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

 6 months to
1 Aug 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 36 46 29
Rank change year-on-year +10 -17 +6
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 365 1,281 971 1,753
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 5.77% 5.87% 6.74%
As % of the Cloud Services category 14.87% 16.03% 16.53%
Number of salaries quoted 987 781 1,400
10th Percentile £29,000 £27,750 £26,500
25th Percentile £33,875 £31,250 £34,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £41,500 £48,500
Median % change year-on-year +14.46% -14.43% -3.00%
75th Percentile £62,500 £58,086 £62,500
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 8,612 6,059 10,606
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 38.77% 36.64% 40.76%
Number of salaries quoted 6,204 4,468 8,477
10th Percentile £35,000 £31,705 £36,250
25th Percentile £45,000 £43,750 £46,581
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £62,783
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% -4.43% -3.41%
75th Percentile £85,000 £82,500 £83,759
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £108,750
UK median annual salary £62,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.17% - -4.37%

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 1 August 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
1 435 (33.96%) SharePoint
2 262 (20.45%) Microsoft Exchange
3 22 (1.72%) Confluence
4 16 (1.25%) IIS
5 6 (0.47%) Exchange Server 2007
5 6 (0.47%) Exchange Server 2010
5 6 (0.47%) Exchange Server 2013
6 5 (0.39%) CMS
7 3 (0.23%) ArcGIS
7 3 (0.23%) SAS
8 1 (0.078%) Apache
8 1 (0.078%) Apache Airflow
8 1 (0.078%) Palantir Foundry
8 1 (0.078%) WordPress
Applications
1 160 (12.49%) Microsoft Office
2 36 (2.81%) Microsoft Excel
3 9 (0.70%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (0.39%) CorelDRAW
4 5 (0.39%) MS Visio
5 3 (0.23%) Chatbot
5 3 (0.23%) Microsoft Project
5 3 (0.23%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.078%) Acrobat
Business Applications
1 10 (0.78%) Dynamics CRM
2 8 (0.62%) NetSuite
3 5 (0.39%) SAP Business One
4 3 (0.23%) Elite 3E
4 3 (0.23%) Payment Gateway
4 3 (0.23%) Remedy ITSM
4 3 (0.23%) Shopify
5 2 (0.16%) Carpe Diem
5 2 (0.16%) Dynamics GP
5 2 (0.16%) Sage 200
5 2 (0.16%) Salesforce CRM
5 2 (0.16%) Visualfiles
6 1 (0.078%) Dynamics NAV
6 1 (0.078%) Oracle Payables
6 1 (0.078%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 656 (51.21%) Azure
2 399 (31.15%) Entra ID
3 227 (17.72%) Power Platform
4 164 (12.80%) AWS
5 129 (10.07%) OneDrive
6 106 (8.27%) PowerApps
7 105 (8.20%) Power Automate
8 97 (7.57%) SaaS
9 90 (7.03%) Microsoft Copilot
10 52 (4.06%) Microsoft Purview
11 45 (3.51%) Mimecast
12 40 (3.12%) Cloud Computing
13 39 (3.04%) Google Workspace
14 38 (2.97%) Dynamics 365
15 31 (2.42%) Azure Logic Apps
16 24 (1.87%) Azure DevOps
17 23 (1.80%) Azure Data Factory
17 23 (1.80%) IaaS
18 22 (1.72%) Azure Sentinel
18 22 (1.72%) Copilot Studio
Communications & Networking
1 207 (16.16%) Firewall
2 184 (14.36%) DNS
3 141 (11.01%) VPN
4 138 (10.77%) DHCP
5 115 (8.98%) LAN
6 114 (8.90%) WAN
7 104 (8.12%) TCP/IP
8 94 (7.34%) Wi-Fi
9 56 (4.37%) VoIP
10 43 (3.36%) VLAN
11 38 (2.97%) Network Security
11 38 (2.97%) Wireless
12 19 (1.48%) Unified Communications
13 13 (1.01%) SAN
14 12 (0.94%) Internet
15 10 (0.78%) Cisco ASA
15 10 (0.78%) Cisco Firepower
15 10 (0.78%) WebEx
16 7 (0.55%) NGFW
16 7 (0.55%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 79 (6.17%) Power BI
2 53 (4.14%) SQL Server
3 25 (1.95%) Azure SQL Database
4 12 (0.94%) PostgreSQL
5 11 (0.86%) MySQL
