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

6 months to
26 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 36 46 31
Rank change year-on-year +10 -15 0
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 365 1,295 973 1,648
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 5.58% 5.89% 6.65%
As % of the Cloud Services category 14.92% 16.34% 16.33%
Number of salaries quoted 1,007 781 1,229
10th Percentile £28,500 £27,500 £27,000
25th Percentile £33,250 £31,250 £35,631
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,500 £40,600 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +19.46% -18.80% -
75th Percentile £63,750 £58,750 £63,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £70,000 £75,000
UK median annual salary £40,000 £37,500 £42,005
% change year-on-year +6.67% -10.72% -1.16%

All Cloud Computing 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 8,678 5,953 10,091
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 37.39% 36.01% 40.70%
Number of salaries quoted 6,340 4,360 7,661
10th Percentile £35,000 £31,250 £37,101
25th Percentile £45,000 £42,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% -7.69% -
75th Percentile £85,000 £81,250 £85,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £112,500
UK median annual salary £62,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.17% - -4.76%

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 26 August 2026.

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
1 462 (35.68%) SharePoint
2 267 (20.62%) Microsoft Exchange
3 25 (1.93%) Confluence
4 18 (1.39%) IIS
5 5 (0.39%) CMS
6 4 (0.31%) Exchange Server 2007
6 4 (0.31%) Exchange Server 2010
6 4 (0.31%) Exchange Server 2013
7 3 (0.23%) SAS
8 1 (0.077%) ArcGIS
8 1 (0.077%) WordPress
Applications
1 144 (11.12%) Microsoft Office
2 39 (3.01%) Microsoft Excel
3 11 (0.85%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 7 (0.54%) MS Visio
5 5 (0.39%) CorelDRAW
5 5 (0.39%) Microsoft Project
6 3 (0.23%) Chatbot
6 3 (0.23%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.077%) Acrobat
Business Applications
1 9 (0.69%) Dynamics CRM
2 8 (0.62%) NetSuite
3 5 (0.39%) SAP Business One
4 4 (0.31%) Payment Gateway
4 4 (0.31%) Shopify
5 3 (0.23%) Elite 3E
5 3 (0.23%) Remedy ITSM
5 3 (0.23%) Sage 200
6 2 (0.15%) Carpe Diem
6 2 (0.15%) Dynamics GP
6 2 (0.15%) Visualfiles
7 1 (0.077%) Dynamics NAV
7 1 (0.077%) Oracle Payables
7 1 (0.077%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 664 (51.27%) Azure
2 413 (31.89%) Entra ID
3 232 (17.92%) Power Platform
4 159 (12.28%) AWS
5 138 (10.66%) OneDrive
6 118 (9.11%) Microsoft Copilot
7 111 (8.57%) Power Automate
8 109 (8.42%) PowerApps
9 101 (7.80%) SaaS
10 71 (5.48%) Microsoft Purview
11 47 (3.63%) Mimecast
12 40 (3.09%) Cloud Computing
13 38 (2.93%) Dynamics 365
14 37 (2.86%) Azure Logic Apps
15 30 (2.32%) Google Workspace
16 27 (2.08%) Azure DevOps
17 26 (2.01%) Azure Sentinel
17 26 (2.01%) Copilot Studio
18 25 (1.93%) IaaS
19 23 (1.78%) Azure Data Factory
Communications & Networking
1 219 (16.91%) Firewall
2 191 (14.75%) DNS
3 146 (11.27%) DHCP
4 142 (10.97%) VPN
5 107 (8.26%) LAN
6 104 (8.03%) TCP/IP
7 103 (7.95%) WAN
8 91 (7.03%) Wi-Fi
9 48 (3.71%) VLAN
10 47 (3.63%) VoIP
11 41 (3.17%) Network Security
12 38 (2.93%) Wireless
13 16 (1.24%) Unified Communications
14 14 (1.08%) SAN
15 9 (0.69%) Remote Desktop
16 8 (0.62%) Cisco ASA
16 8 (0.62%) Cisco Firepower
16 8 (0.62%) Internet
16 8 (0.62%) WebEx
17 7 (0.54%) NGFW
Database & Business Intelligence
1 69 (5.33%) Power BI
2 49 (3.78%) SQL Server
