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

6 months to
21 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 110 97 50
Rank change year-on-year -13 -47 +40
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Excel 537 625 1,334
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.49% 3.79% 4.58%
As % of the Applications category 39.25% 26.87% 51.81%
Number of salaries quoted 323 372 529
10th Percentile £29,000 £26,250 £25,952
25th Percentile £31,500 £30,250 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £43,125 £44,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -1.99% +3.53%
75th Percentile £59,375 £63,188 £57,500
90th Percentile £73,750 £85,000 £67,500
UK median annual salary £40,000 £42,038 £41,496
% change year-on-year -4.85% +1.30% -2.36%

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 1,368 2,326 2,575
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 6.33% 14.12% 8.84%
Number of salaries quoted 750 923 1,497
10th Percentile £28,500 £27,000 £25,750
25th Percentile £35,000 £32,500 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,590 £50,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.82% +11.11% -8.16%
75th Percentile £60,000 £66,225 £60,775
90th Percentile £75,000 £76,000 £72,500
UK median annual salary £40,000 £42,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year -5.88% +6.25% -10.45%

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 21 July 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 60 (11.17%) SharePoint
2 5 (0.93%) Apache Spark
3 4 (0.74%) Adobe Experience Manager
3 4 (0.74%) Confluence
4 3 (0.56%) Microsoft Exchange
5 2 (0.37%) CMS
5 2 (0.37%) Jupyter
5 2 (0.37%) WordPress
6 1 (0.19%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 148 (27.56%) Microsoft Office
2 144 (26.82%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 19 (3.54%) Acrobat
4 16 (2.98%) Microsoft Project
5 15 (2.79%) Spreadsheet
6 14 (2.61%) MS Visio
7 4 (0.74%) Chatbot
7 4 (0.74%) Windchill
8 3 (0.56%) AutoCAD
8 3 (0.56%) SOLIDWORKS
9 1 (0.19%) Trello
Business Applications
1 25 (4.66%) Dynamics CRM
2 20 (3.72%) NetSuite
3 12 (2.23%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 5 (0.93%) Salesforce CRM
4 5 (0.93%) SAP ERP
5 3 (0.56%) BambooHR
5 3 (0.56%) Raiser’s Edge
6 2 (0.37%) Academy Housing
6 2 (0.37%) Magento
6 2 (0.37%) Odoo
6 2 (0.37%) Oracle ERP
6 2 (0.37%) Visualfiles
7 1 (0.19%) Cognos Business Intelligence
7 1 (0.19%) Elite 3E
7 1 (0.19%) Infor SunSystems
7 1 (0.19%) Oracle Payables
Cloud Services
1 176 (32.77%) Power Platform
2 35 (6.52%) Microsoft 365
3 22 (4.10%) Dynamics 365
4 21 (3.91%) SaaS
5 20 (3.72%) Azure
6 16 (2.98%) Power Automate
6 16 (2.98%) PowerApps
7 10 (1.86%) OneDrive
8 9 (1.68%) Microsoft Copilot
9 7 (1.30%) ChatGPT
10 6 (1.12%) AWS
10 6 (1.12%) Miro
10 6 (1.12%) Smartsheet
11 5 (0.93%) GitHub
12 4 (0.74%) Azure Data Factory
12 4 (0.74%) Google Sheets
13 3 (0.56%) Azure Synapse Analytics
14 2 (0.37%) Canva
14 2 (0.37%) Copilot Studio
14 2 (0.37%) Viva Engage
Communications & Networking
