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 16 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 70 94 126
Rank change year-on-year +24 +32 +4
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Excel 535 555 571
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 3.50% 3.38% 2.63%
As % of the Applications category 22.52% 40.93% 39.43%
Number of salaries quoted 317 243 376
10th Percentile £29,000 £26,250 £28,500
25th Percentile £37,000 £32,875 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £43,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.20% -3.33% -10.00%
75th Percentile £61,250 £58,750 £58,750
90th Percentile £77,500 £82,500 £66,875
UK median annual salary £41,075 £45,000 £43,000
% change year-on-year -8.72% +4.65% -9.47%

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 2,376 1,356 1,448
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 15.53% 8.26% 6.66%
Number of salaries quoted 640 718 1,098
10th Percentile £28,750 £27,675 £25,750
25th Percentile £35,000 £36,250 £33,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,000 £46,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +7.53% -7.00%
75th Percentile £62,500 £70,000 £61,250
90th Percentile £78,750 £83,750 £72,500
UK median annual salary £40,000 £47,683 £40,249
% change year-on-year -16.11% +18.47% -11.74%

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 16 January 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 37 (6.92%) SharePoint
2 18 (3.36%) Confluence
3 3 (0.56%) ArcGIS
3 3 (0.56%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (0.56%) WordPress
4 2 (0.37%) SAS
5 1 (0.19%) CMS
Applications
1 143 (26.73%) Microsoft Office
2 132 (24.67%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 22 (4.11%) MS Visio
4 19 (3.55%) Spreadsheet
5 12 (2.24%) InDesign
6 8 (1.50%) Microsoft Project
7 5 (0.93%) Photoshop
8 3 (0.56%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 3 (0.56%) Adobe Illustrator
8 3 (0.56%) Trello
9 1 (0.19%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 14 (2.62%) NetSuite
2 8 (1.50%) Oracle Payables
3 7 (1.31%) Dynamics AX
4 6 (1.12%) Dynamics CRM
5 5 (0.93%) Visualfiles
6 4 (0.75%) Salesforce CRM
6 4 (0.75%) SAP BPC
7 3 (0.56%) Dynamics GP
7 3 (0.56%) Magento
7 3 (0.56%) ResourceLink
7 3 (0.56%) SAP FI
7 3 (0.56%) Shopify
8 2 (0.37%) Sage X3
8 2 (0.37%) Unit4 Business World
9 1 (0.19%) Pegasus Opera
9 1 (0.19%) Primavera
9 1 (0.19%) Sage 200
9 1 (0.19%) SAP Oil and Gas
9 1 (0.19%) SAP PM
9 1 (0.19%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 203 (37.94%) Power Platform
2 86 (16.07%) Azure
3 62 (11.59%) Microsoft 365
4 34 (6.36%) SaaS
5 27 (5.05%) Azure Data Factory
6 25 (4.67%) AWS
7 24 (4.49%) Azure Synapse Analytics
8 21 (3.93%) Azure DevOps
9 17 (3.18%) Cloud Computing
10 14 (2.62%) Dynamics 365
10 14 (2.62%) PowerApps
10 14 (2.62%) Snowflake
11 10 (1.87%) Google Analytics
11 10 (1.87%) Intacct
11 10 (1.87%) Smartsheet
12 7 (1.31%) Power Automate
13 5 (0.93%) GCP
13 5 (0.93%) Workato
14 4 (0.75%) Google Tag Manager
