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

6 months to
24 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 99 87 56
Rank change year-on-year -12 -31 +46
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Excel 660 644 1,050
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.68% 3.94% 4.58%
As % of the Applications category 40.94% 23.18% 52.76%
Number of salaries quoted 396 414 303
10th Percentile £29,000 £27,250 £27,000
25th Percentile £32,556 £31,250 £31,250
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 £43,337
% change year-on-year -6.25% -7.70% -3.70%

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 1,612 2,778 1,990
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 6.54% 16.98% 8.68%
Number of salaries quoted 919 823 897
10th Percentile £28,500 £27,250 £28,000
25th Percentile £33,500 £32,113 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,390 £46,000
Median % change year-on-year -0.86% -1.33% -12.38%
75th Percentile £58,750 £62,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £83,750
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 24 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 61 (9.24%) SharePoint
2 8 (1.21%) CMS
2 8 (1.21%) Confluence
3 5 (0.76%) Apache Spark
4 4 (0.61%) Microsoft Exchange
5 3 (0.45%) SAS
5 3 (0.45%) WordPress
6 2 (0.30%) Jupyter
7 1 (0.15%) IIS
7 1 (0.15%) Moodle
7 1 (0.15%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 194 (29.39%) Microsoft Office
2 187 (28.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 34 (5.15%) Spreadsheet
4 24 (3.64%) Acrobat
5 22 (3.33%) Microsoft Project
6 13 (1.97%) MS Visio
7 5 (0.76%) Chatbot
8 4 (0.61%) Windchill
9 2 (0.30%) AutoCAD
9 2 (0.30%) Navisworks
9 2 (0.30%) Revit
9 2 (0.30%) SPSS
9 2 (0.30%) Trello
Business Applications
1 30 (4.55%) NetSuite
2 22 (3.33%) Dynamics CRM
3 12 (1.82%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 8 (1.21%) Sage 50
5 4 (0.61%) Academy Housing
5 4 (0.61%) Teamcenter
6 3 (0.45%) BambooHR
6 3 (0.45%) Oracle ERP
6 3 (0.45%) Salesforce CRM
6 3 (0.45%) Visualfiles
7 2 (0.30%) FastStats
7 2 (0.30%) Oracle Receivables
7 2 (0.30%) Raiser’s Edge
7 2 (0.30%) SAP ERP
8 1 (0.15%) Cognos Business Intelligence
8 1 (0.15%) Dynamics GP
8 1 (0.15%) Elite 3E
8 1 (0.15%) Oracle Payables
8 1 (0.15%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 181 (27.42%) Power Platform
2 51 (7.73%) Microsoft 365
3 27 (4.09%) Azure
4 26 (3.94%) SaaS
5 21 (3.18%) Dynamics 365
6 16 (2.42%) AWS
7 15 (2.27%) PowerApps
8 13 (1.97%) Power Automate
9 11 (1.67%) Microsoft Copilot
10 9 (1.36%) Google Analytics
11 5 (0.76%) ChatGPT
12 4 (0.61%) Azure Data Factory
12 4 (0.61%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 4 (0.61%) Cloud Computing
12 4 (0.61%) GCP
12 4 (0.61%) GitHub
12 4 (0.61%) Miro
12 4 (0.61%) OneDrive
12 4 (0.61%) Smartsheet
13 3 (0.45%) Canva
Communications & Networking
1 14 (2.12%) Broadband
2 2 (0.30%) Internet
2 2 (0.30%) LAN
2 2 (0.30%) NGN
2 2 (0.30%) WAN
2 2 (0.30%) WebEx
