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

6 months to
17 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 35 46 30
Rank change year-on-year +11 -16 +8
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 365 1,248 982 2,112
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 5.83% 5.96% 6.86%
As % of the Cloud Services category 14.94% 16.04% 16.48%
Number of salaries quoted 931 794 1,721
10th Percentile £28,500 £27,750 £26,250
25th Percentile £33,500 £31,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £41,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.43% -7.78% -10.00%
75th Percentile £62,500 £58,086 £60,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £69,750 £72,500
UK median annual salary £40,000 £38,000 £38,000
% change year-on-year +5.26% - -8.43%

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 8,355 6,124 12,814
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 39.01% 37.14% 41.63%
Number of salaries quoted 5,935 4,518 10,509
10th Percentile £35,000 £31,750 £36,250
25th Percentile £45,000 £44,000 £45,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% - -7.69%
75th Percentile £85,000 £82,500 £81,786
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £102,500
UK median annual salary £62,500 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +4.17% +4.35% -8.00%

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 July 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
1 419 (33.57%) SharePoint
2 262 (20.99%) Microsoft Exchange
3 21 (1.68%) Confluence
4 16 (1.28%) IIS
5 8 (0.64%) Exchange Server 2007
5 8 (0.64%) Exchange Server 2010
5 8 (0.64%) Exchange Server 2013
6 6 (0.48%) CMS
7 3 (0.24%) ArcGIS
7 3 (0.24%) SAS
8 1 (0.080%) Apache
8 1 (0.080%) Apache Airflow
8 1 (0.080%) Palantir Foundry
8 1 (0.080%) WordPress
Applications
1 181 (14.50%) Microsoft Office
2 37 (2.96%) Microsoft Excel
3 10 (0.80%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (0.40%) CorelDRAW
5 3 (0.24%) MS Visio
5 3 (0.24%) Spreadsheet
6 2 (0.16%) Chatbot
6 2 (0.16%) Microsoft Project
7 1 (0.080%) Acrobat
Business Applications
1 9 (0.72%) Dynamics CRM
2 8 (0.64%) NetSuite
3 5 (0.40%) SAP Business One
4 4 (0.32%) Elite 3E
4 4 (0.32%) Salesforce CRM
5 3 (0.24%) Remedy ITSM
6 2 (0.16%) Carpe Diem
6 2 (0.16%) Dynamics GP
6 2 (0.16%) Visualfiles
7 1 (0.080%) Dynamics NAV
7 1 (0.080%) Oracle EBS
7 1 (0.080%) Oracle Payables
7 1 (0.080%) Payment Gateway
7 1 (0.080%) Sage 200
7 1 (0.080%) SAP ERP
7 1 (0.080%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 635 (50.88%) Azure
2 389 (31.17%) Entra ID
3 209 (16.75%) Power Platform
4 158 (12.66%) AWS
5 130 (10.42%) OneDrive
6 105 (8.41%) SaaS
7 89 (7.13%) PowerApps
8 85 (6.81%) Power Automate
9 83 (6.65%) Microsoft Copilot
10 47 (3.77%) Microsoft Purview
11 45 (3.61%) Mimecast
12 39 (3.13%) Google Workspace
13 38 (3.04%) Cloud Computing
14 31 (2.48%) Dynamics 365
15 30 (2.40%) Azure Logic Apps
16 24 (1.92%) Azure Data Factory
17 23 (1.84%) IaaS
18 21 (1.68%) Azure Sentinel
19 19 (1.52%) Adobe Creative Cloud
20 18 (1.44%) Azure DevOps
Communications & Networking
1 205 (16.43%) Firewall
2 181 (14.50%) DNS
3 141 (11.30%) DHCP
4 136 (10.90%) VPN
5 114 (9.13%) WAN
6 112 (8.97%) LAN
7 100 (8.01%) TCP/IP
8 96 (7.69%) Wi-Fi
9 56 (4.49%) VoIP
10 41 (3.29%) VLAN
11 33 (2.64%) Network Security
11 33 (2.64%) Wireless
12 18 (1.44%) Unified Communications
13 13 (1.04%) SAN
14 12 (0.96%) Internet
15 9 (0.72%) Cisco ASA
15 9 (0.72%) Cisco Firepower
15 9 (0.72%) WebEx
16 8 (0.64%) Remote Desktop
17 7 (0.56%) NGFW
Database & Business Intelligence
1 77 (6.17%) Power BI
2 55 (4.41%) SQL Server
3 23 (1.84%) Azure SQL Database
