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

6 months to
9 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 410 401 491
Rank change year-on-year -9 +90 +23
Permanent jobs citing Spreadsheet 36 39 65
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.17% 0.24% 0.20%
As % of the Applications category 2.59% 1.74% 2.25%
Number of salaries quoted 29 23 46
10th Percentile £28,125 £25,000 £24,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £30,125 £28,063
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £32,500 £39,996
Median % change year-on-year +84.62% -18.74% -11.12%
75th Percentile £75,000 £52,500 £55,188
90th Percentile £87,500 £67,500 £73,000
UK median annual salary £40,000 £40,600 £31,125
% change year-on-year -1.48% +30.44% -30.83%

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 1,391 2,236 2,893
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 6.56% 13.63% 8.88%
Number of salaries quoted 754 904 1,771
10th Percentile £28,500 £26,500 £25,300
25th Percentile £35,000 £32,500 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,680 £50,000 £43,865
Median % change year-on-year -8.64% +13.99% -9.65%
75th Percentile £60,000 £66,225 £57,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £73,886 £70,000
UK median annual salary £40,000 £42,500 £39,465
% change year-on-year -5.88% +7.69% -12.30%

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 9 July 2026.

Spreadsheet salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Spreadsheet
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 (41.67%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (13.89%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (2.78%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 1 (2.78%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 8 (22.22%) Power Platform
2 6 (16.67%) Azure
3 4 (11.11%) AWS
3 4 (11.11%) AWS Lambda
3 4 (11.11%) Serverless
4 3 (8.33%) Microsoft 365
5 2 (5.56%) SaaS
6 1 (2.78%) Azure Data Factory
6 1 (2.78%) Canva
6 1 (2.78%) Google Docs
6 1 (2.78%) MailChimp
Communications & Networking
1 1 (2.78%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (22.22%) Power BI
2 6 (16.67%) SQL Server
3 5 (13.89%) Power Query
4 4 (11.11%) DynamoDB
5 2 (5.56%) KNIME
5 2 (5.56%) MS Access
6 1 (2.78%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
6 1 (2.78%) Azure SQL Database
6 1 (2.78%) Data Warehouse
General
1 17 (47.22%) Finance
1 17 (47.22%) Social Skills
2 11 (30.56%) Analytical Skills
3 7 (19.44%) Organisational Skills
4 4 (11.11%) Legal
5 3 (8.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 1 (2.78%) German Language
6 1 (2.78%) Law
6 1 (2.78%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 5 (13.89%) Administrator
1 5 (13.89%) Analyst
1 5 (13.89%) Architect
1 5 (13.89%) Data Administrator
1 5 (13.89%) Data Architect
2 4 (11.11%) Full-Stack Engineer
3 3 (8.33%) Accountant
3 3 (8.33%) Data Analyst
4 2 (5.56%) Buyer
4 2 (5.56%) IT Director
5 1 (2.78%) Business Analyst
5 1 (2.78%) Business Intelligence Developer
5 1 (2.78%) Engagement Manager
5 1 (2.78%) Financial Analyst
5 1 (2.78%) Senior Developer
5 1 (2.78%) Service Manager
5 1 (2.78%) Technical Analyst
5 1 (2.78%) Technical Business Analyst
5 1 (2.78%) Technical Manager
5 1 (2.78%) Technical Services Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (11.11%) AWS Amplify
1 4 (11.11%) MapLibre
1 4 (11.11%) React
2 2 (5.56%) Matplotlib
2 2 (5.56%) NumPy
2 2 (5.56%) Pandas
2 2 (5.56%) Seaborn
3 1 (2.78%) Spring
3 1 (2.78%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 5 (13.89%) Legacy Systems
2 3 (8.33%) Onboarding
3 2 (5.56%) Management Information System
3 2 (5.56%) NHS
3 2 (5.56%) Social Media
4 1 (2.78%) Analytical Mindset
4 1 (2.78%) Driving Licence
4 1 (2.78%) Greenfield Project
4 1 (2.78%) PMI
4 1 (2.78%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (25.00%) Analytics
2 8 (22.22%) Business Intelligence
2 8 (22.22%) Data Analysis
2 8 (22.22%) Problem-Solving
3 7 (19.44%) Continuous Improvement
3 7 (19.44%) Decision-Making
3 7 (19.44%) Migration
4 6 (16.67%) CRM
4 6 (16.67%) Data Architecture
4 6 (16.67%) Data Protection
5 5 (13.89%) Data Pipeline
5 5 (13.89%) Data Visualisation
5 5 (13.89%) ETL
5 5 (13.89%) Logistics
5 5 (13.89%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 5 (13.89%) Visualisation
6 4 (11.11%) Business Strategy
6 4 (11.11%) Commercial Awareness
6 4 (11.11%) Data-Driven Decision Making
6 4 (11.11%) Full-Stack Development
Programming Languages
1 6 (16.67%) SQL
2 5 (13.89%) VBA
3 4 (11.11%) Python
3 4 (11.11%) TypeScript
4 3 (8.33%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 2 (5.56%) PowerShell
5 2 (5.56%) R
6 1 (2.78%) Java
Qualifications
1 7 (19.44%) Degree
2 3 (8.33%) ACCA
2 3 (8.33%) CIMA
3 1 (2.78%) Azure Certification
3 1 (2.78%) ICAEW
3 1 (2.78%) Microsoft Certification
3 1 (2.78%) PMI Certification
3 1 (2.78%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (19.44%) Data Quality
2 6 (16.67%) GDPR
3 3 (8.33%) Accessibility
3 3 (8.33%) Actionable Recommendations
4 1 (2.78%) QA
Vendors
1 14 (38.89%) Microsoft
2 5 (13.89%) Databricks
3 4 (11.11%) Sage
4 2 (5.56%) Alteryx
5 1 (2.78%) Google
5 1 (2.78%) Xero