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

6 months to
6 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 37 45 28
Rank change year-on-year +8 -17 +15
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 365 1,047 940 2,349
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 5.41% 6.31% 6.96%
As % of the Cloud Services category 14.29% 16.25% 16.39%
Number of salaries quoted 756 775 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% -6.19%
75th Percentile £65,000 £58,750 £59,000
90th Percentile £87,500 £72,500 £72,500
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 7,326 5,783 14,333
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 37.86% 38.85% 42.48%
Number of salaries quoted 5,031 4,204 12,046
10th Percentile £35,000 £31,500 £36,000
25th Percentile £46,177 £45,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £63,076 £61,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.56% +2.50% -7.69%
75th Percentile £85,000 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £108,750 £100,000
UK median annual salary £62,500 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +4.17% +4.35% -10.35%

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 6 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
1 344 (32.86%) SharePoint
2 218 (20.82%) 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%) SAS
7 2 (0.19%) Apache
7 2 (0.19%) CMS
8 1 (0.096%) Apache Airflow
8 1 (0.096%) Palantir Foundry
Applications
1 201 (19.20%) Microsoft Office
2 31 (2.96%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (0.67%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.29%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.19%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.19%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.096%) Acrobat
6 1 (0.096%) CorelDRAW
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 (0.096%) Dynamics NAV
5 1 (0.096%) Oracle Payables
Cloud Services
1 511 (48.81%) Azure
2 313 (29.89%) Entra ID
3 142 (13.56%) Power Platform
4 140 (13.37%) AWS
5 114 (10.89%) OneDrive
6 75 (7.16%) SaaS
7 64 (6.11%) PowerApps
8 62 (5.92%) Power Automate
9 51 (4.87%) Microsoft Copilot
10 38 (3.63%) Google Workspace
11 34 (3.25%) Mimecast
12 28 (2.67%) Dynamics 365
13 26 (2.48%) Azure Logic Apps
14 23 (2.20%) Azure Data Factory
14 23 (2.20%) Microsoft Purview
15 22 (2.10%) Azure Sentinel
16 21 (2.01%) IaaS
17 19 (1.81%) Adobe Creative Cloud
18 17 (1.62%) PaaS
19 16 (1.53%) Azure DevOps
Communications & Networking
1 168 (16.05%) Firewall
2 150 (14.33%) DNS
3 119 (11.37%) DHCP
4 117 (11.17%) VPN
5 90 (8.60%) Wi-Fi
6 81 (7.74%) TCP/IP
6 81 (7.74%) WAN
7 71 (6.78%) LAN
8 55 (5.25%) VoIP
9 30 (2.87%) VLAN
10 20 (1.91%) Network Security
11 18 (1.72%) Unified Communications
12 15 (1.43%) SD-WAN
13 12 (1.15%) SAN
13 12 (1.15%) Wireless
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 68 (6.49%) Power BI
2 49 (4.68%) SQL Server
3 23 (2.20%) Azure SQL Database
4 17 (1.62%) PostgreSQL
5 16 (1.53%) MySQL
5 16 (1.53%) 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 (0.096%) Big Data
11 1 (0.096%) BusinessObjects
11 1 (0.096%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 51 (4.87%) JIRA
