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 16 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 114 87 50
Rank change year-on-year -27 -37 +57
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Excel 554 667 1,145
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.43% 4.02% 4.64%
As % of the Applications category 38.77% 26.98% 52.62%
Number of salaries quoted 348 404 398
10th Percentile £29,000 £26,250 £26,500
25th Percentile £33,500 £30,875 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £44,324
Median % change year-on-year +0.00% +1.53% -11.35%
75th Percentile £60,000 £62,625 £58,750
90th Percentile £73,750 £85,000 £70,000
UK median annual salary £40,000 £40,500 £43,865
% change year-on-year -1.23% -7.67% -3.17%

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 1,429 2,472 2,176
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 6.26% 14.90% 8.82%
Number of salaries quoted 816 827 1,156
10th Percentile £28,625 £26,500 £27,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £31,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,102 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.45% - -10.89%
75th Percentile £60,000 £62,375 £63,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £75,625
UK median annual salary £40,000 £41,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year -2.44% -3.53% -5.56%

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 16 August 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 55 (9.93%) SharePoint
2 8 (1.44%) Confluence
3 5 (0.90%) Apache Spark
4 3 (0.54%) Microsoft Exchange
5 2 (0.36%) CMS
5 2 (0.36%) Jupyter
5 2 (0.36%) WordPress
6 1 (0.18%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 1 (0.18%) Oracle Workflow
6 1 (0.18%) SAS
Applications
1 158 (28.52%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 156 (28.16%) Microsoft Office
3 21 (3.79%) Acrobat
4 20 (3.61%) Microsoft Project
5 16 (2.89%) MS Visio
6 14 (2.53%) Spreadsheet
7 5 (0.90%) Chatbot
8 4 (0.72%) Windchill
9 3 (0.54%) AutoCAD
10 2 (0.36%) SOLIDWORKS
10 2 (0.36%) Trello
11 1 (0.18%) Navisworks
11 1 (0.18%) Revit
11 1 (0.18%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 25 (4.51%) NetSuite
2 23 (4.15%) Dynamics CRM
3 12 (2.17%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 5 (0.90%) SAP ERP
5 4 (0.72%) Academy Housing
6 3 (0.54%) BambooHR
6 3 (0.54%) Raiser’s Edge
6 3 (0.54%) Visualfiles
7 2 (0.36%) Oracle ERP
7 2 (0.36%) Salesforce CRM
8 1 (0.18%) Cognos Business Intelligence
8 1 (0.18%) Elite 3E
8 1 (0.18%) Infor SunSystems
8 1 (0.18%) Oracle Payables
8 1 (0.18%) Sage 50
Cloud Services
1 183 (33.03%) Power Platform
2 35 (6.32%) Microsoft 365
3 28 (5.05%) SaaS
4 24 (4.33%) Azure
5 19 (3.43%) Dynamics 365
6 17 (3.07%) PowerApps
7 15 (2.71%) Power Automate
8 14 (2.53%) AWS
9 9 (1.62%) Microsoft Copilot
10 6 (1.08%) ChatGPT
10 6 (1.08%) Google Analytics
10 6 (1.08%) Smartsheet
11 5 (0.90%) GitHub
11 5 (0.90%) Miro
12 4 (0.72%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 4 (0.72%) GCP
13 3 (0.54%) Azure Data Factory
13 3 (0.54%) OneDrive
