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 16 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 105 86 55
Rank change year-on-year -19 -31 +47
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Excel 619 650 1,076
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.57% 4.00% 4.61%
As % of the Applications category 40.12% 24.45% 53.21%
Number of salaries quoted 376 416 315
10th Percentile £29,000 £27,063 £27,000
25th Percentile £32,500 £31,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year - +5.88% -15.00%
75th Percentile £57,500 £65,000 £57,500
90th Percentile £73,750 £85,000 £70,000
UK median annual salary £37,500 £40,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year -6.25% -5.88% -5.56%

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 1,543 2,658 2,022
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 6.40% 16.36% 8.66%
Number of salaries quoted 884 831 922
10th Percentile £28,500 £27,000 £28,484
25th Percentile £33,500 £31,750 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £45,500
Median % change year-on-year - -1.10% -13.33%
75th Percentile £58,770 £62,500 £66,250
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £80,000
UK median annual salary £40,000 £40,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year - -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 16 September 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 59 (9.53%) SharePoint
2 8 (1.29%) CMS
3 7 (1.13%) Confluence
4 5 (0.81%) Apache Spark
5 4 (0.65%) Microsoft Exchange
6 3 (0.48%) SAS
6 3 (0.48%) WordPress
7 2 (0.32%) Jupyter
8 1 (0.16%) Moodle
8 1 (0.16%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 183 (29.56%) Microsoft Office
2 180 (29.08%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 29 (4.68%) Spreadsheet
4 24 (3.88%) Acrobat
5 23 (3.72%) Microsoft Project
6 13 (2.10%) MS Visio
7 5 (0.81%) Chatbot
8 4 (0.65%) Windchill
9 2 (0.32%) AutoCAD
9 2 (0.32%) Navisworks
9 2 (0.32%) Revit
9 2 (0.32%) Trello
10 1 (0.16%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 28 (4.52%) NetSuite
2 22 (3.55%) Dynamics CRM
3 12 (1.94%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 7 (1.13%) Sage 50
5 4 (0.65%) Academy Housing
5 4 (0.65%) Teamcenter
6 3 (0.48%) BambooHR
6 3 (0.48%) Oracle ERP
6 3 (0.48%) Salesforce CRM
6 3 (0.48%) SAP ERP
6 3 (0.48%) Visualfiles
7 2 (0.32%) FastStats
7 2 (0.32%) Raiser’s Edge
8 1 (0.16%) Cognos Business Intelligence
8 1 (0.16%) Dynamics GP
8 1 (0.16%) Elite 3E
8 1 (0.16%) Oracle Payables
8 1 (0.16%) Oracle Receivables
8 1 (0.16%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 172 (27.79%) Power Platform
2 46 (7.43%) Microsoft 365
3 26 (4.20%) SaaS
4 25 (4.04%) Azure
5 21 (3.39%) Dynamics 365
6 15 (2.42%) AWS
6 15 (2.42%) PowerApps
7 13 (2.10%) Power Automate
8 10 (1.62%) Microsoft Copilot
9 6 (0.97%) Google Analytics
10 5 (0.81%) ChatGPT
10 5 (0.81%) Smartsheet
11 4 (0.65%) Azure Data Factory
11 4 (0.65%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 4 (0.65%) GCP
11 4 (0.65%) GitHub
11 4 (0.65%) Miro
12 3 (0.48%) Canva
