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 18 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 102 85 55
Rank change year-on-year -17 -30 +47
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Excel 644 656 1,086
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.65% 4.02% 4.63%
As % of the Applications category 40.73% 24.49% 53.34%
Number of salaries quoted 390 419 315
10th Percentile £28,982 £27,250 £26,700
25th Percentile £32,500 £31,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year - +5.88% -15.00%
75th Percentile £57,500 £64,375 £57,500
90th Percentile £73,750 £85,000 £70,000
UK median annual salary £37,500 £40,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year -6.25% -5.88% -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 1,581 2,679 2,036
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 6.50% 16.42% 8.68%
Number of salaries quoted 904 832 920
10th Percentile £28,500 £27,250 £28,250
25th Percentile £33,500 £31,500 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -14.29%
75th Percentile £58,770 £62,500 £66,250
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £80,250
UK median annual salary £40,000 £40,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year - -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 18 September 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 61 (9.47%) SharePoint
2 8 (1.24%) CMS
3 7 (1.09%) Confluence
4 5 (0.78%) Apache Spark
4 5 (0.78%) Microsoft Exchange
5 3 (0.47%) SAS
5 3 (0.47%) WordPress
6 2 (0.31%) Jupyter
7 1 (0.16%) IIS
7 1 (0.16%) Moodle
7 1 (0.16%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 192 (29.81%) Microsoft Office
2 183 (28.42%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 33 (5.12%) Spreadsheet
4 24 (3.73%) Acrobat
5 22 (3.42%) Microsoft Project
6 13 (2.02%) MS Visio
7 5 (0.78%) Chatbot
8 4 (0.62%) Windchill
9 2 (0.31%) AutoCAD
9 2 (0.31%) Navisworks
9 2 (0.31%) Revit
9 2 (0.31%) Trello
10 1 (0.16%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 30 (4.66%) NetSuite
2 23 (3.57%) Dynamics CRM
3 12 (1.86%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 8 (1.24%) Sage 50
5 4 (0.62%) Academy Housing
5 4 (0.62%) Teamcenter
6 3 (0.47%) BambooHR
6 3 (0.47%) Oracle ERP
6 3 (0.47%) Salesforce CRM
6 3 (0.47%) Visualfiles
7 2 (0.31%) FastStats
7 2 (0.31%) Oracle Receivables
7 2 (0.31%) Raiser’s Edge
7 2 (0.31%) SAP ERP
8 1 (0.16%) Cognos Business Intelligence
8 1 (0.16%) Dynamics GP
8 1 (0.16%) Elite 3E
8 1 (0.16%) Oracle Payables
8 1 (0.16%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 176 (27.33%) Power Platform
2 50 (7.76%) Microsoft 365
3 27 (4.19%) Azure
4 26 (4.04%) SaaS
5 21 (3.26%) Dynamics 365
6 16 (2.48%) AWS
7 15 (2.33%) PowerApps
8 13 (2.02%) Power Automate
9 10 (1.55%) Microsoft Copilot
10 7 (1.09%) Google Analytics
11 5 (0.78%) ChatGPT
11 5 (0.78%) Smartsheet
12 4 (0.62%) Azure Data Factory
12 4 (0.62%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 4 (0.62%) Cloud Computing
12 4 (0.62%) GCP
12 4 (0.62%) GitHub
12 4 (0.62%) Miro
12 4 (0.62%) OneDrive
