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 13 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 101 105 60
Rank change year-on-year +4 -45 +33
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Excel 476 526 1,506
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.41% 3.45% 4.38%
As % of the Applications category 37.19% 25.85% 51.24%
Number of salaries quoted 276 301 677
10th Percentile £28,500 £25,375 £25,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £29,500 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £42,500 £44,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.88% -3.41% +3.53%
75th Percentile £60,000 £62,500 £57,500
90th Percentile £74,375 £86,250 £66,250
UK median annual salary £40,000 £42,019 £40,000
% change year-on-year -4.80% +5.05% -9.16%

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 1,280 2,035 2,939
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 6.48% 13.35% 8.54%
Number of salaries quoted 664 849 1,807
10th Percentile £28,500 £26,250 £25,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £32,500 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,292 £50,000 £44,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.42% +13.64% -7.37%
75th Percentile £60,000 £66,230 £57,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £76,250 £70,000
UK median annual salary £40,000 £45,000 £39,000
% change year-on-year -11.11% +15.38% -13.33%

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 13 June 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 56 (11.76%) SharePoint
2 5 (1.05%) Apache Spark
3 4 (0.84%) Adobe Experience Manager
3 4 (0.84%) Confluence
4 3 (0.63%) Microsoft Exchange
5 2 (0.42%) CMS
5 2 (0.42%) Jupyter
6 1 (0.21%) Oracle Workflow
6 1 (0.21%) WordPress
Applications
1 118 (24.79%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 113 (23.74%) Microsoft Office
3 13 (2.73%) MS Visio
4 12 (2.52%) Spreadsheet
5 10 (2.10%) Microsoft Project
6 4 (0.84%) Windchill
7 3 (0.63%) AutoCAD
7 3 (0.63%) SOLIDWORKS
8 1 (0.21%) SPSS
8 1 (0.21%) Trello
Business Applications
1 23 (4.83%) Dynamics CRM
2 12 (2.52%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 7 (1.47%) NetSuite
4 5 (1.05%) Salesforce CRM
4 5 (1.05%) SAP ERP
5 3 (0.63%) BambooHR
5 3 (0.63%) Raiser’s Edge
6 2 (0.42%) Magento
6 2 (0.42%) Odoo
6 2 (0.42%) Oracle ERP
7 1 (0.21%) Cognos Business Intelligence
7 1 (0.21%) Dynamics AX
7 1 (0.21%) Dynamics GP
7 1 (0.21%) Infor SunSystems
7 1 (0.21%) Oracle Payables
7 1 (0.21%) SAP Oil and Gas
7 1 (0.21%) SAP PM
7 1 (0.21%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 156 (32.77%) Power Platform
2 32 (6.72%) Microsoft 365
3 25 (5.25%) Azure
4 18 (3.78%) Dynamics 365
5 16 (3.36%) Power Automate
6 11 (2.31%) AWS
6 11 (2.31%) OneDrive
6 11 (2.31%) PowerApps
7 8 (1.68%) ChatGPT
7 8 (1.68%) Microsoft Copilot
8 7 (1.47%) SaaS
9 6 (1.26%) Miro
9 6 (1.26%) Smartsheet
10 5 (1.05%) GitHub
11 4 (0.84%) Azure Data Factory
11 4 (0.84%) Google Sheets
