Hybrid/Remote Microsoft 365 Job Trends

Microsoft 365 (M365, Office 365, O365)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring Microsoft 365 skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 33 30 27
Rank change year-on-year -3 -3 +36
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 365 981 1,455 1,794
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 6.36% 7.35% 8.18%
As % of the Cloud Services category 17.65% 16.57% 17.06%
Number of salaries quoted 687 909 1,618
10th Percentile £27,900 £26,950 £27,750
25th Percentile £31,250 £32,750 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £47,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% - +5.56%
75th Percentile £62,500 £63,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £78,000 £74,050 £77,500
UK median annual salary £37,500 £45,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year -16.67% +5.88% -

All Cloud Skills
Work from Home

Microsoft 365 falls under the Cloud Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring cloud computing skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 5,559 8,780 10,517
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 36.01% 44.33% 47.98%
Number of salaries quoted 4,165 5,693 8,984
10th Percentile £31,250 £36,250 £36,750
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £65,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% - -
75th Percentile £82,500 £85,000 £82,500
90th Percentile £107,500 £110,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £57,500 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -11.54% +4.00% -

Microsoft 365
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Microsoft 365 and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Microsoft 365 job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Microsoft 365
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Microsoft 365.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Microsoft 365

Microsoft 365
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Microsoft 365 over the 6 months to 16 November 2025.

