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

6 months to
24 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 36 44 29
Rank change year-on-year +8 -15 +11
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 365 1,143 976 2,362
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 5.60% 6.27% 6.89%
As % of the Cloud Services category 14.73% 16.45% 16.29%
Number of salaries quoted 850 795 1,951
10th Percentile £28,500 £27,850 £26,250
25th Percentile £33,125 £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 £65,000 £58,750 £59,000
90th Percentile £81,600 £71,400 £72,500
UK median annual salary £40,000 £38,500 £38,000
% change year-on-year +3.90% +1.32% -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 7,761 5,933 14,498
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 38.02% 38.11% 42.29%
Number of salaries quoted 5,496 4,327 12,051
10th Percentile £35,000 £31,750 £36,250
25th Percentile £45,438 £45,000 £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 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £62,500 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +4.17% +4.35% -8.95%

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 24 June 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
1 385 (33.68%) SharePoint
2 234 (20.47%) Microsoft Exchange
3 17 (1.49%) Confluence
4 14 (1.22%) IIS
5 9 (0.79%) Exchange Server 2007
5 9 (0.79%) Exchange Server 2010
5 9 (0.79%) Exchange Server 2013
6 4 (0.35%) CMS
7 3 (0.26%) ArcGIS
7 3 (0.26%) SAS
8 1 (0.087%) Apache
8 1 (0.087%) Apache Airflow
8 1 (0.087%) Palantir Foundry
Applications
1 194 (16.97%) Microsoft Office
2 35 (3.06%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (0.61%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.26%) CorelDRAW
4 3 (0.26%) Spreadsheet
5 2 (0.17%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.087%) Acrobat
6 1 (0.087%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 8 (0.70%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (0.61%) NetSuite
3 5 (0.44%) Salesforce CRM
3 5 (0.44%) SAP Business One
4 3 (0.26%) Oracle EBS
4 3 (0.26%) Remedy ITSM
5 2 (0.17%) Dynamics GP
5 2 (0.17%) Elite 3E
5 2 (0.17%) SAP ERP
5 2 (0.17%) SAP HR
5 2 (0.17%) Visualfiles
6 1 (0.087%) Dynamics NAV
6 1 (0.087%) Oracle Payables
Cloud Services
1 564 (49.34%) Azure
2 358 (31.32%) Entra ID
3 168 (14.70%) Power Platform
4 152 (13.30%) AWS
5 126 (11.02%) OneDrive
6 94 (8.22%) SaaS
7 79 (6.91%) PowerApps
8 75 (6.56%) Power Automate
9 72 (6.30%) Microsoft Copilot
10 40 (3.50%) Mimecast
11 39 (3.41%) Microsoft Purview
12 35 (3.06%) Google Workspace
13 30 (2.62%) Dynamics 365
14 29 (2.54%) Azure Logic Apps
15 24 (2.10%) Azure Data Factory
16 23 (2.01%) IaaS
17 20 (1.75%) Azure Sentinel
18 19 (1.66%) Adobe Creative Cloud
19 18 (1.57%) PaaS
20 16 (1.40%) Azure DevOps
Communications & Networking
1 183 (16.01%) Firewall
2 163 (14.26%) DNS
3 128 (11.20%) DHCP
4 122 (10.67%) VPN
5 92 (8.05%) Wi-Fi
6 87 (7.61%) TCP/IP
7 79 (6.91%) WAN
8 71 (6.21%) LAN
9 56 (4.90%) VoIP
10 34 (2.97%) VLAN
11 27 (2.36%) Network Security
12 19 (1.66%) Unified Communications
12 19 (1.66%) Wireless
13 12 (1.05%) SAN
14 11 (0.96%) SD-WAN
15 10 (0.87%) Internet
16 9 (0.79%) Cisco ASA
16 9 (0.79%) Cisco Firepower
16 9 (0.79%) WebEx
17 7 (0.61%) NGFW
Database & Business Intelligence
1 75 (6.56%) Power BI
2 51 (4.46%) SQL Server
3 23 (2.01%) Azure SQL Database
4 17 (1.49%) PostgreSQL
5 15 (1.31%) MySQL
5 15 (1.31%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 6 (0.52%) Amazon RDS
6 6 (0.52%) Metadata
