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

6 months to
13 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 91 87 82
Rank change year-on-year -4 -5 +22
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Excel 485 465 1,086
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.78% 3.55% 3.42%
As % of the Applications category 39.02% 35.17% 43.53%
Number of salaries quoted 272 243 659
10th Percentile £28,500 £26,250 £25,500
25th Percentile £33,250 £32,500 £30,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £44,000
Median % change year-on-year - +2.27% +3.53%
75th Percentile £60,313 £62,250 £56,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £82,500 £65,000
UK median annual salary £40,000 £44,460 £40,000
% change year-on-year -10.03% +11.15% -10.45%

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 1,243 1,322 2,495
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 7.11% 10.09% 7.86%
Number of salaries quoted 604 760 1,806
10th Percentile £28,500 £28,750 £24,750
25th Percentile £35,000 £36,250 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £52,500 £43,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +22.09% -9.47%
75th Percentile £60,000 £66,253 £57,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £76,375 £67,500
UK median annual salary £40,000 £47,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year -15.79% +26.67% -16.67%

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 April 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 52 (10.72%) SharePoint
2 8 (1.65%) Confluence
3 6 (1.24%) Microsoft Exchange
4 4 (0.82%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 1 (0.21%) CMS
5 1 (0.21%) SAS
Applications
1 118 (24.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 114 (23.51%) Microsoft Office
3 24 (4.95%) MS Visio
4 11 (2.27%) Microsoft Project
4 11 (2.27%) Spreadsheet
5 5 (1.03%) InDesign
6 3 (0.62%) AutoCAD
6 3 (0.62%) SOLIDWORKS
6 3 (0.62%) Trello
7 1 (0.21%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 14 (2.89%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (1.24%) Salesforce CRM
3 5 (1.03%) Magento
3 5 (1.03%) NetSuite
3 5 (1.03%) SAP ERP
4 4 (0.82%) Dynamics AX
4 4 (0.82%) Oracle Payables
5 3 (0.62%) ResourceLink
6 2 (0.41%) BambooHR
6 2 (0.41%) Odoo
6 2 (0.41%) Raiser’s Edge
7 1 (0.21%) Dynamics GP
7 1 (0.21%) Infor SunSystems
7 1 (0.21%) Sage 200
7 1 (0.21%) SAP BPC
7 1 (0.21%) SAP Oil and Gas
7 1 (0.21%) SAP PM
7 1 (0.21%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 175 (36.08%) Power Platform
2 62 (12.78%) Azure
3 41 (8.45%) Microsoft 365
4 27 (5.57%) Azure Data Factory
5 24 (4.95%) Azure Synapse Analytics
6 20 (4.12%) Dynamics 365
7 19 (3.92%) AWS
8 17 (3.51%) SaaS
9 14 (2.89%) Power Automate
9 14 (2.89%) PowerApps
10 11 (2.27%) OneDrive
11 8 (1.65%) Cloud Computing
12 7 (1.44%) Google Sheets
13 6 (1.24%) Azure DevOps
13 6 (1.24%) Smartsheet
14 5 (1.03%) ChatGPT
14 5 (1.03%) Google Analytics
14 5 (1.03%) Microsoft Copilot
14 5 (1.03%) PaaS
15 4 (0.82%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 5 (1.03%) Ethernet
