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 1 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 55 98 113
Rank change year-on-year +43 +15 +5
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Excel 621 601 601
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 4.11% 3.11% 2.89%
As % of the Applications category 22.39% 40.69% 40.58%
Number of salaries quoted 387 280 418
10th Percentile £28,750 £27,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £32,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £45,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% -5.26% -5.00%
75th Percentile £62,500 £61,250 £60,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £79,075 £68,750
UK median annual salary £41,500 £45,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -7.78% - -5.26%

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 2,773 1,477 1,481
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 18.35% 7.65% 7.11%
Number of salaries quoted 709 820 1,159
10th Percentile £28,548 £27,975 £26,677
25th Percentile £33,000 £35,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £47,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - -5.00% -
75th Percentile £61,250 £69,063 £63,750
90th Percentile £77,500 £82,500 £80,000
UK median annual salary £40,000 £47,500 £43,000
% change year-on-year -15.79% +10.47% -6.01%

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 1 December 2025.

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 57 (9.18%) SharePoint
2 20 (3.22%) Confluence
3 4 (0.64%) Microsoft Exchange
4 3 (0.48%) ArcGIS
4 3 (0.48%) WordPress
5 2 (0.32%) SAS
6 1 (0.16%) CMS
6 1 (0.16%) IIS
Applications
1 168 (27.05%) Microsoft Office
2 135 (21.74%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 24 (3.86%) MS Visio
4 23 (3.70%) Spreadsheet
5 12 (1.93%) InDesign
6 11 (1.77%) Microsoft Project
7 7 (1.13%) Photoshop
8 6 (0.97%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 3 (0.48%) Adobe Illustrator
9 3 (0.48%) Trello
10 1 (0.16%) Acrobat
Business Applications
1 23 (3.70%) NetSuite
2 8 (1.29%) Shopify
2 8 (1.29%) Unit4 Business World
3 7 (1.13%) Oracle Payables
4 6 (0.97%) Dynamics AX
4 6 (0.97%) Dynamics CRM
5 5 (0.81%) Visualfiles
6 4 (0.64%) Salesforce CRM
6 4 (0.64%) SAP BPC
6 4 (0.64%) SAP FI
7 2 (0.32%) Dynamics GP
7 2 (0.32%) Magento
7 2 (0.32%) Primavera
7 2 (0.32%) ResourceLink
7 2 (0.32%) Sage X3
8 1 (0.16%) CA PPM
8 1 (0.16%) Dynamics NAV
8 1 (0.16%) Elite 3E
8 1 (0.16%) Pegasus Opera
Cloud Services
1 221 (35.59%) Power Platform
2 71 (11.43%) Azure
3 65 (10.47%) Microsoft 365
4 34 (5.48%) SaaS
5 30 (4.83%) Azure Data Factory
6 24 (3.86%) Azure Synapse Analytics
7 22 (3.54%) Cloud Computing
8 20 (3.22%) Azure DevOps
9 18 (2.90%) Smartsheet
10 16 (2.58%) PowerApps
11 15 (2.42%) Google Analytics
12 14 (2.25%) Snowflake
13 11 (1.77%) Dynamics 365
14 9 (1.45%) AWS
14 9 (1.45%) Intacct
15 8 (1.29%) Google Tag Manager
16 7 (1.13%) Power Automate
17 6 (0.97%) Google Data Studio
17 6 (0.97%) Google Sheets
18 5 (0.81%) Google Ads
Communications & Networking
1 9 (1.45%) Unified Communications
