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 24 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 96 108 56
Rank change year-on-year +12 -52 +35
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Excel 462 481 1,475
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.44% 3.30% 4.51%
As % of the Applications category 37.17% 27.22% 51.47%
Number of salaries quoted 255 253 664
10th Percentile £28,500 £25,375 £25,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £29,500 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £42,500 £44,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.88% -3.41% -
75th Percentile £60,000 £63,750 £57,500
90th Percentile £73,750 £86,000 £65,875
UK median annual salary £40,000 £42,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year -5.88% +6.25% -9.09%

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 1,243 1,767 2,866
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 6.57% 12.11% 8.76%
Number of salaries quoted 623 778 1,787
10th Percentile £28,500 £26,425 £25,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £33,000 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,000 £50,000 £43,865
Median % change year-on-year -6.00% +13.99% -7.65%
75th Percentile £60,000 £66,248 £57,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £68,750
UK median annual salary £40,000 £45,000 £38,500
% change year-on-year -11.11% +16.88% -12.96%

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 24 May 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 53 (11.47%) SharePoint
2 4 (0.87%) Adobe Experience Manager
2 4 (0.87%) Confluence
3 3 (0.65%) Apache Spark
3 3 (0.65%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (0.43%) CMS
5 1 (0.22%) Jupyter
5 1 (0.22%) WordPress
Applications
1 112 (24.24%) Microsoft Office
2 109 (23.59%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 17 (3.68%) MS Visio
4 10 (2.16%) Spreadsheet
5 9 (1.95%) Microsoft Project
6 3 (0.65%) AutoCAD
6 3 (0.65%) SOLIDWORKS
6 3 (0.65%) Windchill
7 1 (0.22%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 18 (3.90%) Dynamics CRM
2 12 (2.60%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 5 (1.08%) Magento
3 5 (1.08%) Salesforce CRM
3 5 (1.08%) SAP ERP
4 4 (0.87%) NetSuite
5 3 (0.65%) BambooHR
5 3 (0.65%) Raiser’s Edge
6 2 (0.43%) Odoo
7 1 (0.22%) Dynamics AX
7 1 (0.22%) Dynamics GP
7 1 (0.22%) Infor SunSystems
7 1 (0.22%) Oracle ERP
7 1 (0.22%) Oracle Payables
7 1 (0.22%) ResourceLink
7 1 (0.22%) Sage 200
7 1 (0.22%) SAP Oil and Gas
7 1 (0.22%) SAP PM
7 1 (0.22%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 155 (33.55%) Power Platform
2 33 (7.14%) Azure
3 29 (6.28%) Microsoft 365
4 19 (4.11%) AWS
5 16 (3.46%) Dynamics 365
5 16 (3.46%) Power Automate
6 11 (2.38%) OneDrive
6 11 (2.38%) PowerApps
7 8 (1.73%) ChatGPT
7 8 (1.73%) Microsoft Copilot
8 7 (1.52%) SaaS
9 6 (1.30%) Miro
9 6 (1.30%) Smartsheet
10 4 (0.87%) GitHub
10 4 (0.87%) Google Sheets
11 3 (0.65%) Azure Data Factory
11 3 (0.65%) Cloud Computing
12 2 (0.43%) Azure DevOps
