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 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 59 96 109
Rank change year-on-year +37 +13 +13
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Excel 623 606 585
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 4.06% 3.20% 2.85%
As % of the Applications category 22.46% 41.00% 40.07%
Number of salaries quoted 382 282 406
10th Percentile £28,775 £27,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,750 £33,375 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £45,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% -5.26% -5.00%
75th Percentile £62,500 £60,000 £60,842
90th Percentile £77,500 £78,625 £69,375
UK median annual salary £41,500 £45,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -7.78% - -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 2,774 1,478 1,460
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 18.08% 7.79% 7.10%
Number of salaries quoted 716 820 1,141
10th Percentile £28,560 £28,000 £26,677
25th Percentile £33,188 £35,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £47,750 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -0.52% -4.50% -
75th Percentile £61,250 £68,750 £63,750
90th Percentile £77,500 £82,500 £78,750
UK median annual salary £40,000 £47,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year -15.79% +11.76% -6.59%

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 December 2025.

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 56 (8.99%) SharePoint
2 19 (3.05%) Confluence
3 4 (0.64%) Microsoft Exchange
4 3 (0.48%) ArcGIS
4 3 (0.48%) WordPress
5 2 (0.32%) SAS
6 1 (0.16%) CMS
6 1 (0.16%) IIS
Applications
1 167 (26.81%) Microsoft Office
2 137 (21.99%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 24 (3.85%) MS Visio
4 23 (3.69%) Spreadsheet
5 12 (1.93%) InDesign
6 10 (1.61%) Microsoft Project
7 7 (1.12%) Photoshop
8 6 (0.96%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 3 (0.48%) Adobe Illustrator
9 3 (0.48%) Trello
10 1 (0.16%) Acrobat
Business Applications
1 24 (3.85%) NetSuite
2 8 (1.28%) Oracle Payables
2 8 (1.28%) Shopify
2 8 (1.28%) Unit4 Business World
3 6 (0.96%) Dynamics AX
3 6 (0.96%) Dynamics CRM
4 5 (0.80%) Visualfiles
5 4 (0.64%) Salesforce CRM
5 4 (0.64%) SAP BPC
5 4 (0.64%) SAP FI
6 2 (0.32%) Dynamics GP
6 2 (0.32%) Magento
6 2 (0.32%) Primavera
6 2 (0.32%) ResourceLink
6 2 (0.32%) Sage X3
7 1 (0.16%) Dynamics NAV
7 1 (0.16%) Elite 3E
7 1 (0.16%) Pegasus Opera
Cloud Services
1 223 (35.79%) Power Platform
2 73 (11.72%) Azure
3 63 (10.11%) Microsoft 365
4 34 (5.46%) SaaS
5 29 (4.65%) Azure Data Factory
6 24 (3.85%) Azure Synapse Analytics
7 22 (3.53%) Cloud Computing
8 20 (3.21%) Azure DevOps
9 17 (2.73%) Smartsheet
10 16 (2.57%) PowerApps
11 15 (2.41%) Google Analytics
12 14 (2.25%) Snowflake
13 12 (1.93%) AWS
14 11 (1.77%) Dynamics 365
15 10 (1.61%) Intacct
16 8 (1.28%) Google Tag Manager
17 7 (1.12%) Power Automate
18 6 (0.96%) Google Data Studio
18 6 (0.96%) Google Sheets
19 5 (0.80%) Workato
Communications & Networking
1 9 (1.44%) Unified Communications
2 7 (1.12%) Intranet