2 7 (1.13%) Intranet
3 3 (0.48%) Internet
4 2 (0.32%) Ethernet
5 1 (0.16%) DNS
5 1 (0.16%) PuTTY
5 1 (0.16%) S/MIME
5 1 (0.16%) SSL
5 1 (0.16%) WebEx
5 1 (0.16%) X.509
Database & Business Intelligence
1 215 (34.62%) Power BI
2 52 (8.37%) Tableau
3 40 (6.44%) SQL Server
4 33 (5.31%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 30 (4.83%) Data Warehouse
6 27 (4.35%) Azure SQL Database
7 24 (3.86%) Power Query
8 22 (3.54%) Big Data
9 17 (2.74%) Oracle Reports
10 16 (2.58%) Crystal Reports
11 10 (1.61%) SQL Server Analysis Services
12 7 (1.13%) Oracle Database
13 6 (0.97%) OLAP
13 6 (0.97%) SQL Server Integration Services
14 4 (0.64%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
14 4 (0.64%) Looker
14 4 (0.64%) Metadata
15 3 (0.48%) Data Lake
15 3 (0.48%) GIS
15 3 (0.48%) QlikView
Development Applications
1 36 (5.80%) JIRA
2 5 (0.81%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
3 3 (0.48%) Visual Studio
4 1 (0.16%) Git
4 1 (0.16%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.16%) Maven
4 1 (0.16%) Oracle Forms
4 1 (0.16%) RStudio
4 1 (0.16%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 349 (56.20%) Finance
2 282 (45.41%) Social Skills
3 235 (37.84%) Analytical Skills
4 84 (13.53%) Marketing
5 68 (10.95%) Organisational Skills
6 49 (7.89%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 43 (6.92%) Presentation Skills
8 32 (5.15%) Billing
8 32 (5.15%) Retail
9 30 (4.83%) Advertising
10 27 (4.35%) Law
10 27 (4.35%) Manufacturing
10 27 (4.35%) Public Sector
11 26 (4.19%) Legal
12 21 (3.38%) Banking
13 17 (2.74%) Telecoms
14 16 (2.58%) Influencing Skills
15 9 (1.45%) General Ledger
16 7 (1.13%) Documentation Skills
17 6 (0.97%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 185 (29.79%) Analyst
2 56 (9.02%) Accountant
3 54 (8.70%) Senior
4 39 (6.28%) Data Analyst
5 31 (4.99%) Support Analyst
6 30 (4.83%) Business Analyst
7 29 (4.67%) Administrator
7 29 (4.67%) Financial Analyst
7 29 (4.67%) Systems Accountant
8 26 (4.19%) Business Manager
9 25 (4.03%) Business Intelligence Analyst
10 23 (3.70%) Developer
10 23 (3.70%) Service Manager
11 22 (3.54%) Financial Accountant
11 22 (3.54%) Lead
12 20 (3.22%) Junior
13 19 (3.06%) Commercial Analyst
13 19 (3.06%) IT Support
13 19 (3.06%) Technical Analyst
14 17 (2.74%) Account Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (0.81%) HTML
2 4 (0.64%) JSON
2 4 (0.64%) Middleware
3 3 (0.48%) Altair
4 2 (0.32%) EDI
4 2 (0.32%) Flash
5 1 (0.16%) .NET
5 1 (0.16%) ActiveMQ
5 1 (0.16%) EJB
5 1 (0.16%) Ember.js
5 1 (0.16%) RAML
5 1 (0.16%) REST
5 1 (0.16%) SailPoint
5 1 (0.16%) SOAP
5 1 (0.16%) Spine.js
5 1 (0.16%) Web Services
5 1 (0.16%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 66 (10.63%) Onboarding
2 54 (8.70%) Self-Motivation
3 51 (8.21%) Analytical Mindset
4 44 (7.09%) Management Information System
5 22 (3.54%) Product Ownership
5 22 (3.54%) Social Network
6 19 (3.06%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 19 (3.06%) Social Media
7 12 (1.93%) Web Conferencing
8 8 (1.29%) Legacy Systems
9 7 (1.13%) CMDB
9 7 (1.13%) Digital Media
