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 10 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 67 102 116
Rank change year-on-year +35 +14 +11
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Excel 679 569 630
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 4.30% 2.89% 2.85%
As % of the Applications category 21.96% 40.04% 40.46%
Number of salaries quoted 431 265 459
10th Percentile £27,750 £27,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £33,500 £31,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £42,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.88% -10.53% -5.00%
75th Percentile £62,500 £60,000 £61,123
90th Percentile £77,500 £80,700 £69,000
UK median annual salary £41,250 £45,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -5.26%

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 3,092 1,421 1,557
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 19.60% 7.22% 7.04%
Number of salaries quoted 794 781 1,258
10th Percentile £27,325 £27,000 £27,750
25th Percentile £32,625 £34,750 £36,728
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £47,500 £51,300
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% -7.41% +2.60%
75th Percentile £61,250 £70,000 £66,222
90th Percentile £77,500 £83,750 £80,000
UK median annual salary £40,000 £47,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year -15.79% +5.56% -0.22%

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 10 November 2025.

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 57 (8.39%) SharePoint
2 19 (2.80%) Confluence
3 5 (0.74%) Microsoft Exchange
4 3 (0.44%) ArcGIS
4 3 (0.44%) WordPress
5 1 (0.15%) CMS
5 1 (0.15%) IIS
5 1 (0.15%) SAS
Applications
1 172 (25.33%) Microsoft Office
2 145 (21.35%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 27 (3.98%) Spreadsheet
4 20 (2.95%) MS Visio
5 13 (1.91%) Microsoft Project
6 12 (1.77%) InDesign
7 7 (1.03%) Photoshop
8 6 (0.88%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 3 (0.44%) Adobe Illustrator
9 3 (0.44%) Trello
10 1 (0.15%) Acrobat
10 1 (0.15%) Adobe Captivate
Business Applications
1 26 (3.83%) NetSuite
2 8 (1.18%) Shopify
2 8 (1.18%) Unit4 Business World
3 7 (1.03%) Dynamics CRM
3 7 (1.03%) Oracle Payables
4 5 (0.74%) Dynamics AX
4 5 (0.74%) Salesforce CRM
4 5 (0.74%) Visualfiles
5 4 (0.59%) Oracle EBS
5 4 (0.59%) SAP BPC
5 4 (0.59%) SAP FI
6 2 (0.29%) CA PPM
6 2 (0.29%) Dynamics GP
6 2 (0.29%) Dynamics NAV
6 2 (0.29%) Primavera
6 2 (0.29%) ResourceLink
6 2 (0.29%) Sage X3
7 1 (0.15%) Elite 3E
7 1 (0.15%) Oracle ERP
7 1 (0.15%) SAP Oil and Gas
Cloud Services
1 245 (36.08%) Power Platform
2 83 (12.22%) Microsoft 365
3 77 (11.34%) Azure
4 31 (4.57%) Azure Data Factory
4 31 (4.57%) SaaS
5 24 (3.53%) Azure Synapse Analytics
6 19 (2.80%) Smartsheet
7 17 (2.50%) Azure DevOps
7 17 (2.50%) Google Analytics
7 17 (2.50%) PowerApps
8 16 (2.36%) Cloud Computing
9 14 (2.06%) Snowflake
10 11 (1.62%) AWS
11 10 (1.47%) Google Sheets
12 9 (1.33%) Google Tag Manager
12 9 (1.33%) Power Automate
13 8 (1.18%) Dynamics 365
13 8 (1.18%) Intacct
14 7 (1.03%) Google Data Studio
