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

6 months to
12 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 33 31 27
Rank change year-on-year -2 -4 +23
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 365 1,041 1,259 2,149
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 6.39% 8.00% 7.82%
As % of the Cloud Services category 17.23% 17.09% 17.07%
Number of salaries quoted 682 809 1,914
10th Percentile £28,000 £27,920 £25,750
25th Percentile £31,250 £32,500 £32,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £47,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.53% +5.56% -
75th Percentile £63,750 £61,250 £57,500
90th Percentile £82,500 £77,500 £73,750
UK median annual salary £37,500 £45,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year -16.67% +12.50% -4.19%

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 6,042 7,366 12,589
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 37.10% 46.81% 45.81%
Number of salaries quoted 4,151 4,773 11,007
10th Percentile £32,500 £35,750 £35,500
25th Percentile £43,750 £47,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,100 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.54% +8.33% -7.69%
75th Percentile £82,500 £83,750 £78,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £97,290
UK median annual salary £60,000 £65,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -7.69% +13.04% -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 12 February 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
1 289 (27.76%) SharePoint
2 184 (17.68%) Microsoft Exchange
3 9 (0.86%) IIS
4 7 (0.67%) Anypoint
5 5 (0.48%) Exchange Server 2007
5 5 (0.48%) Exchange Server 2010
5 5 (0.48%) Exchange Server 2013
6 3 (0.29%) ArcGIS
6 3 (0.29%) Confluence
6 3 (0.29%) WordPress
7 2 (0.19%) Moodle
7 2 (0.19%) Palantir Foundry
7 2 (0.19%) Umbraco
8 1 (0.096%) Apache
8 1 (0.096%) CMS
Applications
1 278 (26.71%) Microsoft Office
2 63 (6.05%) Microsoft Excel
3 21 (2.02%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 12 (1.15%) InDesign
5 8 (0.77%) MS Visio
6 7 (0.67%) Adobe XD
6 7 (0.67%) Spreadsheet
7 6 (0.58%) Microsoft Project
8 3 (0.29%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 3 (0.29%) Adobe Illustrator
8 3 (0.29%) Photoshop
9 1 (0.096%) Acrobat
Business Applications
1 21 (2.02%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (0.67%) Shopify
3 5 (0.48%) Salesforce CRM
4 3 (0.29%) Oracle EBS
5 2 (0.19%) Dynamics NAV
5 2 (0.19%) SAP HR
6 1 (0.096%) Dynamics GP
6 1 (0.096%) Elite 3E
6 1 (0.096%) Integrated Workplace Management System
6 1 (0.096%) NetSuite
6 1 (0.096%) Raiser’s Edge
6 1 (0.096%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 486 (46.69%) Azure
2 273 (26.22%) Entra ID
3 190 (18.25%) AWS
4 127 (12.20%) Power Platform
5 70 (6.72%) OneDrive
6 60 (5.76%) PowerApps
7 59 (5.67%) Power Automate
8 57 (5.48%) SaaS
9 49 (4.71%) Google Workspace
10 37 (3.55%) Dynamics 365
11 36 (3.46%) Microsoft Copilot
12 28 (2.69%) Azure DevOps
13 23 (2.21%) Azure Sentinel
13 23 (2.21%) Microsoft Purview
14 21 (2.02%) Mimecast
15 19 (1.83%) IaaS
16 18 (1.73%) Copilot Studio
17 17 (1.63%) Azure Monitor
18 14 (1.34%) Azure Logic Apps
19 11 (1.06%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 139 (13.35%) DNS
2 125 (12.01%) DHCP
3 122 (11.72%) Firewall
4 114 (10.95%) VPN
5 76 (7.30%) WAN
6 66 (6.34%) TCP/IP
7 64 (6.15%) Wi-Fi
8 54 (5.19%) LAN
9 48 (4.61%) VLAN
10 37 (3.55%) VoIP
11 28 (2.69%) SD-WAN
12 16 (1.54%) Unified Communications
13 11 (1.06%) SSL
14 10 (0.96%) Wireless
