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 31 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 34 31 25
Rank change year-on-year -3 -6 +31
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 365 935 1,316 1,642
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 6.17% 7.69% 8.08%
As % of the Cloud Services category 16.83% 16.72% 17.31%
Number of salaries quoted 633 844 1,492
10th Percentile £28,000 £26,500 £27,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £32,000 £32,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £47,404 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.07% -0.20% +5.56%
75th Percentile £63,750 £60,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £81,050 £75,700 £77,500
UK median annual salary £37,500 £45,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year -16.67% +5.88% -

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 5,556 7,872 9,485
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 36.68% 45.99% 46.65%
Number of salaries quoted 3,976 5,098 8,129
10th Percentile £31,250 £35,869 £36,270
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £65,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% +4.00% -3.85%
75th Percentile £82,500 £83,750 £82,500
90th Percentile £100,625 £105,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £63,000 £60,249
% change year-on-year -4.76% +4.57% -7.31%

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 31 December 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
1 242 (25.88%) SharePoint
2 161 (17.22%) Microsoft Exchange
3 9 (0.96%) IIS
4 7 (0.75%) Anypoint
5 3 (0.32%) ArcGIS
5 3 (0.32%) WordPress
6 2 (0.21%) Moodle
6 2 (0.21%) Skype for Business
6 2 (0.21%) Umbraco
7 1 (0.11%) Apache
7 1 (0.11%) Confluence
Applications
1 220 (23.53%) Microsoft Office
2 59 (6.31%) Microsoft Excel
3 18 (1.93%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 12 (1.28%) InDesign
5 8 (0.86%) MS Visio
6 7 (0.75%) Adobe XD
6 7 (0.75%) Spreadsheet
7 6 (0.64%) Microsoft Project
8 3 (0.32%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 3 (0.32%) Adobe Illustrator
8 3 (0.32%) Photoshop
9 1 (0.11%) Acrobat
9 1 (0.11%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 21 (2.25%) Dynamics CRM
2 8 (0.86%) Shopify
3 2 (0.21%) Dynamics GP
3 2 (0.21%) Dynamics NAV
4 1 (0.11%) Integrated Workplace Management System
4 1 (0.11%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.11%) Raiser’s Edge
4 1 (0.11%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 432 (46.20%) Azure
2 190 (20.32%) Entra ID
3 171 (18.29%) AWS
4 121 (12.94%) Power Platform
5 65 (6.95%) Power Automate
5 65 (6.95%) PowerApps
6 56 (5.99%) OneDrive
7 44 (4.71%) Dynamics 365
8 36 (3.85%) Microsoft Copilot
9 35 (3.74%) Azure DevOps
10 29 (3.10%) Microsoft Purview
10 29 (3.10%) SaaS
11 26 (2.78%) Google Workspace
12 22 (2.35%) Copilot Studio
13 20 (2.14%) Azure Sentinel
14 19 (2.03%) IaaS
15 16 (1.71%) Azure Monitor
16 15 (1.60%) Azure Logic Apps
17 12 (1.28%) Workato
18 10 (1.07%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 104 (11.12%) DNS
2 100 (10.70%) DHCP
3 99 (10.59%) Firewall
4 93 (9.95%) VPN
5 66 (7.06%) WAN
6 50 (5.35%) TCP/IP
7 47 (5.03%) LAN
8 43 (4.60%) VLAN
9 40 (4.28%) Wi-Fi
10 27 (2.89%) SD-WAN
11 24 (2.57%) VoIP
12 17 (1.82%) Unified Communications
13 12 (1.28%) Wireless
14 11 (1.18%) Network Security
14 11 (1.18%) SSL
15 10 (1.07%) SAN
16 7 (0.75%) IP Telephony
