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

6 months to
16 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 34 45 30
Rank change year-on-year +11 -15 +8
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 365 1,249 986 2,189
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 5.85% 5.97% 6.88%
As % of the Cloud Services category 14.98% 16.04% 16.55%
Number of salaries quoted 931 798 1,790
10th Percentile £28,500 £27,750 £26,250
25th Percentile £33,500 £31,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £41,750 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.78% -7.22% -10.00%
75th Percentile £62,500 £58,065 £60,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £69,750 £72,500
UK median annual salary £40,000 £37,750 £38,000
% change year-on-year +5.96% -0.66% -8.43%

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 8,339 6,148 13,229
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 39.05% 37.24% 41.59%
Number of salaries quoted 5,923 4,539 10,887
10th Percentile £35,000 £31,720 £36,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £44,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% - -7.69%
75th Percentile £85,000 £82,500 £81,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £102,500
UK median annual salary £62,500 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +4.17% +4.35% -8.00%

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 16 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
1 421 (33.71%) SharePoint
2 260 (20.82%) Microsoft Exchange
3 21 (1.68%) Confluence
4 16 (1.28%) 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
1 182 (14.57%) Microsoft Office
2 38 (3.04%) Microsoft Excel
3 10 (0.80%) 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%) Elite 3E
4 4 (0.32%) Salesforce CRM
5 3 (0.24%) Remedy ITSM
6 2 (0.16%) Carpe Diem
6 2 (0.16%) Dynamics GP
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%) Payment Gateway
7 1 (0.080%) Sage 200
7 1 (0.080%) SAP ERP
7 1 (0.080%) SAP HR
7 1 (0.080%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 635 (50.84%) Azure
2 388 (31.06%) Entra ID
3 211 (16.89%) Power Platform
4 159 (12.73%) AWS
5 131 (10.49%) OneDrive
6 106 (8.49%) SaaS
7 89 (7.13%) PowerApps
8 85 (6.81%) Power Automate
9 82 (6.57%) Microsoft Copilot
10 47 (3.76%) Microsoft Purview
11 45 (3.60%) Mimecast
12 38 (3.04%) Cloud Computing
12 38 (3.04%) Google Workspace
13 33 (2.64%) Dynamics 365
14 30 (2.40%) Azure Logic Apps
15 24 (1.92%) Azure Data Factory
16 23 (1.84%) IaaS
17 22 (1.76%) Azure Sentinel
18 19 (1.52%) Adobe Creative Cloud
19 18 (1.44%) Azure DevOps
Communications & Networking
1 205 (16.41%) Firewall
2 183 (14.65%) DNS
3 142 (11.37%) DHCP
4 137 (10.97%) VPN
5 116 (9.29%) WAN
6 112 (8.97%) LAN
7 102 (8.17%) TCP/IP
8 96 (7.69%) Wi-Fi
9 56 (4.48%) VoIP
10 41 (3.28%) VLAN
11 33 (2.64%) Network Security
12 32 (2.56%) Wireless
13 18 (1.44%) Unified Communications
14 13 (1.04%) SAN
15 12 (0.96%) Internet
16 9 (0.72%) Cisco ASA
16 9 (0.72%) Cisco Firepower
16 9 (0.72%) WebEx
17 8 (0.64%) Remote Desktop
