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

6 months to
7 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 109 86 51
Rank change year-on-year -23 -35 +45
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Excel 564 650 1,158
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.49% 3.94% 4.61%
As % of the Applications category 39.47% 28.71% 52.93%
Number of salaries quoted 348 395 406
10th Percentile £29,000 £26,250 £26,500
25th Percentile £33,313 £31,000 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £44,662
Median % change year-on-year - +0.76% -4.98%
75th Percentile £60,000 £65,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £73,750 £85,000 £69,375
UK median annual salary £40,000 £42,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year -4.76% -1.18% -5.56%

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 1,429 2,264 2,188
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 6.32% 13.73% 8.71%
Number of salaries quoted 804 853 1,174
10th Percentile £29,000 £26,500 £26,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £31,500 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,019 £47,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.22% +5.56% -10.00%
75th Percentile £60,000 £65,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £75,000
UK median annual salary £40,000 £42,224 £42,500
% change year-on-year -5.27% -0.65% -5.56%

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 7 August 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 58 (10.28%) SharePoint
2 8 (1.42%) Confluence
3 5 (0.89%) Apache Spark
4 3 (0.53%) Microsoft Exchange
5 2 (0.35%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 2 (0.35%) CMS
5 2 (0.35%) Jupyter
5 2 (0.35%) WordPress
6 1 (0.18%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 156 (27.66%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 152 (26.95%) Microsoft Office
3 21 (3.72%) Acrobat
4 17 (3.01%) Microsoft Project
4 17 (3.01%) MS Visio
5 16 (2.84%) Spreadsheet
6 5 (0.89%) Chatbot
7 4 (0.71%) Windchill
8 3 (0.53%) AutoCAD
8 3 (0.53%) SOLIDWORKS
9 1 (0.18%) Trello
Business Applications
1 24 (4.26%) NetSuite
2 23 (4.08%) Dynamics CRM
3 12 (2.13%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 5 (0.89%) SAP ERP
5 4 (0.71%) Academy Housing
5 4 (0.71%) Salesforce CRM
6 3 (0.53%) BambooHR
6 3 (0.53%) Raiser’s Edge
6 3 (0.53%) Visualfiles
7 2 (0.35%) Oracle ERP
8 1 (0.18%) Cognos Business Intelligence
8 1 (0.18%) Elite 3E
8 1 (0.18%) Infor SunSystems
8 1 (0.18%) Oracle Payables
Cloud Services
1 186 (32.98%) Power Platform
2 36 (6.38%) Microsoft 365
3 28 (4.96%) SaaS
4 22 (3.90%) Azure
5 21 (3.72%) Dynamics 365
6 17 (3.01%) PowerApps
7 15 (2.66%) Power Automate
8 13 (2.30%) AWS
9 9 (1.60%) Microsoft Copilot
10 6 (1.06%) ChatGPT
10 6 (1.06%) Miro
10 6 (1.06%) Smartsheet
11 5 (0.89%) GitHub
11 5 (0.89%) OneDrive
12 4 (0.71%) Google Analytics
13 3 (0.53%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 3 (0.53%) GCP
14 2 (0.35%) Azure Data Factory
14 2 (0.35%) Figma
14 2 (0.35%) Google Sheets
