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

6 months to
9 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 37 45 28
Rank change year-on-year +8 -17 +14
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 365 1,050 954 2,371
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 5.40% 6.32% 6.96%
As % of the Cloud Services category 14.28% 16.36% 16.46%
Number of salaries quoted 760 785 1,987
10th Percentile £28,500 £27,750 £26,250
25th Percentile £32,500 £31,250 £33,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £42,500 £45,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.88% -6.59% -5.21%
75th Percentile £65,050 £58,750 £59,000
90th Percentile £87,500 £72,500 £72,800
UK median annual salary £40,000 £40,000 £38,000
% change year-on-year - +5.26% -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 7,351 5,831 14,405
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 37.77% 38.63% 42.30%
Number of salaries quoted 5,061 4,238 12,059
10th Percentile £35,000 £31,500 £36,102
25th Percentile £46,104 £45,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £63,076 £62,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.73% +3.33% -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% -10.20%

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 9 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
1 343 (32.67%) SharePoint
2 217 (20.67%) Microsoft Exchange
3 15 (1.43%) Confluence
4 13 (1.24%) IIS
5 9 (0.86%) Exchange Server 2007
5 9 (0.86%) Exchange Server 2010
5 9 (0.86%) Exchange Server 2013
6 3 (0.29%) ArcGIS
6 3 (0.29%) CMS
6 3 (0.29%) SAS
7 2 (0.19%) Apache
8 1 (0.095%) Apache Airflow
8 1 (0.095%) Palantir Foundry
Applications
1 198 (18.86%) Microsoft Office
2 31 (2.95%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (0.67%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.29%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.19%) CorelDRAW
5 2 (0.19%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.19%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.095%) Acrobat
Business Applications
1 9 (0.86%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (0.48%) NetSuite
2 5 (0.48%) Salesforce CRM
2 5 (0.48%) SAP Business One
3 3 (0.29%) Oracle EBS
4 2 (0.19%) Dynamics GP
4 2 (0.19%) Elite 3E
4 2 (0.19%) SAP ERP
4 2 (0.19%) SAP HR
5 1 (0.095%) Dynamics NAV
5 1 (0.095%) Oracle Payables
5 1 (0.095%) Remedy ITSM
5 1 (0.095%) Visualfiles
Cloud Services
1 513 (48.86%) Azure
2 313 (29.81%) Entra ID
3 146 (13.90%) Power Platform
4 139 (13.24%) AWS
5 114 (10.86%) OneDrive
6 76 (7.24%) SaaS
7 66 (6.29%) PowerApps
8 63 (6.00%) Power Automate
9 55 (5.24%) Microsoft Copilot
10 37 (3.52%) Google Workspace
11 34 (3.24%) Mimecast
12 29 (2.76%) Dynamics 365
13 26 (2.48%) Azure Logic Apps
14 25 (2.38%) Microsoft Purview
15 23 (2.19%) Azure Data Factory
16 22 (2.10%) Azure Sentinel
17 21 (2.00%) IaaS
18 19 (1.81%) Adobe Creative Cloud
19 17 (1.62%) PaaS
20 15 (1.43%) Azure DevOps
Communications & Networking
1 169 (16.10%) Firewall
2 150 (14.29%) DNS
3 118 (11.24%) DHCP
4 117 (11.14%) VPN
5 91 (8.67%) Wi-Fi
6 81 (7.71%) TCP/IP
7 80 (7.62%) WAN
8 71 (6.76%) LAN
9 55 (5.24%) VoIP
10 29 (2.76%) VLAN
11 19 (1.81%) Network Security
11 19 (1.81%) Unified Communications
12 14 (1.33%) SD-WAN
12 14 (1.33%) Wireless
13 12 (1.14%) SAN
14 9 (0.86%) Cisco ASA
14 9 (0.86%) Cisco Firepower
14 9 (0.86%) Internet
14 9 (0.86%) WebEx
15 7 (0.67%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 70 (6.67%) Power BI
2 49 (4.67%) SQL Server
3 22 (2.10%) Azure SQL Database