15 6 (0.88%) Google Ads
Communications & Networking
1 9 (1.33%) Unified Communications
2 7 (1.03%) Intranet
3 3 (0.44%) Internet
4 2 (0.29%) S/MIME
4 2 (0.29%) SSL
4 2 (0.29%) Wireless
4 2 (0.29%) X.509
5 1 (0.15%) DNS
5 1 (0.15%) Remote Desktop
5 1 (0.15%) TCP/IP
5 1 (0.15%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 240 (35.35%) Power BI
2 54 (7.95%) Tableau
3 40 (5.89%) SQL Server
4 34 (5.01%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 32 (4.71%) Data Warehouse
6 27 (3.98%) Azure SQL Database
7 25 (3.68%) Power Query
8 21 (3.09%) Oracle Reports
9 19 (2.80%) Big Data
10 16 (2.36%) Crystal Reports
11 10 (1.47%) SQL Server Analysis Services
12 7 (1.03%) Oracle Database
12 7 (1.03%) SQL Server Integration Services
13 6 (0.88%) OLAP
14 4 (0.59%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
14 4 (0.59%) Data Lake
14 4 (0.59%) Looker
14 4 (0.59%) Metadata
14 4 (0.59%) Relational Database
15 3 (0.44%) GIS
Development Applications
1 37 (5.45%) JIRA
2 5 (0.74%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
3 4 (0.59%) RStudio
3 4 (0.59%) Visual Studio
4 2 (0.29%) Git
5 1 (0.15%) GitLab
5 1 (0.15%) Oracle Forms
5 1 (0.15%) Subversion
General
1 367 (54.05%) Finance
2 325 (47.86%) Social Skills
3 257 (37.85%) Analytical Skills
4 88 (12.96%) Marketing
5 77 (11.34%) Organisational Skills
6 50 (7.36%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 41 (6.04%) Presentation Skills
8 34 (5.01%) Manufacturing
9 32 (4.71%) Retail
10 30 (4.42%) Billing
10 30 (4.42%) Legal
11 27 (3.98%) Law
11 27 (3.98%) Public Sector
12 26 (3.83%) Advertising
13 20 (2.95%) Banking
14 17 (2.50%) Influencing Skills
14 17 (2.50%) Telecoms
15 10 (1.47%) Automotive
15 10 (1.47%) General Ledger
16 7 (1.03%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 228 (33.58%) Analyst
2 63 (9.28%) Data Analyst
3 58 (8.54%) Senior
4 50 (7.36%) Accountant
5 35 (5.15%) Administrator
5 35 (5.15%) Financial Analyst
6 34 (5.01%) Business Analyst
7 32 (4.71%) Support Analyst
8 29 (4.27%) Business Intelligence Analyst
8 29 (4.27%) Developer
9 28 (4.12%) Systems Accountant
10 27 (3.98%) Business Manager
11 24 (3.53%) Junior
12 23 (3.39%) IT Support
12 23 (3.39%) Service Manager
13 21 (3.09%) Lead
14 20 (2.95%) Commercial Analyst
15 19 (2.80%) Technical Analyst
16 18 (2.65%) Account Manager
17 17 (2.50%) Applications Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (0.74%) HTML
1 5 (0.74%) JSON
2 4 (0.59%) Middleware
3 3 (0.44%) Altair
4 2 (0.29%) EDI
4 2 (0.29%) EJB
4 2 (0.29%) Flash
4 2 (0.29%) XML
5 1 (0.15%) Ember.js
5 1 (0.15%) FIX Protocol
5 1 (0.15%) SailPoint
5 1 (0.15%) Spine.js
5 1 (0.15%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 70 (10.31%) Onboarding
2 58 (8.54%) Analytical Mindset
3 56 (8.25%) Self-Motivation
4 51 (7.51%) Management Information System
5 20 (2.95%) Product Ownership
6 19 (2.80%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 19 (2.80%) Social Media
7 16 (2.36%) Social Network
8 12 (1.77%) Web Conferencing
9 11 (1.62%) Driving Licence
10 8 (1.18%) Data Structures
11 7 (1.03%) CMDB
11 7 (1.03%) Digital Media
