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

6 months to
9 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 87 92 82
Rank change year-on-year +5 -10 +22
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Excel 491 462 1,081
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.85% 3.57% 3.41%
As % of the Applications category 39.06% 39.35% 43.48%
Number of salaries quoted 274 243 659
10th Percentile £28,500 £26,250 £25,500
25th Percentile £33,500 £33,125 £30,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,340 £45,000 £44,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.76% +2.27% +3.53%
75th Percentile £60,938 £62,375 £56,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £82,500 £65,000
UK median annual salary £40,000 £44,654 £40,000
% change year-on-year -10.42% +11.63% -11.11%

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 1,257 1,174 2,486
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 7.30% 9.08% 7.83%
Number of salaries quoted 614 751 1,805
10th Percentile £28,500 £28,750 £24,750
25th Percentile £35,000 £37,375 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,340 £52,500 £43,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.64% +22.09% -9.47%
75th Percentile £60,000 £66,253 £57,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £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 9 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 52 (10.59%) SharePoint
2 8 (1.63%) Confluence
3 6 (1.22%) Microsoft Exchange
4 4 (0.81%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 1 (0.20%) SAS
Applications
1 121 (24.64%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 116 (23.63%) Microsoft Office
3 25 (5.09%) MS Visio
4 11 (2.24%) Microsoft Project
4 11 (2.24%) Spreadsheet
5 5 (1.02%) InDesign
6 3 (0.61%) AutoCAD
6 3 (0.61%) SOLIDWORKS
6 3 (0.61%) Trello
7 1 (0.20%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 14 (2.85%) Dynamics CRM
2 10 (2.04%) NetSuite
3 8 (1.63%) Oracle Payables
4 6 (1.22%) Salesforce CRM
5 5 (1.02%) Magento
5 5 (1.02%) SAP ERP
6 4 (0.81%) Dynamics AX
7 3 (0.61%) ResourceLink
8 2 (0.41%) Odoo
8 2 (0.41%) Raiser’s Edge
8 2 (0.41%) SAP BPC
9 1 (0.20%) BambooHR
9 1 (0.20%) Dynamics GP
9 1 (0.20%) Infor SunSystems
9 1 (0.20%) Sage 200
9 1 (0.20%) SAP Oil and Gas
9 1 (0.20%) SAP PM
9 1 (0.20%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 178 (36.25%) Power Platform
2 63 (12.83%) Azure
3 42 (8.55%) Microsoft 365
4 27 (5.50%) Azure Data Factory
5 24 (4.89%) Azure Synapse Analytics
6 20 (4.07%) Dynamics 365
7 19 (3.87%) AWS
8 18 (3.67%) SaaS
9 14 (2.85%) Power Automate
9 14 (2.85%) PowerApps
10 11 (2.24%) OneDrive
11 8 (1.63%) Cloud Computing
12 7 (1.43%) Azure DevOps
12 7 (1.43%) Google Sheets
13 6 (1.22%) Smartsheet
14 5 (1.02%) ChatGPT
14 5 (1.02%) Google Analytics
14 5 (1.02%) Microsoft Copilot
14 5 (1.02%) PaaS
15 4 (0.81%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 5 (1.02%) Ethernet
1 5 (1.02%) Unified Communications
2 4 (0.81%) Firewall