12 3 (0.48%) OneDrive
12 3 (0.48%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 14 (2.26%) Broadband
2 2 (0.32%) Internet
2 2 (0.32%) NGN
2 2 (0.32%) WebEx
3 1 (0.16%) 5G
3 1 (0.16%) Intranet
3 1 (0.16%) LAN
3 1 (0.16%) Network Security
3 1 (0.16%) SD-WAN
3 1 (0.16%) WAN
3 1 (0.16%) Wi-Fi
3 1 (0.16%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 164 (26.49%) Power BI
2 31 (5.01%) Tableau
3 28 (4.52%) Power Query
4 18 (2.91%) Data Lake
5 12 (1.94%) SAP BW
6 10 (1.62%) Data Warehouse
7 9 (1.45%) Relational Database
8 8 (1.29%) SQL Server
9 7 (1.13%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 6 (0.97%) Looker
10 6 (0.97%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 5 (0.81%) Big Data
12 2 (0.32%) KNIME
12 2 (0.32%) Metadata
12 2 (0.32%) MS Access
12 2 (0.32%) SAS Enterprise Guide
12 2 (0.32%) Star Schema
13 1 (0.16%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
13 1 (0.16%) Data Mining
13 1 (0.16%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 37 (5.98%) JIRA
2 6 (0.97%) Git
2 6 (0.97%) Visual Studio
3 3 (0.48%) RStudio
4 2 (0.32%) Balsamiq
4 2 (0.32%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.32%) JMeter
4 2 (0.32%) Postman
4 2 (0.32%) Visual Studio Code
5 1 (0.16%) Moq
5 1 (0.16%) Toad
General
1 369 (59.61%) Social Skills
2 273 (44.10%) Finance
3 205 (33.12%) Analytical Skills
4 143 (23.10%) Organisational Skills
5 79 (12.76%) Marketing
6 63 (10.18%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 52 (8.40%) Legal
8 48 (7.75%) Retail
9 46 (7.43%) Public Sector
10 42 (6.79%) Billing
11 37 (5.98%) Telecoms
12 35 (5.65%) Influencing Skills
13 27 (4.36%) Banking
13 27 (4.36%) Presentation Skills
14 23 (3.72%) Manufacturing
15 22 (3.55%) Law
16 13 (2.10%) German Language
17 12 (1.94%) Automotive
18 10 (1.62%) Documentation Skills
19 9 (1.45%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 162 (26.17%) Analyst
2 69 (11.15%) Administrator
3 45 (7.27%) Data Analyst
4 33 (5.33%) Accountant
5 32 (5.17%) Senior
6 31 (5.01%) Report Analyst
7 27 (4.36%) Financial Analyst
8 23 (3.72%) Business Analyst
9 19 (3.07%) Senior Analyst
10 18 (2.91%) Coordinator
11 17 (2.75%) Management Accountant
11 17 (2.75%) Service Analyst
12 14 (2.26%) Lead
13 13 (2.10%) Consultant
13 13 (2.10%) Junior
14 12 (1.94%) Project Manager
14 12 (1.94%) Sales Administrator
15 11 (1.78%) Data Engineer
15 11 (1.78%) Service Desk Analyst
15 11 (1.78%) Service Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (1.94%) Oracle Fusion
2 5 (0.81%) ODBC
3 4 (0.65%) Flash
3 4 (0.65%) Matplotlib
3 4 (0.65%) NumPy
3 4 (0.65%) Pandas
4 3 (0.48%) Godot
4 3 (0.48%) HTML
4 3 (0.48%) Unreal Engine
5 2 (0.32%) PySpark
5 2 (0.32%) Seaborn
5 2 (0.32%) Terraform
6 1 (0.16%) OAuth
6 1 (0.16%) OpenID
6 1 (0.16%) TAPI
Miscellaneous
1 87 (14.05%) Management Information System
2 60 (9.69%) Onboarding
3 39 (6.30%) Self-Motivation
4 34 (5.49%) Social Media
5 17 (2.75%) Data Structures
6 13 (2.10%) Housing Association
7 12 (1.94%) Analytical Mindset
7 12 (1.94%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 12 (1.94%) Web Conferencing
