Microsoft Excel Contracts with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

Microsoft Excel
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for remote or hybrid contract work requiring Microsoft Excel skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Microsoft Excel over the 6 months leading up to 16 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 81 83 82
Rank change year-on-year +2 -1 +18
Contract jobs citing Microsoft Excel 308 356 635
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 3.16% 2.43% 2.67%
As % of the Applications category 41.90% 35.81% 41.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 190 197 476
10th Percentile £235 £166 £250
25th Percentile £300 £282 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £425 £425
Median % change year-on-year -5.88% - -5.56%
75th Percentile £537 £540 £550
90th Percentile £675 £725 £669
UK median daily rate £400 £425 £430
% change year-on-year -5.88% -1.16% -4.44%
Number of hourly rates quoted 34 70 32
10th Percentile £13.61 £12.14 £15.28
25th Percentile £14.20 £13.99 £16.25
Median hourly rate £16.25 £22.36 £22.64
Median % change year-on-year -27.32% -1.25% +13.20%
75th Percentile £24.70 £27.64 £41.41
90th Percentile £35.70 £45.00 £54.88
UK median hourly rate £18.74 £15.00 £20.78
% change year-on-year +24.93% -27.82% +7.98%

All Software Application Skills
Work from Home

Microsoft Excel falls under the Software Applications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring software application skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for software application skills 735 994 1,526
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 7.54% 6.78% 6.41%
Number of daily rates quoted 446 476 1,061
10th Percentile £220 £178 £213
25th Percentile £300 £282 £349
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £413 £450
Median % change year-on-year +3.03% -8.33% -
75th Percentile £550 £538 £575
90th Percentile £650 £650 £688
UK median daily rate £413 £400 £425
% change year-on-year +3.13% -5.88% -4.49%
Number of hourly rates quoted 65 177 100
10th Percentile £14.08 £12.93 £15.70
25th Percentile £14.20 £15.85 £21.25
Median hourly rate £22.04 £35.00 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year -37.03% -12.50% +14.29%
75th Percentile £38.00 £57.50 £50.00
90th Percentile £63.40 £70.00 £67.63
UK median hourly rate £24.83 £16.23 £27.00
% change year-on-year +52.99% -39.89% +25.58%

Microsoft Excel
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options citing Microsoft Excel as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Microsoft Excel trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

Microsoft Excel
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing Microsoft Excel.

Microsoft Excel daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

Microsoft Excel
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with remote working options citing Microsoft Excel over the 6 months to 16 June 2025.

Microsoft Excel daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Microsoft Excel
Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing Microsoft Excel.

Microsoft Excel hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

Microsoft Excel
Hourly Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Hourly rate distribution for jobs with remote working options citing Microsoft Excel over the 6 months to 16 June 2025.