2 5 (0.48%) Git
2 5 (0.48%) VersionOne
3 2 (0.19%) Rational Rhapsody
3 2 (0.19%) Selenium
4 1 (0.096%) Postman
4 1 (0.096%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 504 (48.14%) Social Skills
2 133 (12.70%) Finance
3 92 (8.79%) Legal
4 62 (5.92%) Analytical Skills
5 60 (5.73%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 60 (5.73%) Law
6 57 (5.44%) Public Sector
7 54 (5.16%) Back Office
8 49 (4.68%) French Language
8 49 (4.68%) Organisational Skills
9 28 (2.67%) Retail
10 22 (2.10%) Telecoms
11 20 (1.91%) Marketing
12 16 (1.53%) Swedish Language
13 13 (1.24%) Banking
13 13 (1.24%) Influencing Skills
14 12 (1.15%) Documentation Skills
15 10 (0.96%) Local Government
16 7 (0.67%) Manufacturing
17 6 (0.57%) Games
Job Titles
1 244 (23.30%) IT Support
2 242 (23.11%) Support Engineer
3 194 (18.53%) Analyst
4 185 (17.67%) IT Engineer
5 153 (14.61%) IT Support Engineer
6 118 (11.27%) Senior
7 99 (9.46%) Service Analyst
8 96 (9.17%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 91 (8.69%) Service Desk Analyst
10 64 (6.11%) Consultant
11 63 (6.02%) Support Analyst
12 57 (5.44%) Desktop Support
12 57 (5.44%) IT Analyst
13 55 (5.25%) Desktop Engineer
13 55 (5.25%) Desktop Support Engineer
14 49 (4.68%) IT Technician
14 49 (4.68%) Lead
15 48 (4.58%) Developer
15 48 (4.58%) Site Engineer
15 48 (4.58%) Support Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 38 (3.63%) Microsoft Graph
2 35 (3.34%) .NET
3 29 (2.77%) HTML
3 29 (2.77%) HTML5 Canvas
3 29 (2.77%) JSON
4 28 (2.67%) CSS
5 25 (2.39%) SPFx
6 21 (2.01%) .NET Core
7 9 (0.86%) React
7 9 (0.86%) XML
7 9 (0.86%) XMPP
8 8 (0.76%) OAuth
8 8 (0.76%) OpenID
9 6 (0.57%) ASP.NET
9 6 (0.57%) EDI
10 5 (0.48%) ARM Templates
10 5 (0.48%) Middleware
10 5 (0.48%) RESTful
11 4 (0.38%) Next.js
11 4 (0.38%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 85 (8.12%) Onboarding
2 80 (7.64%) Driving Licence
3 28 (2.67%) Management Information System
4 23 (2.20%) Self-Motivation
5 21 (2.01%) Cloud Native
5 21 (2.01%) Product Ownership
6 20 (1.91%) Video Conferencing
7 19 (1.81%) Hybrid Cloud
8 18 (1.72%) Security Posture
9 17 (1.62%) Replication
10 15 (1.43%) Clustering
11 14 (1.34%) Data Centre
12 12 (1.15%) Enterprise Software
13 11 (1.05%) CMDB
14 9 (0.86%) CCTV
14 9 (0.86%) Cyber Threat
14 9 (0.86%) FlexPod
15 8 (0.76%) Data Structures
15 8 (0.76%) Legacy Systems
15 8 (0.76%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 478 (45.65%) Windows
2 178 (17.00%) Windows Server
3 148 (14.14%) Windows 10
4 52 (4.97%) Mac OS
5 49 (4.68%) Linux
6 46 (4.39%) Apple iOS
7 39 (3.72%) Android
8 35 (3.34%) Windows Server 2016
9 22 (2.10%) Windows Server 2012
9 22 (2.10%) Windows Server 2019
10 11 (1.05%) Windows Server 2008
11 7 (0.67%) Ubuntu
12 4 (0.38%) CentOS
13 2 (0.19%) Mac OS X
13 2 (0.19%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
14 1 (0.096%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 320 (30.56%) ITIL
2 277 (26.46%) Customer Service
3 267 (25.50%) Problem-Solving
4 211 (20.15%) Continuous Improvement
5 186 (17.77%) Cybersecurity
6 131 (12.51%) ITSM
7 117 (11.17%) Service Delivery
8 108 (10.32%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 90 (8.60%) Service Management
