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

6 months to
30 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 100 106 57
Rank change year-on-year +6 -49 +38
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Excel 473 505 1,487
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.46% 3.41% 4.48%
As % of the Applications category 37.01% 27.43% 51.49%
Number of salaries quoted 267 280 669
10th Percentile £28,500 £25,600 £25,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £29,688 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £42,500 £43,865
Median % change year-on-year +5.88% -3.11% -0.31%
75th Percentile £60,000 £62,313 £57,500
90th Percentile £73,750 £85,125 £66,250
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 1,278 1,841 2,888
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 6.66% 12.44% 8.70%
Number of salaries quoted 646 820 1,798
10th Percentile £28,500 £26,250 £25,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £33,000 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,000 £43,433
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +15.12% -8.56%
75th Percentile £62,188 £66,230 £57,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £76,375 £68,750
UK median annual salary £40,000 £45,000 £38,500
% change year-on-year -11.11% +16.88% -14.44%

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 30 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 (11.21%) SharePoint
2 4 (0.85%) Adobe Experience Manager
2 4 (0.85%) Apache Spark
2 4 (0.85%) Confluence
3 3 (0.63%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (0.42%) CMS
4 2 (0.42%) Jupyter
5 1 (0.21%) WordPress
Applications
1 120 (25.37%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 114 (24.10%) Microsoft Office
3 15 (3.17%) MS Visio
4 10 (2.11%) Spreadsheet
5 9 (1.90%) Microsoft Project
6 4 (0.85%) Windchill
7 3 (0.63%) AutoCAD
7 3 (0.63%) SOLIDWORKS
8 1 (0.21%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 23 (4.86%) Dynamics CRM
2 12 (2.54%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 6 (1.27%) NetSuite
4 5 (1.06%) Salesforce CRM
4 5 (1.06%) SAP ERP
5 3 (0.63%) BambooHR
5 3 (0.63%) Magento
5 3 (0.63%) Raiser’s Edge
6 2 (0.42%) Odoo
6 2 (0.42%) Oracle Payables
7 1 (0.21%) Dynamics AX
7 1 (0.21%) Dynamics GP
7 1 (0.21%) Infor SunSystems
7 1 (0.21%) Oracle ERP
7 1 (0.21%) ResourceLink
7 1 (0.21%) Sage 200
7 1 (0.21%) SAP Oil and Gas
7 1 (0.21%) SAP PM
7 1 (0.21%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 155 (32.77%) Power Platform
2 33 (6.98%) Azure
3 31 (6.55%) Microsoft 365
4 19 (4.02%) AWS
5 17 (3.59%) Dynamics 365
6 16 (3.38%) Power Automate
7 11 (2.33%) OneDrive
7 11 (2.33%) PowerApps
8 8 (1.69%) ChatGPT
8 8 (1.69%) Microsoft Copilot
9 6 (1.27%) Miro
9 6 (1.27%) SaaS
9 6 (1.27%) Smartsheet
10 5 (1.06%) GitHub
11 4 (0.85%) Azure Data Factory
11 4 (0.85%) Google Sheets
12 3 (0.63%) Cloud Computing
13 2 (0.42%) Azure DevOps
13 2 (0.42%) IaaS
13 2 (0.42%) Viva Engage
Communications & Networking
1 13 (2.75%) Broadband
2 4 (0.85%) Firewall
2 4 (0.85%) LAN
2 4 (0.85%) WAN
3 3 (0.63%) Ethernet