12 2 (0.43%) Figma
12 2 (0.43%) Intacct
Communications & Networking
1 13 (2.81%) Broadband
2 5 (1.08%) Ethernet
3 4 (0.87%) Firewall
3 4 (0.87%) LAN
3 4 (0.87%) WAN
4 3 (0.65%) IP Telephony
4 3 (0.65%) PuTTY
4 3 (0.65%) VPN
5 2 (0.43%) Internet
5 2 (0.43%) 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
1 150 (32.47%) Power BI
2 50 (10.82%) Tableau
3 29 (6.28%) Power Query
4 13 (2.81%) Data Lake
5 12 (2.60%) SAP BW
6 10 (2.16%) SQL Server
7 9 (1.95%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 8 (1.73%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 7 (1.52%) PowerPivot
10 5 (1.08%) Big Data
10 5 (1.08%) Data Warehouse
11 4 (0.87%) DB2
11 4 (0.87%) DB2 UDB
11 4 (0.87%) QlikView
12 3 (0.65%) Relational Database
12 3 (0.65%) Star Schema
13 1 (0.22%) Crystal Reports
13 1 (0.22%) Data Mining
13 1 (0.22%) GIS
13 1 (0.22%) QGIS
Development Applications
1 24 (5.19%) JIRA
2 7 (1.52%) Git
3 6 (1.30%) Visual Studio
4 3 (0.65%) Jenkins
4 3 (0.65%) Maven
4 3 (0.65%) Sonatype Nexus
4 3 (0.65%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 1 (0.22%) Oracle APEX
5 1 (0.22%) Toad
5 1 (0.22%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 257 (55.63%) Social Skills
2 204 (44.16%) Finance
3 143 (30.95%) Analytical Skills
4 72 (15.58%) Organisational Skills
5 48 (10.39%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 37 (8.01%) Retail
7 30 (6.49%) Marketing
8 28 (6.06%) Banking
9 25 (5.41%) Public Sector
10 23 (4.98%) Legal
11 21 (4.55%) Presentation Skills
12 20 (4.33%) Automotive
13 17 (3.68%) Billing
13 17 (3.68%) Influencing Skills
13 17 (3.68%) Telecoms
14 14 (3.03%) Law
15 9 (1.95%) Advertising
16 5 (1.08%) Aeronautics
16 5 (1.08%) French Language
16 5 (1.08%) German Language
Job Titles
1 147 (31.82%) Analyst
2 46 (9.96%) Administrator
3 34 (7.36%) Report Analyst
4 33 (7.14%) Senior
5 29 (6.28%) Data Analyst
6 24 (5.19%) Accountant
7 20 (4.33%) Lead
8 19 (4.11%) Business Analyst
9 14 (3.03%) Consultant
9 14 (3.03%) Financial Analyst
10 10 (2.16%) Data Administrator
10 10 (2.16%) Senior Analyst
10 10 (2.16%) Service Manager
11 9 (1.95%) Junior
11 9 (1.95%) Operations Analyst
11 9 (1.95%) Senior Consultant
12 8 (1.73%) Coordinator
12 8 (1.73%) Project Analyst
12 8 (1.73%) Systems Manager
12 8 (1.73%) Team Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (2.60%) Oracle Fusion
2 6 (1.30%) EDI
2 6 (1.30%) XML
3 4 (0.87%) OAuth
3 4 (0.87%) OpenID
4 3 (0.65%) ActiveMQ
4 3 (0.65%) RAML
4 3 (0.65%) REST
4 3 (0.65%) SOAP
5 2 (0.43%) Matplotlib
5 2 (0.43%) NumPy
5 2 (0.43%) Pandas
5 2 (0.43%) Seaborn
6 1 (0.22%) PySpark
6 1 (0.22%) PyTorch
6 1 (0.22%) SciPy
6 1 (0.22%) TAPI
Miscellaneous
1 47 (10.17%) Onboarding
2 37 (8.01%) Management Information System
3 24 (5.19%) Self-Motivation
4 21 (4.55%) Social Media
5 18 (3.90%) Public Cloud
6 17 (3.68%) Data Structures
7 10 (2.16%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 9 (1.95%) Analytical Mindset
8 9 (1.95%) Legacy Systems
9 8 (1.73%) FMCG
10 7 (1.52%) Blog
10 7 (1.52%) CCTV
