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 26 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 99 85 51
Rank change year-on-year -14 -34 +52
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Excel 666 649 1,063
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.69% 3.93% 4.64%
As % of the Applications category 40.83% 22.04% 52.73%
Number of salaries quoted 399 416 309
10th Percentile £29,000 £27,250 £27,000
25th Percentile £32,575 £31,250 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year - +5.88% -12.46%
75th Percentile £57,500 £65,000 £58,000
90th Percentile £72,500 £85,000 £70,000
UK median annual salary £37,500 £40,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year -6.25% -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 1,631 2,944 2,016
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 6.58% 17.82% 8.80%
Number of salaries quoted 932 820 907
10th Percentile £28,500 £27,225 £27,500
25th Percentile £33,500 £31,875 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -14.29%
75th Percentile £58,770 £62,625 £67,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £83,750
UK median annual salary £40,000 £40,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year - -11.11% -

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 26 September 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 61 (9.16%) SharePoint
2 8 (1.20%) CMS
2 8 (1.20%) Confluence
3 5 (0.75%) Apache Spark
4 4 (0.60%) Microsoft Exchange
5 3 (0.45%) SAS
5 3 (0.45%) WordPress
6 2 (0.30%) Jupyter
7 1 (0.15%) IIS
7 1 (0.15%) Moodle
7 1 (0.15%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 198 (29.73%) Microsoft Office
2 186 (27.93%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 34 (5.11%) Spreadsheet
4 24 (3.60%) Acrobat
5 22 (3.30%) Microsoft Project
6 13 (1.95%) MS Visio
7 5 (0.75%) Chatbot
8 4 (0.60%) Windchill
9 2 (0.30%) AutoCAD
9 2 (0.30%) Navisworks
9 2 (0.30%) Revit
9 2 (0.30%) SPSS
9 2 (0.30%) Trello
Business Applications
1 31 (4.65%) NetSuite
2 22 (3.30%) Dynamics CRM
3 12 (1.80%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 8 (1.20%) Sage 50
5 4 (0.60%) Academy Housing
5 4 (0.60%) Teamcenter
6 3 (0.45%) BambooHR
6 3 (0.45%) Oracle ERP
6 3 (0.45%) Salesforce CRM
6 3 (0.45%) Visualfiles
7 2 (0.30%) FastStats
7 2 (0.30%) Oracle Receivables
7 2 (0.30%) Raiser’s Edge
8 1 (0.15%) Cognos Business Intelligence
8 1 (0.15%) Dynamics GP
8 1 (0.15%) Oracle Assets
8 1 (0.15%) Oracle Payables
8 1 (0.15%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
8 1 (0.15%) SAP ERP
8 1 (0.15%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 181 (27.18%) Power Platform
2 50 (7.51%) Microsoft 365
3 26 (3.90%) Azure
3 26 (3.90%) SaaS
4 21 (3.15%) Dynamics 365
5 16 (2.40%) AWS
6 14 (2.10%) PowerApps
7 13 (1.95%) Power Automate
8 10 (1.50%) Microsoft Copilot
9 9 (1.35%) Google Analytics
10 4 (0.60%) Azure Data Factory
10 4 (0.60%) Azure Synapse Analytics
10 4 (0.60%) ChatGPT
10 4 (0.60%) Cloud Computing
10 4 (0.60%) GCP
10 4 (0.60%) GitHub
10 4 (0.60%) Miro
10 4 (0.60%) Smartsheet
