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 21 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 89 90 55
Rank change year-on-year +1 -35 +47
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Excel 483 461 1,500
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.70% 3.45% 4.64%
As % of the Applications category 38.92% 32.63% 51.53%
Number of salaries quoted 265 249 664
10th Percentile £28,500 £26,250 £25,500
25th Percentile £32,500 £31,500 £30,656
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £43,865
Median % change year-on-year - +2.59% +3.21%
75th Percentile £61,250 £62,000 £56,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £65,000
UK median annual salary £40,000 £43,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year -8.05% +8.75% -10.45%

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 1,241 1,413 2,911
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 6.95% 10.59% 9.00%
Number of salaries quoted 608 775 1,807
10th Percentile £28,500 £28,500 £25,000
25th Percentile £33,750 £36,250 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £52,500 £43,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +22.09% -9.47%
75th Percentile £61,250 £66,252 £57,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £75,750 £67,500
UK median annual salary £40,000 £47,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year -15.79% +26.67% -16.67%

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 21 April 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 55 (11.39%) SharePoint
2 7 (1.45%) Confluence
3 4 (0.83%) Adobe Experience Manager
3 4 (0.83%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (0.41%) CMS
5 1 (0.21%) SAS
5 1 (0.21%) WordPress
Applications
1 113 (23.40%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 109 (22.57%) Microsoft Office
3 23 (4.76%) MS Visio
4 12 (2.48%) Spreadsheet
5 9 (1.86%) Microsoft Project
6 3 (0.62%) AutoCAD
6 3 (0.62%) SOLIDWORKS
7 2 (0.41%) InDesign
7 2 (0.41%) Trello
8 1 (0.21%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 14 (2.90%) Dynamics CRM
2 12 (2.48%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 5 (1.04%) Magento
3 5 (1.04%) Salesforce CRM
3 5 (1.04%) SAP ERP
4 3 (0.62%) BambooHR
4 3 (0.62%) NetSuite
4 3 (0.62%) Raiser’s Edge
4 3 (0.62%) ResourceLink
5 2 (0.41%) Dynamics AX
5 2 (0.41%) Odoo
6 1 (0.21%) Dynamics GP
6 1 (0.21%) Infor SunSystems
6 1 (0.21%) Oracle Payables
6 1 (0.21%) Sage 200
6 1 (0.21%) SAP Oil and Gas
6 1 (0.21%) SAP PM
6 1 (0.21%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 182 (37.68%) Power Platform
2 60 (12.42%) Azure
3 34 (7.04%) Microsoft 365
4 27 (5.59%) Azure Data Factory
5 24 (4.97%) Azure Synapse Analytics
6 19 (3.93%) AWS
7 18 (3.73%) Dynamics 365
8 15 (3.11%) Power Automate
9 13 (2.69%) PowerApps
9 13 (2.69%) SaaS
10 11 (2.28%) OneDrive
11 8 (1.66%) Cloud Computing
12 7 (1.45%) ChatGPT
12 7 (1.45%) Microsoft Copilot
13 6 (1.24%) Google Sheets
13 6 (1.24%) Smartsheet
14 5 (1.04%) Azure DevOps
15 4 (0.83%) Google Analytics
15 4 (0.83%) Miro
15 4 (0.83%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 12 (2.48%) Broadband