1 5 (1.03%) Unified Communications
2 4 (0.82%) Firewall
2 4 (0.82%) LAN
2 4 (0.82%) WAN
3 3 (0.62%) IP Telephony
3 3 (0.62%) PuTTY
3 3 (0.62%) VPN
4 2 (0.41%) Internet
5 1 (0.21%) Cisco Wireless
5 1 (0.21%) MPLS
5 1 (0.21%) Remote Desktop
5 1 (0.21%) SD-WAN
5 1 (0.21%) SNA
5 1 (0.21%) Wireless
5 1 (0.21%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 169 (34.85%) Power BI
2 43 (8.87%) Tableau
3 33 (6.80%) SQL Server
4 32 (6.60%) Power Query
5 28 (5.77%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 27 (5.57%) Azure SQL Database
7 8 (1.65%) Big Data
8 7 (1.44%) PowerPivot
9 5 (1.03%) Data Warehouse
9 5 (1.03%) QlikView
10 4 (0.82%) DB2
10 4 (0.82%) DB2 UDB
10 4 (0.82%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 3 (0.62%) Relational Database
12 2 (0.41%) Ataccama
12 2 (0.41%) Star Schema
13 1 (0.21%) Electronic Patient Records
13 1 (0.21%) Geospatial Data
13 1 (0.21%) Metadata
13 1 (0.21%) QGIS
Development Applications
1 27 (5.57%) JIRA
2 4 (0.82%) Git
2 4 (0.82%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
3 3 (0.62%) Jenkins
3 3 (0.62%) Maven
3 3 (0.62%) Sonatype Nexus
3 3 (0.62%) Visual Studio
4 1 (0.21%) Oracle APEX
4 1 (0.21%) Toad
General
1 273 (56.29%) Social Skills
2 225 (46.39%) Finance
3 186 (38.35%) Analytical Skills
4 68 (14.02%) Organisational Skills
5 53 (10.93%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 53 (10.93%) Marketing
6 43 (8.87%) Retail
7 37 (7.63%) Presentation Skills
8 24 (4.95%) Billing
9 23 (4.74%) Legal
10 22 (4.54%) Automotive
11 18 (3.71%) Banking
11 18 (3.71%) Public Sector
12 17 (3.51%) Law
13 15 (3.09%) Advertising
14 12 (2.47%) Telecoms
15 10 (2.06%) Influencing Skills
16 7 (1.44%) Back Office
17 5 (1.03%) Aeronautics
18 4 (0.82%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 161 (33.20%) Analyst
2 38 (7.84%) Senior
3 37 (7.63%) Data Analyst
4 36 (7.42%) Administrator
5 28 (5.77%) Lead
6 27 (5.57%) Accountant
7 25 (5.15%) Report Analyst
8 16 (3.30%) Business Analyst
9 15 (3.09%) Insight Analyst
10 14 (2.89%) Commercial Analyst
11 13 (2.68%) Account Manager
11 13 (2.68%) Consultant
12 12 (2.47%) Business Manager
12 12 (2.47%) Financial Accountant
12 12 (2.47%) Insight Manager
13 11 (2.27%) Customer Analyst
13 11 (2.27%) Systems Manager
14 10 (2.06%) IT Support
14 10 (2.06%) Management Accountant
14 10 (2.06%) Service Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (1.44%) EDI
2 6 (1.24%) XML
3 4 (0.82%) OAuth
3 4 (0.82%) OpenID
4 3 (0.62%) ActiveMQ
4 3 (0.62%) JSON
4 3 (0.62%) RAML
4 3 (0.62%) REST
4 3 (0.62%) SOAP
5 1 (0.21%) .NET
5 1 (0.21%) PyTorch
5 1 (0.21%) SciPy
Miscellaneous
1 55 (11.34%) Onboarding
2 40 (8.25%) Management Information System
3 36 (7.42%) Analytical Mindset
4 32 (6.60%) Self-Motivation
5 18 (3.71%) Public Cloud
6 14 (2.89%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 14 (2.89%) Social Media
7 10 (2.06%) Web Conferencing
8 8 (1.65%) FMCG
8 8 (1.65%) Legacy Systems
8 8 (1.65%) Social Network
9 7 (1.44%) Blog
9 7 (1.44%) CCTV
