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

6 months to
17 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 32 32 25
Rank change year-on-year 0 -7 +34
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 365 970 1,339 1,638
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 6.32% 7.61% 8.29%
As % of the Cloud Services category 17.19% 16.53% 17.47%
Number of salaries quoted 664 869 1,472
10th Percentile £28,000 £26,500 £27,750
25th Percentile £31,250 £32,500 £32,758
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £46,034 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -2.25% -3.09% +5.56%
75th Percentile £63,750 £60,000 £63,375
90th Percentile £80,000 £75,000 £77,500
UK median annual salary £37,500 £44,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year -15.73% +4.71% -

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 5,643 8,099 9,375
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 36.75% 46.01% 47.47%
Number of salaries quoted 4,118 5,330 8,030
10th Percentile £31,250 £35,750 £36,270
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,498 £65,000 £63,020
Median % change year-on-year -5.39% +3.14% -3.05%
75th Percentile £82,500 £83,750 £82,500
90th Percentile £105,000 £108,750 £100,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £63,500 £62,500
% change year-on-year -5.51% +1.60% -3.85%

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 17 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
1 254 (26.19%) SharePoint
2 170 (17.53%) Microsoft Exchange
3 8 (0.82%) IIS
4 7 (0.72%) Anypoint
5 3 (0.31%) ArcGIS
5 3 (0.31%) Moodle
5 3 (0.31%) Skype for Business
5 3 (0.31%) WordPress
6 2 (0.21%) Umbraco
7 1 (0.10%) Confluence
Applications
1 222 (22.89%) Microsoft Office
2 60 (6.19%) Microsoft Excel
3 18 (1.86%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 12 (1.24%) InDesign
5 7 (0.72%) Adobe XD
5 7 (0.72%) MS Visio
5 7 (0.72%) Spreadsheet
6 5 (0.52%) Microsoft Project
7 3 (0.31%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 3 (0.31%) Adobe Illustrator
7 3 (0.31%) Photoshop
8 1 (0.10%) Acrobat
8 1 (0.10%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 22 (2.27%) Dynamics CRM
2 8 (0.82%) Shopify
3 2 (0.21%) Dynamics GP
3 2 (0.21%) Dynamics NAV
4 1 (0.10%) Integrated Workplace Management System
4 1 (0.10%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.10%) Raiser’s Edge
4 1 (0.10%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 440 (45.36%) Azure
2 194 (20.00%) Entra ID
3 167 (17.22%) AWS
4 126 (12.99%) Power Platform
5 71 (7.32%) Power Automate
6 69 (7.11%) PowerApps
7 59 (6.08%) OneDrive
8 45 (4.64%) Dynamics 365
9 41 (4.23%) Azure DevOps
10 40 (4.12%) Microsoft Copilot
11 31 (3.20%) Microsoft Purview
11 31 (3.20%) SaaS
12 23 (2.37%) Copilot Studio
12 23 (2.37%) Google Workspace
13 19 (1.96%) Azure Sentinel
14 18 (1.86%) Azure Logic Apps
14 18 (1.86%) IaaS
15 16 (1.65%) Azure Monitor
16 12 (1.24%) Workato
17 10 (1.03%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 104 (10.72%) DNS
2 101 (10.41%) DHCP
2 101 (10.41%) Firewall
3 88 (9.07%) VPN
4 62 (6.39%) WAN
5 54 (5.57%) TCP/IP
6 45 (4.64%) LAN
7 41 (4.23%) VLAN
8 36 (3.71%) Wi-Fi
9 24 (2.47%) VoIP
10 23 (2.37%) SD-WAN
11 18 (1.86%) Unified Communications
12 13 (1.34%) Wireless
13 11 (1.13%) Network Security
13 11 (1.13%) SSL
14 10 (1.03%) SAN
15 7 (0.72%) IP Telephony
