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 20 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 80 96 96
Rank change year-on-year +16 0 +6
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Excel 537 542 864
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 3.27% 3.50% 3.12%
As % of the Applications category 25.23% 39.25% 41.03%
Number of salaries quoted 311 230 582
10th Percentile £28,250 £27,000 £25,500
25th Percentile £33,500 £35,000 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +5.88%
75th Percentile £60,000 £62,000 £57,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £82,500 £63,750
UK median annual salary £41,000 £45,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year -8.89% +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 2,128 1,381 2,106
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 12.97% 8.91% 7.61%
Number of salaries quoted 637 774 1,624
10th Percentile £28,560 £29,000 £25,000
25th Percentile £33,750 £37,563 £30,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £52,500 £44,868
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +17.01% -5.54%
75th Percentile £60,000 £66,273 £57,500
90th Percentile £75,500 £82,350 £68,750
UK median annual salary £40,000 £50,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year -20.00% +33.33% -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 20 February 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 (10.43%) SharePoint
2 18 (3.35%) Confluence
3 4 (0.74%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 3 (0.56%) ArcGIS
4 3 (0.56%) Microsoft Exchange
4 3 (0.56%) WordPress
5 1 (0.19%) CMS
5 1 (0.19%) SAS
Applications
1 144 (26.82%) Microsoft Office
2 139 (25.88%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 23 (4.28%) MS Visio
4 18 (3.35%) Spreadsheet
5 12 (2.23%) InDesign
6 8 (1.49%) Microsoft Project
7 4 (0.74%) Photoshop
8 3 (0.56%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 3 (0.56%) Adobe Illustrator
8 3 (0.56%) Trello
9 1 (0.19%) AutoCAD
9 1 (0.19%) SOLIDWORKS
9 1 (0.19%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 12 (2.23%) Dynamics CRM
2 11 (2.05%) NetSuite
3 8 (1.49%) Oracle Payables
4 7 (1.30%) Dynamics AX
4 7 (1.30%) Salesforce CRM
5 5 (0.93%) Magento
5 5 (0.93%) Visualfiles
6 4 (0.74%) SAP BPC
7 3 (0.56%) Dynamics GP
7 3 (0.56%) ResourceLink
8 2 (0.37%) Odoo
9 1 (0.19%) Pegasus Opera
9 1 (0.19%) Primavera
9 1 (0.19%) Sage 200
9 1 (0.19%) Sage X3
9 1 (0.19%) SAP Oil and Gas
9 1 (0.19%) SAP PM
9 1 (0.19%) SAP S/4HANA
9 1 (0.19%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 202 (37.62%) Power Platform
2 80 (14.90%) Azure
3 61 (11.36%) Microsoft 365
4 29 (5.40%) Azure Data Factory
5 27 (5.03%) SaaS
6 24 (4.47%) Azure Synapse Analytics
7 20 (3.72%) AWS
7 20 (3.72%) Dynamics 365
8 17 (3.17%) Azure DevOps
8 17 (3.17%) PowerApps
9 14 (2.61%) Cloud Computing
10 11 (2.05%) Snowflake
11 10 (1.86%) OneDrive
11 10 (1.86%) Power Automate
12 8 (1.49%) Google Analytics
13 7 (1.30%) Intacct
14 5 (0.93%) GCP
14 5 (0.93%) Google Sheets
14 5 (0.93%) Microsoft Copilot
