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

6 months to
27 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 101 112 58
Rank change year-on-year +11 -54 +38
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Excel 466 481 1,475
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.45% 3.31% 4.49%
As % of the Applications category 36.93% 27.04% 51.41%
Number of salaries quoted 261 253 665
10th Percentile £28,500 £25,375 £25,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £28,750 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £42,500 £44,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.88% -3.41% +1.59%
75th Percentile £60,000 £63,750 £57,500
90th Percentile £73,750 £86,000 £65,750
UK median annual salary £40,000 £42,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year -5.88% +6.25% -8.83%

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 1,262 1,779 2,869
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 6.62% 12.26% 8.73%
Number of salaries quoted 639 777 1,791
10th Percentile £28,500 £26,400 £25,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £33,000 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,000 £43,865
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +13.99% -7.65%
75th Percentile £62,125 £66,240 £57,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £68,750
UK median annual salary £40,000 £45,000 £38,500
% change year-on-year -11.11% +16.88% -14.44%

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 27 May 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 53 (11.37%) SharePoint
2 4 (0.86%) Adobe Experience Manager
2 4 (0.86%) Confluence
3 3 (0.64%) Apache Spark
3 3 (0.64%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (0.43%) CMS
5 1 (0.21%) Jupyter
5 1 (0.21%) WordPress
Applications
1 116 (24.89%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 114 (24.46%) Microsoft Office
3 16 (3.43%) MS Visio
4 10 (2.15%) Spreadsheet
5 9 (1.93%) Microsoft Project
6 4 (0.86%) Windchill
7 3 (0.64%) AutoCAD
7 3 (0.64%) SOLIDWORKS
8 1 (0.21%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 22 (4.72%) Dynamics CRM
2 12 (2.58%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 5 (1.07%) Magento
3 5 (1.07%) NetSuite
3 5 (1.07%) Salesforce CRM
3 5 (1.07%) SAP ERP
4 3 (0.64%) BambooHR
4 3 (0.64%) Raiser’s Edge
5 2 (0.43%) Odoo
6 1 (0.21%) Dynamics AX
6 1 (0.21%) Dynamics GP
6 1 (0.21%) Infor SunSystems
6 1 (0.21%) Oracle ERP
6 1 (0.21%) Oracle Payables
6 1 (0.21%) ResourceLink
6 1 (0.21%) Sage 200
6 1 (0.21%) SAP Oil and Gas
6 1 (0.21%) SAP PM
6 1 (0.21%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 154 (33.05%) Power Platform
2 32 (6.87%) Azure
3 31 (6.65%) Microsoft 365
4 19 (4.08%) AWS
5 16 (3.43%) Dynamics 365
5 16 (3.43%) Power Automate
6 11 (2.36%) OneDrive
6 11 (2.36%) PowerApps
7 8 (1.72%) ChatGPT
7 8 (1.72%) Microsoft Copilot
8 6 (1.29%) Miro
8 6 (1.29%) SaaS
8 6 (1.29%) Smartsheet
9 5 (1.07%) GitHub
10 4 (0.86%) Google Sheets
11 3 (0.64%) Azure Data Factory
12 2 (0.43%) Azure DevOps
12 2 (0.43%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 2 (0.43%) Figma
12 2 (0.43%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 13 (2.79%) Broadband