10 89 (8.50%) Disaster Recovery
11 82 (7.83%) Business Intelligence
12 78 (7.45%) AI
13 74 (7.07%) User Experience
14 73 (6.97%) Stakeholder Management
15 72 (6.88%) Mentoring
15 72 (6.88%) Roadmaps
16 68 (6.49%) Patch Management
17 67 (6.40%) Performance Metrics
18 64 (6.11%) Customer Experience
19 63 (6.02%) Ticket Management
Programming Languages
1 157 (15.00%) PowerShell
2 85 (8.12%) SQL
3 44 (4.20%) C#
4 42 (4.01%) Python
5 40 (3.82%) 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
1 223 (21.30%) Degree
2 172 (16.43%) Microsoft Certification
3 106 (10.12%) Security Cleared
4 102 (9.74%) SC Cleared
5 73 (6.97%) MCSE
6 71 (6.78%) AWS Certification
7 48 (4.58%) CTC Cleared
8 39 (3.72%) Azure Certification
9 24 (2.29%) Cisco Certification
9 24 (2.29%) DBS Check
10 22 (2.10%) Computer Science Degree
11 20 (1.91%) CISSP
12 15 (1.43%) A+ Certification
13 14 (1.34%) BPSS Clearance
13 14 (1.34%) CCNA
14 13 (1.24%) Network+ Certification
15 10 (0.96%) CISM
16 9 (0.86%) (ISC)2 CCSP
17 8 (0.76%) Microsoft Certified Professional
18 7 (0.67%) CEH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 82 (7.83%) SLA
2 81 (7.74%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 74 (7.07%) QA
4 57 (5.44%) Cyber Essentials
5 29 (2.77%) GDPR
6 23 (2.20%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 22 (2.10%) NIST
8 12 (1.15%) Data Quality
9 11 (1.05%) PMO
10 10 (0.96%) GRC
11 7 (0.67%) Accessibility
12 5 (0.48%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
13 3 (0.29%) PCI DSS
14 1 (0.096%) HL7
14 1 (0.096%) ISO 13485
14 1 (0.096%) ISO 22301
14 1 (0.096%) ISO/IEC 27005
14 1 (0.096%) ISO/IEC 42001
14 1 (0.096%) SOC 2
14 1 (0.096%) WCAG
System Software
1 331 (31.61%) Active Directory
2 95 (9.07%) Hyper-V
3 70 (6.69%) VMware Infrastructure
4 18 (1.72%) Virtual Desktop
5 17 (1.62%) vSphere
6 12 (1.15%) Microsoft Virtual Server
6 12 (1.15%) Virtual Servers
7 11 (1.05%) BitLocker
7 11 (1.05%) Virtual Machines
8 6 (0.57%) DFS Replication
8 6 (0.57%) Terminal Services
8 6 (0.57%) VMware ESXi
9 5 (0.48%) Docker
9 5 (0.48%) Firmware
10 4 (0.38%) KVM
11 3 (0.29%) ClearTrust
11 3 (0.29%) VMware Server
12 2 (0.19%) Citrix Hypervisor
13 1 (0.096%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 230 (21.97%) Microsoft Intune
2 32 (3.06%) SCCM
3 20 (1.91%) Terraform
4 17 (1.62%) Single Sign-On
5 16 (1.53%) Jamf Pro
6 14 (1.34%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 13 (1.24%) Autotask
8 11 (1.05%) Ansible
9 9 (0.86%) Cisco CUCM
9 9 (0.86%) Grafana
10 7 (0.67%) Kubernetes
10 7 (0.67%) Proxmox
10 7 (0.67%) vCenter Server
11 4 (0.38%) FortiGate
11 4 (0.38%) Graylog
11 4 (0.38%) ZABBIX
12 3 (0.29%) Failover Clustering
12 3 (0.29%) Norton AntiVirus
13 2 (0.19%) CASB
13 2 (0.19%) PaperCut
Vendors
1 902 (86.15%) Microsoft
2 112 (10.70%) ServiceNow
3 102 (9.74%) Cisco
4 95 (9.07%) VMware
5 40 (3.82%) Google
6 37 (3.53%) Veeam
7 35 (3.34%) Apple
8 32 (3.06%) Meraki
9 27 (2.58%) Adobe
10 26 (2.48%) iManage
11 24 (2.29%) Fortinet
12 23 (2.20%) Computacenter
12 23 (2.20%) CrowdStrike
13 18 (1.72%) Dell
14 15 (1.43%) Palo Alto
14 15 (1.43%) SonicWALL
15 14 (1.34%) Citrix
15 14 (1.34%) Ubiquiti
16 12 (1.15%) HP
16 12 (1.15%) Salesforce