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

6 months to
13 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 98 85 54
Rank change year-on-year -13 -31 +50
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Excel 680 666 969
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.72% 4.04% 4.55%
As % of the Applications category 41.39% 20.42% 51.32%
Number of salaries quoted 408 425 268
10th Percentile £28,946 £27,250 £27,000
25th Percentile £32,500 £31,250 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,750 £45,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +5.88% -15.00%
75th Percentile £57,500 £63,000 £58,750
90th Percentile £70,000 £77,500 £70,375
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 1,643 3,261 1,888
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 6.57% 19.77% 8.87%
Number of salaries quoted 953 816 840
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 £46,745
Median % change year-on-year - -3.73% -10.96%
75th Percentile £58,750 £61,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £85,000
UK median annual salary £40,000 £40,000 £47,404
% change year-on-year - -15.62% +5.34%

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 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 61 (8.97%) SharePoint
2 9 (1.32%) CMS
3 8 (1.18%) Confluence
4 5 (0.74%) Apache Spark
5 4 (0.59%) Microsoft Exchange
6 3 (0.44%) SAS
6 3 (0.44%) WordPress
7 2 (0.29%) IIS
7 2 (0.29%) Jupyter
8 1 (0.15%) Moodle
8 1 (0.15%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 208 (30.59%) Microsoft Office
2 189 (27.79%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 38 (5.59%) Spreadsheet
4 24 (3.53%) Acrobat
5 20 (2.94%) Microsoft Project
6 14 (2.06%) MS Visio
7 5 (0.74%) Chatbot
8 4 (0.59%) Windchill
9 2 (0.29%) AutoCAD
9 2 (0.29%) Navisworks
9 2 (0.29%) Revit
9 2 (0.29%) SPSS
9 2 (0.29%) Trello
Business Applications
1 31 (4.56%) NetSuite
2 20 (2.94%) Dynamics CRM
3 12 (1.76%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 8 (1.18%) Sage 50
5 4 (0.59%) Academy Housing
5 4 (0.59%) Teamcenter
6 3 (0.44%) Oracle ERP
6 3 (0.44%) Salesforce CRM
6 3 (0.44%) Visualfiles
7 2 (0.29%) FastStats
7 2 (0.29%) Oracle Receivables
7 2 (0.29%) Raiser’s Edge
8 1 (0.15%) BambooHR
8 1 (0.15%) Cognos Business Intelligence
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%) Remedy ITSM
8 1 (0.15%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 187 (27.50%) Power Platform
2 51 (7.50%) Microsoft 365
3 30 (4.41%) Azure
4 26 (3.82%) SaaS
5 20 (2.94%) Dynamics 365
6 17 (2.50%) AWS
7 13 (1.91%) PowerApps
8 12 (1.76%) Power Automate
9 11 (1.62%) Google Analytics
10 9 (1.32%) Microsoft Copilot
11 6 (0.88%) Azure Data Factory
12 5 (0.74%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 5 (0.74%) Cloud Computing
12 5 (0.74%) GCP
12 5 (0.74%) Google Ads
12 5 (0.74%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
13 4 (0.59%) GitHub
13 4 (0.59%) Miro
13 4 (0.59%) OneDrive
14 3 (0.44%) Azure DevOps
