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 5 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 98 87 52
Rank change year-on-year -11 -35 +49
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Excel 672 653 1,047
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.71% 3.89% 4.71%
As % of the Applications category 41.48% 19.32% 52.27%
Number of salaries quoted 403 418 282
10th Percentile £29,000 £27,250 £27,000
25th Percentile £32,500 £31,250 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.56% +5.88% -12.46%
75th Percentile £57,500 £65,000 £58,563
90th Percentile £70,000 £85,000 £70,000
UK median annual salary £37,500 £40,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -6.25% -11.11% -

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 1,620 3,380 2,003
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 6.52% 20.11% 9.02%
Number of salaries quoted 932 817 880
10th Percentile £28,500 £26,725 £27,500
25th Percentile £33,127 £31,250 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -14.29%
75th Percentile £58,750 £62,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £85,000
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 5 October 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 63 (9.38%) SharePoint
2 9 (1.34%) CMS
3 8 (1.19%) Confluence
4 5 (0.74%) Apache Spark
5 4 (0.60%) Microsoft Exchange
6 3 (0.45%) SAS
6 3 (0.45%) WordPress
7 2 (0.30%) IIS
7 2 (0.30%) Jupyter
8 1 (0.15%) Moodle
8 1 (0.15%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 200 (29.76%) Microsoft Office
2 188 (27.98%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 36 (5.36%) Spreadsheet
4 24 (3.57%) Acrobat
5 21 (3.13%) Microsoft Project
6 13 (1.93%) MS Visio
7 5 (0.74%) Chatbot
8 4 (0.60%) Windchill
9 2 (0.30%) AutoCAD
9 2 (0.30%) Navisworks
9 2 (0.30%) Revit
9 2 (0.30%) SPSS
9 2 (0.30%) Trello
Business Applications
1 31 (4.61%) NetSuite
2 20 (2.98%) Dynamics CRM
3 12 (1.79%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 8 (1.19%) Sage 50
5 4 (0.60%) Academy Housing
5 4 (0.60%) Teamcenter
6 3 (0.45%) BambooHR
6 3 (0.45%) Oracle ERP
6 3 (0.45%) Salesforce CRM
6 3 (0.45%) Visualfiles
7 2 (0.30%) FastStats
7 2 (0.30%) Oracle Receivables
7 2 (0.30%) Raiser’s Edge
8 1 (0.15%) Cognos Business Intelligence
8 1 (0.15%) Dynamics GP
8 1 (0.15%) Elite 3E
8 1 (0.15%) Oracle Assets
8 1 (0.15%) Oracle Payables
8 1 (0.15%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
8 1 (0.15%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 183 (27.23%) Power Platform
2 52 (7.74%) Microsoft 365
3 30 (4.46%) Azure
4 26 (3.87%) SaaS
5 20 (2.98%) Dynamics 365
6 16 (2.38%) AWS
7 14 (2.08%) PowerApps
8 13 (1.93%) Power Automate
9 11 (1.64%) Google Analytics
10 10 (1.49%) Microsoft Copilot
11 6 (0.89%) Azure Data Factory
12 5 (0.74%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 5 (0.74%) Cloud Computing
12 5 (0.74%) GCP
12 5 (0.74%) Google Ads
13 4 (0.60%) ChatGPT
13 4 (0.60%) GitHub
13 4 (0.60%) Miro
13 4 (0.60%) OneDrive
