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

6 months to
21 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 117 86 52
Rank change year-on-year -31 -34 +56
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Excel 555 670 1,138
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.42% 4.04% 4.60%
As % of the Applications category 38.97% 26.20% 52.78%
Number of salaries quoted 350 402 391
10th Percentile £29,000 £26,250 £26,500
25th Percentile £33,500 £31,000 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £43,865
Median % change year-on-year - +2.59% -12.27%
75th Percentile £60,000 £62,875 £58,750
90th Percentile £73,750 £85,000 £70,000
UK median annual salary £40,000 £40,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year - -5.88% -5.56%

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 1,424 2,557 2,156
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 6.20% 15.43% 8.72%
Number of salaries quoted 816 828 1,130
10th Percentile £28,500 £26,500 £27,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £31,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,250 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% - -13.04%
75th Percentile £60,000 £62,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £76,375
UK median annual salary £40,000 £40,600 £42,500
% change year-on-year -1.48% -4.47% -5.56%

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 21 August 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 55 (9.91%) SharePoint
2 8 (1.44%) Confluence
3 5 (0.90%) Apache Spark
4 3 (0.54%) Microsoft Exchange
5 2 (0.36%) CMS
5 2 (0.36%) Jupyter
5 2 (0.36%) WordPress
6 1 (0.18%) Oracle Workflow
6 1 (0.18%) SAS
Applications
1 163 (29.37%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 155 (27.93%) Microsoft Office
3 22 (3.96%) Acrobat
4 21 (3.78%) Microsoft Project
5 16 (2.88%) MS Visio
6 13 (2.34%) Spreadsheet
7 5 (0.90%) Chatbot
8 4 (0.72%) Windchill
9 3 (0.54%) AutoCAD
10 2 (0.36%) SOLIDWORKS
10 2 (0.36%) Trello
11 1 (0.18%) Navisworks
11 1 (0.18%) Revit
11 1 (0.18%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 25 (4.50%) NetSuite
2 21 (3.78%) Dynamics CRM
3 12 (2.16%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 5 (0.90%) SAP ERP
5 4 (0.72%) Academy Housing
6 3 (0.54%) BambooHR
6 3 (0.54%) Salesforce CRM
6 3 (0.54%) Visualfiles
7 2 (0.36%) Oracle ERP
7 2 (0.36%) Raiser’s Edge
7 2 (0.36%) Sage 50
8 1 (0.18%) Cognos Business Intelligence
8 1 (0.18%) Elite 3E
8 1 (0.18%) Infor SunSystems
8 1 (0.18%) Oracle Payables
Cloud Services
1 177 (31.89%) Power Platform
2 38 (6.85%) Microsoft 365
3 28 (5.05%) SaaS
4 24 (4.32%) Azure
5 19 (3.42%) Dynamics 365
6 17 (3.06%) PowerApps
7 14 (2.52%) AWS
7 14 (2.52%) Power Automate
8 9 (1.62%) Microsoft Copilot
9 7 (1.26%) Smartsheet
10 6 (1.08%) ChatGPT
10 6 (1.08%) Google Analytics
11 4 (0.72%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 4 (0.72%) GCP
11 4 (0.72%) GitHub
11 4 (0.72%) Miro
12 3 (0.54%) Azure Data Factory
12 3 (0.54%) OneDrive
13 2 (0.36%) Cloud Computing
13 2 (0.36%) MailChimp