11 3 (0.45%) Canva
11 3 (0.45%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 14 (2.10%) Broadband
2 2 (0.30%) Internet
2 2 (0.30%) LAN
2 2 (0.30%) NGN
2 2 (0.30%) WAN
2 2 (0.30%) WebEx
2 2 (0.30%) Wi-Fi
3 1 (0.15%) 5G
3 1 (0.15%) DHCP
3 1 (0.15%) DNS
3 1 (0.15%) Intranet
3 1 (0.15%) Network Security
3 1 (0.15%) SD-WAN
3 1 (0.15%) VPN
3 1 (0.15%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 173 (25.98%) Power BI
2 33 (4.95%) Tableau
3 29 (4.35%) Power Query
4 18 (2.70%) Data Lake
5 12 (1.80%) SAP BW
6 11 (1.65%) Data Warehouse
7 9 (1.35%) Relational Database
7 9 (1.35%) SQL Server
8 7 (1.05%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 6 (0.90%) Looker
9 6 (0.90%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 5 (0.75%) Big Data
11 2 (0.30%) KNIME
11 2 (0.30%) MS Access
11 2 (0.30%) SAS Enterprise Guide
11 2 (0.30%) Star Schema
12 1 (0.15%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
12 1 (0.15%) Crystal Reports
12 1 (0.15%) Data Mining
12 1 (0.15%) GIS
Development Applications
1 35 (5.26%) JIRA
2 6 (0.90%) Git
2 6 (0.90%) Visual Studio
3 3 (0.45%) RStudio
4 2 (0.30%) Balsamiq
4 2 (0.30%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.30%) JMeter
4 2 (0.30%) Postman
4 2 (0.30%) Visual Studio Code
5 1 (0.15%) Moq
General
1 405 (60.81%) Social Skills
2 289 (43.39%) Finance
3 228 (34.23%) Analytical Skills
4 166 (24.92%) Organisational Skills
5 92 (13.81%) Marketing
6 71 (10.66%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 58 (8.71%) Legal
8 55 (8.26%) Retail
9 50 (7.51%) Public Sector
10 45 (6.76%) Billing
11 38 (5.71%) Influencing Skills
11 38 (5.71%) Telecoms
12 33 (4.95%) Manufacturing
13 28 (4.20%) Banking
14 27 (4.05%) Presentation Skills
15 25 (3.75%) Law
16 13 (1.95%) German Language
17 12 (1.80%) Advertising
18 11 (1.65%) Documentation Skills
18 11 (1.65%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 175 (26.28%) Analyst
2 71 (10.66%) Administrator
3 50 (7.51%) Data Analyst
4 36 (5.41%) Accountant
4 36 (5.41%) Senior
5 33 (4.95%) Report Analyst
6 28 (4.20%) Financial Analyst
7 26 (3.90%) Business Analyst
8 19 (2.85%) Coordinator
8 19 (2.85%) Senior Analyst
9 17 (2.55%) Management Accountant
9 17 (2.55%) Service Analyst
10 16 (2.40%) Lead
11 14 (2.10%) Consultant
12 13 (1.95%) Junior
12 13 (1.95%) Project Manager
13 12 (1.80%) Data Engineer
13 12 (1.80%) PMO Analyst
13 12 (1.80%) Sales Administrator
14 11 (1.65%) Service Desk Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (1.95%) Oracle Fusion
2 5 (0.75%) Matplotlib
2 5 (0.75%) NumPy
2 5 (0.75%) ODBC
2 5 (0.75%) Pandas
3 4 (0.60%) Flash
4 3 (0.45%) Godot
4 3 (0.45%) HTML
4 3 (0.45%) Unreal Engine
5 2 (0.30%) PySpark
5 2 (0.30%) Seaborn
5 2 (0.30%) Terraform
6 1 (0.15%) TAPI
Miscellaneous
1 98 (14.71%) Management Information System
2 61 (9.16%) Onboarding
3 44 (6.61%) Self-Motivation
4 34 (5.11%) Social Media
5 15 (2.25%) Analytical Mindset
5 15 (2.25%) Data Structures
5 15 (2.25%) Housing Association
6 13 (1.95%) Driving Licence
