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

6 months to
13 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 35 47 30
Rank change year-on-year +12 -17 +4
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 365 1,290 961 1,650
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 5.68% 5.78% 6.63%
As % of the Cloud Services category 14.88% 16.15% 16.15%
Number of salaries quoted 998 781 1,288
10th Percentile £28,500 £27,500 £27,000
25th Percentile £33,750 £31,250 £35,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,500 £41,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +18.29% -18.00% -
75th Percentile £63,438 £58,750 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £70,000 £73,750
UK median annual salary £40,000 £37,500 £41,500
% change year-on-year +6.67% -9.64% -1.78%

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 8,670 5,950 10,214
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 38.15% 35.81% 41.04%
Number of salaries quoted 6,273 4,388 7,983
10th Percentile £35,000 £31,250 £36,750
25th Percentile £45,250 £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 £81,313 £84,964
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £110,000
UK median annual salary £62,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.17% - -5.51%

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 13 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
1 452 (35.04%) SharePoint
2 272 (21.09%) Microsoft Exchange
3 23 (1.78%) Confluence
4 18 (1.40%) 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%) ArcGIS
7 3 (0.23%) SAS
8 1 (0.078%) Apache
8 1 (0.078%) Apache Airflow
8 1 (0.078%) WordPress
Applications
1 151 (11.71%) Microsoft Office
2 36 (2.79%) Microsoft Excel
3 10 (0.78%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 7 (0.54%) MS Visio
5 5 (0.39%) CorelDRAW
6 4 (0.31%) Microsoft Project
7 3 (0.23%) Chatbot
7 3 (0.23%) Spreadsheet
8 1 (0.078%) Acrobat
Business Applications
1 9 (0.70%) 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
6 2 (0.16%) Carpe Diem
6 2 (0.16%) Dynamics GP
6 2 (0.16%) Sage 200
6 2 (0.16%) Visualfiles
7 1 (0.078%) Dynamics NAV
7 1 (0.078%) Oracle Payables
7 1 (0.078%) Salesforce CRM
7 1 (0.078%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 666 (51.63%) Azure
2 407 (31.55%) Entra ID
3 232 (17.98%) Power Platform
4 164 (12.71%) AWS
5 130 (10.08%) OneDrive
6 111 (8.60%) Power Automate
7 110 (8.53%) PowerApps
8 106 (8.22%) Microsoft Copilot
9 96 (7.44%) SaaS
10 62 (4.81%) Microsoft Purview
11 48 (3.72%) Mimecast
12 40 (3.10%) Cloud Computing
13 38 (2.95%) Dynamics 365
14 36 (2.79%) Azure Logic Apps
15 30 (2.33%) Google Workspace
16 25 (1.94%) Azure Sentinel
16 25 (1.94%) Copilot Studio
16 25 (1.94%) IaaS
17 24 (1.86%) Azure DevOps
18 23 (1.78%) Azure Data Factory
Communications & Networking
1 213 (16.51%) Firewall
2 185 (14.34%) DNS
3 142 (11.01%) VPN
4 141 (10.93%) DHCP
5 112 (8.68%) LAN
6 108 (8.37%) WAN
7 101 (7.83%) TCP/IP
8 95 (7.36%) Wi-Fi
9 49 (3.80%) VoIP
10 45 (3.49%) VLAN
11 41 (3.18%) Network Security
12 38 (2.95%) Wireless
13 18 (1.40%) Unified Communications
14 15 (1.16%) SAN
15 10 (0.78%) Cisco ASA
15 10 (0.78%) Cisco Firepower
15 10 (0.78%) Internet
15 10 (0.78%) WebEx
16 9 (0.70%) Remote Desktop
17 7 (0.54%) NGFW
Database & Business Intelligence
1 73 (5.66%) Power BI
2 49 (3.80%) SQL Server
3 26 (2.02%) Azure SQL Database
4 10 (0.78%) Metadata
5 7 (0.54%) MySQL
5 7 (0.54%) PostgreSQL
5 7 (0.54%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 4 (0.31%) Amazon RDS
