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

6 months to
12 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 37 44 30
Rank change year-on-year +7 -14 +5
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 365 1,285 960 1,649
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 5.66% 5.84% 6.61%
As % of the Cloud Services category 14.84% 16.07% 16.12%
Number of salaries quoted 994 779 1,287
10th Percentile £29,000 £27,500 £27,000
25th Percentile £33,750 £31,250 £35,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £41,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +15.85% -18.00% -
75th Percentile £62,500 £58,418 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £70,000 £73,850
UK median annual salary £40,000 £37,500 £41,500
% change year-on-year +6.67% -9.64% -1.78%

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 8,661 5,973 10,230
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 38.18% 36.36% 41.03%
Number of salaries quoted 6,278 4,407 8,001
10th Percentile £35,000 £31,250 £37,000
25th Percentile £45,063 £42,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% -7.69% -
75th Percentile £85,000 £82,500 £84,964
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £110,000
UK median annual salary £62,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.17% - -6.25%

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 12 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
1 449 (34.94%) SharePoint
2 271 (21.09%) Microsoft Exchange
3 23 (1.79%) Confluence
4 18 (1.40%) IIS
5 5 (0.39%) CMS
6 4 (0.31%) Exchange Server 2007
6 4 (0.31%) Exchange Server 2010
6 4 (0.31%) Exchange Server 2013
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%) WordPress
Applications
1 151 (11.75%) Microsoft Office
2 36 (2.80%) Microsoft Excel
3 10 (0.78%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 7 (0.54%) MS Visio
5 5 (0.39%) CorelDRAW
6 4 (0.31%) Microsoft Project
7 3 (0.23%) Chatbot
7 3 (0.23%) Spreadsheet
8 1 (0.078%) Acrobat
Business Applications
1 9 (0.70%) Dynamics CRM
2 8 (0.62%) NetSuite
3 5 (0.39%) SAP Business One
4 4 (0.31%) Payment Gateway
4 4 (0.31%) Shopify
5 3 (0.23%) Elite 3E
5 3 (0.23%) Remedy ITSM
6 2 (0.16%) Carpe Diem
6 2 (0.16%) Dynamics GP
6 2 (0.16%) Sage 200
6 2 (0.16%) Visualfiles
7 1 (0.078%) Dynamics NAV
7 1 (0.078%) Oracle Payables
7 1 (0.078%) Salesforce CRM
7 1 (0.078%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 661 (51.44%) Azure
2 408 (31.75%) Entra ID
3 231 (17.98%) Power Platform
4 160 (12.45%) AWS
5 128 (9.96%) OneDrive
6 109 (8.48%) Power Automate
6 109 (8.48%) PowerApps
7 101 (7.86%) Microsoft Copilot
8 93 (7.24%) SaaS
9 58 (4.51%) Microsoft Purview
10 48 (3.74%) Mimecast
11 40 (3.11%) Cloud Computing
12 38 (2.96%) Dynamics 365
13 34 (2.65%) Azure Logic Apps
14 30 (2.33%) Google Workspace
15 24 (1.87%) Azure DevOps
15 24 (1.87%) Azure Sentinel
15 24 (1.87%) Copilot Studio
16 23 (1.79%) Azure Data Factory
17 21 (1.63%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 214 (16.65%) Firewall
2 185 (14.40%) DNS
3 142 (11.05%) VPN
4 141 (10.97%) DHCP
5 112 (8.72%) LAN
6 108 (8.40%) WAN
7 101 (7.86%) TCP/IP
8 94 (7.32%) Wi-Fi
9 49 (3.81%) VoIP
10 45 (3.50%) VLAN
11 40 (3.11%) Network Security
12 38 (2.96%) Wireless
13 18 (1.40%) Unified Communications
14 14 (1.09%) SAN
15 10 (0.78%) Cisco ASA
15 10 (0.78%) Cisco Firepower
15 10 (0.78%) Internet
15 10 (0.78%) WebEx
16 9 (0.70%) Remote Desktop
17 7 (0.54%) NGFW
Database & Business Intelligence
1 74 (5.76%) Power BI
2 50 (3.89%) SQL Server