Microsoft Excel hourly rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Microsoft Excel
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 45 (14.61%) SharePoint
2 10 (3.25%) Confluence
3 3 (0.97%) Oracle Coherence
4 2 (0.65%) CMS
5 1 (0.32%) SAS
5 1 (0.32%) WebLogic
Applications
1 85 (27.60%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 61 (19.81%) Microsoft Office
3 19 (6.17%) MS Visio
4 14 (4.55%) Spreadsheet
5 12 (3.90%) Microsoft Project
6 3 (0.97%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 2 (0.65%) Acrobat
7 2 (0.65%) Oracle Smart View
8 1 (0.32%) Chatbot
8 1 (0.32%) Notepad++
Business Applications
1 2 (0.65%) Dynamics CRM
1 2 (0.65%) IBM Planning Analytics
2 1 (0.32%) Aladdin
2 1 (0.32%) Dynamics AX
2 1 (0.32%) Loan IQ
2 1 (0.32%) Oracle ERP
2 1 (0.32%) Oracle Payables
2 1 (0.32%) Oracle SCM
2 1 (0.32%) Raiser’s Edge
2 1 (0.32%) SAP MDG
2 1 (0.32%) SAP MDM
2 1 (0.32%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.32%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 79 (25.65%) Power Platform
2 19 (6.17%) Microsoft 365
3 16 (5.19%) SaaS
4 13 (4.22%) Azure
5 6 (1.95%) Salsify
6 5 (1.62%) AWS
6 5 (1.62%) Google Sheets
6 5 (1.62%) Power Automate
7 4 (1.30%) Figma
7 4 (1.30%) Snowflake
8 3 (0.97%) Azure Data Factory
8 3 (0.97%) Azure DevOps
8 3 (0.97%) Entra ID
9 2 (0.65%) Dynamics 365
9 2 (0.65%) GitHub
9 2 (0.65%) Google Analytics
9 2 (0.65%) Miro
9 2 (0.65%) PowerApps
9 2 (0.65%) Yammer
10 1 (0.32%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 7 (2.27%) Internet
2 6 (1.95%) Firewall
2 6 (1.95%) Wireless
3 3 (0.97%) Intranet
3 3 (0.97%) Radio Access Network
4 1 (0.32%) DNS
4 1 (0.32%) Fibre Channel
4 1 (0.32%) HTTP
4 1 (0.32%) Kerberos
4 1 (0.32%) SAN
4 1 (0.32%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 75 (24.35%) Power BI
2 23 (7.47%) SQL Server
3 21 (6.82%) Tableau
4 18 (5.84%) Power Query
5 13 (4.22%) Data Warehouse
6 11 (3.57%) Data Mining
7 9 (2.92%) MS Access
8 6 (1.95%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 5 (1.62%) Azure SQL Database
10 4 (1.30%) BusinessObjects
10 4 (1.30%) Relational Database
11 3 (0.97%) Apache Cassandra
11 3 (0.97%) Big Data
11 3 (0.97%) PowerPivot
12 2 (0.65%) Data Lake
12 2 (0.65%) Looker
12 2 (0.65%) Metadata
12 2 (0.65%) Oracle Reports
13 1 (0.32%) EDRMS
13 1 (0.32%) Microsoft Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 28 (9.09%) JIRA
2 3 (0.97%) Visual Studio
3 1 (0.32%) JIRA Agile
3 1 (0.32%) MagicDraw
3 1 (0.32%) Postman
3 1 (0.32%) Toad
3 1 (0.32%) XMLSpy
General
1 135 (43.83%) Social Skills
2 114 (37.01%) Finance
3 84 (27.27%) Analytical Skills
4 38 (12.34%) Banking
5 23 (7.47%) Public Sector
6 19 (6.17%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 17 (5.52%) Investment Banking
8 16 (5.19%) Organisational Skills
9 15 (4.87%) Marketing
10 14 (4.55%) Retail
11 13 (4.22%) Influencing Skills
11 13 (4.22%) Presentation Skills
12 11 (3.57%) Legal
13 8 (2.60%) Front Office
13 8 (2.60%) Telecoms
14 6 (1.95%) Back Office
15 5 (1.62%) Documentation Skills
15 5 (1.62%) General Ledger
15 5 (1.62%) Local Government
15 5 (1.62%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 103 (33.44%) Analyst
2 41 (13.31%) Data Analyst
3 27 (8.77%) Senior
4 26 (8.44%) Developer
5 21 (6.82%) Business Analyst
6 13 (4.22%) Consultant
6 13 (4.22%) Support Assistant
7 12 (3.90%) Project Manager
8 11 (3.57%) Help Desk Support
9 10 (3.25%) Administrator
10 9 (2.92%) Data Steward
11 8 (2.60%) Business Intelligence Analyst
11 8 (2.60%) PMO Analyst
12 7 (2.27%) Financial Analyst
12 7 (2.27%) Lead
12 7 (2.27%) Pensions Analyst
12 7 (2.27%) Report Analyst
12 7 (2.27%) Risk Consultant
12 7 (2.27%) Senior Consultant
13 6 (1.95%) Senior Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (2.92%) .NET