4 17 (1.36%) PostgreSQL
5 15 (1.20%) MySQL
5 15 (1.20%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 6 (0.48%) Metadata
7 5 (0.40%) Amazon RDS
7 5 (0.40%) Relational Database
8 4 (0.32%) Data Lake
9 3 (0.24%) MongoDB
9 3 (0.24%) Power Query
9 3 (0.24%) Spatial Data
10 2 (0.16%) NoSQL
11 1 (0.080%) Big Data
11 1 (0.080%) BusinessObjects
11 1 (0.080%) Delta Lake
11 1 (0.080%) Parquet
11 1 (0.080%) RDBMS
11 1 (0.080%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 71 (5.69%) JIRA
2 7 (0.56%) Git
3 5 (0.40%) VersionOne
4 2 (0.16%) Rational Rhapsody
4 2 (0.16%) Selenium
4 2 (0.16%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 1 (0.080%) Postman
5 1 (0.080%) Rational DOORS
General
1 629 (50.40%) Social Skills
2 165 (13.22%) Finance
3 122 (9.78%) Legal
4 106 (8.49%) Law
5 70 (5.61%) Analytical Skills
6 61 (4.89%) Public Sector
7 53 (4.25%) Organisational Skills
8 51 (4.09%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 48 (3.85%) Swedish Language
10 37 (2.96%) Presentation Skills
11 30 (2.40%) French Language
11 30 (2.40%) Telecoms
12 28 (2.24%) Documentation Skills
13 25 (2.00%) Back Office
14 23 (1.84%) Retail
15 21 (1.68%) Marketing
16 15 (1.20%) Legal Technology
17 14 (1.12%) Manufacturing
18 13 (1.04%) Advertising
18 13 (1.04%) Banking
Job Titles
1 302 (24.20%) IT Support
2 258 (20.67%) Support Engineer
3 227 (18.19%) Analyst
4 225 (18.03%) IT Engineer
5 196 (15.71%) IT Support Engineer
6 138 (11.06%) Senior
7 108 (8.65%) Service Analyst
8 105 (8.41%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 102 (8.17%) Service Desk Analyst
10 84 (6.73%) Support Analyst
11 79 (6.33%) Consultant
12 72 (5.77%) Architect
13 69 (5.53%) IT Analyst
14 62 (4.97%) Developer
15 56 (4.49%) Lead
16 54 (4.33%) IT Support Analyst
17 50 (4.01%) 2nd Line Support
18 48 (3.85%) Support Technician
19 46 (3.69%) IT Technician
20 45 (3.61%) 2nd Line Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 44 (3.53%) Microsoft Graph
2 39 (3.13%) HTML
3 36 (2.88%) .NET
4 33 (2.64%) CSS
4 33 (2.64%) HTML5 Canvas
5 32 (2.56%) SPFx
6 29 (2.32%) JSON
7 19 (1.52%) .NET Core
8 13 (1.04%) XML
9 11 (0.88%) React
10 9 (0.72%) XMPP
11 8 (0.64%) ASP.NET
12 7 (0.56%) OAuth
12 7 (0.56%) OpenID
13 6 (0.48%) REST
14 5 (0.40%) ARM Templates
14 5 (0.40%) ASP.NET Core
14 5 (0.40%) EDI
14 5 (0.40%) Middleware
14 5 (0.40%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 108 (8.65%) Driving Licence
2 107 (8.57%) Onboarding
3 30 (2.40%) Security Posture
4 28 (2.24%) Clustering
4 28 (2.24%) Self-Motivation
5 26 (2.08%) Hybrid Cloud
5 26 (2.08%) Management Information System
6 24 (1.92%) Product Ownership
7 20 (1.60%) Cloud Native
7 20 (1.60%) Enterprise Software
8 19 (1.52%) Video Conferencing
9 16 (1.28%) Data Centre
9 16 (1.28%) Replication
10 13 (1.04%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 10 (0.80%) AI Agents
12 9 (0.72%) CMDB
12 9 (0.72%) FlexPod
12 9 (0.72%) PKI
13 8 (0.64%) CCTV
13 8 (0.64%) Data Structures
Operating Systems
1 525 (42.07%) Windows
2 216 (17.31%) Windows Server
3 107 (8.57%) Windows 10
4 64 (5.13%) Mac OS
5 58 (4.65%) Linux
6 37 (2.96%) Apple iOS
7 33 (2.64%) Android
8 32 (2.56%) Windows Server 2016
9 19 (1.52%) Windows Server 2019
10 17 (1.36%) Windows Server 2012
11 9 (0.72%) Windows Server 2008
12 6 (0.48%) Ubuntu
13 4 (0.32%) CentOS
14 2 (0.16%) Mac OS X
14 2 (0.16%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
15 1 (0.080%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 332 (26.60%) Problem-Solving
2 328 (26.28%) ITIL
3 287 (23.00%) Customer Service
4 231 (18.51%) Continuous Improvement
5 203 (16.27%) Cybersecurity
6 159 (12.74%) ITSM