2 4 (0.81%) LAN
2 4 (0.81%) WAN
3 3 (0.61%) IP Telephony
3 3 (0.61%) PuTTY
3 3 (0.61%) VPN
4 1 (0.20%) Cisco Wireless
4 1 (0.20%) Internet
4 1 (0.20%) MPLS
4 1 (0.20%) Remote Desktop
4 1 (0.20%) SD-WAN
4 1 (0.20%) SNA
4 1 (0.20%) Wireless
4 1 (0.20%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 172 (35.03%) Power BI
2 43 (8.76%) Tableau
3 33 (6.72%) Power Query
3 33 (6.72%) SQL Server
4 28 (5.70%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 27 (5.50%) Azure SQL Database
6 8 (1.63%) Big Data
7 7 (1.43%) PowerPivot
8 6 (1.22%) QlikView
9 5 (1.02%) Data Warehouse
10 4 (0.81%) DB2
10 4 (0.81%) DB2 UDB
10 4 (0.81%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 3 (0.61%) Relational Database
12 2 (0.41%) Ataccama
12 2 (0.41%) Qlik Sense
12 2 (0.41%) Star Schema
13 1 (0.20%) Crystal Reports
13 1 (0.20%) GIS
13 1 (0.20%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 27 (5.50%) JIRA
2 4 (0.81%) Git
2 4 (0.81%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
3 3 (0.61%) Jenkins
3 3 (0.61%) Maven
3 3 (0.61%) Sonatype Nexus
3 3 (0.61%) Visual Studio
4 1 (0.20%) Oracle APEX
4 1 (0.20%) Toad
General
1 279 (56.82%) Social Skills
2 229 (46.64%) Finance
3 195 (39.71%) Analytical Skills
4 66 (13.44%) Organisational Skills
5 57 (11.61%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 53 (10.79%) Marketing
7 43 (8.76%) Retail
8 38 (7.74%) Presentation Skills
9 25 (5.09%) Billing
10 24 (4.89%) Legal
11 23 (4.68%) Automotive
12 18 (3.67%) Law
13 17 (3.46%) Public Sector
14 16 (3.26%) Advertising
14 16 (3.26%) Banking
15 13 (2.65%) Influencing Skills
16 12 (2.44%) Telecoms
17 7 (1.43%) Back Office
18 5 (1.02%) Aeronautics
19 4 (0.81%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 164 (33.40%) Analyst
2 39 (7.94%) Senior
3 38 (7.74%) Data Analyst
4 36 (7.33%) Administrator
5 33 (6.72%) Lead
6 27 (5.50%) Accountant
7 26 (5.30%) Report Analyst
8 15 (3.05%) Business Analyst
8 15 (3.05%) Insight Analyst
9 14 (2.85%) Commercial Analyst
10 13 (2.65%) Account Manager
10 13 (2.65%) Consultant
11 12 (2.44%) Business Manager
11 12 (2.44%) Financial Accountant
11 12 (2.44%) Insight Manager
12 11 (2.24%) Customer Analyst
12 11 (2.24%) Systems Manager
13 10 (2.04%) IT Support
13 10 (2.04%) Management Accountant
13 10 (2.04%) Service Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (1.43%) EDI
2 6 (1.22%) XML
3 4 (0.81%) OAuth
3 4 (0.81%) OpenID
4 3 (0.61%) ActiveMQ
4 3 (0.61%) JSON
4 3 (0.61%) RAML
4 3 (0.61%) REST
4 3 (0.61%) SOAP
5 1 (0.20%) .NET
5 1 (0.20%) PyTorch
5 1 (0.20%) SciPy
Miscellaneous
1 54 (11.00%) Onboarding
2 38 (7.74%) Management Information System
3 37 (7.54%) Analytical Mindset
4 32 (6.52%) Self-Motivation
5 18 (3.67%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 18 (3.67%) Public Cloud
6 15 (3.05%) Social Media
7 10 (2.04%) Web Conferencing
8 8 (1.63%) FMCG
8 8 (1.63%) Legacy Systems
8 8 (1.63%) Social Network
9 7 (1.43%) Blog
9 7 (1.43%) CCTV
9 7 (1.43%) Digital Media
9 7 (1.43%) NHS
10 6 (1.22%) Data Structures