Microsoft 365 salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Microsoft 365
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
1 260 (26.50%) SharePoint
2 192 (19.57%) Microsoft Exchange
3 10 (1.02%) IIS
4 7 (0.71%) Anypoint
5 4 (0.41%) Moodle
5 4 (0.41%) WordPress
6 3 (0.31%) ArcGIS
6 3 (0.31%) Skype for Business
7 2 (0.20%) CMS
7 2 (0.20%) Confluence
8 1 (0.10%) Drupal
8 1 (0.10%) Tomcat
Applications
1 213 (21.71%) Microsoft Office
2 79 (8.05%) Microsoft Excel
3 26 (2.65%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 12 (1.22%) InDesign
5 10 (1.02%) Spreadsheet
6 7 (0.71%) Adobe XD
6 7 (0.71%) Microsoft Project
7 6 (0.61%) MS Visio
8 4 (0.41%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 3 (0.31%) Adobe Illustrator
9 3 (0.31%) Photoshop
10 1 (0.10%) Acrobat
10 1 (0.10%) Adobe Captivate
10 1 (0.10%) AutoCAD
10 1 (0.10%) Autodesk Inventor
10 1 (0.10%) Chatbot
10 1 (0.10%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 20 (2.04%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (0.71%) Shopify
3 3 (0.31%) Sage 1000
4 2 (0.20%) Dynamics GP
4 2 (0.20%) Dynamics NAV
4 2 (0.20%) Sage 200
5 1 (0.10%) Dynamics AX
5 1 (0.10%) Integrated Workplace Management System
5 1 (0.10%) NetSuite
5 1 (0.10%) Raiser’s Edge
5 1 (0.10%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 441 (44.95%) Azure
2 199 (20.29%) Entra ID
3 151 (15.39%) AWS
4 135 (13.76%) Power Platform
5 87 (8.87%) Power Automate
6 84 (8.56%) PowerApps
7 61 (6.22%) OneDrive
8 49 (4.99%) Dynamics 365
9 40 (4.08%) Azure DevOps
10 39 (3.98%) Microsoft Copilot
11 35 (3.57%) SaaS
12 31 (3.16%) Microsoft Purview
13 23 (2.34%) Copilot Studio
14 19 (1.94%) Azure Logic Apps
14 19 (1.94%) IaaS
15 17 (1.73%) Azure Sentinel
15 17 (1.73%) Google Workspace
16 12 (1.22%) Azure Monitor
16 12 (1.22%) Workato
17 10 (1.02%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 112 (11.42%) Firewall
2 98 (9.99%) DHCP
2 98 (9.99%) DNS
3 81 (8.26%) VPN
4 57 (5.81%) WAN
5 56 (5.71%) TCP/IP
6 43 (4.38%) LAN
7 33 (3.36%) Wi-Fi
8 31 (3.16%) VLAN
9 25 (2.55%) VoIP
10 18 (1.83%) SD-WAN
11 17 (1.73%) Unified Communications
12 13 (1.33%) SAN
12 13 (1.33%) Wireless
13 12 (1.22%) SSL
14 11 (1.12%) Network Security
15 9 (0.92%) IP Telephony
16 5 (0.51%) HTTP
16 5 (0.51%) Remote Desktop
17 4 (0.41%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 75 (7.65%) Power BI
2 25 (2.55%) SQL Server
3 11 (1.12%) Relational Database
4 6 (0.61%) Crystal Reports
4 6 (0.61%) Oracle Database
4 6 (0.61%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 5 (0.51%) MySQL
5 5 (0.51%) Oracle Reports
6 4 (0.41%) Data Lake
6 4 (0.41%) GIS
6 4 (0.41%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 3 (0.31%) Power Query
7 3 (0.31%) RDBMS
8 2 (0.20%) Azure SQL Database
8 2 (0.20%) Data Warehouse
8 2 (0.20%) Metadata
8 2 (0.20%) Qlik Sense
8 2 (0.20%) QlikView
9 1 (0.10%) Amazon RDS
9 1 (0.10%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 6 (0.61%) JIRA
2 1 (0.10%) Fiddler
2 1 (0.10%) GitLab
2 1 (0.10%) MSBuild
General
1 491 (50.05%) Social Skills
2 170 (17.33%) Finance
3 98 (9.99%) Swedish Language
4 95 (9.68%) French Language
5 86 (8.77%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 57 (5.81%) Law
7 51 (5.20%) Analytical Skills
8 47 (4.79%) Organisational Skills
9 45 (4.59%) Legal
10 41 (4.18%) Manufacturing
11 36 (3.67%) Marketing
11 36 (3.67%) Public Sector
12 29 (2.96%) Back Office
13 27 (2.75%) Retail
14 22 (2.24%) Telecoms
15 20 (2.04%) Documentation Skills
16 17 (1.73%) Presentation Skills
17 12 (1.22%) Automotive
18 8 (0.82%) Advertising
19 7 (0.71%) Digital Health
Job Titles
1 234 (23.85%) Analyst
2 171 (17.43%) IT Support
3 135 (13.76%) Service Analyst
4 133 (13.56%) Service Desk Analyst
5 111 (11.31%) Support Engineer
6 86 (8.77%) IT Engineer
7 80 (8.15%) Senior
8 73 (7.44%) IT Support Engineer
9 57 (5.81%) Lead
10 55 (5.61%) Support Analyst
10 55 (5.61%) Support Technician
11 54 (5.50%) 2nd Line Support
12 52 (5.30%) IT Manager
13 50 (5.10%) IT Analyst
14 49 (4.99%) Infrastructure Engineer
15 41 (4.18%) Consultant
15 41 (4.18%) Developer
16 40 (4.08%) IT Technician
17 36 (3.67%) IT Support Technician
18 35 (3.57%) 1st Line Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 30 (3.06%) .NET
2 25 (2.55%) HTML5 Canvas
3 11 (1.12%) REST
3 11 (1.12%) Web Services
4 9 (0.92%) JSON
5 8 (0.82%) React
6 7 (0.71%) SOAP
7 6 (0.61%) Microsoft Graph
7 6 (0.61%) XML
8 5 (0.51%) EDI
8 5 (0.51%) HTML
8 5 (0.51%) Middleware
8 5 (0.51%) RESTful
9 4 (0.41%) ASP.NET
9 4 (0.41%) CSS
10 3 (0.31%) FIDO
10 3 (0.31%) SailPoint