Communications & Networking
1 14 (2.06%) Broadband
2 5 (0.74%) WAN
2 5 (0.74%) Wi-Fi
3 3 (0.44%) LAN
3 3 (0.44%) Network Security
4 2 (0.29%) DHCP
4 2 (0.29%) DNS
4 2 (0.29%) NGN
4 2 (0.29%) VPN
4 2 (0.29%) WebEx
5 1 (0.15%) 5G
5 1 (0.15%) Ethernet
5 1 (0.15%) Internet
5 1 (0.15%) Intranet
5 1 (0.15%) Modbus
5 1 (0.15%) SD-WAN
5 1 (0.15%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 178 (26.18%) Power BI
2 35 (5.15%) Tableau
3 27 (3.97%) Power Query
4 18 (2.65%) Data Lake
5 12 (1.76%) Data Warehouse
5 12 (1.76%) SAP BW
6 9 (1.32%) Relational Database
6 9 (1.32%) SQL Server
7 7 (1.03%) Looker
8 6 (0.88%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 6 (0.88%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 5 (0.74%) Big Data
10 2 (0.29%) GIS
10 2 (0.29%) KNIME
10 2 (0.29%) MS Access
10 2 (0.29%) SAS Enterprise Guide
10 2 (0.29%) Star Schema
11 1 (0.15%) Amazon Athena
11 1 (0.15%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
11 1 (0.15%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 33 (4.85%) JIRA
2 7 (1.03%) Git
3 6 (0.88%) Visual Studio
4 3 (0.44%) RStudio
5 2 (0.29%) Balsamiq
5 2 (0.29%) Jenkins
5 2 (0.29%) JMeter
5 2 (0.29%) Postman
5 2 (0.29%) Visual Studio Code
6 1 (0.15%) Moq
General
1 420 (61.76%) Social Skills
2 282 (41.47%) Finance
3 241 (35.44%) Analytical Skills
4 177 (26.03%) Organisational Skills
5 99 (14.56%) Marketing
6 73 (10.74%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 64 (9.41%) Retail
8 57 (8.38%) Legal
9 47 (6.91%) Public Sector
10 46 (6.76%) Billing
11 38 (5.59%) Influencing Skills
11 38 (5.59%) Manufacturing
11 38 (5.59%) Telecoms
12 30 (4.41%) Presentation Skills
13 23 (3.38%) Law
14 19 (2.79%) Banking
15 17 (2.50%) Advertising
16 14 (2.06%) German Language
17 11 (1.62%) Electronics
17 11 (1.62%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 176 (25.88%) Analyst
2 69 (10.15%) Administrator
3 53 (7.79%) Data Analyst
4 33 (4.85%) Senior
5 32 (4.71%) Accountant
6 29 (4.26%) Report Analyst
7 28 (4.12%) Financial Analyst
8 25 (3.68%) Business Analyst
9 24 (3.53%) Coordinator
10 18 (2.65%) Lead
10 18 (2.65%) Service Analyst
11 17 (2.50%) Management Accountant
12 16 (2.35%) PMO Analyst
13 15 (2.21%) Senior Analyst
14 13 (1.91%) Data Engineer
15 12 (1.76%) Junior
15 12 (1.76%) Project Manager
16 11 (1.62%) Consultant
16 11 (1.62%) Service Desk Analyst
16 11 (1.62%) Service Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (1.91%) Oracle Fusion
2 6 (0.88%) Flash
3 5 (0.74%) Matplotlib
3 5 (0.74%) NumPy
3 5 (0.74%) ODBC
3 5 (0.74%) Pandas
4 3 (0.44%) Godot
4 3 (0.44%) HTML
4 3 (0.44%) Unreal Engine
5 2 (0.29%) PySpark
5 2 (0.29%) Seaborn
5 2 (0.29%) Terraform
6 1 (0.15%) TAPI
Miscellaneous
1 105 (15.44%) Management Information System
2 57 (8.38%) Onboarding
3 44 (6.47%) Self-Motivation
4 36 (5.29%) Social Media
5 17 (2.50%) Driving Licence
6 16 (2.35%) Analytical Mindset
6 16 (2.35%) Housing Association
7 15 (2.21%) Data Structures
8 10 (1.47%) Data Centre
9 9 (1.32%) FMCG