15 7 (0.72%) Remote Desktop
16 5 (0.52%) WLAN
17 4 (0.41%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 61 (6.29%) Power BI
2 15 (1.55%) SQL Server
3 13 (1.34%) Relational Database
4 7 (0.72%) MySQL
5 6 (0.62%) Oracle Database
6 5 (0.52%) Crystal Reports
6 5 (0.52%) Data Lake
6 5 (0.52%) Oracle Reports
7 4 (0.41%) Azure SQL Database
7 4 (0.41%) RDBMS
8 3 (0.31%) GIS
8 3 (0.31%) Metadata
8 3 (0.31%) Power Query
9 2 (0.21%) Amazon RDS
9 2 (0.21%) Data Warehouse
9 2 (0.21%) Qlik Sense
9 2 (0.21%) QlikView
9 2 (0.21%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 1 (0.10%) MongoDB
10 1 (0.10%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 6 (0.62%) JIRA
2 1 (0.10%) MSBuild
General
1 489 (50.41%) Social Skills
2 150 (15.46%) Finance
3 105 (10.82%) French Language
4 95 (9.79%) Swedish Language
5 82 (8.45%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 57 (5.88%) Law
7 45 (4.64%) Legal
8 42 (4.33%) Organisational Skills
9 38 (3.92%) Analytical Skills
9 38 (3.92%) Public Sector
10 37 (3.81%) Back Office
10 37 (3.81%) Manufacturing
11 24 (2.47%) Documentation Skills
11 24 (2.47%) Marketing
12 22 (2.27%) Retail
13 15 (1.55%) Telecoms
14 12 (1.24%) Presentation Skills
15 9 (0.93%) Automotive
16 7 (0.72%) Advertising
16 7 (0.72%) Digital Health
Job Titles
1 250 (25.77%) Analyst
2 163 (16.80%) IT Support
3 156 (16.08%) Service Analyst
4 153 (15.77%) Service Desk Analyst
5 128 (13.20%) Support Engineer
6 93 (9.59%) IT Engineer
7 80 (8.25%) IT Support Engineer
8 78 (8.04%) Senior
9 59 (6.08%) 2nd Line Support
10 58 (5.98%) IT Analyst
10 58 (5.98%) Lead
11 54 (5.57%) Support Analyst
12 51 (5.26%) IT Manager
13 49 (5.05%) Support Technician
14 43 (4.43%) Consultant
14 43 (4.43%) IT Technician
15 40 (4.12%) Infrastructure Engineer
15 40 (4.12%) IT Support Technician
16 35 (3.61%) Desktop Engineer
16 35 (3.61%) Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 25 (2.58%) .NET
2 22 (2.27%) HTML5 Canvas
3 11 (1.13%) REST
3 11 (1.13%) Web Services
4 9 (0.93%) JSON
5 8 (0.82%) Middleware
6 6 (0.62%) Microsoft Graph
6 6 (0.62%) SOAP
7 5 (0.52%) EDI
7 5 (0.52%) React
7 5 (0.52%) RESTful
7 5 (0.52%) XML
8 4 (0.41%) FIDO
8 4 (0.41%) SailPoint
9 3 (0.31%) FHIR
10 2 (0.21%) ARM Templates
10 2 (0.21%) CSS
10 2 (0.21%) HTML
10 2 (0.21%) Software Packaging
11 1 (0.10%) ASP.NET
Miscellaneous
1 84 (8.66%) Driving Licence
2 82 (8.45%) Onboarding
3 40 (4.12%) Self-Motivation
4 39 (4.02%) Product Ownership
5 37 (3.81%) Management Information System
6 27 (2.78%) Enterprise Software
7 26 (2.68%) Cloud Native
8 22 (2.27%) Security Posture
9 19 (1.96%) Microsoft Licensing
10 18 (1.86%) Social Media
11 13 (1.34%) CCTV
12 12 (1.24%) Client/Server
12 12 (1.24%) Low-Code
13 11 (1.13%) AI Agents
13 11 (1.13%) Hybrid Cloud
13 11 (1.13%) iPad
13 11 (1.13%) Video Conferencing
14 9 (0.93%) CMDB
14 9 (0.93%) Web Conferencing
15 8 (0.82%) Data Centre
Operating Systems
1 408 (42.06%) Windows
2 183 (18.87%) Windows Server
3 133 (13.71%) Windows 10
4 61 (6.29%) Apple iOS
5 39 (4.02%) Linux
6 36 (3.71%) Mac OS
7 27 (2.78%) Android
8 15 (1.55%) Windows Server 2016
9 13 (1.34%) Windows Server 2019
10 10 (1.03%) Windows Server 2012
11 6 (0.62%) Unix
12 3 (0.31%) Ubuntu
13 1 (0.10%) CentOS
13 1 (0.10%) VMS
13 1 (0.10%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 338 (34.85%) ITIL
2 299 (30.82%) Customer Service
