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

6 months to
9 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 110 88 54
Rank change year-on-year -22 -34 +48
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Excel 588 647 1,081
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.47% 4.00% 4.63%
As % of the Applications category 39.12% 25.30% 53.33%
Number of salaries quoted 366 410 321
10th Percentile £29,000 £26,475 £27,000
25th Percentile £32,617 £31,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year - +5.88% -15.00%
75th Percentile £57,613 £65,000 £58,750
90th Percentile £73,750 £85,000 £70,000
UK median annual salary £38,500 £40,000 £44,309
% change year-on-year -3.75% -9.72% -1.54%

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 1,503 2,557 2,027
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 6.32% 15.79% 8.69%
Number of salaries quoted 859 831 946
10th Percentile £28,500 £26,500 £28,366
25th Percentile £33,625 £31,250 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £46,250
Median % change year-on-year - -2.70% -11.90%
75th Percentile £60,000 £62,500 £66,250
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £80,000
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 9 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 56 (9.52%) SharePoint
2 8 (1.36%) Confluence
3 5 (0.85%) Apache Spark
3 5 (0.85%) CMS
3 5 (0.85%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (0.34%) Jupyter
4 2 (0.34%) SAS
4 2 (0.34%) WordPress
5 1 (0.17%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 174 (29.59%) Microsoft Office
1 174 (29.59%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 26 (4.42%) Microsoft Project
3 24 (4.08%) Acrobat
4 21 (3.57%) Spreadsheet
5 14 (2.38%) MS Visio
6 5 (0.85%) Chatbot
7 4 (0.68%) Windchill
8 2 (0.34%) AutoCAD
8 2 (0.34%) Navisworks
8 2 (0.34%) Revit
8 2 (0.34%) Trello
9 1 (0.17%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 25 (4.25%) NetSuite
2 23 (3.91%) Dynamics CRM
3 12 (2.04%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 6 (1.02%) Sage 50
5 4 (0.68%) Academy Housing
6 3 (0.51%) BambooHR
6 3 (0.51%) Oracle ERP
6 3 (0.51%) Salesforce CRM
6 3 (0.51%) SAP ERP
6 3 (0.51%) Teamcenter
6 3 (0.51%) Visualfiles
7 2 (0.34%) Raiser’s Edge
8 1 (0.17%) Cognos Business Intelligence
8 1 (0.17%) Dynamics GP
8 1 (0.17%) Elite 3E
8 1 (0.17%) FastStats
8 1 (0.17%) Oracle Payables
8 1 (0.17%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 172 (29.25%) Power Platform
2 44 (7.48%) Microsoft 365
3 27 (4.59%) SaaS
4 24 (4.08%) Azure
5 21 (3.57%) Dynamics 365
6 15 (2.55%) AWS
6 15 (2.55%) PowerApps
7 13 (2.21%) Power Automate
8 9 (1.53%) Microsoft Copilot
9 7 (1.19%) Smartsheet
10 6 (1.02%) Google Analytics
11 5 (0.85%) ChatGPT
12 4 (0.68%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 4 (0.68%) GCP
12 4 (0.68%) GitHub
12 4 (0.68%) Miro
13 3 (0.51%) Azure Data Factory
14 2 (0.34%) Asana
14 2 (0.34%) Figma
14 2 (0.34%) Google Sheets
Communications & Networking
1 14 (2.38%) Broadband
2 2 (0.34%) Internet