3 26 (2.02%) Azure SQL Database
4 10 (0.78%) Metadata
5 8 (0.62%) MySQL
5 8 (0.62%) PostgreSQL
5 8 (0.62%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 4 (0.31%) Amazon RDS
6 4 (0.31%) Data Lake
6 4 (0.31%) Relational Database
7 3 (0.23%) MongoDB
7 3 (0.23%) Spatial Data
8 2 (0.16%) Data Warehouse
8 2 (0.16%) NoSQL
8 2 (0.16%) Power Query
9 1 (0.078%) Big Data
9 1 (0.078%) BusinessObjects
9 1 (0.078%) Delta Lake
9 1 (0.078%) RDBMS
9 1 (0.078%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 81 (6.30%) JIRA
2 9 (0.70%) 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
1 634 (49.34%) Social Skills
2 165 (12.84%) Finance
3 128 (9.96%) Legal
4 107 (8.33%) Law
5 71 (5.53%) Analytical Skills
6 57 (4.44%) Public Sector
7 51 (3.97%) Organisational Skills
8 48 (3.74%) Swedish Language
9 43 (3.35%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 40 (3.11%) Presentation Skills
11 37 (2.88%) Telecoms
12 30 (2.33%) Documentation Skills
12 30 (2.33%) Retail
13 26 (2.02%) French Language
14 23 (1.79%) Marketing
15 18 (1.40%) Banking
15 18 (1.40%) Manufacturing
16 15 (1.17%) Advertising
17 13 (1.01%) Legal Technology
18 10 (0.78%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 287 (22.33%) IT Support
2 215 (16.73%) Analyst
3 213 (16.58%) Support Engineer
4 197 (15.33%) IT Engineer
5 171 (13.31%) IT Support Engineer
6 156 (12.14%) Senior
7 108 (8.40%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 98 (7.63%) Consultant
9 94 (7.32%) Service Analyst
10 89 (6.93%) Service Desk Analyst
11 83 (6.46%) Support Analyst
12 75 (5.84%) Architect
13 71 (5.53%) Developer
14 63 (4.90%) IT Analyst
15 59 (4.59%) Lead
16 54 (4.20%) IT Manager
17 51 (3.97%) IT Support Analyst
18 50 (3.89%) IT Technician
19 47 (3.66%) 2nd Line Support
19 47 (3.66%) 3rd Line Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 48 (3.74%) Microsoft Graph
2 45 (3.50%) HTML
3 40 (3.11%) .NET
4 39 (3.04%) CSS
5 35 (2.72%) HTML5 Canvas
5 35 (2.72%) SPFx
6 22 (1.71%) JSON
7 20 (1.56%) .NET Core
8 12 (0.93%) React
9 10 (0.78%) ASP.NET
9 10 (0.78%) REST
9 10 (0.78%) XMPP
10 6 (0.47%) OpenID
10 6 (0.47%) XML
11 5 (0.39%) ASP.NET Core
11 5 (0.39%) OAuth
11 5 (0.39%) RESTful
12 4 (0.31%) ARM Templates
12 4 (0.31%) Next.js
12 4 (0.31%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 111 (8.64%) Onboarding
2 100 (7.78%) Driving Licence
3 37 (2.88%) Self-Motivation
4 33 (2.57%) Security Posture
5 32 (2.49%) Enterprise Software
5 32 (2.49%) Hybrid Cloud
6 28 (2.18%) Clustering
7 24 (1.87%) Management Information System
7 24 (1.87%) Product Ownership
8 21 (1.63%) Cloud Native
9 18 (1.40%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
10 16 (1.25%) Replication
10 16 (1.25%) Video Conferencing
11 15 (1.17%) AI Agents
11 15 (1.17%) Data Centre
12 13 (1.01%) Low-Code
13 10 (0.78%) FlexPod
13 10 (0.78%) Web Conferencing
14 9 (0.70%) PKI
14 9 (0.70%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 521 (40.54%) Windows
2 230 (17.90%) Windows Server
3 71 (5.53%) Windows 10
4 69 (5.37%) Mac OS
5 65 (5.06%) Linux
6 31 (2.41%) Apple iOS
7 30 (2.33%) Android
8 24 (1.87%) Windows Server 2016
9 15 (1.17%) Windows Server 2019
10 9 (0.70%) Windows Server 2012
11 8 (0.62%) Ubuntu
12 4 (0.31%) Windows Server 2008
13 2 (0.16%) CentOS
13 2 (0.16%) Debian
13 2 (0.16%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
14 1 (0.078%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 354 (27.55%) Problem-Solving
2 301 (23.42%) ITIL
3 262 (20.39%) Customer Service
4 246 (19.14%) Continuous Improvement
