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

6 months to
1 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 88 91 86
Rank change year-on-year +3 -5 +18
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Excel 496 456 1,017
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.96% 3.56% 3.27%
As % of the Applications category 39.30% 39.62% 42.22%
Number of salaries quoted 275 243 648
10th Percentile £28,500 £26,250 £25,500
25th Percentile £33,750 £33,125 £30,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,000 £45,000 £44,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.44% +2.27% +3.53%
75th Percentile £60,625 £62,000 £56,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £82,500 £64,125
UK median annual salary £41,000 £45,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year -8.89% +12.50% -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 1,262 1,151 2,409
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 7.54% 8.98% 7.76%
Number of salaries quoted 610 742 1,792
10th Percentile £28,500 £28,750 £24,775
25th Percentile £35,000 £36,436 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,340 £52,500 £43,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.73% +22.09% -9.47%
75th Percentile £60,000 £66,250 £57,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £76,125 £67,500
UK median annual salary £40,000 £47,683 £37,500
% change year-on-year -16.11% +27.15% -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 1 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 50 (10.08%) SharePoint
2 8 (1.61%) Confluence
3 6 (1.21%) Microsoft Exchange
4 4 (0.81%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 1 (0.20%) SAS
Applications
1 129 (26.01%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 123 (24.80%) Microsoft Office
3 25 (5.04%) MS Visio
4 10 (2.02%) Microsoft Project
4 10 (2.02%) Spreadsheet
5 9 (1.81%) InDesign
6 3 (0.60%) AutoCAD
6 3 (0.60%) SOLIDWORKS
6 3 (0.60%) Trello
7 1 (0.20%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 15 (3.02%) Dynamics CRM
2 10 (2.02%) NetSuite
3 8 (1.61%) Oracle Payables
4 6 (1.21%) Dynamics AX
4 6 (1.21%) Salesforce CRM
5 5 (1.01%) Magento
5 5 (1.01%) SAP ERP
6 4 (0.81%) SAP BPC
7 3 (0.60%) ResourceLink
8 2 (0.40%) Dynamics GP
8 2 (0.40%) Odoo
9 1 (0.20%) Infor SunSystems
9 1 (0.20%) Raiser’s Edge
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
1 184 (37.10%) Power Platform
2 66 (13.31%) Azure
3 45 (9.07%) Microsoft 365
4 28 (5.65%) Azure Data Factory
5 24 (4.84%) Azure Synapse Analytics
6 23 (4.64%) SaaS
7 21 (4.23%) Dynamics 365
8 19 (3.83%) AWS
9 13 (2.62%) Power Automate
9 13 (2.62%) PowerApps
10 11 (2.22%) OneDrive
11 8 (1.61%) Cloud Computing
12 7 (1.41%) Azure DevOps
12 7 (1.41%) Smartsheet
13 6 (1.21%) Google Sheets
14 5 (1.01%) Google Analytics
14 5 (1.01%) Microsoft Copilot
14 5 (1.01%) PaaS
15 4 (0.81%) GCP
15 4 (0.81%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 9 (1.81%) Unified Communications
2 5 (1.01%) Ethernet
