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

6 months to
21 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 1,244 970 1,987
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 5.76% 5.89% 6.82%
As % of the Cloud Services category 14.80% 15.92% 16.53%
Number of salaries quoted 944 784 1,608
10th Percentile £29,000 £27,750 £26,250
25th Percentile £33,750 £31,250 £32,938
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,500 £41,408 £45,250
Median % change year-on-year +12.30% -8.49% -9.50%
75th Percentile £62,500 £58,000 £61,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £69,750 £72,500
UK median annual salary £40,000 £37,500 £39,000
% change year-on-year +6.67% -3.85% -6.02%

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 8,403 6,093 12,017
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 38.90% 36.99% 41.23%
Number of salaries quoted 5,999 4,492 9,798
10th Percentile £35,000 £31,500 £36,250
25th Percentile £45,000 £43,750 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £61,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% -2.44% -5.38%
75th Percentile £85,000 £82,500 £82,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £105,000
UK median annual salary £62,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.17% - -4.00%

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 21 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
1 422 (33.92%) SharePoint
2 263 (21.14%) Microsoft Exchange
3 22 (1.77%) Confluence
4 16 (1.29%) 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
1 164 (13.18%) Microsoft Office
2 35 (2.81%) Microsoft Excel
3 8 (0.64%) 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%) Salesforce CRM
5 3 (0.24%) Elite 3E
5 3 (0.24%) Remedy ITSM
6 2 (0.16%) Carpe Diem
6 2 (0.16%) Dynamics GP
6 2 (0.16%) Payment Gateway
6 2 (0.16%) Shopify
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%) Sage 200
7 1 (0.080%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 646 (51.93%) Azure
2 381 (30.63%) Entra ID
3 213 (17.12%) Power Platform
4 161 (12.94%) AWS
5 130 (10.45%) OneDrive
6 106 (8.52%) SaaS
7 92 (7.40%) PowerApps
8 89 (7.15%) Power Automate
9 84 (6.75%) Microsoft Copilot
10 48 (3.86%) Microsoft Purview
11 46 (3.70%) Mimecast
12 39 (3.14%) Cloud Computing
13 37 (2.97%) Google Workspace
14 31 (2.49%) Azure Logic Apps
14 31 (2.49%) Dynamics 365
15 24 (1.93%) Azure Data Factory
16 23 (1.85%) Azure Sentinel
16 23 (1.85%) IaaS
17 19 (1.53%) Adobe Creative Cloud
17 19 (1.53%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 209 (16.80%) Firewall
2 186 (14.95%) DNS
3 144 (11.58%) DHCP
4 141 (11.33%) VPN
5 114 (9.16%) WAN
6 112 (9.00%) LAN
7 104 (8.36%) TCP/IP
8 94 (7.56%) Wi-Fi
9 55 (4.42%) VoIP
10 43 (3.46%) VLAN
11 35 (2.81%) Network Security
11 35 (2.81%) Wireless
12 18 (1.45%) Unified Communications
13 13 (1.05%) 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%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 78 (6.27%) Power BI
2 56 (4.50%) SQL Server
3 24 (1.93%) Azure SQL Database
4 17 (1.37%) PostgreSQL
5 15 (1.21%) MySQL