12 3 (0.63%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 2 (0.42%) Azure DevOps
13 2 (0.42%) Canva
13 2 (0.42%) Figma
Communications & Networking
1 13 (2.73%) Broadband
2 4 (0.84%) Firewall
2 4 (0.84%) LAN
2 4 (0.84%) WAN
3 3 (0.63%) Internet
3 3 (0.63%) IP Telephony
3 3 (0.63%) VPN
4 2 (0.42%) Ethernet
4 2 (0.42%) WebEx
5 1 (0.21%) Cisco Wireless
5 1 (0.21%) MPLS
5 1 (0.21%) SD-WAN
5 1 (0.21%) SNA
5 1 (0.21%) Wireless
5 1 (0.21%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 151 (31.72%) Power BI
2 48 (10.08%) Tableau
3 30 (6.30%) Power Query
4 14 (2.94%) Data Lake
5 12 (2.52%) SAP BW
6 9 (1.89%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 8 (1.68%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 7 (1.47%) PowerPivot
8 7 (1.47%) SQL Server
9 5 (1.05%) Big Data
9 5 (1.05%) Relational Database
10 4 (0.84%) Data Warehouse
10 4 (0.84%) Db2
10 4 (0.84%) DB2 UDB
10 4 (0.84%) QlikView
11 3 (0.63%) Star Schema
12 1 (0.21%) Crystal Reports
12 1 (0.21%) Data Mining
12 1 (0.21%) GIS
12 1 (0.21%) MS Access
Development Applications
1 23 (4.83%) JIRA
2 6 (1.26%) Git
2 6 (1.26%) Visual Studio
3 3 (0.63%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 2 (0.42%) Visual Studio Code
5 1 (0.21%) Toad
General
1 268 (56.30%) Social Skills
2 204 (42.86%) Finance
3 148 (31.09%) Analytical Skills
4 76 (15.97%) Organisational Skills
5 42 (8.82%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 40 (8.40%) Retail
7 30 (6.30%) Marketing
7 30 (6.30%) Public Sector
8 29 (6.09%) Banking
9 23 (4.83%) Legal
9 23 (4.83%) Telecoms
10 22 (4.62%) Presentation Skills
11 21 (4.41%) Influencing Skills
12 20 (4.20%) Automotive
13 19 (3.99%) Billing
14 13 (2.73%) Law
15 7 (1.47%) Documentation Skills
16 6 (1.26%) Advertising
16 6 (1.26%) Manufacturing
17 5 (1.05%) German Language
Job Titles
1 148 (31.09%) Analyst
2 49 (10.29%) Administrator
3 37 (7.77%) Report Analyst
4 30 (6.30%) Data Analyst
5 29 (6.09%) Senior
6 20 (4.20%) Accountant
7 19 (3.99%) Business Analyst
8 18 (3.78%) Lead
9 17 (3.57%) Financial Analyst
10 15 (3.15%) Consultant
11 11 (2.31%) Data Administrator
11 11 (2.31%) Service Manager
12 10 (2.10%) Architect
12 10 (2.10%) Junior
12 10 (2.10%) Senior Analyst
12 10 (2.10%) Senior Consultant
13 9 (1.89%) Coordinator
13 9 (1.89%) Operations Analyst
13 9 (1.89%) Systems Manager
14 8 (1.68%) Team Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (2.52%) Oracle Fusion
2 6 (1.26%) XML
3 5 (1.05%) EDI
4 4 (0.84%) OAuth
4 4 (0.84%) OpenID
5 2 (0.42%) Matplotlib
5 2 (0.42%) NumPy
5 2 (0.42%) Pandas
5 2 (0.42%) PySpark
5 2 (0.42%) Seaborn
6 1 (0.21%) PyTorch
6 1 (0.21%) SciPy
6 1 (0.21%) TAPI
Miscellaneous
1 46 (9.66%) Onboarding
2 41 (8.61%) Management Information System
3 27 (5.67%) Self-Motivation
4 22 (4.62%) Social Media
5 17 (3.57%) Data Structures
6 11 (2.31%) Public Cloud
7 9 (1.89%) Analytical Mindset
7 9 (1.89%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 9 (1.89%) Web Conferencing
8 8 (1.68%) FMCG
9 7 (1.47%) CCTV
10 6 (1.26%) Legacy Systems
