) TOGAF Certification
12 3 (0.67%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 35 (7.87%) Data Quality
2 32 (7.19%) GDPR
3 20 (4.49%) QA
4 14 (3.15%) IFRS
5 13 (2.92%) PMO
6 12 (2.70%) COREP
6 12 (2.70%) FINREP
7 11 (2.47%) GAAP
8 7 (1.57%) Actionable Recommendations
8 7 (1.57%) GRC
9 5 (1.12%) SLA
10 4 (0.90%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 4 (0.90%) Software Quality Assurance
11 3 (0.67%) Accessibility
11 3 (0.67%) TickIT
12 2 (0.45%) ISO 14001
12 2 (0.45%) ISO 9001
13 1 (0.22%) ISO/IEC 20000
13 1 (0.22%) PCI DSS
13 1 (0.22%) Solvency II
System Software
1 8 (1.80%) Active Directory
2 5 (1.12%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 5 (1.12%) SCCM
2 4 (0.90%) Single Sign-On
3 1 (0.22%) Ansible
3 1 (0.22%) Control-M
3 1 (0.22%) FortiGate
3 1 (0.22%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (0.22%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 172 (38.65%) Microsoft
2 31 (6.97%) SAP
3 27 (6.07%) Adobe
4 25 (5.62%) Oracle
5 22 (4.94%) Apple
6 20 (4.49%) Sage
7 19 (4.27%) Salesforce
8 9 (2.02%) JD Edwards
8 9 (2.02%) Xero
9 8 (1.80%) Google
9 8 (1.80%) HubSpot
9 8 (1.80%) Informatica
10 7 (1.57%) Workday
11 5 (1.12%) IBM
11 5 (1.12%) Snow
11 5 (1.12%) VMware
12 4 (0.90%) ServiceNow
13 3 (0.67%) Alteryx
13 3 (0.67%) MuleSoft
13 3 (0.67%) Zoho