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

6 months to
19 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 37 44 29
Rank change year-on-year +7 -15 +19
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 365 971 1,009 2,291
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 5.18% 6.68% 7.03%
As % of the Cloud Services category 13.67% 16.53% 16.39%
Number of salaries quoted 707 824 1,990
10th Percentile £28,500 £28,000 £26,000
25th Percentile £32,000 £31,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £42,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.88% -5.56% -5.26%
75th Percentile £65,640 £59,625 £57,500
90th Percentile £88,750 £72,675 £73,750
UK median annual salary £39,500 £40,000 £38,500
% change year-on-year -1.25% +3.90% -7.23%

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 7,103 6,103 13,979
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 37.90% 40.43% 42.89%
Number of salaries quoted 4,863 4,464 11,919
10th Percentile £35,000 £32,500 £35,750
25th Percentile £46,250 £45,719 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £64,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.40% +4.17% -7.69%
75th Percentile £85,000 £82,500 £79,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £108,292 £97,500
UK median annual salary £62,500 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +4.17% +4.35% -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 19 May 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
1 321 (33.06%) SharePoint
2 192 (19.77%) Microsoft Exchange
3 15 (1.54%) Confluence
4 9 (0.93%) Exchange Server 2007
4 9 (0.93%) Exchange Server 2010
4 9 (0.93%) Exchange Server 2013
5 8 (0.82%) IIS
6 3 (0.31%) ArcGIS
7 2 (0.21%) Apache
7 2 (0.21%) Moodle
7 2 (0.21%) Palantir Foundry
7 2 (0.21%) Umbraco
8 1 (0.10%) Apache Airflow
8 1 (0.10%) CMS
8 1 (0.10%) SAS
Applications
1 189 (19.46%) Microsoft Office
2 29 (2.99%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (0.62%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.31%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.21%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.10%) Acrobat
6 1 (0.10%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 12 (1.24%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (0.51%) Salesforce CRM
2 5 (0.51%) SAP Business One
3 3 (0.31%) Oracle EBS
4 2 (0.21%) NetSuite
4 2 (0.21%) SAP ERP
4 2 (0.21%) SAP HR
5 1 (0.10%) Dynamics NAV
5 1 (0.10%) Elite 3E
5 1 (0.10%) Oracle Payables
5 1 (0.10%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 485 (49.95%) Azure
2 287 (29.56%) Entra ID
3 132 (13.59%) Power Platform
4 126 (12.98%) AWS
5 104 (10.71%) OneDrive
6 65 (6.69%) SaaS
7 56 (5.77%) PowerApps
8 55 (5.66%) Power Automate
9 48 (4.94%) Microsoft Copilot
10 41 (4.22%) Google Workspace
11 31 (3.19%) Mimecast
12 25 (2.57%) Azure Logic Apps
12 25 (2.57%) Dynamics 365
13 21 (2.16%) Azure Data Factory
13 21 (2.16%) Azure Sentinel
14 20 (2.06%) IaaS
15 19 (1.96%) Adobe Creative Cloud
16 18 (1.85%) Azure DevOps
17 17 (1.75%) PaaS
18 16 (1.65%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 152 (15.65%) Firewall
2 136 (14.01%) DNS
3 107 (11.02%) DHCP
4 106 (10.92%) VPN
5 82 (8.44%) Wi-Fi
6 81 (8.34%) WAN
7 71 (7.31%) LAN
7 71 (7.31%) TCP/IP
8 52 (5.36%) VoIP
9 33 (3.40%) VLAN
10 19 (1.96%) Network Security
11 16 (1.65%) SD-WAN
11 16 (1.65%) Unified Communications
12 9 (0.93%) Cisco ASA
12 9 (0.93%) Cisco Firepower
12 9 (0.93%) WebEx
13 8 (0.82%) Internet
13 8 (0.82%) SAN
13 8 (0.82%) Wireless
14 6 (0.62%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 65 (6.69%) Power BI
