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

6 months to
9 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 32 35 26
Rank change year-on-year +3 -9 +22
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 365 992 975 2,449
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 5.76% 7.54% 7.72%
As % of the Cloud Services category 14.88% 16.21% 17.50%
Number of salaries quoted 698 802 2,110
10th Percentile £28,750 £28,500 £25,750
25th Percentile £31,625 £32,000 £32,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -2.17%
75th Percentile £65,237 £61,250 £57,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £77,500 £73,750
UK median annual salary £38,000 £42,500 £39,500
% change year-on-year -10.59% +7.59% -5.95%

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 6,666 6,014 13,991
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 38.70% 46.52% 44.08%
Number of salaries quoted 4,497 4,690 12,076
10th Percentile £33,450 £33,250 £35,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £46,309 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - +4.17% -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 9 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
1 287 (28.93%) SharePoint
2 190 (19.15%) 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 (0.60%) Anypoint
5 6 (0.60%) 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
1 229 (23.08%) Microsoft Office
2 42 (4.23%) Microsoft Excel
3 11 (1.11%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 9 (0.91%) MS Visio
5 6 (0.60%) Adobe XD
5 6 (0.60%) Microsoft Project
6 5 (0.50%) InDesign
7 1 (0.10%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 15 (1.51%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (0.71%) Shopify
3 6 (0.60%) 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
1 477 (48.08%) Azure
2 263 (26.51%) Entra ID
3 156 (15.73%) AWS
4 114 (11.49%) Power Platform
5 87 (8.77%) OneDrive
6 62 (6.25%) SaaS
7 57 (5.75%) Power Automate
8 54 (5.44%) PowerApps
9 52 (5.24%) Google Workspace
10 30 (3.02%) Microsoft Copilot
11 29 (2.92%) Mimecast
12 28 (2.82%) Dynamics 365
13 23 (2.32%) Azure DevOps
13 23 (2.32%) Azure Logic Apps
13 23 (2.32%) Azure Sentinel
14 16 (1.61%) IaaS
15 13 (1.31%) PaaS
16 12 (1.21%) Azure Data Factory
17 10 (1.01%) Adobe Creative Cloud
18 9 (0.91%) Azure Monitor
Communications & Networking
1 148 (14.92%) DNS
2 140 (14.11%) Firewall
3 126 (12.70%) DHCP
4 107 (10.79%) VPN
5 83 (8.37%) Wi-Fi
6 82 (8.27%) WAN
7 72 (7.26%) TCP/IP
8 66 (6.65%) LAN
9 47 (4.74%) VoIP
10 44 (4.44%) VLAN
11 21 (2.12%) SD-WAN
12 17 (1.71%) Unified Communications
13 16 (1.61%) Network Security
14 10 (1.01%) SAN
15 9 (0.91%) Remote Desktop
15 9 (0.91%) Wireless
16 8 (0.81%) Internet
17 6 (0.60%) Cisco ASA
17 6 (0.60%) iSCSI
17 6 (0.60%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 66 (6.65%) Power BI
2 44 (4.44%) SQL Server
3 18 (1.81%) MySQL
4 14 (1.41%) PostgreSQL
4 14 (1.41%) Relational Database
5 12 (1.21%) Azure SQL Database
5 12 (1.21%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 4 (0.40%) Amazon RDS
6 4 (0.40%) Power Query
6 4 (0.40%) RDBMS
7 2 (0.20%) Data Warehouse
7 2 (0.20%) Metadata
7 2 (0.20%) Qlik Sense
7 2 (0.20%) QlikView
7 2 (0.20%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 1 (0.10%) Big Data
