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 17 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 88 87 88
Rank change year-on-year -1 +1 +15
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Excel 504 517 967
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.98% 3.81% 3.22%
As % of the Applications category 25.44% 41.16% 41.47%
Number of salaries quoted 278 250 631
10th Percentile £28,250 £26,250 £25,500
25th Percentile £33,500 £31,625 £31,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £44,500
Median % change year-on-year - +1.12% +4.71%
75th Percentile £60,000 £62,000 £56,875
90th Percentile £77,500 £82,500 £65,000
UK median annual salary £41,250 £45,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +12.50% -11.11%

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 1,981 1,256 2,332
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 11.73% 9.25% 7.77%
Number of salaries quoted 609 772 1,761
10th Percentile £28,500 £27,000 £24,750
25th Percentile £34,000 £36,250 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £52,000 £43,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.46% +20.93% -9.47%
75th Percentile £60,000 £66,253 £57,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £67,500
UK median annual salary £40,000 £47,683 £37,500
% change year-on-year -16.11% +27.15% -16.67%

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 17 March 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 51 (10.12%) SharePoint
2 12 (2.38%) Confluence
3 4 (0.79%) Adobe Experience Manager
3 4 (0.79%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.20%) SAS
Applications
1 133 (26.39%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 127 (25.20%) Microsoft Office
3 26 (5.16%) MS Visio
4 12 (2.38%) Spreadsheet
5 9 (1.79%) InDesign
6 8 (1.59%) Microsoft Project
7 3 (0.60%) AutoCAD
7 3 (0.60%) SOLIDWORKS
7 3 (0.60%) Trello
8 1 (0.20%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 15 (2.98%) Dynamics CRM
2 10 (1.98%) NetSuite
3 8 (1.59%) Oracle Payables
4 7 (1.39%) Dynamics AX
4 7 (1.39%) Salesforce CRM
5 5 (0.99%) Magento
6 4 (0.79%) SAP BPC
7 3 (0.60%) Dynamics GP
7 3 (0.60%) ResourceLink
8 2 (0.40%) Odoo
8 2 (0.40%) SAP ERP
9 1 (0.20%) Infor SunSystems
9 1 (0.20%) Raiser’s Edge
9 1 (0.20%) Sage 200
9 1 (0.20%) SAP Oil and Gas
9 1 (0.20%) SAP PM
9 1 (0.20%) SAP S/4HANA
9 1 (0.20%) Visualfiles
Cloud Services
1 183 (36.31%) Power Platform
2 69 (13.69%) Azure
3 45 (8.93%) Microsoft 365
4 28 (5.56%) Azure Data Factory
5 26 (5.16%) SaaS
6 24 (4.76%) Azure Synapse Analytics
7 22 (4.37%) Dynamics 365
8 19 (3.77%) AWS
9 13 (2.58%) PowerApps
10 12 (2.38%) Power Automate
11 11 (2.18%) OneDrive
12 10 (1.98%) Azure DevOps
12 10 (1.98%) Cloud Computing
13 6 (1.19%) Google Sheets
13 6 (1.19%) Microsoft Copilot
14 5 (0.99%) Google Analytics
14 5 (0.99%) PaaS
14 5 (0.99%) Smartsheet
15 4 (0.79%) GCP
15 4 (0.79%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 9 (1.79%) Unified Communications
2 5 (0.99%) Ethernet