14 5 (0.93%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 9 (1.68%) Unified Communications
2 5 (0.93%) Ethernet
3 3 (0.56%) IP Telephony
3 3 (0.56%) PuTTY
4 2 (0.37%) Firewall
4 2 (0.37%) Internet
4 2 (0.37%) LAN
4 2 (0.37%) WAN
5 1 (0.19%) Cisco Wireless
5 1 (0.19%) MPLS
5 1 (0.19%) Remote Desktop
5 1 (0.19%) SD-WAN
5 1 (0.19%) SNA
5 1 (0.19%) VPN
5 1 (0.19%) Wireless
5 1 (0.19%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 195 (36.31%) Power BI
2 58 (10.80%) Tableau
3 33 (6.15%) SQL Server
4 31 (5.77%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 27 (5.03%) Azure SQL Database
6 24 (4.47%) Power Query
7 20 (3.72%) Data Warehouse
8 14 (2.61%) Big Data
9 5 (0.93%) SQL Server Analysis Services
10 4 (0.74%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
10 4 (0.74%) GIS
10 4 (0.74%) Metadata
10 4 (0.74%) PowerPivot
10 4 (0.74%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 3 (0.56%) OLAP
11 3 (0.56%) QlikView
12 2 (0.37%) Crystal Reports
12 2 (0.37%) Oracle Reports
12 2 (0.37%) Qlik Sense
12 2 (0.37%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 32 (5.96%) JIRA
2 4 (0.74%) Git
2 4 (0.74%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
3 3 (0.56%) Jenkins
3 3 (0.56%) Maven
3 3 (0.56%) Sonatype Nexus
3 3 (0.56%) Visual Studio
4 1 (0.19%) Oracle APEX
General
1 298 (55.49%) Social Skills
2 255 (47.49%) Finance
3 196 (36.50%) Analytical Skills
4 78 (14.53%) Organisational Skills
5 69 (12.85%) Marketing
6 62 (11.55%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 41 (7.64%) Retail
8 37 (6.89%) Presentation Skills
9 31 (5.77%) Billing
10 27 (5.03%) Advertising
11 22 (4.10%) Public Sector
12 21 (3.91%) Law
13 16 (2.98%) Legal
13 16 (2.98%) Telecoms
14 15 (2.79%) Influencing Skills
15 13 (2.42%) Automotive
16 11 (2.05%) Manufacturing
17 9 (1.68%) Banking
18 4 (0.74%) French Language
18 4 (0.74%) General Ledger
Job Titles
1 172 (32.03%) Analyst
2 49 (9.12%) Senior
3 38 (7.08%) Data Analyst
4 32 (5.96%) Accountant
4 32 (5.96%) Lead
5 26 (4.84%) Administrator
6 23 (4.28%) Business Analyst
6 23 (4.28%) Support Analyst
7 18 (3.35%) Developer
7 18 (3.35%) Service Manager
8 17 (3.17%) IT Support
8 17 (3.17%) Technical Analyst
9 16 (2.98%) Financial Accountant
9 16 (2.98%) Technical Support
10 15 (2.79%) Insight Analyst
10 15 (2.79%) IT Analyst
11 14 (2.61%) Account Manager
11 14 (2.61%) Commercial Analyst
11 14 (2.61%) Consultant
12 13 (2.42%) Systems Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (1.30%) EDI
2 6 (1.12%) XML
3 4 (0.74%) Middleware
4 3 (0.56%) ActiveMQ
4 3 (0.56%) JSON
4 3 (0.56%) RAML
4 3 (0.56%) REST
4 3 (0.56%) SOAP
5 2 (0.37%) OAuth
5 2 (0.37%) OpenID
6 1 (0.19%) .NET
6 1 (0.19%) Ember.js
6 1 (0.19%) HTML
6 1 (0.19%) PyTorch
6 1 (0.19%) SciPy
Miscellaneous
1 65 (12.10%) Onboarding
2 49 (9.12%) Management Information System
3 41 (7.64%) Analytical Mindset
4 40 (7.45%) Self-Motivation
5 21 (3.91%) Social Media
6 20 (3.72%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 18 (3.35%) Public Cloud
8 17 (3.17%) Product Ownership
9 14 (2.61%) Social Network
10 11 (2.05%) Web Conferencing
11 9 (1.68%) Legacy Systems
12 7 (1.30%) Blog
