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 9 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 97 88 59
Rank change year-on-year -9 -29 +43
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Excel 669 663 983
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.70% 3.95% 4.54%
As % of the Applications category 41.27% 19.59% 51.20%
Number of salaries quoted 402 426 277
10th Percentile £29,000 £27,250 £27,000
25th Percentile £32,500 £31,250 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.56% +5.88% -15.00%
75th Percentile £57,500 £64,688 £57,500
90th Percentile £69,875 £81,250 £70,000
UK median annual salary £37,500 £40,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -6.25% -11.11% -

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 1,621 3,385 1,920
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 6.54% 20.16% 8.86%
Number of salaries quoted 941 817 863
10th Percentile £28,500 £26,500 £27,500
25th Percentile £33,250 £31,250 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -14.29%
75th Percentile £58,750 £62,500 £68,125
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £84,750
UK median annual salary £40,000 £40,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year - -11.11% -

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 9 October 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 (9.27%) SharePoint
2 10 (1.49%) CMS
3 8 (1.20%) Confluence
4 5 (0.75%) Apache Spark
5 4 (0.60%) Microsoft Exchange
6 3 (0.45%) SAS
6 3 (0.45%) WordPress
7 2 (0.30%) IIS
7 2 (0.30%) Jupyter
8 1 (0.15%) Moodle
8 1 (0.15%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 204 (30.49%) Microsoft Office
2 189 (28.25%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 37 (5.53%) Spreadsheet
4 24 (3.59%) Acrobat
5 20 (2.99%) Microsoft Project
6 14 (2.09%) MS Visio
7 5 (0.75%) Chatbot
8 4 (0.60%) Windchill
9 2 (0.30%) AutoCAD
9 2 (0.30%) Navisworks
9 2 (0.30%) Revit
9 2 (0.30%) SPSS
9 2 (0.30%) Trello
Business Applications
1 31 (4.63%) NetSuite
2 20 (2.99%) Dynamics CRM
3 12 (1.79%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 8 (1.20%) Sage 50
5 4 (0.60%) Academy Housing
5 4 (0.60%) Teamcenter
6 3 (0.45%) Oracle ERP
6 3 (0.45%) Salesforce CRM
6 3 (0.45%) Visualfiles
7 2 (0.30%) BambooHR
7 2 (0.30%) FastStats
7 2 (0.30%) Oracle Receivables
8 1 (0.15%) Cognos Business Intelligence
8 1 (0.15%) Dynamics GP
8 1 (0.15%) Elite 3E
8 1 (0.15%) Oracle Assets
8 1 (0.15%) Oracle Payables
8 1 (0.15%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
8 1 (0.15%) Raiser’s Edge
8 1 (0.15%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 182 (27.20%) Power Platform
2 50 (7.47%) Microsoft 365
3 30 (4.48%) Azure
4 26 (3.89%) SaaS
5 20 (2.99%) Dynamics 365
6 16 (2.39%) AWS
7 13 (1.94%) PowerApps
8 12 (1.79%) Power Automate
9 11 (1.64%) Google Analytics
10 9 (1.35%) Microsoft Copilot
11 6 (0.90%) Azure Data Factory
12 5 (0.75%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 5 (0.75%) Cloud Computing
12 5 (0.75%) GCP
12 5 (0.75%) Google Ads
12 5 (0.75%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
