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

6 months to
16 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 38 44 28
Rank change year-on-year +6 -16 +14
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 365 1,069 969 2,388
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 5.37% 6.32% 6.92%
As % of the Cloud Services category 14.23% 16.52% 16.38%
Number of salaries quoted 795 790 1,980
10th Percentile £28,500 £27,750 £26,000
25th Percentile £32,750 £31,250 £32,688
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £42,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.88% -5.56% -9.15%
75th Percentile £65,000 £58,750 £59,000
90th Percentile £86,250 £72,500 £72,500
UK median annual salary £40,000 £39,000 £38,000
% change year-on-year +2.56% +2.63% -8.56%

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 7,512 5,864 14,576
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 37.73% 38.25% 42.21%
Number of salaries quoted 5,246 4,262 12,119
10th Percentile £35,000 £31,500 £36,221
25th Percentile £45,750 £45,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £61,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.46% +1.67% -7.69%
75th Percentile £85,000 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £62,500 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +4.17% +4.35% -10.16%

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 16 June 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
1 358 (33.49%) SharePoint
2 221 (20.67%) Microsoft Exchange
3 16 (1.50%) Confluence
4 14 (1.31%) IIS
5 9 (0.84%) Exchange Server 2007
5 9 (0.84%) Exchange Server 2010
5 9 (0.84%) Exchange Server 2013
6 3 (0.28%) ArcGIS
6 3 (0.28%) CMS
6 3 (0.28%) SAS
7 2 (0.19%) Apache
8 1 (0.094%) Apache Airflow
8 1 (0.094%) Palantir Foundry
Applications
1 181 (16.93%) Microsoft Office
2 34 (3.18%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (0.65%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.28%) MS Visio
4 3 (0.28%) Spreadsheet
5 2 (0.19%) CorelDRAW
5 2 (0.19%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.094%) Acrobat
Business Applications
1 8 (0.75%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (0.56%) NetSuite
3 5 (0.47%) Salesforce CRM
3 5 (0.47%) SAP Business One
4 3 (0.28%) Oracle EBS
4 3 (0.28%) Remedy ITSM
5 2 (0.19%) Dynamics GP
5 2 (0.19%) Elite 3E
5 2 (0.19%) SAP ERP
5 2 (0.19%) SAP HR
6 1 (0.094%) Dynamics NAV
6 1 (0.094%) Oracle Payables
6 1 (0.094%) Visualfiles
Cloud Services
1 527 (49.30%) Azure
2 327 (30.59%) Entra ID
3 154 (14.41%) Power Platform
4 141 (13.19%) AWS
5 117 (10.94%) OneDrive
6 83 (7.76%) SaaS
7 72 (6.74%) PowerApps
8 69 (6.45%) Power Automate
9 63 (5.89%) Microsoft Copilot
10 37 (3.46%) Google Workspace
11 36 (3.37%) Mimecast
12 30 (2.81%) Dynamics 365
13 27 (2.53%) Microsoft Purview
14 26 (2.43%) Azure Logic Apps
15 22 (2.06%) Azure Data Factory
16 21 (1.96%) Azure Sentinel
16 21 (1.96%) IaaS
17 19 (1.78%) Adobe Creative Cloud
18 17 (1.59%) PaaS
19 14 (1.31%) Azure DevOps
Communications & Networking
1 172 (16.09%) Firewall
2 153 (14.31%) DNS
3 119 (11.13%) DHCP
4 118 (11.04%) VPN
5 88 (8.23%) Wi-Fi
6 86 (8.04%) TCP/IP
7 77 (7.20%) WAN
8 67 (6.27%) LAN
9 55 (5.14%) VoIP
10 30 (2.81%) VLAN
11 21 (1.96%) Network Security
12 20 (1.87%) Unified Communications
13 15 (1.40%) Wireless
14 13 (1.22%) SD-WAN
15 12 (1.12%) SAN
16 10 (0.94%) Internet
17 9 (0.84%) Cisco ASA
17 9 (0.84%) Cisco Firepower
17 9 (0.84%) WebEx
18 7 (0.65%) NGFW
Database & Business Intelligence
1 72 (6.74%) Power BI
2 49 (4.58%) SQL Server
3 22 (2.06%) Azure SQL Database
4 17 (1.59%) PostgreSQL
