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 15 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 58 92 119
Rank change year-on-year +34 +27 +9
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Excel 602 584 557
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 3.95% 3.30% 2.78%
As % of the Applications category 23.31% 41.39% 40.01%
Number of salaries quoted 366 270 382
10th Percentile £29,000 £27,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,750 £32,688 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £44,827 £47,250
Median % change year-on-year +5.96% -5.13% -0.53%
75th Percentile £62,500 £58,750 £60,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £82,050 £68,750
UK median annual salary £41,500 £45,000 £44,250
% change year-on-year -7.78% +1.69% -6.84%

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 2,583 1,411 1,392
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 16.93% 7.98% 6.95%
Number of salaries quoted 694 782 1,082
10th Percentile £28,617 £28,048 £26,677
25th Percentile £33,500 £35,750 £35,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £48,072 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.19% -3.86% -
75th Percentile £61,250 £68,750 £63,750
90th Percentile £77,500 £82,500 £75,000
UK median annual salary £40,000 £47,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year -15.79% +11.76% -7.61%

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 15 December 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 51 (8.47%) SharePoint
2 18 (2.99%) Confluence
3 3 (0.50%) ArcGIS
3 3 (0.50%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (0.50%) WordPress
4 2 (0.33%) SAS
5 1 (0.17%) CMS
5 1 (0.17%) IIS
Applications
1 159 (26.41%) Microsoft Office
2 138 (22.92%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 22 (3.65%) Spreadsheet
4 20 (3.32%) MS Visio
5 12 (1.99%) InDesign
6 8 (1.33%) Microsoft Project
7 7 (1.16%) Photoshop
8 6 (1.00%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 3 (0.50%) Adobe Illustrator
9 3 (0.50%) Trello
Business Applications
1 22 (3.65%) NetSuite
2 8 (1.33%) Oracle Payables
2 8 (1.33%) Shopify
2 8 (1.33%) Unit4 Business World
3 6 (1.00%) Dynamics AX
4 5 (0.83%) Dynamics CRM
4 5 (0.83%) Visualfiles
5 4 (0.66%) Salesforce CRM
5 4 (0.66%) SAP BPC
5 4 (0.66%) SAP FI
6 3 (0.50%) Magento
6 3 (0.50%) ResourceLink
7 2 (0.33%) Dynamics GP
7 2 (0.33%) Sage X3
8 1 (0.17%) Pegasus Opera
8 1 (0.17%) Primavera
8 1 (0.17%) Sage 200
Cloud Services
1 213 (35.38%) Power Platform
2 81 (13.46%) Azure
3 61 (10.13%) Microsoft 365
4 34 (5.65%) SaaS
5 29 (4.82%) Azure Data Factory
6 24 (3.99%) Azure Synapse Analytics
7 22 (3.65%) Cloud Computing
8 20 (3.32%) AWS
8 20 (3.32%) Azure DevOps
9 16 (2.66%) Smartsheet
10 15 (2.49%) PowerApps
11 14 (2.33%) Google Analytics
11 14 (2.33%) Snowflake
12 11 (1.83%) Dynamics 365
13 10 (1.66%) Intacct
14 7 (1.16%) Google Tag Manager
15 5 (0.83%) Google Data Studio
15 5 (0.83%) Google Sheets
15 5 (0.83%) Workato
16 4 (0.66%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 9 (1.50%) Unified Communications
2 5 (0.83%) Intranet
3 3 (0.50%) Ethernet
3 3 (0.50%) PuTTY
4 1 (0.17%) Internet
4 1 (0.17%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 207 (34.39%) Power BI
2 52 (8.64%) Tableau
3 40 (6.64%) SQL Server
4 32 (5.32%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 30 (4.98%) Data Warehouse
6 27 (4.49%) Azure SQL Database
7 23 (3.82%) Power Query
8 22 (3.65%) Big Data
9 17 (2.82%) Oracle Reports
10 15 (2.49%) Crystal Reports
11 10 (1.66%) SQL Server Analysis Services
12 7 (1.16%) Oracle Database
13 6 (1.00%) OLAP
14 5 (0.83%) SQL Server Integration Services
15 4 (0.66%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
15 4 (0.66%) Looker
15 4 (0.66%) Metadata
16 3 (0.50%) GIS
16 3 (0.50%) QlikView
17 2 (0.33%) Qlik Sense
Development Applications
1 32 (5.32%) JIRA
2 3 (0.50%) Git
2 3 (0.50%) Jenkins
2 3 (0.50%) Maven
2 3 (0.50%) Sonatype Nexus
2 3 (0.50%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
2 3 (0.50%) Visual Studio
3 1 (0.17%) Oracle APEX
General
1 336 (55.81%) Finance
2 267 (44.35%) Social Skills
3 236 (39.20%) Analytical Skills
4 78 (12.96%) Marketing
5 62 (10.30%) Organisational Skills
6 55 (9.14%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 41 (6.81%) Presentation Skills
8 31 (5.15%) Retail
9 30 (4.98%) Advertising
9 30 (4.98%) Billing
10 27 (4.49%) Public Sector
11 25 (4.15%) Law
