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

6 months to
6 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 80 89 90
Rank change year-on-year +9 +1 +11
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Excel 531 546 916
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 3.17% 3.76% 3.20%
As % of the Applications category 25.21% 40.47% 41.71%
Number of salaries quoted 302 237 606
10th Percentile £28,250 £27,000 £25,400
25th Percentile £32,500 £35,000 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £44,625
Median % change year-on-year - +0.84% +5.00%
75th Percentile £60,000 £62,000 £57,500
90th Percentile £76,125 £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 2,106 1,349 2,196
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 12.57% 9.29% 7.68%
Number of salaries quoted 630 775 1,670
10th Percentile £28,554 £28,000 £24,750
25th Percentile £33,750 £37,625 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £52,500 £44,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +19.32% -7.37%
75th Percentile £60,000 £66,254 £57,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £79,500 £68,000
UK median annual salary £40,000 £50,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year -20.00% +33.33% -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 6 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 55 (10.36%) SharePoint
2 14 (2.64%) Confluence
3 4 (0.75%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 3 (0.56%) Microsoft Exchange
5 2 (0.38%) ArcGIS
5 2 (0.38%) WordPress
6 1 (0.19%) CMS
6 1 (0.19%) SAS
Applications
1 137 (25.80%) Microsoft Office
1 137 (25.80%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 25 (4.71%) MS Visio
3 18 (3.39%) Spreadsheet
4 11 (2.07%) InDesign
5 6 (1.13%) Microsoft Project
6 3 (0.56%) AutoCAD
6 3 (0.56%) Photoshop
6 3 (0.56%) SOLIDWORKS
6 3 (0.56%) Trello
7 2 (0.38%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 2 (0.38%) Adobe Illustrator
8 1 (0.19%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 13 (2.45%) Dynamics CRM
2 11 (2.07%) NetSuite
3 8 (1.51%) Oracle Payables
4 7 (1.32%) Dynamics AX
4 7 (1.32%) Salesforce CRM
5 5 (0.94%) Magento
6 4 (0.75%) SAP BPC
6 4 (0.75%) Visualfiles
7 3 (0.56%) Dynamics GP
7 3 (0.56%) ResourceLink
8 2 (0.38%) Odoo
9 1 (0.19%) Infor SunSystems
9 1 (0.19%) Raiser’s Edge
9 1 (0.19%) Sage 200
9 1 (0.19%) SAP ERP
9 1 (0.19%) SAP Oil and Gas
9 1 (0.19%) SAP PM
9 1 (0.19%) SAP S/4HANA
9 1 (0.19%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 198 (37.29%) Power Platform
2 73 (13.75%) Azure
3 52 (9.79%) Microsoft 365
4 29 (5.46%) Azure Data Factory
5 26 (4.90%) SaaS
6 24 (4.52%) Azure Synapse Analytics
7 21 (3.95%) Dynamics 365
8 19 (3.58%) AWS
9 17 (3.20%) PowerApps
10 13 (2.45%) Azure DevOps
11 12 (2.26%) Cloud Computing
11 12 (2.26%) Power Automate
12 11 (2.07%) OneDrive
13 7 (1.32%) Google Analytics
13 7 (1.32%) Snowflake
14 6 (1.13%) Microsoft Copilot
15 5 (0.94%) Google Sheets
15 5 (0.94%) PaaS
16 4 (0.75%) GitHub
16 4 (0.75%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 9 (1.69%) Unified Communications
