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 11 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 117 97 53
Rank change year-on-year -20 -44 +36
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Excel 513 601 1,459
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.41% 3.65% 4.55%
As % of the Applications category 36.80% 26.31% 51.34%
Number of salaries quoted 320 352 630
10th Percentile £28,950 £25,800 £25,500
25th Percentile £31,500 £29,962 £29,821
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £42,500 £43,865
Median % change year-on-year +5.88% -3.11% +3.21%
75th Percentile £60,000 £62,500 £57,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £85,000 £67,500
UK median annual salary £40,000 £42,038 £40,000
% change year-on-year -4.85% +5.09% -5.88%

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 1,394 2,284 2,842
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 6.54% 13.87% 8.86%
Number of salaries quoted 759 903 1,723
10th Percentile £28,500 £26,575 £25,340
25th Percentile £35,000 £32,500 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,680 £50,000 £44,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.64% +13.64% -8.33%
75th Percentile £60,000 £66,222 £57,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £73,886 £70,000
UK median annual salary £40,000 £42,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year -5.88% +6.25% -10.45%

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 11 July 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 (12.28%) SharePoint
2 5 (0.97%) Apache Spark
3 4 (0.78%) Adobe Experience Manager
3 4 (0.78%) Confluence
4 3 (0.58%) Microsoft Exchange
5 2 (0.39%) CMS
5 2 (0.39%) Jupyter
5 2 (0.39%) WordPress
6 1 (0.19%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 131 (25.54%) Microsoft Office
2 128 (24.95%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 15 (2.92%) Microsoft Project
3 15 (2.92%) MS Visio
3 15 (2.92%) Spreadsheet
4 4 (0.78%) Windchill
5 3 (0.58%) AutoCAD
5 3 (0.58%) Chatbot
5 3 (0.58%) SOLIDWORKS
6 1 (0.19%) Trello
Business Applications
1 25 (4.87%) Dynamics CRM
2 18 (3.51%) NetSuite
3 12 (2.34%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 6 (1.17%) Salesforce CRM
5 5 (0.97%) SAP ERP
6 3 (0.58%) BambooHR
6 3 (0.58%) Raiser’s Edge
7 2 (0.39%) Magento
7 2 (0.39%) Odoo
7 2 (0.39%) Oracle ERP
8 1 (0.19%) Cognos Business Intelligence
8 1 (0.19%) Elite 3E
8 1 (0.19%) Infor SunSystems
8 1 (0.19%) Oracle Payables
8 1 (0.19%) SAP Oil and Gas
8 1 (0.19%) SAP PM
8 1 (0.19%) SAP S/4HANA
8 1 (0.19%) Visualfiles
Cloud Services
1 173 (33.72%) Power Platform
2 37 (7.21%) Microsoft 365
3 24 (4.68%) Dynamics 365
4 18 (3.51%) Azure
4 18 (3.51%) SaaS
5 16 (3.12%) Power Automate
5 16 (3.12%) PowerApps
6 12 (2.34%) OneDrive
7 9 (1.75%) Microsoft Copilot
8 8 (1.56%) ChatGPT
9 6 (1.17%) Miro
9 6 (1.17%) Smartsheet
10 5 (0.97%) AWS
10 5 (0.97%) GitHub
11 4 (0.78%) Azure Data Factory
11 4 (0.78%) Google Sheets
12 3 (0.58%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 2 (0.39%) Canva
13 2 (0.39%) Copilot Studio
13 2 (0.39%) Figma
Communications & Networking
1 13 (2.53%) Broadband
2 4 (0.78%) LAN