13 4 (0.60%) GitHub
13 4 (0.60%) Miro
13 4 (0.60%) OneDrive
14 3 (0.45%) Canva
Communications & Networking
1 14 (2.09%) Broadband
2 5 (0.75%) WAN
2 5 (0.75%) Wi-Fi
3 3 (0.45%) LAN
3 3 (0.45%) Network Security
4 2 (0.30%) DHCP
4 2 (0.30%) DNS
4 2 (0.30%) Internet
4 2 (0.30%) NGN
4 2 (0.30%) VPN
4 2 (0.30%) WebEx
5 1 (0.15%) 5G
5 1 (0.15%) Intranet
5 1 (0.15%) SD-WAN
5 1 (0.15%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 173 (25.86%) Power BI
2 35 (5.23%) Tableau
3 27 (4.04%) Power Query
4 18 (2.69%) Data Lake
5 12 (1.79%) Data Warehouse
5 12 (1.79%) SAP BW
6 9 (1.35%) Relational Database
6 9 (1.35%) SQL Server
7 7 (1.05%) Looker
8 6 (0.90%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 6 (0.90%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 5 (0.75%) Big Data
10 2 (0.30%) GIS
10 2 (0.30%) KNIME
10 2 (0.30%) MS Access
10 2 (0.30%) SAS Enterprise Guide
10 2 (0.30%) Star Schema
11 1 (0.15%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
11 1 (0.15%) Metadata
11 1 (0.15%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 33 (4.93%) JIRA
2 7 (1.05%) Git
3 6 (0.90%) Visual Studio
4 3 (0.45%) RStudio
5 2 (0.30%) Balsamiq
5 2 (0.30%) Jenkins
5 2 (0.30%) JMeter
5 2 (0.30%) Postman
5 2 (0.30%) Visual Studio Code
6 1 (0.15%) Moq
General
1 414 (61.88%) Social Skills
2 277 (41.41%) Finance
3 236 (35.28%) Analytical Skills
4 174 (26.01%) Organisational Skills
5 95 (14.20%) Marketing
6 72 (10.76%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 63 (9.42%) Retail
8 56 (8.37%) Legal
9 48 (7.17%) Public Sector
10 46 (6.88%) Billing
11 39 (5.83%) Influencing Skills
11 39 (5.83%) Telecoms
12 36 (5.38%) Manufacturing
13 29 (4.33%) Presentation Skills
14 23 (3.44%) Law
15 21 (3.14%) Banking
16 16 (2.39%) Advertising
17 13 (1.94%) German Language
18 11 (1.64%) Documentation Skills
18 11 (1.64%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 171 (25.56%) Analyst
2 68 (10.16%) Administrator
3 50 (7.47%) Data Analyst
4 32 (4.78%) Accountant
4 32 (4.78%) Senior
5 29 (4.33%) Report Analyst
6 27 (4.04%) Financial Analyst
7 26 (3.89%) Business Analyst
8 23 (3.44%) Coordinator
9 18 (2.69%) Service Analyst
10 17 (2.54%) Lead
10 17 (2.54%) Management Accountant
11 15 (2.24%) PMO Analyst
11 15 (2.24%) Senior Analyst
12 13 (1.94%) Data Engineer
12 13 (1.94%) Project Manager
13 12 (1.79%) Junior
14 11 (1.64%) Consultant
14 11 (1.64%) Service Desk Analyst
14 11 (1.64%) Service Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (1.94%) Oracle Fusion
2 6 (0.90%) Flash
3 5 (0.75%) Matplotlib
3 5 (0.75%) NumPy
3 5 (0.75%) ODBC
3 5 (0.75%) Pandas
4 3 (0.45%) Godot
4 3 (0.45%) HTML
4 3 (0.45%) Unreal Engine
5 2 (0.30%) PySpark
5 2 (0.30%) Seaborn
5 2 (0.30%) Terraform
6 1 (0.15%) TAPI
Miscellaneous
1 104 (15.55%) Management Information System
2 57 (8.52%) Onboarding
3 43 (6.43%) Self-Motivation
4 36 (5.38%) Social Media
5 15 (2.24%) Analytical Mindset
5 15 (2.24%) Data Structures
5 15 (2.24%) Driving Licence
5 15 (2.24%) Housing Association
6 10 (1.49%) Data Centre
6 10 (1.49%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 9 (1.35%) NHS