15 9 (0.86%) Network Security
16 7 (0.67%) IP Telephony
16 7 (0.67%) Remote Desktop
17 6 (0.58%) SAN
18 5 (0.48%) Broadband
18 5 (0.48%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 64 (6.15%) Power BI
2 31 (2.98%) SQL Server
3 14 (1.34%) MySQL
3 14 (1.34%) Relational Database
4 10 (0.96%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 9 (0.86%) PostgreSQL
6 4 (0.38%) Power Query
6 4 (0.38%) RDBMS
7 3 (0.29%) Amazon RDS
7 3 (0.29%) GIS
7 3 (0.29%) Oracle Database
8 2 (0.19%) Azure SQL Database
8 2 (0.19%) Crystal Reports
8 2 (0.19%) Data Lake
8 2 (0.19%) Data Warehouse
8 2 (0.19%) Oracle Reports
8 2 (0.19%) Qlik Sense
8 2 (0.19%) QlikView
9 1 (0.096%) EDMS
9 1 (0.096%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 17 (1.63%) JIRA
2 2 (0.19%) Rational Rhapsody
3 1 (0.096%) Git
3 1 (0.096%) MSBuild
General
1 539 (51.78%) Social Skills
2 158 (15.18%) Finance
3 119 (11.43%) French Language
4 95 (9.13%) Swedish Language
5 76 (7.30%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 64 (6.15%) Back Office
7 53 (5.09%) Law
7 53 (5.09%) Organisational Skills
8 49 (4.71%) Legal
9 48 (4.61%) Public Sector
10 39 (3.75%) Analytical Skills
11 27 (2.59%) Manufacturing
11 27 (2.59%) Marketing
12 25 (2.40%) Retail
13 15 (1.44%) Documentation Skills
14 11 (1.06%) Telecoms
15 10 (0.96%) Influencing Skills
16 7 (0.67%) Digital Health
16 7 (0.67%) German Language
17 6 (0.58%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 255 (24.50%) Analyst
2 223 (21.42%) Support Engineer
3 222 (21.33%) IT Support
4 162 (15.56%) Service Analyst
5 159 (15.27%) Service Desk Analyst
6 150 (14.41%) IT Engineer
7 134 (12.87%) IT Support Engineer
8 100 (9.61%) Senior
9 70 (6.72%) 2nd Line Support
10 67 (6.44%) Desktop Support
10 67 (6.44%) IT Analyst
11 66 (6.34%) Infrastructure Engineer
12 65 (6.24%) Desktop Engineer
13 64 (6.15%) Desktop Support Engineer
14 58 (5.57%) Consultant
15 57 (5.48%) Lead
16 56 (5.38%) Site Engineer
17 55 (5.28%) Support Analyst
18 43 (4.13%) 2nd Line Engineer
18 43 (4.13%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (2.02%) .NET
2 17 (1.63%) HTML5 Canvas
3 16 (1.54%) JSON
4 12 (1.15%) XML
5 11 (1.06%) REST
6 10 (0.96%) Middleware
6 10 (0.96%) Web Services
7 6 (0.58%) SOAP
8 5 (0.48%) EDI
8 5 (0.48%) RESTful
9 4 (0.38%) FIDO
9 4 (0.38%) Microsoft Graph
9 4 (0.38%) SailPoint
10 3 (0.29%) FHIR
10 3 (0.29%) OAuth
10 3 (0.29%) OpenID
11 2 (0.19%) .NET Core
11 2 (0.19%) CSS
11 2 (0.19%) HTML
11 2 (0.19%) Model Context Protocol
Miscellaneous
1 95 (9.13%) Driving Licence
2 82 (7.88%) Onboarding
3 40 (3.84%) Product Ownership
4 38 (3.65%) Management Information System
5 34 (3.27%) Self-Motivation
6 27 (2.59%) Enterprise Software
7 24 (2.31%) Cloud Native
8 23 (2.21%) Social Media
9 22 (2.11%) Security Posture
10 19 (1.83%) CCTV
11 15 (1.44%) Low-Code
11 15 (1.44%) Video Conferencing
12 14 (1.34%) CMDB
13 13 (1.25%) AI Agents
14 12 (1.15%) Client/Server
15 10 (0.96%) Cyber Threat
15 10 (0.96%) Data Centre
15 10 (0.96%) Hybrid Cloud
15 10 (0.96%) iPad
16 9 (0.86%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 477 (45.82%) Windows
2 213 (20.46%) Windows Server
3 177 (17.00%) Windows 10
4 56 (5.38%) Apple iOS
5 44 (4.23%) Linux
6 38 (3.65%) Mac OS
7 29 (2.79%) Android
8 24 (2.31%) Windows Server 2016
9 22 (2.11%) Windows Server 2012
10 17 (1.63%) Windows Server 2019
11 7 (0.67%) Windows Server 2008
12 6 (0.58%) Unix
13 2 (0.19%) CentOS
13 2 (0.19%) Ubuntu
14 1 (0.096%) Mac OS X
14 1 (0.096%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 391 (37.56%) ITIL
2 351 (33.72%) Customer Service