10 6 (1.22%) Product Ownership
10 6 (1.22%) Video Conferencing
11 5 (1.02%) Life Science
12 4 (0.81%) e-Learning
Operating Systems
1 20 (4.07%) Windows
2 12 (2.44%) Linux
3 9 (1.83%) Unix
4 5 (1.02%) Apple iOS
5 4 (0.81%) Windows Server
6 3 (0.61%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 188 (38.29%) Business Intelligence
2 139 (28.31%) Problem-Solving
3 134 (27.29%) Decision-Making
4 99 (20.16%) Continuous Improvement
5 95 (19.35%) Data Analysis
6 92 (18.74%) Process Improvement
7 78 (15.89%) Analytics
8 72 (14.66%) CRM
9 68 (13.85%) Project Management
10 67 (13.65%) Visualisation
11 57 (11.61%) AI
11 57 (11.61%) ERP
12 54 (11.00%) Customer Service
13 52 (10.59%) Budgeting and Forecasting
14 50 (10.18%) Actionable Insight
15 46 (9.37%) Agile
16 45 (9.16%) Time Management
17 41 (8.35%) Data Management
18 36 (7.33%) Stakeholder Management
19 35 (7.13%) Budgeting
Programming Languages
1 102 (20.77%) SQL
2 32 (6.52%) Python
3 28 (5.70%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 22 (4.48%) VBA
5 5 (1.02%) R
5 5 (1.02%) VB
5 5 (1.02%) VBScript
6 3 (0.61%) Java
7 1 (0.20%) ABAP
7 1 (0.20%) PL/SQL
7 1 (0.20%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 121 (24.64%) Degree
2 75 (15.27%) ACCA
3 63 (12.83%) CIMA
4 17 (3.46%) AWS Certification
5 15 (3.05%) AAT
6 13 (2.65%) Security Cleared
7 12 (2.44%) Six Sigma Green Belt
8 10 (2.04%) SC Cleared
9 7 (1.43%) CFA
9 7 (1.43%) CISSP
9 7 (1.43%) Computer Science Degree
9 7 (1.43%) PMI Certification
9 7 (1.43%) PMP
10 6 (1.22%) CIPD
10 6 (1.22%) DBS Check
11 5 (1.02%) BPSS Clearance
11 5 (1.02%) Cisco Certification
11 5 (1.02%) Master's Degree
11 5 (1.02%) Numerate Degree
12 4 (0.81%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 42 (8.55%) Data Quality
2 33 (6.72%) GDPR
3 21 (4.28%) QA
4 19 (3.87%) Actionable Recommendations
5 18 (3.67%) PMO
6 12 (2.44%) IFRS
7 11 (2.24%) GAAP
7 11 (2.24%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 10 (2.04%) COREP
8 10 (2.04%) FINREP
9 7 (1.43%) GRC
9 7 (1.43%) ISO 9001
9 7 (1.43%) SLA
10 4 (0.81%) Accessibility
11 3 (0.61%) Software Quality Assurance
12 2 (0.41%) ISO 14001
12 2 (0.41%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 1 (0.20%) ISO/IEC 20000
13 1 (0.20%) PCI DSS
13 1 (0.20%) TickIT
System Software
1 11 (2.24%) Active Directory
2 5 (1.02%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 5 (1.02%) SCCM
2 4 (0.81%) Single Sign-On
3 1 (0.20%) Ansible
3 1 (0.20%) Control-M
3 1 (0.20%) FortiGate
3 1 (0.20%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (0.20%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 206 (41.96%) Microsoft
2 32 (6.52%) Adobe
3 25 (5.09%) Oracle
4 23 (4.68%) Salesforce
5 22 (4.48%) Apple
6 21 (4.28%) SAP
7 16 (3.26%) Sage
8 10 (2.04%) Google
9 9 (1.83%) JD Edwards
10 8 (1.63%) Informatica
11 7 (1.43%) HubSpot
11 7 (1.43%) Xero
11 7 (1.43%) Zoho
12 6 (1.22%) Cisco
13 5 (1.02%) IBM
13 5 (1.02%) ServiceNow
13 5 (1.02%) Snow
13 5 (1.02%) VMware
14 3 (0.61%) IFS
14 3 (0.61%) MuleSoft