7 9 (1.35%) Web Conferencing
8 7 (1.05%) e-Learning
8 7 (1.05%) Low-Code
9 6 (0.90%) FMCG
9 6 (0.90%) Product Ownership
9 6 (0.90%) Reinsurance
10 5 (0.75%) Educational Technology
11 4 (0.60%) Legacy Systems
11 4 (0.60%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 5 (0.75%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 190 (28.40%) Business Intelligence
1 190 (28.40%) Problem-Solving
2 167 (24.96%) Continuous Improvement
3 153 (22.87%) Decision-Making
4 121 (18.09%) Stakeholder Management
5 92 (13.75%) CRM
6 91 (13.60%) Customer Service
7 90 (13.45%) Analytics
8 89 (13.30%) Project Management
9 80 (11.96%) AI
10 77 (11.51%) Process Improvement
11 70 (10.46%) Data Analysis
12 69 (10.31%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 67 (10.01%) Agile
14 64 (9.57%) Data Management
15 59 (8.82%) Project Delivery
16 58 (8.67%) Actionable Insight
17 56 (8.37%) ERP
18 54 (8.07%) Customer Experience
19 52 (7.77%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 123 (18.39%) SQL
2 53 (7.92%) Python
3 23 (3.44%) VBA
4 16 (2.39%) JavaScript
5 14 (2.09%) R
6 11 (1.64%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 10 (1.49%) PowerShell
8 5 (0.75%) C#
8 5 (0.75%) VB
9 3 (0.45%) C
9 3 (0.45%) C++
10 2 (0.30%) Bash
10 2 (0.30%) Java
10 2 (0.30%) PHP
Qualifications
1 100 (14.95%) Degree
2 67 (10.01%) ACCA
3 65 (9.72%) CIMA
4 37 (5.53%) DBS Check
5 30 (4.48%) Security Cleared
6 29 (4.33%) SC Cleared
7 16 (2.39%) AAT
8 11 (1.64%) PMI Certification
9 7 (1.05%) ICAEW
9 7 (1.05%) PMP
10 6 (0.90%) BPSS Clearance
10 6 (0.90%) Master's Degree
11 3 (0.45%) CIPFA
11 3 (0.45%) DV Cleared
11 3 (0.45%) ITIL Certification
11 3 (0.45%) Microsoft Certification
11 3 (0.45%) Postgraduate
12 2 (0.30%) CIPD
12 2 (0.30%) ISTQB
12 2 (0.30%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 88 (13.15%) Data Quality
2 42 (6.28%) GDPR
3 32 (4.78%) QA
4 28 (4.19%) PMO
5 17 (2.54%) IFRS
6 16 (2.39%) Accessibility
7 13 (1.94%) GAAP
8 9 (1.35%) SLA
9 7 (1.05%) Actionable Recommendations
10 6 (0.90%) ISO 9001
11 4 (0.60%) COREP
11 4 (0.60%) Def Stans
11 4 (0.60%) FINREP
11 4 (0.60%) ISO 9000
11 4 (0.60%) ISO/IEC 15288
12 3 (0.45%) ISO 14001
12 3 (0.45%) ISO/IEC 27001
12 3 (0.45%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 2 (0.30%) P3O
13 2 (0.30%) TickIT
System Software
1 3 (0.45%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.15%) Embedded Firmware
2 1 (0.15%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 2 (0.30%) Ansible
2 1 (0.15%) Autotask
2 1 (0.15%) Functional Safety
2 1 (0.15%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (0.15%) Thomson Reuters DACS
Vendors
1 335 (50.07%) Microsoft
2 34 (5.08%) Adobe
3 31 (4.63%) SAP
4 29 (4.33%) Oracle
5 25 (3.74%) Salesforce
6 24 (3.59%) HubSpot
7 19 (2.84%) Google
8 18 (2.69%) Sage
9 11 (1.64%) Xero
9 11 (1.64%) YouTube
10 10 (1.49%) Apple
11 8 (1.20%) Databricks
11 8 (1.20%) ServiceNow
12 5 (0.75%) Criteo
12 5 (0.75%) Progress
12 5 (0.75%) TikTok
13 4 (0.60%) BMC
13 4 (0.60%) Workday
14 3 (0.45%) Alteryx
14 3 (0.45%) Zoho