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

6 months to
6 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 89 91 88
Rank change year-on-year +2 -3 +14
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Excel 490 462 1,024
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.88% 3.58% 3.26%
As % of the Applications category 39.23% 39.93% 42.40%
Number of salaries quoted 275 245 655
10th Percentile £28,500 £26,250 £25,500
25th Percentile £33,750 £33,750 £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 £61,250 £62,000 £56,000
90th Percentile £76,500 £82,500 £65,000
UK median annual salary £41,000 £44,577 £40,000
% change year-on-year -8.02% +11.44% -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 1,249 1,157 2,415
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 7.34% 8.98% 7.70%
Number of salaries quoted 613 746 1,794
10th Percentile £28,500 £28,750 £24,750
25th Percentile £35,000 £37,059 £29,821
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,680 £52,500 £43,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.99% +22.09% -9.47%
75th Percentile £60,000 £66,253 £57,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £76,875 £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 6 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 (10.20%) SharePoint
2 8 (1.63%) Confluence
3 6 (1.22%) Microsoft Exchange
4 4 (0.82%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 1 (0.20%) SAS
Applications
1 125 (25.51%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 119 (24.29%) Microsoft Office
3 25 (5.10%) MS Visio
4 11 (2.24%) Microsoft Project
4 11 (2.24%) Spreadsheet
5 8 (1.63%) 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 (2.86%) Dynamics CRM
2 10 (2.04%) NetSuite
3 8 (1.63%) Oracle Payables
4 6 (1.22%) Salesforce CRM
5 5 (1.02%) Dynamics AX
5 5 (1.02%) Magento
5 5 (1.02%) SAP ERP
6 3 (0.61%) ResourceLink
6 3 (0.61%) SAP BPC
7 2 (0.41%) Odoo
8 1 (0.20%) Dynamics GP
8 1 (0.20%) Infor SunSystems
8 1 (0.20%) Raiser’s Edge
8 1 (0.20%) Sage 200
8 1 (0.20%) SAP Oil and Gas
8 1 (0.20%) SAP PM
8 1 (0.20%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 179 (36.53%) Power Platform
2 64 (13.06%) Azure
3 45 (9.18%) Microsoft 365
4 28 (5.71%) Azure Data Factory
5 24 (4.90%) Azure Synapse Analytics
6 22 (4.49%) SaaS
7 21 (4.29%) Dynamics 365
8 19 (3.88%) AWS
9 14 (2.86%) PowerApps
10 13 (2.65%) Power Automate
11 11 (2.24%) OneDrive
12 8 (1.63%) Cloud Computing
13 7 (1.43%) Azure DevOps
13 7 (1.43%) Smartsheet
14 6 (1.22%) Google Sheets
15 5 (1.02%) Google Analytics
15 5 (1.02%) PaaS
16 4 (0.82%) GCP
16 4 (0.82%) GitHub
16 4 (0.82%) Miro
Communications & Networking
1 8 (1.63%) Unified Communications
2 5 (1.02%) Ethernet
3 4 (0.82%) Firewall
3 4 (0.82%) LAN
3 4 (0.82%) WAN
4 3 (0.61%) IP Telephony
4 3 (0.61%) PuTTY
4 3 (0.61%) 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
1 173 (35.31%) Power BI
2 44 (8.98%) Tableau
3 34 (6.94%) SQL Server
4 33 (6.73%) Power Query
5 29 (5.92%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 27 (5.51%) Azure SQL Database
7 8 (1.63%) Big Data
8 7 (1.43%) PowerPivot
9 6 (1.22%) QlikView
10 5 (1.02%) Data Warehouse
10 5 (1.02%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 4 (0.82%) DB2
11 4 (0.82%) DB2 UDB
12 3 (0.61%) Relational Database
13 2 (0.41%) Ataccama
13 2 (0.41%) Qlik Sense
13 2 (0.41%) SQL Server Analysis Services
13 2 (0.41%) Star Schema
14 1 (0.20%) Metadata
14 1 (0.20%) QGIS
Development Applications
1 27 (5.51%) JIRA
2 4 (0.82%) Git
2 4 (0.82%) 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
1 280 (57.14%) Social Skills
2 230 (46.94%) Finance
3 194 (39.59%) Analytical Skills
4 62 (12.65%) Organisational Skills
5 56 (11.43%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 55 (11.22%) Marketing
7 42 (8.57%) Retail
8 39 (7.96%) Presentation Skills
9 26 (5.31%) Billing
10 24 (4.90%) Legal
11 21 (4.29%) Automotive
12 17 (3.47%) Law
13 16 (3.27%) Advertising
13 16 (3.27%) Banking
14 15 (3.06%) Public Sector
15 12 (2.45%) Influencing Skills
15 12 (2.45%) Telecoms
16 7 (1.43%) Back Office
17 5 (1.02%) Aeronautics