3 2 (0.32%) Ethernet
3 2 (0.32%) Internet
3 2 (0.32%) PuTTY
4 1 (0.16%) DNS
4 1 (0.16%) S/MIME
4 1 (0.16%) SSL
4 1 (0.16%) WebEx
4 1 (0.16%) X.509
Database & Business Intelligence
1 217 (34.83%) Power BI
2 52 (8.35%) Tableau
3 41 (6.58%) SQL Server
4 32 (5.14%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 29 (4.65%) Data Warehouse
6 27 (4.33%) Azure SQL Database
7 25 (4.01%) Power Query
8 22 (3.53%) Big Data
9 17 (2.73%) Oracle Reports
10 16 (2.57%) Crystal Reports
11 10 (1.61%) SQL Server Analysis Services
12 7 (1.12%) Oracle Database
13 6 (0.96%) OLAP
14 5 (0.80%) SQL Server Integration Services
15 4 (0.64%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
15 4 (0.64%) Looker
15 4 (0.64%) Metadata
16 3 (0.48%) Data Lake
16 3 (0.48%) GIS
16 3 (0.48%) QlikView
Development Applications
1 35 (5.62%) JIRA
2 5 (0.80%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
3 3 (0.48%) Visual Studio
4 2 (0.32%) Git
4 2 (0.32%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.32%) Maven
4 2 (0.32%) Sonatype Nexus
5 1 (0.16%) Oracle APEX
5 1 (0.16%) Oracle Forms
5 1 (0.16%) RStudio
General
1 348 (55.86%) Finance
2 284 (45.59%) Social Skills
3 243 (39.00%) Analytical Skills
4 83 (13.32%) Marketing
5 68 (10.91%) Organisational Skills
6 53 (8.51%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 45 (7.22%) Presentation Skills
8 33 (5.30%) Retail
9 32 (5.14%) Billing
10 30 (4.82%) Advertising
11 28 (4.49%) Public Sector
12 27 (4.33%) Manufacturing
13 26 (4.17%) Law
13 26 (4.17%) Legal
14 22 (3.53%) Banking
15 17 (2.73%) Influencing Skills
16 16 (2.57%) Telecoms
17 9 (1.44%) General Ledger
18 7 (1.12%) Documentation Skills
19 6 (0.96%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 185 (29.70%) Analyst
2 58 (9.31%) Accountant
3 54 (8.67%) Senior
4 39 (6.26%) Data Analyst
5 31 (4.98%) Support Analyst
6 30 (4.82%) Systems Accountant
7 29 (4.65%) Administrator
7 29 (4.65%) Business Analyst
8 28 (4.49%) Financial Analyst
9 26 (4.17%) Business Manager
10 25 (4.01%) Business Intelligence Analyst
11 24 (3.85%) Developer
12 23 (3.69%) Lead
12 23 (3.69%) Service Manager
13 22 (3.53%) Financial Accountant
14 19 (3.05%) Commercial Analyst
14 19 (3.05%) Junior
15 18 (2.89%) IT Support
15 18 (2.89%) Technical Analyst
16 17 (2.73%) Account Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (0.80%) HTML
2 4 (0.64%) JSON
2 4 (0.64%) Middleware
3 3 (0.48%) Altair
3 3 (0.48%) EDI
4 2 (0.32%) ActiveMQ
4 2 (0.32%) Flash
4 2 (0.32%) RAML
4 2 (0.32%) REST
4 2 (0.32%) SOAP
5 1 (0.16%) .NET
5 1 (0.16%) EJB
5 1 (0.16%) Ember.js
5 1 (0.16%) SailPoint
5 1 (0.16%) Spine.js
5 1 (0.16%) Web Services
5 1 (0.16%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 69 (11.08%) Onboarding
2 54 (8.67%) Self-Motivation
3 52 (8.35%) Analytical Mindset
4 44 (7.06%) Management Information System
5 22 (3.53%) Social Network
6 21 (3.37%) Product Ownership
7 20 (3.21%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 19 (3.05%) Social Media
9 12 (1.93%) Web Conferencing
10 8 (1.28%) Legacy Systems
10 8 (1.28%) NHS
11 7 (1.12%) CMDB
11 7 (1.12%) Digital Media