2 2 (0.34%) WebEx
3 1 (0.17%) Intranet
3 1 (0.17%) LAN
3 1 (0.17%) Network Security
3 1 (0.17%) NGN
3 1 (0.17%) SD-WAN
3 1 (0.17%) WAN
3 1 (0.17%) Wi-Fi
3 1 (0.17%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 164 (27.89%) Power BI
2 32 (5.44%) Tableau
3 28 (4.76%) Power Query
4 18 (3.06%) Data Lake
5 12 (2.04%) SAP BW
6 9 (1.53%) Data Warehouse
6 9 (1.53%) Relational Database
7 8 (1.36%) SQL Server
8 7 (1.19%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 6 (1.02%) Looker
9 6 (1.02%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 5 (0.85%) Big Data
11 2 (0.34%) KNIME
11 2 (0.34%) MS Access
11 2 (0.34%) Star Schema
12 1 (0.17%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
12 1 (0.17%) Data Mining
12 1 (0.17%) Db2
12 1 (0.17%) Metadata
12 1 (0.17%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 40 (6.80%) JIRA
2 6 (1.02%) Git
2 6 (1.02%) Visual Studio
3 3 (0.51%) RStudio
4 2 (0.34%) Balsamiq
4 2 (0.34%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.34%) JMeter
4 2 (0.34%) Postman
4 2 (0.34%) Visual Studio Code
5 1 (0.17%) Toad
General
1 346 (58.84%) Social Skills
2 262 (44.56%) Finance
3 192 (32.65%) Analytical Skills
4 131 (22.28%) Organisational Skills
5 74 (12.59%) Marketing
6 55 (9.35%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 53 (9.01%) Legal
8 47 (7.99%) Retail
9 40 (6.80%) Public Sector
10 37 (6.29%) Billing
11 35 (5.95%) Telecoms
12 33 (5.61%) Influencing Skills
13 29 (4.93%) Banking
13 29 (4.93%) Presentation Skills
14 21 (3.57%) Law
15 15 (2.55%) Manufacturing
16 12 (2.04%) German Language
17 11 (1.87%) Automotive
18 9 (1.53%) Documentation Skills
19 8 (1.36%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 166 (28.23%) Analyst
2 59 (10.03%) Administrator
3 44 (7.48%) Data Analyst
4 34 (5.78%) Report Analyst
5 30 (5.10%) Accountant
5 30 (5.10%) Senior
6 28 (4.76%) Financial Analyst
7 24 (4.08%) Business Analyst
8 20 (3.40%) Senior Analyst
9 16 (2.72%) Coordinator
9 16 (2.72%) Service Analyst
10 15 (2.55%) Management Accountant
11 14 (2.38%) Junior
12 13 (2.21%) Consultant
13 12 (2.04%) Project Manager
13 12 (2.04%) Sales Administrator
14 11 (1.87%) Service Manager
15 10 (1.70%) Senior Consultant
15 10 (1.70%) Service Desk Analyst
15 10 (1.70%) Systems Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (2.04%) Oracle Fusion
2 5 (0.85%) ODBC
3 3 (0.51%) Godot
3 3 (0.51%) HTML
3 3 (0.51%) Matplotlib
3 3 (0.51%) NumPy
3 3 (0.51%) Pandas
3 3 (0.51%) Unreal Engine
4 2 (0.34%) Flash
4 2 (0.34%) PySpark
4 2 (0.34%) Seaborn
4 2 (0.34%) Terraform
5 1 (0.17%) OAuth
5 1 (0.17%) OpenID
5 1 (0.17%) TAPI
Miscellaneous
1 75 (12.76%) Management Information System
2 58 (9.86%) Onboarding
3 34 (5.78%) Self-Motivation
4 33 (5.61%) Social Media
5 18 (3.06%) Data Structures
6 13 (2.21%) Analytical Mindset
7 12 (2.04%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 12 (2.04%) Web Conferencing
8 11 (1.87%) Housing Association
9 9 (1.53%) Driving Licence
9 9 (1.53%) e-Learning
10 6 (1.02%) NHS
10 6 (1.02%) Product Ownership
10 6 (1.02%) Reinsurance