3 4 (0.79%) Firewall
3 4 (0.79%) LAN
3 4 (0.79%) WAN
4 3 (0.60%) IP Telephony
4 3 (0.60%) PuTTY
4 3 (0.60%) VPN
5 1 (0.20%) Cisco Wireless
5 1 (0.20%) Internet
5 1 (0.20%) MPLS
5 1 (0.20%) Remote Desktop
5 1 (0.20%) SD-WAN
5 1 (0.20%) SNA
5 1 (0.20%) Wireless
5 1 (0.20%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 176 (34.92%) Power BI
2 50 (9.92%) Tableau
3 33 (6.55%) SQL Server
4 31 (6.15%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 29 (5.75%) Power Query
6 27 (5.36%) Azure SQL Database
7 10 (1.98%) Big Data
8 9 (1.79%) Data Warehouse
9 7 (1.39%) PowerPivot
10 6 (1.19%) QlikView
11 4 (0.79%) DB2
11 4 (0.79%) DB2 UDB
11 4 (0.79%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 3 (0.60%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
12 3 (0.60%) Metadata
12 3 (0.60%) SQL Server Analysis Services
13 2 (0.40%) Ataccama
13 2 (0.40%) Qlik Sense
13 2 (0.40%) Relational Database
13 2 (0.40%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 27 (5.36%) JIRA
2 4 (0.79%) Git
2 4 (0.79%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
3 3 (0.60%) Jenkins
3 3 (0.60%) Maven
3 3 (0.60%) Sonatype Nexus
3 3 (0.60%) Visual Studio
4 1 (0.20%) Oracle APEX
General
1 289 (57.34%) Social Skills
2 235 (46.63%) Finance
3 193 (38.29%) Analytical Skills
4 65 (12.90%) Organisational Skills
5 58 (11.51%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 56 (11.11%) Marketing
7 42 (8.33%) Retail
8 38 (7.54%) Presentation Skills
9 27 (5.36%) Billing
10 21 (4.17%) Legal
11 18 (3.57%) Advertising
11 18 (3.57%) Automotive
12 16 (3.17%) Law
12 16 (3.17%) Telecoms
13 15 (2.98%) Public Sector
14 13 (2.58%) Influencing Skills
15 12 (2.38%) Banking
16 5 (0.99%) Back Office
17 4 (0.79%) French Language
17 4 (0.79%) General Ledger
Job Titles
1 164 (32.54%) Analyst
2 46 (9.13%) Senior
3 35 (6.94%) Data Analyst
3 35 (6.94%) Lead
4 29 (5.75%) Administrator
5 25 (4.96%) Accountant
6 21 (4.17%) Business Analyst
6 21 (4.17%) Report Analyst
7 15 (2.98%) Insight Analyst
8 14 (2.78%) Commercial Analyst
8 14 (2.78%) Support Analyst
9 13 (2.58%) Account Manager
9 13 (2.58%) Financial Accountant
9 13 (2.58%) IT Support
10 12 (2.38%) Business Manager
10 12 (2.38%) Consultant
10 12 (2.38%) Customer Analyst
10 12 (2.38%) Insight Manager
10 12 (2.38%) Service Manager
10 12 (2.38%) Technical Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (1.39%) EDI
2 6 (1.19%) XML
3 3 (0.60%) ActiveMQ
3 3 (0.60%) JSON
3 3 (0.60%) OAuth
3 3 (0.60%) OpenID
3 3 (0.60%) RAML
3 3 (0.60%) REST
3 3 (0.60%) SOAP
4 1 (0.20%) .NET
4 1 (0.20%) PyTorch
4 1 (0.20%) SciPy
Miscellaneous
1 57 (11.31%) Onboarding
2 39 (7.74%) Management Information System
3 37 (7.34%) Analytical Mindset
4 34 (6.75%) Self-Motivation
5 18 (3.57%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 18 (3.57%) Public Cloud
5 18 (3.57%) Social Media
6 11 (2.18%) Web Conferencing
7 10 (1.98%) Product Ownership
7 10 (1.98%) Social Network
8 9 (1.79%) Legacy Systems
9 7 (1.39%) Blog
9 7 (1.39%) CCTV
9 7 (1.39%) Digital Media
