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

6 months to
20 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 54 104 121
Rank change year-on-year +50 +17 +1
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Excel 672 575 597
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 4.39% 2.93% 2.80%
As % of the Applications category 22.46% 40.44% 39.12%
Number of salaries quoted 428 266 427
10th Percentile £28,750 £27,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £32,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,250 £43,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +8.62% -8.42% -5.00%
75th Percentile £62,500 £60,000 £61,123
90th Percentile £77,500 £80,375 £70,500
UK median annual salary £41,162 £45,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -8.53% - -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 2,992 1,422 1,526
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 19.56% 7.24% 7.17%
Number of salaries quoted 784 787 1,217
10th Percentile £28,075 £27,000 £27,500
25th Percentile £33,000 £34,750 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,750 £47,500 £51,104
Median % change year-on-year -1.58% -7.05% +2.21%
75th Percentile £61,250 £70,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £83,000 £79,250
UK median annual salary £40,000 £47,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year -15.79% +5.56% -1.64%

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 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 58 (8.63%) SharePoint
2 20 (2.98%) Confluence
3 4 (0.60%) Microsoft Exchange
4 3 (0.45%) ArcGIS
4 3 (0.45%) WordPress
5 1 (0.15%) CMS
5 1 (0.15%) IIS
5 1 (0.15%) SAS
Applications
1 173 (25.74%) Microsoft Office
2 144 (21.43%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 27 (4.02%) Spreadsheet
4 24 (3.57%) MS Visio
5 13 (1.93%) Microsoft Project
6 12 (1.79%) InDesign
7 7 (1.04%) Photoshop
8 6 (0.89%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 3 (0.45%) Adobe Illustrator
9 3 (0.45%) Trello
10 1 (0.15%) Acrobat
Business Applications
1 23 (3.42%) NetSuite
2 8 (1.19%) Shopify
2 8 (1.19%) Unit4 Business World
3 7 (1.04%) Oracle Payables
4 6 (0.89%) Dynamics AX
4 6 (0.89%) Dynamics CRM
5 5 (0.74%) Salesforce CRM
5 5 (0.74%) Visualfiles
6 4 (0.60%) SAP BPC
6 4 (0.60%) SAP FI
7 2 (0.30%) CA PPM
7 2 (0.30%) Dynamics GP
7 2 (0.30%) Dynamics NAV
7 2 (0.30%) Oracle EBS
7 2 (0.30%) Primavera
7 2 (0.30%) ResourceLink
7 2 (0.30%) Sage X3
8 1 (0.15%) Oracle ERP
8 1 (0.15%) Pegasus Opera
8 1 (0.15%) SAP Oil and Gas
Cloud Services
1 242 (36.01%) Power Platform
2 77 (11.46%) Microsoft 365
3 75 (11.16%) Azure
4 32 (4.76%) SaaS
5 30 (4.46%) Azure Data Factory
6 24 (3.57%) Azure Synapse Analytics
7 20 (2.98%) Azure DevOps
7 20 (2.98%) Cloud Computing
8 19 (2.83%) Smartsheet
9 18 (2.68%) PowerApps
10 17 (2.53%) Google Analytics
11 14 (2.08%) Snowflake
12 11 (1.64%) AWS
13 10 (1.49%) Dynamics 365
13 10 (1.49%) Google Sheets
14 9 (1.34%) Google Tag Manager
15 8 (1.19%) Intacct
15 8 (1.19%) Power Automate
