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

6 months to
28 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 98 89 58
Rank change year-on-year -9 -31 +44
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Excel 471 473 1,497
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.59% 3.50% 4.61%
As % of the Applications category 38.70% 31.08% 51.37%
Number of salaries quoted 257 257 662
10th Percentile £28,500 £26,050 £25,500
25th Percentile £32,500 £31,250 £30,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,680 £45,000 £43,933
Median % change year-on-year +1.51% +2.43% +3.37%
75th Percentile £61,250 £62,000 £56,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £65,000
UK median annual salary £40,000 £43,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year -6.98% +7.50% -10.11%

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 1,217 1,522 2,914
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 6.70% 11.27% 8.98%
Number of salaries quoted 598 801 1,801
10th Percentile £28,500 £27,336 £25,000
25th Percentile £33,813 £35,000 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,680 £52,000 £43,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.15% +20.93% -9.47%
75th Percentile £61,813 £66,240 £57,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £67,500
UK median annual salary £40,000 £47,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year -15.79% +26.67% -16.04%

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 28 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 55 (11.68%) SharePoint
2 6 (1.27%) Confluence
3 4 (0.85%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 3 (0.64%) Microsoft Exchange
5 2 (0.42%) CMS
6 1 (0.21%) SAS
6 1 (0.21%) WordPress
Applications
1 107 (22.72%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 104 (22.08%) Microsoft Office
3 22 (4.67%) MS Visio
4 10 (2.12%) Spreadsheet
5 9 (1.91%) Microsoft Project
6 3 (0.64%) AutoCAD
6 3 (0.64%) SOLIDWORKS
7 1 (0.21%) SPSS
7 1 (0.21%) Trello
Business Applications
1 14 (2.97%) Dynamics CRM
2 12 (2.55%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 5 (1.06%) Magento
3 5 (1.06%) Salesforce CRM
3 5 (1.06%) SAP ERP
4 3 (0.64%) BambooHR
4 3 (0.64%) NetSuite
4 3 (0.64%) Raiser’s Edge
4 3 (0.64%) ResourceLink
5 2 (0.42%) Dynamics AX
5 2 (0.42%) Odoo
6 1 (0.21%) Dynamics GP
6 1 (0.21%) Infor SunSystems
6 1 (0.21%) Oracle Payables
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
1 180 (38.22%) Power Platform
2 58 (12.31%) Azure
3 31 (6.58%) Microsoft 365
4 26 (5.52%) Azure Data Factory
5 24 (5.10%) Azure Synapse Analytics
6 19 (4.03%) AWS
7 17 (3.61%) Dynamics 365
8 16 (3.40%) Power Automate
9 13 (2.76%) PowerApps
10 12 (2.55%) SaaS
11 11 (2.34%) OneDrive
12 8 (1.70%) ChatGPT
12 8 (1.70%) Cloud Computing
12 8 (1.70%) Microsoft Copilot
13 6 (1.27%) Smartsheet
14 5 (1.06%) Azure DevOps
14 5 (1.06%) Google Sheets
15 4 (0.85%) Miro
16 3 (0.64%) Google Analytics
16 3 (0.64%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 12 (2.55%) Broadband
2 5 (1.06%) Ethernet
3 4 (0.85%) Firewall
3 4 (0.85%) LAN
3 4 (0.85%) WAN
4 3 (0.64%) IP Telephony
4 3 (0.64%) PuTTY
4 3 (0.64%) VPN
5 2 (0.42%) Internet
5 2 (0.42%) 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
1 174 (36.94%) Power BI
2 54 (11.46%) Tableau
3 30 (6.37%) Power Query
3 30 (6.37%) SQL Server
4 26 (5.52%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 25 (5.31%) Azure SQL Database
6 12 (2.55%) Data Lake
6 12 (2.55%) SAP BW
7 8 (1.70%) Big Data
8 7 (1.49%) PowerPivot
9 4 (0.85%) DB2
9 4 (0.85%) DB2 UDB
9 4 (0.85%) QlikView
10 3 (0.64%) Data Warehouse
10 3 (0.64%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 2 (0.42%) Ataccama
11 2 (0.42%) Relational Database
11 2 (0.42%) Star Schema
12 1 (0.21%) Electronic Patient Records
12 1 (0.21%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 26 (5.52%) JIRA
2 4 (0.85%) Git
2 4 (0.85%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
3 3 (0.64%) Jenkins
3 3 (0.64%) Maven
3 3 (0.64%) Sonatype Nexus
4 1 (0.21%) Oracle APEX
4 1 (0.21%) Toad
4 1 (0.21%) Visual Studio
General
1 265 (56.26%) Social Skills
2 223 (47.35%) Finance
3 168 (35.67%) Analytical Skills
4 70 (14.86%) Organisational Skills
5 49 (10.40%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 41 (8.70%) Marketing
7 40 (8.49%) Retail
8 38 (8.07%) Presentation Skills
9 24 (5.10%) Banking
10 23 (4.88%) Billing
11 22 (4.67%) Legal
