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

6 months to
21 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 101 112 57
Rank change year-on-year +11 -55 +34
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Excel 453 496 1,480
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.41% 3.31% 4.55%
As % of the Applications category 37.16% 28.67% 51.50%
Number of salaries quoted 246 262 665
10th Percentile £28,375 £25,020 £25,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £29,848 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £44,827 £43,865
Median % change year-on-year +0.39% +2.19% +3.21%
75th Percentile £60,000 £65,000 £57,000
90th Percentile £73,750 £85,000 £65,000
UK median annual salary £40,000 £42,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year -5.88% +6.25% -8.83%

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 1,219 1,730 2,874
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 6.49% 11.54% 8.83%
Number of salaries quoted 606 817 1,786
10th Percentile £28,500 £26,500 £25,000
25th Percentile £34,823 £34,750 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,602 £50,000 £43,726
Median % change year-on-year -6.80% +14.35% -7.95%
75th Percentile £60,000 £66,253 £57,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £76,750 £68,750
UK median annual salary £40,000 £45,000 £38,000
% change year-on-year -11.11% +18.42% -14.09%

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 21 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 54 (11.92%) SharePoint
2 4 (0.88%) Adobe Experience Manager
2 4 (0.88%) Confluence
3 3 (0.66%) Apache Spark
3 3 (0.66%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (0.44%) CMS
5 1 (0.22%) Jupyter
5 1 (0.22%) WordPress
Applications
1 113 (24.94%) Microsoft Office
2 107 (23.62%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 18 (3.97%) MS Visio
4 10 (2.21%) Spreadsheet
5 9 (1.99%) Microsoft Project
6 3 (0.66%) AutoCAD
6 3 (0.66%) SOLIDWORKS
6 3 (0.66%) Windchill
7 1 (0.22%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 18 (3.97%) Dynamics CRM
2 12 (2.65%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 5 (1.10%) Magento
3 5 (1.10%) Salesforce CRM
3 5 (1.10%) SAP ERP
4 4 (0.88%) NetSuite
5 3 (0.66%) BambooHR
5 3 (0.66%) Raiser’s Edge
6 2 (0.44%) Odoo
7 1 (0.22%) Dynamics AX
7 1 (0.22%) Dynamics GP
7 1 (0.22%) Infor SunSystems
7 1 (0.22%) Oracle ERP
7 1 (0.22%) Oracle Payables
7 1 (0.22%) ResourceLink
7 1 (0.22%) Sage 200
7 1 (0.22%) SAP Oil and Gas
7 1 (0.22%) SAP PM
7 1 (0.22%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 151 (33.33%) Power Platform
2 33 (7.28%) Azure
3 29 (6.40%) Microsoft 365
4 19 (4.19%) AWS
5 17 (3.75%) Dynamics 365
6 16 (3.53%) Power Automate
7 11 (2.43%) OneDrive
7 11 (2.43%) PowerApps
8 8 (1.77%) ChatGPT
8 8 (1.77%) Microsoft Copilot
8 8 (1.77%) SaaS
9 6 (1.32%) Smartsheet
10 5 (1.10%) Miro
11 4 (0.88%) GitHub
11 4 (0.88%) Google Sheets
12 3 (0.66%) Azure Data Factory
12 3 (0.66%) Cloud Computing
13 2 (0.44%) Azure DevOps
13 2 (0.44%) Figma
13 2 (0.44%) Intacct
Communications & Networking
