Job Vacancy Trend Salary Trend Salary Histogram Skill Sets
Period
to 18 September 2021

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and a requirement for Microsoft Excel skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Microsoft Excel over the 6 months to 18 September 2021 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

Microsoft Excel
UK > Work from Home
6 months to
18 Sep 2021		 Same period 2020 Same period 2019
Rank 136 162 188
Rank change year-on-year +26 +26 +20
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Excel 648 71 113
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 2.52% 1.31% 1.41%
As % of the Applications category 37.76% 27.95% 32.47%
Number of salaries quoted 383 63 82
10th Percentile £28,600 £27,150 £31,250
25th Percentile £33,000 £31,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £43,441 £40,000 £46,250
Median % change year-on-year +8.60% -13.51% +2.78%
75th Percentile £60,000 £48,125 £63,125
90th Percentile £72,500 £63,800 £77,500
UK median annual salary £42,500 £42,500 £39,000
% change year-on-year - +8.97% -2.50%

Microsoft Excel is in the Software Applications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a WFH option and a requirement for software application skills.

All Software Application Skills
Work from Home
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for software application skills 1,716 254 348
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 6.66% 4.70% 4.36%
Number of salaries quoted 1,144 200 266
10th Percentile £29,150 £25,725 £31,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £31,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £41,803 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +13.63% -11.99% +5.56%
75th Percentile £62,500 £52,500 £60,938
90th Percentile £77,350 £65,100 £77,500
UK median annual salary £44,870 £45,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year -0.29% +20.00% -2.60%

Microsoft Excel
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing Microsoft Excel as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Microsoft Excel trend for jobs with a WFH option

Microsoft Excel
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Microsoft Excel.

Microsoft Excel salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

Microsoft Excel
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Microsoft Excel over the 6 months to 18 September 2021.

Microsoft Excel salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

For the 6 months to 18 September 2021, Microsoft Excel job roles required the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent jobs with a WFH option and a requirement for Microsoft Excel.

1 285 (43.98%) Social Skills
2 283 (43.67%) Microsoft
3 254 (39.20%) SQL
4 244 (37.65%) Finance
5 235 (36.27%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 217 (33.49%) Analytical Skills
7 206 (31.79%) Business Intelligence
8 186 (28.70%) Power BI
8 186 (28.70%) Power Platform
9 179 (27.62%) Degree
10 167 (25.77%) Project Management
11 142 (21.91%) Problem-Solving
12 138 (21.30%) Analytics
13 135 (20.83%) Microsoft Office
14 130 (20.06%) Data Analysis
15 129 (19.91%) SQL Server
16 126 (19.44%) Visualisation
17 123 (18.98%) Data Management
18 113 (17.44%) Agile Software Development
19 105 (16.20%) Oracle
20 87 (13.43%) Clinical Data Management
21 85 (13.12%) Python
22 84 (12.96%) Data Warehouse
22 84 (12.96%) Presentation Skills
23 79 (12.19%) Marketing
24 77 (11.88%) Windows
25 75 (11.57%) C#
25 75 (11.57%) Relational Database
26 74 (11.42%) Azure
27 72 (11.11%) Data Modelling

