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

6 months to
30 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 83 92 105
Rank change year-on-year +9 +13 +18
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Excel 516 558 772
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 3.27% 3.44% 2.95%
As % of the Applications category 21.67% 40.09% 40.29%
Number of salaries quoted 305 243 538
10th Percentile £28,750 £27,000 £25,925
25th Percentile £35,000 £35,000 £32,845
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -8.87%
75th Percentile £61,250 £60,625 £57,500
90th Percentile £78,250 £82,500 £65,000
UK median annual salary £41,075 £45,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year -8.72% +12.50% -15.79%

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 2,381 1,392 1,916
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 15.08% 8.57% 7.32%
Number of salaries quoted 633 762 1,494
10th Percentile £28,560 £28,509 £25,299
25th Percentile £35,000 £36,250 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +11.11% -10.00%
75th Percentile £61,250 £66,296 £58,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £82,500 £70,000
UK median annual salary £40,000 £49,000 £38,500
% change year-on-year -18.37% +27.27% -14.44%

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 30 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 44 (8.53%) SharePoint
2 19 (3.68%) Confluence
3 3 (0.58%) ArcGIS
3 3 (0.58%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (0.58%) WordPress
4 2 (0.39%) SAS
5 1 (0.19%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 1 (0.19%) CMS
Applications
1 139 (26.94%) Microsoft Office
2 132 (25.58%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 22 (4.26%) MS Visio
4 18 (3.49%) Spreadsheet
5 12 (2.33%) InDesign
6 9 (1.74%) Microsoft Project
7 4 (0.78%) Photoshop
8 3 (0.58%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 3 (0.58%) Adobe Illustrator
8 3 (0.58%) Trello
9 1 (0.19%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 12 (2.33%) NetSuite
2 8 (1.55%) Oracle Payables
3 7 (1.36%) Dynamics AX
3 7 (1.36%) Dynamics CRM
4 5 (0.97%) Salesforce CRM
4 5 (0.97%) Visualfiles
5 4 (0.78%) Magento
5 4 (0.78%) SAP BPC
6 3 (0.58%) Dynamics GP
6 3 (0.58%) ResourceLink
7 2 (0.39%) Sage X3
7 2 (0.39%) Shopify
8 1 (0.19%) Odoo
8 1 (0.19%) Pegasus Opera
8 1 (0.19%) Primavera
8 1 (0.19%) Sage 200
8 1 (0.19%) SAP FI
8 1 (0.19%) SAP Oil and Gas
8 1 (0.19%) SAP PM
8 1 (0.19%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 194 (37.60%) Power Platform
2 86 (16.67%) Azure
3 64 (12.40%) Microsoft 365
4 33 (6.40%) SaaS
5 27 (5.23%) Azure Data Factory
6 24 (4.65%) Azure Synapse Analytics
7 23 (4.46%) AWS
8 21 (4.07%) Azure DevOps
9 17 (3.29%) PowerApps
10 16 (3.10%) Dynamics 365
11 15 (2.91%) Cloud Computing
12 14 (2.71%) Snowflake
13 10 (1.94%) Intacct
14 9 (1.74%) Power Automate
15 8 (1.55%) Google Analytics
16 7 (1.36%) Smartsheet
17 5 (0.97%) GCP
17 5 (0.97%) Microsoft Copilot
17 5 (0.97%) OneDrive
17 5 (0.97%) Workato
Communications & Networking
1 9 (1.74%) Unified Communications