18 4 (0.82%) General Ledger
Job Titles
1 164 (33.47%) Analyst
2 43 (8.78%) Senior
3 38 (7.76%) Data Analyst
4 33 (6.73%) Administrator
4 33 (6.73%) Lead
5 25 (5.10%) Accountant
6 24 (4.90%) Report Analyst
7 15 (3.06%) Business Analyst
7 15 (3.06%) Insight Analyst
8 14 (2.86%) Commercial Analyst
9 13 (2.65%) Account Manager
10 12 (2.45%) Business Manager
10 12 (2.45%) Consultant
10 12 (2.45%) Insight Manager
11 11 (2.24%) Customer Analyst
11 11 (2.24%) Financial Accountant
11 11 (2.24%) IT Support
11 11 (2.24%) Support Analyst
11 11 (2.24%) Systems Manager
12 10 (2.04%) Management Accountant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (1.43%) EDI
2 6 (1.22%) XML
3 4 (0.82%) OAuth
3 4 (0.82%) 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 57 (11.63%) Onboarding
2 38 (7.76%) Management Information System
3 37 (7.55%) Analytical Mindset
4 31 (6.33%) Self-Motivation
5 19 (3.88%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 18 (3.67%) Public Cloud
7 17 (3.47%) Social Media
8 13 (2.65%) Web Conferencing
9 9 (1.84%) Legacy Systems
10 8 (1.63%) FMCG
10 8 (1.63%) Social Network
11 7 (1.43%) Blog
11 7 (1.43%) CCTV
11 7 (1.43%) Digital Media
11 7 (1.43%) NHS
12 6 (1.22%) Data Structures
12 6 (1.22%) Product Ownership
12 6 (1.22%) Video Conferencing
13 5 (1.02%) Life Science
14 4 (0.82%) e-Learning
Operating Systems
1 21 (4.29%) Windows
2 13 (2.65%) Linux
3 10 (2.04%) Unix
4 5 (1.02%) Apple iOS
5 4 (0.82%) Windows Server
6 3 (0.61%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 192 (39.18%) Business Intelligence
2 142 (28.98%) Problem-Solving
3 133 (27.14%) Decision-Making
4 98 (20.00%) Data Analysis
5 96 (19.59%) Continuous Improvement
6 90 (18.37%) Process Improvement
7 83 (16.94%) Analytics
8 71 (14.49%) CRM
9 70 (14.29%) Project Management
10 68 (13.88%) Visualisation
11 58 (11.84%) ERP
12 56 (11.43%) AI
13 54 (11.02%) Budgeting and Forecasting
13 54 (11.02%) Customer Service
14 50 (10.20%) Actionable Insight
15 46 (9.39%) Agile
16 44 (8.98%) Time Management
17 41 (8.37%) Data Management
18 37 (7.55%) Budgeting
19 35 (7.14%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 103 (21.02%) SQL
2 34 (6.94%) Python
3 29 (5.92%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 22 (4.49%) VBA
5 6 (1.22%) R
6 5 (1.02%) VB
6 5 (1.02%) VBScript
7 3 (0.61%) Java
8 1 (0.20%) ABAP
8 1 (0.20%) PL/SQL
8 1 (0.20%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 122 (24.90%) Degree
2 78 (15.92%) ACCA
3 66 (13.47%) CIMA
4 17 (3.47%) AWS Certification
5 15 (3.06%) AAT
6 13 (2.65%) Security Cleared
7 12 (2.45%) Six Sigma Green Belt
8 10 (2.04%) SC Cleared
9 8 (1.63%) CISSP
10 7 (1.43%) CFA
10 7 (1.43%) Computer Science Degree
10 7 (1.43%) PMI Certification
10 7 (1.43%) PMP
11 6 (1.22%) DBS Check
12 5 (1.02%) BPSS Clearance
12 5 (1.02%) CIPD
12 5 (1.02%) Cisco Certification
12 5 (1.02%) Master's Degree
12 5 (1.02%) Numerate Degree
13 4 (0.82%) (ISC)2 CCSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 40 (8.16%) Data Quality
2 32 (6.53%) GDPR
3 20 (4.08%) QA
4 19 (3.88%) Actionable Recommendations
5 18 (3.67%) PMO
6 15 (3.06%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 13 (2.65%) IFRS
8 12 (2.45%) GAAP
9 10 (2.04%) ISO 9001
10 8 (1.63%) COREP
10 8 (1.63%) FINREP
11 7 (1.43%) GRC
11 7 (1.43%) SLA
12 4 (0.82%) Accessibility
13 3 (0.61%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 3 (0.61%) Software Quality Assurance
14 2 (0.41%) ISO 14001
15 1 (0.20%) ISO/IEC 20000
15 1 (0.20%) P3O
15 1 (0.20%) Solvency II
System Software
1 11 (2.24%) Active Directory
2 5 (1.02%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 5 (1.02%) SCCM
2 4 (0.82%) 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
1 212 (43.27%) Microsoft
2 35 (7.14%) Adobe
3 26 (5.31%) Oracle
4 22 (4.49%) Apple
4 22 (4.49%) SAP
5 21 (4.29%) Salesforce
6 12 (2.45%) Sage
7 9 (1.84%) Cisco
7 9 (1.84%) Google
7 9 (1.84%) JD Edwards
8 8 (1.63%) Informatica
8 8 (1.63%) Zoho
9 7 (1.43%) HubSpot
10 5 (1.02%) IBM
10 5 (1.02%) ServiceNow
10 5 (1.02%) Snow
10 5 (1.02%) VMware
10 5 (1.02%) Xero
11 3 (0.61%) IFS
11 3 (0.61%) Openreach