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 27 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 81 107 107
Rank change year-on-year +26 0 +28
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Excel 678 556 690
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 4.21% 2.78% 3.04%
As % of the Applications category 21.79% 38.72% 42.70%
Number of salaries quoted 427 260 484
10th Percentile £27,302 £27,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £32,500 £31,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £42,500 £47,787
Median % change year-on-year +5.88% -11.06% -4.43%
75th Percentile £62,500 £60,000 £61,123
90th Percentile £77,500 £75,375 £69,625
UK median annual salary £41,075 £45,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -8.72% - -5.26%

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 3,111 1,436 1,616
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 19.30% 7.19% 7.13%
Number of salaries quoted 800 793 1,272
10th Percentile £26,500 £27,300 £28,500
25th Percentile £32,500 £34,750 £37,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £47,500 £52,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% -8.65% +4.00%
75th Percentile £61,250 £70,000 £66,034
90th Percentile £77,500 £83,750 £80,000
UK median annual salary £40,000 £47,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year -15.79% +5.56% -1.10%

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 27 October 2025.

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 55 (8.11%) SharePoint
2 19 (2.80%) Confluence
3 4 (0.59%) Microsoft Exchange
4 3 (0.44%) ArcGIS
4 3 (0.44%) WordPress
5 2 (0.29%) CMS
6 1 (0.15%) IIS
6 1 (0.15%) SAS
Applications
1 171 (25.22%) Microsoft Office
2 164 (24.19%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 29 (4.28%) Spreadsheet
4 20 (2.95%) MS Visio
5 15 (2.21%) Microsoft Project
6 12 (1.77%) InDesign
7 7 (1.03%) Photoshop
8 6 (0.88%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 3 (0.44%) Adobe Illustrator
10 2 (0.29%) Trello
11 1 (0.15%) Acrobat
11 1 (0.15%) Adobe Captivate
Business Applications
1 26 (3.83%) NetSuite
2 8 (1.18%) Shopify
2 8 (1.18%) Unit4 Business World
3 7 (1.03%) Dynamics CRM
3 7 (1.03%) Oracle Payables
4 5 (0.74%) Dynamics AX
4 5 (0.74%) Oracle EBS
4 5 (0.74%) Salesforce CRM
4 5 (0.74%) Visualfiles
5 4 (0.59%) SAP BPC
5 4 (0.59%) SAP FI
6 2 (0.29%) CA PPM
6 2 (0.29%) Dynamics GP
6 2 (0.29%) Dynamics NAV
6 2 (0.29%) Primavera
6 2 (0.29%) Sage X3
6 2 (0.29%) SAP Oil and Gas
7 1 (0.15%) Elite 3E
7 1 (0.15%) Oracle ERP
7 1 (0.15%) Pegasus Opera
Cloud Services
1 236 (34.81%) Power Platform
2 90 (13.27%) Microsoft 365
3 71 (10.47%) Azure
4 31 (4.57%) SaaS
5 19 (2.80%) Smartsheet
6 17 (2.51%) Azure DevOps
7 16 (2.36%) Google Analytics
7 16 (2.36%) PowerApps
8 15 (2.21%) Snowflake
9 14 (2.06%) Cloud Computing
10 12 (1.77%) AWS
11 9 (1.33%) Google Sheets
11 9 (1.33%) Power Automate
12 8 (1.18%) Dynamics 365
12 8 (1.18%) Google Tag Manager
12 8 (1.18%) Intacct
13 7 (1.03%) Azure Data Factory
14 6 (0.88%) Google Ads
14 6 (0.88%) Google Data Studio
15 5 (0.74%) Microsoft Advertising
