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

6 months to
13 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 88 86 89
Rank change year-on-year -2 +3 +16
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Excel 503 533 963
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 3.00% 3.85% 3.22%
As % of the Applications category 25.10% 41.16% 41.62%
Number of salaries quoted 278 250 634
10th Percentile £28,250 £26,500 £25,500
25th Percentile £33,500 £32,500 £30,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £44,250
Median % change year-on-year - +1.69% +4.12%
75th Percentile £60,000 £62,000 £56,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £82,500 £63,750
UK median annual salary £41,250 £45,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +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 2,004 1,295 2,314
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 11.97% 9.36% 7.74%
Number of salaries quoted 607 779 1,753
10th Percentile £28,500 £27,000 £24,750
25th Percentile £33,875 £36,250 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £52,000 £43,586
Median % change year-on-year -13.46% +19.30% -8.24%
75th Percentile £60,000 £66,254 £57,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £67,500
UK median annual salary £40,000 £48,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year -16.67% +28.00% -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 13 March 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 (9.94%) SharePoint
2 12 (2.39%) Confluence
3 4 (0.80%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 3 (0.60%) Microsoft Exchange
5 1 (0.20%) ArcGIS
5 1 (0.20%) SAS
Applications
1 133 (26.44%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 128 (25.45%) Microsoft Office
3 26 (5.17%) MS Visio
4 14 (2.78%) Spreadsheet
5 9 (1.79%) InDesign
6 6 (1.19%) Microsoft Project
7 3 (0.60%) AutoCAD
7 3 (0.60%) SOLIDWORKS
7 3 (0.60%) Trello
8 1 (0.20%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 14 (2.78%) Dynamics CRM
2 10 (1.99%) NetSuite
3 8 (1.59%) Oracle Payables
4 7 (1.39%) Dynamics AX
4 7 (1.39%) Salesforce CRM
5 5 (0.99%) Magento
6 4 (0.80%) SAP BPC
7 3 (0.60%) Dynamics GP
7 3 (0.60%) ResourceLink
8 2 (0.40%) Odoo
8 2 (0.40%) SAP ERP
8 2 (0.40%) Visualfiles
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
1 185 (36.78%) Power Platform
2 70 (13.92%) Azure
3 43 (8.55%) Microsoft 365
4 29 (5.77%) Azure Data Factory
5 26 (5.17%) SaaS
6 24 (4.77%) Azure Synapse Analytics
7 22 (4.37%) Dynamics 365
8 19 (3.78%) AWS
9 13 (2.58%) Power Automate
9 13 (2.58%) PowerApps
10 11 (2.19%) Cloud Computing
10 11 (2.19%) OneDrive
11 10 (1.99%) Azure DevOps
12 6 (1.19%) Microsoft Copilot
13 5 (0.99%) Google Analytics
13 5 (0.99%) Google Sheets
13 5 (0.99%) PaaS
14 4 (0.80%) GCP
14 4 (0.80%) GitHub
14 4 (0.80%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 9 (1.79%) Unified Communications
2 5 (0.99%) Ethernet
3 4 (0.80%) Firewall
3 4 (0.80%) LAN
3 4 (0.80%) 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
1 178 (35.39%) Power BI
2 51 (10.14%) Tableau
3 33 (6.56%) SQL Server
4 31 (6.16%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 29 (5.77%) Power Query
6 27 (5.37%) Azure SQL Database
7 11 (2.19%) Big Data
8 9 (1.79%) Data Warehouse
9 7 (1.39%) PowerPivot
10 5 (0.99%) QlikView
11 4 (0.80%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 3 (0.60%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
12 3 (0.60%) DB2
12 3 (0.60%) DB2 UDB
12 3 (0.60%) Metadata
12 3 (0.60%) SQL Server Analysis Services
13 2 (0.40%) Ataccama
13 2 (0.40%) GIS
13 2 (0.40%) Qlik Sense
13 2 (0.40%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 26 (5.17%) JIRA
2 4 (0.80%) Git
2 4 (0.80%) 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
General
1 290 (57.65%) Social Skills
2 236 (46.92%) Finance
3 192 (38.17%) Analytical Skills
4 63 (12.52%) Organisational Skills
5 59 (11.73%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 57 (11.33%) Marketing
7 42 (8.35%) Retail
8 37 (7.36%) Presentation Skills
9 28 (5.57%) Billing
10 20 (3.98%) Legal
11 19 (3.78%) Advertising
12 18 (3.58%) Automotive
13 16 (3.18%) Law
13 16 (3.18%) Telecoms
14 14 (2.78%) Public Sector
15 13 (2.58%) Influencing Skills
16 11 (2.19%) Banking
