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

6 months to
27 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 38 46 28
Rank change year-on-year +8 -18 +19
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 365 1,015 943 2,300
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 5.33% 6.50% 7.00%
As % of the Cloud Services category 13.94% 16.47% 16.34%
Number of salaries quoted 730 766 1,996
10th Percentile £28,500 £28,000 £26,000
25th Percentile £32,500 £31,250 £32,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £42,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.88% -5.56% -9.09%
75th Percentile £65,640 £58,750 £58,750
90th Percentile £87,625 £72,500 £73,750
UK median annual salary £39,000 £40,000 £38,000
% change year-on-year -2.50% +5.26% -9.52%

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 7,282 5,726 14,080
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 38.21% 39.45% 42.82%
Number of salaries quoted 5,004 4,116 11,977
10th Percentile £35,000 £31,750 £35,750
25th Percentile £46,250 £45,272 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £64,085 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.54% +4.17% -7.69%
75th Percentile £85,000 £83,000 £79,600
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £98,750
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 27 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
1 334 (32.91%) SharePoint
2 206 (20.30%) Microsoft Exchange
3 16 (1.58%) Confluence
4 12 (1.18%) IIS
5 9 (0.89%) Exchange Server 2007
5 9 (0.89%) Exchange Server 2010
5 9 (0.89%) Exchange Server 2013
6 3 (0.30%) ArcGIS
6 3 (0.30%) SAS
7 2 (0.20%) Apache
7 2 (0.20%) Palantir Foundry
8 1 (0.099%) Apache Airflow
8 1 (0.099%) CMS
Applications
1 200 (19.70%) Microsoft Office
2 31 (3.05%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (0.69%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.39%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.20%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.20%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.099%) Acrobat
Business Applications
1 12 (1.18%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (0.49%) Salesforce CRM
2 5 (0.49%) SAP Business One
3 3 (0.30%) NetSuite
3 3 (0.30%) Oracle EBS
4 2 (0.20%) SAP ERP
4 2 (0.20%) SAP HR
5 1 (0.099%) Dynamics GP
5 1 (0.099%) Dynamics NAV
5 1 (0.099%) Elite 3E
5 1 (0.099%) Oracle Payables
Cloud Services
1 502 (49.46%) Azure
2 300 (29.56%) Entra ID
3 137 (13.50%) AWS
4 134 (13.20%) Power Platform
5 106 (10.44%) OneDrive
6 73 (7.19%) SaaS
7 61 (6.01%) PowerApps
8 60 (5.91%) Power Automate
9 49 (4.83%) Microsoft Copilot
10 40 (3.94%) Google Workspace
11 33 (3.25%) Mimecast
12 27 (2.66%) Azure Logic Apps
12 27 (2.66%) Dynamics 365
13 23 (2.27%) Azure Sentinel
14 22 (2.17%) Azure Data Factory
15 20 (1.97%) IaaS
16 19 (1.87%) Adobe Creative Cloud
16 19 (1.87%) Azure DevOps
16 19 (1.87%) Microsoft Purview
17 17 (1.67%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 163 (16.06%) Firewall
2 144 (14.19%) DNS
3 115 (11.33%) VPN
4 114 (11.23%) DHCP
5 89 (8.77%) Wi-Fi
6 84 (8.28%) WAN
7 77 (7.59%) TCP/IP
8 73 (7.19%) LAN
9 54 (5.32%) VoIP
10 34 (3.35%) VLAN
11 19 (1.87%) Network Security
12 17 (1.67%) Unified Communications
13 16 (1.58%) SD-WAN
14 11 (1.08%) SAN
15 10 (0.99%) Wireless
16 9 (0.89%) Cisco ASA
16 9 (0.89%) Cisco Firepower
16 9 (0.89%) Internet
16 9 (0.89%) WebEx
17 7 (0.69%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 65 (6.40%) Power BI
2 48 (4.73%) SQL Server
3 23 (2.27%) Azure SQL Database
4 17 (1.67%) PostgreSQL