Microsoft Excel
Co-occurring IT Skills with a WFH Option by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same job type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 49 (7.56%) SharePoint
2 39 (6.02%) SAS
3 25 (3.86%) Oracle Workflow
4 6 (0.93%) CMS
5 4 (0.62%) Confluence
6 3 (0.46%) MS Exchange
7 1 (0.15%) BizTalk Server
7 1 (0.15%) Drupal
Applications
1 235 (36.27%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 135 (20.83%) Microsoft Office
3 52 (8.02%) Microsoft Project
4 43 (6.64%) MS Visio
5 20 (3.09%) Spreadsheet
6 5 (0.77%) SPSS
7 3 (0.46%) Photoshop
8 1 (0.15%) Adobe After Effects
8 1 (0.15%) Adobe Premiere
8 1 (0.15%) InDesign
8 1 (0.15%) Oracle Smart View
8 1 (0.15%) SketchUp
8 1 (0.15%) Stata
Business Applications
1 62 (9.57%) Oracle Clinical
2 14 (2.16%) SAP HR
3 11 (1.70%) Dynamics AX
3 11 (1.70%) Dynamics CRM
4 6 (0.93%) NetSuite
5 2 (0.31%) Dynamics NAV
5 2 (0.31%) Oracle Assets
5 2 (0.31%) Oracle Cash Management
5 2 (0.31%) Oracle ERP
5 2 (0.31%) Oracle Financials
5 2 (0.31%) Oracle General Ledger
5 2 (0.31%) Oracle Payables
5 2 (0.31%) Oracle Receivables
5 2 (0.31%) Raiser's Edge
6 1 (0.15%) Elite 3E
6 1 (0.15%) Oracle EBS
6 1 (0.15%) Oracle iSupplier
6 1 (0.15%) Sage 300 ERP
6 1 (0.15%) Sage CRM
6 1 (0.15%) SAP EWM
Cloud Services
1 186 (28.70%) Power Platform
2 74 (11.42%) Azure
3 22 (3.40%) Microsoft 365
4 21 (3.24%) Google Analytics
5 20 (3.09%) SaaS
6 13 (2.01%) Google Tag Manager
7 11 (1.70%) AWS
8 10 (1.54%) Power Automate
9 9 (1.39%) Google Sheets
9 9 (1.39%) PaaS
10 8 (1.23%) Dynamics 365
10 8 (1.23%) Google Ads
10 8 (1.23%) Google Data Studio
10 8 (1.23%) PowerApps
11 7 (1.08%) Azure Data Factory
11 7 (1.08%) Azure Storage
11 7 (1.08%) OneDrive
12 6 (0.93%) Adobe Analytics
13 5 (0.77%) GCP
14 4 (0.62%) Siteimprove
Communications & Networking
1 16 (2.47%) Intranet
2 7 (1.08%) Firewall
3 4 (0.62%) Skype
4 3 (0.46%) 2G
4 3 (0.46%) 3G
4 3 (0.46%) 4G
4 3 (0.46%) 5G
4 3 (0.46%) DHCP
4 3 (0.46%) DNS
4 3 (0.46%) SDH
4 3 (0.46%) VPN
4 3 (0.46%) Wireless
5 2 (0.31%) DWDM
5 2 (0.31%) Internet
5 2 (0.31%) SMTP
5 2 (0.31%) Structured Cabling
5 2 (0.31%) TCP/IP
5 2 (0.31%) Wi-Fi
6 1 (0.15%) LAN
6 1 (0.15%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 186 (28.70%) Power BI
2 129 (19.91%) SQL Server
3 84 (12.96%) Data Warehouse
4 75 (11.57%) Relational Database
5 66 (10.19%) Tableau
6 63 (9.72%) RDBMS
7 60 (9.26%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 60 (9.26%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 36 (5.56%) MySQL
9 28 (4.32%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
9 28 (4.32%) Oracle Reports
10 27 (4.17%) SQL Server Analysis Services
11 22 (3.40%) SQL Server 2019
12 21 (3.24%) PowerPivot
13 18 (2.78%) SQL Server 2016
14 14 (2.16%) MS Access
14 14 (2.16%) Power Query
15 12 (1.85%) Azure SQL Database
15 12 (1.85%) QlikView
16 10 (1.54%) Data Lake
Development Applications
1 35 (5.40%) JIRA