9 7 (1.39%) FMCG
9 7 (1.39%) NHS
10 6 (1.19%) Video Conferencing
11 5 (0.99%) Driving Licence
12 4 (0.79%) Data Structures
13 3 (0.60%) CMDB
Operating Systems
1 20 (3.97%) Windows
2 13 (2.58%) Linux
3 10 (1.98%) Unix
4 5 (0.99%) Apple iOS
5 4 (0.79%) Windows Server
6 3 (0.60%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 197 (39.09%) Business Intelligence
2 146 (28.97%) Problem-Solving
3 133 (26.39%) Decision-Making
4 107 (21.23%) Continuous Improvement
5 105 (20.83%) Data Analysis
6 86 (17.06%) Process Improvement
7 85 (16.87%) Analytics
8 75 (14.88%) CRM
9 69 (13.69%) Visualisation
10 67 (13.29%) Project Management
11 61 (12.10%) Customer Service
12 59 (11.71%) AI
13 56 (11.11%) Budgeting and Forecasting
14 55 (10.91%) ERP
15 54 (10.71%) Actionable Insight
16 48 (9.52%) Agile
17 44 (8.73%) Time Management
18 39 (7.74%) Budgeting
19 38 (7.54%) Change Management
19 38 (7.54%) Data Management
Programming Languages
1 105 (20.83%) SQL
2 36 (7.14%) Python
3 27 (5.36%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 21 (4.17%) VBA
5 6 (1.19%) R
6 5 (0.99%) VB
6 5 (0.99%) VBScript
7 3 (0.60%) Java
8 1 (0.20%) ABAP
8 1 (0.20%) PL/SQL
8 1 (0.20%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 125 (24.80%) Degree
2 78 (15.48%) ACCA
3 64 (12.70%) CIMA
4 17 (3.37%) AWS Certification
5 16 (3.17%) AAT
6 12 (2.38%) Six Sigma Green Belt
7 11 (2.18%) Security Cleared
8 9 (1.79%) SC Cleared
9 7 (1.39%) CFA
9 7 (1.39%) CISSP
9 7 (1.39%) Computer Science Degree
9 7 (1.39%) DBS Check
10 6 (1.19%) Numerate Degree
11 5 (0.99%) CIPD
11 5 (0.99%) Master's Degree
12 4 (0.79%) CISA
12 4 (0.79%) Cisco Certification
12 4 (0.79%) DV Cleared
12 4 (0.79%) PMI Certification
12 4 (0.79%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 38 (7.54%) Data Quality
2 34 (6.75%) GDPR
3 21 (4.17%) Actionable Recommendations
4 17 (3.37%) IFRS
4 17 (3.37%) PMO
5 16 (3.17%) GAAP
5 16 (3.17%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 15 (2.98%) QA
7 13 (2.58%) ISO 9001
8 7 (1.39%) SLA
9 5 (0.99%) COREP
9 5 (0.99%) FINREP
10 4 (0.79%) GRC
10 4 (0.79%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 3 (0.60%) Accessibility
12 2 (0.40%) ISO 14001
13 1 (0.20%) IFRS 17
13 1 (0.20%) ISO/IEC 20000
13 1 (0.20%) PCI DSS
13 1 (0.20%) Solvency II
System Software
1 11 (2.18%) Active Directory
2 5 (0.99%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 5 (0.99%) SCCM
1 5 (0.99%) Single Sign-On
2 1 (0.20%) Ansible
2 1 (0.20%) Control-M
2 1 (0.20%) FortiGate
2 1 (0.20%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (0.20%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 226 (44.84%) Microsoft
2 36 (7.14%) Adobe
3 25 (4.96%) Oracle
4 24 (4.76%) Salesforce
5 22 (4.37%) Apple
6 17 (3.37%) SAP
7 12 (2.38%) Sage
8 10 (1.98%) Cisco
9 9 (1.79%) Google
9 9 (1.79%) JD Edwards
9 9 (1.79%) Zoho
10 8 (1.59%) Informatica
11 7 (1.39%) HubSpot
12 5 (0.99%) IBM
12 5 (0.99%) ServiceNow
12 5 (0.99%) Snow
12 5 (0.99%) VMware
13 4 (0.79%) Xero
14 3 (0.60%) MuleSoft
14 3 (0.60%) Openreach