11 25 (4.15%) Manufacturing
12 21 (3.49%) Legal
13 19 (3.16%) Banking
14 17 (2.82%) Influencing Skills
15 14 (2.33%) Telecoms
16 7 (1.16%) Documentation Skills
16 7 (1.16%) General Ledger
17 5 (0.83%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 183 (30.40%) Analyst
2 57 (9.47%) Accountant
3 53 (8.80%) Senior
4 37 (6.15%) Data Analyst
5 29 (4.82%) Support Analyst
5 29 (4.82%) Systems Accountant
6 28 (4.65%) Business Analyst
7 26 (4.32%) Financial Analyst
8 25 (4.15%) Business Manager
9 24 (3.99%) Administrator
9 24 (3.99%) Business Intelligence Analyst
10 23 (3.82%) Developer
10 23 (3.82%) Lead
11 22 (3.65%) Financial Accountant
12 21 (3.49%) Service Manager
13 18 (2.99%) Commercial Analyst
13 18 (2.99%) Technical Analyst
13 18 (2.99%) Technical Support
14 16 (2.66%) Junior
15 15 (2.49%) Account Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (0.83%) HTML
2 4 (0.66%) Middleware
3 3 (0.50%) ActiveMQ
3 3 (0.50%) Altair
3 3 (0.50%) JSON
3 3 (0.50%) RAML
3 3 (0.50%) REST
3 3 (0.50%) SOAP
4 2 (0.33%) EDI
4 2 (0.33%) Flash
5 1 (0.17%) .NET
5 1 (0.17%) Ember.js
5 1 (0.17%) Spine.js
Miscellaneous
1 76 (12.62%) Onboarding
2 51 (8.47%) Analytical Mindset
3 47 (7.81%) Self-Motivation
4 46 (7.64%) Management Information System
5 22 (3.65%) Social Network
6 20 (3.32%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 19 (3.16%) Product Ownership
8 18 (2.99%) Social Media
9 12 (1.99%) Web Conferencing
10 11 (1.83%) Public Cloud
11 9 (1.50%) Legacy Systems
12 7 (1.16%) CMDB
12 7 (1.16%) Digital Media
12 7 (1.16%) Housing Association
12 7 (1.16%) NHS
13 6 (1.00%) Driving Licence
14 5 (0.83%) Data Protection Act
14 5 (0.83%) Life Science
15 4 (0.66%) Animation
15 4 (0.66%) Credit Risk
Operating Systems
1 19 (3.16%) Windows
2 12 (1.99%) Linux
3 9 (1.50%) Unix
4 5 (0.83%) Windows Server
5 3 (0.50%) Windows 10
6 2 (0.33%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 221 (36.71%) Business Intelligence
2 204 (33.89%) Problem-Solving
3 151 (25.08%) Decision-Making
4 120 (19.93%) Data Analysis
5 114 (18.94%) Continuous Improvement
6 110 (18.27%) Analytics
7 95 (15.78%) Process Improvement
8 89 (14.78%) AI
9 87 (14.45%) ERP
10 81 (13.46%) Visualisation
11 67 (11.13%) Actionable Insight
12 66 (10.96%) Project Management
13 64 (10.63%) Agile
14 60 (9.97%) Budgeting
14 60 (9.97%) CRM
15 54 (8.97%) Budgeting and Forecasting
16 49 (8.14%) Data Visualisation
17 48 (7.97%) Customer Service
18 43 (7.14%) Change Management
19 41 (6.81%) Coaching
Programming Languages
1 164 (27.24%) SQL
2 54 (8.97%) Python
3 33 (5.48%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 28 (4.65%) VBA
5 15 (2.49%) T-SQL
6 12 (1.99%) R
7 3 (0.50%) Java
8 2 (0.33%) PL/SQL
9 1 (0.17%) Bash
9 1 (0.17%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 143 (23.75%) Degree
2 126 (20.93%) ACCA
3 101 (16.78%) CIMA
4 16 (2.66%) AAT
4 16 (2.66%) Security Cleared
5 13 (2.16%) SC Cleared
6 12 (1.99%) Six Sigma Green Belt
7 11 (1.83%) AWS Certification
7 11 (1.83%) CIPD
8 9 (1.50%) Master's Degree
8 9 (1.50%) Numerate Degree
9 7 (1.16%) CFA
9 7 (1.16%) CISA
9 7 (1.16%) CISSP
10 6 (1.00%) Computer Science Degree
10 6 (1.00%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 4 (0.66%) DBS Check
11 4 (0.66%) PMI Certification
11 4 (0.66%) PMP
12 3 (0.50%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (4.98%) Data Quality
2 26 (4.32%) GAAP
2 26 (4.32%) IFRS
3 22 (3.65%) GDPR
3 22 (3.65%) PMO
4 20 (3.32%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 17 (2.82%) QA
6 15 (2.49%) Actionable Recommendations
7 14 (2.33%) ISO 9001
8 10 (1.66%) Accessibility
8 10 (1.66%) SLA
9 6 (1.00%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 2 (0.33%) GMP
11 1 (0.17%) GRC
11 1 (0.17%) IFRS 17
11 1 (0.17%) ISO/IEC 20000
11 1 (0.17%) P3O
11 1 (0.17%) Solvency II
System Software
1 12 (1.99%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 3 (0.50%) Single Sign-On
2 1 (0.17%) Control-M
2 1 (0.17%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 300 (49.83%) Microsoft
2 40 (6.64%) Oracle
3 26 (4.32%) Adobe
3 26 (4.32%) Salesforce
4 25 (4.15%) SAP
5 23 (3.82%) Workday
6 21 (3.49%) Sage
7 19 (3.16%) Google
8 15 (2.49%) ServiceNow
9 13 (2.16%) Apple
10 12 (1.99%) Cisco
11 10 (1.66%) Adaptive Insights
11 10 (1.66%) Xero
12 9 (1.50%) Zoho
13 6 (1.00%) Concur
14 4 (0.66%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
15 3 (0.50%) Anaplan
15 3 (0.50%) Mercator
15 3 (0.50%) MuleSoft
15 3 (0.50%) Openreach