2 5 (0.94%) Ethernet
3 4 (0.75%) Firewall
3 4 (0.75%) LAN
3 4 (0.75%) WAN
4 3 (0.56%) IP Telephony
4 3 (0.56%) PuTTY
4 3 (0.56%) VPN
5 2 (0.38%) Internet
6 1 (0.19%) Cisco Wireless
6 1 (0.19%) MPLS
6 1 (0.19%) Remote Desktop
6 1 (0.19%) SD-WAN
6 1 (0.19%) SNA
6 1 (0.19%) Wireless
6 1 (0.19%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 191 (35.97%) Power BI
2 55 (10.36%) Tableau
3 33 (6.21%) SQL Server
4 31 (5.84%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 28 (5.27%) Power Query
6 27 (5.08%) Azure SQL Database
7 15 (2.82%) Data Warehouse
8 12 (2.26%) Big Data
9 6 (1.13%) PowerPivot
10 5 (0.94%) QlikView
10 5 (0.94%) SQL Server Analysis Services
11 4 (0.75%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
11 4 (0.75%) Metadata
11 4 (0.75%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 3 (0.56%) DB2
12 3 (0.56%) DB2 UDB
12 3 (0.56%) GIS
12 3 (0.56%) OLAP
13 2 (0.38%) Crystal Reports
13 2 (0.38%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 27 (5.08%) JIRA
2 4 (0.75%) Git
2 4 (0.75%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
3 3 (0.56%) Jenkins
3 3 (0.56%) Maven
3 3 (0.56%) Sonatype Nexus
3 3 (0.56%) Visual Studio
4 1 (0.19%) Oracle APEX
General
1 300 (56.50%) Social Skills
2 248 (46.70%) Finance
3 199 (37.48%) Analytical Skills
4 72 (13.56%) Organisational Skills
5 64 (12.05%) Marketing
6 62 (11.68%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 41 (7.72%) Retail
8 36 (6.78%) Presentation Skills
9 30 (5.65%) Billing
10 23 (4.33%) Advertising
11 20 (3.77%) Law
12 19 (3.58%) Legal
12 19 (3.58%) Public Sector
13 16 (3.01%) Automotive
13 16 (3.01%) Telecoms
14 15 (2.82%) Influencing Skills
15 11 (2.07%) Banking
16 8 (1.51%) Manufacturing
17 4 (0.75%) Back Office
17 4 (0.75%) General Ledger
Job Titles
1 170 (32.02%) Analyst
2 46 (8.66%) Senior
3 36 (6.78%) Data Analyst
4 35 (6.59%) Lead
5 30 (5.65%) Accountant
6 28 (5.27%) Administrator
7 21 (3.95%) Business Analyst
8 20 (3.77%) Support Analyst
9 18 (3.39%) Report Analyst
10 17 (3.20%) Developer
11 16 (3.01%) Service Manager
12 15 (2.82%) Insight Analyst
12 15 (2.82%) IT Support
12 15 (2.82%) Technical Analyst
13 14 (2.64%) Commercial Analyst
13 14 (2.64%) Financial Accountant
13 14 (2.64%) Technical Support
14 13 (2.45%) Account Manager
14 13 (2.45%) Consultant
14 13 (2.45%) IT Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (1.32%) EDI
2 6 (1.13%) XML
3 3 (0.56%) ActiveMQ
3 3 (0.56%) JSON
3 3 (0.56%) OAuth
3 3 (0.56%) OpenID
3 3 (0.56%) RAML
3 3 (0.56%) REST
3 3 (0.56%) SOAP
4 1 (0.19%) .NET
4 1 (0.19%) Ember.js
4 1 (0.19%) HTML
4 1 (0.19%) PyTorch
4 1 (0.19%) SciPy
Miscellaneous
1 60 (11.30%) Onboarding
2 43 (8.10%) Management Information System
3 40 (7.53%) Self-Motivation
4 38 (7.16%) Analytical Mindset
5 20 (3.77%) Social Media
6 19 (3.58%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 18 (3.39%) Public Cloud
8 13 (2.45%) Product Ownership
9 12 (2.26%) Social Network
10 10 (1.88%) Web Conferencing
11 9 (1.69%) Legacy Systems
12 7 (1.32%) Blog