10 3 (0.31%) SAML
10 3 (0.31%) Software Packaging
11 2 (0.20%) FHIR
Miscellaneous
1 90 (9.17%) Driving Licence
2 81 (8.26%) Onboarding
3 45 (4.59%) Self-Motivation
4 42 (4.28%) Product Ownership
5 31 (3.16%) Enterprise Software
6 26 (2.65%) Management Information System
7 23 (2.34%) Security Posture
8 22 (2.24%) Cloud Native
9 18 (1.83%) Microsoft Licensing
9 18 (1.83%) Social Media
10 15 (1.53%) CCTV
11 12 (1.22%) Client/Server
12 11 (1.12%) AI Agents
12 11 (1.12%) Data Centre
13 10 (1.02%) Web Conferencing
14 9 (0.92%) CMDB
14 9 (0.92%) Hybrid Cloud
15 8 (0.82%) iPad
15 8 (0.82%) Low-Code
15 8 (0.82%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 404 (41.18%) Windows
2 182 (18.55%) Windows Server
3 121 (12.33%) Windows 10
4 43 (4.38%) Apple iOS
5 39 (3.98%) Linux
5 39 (3.98%) Mac OS
6 15 (1.53%) Windows Server 2016
6 15 (1.53%) Windows Server 2019
7 11 (1.12%) Android
8 9 (0.92%) Windows Server 2012
9 7 (0.71%) Unix
10 2 (0.20%) CentOS
10 2 (0.20%) Windows Server 2008
11 1 (0.10%) Debian
11 1 (0.10%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 1 (0.10%) Ubuntu
11 1 (0.10%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 316 (32.21%) ITIL
2 265 (27.01%) Customer Service
3 193 (19.67%) Problem-Solving
4 158 (16.11%) Continuous Improvement
5 146 (14.88%) ITSM
6 118 (12.03%) Cybersecurity
7 103 (10.50%) Roadmaps
8 97 (9.89%) Performance Metrics
9 87 (8.87%) Mentoring
10 85 (8.66%) Agile
11 83 (8.46%) Service Delivery
12 82 (8.36%) AI
13 79 (8.05%) User Experience
14 74 (7.54%) Business Intelligence
15 71 (7.24%) Analytics
15 71 (7.24%) Infrastructure Engineering
16 68 (6.93%) DevOps
17 66 (6.73%) Coaching
18 64 (6.52%) Migration
19 62 (6.32%) CRM
Programming Languages
1 114 (11.62%) PowerShell
2 63 (6.42%) SQL
3 44 (4.49%) JavaScript
4 41 (4.18%) Python
5 39 (3.98%) C#
6 24 (2.45%) Bash
7 14 (1.43%) VBA
8 8 (0.82%) Bicep
9 6 (0.61%) Java
10 5 (0.51%) Shell Script
11 4 (0.41%) Kusto Query Language
11 4 (0.41%) T-SQL
12 3 (0.31%) VB
12 3 (0.31%) VB.NET
13 2 (0.20%) TypeScript
14 1 (0.10%) Data Analysis Expressions
14 1 (0.10%) PHP
14 1 (0.10%) Scala
Qualifications
1 258 (26.30%) Degree
2 172 (17.53%) Microsoft Certification
3 108 (11.01%) AWS Certification
4 106 (10.81%) MCSE
5 77 (7.85%) Security Cleared
6 72 (7.34%) SC Cleared
7 37 (3.77%) Azure Certification
7 37 (3.77%) Cisco Certification
7 37 (3.77%) DBS Check
8 24 (2.45%) ITIL Certification
9 22 (2.24%) CISSP
10 21 (2.14%) CCNA
11 20 (2.04%) Computer Science Degree
12 18 (1.83%) CTC Cleared
13 15 (1.53%) CISM
14 13 (1.33%) A+ Certification
14 13 (1.33%) MCP
14 13 (1.33%) MCSA
15 11 (1.12%) BPSS Clearance
15 11 (1.12%) CCNP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 99 (10.09%) QA
2 60 (6.12%) SLA
3 50 (5.10%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 45 (4.59%) GDPR
5 34 (3.47%) Cyber Essentials
6 26 (2.65%) NIST
7 18 (1.83%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 17 (1.73%) Accessibility
9 14 (1.43%) ISO 9001
10 5 (0.51%) GRC
10 5 (0.51%) NCSC
11 3 (0.31%) PCI DSS
11 3 (0.31%) PMO
12 2 (0.20%) Data Quality
12 2 (0.20%) HL7
12 2 (0.20%) ISO 22301
12 2 (0.20%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 2 (0.20%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 2 (0.20%) SOC 2
13 1 (0.10%) COBIT
System Software
1 363 (37.00%) Active Directory
2 87 (8.87%) Hyper-V
3 50 (5.10%) VMware Infrastructure
4 33 (3.36%) Virtual Desktop
5 14 (1.43%) Virtual Machines
6 7 (0.71%) Docker
7 6 (0.61%) Firmware
7 6 (0.61%) Virtual Servers
7 6 (0.61%) vSphere
8 5 (0.51%) XenApp
9 4 (0.41%) Postfix
9 4 (0.41%) VMware ESXi
10 3 (0.31%) BitLocker
10 3 (0.31%) XenDesktop
11 1 (0.10%) Dovecot
Systems Management
1 216 (22.02%) Microsoft Intune
2 49 (4.99%) SCCM
3 42 (4.28%) Terraform
4 15 (1.53%) Jamf Pro
5 14 (1.43%) Autotask
6 9 (0.92%) Kubernetes
6 9 (0.92%) Single Sign-On
7 6 (0.61%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 6 (0.61%) FortiGate
7 6 (0.61%) Proxmox
8 4 (0.41%) PaperCut
9 3 (0.31%) Ansible
9 3 (0.31%) Nessus
9 3 (0.31%) WSUS
10 2 (0.20%) SmoothWall
11 1 (0.10%) AirWatch
11 1 (0.10%) Failover Clustering
11 1 (0.10%) Kibana
11 1 (0.10%) Puppet
11 1 (0.10%) SCOM
Vendors
1 797 (81.24%) Microsoft
2 112 (11.42%) ServiceNow
3 89 (9.07%) VMware
4 81 (8.26%) Cisco
5 29 (2.96%) Apple
6 28 (2.85%) Meraki
7 26 (2.65%) Google
8 24 (2.45%) Adobe
8 24 (2.45%) Citrix
9 21 (2.14%) Veeam
10 20 (2.04%) HP
11 19 (1.94%) Datto
11 19 (1.94%) Dell
12 17 (1.73%) Oracle
13 14 (1.43%) Freshdesk
13 14 (1.43%) Sage
14 12 (1.22%) Mitel
15 11 (1.12%) SAP
16 10 (1.02%) IBM
16 10 (1.02%) Sophos