15 3 (0.56%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 9 (1.68%) Unified Communications
2 3 (0.56%) Ethernet
2 3 (0.56%) PuTTY
3 2 (0.37%) Internet
4 1 (0.19%) Cisco Wireless
4 1 (0.19%) Firewall
4 1 (0.19%) LAN
4 1 (0.19%) MPLS
4 1 (0.19%) Remote Desktop
4 1 (0.19%) SD-WAN
4 1 (0.19%) SNA
4 1 (0.19%) WAN
4 1 (0.19%) Wireless
4 1 (0.19%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 196 (36.64%) Power BI
2 56 (10.47%) Tableau
3 34 (6.36%) SQL Server
4 30 (5.61%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 27 (5.05%) Azure SQL Database
6 23 (4.30%) Data Warehouse
6 23 (4.30%) Power Query
7 17 (3.18%) Big Data
8 10 (1.87%) Crystal Reports
9 9 (1.68%) Oracle Reports
10 8 (1.50%) SQL Server Analysis Services
11 7 (1.31%) Oracle Database
12 5 (0.93%) OLAP
13 4 (0.75%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
13 4 (0.75%) Looker
13 4 (0.75%) Metadata
14 3 (0.56%) GIS
14 3 (0.56%) PowerPivot
14 3 (0.56%) QlikView
14 3 (0.56%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 33 (6.17%) JIRA
2 3 (0.56%) Git
2 3 (0.56%) Jenkins
2 3 (0.56%) Maven
2 3 (0.56%) Sonatype Nexus
2 3 (0.56%) Visual Studio
3 2 (0.37%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 1 (0.19%) Oracle APEX
General
1 281 (52.52%) Finance
2 259 (48.41%) Social Skills
3 196 (36.64%) Analytical Skills
4 70 (13.08%) Marketing
5 58 (10.84%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 55 (10.28%) Organisational Skills
7 37 (6.92%) Presentation Skills
8 35 (6.54%) Billing
9 25 (4.67%) Advertising
9 25 (4.67%) Retail
10 24 (4.49%) Public Sector
11 21 (3.93%) Law
12 19 (3.55%) Manufacturing
13 17 (3.18%) Influencing Skills
14 13 (2.43%) Legal
15 12 (2.24%) Banking
15 12 (2.24%) Telecoms
16 8 (1.50%) Automotive
17 5 (0.93%) Local Government
18 4 (0.75%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 180 (33.64%) Analyst
2 50 (9.35%) Senior
3 38 (7.10%) Data Analyst
4 37 (6.92%) Accountant
5 27 (5.05%) Lead
5 27 (5.05%) Support Analyst
6 25 (4.67%) Business Analyst
7 19 (3.55%) Administrator
7 19 (3.55%) Developer
7 19 (3.55%) Technical Support
8 18 (3.36%) Service Manager
8 18 (3.36%) Technical Analyst
9 17 (3.18%) Business Intelligence Analyst
9 17 (3.18%) Business Manager
9 17 (3.18%) Financial Accountant
10 16 (2.99%) IT Support
11 15 (2.80%) Financial Analyst
11 15 (2.80%) Systems Accountant
12 14 (2.62%) Commercial Analyst
12 14 (2.62%) Insight Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (0.75%) Middleware
2 3 (0.56%) ActiveMQ
2 3 (0.56%) Altair
2 3 (0.56%) EDI
2 3 (0.56%) JSON
2 3 (0.56%) RAML
2 3 (0.56%) REST
2 3 (0.56%) SOAP
2 3 (0.56%) XML
3 2 (0.37%) Flash
3 2 (0.37%) HTML
4 1 (0.19%) .NET
4 1 (0.19%) Ember.js
4 1 (0.19%) Spine.js
Miscellaneous
1 73 (13.64%) Onboarding
2 47 (8.79%) Analytical Mindset
2 47 (8.79%) Management Information System
3 44 (8.22%) Self-Motivation
4 21 (3.93%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
4 21 (3.93%) Social Media
5 19 (3.55%) Product Ownership
6 18 (3.36%) Public Cloud
7 17 (3.18%) Social Network
8 12 (2.24%) Web Conferencing
9 8 (1.50%) Legacy Systems
10 7 (1.31%) CMDB