13 3 (0.47%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 14 (2.17%) Broadband
2 2 (0.31%) Internet
2 2 (0.31%) LAN
2 2 (0.31%) NGN
2 2 (0.31%) WAN
2 2 (0.31%) WebEx
2 2 (0.31%) Wi-Fi
3 1 (0.16%) 5G
3 1 (0.16%) DHCP
3 1 (0.16%) DNS
3 1 (0.16%) Intranet
3 1 (0.16%) Network Security
3 1 (0.16%) SD-WAN
3 1 (0.16%) VPN
3 1 (0.16%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 168 (26.09%) Power BI
2 32 (4.97%) Tableau
3 29 (4.50%) Power Query
4 18 (2.80%) Data Lake
5 12 (1.86%) SAP BW
6 11 (1.71%) Data Warehouse
7 9 (1.40%) Relational Database
7 9 (1.40%) SQL Server
8 7 (1.09%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 6 (0.93%) Looker
9 6 (0.93%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 5 (0.78%) Big Data
11 2 (0.31%) KNIME
11 2 (0.31%) Metadata
11 2 (0.31%) MS Access
11 2 (0.31%) SAS Enterprise Guide
11 2 (0.31%) Star Schema
12 1 (0.16%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
12 1 (0.16%) Data Mining
12 1 (0.16%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 36 (5.59%) JIRA
2 6 (0.93%) Git
2 6 (0.93%) Visual Studio
3 3 (0.47%) RStudio
4 2 (0.31%) Balsamiq
4 2 (0.31%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.31%) JMeter
4 2 (0.31%) Postman
4 2 (0.31%) Visual Studio Code
5 1 (0.16%) Moq
5 1 (0.16%) Toad
General
1 388 (60.25%) Social Skills
2 281 (43.63%) Finance
3 217 (33.70%) Analytical Skills
4 154 (23.91%) Organisational Skills
5 85 (13.20%) Marketing
6 67 (10.40%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 53 (8.23%) Legal
8 50 (7.76%) Retail
9 49 (7.61%) Public Sector
10 44 (6.83%) Billing
11 38 (5.90%) Telecoms
12 36 (5.59%) Influencing Skills
13 27 (4.19%) Banking
13 27 (4.19%) Manufacturing
13 27 (4.19%) Presentation Skills
14 24 (3.73%) Law
15 13 (2.02%) German Language
16 11 (1.71%) Automotive
16 11 (1.71%) Local Government
17 10 (1.55%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 169 (26.24%) Analyst
2 72 (11.18%) Administrator
3 47 (7.30%) Data Analyst
4 34 (5.28%) Accountant
5 33 (5.12%) Senior
6 32 (4.97%) Report Analyst
7 27 (4.19%) Financial Analyst
8 25 (3.88%) Business Analyst
9 19 (2.95%) Senior Analyst
10 18 (2.80%) Coordinator
11 17 (2.64%) Management Accountant
11 17 (2.64%) Service Analyst
12 15 (2.33%) Lead
13 13 (2.02%) Consultant
13 13 (2.02%) Junior
14 12 (1.86%) Project Manager
14 12 (1.86%) Sales Administrator
15 11 (1.71%) Data Engineer
15 11 (1.71%) Service Desk Analyst
15 11 (1.71%) Service Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (2.02%) Oracle Fusion
2 5 (0.78%) ODBC
3 4 (0.62%) Flash
3 4 (0.62%) Matplotlib
3 4 (0.62%) NumPy
3 4 (0.62%) Pandas
4 3 (0.47%) Godot
4 3 (0.47%) HTML
4 3 (0.47%) Unreal Engine
5 2 (0.31%) PySpark
5 2 (0.31%) Seaborn
5 2 (0.31%) Terraform
6 1 (0.16%) OAuth
6 1 (0.16%) OpenID
6 1 (0.16%) TAPI
Miscellaneous
1 94 (14.60%) Management Information System
2 62 (9.63%) Onboarding
3 43 (6.68%) Self-Motivation
4 34 (5.28%) Social Media
5 16 (2.48%) Data Structures
6 14 (2.17%) Analytical Mindset
6 14 (2.17%) Housing Association
7 12 (1.86%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 12 (1.86%) Web Conferencing
8 10 (1.55%) Driving Licence