9 7 (1.44%) Digital Media
9 7 (1.44%) NHS
10 6 (1.24%) Data Structures
10 6 (1.24%) Video Conferencing
11 5 (1.03%) Life Science
11 5 (1.03%) Product Ownership
12 4 (0.82%) e-Learning
Operating Systems
1 18 (3.71%) Windows
2 11 (2.27%) Linux
3 8 (1.65%) Unix
4 5 (1.03%) Apple iOS
5 4 (0.82%) Windows Server
6 3 (0.62%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 185 (38.14%) Business Intelligence
2 140 (28.87%) Problem-Solving
3 135 (27.84%) Decision-Making
4 95 (19.59%) Continuous Improvement
5 93 (19.18%) Data Analysis
5 93 (19.18%) Process Improvement
6 76 (15.67%) Analytics
7 73 (15.05%) CRM
8 67 (13.81%) Project Management
9 66 (13.61%) Visualisation
10 55 (11.34%) ERP
11 54 (11.13%) AI
12 53 (10.93%) Customer Service
13 50 (10.31%) Budgeting and Forecasting
14 48 (9.90%) Actionable Insight
15 45 (9.28%) Agile
15 45 (9.28%) Time Management
16 40 (8.25%) Data Management
17 38 (7.84%) Stakeholder Management
18 34 (7.01%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 101 (20.82%) SQL
2 31 (6.39%) Python
3 28 (5.77%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 21 (4.33%) VBA
5 5 (1.03%) VB
5 5 (1.03%) VBScript
6 4 (0.82%) R
7 3 (0.62%) Java
8 1 (0.21%) ABAP
8 1 (0.21%) PL/SQL
8 1 (0.21%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 120 (24.74%) Degree
2 72 (14.85%) ACCA
3 60 (12.37%) CIMA
4 17 (3.51%) AWS Certification
5 14 (2.89%) AAT
6 13 (2.68%) Security Cleared
7 12 (2.47%) Six Sigma Green Belt
8 10 (2.06%) SC Cleared
9 7 (1.44%) CFA
9 7 (1.44%) Computer Science Degree
9 7 (1.44%) PMI Certification
9 7 (1.44%) PMP
10 6 (1.24%) CIPD
10 6 (1.24%) CISSP
11 5 (1.03%) BPSS Clearance
11 5 (1.03%) Cisco Certification
11 5 (1.03%) DBS Check
11 5 (1.03%) Master's Degree
11 5 (1.03%) Numerate Degree
12 4 (0.82%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 44 (9.07%) Data Quality
2 33 (6.80%) GDPR
3 21 (4.33%) QA
4 19 (3.92%) Actionable Recommendations
5 17 (3.51%) PMO
6 12 (2.47%) IFRS
7 11 (2.27%) GAAP
8 10 (2.06%) COREP
8 10 (2.06%) FINREP
8 10 (2.06%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 8 (1.65%) SLA
10 7 (1.44%) GRC
10 7 (1.44%) ISO 9001
11 4 (0.82%) Accessibility
12 3 (0.62%) Software Quality Assurance
13 2 (0.41%) ISO 14001
13 2 (0.41%) TickIT
14 1 (0.21%) P3O
14 1 (0.21%) Sarbanes-Oxley
14 1 (0.21%) Solvency II
System Software
1 11 (2.27%) Active Directory
2 5 (1.03%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 5 (1.03%) SCCM
2 4 (0.82%) Single Sign-On
3 1 (0.21%) Ansible
3 1 (0.21%) Control-M
3 1 (0.21%) FortiGate
3 1 (0.21%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (0.21%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 200 (41.24%) Microsoft
2 32 (6.60%) Adobe
3 24 (4.95%) Salesforce
4 22 (4.54%) Apple
5 20 (4.12%) Oracle
5 20 (4.12%) SAP
6 17 (3.51%) Sage
7 10 (2.06%) Google
8 9 (1.86%) JD Edwards
9 8 (1.65%) Informatica
9 8 (1.65%) Xero
10 7 (1.44%) HubSpot
10 7 (1.44%) Zoho
11 6 (1.24%) Cisco
12 5 (1.03%) IBM
12 5 (1.03%) ServiceNow
12 5 (1.03%) Snow
12 5 (1.03%) VMware
13 4 (0.82%) Workday
14 3 (0.62%) Openreach