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 2 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 110 104 57
Rank change year-on-year -6 -47 +31
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Excel 505 561 1,492
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.43% 3.51% 4.46%
As % of the Applications category 37.05% 25.85% 50.92%
Number of salaries quoted 311 331 665
10th Percentile £28,500 £25,625 £25,500
25th Percentile £31,500 £29,848 £29,761
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £43,750 £43,865
Median % change year-on-year +2.86% -0.26% +3.21%
75th Percentile £60,000 £62,500 £57,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £85,000 £66,250
UK median annual salary £40,000 £42,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year -5.88% +6.25% -5.88%

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 1,363 2,170 2,930
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 6.55% 13.59% 8.76%
Number of salaries quoted 730 873 1,800
10th Percentile £28,500 £26,500 £25,225
25th Percentile £35,000 £32,500 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,019 £50,000 £43,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.96% +16.28% -11.34%
75th Percentile £60,000 £66,230 £57,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £70,000
UK median annual salary £40,000 £43,500 £39,005
% change year-on-year -8.05% +11.52% -13.32%

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 2 July 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 64 (12.67%) SharePoint
2 5 (0.99%) Apache Spark
3 4 (0.79%) Adobe Experience Manager
3 4 (0.79%) Confluence
4 3 (0.59%) Microsoft Exchange
5 2 (0.40%) CMS
5 2 (0.40%) Jupyter
5 2 (0.40%) WordPress
6 1 (0.20%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 122 (24.16%) Microsoft Office
2 117 (23.17%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 14 (2.77%) Spreadsheet
4 13 (2.57%) Microsoft Project
5 11 (2.18%) MS Visio
6 4 (0.79%) Windchill
7 3 (0.59%) AutoCAD
7 3 (0.59%) Chatbot
7 3 (0.59%) SOLIDWORKS
8 1 (0.20%) Trello
Business Applications
1 25 (4.95%) Dynamics CRM
2 15 (2.97%) NetSuite
3 12 (2.38%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 6 (1.19%) Salesforce CRM
5 5 (0.99%) SAP ERP
6 3 (0.59%) BambooHR
6 3 (0.59%) Raiser’s Edge
7 2 (0.40%) Magento
7 2 (0.40%) Odoo
7 2 (0.40%) Oracle ERP
8 1 (0.20%) Cognos Business Intelligence
8 1 (0.20%) Dynamics AX
8 1 (0.20%) Elite 3E
8 1 (0.20%) Infor SunSystems
8 1 (0.20%) Oracle Payables
8 1 (0.20%) SAP Oil and Gas
8 1 (0.20%) SAP PM
8 1 (0.20%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 172 (34.06%) Power Platform
2 38 (7.52%) Microsoft 365
3 24 (4.75%) Dynamics 365
4 17 (3.37%) Azure
4 17 (3.37%) Power Automate
5 16 (3.17%) PowerApps
6 15 (2.97%) SaaS
7 12 (2.38%) OneDrive
8 9 (1.78%) Microsoft Copilot
9 8 (1.58%) ChatGPT
10 6 (1.19%) Miro
10 6 (1.19%) Smartsheet
11 5 (0.99%) GitHub
12 4 (0.79%) Azure Data Factory
12 4 (0.79%) Google Sheets
13 3 (0.59%) Azure Synapse Analytics
14 2 (0.40%) Canva
14 2 (0.40%) Cloud Computing
14 2 (0.40%) Copilot Studio