11 5 (0.85%) Data Centre
11 5 (0.85%) Educational Technology
11 5 (0.85%) Low-Code
11 5 (0.85%) Mobile App
12 4 (0.68%) Life Science
12 4 (0.68%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 4 (0.68%) Windows
2 1 (0.17%) Linux
2 1 (0.17%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 172 (29.25%) Business Intelligence
2 160 (27.21%) Problem-Solving
3 135 (22.96%) Continuous Improvement
4 129 (21.94%) Decision-Making
5 88 (14.97%) Stakeholder Management
6 87 (14.80%) CRM
7 86 (14.63%) Project Management
8 75 (12.76%) Process Improvement
9 72 (12.24%) Agile
10 68 (11.56%) Analytics
11 64 (10.88%) Customer Service
12 63 (10.71%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 61 (10.37%) AI
13 61 (10.37%) Data Analysis
14 60 (10.20%) Data Management
15 54 (9.18%) ERP
15 54 (9.18%) Project Delivery
16 45 (7.65%) Validation
17 43 (7.31%) Coaching
17 43 (7.31%) E-Commerce
Programming Languages
1 118 (20.07%) SQL
2 51 (8.67%) Python
3 27 (4.59%) VBA
4 15 (2.55%) JavaScript
5 11 (1.87%) R
6 8 (1.36%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 5 (0.85%) C#
7 5 (0.85%) PowerShell
7 5 (0.85%) VB
8 3 (0.51%) C
8 3 (0.51%) C++
9 2 (0.34%) Bash
9 2 (0.34%) Java
10 1 (0.17%) T-SQL
10 1 (0.17%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 107 (18.20%) Degree
2 71 (12.07%) ACCA
3 69 (11.73%) CIMA
4 31 (5.27%) DBS Check
5 29 (4.93%) Security Cleared
6 26 (4.42%) SC Cleared
7 16 (2.72%) AAT
7 16 (2.72%) PMI Certification
8 12 (2.04%) PMP
9 9 (1.53%) Master's Degree
10 8 (1.36%) BPSS Clearance
11 7 (1.19%) ICAEW
12 4 (0.68%) Postgraduate
13 3 (0.51%) CIPD
13 3 (0.51%) CIPFA
13 3 (0.51%) DV Cleared
13 3 (0.51%) ITIL Certification
14 2 (0.34%) ISTQB
14 2 (0.34%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
14 2 (0.34%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 78 (13.27%) Data Quality
2 38 (6.46%) GDPR
3 31 (5.27%) QA
4 20 (3.40%) PMO
5 18 (3.06%) IFRS
6 15 (2.55%) Accessibility
7 14 (2.38%) GAAP
8 11 (1.87%) COREP
8 11 (1.87%) FINREP
9 8 (1.36%) SLA
10 6 (1.02%) GRC
11 5 (0.85%) Actionable Recommendations
12 4 (0.68%) Def Stans
12 4 (0.68%) ISO 9000
12 4 (0.68%) ISO 9001
12 4 (0.68%) ISO/IEC 15288
13 3 (0.51%) Software Quality Assurance
13 3 (0.51%) TickIT
14 2 (0.34%) ISO/IEC 27001
15 1 (0.17%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 1 (0.17%) Embedded Firmware
1 1 (0.17%) Firmware
1 1 (0.17%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 2 (0.34%) Ansible
2 1 (0.17%) Autotask
2 1 (0.17%) Functional Safety
2 1 (0.17%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (0.17%) SCCM
2 1 (0.17%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 266 (45.24%) Microsoft
2 33 (5.61%) Adobe
2 33 (5.61%) SAP
3 27 (4.59%) Oracle
4 23 (3.91%) HubSpot
5 21 (3.57%) Sage
6 20 (3.40%) Salesforce
7 16 (2.72%) Xero
8 11 (1.87%) Google
9 9 (1.53%) Apple
10 8 (1.36%) YouTube
11 7 (1.19%) Databricks
11 7 (1.19%) ServiceNow
12 6 (1.02%) Workday
13 5 (0.85%) BMC
13 5 (0.85%) Zoho
14 4 (0.68%) Progress
14 4 (0.68%) VMware
15 3 (0.51%) Alteryx
15 3 (0.51%) Hyperion