5 16 (1.58%) MySQL
5 16 (1.58%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 7 (0.69%) Relational Database
7 5 (0.49%) Amazon RDS
8 4 (0.39%) Metadata
9 3 (0.30%) MongoDB
9 3 (0.30%) Power Query
9 3 (0.30%) Spatial Data
10 2 (0.20%) Data Lake
10 2 (0.20%) RDBMS
11 1 (0.099%) Big Data
11 1 (0.099%) BusinessObjects
11 1 (0.099%) NoSQL
11 1 (0.099%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 50 (4.93%) JIRA
2 5 (0.49%) Git
2 5 (0.49%) VersionOne
3 2 (0.20%) Rational Rhapsody
3 2 (0.20%) Selenium
4 1 (0.099%) Postman
General
1 486 (47.88%) Social Skills
2 131 (12.91%) Finance
3 90 (8.87%) Legal
4 59 (5.81%) Law
5 56 (5.52%) Analytical Skills
5 56 (5.52%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 56 (5.52%) Public Sector
6 54 (5.32%) Back Office
7 49 (4.83%) French Language
8 46 (4.53%) Organisational Skills
9 26 (2.56%) Retail
10 20 (1.97%) Marketing
10 20 (1.97%) Telecoms
11 16 (1.58%) Swedish Language
12 14 (1.38%) Documentation Skills
12 14 (1.38%) Influencing Skills
13 12 (1.18%) Banking
14 10 (0.99%) Manufacturing
15 7 (0.69%) Local Government
16 5 (0.49%) Games
Job Titles
1 240 (23.65%) IT Support
2 234 (23.05%) Support Engineer
3 192 (18.92%) Analyst
4 174 (17.14%) IT Engineer
5 148 (14.58%) IT Support Engineer
6 110 (10.84%) Senior
7 103 (10.15%) Service Analyst
8 95 (9.36%) Service Desk Analyst
9 92 (9.06%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 62 (6.11%) Consultant
11 61 (6.01%) IT Analyst
12 60 (5.91%) Support Analyst
13 56 (5.52%) Desktop Support
14 54 (5.32%) Desktop Engineer
14 54 (5.32%) Desktop Support Engineer
15 50 (4.93%) Lead
16 48 (4.73%) IT Technician
16 48 (4.73%) Site Engineer
17 47 (4.63%) Developer
17 47 (4.63%) Support Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 37 (3.65%) Microsoft Graph
2 34 (3.35%) .NET
3 29 (2.86%) JSON
4 27 (2.66%) CSS
4 27 (2.66%) HTML
4 27 (2.66%) HTML5 Canvas
5 24 (2.36%) SPFx
6 21 (2.07%) .NET Core
7 9 (0.89%) XMPP
8 8 (0.79%) Middleware
8 8 (0.79%) React
8 8 (0.79%) XML
9 7 (0.69%) OAuth
9 7 (0.69%) OpenID
10 6 (0.59%) ASP.NET
11 5 (0.49%) ARM Templates
11 5 (0.49%) EDI
12 4 (0.39%) REST
12 4 (0.39%) RESTful
13 3 (0.30%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 84 (8.28%) Onboarding
2 79 (7.78%) Driving Licence
3 31 (3.05%) Management Information System
4 27 (2.66%) Self-Motivation
5 21 (2.07%) Video Conferencing
6 20 (1.97%) Cloud Native
7 19 (1.87%) Hybrid Cloud
7 19 (1.87%) Product Ownership
8 17 (1.67%) Replication
9 16 (1.58%) Security Posture
10 13 (1.28%) Clustering
10 13 (1.28%) Data Centre
11 12 (1.18%) Enterprise Software
12 10 (0.99%) CMDB
13 9 (0.89%) CCTV
13 9 (0.89%) Cyber Threat
13 9 (0.89%) FlexPod
13 9 (0.89%) Low-Code
14 8 (0.79%) Legacy Systems
14 8 (0.79%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 463 (45.62%) Windows
2 167 (16.45%) Windows Server
3 150 (14.78%) Windows 10
4 50 (4.93%) Apple iOS
5 49 (4.83%) Linux
6 48 (4.73%) Mac OS
7 40 (3.94%) Android
8 34 (3.35%) Windows Server 2016
9 22 (2.17%) Windows Server 2012
10 21 (2.07%) Windows Server 2019
11 11 (1.08%) Windows Server 2008
12 7 (0.69%) Ubuntu
13 4 (0.39%) CentOS
14 2 (0.20%) Mac OS X
14 2 (0.20%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
15 1 (0.099%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 321 (31.63%) ITIL
2 274 (27.00%) Customer Service
3 260 (25.62%) Problem-Solving
4 207 (20.39%) Continuous Improvement
5 177 (17.44%) Cybersecurity
6 122 (12.02%) ITSM
7 112 (11.03%) Service Delivery
8 103 (10.15%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 86 (8.47%) Disaster Recovery