5 11 (0.86%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 8 (0.62%) Metadata
7 5 (0.39%) Amazon RDS
7 5 (0.39%) Relational Database
8 4 (0.31%) Data Lake
9 3 (0.23%) MongoDB
9 3 (0.23%) Spatial Data
10 2 (0.16%) Data Warehouse
10 2 (0.16%) NoSQL
10 2 (0.16%) Power Query
11 1 (0.078%) Big Data
11 1 (0.078%) BusinessObjects
11 1 (0.078%) Delta Lake
11 1 (0.078%) RDBMS
11 1 (0.078%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 77 (6.01%) JIRA
2 10 (0.78%) Git
3 5 (0.39%) VersionOne
4 2 (0.16%) Selenium
4 2 (0.16%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 1 (0.078%) Postman
5 1 (0.078%) Rational DOORS
General
1 632 (49.34%) Social Skills
2 168 (13.11%) Finance
3 121 (9.45%) Legal
4 106 (8.27%) Law
5 70 (5.46%) Analytical Skills
6 61 (4.76%) Public Sector
7 56 (4.37%) Organisational Skills
8 48 (3.75%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 48 (3.75%) Swedish Language
9 39 (3.04%) Presentation Skills
10 35 (2.73%) Telecoms
11 30 (2.34%) Documentation Skills
11 30 (2.34%) French Language
12 29 (2.26%) Retail
13 22 (1.72%) Marketing
14 18 (1.41%) Manufacturing
15 17 (1.33%) Banking
16 15 (1.17%) Advertising
17 14 (1.09%) Influencing Skills
18 13 (1.01%) Legal Technology
Job Titles
1 299 (23.34%) IT Support
2 229 (17.88%) Support Engineer
3 223 (17.41%) Analyst
4 212 (16.55%) IT Engineer
5 187 (14.60%) IT Support Engineer
6 148 (11.55%) Senior
7 104 (8.12%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 99 (7.73%) Service Analyst
9 94 (7.34%) Service Desk Analyst
10 87 (6.79%) Consultant
11 85 (6.64%) Support Analyst
12 74 (5.78%) Architect
13 70 (5.46%) Developer
14 64 (5.00%) IT Analyst
15 59 (4.61%) Lead
16 52 (4.06%) IT Manager
16 52 (4.06%) IT Support Analyst
17 51 (3.98%) 2nd Line Support
18 49 (3.83%) IT Technician
19 48 (3.75%) Support Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 46 (3.59%) Microsoft Graph
2 44 (3.43%) HTML
3 40 (3.12%) .NET
4 38 (2.97%) CSS
5 35 (2.73%) HTML5 Canvas
6 34 (2.65%) SPFx
7 25 (1.95%) JSON
8 20 (1.56%) .NET Core
9 12 (0.94%) React
10 10 (0.78%) ASP.NET
10 10 (0.78%) REST
10 10 (0.78%) XMPP
11 9 (0.70%) XML
12 5 (0.39%) ARM Templates
12 5 (0.39%) ASP.NET Core
12 5 (0.39%) OAuth
12 5 (0.39%) OpenID
12 5 (0.39%) RESTful
13 4 (0.31%) Next.js
13 4 (0.31%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 112 (8.74%) Onboarding
2 106 (8.27%) Driving Licence
3 34 (2.65%) Self-Motivation
4 32 (2.50%) Security Posture
5 29 (2.26%) Enterprise Software
5 29 (2.26%) Hybrid Cloud
6 28 (2.19%) Clustering
7 26 (2.03%) Management Information System
8 24 (1.87%) Product Ownership
9 22 (1.72%) Cloud Native
10 17 (1.33%) Data Centre
10 17 (1.33%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
10 17 (1.33%) Replication
11 16 (1.25%) Video Conferencing
12 15 (1.17%) Low-Code
13 12 (0.94%) AI Agents
14 10 (0.78%) FlexPod
14 10 (0.78%) Web Conferencing
15 9 (0.70%) PKI
16 8 (0.62%) CMDB
Operating Systems
1 517 (40.36%) Windows
2 227 (17.72%) Windows Server
3 79 (6.17%) Windows 10
4 70 (5.46%) Mac OS
5 63 (4.92%) Linux
6 33 (2.58%) Apple iOS
7 32 (2.50%) Android
8 28 (2.19%) Windows Server 2016
9 17 (1.33%) Windows Server 2019
10 13 (1.01%) Windows Server 2012
11 7 (0.55%) Windows Server 2008
12 6 (0.47%) Ubuntu
13 4 (0.31%) CentOS
14 2 (0.16%) Mac OS X
14 2 (0.16%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
15 1 (0.078%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 347 (27.09%) Problem-Solving
2 313 (24.43%) ITIL
3 272 (21.23%) Customer Service
4 241 (18.81%) Continuous Improvement
5 196 (15.30%) Cybersecurity
6 159 (12.41%) ITSM