6 4 (0.31%) Data Lake
6 4 (0.31%) Relational Database
7 3 (0.23%) MongoDB
7 3 (0.23%) Spatial Data
8 2 (0.16%) Data Warehouse
8 2 (0.16%) NoSQL
8 2 (0.16%) Power Query
9 1 (0.078%) Big Data
9 1 (0.078%) BusinessObjects
9 1 (0.078%) Delta Lake
9 1 (0.078%) RDBMS
9 1 (0.078%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 81 (6.28%) JIRA
2 9 (0.70%) Git
3 5 (0.39%) VersionOne
4 2 (0.16%) Selenium
4 2 (0.16%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 1 (0.078%) Postman
5 1 (0.078%) Rational DOORS
General
1 636 (49.30%) Social Skills
2 161 (12.48%) Finance
3 127 (9.84%) Legal
4 107 (8.29%) Law
5 71 (5.50%) Analytical Skills
6 59 (4.57%) Public Sector
7 52 (4.03%) Organisational Skills
8 48 (3.72%) Swedish Language
9 42 (3.26%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 40 (3.10%) Presentation Skills
11 37 (2.87%) Telecoms
12 30 (2.33%) Documentation Skills
12 30 (2.33%) Retail
13 26 (2.02%) French Language
14 23 (1.78%) Marketing
15 18 (1.40%) Banking
15 18 (1.40%) Manufacturing
16 15 (1.16%) Advertising
17 13 (1.01%) Legal Technology
18 10 (0.78%) Games
Job Titles
1 288 (22.33%) IT Support
2 213 (16.51%) Analyst
2 213 (16.51%) Support Engineer
3 198 (15.35%) IT Engineer
4 171 (13.26%) IT Support Engineer
5 159 (12.33%) Senior
6 108 (8.37%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 99 (7.67%) Consultant
8 94 (7.29%) Service Analyst
9 89 (6.90%) Service Desk Analyst
10 82 (6.36%) Support Analyst
11 79 (6.12%) Architect
12 72 (5.58%) Developer
13 62 (4.81%) IT Analyst
14 59 (4.57%) Lead
15 55 (4.26%) IT Manager
16 51 (3.95%) IT Technician
17 50 (3.88%) IT Support Analyst
18 48 (3.72%) Support Technician
19 47 (3.64%) 3rd Line Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 48 (3.72%) Microsoft Graph
2 45 (3.49%) HTML
3 40 (3.10%) .NET
4 39 (3.02%) CSS
5 35 (2.71%) HTML5 Canvas
5 35 (2.71%) SPFx
6 21 (1.63%) JSON
7 20 (1.55%) .NET Core
8 12 (0.93%) React
9 10 (0.78%) ASP.NET
9 10 (0.78%) REST
9 10 (0.78%) XMPP
10 7 (0.54%) Middleware
11 6 (0.47%) OpenID
12 5 (0.39%) ASP.NET Core
12 5 (0.39%) OAuth
12 5 (0.39%) RESTful
12 5 (0.39%) XML
13 4 (0.31%) Next.js
13 4 (0.31%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 111 (8.60%) Onboarding
2 100 (7.75%) Driving Licence
3 37 (2.87%) Self-Motivation
4 33 (2.56%) Security Posture
5 32 (2.48%) Enterprise Software
5 32 (2.48%) Hybrid Cloud
6 28 (2.17%) Clustering
7 24 (1.86%) Management Information System
7 24 (1.86%) Product Ownership
8 21 (1.63%) Cloud Native
9 18 (1.40%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
10 17 (1.32%) Video Conferencing
11 16 (1.24%) AI Agents
11 16 (1.24%) Data Centre
11 16 (1.24%) Replication
12 13 (1.01%) Low-Code
13 10 (0.78%) FlexPod
13 10 (0.78%) Web Conferencing
14 9 (0.70%) PKI
14 9 (0.70%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 523 (40.54%) Windows
2 231 (17.91%) Windows Server
3 71 (5.50%) Windows 10
4 68 (5.27%) Mac OS
5 63 (4.88%) Linux
6 31 (2.40%) Apple iOS
7 30 (2.33%) Android
8 25 (1.94%) Windows Server 2016
9 16 (1.24%) Windows Server 2019
10 10 (0.78%) Windows Server 2012
11 8 (0.62%) Ubuntu
12 4 (0.31%) Windows Server 2008
13 2 (0.16%) CentOS
13 2 (0.16%) Debian
13 2 (0.16%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
14 1 (0.078%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 354 (27.44%) Problem-Solving
2 300 (23.26%) ITIL
3 264 (20.47%) Customer Service
4 246 (19.07%) Continuous Improvement
5 198 (15.35%) Cybersecurity
6 176 (13.64%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 149 (11.55%) ITSM