16 7 (1.04%) Google Data Studio
17 6 (0.89%) Google Ads
Communications & Networking
1 9 (1.34%) Unified Communications
2 7 (1.04%) Intranet
3 3 (0.45%) Internet
4 2 (0.30%) S/MIME
4 2 (0.30%) SSL
4 2 (0.30%) X.509
5 1 (0.15%) DNS
5 1 (0.15%) WebEx
5 1 (0.15%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 236 (35.12%) Power BI
2 55 (8.18%) Tableau
3 40 (5.95%) SQL Server
4 33 (4.91%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 31 (4.61%) Data Warehouse
6 27 (4.02%) Azure SQL Database
7 25 (3.72%) Power Query
8 23 (3.42%) Big Data
9 19 (2.83%) Oracle Reports
10 16 (2.38%) Crystal Reports
11 10 (1.49%) SQL Server Analysis Services
12 7 (1.04%) Oracle Database
13 6 (0.89%) OLAP
13 6 (0.89%) SQL Server Integration Services
14 4 (0.60%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
14 4 (0.60%) Looker
14 4 (0.60%) Metadata
15 3 (0.45%) Data Lake
15 3 (0.45%) GIS
15 3 (0.45%) QlikView
Development Applications
1 39 (5.80%) JIRA
2 5 (0.74%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
3 4 (0.60%) RStudio
3 4 (0.60%) Visual Studio
4 1 (0.15%) GitLab
4 1 (0.15%) Oracle Forms
General
1 365 (54.32%) Finance
2 313 (46.58%) Social Skills
3 253 (37.65%) Analytical Skills
4 90 (13.39%) Marketing
5 75 (11.16%) Organisational Skills
6 51 (7.59%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 45 (6.70%) Presentation Skills
8 32 (4.76%) Billing
8 32 (4.76%) Manufacturing
9 30 (4.46%) Retail
10 29 (4.32%) Legal
11 28 (4.17%) Advertising
12 27 (4.02%) Law
12 27 (4.02%) Public Sector
13 20 (2.98%) Banking
14 17 (2.53%) Telecoms
15 16 (2.38%) Influencing Skills
16 10 (1.49%) General Ledger
17 9 (1.34%) Automotive
18 7 (1.04%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 226 (33.63%) Analyst
2 61 (9.08%) Data Analyst
3 57 (8.48%) Senior
4 51 (7.59%) Accountant
5 35 (5.21%) Financial Analyst
6 34 (5.06%) Business Analyst
7 33 (4.91%) Administrator
8 32 (4.76%) Support Analyst
9 29 (4.32%) Business Intelligence Analyst
10 28 (4.17%) Systems Accountant
11 27 (4.02%) Developer
12 26 (3.87%) Business Manager
13 23 (3.42%) Service Manager
14 22 (3.27%) IT Support
14 22 (3.27%) Junior
15 21 (3.13%) Lead
16 20 (2.98%) Commercial Analyst
16 20 (2.98%) Financial Accountant
17 19 (2.83%) Technical Analyst
18 18 (2.68%) Account Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (0.74%) HTML
1 5 (0.74%) JSON
2 4 (0.60%) Middleware
3 3 (0.45%) Altair
4 2 (0.30%) EDI
4 2 (0.30%) EJB
4 2 (0.30%) Flash
4 2 (0.30%) XML
5 1 (0.15%) Ember.js
5 1 (0.15%) SailPoint
5 1 (0.15%) Spine.js
5 1 (0.15%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 69 (10.27%) Onboarding
2 56 (8.33%) Self-Motivation
3 55 (8.18%) Analytical Mindset
4 48 (7.14%) Management Information System
5 22 (3.27%) Product Ownership
6 20 (2.98%) Social Network
7 19 (2.83%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 19 (2.83%) Social Media
8 12 (1.79%) Web Conferencing
9 11 (1.64%) Driving Licence
10 7 (1.04%) CMDB
10 7 (1.04%) Digital Media
10 7 (1.04%) Housing Association
11 6 (0.89%) Legacy Systems