17 8 (0.64%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 79 (6.33%) Power BI
2 55 (4.40%) SQL Server
3 23 (1.84%) Azure SQL Database
4 17 (1.36%) PostgreSQL
5 15 (1.20%) MySQL
5 15 (1.20%) 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 71 (5.68%) JIRA
2 7 (0.56%) 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
1 631 (50.52%) Social Skills
2 168 (13.45%) Finance
3 120 (9.61%) Legal
4 105 (8.41%) Law
5 70 (5.60%) Analytical Skills
6 60 (4.80%) Public Sector
7 54 (4.32%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 53 (4.24%) Organisational Skills
9 48 (3.84%) Swedish Language
10 36 (2.88%) Presentation Skills
11 30 (2.40%) French Language
11 30 (2.40%) Telecoms
12 28 (2.24%) Documentation Skills
13 25 (2.00%) Back Office
14 22 (1.76%) Retail
15 20 (1.60%) Marketing
16 14 (1.12%) Legal Technology
16 14 (1.12%) Manufacturing
17 13 (1.04%) Advertising
17 13 (1.04%) Banking
Job Titles
1 305 (24.42%) IT Support
2 259 (20.74%) Support Engineer
3 226 (18.09%) Analyst
3 226 (18.09%) IT Engineer
4 197 (15.77%) IT Support Engineer
5 141 (11.29%) Senior
6 108 (8.65%) Service Analyst
7 106 (8.49%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 102 (8.17%) Service Desk Analyst
9 84 (6.73%) Support Analyst
10 79 (6.33%) Consultant
11 71 (5.68%) Architect
12 69 (5.52%) IT Analyst
13 61 (4.88%) Developer
14 56 (4.48%) Lead
15 55 (4.40%) IT Support Analyst
16 50 (4.00%) 2nd Line Support
17 49 (3.92%) Support Technician
18 47 (3.76%) IT Technician
19 45 (3.60%) 2nd Line Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 43 (3.44%) Microsoft Graph
2 38 (3.04%) HTML
3 36 (2.88%) .NET
4 32 (2.56%) CSS
4 32 (2.56%) HTML5 Canvas
5 31 (2.48%) SPFx
6 29 (2.32%) JSON
7 19 (1.52%) .NET Core
8 13 (1.04%) XML
9 11 (0.88%) React
10 9 (0.72%) XMPP
11 8 (0.64%) ASP.NET
11 8 (0.64%) OAuth
11 8 (0.64%) 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
1 108 (8.65%) Onboarding
2 107 (8.57%) Driving Licence
3 31 (2.48%) Security Posture
4 28 (2.24%) Clustering
5 27 (2.16%) Self-Motivation
6 26 (2.08%) Hybrid Cloud
6 26 (2.08%) Management Information System
7 24 (1.92%) Product Ownership
8 21 (1.68%) Enterprise Software
9 20 (1.60%) Cloud Native
10 19 (1.52%) Video Conferencing
11 16 (1.28%) Data Centre
11 16 (1.28%) Replication
12 12 (0.96%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
13 10 (0.80%) AI Agents
14 9 (0.72%) CMDB
14 9 (0.72%) FlexPod
14 9 (0.72%) PKI
15 8 (0.64%) CCTV
15 8 (0.64%) Data Structures
Operating Systems
1 527 (42.19%) Windows
2 217 (17.37%) Windows Server
3 108 (8.65%) Windows 10
4 65 (5.20%) Mac OS
5 59 (4.72%) Linux
6 38 (3.04%) Apple iOS
7 33 (2.64%) Android
8 32 (2.56%) Windows Server 2016
9 19 (1.52%) Windows Server 2019
10 17 (1.36%) 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
1 333 (26.66%) Problem-Solving
2 328 (26.26%) ITIL
3 290 (23.22%) Customer Service
4 230 (18.41%) Continuous Improvement
5 204 (16.33%) Cybersecurity
6 159 (12.73%) ITSM
7 147 (11.77%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 131 (10.49%) Service Delivery
9 113 (9.05%) Roadmaps
10 107 (8.57%) AI