Communications & Networking
1 13 (2.34%) Broadband
2 3 (0.54%) LAN
2 3 (0.54%) WAN
3 2 (0.36%) Firewall
3 2 (0.36%) Internet
3 2 (0.36%) VPN
3 2 (0.36%) WebEx
4 1 (0.18%) Intranet
4 1 (0.18%) Network Security
4 1 (0.18%) SD-WAN
4 1 (0.18%) Wi-Fi
4 1 (0.18%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 168 (30.27%) Power BI
2 36 (6.49%) Tableau
3 29 (5.23%) Power Query
4 18 (3.24%) Data Lake
5 12 (2.16%) SAP BW
6 9 (1.62%) Relational Database
7 8 (1.44%) Data Warehouse
7 8 (1.44%) SQL Server
8 7 (1.26%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 6 (1.08%) Looker
9 6 (1.08%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 5 (0.90%) Big Data
11 3 (0.54%) Db2
11 3 (0.54%) DB2 UDB
11 3 (0.54%) QlikView
12 2 (0.36%) KNIME
12 2 (0.36%) MS Access
12 2 (0.36%) PowerPivot
12 2 (0.36%) Star Schema
13 1 (0.18%) Data Mining
Development Applications
1 38 (6.85%) JIRA
2 6 (1.08%) Git
2 6 (1.08%) Visual Studio
3 2 (0.36%) Balsamiq
3 2 (0.36%) Jenkins
3 2 (0.36%) JMeter
3 2 (0.36%) Postman
3 2 (0.36%) RStudio
3 2 (0.36%) Visual Studio Code
4 1 (0.18%) Toad
General
1 324 (58.38%) Social Skills
2 253 (45.59%) Finance
3 182 (32.79%) Analytical Skills
4 113 (20.36%) Organisational Skills
5 66 (11.89%) Marketing
6 47 (8.47%) Legal
7 43 (7.75%) Retail
8 42 (7.57%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 38 (6.85%) Public Sector
10 34 (6.13%) Billing
11 31 (5.59%) Banking
11 31 (5.59%) Influencing Skills
12 29 (5.23%) Telecoms
13 28 (5.05%) Presentation Skills
14 17 (3.06%) Law
15 12 (2.16%) Automotive
15 12 (2.16%) Manufacturing
16 10 (1.80%) German Language
17 8 (1.44%) Documentation Skills
18 7 (1.26%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 171 (30.81%) Analyst
2 49 (8.83%) Administrator
3 45 (8.11%) Data Analyst
4 38 (6.85%) Report Analyst
5 30 (5.41%) Senior
6 29 (5.23%) Financial Analyst
7 25 (4.50%) Business Analyst
8 24 (4.32%) Accountant
9 19 (3.42%) Senior Analyst
10 16 (2.88%) Service Analyst
11 15 (2.70%) Coordinator
12 13 (2.34%) Consultant
12 13 (2.34%) Junior
13 12 (2.16%) Project Manager
13 12 (2.16%) Sales Administrator
14 11 (1.98%) Management Accountant
15 10 (1.80%) Billing Analyst
15 10 (1.80%) Data Engineer
15 10 (1.80%) Lead
15 10 (1.80%) Senior Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (2.16%) Oracle Fusion
2 5 (0.90%) ODBC
3 3 (0.54%) Godot
3 3 (0.54%) HTML
3 3 (0.54%) Unreal Engine
4 2 (0.36%) Matplotlib
4 2 (0.36%) NumPy
4 2 (0.36%) OAuth
4 2 (0.36%) OpenID
4 2 (0.36%) Pandas
4 2 (0.36%) PySpark
4 2 (0.36%) Seaborn
4 2 (0.36%) Terraform
5 1 (0.18%) TAPI
Miscellaneous
1 63 (11.35%) Management Information System
2 55 (9.91%) Onboarding
3 30 (5.41%) Self-Motivation
3 30 (5.41%) Social Media
4 20 (3.60%) Data Structures
5 12 (2.16%) Analytical Mindset
5 12 (2.16%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 12 (2.16%) Web Conferencing
6 10 (1.80%) Housing Association
7 7 (1.26%) e-Learning
7 7 (1.26%) NHS
8 6 (1.08%) Driving Licence
8 6 (1.08%) Life Science
8 6 (1.08%) Product Ownership
8 6 (1.08%) Reinsurance