9 7 (1.13%) Driving Licence
9 7 (1.13%) Housing Association
9 7 (1.13%) NHS
10 5 (0.81%) Life Science
11 4 (0.64%) Animation
11 4 (0.64%) Credit Risk
11 4 (0.64%) Enterprise Software
11 4 (0.64%) FMCG
Operating Systems
1 22 (3.54%) Windows
2 10 (1.61%) Linux
3 9 (1.45%) Unix
4 4 (0.64%) Mac OS
4 4 (0.64%) Windows 10
4 4 (0.64%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 227 (36.55%) Business Intelligence
2 209 (33.66%) Problem-Solving
3 150 (24.15%) Decision-Making
4 124 (19.97%) Continuous Improvement
5 121 (19.48%) Data Analysis
6 116 (18.68%) Analytics
7 98 (15.78%) Process Improvement
8 86 (13.85%) ERP
9 82 (13.20%) Visualisation
10 78 (12.56%) AI
11 72 (11.59%) Project Management
12 69 (11.11%) Agile
13 68 (10.95%) Actionable Insight
14 63 (10.14%) CRM
15 62 (9.98%) Budgeting
16 53 (8.53%) Budgeting and Forecasting
17 51 (8.21%) Data Visualisation
18 49 (7.89%) Customer Service
19 47 (7.57%) Change Management
20 46 (7.41%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 170 (27.38%) SQL
2 58 (9.34%) Python
3 35 (5.64%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 28 (4.51%) VBA
5 15 (2.42%) T-SQL
6 13 (2.09%) R
7 2 (0.32%) Bash
7 2 (0.32%) PL/SQL
7 2 (0.32%) PowerShell
8 1 (0.16%) Java
8 1 (0.16%) VB
Qualifications
1 152 (24.48%) Degree
2 132 (21.26%) ACCA
3 107 (17.23%) CIMA
4 20 (3.22%) AAT
5 17 (2.74%) Security Cleared
6 14 (2.25%) SC Cleared
7 12 (1.93%) Six Sigma Green Belt
8 10 (1.61%) Master's Degree
8 10 (1.61%) Numerate Degree
9 9 (1.45%) CIPD
10 8 (1.29%) CISSP
11 7 (1.13%) CISA
12 6 (0.97%) CFA
12 6 (0.97%) DBS Check
12 6 (0.97%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
13 5 (0.81%) PMI Certification
14 4 (0.64%) Computer Science Degree
14 4 (0.64%) PMP
15 3 (0.48%) DV Cleared
15 3 (0.48%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 31 (4.99%) Data Quality
2 29 (4.67%) PMO
3 26 (4.19%) GAAP
3 26 (4.19%) IFRS
4 21 (3.38%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 20 (3.22%) GDPR
6 19 (3.06%) QA
7 15 (2.42%) Actionable Recommendations
8 14 (2.25%) ISO 9001
9 11 (1.77%) SLA
10 10 (1.61%) Accessibility
11 6 (0.97%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 2 (0.32%) GMP
12 2 (0.32%) P3O
13 1 (0.16%) IFRS 17
13 1 (0.16%) ISO/IEC 20000
13 1 (0.16%) NIST
13 1 (0.16%) Solvency II
System Software
1 11 (1.77%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 3 (0.48%) Single Sign-On
2 2 (0.32%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (0.16%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
3 1 (0.16%) Control-M
3 1 (0.16%) SCCM
3 1 (0.16%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 306 (49.28%) Microsoft
2 36 (5.80%) Oracle
3 29 (4.67%) Salesforce
4 25 (4.03%) SAP
5 23 (3.70%) Workday
6 20 (3.22%) Google
6 20 (3.22%) Sage
7 17 (2.74%) Adobe
8 15 (2.42%) ServiceNow
9 14 (2.25%) Xero
10 12 (1.93%) Cisco
11 10 (1.61%) Adaptive Insights
12 9 (1.45%) Zoho
13 6 (0.97%) Concur
14 4 (0.64%) N-able
14 4 (0.64%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
15 3 (0.48%) Anaplan
15 3 (0.48%) Mercator
15 3 (0.48%) Openreach
15 3 (0.48%) TikTok