Microsoft Excel Jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

Microsoft Excel
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent remote or hybrid work requiring Microsoft Excel skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Microsoft Excel over the 6 months leading up to 1 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 127 60 97
Rank change year-on-year -67 +37 +53
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Excel 556 1,499 1,210
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 2.75% 4.35% 3.36%
As % of the Applications category 23.66% 50.97% 45.37%
Number of salaries quoted 329 670 828
10th Percentile £25,625 £25,500 £30,479
25th Percentile £29,848 £29,761 £30,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £44,460 £43,865 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year +1.36% +3.21% -10.53%
75th Percentile £62,500 £57,500 £57,796
90th Percentile £85,000 £66,250 £70,000
UK median annual salary £43,500 £40,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year +8.75% -5.88% -6.08%

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 2,350 2,941 2,667
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 11.64% 8.53% 7.41%
Number of salaries quoted 908 1,808 1,922
10th Percentile £26,763 £25,175 £30,025
25th Percentile £33,000 £30,000 £34,328
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £43,433 £48,750
Median % change year-on-year +15.12% -10.91% +8.33%
75th Percentile £66,221 £57,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £70,000 £80,000
UK median annual salary £47,683 £39,005 £45,000
% change year-on-year +22.25% -13.32% -

Microsoft Excel
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options citing Microsoft Excel as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Microsoft Excel trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

Microsoft Excel
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing Microsoft Excel.

Microsoft Excel salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

Microsoft Excel
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with remote working options citing Microsoft Excel over the 6 months to 1 July 2025.