8 130 (10.08%) AI
9 124 (9.61%) Stakeholder Management
10 121 (9.38%) Service Delivery
11 116 (8.99%) Roadmaps
12 111 (8.60%) Project Delivery
13 109 (8.45%) Mentoring
14 108 (8.37%) Disaster Recovery
15 103 (7.98%) Technical Leadership
16 100 (7.75%) User Experience
17 90 (6.98%) Information Security
17 90 (6.98%) Service Management
18 81 (6.28%) Business Intelligence
19 80 (6.20%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 180 (13.95%) PowerShell
2 95 (7.36%) SQL
3 61 (4.73%) JavaScript
4 58 (4.50%) C#
5 56 (4.34%) Python
6 32 (2.48%) R
7 31 (2.40%) TypeScript
8 20 (1.55%) VBA
9 19 (1.47%) Bicep
10 16 (1.24%) Bash
11 9 (0.70%) T-SQL
12 6 (0.47%) VBScript
13 4 (0.31%) PHP
14 3 (0.23%) Data Analysis Expressions
14 3 (0.23%) Java
14 3 (0.23%) Kusto Query Language
14 3 (0.23%) Ruby
15 2 (0.16%) C
15 2 (0.16%) Google Apps Script
15 2 (0.16%) Korn
Qualifications
1 199 (15.43%) Degree
2 173 (13.41%) Microsoft Certification
3 83 (6.43%) Security Cleared
4 78 (6.05%) SC Cleared
5 76 (5.89%) MCSE
6 75 (5.81%) AWS Certification
7 55 (4.26%) Azure Certification
8 31 (2.40%) CISSP
9 24 (1.86%) Computer Science Degree
10 23 (1.78%) Cisco Certification
10 23 (1.78%) DBS Check
11 19 (1.47%) CISM
12 15 (1.16%) CCNA
13 12 (0.93%) CEH
14 11 (0.85%) BPSS Clearance
14 11 (0.85%) PMP
15 10 (0.78%) HNC
15 10 (0.78%) HND
16 9 (0.70%) GIAC
16 9 (0.70%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 107 (8.29%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 77 (5.97%) QA
3 73 (5.66%) Cyber Essentials
4 68 (5.27%) SLA
5 53 (4.11%) GDPR
6 46 (3.57%) GRC
7 31 (2.40%) NIST
8 21 (1.63%) Accessibility
9 15 (1.16%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 9 (0.70%) Data Quality
11 6 (0.47%) PMO
12 5 (0.39%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 5 (0.39%) SOC 2
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 (0.16%) ISO 9001
15 2 (0.16%) NCSC
16 1 (0.078%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 429 (33.26%) Active Directory
2 143 (11.09%) Hyper-V
3 92 (7.13%) VMware Infrastructure
4 23 (1.78%) Virtual Desktop
4 23 (1.78%) vSphere
5 18 (1.40%) Virtual Machines
6 11 (0.85%) BitLocker
7 10 (0.78%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 10 (0.78%) Virtual Servers
8 8 (0.62%) VMware Server
9 6 (0.47%) Terminal Services
9 6 (0.47%) VMware ESXi
10 5 (0.39%) ClearTrust
11 4 (0.31%) KVM
12 3 (0.23%) DFS Replication
12 3 (0.23%) Docker
13 2 (0.16%) Citrix Hypervisor
14 1 (0.078%) Embedded Firmware
14 1 (0.078%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 302 (23.41%) Microsoft Intune
2 30 (2.33%) Terraform
3 28 (2.17%) SCCM
4 19 (1.47%) Single Sign-On
5 12 (0.93%) Failover Clustering
6 11 (0.85%) Ansible
7 10 (0.78%) Cisco CUCM
7 10 (0.78%) Grafana
7 10 (0.78%) Jamf Pro
8 9 (0.70%) Autotask
8 9 (0.70%) Kubernetes
9 7 (0.54%) Proxmox
9 7 (0.54%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
10 6 (0.47%) Active Directory Federation Services
11 5 (0.39%) vCenter Server
12 4 (0.31%) FortiGate
12 4 (0.31%) Graylog
12 4 (0.31%) ZABBIX
13 3 (0.23%) Norton AntiVirus
14 2 (0.16%) WSUS
Vendors
1 1,160 (89.92%) Microsoft
2 123 (9.53%) ServiceNow
3 120 (9.30%) VMware
4 75 (5.81%) Cisco
5 51 (3.95%) Veeam
6 40 (3.10%) Google
7 36 (2.79%) CrowdStrike
7 36 (2.79%) Meraki
8 31 (2.40%) Apple
9 29 (2.25%) Adobe
9 29 (2.25%) iManage
10 28 (2.17%) Fortinet
11 20 (1.55%) Palo Alto
12 19 (1.47%) Zscaler
13 18 (1.40%) Computacenter
13 18 (1.40%) Salesforce
13 18 (1.40%) SonicWALL
14 16 (1.24%) Citrix
14 16 (1.24%) Splunk
15 15 (1.16%) Ubiquiti