7 12 (1.80%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 11 (1.65%) Web Conferencing
9 9 (1.35%) NHS
10 8 (1.20%) e-Learning
11 7 (1.05%) Data Centre
12 6 (0.90%) Low-Code
12 6 (0.90%) Product Ownership
12 6 (0.90%) Reinsurance
13 5 (0.75%) Educational Technology
13 5 (0.75%) FMCG
14 4 (0.60%) Legacy Systems
14 4 (0.60%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 4 (0.60%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 186 (27.93%) Business Intelligence
2 182 (27.33%) Problem-Solving
3 162 (24.32%) Continuous Improvement
4 154 (23.12%) Decision-Making
5 113 (16.97%) Stakeholder Management
6 92 (13.81%) CRM
7 88 (13.21%) Analytics
7 88 (13.21%) Project Management
8 84 (12.61%) Process Improvement
9 80 (12.01%) Customer Service
10 77 (11.56%) AI
11 71 (10.66%) Agile
12 70 (10.51%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 65 (9.76%) Data Analysis
14 60 (9.01%) Data Management
15 59 (8.86%) Project Delivery
16 57 (8.56%) ERP
17 55 (8.26%) Actionable Insight
18 51 (7.66%) Coaching
19 50 (7.51%) Budgeting
Programming Languages
1 124 (18.62%) SQL
2 53 (7.96%) Python
3 26 (3.90%) VBA
4 16 (2.40%) JavaScript
5 12 (1.80%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 12 (1.80%) R
6 8 (1.20%) PowerShell
7 5 (0.75%) C#
7 5 (0.75%) VB
8 3 (0.45%) C
8 3 (0.45%) C++
9 2 (0.30%) Bash
9 2 (0.30%) Java
10 1 (0.15%) PHP
10 1 (0.15%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 105 (15.77%) Degree
2 74 (11.11%) ACCA
3 72 (10.81%) CIMA
4 35 (5.26%) DBS Check
5 30 (4.50%) Security Cleared
6 29 (4.35%) SC Cleared
7 16 (2.40%) AAT
8 13 (1.95%) PMI Certification
9 9 (1.35%) PMP
10 8 (1.20%) Master's Degree
11 7 (1.05%) ICAEW
12 6 (0.90%) BPSS Clearance
13 4 (0.60%) Postgraduate
14 3 (0.45%) CIPD
14 3 (0.45%) CIPFA
14 3 (0.45%) DV Cleared
14 3 (0.45%) ITIL Certification
14 3 (0.45%) Microsoft Certification
15 2 (0.30%) ISTQB
15 2 (0.30%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 87 (13.06%) Data Quality
2 42 (6.31%) GDPR
3 33 (4.95%) QA
4 26 (3.90%) PMO
5 17 (2.55%) IFRS
6 16 (2.40%) Accessibility
7 13 (1.95%) GAAP
8 8 (1.20%) COREP
8 8 (1.20%) FINREP
8 8 (1.20%) SLA
9 6 (0.90%) Actionable Recommendations
9 6 (0.90%) ISO 9001
10 4 (0.60%) Def Stans
10 4 (0.60%) ISO 9000
10 4 (0.60%) ISO/IEC 15288
11 3 (0.45%) GRC
11 3 (0.45%) ISO 14001
11 3 (0.45%) ISO/IEC 27001
11 3 (0.45%) TickIT
12 2 (0.30%) ISO 22301
System Software
1 1 (0.15%) Active Directory
1 1 (0.15%) Embedded Firmware
1 1 (0.15%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 2 (0.30%) Ansible
2 1 (0.15%) Autotask
2 1 (0.15%) Functional Safety
2 1 (0.15%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (0.15%) Thomson Reuters DACS
Vendors
1 317 (47.60%) Microsoft
2 33 (4.95%) Adobe
2 33 (4.95%) SAP
3 29 (4.35%) Oracle
4 23 (3.45%) Sage
4 23 (3.45%) Salesforce
5 22 (3.30%) HubSpot
6 15 (2.25%) Google
6 15 (2.25%) Xero
7 10 (1.50%) Apple
8 9 (1.35%) YouTube
9 7 (1.05%) Databricks
9 7 (1.05%) ServiceNow
10 6 (0.90%) Workday
11 5 (0.75%) BMC
11 5 (0.75%) Progress
11 5 (0.75%) Zoho
12 3 (0.45%) Alteryx
12 3 (0.45%) Criteo
12 3 (0.45%) VMware