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

6 months to
30 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 97 87 52
Rank change year-on-year -10 -35 +50
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Excel 673 646 1,052
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.70% 3.85% 4.70%
As % of the Applications category 41.01% 19.17% 52.73%
Number of salaries quoted 403 414 290
10th Percentile £29,000 £27,250 £27,000
25th Percentile £32,575 £31,250 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £44,000 £45,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -2.22% +5.88% -11.46%
75th Percentile £57,500 £65,000 £58,563
90th Percentile £71,000 £84,250 £70,000
UK median annual salary £37,500 £40,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -6.25% -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 1,641 3,369 1,995
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 6.58% 20.09% 8.92%
Number of salaries quoted 938 814 879
10th Percentile £28,500 £27,075 £27,450
25th Percentile £33,500 £31,500 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -14.29%
75th Percentile £58,750 £62,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £85,000
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 30 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 63 (9.36%) SharePoint
2 9 (1.34%) CMS
3 8 (1.19%) Confluence
4 5 (0.74%) Apache Spark
5 4 (0.59%) Microsoft Exchange
6 3 (0.45%) SAS
6 3 (0.45%) WordPress
7 2 (0.30%) IIS
7 2 (0.30%) Jupyter
8 1 (0.15%) Moodle
8 1 (0.15%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 198 (29.42%) Microsoft Office
2 187 (27.79%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 36 (5.35%) Spreadsheet
4 24 (3.57%) Acrobat
5 21 (3.12%) Microsoft Project
6 13 (1.93%) MS Visio
7 5 (0.74%) Chatbot
8 4 (0.59%) 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 (4.61%) NetSuite
2 21 (3.12%) Dynamics CRM
3 12 (1.78%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 8 (1.19%) Sage 50
5 4 (0.59%) Academy Housing
5 4 (0.59%) 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%) Elite 3E
8 1 (0.15%) Oracle Assets
8 1 (0.15%) Oracle Payables
8 1 (0.15%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
8 1 (0.15%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 184 (27.34%) Power Platform
2 52 (7.73%) Microsoft 365
3 30 (4.46%) Azure
4 26 (3.86%) SaaS
5 22 (3.27%) Dynamics 365
6 16 (2.38%) AWS
7 14 (2.08%) Power Automate
7 14 (2.08%) PowerApps
8 10 (1.49%) Google Analytics
8 10 (1.49%) Microsoft Copilot
9 6 (0.89%) Azure Data Factory
10 5 (0.74%) Azure Synapse Analytics
10 5 (0.74%) Cloud Computing
10 5 (0.74%) GCP
11 4 (0.59%) ChatGPT
11 4 (0.59%) GitHub
11 4 (0.59%) Google Ads
11 4 (0.59%) Miro
11 4 (0.59%) OneDrive
11 4 (0.59%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 14 (2.08%) Broadband
2 5 (0.74%) WAN
2 5 (0.74%) Wi-Fi
3 3 (0.45%) LAN
3 3 (0.45%) Network Security
4 2 (0.30%) DHCP
4 2 (0.30%) DNS
4 2 (0.30%) Internet
4 2 (0.30%) NGN
4 2 (0.30%) VPN
4 2 (0.30%) WebEx
5 1 (0.15%) 5G
5 1 (0.15%) Intranet
5 1 (0.15%) SD-WAN
5 1 (0.15%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 175 (26.00%) Power BI
2 34 (5.05%) Tableau
3 28 (4.16%) Power Query
4 18 (2.67%) Data Lake
5 12 (1.78%) Data Warehouse
5 12 (1.78%) SAP BW
6 10 (1.49%) SQL Server
7 9 (1.34%) Relational Database
8 7 (1.04%) Looker
8 7 (1.04%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 6 (0.89%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 5 (0.74%) 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%) Data Mining
12 1 (0.15%) Metadata
12 1 (0.15%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 34 (5.05%) JIRA
2 7 (1.04%) Git
3 6 (0.89%) Visual Studio
4 3 (0.45%) RStudio
5 2 (0.30%) Balsamiq
5 2 (0.30%) Jenkins
5 2 (0.30%) JMeter
5 2 (0.30%) Postman
5 2 (0.30%) Visual Studio Code
6 1 (0.15%) Moq
General
1 410 (60.92%) Social Skills
2 289 (42.94%) Finance
3 234 (34.77%) Analytical Skills
4 167 (24.81%) Organisational Skills
5 94 (13.97%) Marketing
6 71 (10.55%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 60 (8.92%) Retail
8 58 (8.62%) Legal
9 49 (7.28%) Public Sector
10 46 (6.84%) Billing
11 40 (5.94%) Influencing Skills
12 38 (5.65%) Telecoms
13 35 (5.20%) Manufacturing
14 29 (4.31%) Presentation Skills
15 27 (4.01%) Banking