14 2 (0.36%) Canva
14 2 (0.36%) Figma
Communications & Networking
1 13 (2.35%) Broadband
2 3 (0.54%) LAN
2 3 (0.54%) WAN
3 2 (0.36%) Firewall
3 2 (0.36%) Internet
3 2 (0.36%) VPN
3 2 (0.36%) WebEx
4 1 (0.18%) Intranet
4 1 (0.18%) Network Security
4 1 (0.18%) SD-WAN
4 1 (0.18%) Wi-Fi
4 1 (0.18%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 174 (31.41%) Power BI
2 41 (7.40%) Tableau
3 30 (5.42%) Power Query
4 18 (3.25%) Data Lake
5 12 (2.17%) SAP BW
6 10 (1.81%) Relational Database
7 8 (1.44%) Data Warehouse
7 8 (1.44%) SQL Server
8 7 (1.26%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 6 (1.08%) Looker
9 6 (1.08%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 5 (0.90%) Big Data
11 3 (0.54%) Db2
11 3 (0.54%) DB2 UDB
11 3 (0.54%) PowerPivot
11 3 (0.54%) QlikView
12 2 (0.36%) KNIME
12 2 (0.36%) MS Access
12 2 (0.36%) Star Schema
13 1 (0.18%) QGIS
Development Applications
1 36 (6.50%) JIRA
2 7 (1.26%) Git
3 6 (1.08%) Visual Studio
4 2 (0.36%) Balsamiq
4 2 (0.36%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.36%) JMeter
4 2 (0.36%) Postman
4 2 (0.36%) Visual Studio Code
5 1 (0.18%) Toad
General
1 324 (58.48%) Social Skills
2 256 (46.21%) Finance
3 183 (33.03%) Analytical Skills
4 110 (19.86%) Organisational Skills
5 64 (11.55%) Marketing
6 49 (8.84%) Legal
7 43 (7.76%) Retail
8 39 (7.04%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 38 (6.86%) Public Sector
10 32 (5.78%) Banking
10 32 (5.78%) Billing
11 29 (5.23%) Influencing Skills
12 27 (4.87%) Presentation Skills
12 27 (4.87%) Telecoms
13 18 (3.25%) Law
14 14 (2.53%) Automotive
15 12 (2.17%) Manufacturing
16 9 (1.62%) German Language
17 8 (1.44%) Documentation Skills
18 7 (1.26%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 173 (31.23%) Analyst
2 51 (9.21%) Administrator
3 47 (8.48%) Data Analyst
4 40 (7.22%) Report Analyst
5 32 (5.78%) Senior
6 29 (5.23%) Financial Analyst
7 25 (4.51%) Business Analyst
8 24 (4.33%) Accountant
9 19 (3.43%) Senior Analyst
10 16 (2.89%) Coordinator
10 16 (2.89%) Service Analyst
11 15 (2.71%) Consultant
12 13 (2.35%) Junior
13 12 (2.17%) Sales Administrator
13 12 (2.17%) Senior Consultant
14 11 (1.99%) Management Accountant
14 11 (1.99%) Systems Manager
15 10 (1.81%) Data Administrator
15 10 (1.81%) Project Manager
15 10 (1.81%) Service Desk Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (2.17%) Oracle Fusion
2 5 (0.90%) ODBC
3 3 (0.54%) Godot
3 3 (0.54%) HTML
3 3 (0.54%) Unreal Engine
4 2 (0.36%) Matplotlib
4 2 (0.36%) NumPy
4 2 (0.36%) OAuth
4 2 (0.36%) OpenID
4 2 (0.36%) Pandas
4 2 (0.36%) PySpark
4 2 (0.36%) Seaborn
5 1 (0.18%) PyTorch
5 1 (0.18%) SciPy
5 1 (0.18%) TAPI
Miscellaneous
1 63 (11.37%) Management Information System
2 52 (9.39%) Onboarding
3 31 (5.60%) Self-Motivation
4 28 (5.05%) Social Media
5 20 (3.61%) Data Structures
6 13 (2.35%) Analytical Mindset
7 12 (2.17%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 12 (2.17%) Web Conferencing
8 10 (1.81%) Housing Association
9 7 (1.26%) e-Learning
9 7 (1.26%) NHS
10 6 (1.08%) Life Science
10 6 (1.08%) Product Ownership
10 6 (1.08%) Reinsurance