12 21 (4.46%) Automotive
13 19 (4.03%) Public Sector
14 14 (2.97%) Advertising
14 14 (2.97%) Law
15 12 (2.55%) Telecoms
16 6 (1.27%) Influencing Skills
17 5 (1.06%) Aeronautics
17 5 (1.06%) Manufacturing
18 4 (0.85%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 158 (33.55%) Analyst
2 36 (7.64%) Administrator
3 32 (6.79%) Accountant
4 31 (6.58%) Data Analyst
4 31 (6.58%) Report Analyst
4 31 (6.58%) Senior
5 25 (5.31%) Lead
6 19 (4.03%) Business Analyst
7 15 (3.18%) Insight Analyst
8 14 (2.97%) Commercial Analyst
8 14 (2.97%) Consultant
9 12 (2.55%) Account Manager
9 12 (2.55%) Business Manager
9 12 (2.55%) Financial Accountant
9 12 (2.55%) Financial Analyst
9 12 (2.55%) Insight Manager
10 10 (2.12%) Junior
10 10 (2.12%) Management Accountant
10 10 (2.12%) Systems Manager
11 9 (1.91%) Systems Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (2.55%) Oracle Fusion
2 6 (1.27%) EDI
2 6 (1.27%) XML
3 4 (0.85%) OAuth
3 4 (0.85%) OpenID
4 3 (0.64%) ActiveMQ
4 3 (0.64%) RAML
4 3 (0.64%) REST
4 3 (0.64%) SOAP
5 2 (0.42%) Matplotlib
5 2 (0.42%) NumPy
5 2 (0.42%) Pandas
5 2 (0.42%) Seaborn
6 1 (0.21%) .NET
6 1 (0.21%) JSON
6 1 (0.21%) PyTorch
6 1 (0.21%) SciPy
Miscellaneous
1 46 (9.77%) Onboarding
2 38 (8.07%) Management Information System
3 35 (7.43%) Self-Motivation
4 32 (6.79%) Analytical Mindset
5 22 (4.67%) Social Media
6 18 (3.82%) Public Cloud
7 17 (3.61%) Data Structures
8 11 (2.34%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 8 (1.70%) FMCG
9 8 (1.70%) Legacy Systems
9 8 (1.70%) Social Network
10 7 (1.49%) Blog
10 7 (1.49%) CCTV
10 7 (1.49%) Web Conferencing
11 6 (1.27%) Digital Media
11 6 (1.27%) NHS
11 6 (1.27%) Video Conferencing
12 5 (1.06%) Life Science
12 5 (1.06%) Mobile App
13 4 (0.85%) e-Learning
Operating Systems
1 12 (2.55%) Windows
2 8 (1.70%) Linux
3 5 (1.06%) Apple iOS
3 5 (1.06%) Unix
4 1 (0.21%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 185 (39.28%) Business Intelligence
2 128 (27.18%) Decision-Making
3 127 (26.96%) Problem-Solving
4 93 (19.75%) Process Improvement
5 91 (19.32%) Continuous Improvement
6 86 (18.26%) Data Analysis
7 67 (14.23%) CRM
8 65 (13.80%) Project Management
9 63 (13.38%) Analytics
10 60 (12.74%) ERP
10 60 (12.74%) Visualisation
11 54 (11.46%) AI
12 53 (11.25%) Actionable Insight
13 50 (10.62%) Customer Service
14 47 (9.98%) Budgeting and Forecasting
15 44 (9.34%) Time Management
16 42 (8.92%) Agile
17 41 (8.70%) Data Modelling
18 40 (8.49%) Data Management
19 39 (8.28%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 94 (19.96%) SQL
2 30 (6.37%) Python
3 28 (5.94%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 21 (4.46%) VBA
5 5 (1.06%) VB
5 5 (1.06%) VBScript
6 3 (0.64%) Java
6 3 (0.64%) R
7 2 (0.42%) PowerShell
8 1 (0.21%) ABAP
8 1 (0.21%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 109 (23.14%) Degree
2 71 (15.07%) ACCA
3 58 (12.31%) CIMA
4 17 (3.61%) AWS Certification
5 14 (2.97%) AAT
6 12 (2.55%) Security Cleared
6 12 (2.55%) Six Sigma Green Belt
7 9 (1.91%) SC Cleared
8 7 (1.49%) CFA
8 7 (1.49%) DBS Check
9 6 (1.27%) Computer Science Degree
9 6 (1.27%) PMI Certification
9 6 (1.27%) PMP
10 5 (1.06%) CIPD
10 5 (1.06%) Cisco Certification
10 5 (1.06%) CISSP
10 5 (1.06%) Master's Degree
11 4 (0.85%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 4 (0.85%) BPSS Clearance
11 4 (0.85%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 47 (9.98%) Data Quality
2 32 (6.79%) GDPR
3 20 (4.25%) QA
4 19 (4.03%) Actionable Recommendations
5 14 (2.97%) IFRS
6 13 (2.76%) PMO
7 12 (2.55%) COREP
7 12 (2.55%) FINREP
8 11 (2.34%) GAAP
9 7 (1.49%) GRC
10 5 (1.06%) SLA
11 4 (0.85%) ISO/IEC 27001
11 4 (0.85%) Software Quality Assurance
12 3 (0.64%) Accessibility
12 3 (0.64%) TickIT
13 2 (0.42%) ISO 14001
13 2 (0.42%) ISO 9001
14 1 (0.21%) ISO/IEC 20000
14 1 (0.21%) PCI DSS
14 1 (0.21%) Solvency II
System Software
1 8 (1.70%) Active Directory
2 5 (1.06%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 5 (1.06%) SCCM
2 4 (0.85%) 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
1 173 (36.73%) Microsoft
2 31 (6.58%) SAP
3 27 (5.73%) Adobe
4 25 (5.31%) Oracle
5 22 (4.67%) Apple
6 21 (4.46%) Salesforce
7 20 (4.25%) Sage
8 9 (1.91%) JD Edwards
8 9 (1.91%) Xero
9 8 (1.70%) Google
9 8 (1.70%) HubSpot
9 8 (1.70%) Informatica
10 7 (1.49%) Workday
11 5 (1.06%) IBM
11 5 (1.06%) Snow
11 5 (1.06%) VMware
12 4 (0.85%) ServiceNow
13 3 (0.64%) Alteryx
13 3 (0.64%) MuleSoft
13 3 (0.64%) Zoho