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

6 months to
7 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 113 100 55
Rank change year-on-year -13 -45 +32
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Excel 515 579 1,480
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.44% 3.57% 4.49%
As % of the Applications category 37.29% 26.19% 50.91%
Number of salaries quoted 319 341 654
10th Percentile £28,900 £25,625 £25,500
25th Percentile £31,500 £29,848 £29,288
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 £67,500
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 1,381 2,211 2,907
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 6.55% 13.62% 8.83%
Number of salaries quoted 745 895 1,783
10th Percentile £28,500 £26,500 £25,300
25th Percentile £35,000 £32,500 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,500 £50,000 £43,865
Median % change year-on-year -9.00% +13.99% -8.06%
75th Percentile £60,000 £66,225 £57,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £70,000
UK median annual salary £40,000 £43,500 £39,500
% change year-on-year -8.05% +10.13% -12.22%

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 7 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 63 (12.23%) SharePoint
2 5 (0.97%) Apache Spark
3 4 (0.78%) Adobe Experience Manager
3 4 (0.78%) Confluence
4 3 (0.58%) Microsoft Exchange
5 2 (0.39%) CMS
5 2 (0.39%) Jupyter
5 2 (0.39%) WordPress
6 1 (0.19%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 127 (24.66%) Microsoft Office
2 123 (23.88%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 15 (2.91%) Spreadsheet
4 13 (2.52%) Microsoft Project
5 12 (2.33%) MS Visio
6 4 (0.78%) Windchill
7 3 (0.58%) AutoCAD
7 3 (0.58%) Chatbot
7 3 (0.58%) SOLIDWORKS
8 1 (0.19%) Trello
Business Applications
1 25 (4.85%) Dynamics CRM
2 16 (3.11%) NetSuite
3 12 (2.33%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 6 (1.17%) Salesforce CRM
5 5 (0.97%) SAP ERP
6 3 (0.58%) BambooHR
6 3 (0.58%) Raiser’s Edge
7 2 (0.39%) Magento
7 2 (0.39%) Odoo
7 2 (0.39%) Oracle ERP
8 1 (0.19%) Cognos Business Intelligence
8 1 (0.19%) Dynamics AX
8 1 (0.19%) Elite 3E
8 1 (0.19%) Infor SunSystems
8 1 (0.19%) Oracle Payables
8 1 (0.19%) SAP Oil and Gas
8 1 (0.19%) SAP PM
8 1 (0.19%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 174 (33.79%) Power Platform
2 37 (7.18%) Microsoft 365
3 25 (4.85%) Dynamics 365
4 18 (3.50%) SaaS
5 17 (3.30%) Azure
5 17 (3.30%) Power Automate
6 16 (3.11%) PowerApps
7 12 (2.33%) OneDrive
8 9 (1.75%) Microsoft Copilot
9 8 (1.55%) ChatGPT
10 6 (1.17%) Miro
10 6 (1.17%) Smartsheet
11 5 (0.97%) GitHub
12 4 (0.78%) Azure Data Factory
12 4 (0.78%) Google Sheets
13 3 (0.58%) Azure Synapse Analytics
14 2 (0.39%) Azure DevOps
14 2 (0.39%) Canva
14 2 (0.39%) Copilot Studio
14 2 (0.39%) Figma
Communications & Networking
1 13 (2.52%) Broadband
2 4 (0.78%) LAN
2 4 (0.78%) WAN
3 3 (0.58%) Firewall
3 3 (0.58%) IP Telephony
3 3 (0.58%) VPN
4 2 (0.39%) Ethernet
4 2 (0.39%) Internet
4 2 (0.39%) WebEx
