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 7 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 35 36 26
Rank change year-on-year +1 -10 +22
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 365 989 973 2,428
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 5.76% 7.54% 7.73%
As % of the Cloud Services category 14.86% 16.14% 17.46%
Number of salaries quoted 700 803 2,092
10th Percentile £28,750 £28,000 £25,750
25th Percentile £31,250 £32,000 £32,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -2.12%
75th Percentile £65,000 £60,625 £57,500
90th Percentile £86,375 £77,500 £73,750
UK median annual salary £37,500 £42,500 £39,747
% change year-on-year -11.76% +6.93% -5.36%

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 6,654 6,027 13,904
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 38.75% 46.71% 44.28%
Number of salaries quoted 4,515 4,710 12,006
10th Percentile £33,300 £33,250 £35,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £46,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £63,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -0.79% +5.00% -7.69%
75th Percentile £85,000 £83,750 £78,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £107,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £62,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year -4.00% +8.70% -11.54%

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 7 April 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
1 288 (29.12%) SharePoint
2 190 (19.21%) Microsoft Exchange
3 9 (0.91%) Exchange Server 2007
3 9 (0.91%) Exchange Server 2010
3 9 (0.91%) Exchange Server 2013
4 8 (0.81%) Confluence
5 6 (0.61%) Anypoint
5 6 (0.61%) IIS
6 3 (0.30%) ArcGIS
7 2 (0.20%) Apache
7 2 (0.20%) Moodle
7 2 (0.20%) Palantir Foundry
7 2 (0.20%) Umbraco
8 1 (0.10%) Apache Airflow
8 1 (0.10%) CMS
Applications
1 228 (23.05%) Microsoft Office
2 45 (4.55%) Microsoft Excel
3 14 (1.42%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 9 (0.91%) MS Visio
5 8 (0.81%) InDesign
6 6 (0.61%) Adobe XD
6 6 (0.61%) Microsoft Project
7 1 (0.10%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 15 (1.52%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (0.71%) Shopify
3 6 (0.61%) Salesforce CRM
4 3 (0.30%) Oracle EBS
5 2 (0.20%) Dynamics NAV
5 2 (0.20%) SAP Business One
5 2 (0.20%) SAP ERP
5 2 (0.20%) SAP HR
6 1 (0.10%) Elite 3E
6 1 (0.10%) Oracle Payables
Cloud Services
1 480 (48.53%) Azure
2 264 (26.69%) Entra ID
3 151 (15.27%) AWS
4 112 (11.32%) Power Platform
5 85 (8.59%) OneDrive
6 65 (6.57%) SaaS
7 55 (5.56%) Power Automate
8 52 (5.26%) Google Workspace
8 52 (5.26%) PowerApps
9 30 (3.03%) Microsoft Copilot
10 29 (2.93%) Mimecast
11 28 (2.83%) Dynamics 365
12 22 (2.22%) Azure Logic Apps
13 21 (2.12%) Azure DevOps
13 21 (2.12%) Azure Sentinel
14 16 (1.62%) IaaS
15 13 (1.31%) PaaS
16 11 (1.11%) Azure Data Factory
17 9 (0.91%) Adobe Creative Cloud
17 9 (0.91%) Azure Monitor
Communications & Networking
1 149 (15.07%) DNS
2 142 (14.36%) Firewall
3 127 (12.84%) DHCP
4 110 (11.12%) VPN
5 83 (8.39%) Wi-Fi
6 82 (8.29%) WAN
7 72 (7.28%) TCP/IP
8 66 (6.67%) LAN
9 47 (4.75%) VoIP
10 45 (4.55%) VLAN
11 21 (2.12%) SD-WAN
12 20 (2.02%) Unified Communications
13 16 (1.62%) Network Security
14 9 (0.91%) Internet
14 9 (0.91%) SAN
14 9 (0.91%) Wireless
15 8 (0.81%) Remote Desktop
16 7 (0.71%) IP Telephony
17 6 (0.61%) Cisco ASA
17 6 (0.61%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 65 (6.57%) Power BI
2 42 (4.25%) SQL Server
3 17 (1.72%) MySQL
4 14 (1.42%) Relational Database
5 13 (1.31%) PostgreSQL
