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 20 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 77 92 115
Rank change year-on-year +15 +23 +15
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Excel 522 560 629
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 3.40% 3.44% 2.71%
As % of the Applications category 21.95% 41.88% 39.02%
Number of salaries quoted 307 243 424
10th Percentile £29,000 £26,250 £26,750
25th Percentile £36,875 £33,125 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £44,460 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.84% -1.20% -10.00%
75th Percentile £61,250 £59,375 £58,750
90th Percentile £78,750 £82,500 £65,000
UK median annual salary £41,375 £45,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year -8.06% +5.88% -10.53%

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 2,378 1,337 1,612
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 15.50% 8.21% 6.95%
Number of salaries quoted 634 697 1,237
10th Percentile £28,750 £27,000 £25,750
25th Percentile £35,000 £35,000 £32,435
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £48,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.04% +6.67% -10.00%
75th Percentile £61,250 £68,114 £60,000
90th Percentile £78,750 £85,000 £71,000
UK median annual salary £40,000 £47,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year -15.79% +18.75% -11.11%

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 20 January 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 39 (7.47%) SharePoint
2 18 (3.45%) Confluence
3 3 (0.57%) ArcGIS
3 3 (0.57%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (0.57%) WordPress
4 2 (0.38%) SAS
5 1 (0.19%) CMS
Applications
1 139 (26.63%) Microsoft Office
2 130 (24.90%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 21 (4.02%) MS Visio
4 18 (3.45%) Spreadsheet
5 12 (2.30%) InDesign
6 8 (1.53%) Microsoft Project
7 4 (0.77%) Photoshop
8 3 (0.57%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 3 (0.57%) Adobe Illustrator
8 3 (0.57%) Trello
9 1 (0.19%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 14 (2.68%) NetSuite
2 8 (1.53%) Oracle Payables
3 7 (1.34%) Dynamics AX
4 6 (1.15%) Dynamics CRM
5 5 (0.96%) Visualfiles
6 4 (0.77%) Salesforce CRM
6 4 (0.77%) SAP BPC
7 3 (0.57%) Dynamics GP
7 3 (0.57%) Magento
7 3 (0.57%) ResourceLink
8 2 (0.38%) Sage X3
8 2 (0.38%) SAP FI
8 2 (0.38%) Shopify
8 2 (0.38%) Unit4 Business World
9 1 (0.19%) Pegasus Opera
9 1 (0.19%) Primavera
9 1 (0.19%) Sage 200
9 1 (0.19%) SAP Oil and Gas
9 1 (0.19%) SAP PM
9 1 (0.19%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 200 (38.31%) Power Platform
2 87 (16.67%) Azure
3 64 (12.26%) Microsoft 365
4 34 (6.51%) SaaS
5 27 (5.17%) Azure Data Factory
6 25 (4.79%) AWS
7 24 (4.60%) Azure Synapse Analytics
8 21 (4.02%) Azure DevOps
9 16 (3.07%) Cloud Computing
9 16 (3.07%) PowerApps
10 14 (2.68%) Dynamics 365
10 14 (2.68%) Snowflake
11 10 (1.92%) Intacct
11 10 (1.92%) Smartsheet
12 9 (1.72%) Google Analytics
13 8 (1.53%) Power Automate
14 5 (0.96%) GCP
14 5 (0.96%) Workato
15 4 (0.77%) Google Tag Manager