2 5 (1.07%) Ethernet
3 4 (0.86%) Firewall
3 4 (0.86%) LAN
3 4 (0.86%) WAN
4 3 (0.64%) IP Telephony
4 3 (0.64%) VPN
5 2 (0.43%) Internet
5 2 (0.43%) PuTTY
5 2 (0.43%) WebEx
6 1 (0.21%) Cisco Wireless
6 1 (0.21%) MPLS
6 1 (0.21%) Remote Desktop
6 1 (0.21%) SD-WAN
6 1 (0.21%) SNA
6 1 (0.21%) Wireless
6 1 (0.21%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 149 (31.97%) Power BI
2 50 (10.73%) Tableau
3 29 (6.22%) Power Query
4 13 (2.79%) Data Lake
5 12 (2.58%) SAP BW
6 9 (1.93%) SQL Server
6 9 (1.93%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 8 (1.72%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 7 (1.50%) PowerPivot
9 5 (1.07%) Data Warehouse
10 4 (0.86%) Big Data
10 4 (0.86%) DB2
10 4 (0.86%) DB2 UDB
10 4 (0.86%) QlikView
11 3 (0.64%) Relational Database
11 3 (0.64%) Star Schema
12 1 (0.21%) Crystal Reports
12 1 (0.21%) Data Mining
12 1 (0.21%) Geospatial Data
12 1 (0.21%) GIS
Development Applications
1 24 (5.15%) JIRA
2 6 (1.29%) Git
2 6 (1.29%) Visual Studio
3 3 (0.64%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 2 (0.43%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.43%) Maven
4 2 (0.43%) Sonatype Nexus
5 1 (0.21%) Oracle APEX
5 1 (0.21%) Toad
5 1 (0.21%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 263 (56.44%) Social Skills
2 202 (43.35%) Finance
3 142 (30.47%) Analytical Skills
4 73 (15.67%) Organisational Skills
5 48 (10.30%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 38 (8.15%) Retail
7 31 (6.65%) Public Sector
8 30 (6.44%) Marketing
9 28 (6.01%) Banking
10 24 (5.15%) Presentation Skills
11 23 (4.94%) Legal
12 21 (4.51%) Telecoms
13 20 (4.29%) Automotive
14 18 (3.86%) Influencing Skills
15 17 (3.65%) Billing
16 14 (3.00%) Law
17 9 (1.93%) Advertising
18 5 (1.07%) Documentation Skills
18 5 (1.07%) French Language
18 5 (1.07%) German Language
Job Titles
1 147 (31.55%) Analyst
2 46 (9.87%) Administrator
3 34 (7.30%) Report Analyst
4 32 (6.87%) Senior
5 29 (6.22%) Data Analyst
6 22 (4.72%) Accountant
7 19 (4.08%) Business Analyst
7 19 (4.08%) Lead
8 14 (3.00%) Consultant
8 14 (3.00%) Financial Analyst
9 10 (2.15%) Data Administrator
9 10 (2.15%) Junior
9 10 (2.15%) Senior Analyst
9 10 (2.15%) Service Manager
10 9 (1.93%) Operations Analyst
10 9 (1.93%) Senior Consultant
11 8 (1.72%) Coordinator
11 8 (1.72%) Project Analyst
11 8 (1.72%) Systems Manager
11 8 (1.72%) Team Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (2.58%) Oracle Fusion
2 6 (1.29%) EDI
2 6 (1.29%) XML
3 4 (0.86%) OAuth
3 4 (0.86%) OpenID
4 2 (0.43%) ActiveMQ
4 2 (0.43%) Matplotlib
4 2 (0.43%) NumPy
4 2 (0.43%) Pandas
4 2 (0.43%) RAML
4 2 (0.43%) REST
4 2 (0.43%) Seaborn
4 2 (0.43%) SOAP
5 1 (0.21%) PySpark
5 1 (0.21%) PyTorch
5 1 (0.21%) SciPy
5 1 (0.21%) TAPI
Miscellaneous
1 52 (11.16%) Onboarding
2 37 (7.94%) Management Information System
3 27 (5.79%) Self-Motivation
4 21 (4.51%) Social Media
5 18 (3.86%) Public Cloud
6 17 (3.65%) Data Structures
7 10 (2.15%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 9 (1.93%) Analytical Mindset
9 8 (1.72%) FMCG
10 7 (1.50%) Blog
10 7 (1.50%) CCTV
10 7 (1.50%) Legacy Systems
10 7 (1.50%) Web Conferencing