3 28 (2.16%) Azure SQL Database
4 10 (0.77%) Metadata
5 7 (0.54%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 6 (0.46%) MySQL
7 4 (0.31%) Amazon RDS
7 4 (0.31%) Data Lake
7 4 (0.31%) PostgreSQL
8 3 (0.23%) MongoDB
8 3 (0.23%) Relational Database
8 3 (0.23%) Spatial Data
9 2 (0.15%) Data Warehouse
9 2 (0.15%) Power Query
10 1 (0.077%) Delta Lake
10 1 (0.077%) NoSQL
10 1 (0.077%) Parquet
10 1 (0.077%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 86 (6.64%) JIRA
2 10 (0.77%) Git
3 5 (0.39%) VersionOne
4 2 (0.15%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 1 (0.077%) Postman
5 1 (0.077%) Rational DOORS
5 1 (0.077%) Selenium
General
1 655 (50.58%) Social Skills
2 152 (11.74%) Finance
3 125 (9.65%) Legal
4 100 (7.72%) Law
5 76 (5.87%) Analytical Skills
6 62 (4.79%) Organisational Skills
7 59 (4.56%) Public Sector
8 48 (3.71%) Swedish Language
9 43 (3.32%) Presentation Skills
10 36 (2.78%) Telecoms
11 33 (2.55%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 29 (2.24%) Documentation Skills
13 28 (2.16%) Retail
14 24 (1.85%) Manufacturing
15 23 (1.78%) Marketing
16 21 (1.62%) French Language
17 18 (1.39%) Banking
18 16 (1.24%) Advertising
19 12 (0.93%) Games
19 12 (0.93%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 279 (21.54%) IT Support
2 208 (16.06%) Support Engineer
3 207 (15.98%) Analyst
4 197 (15.21%) IT Engineer
5 169 (13.05%) IT Support Engineer
6 157 (12.12%) Senior
7 109 (8.42%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 104 (8.03%) Consultant
9 91 (7.03%) Service Analyst
10 86 (6.64%) Service Desk Analyst
11 81 (6.25%) Architect
12 77 (5.95%) Support Analyst
13 69 (5.33%) Developer
14 57 (4.40%) IT Analyst
14 57 (4.40%) Lead
15 55 (4.25%) IT Manager
16 50 (3.86%) 2nd Line Support
16 50 (3.86%) IT Technician
17 47 (3.63%) 1st Line Support
18 46 (3.55%) Support Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 50 (3.86%) Microsoft Graph
2 46 (3.55%) HTML
3 43 (3.32%) .NET
4 40 (3.09%) CSS
5 35 (2.70%) SPFx
6 33 (2.55%) HTML5 Canvas
6 33 (2.55%) Terraform
7 22 (1.70%) .NET Core
8 21 (1.62%) JSON
9 11 (0.85%) ASP.NET
9 11 (0.85%) React
9 11 (0.85%) REST
10 10 (0.77%) Middleware
11 8 (0.62%) XMPP
12 7 (0.54%) RESTful
13 6 (0.46%) OpenID
14 5 (0.39%) ASP.NET Core
14 5 (0.39%) OAuth
14 5 (0.39%) XML
15 4 (0.31%) Next.js
Miscellaneous
1 114 (8.80%) Onboarding
2 100 (7.72%) Driving Licence
3 38 (2.93%) Self-Motivation
4 34 (2.63%) Security Posture
5 31 (2.39%) Enterprise Software
5 31 (2.39%) Hybrid Cloud
6 28 (2.16%) Clustering
7 24 (1.85%) Management Information System
8 23 (1.78%) Product Ownership
9 18 (1.39%) AI Agents
9 18 (1.39%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
10 17 (1.31%) Data Centre
11 16 (1.24%) Cloud Native
12 15 (1.16%) Video Conferencing
13 14 (1.08%) Low-Code
14 12 (0.93%) Replication
14 12 (0.93%) Web Conferencing
15 9 (0.69%) PKI
15 9 (0.69%) Security Operations Centre
16 8 (0.62%) FlexPod
Operating Systems
1 533 (41.16%) Windows
2 240 (18.53%) Windows Server
3 65 (5.02%) Windows 10
4 63 (4.86%) Mac OS
5 62 (4.79%) Linux
6 31 (2.39%) Android
7 30 (2.32%) Apple iOS
8 24 (1.85%) Windows Server 2016
9 14 (1.08%) Windows Server 2019
10 10 (0.77%) Ubuntu
10 10 (0.77%) Windows Server 2012
11 4 (0.31%) Debian
11 4 (0.31%) Windows Server 2008
12 1 (0.077%) CentOS
12 1 (0.077%) Mac OS X
12 1 (0.077%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 366 (28.26%) Problem-Solving
2 290 (22.39%) ITIL
3 275 (21.24%) Customer Service
4 258 (19.92%) Continuous Improvement
5 203 (15.68%) Cybersecurity
6 183 (14.13%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 147 (11.35%) AI