9 9 (1.32%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 9 (1.32%) NHS
9 9 (1.32%) Web Conferencing
10 7 (1.03%) e-Learning
10 7 (1.03%) Low-Code
10 7 (1.03%) Product Ownership
11 6 (0.88%) Reinsurance
12 5 (0.74%) Educational Technology
13 4 (0.59%) Legacy Systems
13 4 (0.59%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 5 (0.74%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 195 (28.68%) Business Intelligence
2 190 (27.94%) Problem-Solving
3 167 (24.56%) Continuous Improvement
4 156 (22.94%) Decision-Making
5 123 (18.09%) Stakeholder Management
6 96 (14.12%) CRM
7 94 (13.82%) Customer Service
8 91 (13.38%) Project Management
9 90 (13.24%) Analytics
10 82 (12.06%) AI
11 78 (11.47%) Process Improvement
12 74 (10.88%) Data Analysis
13 70 (10.29%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 67 (9.85%) Agile
15 64 (9.41%) Data Management
16 62 (9.12%) Actionable Insight
17 58 (8.53%) Project Delivery
18 56 (8.24%) Customer Experience
18 56 (8.24%) ERP
19 53 (7.79%) E-Commerce
Programming Languages
1 126 (18.53%) SQL
2 54 (7.94%) Python
3 23 (3.38%) VBA
4 16 (2.35%) JavaScript
5 14 (2.06%) R
6 11 (1.62%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 10 (1.47%) PowerShell
8 5 (0.74%) C#
8 5 (0.74%) VB
9 3 (0.44%) C
9 3 (0.44%) C++
10 2 (0.29%) Bash
10 2 (0.29%) Java
10 2 (0.29%) PHP
Qualifications
1 100 (14.71%) Degree
2 67 (9.85%) ACCA
3 65 (9.56%) CIMA
4 38 (5.59%) DBS Check
5 30 (4.41%) Security Cleared
6 29 (4.26%) SC Cleared
7 16 (2.35%) AAT
8 11 (1.62%) PMI Certification
9 7 (1.03%) ICAEW
9 7 (1.03%) PMP
10 6 (0.88%) BPSS Clearance
10 6 (0.88%) Master's Degree
11 3 (0.44%) CIPFA
11 3 (0.44%) DV Cleared
11 3 (0.44%) ITIL Certification
11 3 (0.44%) Microsoft Certification
11 3 (0.44%) Postgraduate
12 2 (0.29%) CIPD
12 2 (0.29%) ISTQB
12 2 (0.29%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 89 (13.09%) Data Quality
2 45 (6.62%) GDPR
3 33 (4.85%) QA
4 30 (4.41%) PMO
5 17 (2.50%) Accessibility
5 17 (2.50%) IFRS
6 13 (1.91%) GAAP
7 8 (1.18%) SLA
8 7 (1.03%) Actionable Recommendations
9 6 (0.88%) ISO 9001
10 4 (0.59%) COREP
10 4 (0.59%) Def Stans
10 4 (0.59%) FINREP
10 4 (0.59%) ISO 9000
10 4 (0.59%) ISO/IEC 15288
11 3 (0.44%) ISO 14001
11 3 (0.44%) ISO/IEC 27001
11 3 (0.44%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 2 (0.29%) ISO 22301
12 2 (0.29%) P3O
System Software
1 4 (0.59%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.15%) Embedded Firmware
2 1 (0.15%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 2 (0.29%) 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
1 342 (50.29%) Microsoft
2 34 (5.00%) Adobe
3 32 (4.71%) SAP
4 30 (4.41%) Oracle
5 26 (3.82%) HubSpot
6 25 (3.68%) Salesforce
7 19 (2.79%) Google
8 17 (2.50%) Sage
9 11 (1.62%) YouTube
10 10 (1.47%) Apple
10 10 (1.47%) Xero
11 8 (1.18%) Databricks
11 8 (1.18%) ServiceNow
12 5 (0.74%) Criteo
12 5 (0.74%) Progress
12 5 (0.74%) TikTok
13 4 (0.59%) BMC
14 3 (0.44%) VMware
14 3 (0.44%) Workday
14 3 (0.44%) Zoho