4 17 (1.62%) PostgreSQL
5 16 (1.52%) MySQL
5 16 (1.52%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 7 (0.67%) Relational Database
7 6 (0.57%) Amazon RDS
8 4 (0.38%) Metadata
9 3 (0.29%) MongoDB
9 3 (0.29%) Power Query
9 3 (0.29%) Spatial Data
10 2 (0.19%) Data Lake
10 2 (0.19%) NoSQL
10 2 (0.19%) RDBMS
11 1 (0.095%) Big Data
11 1 (0.095%) BusinessObjects
11 1 (0.095%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 51 (4.86%) JIRA
2 5 (0.48%) Git
2 5 (0.48%) VersionOne
3 2 (0.19%) Rational Rhapsody
3 2 (0.19%) Selenium
4 1 (0.095%) Postman
4 1 (0.095%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 509 (48.48%) Social Skills
2 132 (12.57%) Finance
3 93 (8.86%) Legal
4 62 (5.90%) Law
5 60 (5.71%) Analytical Skills
6 58 (5.52%) Public Sector
7 57 (5.43%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 54 (5.14%) Back Office
9 48 (4.57%) Organisational Skills
10 44 (4.19%) French Language
11 28 (2.67%) Retail
12 23 (2.19%) Telecoms
13 20 (1.90%) Marketing
13 20 (1.90%) Swedish Language
14 14 (1.33%) Documentation Skills
15 13 (1.24%) Banking
15 13 (1.24%) Influencing Skills
16 10 (0.95%) Local Government
17 9 (0.86%) Manufacturing
18 6 (0.57%) Games
Job Titles
1 246 (23.43%) IT Support
2 244 (23.24%) Support Engineer
3 192 (18.29%) Analyst
4 187 (17.81%) IT Engineer
5 155 (14.76%) IT Support Engineer
6 117 (11.14%) Senior
7 95 (9.05%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 94 (8.95%) Service Analyst
9 86 (8.19%) Service Desk Analyst
10 66 (6.29%) Consultant
10 66 (6.29%) Support Analyst
11 57 (5.43%) Desktop Support
12 55 (5.24%) Desktop Engineer
12 55 (5.24%) Desktop Support Engineer
12 55 (5.24%) IT Analyst
13 49 (4.67%) Developer
14 48 (4.57%) Lead
14 48 (4.57%) Site Engineer
15 47 (4.48%) IT Technician
15 47 (4.48%) Support Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 38 (3.62%) Microsoft Graph
2 36 (3.43%) .NET
3 29 (2.76%) HTML
3 29 (2.76%) HTML5 Canvas
3 29 (2.76%) JSON
4 28 (2.67%) CSS
5 25 (2.38%) SPFx
6 21 (2.00%) .NET Core
7 10 (0.95%) XML
8 9 (0.86%) React
8 9 (0.86%) XMPP
9 8 (0.76%) OAuth
9 8 (0.76%) OpenID
10 6 (0.57%) ASP.NET
10 6 (0.57%) EDI
11 5 (0.48%) ARM Templates
11 5 (0.48%) Middleware
11 5 (0.48%) REST
11 5 (0.48%) RESTful
12 4 (0.38%) Next.js
Miscellaneous
1 85 (8.10%) Onboarding
2 81 (7.71%) Driving Licence
3 25 (2.38%) Management Information System
4 23 (2.19%) Self-Motivation
5 21 (2.00%) Cloud Native
5 21 (2.00%) Product Ownership
6 19 (1.81%) Hybrid Cloud
6 19 (1.81%) Video Conferencing
7 18 (1.71%) Security Posture
8 16 (1.52%) Clustering
8 16 (1.52%) Replication
9 14 (1.33%) Data Centre
10 12 (1.14%) Enterprise Software
11 11 (1.05%) CMDB
12 9 (0.86%) CCTV
12 9 (0.86%) FlexPod
13 8 (0.76%) Cyber Threat
13 8 (0.76%) Data Structures
13 8 (0.76%) Legacy Systems
13 8 (0.76%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 478 (45.52%) Windows
2 179 (17.05%) Windows Server
3 149 (14.19%) Windows 10
4 53 (5.05%) Mac OS
5 48 (4.57%) Linux
6 42 (4.00%) Apple iOS
7 36 (3.43%) Windows Server 2016
8 34 (3.24%) Android
9 23 (2.19%) Windows Server 2019
10 22 (2.10%) Windows Server 2012
11 11 (1.05%) Windows Server 2008
12 6 (0.57%) Ubuntu
13 4 (0.38%) CentOS
14 2 (0.19%) Mac OS X
14 2 (0.19%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
15 1 (0.095%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 320 (30.48%) ITIL
2 272 (25.90%) Customer Service
3 270 (25.71%) Problem-Solving
4 211 (20.10%) Continuous Improvement
5 188 (17.90%) Cybersecurity
6 129 (12.29%) ITSM
7 119 (11.33%) Service Delivery
