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

6 months to
22 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 74 92 116
Rank change year-on-year +18 +24 +12
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Excel 521 560 669
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 3.37% 3.42% 2.79%
As % of the Applications category 21.80% 41.82% 39.77%
Number of salaries quoted 307 244 457
10th Percentile £29,000 £26,250 £26,250
25th Percentile £35,375 £33,438 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,000 £44,388 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.89% -1.36% -10.00%
75th Percentile £61,250 £59,063 £58,000
90th Percentile £78,000 £82,500 £65,000
UK median annual salary £41,500 £45,000 £41,000
% change year-on-year -7.78% +9.76% -13.68%

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 2,390 1,339 1,682
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 15.44% 8.17% 7.02%
Number of salaries quoted 640 702 1,298
10th Percentile £28,750 £27,000 £25,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £35,000 £32,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £47,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year - +5.56% -10.00%
75th Percentile £61,250 £67,500 £58,750
90th Percentile £78,750 £83,750 £70,000
UK median annual salary £40,000 £47,500 £39,622
% change year-on-year -15.79% +19.88% -11.95%

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 22 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 40 (7.68%) SharePoint
2 18 (3.45%) Confluence
3 3 (0.58%) ArcGIS
3 3 (0.58%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (0.58%) WordPress
4 2 (0.38%) SAS
5 1 (0.19%) CMS
Applications
1 139 (26.68%) Microsoft Office
2 130 (24.95%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 21 (4.03%) MS Visio
4 18 (3.45%) Spreadsheet
5 12 (2.30%) InDesign
6 8 (1.54%) Microsoft Project
7 4 (0.77%) Photoshop
8 3 (0.58%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 3 (0.58%) Adobe Illustrator
8 3 (0.58%) Trello
9 1 (0.19%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 12 (2.30%) NetSuite
2 8 (1.54%) 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 (0.58%) Dynamics GP
7 3 (0.58%) Magento
7 3 (0.58%) 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
1 201 (38.58%) Power Platform
2 87 (16.70%) Azure
3 64 (12.28%) Microsoft 365
4 34 (6.53%) SaaS
5 27 (5.18%) Azure Data Factory
6 25 (4.80%) AWS
7 24 (4.61%) Azure Synapse Analytics
8 21 (4.03%) Azure DevOps
9 16 (3.07%) Cloud Computing
9 16 (3.07%) PowerApps
10 15 (2.88%) Dynamics 365
11 14 (2.69%) Snowflake
12 10 (1.92%) Intacct
13 9 (1.73%) Google Analytics
13 9 (1.73%) Power Automate
14 8 (1.54%) Smartsheet
15 5 (0.96%) GCP
15 5 (0.96%) Workato
16 4 (0.77%) Google Tag Manager
16 4 (0.77%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 9 (1.73%) Unified Communications
2 3 (0.58%) Ethernet
2 3 (0.58%) 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
1 193 (37.04%) Power BI
2 54 (10.36%) Tableau
3 34 (6.53%) SQL Server
4 29 (5.57%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 27 (5.18%) Azure SQL Database
6 23 (4.41%) Power Query
7 22 (4.22%) Data Warehouse
8 16 (3.07%) Big Data
9 9 (1.73%) Crystal Reports
10 7 (1.34%) Oracle Database
10 7 (1.34%) Oracle Reports
11 6 (1.15%) SQL Server Analysis Services
12 4 (0.77%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
12 4 (0.77%) Looker
12 4 (0.77%) Metadata
12 4 (0.77%) OLAP
12 4 (0.77%) PowerPivot
13 3 (0.58%) GIS
13 3 (0.58%) QlikView
14 2 (0.38%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 32 (6.14%) JIRA
2 3 (0.58%) Git
2 3 (0.58%) Jenkins
2 3 (0.58%) Maven
2 3 (0.58%) Sonatype Nexus
2 3 (0.58%) Visual Studio
3 2 (0.38%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 1 (0.19%) Oracle APEX
General
1 265 (50.86%) Finance
2 254 (48.75%) Social Skills
3 187 (35.89%) Analytical Skills
4 67 (12.86%) Marketing
5 59 (11.32%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 57 (10.94%) Organisational Skills
7 37 (7.10%) Presentation Skills
8 35 (6.72%) Billing
9 25 (4.80%) Advertising
10 24 (4.61%) Public Sector
10 24 (4.61%) Retail
11 22 (4.22%) Law
12 17 (3.26%) Influencing Skills
13 16 (3.07%) Manufacturing
