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 24 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 55 97 112
Rank change year-on-year +42 +15 +7
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Excel 655 609 610
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 4.33% 3.04% 2.87%
As % of the Applications category 22.84% 40.55% 39.43%
Number of salaries quoted 413 291 425
10th Percentile £28,750 £27,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £32,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £45,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% -5.26% -5.00%
75th Percentile £62,500 £61,250 £61,123
90th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £70,000
UK median annual salary £41,500 £45,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -7.78% - -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 2,868 1,502 1,547
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 18.96% 7.49% 7.27%
Number of salaries quoted 753 846 1,219
10th Percentile £28,500 £27,500 £27,400
25th Percentile £33,000 £35,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,390 £47,500 £51,104
Median % change year-on-year -4.44% -7.05% +2.21%
75th Percentile £61,250 £69,688 £65,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £82,500 £78,750
UK median annual salary £40,000 £47,500 £44,000
% change year-on-year -15.79% +7.95% -3.83%

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 24 November 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 58 (8.85%) SharePoint
2 20 (3.05%) Confluence
3 4 (0.61%) Microsoft Exchange
4 3 (0.46%) ArcGIS
4 3 (0.46%) WordPress
5 2 (0.31%) SAS
6 1 (0.15%) CMS
6 1 (0.15%) IIS
Applications
1 170 (25.95%) Microsoft Office
2 140 (21.37%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 25 (3.82%) Spreadsheet
4 23 (3.51%) MS Visio
5 12 (1.83%) InDesign
6 11 (1.68%) Microsoft Project
7 7 (1.07%) Photoshop
8 6 (0.92%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 3 (0.46%) Adobe Illustrator
9 3 (0.46%) Trello
10 1 (0.15%) Acrobat
Business Applications
1 23 (3.51%) NetSuite
2 8 (1.22%) Shopify
2 8 (1.22%) Unit4 Business World
3 7 (1.07%) Oracle Payables
4 6 (0.92%) Dynamics AX
4 6 (0.92%) Dynamics CRM
5 5 (0.76%) Salesforce CRM
5 5 (0.76%) Visualfiles
6 4 (0.61%) SAP BPC
6 4 (0.61%) SAP FI
7 2 (0.31%) Dynamics GP
7 2 (0.31%) Dynamics NAV
7 2 (0.31%) Primavera
7 2 (0.31%) ResourceLink
7 2 (0.31%) Sage X3
8 1 (0.15%) Elite 3E
8 1 (0.15%) Oracle EBS
8 1 (0.15%) Oracle ERP
8 1 (0.15%) Pegasus Opera
8 1 (0.15%) SAP Oil and Gas
Cloud Services
1 235 (35.88%) Power Platform
2 73 (11.15%) Azure
3 72 (10.99%) Microsoft 365
4 33 (5.04%) SaaS
5 30 (4.58%) Azure Data Factory
6 24 (3.66%) Azure Synapse Analytics
7 20 (3.05%) Azure DevOps
7 20 (3.05%) Cloud Computing
8 18 (2.75%) PowerApps
8 18 (2.75%) Smartsheet
9 16 (2.44%) Google Analytics
10 14 (2.14%) Snowflake
11 11 (1.68%) Dynamics 365
12 10 (1.53%) AWS
13 9 (1.37%) Google Tag Manager
14 8 (1.22%) Google Sheets
14 8 (1.22%) Intacct
14 8 (1.22%) Power Automate
