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

6 months to
25 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 35 47 30
Rank change year-on-year +12 -17 +5
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 365 1,258 958 1,862
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 5.79% 5.82% 6.72%
As % of the Cloud Services category 14.87% 15.84% 16.31%
Number of salaries quoted 964 771 1,494
10th Percentile £28,650 £27,750 £26,250
25th Percentile £33,938 £31,250 £34,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £41,408 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +14.71% -12.83% -5.00%
75th Percentile £62,500 £58,086 £62,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £69,750 £73,750
UK median annual salary £40,000 £37,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year +6.67% -6.25% -4.76%

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 8,462 6,048 11,414
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 38.92% 36.77% 41.17%
Number of salaries quoted 6,050 4,461 9,241
10th Percentile £35,000 £31,750 £36,250
25th Percentile £45,000 £43,750 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% -4.00% -3.85%
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 25 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
1 431 (34.26%) SharePoint
2 262 (20.83%) Microsoft Exchange
3 22 (1.75%) Confluence
4 16 (1.27%) IIS
5 7 (0.56%) Exchange Server 2007
5 7 (0.56%) Exchange Server 2010
5 7 (0.56%) Exchange Server 2013
6 5 (0.40%) CMS
7 3 (0.24%) ArcGIS
7 3 (0.24%) SAS
8 1 (0.079%) Apache
8 1 (0.079%) Apache Airflow
8 1 (0.079%) Palantir Foundry
8 1 (0.079%) WordPress
Applications
1 164 (13.04%) Microsoft Office
2 36 (2.86%) Microsoft Excel
3 10 (0.79%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (0.40%) CorelDRAW
5 4 (0.32%) MS Visio
6 3 (0.24%) Chatbot
6 3 (0.24%) Microsoft Project
6 3 (0.24%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.079%) Acrobat
Business Applications
1 10 (0.79%) Dynamics CRM
2 8 (0.64%) NetSuite
3 5 (0.40%) SAP Business One
4 3 (0.24%) Elite 3E
4 3 (0.24%) Remedy ITSM
4 3 (0.24%) Salesforce CRM
5 2 (0.16%) Carpe Diem
5 2 (0.16%) Dynamics GP
5 2 (0.16%) Payment Gateway
5 2 (0.16%) Shopify
5 2 (0.16%) Visualfiles
6 1 (0.079%) Dynamics NAV
6 1 (0.079%) Oracle Payables
6 1 (0.079%) Sage 200
6 1 (0.079%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 645 (51.27%) Azure
2 388 (30.84%) Entra ID
3 220 (17.49%) Power Platform
4 162 (12.88%) AWS
5 131 (10.41%) OneDrive
6 103 (8.19%) SaaS
7 102 (8.11%) PowerApps
8 99 (7.87%) Power Automate
9 88 (7.00%) Microsoft Copilot
10 51 (4.05%) Microsoft Purview
11 45 (3.58%) Mimecast
12 40 (3.18%) Cloud Computing
13 36 (2.86%) Google Workspace
14 33 (2.62%) Dynamics 365
15 31 (2.46%) Azure Logic Apps
16 24 (1.91%) Azure Data Factory
17 23 (1.83%) IaaS
18 22 (1.75%) Azure Sentinel
19 21 (1.67%) Azure DevOps
20 20 (1.59%) Copilot Studio
Communications & Networking
1 207 (16.45%) Firewall
2 185 (14.71%) DNS
3 141 (11.21%) DHCP
3 141 (11.21%) VPN
4 113 (8.98%) LAN
4 113 (8.98%) WAN
5 106 (8.43%) TCP/IP
6 95 (7.55%) Wi-Fi
7 56 (4.45%) VoIP
8 42 (3.34%) VLAN
9 37 (2.94%) Network Security
9 37 (2.94%) Wireless
10 18 (1.43%) Unified Communications
11 13 (1.03%) SAN
12 12 (0.95%) Internet
13 9 (0.72%) Cisco ASA
13 9 (0.72%) Cisco Firepower
13 9 (0.72%) WebEx
14 7 (0.56%) NGFW
14 7 (0.56%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 79 (6.28%) Power BI
