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 vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 86 56 106
Rank change year-on-year -30 +50 +37
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Excel 654 1,074 731
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 4.01% 4.58% 2.98%
As % of the Applications category 24.42% 53.01% 41.28%
Number of salaries quoted 416 316 531
10th Percentile £27,250 £26,750 £29,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £32,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £42,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.88% -15.00% -
75th Percentile £65,000 £57,500 £61,123
90th Percentile £85,000 £70,000 £71,250
UK median annual salary £40,000 £42,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year -5.88% -5.56% -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 2,678 2,026 1,771
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 16.43% 8.64% 7.21%
Number of salaries quoted 829 925 1,391
10th Percentile £27,200 £28,343 £28,600
25th Percentile £32,000 £35,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £46,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -2.17% -12.38% +8.25%
75th Percentile £62,500 £66,250 £67,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £82,500
UK median annual salary £40,000 £45,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -11.11% - -

Microsoft Excel
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options citing Microsoft Excel as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Microsoft Excel trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

Microsoft Excel
Salary Trend for Jobs with Hybrid Work Options

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote work options citing Microsoft Excel.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote work options citing Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Excel
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with remote working options citing Microsoft Excel over the 6 months to 18 September 2025.

Microsoft Excel salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Microsoft Excel
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 53 (8.10%) SharePoint
2 16 (2.45%) Confluence
3 3 (0.46%) Apache Spark
3 3 (0.46%) ArcGIS
3 3 (0.46%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (0.46%) WordPress
4 2 (0.31%) CMS
4 2 (0.31%) SAS
5 1 (0.15%) IIS
Applications
1 170 (25.99%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 156 (23.85%) Microsoft Office
3 27 (4.13%) Spreadsheet
4 17 (2.60%) MS Visio
5 14 (2.14%) Microsoft Project
6 9 (1.38%) Photoshop
7 6 (0.92%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 3 (0.46%) Adobe Illustrator
8 3 (0.46%) InDesign
9 1 (0.15%) Acrobat
9 1 (0.15%) Adobe Captivate
Business Applications
1 17 (2.60%) NetSuite
2 8 (1.22%) Shopify
2 8 (1.22%) Unit4 Business World
3 6 (0.92%) Oracle EBS
4 5 (0.76%) Dynamics CRM
5 4 (0.61%) Salesforce CRM
5 4 (0.61%) SAP FI
5 4 (0.61%) Visualfiles
6 2 (0.31%) CA PPM
6 2 (0.31%) Dynamics NAV
6 2 (0.31%) Oracle General Ledger
6 2 (0.31%) Oracle Payables
6 2 (0.31%) Oracle Receivables
6 2 (0.31%) Primavera
6 2 (0.31%) Sage X3
6 2 (0.31%) SAP Oil and Gas
7 1 (0.15%) Dynamics AX
7 1 (0.15%) Elite 3E
7 1 (0.15%) Oracle ERP
7 1 (0.15%) Pegasus Opera
Cloud Services
1 231 (35.32%) Power Platform
2 82 (12.54%) Microsoft 365
3 69 (10.55%) Azure
4 23 (3.52%) SaaS
5 17 (2.60%) Smartsheet
6 13 (1.99%) AWS
6 13 (1.99%) Azure DevOps