7 5 (0.44%) Relational Database
8 3 (0.26%) Data Lake
8 3 (0.26%) MongoDB
8 3 (0.26%) Power Query
8 3 (0.26%) Spatial Data
9 2 (0.17%) NoSQL
10 1 (0.087%) Big Data
10 1 (0.087%) BusinessObjects
10 1 (0.087%) Delta Lake
10 1 (0.087%) Parquet
10 1 (0.087%) RDBMS
10 1 (0.087%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 60 (5.25%) JIRA
2 5 (0.44%) Git
2 5 (0.44%) VersionOne
3 2 (0.17%) Rational Rhapsody
3 2 (0.17%) Selenium
3 2 (0.17%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 1 (0.087%) Postman
General
1 564 (49.34%) Social Skills
2 136 (11.90%) Finance
3 105 (9.19%) Legal
4 68 (5.95%) Law
5 62 (5.42%) Analytical Skills
6 60 (5.25%) Public Sector
7 57 (4.99%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 50 (4.37%) Organisational Skills
9 40 (3.50%) Back Office
10 39 (3.41%) French Language
11 35 (3.06%) Swedish Language
12 27 (2.36%) Telecoms
13 26 (2.27%) Retail
14 21 (1.84%) Marketing
15 20 (1.75%) Documentation Skills
16 13 (1.14%) Banking
16 13 (1.14%) Legal Technology
17 11 (0.96%) Influencing Skills
18 10 (0.87%) Local Government
18 10 (0.87%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 268 (23.45%) IT Support
2 253 (22.13%) Support Engineer
3 204 (17.85%) IT Engineer
4 203 (17.76%) Analyst
5 174 (15.22%) IT Support Engineer
6 134 (11.72%) Senior
7 104 (9.10%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 103 (9.01%) Service Analyst
9 97 (8.49%) Service Desk Analyst
10 74 (6.47%) Consultant
11 68 (5.95%) Support Analyst
12 58 (5.07%) Developer
13 55 (4.81%) IT Analyst
13 55 (4.81%) Lead
14 49 (4.29%) Support Technician
15 47 (4.11%) 2nd Line Support
15 47 (4.11%) IT Technician
16 43 (3.76%) Desktop Support
17 41 (3.59%) Desktop Engineer
17 41 (3.59%) IT Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 41 (3.59%) Microsoft Graph
2 37 (3.24%) .NET
3 34 (2.97%) HTML
4 31 (2.71%) HTML5 Canvas
5 30 (2.62%) CSS
6 29 (2.54%) JSON
6 29 (2.54%) SPFx
7 21 (1.84%) .NET Core
8 11 (0.96%) React
8 11 (0.96%) XML
9 9 (0.79%) XMPP
10 8 (0.70%) ASP.NET
10 8 (0.70%) OAuth
10 8 (0.70%) OpenID
11 6 (0.52%) EDI
12 5 (0.44%) ASP.NET Core
12 5 (0.44%) Middleware
12 5 (0.44%) REST
12 5 (0.44%) RESTful
12 5 (0.44%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 96 (8.40%) Onboarding
2 93 (8.14%) Driving Licence
3 24 (2.10%) Product Ownership
3 24 (2.10%) Security Posture
4 23 (2.01%) Hybrid Cloud
4 23 (2.01%) Management Information System
5 22 (1.92%) Clustering
6 21 (1.84%) Cloud Native
6 21 (1.84%) Self-Motivation
7 19 (1.66%) Video Conferencing
8 17 (1.49%) Enterprise Software
9 16 (1.40%) Data Centre
9 16 (1.40%) Replication
10 11 (0.96%) CMDB
11 10 (0.87%) AI Agents
12 9 (0.79%) CCTV
12 9 (0.79%) FlexPod
13 8 (0.70%) Data Structures
13 8 (0.70%) PKI
13 8 (0.70%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 500 (43.74%) Windows
2 194 (16.97%) Windows Server
3 133 (11.64%) Windows 10
4 56 (4.90%) Mac OS
5 52 (4.55%) Linux
6 39 (3.41%) Apple iOS
7 34 (2.97%) Windows Server 2016
8 32 (2.80%) Android
9 21 (1.84%) Windows Server 2019
10 20 (1.75%) Windows Server 2012
11 10 (0.87%) Windows Server 2008
12 6 (0.52%) Ubuntu
13 4 (0.35%) CentOS
14 2 (0.17%) Mac OS X
14 2 (0.17%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
15 1 (0.087%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 327 (28.61%) ITIL
2 292 (25.55%) Problem-Solving
3 286 (25.02%) Customer Service
4 224 (19.60%) Continuous Improvement
5 197 (17.24%) Cybersecurity
6 152 (13.30%) ITSM
7 130 (11.37%) Service Delivery
8 126 (11.02%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 97 (8.49%) AI