2 52 (4.13%) SQL Server
3 24 (1.91%) Azure SQL Database
4 15 (1.19%) PostgreSQL
5 13 (1.03%) MySQL
5 13 (1.03%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 7 (0.56%) 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 (0.079%) Big Data
11 1 (0.079%) BusinessObjects
11 1 (0.079%) Delta Lake
11 1 (0.079%) Parquet
11 1 (0.079%) RDBMS
11 1 (0.079%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 78 (6.20%) 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 (0.079%) Postman
5 1 (0.079%) Rational DOORS
General
1 617 (49.05%) Social Skills
2 169 (13.43%) Finance
3 121 (9.62%) Legal
4 106 (8.43%) Law
5 71 (5.64%) Analytical Skills
6 60 (4.77%) Public Sector
7 52 (4.13%) Organisational Skills
8 48 (3.82%) Swedish Language
9 47 (3.74%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 38 (3.02%) Presentation Skills
11 30 (2.38%) French Language
11 30 (2.38%) Telecoms
12 29 (2.31%) Documentation Skills
13 26 (2.07%) Retail
14 21 (1.67%) Marketing
15 17 (1.35%) Manufacturing
16 15 (1.19%) Banking
17 14 (1.11%) Advertising
18 13 (1.03%) Influencing Skills
18 13 (1.03%) Legal Technology
Job Titles
1 299 (23.77%) IT Support
2 236 (18.76%) Support Engineer
3 221 (17.57%) Analyst
4 217 (17.25%) IT Engineer
5 191 (15.18%) IT Support Engineer
6 141 (11.21%) Senior
7 104 (8.27%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 102 (8.11%) Service Analyst
9 96 (7.63%) Service Desk Analyst
10 85 (6.76%) Consultant
11 84 (6.68%) Support Analyst
12 69 (5.48%) Architect
13 68 (5.41%) Developer
14 63 (5.01%) IT Analyst
15 57 (4.53%) Lead
16 52 (4.13%) IT Support Analyst
17 49 (3.90%) 2nd Line Support
18 48 (3.82%) IT Manager
18 48 (3.82%) IT Technician
18 48 (3.82%) Support Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 46 (3.66%) Microsoft Graph
2 43 (3.42%) HTML
3 38 (3.02%) .NET
4 37 (2.94%) CSS
5 34 (2.70%) HTML5 Canvas
5 34 (2.70%) SPFx
6 27 (2.15%) JSON
7 19 (1.51%) .NET Core
8 12 (0.95%) React
9 11 (0.87%) XML
10 9 (0.72%) ASP.NET
10 9 (0.72%) XMPP
11 7 (0.56%) REST
12 6 (0.48%) OAuth
12 6 (0.48%) OpenID
13 5 (0.40%) ARM Templates
13 5 (0.40%) ASP.NET Core
13 5 (0.40%) Middleware
13 5 (0.40%) RESTful
14 4 (0.32%) Next.js
Miscellaneous
1 111 (8.82%) Onboarding
2 104 (8.27%) Driving Licence
3 33 (2.62%) Self-Motivation
4 31 (2.46%) Security Posture
5 28 (2.23%) Clustering
6 27 (2.15%) Management Information System
7 26 (2.07%) Hybrid Cloud
8 25 (1.99%) Product Ownership
9 23 (1.83%) Enterprise Software
10 20 (1.59%) Cloud Native
11 18 (1.43%) Data Centre
12 16 (1.27%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
12 16 (1.27%) Replication
12 16 (1.27%) Video Conferencing
13 11 (0.87%) AI Agents
13 11 (0.87%) Low-Code
14 10 (0.79%) Web Conferencing
15 9 (0.72%) FlexPod
15 9 (0.72%) PKI
16 8 (0.64%) Data Structures
Operating Systems
1 510 (40.54%) Windows
2 219 (17.41%) Windows Server
3 84 (6.68%) Windows 10
4 68 (5.41%) Mac OS
5 62 (4.93%) Linux
6 35 (2.78%) Apple iOS
7 32 (2.54%) Android
8 30 (2.38%) Windows Server 2016
9 18 (1.43%) Windows Server 2019
10 15 (1.19%) Windows Server 2012
11 8 (0.64%) 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 (0.079%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 342 (27.19%) Problem-Solving
2 310 (24.64%) ITIL
3 267 (21.22%) Customer Service
4 228 (18.12%) Continuous Improvement
5 195 (15.50%) Cybersecurity
6 158 (12.56%) ITSM
7 153 (12.16%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 123 (9.78%) Service Delivery