14 12 (2.30%) Banking
14 12 (2.30%) Telecoms
15 11 (2.11%) Legal
16 9 (1.73%) Automotive
17 5 (0.96%) Local Government
18 4 (0.77%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 180 (34.55%) Analyst
2 48 (9.21%) Senior
3 36 (6.91%) Data Analyst
4 32 (6.14%) Accountant
5 28 (5.37%) Lead
5 28 (5.37%) Support Analyst
6 25 (4.80%) Business Analyst
7 19 (3.65%) Technical Support
8 18 (3.45%) Administrator
8 18 (3.45%) Service Manager
8 18 (3.45%) Technical Analyst
9 17 (3.26%) Business Manager
9 17 (3.26%) Developer
10 16 (3.07%) Business Intelligence Analyst
10 16 (3.07%) Financial Accountant
10 16 (3.07%) IT Support
11 15 (2.88%) IT Analyst
12 14 (2.69%) Commercial Analyst
12 14 (2.69%) Financial Analyst
12 14 (2.69%) Insight Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (0.77%) Middleware
2 3 (0.58%) ActiveMQ
2 3 (0.58%) EDI
2 3 (0.58%) JSON
2 3 (0.58%) RAML
2 3 (0.58%) REST
2 3 (0.58%) SOAP
2 3 (0.58%) 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 (14.01%) Onboarding
2 47 (9.02%) Management Information System
3 45 (8.64%) Analytical Mindset
4 42 (8.06%) Self-Motivation
5 21 (4.03%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 21 (4.03%) Social Media
6 19 (3.65%) Product Ownership
7 18 (3.45%) Public Cloud
8 16 (3.07%) Social Network
9 12 (2.30%) Web Conferencing
10 7 (1.34%) Housing Association
10 7 (1.34%) Legacy Systems
11 6 (1.15%) CMDB
11 6 (1.15%) NHS
12 5 (0.96%) Blog
13 4 (0.77%) Animation
13 4 (0.77%) Data Protection Act
13 4 (0.77%) Digital Media
13 4 (0.77%) Driving Licence
13 4 (0.77%) FMCG
Operating Systems
1 18 (3.45%) Windows
2 11 (2.11%) Linux
3 8 (1.54%) Unix
4 4 (0.77%) Windows Server
5 3 (0.58%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.19%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 205 (39.35%) Business Intelligence
2 156 (29.94%) Problem-Solving
3 127 (24.38%) Decision-Making
4 107 (20.54%) Continuous Improvement
5 104 (19.96%) Data Analysis
6 103 (19.77%) Analytics
7 78 (14.97%) AI
8 70 (13.44%) Process Improvement
9 67 (12.86%) ERP
10 65 (12.48%) Visualisation
11 63 (12.09%) Agile
12 62 (11.90%) Project Management
13 61 (11.71%) Actionable Insight
14 59 (11.32%) CRM
15 52 (9.98%) Customer Service
16 44 (8.45%) Budgeting and Forecasting
17 41 (7.87%) Budgeting
18 38 (7.29%) Change Management
19 37 (7.10%) Line Management
20 36 (6.91%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 134 (25.72%) SQL
2 49 (9.40%) Python
3 29 (5.57%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 17 (3.26%) VBA
5 11 (2.11%) R
6 10 (1.92%) T-SQL
7 3 (0.58%) Java
8 1 (0.19%) ABAP
8 1 (0.19%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 121 (23.22%) Degree
2 84 (16.12%) ACCA
3 65 (12.48%) CIMA
4 17 (3.26%) AWS Certification
5 14 (2.69%) Security Cleared
6 13 (2.50%) SC Cleared
7 12 (2.30%) AAT
7 12 (2.30%) Six Sigma Green Belt
8 10 (1.92%) CFA
9 8 (1.54%) CISSP
9 8 (1.54%) 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 (6.14%) Data Quality
2 23 (4.41%) IFRS
3 21 (4.03%) GDPR
3 21 (4.03%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 20 (3.84%) GAAP
5 15 (2.88%) Actionable Recommendations
6 14 (2.69%) ISO 9001
6 14 (2.69%) PMO
7 13 (2.50%) QA
8 11 (2.11%) SLA
9 10 (1.92%) Accessibility
10 6 (1.15%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 2 (0.38%) GMP
11 2 (0.38%) GRC
11 2 (0.38%) ISO/IEC 20000
12 1 (0.19%) IFRS 17
12 1 (0.19%) NIST
12 1 (0.19%) P3O
12 1 (0.19%) Solvency II
System Software
1 15 (2.88%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 3 (0.58%) Single Sign-On
2 1 (0.19%) Ansible
2 1 (0.19%) Control-M
2 1 (0.19%) FortiGate
2 1 (0.19%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (0.19%) RSA Archer
2 1 (0.19%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 249 (47.79%) Microsoft
2 30 (5.76%) Adobe
3 29 (5.57%) Oracle
4 26 (4.99%) Salesforce
5 24 (4.61%) Sage
6 19 (3.65%) Apple
7 17 (3.26%) SAP
8 13 (2.50%) Cisco
8 13 (2.50%) Google
9 9 (1.73%) ServiceNow
9 9 (1.73%) Zoho
10 6 (1.15%) Concur
11 5 (0.96%) Informatica
11 5 (0.96%) Workday
12 4 (0.77%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
12 4 (0.77%) Xero
13 3 (0.58%) HubSpot
13 3 (0.58%) Mercator
13 3 (0.58%) MuleSoft
13 3 (0.58%) Openreach