15 4 (0.77%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 9 (1.72%) Unified Communications
2 3 (0.57%) Ethernet
2 3 (0.57%) PuTTY
3 2 (0.38%) Internet
4 1 (0.19%) Cisco Wireless
4 1 (0.19%) Firewall
4 1 (0.19%) LAN
4 1 (0.19%) MPLS
4 1 (0.19%) Remote Desktop
4 1 (0.19%) SD-WAN
4 1 (0.19%) SNA
4 1 (0.19%) WAN
4 1 (0.19%) Wireless
4 1 (0.19%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 192 (36.78%) Power BI
2 54 (10.34%) Tableau
3 34 (6.51%) SQL Server
4 30 (5.75%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 27 (5.17%) Azure SQL Database
6 22 (4.21%) Data Warehouse
6 22 (4.21%) Power Query
7 16 (3.07%) Big Data
8 9 (1.72%) Crystal Reports
8 9 (1.72%) Oracle Reports
9 7 (1.34%) Oracle Database
9 7 (1.34%) SQL Server Analysis Services
10 4 (0.77%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
10 4 (0.77%) Looker
10 4 (0.77%) Metadata
10 4 (0.77%) OLAP
11 3 (0.57%) GIS
11 3 (0.57%) PowerPivot
11 3 (0.57%) QlikView
11 3 (0.57%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 32 (6.13%) JIRA
2 3 (0.57%) Git
2 3 (0.57%) Jenkins
2 3 (0.57%) Maven
2 3 (0.57%) Sonatype Nexus
2 3 (0.57%) Visual Studio
3 2 (0.38%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 1 (0.19%) Oracle APEX
General
1 271 (51.92%) Finance
2 253 (48.47%) Social Skills
3 189 (36.21%) Analytical Skills
4 67 (12.84%) Marketing
5 58 (11.11%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 55 (10.54%) Organisational Skills
7 37 (7.09%) Presentation Skills
8 35 (6.70%) Billing
9 24 (4.60%) Advertising
9 24 (4.60%) Public Sector
10 23 (4.41%) Retail
11 22 (4.21%) Law
12 18 (3.45%) Manufacturing
13 17 (3.26%) Influencing Skills
14 12 (2.30%) Banking
14 12 (2.30%) Telecoms
15 11 (2.11%) Legal
16 8 (1.53%) Automotive
17 5 (0.96%) Local Government
18 4 (0.77%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 177 (33.91%) Analyst
2 49 (9.39%) Senior
3 37 (7.09%) Data Analyst
4 34 (6.51%) Accountant
5 28 (5.36%) Lead
6 27 (5.17%) Support Analyst
7 25 (4.79%) Business Analyst
8 19 (3.64%) Technical Support
9 18 (3.45%) Developer
9 18 (3.45%) Technical Analyst
10 17 (3.26%) Business Manager
10 17 (3.26%) Service Manager
11 16 (3.07%) Administrator
11 16 (3.07%) Business Intelligence Analyst
11 16 (3.07%) Financial Accountant
11 16 (3.07%) IT Support
12 14 (2.68%) Commercial Analyst
12 14 (2.68%) Financial Analyst
12 14 (2.68%) Insight Analyst
12 14 (2.68%) IT Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (0.77%) Middleware
2 3 (0.57%) ActiveMQ
2 3 (0.57%) EDI
2 3 (0.57%) JSON
2 3 (0.57%) RAML
2 3 (0.57%) REST
2 3 (0.57%) SOAP
2 3 (0.57%) XML
3 2 (0.38%) Altair
3 2 (0.38%) Flash
4 1 (0.19%) .NET
4 1 (0.19%) Ember.js
4 1 (0.19%) HTML
4 1 (0.19%) OAuth
4 1 (0.19%) OpenID
4 1 (0.19%) Spine.js
Miscellaneous
1 73 (13.98%) Onboarding
2 46 (8.81%) Analytical Mindset
2 46 (8.81%) Management Information System
3 42 (8.05%) Self-Motivation
4 21 (4.02%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
4 21 (4.02%) Social Media
5 19 (3.64%) Product Ownership
6 18 (3.45%) Public Cloud
7 16 (3.07%) Social Network
8 12 (2.30%) Web Conferencing