8 144 (11.12%) ITSM
9 133 (10.27%) Stakeholder Management
10 122 (9.42%) Service Delivery
11 120 (9.27%) Mentoring
12 118 (9.11%) Disaster Recovery
12 118 (9.11%) Project Delivery
12 118 (9.11%) Roadmaps
13 110 (8.49%) Technical Leadership
14 96 (7.41%) User Experience
15 91 (7.03%) Information Security
16 89 (6.87%) Service Management
17 84 (6.49%) Agile
18 77 (5.95%) Cloud Security
Programming Languages
1 185 (14.29%) PowerShell
2 95 (7.34%) SQL
3 58 (4.48%) JavaScript
4 57 (4.40%) C#
5 53 (4.09%) Python
6 30 (2.32%) R
6 30 (2.32%) TypeScript
7 24 (1.85%) Bicep
8 20 (1.54%) VBA
9 14 (1.08%) Bash
10 9 (0.69%) T-SQL
11 6 (0.46%) VBScript
12 5 (0.39%) Ruby
13 3 (0.23%) C
13 3 (0.23%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 3 (0.23%) Google Apps Script
13 3 (0.23%) Java
13 3 (0.23%) Kusto Query Language
14 2 (0.15%) Dart
14 2 (0.15%) PHP
Qualifications
1 195 (15.06%) Degree
2 167 (12.90%) Microsoft Certification
3 75 (5.79%) Security Cleared
4 72 (5.56%) MCSE
5 70 (5.41%) AWS Certification
5 70 (5.41%) SC Cleared
6 58 (4.48%) Azure Certification
7 30 (2.32%) CISSP
8 26 (2.01%) Cisco Certification
9 22 (1.70%) Computer Science Degree
10 21 (1.62%) DBS Check
11 19 (1.47%) CISM
12 18 (1.39%) CCNA
13 14 (1.08%) PMP
14 11 (0.85%) CEH
15 10 (0.77%) HNC
15 10 (0.77%) HND
16 9 (0.69%) BPSS Clearance
16 9 (0.69%) GIAC
16 9 (0.69%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 102 (7.88%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 74 (5.71%) Cyber Essentials
3 72 (5.56%) SLA
4 71 (5.48%) QA
5 56 (4.32%) GDPR
6 46 (3.55%) GRC
7 31 (2.39%) NIST
8 21 (1.62%) Accessibility
9 12 (0.93%) Data Quality
10 11 (0.85%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 6 (0.46%) PMO
12 5 (0.39%) SOC 2
13 4 (0.31%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
13 4 (0.31%) ISO/IEC 27005
13 4 (0.31%) PCI DSS
14 3 (0.23%) ISO/IEC 42001
14 3 (0.23%) WCAG
15 2 (0.15%) EU AI Act
15 2 (0.15%) ISO 9001
15 2 (0.15%) NCSC
System Software
1 439 (33.90%) Active Directory
2 145 (11.20%) Hyper-V
3 92 (7.10%) VMware Infrastructure
4 27 (2.08%) Virtual Desktop
5 21 (1.62%) vSphere
6 20 (1.54%) Virtual Machines
7 11 (0.85%) BitLocker
8 8 (0.62%) Microsoft Virtual Server
8 8 (0.62%) Virtual Servers
8 8 (0.62%) VMware Server
9 6 (0.46%) Terminal Services
10 5 (0.39%) ClearTrust
11 4 (0.31%) KVM
11 4 (0.31%) VMware ESXi
12 2 (0.15%) Docker
13 1 (0.077%) Citrix Hypervisor
13 1 (0.077%) DFS Replication
13 1 (0.077%) Embedded Firmware
13 1 (0.077%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 300 (23.17%) Microsoft Intune
2 31 (2.39%) SCCM
3 20 (1.54%) Single Sign-On
4 14 (1.08%) Jamf Pro
5 12 (0.93%) Failover Clustering
6 9 (0.69%) Ansible
6 9 (0.69%) Kubernetes
7 8 (0.62%) Autotask
7 8 (0.62%) Cisco CUCM
7 8 (0.62%) Grafana
8 7 (0.54%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
9 6 (0.46%) Proxmox
10 5 (0.39%) Active Directory Federation Services
11 4 (0.31%) FortiGate
11 4 (0.31%) Graylog
11 4 (0.31%) ZABBIX
12 3 (0.23%) Norton AntiVirus
12 3 (0.23%) vCenter Server
13 2 (0.15%) WhatsUp Gold
13 2 (0.15%) WSUS
Vendors
1 1,168 (90.19%) Microsoft
2 120 (9.27%) ServiceNow
3 118 (9.11%) VMware
4 71 (5.48%) Cisco
5 54 (4.17%) Veeam
6 45 (3.47%) Google
7 35 (2.70%) CrowdStrike
7 35 (2.70%) Meraki
8 34 (2.63%) Apple
9 32 (2.47%) Adobe
10 28 (2.16%) iManage
11 27 (2.08%) Fortinet
12 19 (1.47%) SonicWALL
12 19 (1.47%) Zscaler
13 18 (1.39%) Palo Alto
14 17 (1.31%) Salesforce
15 16 (1.24%) Citrix
16 15 (1.16%) Computacenter
17 14 (1.08%) Splunk
18 13 (1.00%) Ubiquiti