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 6 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 114 85 50
Rank change year-on-year -29 -35 +40
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Excel 562 652 1,161
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.49% 3.96% 4.60%
As % of the Applications category 39.49% 28.77% 52.65%
Number of salaries quoted 346 399 408
10th Percentile £29,000 £26,250 £26,250
25th Percentile £32,619 £31,000 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £44,324
Median % change year-on-year - +1.53% -1.50%
75th Percentile £60,000 £65,000 £59,063
90th Percentile £73,750 £85,000 £68,750
UK median annual salary £40,000 £42,038 £42,500
% change year-on-year -4.85% -1.09% -0.94%

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 1,423 2,266 2,205
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 6.31% 13.75% 8.73%
Number of salaries quoted 801 857 1,190
10th Percentile £28,750 £26,500 £26,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £31,500 £32,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,037 £47,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.19% +5.56% -10.00%
75th Percentile £60,000 £65,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £75,000
UK median annual salary £40,000 £42,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year -5.88% - -5.56%

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 6 August 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 (10.68%) SharePoint
2 7 (1.25%) Confluence
3 5 (0.89%) Apache Spark
4 3 (0.53%) Microsoft Exchange
5 2 (0.36%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 2 (0.36%) CMS
5 2 (0.36%) Jupyter
5 2 (0.36%) WordPress
6 1 (0.18%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 155 (27.58%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 151 (26.87%) Microsoft Office
3 21 (3.74%) Acrobat
4 16 (2.85%) Microsoft Project
4 16 (2.85%) Spreadsheet
5 15 (2.67%) MS Visio
6 5 (0.89%) Chatbot
7 4 (0.71%) Windchill
8 3 (0.53%) AutoCAD
8 3 (0.53%) SOLIDWORKS
9 1 (0.18%) Trello
Business Applications
1 24 (4.27%) Dynamics CRM
2 23 (4.09%) NetSuite
3 12 (2.14%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 5 (0.89%) SAP ERP
5 4 (0.71%) Academy Housing
5 4 (0.71%) Salesforce CRM
6 3 (0.53%) BambooHR
6 3 (0.53%) Raiser’s Edge
6 3 (0.53%) Visualfiles
7 2 (0.36%) Oracle ERP
8 1 (0.18%) Cognos Business Intelligence
8 1 (0.18%) Elite 3E
8 1 (0.18%) Infor SunSystems
8 1 (0.18%) Oracle Payables
Cloud Services
1 186 (33.10%) Power Platform
2 36 (6.41%) Microsoft 365
3 26 (4.63%) SaaS
4 22 (3.91%) Dynamics 365
5 21 (3.74%) Azure
6 17 (3.02%) PowerApps
7 16 (2.85%) Power Automate
8 11 (1.96%) AWS
9 9 (1.60%) Microsoft Copilot
10 6 (1.07%) ChatGPT
10 6 (1.07%) Miro
10 6 (1.07%) OneDrive
10 6 (1.07%) Smartsheet
11 5 (0.89%) GitHub
12 4 (0.71%) Google Analytics
13 3 (0.53%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 3 (0.53%) GCP
14 2 (0.36%) Azure Data Factory
14 2 (0.36%) Canva
14 2 (0.36%) Google Sheets
Communications & Networking