9 115 (9.14%) Roadmaps
10 114 (9.06%) AI
11 111 (8.82%) Stakeholder Management
12 107 (8.51%) Mentoring
13 103 (8.19%) Project Delivery
14 99 (7.87%) User Experience
15 94 (7.47%) Disaster Recovery
16 89 (7.07%) Business Intelligence
17 88 (7.00%) Service Management
18 87 (6.92%) Information Security
19 84 (6.68%) Technical Leadership
20 81 (6.44%) Performance Metrics
Programming Languages
1 176 (13.99%) PowerShell
2 97 (7.71%) SQL
3 57 (4.53%) JavaScript
4 55 (4.37%) C#
5 53 (4.21%) Python
6 31 (2.46%) TypeScript
7 30 (2.38%) R
8 17 (1.35%) VBA
9 16 (1.27%) Bash
10 15 (1.19%) T-SQL
11 13 (1.03%) Bicep
12 6 (0.48%) PHP
12 6 (0.48%) VBScript
13 4 (0.32%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 4 (0.32%) Delphi
13 4 (0.32%) Pascal
14 3 (0.24%) Java
14 3 (0.24%) Ruby
15 2 (0.16%) Korn
15 2 (0.16%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 194 (15.42%) Degree
2 174 (13.83%) Microsoft Certification
3 84 (6.68%) Security Cleared
4 80 (6.36%) MCSE
5 78 (6.20%) AWS Certification
5 78 (6.20%) SC Cleared
6 54 (4.29%) Azure Certification
7 30 (2.38%) CISSP
8 27 (2.15%) DBS Check
9 24 (1.91%) Cisco Certification
10 22 (1.75%) Computer Science Degree
11 18 (1.43%) CISM
12 15 (1.19%) CCNA
13 14 (1.11%) BPSS Clearance
14 10 (0.79%) A+ Certification
14 10 (0.79%) CEH
14 10 (0.79%) HNC
14 10 (0.79%) HND
15 8 (0.64%) (ISC)2 CCSP
15 8 (0.64%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 113 (8.98%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 82 (6.52%) QA
3 77 (6.12%) Cyber Essentials
4 58 (4.61%) SLA
5 50 (3.97%) GDPR
6 46 (3.66%) GRC
7 31 (2.46%) NIST
8 20 (1.59%) Accessibility
9 18 (1.43%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 13 (1.03%) Data Quality
11 9 (0.72%) PMO
12 5 (0.40%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 5 (0.40%) SOC 2
13 4 (0.32%) ISO/IEC 27005
13 4 (0.32%) PCI DSS
14 3 (0.24%) ISO/IEC 42001
14 3 (0.24%) WCAG
15 2 (0.16%) NCSC
16 1 (0.079%) Disclosure Scotland
16 1 (0.079%) ISO 13485
System Software
1 419 (33.31%) Active Directory
2 138 (10.97%) Hyper-V
3 85 (6.76%) VMware Infrastructure
4 22 (1.75%) vSphere
5 17 (1.35%) Virtual Desktop
5 17 (1.35%) Virtual Machines
6 11 (0.87%) BitLocker
7 9 (0.72%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 9 (0.72%) Virtual Servers
7 9 (0.72%) VMware ESXi
8 7 (0.56%) VMware Server
9 6 (0.48%) DFS Replication
9 6 (0.48%) Terminal Services
10 5 (0.40%) ClearTrust
11 4 (0.32%) Docker
11 4 (0.32%) KVM
12 2 (0.16%) Citrix Hypervisor
12 2 (0.16%) Firmware
13 1 (0.079%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 293 (23.29%) Microsoft Intune
2 26 (2.07%) SCCM
3 23 (1.83%) Terraform
4 17 (1.35%) Single Sign-On
5 15 (1.19%) Jamf Pro
6 12 (0.95%) Failover Clustering
7 11 (0.87%) Autotask
8 10 (0.79%) 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
11 7 (0.56%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
12 4 (0.32%) FortiGate
12 4 (0.32%) Graylog
12 4 (0.32%) ZABBIX
13 3 (0.24%) Norton AntiVirus
14 2 (0.16%) WSUS
Vendors
1 1,121 (89.11%) Microsoft
2 135 (10.73%) ServiceNow
3 114 (9.06%) VMware
4 69 (5.48%) Cisco
5 45 (3.58%) Veeam
6 41 (3.26%) Google
7 35 (2.78%) Meraki
8 34 (2.70%) CrowdStrike
9 31 (2.46%) Apple
10 29 (2.31%) iManage
11 26 (2.07%) Adobe
12 25 (1.99%) Fortinet
13 21 (1.67%) Computacenter
14 17 (1.35%) Palo Alto
14 17 (1.35%) Salesforce
14 17 (1.35%) Ubiquiti
15 16 (1.27%) SonicWALL
16 15 (1.19%) Dell
17 14 (1.11%) Splunk
18 13 (1.03%) Citrix