1 13 (2.87%) Broadband
2 5 (1.10%) Ethernet
3 4 (0.88%) Firewall
3 4 (0.88%) LAN
3 4 (0.88%) WAN
4 3 (0.66%) IP Telephony
4 3 (0.66%) PuTTY
4 3 (0.66%) VPN
5 2 (0.44%) Internet
5 2 (0.44%) WebEx
6 1 (0.22%) Cisco Wireless
6 1 (0.22%) MPLS
6 1 (0.22%) Remote Desktop
6 1 (0.22%) SD-WAN
6 1 (0.22%) SNA
6 1 (0.22%) Wireless
6 1 (0.22%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 146 (32.23%) Power BI
2 50 (11.04%) Tableau
3 29 (6.40%) Power Query
4 13 (2.87%) Data Lake
5 12 (2.65%) SAP BW
6 11 (2.43%) SQL Server
7 8 (1.77%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 7 (1.55%) PowerPivot
8 7 (1.55%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 5 (1.10%) Big Data
10 4 (0.88%) Data Warehouse
10 4 (0.88%) DB2
10 4 (0.88%) DB2 UDB
10 4 (0.88%) QlikView
11 3 (0.66%) Relational Database
11 3 (0.66%) Star Schema
12 1 (0.22%) Crystal Reports
12 1 (0.22%) Data Mining
12 1 (0.22%) GIS
12 1 (0.22%) QGIS
Development Applications
1 24 (5.30%) JIRA
2 7 (1.55%) Git
3 5 (1.10%) Visual Studio
4 4 (0.88%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 3 (0.66%) Jenkins
5 3 (0.66%) Maven
5 3 (0.66%) Sonatype Nexus
6 1 (0.22%) Oracle APEX
6 1 (0.22%) Toad
6 1 (0.22%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 255 (56.29%) Social Skills
2 200 (44.15%) Finance
3 138 (30.46%) Analytical Skills
4 71 (15.67%) Organisational Skills
5 49 (10.82%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 39 (8.61%) Retail
7 30 (6.62%) Marketing
8 28 (6.18%) Banking
9 25 (5.52%) Public Sector
10 23 (5.08%) Legal
11 20 (4.42%) Automotive
11 20 (4.42%) Presentation Skills
12 17 (3.75%) Influencing Skills
13 16 (3.53%) Billing
13 16 (3.53%) Telecoms
14 14 (3.09%) Law
15 9 (1.99%) Advertising
16 5 (1.10%) Aeronautics
16 5 (1.10%) French Language
16 5 (1.10%) German Language
Job Titles
1 143 (31.57%) Analyst
2 44 (9.71%) Administrator
3 33 (7.28%) Report Analyst
4 32 (7.06%) Senior
5 29 (6.40%) Data Analyst
6 24 (5.30%) Accountant
7 20 (4.42%) Lead
8 18 (3.97%) Business Analyst
9 14 (3.09%) Consultant
10 13 (2.87%) Financial Analyst
11 10 (2.21%) Data Administrator
11 10 (2.21%) Senior Analyst
12 9 (1.99%) Junior
12 9 (1.99%) Operations Analyst
12 9 (1.99%) Senior Consultant
12 9 (1.99%) Service Manager
12 9 (1.99%) Systems Manager
13 8 (1.77%) Coordinator
13 8 (1.77%) Project Analyst
13 8 (1.77%) Team Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (2.65%) Oracle Fusion
2 6 (1.32%) EDI
2 6 (1.32%) XML
3 4 (0.88%) OAuth
3 4 (0.88%) OpenID
4 3 (0.66%) ActiveMQ
4 3 (0.66%) RAML
4 3 (0.66%) REST
4 3 (0.66%) SOAP
5 2 (0.44%) Matplotlib
5 2 (0.44%) NumPy
5 2 (0.44%) Pandas
5 2 (0.44%) Seaborn
6 1 (0.22%) PySpark
6 1 (0.22%) PyTorch
6 1 (0.22%) SciPy
6 1 (0.22%) TAPI
Miscellaneous
1 47 (10.38%) Onboarding
2 36 (7.95%) Management Information System
3 23 (5.08%) Self-Motivation
4 21 (4.64%) Social Media
5 18 (3.97%) Public Cloud
6 17 (3.75%) Data Structures
7 10 (2.21%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 9 (1.99%) Legacy Systems
9 8 (1.77%) Analytical Mindset
9 8 (1.77%) FMCG
10 7 (1.55%) Blog
10 7 (1.55%) CCTV