3 190 (19.59%) Problem-Solving
4 180 (18.56%) Continuous Improvement
5 158 (16.29%) ITSM
6 136 (14.02%) Cybersecurity
7 107 (11.03%) Performance Metrics
7 107 (11.03%) Roadmaps
8 96 (9.90%) Service Delivery
9 86 (8.87%) Mentoring
10 84 (8.66%) AI
11 82 (8.45%) Analytics
12 80 (8.25%) Agile
13 75 (7.73%) User Experience
14 70 (7.22%) Migration
15 65 (6.70%) Customer Experience
16 64 (6.60%) Asset Management
16 64 (6.60%) Coaching
17 63 (6.49%) Business Intelligence
17 63 (6.49%) DevOps
Programming Languages
1 112 (11.55%) PowerShell
2 57 (5.88%) SQL
3 40 (4.12%) Python
4 36 (3.71%) JavaScript
5 31 (3.20%) C#
6 22 (2.27%) Bash
7 9 (0.93%) Bicep
8 6 (0.62%) VBA
9 5 (0.52%) Java
9 5 (0.52%) Shell Script
10 4 (0.41%) Kusto Query Language
11 2 (0.21%) Scala
11 2 (0.21%) T-SQL
11 2 (0.21%) TypeScript
12 1 (0.10%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 1 (0.10%) PHP
Qualifications
1 263 (27.11%) Degree
2 183 (18.87%) Microsoft Certification
3 120 (12.37%) AWS Certification
4 115 (11.86%) MCSE
5 84 (8.66%) Security Cleared
6 81 (8.35%) SC Cleared
7 41 (4.23%) Cisco Certification
8 37 (3.81%) Azure Certification
9 31 (3.20%) DBS Check
10 28 (2.89%) CTC Cleared
11 26 (2.68%) CISSP
12 24 (2.47%) CCNA
13 21 (2.16%) Computer Science Degree
14 20 (2.06%) ITIL Certification
15 18 (1.86%) CISM
16 14 (1.44%) MCP
16 14 (1.44%) MCSA
17 11 (1.13%) (ISC)2 CCSP
18 10 (1.03%) A+ Certification
18 10 (1.03%) CCNP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 111 (11.44%) QA
2 68 (7.01%) SLA
3 58 (5.98%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 47 (4.85%) GDPR
5 44 (4.54%) Cyber Essentials
6 28 (2.89%) NIST
7 21 (2.16%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 15 (1.55%) Accessibility
8 15 (1.55%) ISO 9001
9 8 (0.82%) GRC
10 4 (0.41%) Data Quality
10 4 (0.41%) NCSC
10 4 (0.41%) PCI DSS
11 3 (0.31%) HL7
11 3 (0.31%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 3 (0.31%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 2 (0.21%) PMO
13 1 (0.10%) ISO/IEC 27005
13 1 (0.10%) P3O
13 1 (0.10%) SOC 2
System Software
1 328 (33.81%) Active Directory
2 83 (8.56%) Hyper-V
3 46 (4.74%) VMware Infrastructure
4 35 (3.61%) Virtual Desktop
5 18 (1.86%) Virtual Machines
6 8 (0.82%) Docker
6 8 (0.82%) Firmware
7 6 (0.62%) Virtual Servers
7 6 (0.62%) vSphere
8 4 (0.41%) Postfix
9 3 (0.31%) BitLocker
9 3 (0.31%) VMware ESXi
9 3 (0.31%) XenApp
9 3 (0.31%) XenDesktop
10 1 (0.10%) Dovecot
Systems Management
1 212 (21.86%) Microsoft Intune
2 44 (4.54%) Terraform
3 43 (4.43%) SCCM
4 17 (1.75%) Jamf Pro
5 15 (1.55%) Autotask
6 11 (1.13%) Kubernetes
7 8 (0.82%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 8 (0.82%) FortiGate
8 6 (0.62%) PaperCut
9 4 (0.41%) Ansible
9 4 (0.41%) Proxmox
10 3 (0.31%) Nessus
10 3 (0.31%) Single Sign-On
11 1 (0.10%) AirWatch
11 1 (0.10%) Cisco CUCM
11 1 (0.10%) Failover Clustering
11 1 (0.10%) Forefront Identity Manager
11 1 (0.10%) Kibana
11 1 (0.10%) SCOM
Vendors
1 762 (78.56%) Microsoft
2 121 (12.47%) ServiceNow
3 82 (8.45%) Cisco
4 81 (8.35%) VMware
5 36 (3.71%) Apple
6 30 (3.09%) Google
7 22 (2.27%) Citrix
8 21 (2.16%) Adobe
9 19 (1.96%) Meraki
9 19 (1.96%) Veeam
10 17 (1.75%) Datto
10 17 (1.75%) Oracle
11 14 (1.44%) Dell
11 14 (1.44%) Freshdesk
11 14 (1.44%) HP
12 12 (1.24%) Mitel
13 10 (1.03%) Fortinet
13 10 (1.03%) IBM
13 10 (1.03%) iManage
14 9 (0.93%) Zoho