11 6 (0.89%) NHS
12 5 (0.74%) Algorithms
12 5 (0.74%) Data Structures
12 5 (0.74%) Enterprise Software
12 5 (0.74%) FMCG
12 5 (0.74%) Life Science
Operating Systems
1 27 (4.02%) Windows
2 9 (1.34%) Linux
2 9 (1.34%) Unix
3 6 (0.89%) Windows 10
4 5 (0.74%) Mac OS
5 4 (0.60%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 249 (37.05%) Business Intelligence
2 219 (32.59%) Problem-Solving
3 167 (24.85%) Decision-Making
4 136 (20.24%) Data Analysis
5 132 (19.64%) Continuous Improvement
6 124 (18.45%) Analytics
7 100 (14.88%) Process Improvement
8 90 (13.39%) Visualisation
9 84 (12.50%) ERP
10 79 (11.76%) AI
11 78 (11.61%) Project Management
12 77 (11.46%) Actionable Insight
13 72 (10.71%) Agile
14 66 (9.82%) CRM
15 65 (9.67%) Budgeting
16 56 (8.33%) Budgeting and Forecasting
17 55 (8.18%) Data Visualisation
18 53 (7.89%) Time Management
19 52 (7.74%) Customer Service
20 49 (7.29%) Change Management
Programming Languages
1 187 (27.83%) SQL
2 64 (9.52%) Python
3 35 (5.21%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 31 (4.61%) VBA
5 17 (2.53%) T-SQL
6 13 (1.93%) R
7 3 (0.45%) PL/SQL
7 3 (0.45%) VB
8 2 (0.30%) Bash
8 2 (0.30%) PowerShell
9 1 (0.15%) C#
9 1 (0.15%) C++
Qualifications
1 161 (23.96%) Degree
2 128 (19.05%) ACCA
3 105 (15.63%) CIMA
4 20 (2.98%) AAT
5 19 (2.83%) Security Cleared
6 16 (2.38%) SC Cleared
7 12 (1.79%) Numerate Degree
7 12 (1.79%) Six Sigma Green Belt
8 11 (1.64%) Master's Degree
9 10 (1.49%) CIPD
10 9 (1.34%) CISSP
10 9 (1.34%) DBS Check
11 7 (1.04%) CISA
12 6 (0.89%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 6 (0.89%) PMI Certification
13 5 (0.74%) CFA
13 5 (0.74%) DV Cleared
14 4 (0.60%) Microsoft Certification
14 4 (0.60%) PMP
14 4 (0.60%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 35 (5.21%) PMO
2 30 (4.46%) Data Quality
3 25 (3.72%) IFRS
4 24 (3.57%) GAAP
5 22 (3.27%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 22 (3.27%) QA
6 20 (2.98%) GDPR
7 15 (2.23%) Actionable Recommendations
8 14 (2.08%) ISO 9001
9 12 (1.79%) Accessibility
10 10 (1.49%) SLA
11 6 (0.89%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 4 (0.60%) P3O
13 2 (0.30%) GMP
13 2 (0.30%) GRC
13 2 (0.30%) NIST
14 1 (0.15%) IFRS 17
14 1 (0.15%) ISO/IEC 20000
14 1 (0.15%) Solvency II
System Software
1 11 (1.64%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 4 (0.60%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (0.45%) Single Sign-On
3 2 (0.30%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
4 1 (0.15%) SCCM
4 1 (0.15%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 333 (49.55%) Microsoft
2 37 (5.51%) Oracle
3 32 (4.76%) Salesforce
4 30 (4.46%) SAP
5 25 (3.72%) Google
6 23 (3.42%) Workday
7 19 (2.83%) Adobe
7 19 (2.83%) Sage
8 16 (2.38%) ServiceNow
9 14 (2.08%) Cisco
9 14 (2.08%) Xero
10 10 (1.49%) Adaptive Insights
11 9 (1.34%) Zoho
12 6 (0.89%) Anaplan
12 6 (0.89%) Concur
13 5 (0.74%) N-able
14 4 (0.60%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
15 3 (0.45%) Logitech
15 3 (0.45%) Mercator
15 3 (0.45%) Pegasus