8 107 (10.19%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 91 (8.67%) Service Management
10 88 (8.38%) Disaster Recovery
11 84 (8.00%) Business Intelligence
12 79 (7.52%) AI
13 76 (7.24%) User Experience
14 75 (7.14%) Stakeholder Management
15 73 (6.95%) Mentoring
15 73 (6.95%) Roadmaps
16 68 (6.48%) Patch Management
17 66 (6.29%) Performance Metrics
18 65 (6.19%) Ticket Management
19 62 (5.90%) Software Deployment
Programming Languages
1 154 (14.67%) PowerShell
2 86 (8.19%) SQL
3 45 (4.29%) C#
4 42 (4.00%) Python
5 40 (3.81%) JavaScript
6 28 (2.67%) TypeScript
7 17 (1.62%) R
7 17 (1.62%) T-SQL
8 13 (1.24%) Bash
9 11 (1.05%) VBA
10 9 (0.86%) Bicep
11 6 (0.57%) PHP
11 6 (0.57%) VBScript
12 4 (0.38%) Delphi
12 4 (0.38%) Pascal
13 3 (0.29%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 3 (0.29%) Google Apps Script
13 3 (0.29%) Java
13 3 (0.29%) Ruby
14 2 (0.19%) Korn
Qualifications
1 222 (21.14%) Degree
2 168 (16.00%) Microsoft Certification
3 106 (10.10%) Security Cleared
4 103 (9.81%) SC Cleared
5 72 (6.86%) MCSE
6 70 (6.67%) AWS Certification
7 48 (4.57%) CTC Cleared
8 40 (3.81%) Azure Certification
9 23 (2.19%) DBS Check
10 22 (2.10%) Cisco Certification
10 22 (2.10%) Computer Science Degree
11 20 (1.90%) CISSP
12 15 (1.43%) A+ Certification
13 13 (1.24%) BPSS Clearance
13 13 (1.24%) Network+ Certification
14 12 (1.14%) CCNA
15 10 (0.95%) CISM
16 9 (0.86%) (ISC)2 CCSP
17 8 (0.76%) Microsoft Certified Professional
18 7 (0.67%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 82 (7.81%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 82 (7.81%) SLA
2 73 (6.95%) QA
3 58 (5.52%) Cyber Essentials
4 29 (2.76%) GDPR
5 23 (2.19%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 22 (2.10%) NIST
7 12 (1.14%) Data Quality
8 11 (1.05%) PMO
9 10 (0.95%) GRC
10 8 (0.76%) Accessibility
11 5 (0.48%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 3 (0.29%) PCI DSS
13 2 (0.19%) WCAG
14 1 (0.095%) HL7
14 1 (0.095%) ISO 13485
14 1 (0.095%) ISO 22301
14 1 (0.095%) ISO/IEC 27005
14 1 (0.095%) ISO/IEC 42001
14 1 (0.095%) SOC 2
System Software
1 335 (31.90%) Active Directory
2 97 (9.24%) Hyper-V
3 70 (6.67%) VMware Infrastructure
4 17 (1.62%) Virtual Desktop
4 17 (1.62%) vSphere
5 12 (1.14%) Microsoft Virtual Server
5 12 (1.14%) Virtual Servers
6 11 (1.05%) BitLocker
7 10 (0.95%) Virtual Machines
8 6 (0.57%) DFS Replication
8 6 (0.57%) Terminal Services
8 6 (0.57%) VMware ESXi
9 4 (0.38%) ClearTrust
9 4 (0.38%) Docker
9 4 (0.38%) Firmware
9 4 (0.38%) KVM
10 3 (0.29%) VMware Server
11 2 (0.19%) Citrix Hypervisor
12 1 (0.095%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 231 (22.00%) Microsoft Intune
2 32 (3.05%) SCCM
3 20 (1.90%) Terraform
4 17 (1.62%) Single Sign-On
5 15 (1.43%) Jamf Pro
6 14 (1.33%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 14 (1.33%) Autotask
7 10 (0.95%) Ansible
8 9 (0.86%) Cisco CUCM
8 9 (0.86%) Grafana
9 7 (0.67%) Proxmox
9 7 (0.67%) vCenter Server
10 6 (0.57%) Kubernetes
11 4 (0.38%) Failover Clustering
11 4 (0.38%) Graylog
11 4 (0.38%) ZABBIX
12 3 (0.29%) FortiGate
12 3 (0.29%) Norton AntiVirus
13 2 (0.19%) CASB
13 2 (0.19%) WhatsUp Gold
Vendors
1 910 (86.67%) Microsoft
2 112 (10.67%) ServiceNow
3 100 (9.52%) Cisco
4 95 (9.05%) VMware
5 39 (3.71%) Google
6 36 (3.43%) Veeam
7 33 (3.14%) Apple
8 32 (3.05%) Meraki
9 27 (2.57%) Adobe
10 26 (2.48%) iManage
11 23 (2.19%) Computacenter
11 23 (2.19%) CrowdStrike
11 23 (2.19%) Fortinet
12 18 (1.71%) Dell
13 15 (1.43%) Palo Alto
13 15 (1.43%) SonicWALL
14 14 (1.33%) Citrix
14 14 (1.33%) Ubiquiti
15 12 (1.14%) HP
15 12 (1.14%) Salesforce