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

6 months to
6 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 431 381 468
Rank change year-on-year -50 +87 +27
Permanent jobs citing Spreadsheet 36 48 40
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.16% 0.29% 0.16%
As % of the Applications category 2.53% 2.12% 1.81%
Number of salaries quoted 26 23 27
10th Percentile £28,438 £26,450 £28,500
25th Percentile £32,322 £28,625 £33,447
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,750 £32,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +50.00% -27.78% -
75th Percentile £87,500 £52,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £102,500 £67,500 £73,000
UK median annual salary £40,000 £38,000 £39,005
% change year-on-year +5.26% -2.58% -8.22%

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 1,423 2,266 2,205
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 6.31% 13.75% 8.73%
Number of salaries quoted 801 857 1,190
10th Percentile £28,750 £26,500 £26,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £31,500 £32,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,037 £47,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.19% +5.56% -10.00%
75th Percentile £60,000 £65,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £75,000
UK median annual salary £40,000 £42,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year -5.88% - -5.56%

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 6 August 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 16 (44.44%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (13.89%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (8.33%) Navisworks
3 3 (8.33%) Revit
4 1 (2.78%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 1 (2.78%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 7 (19.44%) Power Platform
2 5 (13.89%) Azure
3 4 (11.11%) SaaS
4 3 (8.33%) Microsoft 365
5 2 (5.56%) AWS
6 1 (2.78%) Canva
6 1 (2.78%) Google Docs
6 1 (2.78%) MailChimp
6 1 (2.78%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 1 (2.78%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (19.44%) Power BI
2 5 (13.89%) Power Query
2 5 (13.89%) SQL Server
3 2 (5.56%) KNIME
3 2 (5.56%) MS Access
General
1 20 (55.56%) Social Skills
2 17 (47.22%) Finance
3 10 (27.78%) Analytical Skills
4 7 (19.44%) Organisational Skills
5 5 (13.89%) Legal
5 5 (13.89%) Public Sector
6 3 (8.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 1 (2.78%) German Language
7 1 (2.78%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 6 (16.67%) Administrator
1 6 (16.67%) Analyst
2 5 (13.89%) Architect
2 5 (13.89%) Data Administrator
2 5 (13.89%) Data Architect
3 3 (8.33%) Data Analyst
3 3 (8.33%) Information Manager
4 2 (5.56%) Buyer
4 2 (5.56%) Digital Project Manager
4 2 (5.56%) IT Director
4 2 (5.56%) Project Manager
5 1 (2.78%) Account Executive
5 1 (2.78%) Business Analyst
5 1 (2.78%) Engagement Manager
5 1 (2.78%) Financial Analyst
5 1 (2.78%) Management Accountant
5 1 (2.78%) PMO Analyst
5 1 (2.78%) Technical Business Analyst
5 1 (2.78%) Technical Director
5 1 (2.78%) Technical Services Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (5.56%) Matplotlib
1 2 (5.56%) NumPy
1 2 (5.56%) Pandas
1 2 (5.56%) Seaborn
2 1 (2.78%) Spring
2 1 (2.78%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 5 (13.89%) Legacy Systems
2 3 (8.33%) Management Information System
2 3 (8.33%) Onboarding
2 3 (8.33%) Self-Motivation
3 2 (5.56%) NHS
4 1 (2.78%) AI Agents
4 1 (2.78%) Blog
4 1 (2.78%) Distributed Architecture
4 1 (2.78%) Greenfield Project
4 1 (2.78%) PMI
4 1 (2.78%) Product Ownership
4 1 (2.78%) PropTech
4 1 (2.78%) Social Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (27.78%) Problem-Solving
2 9 (25.00%) Analytics
2 9 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 8 (22.22%) Data Analysis
4 7 (19.44%) Business Intelligence
4 7 (19.44%) CRM
4 7 (19.44%) Migration
5 6 (16.67%) Commercial Awareness
5 6 (16.67%) Data Protection
5 6 (16.67%) Decision-Making
5 6 (16.67%) Validation
6 5 (13.89%) Agile
6 5 (13.89%) Data Architecture
6 5 (13.89%) Data Pipeline
6 5 (13.89%) ERP
6 5 (13.89%) ETL
6 5 (13.89%) Risk Management
6 5 (13.89%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 4 (11.11%) AI
7 4 (11.11%) Asset Management
Programming Languages
1 5 (13.89%) SQL
1 5 (13.89%) VBA
2 4 (11.11%) Python
3 3 (8.33%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 2 (5.56%) PowerShell
4 2 (5.56%) R
5 1 (2.78%) Java
Qualifications
1 8 (22.22%) Degree
2 3 (8.33%) ACCA
2 3 (8.33%) CIMA
3 1 (2.78%) ICAEW
3 1 (2.78%) PMI Certification
3 1 (2.78%) Postgraduate
3 1 (2.78%) SC Cleared
3 1 (2.78%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (27.78%) Data Quality
2 6 (16.67%) GDPR
3 3 (8.33%) Actionable Recommendations
3 3 (8.33%) ISO 19650
4 2 (5.56%) Accessibility
5 1 (2.78%) PMO
5 1 (2.78%) QA
5 1 (2.78%) SLA
Vendors
1 17 (47.22%) Microsoft
2 5 (13.89%) Databricks
3 2 (5.56%) Alteryx
3 2 (5.56%) Sage
4 1 (2.78%) Google
4 1 (2.78%) Workday
4 1 (2.78%) Xero