2 5 (1.04%) Ethernet
3 4 (0.83%) Firewall
3 4 (0.83%) LAN
3 4 (0.83%) WAN
4 3 (0.62%) IP Telephony
4 3 (0.62%) PuTTY
4 3 (0.62%) VPN
5 2 (0.41%) Internet
5 2 (0.41%) Unified Communications
5 2 (0.41%) WebEx
6 1 (0.21%) Cisco Wireless
6 1 (0.21%) MPLS
6 1 (0.21%) Remote Desktop
6 1 (0.21%) SD-WAN
6 1 (0.21%) SNA
6 1 (0.21%) Wireless
6 1 (0.21%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 176 (36.44%) Power BI
2 52 (10.77%) Tableau
3 31 (6.42%) Power Query
4 30 (6.21%) SQL Server
5 26 (5.38%) Azure SQL Database
5 26 (5.38%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 12 (2.48%) Data Lake
6 12 (2.48%) SAP BW
7 8 (1.66%) Big Data
8 7 (1.45%) PowerPivot
9 4 (0.83%) Data Warehouse
9 4 (0.83%) DB2
9 4 (0.83%) DB2 UDB
9 4 (0.83%) QlikView
10 3 (0.62%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 2 (0.41%) Ataccama
11 2 (0.41%) Relational Database
11 2 (0.41%) Star Schema
12 1 (0.21%) Geospatial Data
12 1 (0.21%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 27 (5.59%) JIRA
2 4 (0.83%) Git
2 4 (0.83%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
3 3 (0.62%) Jenkins
3 3 (0.62%) Maven
3 3 (0.62%) Sonatype Nexus
4 2 (0.41%) Visual Studio
5 1 (0.21%) Oracle APEX
5 1 (0.21%) Toad
General
1 272 (56.31%) Social Skills
2 226 (46.79%) Finance
3 172 (35.61%) Analytical Skills
4 68 (14.08%) Organisational Skills
5 49 (10.14%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 47 (9.73%) Marketing
7 43 (8.90%) Retail
8 38 (7.87%) Presentation Skills
9 24 (4.97%) Billing
10 22 (4.55%) Automotive
10 22 (4.55%) Legal
11 21 (4.35%) Banking
12 20 (4.14%) Public Sector
13 15 (3.11%) Advertising
14 14 (2.90%) Law
14 14 (2.90%) Telecoms
15 6 (1.24%) Influencing Skills
16 5 (1.04%) Aeronautics
16 5 (1.04%) Aerospace
16 5 (1.04%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 162 (33.54%) Analyst
2 37 (7.66%) Administrator
3 35 (7.25%) Data Analyst
4 34 (7.04%) Senior
5 31 (6.42%) Report Analyst
6 29 (6.00%) Accountant
7 24 (4.97%) Lead
8 18 (3.73%) Business Analyst
9 15 (3.11%) Insight Analyst
10 14 (2.90%) Commercial Analyst
10 14 (2.90%) Consultant
11 13 (2.69%) Account Manager
12 12 (2.48%) Business Manager
12 12 (2.48%) Financial Accountant
12 12 (2.48%) Financial Analyst
12 12 (2.48%) Insight Manager
13 11 (2.28%) Systems Manager
14 10 (2.07%) Junior
14 10 (2.07%) Management Accountant
15 9 (1.86%) Systems Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (2.48%) Oracle Fusion
2 6 (1.24%) EDI
2 6 (1.24%) XML
3 4 (0.83%) OAuth
3 4 (0.83%) OpenID
4 3 (0.62%) ActiveMQ
4 3 (0.62%) RAML
4 3 (0.62%) REST
4 3 (0.62%) SOAP
5 2 (0.41%) JSON
5 2 (0.41%) Matplotlib
5 2 (0.41%) NumPy
5 2 (0.41%) Pandas
5 2 (0.41%) Seaborn
6 1 (0.21%) .NET
6 1 (0.21%) PyTorch
6 1 (0.21%) SciPy
Miscellaneous
1 50 (10.35%) Onboarding
2 39 (8.07%) Management Information System
3 34 (7.04%) Self-Motivation
4 33 (6.83%) Analytical Mindset
5 25 (5.18%) Social Media
6 18 (3.73%) Public Cloud
7 17 (3.52%) Data Structures
8 12 (2.48%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 8 (1.66%) FMCG
9 8 (1.66%) Legacy Systems
9 8 (1.66%) Social Network
9 8 (1.66%) Web Conferencing
