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

6 months to
24 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 91 86 87
Rank change year-on-year -5 +1 +16
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Excel 501 502 1,003
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.95% 3.85% 3.28%
As % of the Applications category 27.24% 41.15% 42.00%
Number of salaries quoted 276 248 642
10th Percentile £28,375 £26,250 £25,500
25th Percentile £33,500 £32,375 £30,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,340 £45,000 £44,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.76% +2.27% +1.73%
75th Percentile £60,000 £62,000 £56,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £82,500 £63,750
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 1,839 1,220 2,388
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 10.82% 9.35% 7.81%
Number of salaries quoted 605 762 1,782
10th Percentile £28,500 £27,000 £24,750
25th Percentile £35,000 £36,250 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £52,000 £43,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.46% +20.93% -9.47%
75th Percentile £60,000 £66,253 £57,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £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 24 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 (9.98%) SharePoint
2 11 (2.20%) Confluence
3 5 (1.00%) Microsoft Exchange
4 4 (0.80%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 1 (0.20%) SAS
Applications
1 134 (26.75%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 126 (25.15%) Microsoft Office
3 26 (5.19%) MS Visio
4 11 (2.20%) Spreadsheet
5 10 (2.00%) Microsoft Project
6 9 (1.80%) InDesign
7 3 (0.60%) AutoCAD
7 3 (0.60%) SOLIDWORKS
7 3 (0.60%) Trello
8 1 (0.20%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 15 (2.99%) Dynamics CRM
2 10 (2.00%) NetSuite
3 8 (1.60%) Oracle Payables
4 6 (1.20%) Dynamics AX
4 6 (1.20%) Salesforce CRM
5 5 (1.00%) Magento
6 4 (0.80%) SAP BPC
7 3 (0.60%) Dynamics GP
7 3 (0.60%) ResourceLink
7 3 (0.60%) SAP ERP
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
1 183 (36.53%) Power Platform
2 68 (13.57%) Azure
3 44 (8.78%) Microsoft 365
4 28 (5.59%) Azure Data Factory
5 24 (4.79%) Azure Synapse Analytics
5 24 (4.79%) SaaS
6 21 (4.19%) Dynamics 365
7 19 (3.79%) AWS
8 12 (2.40%) Power Automate
9 11 (2.20%) OneDrive
9 11 (2.20%) PowerApps
10 9 (1.80%) Azure DevOps
10 9 (1.80%) Cloud Computing
11 6 (1.20%) Google Sheets
11 6 (1.20%) Smartsheet
12 5 (1.00%) Google Analytics
12 5 (1.00%) Microsoft Copilot
12 5 (1.00%) PaaS
13 4 (0.80%) GCP
13 4 (0.80%) Miro
Communications & Networking
1 9 (1.80%) Unified Communications
2 5 (1.00%) 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
1 176 (35.13%) Power BI
2 49 (9.78%) Tableau
3 33 (6.59%) SQL Server
4 31 (6.19%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 30 (5.99%) Power Query
6 27 (5.39%) Azure SQL Database
7 9 (1.80%) Big Data
8 8 (1.60%) Data Warehouse
9 7 (1.40%) PowerPivot
10 6 (1.20%) QlikView
11 4 (0.80%) DB2
11 4 (0.80%) DB2 UDB
11 4 (0.80%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 3 (0.60%) SQL Server Analysis Services
13 2 (0.40%) Ataccama
13 2 (0.40%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
13 2 (0.40%) Metadata
13 2 (0.40%) Qlik Sense
13 2 (0.40%) Relational Database
13 2 (0.40%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 28 (5.59%) 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
4 1 (0.20%) Toad
General
1 284 (56.69%) Social Skills
2 234 (46.71%) Finance
3 194 (38.72%) Analytical Skills
4 65 (12.97%) Organisational Skills
5 56 (11.18%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 55 (10.98%) Marketing
7 43 (8.58%) Retail
8 39 (7.78%) Presentation Skills
9 27 (5.39%) Billing
10 22 (4.39%) Legal
11 19 (3.79%) Automotive
12 17 (3.39%) Advertising
13 16 (3.19%) Law
13 16 (3.19%) Telecoms
14 15 (2.99%) Public Sector
15 13 (2.59%) Banking
15 13 (2.59%) Influencing Skills
16 6 (1.20%) Back Office
17 4 (0.80%) French Language
