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

6 months to
28 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 62 95 122
Rank change year-on-year +33 +27 +13
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Excel 590 569 547
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 3.86% 3.31% 2.66%
As % of the Applications category 23.66% 40.58% 39.99%
Number of salaries quoted 346 256 362
10th Percentile £29,000 £27,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,188 £33,625 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,000 £44,484 £46,250
Median % change year-on-year +5.66% -3.82% -4.64%
75th Percentile £62,500 £59,063 £58,938
90th Percentile £77,500 £82,500 £67,500
UK median annual salary £40,000 £45,000 £44,000
% change year-on-year -11.11% +2.27% -7.37%

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 2,494 1,402 1,368
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 16.33% 8.17% 6.65%
Number of salaries quoted 669 764 1,042
10th Percentile £28,750 £28,145 £26,250
25th Percentile £33,500 £36,250 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,000 £49,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +2.04% -2.00%
75th Percentile £61,250 £68,750 £62,500
90th Percentile £78,750 £82,500 £72,950
UK median annual salary £40,000 £47,683 £42,500
% change year-on-year -16.11% +12.20% -7.61%

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 28 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 44 (7.46%) SharePoint
2 18 (3.05%) Confluence
3 3 (0.51%) ArcGIS
3 3 (0.51%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (0.51%) WordPress
4 2 (0.34%) SAS
5 1 (0.17%) CMS
Applications
1 157 (26.61%) Microsoft Office
2 145 (24.58%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 22 (3.73%) MS Visio
4 21 (3.56%) Spreadsheet
5 12 (2.03%) InDesign
6 9 (1.53%) Microsoft Project
7 7 (1.19%) Photoshop
8 5 (0.85%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 3 (0.51%) Adobe Illustrator
9 3 (0.51%) Trello
10 1 (0.17%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 22 (3.73%) NetSuite
2 8 (1.36%) Oracle Payables
3 7 (1.19%) Shopify
3 7 (1.19%) Unit4 Business World
4 6 (1.02%) Dynamics AX
4 6 (1.02%) Dynamics CRM
5 5 (0.85%) Visualfiles
6 4 (0.68%) Salesforce CRM
6 4 (0.68%) SAP BPC
6 4 (0.68%) SAP FI
7 3 (0.51%) Dynamics GP
7 3 (0.51%) Magento
7 3 (0.51%) 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
1 210 (35.59%) Power Platform
2 87 (14.75%) Azure
3 59 (10.00%) Microsoft 365
4 33 (5.59%) SaaS
5 28 (4.75%) Azure Data Factory
6 26 (4.41%) AWS
7 24 (4.07%) Azure Synapse Analytics
8 20 (3.39%) Azure DevOps
8 20 (3.39%) Cloud Computing
9 16 (2.71%) Smartsheet
10 14 (2.37%) PowerApps
10 14 (2.37%) Snowflake
11 12 (2.03%) Google Analytics
12 11 (1.86%) Dynamics 365
13 10 (1.69%) Intacct
14 5 (0.85%) GCP
14 5 (0.85%) Power Automate
14 5 (0.85%) Workato
15 4 (0.68%) Google Tag Manager
16 3 (0.51%) Google Sheets
Communications & Networking
1 9 (1.53%) Unified Communications
2 4 (0.68%) Intranet
3 3 (0.51%) Ethernet
3 3 (0.51%) 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
1 204 (34.58%) Power BI
2 53 (8.98%) Tableau
3 37 (6.27%) SQL Server
4 32 (5.42%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 28 (4.75%) Data Warehouse
6 27 (4.58%) Azure SQL Database
7 23 (3.90%) Power Query
8 20 (3.39%) Big Data
9 17 (2.88%) Oracle Reports
10 13 (2.20%) Crystal Reports
11 10 (1.69%) SQL Server Analysis Services
12 7 (1.19%) Oracle Database
13 6 (1.02%) OLAP
14 5 (0.85%) SQL Server Integration Services
15 4 (0.68%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
15 4 (0.68%) Looker
15 4 (0.68%) Metadata
16 3 (0.51%) GIS
16 3 (0.51%) QlikView
17 2 (0.34%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 32 (5.42%) JIRA
2 3 (0.51%) Git
2 3 (0.51%) Jenkins
2 3 (0.51%) Maven
2 3 (0.51%) Sonatype Nexus
2 3 (0.51%) Visual Studio
3 1 (0.17%) Oracle APEX
3 1 (0.17%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 324 (54.92%) Finance
2 265 (44.92%) Social Skills
3 224 (37.97%) Analytical Skills
4 76 (12.88%) Marketing
5 58 (9.83%) Organisational Skills
6 57 (9.66%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 39 (6.61%) Presentation Skills
8 33 (5.59%) Billing
9 30 (5.08%) Retail
10 28 (4.75%) Advertising
11 27 (4.58%) Public Sector
12 24 (4.07%) Law
13 22 (3.73%) Manufacturing
14 20 (3.39%) Legal
