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

6 months to
28 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 411 363 469
Rank change year-on-year -48 +106 +18
Permanent jobs citing Spreadsheet 32 48 40
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.14% 0.29% 0.16%
As % of the Applications category 2.24% 1.87% 1.86%
Number of salaries quoted 22 23 25
10th Percentile £30,105 - £29,400
25th Percentile £36,125 £26,250 £36,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,750 £31,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +57.26% -31.11% -
75th Percentile £87,500 £45,300 £62,500
90th Percentile £110,500 £57,000 £77,200
UK median annual salary £36,000 £36,500 £39,005
% change year-on-year -1.37% -6.42% -13.32%

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 1,430 2,564 2,150
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 6.15% 15.51% 8.66%
Number of salaries quoted 819 832 1,104
10th Percentile £28,500 £26,500 £27,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £31,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,037 £46,533 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.21% +3.41% -14.04%
75th Percentile £60,000 £62,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £77,500
UK median annual salary £40,000 £40,875 £42,500
% change year-on-year -2.14% -3.82% -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 28 August 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 11 (34.38%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (15.63%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (12.50%) Navisworks
3 4 (12.50%) Revit
4 1 (3.13%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 1 (3.13%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 5 (15.63%) Azure
2 4 (12.50%) Power Platform
2 4 (12.50%) SaaS
3 3 (9.38%) Microsoft 365
4 2 (6.25%) AWS
5 1 (3.13%) Canva
5 1 (3.13%) Google Docs
5 1 (3.13%) MailChimp
5 1 (3.13%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 1 (3.13%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (15.63%) SQL Server
2 4 (12.50%) Power BI
3 2 (6.25%) KNIME
3 2 (6.25%) MS Access
3 2 (6.25%) Power Query
General
1 16 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 15 (46.88%) Finance
3 7 (21.88%) Analytical Skills
4 6 (18.75%) Public Sector
5 5 (15.63%) Legal
6 4 (12.50%) Organisational Skills
7 3 (9.38%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 1 (3.13%) German Language
8 1 (3.13%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 6 (18.75%) Analyst
2 5 (15.63%) Architect
2 5 (15.63%) Data Architect
3 4 (12.50%) Information Manager
4 3 (9.38%) Administrator
4 3 (9.38%) Data Analyst
5 2 (6.25%) Buyer
5 2 (6.25%) Data Administrator
5 2 (6.25%) Digital Project Manager
5 2 (6.25%) IT Director
5 2 (6.25%) Project Manager
6 1 (3.13%) Account Executive
6 1 (3.13%) Accountant
6 1 (3.13%) Engagement Manager
6 1 (3.13%) Head of Analysis
6 1 (3.13%) Head of Engineering
6 1 (3.13%) Management Accountant
6 1 (3.13%) Pensions Analyst
6 1 (3.13%) PMO Analyst
6 1 (3.13%) Technical Director
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (6.25%) Matplotlib
1 2 (6.25%) NumPy
1 2 (6.25%) Pandas
1 2 (6.25%) Seaborn
2 1 (3.13%) Spring
2 1 (3.13%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 5 (15.63%) Legacy Systems
2 4 (12.50%) Self-Motivation
3 3 (9.38%) Management Information System
3 3 (9.38%) Onboarding
4 2 (6.25%) NHS
5 1 (3.13%) AI Agents
5 1 (3.13%) Blog
5 1 (3.13%) Distributed Architecture
5 1 (3.13%) Greenfield Project
5 1 (3.13%) PMI
5 1 (3.13%) Product Ownership
5 1 (3.13%) PropTech
5 1 (3.13%) Social Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (28.13%) Analytics
2 7 (21.88%) Migration
2 7 (21.88%) Problem-Solving
3 6 (18.75%) Commercial Awareness
3 6 (18.75%) Continuous Improvement
4 5 (15.63%) Agile
4 5 (15.63%) Asset Management
4 5 (15.63%) Data Analysis
4 5 (15.63%) Data Architecture
4 5 (15.63%) Data Pipeline
4 5 (15.63%) Risk Management
5 4 (12.50%) 3D Modelling
5 4 (12.50%) AI
5 4 (12.50%) Building Information Modelling
5 4 (12.50%) Business Intelligence
5 4 (12.50%) CRM
5 4 (12.50%) Digital Engineering
5 4 (12.50%) Financial Modelling
5 4 (12.50%) Information Management
5 4 (12.50%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 5 (15.63%) SQL
2 4 (12.50%) Python
3 3 (9.38%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 2 (6.25%) PowerShell
4 2 (6.25%) R
4 2 (6.25%) VBA
5 1 (3.13%) Java
Qualifications
1 5 (15.63%) Degree
2 3 (9.38%) ACCA
2 3 (9.38%) CIMA
3 1 (3.13%) ICAEW
3 1 (3.13%) PMI Certification
3 1 (3.13%) Postgraduate
3 1 (3.13%) SC Cleared
3 1 (3.13%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (25.00%) Data Quality
2 4 (12.50%) ISO 19650
3 3 (9.38%) GDPR
4 2 (6.25%) Accessibility
5 1 (3.13%) PMO
5 1 (3.13%) QA
5 1 (3.13%) SLA
Vendors
1 16 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 5 (15.63%) Databricks
3 2 (6.25%) Alteryx
3 2 (6.25%) Sage
4 1 (3.13%) Google
4 1 (3.13%) Workday
4 1 (3.13%) Xero