8 1 (0.10%) BusinessObjects
8 1 (0.10%) NoSQL
8 1 (0.10%) Oracle Database
8 1 (0.10%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 34 (3.43%) JIRA
2 2 (0.20%) Rational Rhapsody
2 2 (0.20%) Selenium
2 2 (0.20%) VersionOne
3 1 (0.10%) Git
General
1 490 (49.40%) Social Skills
2 129 (13.00%) Finance
3 81 (8.17%) Legal
4 80 (8.06%) French Language
5 67 (6.75%) Back Office
5 67 (6.75%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 59 (5.95%) Law
7 54 (5.44%) Public Sector
8 50 (5.04%) Organisational Skills
9 43 (4.33%) Analytical Skills
10 41 (4.13%) Swedish Language
11 34 (3.43%) Retail
12 26 (2.62%) Marketing
13 15 (1.51%) Documentation Skills
13 15 (1.51%) Influencing Skills
13 15 (1.51%) Manufacturing
13 15 (1.51%) Telecoms
14 7 (0.71%) Banking
15 6 (0.60%) Digital Health
15 6 (0.60%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 256 (25.81%) Support Engineer
2 239 (24.09%) IT Support
3 202 (20.36%) Analyst
4 178 (17.94%) IT Engineer
5 157 (15.83%) IT Support Engineer
6 119 (12.00%) Service Analyst
7 116 (11.69%) Service Desk Analyst
8 98 (9.88%) Senior
9 84 (8.47%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 66 (6.65%) Desktop Support
11 65 (6.55%) 2nd Line Support
12 64 (6.45%) Desktop Engineer
12 64 (6.45%) Desktop Support Engineer
13 63 (6.35%) IT Analyst
14 56 (5.65%) Site Engineer
15 47 (4.74%) Lead
16 46 (4.64%) 2nd Line Engineer
16 46 (4.64%) Support Analyst
17 45 (4.54%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
17 45 (4.54%) Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 26 (2.62%) JSON
2 25 (2.52%) HTML5 Canvas
3 24 (2.42%) .NET
4 13 (1.31%) Microsoft Graph
4 13 (1.31%) XML
5 12 (1.21%) .NET Core
5 12 (1.21%) CSS
5 12 (1.21%) HTML
5 12 (1.21%) SPFx
6 9 (0.91%) REST
7 8 (0.81%) Middleware
8 7 (0.71%) Web Services
9 6 (0.60%) OAuth
9 6 (0.60%) OpenID
9 6 (0.60%) XMPP
10 5 (0.50%) EDI
10 5 (0.50%) RESTful
10 5 (0.50%) SOAP
11 4 (0.40%) FIDO
11 4 (0.40%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 95 (9.58%) Driving Licence
2 80 (8.06%) Onboarding
3 31 (3.13%) Management Information System
4 29 (2.92%) Self-Motivation
5 23 (2.32%) Cloud Native
6 20 (2.02%) Video Conferencing
7 19 (1.92%) Replication
8 17 (1.71%) Hybrid Cloud
9 16 (1.61%) CCTV
10 15 (1.51%) Social Media
11 14 (1.41%) Low-Code
12 12 (1.21%) Enterprise Software
12 12 (1.21%) Security Posture
12 12 (1.21%) Web Conferencing
13 11 (1.11%) Cyber Threat
13 11 (1.11%) Data Centre
14 10 (1.01%) CMDB
15 9 (0.91%) Product Ownership
16 8 (0.81%) Data Structures
16 8 (0.81%) iPad
Operating Systems
1 471 (47.48%) Windows
2 191 (19.25%) Windows Server
3 177 (17.84%) Windows 10
4 50 (5.04%) Linux
5 49 (4.94%) Apple iOS
6 46 (4.64%) Mac OS
7 32 (3.23%) Android
7 32 (3.23%) Windows Server 2016
8 28 (2.82%) Windows Server 2012
9 21 (2.12%) Windows Server 2019
10 11 (1.11%) Windows Server 2008
11 6 (0.60%) Ubuntu
12 5 (0.50%) Unix
13 4 (0.40%) CentOS
14 2 (0.20%) Mac OS X
14 2 (0.20%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
15 1 (0.10%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 332 (33.47%) ITIL
2 297 (29.94%) Customer Service
3 231 (23.29%) Problem-Solving
4 210 (21.17%) Continuous Improvement
5 168 (16.94%) Cybersecurity
6 147 (14.82%) ITSM
7 110 (11.09%) Service Delivery
