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

6 months to
9 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 385 372 443
Rank change year-on-year -13 +71 +29
Permanent jobs citing Spreadsheet 73 56 37
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.29% 0.33% 0.17%
As % of the Applications category 4.50% 1.65% 1.93%
Number of salaries quoted 52 34 19
10th Percentile £28,525 - £27,250
25th Percentile £30,000 £26,250 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,500 £31,250 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +29.60% -30.56% -
75th Percentile £57,500 £56,875 £62,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £58,750 £81,750
UK median annual salary £33,500 £38,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year -11.84% -5.00% -11.11%

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 1,621 3,385 1,920
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 6.54% 20.16% 8.86%
Number of salaries quoted 941 817 863
10th Percentile £28,500 £26,500 £27,500
25th Percentile £33,250 £31,250 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -14.29%
75th Percentile £58,750 £62,500 £68,125
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £84,750
UK median annual salary £40,000 £40,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year - -11.11% -

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 October 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:

Application Platforms
1 5 (6.85%) CMS
Applications
1 37 (50.68%) Microsoft Excel
2 13 (17.81%) Microsoft Office
3 6 (8.22%) Navisworks
3 6 (8.22%) Revit
4 2 (2.74%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (2.74%) Notion
5 1 (1.37%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 4 (5.48%) Teamcenter
2 2 (2.74%) NetSuite
2 2 (2.74%) Primavera
3 1 (1.37%) Magento
3 1 (1.37%) SAP CAR
3 1 (1.37%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 6 (8.22%) Power Platform
2 5 (6.85%) Azure
2 5 (6.85%) Azure Databricks
2 5 (6.85%) Microsoft 365
2 5 (6.85%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
3 4 (5.48%) SaaS
4 2 (2.74%) AWS
4 2 (2.74%) Canva
4 2 (2.74%) Google Sheets
5 1 (1.37%) Copilot Studio
5 1 (1.37%) Google Docs
5 1 (1.37%) MailChimp
5 1 (1.37%) Meta Ads
5 1 (1.37%) Microsoft Copilot
5 1 (1.37%) Slack
5 1 (1.37%) Viva Engage
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.37%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (6.85%) Power BI
1 5 (6.85%) SQL Server
2 3 (4.11%) Power Query
3 2 (2.74%) KNIME
3 2 (2.74%) MS Access
4 1 (1.37%) GIS
Development Applications
1 1 (1.37%) JIRA
General
1 36 (49.32%) Social Skills
2 23 (31.51%) Finance
3 19 (26.03%) Analytical Skills
4 18 (24.66%) Organisational Skills
5 13 (17.81%) Public Sector
6 10 (13.70%) Retail
7 9 (12.33%) Marketing
8 8 (10.96%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 7 (9.59%) Manufacturing
10 5 (6.85%) Legal
11 4 (5.48%) Advertising
11 4 (5.48%) Law
12 3 (4.11%) Aerospace
12 3 (4.11%) Automotive
13 2 (2.74%) Local Government
14 1 (1.37%) Banking
14 1 (1.37%) Billing
14 1 (1.37%) Influencing Skills
14 1 (1.37%) Military
14 1 (1.37%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 18 (24.66%) Administrator
2 6 (8.22%) Information Manager
3 5 (6.85%) Analyst
3 5 (6.85%) Architect
3 5 (6.85%) Data Architect
3 5 (6.85%) E-Commerce Executive
4 3 (4.11%) Data Administrator
4 3 (4.11%) Data Analyst
4 3 (4.11%) Finance Manager
4 3 (4.11%) Support Assistant
4 3 (4.11%) Technical Administrator
5 2 (2.74%) Buyer
5 2 (2.74%) Digital Project Manager
5 2 (2.74%) Project Controller
5 2 (2.74%) Project Manager
5 2 (2.74%) Sales Administrator
6 1 (1.37%) Head of Finance
6 1 (1.37%) Lead
6 1 (1.37%) Power Platform Engineer
6 1 (1.37%) Technical Director
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (6.85%) Flash
2 2 (2.74%) Matplotlib
2 2 (2.74%) NumPy
2 2 (2.74%) Pandas
2 2 (2.74%) Seaborn
3 1 (1.37%) Middleware
3 1 (1.37%) OAuth
3 1 (1.37%) REST
3 1 (1.37%) SOAP
3 1 (1.37%) Spring
3 1 (1.37%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 11 (15.07%) Management Information System
2 8 (10.96%) Onboarding
3 7 (9.59%) Social Media
4 6 (8.22%) Self-Motivation
5 5 (6.85%) Driving Licence
5 5 (6.85%) Legacy Systems
6 3 (4.11%) Analytical Mindset
7 2 (2.74%) Blog
7 2 (2.74%) Mainframe
7 2 (2.74%) NHS
8 1 (1.37%) AI Agents
8 1 (1.37%) Distributed Architecture
8 1 (1.37%) e-Learning
8 1 (1.37%) Enterprise Software
8 1 (1.37%) Freedom of Information
8 1 (1.37%) Greenfield Project
8 1 (1.37%) Low-Code
8 1 (1.37%) Product Ownership
8 1 (1.37%) PropTech
8 1 (1.37%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (23.29%) Continuous Improvement
2 15 (20.55%) Problem-Solving
3 12 (16.44%) Analytics
4 11 (15.07%) CRM
5 10 (13.70%) AI
5 10 (13.70%) Data Analysis
6 9 (12.33%) Business Intelligence
7 8 (10.96%) Customer Service
7 8 (10.96%) Data Management
7 8 (10.96%) E-Commerce
7 8 (10.96%) Mathematics
8 7 (9.59%) Asset Management
8 7 (9.59%) Information Management
8 7 (9.59%) Migration
8 7 (9.59%) Project Management
8 7 (9.59%) Stakeholder Management
9 6 (8.22%) 3D Modelling
9 6 (8.22%) Data Entry
9 6 (8.22%) Digital Marketing
9 6 (8.22%) Information Governance
Programming Languages
1 6 (8.22%) Python
1 6 (8.22%) SQL
2 3 (4.11%) Data Analysis Expressions
3 2 (2.74%) PowerShell
3 2 (2.74%) R
3 2 (2.74%) VBA
4 1 (1.37%) Java
Qualifications
1 8 (10.96%) Degree
2 5 (6.85%) ACCA
2 5 (6.85%) CIMA
3 4 (5.48%) AAT
4 2 (2.74%) BPSS Clearance
4 2 (2.74%) SC Cleared
4 2 (2.74%) Security Cleared
5 1 (1.37%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (20.55%) Data Quality
2 6 (8.22%) ISO 19650
3 4 (5.48%) GDPR
4 3 (4.11%) GMP
4 3 (4.11%) QA
4 3 (4.11%) SLA
5 2 (2.74%) Accessibility
6 1 (1.37%) GRC
6 1 (1.37%) PMO
Vendors
1 28 (38.36%) Microsoft
2 8 (10.96%) Google
3 6 (8.22%) Salesforce
4 5 (6.85%) Databricks
4 5 (6.85%) TikTok
5 3 (4.11%) Progress
6 2 (2.74%) Alteryx
6 2 (2.74%) ServiceNow
7 1 (1.37%) Adobe
7 1 (1.37%) Concur
7 1 (1.37%) Facebook
7 1 (1.37%) Instagram
7 1 (1.37%) Sage
7 1 (1.37%) SAP
7 1 (1.37%) Thales
7 1 (1.37%) Workday
7 1 (1.37%) Xero