6 12 (1.21%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 11 (1.11%) Azure SQL Database
8 4 (0.40%) Amazon RDS
8 4 (0.40%) Power Query
8 4 (0.40%) RDBMS
9 2 (0.20%) Data Warehouse
9 2 (0.20%) Qlik Sense
9 2 (0.20%) QlikView
9 2 (0.20%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 1 (0.10%) Big Data
10 1 (0.10%) BusinessObjects
10 1 (0.10%) Data Lake
10 1 (0.10%) NoSQL
10 1 (0.10%) Oracle Database
10 1 (0.10%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 34 (3.44%) JIRA
2 2 (0.20%) Rational Rhapsody
2 2 (0.20%) Selenium
2 2 (0.20%) VersionOne
3 1 (0.10%) Git
General
1 487 (49.24%) Social Skills
2 129 (13.04%) Finance
3 81 (8.19%) Legal
4 79 (7.99%) French Language
5 67 (6.77%) Back Office
5 67 (6.77%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 59 (5.97%) Law
7 54 (5.46%) Public Sector
8 49 (4.95%) Organisational Skills
9 45 (4.55%) Analytical Skills
10 42 (4.25%) Swedish Language
11 35 (3.54%) Retail
12 30 (3.03%) Marketing
13 17 (1.72%) Telecoms
14 16 (1.62%) Manufacturing
15 15 (1.52%) Documentation Skills
15 15 (1.52%) Influencing Skills
16 7 (0.71%) Banking
17 6 (0.61%) Digital Health
17 6 (0.61%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 261 (26.39%) Support Engineer
2 247 (24.97%) IT Support
3 199 (20.12%) Analyst
4 182 (18.40%) IT Engineer
5 162 (16.38%) IT Support Engineer
6 114 (11.53%) Service Analyst
7 111 (11.22%) Service Desk Analyst
8 101 (10.21%) Senior
9 83 (8.39%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 68 (6.88%) 2nd Line Support
11 66 (6.67%) Desktop Support
12 65 (6.57%) IT Analyst
13 64 (6.47%) Desktop Engineer
13 64 (6.47%) Desktop Support Engineer
14 56 (5.66%) Site Engineer
15 48 (4.85%) 2nd Line Engineer
15 48 (4.85%) Support Analyst
16 47 (4.75%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
17 46 (4.65%) Lead
18 45 (4.55%) Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 25 (2.53%) JSON
2 24 (2.43%) HTML5 Canvas
3 22 (2.22%) .NET
4 13 (1.31%) XML
5 12 (1.21%) Microsoft Graph
6 11 (1.11%) .NET Core
6 11 (1.11%) CSS
6 11 (1.11%) HTML
7 10 (1.01%) SPFx
8 9 (0.91%) REST
9 8 (0.81%) Middleware
10 7 (0.71%) Web Services
11 6 (0.61%) OAuth
11 6 (0.61%) OpenID
11 6 (0.61%) XMPP
12 5 (0.51%) EDI
12 5 (0.51%) RESTful
12 5 (0.51%) SOAP
13 4 (0.40%) FIDO
13 4 (0.40%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 100 (10.11%) Driving Licence
2 84 (8.49%) Onboarding
3 30 (3.03%) Management Information System
4 29 (2.93%) Self-Motivation
5 22 (2.22%) Cloud Native
6 20 (2.02%) Video Conferencing
7 19 (1.92%) Replication
8 18 (1.82%) CCTV
8 18 (1.82%) Social Media
9 17 (1.72%) Hybrid Cloud
10 15 (1.52%) Web Conferencing
11 14 (1.42%) Low-Code
12 12 (1.21%) Enterprise Software
13 11 (1.11%) Cyber Threat
13 11 (1.11%) Data Centre
14 10 (1.01%) Security Posture
15 9 (0.91%) CMDB
16 8 (0.81%) Data Structures
16 8 (0.81%) iPad
17 7 (0.71%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 478 (48.33%) Windows
2 195 (19.72%) Windows Server
3 179 (18.10%) Windows 10
4 52 (5.26%) Linux
5 49 (4.95%) Apple iOS
6 47 (4.75%) Mac OS
7 32 (3.24%) Android
7 32 (3.24%) Windows Server 2016
8 29 (2.93%) Windows Server 2012
9 21 (2.12%) Windows Server 2019
10 11 (1.11%) Windows Server 2008
11 6 (0.61%) Ubuntu
12 5 (0.51%) Unix
13 4 (0.40%) CentOS
14 2 (0.20%) Mac OS X
15 1 (0.10%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
15 1 (0.10%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 331 (33.47%) ITIL
2 294 (29.73%) Customer Service
3 232 (23.46%) Problem-Solving
4 205 (20.73%) Continuous Improvement
5 168 (16.99%) Cybersecurity