Communications & Networking
1 9 (1.33%) Unified Communications
2 7 (1.03%) Intranet
3 4 (0.59%) Wireless
4 3 (0.44%) Internet
4 3 (0.44%) Remote Desktop
4 3 (0.44%) TCP/IP
5 2 (0.29%) S/MIME
5 2 (0.29%) SSL
5 2 (0.29%) X.509
6 1 (0.15%) DNS
6 1 (0.15%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 231 (34.07%) Power BI
2 54 (7.96%) Tableau
3 32 (4.72%) Data Warehouse
4 23 (3.39%) Power Query
5 22 (3.24%) Oracle Reports
6 19 (2.80%) BusinessObjects
6 19 (2.80%) Data Mining
7 17 (2.51%) Big Data
7 17 (2.51%) SQL Server
8 16 (2.36%) Crystal Reports
9 10 (1.47%) SQL Server Analysis Services
9 10 (1.47%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 7 (1.03%) Oracle Database
10 7 (1.03%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 6 (0.88%) OLAP
12 5 (0.74%) Data Lake
12 5 (0.74%) Relational Database
13 4 (0.59%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
13 4 (0.59%) Looker
13 4 (0.59%) Qlik Sense
Development Applications
1 36 (5.31%) JIRA
2 5 (0.74%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
3 4 (0.59%) RStudio
4 3 (0.44%) Git
4 3 (0.44%) Visual Studio
5 2 (0.29%) Subversion
6 1 (0.15%) GitLab
6 1 (0.15%) Oracle Forms
General
1 347 (51.18%) Finance
2 316 (46.61%) Social Skills
3 254 (37.46%) Analytical Skills
4 84 (12.39%) Marketing
5 80 (11.80%) Organisational Skills
6 52 (7.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 46 (6.78%) Retail
8 33 (4.87%) Legal
8 33 (4.87%) Manufacturing
9 31 (4.57%) Presentation Skills
10 29 (4.28%) Law
11 26 (3.83%) Public Sector
12 24 (3.54%) Advertising
13 20 (2.95%) Banking
13 20 (2.95%) Influencing Skills
14 18 (2.65%) Billing
15 15 (2.21%) Telecoms
16 10 (1.47%) Automotive
16 10 (1.47%) General Ledger
17 8 (1.18%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 227 (33.48%) Analyst
2 63 (9.29%) Data Analyst
3 60 (8.85%) Senior
4 47 (6.93%) Accountant
5 46 (6.78%) Developer
6 42 (6.19%) Financial Analyst
7 39 (5.75%) Junior
8 37 (5.46%) Administrator
8 37 (5.46%) Business Analyst
9 31 (4.57%) Support Analyst
10 30 (4.42%) Business Intelligence Analyst
11 28 (4.13%) Systems Accountant
12 26 (3.83%) IT Support
13 23 (3.39%) Lead
14 21 (3.10%) Service Manager
15 19 (2.80%) Applications Support
15 19 (2.80%) Technical Analyst
16 18 (2.65%) Junior Developer
16 18 (2.65%) Support Specialist
17 17 (2.51%) IT Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (0.74%) HTML
2 4 (0.59%) JSON
2 4 (0.59%) Middleware
3 3 (0.44%) Altair
4 2 (0.29%) EDI
4 2 (0.29%) EJB
4 2 (0.29%) Flash
4 2 (0.29%) XML
5 1 (0.15%) .NET
5 1 (0.15%) Ember.js
5 1 (0.15%) FIX Protocol
5 1 (0.15%) Lightning Web Components
5 1 (0.15%) SailPoint
5 1 (0.15%) Spine.js
5 1 (0.15%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 69 (10.18%) Onboarding
2 53 (7.82%) Management Information System
3 42 (6.19%) Self-Motivation
4 33 (4.87%) Analytical Mindset
5 25 (3.69%) Data Structures
6 19 (2.80%) Product Ownership
7 18 (2.65%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 17 (2.51%) Social Media
9 14 (2.06%) Social Network
10 12 (1.77%) Driving Licence
11 11 (1.62%) Web Conferencing
12 8 (1.18%) Legacy Systems
13 6 (0.88%) CMDB