10 7 (1.31%) Housing Association
11 6 (1.12%) NHS
12 5 (0.93%) Blog
12 5 (0.93%) Data Protection Act
13 4 (0.75%) Animation
13 4 (0.75%) Digital Media
13 4 (0.75%) Driving Licence
13 4 (0.75%) FMCG
Operating Systems
1 18 (3.36%) Windows
2 12 (2.24%) Linux
3 9 (1.68%) Unix
4 4 (0.75%) Windows Server
5 3 (0.56%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.19%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 208 (38.88%) Business Intelligence
2 166 (31.03%) Problem-Solving
3 132 (24.67%) Decision-Making
4 109 (20.37%) Continuous Improvement
5 107 (20.00%) Data Analysis
6 104 (19.44%) Analytics
7 79 (14.77%) AI
8 74 (13.83%) Process Improvement
9 72 (13.46%) ERP
10 69 (12.90%) Visualisation
11 64 (11.96%) Actionable Insight
12 63 (11.78%) Agile
13 62 (11.59%) Project Management
14 57 (10.65%) CRM
15 49 (9.16%) Customer Service
16 46 (8.60%) Budgeting
16 46 (8.60%) Budgeting and Forecasting
17 38 (7.10%) Change Management
17 38 (7.10%) Data Visualisation
17 38 (7.10%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 140 (26.17%) SQL
2 50 (9.35%) Python
3 30 (5.61%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 20 (3.74%) VBA
5 12 (2.24%) R
6 11 (2.06%) T-SQL
7 3 (0.56%) Java
8 1 (0.19%) ABAP
8 1 (0.19%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 126 (23.55%) Degree
2 92 (17.20%) ACCA
3 72 (13.46%) CIMA
4 17 (3.18%) AWS Certification
5 15 (2.80%) Security Cleared
6 13 (2.43%) SC Cleared
7 12 (2.24%) AAT
7 12 (2.24%) Six Sigma Green Belt
8 10 (1.87%) CFA
9 8 (1.50%) CISA
9 8 (1.50%) CISSP
9 8 (1.50%) Master's Degree
9 8 (1.50%) Numerate Degree
10 7 (1.31%) CIPD
10 7 (1.31%) Computer Science Degree
10 7 (1.31%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 5 (0.93%) DBS Check
11 5 (0.93%) PMI Certification
11 5 (0.93%) PMP
12 4 (0.75%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 32 (5.98%) Data Quality
2 24 (4.49%) IFRS
3 22 (4.11%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 21 (3.93%) GAAP
4 21 (3.93%) GDPR
5 15 (2.80%) Actionable Recommendations
5 15 (2.80%) PMO
5 15 (2.80%) QA
6 14 (2.62%) ISO 9001
7 11 (2.06%) SLA
8 10 (1.87%) Accessibility
9 6 (1.12%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 2 (0.37%) GMP
10 2 (0.37%) GRC
10 2 (0.37%) ISO/IEC 20000
11 1 (0.19%) IFRS 17
11 1 (0.19%) NIST
11 1 (0.19%) P3O
11 1 (0.19%) Solvency II
System Software
1 15 (2.80%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (0.37%) Single Sign-On
2 1 (0.19%) Ansible
2 1 (0.19%) Control-M
2 1 (0.19%) FortiGate
2 1 (0.19%) RSA Archer
2 1 (0.19%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 253 (47.29%) Microsoft
2 32 (5.98%) Oracle
3 30 (5.61%) Adobe
4 26 (4.86%) Salesforce
5 24 (4.49%) Sage
6 20 (3.74%) SAP
7 19 (3.55%) Apple
8 14 (2.62%) Google
9 13 (2.43%) Cisco
10 9 (1.68%) ServiceNow
10 9 (1.68%) Zoho
11 7 (1.31%) Workday
12 6 (1.12%) Concur
12 6 (1.12%) Xero
13 4 (0.75%) Informatica
13 4 (0.75%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
14 3 (0.56%) Mercator
14 3 (0.56%) MuleSoft
14 3 (0.56%) Openreach
15 2 (0.37%) Adaptive Insights