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

6 months to
13 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 109 86 50
Rank change year-on-year -23 -36 +57
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Excel 563 664 1,157
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.48% 4.00% 4.65%
As % of the Applications category 39.37% 27.07% 52.81%
Number of salaries quoted 352 403 404
10th Percentile £29,000 £26,250 £26,500
25th Percentile £32,706 £31,000 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £44,324
Median % change year-on-year - +1.53% -11.35%
75th Percentile £60,000 £64,294 £58,750
90th Percentile £73,750 £85,000 £70,000
UK median annual salary £40,000 £41,287 £42,500
% change year-on-year -3.12% -2.85% -5.56%

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 1,430 2,453 2,191
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 6.29% 14.76% 8.80%
Number of salaries quoted 810 822 1,171
10th Percentile £28,725 £26,500 £26,750
25th Percentile £35,000 £31,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,590 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.31% - -10.00%
75th Percentile £60,000 £62,500 £63,625
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £75,000
UK median annual salary £40,000 £41,075 £42,500
% change year-on-year -2.62% -3.35% -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 13 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 56 (9.95%) SharePoint
2 8 (1.42%) Confluence
3 5 (0.89%) Apache Spark
4 3 (0.53%) 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
Applications
1 159 (28.24%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 157 (27.89%) Microsoft Office
3 21 (3.73%) Acrobat
4 20 (3.55%) Microsoft Project
5 17 (3.02%) MS Visio
6 15 (2.66%) Spreadsheet
7 5 (0.89%) Chatbot
8 4 (0.71%) Windchill
9 3 (0.53%) AutoCAD
9 3 (0.53%) SOLIDWORKS
10 2 (0.36%) Trello
Business Applications
1 25 (4.44%) NetSuite
2 23 (4.09%) Dynamics CRM
3 12 (2.13%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 5 (0.89%) SAP ERP
5 4 (0.71%) Academy Housing
6 3 (0.53%) BambooHR
6 3 (0.53%) Raiser’s Edge
6 3 (0.53%) Salesforce CRM
6 3 (0.53%) Visualfiles
7 2 (0.36%) Oracle ERP
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
1 185 (32.86%) Power Platform
2 36 (6.39%) Microsoft 365
3 28 (4.97%) SaaS
4 24 (4.26%) Azure
5 19 (3.37%) Dynamics 365
6 17 (3.02%) PowerApps
7 15 (2.66%) Power Automate
8 14 (2.49%) AWS
9 9 (1.60%) Microsoft Copilot
10 6 (1.07%) ChatGPT
10 6 (1.07%) Smartsheet
11 5 (0.89%) GitHub
11 5 (0.89%) Google Analytics
11 5 (0.89%) Miro
12 4 (0.71%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 4 (0.71%) GCP
12 4 (0.71%) OneDrive
13 3 (0.53%) Azure Data Factory
14 2 (0.36%) Asana
14 2 (0.36%) Google Sheets
Communications & Networking
1 13 (2.31%) Broadband
2 4 (0.71%) LAN
2 4 (0.71%) WAN
3 3 (0.53%) Firewall
3 3 (0.53%) VPN
4 2 (0.36%) Internet
4 2 (0.36%) WebEx
5 1 (0.18%) Intranet
5 1 (0.18%) IP Telephony
5 1 (0.18%) Network Security
5 1 (0.18%) SD-WAN
5 1 (0.18%) Wi-Fi
5 1 (0.18%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 176 (31.26%) Power BI
2 42 (7.46%) Tableau
3 32 (5.68%) Power Query
4 18 (3.20%) Data Lake
5 12 (2.13%) SAP BW
6 10 (1.78%) Relational Database
7 8 (1.42%) Data Warehouse
7 8 (1.42%) SQL Server
8 7 (1.24%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 6 (1.07%) Looker
9 6 (1.07%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 5 (0.89%) Big Data
11 3 (0.53%) Db2
11 3 (0.53%) DB2 UDB
11 3 (0.53%) PowerPivot
11 3 (0.53%) 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 (6.39%) JIRA
2 7 (1.24%) Git
3 6 (1.07%) 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
1 330 (58.61%) Social Skills
2 260 (46.18%) Finance
3 186 (33.04%) Analytical Skills
4 111 (19.72%) Organisational Skills
5 62 (11.01%) Marketing
6 50 (8.88%) Legal
7 45 (7.99%) Retail
8 39 (6.93%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 38 (6.75%) Public Sector
10 32 (5.68%) Banking
10 32 (5.68%) Billing
11 29 (5.15%) Influencing Skills
12 28 (4.97%) Presentation Skills
12 28 (4.97%) Telecoms
13 17 (3.02%) Law
14 14 (2.49%) Automotive
15 12 (2.13%) Manufacturing
16 9 (1.60%) German Language
17 8 (1.42%) Documentation Skills