14 2 (0.40%) Figma
Communications & Networking
1 13 (2.57%) Broadband
2 4 (0.79%) LAN
2 4 (0.79%) WAN
3 3 (0.59%) Firewall
3 3 (0.59%) IP Telephony
3 3 (0.59%) VPN
4 2 (0.40%) Ethernet
4 2 (0.40%) Internet
4 2 (0.40%) WebEx
5 1 (0.20%) Intranet
5 1 (0.20%) Network Security
5 1 (0.20%) SD-WAN
5 1 (0.20%) Wi-Fi
5 1 (0.20%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 166 (32.87%) Power BI
2 47 (9.31%) Tableau
3 31 (6.14%) Power Query
4 15 (2.97%) Data Lake
5 12 (2.38%) SAP BW
6 9 (1.78%) SQL Server
6 9 (1.78%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 8 (1.58%) Relational Database
7 8 (1.58%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 6 (1.19%) PowerPivot
9 5 (0.99%) Big Data
9 5 (0.99%) Data Warehouse
10 4 (0.79%) Db2
10 4 (0.79%) DB2 UDB
10 4 (0.79%) QlikView
10 4 (0.79%) Star Schema
11 2 (0.40%) KNIME
11 2 (0.40%) MS Access
12 1 (0.20%) Looker
12 1 (0.20%) QGIS
Development Applications
1 30 (5.94%) JIRA
2 6 (1.19%) Git
2 6 (1.19%) Visual Studio
3 3 (0.59%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 2 (0.40%) Visual Studio Code
5 1 (0.20%) Toad
General
1 282 (55.84%) Social Skills
2 221 (43.76%) Finance
3 164 (32.48%) Analytical Skills
4 90 (17.82%) Organisational Skills
5 41 (8.12%) Retail
6 35 (6.93%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 31 (6.14%) Marketing
8 29 (5.74%) Banking
8 29 (5.74%) Public Sector
9 26 (5.15%) Legal
10 24 (4.75%) Telecoms
11 21 (4.16%) Presentation Skills
12 20 (3.96%) Billing
12 20 (3.96%) Influencing Skills
13 19 (3.76%) Automotive
14 14 (2.77%) Law
15 8 (1.58%) Documentation Skills
16 7 (1.39%) Manufacturing
17 6 (1.19%) Advertising
18 5 (0.99%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 159 (31.49%) Analyst
2 56 (11.09%) Administrator
3 43 (8.51%) Report Analyst
4 35 (6.93%) Data Analyst
5 31 (6.14%) Senior
6 25 (4.95%) Financial Analyst
7 24 (4.75%) Accountant
8 20 (3.96%) Business Analyst
9 18 (3.56%) Consultant
10 15 (2.97%) Lead
11 13 (2.57%) Senior Analyst
11 13 (2.57%) Senior Consultant
12 12 (2.38%) Data Administrator
13 11 (2.18%) Coordinator
13 11 (2.18%) Management Accountant
13 11 (2.18%) Service Manager
14 10 (1.98%) Architect
14 10 (1.98%) Junior
14 10 (1.98%) Service Analyst
14 10 (1.98%) Systems Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (2.38%) Oracle Fusion
2 5 (0.99%) EDI
2 5 (0.99%) XML
3 4 (0.79%) OAuth
3 4 (0.79%) OpenID
4 2 (0.40%) Matplotlib
4 2 (0.40%) NumPy
4 2 (0.40%) Pandas
4 2 (0.40%) PySpark
4 2 (0.40%) Seaborn
5 1 (0.20%) Godot
5 1 (0.20%) PyTorch
5 1 (0.20%) SciPy
5 1 (0.20%) TAPI
5 1 (0.20%) Unreal Engine
Miscellaneous
1 50 (9.90%) Management Information System
2 40 (7.92%) Onboarding
3 25 (4.95%) Self-Motivation
4 20 (3.96%) Social Media
5 17 (3.37%) Data Structures
6 11 (2.18%) Analytical Mindset
6 11 (2.18%) Web Conferencing
7 10 (1.98%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 8 (1.58%) Legacy Systems
9 7 (1.39%) CCTV
9 7 (1.39%) FMCG
10 6 (1.19%) e-Learning
10 6 (1.19%) Video Conferencing
11 5 (0.99%) Life Science
11 5 (0.99%) Mobile App
11 5 (0.99%) NHS
12 4 (0.79%) Reinsurance
13 3 (0.59%) Algorithms