Microsoft Excel salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Microsoft Excel
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 40 (7.19%) SharePoint
2 14 (2.52%) Confluence
3 10 (1.80%) Microsoft Exchange
4 8 (1.44%) Apache Spark
4 8 (1.44%) IBM Domino
4 8 (1.44%) WordPress
5 7 (1.26%) CMS
6 1 (0.18%) IIS
6 1 (0.18%) SAS
Applications
1 158 (28.42%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 99 (17.81%) Microsoft Office
3 22 (3.96%) Spreadsheet
4 17 (3.06%) Microsoft Project
5 12 (2.16%) MS Visio
6 6 (1.08%) Trello
7 4 (0.72%) Photoshop
8 3 (0.54%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 2 (0.36%) Adobe Illustrator
9 2 (0.36%) InDesign
10 1 (0.18%) Acrobat
10 1 (0.18%) Adobe Captivate
10 1 (0.18%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 8 (1.44%) Oracle EBS
2 7 (1.26%) Dynamics CRM
3 6 (1.08%) NetSuite
4 5 (0.90%) CA PPM
4 5 (0.90%) Dynamics NAV
5 4 (0.72%) Maximo
6 2 (0.36%) Oracle General Ledger
6 2 (0.36%) Oracle Payables
6 2 (0.36%) Oracle Receivables
6 2 (0.36%) SAP Oil and Gas
6 2 (0.36%) Unit4 Business World
7 1 (0.18%) Dynamics AX
7 1 (0.18%) Elite 3E
7 1 (0.18%) iTrent
7 1 (0.18%) Oracle ERP
7 1 (0.18%) Oracle SCM
7 1 (0.18%) Primavera
7 1 (0.18%) Raiser’s Edge
7 1 (0.18%) Salesforce CRM
7 1 (0.18%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 210 (37.77%) Power Platform
2 67 (12.05%) Microsoft 365
3 61 (10.97%) Azure
4 23 (4.14%) Google Analytics
5 21 (3.78%) SaaS
6 14 (2.52%) Google Sheets
7 12 (2.16%) Azure Data Factory
7 12 (2.16%) Power Automate
8 11 (1.98%) Google Data Studio
9 10 (1.80%) GCP
9 10 (1.80%) Google Ads
9 10 (1.80%) Microsoft Copilot
10 9 (1.62%) Dynamics 365
10 9 (1.62%) Google Tag Manager
10 9 (1.62%) Smartsheet
11 6 (1.08%) AWS
12 5 (0.90%) Microsoft Advertising
12 5 (0.90%) PowerApps
13 4 (0.72%) Azure Cosmos DB
13 4 (0.72%) Google Docs
Communications & Networking
1 10 (1.80%) Intranet
2 7 (1.26%) Remote Desktop
3 5 (0.90%) TCP/IP
3 5 (0.90%) Wireless
4 4 (0.72%) Internet
5 3 (0.54%) S/MIME
5 3 (0.54%) SSL
5 3 (0.54%) X.509
6 2 (0.36%) Firewall
6 2 (0.36%) LAN
6 2 (0.36%) WAN
6 2 (0.36%) Wi-Fi
7 1 (0.18%) Broadband
7 1 (0.18%) DNS
7 1 (0.18%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 210 (37.77%) Power BI
2 36 (6.47%) Tableau
3 24 (4.32%) Data Mining
4 22 (3.96%) BusinessObjects
4 22 (3.96%) Data Warehouse
5 19 (3.42%) SQL Server
6 14 (2.52%) Big Data
6 14 (2.52%) Power Query
6 14 (2.52%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 12 (2.16%) Oracle Reports
7 12 (2.16%) Relational Database
7 12 (2.16%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 10 (1.80%) Metadata
9 8 (1.44%) Metadata Repository
10 6 (1.08%) Data Hub
10 6 (1.08%) MS Access
11 5 (0.90%) Data Lake
11 5 (0.90%) Qlik Sense
12 4 (0.72%) Ataccama
12 4 (0.72%) SAP BW
Development Applications
1 23 (4.14%) JIRA
2 8 (1.44%) Git
3 6 (1.08%) Visual Studio
4 5 (0.90%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 5 (0.90%) Subversion
5 4 (0.72%) RStudio
6 1 (0.18%) GitLab
6 1 (0.18%) Oracle Forms
General
1 306 (55.04%) Social Skills
2 249 (44.78%) Finance
3 165 (29.68%) Analytical Skills
4 74 (13.31%) Marketing
5 67 (12.05%) Organisational Skills
6 44 (7.91%) Banking
7 43 (7.73%) Retail
8 37 (6.65%) Presentation Skills
9 34 (6.12%) Legal
10 33 (5.94%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 20 (3.60%) Manufacturing
12 19 (3.42%) Public Sector
13 14 (2.52%) Law
14 12 (2.16%) Automotive
14 12 (2.16%) Telecoms
15 11 (1.98%) Games
16 9 (1.62%) Influencing Skills
17 8 (1.44%) Advertising
18 6 (1.08%) Billing
18 6 (1.08%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 222 (39.93%) Analyst
2 86 (15.47%) Data Analyst
3 42 (7.55%) Senior
4 39 (7.01%) Financial Analyst
5 37 (6.65%) Developer
6 36 (6.47%) Administrator
7 31 (5.58%) Junior
8 28 (5.04%) Business Analyst
9 26 (4.68%) Procurement Analyst
10 25 (4.50%) Data Manager
11 22 (3.96%) Business Intelligence Analyst
12 21 (3.78%) 1st Line Support
12 21 (3.78%) Lead
13 20 (3.60%) IT Support
14 18 (3.24%) Junior Developer
15 17 (3.06%) Senior Analyst
16 14 (2.52%) Data Administrator