2 2 (0.30%) Wi-Fi
3 1 (0.15%) 5G
3 1 (0.15%) DHCP
3 1 (0.15%) DNS
3 1 (0.15%) Intranet
3 1 (0.15%) Network Security
3 1 (0.15%) SD-WAN
3 1 (0.15%) VPN
3 1 (0.15%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 172 (26.06%) Power BI
2 32 (4.85%) Tableau
3 29 (4.39%) Power Query
4 18 (2.73%) Data Lake
5 12 (1.82%) SAP BW
6 11 (1.67%) Data Warehouse
7 9 (1.36%) Relational Database
7 9 (1.36%) SQL Server
8 7 (1.06%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 6 (0.91%) Looker
9 6 (0.91%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 5 (0.76%) Big Data
11 2 (0.30%) KNIME
11 2 (0.30%) Metadata
11 2 (0.30%) MS Access
11 2 (0.30%) SAS Enterprise Guide
11 2 (0.30%) Star Schema
12 1 (0.15%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
12 1 (0.15%) Data Mining
12 1 (0.15%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 36 (5.45%) JIRA
2 6 (0.91%) Git
2 6 (0.91%) Visual Studio
3 3 (0.45%) RStudio
4 2 (0.30%) Balsamiq
4 2 (0.30%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.30%) JMeter
4 2 (0.30%) Postman
4 2 (0.30%) Visual Studio Code
5 1 (0.15%) Moq
General
1 398 (60.30%) Social Skills
2 286 (43.33%) Finance
3 225 (34.09%) Analytical Skills
4 162 (24.55%) Organisational Skills
5 91 (13.79%) Marketing
6 70 (10.61%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 57 (8.64%) Legal
8 53 (8.03%) Retail
9 51 (7.73%) Public Sector
10 45 (6.82%) Billing
11 38 (5.76%) Telecoms
12 37 (5.61%) Influencing Skills
13 30 (4.55%) Manufacturing
14 27 (4.09%) Banking
14 27 (4.09%) Presentation Skills
15 26 (3.94%) Law
16 13 (1.97%) German Language
17 12 (1.82%) Advertising
17 12 (1.82%) Automotive
18 11 (1.67%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 172 (26.06%) Analyst
2 71 (10.76%) Administrator
3 49 (7.42%) Data Analyst
4 35 (5.30%) Senior
5 34 (5.15%) Accountant
6 33 (5.00%) Report Analyst
7 28 (4.24%) Financial Analyst
8 26 (3.94%) Business Analyst
9 19 (2.88%) Coordinator
9 19 (2.88%) Senior Analyst
10 17 (2.58%) Management Accountant
10 17 (2.58%) Service Analyst
11 15 (2.27%) Lead
12 14 (2.12%) Consultant
13 13 (1.97%) Junior
13 13 (1.97%) Project Manager
14 12 (1.82%) Data Engineer
14 12 (1.82%) Sales Administrator
15 11 (1.67%) Finance Manager
15 11 (1.67%) Service Desk Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (1.97%) Oracle Fusion
2 5 (0.76%) Matplotlib
2 5 (0.76%) NumPy
2 5 (0.76%) ODBC
2 5 (0.76%) Pandas
3 4 (0.61%) Flash
4 3 (0.45%) Godot
4 3 (0.45%) HTML
4 3 (0.45%) Unreal Engine
5 2 (0.30%) PySpark
5 2 (0.30%) Seaborn
5 2 (0.30%) Terraform
6 1 (0.15%) OAuth
6 1 (0.15%) OpenID
6 1 (0.15%) TAPI
Miscellaneous
1 95 (14.39%) Management Information System
2 61 (9.24%) Onboarding
3 43 (6.52%) Self-Motivation
4 34 (5.15%) Social Media
5 16 (2.42%) Data Structures
6 15 (2.27%) Analytical Mindset
6 15 (2.27%) Housing Association
7 13 (1.97%) Driving Licence
8 12 (1.82%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 11 (1.67%) Web Conferencing
10 9 (1.36%) NHS
11 8 (1.21%) e-Learning
12 7 (1.06%) Data Centre