9 9 (1.40%) e-Learning
9 9 (1.40%) NHS
10 7 (1.09%) Data Centre
11 6 (0.93%) Low-Code
11 6 (0.93%) Product Ownership
11 6 (0.93%) Reinsurance
12 5 (0.78%) Educational Technology
12 5 (0.78%) Mobile App
13 4 (0.62%) PMI
13 4 (0.62%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 5 (0.78%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 180 (27.95%) Business Intelligence
2 175 (27.17%) Problem-Solving
3 152 (23.60%) Continuous Improvement
4 145 (22.52%) Decision-Making
5 101 (15.68%) Stakeholder Management
6 92 (14.29%) CRM
7 85 (13.20%) Project Management
8 82 (12.73%) Process Improvement
9 78 (12.11%) Analytics
10 77 (11.96%) Customer Service
11 72 (11.18%) Agile
12 71 (11.02%) AI
13 69 (10.71%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 65 (10.09%) Data Management
15 62 (9.63%) Data Analysis
16 56 (8.70%) ERP
16 56 (8.70%) Project Delivery
17 51 (7.92%) Actionable Insight
18 49 (7.61%) Coaching
19 48 (7.45%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 124 (19.25%) SQL
2 51 (7.92%) Python
3 26 (4.04%) VBA
4 16 (2.48%) JavaScript
5 11 (1.71%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 11 (1.71%) R
6 7 (1.09%) PowerShell
7 5 (0.78%) C#
7 5 (0.78%) VB
8 3 (0.47%) C
8 3 (0.47%) C++
9 2 (0.31%) Bash
9 2 (0.31%) Java
10 1 (0.16%) PHP
10 1 (0.16%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 104 (16.15%) Degree
2 72 (11.18%) ACCA
3 70 (10.87%) CIMA
4 35 (5.43%) DBS Check
5 29 (4.50%) Security Cleared
6 28 (4.35%) SC Cleared
7 16 (2.48%) AAT
8 14 (2.17%) PMI Certification
9 10 (1.55%) PMP
10 8 (1.24%) Master's Degree
11 7 (1.09%) ICAEW
12 6 (0.93%) BPSS Clearance
13 4 (0.62%) Postgraduate
14 3 (0.47%) CIPD
14 3 (0.47%) CIPFA
14 3 (0.47%) DV Cleared
14 3 (0.47%) ITIL Certification
15 2 (0.31%) ISTQB
15 2 (0.31%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
15 2 (0.31%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 85 (13.20%) Data Quality
2 41 (6.37%) GDPR
3 34 (5.28%) QA
4 22 (3.42%) PMO
5 17 (2.64%) IFRS
6 16 (2.48%) Accessibility
7 13 (2.02%) GAAP
8 9 (1.40%) COREP
8 9 (1.40%) FINREP
9 8 (1.24%) SLA
10 6 (0.93%) ISO 9001
11 5 (0.78%) Actionable Recommendations
12 4 (0.62%) Def Stans
12 4 (0.62%) GRC
12 4 (0.62%) ISO 9000
12 4 (0.62%) ISO/IEC 15288
13 3 (0.47%) ISO 14001
13 3 (0.47%) ISO/IEC 27001
13 3 (0.47%) TickIT
14 2 (0.31%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 1 (0.16%) Active Directory
1 1 (0.16%) Embedded Firmware
1 1 (0.16%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 2 (0.31%) Ansible
2 1 (0.16%) Autotask
2 1 (0.16%) Functional Safety
2 1 (0.16%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (0.16%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 305 (47.36%) Microsoft
2 35 (5.43%) SAP
3 33 (5.12%) Adobe
4 29 (4.50%) Oracle
5 24 (3.73%) Sage
6 22 (3.42%) HubSpot
6 22 (3.42%) Salesforce
7 15 (2.33%) Xero
8 13 (2.02%) Google
9 10 (1.55%) Apple
10 9 (1.40%) YouTube
11 7 (1.09%) Databricks
11 7 (1.09%) ServiceNow
12 6 (0.93%) Workday
13 5 (0.78%) BMC
13 5 (0.78%) Progress
13 5 (0.78%) Zoho
14 3 (0.47%) Alteryx
14 3 (0.47%) TikTok
14 3 (0.47%) VMware