1 13 (2.31%) Broadband
2 4 (0.71%) LAN
2 4 (0.71%) WAN
3 3 (0.53%) Firewall
3 3 (0.53%) VPN
4 2 (0.36%) Internet
4 2 (0.36%) WebEx
5 1 (0.18%) Intranet
5 1 (0.18%) IP Telephony
5 1 (0.18%) Network Security
5 1 (0.18%) SD-WAN
5 1 (0.18%) Wi-Fi
5 1 (0.18%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 177 (31.49%) Power BI
2 44 (7.83%) Tableau
3 34 (6.05%) Power Query
4 18 (3.20%) Data Lake
5 12 (2.14%) SAP BW
6 10 (1.78%) Relational Database
7 8 (1.42%) SQL Server
8 7 (1.25%) Data Warehouse
8 7 (1.25%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 6 (1.07%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 5 (0.89%) Big Data
11 4 (0.71%) Looker
12 3 (0.53%) Db2
12 3 (0.53%) DB2 UDB
12 3 (0.53%) PowerPivot
12 3 (0.53%) QlikView
13 2 (0.36%) KNIME
13 2 (0.36%) MS Access
13 2 (0.36%) Star Schema
14 1 (0.18%) Data Mining
Development Applications
1 35 (6.23%) JIRA
2 6 (1.07%) Git
2 6 (1.07%) Visual Studio
3 2 (0.36%) Jenkins
3 2 (0.36%) JMeter
3 2 (0.36%) Postman
3 2 (0.36%) Visual Studio Code
4 1 (0.18%) Balsamiq
4 1 (0.18%) Toad
General
1 331 (58.90%) Social Skills
2 255 (45.37%) Finance
3 189 (33.63%) Analytical Skills
4 109 (19.40%) Organisational Skills
5 57 (10.14%) Marketing
6 49 (8.72%) Legal
7 41 (7.30%) Retail
8 36 (6.41%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 31 (5.52%) Public Sector
10 30 (5.34%) Banking
10 30 (5.34%) Billing
11 27 (4.80%) Influencing Skills
12 26 (4.63%) Presentation Skills
13 25 (4.45%) Telecoms
14 15 (2.67%) Automotive
14 15 (2.67%) Law
15 11 (1.96%) Manufacturing
16 8 (1.42%) Documentation Skills
16 8 (1.42%) General Ledger
17 7 (1.25%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 177 (31.49%) Analyst
2 51 (9.07%) Administrator
3 48 (8.54%) Data Analyst
4 42 (7.47%) Report Analyst
5 35 (6.23%) Senior
6 29 (5.16%) Financial Analyst
7 25 (4.45%) Accountant
8 22 (3.91%) Business Analyst
9 20 (3.56%) Senior Analyst
10 16 (2.85%) Consultant
10 16 (2.85%) Service Analyst
11 14 (2.49%) Coordinator
11 14 (2.49%) Junior
12 13 (2.31%) Lead
12 13 (2.31%) Senior Consultant
12 13 (2.31%) Systems Manager
13 12 (2.14%) Data Administrator
13 12 (2.14%) Management Accountant
14 11 (1.96%) Sales Administrator
15 10 (1.78%) Service Desk Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (2.14%) Oracle Fusion
2 5 (0.89%) ODBC
3 3 (0.53%) Godot
3 3 (0.53%) HTML
3 3 (0.53%) Unreal Engine
4 2 (0.36%) EDI
4 2 (0.36%) Matplotlib
4 2 (0.36%) NumPy
4 2 (0.36%) OAuth
4 2 (0.36%) OpenID
4 2 (0.36%) Pandas
4 2 (0.36%) PySpark
4 2 (0.36%) Seaborn
5 1 (0.18%) PyTorch
5 1 (0.18%) SciPy
5 1 (0.18%) TAPI
Miscellaneous
1 59 (10.50%) Management Information System
2 52 (9.25%) Onboarding
3 32 (5.69%) Self-Motivation
4 25 (4.45%) Social Media
5 20 (3.56%) Data Structures
6 15 (2.67%) Analytical Mindset
7 12 (2.14%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 12 (2.14%) Web Conferencing
8 9 (1.60%) Housing Association
9 7 (1.25%) e-Learning
10 6 (1.07%) NHS
10 6 (1.07%) Reinsurance
11 5 (0.89%) FMCG
11 5 (0.89%) Legacy Systems
11 5 (0.89%) Life Science
11 5 (0.89%) Low-Code