2 4 (0.78%) Ethernet
3 3 (0.58%) PuTTY
4 2 (0.39%) Internet
5 1 (0.19%) Cisco Wireless
5 1 (0.19%) Firewall
5 1 (0.19%) IP Telephony
5 1 (0.19%) LAN
5 1 (0.19%) MPLS
5 1 (0.19%) Remote Desktop
5 1 (0.19%) SD-WAN
5 1 (0.19%) SNA
5 1 (0.19%) WAN
5 1 (0.19%) Wireless
5 1 (0.19%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 185 (35.85%) Power BI
2 54 (10.47%) Tableau
3 34 (6.59%) SQL Server
4 29 (5.62%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 27 (5.23%) Azure SQL Database
6 21 (4.07%) Power Query
7 20 (3.88%) Data Warehouse
8 15 (2.91%) Big Data
9 5 (0.97%) Crystal Reports
9 5 (0.97%) Oracle Database
9 5 (0.97%) Oracle Reports
9 5 (0.97%) SQL Server Analysis Services
10 4 (0.78%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
10 4 (0.78%) Looker
10 4 (0.78%) Metadata
10 4 (0.78%) PowerPivot
11 3 (0.58%) GIS
11 3 (0.58%) OLAP
11 3 (0.58%) QlikView
12 2 (0.39%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 33 (6.40%) JIRA
2 3 (0.58%) Git
2 3 (0.58%) Jenkins
2 3 (0.58%) Maven
2 3 (0.58%) Sonatype Nexus
2 3 (0.58%) Visual Studio
3 2 (0.39%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 1 (0.19%) Oracle APEX
General
1 262 (50.78%) Social Skills
2 260 (50.39%) Finance
3 182 (35.27%) Analytical Skills
4 69 (13.37%) Marketing
5 62 (12.02%) Organisational Skills
6 61 (11.82%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 36 (6.98%) Presentation Skills
8 34 (6.59%) Billing
9 31 (6.01%) Retail
10 26 (5.04%) Advertising
11 23 (4.46%) Law
11 23 (4.46%) Public Sector
12 17 (3.29%) Influencing Skills
13 15 (2.91%) Manufacturing
14 13 (2.52%) Legal
14 13 (2.52%) Telecoms
15 12 (2.33%) Banking
16 10 (1.94%) Automotive
17 5 (0.97%) Local Government
18 4 (0.78%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 171 (33.14%) Analyst
2 50 (9.69%) Senior
3 33 (6.40%) Data Analyst
4 30 (5.81%) Accountant
4 30 (5.81%) Lead
5 27 (5.23%) Support Analyst
6 25 (4.84%) Business Analyst
7 22 (4.26%) Administrator
8 19 (3.68%) Technical Support
9 18 (3.49%) Service Manager
9 18 (3.49%) Technical Analyst
10 17 (3.29%) IT Support
11 16 (3.10%) Developer
11 16 (3.10%) Financial Accountant
12 15 (2.91%) Business Manager
12 15 (2.91%) IT Analyst
13 14 (2.71%) Business Intelligence Analyst
13 14 (2.71%) Commercial Analyst
13 14 (2.71%) Consultant
13 14 (2.71%) Insight Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (0.78%) EDI
1 4 (0.78%) Middleware
1 4 (0.78%) XML
2 3 (0.58%) ActiveMQ
2 3 (0.58%) JSON
2 3 (0.58%) RAML
2 3 (0.58%) REST
2 3 (0.58%) SOAP
3 2 (0.39%) OAuth
3 2 (0.39%) OpenID
4 1 (0.19%) .NET
4 1 (0.19%) Ember.js
4 1 (0.19%) HTML
4 1 (0.19%) Spine.js
Miscellaneous
1 72 (13.95%) Onboarding
2 48 (9.30%) Management Information System
3 43 (8.33%) Analytical Mindset
4 39 (7.56%) Self-Motivation
5 21 (4.07%) Social Media
6 20 (3.88%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 19 (3.68%) Product Ownership
8 18 (3.49%) Public Cloud
9 15 (2.91%) Social Network
10 11 (2.13%) Web Conferencing
11 7 (1.36%) Housing Association
11 7 (1.36%) Legacy Systems
12 6 (1.16%) Blog
12 6 (1.16%) NHS
13 5 (0.97%) CMDB
13 5 (0.97%) Digital Media