6 13 (1.99%) Google Analytics
6 13 (1.99%) PowerApps
7 12 (1.83%) Cloud Computing
7 12 (1.83%) Snowflake
8 10 (1.53%) Google Sheets
8 10 (1.53%) Power Automate
9 8 (1.22%) Azure Data Factory
9 8 (1.22%) Intacct
10 7 (1.07%) GCP
11 6 (0.92%) Google Ads
11 6 (0.92%) Google Tag Manager
12 5 (0.76%) Canva
12 5 (0.76%) Microsoft Advertising
Communications & Networking
1 12 (1.83%) Intranet
2 7 (1.07%) Remote Desktop
3 5 (0.76%) Internet
3 5 (0.76%) TCP/IP
3 5 (0.76%) Wireless
4 3 (0.46%) S/MIME
4 3 (0.46%) SSL
4 3 (0.46%) X.509
5 2 (0.31%) Firewall
5 2 (0.31%) LAN
5 2 (0.31%) WAN
5 2 (0.31%) Wi-Fi
6 1 (0.15%) Broadband
6 1 (0.15%) DNS
6 1 (0.15%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 228 (34.86%) Power BI
2 53 (8.10%) Tableau
3 34 (5.20%) Data Warehouse
4 22 (3.36%) Oracle Reports
5 21 (3.21%) BusinessObjects
5 21 (3.21%) Data Mining
6 20 (3.06%) Power Query
7 18 (2.75%) Big Data
8 16 (2.45%) SQL Server
9 15 (2.29%) Crystal Reports
10 10 (1.53%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 8 (1.22%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 7 (1.07%) Data Lake
12 7 (1.07%) Relational Database
12 7 (1.07%) SQL Server Analysis Services
13 6 (0.92%) Data Hub
13 6 (0.92%) Oracle Database
14 5 (0.76%) OLAP
15 4 (0.61%) MS Access
15 4 (0.61%) SAP BW
Development Applications
1 33 (5.05%) JIRA
2 5 (0.76%) Git
2 5 (0.76%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
3 4 (0.61%) RStudio
3 4 (0.61%) Subversion
4 2 (0.31%) Visual Studio
5 1 (0.15%) GitLab
5 1 (0.15%) Oracle Forms
General
1 324 (49.54%) Finance
2 299 (45.72%) Social Skills
3 226 (34.56%) Analytical Skills
4 84 (12.84%) Marketing
5 78 (11.93%) Organisational Skills
6 44 (6.73%) Retail
7 41 (6.27%) Legal
8 38 (5.81%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 37 (5.66%) Presentation Skills
10 36 (5.50%) Manufacturing
11 29 (4.43%) Public Sector
12 23 (3.52%) Law
13 22 (3.36%) Advertising
13 22 (3.36%) Banking
14 14 (2.14%) Billing
15 12 (1.83%) Influencing Skills
15 12 (1.83%) Telecoms
16 11 (1.68%) Automotive
17 10 (1.53%) General Ledger
18 9 (1.38%) Games
Job Titles
1 213 (32.57%) Analyst
2 59 (9.02%) Data Analyst
3 52 (7.95%) Senior
4 47 (7.19%) Accountant
4 47 (7.19%) Financial Analyst
5 41 (6.27%) Developer
6 39 (5.96%) Administrator
7 37 (5.66%) Junior
8 36 (5.50%) Business Analyst
9 30 (4.59%) Systems Accountant
10 26 (3.98%) Business Intelligence Analyst
11 22 (3.36%) Support Analyst
12 21 (3.21%) Applications Support
12 21 (3.21%) IT Support
13 20 (3.06%) Support Specialist
14 19 (2.91%) Business Manager
15 18 (2.75%) Junior Developer
16 16 (2.45%) 1st Line Support
16 16 (2.45%) Lead
16 16 (2.45%) Service Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (0.76%) HTML
2 4 (0.61%) Middleware
3 3 (0.46%) Altair
3 3 (0.46%) EJB
3 3 (0.46%) Pandas
4 2 (0.31%) .NET
4 2 (0.31%) Flash
4 2 (0.31%) JSON
4 2 (0.31%) MDX
4 2 (0.31%) Oracle Fusion
4 2 (0.31%) Regular Expression
4 2 (0.31%) XML
5 1 (0.15%) EDI
5 1 (0.15%) Ember.js
5 1 (0.15%) FIX Protocol
5 1 (0.15%) ISPF
5 1 (0.15%) Lightning Web Components
5 1 (0.15%) SailPoint
5 1 (0.15%) Spine.js
5 1 (0.15%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 54 (8.26%) Onboarding
2 53 (8.10%) Management Information System
3 44 (6.73%) Self-Motivation
4 30 (4.59%) Analytical Mindset
5 26 (3.98%) Data Structures
6 15 (2.29%) Product Ownership
7 12 (1.83%) Social Network
8 9 (1.38%) Legacy Systems
9 8 (1.22%) Driving Licence
10 6 (0.92%) Algorithms