10 7 (1.52%) Web Conferencing
11 6 (1.30%) Video Conferencing
12 5 (1.08%) Life Science
12 5 (1.08%) Mobile App
12 5 (1.08%) NHS
13 3 (0.65%) Data Protection Act
13 3 (0.65%) Digital Media
13 3 (0.65%) e-Learning
Operating Systems
1 11 (2.38%) Windows
2 8 (1.73%) Linux
3 5 (1.08%) Apple iOS
3 5 (1.08%) Unix
4 1 (0.22%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 158 (34.20%) Business Intelligence
2 99 (21.43%) Problem-Solving
3 96 (20.78%) Decision-Making
4 82 (17.75%) Continuous Improvement
5 80 (17.32%) Project Management
6 68 (14.72%) CRM
6 68 (14.72%) Process Improvement
7 61 (13.20%) ERP
8 55 (11.90%) Data Analysis
9 48 (10.39%) Customer Service
9 48 (10.39%) Data Management
10 41 (8.87%) Mentoring
11 40 (8.66%) Agile
12 38 (8.23%) AI
13 37 (8.01%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 36 (7.79%) Analytics
15 32 (6.93%) Stakeholder Management
15 32 (6.93%) Validation
15 32 (6.93%) Visualisation
16 31 (6.71%) Coaching
Programming Languages
1 89 (19.26%) SQL
2 30 (6.49%) Python
3 19 (4.11%) VBA
4 6 (1.30%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 5 (1.08%) VB
5 5 (1.08%) VBScript
6 4 (0.87%) R
7 3 (0.65%) Java
8 2 (0.43%) PowerShell
9 1 (0.22%) ABAP
9 1 (0.22%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 97 (21.00%) Degree
2 63 (13.64%) ACCA
3 56 (12.12%) CIMA
4 22 (4.76%) DBS Check
5 17 (3.68%) AWS Certification
6 15 (3.25%) AAT
7 13 (2.81%) Security Cleared
8 10 (2.16%) SC Cleared
9 9 (1.95%) PMI Certification
9 9 (1.95%) PMP
10 5 (1.08%) CFA
10 5 (1.08%) Cisco Certification
10 5 (1.08%) CISSP
11 4 (0.87%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 4 (0.87%) BPSS Clearance
11 4 (0.87%) Computer Science Degree
11 4 (0.87%) TOGAF Certification
12 3 (0.65%) CIPD
12 3 (0.65%) DV Cleared
12 3 (0.65%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 36 (7.79%) Data Quality
2 34 (7.36%) GDPR
3 19 (4.11%) QA
4 14 (3.03%) COREP
4 14 (3.03%) FINREP
4 14 (3.03%) PMO
5 8 (1.73%) GRC
5 8 (1.73%) IFRS
6 7 (1.52%) Actionable Recommendations
7 5 (1.08%) GAAP
8 4 (0.87%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 4 (0.87%) Software Quality Assurance
9 3 (0.65%) Accessibility
9 3 (0.65%) Def Stans
9 3 (0.65%) ISO 9000
9 3 (0.65%) ISO/IEC 15288
9 3 (0.65%) TickIT
10 2 (0.43%) ISO 14001
10 2 (0.43%) ISO 9001
10 2 (0.43%) SLA
System Software
1 6 (1.30%) Active Directory
2 5 (1.08%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 5 (1.08%) SCCM
2 4 (0.87%) Single Sign-On
3 1 (0.22%) Ansible
3 1 (0.22%) FortiGate
3 1 (0.22%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (0.22%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 193 (41.77%) Microsoft
2 30 (6.49%) SAP
3 27 (5.84%) Adobe
4 26 (5.63%) Oracle
5 22 (4.76%) Apple
6 19 (4.11%) Sage
7 14 (3.03%) Salesforce
8 12 (2.60%) Xero
9 10 (2.16%) HubSpot
10 9 (1.95%) JD Edwards
11 8 (1.73%) Informatica
12 7 (1.52%) Workday
13 6 (1.30%) Google
13 6 (1.30%) ServiceNow
14 5 (1.08%) BMC
14 5 (1.08%) IBM
14 5 (1.08%) Snow
14 5 (1.08%) VMware
15 4 (0.87%) Databricks
16 3 (0.65%) IFS