12 7 (1.32%) CCTV
12 7 (1.32%) Digital Media
12 7 (1.32%) NHS
13 6 (1.13%) Video Conferencing
14 5 (0.94%) Driving Licence
14 5 (0.94%) FMCG
15 4 (0.75%) Data Structures
16 3 (0.56%) CMDB
Operating Systems
1 21 (3.95%) Windows
2 13 (2.45%) Linux
3 10 (1.88%) Unix
4 5 (0.94%) Apple iOS
5 4 (0.75%) Windows Server
6 3 (0.56%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 213 (40.11%) Business Intelligence
2 157 (29.57%) Problem-Solving
3 132 (24.86%) Decision-Making
4 113 (21.28%) Continuous Improvement
4 113 (21.28%) Data Analysis
5 96 (18.08%) Analytics
6 86 (16.20%) Process Improvement
7 77 (14.50%) CRM
8 72 (13.56%) Visualisation
9 66 (12.43%) AI
10 62 (11.68%) Project Management
11 60 (11.30%) ERP
12 59 (11.11%) Actionable Insight
12 59 (11.11%) Customer Service
13 54 (10.17%) Budgeting and Forecasting
14 50 (9.42%) Agile
15 46 (8.66%) Time Management
16 39 (7.34%) Budgeting
16 39 (7.34%) Line Management
17 38 (7.16%) Change Management
Programming Languages
1 121 (22.79%) SQL
2 42 (7.91%) Python
3 28 (5.27%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 21 (3.95%) VBA
5 8 (1.51%) R
6 6 (1.13%) T-SQL
7 4 (0.75%) VB
7 4 (0.75%) VBScript
8 3 (0.56%) Java
9 1 (0.19%) ABAP
9 1 (0.19%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 126 (23.73%) Degree
2 82 (15.44%) ACCA
3 66 (12.43%) CIMA
4 17 (3.20%) AAT
4 17 (3.20%) AWS Certification
5 13 (2.45%) Security Cleared
6 12 (2.26%) Six Sigma Green Belt
7 11 (2.07%) SC Cleared
8 8 (1.51%) CISSP
8 8 (1.51%) Numerate Degree
9 7 (1.32%) CFA
9 7 (1.32%) Computer Science Degree
9 7 (1.32%) DBS Check
9 7 (1.32%) Master's Degree
10 5 (0.94%) CIPD
10 5 (0.94%) CISA
10 5 (0.94%) DV Cleared
11 4 (0.75%) BPSS Clearance
11 4 (0.75%) Cisco Certification
12 3 (0.56%) (ISC)2 CCSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 39 (7.34%) Data Quality
2 34 (6.40%) GDPR
3 21 (3.95%) Actionable Recommendations
4 20 (3.77%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 18 (3.39%) IFRS
6 17 (3.20%) GAAP
7 15 (2.82%) ISO 9001
7 15 (2.82%) PMO
8 14 (2.64%) QA
9 8 (1.51%) SLA
10 5 (0.94%) Accessibility
11 4 (0.75%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 3 (0.56%) COREP
12 3 (0.56%) FINREP
13 2 (0.38%) GRC
13 2 (0.38%) ISO 14001
13 2 (0.38%) ISO/IEC 20000
14 1 (0.19%) IFRS 17
14 1 (0.19%) NIST
14 1 (0.19%) Solvency II
System Software
1 11 (2.07%) Active Directory
2 4 (0.75%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 5 (0.94%) Single Sign-On
2 4 (0.75%) SCCM
3 1 (0.19%) Ansible
3 1 (0.19%) Control-M
3 1 (0.19%) FortiGate
3 1 (0.19%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (0.19%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 241 (45.39%) Microsoft
2 37 (6.97%) Adobe
3 28 (5.27%) Salesforce
4 26 (4.90%) Oracle
5 22 (4.14%) Apple
6 14 (2.64%) SAP
7 12 (2.26%) Cisco
8 11 (2.07%) Google
8 11 (2.07%) Sage
9 9 (1.69%) Zoho
10 8 (1.51%) Informatica
10 8 (1.51%) JD Edwards
11 6 (1.13%) HubSpot
11 6 (1.13%) ServiceNow
12 5 (0.94%) Xero
13 4 (0.75%) IBM
13 4 (0.75%) Snow
13 4 (0.75%) VMware
14 3 (0.56%) Alteryx
14 3 (0.56%) Mercator