10 92 (8.05%) Disaster Recovery
11 91 (7.96%) Mentoring
11 91 (7.96%) Service Management
12 90 (7.87%) Stakeholder Management
13 88 (7.70%) User Experience
14 86 (7.52%) Business Intelligence
15 77 (6.74%) Performance Metrics
16 75 (6.56%) Roadmaps
17 72 (6.30%) Technical Leadership
18 64 (5.60%) Workflow
19 60 (5.25%) Change Management
Programming Languages
1 164 (14.35%) PowerShell
2 92 (8.05%) SQL
3 49 (4.29%) C#
4 46 (4.02%) JavaScript
4 46 (4.02%) Python
5 30 (2.62%) TypeScript
6 23 (2.01%) R
7 17 (1.49%) T-SQL
8 13 (1.14%) VBA
9 12 (1.05%) Bash
10 9 (0.79%) Bicep
11 6 (0.52%) PHP
11 6 (0.52%) VBScript
12 4 (0.35%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 4 (0.35%) Delphi
12 4 (0.35%) Pascal
13 3 (0.26%) Google Apps Script
13 3 (0.26%) Java
13 3 (0.26%) Ruby
14 2 (0.17%) Korn
Qualifications
1 218 (19.07%) Degree
2 173 (15.14%) Microsoft Certification
3 105 (9.19%) Security Cleared
4 100 (8.75%) SC Cleared
5 82 (7.17%) MCSE
6 77 (6.74%) AWS Certification
7 44 (3.85%) Azure Certification
8 34 (2.97%) CTC Cleared
9 25 (2.19%) DBS Check
10 24 (2.10%) CISSP
11 21 (1.84%) Computer Science Degree
12 20 (1.75%) Cisco Certification
13 15 (1.31%) BPSS Clearance
14 14 (1.22%) CISM
15 12 (1.05%) A+ Certification
16 11 (0.96%) CCNA
17 9 (0.79%) Network+ Certification
18 8 (0.70%) HNC
18 8 (0.70%) HND
18 8 (0.70%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 98 (8.57%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 83 (7.26%) QA
3 82 (7.17%) SLA
4 65 (5.69%) Cyber Essentials
5 38 (3.32%) GDPR
6 27 (2.36%) NIST
7 20 (1.75%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 13 (1.14%) Accessibility
9 12 (1.05%) Data Quality
9 12 (1.05%) GRC
10 11 (0.96%) PMO
11 5 (0.44%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 4 (0.35%) PCI DSS
12 4 (0.35%) SOC 2
13 3 (0.26%) WCAG
14 2 (0.17%) ISO/IEC 27005
14 2 (0.17%) ISO/IEC 42001
15 1 (0.087%) Disclosure Scotland
15 1 (0.087%) EU AI Act
15 1 (0.087%) ISO 13485
System Software
1 372 (32.55%) Active Directory
2 119 (10.41%) Hyper-V
3 75 (6.56%) VMware Infrastructure
4 19 (1.66%) vSphere
5 18 (1.57%) Virtual Desktop
6 12 (1.05%) Microsoft Virtual Server
6 12 (1.05%) Virtual Machines
6 12 (1.05%) Virtual Servers
7 11 (0.96%) BitLocker
8 8 (0.70%) VMware ESXi
9 6 (0.52%) DFS Replication
9 6 (0.52%) Terminal Services
10 5 (0.44%) ClearTrust
10 5 (0.44%) VMware Server
11 4 (0.35%) Docker
11 4 (0.35%) KVM
12 3 (0.26%) Firmware
13 2 (0.17%) Citrix Hypervisor
14 1 (0.087%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 261 (22.83%) Microsoft Intune
2 32 (2.80%) SCCM
3 18 (1.57%) Single Sign-On
3 18 (1.57%) Terraform
4 15 (1.31%) Autotask
5 14 (1.22%) Jamf Pro
6 11 (0.96%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 10 (0.87%) Ansible
8 9 (0.79%) Cisco CUCM
8 9 (0.79%) Grafana
9 8 (0.70%) Failover Clustering
10 7 (0.61%) Proxmox
10 7 (0.61%) vCenter Server
11 6 (0.52%) Kubernetes
12 4 (0.35%) Graylog
12 4 (0.35%) ZABBIX
13 3 (0.26%) FortiGate
13 3 (0.26%) Norton AntiVirus
14 2 (0.17%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
14 2 (0.17%) WhatsUp Gold
Vendors
1 1,016 (88.89%) Microsoft
2 132 (11.55%) ServiceNow
3 101 (8.84%) VMware
4 90 (7.87%) Cisco
5 40 (3.50%) Veeam
6 38 (3.32%) Google
7 34 (2.97%) Meraki
8 32 (2.80%) Apple
9 28 (2.45%) iManage
10 27 (2.36%) Adobe
10 27 (2.36%) CrowdStrike
11 24 (2.10%) Computacenter
12 23 (2.01%) Fortinet
13 19 (1.66%) Dell
14 16 (1.40%) Salesforce
15 15 (1.31%) Palo Alto
15 15 (1.31%) SonicWALL
16 14 (1.22%) Citrix
17 13 (1.14%) Splunk
18 12 (1.05%) Ubiquiti