3 3 (0.63%) IP Telephony
3 3 (0.63%) VPN
4 2 (0.42%) Internet
4 2 (0.42%) PuTTY
4 2 (0.42%) WebEx
5 1 (0.21%) Cisco Wireless
5 1 (0.21%) MPLS
5 1 (0.21%) Remote Desktop
5 1 (0.21%) SD-WAN
5 1 (0.21%) SNA
5 1 (0.21%) Wireless
5 1 (0.21%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 150 (31.71%) Power BI
2 50 (10.57%) Tableau
3 29 (6.13%) Power Query
4 14 (2.96%) Data Lake
5 12 (2.54%) SAP BW
6 9 (1.90%) SQL Server
6 9 (1.90%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 8 (1.69%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 7 (1.48%) PowerPivot
9 5 (1.06%) Big Data
9 5 (1.06%) Data Warehouse
10 4 (0.85%) DB2
10 4 (0.85%) DB2 UDB
10 4 (0.85%) QlikView
11 3 (0.63%) Relational Database
11 3 (0.63%) Star Schema
12 1 (0.21%) Electronic Patient Records
12 1 (0.21%) Looker
12 1 (0.21%) QGIS
12 1 (0.21%) Spatial Data
Development Applications
1 24 (5.07%) JIRA
2 7 (1.48%) Git
3 6 (1.27%) Visual Studio
4 3 (0.63%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 2 (0.42%) Jenkins
5 2 (0.42%) Maven
5 2 (0.42%) Sonatype Nexus
5 2 (0.42%) Visual Studio Code
6 1 (0.21%) Oracle APEX
6 1 (0.21%) Toad
General
1 267 (56.45%) Social Skills
2 202 (42.71%) Finance
3 148 (31.29%) Analytical Skills
4 74 (15.64%) Organisational Skills
5 48 (10.15%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 38 (8.03%) Retail
7 31 (6.55%) Public Sector
8 30 (6.34%) Marketing
9 28 (5.92%) Banking
10 25 (5.29%) Presentation Skills
11 23 (4.86%) Legal
11 23 (4.86%) Telecoms
12 20 (4.23%) Automotive
12 20 (4.23%) Influencing Skills
13 18 (3.81%) Billing
14 14 (2.96%) Law
15 7 (1.48%) Advertising
16 5 (1.06%) French Language
16 5 (1.06%) German Language
16 5 (1.06%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 149 (31.50%) Analyst
2 46 (9.73%) Administrator
3 35 (7.40%) Report Analyst
4 32 (6.77%) Senior
5 29 (6.13%) Data Analyst
6 22 (4.65%) Accountant
7 19 (4.02%) Lead
8 18 (3.81%) Business Analyst
9 15 (3.17%) Financial Analyst
10 14 (2.96%) Consultant
11 10 (2.11%) Data Administrator
11 10 (2.11%) Junior
11 10 (2.11%) Senior Analyst
11 10 (2.11%) Service Manager
12 9 (1.90%) Operations Analyst
12 9 (1.90%) Senior Consultant
13 8 (1.69%) Coordinator
13 8 (1.69%) Project Analyst
13 8 (1.69%) Systems Manager
13 8 (1.69%) Team Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (2.54%) Oracle Fusion
2 6 (1.27%) EDI
2 6 (1.27%) XML
3 4 (0.85%) OAuth
3 4 (0.85%) OpenID
4 2 (0.42%) ActiveMQ
4 2 (0.42%) Matplotlib
4 2 (0.42%) NumPy
4 2 (0.42%) Pandas
4 2 (0.42%) PySpark
4 2 (0.42%) RAML
4 2 (0.42%) REST
4 2 (0.42%) Seaborn
4 2 (0.42%) SOAP
5 1 (0.21%) PyTorch
5 1 (0.21%) SciPy
5 1 (0.21%) TAPI
Miscellaneous
1 52 (10.99%) Onboarding
2 40 (8.46%) Management Information System
3 27 (5.71%) Self-Motivation
4 21 (4.44%) Social Media
5 18 (3.81%) Public Cloud
6 17 (3.59%) Data Structures
7 10 (2.11%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 9 (1.90%) Analytical Mindset
9 8 (1.69%) FMCG
9 8 (1.69%) Legacy Systems
10 7 (1.48%) CCTV
10 7 (1.48%) Web Conferencing
11 6 (1.27%) Video Conferencing
12 5 (1.06%) Blog
12 5 (1.06%) Life Science
12 5 (1.06%) Mobile App