13 5 (0.97%) Driving Licence
14 4 (0.78%) Animation
14 4 (0.78%) Data Protection Act
14 4 (0.78%) FMCG
Operating Systems
1 19 (3.68%) Windows
2 11 (2.13%) Linux
3 8 (1.55%) Unix
4 4 (0.78%) Windows Server
5 3 (0.58%) Windows 10
6 2 (0.39%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 196 (37.98%) Business Intelligence
2 149 (28.88%) Problem-Solving
3 125 (24.22%) Decision-Making
4 107 (20.74%) Continuous Improvement
5 105 (20.35%) Data Analysis
6 101 (19.57%) Analytics
7 76 (14.73%) AI
8 70 (13.57%) Process Improvement
9 64 (12.40%) Visualisation
10 63 (12.21%) CRM
10 63 (12.21%) ERP
11 62 (12.02%) Project Management
12 61 (11.82%) Agile
13 60 (11.63%) Actionable Insight
14 56 (10.85%) Customer Service
15 46 (8.91%) Budgeting and Forecasting
16 40 (7.75%) Budgeting
17 38 (7.36%) Change Management
17 38 (7.36%) Line Management
18 36 (6.98%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 124 (24.03%) SQL
2 47 (9.11%) Python
3 29 (5.62%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 16 (3.10%) VBA
5 10 (1.94%) R
6 9 (1.74%) T-SQL
7 3 (0.58%) Java
8 1 (0.19%) ABAP
8 1 (0.19%) PL/SQL
8 1 (0.19%) VB
8 1 (0.19%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 118 (22.87%) Degree
2 76 (14.73%) ACCA
3 58 (11.24%) CIMA
4 17 (3.29%) AWS Certification
5 15 (2.91%) Security Cleared
6 14 (2.71%) SC Cleared
7 12 (2.33%) AAT
7 12 (2.33%) Six Sigma Green Belt
8 9 (1.74%) CFA
9 8 (1.55%) CISSP
9 8 (1.55%) Numerate Degree
10 7 (1.36%) Computer Science Degree
10 7 (1.36%) Master's Degree
11 6 (1.16%) CIPD
11 6 (1.16%) CISA
11 6 (1.16%) DBS Check
12 5 (0.97%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 5 (0.97%) PMI Certification
12 5 (0.97%) PMP
13 4 (0.78%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 29 (5.62%) Data Quality
2 23 (4.46%) GDPR
3 22 (4.26%) IFRS
4 21 (4.07%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 19 (3.68%) GAAP
6 16 (3.10%) Actionable Recommendations
7 15 (2.91%) ISO 9001
7 15 (2.91%) PMO
8 14 (2.71%) QA
9 11 (2.13%) SLA
10 10 (1.94%) Accessibility
11 6 (1.16%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 2 (0.39%) GRC
12 2 (0.39%) ISO/IEC 20000
13 1 (0.19%) IFRS 17
13 1 (0.19%) ISO 14001
13 1 (0.19%) NIST
13 1 (0.19%) P3O
13 1 (0.19%) Solvency II
System Software
1 14 (2.71%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.19%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 4 (0.78%) Single Sign-On
2 1 (0.19%) Ansible
2 1 (0.19%) Control-M
2 1 (0.19%) FortiGate
2 1 (0.19%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (0.19%) RSA Archer
2 1 (0.19%) SCCM
2 1 (0.19%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 244 (47.29%) Microsoft
2 32 (6.20%) Adobe
3 28 (5.43%) Salesforce
4 27 (5.23%) Oracle
5 23 (4.46%) Sage
6 20 (3.88%) Apple
7 14 (2.71%) SAP
8 13 (2.52%) Cisco
8 13 (2.52%) Google
9 9 (1.74%) Zoho
10 7 (1.36%) ServiceNow
11 6 (1.16%) Concur
11 6 (1.16%) Informatica
12 5 (0.97%) Xero
13 4 (0.78%) HubSpot
13 4 (0.78%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
14 3 (0.58%) Mercator
14 3 (0.58%) MuleSoft
14 3 (0.58%) Openreach
15 2 (0.39%) Freshdesk