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

6 months to
20 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 38 44 29
Rank change year-on-year +6 -15 +18
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 365 980 1,008 2,292
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 5.21% 6.68% 7.04%
As % of the Cloud Services category 13.78% 16.53% 16.38%
Number of salaries quoted 711 825 1,990
10th Percentile £28,500 £28,000 £26,000
25th Percentile £32,000 £31,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £42,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.88% -5.56% -5.26%
75th Percentile £65,640 £59,500 £57,500
90th Percentile £88,750 £72,750 £73,750
UK median annual salary £40,000 £40,000 £38,500
% change year-on-year - +3.90% -7.23%

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 7,111 6,097 13,990
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 37.84% 40.39% 42.95%
Number of salaries quoted 4,863 4,452 11,920
10th Percentile £35,000 £32,500 £35,750
25th Percentile £46,250 £45,464 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £64,169 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.67% +4.17% -7.69%
75th Percentile £85,000 £82,500 £79,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £108,717 £97,500
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 20 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
1 324 (33.06%) SharePoint
2 194 (19.80%) Microsoft Exchange
3 15 (1.53%) Confluence
4 9 (0.92%) Exchange Server 2007
4 9 (0.92%) Exchange Server 2010
4 9 (0.92%) Exchange Server 2013
4 9 (0.92%) IIS
5 3 (0.31%) ArcGIS
6 2 (0.20%) Apache
6 2 (0.20%) Moodle
6 2 (0.20%) Palantir Foundry
6 2 (0.20%) SAS
6 2 (0.20%) Umbraco
7 1 (0.10%) Apache Airflow
7 1 (0.10%) CMS
Applications
1 193 (19.69%) Microsoft Office
2 29 (2.96%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (0.61%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.31%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.20%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.10%) Acrobat
6 1 (0.10%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 12 (1.22%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (0.51%) Salesforce CRM
2 5 (0.51%) SAP Business One
3 3 (0.31%) Oracle EBS
4 2 (0.20%) NetSuite
4 2 (0.20%) SAP ERP
4 2 (0.20%) SAP HR
5 1 (0.10%) Dynamics NAV
5 1 (0.10%) Elite 3E
5 1 (0.10%) Oracle Payables
5 1 (0.10%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 488 (49.80%) Azure
2 291 (29.69%) Entra ID
3 133 (13.57%) Power Platform
4 131 (13.37%) AWS
5 105 (10.71%) OneDrive
6 66 (6.73%) SaaS
7 57 (5.82%) PowerApps
8 56 (5.71%) Power Automate
9 49 (5.00%) Microsoft Copilot
10 41 (4.18%) Google Workspace
11 32 (3.27%) Mimecast
12 26 (2.65%) Dynamics 365
13 25 (2.55%) Azure Logic Apps
14 22 (2.24%) Azure Sentinel
15 21 (2.14%) Azure Data Factory
15 21 (2.14%) IaaS
16 19 (1.94%) Adobe Creative Cloud
17 18 (1.84%) Azure DevOps
17 18 (1.84%) PaaS
18 16 (1.63%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 155 (15.82%) Firewall
2 139 (14.18%) DNS
3 110 (11.22%) DHCP
4 108 (11.02%) VPN
5 84 (8.57%) Wi-Fi
6 81 (8.27%) WAN
7 72 (7.35%) TCP/IP
8 70 (7.14%) LAN
9 52 (5.31%) VoIP
10 33 (3.37%) VLAN
11 19 (1.94%) Network Security
12 16 (1.63%) SD-WAN
12 16 (1.63%) Unified Communications
13 10 (1.02%) SAN
14 9 (0.92%) Cisco ASA
14 9 (0.92%) Cisco Firepower
14 9 (0.92%) Internet
14 9 (0.92%) WebEx
14 9 (0.92%) Wireless
15 6 (0.61%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 66 (6.73%) Power BI
2 46 (4.69%) SQL Server
3 22 (2.24%) Azure SQL Database
