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

6 months to
20 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 37 44 31
Rank change year-on-year +7 -13 +10
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 365 1,098 975 2,388
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 5.45% 6.30% 6.88%
As % of the Cloud Services category 14.39% 16.48% 16.31%
Number of salaries quoted 821 793 1,977
10th Percentile £28,500 £27,800 £26,000
25th Percentile £32,750 £31,250 £32,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £42,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.88% -5.56% -7.22%
75th Percentile £65,000 £58,750 £58,750
90th Percentile £82,500 £72,500 £72,500
UK median annual salary £40,000 £39,000 £38,000
% change year-on-year +2.56% +2.63% -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 7,630 5,915 14,640
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 37.88% 38.22% 42.16%
Number of salaries quoted 5,367 4,306 12,168
10th Percentile £35,000 £31,549 £36,250
25th Percentile £45,750 £45,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - +4.17% -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% -8.95%

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 20 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
1 371 (33.79%) SharePoint
2 226 (20.58%) Microsoft Exchange
3 17 (1.55%) Confluence
4 13 (1.18%) IIS
5 9 (0.82%) Exchange Server 2007
5 9 (0.82%) Exchange Server 2010
5 9 (0.82%) Exchange Server 2013
6 4 (0.36%) CMS
7 3 (0.27%) ArcGIS
7 3 (0.27%) SAS
8 1 (0.091%) Apache
8 1 (0.091%) Apache Airflow
8 1 (0.091%) Palantir Foundry
Applications
1 183 (16.67%) Microsoft Office
2 34 (3.10%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (0.64%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.27%) CorelDRAW
4 3 (0.27%) MS Visio
4 3 (0.27%) Spreadsheet
5 2 (0.18%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.091%) Acrobat
Business Applications
1 8 (0.73%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (0.64%) NetSuite
3 5 (0.46%) Salesforce CRM
3 5 (0.46%) SAP Business One
4 3 (0.27%) Oracle EBS
4 3 (0.27%) Remedy ITSM
5 2 (0.18%) Dynamics GP
5 2 (0.18%) Elite 3E
5 2 (0.18%) SAP ERP
5 2 (0.18%) SAP HR
5 2 (0.18%) Visualfiles
6 1 (0.091%) Dynamics NAV
6 1 (0.091%) Oracle Payables
Cloud Services
1 546 (49.73%) Azure
2 341 (31.06%) Entra ID
3 162 (14.75%) Power Platform
4 142 (12.93%) AWS
5 120 (10.93%) OneDrive
6 87 (7.92%) SaaS
7 76 (6.92%) PowerApps
8 74 (6.74%) Power Automate
9 70 (6.38%) Microsoft Copilot
10 38 (3.46%) Mimecast
11 36 (3.28%) Google Workspace
12 33 (3.01%) Microsoft Purview
13 30 (2.73%) Dynamics 365
14 29 (2.64%) Azure Logic Apps
15 23 (2.09%) Azure Data Factory
16 22 (2.00%) IaaS
17 21 (1.91%) Azure Sentinel
18 19 (1.73%) Adobe Creative Cloud
19 18 (1.64%) PaaS
20 14 (1.28%) Azure DevOps
Communications & Networking
1 177 (16.12%) Firewall
2 156 (14.21%) DNS
3 121 (11.02%) DHCP
3 121 (11.02%) VPN
4 89 (8.11%) Wi-Fi
5 86 (7.83%) TCP/IP
6 77 (7.01%) WAN
7 69 (6.28%) LAN
8 54 (4.92%) VoIP
9 31 (2.82%) VLAN
10 24 (2.19%) Network Security
11 19 (1.73%) Unified Communications
12 18 (1.64%) Wireless
13 12 (1.09%) SAN
14 11 (1.00%) SD-WAN
15 10 (0.91%) Internet
16 9 (0.82%) Cisco ASA
16 9 (0.82%) Cisco Firepower
16 9 (0.82%) WebEx
17 7 (0.64%) NGFW
Database & Business Intelligence
1 73 (6.65%) Power BI
2 50 (4.55%) SQL Server
3 22 (2.00%) Azure SQL Database
4 17 (1.55%) PostgreSQL
5 15 (1.37%) MySQL
5 15 (1.37%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 6 (0.55%) Amazon RDS
