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

6 months to
16 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 111 95 53
Rank change year-on-year -16 -42 +37
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Excel 509 616 1,443
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.38% 3.73% 4.54%
As % of the Applications category 37.15% 26.64% 51.26%
Number of salaries quoted 314 364 618
10th Percentile £28,650 £26,250 £25,500
25th Percentile £31,500 £30,000 £29,821
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £42,500 £43,865
Median % change year-on-year +5.88% -3.11% +3.21%
75th Percentile £59,688 £63,188 £57,500
90th Percentile £74,625 £85,000 £67,500
UK median annual salary £40,000 £42,224 £40,000
% change year-on-year -5.27% +5.56% -5.88%

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 1,370 2,312 2,815
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 6.42% 14.01% 8.85%
Number of salaries quoted 747 916 1,704
10th Percentile £28,500 £26,938 £25,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £32,500 £30,038
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,037 £50,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.93% +11.11% -8.16%
75th Percentile £60,000 £66,225 £57,625
90th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £70,000
UK median annual salary £40,000 £42,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year -5.88% +6.25% -10.45%

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 16 July 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 62 (12.18%) SharePoint
2 5 (0.98%) Apache Spark
3 4 (0.79%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 3 (0.59%) Confluence
4 3 (0.59%) Microsoft Exchange
5 2 (0.39%) CMS
5 2 (0.39%) Jupyter
5 2 (0.39%) WordPress
6 1 (0.20%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 131 (25.74%) Microsoft Office
2 129 (25.34%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 15 (2.95%) Microsoft Project
3 15 (2.95%) Spreadsheet
4 13 (2.55%) MS Visio
5 4 (0.79%) Acrobat
5 4 (0.79%) Chatbot
5 4 (0.79%) Windchill
6 3 (0.59%) AutoCAD
6 3 (0.59%) SOLIDWORKS
7 1 (0.20%) Trello
Business Applications
1 25 (4.91%) Dynamics CRM
2 19 (3.73%) NetSuite
3 12 (2.36%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 5 (0.98%) Salesforce CRM
4 5 (0.98%) SAP ERP
5 3 (0.59%) BambooHR
5 3 (0.59%) Raiser’s Edge
6 2 (0.39%) Magento
6 2 (0.39%) Odoo
6 2 (0.39%) Oracle ERP
7 1 (0.20%) Cognos Business Intelligence
7 1 (0.20%) Elite 3E
7 1 (0.20%) Infor SunSystems
7 1 (0.20%) Oracle Payables
7 1 (0.20%) Visualfiles
Cloud Services
1 171 (33.60%) Power Platform
2 38 (7.47%) Microsoft 365
3 23 (4.52%) Dynamics 365
4 19 (3.73%) Azure
4 19 (3.73%) SaaS
5 17 (3.34%) PowerApps
6 16 (3.14%) Power Automate
7 11 (2.16%) OneDrive
8 10 (1.96%) Microsoft Copilot
9 8 (1.57%) ChatGPT
10 6 (1.18%) Miro
10 6 (1.18%) Smartsheet
11 5 (0.98%) AWS
11 5 (0.98%) GitHub
12 4 (0.79%) Azure Data Factory
12 4 (0.79%) Google Sheets
13 3 (0.59%) Azure Synapse Analytics
14 2 (0.39%) Canva
14 2 (0.39%) Copilot Studio
14 2 (0.39%) Figma
Communications & Networking
