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

6 months to
6 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 65 93 125
Rank change year-on-year +28 +32 +4
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Excel 557 562 542
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 3.69% 3.38% 2.60%
As % of the Applications category 22.86% 40.99% 39.48%
Number of salaries quoted 328 247 355
10th Percentile £28,925 £26,700 £30,725
25th Percentile £35,750 £33,500 £37,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,000 £43,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +8.05% -8.42% -2.06%
75th Percentile £62,500 £59,375 £59,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £82,500 £67,500
UK median annual salary £40,500 £45,000 £44,000
% change year-on-year -10.00% +2.27% -7.37%

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 2,437 1,371 1,373
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 16.14% 8.26% 6.58%
Number of salaries quoted 646 732 1,036
10th Percentile £28,750 £28,048 £26,250
25th Percentile £33,750 £36,250 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,000 £48,775
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +2.51% -2.45%
75th Percentile £61,250 £70,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £78,750 £83,750 £72,500
UK median annual salary £40,000 £47,683 £42,500
% change year-on-year -16.11% +12.20% -7.61%

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 6 January 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 39 (7.00%) SharePoint
2 18 (3.23%) Confluence
3 3 (0.54%) ArcGIS
3 3 (0.54%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (0.54%) WordPress
4 2 (0.36%) SAS
5 1 (0.18%) CMS
Applications
1 147 (26.39%) Microsoft Office
2 140 (25.13%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 22 (3.95%) MS Visio
4 20 (3.59%) Spreadsheet
5 12 (2.15%) InDesign
6 9 (1.62%) Microsoft Project
7 6 (1.08%) Photoshop
8 4 (0.72%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 3 (0.54%) Adobe Illustrator
9 3 (0.54%) Trello
10 1 (0.18%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 18 (3.23%) NetSuite
2 8 (1.44%) Oracle Payables
3 6 (1.08%) Dynamics AX
3 6 (1.08%) Dynamics CRM
4 5 (0.90%) Shopify
4 5 (0.90%) Unit4 Business World
4 5 (0.90%) Visualfiles
5 4 (0.72%) SAP BPC
5 4 (0.72%) SAP FI
6 3 (0.54%) Dynamics GP
6 3 (0.54%) Magento
6 3 (0.54%) ResourceLink
6 3 (0.54%) Salesforce CRM
7 2 (0.36%) Sage X3
8 1 (0.18%) Pegasus Opera
8 1 (0.18%) Primavera
8 1 (0.18%) Sage 200
Cloud Services
1 203 (36.45%) Power Platform
2 86 (15.44%) Azure
3 60 (10.77%) Microsoft 365
4 33 (5.92%) SaaS
5 27 (4.85%) Azure Data Factory
6 26 (4.67%) AWS
7 24 (4.31%) Azure Synapse Analytics
8 20 (3.59%) Azure DevOps
9 19 (3.41%) Cloud Computing
10 14 (2.51%) PowerApps
10 14 (2.51%) Snowflake
11 13 (2.33%) Smartsheet
12 11 (1.97%) Dynamics 365
12 11 (1.97%) Google Analytics
13 10 (1.80%) Intacct
14 5 (0.90%) GCP
14 5 (0.90%) Power Automate
14 5 (0.90%) Workato
15 4 (0.72%) Google Tag Manager
16 3 (0.54%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 9 (1.62%) Unified Communications
2 3 (0.54%) Ethernet
2 3 (0.54%) PuTTY
3 2 (0.36%) Internet
3 2 (0.36%) Intranet
4 1 (0.18%) Cisco Wireless
4 1 (0.18%) Firewall
4 1 (0.18%) LAN
4 1 (0.18%) MPLS
4 1 (0.18%) Remote Desktop
4 1 (0.18%) SD-WAN
4 1 (0.18%) SNA
4 1 (0.18%) WAN
4 1 (0.18%) Wireless
4 1 (0.18%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 197 (35.37%) Power BI
2 54 (9.69%) Tableau
3 35 (6.28%) SQL Server
4 30 (5.39%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 27 (4.85%) Azure SQL Database
6 26 (4.67%) Data Warehouse
7 22 (3.95%) Power Query
8 19 (3.41%) Big Data
9 13 (2.33%) Oracle Reports
10 12 (2.15%) Crystal Reports
11 8 (1.44%) SQL Server Analysis Services
12 7 (1.26%) Oracle Database
13 5 (0.90%) OLAP
14 4 (0.72%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
14 4 (0.72%) Looker
14 4 (0.72%) Metadata
15 3 (0.54%) GIS
15 3 (0.54%) QlikView
15 3 (0.54%) SQL Server Integration Services
16 2 (0.36%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 30 (5.39%) JIRA
2 3 (0.54%) Git
2 3 (0.54%) Jenkins
2 3 (0.54%) Maven
2 3 (0.54%) Sonatype Nexus
2 3 (0.54%) Visual Studio
3 1 (0.18%) Oracle APEX
3 1 (0.18%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 303 (54.40%) Finance
2 254 (45.60%) Social Skills
3 208 (37.34%) Analytical Skills
4 72 (12.93%) Marketing
5 56 (10.05%) Organisational Skills
6 55 (9.87%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 38 (6.82%) Presentation Skills
8 33 (5.92%) Billing
9 28 (5.03%) Retail