16 25 (3.71%) Law
17 14 (2.08%) Advertising
18 13 (1.93%) German Language
19 11 (1.63%) Automotive
19 11 (1.63%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 173 (25.71%) Analyst
2 71 (10.55%) Administrator
3 49 (7.28%) Data Analyst
4 36 (5.35%) Accountant
5 35 (5.20%) Senior
6 32 (4.75%) Report Analyst
7 28 (4.16%) Financial Analyst
8 25 (3.71%) Business Analyst
9 20 (2.97%) Coordinator
10 18 (2.67%) Senior Analyst
10 18 (2.67%) Service Analyst
11 17 (2.53%) Lead
11 17 (2.53%) Management Accountant
12 13 (1.93%) Consultant
12 13 (1.93%) Data Engineer
12 13 (1.93%) Junior
12 13 (1.93%) Project Manager
13 12 (1.78%) PMO Analyst
13 12 (1.78%) Sales Administrator
14 11 (1.63%) Service Desk Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (1.93%) Oracle Fusion
2 5 (0.74%) Flash
2 5 (0.74%) Matplotlib
2 5 (0.74%) NumPy
2 5 (0.74%) ODBC
2 5 (0.74%) Pandas
3 3 (0.45%) Godot
3 3 (0.45%) HTML
3 3 (0.45%) Unreal Engine
4 2 (0.30%) PySpark
4 2 (0.30%) Seaborn
4 2 (0.30%) Terraform
5 1 (0.15%) TAPI
Miscellaneous
1 100 (14.86%) Management Information System
2 61 (9.06%) Onboarding
3 44 (6.54%) Self-Motivation
4 36 (5.35%) Social Media
5 15 (2.23%) Analytical Mindset
5 15 (2.23%) Data Structures
5 15 (2.23%) Housing Association
6 13 (1.93%) Driving Licence
7 12 (1.78%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 11 (1.63%) Web Conferencing
9 9 (1.34%) Data Centre
9 9 (1.34%) NHS
10 8 (1.19%) e-Learning
11 7 (1.04%) Low-Code
12 6 (0.89%) Product Ownership
12 6 (0.89%) Reinsurance
13 5 (0.74%) Educational Technology
13 5 (0.74%) FMCG
14 4 (0.59%) Mobile App
14 4 (0.59%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 5 (0.74%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 190 (28.23%) Business Intelligence
2 187 (27.79%) Problem-Solving
3 168 (24.96%) Continuous Improvement
4 156 (23.18%) Decision-Making
5 115 (17.09%) Stakeholder Management
6 95 (14.12%) CRM
7 90 (13.37%) Analytics
8 86 (12.78%) Customer Service
9 85 (12.63%) Project Management
10 83 (12.33%) Process Improvement
11 82 (12.18%) AI
12 69 (10.25%) Agile
12 69 (10.25%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 66 (9.81%) Data Analysis
14 65 (9.66%) Data Management
15 58 (8.62%) Project Delivery
16 56 (8.32%) Actionable Insight
16 56 (8.32%) ERP
17 53 (7.88%) Coaching
18 50 (7.43%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 126 (18.72%) SQL
2 54 (8.02%) Python
3 24 (3.57%) VBA
4 16 (2.38%) JavaScript
5 14 (2.08%) R
6 12 (1.78%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 9 (1.34%) PowerShell
8 5 (0.74%) C#
8 5 (0.74%) VB
9 3 (0.45%) C
9 3 (0.45%) C++
10 2 (0.30%) Bash
10 2 (0.30%) Java
10 2 (0.30%) PHP
11 1 (0.15%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 104 (15.45%) Degree
2 73 (10.85%) ACCA
3 71 (10.55%) CIMA
4 35 (5.20%) DBS Check
5 31 (4.61%) Security Cleared
6 30 (4.46%) SC Cleared
7 16 (2.38%) AAT
8 12 (1.78%) PMI Certification
9 8 (1.19%) PMP
10 7 (1.04%) ICAEW
10 7 (1.04%) Master's Degree
11 6 (0.89%) BPSS Clearance
12 4 (0.59%) Postgraduate
13 3 (0.45%) CIPD
13 3 (0.45%) CIPFA
13 3 (0.45%) DV Cleared
13 3 (0.45%) ITIL Certification
13 3 (0.45%) Microsoft Certification
14 2 (0.30%) Computer Science Degree
14 2 (0.30%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 91 (13.52%) Data Quality
2 42 (6.24%) GDPR
3 32 (4.75%) QA
4 25 (3.71%) PMO
5 17 (2.53%) IFRS
6 16 (2.38%) Accessibility
7 13 (1.93%) GAAP
8 8 (1.19%) SLA
9 7 (1.04%) COREP
9 7 (1.04%) FINREP
10 6 (0.89%) Actionable Recommendations
10 6 (0.89%) ISO 9001
11 4 (0.59%) Def Stans
11 4 (0.59%) ISO 9000
11 4 (0.59%) ISO/IEC 15288
12 3 (0.45%) ISO 14001
12 3 (0.45%) ISO/IEC 27001
12 3 (0.45%) TickIT
13 2 (0.30%) ISO 22301
13 2 (0.30%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 2 (0.30%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.15%) Embedded Firmware
2 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
1 324 (48.14%) Microsoft
2 34 (5.05%) Adobe
3 31 (4.61%) SAP
4 29 (4.31%) Oracle
5 25 (3.71%) Salesforce
6 22 (3.27%) HubSpot
6 22 (3.27%) Sage
7 18 (2.67%) Google
8 15 (2.23%) Xero
9 11 (1.63%) YouTube
10 10 (1.49%) Apple
11 8 (1.19%) Databricks
12 7 (1.04%) ServiceNow
13 6 (0.89%) Workday
14 5 (0.74%) BMC
14 5 (0.74%) Progress
14 5 (0.74%) Zoho
15 4 (0.59%) Criteo
15 4 (0.59%) TikTok
16 3 (0.45%) Alteryx