3 4 (0.81%) Firewall
3 4 (0.81%) LAN
3 4 (0.81%) WAN
4 3 (0.60%) IP Telephony
4 3 (0.60%) PuTTY
4 3 (0.60%) VPN
5 1 (0.20%) Cisco Wireless
5 1 (0.20%) Internet
5 1 (0.20%) MPLS
5 1 (0.20%) Remote Desktop
5 1 (0.20%) SD-WAN
5 1 (0.20%) SNA
5 1 (0.20%) Wireless
5 1 (0.20%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 177 (35.69%) Power BI
2 45 (9.07%) Tableau
3 34 (6.85%) SQL Server
4 33 (6.65%) Power Query
5 30 (6.05%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 27 (5.44%) Azure SQL Database
7 8 (1.61%) Big Data
8 7 (1.41%) PowerPivot
9 6 (1.21%) Data Warehouse
9 6 (1.21%) QlikView
10 5 (1.01%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 4 (0.81%) DB2
11 4 (0.81%) DB2 UDB
12 3 (0.60%) Relational Database
12 3 (0.60%) SQL Server Analysis Services
13 2 (0.40%) Ataccama
13 2 (0.40%) Qlik Sense
13 2 (0.40%) Star Schema
14 1 (0.20%) Metadata
14 1 (0.20%) QGIS
Development Applications
1 27 (5.44%) JIRA
2 4 (0.81%) Git
2 4 (0.81%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
3 3 (0.60%) Jenkins
3 3 (0.60%) Maven
3 3 (0.60%) Sonatype Nexus
3 3 (0.60%) Visual Studio
4 1 (0.20%) Oracle APEX
4 1 (0.20%) Toad
General
1 281 (56.65%) Social Skills
2 230 (46.37%) Finance
3 195 (39.31%) Analytical Skills
4 64 (12.90%) Organisational Skills
5 57 (11.49%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 55 (11.09%) Marketing
7 42 (8.47%) Retail
8 39 (7.86%) Presentation Skills
9 27 (5.44%) Billing
10 22 (4.44%) Legal
11 21 (4.23%) Automotive
12 16 (3.23%) Advertising
12 16 (3.23%) Law
12 16 (3.23%) Public Sector
13 15 (3.02%) Banking
14 13 (2.62%) Telecoms
15 12 (2.42%) Influencing Skills
16 6 (1.21%) Back Office
17 5 (1.01%) Aeronautics
18 4 (0.81%) General Ledger
Job Titles
1 162 (32.66%) Analyst
2 44 (8.87%) Senior
3 38 (7.66%) Data Analyst
4 34 (6.85%) Lead
5 33 (6.65%) Administrator
6 24 (4.84%) Report Analyst
7 23 (4.64%) Accountant
8 15 (3.02%) Business Analyst
8 15 (3.02%) Insight Analyst
9 14 (2.82%) Commercial Analyst
10 13 (2.62%) Account Manager
11 12 (2.42%) Business Manager
11 12 (2.42%) Insight Manager
12 11 (2.22%) Consultant
12 11 (2.22%) Developer
12 11 (2.22%) Financial Accountant
12 11 (2.22%) IT Support
12 11 (2.22%) Service Manager
12 11 (2.22%) Support Analyst
12 11 (2.22%) Systems Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (1.41%) EDI
2 6 (1.21%) XML
3 4 (0.81%) OAuth
3 4 (0.81%) OpenID
4 3 (0.60%) ActiveMQ
4 3 (0.60%) JSON
4 3 (0.60%) RAML
4 3 (0.60%) REST
4 3 (0.60%) SOAP
5 1 (0.20%) .NET
5 1 (0.20%) PyTorch
5 1 (0.20%) SciPy
Miscellaneous
1 55 (11.09%) Onboarding
2 39 (7.86%) Management Information System
3 37 (7.46%) Analytical Mindset
4 31 (6.25%) Self-Motivation
5 19 (3.83%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 18 (3.63%) Public Cloud
6 18 (3.63%) Social Media
7 12 (2.42%) Web Conferencing
8 9 (1.81%) Legacy Systems
9 8 (1.61%) FMCG
9 8 (1.61%) Social Network
10 7 (1.41%) Blog
10 7 (1.41%) CCTV
10 7 (1.41%) Digital Media
10 7 (1.41%) NHS
11 6 (1.21%) Data Structures
11 6 (1.21%) Product Ownership
