Microsoft Excel Jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

Microsoft Excel
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent remote or hybrid work requiring Microsoft Excel skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Microsoft Excel over the 6 months leading up to 17 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 119 56 97
Rank change year-on-year -63 +41 +52
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Excel 620 1,402 1,139
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 2.94% 4.42% 3.30%
As % of the Applications category 23.56% 51.98% 44.91%
Number of salaries quoted 366 584 812
10th Percentile £26,250 £25,750 £30,431
25th Percentile £30,063 £30,000 £30,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £44,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.41% +3.53% -10.53%
75th Percentile £62,875 £57,500 £57,796
90th Percentile £85,000 £67,500 £70,000
UK median annual salary £43,500 £40,144 £42,500
% change year-on-year +8.36% -5.54% -7.61%

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 2,632 2,697 2,536
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 12.49% 8.50% 7.36%
Number of salaries quoted 950 1,601 1,881
10th Percentile £27,000 £25,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £33,000 £30,500 £33,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £45,000 £49,000
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -8.16% +8.89%
75th Percentile £66,219 £58,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £73,997 £70,000 £80,000
UK median annual salary £47,683 £40,000 £44,666
% change year-on-year +19.21% -10.45% -0.74%

Microsoft Excel
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options citing Microsoft Excel as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Microsoft Excel trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

Microsoft Excel
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing Microsoft Excel.

Microsoft Excel salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

Microsoft Excel
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with remote working options citing Microsoft Excel over the 6 months to 17 July 2025.