13 3 (0.59%) Blog
13 3 (0.59%) Digital Media
Operating Systems
1 9 (1.78%) Windows
2 5 (0.99%) Apple iOS
2 5 (0.99%) Linux
2 5 (0.99%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 170 (33.66%) Business Intelligence
2 130 (25.74%) Problem-Solving
3 118 (23.37%) Decision-Making
4 109 (21.58%) Continuous Improvement
5 87 (17.23%) Project Management
6 78 (15.45%) CRM
7 76 (15.05%) Process Improvement
8 64 (12.67%) Data Analysis
9 61 (12.08%) ERP
10 57 (11.29%) Data Management
11 46 (9.11%) Agile
12 45 (8.91%) Analytics
12 45 (8.91%) Customer Service
12 45 (8.91%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 45 (8.91%) Stakeholder Management
13 42 (8.32%) Mentoring
14 39 (7.72%) Validation
15 36 (7.13%) Visualisation
16 34 (6.73%) Budgeting and Forecasting
16 34 (6.73%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 101 (20.00%) SQL
2 38 (7.52%) Python
3 27 (5.35%) VBA
4 7 (1.39%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 7 (1.39%) JavaScript
5 5 (0.99%) R
5 5 (0.99%) VB
5 5 (0.99%) VBScript
6 3 (0.59%) C#
7 2 (0.40%) PowerShell
8 1 (0.20%) ABAP
8 1 (0.20%) C
8 1 (0.20%) C++
8 1 (0.20%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 97 (19.21%) Degree
2 78 (15.45%) ACCA
3 73 (14.46%) CIMA
4 25 (4.95%) DBS Check
5 23 (4.55%) AAT
6 19 (3.76%) Security Cleared
7 15 (2.97%) SC Cleared
8 10 (1.98%) PMI Certification
8 10 (1.98%) PMP
9 7 (1.39%) ICAEW
9 7 (1.39%) Master's Degree
10 5 (0.99%) CISSP
11 4 (0.79%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 4 (0.79%) Cisco Certification
11 4 (0.79%) DV Cleared
11 4 (0.79%) TOGAF Certification
12 3 (0.59%) BPSS Clearance
12 3 (0.59%) HNC
12 3 (0.59%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 3 (0.59%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 49 (9.70%) Data Quality
2 37 (7.33%) GDPR
3 29 (5.74%) QA
4 15 (2.97%) PMO
5 14 (2.77%) COREP
5 14 (2.77%) FINREP
5 14 (2.77%) IFRS
6 9 (1.78%) Accessibility
7 8 (1.58%) GAAP
8 7 (1.39%) Actionable Recommendations
8 7 (1.39%) GRC
9 5 (0.99%) ISO 9001
9 5 (0.99%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 4 (0.79%) Def Stans
10 4 (0.79%) ISO 9000
10 4 (0.79%) ISO/IEC 15288
10 4 (0.79%) SLA
10 4 (0.79%) Software Quality Assurance
11 3 (0.59%) TickIT
12 2 (0.40%) ISO 14001
System Software
1 5 (0.99%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (0.20%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.20%) Embedded Firmware
2 1 (0.20%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 5 (0.99%) SCCM
2 4 (0.79%) Single Sign-On
3 1 (0.20%) Autotask
3 1 (0.20%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (0.20%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 200 (39.60%) Microsoft
2 31 (6.14%) SAP
3 24 (4.75%) Oracle
4 18 (3.56%) Salesforce
5 16 (3.17%) Sage
6 14 (2.77%) Xero
7 10 (1.98%) HubSpot
7 10 (1.98%) JD Edwards
8 9 (1.78%) Adobe
8 9 (1.78%) ServiceNow
9 7 (1.39%) Google
10 6 (1.19%) Databricks
10 6 (1.19%) Workday
11 5 (0.99%) Apple
11 5 (0.99%) BMC
11 5 (0.99%) IBM
11 5 (0.99%) Informatica
11 5 (0.99%) Snow
11 5 (0.99%) VMware
12 4 (0.79%) Hyperion