2 4 (0.78%) WAN
3 3 (0.58%) Firewall
3 3 (0.58%) IP Telephony
3 3 (0.58%) VPN
4 2 (0.39%) Ethernet
4 2 (0.39%) Internet
4 2 (0.39%) WebEx
5 1 (0.19%) Intranet
5 1 (0.19%) Network Security
5 1 (0.19%) SD-WAN
5 1 (0.19%) Wi-Fi
5 1 (0.19%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 168 (32.75%) Power BI
2 46 (8.97%) Tableau
3 32 (6.24%) Power Query
4 17 (3.31%) Data Lake
5 12 (2.34%) SAP BW
6 9 (1.75%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 8 (1.56%) Data Warehouse
7 8 (1.56%) Relational Database
7 8 (1.56%) SQL Server
7 8 (1.56%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 5 (0.97%) Big Data
8 5 (0.97%) PowerPivot
9 4 (0.78%) Db2
9 4 (0.78%) DB2 UDB
9 4 (0.78%) QlikView
9 4 (0.78%) Star Schema
10 2 (0.39%) KNIME
10 2 (0.39%) MS Access
11 1 (0.19%) Crystal Reports
11 1 (0.19%) Data Mining
Development Applications
1 31 (6.04%) JIRA
2 6 (1.17%) Git
2 6 (1.17%) Visual Studio
3 2 (0.39%) Jenkins
3 2 (0.39%) JMeter
3 2 (0.39%) Postman
3 2 (0.39%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
3 2 (0.39%) Visual Studio Code
4 1 (0.19%) Toad
General
1 289 (56.34%) Social Skills
2 226 (44.05%) Finance
3 171 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
4 94 (18.32%) Organisational Skills
5 44 (8.58%) Retail
6 33 (6.43%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 33 (6.43%) Marketing
7 29 (5.65%) Banking
8 28 (5.46%) Legal
8 28 (5.46%) Public Sector
9 24 (4.68%) Telecoms
10 22 (4.29%) Billing
11 20 (3.90%) Influencing Skills
11 20 (3.90%) Presentation Skills
12 18 (3.51%) Automotive
13 15 (2.92%) Law
14 8 (1.56%) Documentation Skills
15 7 (1.36%) Manufacturing
16 6 (1.17%) Advertising
17 5 (0.97%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 162 (31.58%) Analyst
2 58 (11.31%) Administrator
3 43 (8.38%) Report Analyst
4 36 (7.02%) Data Analyst
5 32 (6.24%) Senior
6 29 (5.65%) Financial Analyst
7 25 (4.87%) Accountant
8 19 (3.70%) Business Analyst
9 17 (3.31%) Consultant
10 14 (2.73%) Lead
11 13 (2.53%) Senior Analyst
11 13 (2.53%) Senior Consultant
12 12 (2.34%) Data Administrator
12 12 (2.34%) Management Accountant
12 12 (2.34%) Service Analyst
13 11 (2.14%) Coordinator
13 11 (2.14%) Service Manager
14 10 (1.95%) Architect
14 10 (1.95%) Junior
14 10 (1.95%) Systems Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (2.34%) Oracle Fusion
2 5 (0.97%) EDI
3 4 (0.78%) OAuth
3 4 (0.78%) OpenID
3 4 (0.78%) XML
4 2 (0.39%) Godot
4 2 (0.39%) Matplotlib
4 2 (0.39%) NumPy
4 2 (0.39%) Pandas
4 2 (0.39%) PySpark
4 2 (0.39%) Seaborn
4 2 (0.39%) Unreal Engine
5 1 (0.19%) HTML
5 1 (0.19%) PyTorch
5 1 (0.19%) SciPy
5 1 (0.19%) TAPI
Miscellaneous
1 53 (10.33%) Management Information System
2 41 (7.99%) Onboarding
3 25 (4.87%) Self-Motivation
4 20 (3.90%) Social Media
5 19 (3.70%) Data Structures
6 13 (2.53%) Analytical Mindset
7 11 (2.14%) Web Conferencing
8 8 (1.56%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 8 (1.56%) Legacy Systems
9 7 (1.36%) CCTV
10 6 (1.17%) e-Learning
10 6 (1.17%) FMCG
10 6 (1.17%) Reinsurance
10 6 (1.17%) Video Conferencing
11 5 (0.97%) Life Science
11 5 (0.97%) Mobile App
11 5 (0.97%) NHS
12 3 (0.58%) Algorithms