15 7 (1.07%) Google Data Studio
16 6 (0.92%) Google Ads
Communications & Networking
1 9 (1.37%) Unified Communications
2 7 (1.07%) Intranet
3 3 (0.46%) Internet
4 1 (0.15%) DNS
4 1 (0.15%) S/MIME
4 1 (0.15%) SSL
4 1 (0.15%) WebEx
4 1 (0.15%) Wireless
4 1 (0.15%) X.509
Database & Business Intelligence
1 229 (34.96%) Power BI
2 54 (8.24%) Tableau
3 41 (6.26%) SQL Server
4 33 (5.04%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 31 (4.73%) Data Warehouse
6 27 (4.12%) Azure SQL Database
7 25 (3.82%) Power Query
8 23 (3.51%) Big Data
9 18 (2.75%) Oracle Reports
10 16 (2.44%) Crystal Reports
11 10 (1.53%) SQL Server Analysis Services
12 7 (1.07%) Oracle Database
13 6 (0.92%) OLAP
13 6 (0.92%) SQL Server Integration Services
14 4 (0.61%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
14 4 (0.61%) Looker
14 4 (0.61%) Metadata
15 3 (0.46%) Data Lake
15 3 (0.46%) GIS
15 3 (0.46%) QlikView
Development Applications
1 37 (5.65%) JIRA
2 6 (0.92%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
3 4 (0.61%) RStudio
3 4 (0.61%) Visual Studio
4 1 (0.15%) GitLab
4 1 (0.15%) Oracle Forms
General
1 357 (54.50%) Finance
2 302 (46.11%) Social Skills
3 249 (38.02%) Analytical Skills
4 89 (13.59%) Marketing
5 72 (10.99%) Organisational Skills
6 52 (7.94%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 44 (6.72%) Presentation Skills
8 32 (4.89%) Billing
9 31 (4.73%) Manufacturing
9 31 (4.73%) Retail
10 28 (4.27%) Advertising
10 28 (4.27%) Legal
11 27 (4.12%) Law
11 27 (4.12%) Public Sector
12 21 (3.21%) Banking
13 17 (2.60%) Telecoms
14 16 (2.44%) Influencing Skills
15 10 (1.53%) General Ledger
16 7 (1.07%) Automotive
16 7 (1.07%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 217 (33.13%) Analyst
2 58 (8.85%) Data Analyst
3 55 (8.40%) Senior
4 52 (7.94%) Accountant
5 33 (5.04%) Business Analyst
5 33 (5.04%) Financial Analyst
6 32 (4.89%) Support Analyst
7 30 (4.58%) Administrator
8 29 (4.43%) Business Intelligence Analyst
9 28 (4.27%) Systems Accountant
10 27 (4.12%) Developer
11 26 (3.97%) Business Manager
12 23 (3.51%) Service Manager
13 22 (3.36%) Junior
13 22 (3.36%) Lead
14 21 (3.21%) IT Support
15 20 (3.05%) Commercial Analyst
15 20 (3.05%) Financial Accountant
16 19 (2.90%) Technical Analyst
17 18 (2.75%) Account Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (0.76%) HTML
1 5 (0.76%) JSON
2 4 (0.61%) Middleware
3 3 (0.46%) Altair
4 2 (0.31%) EDI
4 2 (0.31%) Flash
4 2 (0.31%) XML
5 1 (0.15%) .NET
5 1 (0.15%) EJB
5 1 (0.15%) Ember.js
5 1 (0.15%) SailPoint
5 1 (0.15%) Spine.js
5 1 (0.15%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 68 (10.38%) Onboarding
2 55 (8.40%) Self-Motivation
3 52 (7.94%) Analytical Mindset
4 46 (7.02%) Management Information System
5 22 (3.36%) Product Ownership
6 20 (3.05%) Social Network
7 19 (2.90%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 19 (2.90%) Social Media
8 12 (1.83%) Web Conferencing
9 11 (1.68%) Driving Licence
10 7 (1.07%) CMDB
10 7 (1.07%) Digital Media
10 7 (1.07%) Housing Association
11 6 (0.92%) Legacy Systems