3 238 (22.86%) Continuous Improvement
4 213 (20.46%) Problem-Solving
5 188 (18.06%) ITSM
6 166 (15.95%) Cybersecurity
7 122 (11.72%) Performance Metrics
8 119 (11.43%) Service Delivery
9 114 (10.95%) Analytics
10 99 (9.51%) Customer Experience
11 97 (9.32%) Roadmaps
12 93 (8.93%) Mentoring
13 79 (7.59%) Patch Management
14 78 (7.49%) AI
15 75 (7.20%) Coaching
15 75 (7.20%) Service Management
16 74 (7.11%) Agile
17 72 (6.92%) Infrastructure Engineering
18 71 (6.82%) Business Intelligence
19 69 (6.63%) Ticket Management
Programming Languages
1 113 (10.85%) PowerShell
2 62 (5.96%) SQL
3 45 (4.32%) Python
4 30 (2.88%) JavaScript
5 27 (2.59%) C#
6 23 (2.21%) Bash
7 8 (0.77%) Bicep
7 8 (0.77%) T-SQL
8 6 (0.58%) VBA
9 5 (0.48%) Java
9 5 (0.48%) R
9 5 (0.48%) Shell Script
10 3 (0.29%) PHP
11 2 (0.19%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 2 (0.19%) Delphi
11 2 (0.19%) Google Apps Script
11 2 (0.19%) Kusto Query Language
11 2 (0.19%) Pascal
11 2 (0.19%) TypeScript
12 1 (0.096%) Scala
Qualifications
1 295 (28.34%) Degree
2 216 (20.75%) Microsoft Certification
3 136 (13.06%) AWS Certification
4 133 (12.78%) MCSE
5 127 (12.20%) Security Cleared
6 123 (11.82%) SC Cleared
7 60 (5.76%) CTC Cleared
8 41 (3.94%) Cisco Certification
9 40 (3.84%) Azure Certification
10 29 (2.79%) DBS Check
11 23 (2.21%) CCNA
11 23 (2.21%) CISSP
12 21 (2.02%) Computer Science Degree
13 19 (1.83%) Microsoft Certified Professional
14 16 (1.54%) Network+ Certification
15 15 (1.44%) MCSA
16 13 (1.25%) A+ Certification
17 12 (1.15%) (ISC)2 CCSP
17 12 (1.15%) CISM
18 11 (1.06%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 130 (12.49%) QA
2 90 (8.65%) SLA
3 72 (6.92%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 53 (5.09%) Cyber Essentials
5 33 (3.17%) GDPR
6 24 (2.31%) NIST
7 22 (2.11%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 18 (1.73%) Accessibility
9 15 (1.44%) ISO 9001
10 11 (1.06%) Data Quality
11 8 (0.77%) GRC
12 7 (0.67%) PMO
13 4 (0.38%) PCI DSS
14 3 (0.29%) HL7
14 3 (0.29%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
14 3 (0.29%) NCSC
14 3 (0.29%) Sarbanes-Oxley
15 1 (0.096%) ISO 22301
15 1 (0.096%) P3O
15 1 (0.096%) SOC 2
System Software
1 343 (32.95%) Active Directory
2 90 (8.65%) Hyper-V
3 52 (5.00%) VMware Infrastructure
4 38 (3.65%) Virtual Desktop
5 18 (1.73%) Virtual Machines
6 10 (0.96%) Firmware
7 9 (0.86%) Virtual Servers
8 8 (0.77%) Docker
9 6 (0.58%) VMware ESXi
10 5 (0.48%) vSphere
11 3 (0.29%) DFS Replication
11 3 (0.29%) Microsoft Virtual Server
11 3 (0.29%) Postfix
12 2 (0.19%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 238 (22.86%) Microsoft Intune
2 44 (4.23%) Terraform
3 38 (3.65%) SCCM
4 19 (1.83%) Autotask
5 15 (1.44%) Jamf Pro
6 13 (1.25%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 11 (1.06%) Kubernetes
8 7 (0.67%) FortiGate
8 7 (0.67%) Single Sign-On
9 6 (0.58%) PaperCut
10 3 (0.29%) Ansible
10 3 (0.29%) Nessus
10 3 (0.29%) Proxmox
10 3 (0.29%) vCenter Server
11 1 (0.096%) AirWatch
11 1 (0.096%) CASB
11 1 (0.096%) Cisco CUCM
11 1 (0.096%) Forefront Identity Manager
11 1 (0.096%) Kibana
11 1 (0.096%) SCOM
Vendors
1 820 (78.77%) Microsoft
2 144 (13.83%) ServiceNow
3 113 (10.85%) Cisco
4 90 (8.65%) VMware
5 55 (5.28%) Google
6 33 (3.17%) Apple
7 22 (2.11%) Adobe
7 22 (2.11%) Meraki
8 20 (1.92%) HP
9 19 (1.83%) Dell
10 18 (1.73%) Citrix
11 17 (1.63%) Oracle
12 16 (1.54%) Veeam
13 14 (1.34%) Datto
14 12 (1.15%) Freshdesk
14 12 (1.15%) Sage
14 12 (1.15%) Salesforce
14 12 (1.15%) SAP
15 11 (1.06%) Draytek
15 11 (1.06%) Mitel