11 6 (1.21%) Video Conferencing
12 5 (1.01%) Life Science
13 3 (0.60%) CMDB
Operating Systems
1 21 (4.23%) Windows
2 13 (2.62%) Linux
3 10 (2.02%) Unix
4 5 (1.01%) Apple iOS
5 4 (0.81%) Windows Server
6 3 (0.60%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 197 (39.72%) Business Intelligence
2 141 (28.43%) Problem-Solving
3 131 (26.41%) Decision-Making
4 99 (19.96%) Continuous Improvement
4 99 (19.96%) Data Analysis
5 91 (18.35%) Process Improvement
6 84 (16.94%) Analytics
7 72 (14.52%) CRM
8 71 (14.31%) Project Management
9 68 (13.71%) Visualisation
10 60 (12.10%) ERP
11 57 (11.49%) AI
12 55 (11.09%) Customer Service
13 54 (10.89%) Budgeting and Forecasting
14 51 (10.28%) Actionable Insight
15 45 (9.07%) Agile
16 43 (8.67%) Time Management
17 39 (7.86%) Data Management
18 36 (7.26%) Budgeting
18 36 (7.26%) Change Management
Programming Languages
1 107 (21.57%) SQL
2 34 (6.85%) Python
3 29 (5.85%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 21 (4.23%) VBA
5 6 (1.21%) R
6 5 (1.01%) VB
6 5 (1.01%) VBScript
7 3 (0.60%) Java
8 2 (0.40%) T-SQL
9 1 (0.20%) ABAP
9 1 (0.20%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 123 (24.80%) Degree
2 78 (15.73%) ACCA
3 66 (13.31%) CIMA
4 17 (3.43%) AWS Certification
5 15 (3.02%) AAT
6 12 (2.42%) Security Cleared
6 12 (2.42%) Six Sigma Green Belt
7 9 (1.81%) SC Cleared
8 8 (1.61%) CISSP
9 7 (1.41%) CFA
9 7 (1.41%) Computer Science Degree
9 7 (1.41%) DBS Check
10 6 (1.21%) PMI Certification
10 6 (1.21%) PMP
11 5 (1.01%) BPSS Clearance
11 5 (1.01%) CIPD
11 5 (1.01%) Cisco Certification
11 5 (1.01%) Numerate Degree
12 4 (0.81%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 4 (0.81%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 40 (8.06%) Data Quality
2 31 (6.25%) GDPR
3 20 (4.03%) QA
4 19 (3.83%) Actionable Recommendations
4 19 (3.83%) PMO
5 16 (3.23%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 14 (2.82%) IFRS
7 13 (2.62%) GAAP
8 12 (2.42%) ISO 9001
9 8 (1.61%) COREP
9 8 (1.61%) FINREP
10 7 (1.41%) SLA
11 6 (1.21%) GRC
12 4 (0.81%) Accessibility
12 4 (0.81%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 3 (0.60%) Software Quality Assurance
14 2 (0.40%) ISO 14001
15 1 (0.20%) ISO/IEC 20000
15 1 (0.20%) P3O
15 1 (0.20%) Solvency II
System Software
1 11 (2.22%) Active Directory
2 5 (1.01%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 5 (1.01%) SCCM
1 5 (1.01%) Single Sign-On
2 1 (0.20%) Ansible
2 1 (0.20%) Control-M
2 1 (0.20%) FortiGate
2 1 (0.20%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (0.20%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 219 (44.15%) Microsoft
2 36 (7.26%) Adobe
3 26 (5.24%) Oracle
4 23 (4.64%) SAP
5 22 (4.44%) Apple
6 21 (4.23%) Salesforce
7 13 (2.62%) Sage
8 10 (2.02%) Cisco
9 9 (1.81%) Google
9 9 (1.81%) JD Edwards
9 9 (1.81%) Zoho
10 8 (1.61%) Informatica
11 7 (1.41%) HubSpot
12 5 (1.01%) IBM
12 5 (1.01%) ServiceNow
12 5 (1.01%) Snow
12 5 (1.01%) VMware
13 3 (0.60%) IFS
13 3 (0.60%) Openreach
13 3 (0.60%) Xero