10 27 (4.85%) Advertising
11 26 (4.67%) Public Sector
12 22 (3.95%) Law
13 21 (3.77%) Manufacturing
14 16 (2.87%) Influencing Skills
14 16 (2.87%) Legal
15 13 (2.33%) Telecoms
16 12 (2.15%) Banking
17 6 (1.08%) Automotive
18 5 (0.90%) General Ledger
18 5 (0.90%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 176 (31.60%) Analyst
2 53 (9.52%) Senior
3 47 (8.44%) Accountant
4 37 (6.64%) Data Analyst
5 27 (4.85%) Support Analyst
6 26 (4.67%) Lead
7 25 (4.49%) Business Analyst
8 22 (3.95%) Systems Accountant
9 21 (3.77%) Business Manager
10 20 (3.59%) Administrator
10 20 (3.59%) Business Intelligence Analyst
10 20 (3.59%) Developer
11 19 (3.41%) Financial Accountant
11 19 (3.41%) Service Manager
11 19 (3.41%) Technical Support
12 18 (3.23%) Financial Analyst
12 18 (3.23%) Technical Analyst
13 15 (2.69%) IT Support
14 14 (2.51%) Commercial Analyst
14 14 (2.51%) Insight Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (0.72%) Middleware
2 3 (0.54%) ActiveMQ
2 3 (0.54%) Altair
2 3 (0.54%) HTML
2 3 (0.54%) JSON
2 3 (0.54%) RAML
2 3 (0.54%) REST
2 3 (0.54%) SOAP
3 2 (0.36%) EDI
3 2 (0.36%) Flash
4 1 (0.18%) .NET
4 1 (0.18%) Ember.js
4 1 (0.18%) Spine.js
4 1 (0.18%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 78 (14.00%) Onboarding
2 49 (8.80%) Analytical Mindset
3 47 (8.44%) Management Information System
4 45 (8.08%) Self-Motivation
5 21 (3.77%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 21 (3.77%) Social Media
6 19 (3.41%) Product Ownership
6 19 (3.41%) Social Network
7 18 (3.23%) Public Cloud
8 12 (2.15%) Web Conferencing
9 9 (1.62%) Legacy Systems
10 7 (1.26%) CMDB
10 7 (1.26%) Housing Association
10 7 (1.26%) NHS
11 5 (0.90%) Data Protection Act
11 5 (0.90%) Digital Media
11 5 (0.90%) Driving Licence
11 5 (0.90%) Life Science
12 4 (0.72%) Blog
12 4 (0.72%) Data Structures
Operating Systems
1 17 (3.05%) Windows
2 12 (2.15%) Linux
3 9 (1.62%) Unix
4 4 (0.72%) Windows Server
5 3 (0.54%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 209 (37.52%) Business Intelligence
2 181 (32.50%) Problem-Solving
3 139 (24.96%) Decision-Making
4 110 (19.75%) Data Analysis
5 108 (19.39%) Continuous Improvement
6 104 (18.67%) Analytics
7 84 (15.08%) AI
8 82 (14.72%) Process Improvement
9 77 (13.82%) ERP
10 72 (12.93%) Visualisation
11 66 (11.85%) Project Management
12 64 (11.49%) Actionable Insight
13 62 (11.13%) Agile
14 59 (10.59%) CRM
15 52 (9.34%) Budgeting
16 48 (8.62%) Budgeting and Forecasting
16 48 (8.62%) Customer Service
17 42 (7.54%) Data Visualisation
18 40 (7.18%) Change Management
18 40 (7.18%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 149 (26.75%) SQL
2 52 (9.34%) Python
3 30 (5.39%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 24 (4.31%) VBA
5 13 (2.33%) T-SQL
6 12 (2.15%) R
7 3 (0.54%) Java
8 2 (0.36%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 136 (24.42%) Degree
2 108 (19.39%) ACCA
3 86 (15.44%) CIMA
4 17 (3.05%) AWS Certification
5 15 (2.69%) Security Cleared
6 14 (2.51%) AAT
7 13 (2.33%) SC Cleared
8 12 (2.15%) Six Sigma Green Belt
9 9 (1.62%) CFA
9 9 (1.62%) CIPD
9 9 (1.62%) Numerate Degree
10 8 (1.44%) Master's Degree
11 7 (1.26%) CISA
11 7 (1.26%) CISSP
12 6 (1.08%) Computer Science Degree
12 6 (1.08%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
13 5 (0.90%) DBS Check
13 5 (0.90%) PMI Certification
13 5 (0.90%) PMP
14 4 (0.72%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (5.39%) Data Quality
2 26 (4.67%) IFRS
3 23 (4.13%) GAAP
4 21 (3.77%) GDPR
5 20 (3.59%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 15 (2.69%) Actionable Recommendations
6 15 (2.69%) QA
7 14 (2.51%) ISO 9001
7 14 (2.51%) PMO
8 10 (1.80%) Accessibility
8 10 (1.80%) SLA
9 6 (1.08%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 2 (0.36%) GMP
11 1 (0.18%) GRC
11 1 (0.18%) IFRS 17
11 1 (0.18%) ISO/IEC 20000
11 1 (0.18%) P3O
11 1 (0.18%) Solvency II
System Software
1 14 (2.51%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (0.36%) Single Sign-On
2 1 (0.18%) Ansible
2 1 (0.18%) Control-M
2 1 (0.18%) FortiGate
2 1 (0.18%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 269 (48.29%) Microsoft
2 36 (6.46%) Oracle
3 31 (5.57%) Adobe
4 24 (4.31%) Sage
4 24 (4.31%) Salesforce
5 22 (3.95%) SAP
6 18 (3.23%) Apple
7 15 (2.69%) Google
7 15 (2.69%) Workday
8 13 (2.33%) Cisco
9 11 (1.97%) ServiceNow
10 9 (1.62%) Zoho
11 8 (1.44%) Xero
12 6 (1.08%) Adaptive Insights
12 6 (1.08%) Concur
13 4 (0.72%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
14 3 (0.54%) Informatica
14 3 (0.54%) Mercator
14 3 (0.54%) MuleSoft
14 3 (0.54%) Openreach