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 12 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 106 88 55
Rank change year-on-year -18 -33 +49
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Excel 611 651 1,074
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.56% 4.01% 4.58%
As % of the Applications category 39.57% 25.46% 52.96%
Number of salaries quoted 379 414 321
10th Percentile £28,821 £26,500 £27,000
25th Percentile £32,500 £31,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year - +5.88% -15.00%
75th Percentile £57,500 £65,000 £58,750
90th Percentile £73,750 £85,000 £70,000
UK median annual salary £37,500 £40,000 £44,000
% change year-on-year -6.25% -9.09% -2.22%

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 1,544 2,557 2,028
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 6.46% 15.75% 8.65%
Number of salaries quoted 882 832 947
10th Percentile £28,500 £26,500 £28,250
25th Percentile £33,500 £31,250 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -14.29%
75th Percentile £58,765 £62,625 £66,250
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £80,000
UK median annual salary £40,000 £40,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year - -11.11% -

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 12 September 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 60 (9.82%) SharePoint
2 8 (1.31%) CMS
3 7 (1.15%) Confluence
4 5 (0.82%) Apache Spark
4 5 (0.82%) Microsoft Exchange
5 3 (0.49%) SAS
5 3 (0.49%) WordPress
6 2 (0.33%) Jupyter
7 1 (0.16%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 181 (29.62%) Microsoft Office
1 181 (29.62%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 26 (4.26%) Spreadsheet
3 25 (4.09%) Microsoft Project
4 24 (3.93%) Acrobat
5 13 (2.13%) MS Visio
6 5 (0.82%) Chatbot
7 4 (0.65%) Windchill
8 2 (0.33%) AutoCAD
8 2 (0.33%) Navisworks
8 2 (0.33%) Revit
8 2 (0.33%) Trello
9 1 (0.16%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 27 (4.42%) NetSuite
2 23 (3.76%) Dynamics CRM
3 12 (1.96%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 7 (1.15%) Sage 50
5 4 (0.65%) Academy Housing
5 4 (0.65%) Teamcenter
6 3 (0.49%) BambooHR
6 3 (0.49%) Oracle ERP
6 3 (0.49%) Salesforce CRM
6 3 (0.49%) SAP ERP
6 3 (0.49%) Visualfiles
7 2 (0.33%) FastStats
7 2 (0.33%) Raiser’s Edge
8 1 (0.16%) Cognos Business Intelligence
8 1 (0.16%) Dynamics GP
8 1 (0.16%) Elite 3E
8 1 (0.16%) Oracle Payables
8 1 (0.16%) Oracle Receivables
8 1 (0.16%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 170 (27.82%) Power Platform
2 48 (7.86%) Microsoft 365
3 25 (4.09%) SaaS
4 24 (3.93%) Azure
5 21 (3.44%) Dynamics 365
6 15 (2.45%) AWS
6 15 (2.45%) PowerApps
7 12 (1.96%) Power Automate
8 10 (1.64%) Microsoft Copilot
9 6 (0.98%) Google Analytics
9 6 (0.98%) Smartsheet
10 5 (0.82%) ChatGPT
11 4 (0.65%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 4 (0.65%) GCP
11 4 (0.65%) GitHub
11 4 (0.65%) Miro
12 3 (0.49%) Azure Data Factory
12 3 (0.49%) Canva
12 3 (0.49%) OneDrive