13 4 (0.60%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 14 (2.08%) Broadband
2 5 (0.74%) WAN
2 5 (0.74%) Wi-Fi
3 3 (0.45%) LAN
3 3 (0.45%) Network Security
4 2 (0.30%) DHCP
4 2 (0.30%) DNS
4 2 (0.30%) Internet
4 2 (0.30%) NGN
4 2 (0.30%) VPN
4 2 (0.30%) WebEx
5 1 (0.15%) 5G
5 1 (0.15%) Intranet
5 1 (0.15%) SD-WAN
5 1 (0.15%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 174 (25.89%) Power BI
2 34 (5.06%) Tableau
3 27 (4.02%) Power Query
4 18 (2.68%) Data Lake
5 12 (1.79%) Data Warehouse
5 12 (1.79%) SAP BW
6 9 (1.34%) Relational Database
6 9 (1.34%) SQL Server
7 7 (1.04%) Looker
8 6 (0.89%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 6 (0.89%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 5 (0.74%) Big Data
10 2 (0.30%) KNIME
10 2 (0.30%) MS Access
10 2 (0.30%) SAS Enterprise Guide
10 2 (0.30%) Star Schema
11 1 (0.15%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
11 1 (0.15%) Data Mining
11 1 (0.15%) Metadata
11 1 (0.15%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 34 (5.06%) JIRA
2 7 (1.04%) Git
3 6 (0.89%) Visual Studio
4 3 (0.45%) RStudio
5 2 (0.30%) Balsamiq
5 2 (0.30%) Jenkins
5 2 (0.30%) JMeter
5 2 (0.30%) Postman
5 2 (0.30%) Visual Studio Code
6 1 (0.15%) Moq
General
1 410 (61.01%) Social Skills
2 282 (41.96%) Finance
3 231 (34.38%) Analytical Skills
4 174 (25.89%) Organisational Skills
5 95 (14.14%) Marketing
6 73 (10.86%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 62 (9.23%) Retail
8 56 (8.33%) Legal
9 49 (7.29%) Public Sector
10 46 (6.85%) Billing
11 40 (5.95%) Influencing Skills
12 39 (5.80%) Telecoms
13 36 (5.36%) Manufacturing
14 29 (4.32%) Presentation Skills
15 24 (3.57%) Banking
15 24 (3.57%) Law
16 16 (2.38%) Advertising
17 14 (2.08%) German Language
18 11 (1.64%) Automotive
18 11 (1.64%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 168 (25.00%) Analyst
2 72 (10.71%) Administrator
3 48 (7.14%) Data Analyst
4 34 (5.06%) Accountant
4 34 (5.06%) Senior
5 31 (4.61%) Report Analyst
6 27 (4.02%) Financial Analyst
7 25 (3.72%) Business Analyst
8 22 (3.27%) Coordinator
9 18 (2.68%) Service Analyst
10 17 (2.53%) Lead
10 17 (2.53%) Management Accountant
10 17 (2.53%) Senior Analyst
11 13 (1.93%) Consultant
11 13 (1.93%) Data Engineer
11 13 (1.93%) Junior
11 13 (1.93%) Project Manager
12 12 (1.79%) PMO Analyst
12 12 (1.79%) Sales Administrator
13 11 (1.64%) Service Desk Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (1.93%) Oracle Fusion
2 5 (0.74%) Flash
2 5 (0.74%) Matplotlib
2 5 (0.74%) NumPy
2 5 (0.74%) ODBC
2 5 (0.74%) Pandas
3 3 (0.45%) Godot
3 3 (0.45%) HTML
3 3 (0.45%) Unreal Engine
4 2 (0.30%) PySpark
4 2 (0.30%) Seaborn
4 2 (0.30%) Terraform
5 1 (0.15%) TAPI
Miscellaneous
1 102 (15.18%) Management Information System
2 58 (8.63%) Onboarding
3 44 (6.55%) Self-Motivation
4 36 (5.36%) Social Media
5 15 (2.23%) Analytical Mindset
5 15 (2.23%) Data Structures
5 15 (2.23%) Driving Licence
5 15 (2.23%) Housing Association
6 11 (1.64%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 10 (1.49%) Web Conferencing