17 4 (0.80%) Back Office
17 4 (0.80%) General Ledger
17 4 (0.80%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 164 (32.60%) Analyst
2 46 (9.15%) Senior
3 36 (7.16%) Data Analyst
4 35 (6.96%) Lead
5 27 (5.37%) Administrator
6 26 (5.17%) Accountant
7 20 (3.98%) Business Analyst
7 20 (3.98%) Report Analyst
8 16 (3.18%) Support Analyst
9 15 (2.98%) Insight Analyst
10 14 (2.78%) Commercial Analyst
10 14 (2.78%) IT Support
11 13 (2.58%) Account Manager
11 13 (2.58%) Developer
11 13 (2.58%) Financial Accountant
11 13 (2.58%) Technical Analyst
12 12 (2.39%) Business Manager
12 12 (2.39%) Insight Manager
12 12 (2.39%) Service Manager
12 12 (2.39%) Technical Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (1.39%) EDI
2 6 (1.19%) XML
3 3 (0.60%) ActiveMQ
3 3 (0.60%) JSON
3 3 (0.60%) OAuth
3 3 (0.60%) OpenID
3 3 (0.60%) RAML
3 3 (0.60%) REST
3 3 (0.60%) SOAP
4 1 (0.20%) .NET
4 1 (0.20%) PyTorch
4 1 (0.20%) SciPy
Miscellaneous
1 56 (11.13%) Onboarding
2 40 (7.95%) Management Information System
3 37 (7.36%) Analytical Mindset
4 36 (7.16%) Self-Motivation
5 19 (3.78%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 18 (3.58%) Public Cloud
6 18 (3.58%) Social Media
7 11 (2.19%) Social Network
8 10 (1.99%) Product Ownership
8 10 (1.99%) Web Conferencing
9 9 (1.79%) Legacy Systems
10 7 (1.39%) Blog
10 7 (1.39%) CCTV
10 7 (1.39%) Digital Media
10 7 (1.39%) NHS
11 6 (1.19%) FMCG
11 6 (1.19%) Video Conferencing
12 5 (0.99%) Driving Licence
13 4 (0.80%) Data Structures
14 3 (0.60%) Data Protection Act
Operating Systems
1 20 (3.98%) Windows
2 13 (2.58%) Linux
3 10 (1.99%) Unix
4 5 (0.99%) Apple iOS
5 4 (0.80%) Windows Server
6 3 (0.60%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 198 (39.36%) Business Intelligence
2 147 (29.22%) Problem-Solving
3 132 (26.24%) Decision-Making
4 107 (21.27%) Continuous Improvement
4 107 (21.27%) Data Analysis
5 88 (17.50%) Analytics
6 86 (17.10%) Process Improvement
7 74 (14.71%) CRM
8 68 (13.52%) Visualisation
9 64 (12.72%) Project Management
10 60 (11.93%) AI
10 60 (11.93%) Customer Service
11 57 (11.33%) ERP
12 55 (10.93%) Actionable Insight
12 55 (10.93%) Budgeting and Forecasting
13 47 (9.34%) Agile
14 43 (8.55%) Time Management
15 38 (7.55%) Budgeting
15 38 (7.55%) Change Management
16 37 (7.36%) Data Management
Programming Languages
1 107 (21.27%) SQL
2 37 (7.36%) Python
3 27 (5.37%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 20 (3.98%) VBA
5 7 (1.39%) R
6 5 (0.99%) VB
6 5 (0.99%) VBScript
7 3 (0.60%) Java
8 2 (0.40%) T-SQL
9 1 (0.20%) ABAP
9 1 (0.20%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 122 (24.25%) Degree
2 79 (15.71%) ACCA
3 64 (12.72%) CIMA
4 17 (3.38%) AAT
4 17 (3.38%) AWS Certification
5 12 (2.39%) Six Sigma Green Belt
6 10 (1.99%) Security Cleared
7 8 (1.59%) SC Cleared
8 7 (1.39%) CFA
8 7 (1.39%) CISSP
8 7 (1.39%) Computer Science Degree
8 7 (1.39%) DBS Check
8 7 (1.39%) Numerate Degree
9 5 (0.99%) CIPD
9 5 (0.99%) Master's Degree
10 4 (0.80%) BPSS Clearance
10 4 (0.80%) CISA
10 4 (0.80%) Cisco Certification
10 4 (0.80%) DV Cleared
11 3 (0.60%) (ISC)2 CCSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 39 (7.75%) Data Quality
2 34 (6.76%) GDPR
3 21 (4.17%) Actionable Recommendations
4 18 (3.58%) IFRS
5 17 (3.38%) GAAP
5 17 (3.38%) PMO
6 16 (3.18%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 15 (2.98%) QA
8 13 (2.58%) ISO 9001
9 7 (1.39%) SLA
10 4 (0.80%) COREP
10 4 (0.80%) FINREP
10 4 (0.80%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 3 (0.60%) Accessibility
11 3 (0.60%) GRC
12 2 (0.40%) ISO 14001
13 1 (0.20%) ISO/IEC 20000
13 1 (0.20%) P3O
13 1 (0.20%) PCI DSS
13 1 (0.20%) Solvency II
System Software
1 11 (2.19%) Active Directory
2 5 (0.99%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 5 (0.99%) SCCM
1 5 (0.99%) 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
1 228 (45.33%) Microsoft
2 36 (7.16%) Adobe
3 25 (4.97%) Oracle
3 25 (4.97%) Salesforce
4 22 (4.37%) Apple
5 16 (3.18%) SAP
6 11 (2.19%) Sage
7 10 (1.99%) Cisco
8 9 (1.79%) Zoho
9 8 (1.59%) Google
9 8 (1.59%) Informatica
9 8 (1.59%) JD Edwards
10 7 (1.39%) HubSpot
11 5 (0.99%) IBM
11 5 (0.99%) ServiceNow
11 5 (0.99%) Snow
11 5 (0.99%) VMware
12 4 (0.80%) Xero
13 3 (0.60%) Mercator
13 3 (0.60%) Openreach