Microsoft Excel salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Microsoft Excel
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 48 (7.74%) SharePoint
2 14 (2.26%) Confluence
3 10 (1.61%) Microsoft Exchange
4 9 (1.45%) IBM Domino
5 8 (1.29%) Apache Spark
5 8 (1.29%) WordPress
6 7 (1.13%) CMS
7 1 (0.16%) IIS
7 1 (0.16%) SAS
Applications
1 173 (27.90%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 119 (19.19%) Microsoft Office
3 22 (3.55%) Spreadsheet
4 16 (2.58%) Microsoft Project
5 14 (2.26%) MS Visio
6 6 (0.97%) Photoshop
7 5 (0.81%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 4 (0.65%) Trello
9 2 (0.32%) Adobe Illustrator
9 2 (0.32%) InDesign
10 1 (0.16%) Acrobat
10 1 (0.16%) Adobe Captivate
10 1 (0.16%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 14 (2.26%) NetSuite
2 8 (1.29%) Oracle EBS
3 6 (0.97%) Dynamics CRM
3 6 (0.97%) Unit4 Business World
4 5 (0.81%) CA PPM
4 5 (0.81%) Shopify
5 4 (0.65%) Dynamics NAV
5 4 (0.65%) Maximo
6 2 (0.32%) Oracle General Ledger
6 2 (0.32%) Oracle Payables
6 2 (0.32%) Oracle Receivables
6 2 (0.32%) Salesforce CRM
6 2 (0.32%) SAP Oil and Gas
7 1 (0.16%) Dynamics AX
7 1 (0.16%) Elite 3E
7 1 (0.16%) iTrent
7 1 (0.16%) Oracle ERP
7 1 (0.16%) Oracle SCM
7 1 (0.16%) Primavera
7 1 (0.16%) SAP FI
Cloud Services
1 224 (36.13%) Power Platform
2 67 (10.81%) Microsoft 365
3 62 (10.00%) Azure
4 24 (3.87%) Google Analytics
5 21 (3.39%) SaaS
6 15 (2.42%) Smartsheet
7 14 (2.26%) Google Sheets
8 12 (1.94%) Azure Data Factory
8 12 (1.94%) Power Automate
9 11 (1.77%) Google Data Studio
10 10 (1.61%) GCP
10 10 (1.61%) Google Ads
10 10 (1.61%) Microsoft Copilot
11 9 (1.45%) Google Tag Manager
12 8 (1.29%) Dynamics 365
13 7 (1.13%) AWS
14 6 (0.97%) Cloud Computing
15 5 (0.81%) Canva
15 5 (0.81%) Microsoft Advertising
15 5 (0.81%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 13 (2.10%) Intranet
2 7 (1.13%) Remote Desktop
3 5 (0.81%) TCP/IP
3 5 (0.81%) Wireless
4 4 (0.65%) Internet
5 3 (0.48%) S/MIME
5 3 (0.48%) SSL
5 3 (0.48%) X.509
6 2 (0.32%) Firewall
6 2 (0.32%) LAN
6 2 (0.32%) WAN
6 2 (0.32%) Wi-Fi
7 1 (0.16%) Broadband
7 1 (0.16%) DNS
7 1 (0.16%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 224 (36.13%) Power BI
2 33 (5.32%) Tableau
3 26 (4.19%) Data Warehouse
4 24 (3.87%) Data Mining
5 22 (3.55%) BusinessObjects
6 21 (3.39%) SQL Server
7 19 (3.06%) Oracle Reports
7 19 (3.06%) Power Query
8 17 (2.74%) Big Data
9 15 (2.42%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 13 (2.10%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 10 (1.61%) Relational Database
12 8 (1.29%) Metadata
13 7 (1.13%) Crystal Reports
14 6 (0.97%) Data Hub
14 6 (0.97%) Metadata Repository
14 6 (0.97%) MS Access
15 5 (0.81%) Data Lake
15 5 (0.81%) Qlik Sense
16 4 (0.65%) Azure SQL Database
Development Applications
1 25 (4.03%) JIRA
2 8 (1.29%) Git
3 6 (0.97%) Visual Studio
4 5 (0.81%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 5 (0.81%) Subversion
5 4 (0.65%) RStudio
6 1 (0.16%) GitLab
6 1 (0.16%) Oracle Forms
General
1 322 (51.94%) Social Skills
2 291 (46.94%) Finance
3 201 (32.42%) Analytical Skills
4 80 (12.90%) Marketing
5 70 (11.29%) Organisational Skills
6 47 (7.58%) Retail
7 43 (6.94%) Legal
8 41 (6.61%) Presentation Skills
9 39 (6.29%) Banking
10 31 (5.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 23 (3.71%) Manufacturing
11 23 (3.71%) Public Sector
12 20 (3.23%) Law
13 13 (2.10%) Telecoms
14 12 (1.94%) Automotive
15 11 (1.77%) Advertising
16 9 (1.45%) Games
16 9 (1.45%) Influencing Skills
17 7 (1.13%) Documentation Skills
17 7 (1.13%) General Ledger
Job Titles
1 234 (37.74%) Analyst
2 86 (13.87%) Data Analyst
3 47 (7.58%) Senior
4 43 (6.94%) Financial Analyst
5 40 (6.45%) Developer
6 39 (6.29%) Administrator
7 34 (5.48%) Junior
8 29 (4.68%) Accountant
8 29 (4.68%) Business Analyst
9 27 (4.35%) Business Intelligence Analyst
10 26 (4.19%) Procurement Analyst
11 23 (3.71%) Data Manager
12 22 (3.55%) Lead
13 21 (3.39%) 1st Line Support
14 20 (3.23%) IT Support
15 18 (2.90%) Junior Developer
15 18 (2.90%) Systems Accountant
16 17 (2.74%) Business Manager