5 1 (0.19%) Intranet
5 1 (0.19%) Network Security
5 1 (0.19%) SD-WAN
5 1 (0.19%) Wi-Fi
5 1 (0.19%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 168 (32.62%) Power BI
2 47 (9.13%) Tableau
3 34 (6.60%) Power Query
4 16 (3.11%) Data Lake
5 12 (2.33%) SAP BW
6 9 (1.75%) SQL Server
6 9 (1.75%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 8 (1.55%) Relational Database
7 8 (1.55%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 6 (1.17%) Data Warehouse
8 6 (1.17%) PowerPivot
9 5 (0.97%) Big Data
10 4 (0.78%) Db2
10 4 (0.78%) DB2 UDB
10 4 (0.78%) QlikView
10 4 (0.78%) Star Schema
11 2 (0.39%) KNIME
11 2 (0.39%) MS Access
12 1 (0.19%) Crystal Reports
12 1 (0.19%) Data Mining
Development Applications
1 32 (6.21%) JIRA
2 6 (1.17%) Git
2 6 (1.17%) Visual Studio
3 3 (0.58%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 2 (0.39%) Visual Studio Code
5 1 (0.19%) Toad
General
1 289 (56.12%) Social Skills
2 225 (43.69%) Finance
3 169 (32.82%) Analytical Skills
4 93 (18.06%) Organisational Skills
5 43 (8.35%) Retail
6 35 (6.80%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 32 (6.21%) Marketing
8 29 (5.63%) Banking
9 28 (5.44%) Public Sector
10 27 (5.24%) Legal
11 24 (4.66%) Telecoms
12 21 (4.08%) Billing
12 21 (4.08%) Presentation Skills
13 20 (3.88%) Influencing Skills
14 19 (3.69%) Automotive
15 14 (2.72%) Law
16 8 (1.55%) Documentation Skills
17 7 (1.36%) Manufacturing
18 6 (1.17%) Advertising
19 5 (0.97%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 166 (32.23%) Analyst
2 57 (11.07%) Administrator
3 44 (8.54%) Report Analyst
4 37 (7.18%) Data Analyst
5 31 (6.02%) Senior
6 28 (5.44%) Financial Analyst
7 24 (4.66%) Accountant
8 20 (3.88%) Business Analyst
9 18 (3.50%) Consultant
10 15 (2.91%) Lead
11 13 (2.52%) Senior Analyst
11 13 (2.52%) Senior Consultant
12 12 (2.33%) Data Administrator
12 12 (2.33%) Service Analyst
13 11 (2.14%) Coordinator
13 11 (2.14%) Management Accountant
13 11 (2.14%) Service Manager
14 10 (1.94%) Architect
14 10 (1.94%) Junior
14 10 (1.94%) Systems Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (2.33%) Oracle Fusion
2 5 (0.97%) EDI
2 5 (0.97%) XML
3 4 (0.78%) OAuth
3 4 (0.78%) OpenID
4 2 (0.39%) Godot
4 2 (0.39%) Matplotlib
4 2 (0.39%) NumPy
4 2 (0.39%) Pandas
4 2 (0.39%) PySpark
4 2 (0.39%) Seaborn
4 2 (0.39%) Unreal Engine
5 1 (0.19%) PyTorch
5 1 (0.19%) SciPy
5 1 (0.19%) TAPI
Miscellaneous
1 51 (9.90%) Management Information System
2 42 (8.16%) Onboarding
3 25 (4.85%) Self-Motivation
4 20 (3.88%) Social Media
5 18 (3.50%) Data Structures
6 11 (2.14%) Analytical Mindset
6 11 (2.14%) Web Conferencing
7 9 (1.75%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 8 (1.55%) Legacy Systems
9 7 (1.36%) CCTV
9 7 (1.36%) FMCG
10 6 (1.17%) e-Learning
10 6 (1.17%) Reinsurance
10 6 (1.17%) Video Conferencing
11 5 (0.97%) Life Science
11 5 (0.97%) Mobile App
11 5 (0.97%) NHS
12 3 (0.58%) Blog
12 3 (0.58%) Digital Media
12 3 (0.58%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 9 (1.75%) Windows