11 103 (8.25%) Mentoring
12 102 (8.17%) Stakeholder Management
13 98 (7.85%) Project Delivery
14 95 (7.61%) User Experience
15 94 (7.53%) Disaster Recovery
16 92 (7.37%) Information Security
17 88 (7.05%) Business Intelligence
17 88 (7.05%) Service Management
18 80 (6.41%) Performance Metrics
19 77 (6.16%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 169 (13.53%) PowerShell
2 97 (7.77%) SQL
3 50 (4.00%) JavaScript
3 50 (4.00%) Python
4 49 (3.92%) C#
5 30 (2.40%) TypeScript
6 28 (2.24%) R
7 17 (1.36%) T-SQL
8 15 (1.20%) VBA
9 13 (1.04%) Bash
10 11 (0.88%) 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%) Ruby
14 2 (0.16%) Korn
14 2 (0.16%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 210 (16.81%) Degree
2 175 (14.01%) Microsoft Certification
3 97 (7.77%) Security Cleared
4 91 (7.29%) SC Cleared
5 83 (6.65%) MCSE
6 78 (6.24%) AWS Certification
7 50 (4.00%) Azure Certification
8 30 (2.40%) CISSP
9 27 (2.16%) DBS Check
10 26 (2.08%) Cisco Certification
11 21 (1.68%) Computer Science Degree
12 19 (1.52%) CTC Cleared
13 17 (1.36%) CISM
14 16 (1.28%) BPSS Clearance
15 15 (1.20%) CCNA
16 10 (0.80%) (ISC)2 CCSP
16 10 (0.80%) A+ Certification
16 10 (0.80%) HNC
16 10 (0.80%) HND
17 9 (0.72%) CEH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 115 (9.21%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 83 (6.65%) QA
3 78 (6.24%) Cyber Essentials
4 71 (5.68%) SLA
5 49 (3.92%) GDPR
6 46 (3.68%) GRC
7 31 (2.48%) NIST
8 21 (1.68%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 16 (1.28%) Accessibility
10 13 (1.04%) Data Quality
11 11 (0.88%) PMO
12 5 (0.40%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 5 (0.40%) SOC 2
13 4 (0.32%) PCI DSS
14 3 (0.24%) ISO/IEC 27005
14 3 (0.24%) ISO/IEC 42001
14 3 (0.24%) WCAG
15 1 (0.080%) Disclosure Scotland
15 1 (0.080%) EU AI Act
15 1 (0.080%) ISO 13485
System Software
1 411 (32.91%) Active Directory
2 136 (10.89%) Hyper-V
3 80 (6.41%) VMware Infrastructure
4 21 (1.68%) vSphere
5 18 (1.44%) Virtual Desktop
6 15 (1.20%) 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
1 291 (23.30%) Microsoft Intune
2 29 (2.32%) SCCM
3 21 (1.68%) Terraform
4 18 (1.44%) Single Sign-On
5 14 (1.12%) Jamf Pro
6 13 (1.04%) Autotask
7 12 (0.96%) Failover Clustering
8 10 (0.80%) Ansible
9 9 (0.72%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 9 (0.72%) Cisco CUCM
9 9 (0.72%) Grafana
10 8 (0.64%) vCenter Server
11 7 (0.56%) Kubernetes
11 7 (0.56%) Proxmox
12 6 (0.48%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
13 4 (0.32%) FortiGate
13 4 (0.32%) Graylog
13 4 (0.32%) ZABBIX
14 3 (0.24%) Norton AntiVirus
15 2 (0.16%) WhatsUp Gold
Vendors
1 1,115 (89.27%) Microsoft
2 137 (10.97%) ServiceNow
3 108 (8.65%) VMware
4 80 (6.41%) Cisco
5 45 (3.60%) Veeam
6 41 (3.28%) Google
7 35 (2.80%) Meraki
8 32 (2.56%) CrowdStrike
9 31 (2.48%) Apple
10 30 (2.40%) iManage
11 27 (2.16%) Adobe
12 25 (2.00%) Fortinet
13 21 (1.68%) Computacenter
14 18 (1.44%) Dell
15 17 (1.36%) Palo Alto
15 17 (1.36%) SonicWALL
16 16 (1.28%) Citrix
16 16 (1.28%) Salesforce
16 16 (1.28%) Ubiquiti
17 14 (1.12%) Splunk