5 15 (1.21%) 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 74 (5.95%) JIRA
2 8 (0.64%) 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
1 616 (49.52%) Social Skills
2 167 (13.42%) Finance
3 121 (9.73%) Legal
4 104 (8.36%) Law
5 72 (5.79%) Analytical Skills
6 61 (4.90%) Public Sector
7 53 (4.26%) Organisational Skills
8 49 (3.94%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 48 (3.86%) Swedish Language
10 38 (3.05%) Presentation Skills
11 30 (2.41%) French Language
11 30 (2.41%) Telecoms
12 28 (2.25%) Documentation Skills
13 26 (2.09%) Retail
14 21 (1.69%) Marketing
15 16 (1.29%) Manufacturing
16 14 (1.13%) Banking
16 14 (1.13%) Legal Technology
17 13 (1.05%) Advertising
18 12 (0.96%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 303 (24.36%) IT Support
2 241 (19.37%) Support Engineer
3 224 (18.01%) Analyst
3 224 (18.01%) IT Engineer
4 196 (15.76%) IT Support Engineer
5 138 (11.09%) Senior
6 104 (8.36%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 104 (8.36%) Service Analyst
7 98 (7.88%) Service Desk Analyst
8 85 (6.83%) Support Analyst
9 82 (6.59%) Consultant
10 70 (5.63%) Architect
11 65 (5.23%) IT Analyst
12 63 (5.06%) Developer
13 56 (4.50%) Lead
14 54 (4.34%) IT Support Analyst
15 50 (4.02%) 2nd Line Support
16 48 (3.86%) Support Technician
17 46 (3.70%) IT Technician
18 45 (3.62%) 2nd Line Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 44 (3.54%) Microsoft Graph
2 39 (3.14%) HTML
3 36 (2.89%) .NET
4 33 (2.65%) CSS
4 33 (2.65%) HTML5 Canvas
5 32 (2.57%) SPFx
6 29 (2.33%) JSON
7 19 (1.53%) .NET Core
8 13 (1.05%) XML
9 11 (0.88%) React
10 9 (0.72%) XMPP
11 8 (0.64%) ASP.NET
12 6 (0.48%) OAuth
12 6 (0.48%) OpenID
12 6 (0.48%) REST
13 5 (0.40%) ARM Templates
13 5 (0.40%) ASP.NET Core
13 5 (0.40%) EDI
13 5 (0.40%) Middleware
13 5 (0.40%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 106 (8.52%) Driving Licence
1 106 (8.52%) Onboarding
2 31 (2.49%) Security Posture
3 29 (2.33%) Self-Motivation
4 28 (2.25%) Clustering
5 27 (2.17%) Management Information System
6 26 (2.09%) Hybrid Cloud
7 25 (2.01%) Product Ownership
8 20 (1.61%) Cloud Native
9 19 (1.53%) Enterprise Software
10 17 (1.37%) Data Centre
10 17 (1.37%) Video Conferencing
11 16 (1.29%) Replication
12 14 (1.13%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
13 10 (0.80%) AI Agents
13 10 (0.80%) Web Conferencing
14 9 (0.72%) CMDB
14 9 (0.72%) Data Structures
14 9 (0.72%) FlexPod
14 9 (0.72%) Low-Code
Operating Systems
1 510 (41.00%) Windows
2 222 (17.85%) Windows Server
3 86 (6.91%) Windows 10
4 63 (5.06%) Mac OS
5 61 (4.90%) Linux
6 37 (2.97%) Apple iOS
7 32 (2.57%) Android
8 31 (2.49%) Windows Server 2016
9 18 (1.45%) Windows Server 2019
10 16 (1.29%) 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
1 336 (27.01%) Problem-Solving
2 309 (24.84%) ITIL
3 268 (21.54%) Customer Service
4 215 (17.28%) Continuous Improvement
5 193 (15.51%) Cybersecurity
6 157 (12.62%) ITSM
7 153 (12.30%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 124 (9.97%) Service Delivery
9 115 (9.24%) Roadmaps
10 108 (8.68%) AI