2 5 (0.97%) Apple iOS
2 5 (0.97%) Linux
2 5 (0.97%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 175 (33.98%) Business Intelligence
2 133 (25.83%) Problem-Solving
3 119 (23.11%) Decision-Making
4 116 (22.52%) Continuous Improvement
5 88 (17.09%) Project Management
6 79 (15.34%) CRM
6 79 (15.34%) Process Improvement
7 65 (12.62%) Data Analysis
8 61 (11.84%) ERP
9 57 (11.07%) Data Management
10 50 (9.71%) Stakeholder Management
11 48 (9.32%) Customer Service
11 48 (9.32%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 47 (9.13%) Analytics
13 46 (8.93%) Agile
14 42 (8.16%) Mentoring
15 39 (7.57%) Validation
16 37 (7.18%) Visualisation
17 35 (6.80%) Time Management
18 34 (6.60%) Data Modelling
Programming Languages
1 103 (20.00%) SQL
2 40 (7.77%) Python
3 27 (5.24%) VBA
4 9 (1.75%) JavaScript
5 7 (1.36%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 5 (0.97%) R
6 5 (0.97%) VB
6 5 (0.97%) VBScript
7 4 (0.78%) C#
8 2 (0.39%) C
8 2 (0.39%) C++
8 2 (0.39%) PowerShell
9 1 (0.19%) ABAP
9 1 (0.19%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 98 (19.03%) Degree
2 78 (15.15%) ACCA
3 73 (14.17%) CIMA
4 25 (4.85%) DBS Check
5 22 (4.27%) AAT
6 20 (3.88%) Security Cleared
7 16 (3.11%) SC Cleared
8 11 (2.14%) PMI Certification
9 10 (1.94%) PMP
10 7 (1.36%) ICAEW
10 7 (1.36%) Master's Degree
11 5 (0.97%) CISSP
11 5 (0.97%) DV Cleared
12 4 (0.78%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 4 (0.78%) Cisco Certification
12 4 (0.78%) TOGAF Certification
13 3 (0.58%) BPSS Clearance
13 3 (0.58%) HNC
13 3 (0.58%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
13 3 (0.58%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 50 (9.71%) Data Quality
2 37 (7.18%) GDPR
3 29 (5.63%) QA
4 15 (2.91%) PMO
5 14 (2.72%) COREP
5 14 (2.72%) FINREP
5 14 (2.72%) IFRS
6 10 (1.94%) Accessibility
6 10 (1.94%) GAAP
7 7 (1.36%) Actionable Recommendations
7 7 (1.36%) GRC
8 5 (0.97%) ISO 9001
8 5 (0.97%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 5 (0.97%) SLA
9 4 (0.78%) Def Stans
9 4 (0.78%) ISO 9000
9 4 (0.78%) ISO/IEC 15288
9 4 (0.78%) Software Quality Assurance
10 3 (0.58%) TickIT
11 2 (0.39%) ISO 14001
System Software
1 5 (0.97%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (0.19%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.19%) Embedded Firmware
2 1 (0.19%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 5 (0.97%) SCCM
2 4 (0.78%) Single Sign-On
3 1 (0.19%) Autotask
3 1 (0.19%) Functional Safety
3 1 (0.19%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (0.19%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 206 (40.00%) Microsoft
2 32 (6.21%) SAP
3 24 (4.66%) Oracle
4 18 (3.50%) Salesforce
5 15 (2.91%) Sage
6 14 (2.72%) Xero
7 11 (2.14%) HubSpot
8 10 (1.94%) JD Edwards
9 9 (1.75%) Adobe
9 9 (1.75%) ServiceNow
10 7 (1.36%) Google
11 6 (1.17%) Databricks
11 6 (1.17%) Workday
12 5 (0.97%) Apple
12 5 (0.97%) BMC
12 5 (0.97%) IBM
12 5 (0.97%) Informatica
12 5 (0.97%) Snow
12 5 (0.97%) VMware
13 4 (0.78%) Hyperion