11 6 (0.92%) NHS
12 5 (0.76%) Credit Risk
12 5 (0.76%) Data Structures
12 5 (0.76%) Enterprise Software
12 5 (0.76%) FMCG
12 5 (0.76%) Life Science
Operating Systems
1 25 (3.82%) Windows
2 9 (1.37%) Linux
2 9 (1.37%) Unix
3 5 (0.76%) Mac OS
3 5 (0.76%) Windows 10
4 4 (0.61%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 242 (36.95%) Business Intelligence
2 215 (32.82%) Problem-Solving
3 161 (24.58%) Decision-Making
4 132 (20.15%) Data Analysis
5 131 (20.00%) Continuous Improvement
6 124 (18.93%) Analytics
7 100 (15.27%) Process Improvement
8 86 (13.13%) Visualisation
9 85 (12.98%) ERP
10 78 (11.91%) AI
11 74 (11.30%) Project Management
12 73 (11.15%) Actionable Insight
13 70 (10.69%) Agile
14 65 (9.92%) CRM
15 63 (9.62%) Budgeting
16 54 (8.24%) Budgeting and Forecasting
17 53 (8.09%) Data Visualisation
18 52 (7.94%) Customer Service
19 51 (7.79%) Time Management
20 48 (7.33%) Change Management
Programming Languages
1 184 (28.09%) SQL
2 65 (9.92%) Python
3 35 (5.34%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 31 (4.73%) VBA
5 17 (2.60%) T-SQL
6 13 (1.98%) R
7 3 (0.46%) PL/SQL
8 2 (0.31%) Bash
8 2 (0.31%) PowerShell
8 2 (0.31%) VB
9 1 (0.15%) C#
9 1 (0.15%) C++
Qualifications
1 157 (23.97%) Degree
2 129 (19.69%) ACCA
3 106 (16.18%) CIMA
4 20 (3.05%) AAT
5 18 (2.75%) Security Cleared
6 15 (2.29%) SC Cleared
7 12 (1.83%) Numerate Degree
7 12 (1.83%) Six Sigma Green Belt
8 11 (1.68%) Master's Degree
9 10 (1.53%) CIPD
10 8 (1.22%) CISSP
10 8 (1.22%) DBS Check
11 7 (1.07%) CISA
12 6 (0.92%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
13 5 (0.76%) CFA
13 5 (0.76%) PMI Certification
14 4 (0.61%) DV Cleared
14 4 (0.61%) Microsoft Certification
14 4 (0.61%) PMP
15 3 (0.46%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 32 (4.89%) PMO
2 31 (4.73%) Data Quality
3 25 (3.82%) IFRS
4 24 (3.66%) GAAP
5 21 (3.21%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 21 (3.21%) QA
6 18 (2.75%) GDPR
7 15 (2.29%) Actionable Recommendations
8 14 (2.14%) ISO 9001
9 12 (1.83%) Accessibility
10 11 (1.68%) SLA
11 6 (0.92%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 3 (0.46%) P3O
13 2 (0.31%) GMP
13 2 (0.31%) GRC
14 1 (0.15%) IFRS 17
14 1 (0.15%) ISO/IEC 20000
14 1 (0.15%) NIST
14 1 (0.15%) Solvency II
System Software
1 10 (1.53%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 3 (0.46%) Microsoft Intune
1 3 (0.46%) Single Sign-On
2 1 (0.15%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
2 1 (0.15%) Control-M
2 1 (0.15%) SCCM
2 1 (0.15%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 324 (49.47%) Microsoft
2 36 (5.50%) Oracle
3 32 (4.89%) Salesforce
4 29 (4.43%) SAP
5 23 (3.51%) Workday
6 22 (3.36%) Google
7 19 (2.90%) Sage
8 18 (2.75%) Adobe
9 16 (2.44%) ServiceNow
10 14 (2.14%) Xero
11 13 (1.98%) Cisco
12 10 (1.53%) Adaptive Insights
13 9 (1.37%) Zoho
14 6 (0.92%) Concur
15 5 (0.76%) N-able
16 4 (0.61%) Anaplan
16 4 (0.61%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
17 3 (0.46%) Mercator
17 3 (0.46%) Openreach
17 3 (0.46%) TikTok