17 4 (0.80%) General Ledger
Job Titles
1 161 (32.14%) Analyst
2 45 (8.98%) Senior
3 36 (7.19%) Data Analyst
4 35 (6.99%) Lead
5 33 (6.59%) Administrator
6 24 (4.79%) Accountant
7 22 (4.39%) Report Analyst
8 19 (3.79%) Business Analyst
9 15 (2.99%) Insight Analyst
10 14 (2.79%) Commercial Analyst
11 13 (2.59%) Account Manager
12 12 (2.40%) Business Manager
12 12 (2.40%) Customer Analyst
12 12 (2.40%) Developer
12 12 (2.40%) Financial Accountant
12 12 (2.40%) Insight Manager
12 12 (2.40%) IT Support
12 12 (2.40%) Service Manager
12 12 (2.40%) Support Analyst
13 11 (2.20%) Systems Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (1.40%) EDI
2 6 (1.20%) 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 (11.18%) Onboarding
2 40 (7.98%) Management Information System
3 37 (7.39%) Analytical Mindset
4 33 (6.59%) Self-Motivation
5 18 (3.59%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 18 (3.59%) Public Cloud
5 18 (3.59%) Social Media
6 12 (2.40%) Web Conferencing
7 9 (1.80%) Legacy Systems
7 9 (1.80%) Product Ownership
7 9 (1.80%) Social Network
8 7 (1.40%) Blog
8 7 (1.40%) CCTV
8 7 (1.40%) Digital Media
8 7 (1.40%) FMCG
8 7 (1.40%) NHS
9 6 (1.20%) Video Conferencing
10 5 (1.00%) Data Structures
10 5 (1.00%) Driving Licence
11 4 (0.80%) e-Learning
Operating Systems
1 20 (3.99%) Windows
2 13 (2.59%) Linux
3 10 (2.00%) Unix
4 5 (1.00%) Apple iOS
5 4 (0.80%) Windows Server
6 3 (0.60%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 198 (39.52%) Business Intelligence
2 144 (28.74%) Problem-Solving
3 131 (26.15%) Decision-Making
4 107 (21.36%) Continuous Improvement
5 101 (20.16%) Data Analysis
6 87 (17.37%) Process Improvement
7 85 (16.97%) Analytics
8 74 (14.77%) CRM
9 70 (13.97%) Visualisation
10 68 (13.57%) Project Management
11 58 (11.58%) AI
11 58 (11.58%) ERP
12 57 (11.38%) Customer Service
13 55 (10.98%) Budgeting and Forecasting
14 52 (10.38%) Actionable Insight
15 46 (9.18%) Agile
16 43 (8.58%) Time Management
17 41 (8.18%) Data Management
18 38 (7.58%) Change Management
19 37 (7.39%) Budgeting
Programming Languages
1 105 (20.96%) SQL
2 34 (6.79%) Python
3 27 (5.39%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 19 (3.79%) VBA
5 6 (1.20%) R
6 5 (1.00%) VB
6 5 (1.00%) VBScript
7 3 (0.60%) Java
8 1 (0.20%) ABAP
8 1 (0.20%) PL/SQL
8 1 (0.20%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 124 (24.75%) Degree
2 77 (15.37%) ACCA
3 64 (12.77%) CIMA
4 17 (3.39%) AWS Certification
5 16 (3.19%) AAT
6 12 (2.40%) Six Sigma Green Belt
7 10 (2.00%) Security Cleared
8 7 (1.40%) CFA
8 7 (1.40%) CISSP
8 7 (1.40%) Computer Science Degree
8 7 (1.40%) DBS Check
8 7 (1.40%) SC Cleared
9 6 (1.20%) Numerate Degree
10 5 (1.00%) BPSS Clearance
10 5 (1.00%) CIPD
10 5 (1.00%) PMI Certification
10 5 (1.00%) PMP
11 4 (0.80%) CISA
11 4 (0.80%) Cisco Certification
12 3 (0.60%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 39 (7.78%) Data Quality
2 32 (6.39%) GDPR
3 20 (3.99%) Actionable Recommendations
4 18 (3.59%) PMO
4 18 (3.59%) QA
5 16 (3.19%) IFRS
5 16 (3.19%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 15 (2.99%) GAAP
7 13 (2.59%) ISO 9001
8 7 (1.40%) SLA
9 6 (1.20%) COREP
9 6 (1.20%) FINREP
10 5 (1.00%) GRC
11 4 (0.80%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 3 (0.60%) Accessibility
13 2 (0.40%) ISO 14001
13 2 (0.40%) Software Quality Assurance
14 1 (0.20%) ISO/IEC 20000
14 1 (0.20%) P3O
14 1 (0.20%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 11 (2.20%) Active Directory
2 5 (1.00%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 5 (1.00%) SCCM
1 5 (1.00%) 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
1 225 (44.91%) Microsoft
2 36 (7.19%) Adobe
3 26 (5.19%) Oracle
4 23 (4.59%) Salesforce
5 22 (4.39%) Apple
6 20 (3.99%) SAP
7 13 (2.59%) Sage
8 10 (2.00%) Cisco
9 9 (1.80%) Google
9 9 (1.80%) JD Edwards
9 9 (1.80%) Zoho
10 8 (1.60%) Informatica
11 7 (1.40%) HubSpot
12 5 (1.00%) IBM
12 5 (1.00%) ServiceNow
12 5 (1.00%) Snow
12 5 (1.00%) VMware
13 4 (0.80%) Xero
14 3 (0.60%) IFS
14 3 (0.60%) Openreach