10 7 (1.55%) Web Conferencing
11 6 (1.32%) Video Conferencing
12 5 (1.10%) Life Science
12 5 (1.10%) Mobile App
12 5 (1.10%) NHS
13 3 (0.66%) Data Protection Act
13 3 (0.66%) Digital Media
13 3 (0.66%) e-Learning
Operating Systems
1 11 (2.43%) Windows
2 8 (1.77%) Linux
3 5 (1.10%) Apple iOS
3 5 (1.10%) Unix
4 1 (0.22%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 154 (34.00%) Business Intelligence
2 98 (21.63%) Problem-Solving
3 93 (20.53%) Decision-Making
4 80 (17.66%) Continuous Improvement
5 75 (16.56%) Project Management
6 68 (15.01%) CRM
6 68 (15.01%) Process Improvement
7 61 (13.47%) ERP
8 53 (11.70%) Data Analysis
9 49 (10.82%) Customer Service
10 47 (10.38%) Data Management
11 41 (9.05%) Mentoring
12 39 (8.61%) Agile
13 38 (8.39%) AI
14 37 (8.17%) Analytics
15 35 (7.73%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 32 (7.06%) Stakeholder Management
16 32 (7.06%) Validation
17 31 (6.84%) Budgeting and Forecasting
17 31 (6.84%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 87 (19.21%) SQL
2 30 (6.62%) Python
3 19 (4.19%) VBA
4 6 (1.32%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 5 (1.10%) VB
5 5 (1.10%) VBScript
6 3 (0.66%) Java
6 3 (0.66%) R
7 2 (0.44%) PowerShell
8 1 (0.22%) ABAP
8 1 (0.22%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 94 (20.75%) Degree
2 62 (13.69%) ACCA
3 55 (12.14%) CIMA
4 19 (4.19%) DBS Check
5 17 (3.75%) AWS Certification
6 14 (3.09%) AAT
7 13 (2.87%) Security Cleared
8 10 (2.21%) SC Cleared
9 9 (1.99%) PMI Certification
9 9 (1.99%) PMP
10 5 (1.10%) CFA
10 5 (1.10%) Cisco Certification
10 5 (1.10%) CISSP
11 4 (0.88%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 4 (0.88%) BPSS Clearance
11 4 (0.88%) Computer Science Degree
11 4 (0.88%) TOGAF Certification
12 3 (0.66%) CIPD
12 3 (0.66%) DV Cleared
12 3 (0.66%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 37 (8.17%) Data Quality
2 34 (7.51%) GDPR
3 18 (3.97%) QA
4 14 (3.09%) COREP
4 14 (3.09%) FINREP
4 14 (3.09%) PMO
5 8 (1.77%) GRC
6 7 (1.55%) Actionable Recommendations
6 7 (1.55%) IFRS
7 5 (1.10%) GAAP
8 4 (0.88%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 4 (0.88%) Software Quality Assurance
9 3 (0.66%) Accessibility
9 3 (0.66%) Def Stans
9 3 (0.66%) ISO 9000
9 3 (0.66%) ISO/IEC 15288
9 3 (0.66%) TickIT
10 2 (0.44%) ISO 14001
10 2 (0.44%) ISO 9001
10 2 (0.44%) SLA
System Software
1 6 (1.32%) Active Directory
2 5 (1.10%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 5 (1.10%) SCCM
2 4 (0.88%) Single Sign-On
3 1 (0.22%) Ansible
3 1 (0.22%) FortiGate
3 1 (0.22%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (0.22%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 190 (41.94%) Microsoft
2 30 (6.62%) SAP
3 27 (5.96%) Adobe
4 26 (5.74%) Oracle
5 22 (4.86%) Apple
6 19 (4.19%) Sage
7 14 (3.09%) Salesforce
8 11 (2.43%) Xero
9 10 (2.21%) HubSpot
10 9 (1.99%) JD Edwards
11 8 (1.77%) Informatica
12 7 (1.55%) Workday
13 6 (1.32%) Google
14 5 (1.10%) IBM
14 5 (1.10%) ServiceNow
14 5 (1.10%) Snow
14 5 (1.10%) VMware
15 4 (0.88%) BMC
15 4 (0.88%) Databricks
16 3 (0.66%) Hyperion