Hybrid/Remote Microsoft Excel Job Trends
Microsoft Excel
UK > Work from Home
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote/hybrid jobs citing Microsoft Excel skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 30 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 30 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 90 | 76 | 107 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -14 | +31 | +1 |
| Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Excel | 723 | 699 | 560 |
| As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options | 2.82% | 4.27% | 2.80% |
| As % of the Applications category | 41.27% | 22.38% | 39.05% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 440 | 428 | 262 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £27,600 | £27,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £31,500 | £33,063 | £31,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £42,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.56% | +5.88% | -10.66% |
| 75th Percentile | £57,500 | £62,500 | £60,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £67,500 | £77,500 | £78,375 |
| UK median annual salary | £37,500 | £41,287 | £45,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.17% | -8.25% | - |
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/hybrid work options citing software application skills.
| 6 months to 30 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies citing software application skills | 1,752 | 3,124 | 1,434 |
| As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options | 6.84% | 19.10% | 7.17% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,007 | 800 | 793 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,250 | £26,838 | £27,300 |
| 25th Percentile | £32,500 | £32,500 | £35,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £45,000 | £47,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -5.26% | -7.41% |
| 75th Percentile | £58,063 | £61,250 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £73,750 | £77,500 | £83,750 |
| UK median annual salary | £40,000 | £40,000 | £47,500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -15.79% | +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/hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.
Microsoft Excel Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs
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 October 2026.
Microsoft Excel Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Applications
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft Office | 32.2% | 233 |
| 2 | Microsoft PowerPoint | 28.1% | 203 |
| 3 | Spreadsheet | 5.8% | 42 |
| 4 | Acrobat | 3.3% | 24 |
| 5 | Microsoft Project | 2.9% | 21 |
| 6 | MS Visio | 2.4% | 17 |
| 7 | Chatbot | 0.7% | 5 |
| 7 | Windchill | 0.7% | 5 |
| 9 | AutoCAD | 0.6% | 4 |
| 10 | Navisworks | 0.3% | 2 |
| 10 | Revit | 0.3% | 2 |
| 10 | SPSS | 0.3% | 2 |
| 10 | Trello | 0.3% | 2 |
| 14 | EPLAN | 0.1% | 1 |