Hybrid/Remote Spreadsheet Job Trends

Spreadsheets
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring Spreadsheet skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 23 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 414 387 488
Rank change year-on-year -27 +101 +24
Permanent jobs citing Spreadsheet 31 42 52
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.14% 0.25% 0.18%
As % of the Applications category 2.25% 1.82% 2.05%
Number of salaries quoted 24 22 36
10th Percentile £28,125 £27,250 £28,375
25th Percentile £31,201 £30,063 £30,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,750 £32,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +65.38% -27.78% -
75th Percentile £87,500 £53,750 £62,500
90th Percentile - £68,750 £73,000
UK median annual salary £40,000 £39,300 £35,000
% change year-on-year +1.78% +12.29% -22.22%

All Software Application Skills
Work from Home

Spreadsheet 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 1,375 2,306 2,539
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 6.34% 13.99% 8.83%
Number of salaries quoted 757 900 1,467
10th Percentile £28,500 £27,000 £26,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £32,500 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,037 £49,570 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.14% +10.16% -9.55%
75th Percentile £60,000 £66,219 £61,250
90th Percentile £75,000 £76,250 £72,500
UK median annual salary £40,000 £42,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year -5.88% +6.25% -10.45%

Spreadsheet
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Spreadsheet and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Spreadsheet job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Spreadsheet
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Spreadsheet.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Spreadsheet

Spreadsheet
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Spreadsheet over the 6 months to 23 July 2026.

Spreadsheet salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

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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:

Applications
1 15 (48.39%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (16.13%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (3.23%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 1 (3.23%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 7 (22.58%) Power Platform
2 5 (16.13%) Azure
3 3 (9.68%) Microsoft 365
4 2 (6.45%) SaaS
5 1 (3.23%) Canva
5 1 (3.23%) Google Docs
5 1 (3.23%) MailChimp
Communications & Networking
1 1 (3.23%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (22.58%) Power BI
2 5 (16.13%) Power Query
2 5 (16.13%) SQL Server
3 2 (6.45%) KNIME
3 2 (6.45%) MS Access
General
1 17 (54.84%) Finance
2 16 (51.61%) Social Skills
3 10 (32.26%) Analytical Skills
4 7 (22.58%) Organisational Skills
5 4 (12.90%) Legal
6 3 (9.68%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 1 (3.23%) German Language
7 1 (3.23%) Law
7 1 (3.23%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 5 (16.13%) Administrator
1 5 (16.13%) Analyst
1 5 (16.13%) Architect
1 5 (16.13%) Data Administrator
1 5 (16.13%) Data Architect
2 3 (9.68%) Accountant
2 3 (9.68%) Data Analyst
3 2 (6.45%) Buyer
3 2 (6.45%) IT Director
4 1 (3.23%) Engagement Manager
4 1 (3.23%) Financial Analyst
4 1 (3.23%) Head of Analysis
4 1 (3.23%) Head of Engineering
4 1 (3.23%) Management Accountant
4 1 (3.23%) Pensions Analyst
4 1 (3.23%) Project Assistant
4 1 (3.23%) Technical Analyst
4 1 (3.23%) Technical Business Analyst
4 1 (3.23%) Technical Manager
4 1 (3.23%) Technical Services Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (6.45%) Matplotlib
1 2 (6.45%) NumPy
1 2 (6.45%) Pandas
1 2 (6.45%) Seaborn
2 1 (3.23%) Spring
2 1 (3.23%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 5 (16.13%) Legacy Systems
2 3 (9.68%) Onboarding
3 2 (6.45%) Management Information System
3 2 (6.45%) NHS
3 2 (6.45%) Social Media
4 1 (3.23%) Driving Licence
4 1 (3.23%) Greenfield Project
4 1 (3.23%) PMI
4 1 (3.23%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (25.81%) Analytics
1 8 (25.81%) Data Analysis
1 8 (25.81%) Problem-Solving
2 7 (22.58%) Business Intelligence
2 7 (22.58%) Continuous Improvement
2 7 (22.58%) Migration
3 6 (19.35%) CRM
3 6 (19.35%) Data Protection
3 6 (19.35%) Decision-Making
4 5 (16.13%) Data Architecture
4 5 (16.13%) Data Pipeline
4 5 (16.13%) ETL
4 5 (16.13%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 4 (12.90%) Computer Science
5 4 (12.90%) Data Management
5 4 (12.90%) Data Visualisation
5 4 (12.90%) ERP
5 4 (12.90%) Financial Modelling
5 4 (12.90%) Validation
5 4 (12.90%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 5 (16.13%) SQL
1 5 (16.13%) VBA
2 4 (12.90%) Python
3 3 (9.68%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 2 (6.45%) PowerShell
4 2 (6.45%) R
5 1 (3.23%) Java
Qualifications
1 7 (22.58%) Degree
2 3 (9.68%) ACCA
2 3 (9.68%) CIMA
3 1 (3.23%) ICAEW
3 1 (3.23%) PMI Certification
3 1 (3.23%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (22.58%) Data Quality
2 6 (19.35%) GDPR
3 3 (9.68%) Accessibility
3 3 (9.68%) Actionable Recommendations
4 1 (3.23%) QA
Vendors
1 13 (41.94%) Microsoft
2 5 (16.13%) Databricks
3 4 (12.90%) Sage
4 2 (6.45%) Alteryx
5 1 (3.23%) Google
5 1 (3.23%) Xero