2 3 (0.97%) .NET Core
2 3 (0.97%) Kafka
2 3 (0.97%) REST
3 2 (0.65%) ADO
3 2 (0.65%) CSS
3 2 (0.65%) HTML
3 2 (0.65%) MDX
3 2 (0.65%) Oracle Fusion
3 2 (0.65%) SailPoint
3 2 (0.65%) XML
4 1 (0.32%) .NET Framework
4 1 (0.32%) Altair
4 1 (0.32%) Bootstrap
4 1 (0.32%) FpML
4 1 (0.32%) jQuery
4 1 (0.32%) OAuth
4 1 (0.32%) OpenID
4 1 (0.32%) SAML
4 1 (0.32%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 27 (8.77%) Management Information System
2 10 (3.25%) Market Risk
2 10 (3.25%) Self-Motivation
3 8 (2.60%) Onboarding
4 6 (1.95%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
4 6 (1.95%) Virtual Team
5 5 (1.62%) Greenfield Project
5 5 (1.62%) Reference Data
5 5 (1.62%) Renewable Energy
6 3 (0.97%) Analytical Mindset
6 3 (0.97%) Data Protection Act
6 3 (0.97%) Data Structures
6 3 (0.97%) Digital Media
6 3 (0.97%) Distributed Systems
6 3 (0.97%) Learning Management System
6 3 (0.97%) Mainframe
6 3 (0.97%) NHS
6 3 (0.97%) PMI
6 3 (0.97%) Product Ownership
7 2 (0.65%) Derivative
Operating Systems
1 8 (2.60%) Windows
2 3 (0.97%) Unix
3 2 (0.65%) Android
3 2 (0.65%) Apple iOS
4 1 (0.32%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 79 (25.65%) Problem-Solving
2 75 (24.35%) Business Intelligence
3 53 (17.21%) Agile
3 53 (17.21%) Project Management
4 49 (15.91%) Data Analysis
5 45 (14.61%) Analytics
6 31 (10.06%) Continuous Improvement
7 30 (9.74%) Decision-Making
8 29 (9.42%) Project Delivery
9 27 (8.77%) Data Management
9 27 (8.77%) Time Management
10 26 (8.44%) Stakeholder Management
11 24 (7.79%) Data Governance
12 23 (7.47%) Change Management
12 23 (7.47%) Requirements Gathering
13 22 (7.14%) Visualisation
14 21 (6.82%) Data Modelling
15 20 (6.49%) Process Improvement
16 19 (6.17%) Migration
16 19 (6.17%) Scrum
Programming Languages
1 88 (28.57%) SQL
2 23 (7.47%) VBA
3 17 (5.52%) Python
4 10 (3.25%) C#
5 5 (1.62%) PowerShell
6 4 (1.30%) Java
7 3 (0.97%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 3 (0.97%) R
7 3 (0.97%) VB
8 2 (0.65%) JavaScript
8 2 (0.65%) T-SQL
9 1 (0.32%) VB.NET
9 1 (0.32%) VB6
Qualifications
1 56 (18.18%) Degree
2 17 (5.52%) Security Cleared
3 16 (5.19%) SC Cleared
4 7 (2.27%) PMI Certification
5 5 (1.62%) APMP
5 5 (1.62%) PMP
6 4 (1.30%) CIMA
6 4 (1.30%) Computer Science Degree
7 2 (0.65%) ACCA
7 2 (0.65%) CBAP
7 2 (0.65%) Master's Degree
8 1 (0.32%) ACSP
8 1 (0.32%) ACTC
8 1 (0.32%) CIPD
8 1 (0.32%) CIPFA
8 1 (0.32%) CISM
8 1 (0.32%) ISTQB
8 1 (0.32%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
8 1 (0.32%) MBA
8 1 (0.32%) RIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 31 (10.06%) PMO
2 24 (7.79%) Data Quality
3 15 (4.87%) QA
3 15 (4.87%) SLA
4 7 (2.27%) Basel II
5 6 (1.95%) P3O
6 5 (1.62%) GDPR
7 4 (1.30%) Accessibility
7 4 (1.30%) Disclosure Scotland
7 4 (1.30%) MiFID
7 4 (1.30%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 3 (0.97%) GAAP
8 3 (0.97%) SOC 2
9 2 (0.65%) Actionable Recommendations
9 2 (0.65%) EMIR
9 2 (0.65%) GMP
9 2 (0.65%) IFRS
9 2 (0.65%) IFRS 17
10 1 (0.32%) Dodd-Frank
10 1 (0.32%) GxP
System Software
1 5 (1.62%) Active Directory
2 2 (0.65%) Docker
3 1 (0.32%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 3 (0.97%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
2 1 (0.32%) Jamf Pro
2 1 (0.32%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 120 (38.96%) Microsoft
2 21 (6.82%) Oracle
3 13 (4.22%) SAP
4 11 (3.57%) ServiceNow
5 8 (2.60%) Adobe
5 8 (2.60%) Google
6 6 (1.95%) Informatica
7 5 (1.62%) IFS
7 5 (1.62%) Salesforce
7 5 (1.62%) Workday
8 4 (1.30%) UiPath
9 2 (0.65%) Alteryx
9 2 (0.65%) Cognos
9 2 (0.65%) CyberArk
9 2 (0.65%) Databricks
10 1 (0.32%) Brocade
10 1 (0.32%) IBM
10 1 (0.32%) ICL
10 1 (0.32%) Kronos
10 1 (0.32%) webMethods
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