Communications & Networking
1 13 (2.30%) Broadband
2 4 (0.71%) LAN
2 4 (0.71%) WAN
3 3 (0.53%) Firewall
3 3 (0.53%) VPN
4 2 (0.35%) Internet
4 2 (0.35%) WebEx
5 1 (0.18%) Intranet
5 1 (0.18%) IP Telephony
5 1 (0.18%) Network Security
5 1 (0.18%) SD-WAN
5 1 (0.18%) Wi-Fi
5 1 (0.18%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 177 (31.38%) Power BI
2 44 (7.80%) Tableau
3 34 (6.03%) Power Query
4 18 (3.19%) Data Lake
5 12 (2.13%) SAP BW
6 10 (1.77%) Relational Database
7 8 (1.42%) SQL Server
8 7 (1.24%) Data Warehouse
8 7 (1.24%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 6 (1.06%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 5 (0.89%) Big Data
11 4 (0.71%) Looker
12 3 (0.53%) Db2
12 3 (0.53%) DB2 UDB
12 3 (0.53%) PowerPivot
12 3 (0.53%) QlikView
13 2 (0.35%) KNIME
13 2 (0.35%) MS Access
13 2 (0.35%) Star Schema
14 1 (0.18%) Data Mining
Development Applications
1 37 (6.56%) JIRA
2 6 (1.06%) Git
2 6 (1.06%) Visual Studio
3 2 (0.35%) Balsamiq
3 2 (0.35%) Jenkins
3 2 (0.35%) JMeter
3 2 (0.35%) Postman
3 2 (0.35%) Visual Studio Code
4 1 (0.18%) Toad
General
1 331 (58.69%) Social Skills
2 255 (45.21%) Finance
3 190 (33.69%) Analytical Skills
4 112 (19.86%) Organisational Skills
5 58 (10.28%) Marketing
6 49 (8.69%) Legal
7 39 (6.91%) Retail
8 38 (6.74%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 33 (5.85%) Public Sector
10 31 (5.50%) Billing
11 30 (5.32%) Banking
12 28 (4.96%) Influencing Skills
13 27 (4.79%) Presentation Skills
14 25 (4.43%) Telecoms
15 15 (2.66%) Automotive
15 15 (2.66%) Law
16 12 (2.13%) Manufacturing
17 8 (1.42%) Documentation Skills
18 7 (1.24%) Back Office
18 7 (1.24%) General Ledger
Job Titles
1 176 (31.21%) Analyst
2 52 (9.22%) Administrator
3 49 (8.69%) Data Analyst
4 42 (7.45%) Report Analyst
5 35 (6.21%) Senior
6 29 (5.14%) Financial Analyst
7 25 (4.43%) Accountant
8 23 (4.08%) Business Analyst
9 20 (3.55%) Senior Analyst
10 16 (2.84%) Consultant
11 15 (2.66%) Coordinator
11 15 (2.66%) Junior
11 15 (2.66%) Service Analyst
12 13 (2.30%) Lead
12 13 (2.30%) Senior Consultant
13 12 (2.13%) Data Administrator
13 12 (2.13%) Management Accountant
13 12 (2.13%) Sales Administrator
13 12 (2.13%) Systems Manager
14 9 (1.60%) Portfolio Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (2.13%) Oracle Fusion
2 5 (0.89%) ODBC
3 3 (0.53%) Godot
3 3 (0.53%) HTML
3 3 (0.53%) Unreal Engine
4 2 (0.35%) EDI
4 2 (0.35%) Matplotlib
4 2 (0.35%) NumPy
4 2 (0.35%) OAuth
4 2 (0.35%) OpenID
4 2 (0.35%) Pandas
4 2 (0.35%) PySpark
4 2 (0.35%) Seaborn
5 1 (0.18%) PyTorch
5 1 (0.18%) SciPy
5 1 (0.18%) TAPI
Miscellaneous
1 59 (10.46%) Management Information System
2 52 (9.22%) Onboarding
3 32 (5.67%) Self-Motivation
4 25 (4.43%) Social Media
5 20 (3.55%) Data Structures
6 15 (2.66%) Analytical Mindset
7 12 (2.13%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 12 (2.13%) Web Conferencing
8 9 (1.60%) Housing Association
9 7 (1.24%) e-Learning
10 6 (1.06%) NHS
10 6 (1.06%) Reinsurance
11 5 (0.89%) Driving Licence
11 5 (0.89%) FMCG
11 5 (0.89%) Life Science
11 5 (0.89%) Low-Code