5 16 (1.50%) MySQL
5 16 (1.50%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 6 (0.56%) Amazon RDS
6 6 (0.56%) Relational Database
7 4 (0.37%) Metadata
8 3 (0.28%) MongoDB
8 3 (0.28%) Power Query
8 3 (0.28%) Spatial Data
9 2 (0.19%) Data Lake
9 2 (0.19%) NoSQL
9 2 (0.19%) RDBMS
10 1 (0.094%) Big Data
10 1 (0.094%) BusinessObjects
10 1 (0.094%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 54 (5.05%) JIRA
2 5 (0.47%) Git
2 5 (0.47%) VersionOne
3 2 (0.19%) Rational Rhapsody
3 2 (0.19%) Selenium
4 1 (0.094%) Postman
4 1 (0.094%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 517 (48.36%) Social Skills
2 134 (12.54%) Finance
3 96 (8.98%) Legal
4 64 (5.99%) Law
5 60 (5.61%) Analytical Skills
6 58 (5.43%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 57 (5.33%) Public Sector
8 48 (4.49%) Organisational Skills
9 39 (3.65%) Back Office
9 39 (3.65%) French Language
10 27 (2.53%) Retail
11 24 (2.25%) Swedish Language
11 24 (2.25%) Telecoms
12 20 (1.87%) Marketing
13 15 (1.40%) Documentation Skills
14 13 (1.22%) Banking
15 12 (1.12%) Influencing Skills
16 11 (1.03%) Legal Technology
17 10 (0.94%) Local Government
18 8 (0.75%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 255 (23.85%) IT Support
2 239 (22.36%) Support Engineer
3 192 (17.96%) IT Engineer
4 188 (17.59%) Analyst
5 162 (15.15%) IT Support Engineer
6 121 (11.32%) Senior
7 98 (9.17%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 89 (8.33%) Service Analyst
9 83 (7.76%) Service Desk Analyst
10 68 (6.36%) Consultant
11 67 (6.27%) Support Analyst
12 54 (5.05%) Developer
13 52 (4.86%) IT Analyst
14 51 (4.77%) Lead
15 49 (4.58%) Support Technician
16 46 (4.30%) IT Technician
17 44 (4.12%) 2nd Line Support
18 42 (3.93%) Desktop Support
19 40 (3.74%) Desktop Engineer
19 40 (3.74%) IT Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 39 (3.65%) Microsoft Graph
2 36 (3.37%) .NET
3 32 (2.99%) HTML
4 30 (2.81%) HTML5 Canvas
5 29 (2.71%) CSS
5 29 (2.71%) JSON
6 27 (2.53%) SPFx
7 21 (1.96%) .NET Core
8 10 (0.94%) React
8 10 (0.94%) XML
9 9 (0.84%) XMPP
10 8 (0.75%) OAuth
10 8 (0.75%) OpenID
11 7 (0.65%) ASP.NET
12 6 (0.56%) EDI
13 5 (0.47%) Middleware
13 5 (0.47%) REST
13 5 (0.47%) RESTful
13 5 (0.47%) Web Services
14 4 (0.37%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 89 (8.33%) Onboarding
2 86 (8.04%) Driving Licence
3 24 (2.25%) Management Information System
4 22 (2.06%) Product Ownership
5 21 (1.96%) Cloud Native
5 21 (1.96%) Self-Motivation
6 20 (1.87%) Hybrid Cloud
6 20 (1.87%) Security Posture
7 19 (1.78%) Video Conferencing
8 18 (1.68%) Clustering
9 16 (1.50%) Data Centre
9 16 (1.50%) Replication
10 14 (1.31%) Enterprise Software
11 11 (1.03%) CMDB
12 9 (0.84%) CCTV
12 9 (0.84%) FlexPod
13 8 (0.75%) AI Agents
13 8 (0.75%) Data Structures
13 8 (0.75%) Legacy Systems
13 8 (0.75%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 473 (44.25%) Windows
2 182 (17.03%) Windows Server
3 131 (12.25%) Windows 10
4 55 (5.14%) Mac OS
5 49 (4.58%) Linux
6 39 (3.65%) Apple iOS
7 34 (3.18%) Windows Server 2016
8 31 (2.90%) Android
9 21 (1.96%) Windows Server 2012
9 21 (1.96%) Windows Server 2019
10 11 (1.03%) Windows Server 2008
11 6 (0.56%) Ubuntu
12 4 (0.37%) CentOS
13 2 (0.19%) Mac OS X
13 2 (0.19%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
14 1 (0.094%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 308 (28.81%) ITIL
2 279 (26.10%) Problem-Solving
3 262 (24.51%) Customer Service
4 208 (19.46%) Continuous Improvement
5 181 (16.93%) Cybersecurity
6 136 (12.72%) ITSM
7 124 (11.60%) Service Delivery