9 5 (0.90%) Educational Technology
9 5 (0.90%) Low-Code
9 5 (0.90%) Mobile App
10 4 (0.72%) FMCG
10 4 (0.72%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 5 (0.90%) Windows
2 1 (0.18%) Linux
2 1 (0.18%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 176 (31.71%) Business Intelligence
2 152 (27.39%) Problem-Solving
3 127 (22.88%) Decision-Making
4 126 (22.70%) Continuous Improvement
5 82 (14.77%) Project Management
6 80 (14.41%) CRM
6 80 (14.41%) Stakeholder Management
7 79 (14.23%) Process Improvement
8 70 (12.61%) Agile
9 68 (12.25%) Analytics
10 62 (11.17%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 59 (10.63%) Data Analysis
12 56 (10.09%) Data Management
13 53 (9.55%) AI
13 53 (9.55%) ERP
14 48 (8.65%) Customer Service
15 47 (8.47%) Project Delivery
16 46 (8.29%) Validation
17 39 (7.03%) E-Commerce
17 39 (7.03%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 119 (21.44%) SQL
2 50 (9.01%) Python
3 27 (4.86%) VBA
4 15 (2.70%) JavaScript
5 9 (1.62%) R
6 7 (1.26%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 5 (0.90%) C#
8 4 (0.72%) PowerShell
8 4 (0.72%) VB
9 3 (0.54%) C
9 3 (0.54%) C++
10 2 (0.36%) Bash
10 2 (0.36%) Java
11 1 (0.18%) T-SQL
11 1 (0.18%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 96 (17.30%) Degree
2 69 (12.43%) ACCA
3 67 (12.07%) CIMA
4 28 (5.05%) DBS Check
4 28 (5.05%) Security Cleared
5 24 (4.32%) SC Cleared
6 16 (2.88%) AAT
7 15 (2.70%) PMI Certification
8 11 (1.98%) PMP
9 9 (1.62%) BPSS Clearance
9 9 (1.62%) Master's Degree
10 7 (1.26%) ICAEW
11 3 (0.54%) CIPD
11 3 (0.54%) DV Cleared
12 2 (0.36%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 2 (0.36%) Azure Certification
12 2 (0.36%) Computer Science Degree
12 2 (0.36%) ISTQB
12 2 (0.36%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 2 (0.36%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 75 (13.51%) Data Quality
2 36 (6.49%) GDPR
3 30 (5.41%) QA
4 17 (3.06%) IFRS
4 17 (3.06%) PMO
5 15 (2.70%) Accessibility
6 13 (2.34%) COREP
6 13 (2.34%) FINREP
6 13 (2.34%) GAAP
7 8 (1.44%) SLA
8 6 (1.08%) Actionable Recommendations
8 6 (1.08%) GRC
9 4 (0.72%) Def Stans
9 4 (0.72%) ISO 9000
9 4 (0.72%) ISO 9001
9 4 (0.72%) ISO/IEC 15288
9 4 (0.72%) Software Quality Assurance
10 3 (0.54%) TickIT
11 2 (0.36%) ISO/IEC 27001
12 1 (0.18%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 1 (0.18%) Embedded Firmware
1 1 (0.18%) Firmware
1 1 (0.18%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 2 (0.36%) Ansible
1 2 (0.36%) Single Sign-On
2 1 (0.18%) Autotask
2 1 (0.18%) Functional Safety
2 1 (0.18%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (0.18%) SCCM
Vendors
1 239 (43.06%) Microsoft
2 36 (6.49%) SAP
3 30 (5.41%) Adobe
4 26 (4.68%) Oracle
5 21 (3.78%) HubSpot
6 18 (3.24%) Salesforce
7 17 (3.06%) Sage
8 14 (2.52%) Xero
9 9 (1.62%) Google
10 8 (1.44%) Apple
11 7 (1.26%) Databricks
11 7 (1.26%) ServiceNow
12 6 (1.08%) Workday
13 5 (0.90%) BMC
13 5 (0.90%) YouTube
13 5 (0.90%) Zoho
14 4 (0.72%) Hyperion
14 4 (0.72%) JD Edwards
15 3 (0.54%) Alteryx
15 3 (0.54%) VMware