16 17 (2.74%) Senior Analyst
17 14 (2.26%) Data Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (1.45%) Pandas
2 7 (1.13%) .NET
2 7 (1.13%) HTML
2 7 (1.13%) JSON
3 4 (0.65%) Lightning Web Components
4 3 (0.48%) EJB
4 3 (0.48%) FIX Protocol
4 3 (0.48%) XML
5 2 (0.32%) EDI
5 2 (0.32%) MDX
5 2 (0.32%) Oracle Fusion
5 2 (0.32%) Regular Expression
6 1 (0.16%) AngularJS
6 1 (0.16%) ISPF
6 1 (0.16%) pytest
6 1 (0.16%) React
6 1 (0.16%) SailPoint
6 1 (0.16%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 66 (10.65%) Management Information System
2 31 (5.00%) Self-Motivation
3 30 (4.84%) Onboarding
4 25 (4.03%) Data Structures
5 20 (3.23%) Social Media
6 15 (2.42%) Analytical Mindset
7 10 (1.61%) Product Ownership
8 9 (1.45%) Life Science
9 8 (1.29%) Driving Licence
9 8 (1.29%) Pricing Data
10 7 (1.13%) Legacy Systems
10 7 (1.13%) NHS
11 6 (0.97%) Enterprise Software
11 6 (0.97%) IoT
11 6 (0.97%) PMI
11 6 (0.97%) Social Network
11 6 (0.97%) Video Conferencing
12 5 (0.81%) Algorithms
12 5 (0.81%) Digital Media
12 5 (0.81%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
Operating Systems
1 29 (4.68%) Windows
2 9 (1.45%) Windows 10
3 7 (1.13%) Linux
4 6 (0.97%) Unix
5 5 (0.81%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.16%) Windows Server
6 1 (0.16%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 189 (30.48%) Business Intelligence
2 185 (29.84%) Problem-Solving
3 139 (22.42%) Decision-Making
4 137 (22.10%) Analytics
5 127 (20.48%) Data Analysis
6 106 (17.10%) Visualisation
7 91 (14.68%) Continuous Improvement
8 85 (13.71%) Process Improvement
9 83 (13.39%) Data Management
10 70 (11.29%) ERP
11 65 (10.48%) Agile
12 64 (10.32%) Project Management
13 58 (9.35%) Coaching
13 58 (9.35%) Customer Service
14 56 (9.03%) Data Analytics
15 51 (8.23%) Data Visualisation
16 49 (7.90%) Actionable Insight
17 46 (7.42%) Service Delivery
17 46 (7.42%) Time Management
18 44 (7.10%) CRM
Programming Languages
1 172 (27.74%) SQL
2 56 (9.03%) Python
3 53 (8.55%) VBA
4 18 (2.90%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 14 (2.26%) Bash
6 11 (1.77%) PowerShell
6 11 (1.77%) T-SQL
7 9 (1.45%) R
8 6 (0.97%) C#
8 6 (0.97%) VB
9 4 (0.65%) Java
9 4 (0.65%) Julia
10 2 (0.32%) PL/SQL
10 2 (0.32%) VB.NET
11 1 (0.16%) Assembly Language
11 1 (0.16%) C++
11 1 (0.16%) JCL
11 1 (0.16%) REXX
Qualifications
1 138 (22.26%) Degree
2 79 (12.74%) ACCA
3 72 (11.61%) CIMA
4 18 (2.90%) AAT
5 16 (2.58%) DBS Check
6 9 (1.45%) Microsoft Certification
7 7 (1.13%) Security Cleared
8 6 (0.97%) PMI Certification
9 5 (0.81%) CIPD
9 5 (0.81%) DV Cleared
9 5 (0.81%) ITIL Certification
9 5 (0.81%) Master's Degree
9 5 (0.81%) SC Cleared
10 4 (0.65%) BPSS Clearance
10 4 (0.65%) CISM
10 4 (0.65%) Numerate Degree
11 3 (0.48%) CISSP
11 3 (0.48%) CompTIA Security+
12 1 (0.16%) Cisco Certification
12 1 (0.16%) MCT
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 52 (8.39%) Data Quality
2 36 (5.81%) PMO
3 24 (3.87%) QA
4 14 (2.26%) GDPR
5 9 (1.45%) Accessibility
6 7 (1.13%) GAAP
7 6 (0.97%) P3O
8 5 (0.81%) IFRS
8 5 (0.81%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 4 (0.65%) NIST
10 3 (0.48%) GRC
11 2 (0.32%) Actionable Recommendations
11 2 (0.32%) COBIT
11 2 (0.32%) ISO 9001
12 1 (0.16%) ITGC
12 1 (0.16%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 1 (0.16%) SLA
System Software
1 15 (2.42%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.16%) Job Entry Subsystem
2 1 (0.16%) Time Sharing Option
Systems Management
1 6 (0.97%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (0.48%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
3 1 (0.16%) SCCM
3 1 (0.16%) Single Sign-On
3 1 (0.16%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 329 (53.06%) Microsoft
2 60 (9.68%) SAP
3 44 (7.10%) Google
4 36 (5.81%) Oracle
5 33 (5.32%) Salesforce
6 25 (4.03%) Facebook
7 18 (2.90%) Workday
8 17 (2.74%) Adobe
9 16 (2.58%) ServiceNow
9 16 (2.58%) Xero
10 13 (2.10%) Anaplan
11 9 (1.45%) Adaptive Insights
12 8 (1.29%) Planview
13 7 (1.13%) Instagram
13 7 (1.13%) Sage
13 7 (1.13%) YouTube
14 5 (0.81%) iManage
14 5 (0.81%) Intapp
14 5 (0.81%) Logitech
14 5 (0.81%) N-able