8 9 (1.34%) Data Centre
8 9 (1.34%) NHS
9 8 (1.19%) e-Learning
10 7 (1.04%) Low-Code
11 6 (0.89%) FMCG
11 6 (0.89%) Product Ownership
11 6 (0.89%) Reinsurance
12 5 (0.74%) Educational Technology
13 4 (0.60%) Legacy Systems
13 4 (0.60%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 5 (0.74%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 189 (28.13%) Business Intelligence
2 184 (27.38%) Problem-Solving
3 169 (25.15%) Continuous Improvement
4 156 (23.21%) Decision-Making
5 117 (17.41%) Stakeholder Management
6 95 (14.14%) CRM
7 90 (13.39%) Customer Service
8 89 (13.24%) Analytics
9 87 (12.95%) Project Management
10 82 (12.20%) AI
11 81 (12.05%) Process Improvement
12 69 (10.27%) Agile
12 69 (10.27%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 67 (9.97%) Data Analysis
14 64 (9.52%) Data Management
15 58 (8.63%) Project Delivery
16 56 (8.33%) Actionable Insight
16 56 (8.33%) ERP
17 53 (7.89%) Coaching
17 53 (7.89%) Customer Experience
Programming Languages
1 124 (18.45%) SQL
2 54 (8.04%) Python
3 24 (3.57%) VBA
4 16 (2.38%) JavaScript
5 14 (2.08%) R
6 11 (1.64%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 9 (1.34%) PowerShell
8 5 (0.74%) C#
8 5 (0.74%) VB
9 3 (0.45%) C
9 3 (0.45%) C++
10 2 (0.30%) Bash
10 2 (0.30%) Java
10 2 (0.30%) PHP
Qualifications
1 104 (15.48%) Degree
2 69 (10.27%) ACCA
3 67 (9.97%) CIMA
4 37 (5.51%) DBS Check
5 31 (4.61%) Security Cleared
6 30 (4.46%) SC Cleared
7 16 (2.38%) AAT
8 12 (1.79%) PMI Certification
9 8 (1.19%) PMP
10 7 (1.04%) ICAEW
10 7 (1.04%) Master's Degree
11 6 (0.89%) BPSS Clearance
12 4 (0.60%) Postgraduate
13 3 (0.45%) CIPD
13 3 (0.45%) CIPFA
13 3 (0.45%) DV Cleared
13 3 (0.45%) ITIL Certification
13 3 (0.45%) Microsoft Certification
14 2 (0.30%) APMP
14 2 (0.30%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 89 (13.24%) Data Quality
2 43 (6.40%) GDPR
3 33 (4.91%) QA
4 25 (3.72%) PMO
5 17 (2.53%) IFRS
6 16 (2.38%) Accessibility
7 13 (1.93%) GAAP
8 8 (1.19%) SLA
9 6 (0.89%) Actionable Recommendations
9 6 (0.89%) COREP
9 6 (0.89%) FINREP
9 6 (0.89%) ISO 9001
10 4 (0.60%) Def Stans
10 4 (0.60%) ISO 9000
10 4 (0.60%) ISO/IEC 15288
11 3 (0.45%) ISO 14001
11 3 (0.45%) ISO/IEC 27001
11 3 (0.45%) TickIT
12 2 (0.30%) P3O
12 2 (0.30%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 2 (0.30%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.15%) Embedded Firmware
2 1 (0.15%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 2 (0.30%) Ansible
2 1 (0.15%) Autotask
2 1 (0.15%) Functional Safety
2 1 (0.15%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (0.15%) Thomson Reuters DACS
Vendors
1 326 (48.51%) Microsoft
2 34 (5.06%) Adobe
3 31 (4.61%) SAP
4 29 (4.32%) Oracle
5 26 (3.87%) Salesforce
6 24 (3.57%) HubSpot
7 22 (3.27%) Sage
8 19 (2.83%) Google
9 13 (1.93%) Xero
10 11 (1.64%) YouTube
11 10 (1.49%) Apple
12 8 (1.19%) Databricks
13 7 (1.04%) ServiceNow
14 5 (0.74%) Criteo
14 5 (0.74%) Progress
14 5 (0.74%) Workday
14 5 (0.74%) Zoho
15 4 (0.60%) BMC
15 4 (0.60%) TikTok
16 3 (0.45%) VMware