12 3 (0.49%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 14 (2.29%) Broadband
2 2 (0.33%) Internet
2 2 (0.33%) NGN
2 2 (0.33%) WebEx
3 1 (0.16%) 5G
3 1 (0.16%) Intranet
3 1 (0.16%) LAN
3 1 (0.16%) Network Security
3 1 (0.16%) SD-WAN
3 1 (0.16%) WAN
3 1 (0.16%) Wi-Fi
3 1 (0.16%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 162 (26.51%) Power BI
2 30 (4.91%) Tableau
3 27 (4.42%) Power Query
4 18 (2.95%) Data Lake
5 12 (1.96%) SAP BW
6 9 (1.47%) Data Warehouse
6 9 (1.47%) Relational Database
7 8 (1.31%) SQL Server
8 7 (1.15%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 6 (0.98%) Looker
9 6 (0.98%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 5 (0.82%) Big Data
11 2 (0.33%) KNIME
11 2 (0.33%) Metadata
11 2 (0.33%) MS Access
11 2 (0.33%) SAS Enterprise Guide
11 2 (0.33%) Star Schema
12 1 (0.16%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
12 1 (0.16%) Data Mining
12 1 (0.16%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 37 (6.06%) JIRA
2 6 (0.98%) Git
2 6 (0.98%) Visual Studio
3 3 (0.49%) RStudio
4 2 (0.33%) Balsamiq
4 2 (0.33%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.33%) JMeter
4 2 (0.33%) Postman
4 2 (0.33%) Visual Studio Code
5 1 (0.16%) Moq
5 1 (0.16%) Toad
General
1 359 (58.76%) Social Skills
2 269 (44.03%) Finance
3 197 (32.24%) Analytical Skills
4 141 (23.08%) Organisational Skills
5 78 (12.77%) Marketing
6 61 (9.98%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 52 (8.51%) Legal
8 49 (8.02%) Retail
9 43 (7.04%) Public Sector
10 39 (6.38%) Billing
11 36 (5.89%) Telecoms
12 34 (5.56%) Influencing Skills
13 29 (4.75%) Presentation Skills
14 28 (4.58%) Banking
15 22 (3.60%) Law
16 21 (3.44%) Manufacturing
17 12 (1.96%) Automotive
17 12 (1.96%) German Language
18 9 (1.47%) Documentation Skills
19 8 (1.31%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 164 (26.84%) Analyst
2 68 (11.13%) Administrator
3 44 (7.20%) Data Analyst
4 32 (5.24%) Report Analyst
5 31 (5.07%) Accountant
5 31 (5.07%) Senior
6 28 (4.58%) Financial Analyst
7 24 (3.93%) Business Analyst
8 20 (3.27%) Senior Analyst
9 18 (2.95%) Coordinator
10 16 (2.62%) Service Analyst
11 15 (2.45%) Management Accountant
12 14 (2.29%) Junior
13 13 (2.13%) Project Manager
14 12 (1.96%) Consultant
14 12 (1.96%) Sales Administrator
15 11 (1.80%) Lead
15 11 (1.80%) Service Manager
16 10 (1.64%) Finance Manager
16 10 (1.64%) Service Desk Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (1.96%) Oracle Fusion
2 5 (0.82%) ODBC
3 3 (0.49%) Flash
3 3 (0.49%) Godot
3 3 (0.49%) HTML
3 3 (0.49%) Matplotlib
3 3 (0.49%) NumPy
3 3 (0.49%) Pandas
3 3 (0.49%) Unreal Engine
4 2 (0.33%) PySpark
4 2 (0.33%) Seaborn
4 2 (0.33%) Terraform
5 1 (0.16%) OAuth
5 1 (0.16%) OpenID
5 1 (0.16%) TAPI
Miscellaneous
1 84 (13.75%) Management Information System
2 59 (9.66%) Onboarding
3 39 (6.38%) Self-Motivation
4 34 (5.56%) Social Media
5 17 (2.78%) Data Structures
6 13 (2.13%) Web Conferencing
7 12 (1.96%) Analytical Mindset
7 12 (1.96%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 12 (1.96%) Housing Association