13 4 (0.85%) NHS
14 3 (0.63%) Algorithms
14 3 (0.63%) Digital Media
14 3 (0.63%) e-Learning
Operating Systems
1 11 (2.33%) Windows
2 7 (1.48%) Linux
3 5 (1.06%) Apple iOS
3 5 (1.06%) Unix
4 1 (0.21%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 158 (33.40%) Business Intelligence
2 105 (22.20%) Problem-Solving
3 101 (21.35%) Decision-Making
4 88 (18.60%) Continuous Improvement
5 79 (16.70%) Project Management
6 73 (15.43%) CRM
7 70 (14.80%) Process Improvement
8 59 (12.47%) ERP
9 56 (11.84%) Data Analysis
10 50 (10.57%) Data Management
11 46 (9.73%) Customer Service
12 43 (9.09%) Agile
13 41 (8.67%) Mentoring
14 39 (8.25%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 37 (7.82%) AI
16 36 (7.61%) Analytics
17 35 (7.40%) Stakeholder Management
18 34 (7.19%) Validation
19 31 (6.55%) Time Management
19 31 (6.55%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 91 (19.24%) SQL
2 31 (6.55%) Python
3 20 (4.23%) VBA
4 6 (1.27%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 5 (1.06%) VB
5 5 (1.06%) VBScript
6 4 (0.85%) R
7 2 (0.42%) Java
7 2 (0.42%) PowerShell
8 1 (0.21%) ABAP
8 1 (0.21%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 95 (20.08%) Degree
2 62 (13.11%) ACCA
3 56 (11.84%) CIMA
4 22 (4.65%) DBS Check
5 17 (3.59%) AWS Certification
6 16 (3.38%) AAT
7 14 (2.96%) Security Cleared
8 11 (2.33%) SC Cleared
9 10 (2.11%) PMI Certification
9 10 (2.11%) PMP
10 5 (1.06%) Cisco Certification
10 5 (1.06%) CISSP
11 4 (0.85%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 4 (0.85%) BPSS Clearance
11 4 (0.85%) CFA
11 4 (0.85%) Master's Degree
11 4 (0.85%) TOGAF Certification
12 3 (0.63%) CIPD
12 3 (0.63%) Computer Science Degree
12 3 (0.63%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 37 (7.82%) Data Quality
2 32 (6.77%) GDPR
3 21 (4.44%) QA
4 14 (2.96%) COREP
4 14 (2.96%) FINREP
5 13 (2.75%) PMO
6 8 (1.69%) GRC
6 8 (1.69%) IFRS
7 7 (1.48%) Actionable Recommendations
8 4 (0.85%) Def Stans
8 4 (0.85%) GAAP
8 4 (0.85%) ISO 9000
8 4 (0.85%) ISO/IEC 15288
8 4 (0.85%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 4 (0.85%) Software Quality Assurance
9 3 (0.63%) Accessibility
9 3 (0.63%) SLA
9 3 (0.63%) TickIT
10 2 (0.42%) ISO 14001
10 2 (0.42%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 5 (1.06%) Active Directory
1 5 (1.06%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (0.21%) Embedded Firmware
2 1 (0.21%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 5 (1.06%) SCCM
2 4 (0.85%) Single Sign-On
3 1 (0.21%) Ansible
3 1 (0.21%) Autotask
3 1 (0.21%) FortiGate
3 1 (0.21%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (0.21%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 199 (42.07%) Microsoft
2 29 (6.13%) SAP
3 27 (5.71%) Adobe
4 25 (5.29%) Oracle
5 22 (4.65%) Apple
6 18 (3.81%) Sage
7 14 (2.96%) Salesforce
8 12 (2.54%) Xero
9 10 (2.11%) HubSpot
10 9 (1.90%) JD Edwards
11 8 (1.69%) Informatica
12 7 (1.48%) ServiceNow
13 6 (1.27%) Google
13 6 (1.27%) Workday
14 5 (1.06%) BMC
14 5 (1.06%) Databricks
14 5 (1.06%) IBM
14 5 (1.06%) Snow
14 5 (1.06%) VMware
15 3 (0.63%) Hyperion