7 5 (0.46%) Metadata
7 5 (0.46%) Relational Database
8 3 (0.27%) MongoDB
8 3 (0.27%) Power Query
8 3 (0.27%) Spatial Data
9 2 (0.18%) Data Lake
9 2 (0.18%) NoSQL
10 1 (0.091%) Big Data
10 1 (0.091%) BusinessObjects
10 1 (0.091%) RDBMS
10 1 (0.091%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 58 (5.28%) JIRA
2 5 (0.46%) Git
2 5 (0.46%) VersionOne
3 2 (0.18%) Rational Rhapsody
3 2 (0.18%) Selenium
3 2 (0.18%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 1 (0.091%) Postman
General
1 536 (48.82%) Social Skills
2 132 (12.02%) Finance
3 99 (9.02%) Legal
4 66 (6.01%) Law
5 61 (5.56%) Analytical Skills
6 58 (5.28%) Public Sector
7 57 (5.19%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 49 (4.46%) Organisational Skills
9 39 (3.55%) Back Office
9 39 (3.55%) French Language
10 27 (2.46%) Retail
11 26 (2.37%) Swedish Language
12 25 (2.28%) Telecoms
13 21 (1.91%) Marketing
14 17 (1.55%) Documentation Skills
15 13 (1.18%) Banking
15 13 (1.18%) Legal Technology
16 11 (1.00%) Influencing Skills
17 10 (0.91%) Local Government
18 9 (0.82%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 259 (23.59%) IT Support
2 244 (22.22%) Support Engineer
3 196 (17.85%) IT Engineer
4 190 (17.30%) Analyst
5 167 (15.21%) IT Support Engineer
6 125 (11.38%) Senior
7 98 (8.93%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 92 (8.38%) Service Analyst
9 86 (7.83%) Service Desk Analyst
10 71 (6.47%) Consultant
11 65 (5.92%) Support Analyst
12 57 (5.19%) Developer
13 52 (4.74%) IT Analyst
13 52 (4.74%) Lead
14 49 (4.46%) Support Technician
15 47 (4.28%) IT Technician
16 45 (4.10%) 2nd Line Support
17 42 (3.83%) Desktop Support
18 40 (3.64%) Desktop Engineer
18 40 (3.64%) Desktop Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 41 (3.73%) Microsoft Graph
2 37 (3.37%) .NET
3 33 (3.01%) HTML
4 31 (2.82%) HTML5 Canvas
5 30 (2.73%) CSS
6 29 (2.64%) SPFx
7 28 (2.55%) JSON
8 21 (1.91%) .NET Core
9 11 (1.00%) React
9 11 (1.00%) XML
10 9 (0.82%) XMPP
11 8 (0.73%) ASP.NET
11 8 (0.73%) OAuth
11 8 (0.73%) OpenID
12 6 (0.55%) EDI
13 5 (0.46%) ASP.NET Core
13 5 (0.46%) Middleware
13 5 (0.46%) REST
13 5 (0.46%) RESTful
13 5 (0.46%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 91 (8.29%) Onboarding
2 89 (8.11%) Driving Licence
3 23 (2.09%) Management Information System
3 23 (2.09%) Product Ownership
4 22 (2.00%) Hybrid Cloud
4 22 (2.00%) Security Posture
5 21 (1.91%) Cloud Native
5 21 (1.91%) Self-Motivation
6 19 (1.73%) Clustering
6 19 (1.73%) Video Conferencing
7 16 (1.46%) Data Centre
7 16 (1.46%) Enterprise Software
7 16 (1.46%) Replication
8 11 (1.00%) CMDB
9 10 (0.91%) AI Agents
10 9 (0.82%) CCTV
10 9 (0.82%) FlexPod
11 8 (0.73%) Data Structures
11 8 (0.73%) Legacy Systems
11 8 (0.73%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 484 (44.08%) Windows
2 187 (17.03%) Windows Server
3 131 (11.93%) Windows 10
4 56 (5.10%) Mac OS
5 51 (4.64%) Linux
6 39 (3.55%) Apple iOS
7 35 (3.19%) Windows Server 2016
8 31 (2.82%) Android
9 22 (2.00%) Windows Server 2019
10 21 (1.91%) Windows Server 2012
11 10 (0.91%) Windows Server 2008
12 6 (0.55%) Ubuntu
13 4 (0.36%) CentOS
14 2 (0.18%) Mac OS X
14 2 (0.18%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
15 1 (0.091%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 311 (28.32%) ITIL
2 284 (25.87%) Problem-Solving
3 271 (24.68%) Customer Service
4 210 (19.13%) Continuous Improvement
5 190 (17.30%) Cybersecurity
6 141 (12.84%) ITSM
7 126 (11.48%) Service Delivery
8 117 (10.66%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 94 (8.56%) AI