13 6 (0.91%) Low-Code
13 6 (0.91%) Product Ownership
13 6 (0.91%) Reinsurance
14 5 (0.76%) Educational Technology
14 5 (0.76%) FMCG
15 4 (0.61%) Legacy Systems
15 4 (0.61%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 5 (0.76%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 184 (27.88%) Business Intelligence
2 179 (27.12%) Problem-Solving
3 158 (23.94%) Continuous Improvement
4 150 (22.73%) Decision-Making
5 107 (16.21%) Stakeholder Management
6 92 (13.94%) CRM
7 87 (13.18%) Project Management
8 85 (12.88%) Analytics
9 83 (12.58%) Process Improvement
10 79 (11.97%) Customer Service
11 78 (11.82%) AI
12 72 (10.91%) Agile
12 72 (10.91%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 64 (9.70%) Data Analysis
14 61 (9.24%) Data Management
15 57 (8.64%) ERP
16 56 (8.48%) Project Delivery
17 54 (8.18%) Actionable Insight
18 50 (7.58%) Coaching
19 49 (7.42%) Customer Experience
Programming Languages
1 124 (18.79%) SQL
2 53 (8.03%) Python
3 26 (3.94%) VBA
4 16 (2.42%) JavaScript
5 12 (1.82%) R
6 11 (1.67%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 8 (1.21%) PowerShell
8 5 (0.76%) C#
8 5 (0.76%) VB
9 3 (0.45%) C
9 3 (0.45%) C++
10 2 (0.30%) Bash
10 2 (0.30%) Java
11 1 (0.15%) PHP
11 1 (0.15%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 105 (15.91%) Degree
2 73 (11.06%) ACCA
3 71 (10.76%) CIMA
4 35 (5.30%) DBS Check
5 30 (4.55%) Security Cleared
6 29 (4.39%) SC Cleared
7 16 (2.42%) AAT
8 13 (1.97%) PMI Certification
9 9 (1.36%) PMP
10 8 (1.21%) Master's Degree
11 7 (1.06%) ICAEW
12 6 (0.91%) BPSS Clearance
13 4 (0.61%) Postgraduate
14 3 (0.45%) CIPD
14 3 (0.45%) CIPFA
14 3 (0.45%) DV Cleared
14 3 (0.45%) ITIL Certification
14 3 (0.45%) Microsoft Certification
15 2 (0.30%) APMP
15 2 (0.30%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 86 (13.03%) Data Quality
2 42 (6.36%) GDPR
3 34 (5.15%) QA
4 25 (3.79%) PMO
5 17 (2.58%) IFRS
6 16 (2.42%) Accessibility
7 13 (1.97%) GAAP
8 8 (1.21%) COREP
8 8 (1.21%) FINREP
8 8 (1.21%) SLA
9 6 (0.91%) ISO 9001
10 5 (0.76%) Actionable Recommendations
11 4 (0.61%) Def Stans
11 4 (0.61%) ISO 9000
11 4 (0.61%) ISO/IEC 15288
12 3 (0.45%) GRC
12 3 (0.45%) ISO 14001
12 3 (0.45%) ISO/IEC 27001
12 3 (0.45%) TickIT
13 2 (0.30%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 1 (0.15%) Active Directory
1 1 (0.15%) Embedded Firmware
1 1 (0.15%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 2 (0.30%) Ansible
2 1 (0.15%) Autotask
2 1 (0.15%) Functional Safety
2 1 (0.15%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (0.15%) Single Sign-On
2 1 (0.15%) Thomson Reuters DACS
Vendors
1 313 (47.42%) Microsoft
2 33 (5.00%) Adobe
2 33 (5.00%) SAP
3 28 (4.24%) Oracle
4 23 (3.48%) Sage
4 23 (3.48%) Salesforce
5 22 (3.33%) HubSpot
6 15 (2.27%) Google
6 15 (2.27%) Xero
7 10 (1.52%) Apple
8 9 (1.36%) YouTube
9 7 (1.06%) Databricks
9 7 (1.06%) ServiceNow
10 6 (0.91%) Workday
11 5 (0.76%) BMC
11 5 (0.76%) Progress
11 5 (0.76%) Zoho
12 3 (0.45%) Alteryx
12 3 (0.45%) Criteo
12 3 (0.45%) VMware