1 13 (2.42%) Broadband
2 4 (0.74%) LAN
2 4 (0.74%) WAN
3 3 (0.56%) Firewall
3 3 (0.56%) IP Telephony
3 3 (0.56%) VPN
4 2 (0.37%) Ethernet
4 2 (0.37%) Internet
4 2 (0.37%) WebEx
5 1 (0.19%) Intranet
5 1 (0.19%) Network Security
5 1 (0.19%) SD-WAN
5 1 (0.19%) Wi-Fi
5 1 (0.19%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 169 (31.47%) Power BI
2 46 (8.57%) Tableau
3 31 (5.77%) Power Query
4 18 (3.35%) Data Lake
5 12 (2.23%) SAP BW
6 9 (1.68%) Relational Database
6 9 (1.68%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 8 (1.49%) Data Warehouse
7 8 (1.49%) SQL Server
7 8 (1.49%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 5 (0.93%) Big Data
9 4 (0.74%) Db2
9 4 (0.74%) DB2 UDB
9 4 (0.74%) PowerPivot
9 4 (0.74%) QlikView
9 4 (0.74%) Star Schema
10 2 (0.37%) KNIME
10 2 (0.37%) Looker
10 2 (0.37%) MS Access
11 1 (0.19%) Spatial Data
Development Applications
1 32 (5.96%) JIRA
2 6 (1.12%) Git
2 6 (1.12%) Visual Studio
3 2 (0.37%) Jenkins
3 2 (0.37%) JMeter
3 2 (0.37%) Postman
3 2 (0.37%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
3 2 (0.37%) Visual Studio Code
4 1 (0.19%) Toad
General
1 312 (58.10%) Social Skills
2 241 (44.88%) Finance
3 178 (33.15%) Analytical Skills
4 95 (17.69%) Organisational Skills
5 51 (9.50%) Marketing
6 48 (8.94%) Legal
7 47 (8.75%) Retail
8 32 (5.96%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 29 (5.40%) Banking
10 25 (4.66%) Public Sector
10 25 (4.66%) Telecoms
11 22 (4.10%) Billing
12 21 (3.91%) Presentation Skills
13 20 (3.72%) Influencing Skills
14 17 (3.17%) Automotive
15 12 (2.23%) Law
16 8 (1.49%) Documentation Skills
16 8 (1.49%) Manufacturing
17 6 (1.12%) Advertising
17 6 (1.12%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 169 (31.47%) Analyst
2 56 (10.43%) Administrator
3 44 (8.19%) Data Analyst
4 43 (8.01%) Report Analyst
5 34 (6.33%) Senior
6 30 (5.59%) Financial Analyst
7 27 (5.03%) Accountant
8 20 (3.72%) Business Analyst
9 16 (2.98%) Consultant
9 16 (2.98%) Senior Analyst
10 14 (2.61%) Service Analyst
11 13 (2.42%) Lead
11 13 (2.42%) Management Accountant
11 13 (2.42%) Senior Consultant
12 12 (2.23%) Data Administrator
12 12 (2.23%) Junior
13 11 (2.05%) Coordinator
13 11 (2.05%) Systems Manager
14 10 (1.86%) Service Desk Analyst
15 9 (1.68%) Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (2.23%) Oracle Fusion
2 4 (0.74%) EDI
3 3 (0.56%) Godot
3 3 (0.56%) OAuth
3 3 (0.56%) OpenID
3 3 (0.56%) Unreal Engine
3 3 (0.56%) XML
4 2 (0.37%) HTML
4 2 (0.37%) Matplotlib
4 2 (0.37%) NumPy
4 2 (0.37%) Pandas
4 2 (0.37%) PySpark
4 2 (0.37%) Seaborn
5 1 (0.19%) ODBC
5 1 (0.19%) PyTorch
5 1 (0.19%) SciPy
5 1 (0.19%) TAPI
Miscellaneous
1 57 (10.61%) Management Information System
2 46 (8.57%) Onboarding
3 26 (4.84%) Self-Motivation
4 20 (3.72%) Social Media
5 19 (3.54%) Data Structures
6 14 (2.61%) Analytical Mindset
7 11 (2.05%) Web Conferencing
8 10 (1.86%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 8 (1.49%) Legacy Systems
10 7 (1.30%) e-Learning
11 6 (1.12%) CCTV
11 6 (1.12%) Reinsurance
12 5 (0.93%) FMCG
12 5 (0.93%) Life Science