10 6 (0.92%) IoT
10 6 (0.92%) Pricing Data
10 6 (0.92%) Social Media
11 5 (0.76%) Blackberry
11 5 (0.76%) Enterprise Software
11 5 (0.76%) FMCG
11 5 (0.76%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 5 (0.76%) Housing Association
11 5 (0.76%) Life Science
11 5 (0.76%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 34 (5.20%) Windows
2 9 (1.38%) Windows 10
3 7 (1.07%) Linux
4 6 (0.92%) Unix
5 5 (0.76%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.15%) Windows Server
6 1 (0.15%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 215 (32.87%) Problem-Solving
2 210 (32.11%) Business Intelligence
3 151 (23.09%) Decision-Making
4 120 (18.35%) Data Analysis
5 112 (17.13%) Continuous Improvement
6 92 (14.07%) Analytics
7 78 (11.93%) Visualisation
8 75 (11.47%) Process Improvement
9 74 (11.31%) Project Management
10 72 (11.01%) ERP
11 70 (10.70%) Agile
12 65 (9.94%) Coaching
13 61 (9.33%) Actionable Insight
14 58 (8.87%) Data Management
15 57 (8.72%) CRM
15 57 (8.72%) Service Delivery
16 54 (8.26%) Customer Service
17 53 (8.10%) Data Visualisation
18 49 (7.49%) Artificial Intelligence
19 46 (7.03%) Collaborative Working
Programming Languages
1 186 (28.44%) SQL
2 64 (9.79%) Python
3 46 (7.03%) VBA
4 17 (2.60%) T-SQL
5 15 (2.29%) R
6 12 (1.83%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 7 (1.07%) Bash
8 6 (0.92%) PowerShell
9 5 (0.76%) VB
10 4 (0.61%) Julia
11 2 (0.31%) PL/SQL
11 2 (0.31%) VB.NET
12 1 (0.15%) Assembly Language
12 1 (0.15%) C#
12 1 (0.15%) C++
12 1 (0.15%) JCL
12 1 (0.15%) REXX
Qualifications
1 129 (19.72%) Degree
2 106 (16.21%) ACCA
3 91 (13.91%) CIMA
4 18 (2.75%) AAT
5 15 (2.29%) DBS Check
5 15 (2.29%) Security Cleared
6 12 (1.83%) SC Cleared
7 8 (1.22%) Microsoft Certification
8 7 (1.07%) CIPD
8 7 (1.07%) CISSP
8 7 (1.07%) Master's Degree
8 7 (1.07%) Numerate Degree
9 6 (0.92%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
10 5 (0.76%) CISA
10 5 (0.76%) DV Cleared
10 5 (0.76%) ITIL Certification
10 5 (0.76%) PMI Certification
11 4 (0.61%) CISM
11 4 (0.61%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
12 3 (0.46%) CompTIA Security+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 33 (5.05%) PMO
2 22 (3.36%) Data Quality
3 19 (2.91%) GDPR
4 18 (2.75%) QA
5 14 (2.14%) Accessibility
6 13 (1.99%) GAAP
6 13 (1.99%) IFRS
7 11 (1.68%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 5 (0.76%) SLA
9 4 (0.61%) Actionable Recommendations
9 4 (0.61%) NIST
10 3 (0.46%) GRC
10 3 (0.46%) ISO 9001
10 3 (0.46%) P3O
10 3 (0.46%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 2 (0.31%) COBIT
11 2 (0.31%) GMP
12 1 (0.15%) ISO/IEC 20000
12 1 (0.15%) ITGC
System Software
1 14 (2.14%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.15%) Job Entry Subsystem
2 1 (0.15%) Time Sharing Option
Systems Management
1 6 (0.92%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (0.46%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
3 1 (0.15%) SCCM
3 1 (0.15%) Single Sign-On
3 1 (0.15%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 358 (54.74%) Microsoft
2 38 (5.81%) Oracle
3 35 (5.35%) SAP
4 32 (4.89%) Salesforce
5 30 (4.59%) Google
6 23 (3.52%) Workday
7 21 (3.21%) ServiceNow
8 20 (3.06%) Facebook
9 18 (2.75%) Adobe
10 16 (2.45%) Xero
11 15 (2.29%) Sage
12 13 (1.99%) Anaplan
13 10 (1.53%) Adaptive Insights
14 6 (0.92%) Concur
15 5 (0.76%) Freshdesk
15 5 (0.76%) iManage
15 5 (0.76%) Intapp
15 5 (0.76%) Logitech
15 5 (0.76%) N-able
15 5 (0.76%) TippingPoint