16 7 (0.75%) Remote Desktop
17 4 (0.43%) iSCSI
17 4 (0.43%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 57 (6.10%) Power BI
2 14 (1.50%) SQL Server
3 13 (1.39%) Relational Database
4 7 (0.75%) MySQL
5 6 (0.64%) Oracle Database
6 5 (0.53%) Crystal Reports
6 5 (0.53%) Data Lake
6 5 (0.53%) Oracle Reports
7 4 (0.43%) Azure SQL Database
7 4 (0.43%) RDBMS
8 3 (0.32%) GIS
8 3 (0.32%) Metadata
8 3 (0.32%) Power Query
8 3 (0.32%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 2 (0.21%) Amazon RDS
9 2 (0.21%) Data Warehouse
9 2 (0.21%) Qlik Sense
9 2 (0.21%) QlikView
10 1 (0.11%) SQL Server Analysis Services
10 1 (0.11%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 6 (0.64%) JIRA
2 1 (0.11%) MSBuild
General
1 472 (50.48%) Social Skills
2 143 (15.29%) Finance
3 105 (11.23%) French Language
4 95 (10.16%) Swedish Language
5 75 (8.02%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 50 (5.35%) Law
7 44 (4.71%) Legal
8 41 (4.39%) Organisational Skills
9 38 (4.06%) Public Sector
10 35 (3.74%) Back Office
11 33 (3.53%) Manufacturing
12 30 (3.21%) Analytical Skills
13 25 (2.67%) Retail
14 23 (2.46%) Marketing
15 22 (2.35%) Documentation Skills
16 14 (1.50%) Telecoms
17 9 (0.96%) Presentation Skills
18 7 (0.75%) Automotive
18 7 (0.75%) Digital Health
19 6 (0.64%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 242 (25.88%) Analyst
2 165 (17.65%) IT Support
3 150 (16.04%) Service Analyst
4 148 (15.83%) Service Desk Analyst
5 130 (13.90%) Support Engineer
6 97 (10.37%) IT Engineer
7 84 (8.98%) IT Support Engineer
8 76 (8.13%) Senior
9 59 (6.31%) 2nd Line Support
10 57 (6.10%) IT Analyst
10 57 (6.10%) Lead
11 54 (5.78%) Support Analyst
12 47 (5.03%) Support Technician
13 45 (4.81%) IT Manager
14 44 (4.71%) Consultant
15 43 (4.60%) IT Technician
16 40 (4.28%) Infrastructure Engineer
16 40 (4.28%) IT Support Technician
17 36 (3.85%) Developer
18 35 (3.74%) Desktop Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 24 (2.57%) .NET
2 19 (2.03%) HTML5 Canvas
3 11 (1.18%) REST
3 11 (1.18%) Web Services
4 9 (0.96%) JSON
5 8 (0.86%) Middleware
6 6 (0.64%) Microsoft Graph
6 6 (0.64%) SOAP
7 5 (0.53%) EDI
7 5 (0.53%) RESTful
7 5 (0.53%) XML
8 4 (0.43%) FIDO
8 4 (0.43%) SailPoint
9 3 (0.32%) FHIR
10 2 (0.21%) ARM Templates
10 2 (0.21%) CSS
10 2 (0.21%) HTML
10 2 (0.21%) React
11 1 (0.11%) ASP.NET
11 1 (0.11%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 80 (8.56%) Onboarding
2 77 (8.24%) Driving Licence
3 40 (4.28%) Product Ownership
4 37 (3.96%) Management Information System
4 37 (3.96%) Self-Motivation
5 26 (2.78%) Cloud Native
6 25 (2.67%) Enterprise Software
7 21 (2.25%) Security Posture
8 18 (1.93%) Social Media
9 15 (1.60%) Microsoft Licensing
10 13 (1.39%) CCTV
11 12 (1.28%) AI Agents
11 12 (1.28%) Client/Server
11 12 (1.28%) Low-Code
12 11 (1.18%) Hybrid Cloud
12 11 (1.18%) iPad
13 10 (1.07%) CMDB
14 9 (0.96%) Video Conferencing
14 9 (0.96%) Web Conferencing
15 8 (0.86%) Data Centre
Operating Systems
1 393 (42.03%) Windows
2 185 (19.79%) Windows Server
3 133 (14.22%) Windows 10
4 61 (6.52%) Apple iOS
5 39 (4.17%) Linux
6 37 (3.96%) Mac OS
7 25 (2.67%) Android
8 17 (1.82%) Windows Server 2016
9 14 (1.50%) Windows Server 2019
10 12 (1.28%) Windows Server 2012
11 6 (0.64%) Unix
12 2 (0.21%) Ubuntu
13 1 (0.11%) VMS
13 1 (0.11%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 333 (35.61%) ITIL
2 288 (30.80%) Customer Service