5 199 (15.49%) Cybersecurity
6 175 (13.62%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 149 (11.60%) ITSM
8 125 (9.73%) AI
9 124 (9.65%) Stakeholder Management
10 120 (9.34%) Service Delivery
11 118 (9.18%) Roadmaps
12 108 (8.40%) Mentoring
13 106 (8.25%) Project Delivery
14 104 (8.09%) Disaster Recovery
15 100 (7.78%) User Experience
16 98 (7.63%) Technical Leadership
17 89 (6.93%) Service Management
18 86 (6.69%) Information Security
19 82 (6.38%) Business Intelligence
20 80 (6.23%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 181 (14.09%) PowerShell
2 96 (7.47%) SQL
3 61 (4.75%) JavaScript
4 58 (4.51%) C#
5 57 (4.44%) Python
6 32 (2.49%) R
7 31 (2.41%) TypeScript
8 20 (1.56%) VBA
9 19 (1.48%) Bicep
10 16 (1.25%) Bash
11 10 (0.78%) T-SQL
12 6 (0.47%) VBScript
13 4 (0.31%) PHP
14 3 (0.23%) Data Analysis Expressions
14 3 (0.23%) Java
14 3 (0.23%) Kusto Query Language
14 3 (0.23%) Ruby
15 2 (0.16%) Google Apps Script
15 2 (0.16%) Korn
15 2 (0.16%) Pascal
Qualifications
1 200 (15.56%) Degree
2 172 (13.39%) Microsoft Certification
3 83 (6.46%) Security Cleared
4 78 (6.07%) SC Cleared
5 76 (5.91%) MCSE
6 75 (5.84%) AWS Certification
7 55 (4.28%) Azure Certification
8 31 (2.41%) CISSP
9 24 (1.87%) Computer Science Degree
10 23 (1.79%) Cisco Certification
10 23 (1.79%) DBS Check
11 19 (1.48%) CISM
12 15 (1.17%) CCNA
13 12 (0.93%) CEH
14 11 (0.86%) BPSS Clearance
14 11 (0.86%) PMP
15 10 (0.78%) HNC
15 10 (0.78%) HND
16 9 (0.70%) GIAC
16 9 (0.70%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 108 (8.40%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 77 (5.99%) QA
3 73 (5.68%) Cyber Essentials
4 67 (5.21%) SLA
5 53 (4.12%) GDPR
6 46 (3.58%) GRC
7 31 (2.41%) NIST
8 21 (1.63%) Accessibility
9 15 (1.17%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 10 (0.78%) Data Quality
11 6 (0.47%) 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%) ISO 9001
15 2 (0.16%) NCSC
16 1 (0.078%) EU AI Act
System Software
1 427 (33.23%) Active Directory
2 142 (11.05%) Hyper-V
3 91 (7.08%) VMware Infrastructure
4 23 (1.79%) Virtual Desktop
4 23 (1.79%) vSphere
5 18 (1.40%) Virtual Machines
6 11 (0.86%) BitLocker
7 10 (0.78%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 10 (0.78%) Virtual Servers
8 8 (0.62%) VMware Server
9 6 (0.47%) Terminal Services
9 6 (0.47%) VMware ESXi
10 5 (0.39%) ClearTrust
11 4 (0.31%) KVM
12 3 (0.23%) DFS Replication
12 3 (0.23%) Docker
13 2 (0.16%) Citrix Hypervisor
14 1 (0.078%) Embedded Firmware
14 1 (0.078%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 301 (23.42%) Microsoft Intune
2 30 (2.33%) Terraform
3 27 (2.10%) SCCM
4 19 (1.48%) Single Sign-On
5 12 (0.93%) Failover Clustering
6 11 (0.86%) Ansible
7 10 (0.78%) Cisco CUCM
7 10 (0.78%) Grafana
7 10 (0.78%) Jamf Pro
8 9 (0.70%) Autotask
8 9 (0.70%) Kubernetes
9 7 (0.54%) Proxmox
9 7 (0.54%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
10 6 (0.47%) Active Directory Federation Services
11 5 (0.39%) vCenter Server
12 4 (0.31%) FortiGate
12 4 (0.31%) Graylog
12 4 (0.31%) ZABBIX
13 3 (0.23%) Norton AntiVirus
14 2 (0.16%) WhatsUp Gold
Vendors
1 1,155 (89.88%) Microsoft
2 123 (9.57%) ServiceNow
3 119 (9.26%) VMware
4 75 (5.84%) Cisco
5 51 (3.97%) Veeam
6 36 (2.80%) CrowdStrike
6 36 (2.80%) Google
6 36 (2.80%) Meraki
7 31 (2.41%) Apple
8 29 (2.26%) iManage
9 28 (2.18%) Fortinet
10 25 (1.95%) Adobe
11 20 (1.56%) Palo Alto
12 19 (1.48%) Zscaler
13 18 (1.40%) Computacenter
13 18 (1.40%) Salesforce
13 18 (1.40%) SonicWALL
14 16 (1.25%) Citrix
14 16 (1.25%) Splunk
15 15 (1.17%) Ubiquiti