2 46 (4.74%) SQL Server
3 22 (2.27%) Azure SQL Database
4 17 (1.75%) MySQL
4 17 (1.75%) PostgreSQL
5 14 (1.44%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 7 (0.72%) Relational Database
7 4 (0.41%) Amazon RDS
7 4 (0.41%) Metadata
8 3 (0.31%) MongoDB
8 3 (0.31%) Power Query
8 3 (0.31%) Spatial Data
9 2 (0.21%) Data Lake
9 2 (0.21%) RDBMS
10 1 (0.10%) Big Data
10 1 (0.10%) BusinessObjects
10 1 (0.10%) NoSQL
10 1 (0.10%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 41 (4.22%) JIRA
2 5 (0.51%) Git
2 5 (0.51%) VersionOne
3 2 (0.21%) Rational Rhapsody
3 2 (0.21%) Selenium
4 1 (0.10%) Postman
General
1 454 (46.76%) Social Skills
2 127 (13.08%) Finance
3 81 (8.34%) Legal
4 60 (6.18%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 57 (5.87%) Public Sector
6 56 (5.77%) Law
7 54 (5.56%) Back Office
8 51 (5.25%) Analytical Skills
9 49 (5.05%) French Language
10 45 (4.63%) Organisational Skills
11 27 (2.78%) Retail
12 19 (1.96%) Marketing
13 18 (1.85%) Telecoms
14 16 (1.65%) Documentation Skills
15 14 (1.44%) Influencing Skills
16 11 (1.13%) Banking
17 8 (0.82%) Manufacturing
17 8 (0.82%) Swedish Language
18 6 (0.62%) Local Government
19 5 (0.51%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 226 (23.27%) IT Support
2 221 (22.76%) Support Engineer
3 183 (18.85%) Analyst
4 161 (16.58%) IT Engineer
5 137 (14.11%) IT Support Engineer
6 102 (10.50%) Senior
7 97 (9.99%) Service Analyst
8 90 (9.27%) Service Desk Analyst
9 85 (8.75%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 64 (6.59%) IT Analyst
11 59 (6.08%) Consultant
12 57 (5.87%) Support Analyst
13 54 (5.56%) Desktop Support
14 52 (5.36%) Desktop Engineer
14 52 (5.36%) Desktop Support Engineer
15 48 (4.94%) Lead
15 48 (4.94%) Site Engineer
16 47 (4.84%) IT Technician
17 44 (4.53%) Developer
18 43 (4.43%) Support Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 35 (3.60%) Microsoft Graph
2 34 (3.50%) .NET
3 28 (2.88%) HTML5 Canvas
3 28 (2.88%) JSON
4 24 (2.47%) CSS
4 24 (2.47%) HTML
4 24 (2.47%) SPFx
5 21 (2.16%) .NET Core
6 9 (0.93%) XMPP
7 8 (0.82%) React
7 8 (0.82%) XML
8 7 (0.72%) Middleware
8 7 (0.72%) OpenID
9 6 (0.62%) ASP.NET
9 6 (0.62%) OAuth
10 5 (0.51%) ARM Templates
10 5 (0.51%) EDI
11 4 (0.41%) RESTful
12 3 (0.31%) Node.js
12 3 (0.31%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 79 (8.14%) Onboarding
2 76 (7.83%) Driving Licence
3 29 (2.99%) Management Information System
4 26 (2.68%) Self-Motivation
5 22 (2.27%) Video Conferencing
6 21 (2.16%) Cloud Native
7 20 (2.06%) Hybrid Cloud
8 16 (1.65%) Product Ownership
8 16 (1.65%) Security Posture
9 15 (1.54%) Replication
10 14 (1.44%) Data Centre
11 13 (1.34%) Enterprise Software
12 10 (1.03%) Clustering
13 9 (0.93%) CCTV
13 9 (0.93%) Cyber Threat
13 9 (0.93%) FlexPod
13 9 (0.93%) Low-Code
14 8 (0.82%) Data Structures
15 7 (0.72%) Social Media
15 7 (0.72%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 443 (45.62%) Windows
2 156 (16.07%) Windows Server
3 148 (15.24%) Windows 10
4 55 (5.66%) Apple iOS
5 45 (4.63%) Linux
5 45 (4.63%) Mac OS
6 43 (4.43%) Android
7 31 (3.19%) Windows Server 2016
8 22 (2.27%) Windows Server 2012
9 19 (1.96%) Windows Server 2019
10 11 (1.13%) Windows Server 2008
11 8 (0.82%) Ubuntu
12 4 (0.41%) CentOS
13 2 (0.21%) Mac OS X
13 2 (0.21%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
14 1 (0.10%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 304 (31.31%) ITIL
2 256 (26.36%) Customer Service
3 241 (24.82%) Problem-Solving
4 201 (20.70%) Continuous Improvement
5 169 (17.40%) Cybersecurity
6 110 (11.33%) ITSM