15 16 (2.71%) Influencing Skills
16 14 (2.37%) Banking
17 13 (2.20%) Telecoms
18 7 (1.19%) General Ledger
19 6 (1.02%) Automotive
19 6 (1.02%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 184 (31.19%) Analyst
2 54 (9.15%) Senior
3 53 (8.98%) Accountant
4 37 (6.27%) Data Analyst
5 27 (4.58%) Business Analyst
5 27 (4.58%) Support Analyst
5 27 (4.58%) Systems Accountant
6 25 (4.24%) Lead
7 23 (3.90%) Administrator
8 22 (3.73%) Business Intelligence Analyst
8 22 (3.73%) Business Manager
8 22 (3.73%) Developer
8 22 (3.73%) Financial Analyst
9 20 (3.39%) Financial Accountant
9 20 (3.39%) Service Manager
10 19 (3.22%) Technical Support
11 18 (3.05%) Technical Analyst
12 16 (2.71%) Commercial Analyst
13 15 (2.54%) IT Support
14 14 (2.37%) Insight Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (0.68%) HTML
1 4 (0.68%) Middleware
2 3 (0.51%) ActiveMQ
2 3 (0.51%) Altair
2 3 (0.51%) JSON
2 3 (0.51%) RAML
2 3 (0.51%) REST
2 3 (0.51%) SOAP
3 2 (0.34%) EDI
3 2 (0.34%) Flash
4 1 (0.17%) .NET
4 1 (0.17%) Ember.js
4 1 (0.17%) Spine.js
4 1 (0.17%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 82 (13.90%) Onboarding
2 51 (8.64%) Analytical Mindset
3 48 (8.14%) Management Information System
4 47 (7.97%) Self-Motivation
5 21 (3.56%) Social Media
6 20 (3.39%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 20 (3.39%) Social Network
7 19 (3.22%) Product Ownership
8 18 (3.05%) Public Cloud
9 12 (2.03%) Web Conferencing
10 9 (1.53%) Legacy Systems
11 7 (1.19%) CMDB
11 7 (1.19%) Housing Association
11 7 (1.19%) NHS
12 6 (1.02%) Digital Media
13 5 (0.85%) Data Protection Act
13 5 (0.85%) Driving Licence
13 5 (0.85%) Life Science
14 4 (0.68%) Animation
14 4 (0.68%) Blog
Operating Systems
1 17 (2.88%) Windows
2 12 (2.03%) Linux
3 9 (1.53%) Unix
4 4 (0.68%) Windows Server
5 3 (0.51%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 218 (36.95%) Business Intelligence
2 197 (33.39%) Problem-Solving
3 148 (25.08%) Decision-Making
4 118 (20.00%) Data Analysis
5 114 (19.32%) Continuous Improvement
6 106 (17.97%) Analytics
7 90 (15.25%) AI
7 90 (15.25%) Process Improvement
8 84 (14.24%) ERP
9 78 (13.22%) Visualisation
10 69 (11.69%) Project Management
11 65 (11.02%) Actionable Insight
12 62 (10.51%) Agile
13 60 (10.17%) CRM
14 58 (9.83%) Budgeting
15 53 (8.98%) Budgeting and Forecasting
16 48 (8.14%) Customer Service
17 47 (7.97%) Data Visualisation
18 43 (7.29%) Change Management
18 43 (7.29%) Coaching
Programming Languages
1 158 (26.78%) SQL
2 53 (8.98%) Python
3 32 (5.42%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 28 (4.75%) VBA
5 14 (2.37%) T-SQL
6 12 (2.03%) R
7 3 (0.51%) Java
8 2 (0.34%) PL/SQL
9 1 (0.17%) Bash
9 1 (0.17%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 143 (24.24%) Degree
2 119 (20.17%) ACCA
3 96 (16.27%) CIMA
4 17 (2.88%) AWS Certification
5 16 (2.71%) AAT
5 16 (2.71%) Security Cleared
6 13 (2.20%) SC Cleared
7 12 (2.03%) Six Sigma Green Belt
8 11 (1.86%) CIPD
9 9 (1.53%) CFA
9 9 (1.53%) Numerate Degree
10 8 (1.36%) Master's Degree
11 7 (1.19%) CISA
11 7 (1.19%) CISSP
12 6 (1.02%) Computer Science Degree
12 6 (1.02%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
13 5 (0.85%) DBS Check
13 5 (0.85%) PMI Certification
13 5 (0.85%) PMP
14 4 (0.68%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (5.08%) Data Quality
2 26 (4.41%) IFRS
3 24 (4.07%) GAAP
4 23 (3.90%) GDPR
5 20 (3.39%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 16 (2.71%) PMO
7 15 (2.54%) Actionable Recommendations
7 15 (2.54%) QA
8 14 (2.37%) ISO 9001
9 10 (1.69%) Accessibility
9 10 (1.69%) SLA
10 6 (1.02%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 2 (0.34%) GMP
12 1 (0.17%) GRC
12 1 (0.17%) IFRS 17
12 1 (0.17%) ISO/IEC 20000
12 1 (0.17%) P3O
12 1 (0.17%) Solvency II
System Software
1 14 (2.37%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (0.34%) 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
1 290 (49.15%) Microsoft
2 40 (6.78%) Oracle
3 32 (5.42%) Adobe
4 26 (4.41%) SAP
5 25 (4.24%) Salesforce
6 23 (3.90%) Sage
6 23 (3.90%) Workday
7 19 (3.22%) Apple
8 16 (2.71%) Google
9 15 (2.54%) ServiceNow
10 13 (2.20%) Cisco
11 10 (1.69%) Adaptive Insights
12 9 (1.53%) Xero
12 9 (1.53%) Zoho
13 6 (1.02%) Concur
14 4 (0.68%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
15 3 (0.51%) Mercator
15 3 (0.51%) MuleSoft
15 3 (0.51%) Openreach
16 2 (0.34%) Freshdesk