1 13 (2.55%) Broadband
2 4 (0.79%) LAN
2 4 (0.79%) WAN
3 3 (0.59%) Firewall
3 3 (0.59%) IP Telephony
3 3 (0.59%) VPN
4 2 (0.39%) Ethernet
4 2 (0.39%) Internet
4 2 (0.39%) WebEx
5 1 (0.20%) Intranet
5 1 (0.20%) Network Security
5 1 (0.20%) SD-WAN
5 1 (0.20%) Wi-Fi
5 1 (0.20%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 164 (32.22%) Power BI
2 45 (8.84%) Tableau
3 30 (5.89%) Power Query
4 18 (3.54%) Data Lake
5 12 (2.36%) SAP BW
6 9 (1.77%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 8 (1.57%) Data Warehouse
7 8 (1.57%) Relational Database
7 8 (1.57%) SQL Server
7 8 (1.57%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 5 (0.98%) Big Data
9 4 (0.79%) Db2
9 4 (0.79%) DB2 UDB
9 4 (0.79%) PowerPivot
9 4 (0.79%) QlikView
9 4 (0.79%) Star Schema
10 2 (0.39%) KNIME
10 2 (0.39%) MS Access
11 1 (0.20%) Crystal Reports
11 1 (0.20%) Data Mining
Development Applications
1 29 (5.70%) JIRA
2 6 (1.18%) Git
2 6 (1.18%) Visual Studio
3 2 (0.39%) Jenkins
3 2 (0.39%) JMeter
3 2 (0.39%) Postman
3 2 (0.39%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
3 2 (0.39%) Visual Studio Code
4 1 (0.20%) Toad
General
1 287 (56.39%) Social Skills
2 228 (44.79%) Finance
3 168 (33.01%) Analytical Skills
4 94 (18.47%) Organisational Skills
5 44 (8.64%) Retail
6 35 (6.88%) Marketing
7 33 (6.48%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 32 (6.29%) Legal
9 29 (5.70%) Banking
10 26 (5.11%) Public Sector
11 24 (4.72%) Telecoms
12 20 (3.93%) Billing
13 19 (3.73%) Influencing Skills
13 19 (3.73%) Presentation Skills
14 17 (3.34%) Automotive
15 13 (2.55%) Law
16 8 (1.57%) Documentation Skills
17 7 (1.38%) Manufacturing
18 6 (1.18%) Advertising
19 5 (0.98%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 158 (31.04%) Analyst
2 58 (11.39%) Administrator
3 43 (8.45%) Report Analyst
4 38 (7.47%) Data Analyst
5 32 (6.29%) Senior
6 29 (5.70%) Financial Analyst
7 26 (5.11%) Accountant
8 18 (3.54%) Business Analyst
9 16 (3.14%) Consultant
10 14 (2.75%) Lead
10 14 (2.75%) Senior Analyst
11 13 (2.55%) Management Accountant
11 13 (2.55%) Senior Consultant
12 12 (2.36%) Data Administrator
12 12 (2.36%) Service Analyst
13 11 (2.16%) Coordinator
13 11 (2.16%) Junior
14 10 (1.96%) Architect
14 10 (1.96%) Service Desk Analyst
14 10 (1.96%) Systems Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (2.36%) Oracle Fusion
2 4 (0.79%) EDI
2 4 (0.79%) OAuth
2 4 (0.79%) OpenID
3 3 (0.59%) XML
4 2 (0.39%) Godot
4 2 (0.39%) Matplotlib
4 2 (0.39%) NumPy
4 2 (0.39%) Pandas
4 2 (0.39%) PySpark
4 2 (0.39%) Seaborn
4 2 (0.39%) Unreal Engine
5 1 (0.20%) HTML
5 1 (0.20%) PyTorch
5 1 (0.20%) SciPy
5 1 (0.20%) TAPI
Miscellaneous
1 54 (10.61%) Management Information System
2 42 (8.25%) Onboarding
3 25 (4.91%) Self-Motivation
4 20 (3.93%) Social Media
5 19 (3.73%) Data Structures
6 14 (2.75%) Analytical Mindset
7 11 (2.16%) Web Conferencing
8 9 (1.77%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 8 (1.57%) Legacy Systems
10 6 (1.18%) CCTV
10 6 (1.18%) e-Learning
10 6 (1.18%) Reinsurance
11 5 (0.98%) FMCG
11 5 (0.98%) Life Science
11 5 (0.98%) Mobile App