8 113 (10.57%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 91 (8.51%) Service Management
10 89 (8.33%) Disaster Recovery
11 86 (8.04%) AI
12 84 (7.86%) Business Intelligence
13 81 (7.58%) Stakeholder Management
13 81 (7.58%) User Experience
14 80 (7.48%) Mentoring
15 73 (6.83%) Roadmaps
16 66 (6.17%) Performance Metrics
17 62 (5.80%) Technical Leadership
18 59 (5.52%) Workflow
19 58 (5.43%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 155 (14.50%) PowerShell
2 88 (8.23%) SQL
3 46 (4.30%) C#
4 44 (4.12%) JavaScript
5 42 (3.93%) Python
6 29 (2.71%) TypeScript
7 19 (1.78%) R
8 16 (1.50%) T-SQL
9 12 (1.12%) Bash
9 12 (1.12%) VBA
10 8 (0.75%) Bicep
11 6 (0.56%) PHP
11 6 (0.56%) VBScript
12 4 (0.37%) Delphi
12 4 (0.37%) Pascal
13 3 (0.28%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 3 (0.28%) Google Apps Script
13 3 (0.28%) Java
13 3 (0.28%) Ruby
14 2 (0.19%) Korn
Qualifications
1 205 (19.18%) Degree
2 161 (15.06%) Microsoft Certification
3 97 (9.07%) Security Cleared
4 93 (8.70%) SC Cleared
5 71 (6.64%) MCSE
6 68 (6.36%) AWS Certification
7 40 (3.74%) Azure Certification
8 33 (3.09%) CTC Cleared
9 23 (2.15%) CISSP
9 23 (2.15%) DBS Check
10 21 (1.96%) Cisco Certification
10 21 (1.96%) Computer Science Degree
11 15 (1.40%) BPSS Clearance
12 13 (1.22%) A+ Certification
12 13 (1.22%) CISM
13 11 (1.03%) CCNA
14 10 (0.94%) Network+ Certification
15 9 (0.84%) (ISC)2 CCSP
16 8 (0.75%) Microsoft Certified Professional
17 7 (0.65%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 88 (8.23%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 76 (7.11%) SLA
3 71 (6.64%) QA
4 59 (5.52%) Cyber Essentials
5 30 (2.81%) GDPR
6 23 (2.15%) NIST
7 22 (2.06%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 11 (1.03%) Accessibility
8 11 (1.03%) Data Quality
8 11 (1.03%) PMO
9 10 (0.94%) GRC
10 5 (0.47%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 4 (0.37%) PCI DSS
12 2 (0.19%) ISO/IEC 27005
12 2 (0.19%) SOC 2
12 2 (0.19%) WCAG
13 1 (0.094%) Disclosure Scotland
13 1 (0.094%) ISO 13485
13 1 (0.094%) ISO 22301
13 1 (0.094%) NCSC
System Software
1 343 (32.09%) Active Directory
2 105 (9.82%) Hyper-V
3 72 (6.74%) VMware Infrastructure
4 18 (1.68%) vSphere
5 17 (1.59%) Virtual Desktop
6 12 (1.12%) Microsoft Virtual Server
6 12 (1.12%) Virtual Servers
7 11 (1.03%) BitLocker
8 10 (0.94%) Virtual Machines
9 7 (0.65%) VMware ESXi
10 6 (0.56%) DFS Replication
10 6 (0.56%) Terminal Services
11 5 (0.47%) ClearTrust
12 4 (0.37%) Docker
12 4 (0.37%) KVM
12 4 (0.37%) VMware Server
13 3 (0.28%) Firmware
14 2 (0.19%) Citrix Hypervisor
15 1 (0.094%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 238 (22.26%) Microsoft Intune
2 31 (2.90%) SCCM
3 19 (1.78%) Terraform
4 17 (1.59%) Single Sign-On
5 15 (1.40%) Autotask
6 14 (1.31%) Jamf Pro
7 13 (1.22%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 10 (0.94%) Ansible
9 9 (0.84%) Cisco CUCM
9 9 (0.84%) Grafana
10 7 (0.65%) Proxmox
10 7 (0.65%) vCenter Server
11 5 (0.47%) Failover Clustering
11 5 (0.47%) Kubernetes
12 4 (0.37%) Graylog
12 4 (0.37%) ZABBIX
13 3 (0.28%) FortiGate
13 3 (0.28%) Norton AntiVirus
14 2 (0.19%) CASB
14 2 (0.19%) WhatsUp Gold
Vendors
1 946 (88.49%) Microsoft
2 118 (11.04%) ServiceNow
3 97 (9.07%) VMware
4 86 (8.04%) Cisco
5 41 (3.84%) Google
6 38 (3.55%) Veeam
7 32 (2.99%) Meraki
8 31 (2.90%) Apple
9 27 (2.53%) Adobe
10 26 (2.43%) iManage
11 23 (2.15%) Computacenter
11 23 (2.15%) CrowdStrike
12 22 (2.06%) Fortinet
13 18 (1.68%) Dell
14 15 (1.40%) Palo Alto
14 15 (1.40%) Salesforce
14 15 (1.40%) SonicWALL
15 14 (1.31%) Citrix
16 12 (1.12%) Ubiquiti
17 11 (1.03%) ConnectWise