18 7 (1.24%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 175 (31.08%) Analyst
2 52 (9.24%) Administrator
3 48 (8.53%) Data Analyst
4 40 (7.10%) Report Analyst
5 34 (6.04%) Senior
6 29 (5.15%) Financial Analyst
7 25 (4.44%) Accountant
7 25 (4.44%) Business Analyst
8 19 (3.37%) Senior Analyst
9 16 (2.84%) Consultant
9 16 (2.84%) Service Analyst
10 15 (2.66%) Coordinator
11 14 (2.49%) Junior
12 13 (2.31%) Senior Consultant
13 12 (2.13%) Management Accountant
13 12 (2.13%) Sales Administrator
14 11 (1.95%) Data Administrator
14 11 (1.95%) Lead
14 11 (1.95%) Systems Manager
15 10 (1.78%) Service Desk Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (2.13%) Oracle Fusion
2 5 (0.89%) ODBC
3 3 (0.53%) Godot
3 3 (0.53%) HTML
3 3 (0.53%) 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%) EDI
5 1 (0.18%) PyTorch
5 1 (0.18%) SciPy
5 1 (0.18%) TAPI
Miscellaneous
1 64 (11.37%) Management Information System
2 53 (9.41%) Onboarding
3 32 (5.68%) Self-Motivation
4 28 (4.97%) Social Media
5 20 (3.55%) Data Structures
6 14 (2.49%) Analytical Mindset
7 12 (2.13%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 12 (2.13%) Web Conferencing
8 9 (1.60%) Housing Association
9 7 (1.24%) e-Learning
9 7 (1.24%) NHS
10 6 (1.07%) Life Science
10 6 (1.07%) Product Ownership
10 6 (1.07%) Reinsurance
11 5 (0.89%) Driving Licence
11 5 (0.89%) Educational Technology
11 5 (0.89%) Low-Code
11 5 (0.89%) Mobile App
12 4 (0.71%) FMCG
12 4 (0.71%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 6 (1.07%) Windows
2 4 (0.71%) Linux
2 4 (0.71%) Unix
3 1 (0.18%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 185 (32.86%) Business Intelligence
2 158 (28.06%) Problem-Solving
3 133 (23.62%) Decision-Making
4 127 (22.56%) Continuous Improvement
5 87 (15.45%) Process Improvement
6 84 (14.92%) Project Management
6 84 (14.92%) Stakeholder Management
7 80 (14.21%) CRM
8 68 (12.08%) Analytics
9 66 (11.72%) Agile
10 65 (11.55%) Data Analysis
11 62 (11.01%) Data Management
11 62 (11.01%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 56 (9.95%) ERP
13 49 (8.70%) Validation
14 46 (8.17%) Customer Service
15 44 (7.82%) AI
16 43 (7.64%) Project Delivery
17 42 (7.46%) Mentoring
17 42 (7.46%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 122 (21.67%) SQL
2 53 (9.41%) Python
3 31 (5.51%) VBA
4 15 (2.66%) JavaScript
5 8 (1.42%) R
6 7 (1.24%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 7 (1.24%) VB
7 5 (0.89%) C#
8 4 (0.71%) PowerShell
8 4 (0.71%) VBScript
9 3 (0.53%) C
9 3 (0.53%) C++
10 2 (0.36%) Bash
10 2 (0.36%) Java
11 1 (0.18%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 100 (17.76%) Degree
2 74 (13.14%) ACCA
3 71 (12.61%) CIMA
4 29 (5.15%) DBS Check
4 29 (5.15%) Security Cleared
5 25 (4.44%) SC Cleared
6 17 (3.02%) AAT
7 13 (2.31%) PMI Certification
8 10 (1.78%) PMP
9 9 (1.60%) BPSS Clearance
9 9 (1.60%) Master's Degree
10 7 (1.24%) ICAEW
11 4 (0.71%) DV Cleared
12 3 (0.53%) CIPD
13 2 (0.36%) Cisco Certification
13 2 (0.36%) CISSP
13 2 (0.36%) Computer Science Degree
13 2 (0.36%) ISTQB
13 2 (0.36%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
13 2 (0.36%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 74 (13.14%) Data Quality
2 39 (6.93%) GDPR
3 30 (5.33%) QA
4 17 (3.02%) PMO
5 16 (2.84%) Accessibility
5 16 (2.84%) IFRS
6 14 (2.49%) COREP
6 14 (2.49%) FINREP
7 12 (2.13%) GAAP
8 8 (1.42%) SLA
9 7 (1.24%) Actionable Recommendations
10 6 (1.07%) GRC
11 4 (0.71%) Def Stans
11 4 (0.71%) ISO 9000
11 4 (0.71%) ISO 9001
11 4 (0.71%) ISO/IEC 15288
11 4 (0.71%) Software Quality Assurance
12 3 (0.53%) TickIT
13 2 (0.36%) ISO/IEC 27001
14 1 (0.18%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 4 (0.71%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (0.18%) Embedded Firmware
2 1 (0.18%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 4 (0.71%) 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
1 237 (42.10%) Microsoft
2 35 (6.22%) SAP
3 31 (5.51%) Adobe
4 29 (5.15%) Oracle
5 21 (3.73%) HubSpot
6 18 (3.20%) Salesforce
7 15 (2.66%) Sage
8 13 (2.31%) Xero
9 9 (1.60%) Google
10 7 (1.24%) Apple
10 7 (1.24%) Databricks
10 7 (1.24%) ServiceNow
11 6 (1.07%) Workday
12 5 (0.89%) BMC
12 5 (0.89%) JD Edwards
12 5 (0.89%) Zoho
13 4 (0.71%) Hyperion
13 4 (0.71%) IBM
13 4 (0.71%) Snow
13 4 (0.71%) VMware