11 5 (0.98%) NHS
11 5 (0.98%) Video Conferencing
12 3 (0.59%) Data Centre
12 3 (0.59%) Digital Media
12 3 (0.59%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 10 (1.96%) Windows
2 5 (0.98%) Linux
2 5 (0.98%) Unix
3 4 (0.79%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 171 (33.60%) Business Intelligence
2 135 (26.52%) Problem-Solving
3 117 (22.99%) Decision-Making
4 112 (22.00%) Continuous Improvement
5 85 (16.70%) Project Management
6 81 (15.91%) Process Improvement
7 80 (15.72%) CRM
8 64 (12.57%) Data Analysis
9 59 (11.59%) ERP
10 54 (10.61%) Data Management
11 49 (9.63%) Stakeholder Management
12 48 (9.43%) Customer Service
12 48 (9.43%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 46 (9.04%) Analytics
14 43 (8.45%) Agile
15 42 (8.25%) Mentoring
16 38 (7.47%) Visualisation
17 36 (7.07%) Validation
18 35 (6.88%) Budgeting and Forecasting
19 34 (6.68%) Data Modelling
Programming Languages
1 104 (20.43%) SQL
2 44 (8.64%) Python
3 28 (5.50%) VBA
4 11 (2.16%) JavaScript
5 7 (1.38%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 6 (1.18%) R
6 6 (1.18%) VB
7 5 (0.98%) VBScript
8 4 (0.79%) C#
8 4 (0.79%) PowerShell
9 2 (0.39%) Bash
9 2 (0.39%) C
9 2 (0.39%) C++
9 2 (0.39%) Java
10 1 (0.20%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 94 (18.47%) Degree
2 77 (15.13%) ACCA
3 72 (14.15%) CIMA
4 26 (5.11%) DBS Check
5 22 (4.32%) AAT
6 20 (3.93%) Security Cleared
7 16 (3.14%) SC Cleared
8 11 (2.16%) PMI Certification
9 10 (1.96%) PMP
10 7 (1.38%) ICAEW
10 7 (1.38%) Master's Degree
11 5 (0.98%) DV Cleared
12 4 (0.79%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 4 (0.79%) Cisco Certification
12 4 (0.79%) CISSP
12 4 (0.79%) TOGAF Certification
13 3 (0.59%) BPSS Clearance
13 3 (0.59%) HNC
14 2 (0.39%) ISTQB
14 2 (0.39%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 50 (9.82%) Data Quality
2 37 (7.27%) GDPR
3 30 (5.89%) QA
4 14 (2.75%) COREP
4 14 (2.75%) FINREP
4 14 (2.75%) IFRS
4 14 (2.75%) PMO
5 12 (2.36%) Accessibility
6 10 (1.96%) GAAP
7 7 (1.38%) Actionable Recommendations
8 6 (1.18%) GRC
9 5 (0.98%) ISO 9001
9 5 (0.98%) SLA
10 4 (0.79%) Def Stans
10 4 (0.79%) ISO 9000
10 4 (0.79%) ISO/IEC 15288
10 4 (0.79%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 4 (0.79%) Software Quality Assurance
11 3 (0.59%) TickIT
12 2 (0.39%) ISO 14001
System Software
1 5 (0.98%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (0.20%) Embedded Firmware
2 1 (0.20%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 5 (0.98%) SCCM
2 4 (0.79%) Single Sign-On
3 2 (0.39%) Ansible
3 2 (0.39%) Terraform
4 1 (0.20%) Autotask
4 1 (0.20%) Functional Safety
4 1 (0.20%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 208 (40.86%) Microsoft
2 29 (5.70%) SAP
3 26 (5.11%) Oracle
4 18 (3.54%) Salesforce
5 14 (2.75%) Sage
5 14 (2.75%) Xero
6 13 (2.55%) Adobe
6 13 (2.55%) HubSpot
7 9 (1.77%) JD Edwards
8 7 (1.38%) Google
8 7 (1.38%) ServiceNow
9 6 (1.18%) Databricks
9 6 (1.18%) Workday
10 5 (0.98%) BMC
10 5 (0.98%) IBM
10 5 (0.98%) Snow
10 5 (0.98%) VMware
11 4 (0.79%) Apple
11 4 (0.79%) Hyperion
11 4 (0.79%) Informatica