2 26 (4.01%) Axure RP
3 25 (3.86%) Oracle Forms
4 7 (1.08%) Team Foundation Server
5 6 (0.93%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 6 (0.93%) Visual Studio
6 4 (0.62%) Git (software)
6 4 (0.62%) Subversion
7 2 (0.31%) Selenium
8 1 (0.15%) Balsamiq
8 1 (0.15%) Cucumber
8 1 (0.15%) DBeaver
8 1 (0.15%) Gatling
8 1 (0.15%) HP UFT
8 1 (0.15%) Oracle APEX
General
1 285 (43.98%) Social Skills
2 244 (37.65%) Finance
3 217 (33.49%) Analytical Skills
4 84 (12.96%) Presentation Skills
5 79 (12.19%) Marketing
6 45 (6.94%) Pharmaceutical
7 41 (6.33%) Law
8 36 (5.56%) Retail
9 30 (4.63%) Publishing
10 23 (3.55%) Legal
11 21 (3.24%) Banking
12 19 (2.93%) Advertising
12 19 (2.93%) Organisational Skills
13 17 (2.62%) Public Sector
14 13 (2.01%) Telecoms
15 7 (1.08%) Local Government
16 5 (0.77%) Games
16 5 (0.77%) Influencing Skills
16 5 (0.77%) Investment Banking
16 5 (0.77%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 246 (37.96%) Analyst
2 98 (15.12%) Data Analyst
3 58 (8.95%) Data Manager
4 52 (8.02%) Senior Manager
5 47 (7.25%) Project Manager
6 44 (6.79%) Business Intelligence Analyst
7 40 (6.17%) Developer
8 33 (5.09%) Administrator
9 30 (4.63%) Programmer
10 29 (4.48%) Data Administrator
11 27 (4.17%) SQL Analyst
12 24 (3.70%) Senior Analyst
13 23 (3.55%) Business Analyst
13 23 (3.55%) Business Intelligence Developer
13 23 (3.55%) Digital Project Manager
13 23 (3.55%) Insight Analyst
13 23 (3.55%) Power BI Analyst
14 21 (3.24%) E-Commerce Administrator
15 20 (3.09%) Consultant
16 19 (2.93%) Senior Programmer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (3.24%) .NET
2 11 (1.70%) MDX
3 8 (1.23%) Node.js
4 6 (0.93%) DOM
5 4 (0.62%) AngularJS
5 4 (0.62%) HTML
5 4 (0.62%) XML
6 3 (0.46%) ASP.NET
6 3 (0.46%) ODBC
6 3 (0.46%) Velocity
7 2 (0.31%) .NET Framework
7 2 (0.31%) ADO
7 2 (0.31%) Apache Flex
7 2 (0.31%) CSS
7 2 (0.31%) EDI
7 2 (0.31%) Entity Framework
7 2 (0.31%) JSON
7 2 (0.31%) Murex Flex
7 2 (0.31%) Murex MxML
7 2 (0.31%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 46 (7.10%) Management Information System
2 35 (5.40%) Driving Licence
3 34 (5.25%) User Experience
4 23 (3.55%) Digital Media
4 23 (3.55%) PMI
5 20 (3.09%) Self-Motivation
6 12 (1.85%) Data Structures
7 10 (1.54%) Taxonomies
8 9 (1.39%) Enterprise Software
9 8 (1.23%) Biotechnology
9 8 (1.23%) Data Centre
9 8 (1.23%) Mobile App
9 8 (1.23%) NHS
10 7 (1.08%) Social Media
11 6 (0.93%) Analytical Mindset
12 5 (0.77%) FMCG
12 5 (0.77%) Reinsurance
13 4 (0.62%) Algorithms
13 4 (0.62%) CMDB
13 4 (0.62%) Smart Meter
Operating Systems
1 77 (11.88%) Windows
2 8 (1.23%) Linux
3 4 (0.62%) Windows 10
4 3 (0.46%) Windows Server 2012
5 2 (0.31%) Android
5 2 (0.31%) Unix
6 1 (0.15%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.15%) Mac OS X
6 1 (0.15%) Windows 7
6 1 (0.15%) Windows Server
6 1 (0.15%) Windows Server 2003