9 7 (1.34%) Housing Association
9 7 (1.34%) Legacy Systems
10 6 (1.15%) CMDB
10 6 (1.15%) NHS
11 5 (0.96%) Blog
11 5 (0.96%) Data Protection Act
12 4 (0.77%) Animation
12 4 (0.77%) Digital Media
12 4 (0.77%) Driving Licence
12 4 (0.77%) FMCG
Operating Systems
1 18 (3.45%) Windows
2 11 (2.11%) Linux
3 8 (1.53%) Unix
4 4 (0.77%) Windows Server
5 3 (0.57%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.19%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 203 (38.89%) Business Intelligence
2 160 (30.65%) Problem-Solving
3 129 (24.71%) Decision-Making
4 106 (20.31%) Continuous Improvement
4 106 (20.31%) Data Analysis
5 101 (19.35%) Analytics
6 78 (14.94%) AI
7 72 (13.79%) Process Improvement
8 70 (13.41%) ERP
9 68 (13.03%) Visualisation
10 63 (12.07%) Agile
11 61 (11.69%) Actionable Insight
11 61 (11.69%) Project Management
12 57 (10.92%) CRM
13 49 (9.39%) Customer Service
14 45 (8.62%) Budgeting and Forecasting
15 43 (8.24%) Budgeting
16 38 (7.28%) Change Management
16 38 (7.28%) Project Delivery
17 37 (7.09%) Data Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 137 (26.25%) SQL
2 49 (9.39%) Python
3 30 (5.75%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 19 (3.64%) VBA
5 11 (2.11%) R
6 10 (1.92%) T-SQL
7 3 (0.57%) Java
8 1 (0.19%) ABAP
8 1 (0.19%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 122 (23.37%) Degree
2 86 (16.48%) ACCA
3 67 (12.84%) CIMA
4 17 (3.26%) AWS Certification
5 14 (2.68%) Security Cleared
6 13 (2.49%) SC Cleared
7 12 (2.30%) AAT
7 12 (2.30%) Six Sigma Green Belt
8 10 (1.92%) CFA
9 8 (1.53%) CISSP
9 8 (1.53%) Numerate Degree
10 7 (1.34%) CIPD
10 7 (1.34%) CISA
10 7 (1.34%) Computer Science Degree
10 7 (1.34%) Master's Degree
11 6 (1.15%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 5 (0.96%) DBS Check
12 5 (0.96%) PMI Certification
12 5 (0.96%) PMP
13 4 (0.77%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 32 (6.13%) Data Quality
2 23 (4.41%) IFRS
3 21 (4.02%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 20 (3.83%) GAAP
4 20 (3.83%) GDPR
5 15 (2.87%) PMO
5 15 (2.87%) QA
6 14 (2.68%) Actionable Recommendations
6 14 (2.68%) ISO 9001
7 11 (2.11%) SLA
8 10 (1.92%) Accessibility
9 6 (1.15%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 2 (0.38%) GMP
10 2 (0.38%) GRC
10 2 (0.38%) ISO/IEC 20000
11 1 (0.19%) IFRS 17
11 1 (0.19%) NIST
11 1 (0.19%) P3O
11 1 (0.19%) Solvency II
System Software
1 15 (2.87%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 3 (0.57%) Single Sign-On
2 1 (0.19%) Ansible
2 1 (0.19%) Control-M
2 1 (0.19%) FortiGate
2 1 (0.19%) RSA Archer
2 1 (0.19%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 247 (47.32%) Microsoft
2 31 (5.94%) Oracle
3 30 (5.75%) Adobe
4 26 (4.98%) Salesforce
5 24 (4.60%) Sage
6 19 (3.64%) Apple
6 19 (3.64%) SAP
7 13 (2.49%) Cisco
7 13 (2.49%) Google
8 9 (1.72%) ServiceNow
8 9 (1.72%) Zoho
9 7 (1.34%) Workday
10 6 (1.15%) Concur
11 5 (0.96%) Informatica
12 4 (0.77%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
12 4 (0.77%) Xero
13 3 (0.57%) Mercator
13 3 (0.57%) MuleSoft
13 3 (0.57%) Openreach
14 2 (0.38%) Freshdesk