8 9 (1.45%) Driving Licence
8 9 (1.45%) e-Learning
8 9 (1.45%) NHS
9 6 (0.97%) Data Centre
9 6 (0.97%) Low-Code
9 6 (0.97%) Product Ownership
9 6 (0.97%) Reinsurance
10 5 (0.81%) Educational Technology
10 5 (0.81%) Mobile App
11 4 (0.65%) Life Science
11 4 (0.65%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 4 (0.65%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 175 (28.27%) Business Intelligence
2 166 (26.82%) Problem-Solving
3 145 (23.42%) Continuous Improvement
4 137 (22.13%) Decision-Making
5 94 (15.19%) Stakeholder Management
6 91 (14.70%) CRM
7 82 (13.25%) Project Management
8 79 (12.76%) Process Improvement
9 73 (11.79%) Analytics
9 73 (11.79%) Customer Service
10 70 (11.31%) Agile
10 70 (11.31%) AI
11 69 (11.15%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 62 (10.02%) Data Analysis
12 62 (10.02%) Data Management
13 57 (9.21%) ERP
14 53 (8.56%) Project Delivery
15 49 (7.92%) Actionable Insight
16 47 (7.59%) Coaching
16 47 (7.59%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 122 (19.71%) SQL
2 50 (8.08%) Python
3 26 (4.20%) VBA
4 16 (2.58%) JavaScript
5 11 (1.78%) R
6 9 (1.45%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 6 (0.97%) PowerShell
8 5 (0.81%) C#
8 5 (0.81%) VB
9 3 (0.48%) C
9 3 (0.48%) C++
10 2 (0.32%) Bash
10 2 (0.32%) Java
11 1 (0.16%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 103 (16.64%) Degree
2 72 (11.63%) ACCA
3 70 (11.31%) CIMA
4 34 (5.49%) DBS Check
5 29 (4.68%) Security Cleared
6 27 (4.36%) SC Cleared
7 16 (2.58%) AAT
8 14 (2.26%) PMI Certification
9 10 (1.62%) PMP
10 8 (1.29%) Master's Degree
11 7 (1.13%) BPSS Clearance
11 7 (1.13%) ICAEW
12 4 (0.65%) Postgraduate
13 3 (0.48%) CIPD
13 3 (0.48%) CIPFA
13 3 (0.48%) DV Cleared
13 3 (0.48%) ITIL Certification
14 2 (0.32%) ISTQB
14 2 (0.32%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
14 2 (0.32%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 83 (13.41%) Data Quality
2 39 (6.30%) GDPR
3 33 (5.33%) QA
4 21 (3.39%) PMO
5 17 (2.75%) IFRS
6 16 (2.58%) Accessibility
7 13 (2.10%) GAAP
8 9 (1.45%) COREP
8 9 (1.45%) FINREP
9 8 (1.29%) SLA
10 5 (0.81%) Actionable Recommendations
10 5 (0.81%) ISO 9001
11 4 (0.65%) Def Stans
11 4 (0.65%) GRC
11 4 (0.65%) ISO 9000
11 4 (0.65%) ISO/IEC 15288
12 3 (0.48%) ISO/IEC 27001
12 3 (0.48%) Software Quality Assurance
12 3 (0.48%) TickIT
13 2 (0.32%) ISO 14001
System Software
1 1 (0.16%) Embedded Firmware
1 1 (0.16%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 2 (0.32%) Ansible
2 1 (0.16%) Autotask
2 1 (0.16%) Functional Safety
2 1 (0.16%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (0.16%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 289 (46.69%) Microsoft
2 33 (5.33%) SAP
3 32 (5.17%) Adobe
4 27 (4.36%) Oracle
5 23 (3.72%) Sage
6 22 (3.55%) HubSpot
6 22 (3.55%) Salesforce
7 15 (2.42%) Xero
8 12 (1.94%) Google
9 10 (1.62%) Apple
10 9 (1.45%) YouTube
11 7 (1.13%) Databricks
11 7 (1.13%) ServiceNow
12 6 (0.97%) Workday
13 5 (0.81%) BMC
13 5 (0.81%) Progress
13 5 (0.81%) Zoho
14 3 (0.48%) Alteryx
14 3 (0.48%) TikTok
14 3 (0.48%) VMware