11 105 (8.44%) Stakeholder Management
12 103 (8.28%) Mentoring
13 100 (8.04%) Project Delivery
14 95 (7.64%) User Experience
15 94 (7.56%) Disaster Recovery
16 90 (7.23%) Information Security
17 87 (6.99%) Business Intelligence
17 87 (6.99%) Service Management
18 81 (6.51%) Technical Leadership
19 80 (6.43%) Performance Metrics
Programming Languages
1 176 (14.15%) PowerShell
2 99 (7.96%) SQL
3 53 (4.26%) Python
4 52 (4.18%) JavaScript
5 50 (4.02%) C#
6 30 (2.41%) R
6 30 (2.41%) TypeScript
7 17 (1.37%) T-SQL
8 16 (1.29%) VBA
9 15 (1.21%) Bash
10 13 (1.05%) 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%) Kusto Query Language
13 3 (0.24%) Ruby
14 2 (0.16%) Korn
Qualifications
1 193 (15.51%) Degree
2 173 (13.91%) Microsoft Certification
3 81 (6.51%) MCSE
3 81 (6.51%) Security Cleared
4 78 (6.27%) AWS Certification
5 76 (6.11%) SC Cleared
6 53 (4.26%) Azure Certification
7 30 (2.41%) CISSP
8 27 (2.17%) DBS Check
9 25 (2.01%) Cisco Certification
10 20 (1.61%) Computer Science Degree
11 18 (1.45%) CISM
12 16 (1.29%) CCNA
13 15 (1.21%) BPSS Clearance
14 10 (0.80%) A+ Certification
14 10 (0.80%) CEH
14 10 (0.80%) HNC
14 10 (0.80%) HND
15 8 (0.64%) Network+ Certification
15 8 (0.64%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 118 (9.49%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 83 (6.67%) QA
3 79 (6.35%) Cyber Essentials
4 57 (4.58%) SLA
5 51 (4.10%) GDPR
6 46 (3.70%) GRC
7 32 (2.57%) NIST
8 20 (1.61%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 18 (1.45%) Accessibility
10 14 (1.13%) Data Quality
11 10 (0.80%) PMO
12 5 (0.40%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 5 (0.40%) PCI DSS
12 5 (0.40%) SOC 2
13 4 (0.32%) ISO/IEC 27005
14 3 (0.24%) ISO/IEC 42001
14 3 (0.24%) WCAG
15 2 (0.16%) NCSC
16 1 (0.080%) Disclosure Scotland
16 1 (0.080%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 417 (33.52%) Active Directory
2 138 (11.09%) Hyper-V
3 83 (6.67%) VMware Infrastructure
4 22 (1.77%) vSphere
5 17 (1.37%) Virtual Desktop
6 16 (1.29%) 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
1 294 (23.63%) Microsoft Intune
2 26 (2.09%) SCCM
3 23 (1.85%) Terraform
4 16 (1.29%) Single Sign-On
5 14 (1.13%) Jamf Pro
6 12 (0.96%) Autotask
6 12 (0.96%) Failover Clustering
7 10 (0.80%) Ansible
8 9 (0.72%) Cisco CUCM
8 9 (0.72%) Grafana
9 8 (0.64%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 8 (0.64%) vCenter Server
10 7 (0.56%) Kubernetes
10 7 (0.56%) Proxmox
10 7 (0.56%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
11 4 (0.32%) FortiGate
11 4 (0.32%) Graylog
11 4 (0.32%) ZABBIX
12 3 (0.24%) Norton AntiVirus
13 2 (0.16%) WhatsUp Gold
Vendors
1 1,107 (88.99%) Microsoft
2 134 (10.77%) ServiceNow
3 111 (8.92%) VMware
4 67 (5.39%) Cisco
5 45 (3.62%) Veeam
6 41 (3.30%) Google
7 35 (2.81%) Meraki
8 34 (2.73%) CrowdStrike
9 31 (2.49%) Apple
10 29 (2.33%) iManage
11 27 (2.17%) Adobe
12 26 (2.09%) Fortinet
13 21 (1.69%) Computacenter
14 17 (1.37%) Dell
14 17 (1.37%) Palo Alto
14 17 (1.37%) Salesforce
14 17 (1.37%) SonicWALL
15 15 (1.21%) Citrix
15 15 (1.21%) Ubiquiti
16 14 (1.13%) Splunk