6 143 (14.46%) ITSM
7 109 (11.02%) Service Delivery
8 98 (9.91%) Customer Experience
9 93 (9.40%) Infrastructure Engineering
10 88 (8.90%) Analytics
11 82 (8.29%) Business Intelligence
12 81 (8.19%) Patch Management
12 81 (8.19%) Performance Metrics
13 71 (7.18%) Ticket Management
14 69 (6.98%) Change Management
14 69 (6.98%) Software Deployment
15 68 (6.88%) Roadmaps
16 65 (6.57%) Service Management
17 63 (6.37%) Disaster Recovery
18 62 (6.27%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 103 (10.41%) PowerShell
2 71 (7.18%) SQL
3 36 (3.64%) Python
4 35 (3.54%) JavaScript
5 33 (3.34%) C#
6 17 (1.72%) R
7 12 (1.21%) TypeScript
8 11 (1.11%) T-SQL
9 10 (1.01%) Bash
10 7 (0.71%) Java
11 6 (0.61%) Bicep
11 6 (0.61%) VBA
12 5 (0.51%) Shell Script
13 4 (0.40%) Delphi
13 4 (0.40%) Pascal
13 4 (0.40%) PHP
14 3 (0.30%) Google Apps Script
15 2 (0.20%) Data Analysis Expressions
16 1 (0.10%) Kusto Query Language
16 1 (0.10%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 237 (23.96%) Degree
2 178 (18.00%) Microsoft Certification
3 115 (11.63%) Security Cleared
4 112 (11.32%) SC Cleared
5 93 (9.40%) MCSE
6 89 (9.00%) AWS Certification
7 60 (6.07%) CTC Cleared
8 36 (3.64%) Azure Certification
8 36 (3.64%) Cisco Certification
9 28 (2.83%) DBS Check
10 26 (2.63%) CISSP
11 19 (1.92%) CCNA
12 17 (1.72%) Computer Science Degree
13 16 (1.62%) Network+ Certification
14 14 (1.42%) MCSA
15 13 (1.31%) Microsoft Certified Professional
16 12 (1.21%) (ISC)2 CCSP
16 12 (1.21%) BPSS Clearance
17 11 (1.11%) A+ Certification
17 11 (1.11%) CEH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 88 (8.90%) QA
2 84 (8.49%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 84 (8.49%) SLA
3 59 (5.97%) Cyber Essentials
4 26 (2.63%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 26 (2.63%) GDPR
5 19 (1.92%) NIST
6 13 (1.31%) Accessibility
6 13 (1.31%) GRC
7 12 (1.21%) Data Quality
8 11 (1.11%) PMO
9 9 (0.91%) ISO 9001
10 8 (0.81%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 5 (0.51%) PCI DSS
12 3 (0.30%) NCSC
13 2 (0.20%) HL7
14 1 (0.10%) COBIT
14 1 (0.10%) ISO 22301
14 1 (0.10%) MiFID
14 1 (0.10%) P3O
System Software
1 319 (32.25%) Active Directory
2 100 (10.11%) Hyper-V
3 64 (6.47%) VMware Infrastructure
4 15 (1.52%) Virtual Desktop
5 14 (1.42%) Virtual Machines
6 13 (1.31%) vSphere
7 9 (0.91%) Firmware
7 9 (0.91%) Virtual Servers
8 8 (0.81%) Docker
8 8 (0.81%) Microsoft Virtual Server
9 6 (0.61%) DFS Replication
9 6 (0.61%) VMware ESXi
10 4 (0.40%) BitLocker
11 3 (0.30%) Postfix
12 2 (0.20%) Terminal Services
12 2 (0.20%) XenApp
13 1 (0.10%) Citrix Hypervisor
Systems Management
1 219 (22.14%) Microsoft Intune
2 25 (2.53%) SCCM
3 18 (1.82%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 17 (1.72%) Terraform
5 14 (1.42%) Jamf Pro
6 13 (1.31%) Autotask
7 11 (1.11%) Kubernetes
7 11 (1.11%) Single Sign-On
8 9 (0.91%) Ansible
9 7 (0.71%) vCenter Server
10 6 (0.61%) Cisco CUCM
10 6 (0.61%) Grafana
11 4 (0.40%) FortiGate
11 4 (0.40%) PaperCut
12 3 (0.30%) Proxmox
13 1 (0.10%) CASB
13 1 (0.10%) Forefront Identity Manager
13 1 (0.10%) Kibana
13 1 (0.10%) Oracle RMAN
Vendors
1 788 (79.68%) Microsoft
2 124 (12.54%) Cisco
3 115 (11.63%) ServiceNow
4 104 (10.52%) VMware
5 58 (5.86%) Google
6 33 (3.34%) Apple
7 31 (3.13%) Adobe
8 28 (2.83%) Meraki
9 24 (2.43%) Dell
10 23 (2.33%) Fortinet
11 22 (2.22%) CrowdStrike
12 20 (2.02%) Veeam
13 18 (1.82%) HP
14 17 (1.72%) iManage
14 17 (1.72%) Oracle
15 15 (1.52%) Palo Alto
15 15 (1.52%) Salesforce
16 14 (1.42%) Citrix
16 14 (1.42%) Draytek
16 14 (1.42%) SAP