6 1 (0.15%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 206 (31.79%) Business Intelligence
2 167 (25.77%) Project Management
3 142 (21.91%) Problem-Solving
4 138 (21.30%) Analytics
5 130 (20.06%) Data Analysis
6 126 (19.44%) Visualisation
7 123 (18.98%) Data Management
8 113 (17.44%) Agile Software Development
9 87 (13.43%) Clinical Data Management
10 72 (11.11%) Data Modelling
11 68 (10.49%) Decision-Making
12 64 (9.88%) Time Management
13 63 (9.72%) DataOps
14 61 (9.41%) ETL
15 59 (9.10%) PRINCE2
15 59 (9.10%) Stakeholder Management
16 56 (8.64%) Data Visualisation
17 55 (8.49%) Revenue Recognition
18 54 (8.33%) Migration
19 51 (7.87%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 254 (39.20%) SQL
2 85 (13.12%) Python
3 75 (11.57%) C#
4 65 (10.03%) VB
5 52 (8.02%) VBA
6 46 (7.10%) T-SQL
7 38 (5.86%) R
8 26 (4.01%) PL/SQL
9 23 (3.55%) PowerShell
10 16 (2.47%) VB.NET
11 13 (2.01%) Data Analysis Expressions (DAX)
12 11 (1.70%) JavaScript
13 9 (1.39%) PHP
14 4 (0.62%) Bash Shell
15 3 (0.46%) C
15 3 (0.46%) Perl
16 2 (0.31%) Java
16 2 (0.31%) LookML
16 2 (0.31%) TypeScript
17 1 (0.15%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 179 (27.62%) Degree
2 32 (4.94%) PMI Certification
3 23 (3.55%) APMP
4 14 (2.16%) CIPD
5 13 (2.01%) Numerate Degree
5 13 (2.01%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
6 10 (1.54%) Security Cleared
7 9 (1.39%) PMP
8 8 (1.23%) ITIL Certification
8 8 (1.23%) PRINCE2 Certification
9 6 (0.93%) Analytics IQ
9 6 (0.93%) SC Cleared
10 4 (0.62%) ACCA
10 4 (0.62%) CIMA
10 4 (0.62%) MCSA
10 4 (0.62%) MCSE
10 4 (0.62%) Microsoft Certification
11 3 (0.46%) DBS Check
11 3 (0.46%) ISTQB
12 2 (0.31%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 65 (10.03%) Good Clinical Practice
2 62 (9.57%) Data Quality
3 31 (4.78%) QA
4 30 (4.63%) PMO
5 13 (2.01%) Solvency II
6 11 (1.70%) GDPR
7 9 (1.39%) P3O
8 8 (1.23%) SLA
9 6 (0.93%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 4 (0.62%) CDISC
10 4 (0.62%) HIPAA
10 4 (0.62%) HL7
11 2 (0.31%) Actionable Recommendations
11 2 (0.31%) COBIT
11 2 (0.31%) ISO 22301
11 2 (0.31%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 1 (0.15%) GAAP
12 1 (0.15%) GRC
12 1 (0.15%) IFRS
12 1 (0.15%) PMBOK
System Software
1 6 (0.93%) Active Directory
2 4 (0.62%) Hyper-V
2 4 (0.62%) Virtual Machines
2 4 (0.62%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 6 (0.93%) Matomo
2 3 (0.46%) Grafana
2 3 (0.46%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (0.15%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 283 (43.67%) Microsoft
2 105 (16.20%) Oracle
3 41 (6.33%) SAP
4 27 (4.17%) Google
5 14 (2.16%) ServiceNow
6 13 (2.01%) Salesforce.com
7 9 (1.39%) Adobe
7 9 (1.39%) Databricks
8 8 (1.23%) Alteryx
8 8 (1.23%) Blue Prism
8 8 (1.23%) Cisco
9 7 (1.08%) Sage
10 6 (0.93%) Atlassian
10 6 (0.93%) Reuters
10 6 (0.93%) Snowplow
11 5 (0.77%) Facebook
11 5 (0.77%) HP
11 5 (0.77%) JD Edwards
11 5 (0.77%) Talend
11 5 (0.77%) VMware