7 157 (12.26%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 125 (9.76%) Service Delivery
9 120 (9.37%) Roadmaps
10 118 (9.21%) AI
10 118 (9.21%) Stakeholder Management
11 107 (8.35%) Mentoring
12 105 (8.20%) User Experience
13 104 (8.12%) Project Delivery
14 96 (7.49%) Disaster Recovery
15 92 (7.18%) Service Management
16 89 (6.95%) Business Intelligence
16 89 (6.95%) Technical Leadership
17 87 (6.79%) Information Security
18 81 (6.32%) Performance Metrics
Programming Languages
1 178 (13.90%) PowerShell
2 100 (7.81%) SQL
3 61 (4.76%) JavaScript
4 59 (4.61%) C#
5 56 (4.37%) Python
6 31 (2.42%) TypeScript
7 29 (2.26%) R
8 19 (1.48%) VBA
9 16 (1.25%) Bash
9 16 (1.25%) Bicep
10 13 (1.01%) T-SQL
11 6 (0.47%) VBScript
12 5 (0.39%) PHP
13 3 (0.23%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 3 (0.23%) Delphi
13 3 (0.23%) Java
13 3 (0.23%) Pascal
13 3 (0.23%) Ruby
14 2 (0.16%) C
14 2 (0.16%) Korn
Qualifications
1 192 (14.99%) Degree
2 175 (13.66%) Microsoft Certification
3 85 (6.64%) Security Cleared
4 80 (6.25%) MCSE
5 79 (6.17%) AWS Certification
5 79 (6.17%) SC Cleared
6 53 (4.14%) Azure Certification
7 29 (2.26%) CISSP
8 27 (2.11%) DBS Check
9 23 (1.80%) Cisco Certification
10 22 (1.72%) Computer Science Degree
11 18 (1.41%) CISM
12 15 (1.17%) CCNA
13 14 (1.09%) BPSS Clearance
14 10 (0.78%) CEH
14 10 (0.78%) HNC
14 10 (0.78%) HND
15 9 (0.70%) PMP
16 8 (0.62%) A+ Certification
16 8 (0.62%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 112 (8.74%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 82 (6.40%) QA
3 77 (6.01%) Cyber Essentials
4 61 (4.76%) SLA
5 50 (3.90%) GDPR
6 46 (3.59%) GRC
7 31 (2.42%) NIST
8 21 (1.64%) Accessibility
9 18 (1.41%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 15 (1.17%) Data Quality
11 7 (0.55%) PMO
12 5 (0.39%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 5 (0.39%) SOC 2
13 4 (0.31%) ISO/IEC 27005
13 4 (0.31%) PCI DSS
14 3 (0.23%) ISO/IEC 42001
14 3 (0.23%) WCAG
15 2 (0.16%) NCSC
16 1 (0.078%) EU AI Act
16 1 (0.078%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 420 (32.79%) Active Directory
2 138 (10.77%) Hyper-V
3 86 (6.71%) VMware Infrastructure
4 23 (1.80%) vSphere
5 17 (1.33%) Virtual Machines
6 16 (1.25%) Virtual Desktop
7 11 (0.86%) BitLocker
8 10 (0.78%) Microsoft Virtual Server
8 10 (0.78%) Virtual Servers
9 8 (0.62%) VMware ESXi
9 8 (0.62%) VMware Server
10 6 (0.47%) Terminal Services
11 5 (0.39%) ClearTrust
11 5 (0.39%) DFS Replication
12 4 (0.31%) Docker
12 4 (0.31%) KVM
13 2 (0.16%) Citrix Hypervisor
13 2 (0.16%) Firmware
14 1 (0.078%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 294 (22.95%) Microsoft Intune
2 27 (2.11%) SCCM
2 27 (2.11%) Terraform
3 17 (1.33%) Single Sign-On
4 15 (1.17%) Jamf Pro
5 12 (0.94%) Failover Clustering
6 11 (0.86%) Ansible
6 11 (0.86%) Autotask
7 10 (0.78%) Cisco CUCM
7 10 (0.78%) Grafana
8 8 (0.62%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 7 (0.55%) Kubernetes
9 7 (0.55%) Proxmox
9 7 (0.55%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
9 7 (0.55%) vCenter Server
10 4 (0.31%) FortiGate
10 4 (0.31%) Graylog
10 4 (0.31%) ZABBIX
11 3 (0.23%) Norton AntiVirus
12 2 (0.16%) WSUS
Vendors
1 1,140 (88.99%) Microsoft
2 132 (10.30%) ServiceNow
3 115 (8.98%) VMware
4 76 (5.93%) Cisco
5 47 (3.67%) Veeam
6 44 (3.43%) Google
7 39 (3.04%) Meraki
8 33 (2.58%) CrowdStrike
9 30 (2.34%) Apple
10 29 (2.26%) iManage
11 26 (2.03%) Adobe
11 26 (2.03%) Fortinet
12 20 (1.56%) Computacenter
13 18 (1.41%) Palo Alto
13 18 (1.41%) Salesforce
14 17 (1.33%) Ubiquiti
15 16 (1.25%) SonicWALL
16 15 (1.17%) Splunk
17 14 (1.09%) Dell
17 14 (1.09%) Zscaler
474 hybrid/remote Microsoft 365 jobs