10 7 (1.45%) Blog
10 7 (1.45%) CCTV
10 7 (1.45%) Digital Media
10 7 (1.45%) NHS
11 6 (1.24%) Video Conferencing
12 5 (1.04%) Life Science
13 4 (0.83%) e-Learning
13 4 (0.83%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 13 (2.69%) Windows
2 8 (1.66%) Linux
3 5 (1.04%) Apple iOS
3 5 (1.04%) Unix
4 2 (0.41%) Windows Server
5 1 (0.21%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 190 (39.34%) Business Intelligence
2 132 (27.33%) Problem-Solving
3 129 (26.71%) Decision-Making
4 94 (19.46%) Process Improvement
5 89 (18.43%) Continuous Improvement
5 89 (18.43%) Data Analysis
6 68 (14.08%) CRM
7 67 (13.87%) Analytics
8 66 (13.66%) Project Management
9 61 (12.63%) Visualisation
10 59 (12.22%) ERP
11 55 (11.39%) Actionable Insight
12 53 (10.97%) AI
13 50 (10.35%) Customer Service
14 45 (9.32%) Budgeting and Forecasting
15 44 (9.11%) Agile
15 44 (9.11%) Time Management
16 42 (8.70%) Data Modelling
17 40 (8.28%) Data Management
18 39 (8.07%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 96 (19.88%) SQL
2 31 (6.42%) Python
3 29 (6.00%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 22 (4.55%) VBA
5 5 (1.04%) VB
5 5 (1.04%) VBScript
6 3 (0.62%) Java
6 3 (0.62%) R
7 2 (0.41%) PowerShell
8 1 (0.21%) ABAP
8 1 (0.21%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 110 (22.77%) Degree
2 70 (14.49%) ACCA
3 56 (11.59%) CIMA
4 17 (3.52%) AWS Certification
5 14 (2.90%) AAT
6 12 (2.48%) Security Cleared
6 12 (2.48%) Six Sigma Green Belt
7 9 (1.86%) SC Cleared
8 7 (1.45%) CFA
8 7 (1.45%) DBS Check
9 6 (1.24%) Computer Science Degree
9 6 (1.24%) PMI Certification
9 6 (1.24%) PMP
10 5 (1.04%) CIPD
10 5 (1.04%) Cisco Certification
10 5 (1.04%) CISSP
10 5 (1.04%) Master's Degree
11 4 (0.83%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 4 (0.83%) BPSS Clearance
11 4 (0.83%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 46 (9.52%) Data Quality
2 32 (6.63%) GDPR
3 21 (4.35%) QA
4 19 (3.93%) Actionable Recommendations
5 14 (2.90%) IFRS
6 13 (2.69%) PMO
7 12 (2.48%) COREP
7 12 (2.48%) FINREP
8 11 (2.28%) GAAP
9 7 (1.45%) GRC
10 6 (1.24%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 6 (1.24%) SLA
11 4 (0.83%) ISO 9001
11 4 (0.83%) Software Quality Assurance
12 3 (0.62%) Accessibility
12 3 (0.62%) TickIT
13 2 (0.41%) ISO 14001
14 1 (0.21%) ISO/IEC 20000
14 1 (0.21%) NIST
14 1 (0.21%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 9 (1.86%) Active Directory
2 5 (1.04%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 5 (1.04%) SCCM
2 4 (0.83%) Single Sign-On
3 1 (0.21%) Ansible
3 1 (0.21%) Control-M
3 1 (0.21%) FortiGate
3 1 (0.21%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (0.21%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 186 (38.51%) Microsoft
2 31 (6.42%) SAP
3 29 (6.00%) Adobe
4 26 (5.38%) Oracle
5 22 (4.55%) Apple
6 21 (4.35%) Salesforce
7 20 (4.14%) Sage
8 9 (1.86%) Google
8 9 (1.86%) JD Edwards
8 9 (1.86%) Xero
9 8 (1.66%) Informatica
10 7 (1.45%) HubSpot
11 5 (1.04%) IBM
11 5 (1.04%) Snow
11 5 (1.04%) VMware
11 5 (1.04%) Workday
11 5 (1.04%) Zoho
12 4 (0.83%) ServiceNow
13 3 (0.62%) Alteryx
13 3 (0.62%) Hyperion