12 3 (0.58%) Data Centre
12 3 (0.58%) Digital Media
Operating Systems
1 11 (2.14%) Windows
2 5 (0.97%) Apple iOS
2 5 (0.97%) Linux
2 5 (0.97%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 174 (33.92%) Business Intelligence
2 133 (25.93%) Problem-Solving
3 118 (23.00%) Decision-Making
4 117 (22.81%) Continuous Improvement
5 88 (17.15%) Project Management
6 80 (15.59%) CRM
6 80 (15.59%) Process Improvement
7 64 (12.48%) Data Analysis
8 61 (11.89%) ERP
9 56 (10.92%) Data Management
10 50 (9.75%) Stakeholder Management
11 48 (9.36%) Customer Service
11 48 (9.36%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 46 (8.97%) Analytics
13 45 (8.77%) Agile
14 42 (8.19%) Mentoring
15 38 (7.41%) Validation
15 38 (7.41%) Visualisation
16 35 (6.82%) Budgeting and Forecasting
16 35 (6.82%) Data Modelling
Programming Languages
1 102 (19.88%) SQL
2 43 (8.38%) Python
3 27 (5.26%) VBA
4 9 (1.75%) JavaScript
5 7 (1.36%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 6 (1.17%) R
6 6 (1.17%) VB
7 5 (0.97%) VBScript
8 4 (0.78%) C#
8 4 (0.78%) PowerShell
9 2 (0.39%) Bash
9 2 (0.39%) C
9 2 (0.39%) C++
9 2 (0.39%) Java
10 1 (0.19%) ABAP
10 1 (0.19%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 98 (19.10%) Degree
2 77 (15.01%) ACCA
3 72 (14.04%) CIMA
4 25 (4.87%) DBS Check
5 22 (4.29%) AAT
6 20 (3.90%) Security Cleared
7 16 (3.12%) SC Cleared
8 11 (2.14%) PMI Certification
9 10 (1.95%) PMP
10 7 (1.36%) ICAEW
10 7 (1.36%) Master's Degree
11 5 (0.97%) CISSP
11 5 (0.97%) DV Cleared
12 4 (0.78%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 4 (0.78%) Cisco Certification
12 4 (0.78%) TOGAF Certification
13 3 (0.58%) BPSS Clearance
13 3 (0.58%) HNC
13 3 (0.58%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
14 2 (0.39%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 50 (9.75%) Data Quality
2 37 (7.21%) GDPR
3 31 (6.04%) QA
4 15 (2.92%) PMO
5 14 (2.73%) COREP
5 14 (2.73%) FINREP
5 14 (2.73%) IFRS
6 10 (1.95%) Accessibility
6 10 (1.95%) GAAP
7 7 (1.36%) Actionable Recommendations
7 7 (1.36%) GRC
8 6 (1.17%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 6 (1.17%) SLA
9 5 (0.97%) ISO 9001
10 4 (0.78%) Def Stans
10 4 (0.78%) ISO 9000
10 4 (0.78%) ISO/IEC 15288
10 4 (0.78%) Software Quality Assurance
11 3 (0.58%) TickIT
12 2 (0.39%) ISO 14001
System Software
1 5 (0.97%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (0.19%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.19%) Embedded Firmware
2 1 (0.19%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 5 (0.97%) SCCM
2 4 (0.78%) Single Sign-On
3 2 (0.39%) Ansible
3 2 (0.39%) Terraform
4 1 (0.19%) Autotask
4 1 (0.19%) Functional Safety
4 1 (0.19%) Microsoft Intune
4 1 (0.19%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 207 (40.35%) Microsoft
2 31 (6.04%) SAP
3 26 (5.07%) Oracle
4 17 (3.31%) Salesforce
5 14 (2.73%) Sage
5 14 (2.73%) Xero
6 12 (2.34%) HubSpot
7 10 (1.95%) JD Edwards
8 9 (1.75%) Adobe
9 8 (1.56%) ServiceNow
10 7 (1.36%) Google
11 6 (1.17%) Databricks
11 6 (1.17%) Workday
12 5 (0.97%) Apple
12 5 (0.97%) BMC
12 5 (0.97%) IBM
12 5 (0.97%) Snow
12 5 (0.97%) VMware
13 4 (0.78%) Hyperion
13 4 (0.78%) Informatica