8 9 (1.47%) Driving Licence
8 9 (1.47%) e-Learning
9 7 (1.15%) NHS
10 6 (0.98%) Data Centre
10 6 (0.98%) Product Ownership
10 6 (0.98%) Reinsurance
11 5 (0.82%) Educational Technology
11 5 (0.82%) Low-Code
11 5 (0.82%) Mobile App
12 4 (0.65%) Legacy Systems
12 4 (0.65%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 4 (0.65%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 172 (28.15%) Business Intelligence
2 163 (26.68%) Problem-Solving
3 144 (23.57%) Continuous Improvement
4 135 (22.09%) Decision-Making
5 90 (14.73%) CRM
5 90 (14.73%) Stakeholder Management
6 86 (14.08%) Project Management
7 75 (12.27%) Process Improvement
8 71 (11.62%) Agile
8 71 (11.62%) Customer Service
9 68 (11.13%) Analytics
10 67 (10.97%) AI
10 67 (10.97%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 64 (10.47%) Data Management
12 60 (9.82%) Data Analysis
13 56 (9.17%) ERP
14 55 (9.00%) Project Delivery
15 46 (7.53%) Coaching
15 46 (7.53%) Validation
16 45 (7.36%) Customer Experience
Programming Languages
1 119 (19.48%) SQL
2 49 (8.02%) Python
3 27 (4.42%) VBA
4 15 (2.45%) JavaScript
5 11 (1.80%) R
6 8 (1.31%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 5 (0.82%) C#
7 5 (0.82%) PowerShell
7 5 (0.82%) VB
8 3 (0.49%) C
8 3 (0.49%) C++
9 2 (0.33%) Bash
9 2 (0.33%) Java
10 1 (0.16%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 107 (17.51%) Degree
2 70 (11.46%) ACCA
3 68 (11.13%) CIMA
4 33 (5.40%) DBS Check
5 30 (4.91%) Security Cleared
6 28 (4.58%) SC Cleared
7 16 (2.62%) AAT
8 15 (2.45%) PMI Certification
9 11 (1.80%) PMP
10 9 (1.47%) Master's Degree
11 7 (1.15%) BPSS Clearance
11 7 (1.15%) ICAEW
12 4 (0.65%) Postgraduate
13 3 (0.49%) CIPD
13 3 (0.49%) CIPFA
13 3 (0.49%) DV Cleared
13 3 (0.49%) ITIL Certification
14 2 (0.33%) Computer Science Degree
14 2 (0.33%) ISTQB
14 2 (0.33%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 80 (13.09%) Data Quality
2 40 (6.55%) GDPR
3 33 (5.40%) QA
4 21 (3.44%) PMO
5 17 (2.78%) IFRS
6 16 (2.62%) Accessibility
7 13 (2.13%) GAAP
8 10 (1.64%) COREP
8 10 (1.64%) FINREP
9 8 (1.31%) SLA
10 5 (0.82%) Actionable Recommendations
10 5 (0.82%) GRC
10 5 (0.82%) ISO 9001
11 4 (0.65%) Def Stans
11 4 (0.65%) ISO 9000
11 4 (0.65%) ISO/IEC 15288
12 3 (0.49%) Software Quality Assurance
12 3 (0.49%) TickIT
13 2 (0.33%) ISO 14001
13 2 (0.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 1 (0.16%) Embedded Firmware
1 1 (0.16%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 2 (0.33%) Ansible
2 1 (0.16%) Autotask
2 1 (0.16%) Functional Safety
2 1 (0.16%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (0.16%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 283 (46.32%) Microsoft
2 34 (5.56%) SAP
3 32 (5.24%) Adobe
4 27 (4.42%) Oracle
5 22 (3.60%) HubSpot
5 22 (3.60%) Sage
6 20 (3.27%) Salesforce
7 16 (2.62%) Xero
8 13 (2.13%) Google
9 10 (1.64%) Apple
10 9 (1.47%) YouTube
11 7 (1.15%) Databricks
11 7 (1.15%) ServiceNow
12 6 (0.98%) Workday
13 5 (0.82%) BMC
13 5 (0.82%) Progress
13 5 (0.82%) Zoho
14 3 (0.49%) Alteryx
14 3 (0.49%) TikTok
14 3 (0.49%) VMware