14 5 (0.74%) Algorithms
14 5 (0.74%) Enterprise Software
14 5 (0.74%) FMCG
14 5 (0.74%) Housing Association
14 5 (0.74%) Life Science
14 5 (0.74%) Pricing Data
14 5 (0.74%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 34 (5.01%) Windows
2 11 (1.62%) Linux
2 11 (1.62%) Unix
3 8 (1.18%) Windows 10
4 5 (0.74%) Mac OS
5 3 (0.44%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 223 (32.89%) Business Intelligence
2 212 (31.27%) Problem-Solving
3 147 (21.68%) Decision-Making
4 135 (19.91%) Continuous Improvement
5 128 (18.88%) Data Analysis
6 98 (14.45%) Analytics
7 86 (12.68%) ERP
8 81 (11.95%) Process Improvement
9 76 (11.21%) Project Management
10 72 (10.62%) Agile
11 70 (10.32%) Visualisation
12 66 (9.73%) CRM
13 61 (9.00%) Coaching
14 60 (8.85%) AI
15 59 (8.70%) Actionable Insight
16 55 (8.11%) Customer Service
16 55 (8.11%) Data Visualisation
17 54 (7.96%) Service Delivery
18 51 (7.52%) Budgeting
18 51 (7.52%) Data Management
Programming Languages
1 190 (28.02%) SQL
2 68 (10.03%) Python
3 48 (7.08%) VBA
4 17 (2.51%) T-SQL
5 16 (2.36%) R
6 12 (1.77%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 5 (0.74%) VB
8 4 (0.59%) Bash
9 3 (0.44%) PL/SQL
9 3 (0.44%) PowerShell
10 2 (0.29%) Julia
11 1 (0.15%) C#
11 1 (0.15%) C++
11 1 (0.15%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 143 (21.09%) Degree
2 123 (18.14%) ACCA
3 106 (15.63%) CIMA
4 20 (2.95%) AAT
5 17 (2.51%) Security Cleared
6 14 (2.06%) SC Cleared
7 13 (1.92%) DBS Check
8 10 (1.47%) Numerate Degree
9 9 (1.33%) CISSP
9 9 (1.33%) Master's Degree
10 8 (1.18%) CIPD
11 7 (1.03%) CISA
11 7 (1.03%) Microsoft Certification
12 6 (0.88%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 6 (0.88%) PMI Certification
13 5 (0.74%) DV Cleared
14 4 (0.59%) ITIL Certification
14 4 (0.59%) PMP
14 4 (0.59%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
15 3 (0.44%) CFA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 36 (5.31%) PMO
2 22 (3.24%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 21 (3.10%) Data Quality
4 19 (2.80%) GAAP
4 19 (2.80%) GDPR
4 19 (2.80%) IFRS
5 18 (2.65%) QA
6 14 (2.06%) Accessibility
6 14 (2.06%) ISO 9001
7 7 (1.03%) SLA
8 6 (0.88%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 5 (0.74%) Actionable Recommendations
10 4 (0.59%) P3O
11 2 (0.29%) GMP
11 2 (0.29%) GRC
11 2 (0.29%) NIST
12 1 (0.15%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 11 (1.62%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 6 (0.88%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (0.44%) Single Sign-On
3 2 (0.29%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
4 1 (0.15%) SCCM
4 1 (0.15%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 372 (54.87%) Microsoft
2 41 (6.05%) Oracle
3 35 (5.16%) SAP
4 32 (4.72%) Salesforce
5 24 (3.54%) Google
6 23 (3.39%) Adobe
6 23 (3.39%) Workday
7 19 (2.80%) Facebook
7 19 (2.80%) ServiceNow
8 18 (2.65%) Sage
9 15 (2.21%) Xero
10 14 (2.06%) Cisco
11 10 (1.47%) Adaptive Insights
12 9 (1.33%) Anaplan
12 9 (1.33%) Zoho
13 6 (0.88%) Concur
14 5 (0.74%) Logitech
14 5 (0.74%) N-able
14 5 (0.74%) TippingPoint
15 4 (0.59%) iManage