10 6 (1.26%) Video Conferencing
11 5 (1.05%) Life Science
11 5 (1.05%) Mobile App
12 4 (0.84%) Blog
12 4 (0.84%) e-Learning
12 4 (0.84%) NHS
13 3 (0.63%) Algorithms
13 3 (0.63%) Digital Media
Operating Systems
1 10 (2.10%) Windows
2 5 (1.05%) Apple iOS
2 5 (1.05%) Linux
2 5 (1.05%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 158 (33.19%) Business Intelligence
2 113 (23.74%) Problem-Solving
3 102 (21.43%) Decision-Making
4 95 (19.96%) Continuous Improvement
5 83 (17.44%) Project Management
6 73 (15.34%) CRM
7 70 (14.71%) Process Improvement
8 59 (12.39%) Data Analysis
9 58 (12.18%) ERP
10 50 (10.50%) Data Management
11 44 (9.24%) Agile
12 41 (8.61%) Customer Service
13 40 (8.40%) Mentoring
13 40 (8.40%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 39 (8.19%) Analytics
15 38 (7.98%) Stakeholder Management
16 37 (7.77%) Validation
17 31 (6.51%) Budgeting and Forecasting
17 31 (6.51%) Collaborative Working
17 31 (6.51%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 96 (20.17%) SQL
2 33 (6.93%) Python
3 21 (4.41%) VBA
4 6 (1.26%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 5 (1.05%) R
5 5 (1.05%) VB
5 5 (1.05%) VBScript
6 2 (0.42%) PowerShell
7 1 (0.21%) ABAP
7 1 (0.21%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 91 (19.12%) Degree
2 63 (13.24%) ACCA
3 58 (12.18%) CIMA
4 23 (4.83%) DBS Check
5 17 (3.57%) AAT
6 15 (3.15%) Security Cleared
7 11 (2.31%) SC Cleared
8 10 (2.10%) AWS Certification
8 10 (2.10%) PMI Certification
8 10 (2.10%) PMP
9 5 (1.05%) Cisco Certification
9 5 (1.05%) CISSP
10 4 (0.84%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 4 (0.84%) BPSS Clearance
10 4 (0.84%) ICAEW
10 4 (0.84%) Master's Degree
10 4 (0.84%) TOGAF Certification
11 3 (0.63%) CFA
11 3 (0.63%) DV Cleared
11 3 (0.63%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 42 (8.82%) Data Quality
2 31 (6.51%) GDPR
3 24 (5.04%) QA
4 14 (2.94%) COREP
4 14 (2.94%) FINREP
4 14 (2.94%) PMO
5 8 (1.68%) IFRS
6 7 (1.47%) Actionable Recommendations
6 7 (1.47%) GRC
7 5 (1.05%) Accessibility
8 4 (0.84%) Def Stans
8 4 (0.84%) GAAP
8 4 (0.84%) ISO 9000
8 4 (0.84%) ISO/IEC 15288
8 4 (0.84%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 4 (0.84%) Software Quality Assurance
9 3 (0.63%) ISO 9001
9 3 (0.63%) SLA
9 3 (0.63%) TickIT
10 2 (0.42%) ISO 14001
System Software
1 5 (1.05%) VMware Infrastructure
2 3 (0.63%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.21%) Embedded Firmware
3 1 (0.21%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 5 (1.05%) SCCM
2 4 (0.84%) 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
1 192 (40.34%) Microsoft
2 30 (6.30%) SAP
3 23 (4.83%) Oracle
4 20 (4.20%) Adobe
5 18 (3.78%) Sage
6 15 (3.15%) Apple
6 15 (3.15%) Salesforce
7 13 (2.73%) Xero
8 10 (2.10%) HubSpot
8 10 (2.10%) JD Edwards
9 8 (1.68%) Informatica
10 7 (1.47%) Google
10 7 (1.47%) ServiceNow
11 6 (1.26%) Databricks
11 6 (1.26%) Workday
12 5 (1.05%) BMC
12 5 (1.05%) IBM
12 5 (1.05%) Snow
12 5 (1.05%) VMware
13 3 (0.63%) Hyperion