12 5 (0.93%) Mobile App
12 5 (0.93%) NHS
13 4 (0.74%) Robotics
13 4 (0.74%) Video Conferencing
14 3 (0.56%) Algorithms
14 3 (0.56%) Digital Media
Operating Systems
1 9 (1.68%) Windows
2 5 (0.93%) Linux
2 5 (0.93%) Unix
3 4 (0.74%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 178 (33.15%) Business Intelligence
2 147 (27.37%) Problem-Solving
3 123 (22.91%) Decision-Making
4 116 (21.60%) Continuous Improvement
5 87 (16.20%) Project Management
6 85 (15.83%) Process Improvement
7 80 (14.90%) CRM
8 66 (12.29%) Data Analysis
9 61 (11.36%) ERP
10 56 (10.43%) Data Management
11 54 (10.06%) Stakeholder Management
12 53 (9.87%) Analytics
13 52 (9.68%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 48 (8.94%) Customer Service
15 46 (8.57%) Agile
16 44 (8.19%) Mentoring
17 40 (7.45%) Visualisation
18 39 (7.26%) Validation
19 37 (6.89%) Actionable Insight
19 37 (6.89%) Budgeting and Forecasting
Programming Languages
1 112 (20.86%) SQL
2 46 (8.57%) Python
3 29 (5.40%) VBA
4 13 (2.42%) JavaScript
5 7 (1.30%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 7 (1.30%) VB
6 6 (1.12%) R
7 5 (0.93%) C#
7 5 (0.93%) VBScript
8 4 (0.74%) PowerShell
9 3 (0.56%) C
9 3 (0.56%) C++
10 2 (0.37%) Bash
10 2 (0.37%) Java
11 1 (0.19%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 101 (18.81%) Degree
2 78 (14.53%) ACCA
3 73 (13.59%) CIMA
4 26 (4.84%) DBS Check
5 21 (3.91%) AAT
5 21 (3.91%) Security Cleared
6 17 (3.17%) SC Cleared
7 11 (2.05%) PMI Certification
8 10 (1.86%) PMP
9 7 (1.30%) ICAEW
9 7 (1.30%) Master's Degree
10 6 (1.12%) DV Cleared
11 3 (0.56%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 3 (0.56%) BPSS Clearance
11 3 (0.56%) Cisco Certification
11 3 (0.56%) CISSP
11 3 (0.56%) HNC
11 3 (0.56%) TOGAF Certification
12 2 (0.37%) Azure Certification
12 2 (0.37%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 57 (10.61%) Data Quality
2 37 (6.89%) GDPR
3 30 (5.59%) QA
4 15 (2.79%) PMO
5 14 (2.61%) COREP
5 14 (2.61%) FINREP
5 14 (2.61%) IFRS
6 13 (2.42%) Accessibility
7 10 (1.86%) GAAP
8 8 (1.49%) Actionable Recommendations
9 6 (1.12%) GRC
10 5 (0.93%) ISO 9001
10 5 (0.93%) SLA
11 4 (0.74%) Def Stans
11 4 (0.74%) ISO 9000
11 4 (0.74%) ISO/IEC 15288
11 4 (0.74%) ISO/IEC 27001
11 4 (0.74%) Software Quality Assurance
12 3 (0.56%) TickIT
13 2 (0.37%) ISO 14001
System Software
1 5 (0.93%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (0.19%) Embedded Firmware
2 1 (0.19%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 5 (0.93%) SCCM
2 3 (0.56%) Single Sign-On
3 2 (0.37%) Ansible
3 2 (0.37%) Terraform
4 1 (0.19%) Autotask
4 1 (0.19%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 223 (41.53%) Microsoft
2 29 (5.40%) SAP
3 28 (5.21%) Adobe
4 27 (5.03%) Oracle
5 18 (3.35%) Salesforce
6 14 (2.61%) Sage
6 14 (2.61%) Xero
7 13 (2.42%) HubSpot
8 9 (1.68%) JD Edwards
9 8 (1.49%) Google
10 7 (1.30%) ServiceNow
11 6 (1.12%) Databricks
11 6 (1.12%) Workday
12 5 (0.93%) BMC
12 5 (0.93%) IBM
12 5 (0.93%) Snow
12 5 (0.93%) VMware
13 4 (0.74%) Alteryx
13 4 (0.74%) Apple
13 4 (0.74%) Hyperion