8 98 (9.88%) Customer Experience
9 93 (9.38%) Infrastructure Engineering
10 86 (8.67%) Performance Metrics
11 85 (8.57%) Analytics
12 81 (8.17%) Patch Management
13 80 (8.06%) Business Intelligence
14 71 (7.16%) Ticket Management
15 70 (7.06%) Roadmaps
16 69 (6.96%) Software Deployment
17 67 (6.75%) Change Management
18 65 (6.55%) Mentoring
19 64 (6.45%) Disaster Recovery
20 63 (6.35%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 105 (10.58%) PowerShell
2 73 (7.36%) SQL
3 37 (3.73%) JavaScript
4 36 (3.63%) Python
5 35 (3.53%) C#
6 17 (1.71%) R
7 14 (1.41%) TypeScript
8 11 (1.11%) Bash
8 11 (1.11%) T-SQL
9 7 (0.71%) Java
10 6 (0.60%) Bicep
10 6 (0.60%) VBA
11 5 (0.50%) Shell Script
12 4 (0.40%) Delphi
12 4 (0.40%) Pascal
12 4 (0.40%) PHP
13 3 (0.30%) Google Apps Script
14 2 (0.20%) Data Analysis Expressions
14 2 (0.20%) Korn
15 1 (0.10%) Scala
Qualifications
1 240 (24.19%) Degree
2 183 (18.45%) Microsoft Certification
3 117 (11.79%) Security Cleared
4 114 (11.49%) SC Cleared
5 96 (9.68%) MCSE
6 93 (9.38%) AWS Certification
7 60 (6.05%) CTC Cleared
8 35 (3.53%) Azure Certification
9 34 (3.43%) Cisco Certification
10 27 (2.72%) DBS Check
11 26 (2.62%) CISSP
12 17 (1.71%) CCNA
12 17 (1.71%) Computer Science Degree
13 16 (1.61%) Network+ Certification
14 12 (1.21%) (ISC)2 CCSP
14 12 (1.21%) BPSS Clearance
14 12 (1.21%) MCSA
15 11 (1.11%) A+ Certification
15 11 (1.11%) CEH
15 11 (1.11%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 93 (9.38%) QA
2 84 (8.47%) SLA
3 81 (8.17%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 57 (5.75%) Cyber Essentials
5 26 (2.62%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 26 (2.62%) GDPR
6 19 (1.92%) NIST
7 13 (1.31%) Accessibility
7 13 (1.31%) GRC
8 12 (1.21%) Data Quality
8 12 (1.21%) PMO
9 8 (0.81%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 6 (0.60%) ISO 9001
11 5 (0.50%) 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%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 318 (32.06%) Active Directory
2 97 (9.78%) Hyper-V
3 63 (6.35%) VMware Infrastructure
4 16 (1.61%) Virtual Desktop
5 14 (1.41%) Virtual Machines
6 13 (1.31%) vSphere
7 9 (0.91%) Docker
7 9 (0.91%) Firmware
7 9 (0.91%) Virtual Servers
8 8 (0.81%) Microsoft Virtual Server
9 6 (0.60%) DFS Replication
9 6 (0.60%) VMware ESXi
10 4 (0.40%) BitLocker
11 3 (0.30%) Postfix
12 2 (0.20%) Citrix Hypervisor
12 2 (0.20%) Terminal Services
12 2 (0.20%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 216 (21.77%) Microsoft Intune
2 25 (2.52%) SCCM
3 18 (1.81%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 18 (1.81%) Terraform
4 14 (1.41%) Jamf Pro
5 13 (1.31%) Autotask
6 12 (1.21%) Kubernetes
7 11 (1.11%) Single Sign-On
8 9 (0.91%) Ansible
9 7 (0.71%) vCenter Server
10 6 (0.60%) Cisco CUCM
10 6 (0.60%) 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
1 798 (80.44%) Microsoft
2 121 (12.20%) ServiceNow
3 119 (12.00%) Cisco
4 100 (10.08%) VMware
5 58 (5.85%) Google
6 33 (3.33%) Apple
7 29 (2.92%) Adobe
8 26 (2.62%) Meraki
9 25 (2.52%) Dell
10 24 (2.42%) Fortinet
11 22 (2.22%) CrowdStrike
12 19 (1.92%) Veeam
13 17 (1.71%) iManage
13 17 (1.71%) Oracle
14 16 (1.61%) HP
15 15 (1.51%) Palo Alto
15 15 (1.51%) Salesforce
16 14 (1.41%) Citrix
16 14 (1.41%) SAP
17 13 (1.31%) Draytek