11 7 (1.12%) Driving Licence
11 7 (1.12%) Housing Association
12 5 (0.80%) Life Science
13 4 (0.64%) Animation
13 4 (0.64%) Credit Risk
13 4 (0.64%) Data Protection Act
13 4 (0.64%) FMCG
Operating Systems
1 21 (3.37%) Windows
2 11 (1.77%) Linux
3 9 (1.44%) Unix
4 4 (0.64%) Mac OS
4 4 (0.64%) Windows 10
4 4 (0.64%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 230 (36.92%) Business Intelligence
2 214 (34.35%) Problem-Solving
3 152 (24.40%) Decision-Making
4 121 (19.42%) Data Analysis
5 120 (19.26%) Continuous Improvement
6 114 (18.30%) Analytics
7 99 (15.89%) Process Improvement
8 87 (13.96%) ERP
9 82 (13.16%) AI
10 81 (13.00%) Visualisation
11 70 (11.24%) Project Management
12 68 (10.91%) Actionable Insight
12 68 (10.91%) Agile
13 62 (9.95%) Budgeting
14 61 (9.79%) CRM
15 53 (8.51%) Budgeting and Forecasting
16 51 (8.19%) Customer Service
17 49 (7.87%) Data Visualisation
18 47 (7.54%) Change Management
19 46 (7.38%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 170 (27.29%) SQL
2 56 (8.99%) Python
3 34 (5.46%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 27 (4.33%) VBA
5 15 (2.41%) T-SQL
6 13 (2.09%) R
7 2 (0.32%) Java
7 2 (0.32%) PL/SQL
8 1 (0.16%) Bash
8 1 (0.16%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 152 (24.40%) Degree
2 133 (21.35%) ACCA
3 108 (17.34%) CIMA
4 20 (3.21%) AAT
5 17 (2.73%) Security Cleared
6 14 (2.25%) SC Cleared
7 12 (1.93%) Six Sigma Green Belt
8 10 (1.61%) Master's Degree
9 9 (1.44%) CIPD
9 9 (1.44%) Numerate Degree
10 8 (1.28%) CISSP
11 7 (1.12%) CFA
11 7 (1.12%) CISA
12 6 (0.96%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
13 5 (0.80%) Computer Science Degree
13 5 (0.80%) DBS Check
14 4 (0.64%) PMI Certification
14 4 (0.64%) PMP
15 3 (0.48%) AWS Certification
15 3 (0.48%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 31 (4.98%) Data Quality
2 26 (4.17%) GAAP
2 26 (4.17%) IFRS
3 25 (4.01%) PMO
4 20 (3.21%) GDPR
4 20 (3.21%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 18 (2.89%) QA
6 15 (2.41%) Actionable Recommendations
7 14 (2.25%) ISO 9001
8 10 (1.61%) Accessibility
8 10 (1.61%) SLA
9 6 (0.96%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 2 (0.32%) GMP
11 1 (0.16%) GRC
11 1 (0.16%) IFRS 17
11 1 (0.16%) ISO/IEC 20000
11 1 (0.16%) NIST
11 1 (0.16%) P3O
11 1 (0.16%) Solvency II
System Software
1 12 (1.93%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 3 (0.48%) Single Sign-On
2 1 (0.16%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
2 1 (0.16%) Control-M
2 1 (0.16%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (0.16%) SCCM
2 1 (0.16%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 306 (49.12%) Microsoft
2 39 (6.26%) Oracle
3 27 (4.33%) Salesforce
4 25 (4.01%) SAP
5 23 (3.69%) Workday
6 21 (3.37%) Sage
7 20 (3.21%) Adobe
7 20 (3.21%) Google
8 15 (2.41%) ServiceNow
9 14 (2.25%) Xero
10 12 (1.93%) Cisco
11 10 (1.61%) Adaptive Insights
12 9 (1.44%) Zoho
13 6 (0.96%) Concur
14 5 (0.80%) Apple
15 4 (0.64%) N-able
15 4 (0.64%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
16 3 (0.48%) Anaplan
16 3 (0.48%) Openreach
16 3 (0.48%) TikTok