11 7 (1.03%) Housing Association
11 7 (1.03%) Legacy Systems
12 6 (0.88%) NHS
13 5 (0.74%) Algorithms
13 5 (0.74%) Enterprise Software
13 5 (0.74%) FMCG
13 5 (0.74%) Life Science
Operating Systems
1 30 (4.42%) Windows
2 10 (1.47%) Linux
2 10 (1.47%) Unix
3 7 (1.03%) Windows 10
4 5 (0.74%) Mac OS
5 4 (0.59%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 252 (37.11%) Business Intelligence
2 224 (32.99%) Problem-Solving
3 172 (25.33%) Decision-Making
4 141 (20.77%) Continuous Improvement
5 137 (20.18%) Data Analysis
6 126 (18.56%) Analytics
7 103 (15.17%) Process Improvement
8 89 (13.11%) Visualisation
9 86 (12.67%) ERP
10 80 (11.78%) Actionable Insight
11 75 (11.05%) AI
11 75 (11.05%) Project Management
12 69 (10.16%) Agile
13 67 (9.87%) CRM
14 64 (9.43%) Budgeting
15 55 (8.10%) Budgeting and Forecasting
15 55 (8.10%) Customer Service
16 54 (7.95%) Data Visualisation
17 52 (7.66%) Time Management
18 47 (6.92%) Change Management
Programming Languages
1 195 (28.72%) SQL
2 66 (9.72%) Python
3 36 (5.30%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 34 (5.01%) VBA
5 17 (2.50%) T-SQL
6 14 (2.06%) R
7 4 (0.59%) Bash
7 4 (0.59%) VB
8 3 (0.44%) PL/SQL
8 3 (0.44%) PowerShell
9 1 (0.15%) C#
9 1 (0.15%) C++
9 1 (0.15%) Julia
Qualifications
1 158 (23.27%) Degree
2 122 (17.97%) ACCA
3 103 (15.17%) CIMA
4 20 (2.95%) AAT
5 18 (2.65%) Security Cleared
6 15 (2.21%) SC Cleared
7 12 (1.77%) Numerate Degree
7 12 (1.77%) Six Sigma Green Belt
8 11 (1.62%) DBS Check
9 10 (1.47%) CIPD
9 10 (1.47%) Master's Degree
10 9 (1.33%) CISSP
11 7 (1.03%) CISA
12 6 (0.88%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 6 (0.88%) PMI Certification
13 5 (0.74%) DV Cleared
13 5 (0.74%) Microsoft Certification
14 4 (0.59%) PMP
14 4 (0.59%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
15 3 (0.44%) CFA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 36 (5.30%) PMO
2 30 (4.42%) Data Quality
3 22 (3.24%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 21 (3.09%) GDPR
4 21 (3.09%) IFRS
4 21 (3.09%) QA
5 20 (2.95%) GAAP
6 15 (2.21%) Actionable Recommendations
7 14 (2.06%) ISO 9001
8 12 (1.77%) Accessibility
9 10 (1.47%) SLA
10 6 (0.88%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 4 (0.59%) P3O
12 2 (0.29%) GMP
12 2 (0.29%) GRC
12 2 (0.29%) NIST
13 1 (0.15%) IFRS 17
13 1 (0.15%) ISO/IEC 20000
13 1 (0.15%) Solvency II
System Software
1 10 (1.47%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 5 (0.74%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (0.44%) Single Sign-On
3 2 (0.29%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
4 1 (0.15%) SCCM
4 1 (0.15%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 345 (50.81%) Microsoft
2 39 (5.74%) Oracle
3 32 (4.71%) SAP
4 30 (4.42%) Salesforce
5 25 (3.68%) Google
6 23 (3.39%) Workday
7 21 (3.09%) Adobe
8 19 (2.80%) Sage
9 16 (2.36%) ServiceNow
10 15 (2.21%) Xero
11 14 (2.06%) Cisco
12 10 (1.47%) Adaptive Insights
13 9 (1.33%) Zoho
14 6 (0.88%) Anaplan
14 6 (0.88%) Concur
15 5 (0.74%) N-able
16 4 (0.59%) Logitech
17 3 (0.44%) Freshdesk
17 3 (0.44%) Openreach
17 3 (0.44%) TikTok