11 5 (0.89%) Mobile App
12 4 (0.71%) Educational Technology
12 4 (0.71%) Product Ownership
12 4 (0.71%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 7 (1.24%) Windows
2 4 (0.71%) Linux
2 4 (0.71%) Unix
3 2 (0.35%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 186 (32.98%) Business Intelligence
2 165 (29.26%) Problem-Solving
3 133 (23.58%) Decision-Making
4 131 (23.23%) Continuous Improvement
5 89 (15.78%) Process Improvement
6 82 (14.54%) CRM
7 81 (14.36%) Project Management
8 78 (13.83%) Stakeholder Management
9 66 (11.70%) Data Analysis
10 63 (11.17%) Analytics
10 63 (11.17%) Data Management
10 63 (11.17%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 61 (10.82%) Agile
12 59 (10.46%) ERP
13 49 (8.69%) Customer Service
13 49 (8.69%) Validation
14 43 (7.62%) Mentoring
14 43 (7.62%) Visualisation
15 38 (6.74%) Actionable Insight
15 38 (6.74%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 120 (21.28%) SQL
2 52 (9.22%) Python
3 32 (5.67%) VBA
4 15 (2.66%) JavaScript
5 8 (1.42%) R
6 7 (1.24%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 7 (1.24%) VB
7 5 (0.89%) C#
8 4 (0.71%) PowerShell
8 4 (0.71%) VBScript
9 3 (0.53%) C
9 3 (0.53%) C++
10 2 (0.35%) Bash
10 2 (0.35%) Java
11 1 (0.18%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 103 (18.26%) Degree
2 78 (13.83%) ACCA
3 74 (13.12%) CIMA
4 28 (4.96%) Security Cleared
5 26 (4.61%) DBS Check
6 24 (4.26%) SC Cleared
7 19 (3.37%) AAT
8 13 (2.30%) PMI Certification
9 10 (1.77%) PMP
10 9 (1.60%) BPSS Clearance
10 9 (1.60%) Master's Degree
11 7 (1.24%) ICAEW
12 5 (0.89%) DV Cleared
13 2 (0.35%) Cisco Certification
13 2 (0.35%) CISSP
13 2 (0.35%) Computer Science Degree
13 2 (0.35%) HNC
13 2 (0.35%) ISTQB
13 2 (0.35%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
13 2 (0.35%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 72 (12.77%) Data Quality
2 41 (7.27%) GDPR
3 30 (5.32%) QA
4 16 (2.84%) Accessibility
4 16 (2.84%) PMO
5 15 (2.66%) IFRS
6 14 (2.48%) COREP
6 14 (2.48%) FINREP
7 11 (1.95%) GAAP
8 8 (1.42%) SLA
9 7 (1.24%) Actionable Recommendations
10 6 (1.06%) GRC
11 4 (0.71%) Def Stans
11 4 (0.71%) ISO 9000
11 4 (0.71%) ISO 9001
11 4 (0.71%) ISO/IEC 15288
11 4 (0.71%) Software Quality Assurance
12 3 (0.53%) TickIT
13 2 (0.35%) ISO/IEC 27001
14 1 (0.18%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 4 (0.71%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (0.18%) Embedded Firmware
2 1 (0.18%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 4 (0.71%) SCCM
2 2 (0.35%) Ansible
2 2 (0.35%) Single Sign-On
2 2 (0.35%) Terraform
3 1 (0.18%) Autotask
3 1 (0.18%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 234 (41.49%) Microsoft
2 35 (6.21%) SAP
3 30 (5.32%) Adobe
4 28 (4.96%) Oracle
5 19 (3.37%) HubSpot
5 19 (3.37%) Salesforce
6 14 (2.48%) Sage
7 13 (2.30%) Xero
8 8 (1.42%) Google
9 7 (1.24%) ServiceNow
10 6 (1.06%) Apple
10 6 (1.06%) Databricks
10 6 (1.06%) JD Edwards
10 6 (1.06%) Workday
11 5 (0.89%) Alteryx
11 5 (0.89%) BMC
12 4 (0.71%) Hyperion
12 4 (0.71%) IBM
12 4 (0.71%) VMware
12 4 (0.71%) Zoho