10 81 (7.98%) Service Management
11 78 (7.68%) Business Intelligence
12 75 (7.39%) Roadmaps
13 72 (7.09%) AI
14 70 (6.90%) Customer Experience
14 70 (6.90%) Mentoring
14 70 (6.90%) User Experience
15 67 (6.60%) Performance Metrics
16 66 (6.50%) Patch Management
17 64 (6.31%) Stakeholder Management
18 61 (6.01%) Software Deployment
Programming Languages
1 153 (15.07%) PowerShell
2 80 (7.88%) SQL
3 42 (4.14%) C#
4 40 (3.94%) Python
5 38 (3.74%) JavaScript
6 27 (2.66%) TypeScript
7 17 (1.67%) R
8 16 (1.58%) T-SQL
9 12 (1.18%) Bash
10 11 (1.08%) VBA
11 9 (0.89%) Bicep
12 6 (0.59%) PHP
12 6 (0.59%) VBScript
13 4 (0.39%) Delphi
13 4 (0.39%) Pascal
14 3 (0.30%) Data Analysis Expressions
14 3 (0.30%) Google Apps Script
14 3 (0.30%) Java
14 3 (0.30%) Ruby
15 2 (0.20%) Korn
Qualifications
1 217 (21.38%) Degree
2 164 (16.16%) Microsoft Certification
3 102 (10.05%) Security Cleared
4 98 (9.66%) SC Cleared
5 73 (7.19%) MCSE
6 70 (6.90%) AWS Certification
7 48 (4.73%) CTC Cleared
8 37 (3.65%) Azure Certification
9 24 (2.36%) Cisco Certification
10 22 (2.17%) Computer Science Degree
11 21 (2.07%) DBS Check
12 19 (1.87%) CISSP
13 14 (1.38%) A+ Certification
13 14 (1.38%) CCNA
13 14 (1.38%) Network+ Certification
14 11 (1.08%) BPSS Clearance
15 9 (0.89%) (ISC)2 CCSP
15 9 (0.89%) CISM
15 9 (0.89%) Microsoft Certified Professional
16 7 (0.69%) CEH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 79 (7.78%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 79 (7.78%) SLA
2 75 (7.39%) QA
3 58 (5.71%) Cyber Essentials
4 28 (2.76%) GDPR
5 23 (2.27%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 22 (2.17%) NIST
7 12 (1.18%) Data Quality
8 11 (1.08%) PMO
9 9 (0.89%) GRC
10 5 (0.49%) Accessibility
10 5 (0.49%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 3 (0.30%) PCI DSS
12 1 (0.099%) HL7
12 1 (0.099%) ISO 13485
12 1 (0.099%) ISO 22301
12 1 (0.099%) ISO/IEC 27005
12 1 (0.099%) ISO/IEC 42001
12 1 (0.099%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 1 (0.099%) SOC 2
System Software
1 319 (31.43%) Active Directory
2 89 (8.77%) Hyper-V
3 66 (6.50%) VMware Infrastructure
4 18 (1.77%) Virtual Desktop
5 16 (1.58%) vSphere
6 13 (1.28%) Virtual Machines
7 12 (1.18%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 12 (1.18%) Virtual Servers
8 10 (0.99%) BitLocker
9 6 (0.59%) DFS Replication
9 6 (0.59%) Terminal Services
9 6 (0.59%) VMware ESXi
10 5 (0.49%) Docker
10 5 (0.49%) Firmware
11 4 (0.39%) KVM
12 3 (0.30%) VMware Server
13 2 (0.20%) Citrix Hypervisor
13 2 (0.20%) ClearTrust
14 1 (0.099%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 221 (21.77%) Microsoft Intune
2 32 (3.15%) SCCM
3 20 (1.97%) Terraform
4 15 (1.48%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 15 (1.48%) Single Sign-On
5 14 (1.38%) Jamf Pro
6 11 (1.08%) Ansible
6 11 (1.08%) Autotask
7 9 (0.89%) Cisco CUCM
7 9 (0.89%) Grafana
8 7 (0.69%) Kubernetes
8 7 (0.69%) Proxmox
8 7 (0.69%) vCenter Server
9 5 (0.49%) FortiGate
10 4 (0.39%) Graylog
10 4 (0.39%) ZABBIX
11 2 (0.20%) Failover Clustering
11 2 (0.20%) Norton AntiVirus
11 2 (0.20%) PaperCut
11 2 (0.20%) WhatsUp Gold
Vendors
1 861 (84.83%) Microsoft
2 105 (10.34%) ServiceNow
3 101 (9.95%) Cisco
4 89 (8.77%) VMware
5 41 (4.04%) Google
6 32 (3.15%) Veeam
7 30 (2.96%) Apple
8 29 (2.86%) Meraki
9 28 (2.76%) Adobe
10 25 (2.46%) Fortinet
11 23 (2.27%) CrowdStrike
11 23 (2.27%) iManage
12 21 (2.07%) Computacenter
13 18 (1.77%) Dell
14 15 (1.48%) Palo Alto
14 15 (1.48%) SonicWALL
15 14 (1.38%) Citrix
15 14 (1.38%) Ubiquiti
16 13 (1.28%) Salesforce
17 12 (1.18%) HP