4 17 (1.73%) PostgreSQL
5 16 (1.63%) MySQL
6 14 (1.43%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 7 (0.71%) Relational Database
8 4 (0.41%) Amazon RDS
8 4 (0.41%) Metadata
9 3 (0.31%) MongoDB
9 3 (0.31%) Power Query
9 3 (0.31%) Spatial Data
10 2 (0.20%) Data Lake
10 2 (0.20%) RDBMS
11 1 (0.10%) Big Data
11 1 (0.10%) BusinessObjects
11 1 (0.10%) NoSQL
11 1 (0.10%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 43 (4.39%) JIRA
2 5 (0.51%) Git
2 5 (0.51%) VersionOne
3 2 (0.20%) Rational Rhapsody
3 2 (0.20%) Selenium
4 1 (0.10%) Postman
General
1 458 (46.73%) Social Skills
2 128 (13.06%) Finance
3 82 (8.37%) Legal
4 59 (6.02%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 57 (5.82%) Public Sector
6 56 (5.71%) Law
7 54 (5.51%) Back Office
8 51 (5.20%) Analytical Skills
9 49 (5.00%) French Language
10 45 (4.59%) Organisational Skills
11 27 (2.76%) Retail
12 19 (1.94%) Marketing
13 18 (1.84%) Telecoms
14 16 (1.63%) Documentation Skills
15 14 (1.43%) Influencing Skills
16 12 (1.22%) Swedish Language
17 10 (1.02%) Banking
18 8 (0.82%) Manufacturing
19 6 (0.61%) Local Government
20 5 (0.51%) Games
Job Titles
1 229 (23.37%) IT Support
2 223 (22.76%) Support Engineer
3 189 (19.29%) Analyst
4 165 (16.84%) IT Engineer
5 139 (14.18%) IT Support Engineer
6 104 (10.61%) Senior
7 101 (10.31%) Service Analyst
8 94 (9.59%) Service Desk Analyst
9 87 (8.88%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 65 (6.63%) IT Analyst
11 59 (6.02%) Consultant
11 59 (6.02%) Support Analyst
12 54 (5.51%) Desktop Support
13 52 (5.31%) Desktop Engineer
13 52 (5.31%) Desktop Support Engineer
14 48 (4.90%) Site Engineer
15 47 (4.80%) IT Technician
16 46 (4.69%) Lead
17 44 (4.49%) Developer
18 43 (4.39%) Support Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 35 (3.57%) Microsoft Graph
2 34 (3.47%) .NET
3 28 (2.86%) HTML5 Canvas
3 28 (2.86%) JSON
4 24 (2.45%) CSS
4 24 (2.45%) HTML
4 24 (2.45%) SPFx
5 21 (2.14%) .NET Core
6 9 (0.92%) XMPP
7 8 (0.82%) React
7 8 (0.82%) XML
8 7 (0.71%) Middleware
8 7 (0.71%) OpenID
9 6 (0.61%) ASP.NET
9 6 (0.61%) OAuth
10 5 (0.51%) ARM Templates
10 5 (0.51%) EDI
11 4 (0.41%) RESTful
12 3 (0.31%) Node.js
12 3 (0.31%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 80 (8.16%) Onboarding
2 76 (7.76%) Driving Licence
3 29 (2.96%) Management Information System
4 26 (2.65%) Self-Motivation
5 22 (2.24%) Cloud Native
5 22 (2.24%) Video Conferencing
6 19 (1.94%) Hybrid Cloud
7 16 (1.63%) Product Ownership
7 16 (1.63%) Replication
7 16 (1.63%) Security Posture
8 13 (1.33%) Data Centre
8 13 (1.33%) Enterprise Software
9 12 (1.22%) Clustering
10 9 (0.92%) CCTV
10 9 (0.92%) Cyber Threat
10 9 (0.92%) FlexPod
10 9 (0.92%) Low-Code
11 8 (0.82%) Data Structures
12 7 (0.71%) Legacy Systems
12 7 (0.71%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 444 (45.31%) Windows
2 157 (16.02%) Windows Server
3 147 (15.00%) Windows 10
4 55 (5.61%) Apple iOS
5 45 (4.59%) Linux
5 45 (4.59%) Mac OS
6 43 (4.39%) Android
7 31 (3.16%) Windows Server 2016
8 22 (2.24%) Windows Server 2012
9 19 (1.94%) Windows Server 2019
10 11 (1.12%) Windows Server 2008
11 8 (0.82%) Ubuntu
12 4 (0.41%) CentOS
13 2 (0.20%) Mac OS X
13 2 (0.20%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
14 1 (0.10%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 308 (31.43%) ITIL
2 263 (26.84%) Customer Service
3 243 (24.80%) Problem-Solving
4 201 (20.51%) Continuous Improvement
5 169 (17.24%) Cybersecurity
6 113 (11.53%) ITSM
7 108 (11.02%) Service Delivery