7 109 (11.23%) Service Delivery
8 96 (9.89%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 81 (8.34%) Disaster Recovery
10 78 (8.03%) Business Intelligence
11 73 (7.52%) Customer Experience
12 72 (7.42%) Service Management
13 70 (7.21%) AI
13 70 (7.21%) Roadmaps
14 69 (7.11%) Mentoring
15 66 (6.80%) Patch Management
16 65 (6.69%) User Experience
17 62 (6.39%) Analytics
18 61 (6.28%) Project Management
18 61 (6.28%) Software Deployment
Programming Languages
1 140 (14.42%) PowerShell
2 77 (7.93%) SQL
3 43 (4.43%) C#
4 37 (3.81%) JavaScript
4 37 (3.81%) Python
5 27 (2.78%) TypeScript
6 17 (1.75%) R
7 14 (1.44%) T-SQL
8 11 (1.13%) Bash
9 9 (0.93%) VBA
10 8 (0.82%) Bicep
11 6 (0.62%) PHP
12 4 (0.41%) Delphi
12 4 (0.41%) Pascal
12 4 (0.41%) VBScript
13 3 (0.31%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 3 (0.31%) Google Apps Script
13 3 (0.31%) Java
13 3 (0.31%) Ruby
14 2 (0.21%) Korn
Qualifications
1 206 (21.22%) Degree
2 154 (15.86%) Microsoft Certification
3 102 (10.50%) Security Cleared
4 98 (10.09%) SC Cleared
5 65 (6.69%) MCSE
6 62 (6.39%) AWS Certification
7 48 (4.94%) CTC Cleared
8 33 (3.40%) Azure Certification
9 24 (2.47%) Cisco Certification
10 23 (2.37%) Computer Science Degree
11 22 (2.27%) DBS Check
12 19 (1.96%) CISSP
13 14 (1.44%) CCNA
13 14 (1.44%) Network+ Certification
14 11 (1.13%) A+ Certification
14 11 (1.13%) BPSS Clearance
15 9 (0.93%) (ISC)2 CCSP
16 8 (0.82%) CISM
16 8 (0.82%) Microsoft Certified Professional
17 7 (0.72%) CEH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 77 (7.93%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 73 (7.52%) SLA
3 67 (6.90%) QA
4 56 (5.77%) Cyber Essentials
5 27 (2.78%) GDPR
6 24 (2.47%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 20 (2.06%) NIST
8 11 (1.13%) Data Quality
8 11 (1.13%) PMO
9 10 (1.03%) GRC
10 6 (0.62%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 5 (0.51%) Accessibility
12 3 (0.31%) PCI DSS
13 1 (0.10%) Basel III
13 1 (0.10%) HL7
13 1 (0.10%) ISO 22301
13 1 (0.10%) ISO 9001
13 1 (0.10%) MiFID
13 1 (0.10%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 1 (0.10%) SOC 2
System Software
1 302 (31.10%) Active Directory
2 83 (8.55%) Hyper-V
3 61 (6.28%) VMware Infrastructure
4 18 (1.85%) Virtual Desktop
5 14 (1.44%) Virtual Machines
6 13 (1.34%) vSphere
7 10 (1.03%) BitLocker
7 10 (1.03%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 10 (1.03%) Virtual Servers
8 6 (0.62%) DFS Replication
8 6 (0.62%) Terminal Services
8 6 (0.62%) VMware ESXi
9 5 (0.51%) Docker
10 4 (0.41%) Firmware
11 3 (0.31%) KVM
12 2 (0.21%) Citrix Hypervisor
12 2 (0.21%) VMware Server
Systems Management
1 217 (22.35%) Microsoft Intune
2 32 (3.30%) SCCM
3 19 (1.96%) Terraform
4 15 (1.54%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 15 (1.54%) Jamf Pro
5 13 (1.34%) Single Sign-On
6 12 (1.24%) Ansible
7 10 (1.03%) Autotask
8 9 (0.93%) Cisco CUCM
8 9 (0.93%) Grafana
9 7 (0.72%) vCenter Server
10 6 (0.62%) Kubernetes
10 6 (0.62%) Proxmox
11 5 (0.51%) FortiGate
12 3 (0.31%) Graylog
12 3 (0.31%) ZABBIX
13 2 (0.21%) PaperCut
14 1 (0.10%) CASB
14 1 (0.10%) Forefront Identity Manager
14 1 (0.10%) Oracle RMAN
Vendors
1 817 (84.14%) Microsoft
2 94 (9.68%) Cisco
3 91 (9.37%) ServiceNow
4 81 (8.34%) VMware
5 42 (4.33%) Google
6 29 (2.99%) Apple
7 28 (2.88%) Adobe
8 25 (2.57%) Fortinet
9 24 (2.47%) Meraki
9 24 (2.47%) Veeam
10 23 (2.37%) CrowdStrike
11 22 (2.27%) iManage
12 18 (1.85%) Computacenter
12 18 (1.85%) Dell
13 15 (1.54%) Palo Alto
14 13 (1.34%) Citrix
14 13 (1.34%) Salesforce
15 12 (1.24%) HP
15 12 (1.24%) SonicWALL
15 12 (1.24%) Ubiquiti