3 187 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
4 183 (19.57%) Continuous Improvement
5 159 (17.01%) ITSM
6 132 (14.12%) Cybersecurity
7 107 (11.44%) Performance Metrics
8 106 (11.34%) Roadmaps
9 100 (10.70%) Service Delivery
10 88 (9.41%) Mentoring
11 82 (8.77%) Analytics
12 78 (8.34%) AI
13 75 (8.02%) Agile
14 72 (7.70%) Migration
15 70 (7.49%) User Experience
16 68 (7.27%) Asset Management
17 65 (6.95%) Customer Experience
18 63 (6.74%) Coaching
19 61 (6.52%) Information Security
19 61 (6.52%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 103 (11.02%) PowerShell
2 54 (5.78%) SQL
3 39 (4.17%) Python
4 32 (3.42%) JavaScript
5 28 (2.99%) C#
6 21 (2.25%) Bash
7 9 (0.96%) Bicep
8 6 (0.64%) VBA
9 5 (0.53%) Java
9 5 (0.53%) Shell Script
10 4 (0.43%) Kusto Query Language
11 2 (0.21%) Scala
11 2 (0.21%) T-SQL
11 2 (0.21%) TypeScript
12 1 (0.11%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 1 (0.11%) PHP
Qualifications
1 254 (27.17%) Degree
2 183 (19.57%) Microsoft Certification
3 121 (12.94%) AWS Certification
4 114 (12.19%) MCSE
5 86 (9.20%) Security Cleared
6 83 (8.88%) SC Cleared
7 41 (4.39%) Cisco Certification
8 37 (3.96%) Azure Certification
9 30 (3.21%) DBS Check
10 28 (2.99%) CTC Cleared
11 25 (2.67%) CISSP
12 24 (2.57%) CCNA
13 21 (2.25%) Computer Science Degree
14 19 (2.03%) ITIL Certification
15 17 (1.82%) CISM
16 14 (1.50%) MCP
16 14 (1.50%) MCSA
17 11 (1.18%) (ISC)2 CCSP
18 10 (1.07%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
18 10 (1.07%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 112 (11.98%) QA
2 67 (7.17%) SLA
3 60 (6.42%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 47 (5.03%) Cyber Essentials
5 45 (4.81%) GDPR
6 27 (2.89%) NIST
7 22 (2.35%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 15 (1.60%) Accessibility
8 15 (1.60%) ISO 9001
9 8 (0.86%) GRC
10 4 (0.43%) Data Quality
10 4 (0.43%) PCI DSS
11 3 (0.32%) HL7
11 3 (0.32%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 3 (0.32%) NCSC
11 3 (0.32%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 2 (0.21%) PMO
13 1 (0.11%) ISO/IEC 27005
13 1 (0.11%) P3O
13 1 (0.11%) SOC 2
System Software
1 316 (33.80%) Active Directory
2 81 (8.66%) Hyper-V
3 48 (5.13%) VMware Infrastructure
4 34 (3.64%) Virtual Desktop
5 18 (1.93%) Virtual Machines
6 8 (0.86%) Firmware
7 7 (0.75%) Docker
8 6 (0.64%) Virtual Servers
8 6 (0.64%) vSphere
9 3 (0.32%) BitLocker
9 3 (0.32%) Postfix
9 3 (0.32%) VMware ESXi
9 3 (0.32%) XenApp
10 2 (0.21%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 209 (22.35%) Microsoft Intune
2 45 (4.81%) Terraform
3 41 (4.39%) SCCM
4 17 (1.82%) Autotask
4 17 (1.82%) Jamf Pro
5 10 (1.07%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 10 (1.07%) Kubernetes
6 8 (0.86%) FortiGate
7 6 (0.64%) PaperCut
8 4 (0.43%) Ansible
8 4 (0.43%) Proxmox
9 3 (0.32%) Nessus
10 2 (0.21%) Single Sign-On
11 1 (0.11%) AirWatch
11 1 (0.11%) CASB
11 1 (0.11%) Cisco CUCM
11 1 (0.11%) Failover Clustering
11 1 (0.11%) Forefront Identity Manager
11 1 (0.11%) Kibana
11 1 (0.11%) SCOM
Vendors
1 733 (78.40%) Microsoft
2 119 (12.73%) ServiceNow
3 82 (8.77%) VMware
4 79 (8.45%) Cisco
5 36 (3.85%) Apple
6 33 (3.53%) Google
7 21 (2.25%) Adobe
8 19 (2.03%) Citrix
9 18 (1.93%) Meraki
9 18 (1.93%) Veeam
10 17 (1.82%) Oracle
11 16 (1.71%) Datto
12 14 (1.50%) Dell
12 14 (1.50%) Freshdesk
13 13 (1.39%) HP
14 12 (1.28%) Mitel
15 10 (1.07%) Fortinet
15 10 (1.07%) IBM
16 9 (0.96%) Sage
16 9 (0.96%) SAP