11 6 (1.29%) Video Conferencing
12 5 (1.07%) Life Science
12 5 (1.07%) Mobile App
13 4 (0.86%) NHS
14 3 (0.64%) Digital Media
14 3 (0.64%) e-Learning
15 2 (0.43%) Algorithms
Operating Systems
1 11 (2.36%) Windows
2 7 (1.50%) Linux
3 5 (1.07%) Apple iOS
3 5 (1.07%) Unix
4 1 (0.21%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 156 (33.48%) Business Intelligence
2 99 (21.24%) Problem-Solving
3 96 (20.60%) Decision-Making
4 87 (18.67%) Continuous Improvement
5 79 (16.95%) Project Management
6 72 (15.45%) CRM
7 68 (14.59%) Process Improvement
8 60 (12.88%) ERP
9 56 (12.02%) Data Analysis
10 48 (10.30%) Customer Service
11 47 (10.09%) Data Management
12 41 (8.80%) Agile
12 41 (8.80%) Mentoring
13 38 (8.15%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 37 (7.94%) AI
15 34 (7.30%) Analytics
16 33 (7.08%) Stakeholder Management
16 33 (7.08%) Validation
17 31 (6.65%) Time Management
17 31 (6.65%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 89 (19.10%) SQL
2 30 (6.44%) Python
3 19 (4.08%) VBA
4 6 (1.29%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 5 (1.07%) VB
5 5 (1.07%) VBScript
6 4 (0.86%) R
7 2 (0.43%) Java
7 2 (0.43%) PowerShell
8 1 (0.21%) ABAP
8 1 (0.21%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 95 (20.39%) Degree
2 61 (13.09%) ACCA
3 55 (11.80%) CIMA
4 22 (4.72%) DBS Check
5 17 (3.65%) AWS Certification
6 15 (3.22%) AAT
7 14 (3.00%) Security Cleared
8 11 (2.36%) SC Cleared
9 10 (2.15%) PMI Certification
9 10 (2.15%) PMP
10 5 (1.07%) Cisco Certification
10 5 (1.07%) CISSP
11 4 (0.86%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 4 (0.86%) BPSS Clearance
11 4 (0.86%) CFA
11 4 (0.86%) Master's Degree
11 4 (0.86%) TOGAF Certification
12 3 (0.64%) CIPD
12 3 (0.64%) Computer Science Degree
12 3 (0.64%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 35 (7.51%) Data Quality
2 33 (7.08%) GDPR
3 21 (4.51%) QA
4 14 (3.00%) COREP
4 14 (3.00%) FINREP
5 13 (2.79%) PMO
6 8 (1.72%) GRC
7 7 (1.50%) Actionable Recommendations
7 7 (1.50%) IFRS
8 4 (0.86%) Def Stans
8 4 (0.86%) GAAP
8 4 (0.86%) ISO 9000
8 4 (0.86%) ISO/IEC 15288
8 4 (0.86%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 4 (0.86%) Software Quality Assurance
9 3 (0.64%) Accessibility
9 3 (0.64%) SLA
9 3 (0.64%) TickIT
10 2 (0.43%) ISO 14001
10 2 (0.43%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 5 (1.07%) Active Directory
1 5 (1.07%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (0.21%) Embedded Firmware
2 1 (0.21%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 5 (1.07%) SCCM
2 4 (0.86%) Single Sign-On
3 1 (0.21%) Ansible
3 1 (0.21%) Autotask
3 1 (0.21%) FortiGate
3 1 (0.21%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (0.21%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 200 (42.92%) Microsoft
2 29 (6.22%) SAP
3 27 (5.79%) Adobe
4 24 (5.15%) Oracle
5 22 (4.72%) Apple
6 18 (3.86%) Sage
7 14 (3.00%) Salesforce
8 12 (2.58%) Xero
9 10 (2.15%) HubSpot
10 9 (1.93%) JD Edwards
11 8 (1.72%) Informatica
12 7 (1.50%) ServiceNow
13 6 (1.29%) Google
13 6 (1.29%) Workday
14 5 (1.07%) BMC
14 5 (1.07%) IBM
14 5 (1.07%) Snow
14 5 (1.07%) VMware
15 4 (0.86%) Databricks
16 3 (0.64%) IFS