7 147 (11.78%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 130 (10.42%) Service Delivery
9 114 (9.13%) Roadmaps
10 108 (8.65%) AI
11 102 (8.17%) Stakeholder Management
12 101 (8.09%) Mentoring
13 98 (7.85%) Project Delivery
14 95 (7.61%) User Experience
15 93 (7.45%) Disaster Recovery
16 90 (7.21%) Information Security
17 87 (6.97%) Service Management
18 86 (6.89%) Business Intelligence
19 80 (6.41%) Performance Metrics
20 78 (6.25%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 169 (13.54%) PowerShell
2 96 (7.69%) SQL
3 51 (4.09%) JavaScript
4 50 (4.01%) C#
4 50 (4.01%) Python
5 30 (2.40%) TypeScript
6 28 (2.24%) R
7 17 (1.36%) T-SQL
8 15 (1.20%) VBA
9 13 (1.04%) Bash
10 10 (0.80%) Bicep
11 6 (0.48%) PHP
11 6 (0.48%) VBScript
12 4 (0.32%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 4 (0.32%) Delphi
12 4 (0.32%) Pascal
13 3 (0.24%) Java
13 3 (0.24%) Ruby
14 2 (0.16%) Korn
14 2 (0.16%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 208 (16.67%) Degree
2 175 (14.02%) Microsoft Certification
3 97 (7.77%) Security Cleared
4 91 (7.29%) SC Cleared
5 83 (6.65%) MCSE
6 78 (6.25%) AWS Certification
7 51 (4.09%) Azure Certification
8 29 (2.32%) CISSP
9 27 (2.16%) DBS Check
10 25 (2.00%) Cisco Certification
11 20 (1.60%) Computer Science Degree
12 19 (1.52%) CTC Cleared
13 17 (1.36%) CISM
14 16 (1.28%) BPSS Clearance
15 15 (1.20%) CCNA
16 10 (0.80%) A+ Certification
16 10 (0.80%) HNC
16 10 (0.80%) HND
17 9 (0.72%) (ISC)2 CCSP
17 9 (0.72%) CEH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 115 (9.21%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 83 (6.65%) QA
3 78 (6.25%) Cyber Essentials
4 71 (5.69%) SLA
5 49 (3.93%) GDPR
6 46 (3.69%) GRC
7 31 (2.48%) NIST
8 21 (1.68%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 16 (1.28%) Accessibility
10 13 (1.04%) Data Quality
11 11 (0.88%) PMO
12 5 (0.40%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 5 (0.40%) SOC 2
13 4 (0.32%) PCI DSS
14 3 (0.24%) ISO/IEC 27005
14 3 (0.24%) ISO/IEC 42001
14 3 (0.24%) WCAG
15 1 (0.080%) Disclosure Scotland
15 1 (0.080%) EU AI Act
15 1 (0.080%) ISO 13485
System Software
1 411 (32.93%) Active Directory
2 137 (10.98%) Hyper-V
3 80 (6.41%) VMware Infrastructure
4 22 (1.76%) vSphere
5 18 (1.44%) Virtual Desktop
6 15 (1.20%) Virtual Machines
7 11 (0.88%) BitLocker
8 10 (0.80%) Microsoft Virtual Server
8 10 (0.80%) Virtual Servers
9 9 (0.72%) VMware ESXi
10 6 (0.48%) DFS Replication
10 6 (0.48%) Terminal Services
10 6 (0.48%) VMware Server
11 5 (0.40%) ClearTrust
12 4 (0.32%) Docker
12 4 (0.32%) KVM
13 2 (0.16%) Citrix Hypervisor
13 2 (0.16%) Firmware
14 1 (0.080%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 289 (23.16%) Microsoft Intune
2 28 (2.24%) SCCM
3 20 (1.60%) Terraform
4 17 (1.36%) Single Sign-On
5 14 (1.12%) Jamf Pro
6 12 (0.96%) Autotask
6 12 (0.96%) Failover Clustering
7 10 (0.80%) Ansible
8 9 (0.72%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 9 (0.72%) Cisco CUCM
8 9 (0.72%) Grafana
9 8 (0.64%) vCenter Server
10 7 (0.56%) Kubernetes
10 7 (0.56%) Proxmox
11 6 (0.48%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
12 4 (0.32%) FortiGate
12 4 (0.32%) Graylog
12 4 (0.32%) ZABBIX
13 3 (0.24%) Norton AntiVirus
14 2 (0.16%) WhatsUp Gold
Vendors
1 1,113 (89.18%) Microsoft
2 137 (10.98%) ServiceNow
3 108 (8.65%) VMware
4 81 (6.49%) Cisco
5 45 (3.61%) Veeam
6 42 (3.37%) Google
7 35 (2.80%) Meraki
8 32 (2.56%) CrowdStrike
9 31 (2.48%) Apple
10 30 (2.40%) iManage
11 27 (2.16%) Adobe
12 25 (2.00%) Fortinet
13 21 (1.68%) Computacenter
14 18 (1.44%) Dell
15 17 (1.36%) Citrix
15 17 (1.36%) Palo Alto
15 17 (1.36%) SonicWALL
16 16 (1.28%) Salesforce
16 16 (1.28%) Ubiquiti
17 14 (1.12%) Splunk