10 91 (8.29%) Service Management
11 89 (8.11%) Disaster Recovery
12 86 (7.83%) Stakeholder Management
13 85 (7.74%) Business Intelligence
13 85 (7.74%) Mentoring
14 84 (7.65%) User Experience
15 74 (6.74%) Roadmaps
16 69 (6.28%) Technical Leadership
17 68 (6.19%) Performance Metrics
18 62 (5.65%) Workflow
19 58 (5.28%) Change Management
Programming Languages
1 162 (14.75%) PowerShell
2 90 (8.20%) SQL
3 49 (4.46%) C#
4 45 (4.10%) JavaScript
5 44 (4.01%) Python
6 30 (2.73%) TypeScript
7 21 (1.91%) R
8 17 (1.55%) T-SQL
9 12 (1.09%) Bash
9 12 (1.09%) VBA
10 8 (0.73%) Bicep
11 6 (0.55%) PHP
11 6 (0.55%) VBScript
12 4 (0.36%) Delphi
12 4 (0.36%) Pascal
13 3 (0.27%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 3 (0.27%) Google Apps Script
13 3 (0.27%) Java
13 3 (0.27%) Ruby
14 2 (0.18%) Korn
Qualifications
1 206 (18.76%) Degree
2 163 (14.85%) Microsoft Certification
3 99 (9.02%) Security Cleared
4 95 (8.65%) SC Cleared
5 73 (6.65%) MCSE
6 68 (6.19%) AWS Certification
7 41 (3.73%) Azure Certification
8 33 (3.01%) CTC Cleared
9 24 (2.19%) DBS Check
10 23 (2.09%) CISSP
11 21 (1.91%) Computer Science Degree
12 20 (1.82%) Cisco Certification
13 15 (1.37%) BPSS Clearance
14 13 (1.18%) CISM
15 12 (1.09%) A+ Certification
16 11 (1.00%) CCNA
17 10 (0.91%) Network+ Certification
18 8 (0.73%) HNC
18 8 (0.73%) HND
18 8 (0.73%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 92 (8.38%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 77 (7.01%) SLA
3 74 (6.74%) QA
4 62 (5.65%) Cyber Essentials
5 34 (3.10%) GDPR
6 26 (2.37%) NIST
7 20 (1.82%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 12 (1.09%) Accessibility
9 11 (1.00%) Data Quality
9 11 (1.00%) GRC
9 11 (1.00%) PMO
10 5 (0.46%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 4 (0.36%) PCI DSS
12 3 (0.27%) SOC 2
12 3 (0.27%) WCAG
13 2 (0.18%) ISO/IEC 27005
13 2 (0.18%) ISO/IEC 42001
14 1 (0.091%) Disclosure Scotland
14 1 (0.091%) EU AI Act
14 1 (0.091%) ISO 13485
System Software
1 355 (32.33%) Active Directory
2 111 (10.11%) Hyper-V
3 74 (6.74%) VMware Infrastructure
4 18 (1.64%) Virtual Desktop
4 18 (1.64%) vSphere
5 12 (1.09%) Microsoft Virtual Server
5 12 (1.09%) Virtual Servers
6 11 (1.00%) BitLocker
6 11 (1.00%) Virtual Machines
7 7 (0.64%) VMware ESXi
8 6 (0.55%) DFS Replication
8 6 (0.55%) Terminal Services
9 5 (0.46%) ClearTrust
9 5 (0.46%) VMware Server
10 4 (0.36%) Docker
10 4 (0.36%) KVM
11 3 (0.27%) Firmware
12 2 (0.18%) Citrix Hypervisor
13 1 (0.091%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 248 (22.59%) Microsoft Intune
2 32 (2.91%) SCCM
3 17 (1.55%) Single Sign-On
3 17 (1.55%) Terraform
4 15 (1.37%) Autotask
5 14 (1.28%) Jamf Pro
6 12 (1.09%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 10 (0.91%) Ansible
8 9 (0.82%) Cisco CUCM
8 9 (0.82%) Grafana
9 7 (0.64%) Proxmox
9 7 (0.64%) vCenter Server
10 6 (0.55%) Failover Clustering
10 6 (0.55%) Kubernetes
11 4 (0.36%) Graylog
11 4 (0.36%) ZABBIX
12 3 (0.27%) FortiGate
12 3 (0.27%) Norton AntiVirus
13 2 (0.18%) WhatsUp Gold
14 1 (0.091%) Oracle RMAN
Vendors
1 974 (88.71%) Microsoft
2 123 (11.20%) ServiceNow
3 100 (9.11%) VMware
4 86 (7.83%) Cisco
5 39 (3.55%) Google
6 38 (3.46%) Veeam
7 32 (2.91%) Meraki
8 31 (2.82%) Apple
9 28 (2.55%) iManage
10 27 (2.46%) Adobe
11 25 (2.28%) CrowdStrike
12 23 (2.09%) Computacenter
12 23 (2.09%) Fortinet
13 19 (1.73%) Dell
14 15 (1.37%) Palo Alto
14 15 (1.37%) Salesforce
14 15 (1.37%) SonicWALL
15 14 (1.28%) Citrix
16 13 (1.18%) Splunk
17 12 (1.09%) Ubiquiti