8 98 (10.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 81 (8.27%) Disaster Recovery
10 79 (8.06%) Business Intelligence
11 73 (7.45%) Customer Experience
11 73 (7.45%) Service Management
12 70 (7.14%) AI
12 70 (7.14%) Roadmaps
13 67 (6.84%) Mentoring
13 67 (6.84%) Patch Management
14 66 (6.73%) User Experience
15 62 (6.33%) Analytics
15 62 (6.33%) Performance Metrics
16 61 (6.22%) Software Deployment
Programming Languages
1 141 (14.39%) PowerShell
2 78 (7.96%) SQL
3 43 (4.39%) C#
4 37 (3.78%) JavaScript
4 37 (3.78%) Python
5 27 (2.76%) TypeScript
6 17 (1.73%) R
7 14 (1.43%) T-SQL
8 11 (1.12%) Bash
9 9 (0.92%) VBA
10 8 (0.82%) Bicep
11 6 (0.61%) PHP
12 4 (0.41%) Delphi
12 4 (0.41%) Pascal
12 4 (0.41%) VBScript
13 3 (0.31%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 3 (0.31%) Google Apps Script
13 3 (0.31%) Java
13 3 (0.31%) Ruby
14 2 (0.20%) Korn
Qualifications
1 211 (21.53%) Degree
2 158 (16.12%) Microsoft Certification
3 102 (10.41%) Security Cleared
4 98 (10.00%) SC Cleared
5 69 (7.04%) MCSE
6 66 (6.73%) AWS Certification
7 48 (4.90%) CTC Cleared
8 34 (3.47%) Azure Certification
9 24 (2.45%) Cisco Certification
10 23 (2.35%) Computer Science Degree
11 21 (2.14%) DBS Check
12 19 (1.94%) CISSP
13 14 (1.43%) CCNA
13 14 (1.43%) Network+ Certification
14 12 (1.22%) A+ Certification
15 11 (1.12%) BPSS Clearance
16 9 (0.92%) (ISC)2 CCSP
17 8 (0.82%) CISM
17 8 (0.82%) Microsoft Certified Professional
18 7 (0.71%) CEH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 77 (7.86%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 74 (7.55%) SLA
3 71 (7.24%) QA
4 56 (5.71%) Cyber Essentials
5 27 (2.76%) GDPR
6 24 (2.45%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 20 (2.04%) NIST
8 11 (1.12%) Data Quality
8 11 (1.12%) PMO
9 10 (1.02%) GRC
10 6 (0.61%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 5 (0.51%) Accessibility
12 3 (0.31%) PCI DSS
13 1 (0.10%) HL7
13 1 (0.10%) ISO 22301
13 1 (0.10%) ISO 9001
13 1 (0.10%) ISO/IEC 27005
13 1 (0.10%) ISO/IEC 42001
13 1 (0.10%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 1 (0.10%) SOC 2
System Software
1 305 (31.12%) Active Directory
2 85 (8.67%) Hyper-V
3 62 (6.33%) VMware Infrastructure
4 18 (1.84%) Virtual Desktop
5 15 (1.53%) vSphere
6 14 (1.43%) Virtual Machines
7 11 (1.12%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 11 (1.12%) Virtual Servers
8 10 (1.02%) BitLocker
9 6 (0.61%) DFS Replication
9 6 (0.61%) Terminal Services
9 6 (0.61%) VMware ESXi
10 5 (0.51%) Docker
11 4 (0.41%) Firmware
12 3 (0.31%) KVM
13 2 (0.20%) Citrix Hypervisor
13 2 (0.20%) VMware Server
Systems Management
1 218 (22.24%) Microsoft Intune
2 32 (3.27%) SCCM
3 19 (1.94%) Terraform
4 15 (1.53%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 15 (1.53%) Jamf Pro
5 14 (1.43%) Single Sign-On
6 12 (1.22%) Ansible
7 10 (1.02%) Autotask
8 9 (0.92%) Cisco CUCM
8 9 (0.92%) Grafana
9 7 (0.71%) vCenter Server
10 6 (0.61%) Kubernetes
10 6 (0.61%) Proxmox
11 5 (0.51%) FortiGate
12 3 (0.31%) Graylog
12 3 (0.31%) ZABBIX
13 2 (0.20%) PaperCut
14 1 (0.10%) CASB
14 1 (0.10%) Failover Clustering
14 1 (0.10%) Forefront Identity Manager
Vendors
1 826 (84.29%) Microsoft
2 96 (9.80%) Cisco
3 95 (9.69%) ServiceNow
4 83 (8.47%) VMware
5 42 (4.29%) Google
6 28 (2.86%) Adobe
6 28 (2.86%) Apple
7 27 (2.76%) Veeam
8 25 (2.55%) Fortinet
8 25 (2.55%) Meraki
9 23 (2.35%) CrowdStrike
10 22 (2.24%) iManage
11 18 (1.84%) Computacenter
11 18 (1.84%) Dell
12 15 (1.53%) Palo Alto
13 14 (1.43%) SonicWALL
14 13 (1.33%) Citrix
14 13 (1.33%) Salesforce
14 13 (1.33%) Ubiquiti
15 12 (1.22%) HP