11 5 (0.90%) Driving Licence
11 5 (0.90%) Educational Technology
11 5 (0.90%) Low-Code
11 5 (0.90%) Mobile App
12 4 (0.72%) Legacy Systems
12 4 (0.72%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 5 (0.90%) Windows
2 3 (0.54%) Linux
2 3 (0.54%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 182 (32.85%) Business Intelligence
2 154 (27.80%) Problem-Solving
3 129 (23.29%) Decision-Making
4 125 (22.56%) Continuous Improvement
5 83 (14.98%) Process Improvement
6 82 (14.80%) Stakeholder Management
7 80 (14.44%) Project Management
8 79 (14.26%) CRM
9 68 (12.27%) Analytics
10 66 (11.91%) Agile
11 62 (11.19%) Data Analysis
11 62 (11.19%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 58 (10.47%) Data Management
13 53 (9.57%) ERP
14 47 (8.48%) AI
14 47 (8.48%) Validation
15 43 (7.76%) Customer Service
15 43 (7.76%) Project Delivery
16 40 (7.22%) Mentoring
16 40 (7.22%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 120 (21.66%) SQL
2 52 (9.39%) Python
3 29 (5.23%) VBA
4 15 (2.71%) JavaScript
5 8 (1.44%) R
6 7 (1.26%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 6 (1.08%) VB
8 5 (0.90%) C#
9 4 (0.72%) PowerShell
10 3 (0.54%) C
10 3 (0.54%) C++
10 3 (0.54%) VBScript
11 2 (0.36%) Bash
11 2 (0.36%) Java
12 1 (0.18%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 97 (17.51%) Degree
2 72 (13.00%) ACCA
3 69 (12.45%) CIMA
4 29 (5.23%) Security Cleared
5 28 (5.05%) DBS Check
6 25 (4.51%) SC Cleared
7 17 (3.07%) AAT
8 13 (2.35%) PMI Certification
9 10 (1.81%) PMP
10 9 (1.62%) BPSS Clearance
10 9 (1.62%) Master's Degree
11 7 (1.26%) ICAEW
12 4 (0.72%) DV Cleared
13 3 (0.54%) CIPD
14 2 (0.36%) Cisco Certification
14 2 (0.36%) CISSP
14 2 (0.36%) Computer Science Degree
14 2 (0.36%) ISTQB
14 2 (0.36%) Microsoft Certification
14 2 (0.36%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 74 (13.36%) Data Quality
2 38 (6.86%) GDPR
3 30 (5.42%) QA
4 17 (3.07%) PMO
5 16 (2.89%) IFRS
6 15 (2.71%) Accessibility
7 14 (2.53%) COREP
7 14 (2.53%) FINREP
8 12 (2.17%) GAAP
9 8 (1.44%) SLA
10 6 (1.08%) GRC
11 5 (0.90%) Actionable Recommendations
12 4 (0.72%) Def Stans
12 4 (0.72%) ISO 9000
12 4 (0.72%) ISO 9001
12 4 (0.72%) ISO/IEC 15288
12 4 (0.72%) Software Quality Assurance
13 3 (0.54%) TickIT
14 2 (0.36%) ISO/IEC 27001
15 1 (0.18%) Cyber Essentials
System Software
1 3 (0.54%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (0.18%) Embedded Firmware
2 1 (0.18%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 3 (0.54%) SCCM
2 2 (0.36%) Ansible
2 2 (0.36%) Single Sign-On
2 2 (0.36%) Terraform
3 1 (0.18%) Autotask
3 1 (0.18%) Functional Safety
3 1 (0.18%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 232 (41.88%) Microsoft
2 36 (6.50%) SAP
3 30 (5.42%) Adobe
4 28 (5.05%) Oracle
5 20 (3.61%) HubSpot
6 17 (3.07%) Salesforce
7 15 (2.71%) Sage
8 13 (2.35%) Xero
9 10 (1.81%) Google
10 7 (1.26%) Databricks
10 7 (1.26%) ServiceNow
11 6 (1.08%) Apple
11 6 (1.08%) Workday
12 5 (0.90%) BMC
12 5 (0.90%) Zoho
13 4 (0.72%) Hyperion
13 4 (0.72%) JD Edwards
14 3 (0.54%) Alteryx
14 3 (0.54%) IBM
14 3 (0.54%) VMware