16 14 (2.52%) Finance Business Analyst
17 13 (2.34%) Business Manager
17 13 (2.34%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (1.62%) Pandas
2 7 (1.26%) .NET
2 7 (1.26%) JSON
3 6 (1.08%) EDI
4 5 (0.90%) HTML
5 4 (0.72%) Lightning Web Components
6 3 (0.54%) EJB
6 3 (0.54%) FIX Protocol
6 3 (0.54%) XML
7 2 (0.36%) MDX
7 2 (0.36%) Oracle Fusion
7 2 (0.36%) Regular Expression
8 1 (0.18%) AngularJS
8 1 (0.18%) ISPF
8 1 (0.18%) pytest
8 1 (0.18%) React
8 1 (0.18%) SailPoint
8 1 (0.18%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 69 (12.41%) Management Information System
2 26 (4.68%) Self-Motivation
3 24 (4.32%) Data Structures
4 20 (3.60%) Social Media
5 19 (3.42%) Onboarding
6 11 (1.98%) Analytical Mindset
7 10 (1.80%) Product Ownership
8 8 (1.44%) Pricing Data
9 7 (1.26%) Driving Licence
10 6 (1.08%) Enterprise Software
10 6 (1.08%) IoT
10 6 (1.08%) Legacy Systems
10 6 (1.08%) Life Science
10 6 (1.08%) NHS
10 6 (1.08%) PMI
10 6 (1.08%) Video Conferencing
11 5 (0.90%) Algorithms
11 5 (0.90%) Blackberry
11 5 (0.90%) e-Learning
11 5 (0.90%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 29 (5.22%) Windows
2 9 (1.62%) Windows 10
3 8 (1.44%) Linux
4 7 (1.26%) Unix
5 5 (0.90%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.18%) Windows Server
6 1 (0.18%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 171 (30.76%) Business Intelligence
2 150 (26.98%) Problem-Solving
3 138 (24.82%) Analytics
4 118 (21.22%) Data Analysis
4 118 (21.22%) Decision-Making
5 100 (17.99%) Visualisation
6 85 (15.29%) Data Management
7 77 (13.85%) Continuous Improvement
8 69 (12.41%) Process Improvement
9 64 (11.51%) Agile
10 59 (10.61%) Project Management
11 58 (10.43%) Customer Service
12 57 (10.25%) Data Analytics
13 54 (9.71%) ERP
14 49 (8.81%) Actionable Insight
15 47 (8.45%) Coaching
16 44 (7.91%) Data Visualisation
17 43 (7.73%) CRM
18 42 (7.55%) Time Management
19 39 (7.01%) Economics
Programming Languages
1 153 (27.52%) SQL
2 54 (9.71%) Python
3 45 (8.09%) VBA
4 17 (3.06%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 14 (2.52%) Bash
6 11 (1.98%) PowerShell
7 9 (1.62%) R
7 9 (1.62%) T-SQL
8 6 (1.08%) C#
8 6 (1.08%) VB
9 4 (0.72%) Java
9 4 (0.72%) Julia
10 2 (0.36%) VB.NET
11 1 (0.18%) Assembly Language
11 1 (0.18%) C++
11 1 (0.18%) JCL
11 1 (0.18%) PL/SQL
11 1 (0.18%) REXX
Qualifications
1 114 (20.50%) Degree
2 50 (8.99%) ACCA
3 46 (8.27%) CIMA
4 20 (3.60%) DBS Check
5 12 (2.16%) AAT
6 9 (1.62%) Microsoft Certification
7 6 (1.08%) PMI Certification
8 5 (0.90%) DV Cleared
8 5 (0.90%) ITIL Certification
8 5 (0.90%) SC Cleared
8 5 (0.90%) Security Cleared
9 4 (0.72%) BPSS Clearance
9 4 (0.72%) CISM
9 4 (0.72%) Master's Degree
10 3 (0.54%) CISSP
10 3 (0.54%) CompTIA Security+
10 3 (0.54%) MRICS
10 3 (0.54%) Numerate Degree
11 1 (0.18%) Cisco Certification
11 1 (0.18%) ISEB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 55 (9.89%) Data Quality
2 36 (6.47%) PMO
3 24 (4.32%) QA
4 13 (2.34%) GDPR
5 9 (1.62%) Accessibility
6 6 (1.08%) P3O
7 5 (0.90%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 4 (0.72%) GAAP
8 4 (0.72%) NIST
9 3 (0.54%) GRC
10 2 (0.36%) Actionable Recommendations
10 2 (0.36%) COBIT
10 2 (0.36%) IFRS
10 2 (0.36%) ISO 9001
10 2 (0.36%) SLA
11 1 (0.18%) ITGC
11 1 (0.18%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 15 (2.70%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.18%) Job Entry Subsystem
2 1 (0.18%) Time Sharing Option
Systems Management
1 6 (1.08%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (0.54%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
3 1 (0.18%) SCCM
3 1 (0.18%) Single Sign-On
3 1 (0.18%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 290 (52.16%) Microsoft
2 53 (9.53%) SAP
3 43 (7.73%) Google
4 32 (5.76%) Salesforce
5 29 (5.22%) Oracle
6 25 (4.50%) Facebook
7 17 (3.06%) Adobe
8 12 (2.16%) Anaplan
8 12 (2.16%) Xero
9 9 (1.62%) YouTube
10 8 (1.44%) Planview
10 8 (1.44%) ServiceNow
11 7 (1.26%) Instagram
12 6 (1.08%) Sage
13 5 (0.90%) iManage
13 5 (0.90%) Intapp
13 5 (0.90%) Logitech
13 5 (0.90%) N-able
13 5 (0.90%) Pegasus
14 4 (0.72%) Blue Prism