11 5 (0.89%) Mobile App
12 4 (0.71%) Driving Licence
12 4 (0.71%) Educational Technology
12 4 (0.71%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 7 (1.25%) Windows
2 4 (0.71%) Linux
2 4 (0.71%) Unix
3 2 (0.36%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 186 (33.10%) Business Intelligence
2 166 (29.54%) Problem-Solving
3 133 (23.67%) Decision-Making
4 129 (22.95%) Continuous Improvement
5 89 (15.84%) Process Improvement
6 82 (14.59%) Project Management
7 81 (14.41%) CRM
8 75 (13.35%) Stakeholder Management
9 66 (11.74%) Data Analysis
10 63 (11.21%) Analytics
10 63 (11.21%) Data Management
11 62 (11.03%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 60 (10.68%) Agile
12 60 (10.68%) ERP
13 49 (8.72%) Validation
14 47 (8.36%) Customer Service
15 46 (8.19%) Mentoring
16 43 (7.65%) Visualisation
17 39 (6.94%) Actionable Insight
18 37 (6.58%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 122 (21.71%) SQL
2 52 (9.25%) Python
3 32 (5.69%) VBA
4 15 (2.67%) JavaScript
5 7 (1.25%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 7 (1.25%) R
5 7 (1.25%) VB
6 5 (0.89%) C#
7 4 (0.71%) PowerShell
7 4 (0.71%) VBScript
8 3 (0.53%) C
8 3 (0.53%) C++
9 2 (0.36%) Bash
9 2 (0.36%) Java
10 1 (0.18%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 103 (18.33%) Degree
2 78 (13.88%) ACCA
3 74 (13.17%) CIMA
4 26 (4.63%) DBS Check
5 25 (4.45%) Security Cleared
6 21 (3.74%) SC Cleared
7 19 (3.38%) AAT
8 13 (2.31%) PMI Certification
9 10 (1.78%) PMP
10 9 (1.60%) Master's Degree
11 7 (1.25%) ICAEW
12 6 (1.07%) BPSS Clearance
13 5 (0.89%) DV Cleared
14 2 (0.36%) (ISC)2 CCSP
14 2 (0.36%) Cisco Certification
14 2 (0.36%) CISSP
14 2 (0.36%) HNC
14 2 (0.36%) ISTQB
14 2 (0.36%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
14 2 (0.36%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 72 (12.81%) Data Quality
2 40 (7.12%) GDPR
3 30 (5.34%) QA
4 16 (2.85%) Accessibility
4 16 (2.85%) PMO
5 15 (2.67%) IFRS
6 14 (2.49%) COREP
6 14 (2.49%) FINREP
7 11 (1.96%) GAAP
8 8 (1.42%) Actionable Recommendations
9 7 (1.25%) SLA
10 6 (1.07%) GRC
11 4 (0.71%) Def Stans
11 4 (0.71%) ISO 9000
11 4 (0.71%) ISO/IEC 15288
11 4 (0.71%) Software Quality Assurance
12 3 (0.53%) ISO 9001
12 3 (0.53%) TickIT
13 2 (0.36%) ISO/IEC 27001
14 1 (0.18%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 4 (0.71%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (0.18%) Embedded Firmware
2 1 (0.18%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 4 (0.71%) SCCM
2 2 (0.36%) Ansible
2 2 (0.36%) Single Sign-On
2 2 (0.36%) Terraform
3 1 (0.18%) Autotask
3 1 (0.18%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 231 (41.10%) Microsoft
2 35 (6.23%) SAP
3 30 (5.34%) Adobe
4 28 (4.98%) Oracle
5 18 (3.20%) Salesforce
6 17 (3.02%) HubSpot
7 14 (2.49%) Sage
8 13 (2.31%) Xero
9 8 (1.42%) Google
9 8 (1.42%) ServiceNow
10 6 (1.07%) Databricks
10 6 (1.07%) JD Edwards
10 6 (1.07%) Workday
11 5 (0.89%) Alteryx
11 5 (0.89%) Apple
11 5 (0.89%) BMC
12 4 (0.71%) Hyperion
12 4 (0.71%) IBM
12 4 (0.71%) VMware
12 4 (0.71%) Zoho