12 7 (1.30%) CCTV
12 7 (1.30%) Digital Media
13 6 (1.12%) FMCG
13 6 (1.12%) Video Conferencing
14 5 (0.93%) Driving Licence
14 5 (0.93%) NHS
15 4 (0.74%) Animation
16 3 (0.56%) Data Protection Act
Operating Systems
1 21 (3.91%) Windows
2 12 (2.23%) Linux
3 9 (1.68%) Unix
4 5 (0.93%) Apple iOS
5 4 (0.74%) Windows Server
6 3 (0.56%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 215 (40.04%) Business Intelligence
2 159 (29.61%) Problem-Solving
3 132 (24.58%) Decision-Making
4 120 (22.35%) Continuous Improvement
5 115 (21.42%) Data Analysis
6 101 (18.81%) Analytics
7 79 (14.71%) Process Improvement
8 74 (13.78%) CRM
9 73 (13.59%) AI
10 69 (12.85%) Visualisation
11 66 (12.29%) Project Management
12 63 (11.73%) ERP
13 62 (11.55%) Actionable Insight
14 61 (11.36%) Customer Service
15 56 (10.43%) Agile
16 50 (9.31%) Budgeting and Forecasting
17 44 (8.19%) Time Management
18 40 (7.45%) Line Management
19 38 (7.08%) Budgeting
20 37 (6.89%) Change Management
Programming Languages
1 128 (23.84%) SQL
2 46 (8.57%) Python
3 28 (5.21%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 19 (3.54%) VBA
5 9 (1.68%) R
6 7 (1.30%) T-SQL
7 3 (0.56%) Java
7 3 (0.56%) VB
7 3 (0.56%) VBScript
8 1 (0.19%) ABAP
8 1 (0.19%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 124 (23.09%) Degree
2 76 (14.15%) ACCA
3 58 (10.80%) CIMA
4 17 (3.17%) AWS Certification
5 15 (2.79%) Security Cleared
6 14 (2.61%) AAT
6 14 (2.61%) SC Cleared
7 12 (2.23%) Six Sigma Green Belt
8 9 (1.68%) Numerate Degree
9 7 (1.30%) CFA
9 7 (1.30%) CISSP
9 7 (1.30%) Computer Science Degree
9 7 (1.30%) DBS Check
9 7 (1.30%) Master's Degree
10 6 (1.12%) CIPD
11 5 (0.93%) CISA
11 5 (0.93%) DV Cleared
12 3 (0.56%) BPSS Clearance
12 3 (0.56%) Cisco Certification
12 3 (0.56%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 35 (6.52%) Data Quality
2 30 (5.59%) GDPR
3 21 (3.91%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 20 (3.72%) Actionable Recommendations
5 19 (3.54%) IFRS
6 18 (3.35%) GAAP
7 16 (2.98%) ISO 9001
8 15 (2.79%) PMO
9 13 (2.42%) QA
10 10 (1.86%) Accessibility
10 10 (1.86%) SLA
11 4 (0.74%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 2 (0.37%) GRC
12 2 (0.37%) ISO 14001
12 2 (0.37%) ISO/IEC 20000
13 1 (0.19%) IFRS 17
13 1 (0.19%) NIST
13 1 (0.19%) P3O
13 1 (0.19%) Solvency II
System Software
1 12 (2.23%) Active Directory
2 3 (0.56%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 4 (0.74%) Single Sign-On
2 3 (0.56%) SCCM
3 1 (0.19%) Ansible
3 1 (0.19%) Control-M
3 1 (0.19%) FortiGate
3 1 (0.19%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (0.19%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 251 (46.74%) Microsoft
2 37 (6.89%) Adobe
3 31 (5.77%) Salesforce
4 25 (4.66%) Oracle
5 23 (4.28%) Apple
6 17 (3.17%) Sage
7 13 (2.42%) Cisco
8 12 (2.23%) Google
8 12 (2.23%) SAP
9 9 (1.68%) Zoho
10 8 (1.49%) Informatica
11 7 (1.30%) ServiceNow
12 6 (1.12%) HubSpot
12 6 (1.12%) JD Edwards
13 5 (0.93%) Xero
14 4 (0.74%) Concur
14 4 (0.74%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
15 3 (0.56%) MuleSoft
15 3 (0.56%) Openreach
15 3 (0.56%) Snow