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 13 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 38 43 31
Rank change year-on-year +5 -12 -2
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 365 1,430 957 1,475
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 5.72% 5.80% 6.93%
As % of the Cloud Services category 16.49% 16.79% 16.30%
Number of salaries quoted 1,077 699 928
10th Percentile £28,500 £27,500 £27,500
25th Percentile £32,500 £31,250 £33,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £41,408 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.68% -17.19% +0.88%
75th Percentile £62,500 £60,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £73,750 £73,750
UK median annual salary £40,000 £37,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year +8.11% -17.78% +7.14%

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 8,671 5,701 9,048
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 34.70% 34.56% 42.49%
Number of salaries quoted 6,339 4,038 5,899
10th Percentile £35,000 £31,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £45,000 £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 £86,799
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £115,000
UK median annual salary £62,500 £58,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +7.76% -10.77% +4.00%

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 13 October 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
1 524 (36.64%) SharePoint
2 308 (21.54%) Microsoft Exchange
3 26 (1.82%) Confluence
4 16 (1.12%) IIS
5 6 (0.42%) CMS
6 3 (0.21%) SAS
7 1 (0.070%) WordPress
Applications
1 117 (8.18%) Microsoft Office
2 51 (3.57%) Microsoft Excel
3 22 (1.54%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 7 (0.49%) MS Visio
5 5 (0.35%) CorelDRAW
5 5 (0.35%) Microsoft Project
5 5 (0.35%) Spreadsheet
6 4 (0.28%) Chatbot
7 1 (0.070%) Acrobat
7 1 (0.070%) Trello
Business Applications
1 12 (0.84%) NetSuite
2 11 (0.77%) Dynamics CRM
3 8 (0.56%) Shopify
4 5 (0.35%) Dynamics GP
5 4 (0.28%) Payment Gateway
6 3 (0.21%) Elite 3E
6 3 (0.21%) Remedy ITSM
6 3 (0.21%) Sage 200
7 2 (0.14%) Carpe Diem
7 2 (0.14%) SAP Business One
7 2 (0.14%) Visualfiles
8 1 (0.070%) Dynamics NAV
8 1 (0.070%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 708 (49.51%) Azure
2 485 (33.92%) Entra ID
3 268 (18.74%) Power Platform
4 176 (12.31%) Microsoft Copilot
5 165 (11.54%) OneDrive
6 138 (9.65%) AWS
7 133 (9.30%) Power Automate
8 122 (8.53%) PowerApps
9 106 (7.41%) SaaS
10 95 (6.64%) Microsoft Purview
11 56 (3.92%) Copilot Studio
12 42 (2.94%) Cloud Computing
12 42 (2.94%) Dynamics 365
13 41 (2.87%) Mimecast
14 35 (2.45%) Azure Sentinel
14 35 (2.45%) Google Workspace
15 34 (2.38%) Azure DevOps
16 29 (2.03%) Azure Logic Apps
17 26 (1.82%) IaaS
18 22 (1.54%) Azure Monitor
Communications & Networking
1 229 (16.01%) DNS
2 222 (15.52%) Firewall
3 178 (12.45%) DHCP
4 166 (11.61%) VPN
5 109 (7.62%) TCP/IP
6 107 (7.48%) LAN
7 106 (7.41%) WAN
8 94 (6.57%) Wi-Fi
9 60 (4.20%) VLAN
10 43 (3.01%) VoIP
11 42 (2.94%) Wireless
12 38 (2.66%) Network Security
13 17 (1.19%) Intranet
14 15 (1.05%) SAN
15 13 (0.91%) IP Telephony
15 13 (0.91%) Unified Communications
16 12 (0.84%) Remote Desktop
17 10 (0.70%) WebEx
18 9 (0.63%) SSL
18 9 (0.63%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 74 (5.17%) Power BI
2 59 (4.13%) SQL Server
3 19 (1.33%) Azure SQL Database
4 13 (0.91%) Metadata
5 8 (0.56%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 6 (0.42%) MongoDB
6 6 (0.42%) PostgreSQL
6 6 (0.42%) Spatial Data
7 5 (0.35%) Data Warehouse
7 5 (0.35%) Power Query
8 4 (0.28%) Amazon RDS
8 4 (0.28%) Data Lake
9 2 (0.14%) GIS
9 2 (0.14%) Relational Database
9 2 (0.14%) Star Schema
10 1 (0.070%) Delta Lake
10 1 (0.070%) MySQL
10 1 (0.070%) NoSQL
10 1 (0.070%) Parquet
Development Applications
1 88 (6.15%) JIRA
2 13 (0.91%) Git
3 7 (0.49%) Claude Code
4 2 (0.14%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 2 (0.14%) VersionOne
5 1 (0.070%) Postman
5 1 (0.070%) Rational DOORS
General
1 747 (52.24%) Social Skills
2 170 (11.89%) Finance
3 122 (8.53%) Legal
4 113 (7.90%) Analytical Skills
5 96 (6.71%) Law
6 76 (5.31%) Public Sector
7 75 (5.24%) Organisational Skills
8 50 (3.50%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 46 (3.22%) Presentation Skills
10 43 (3.01%) Telecoms
11 40 (2.80%) Swedish Language
12 36 (2.52%) Documentation Skills
13 35 (2.45%) Manufacturing
14 31 (2.17%) Retail
15 30 (2.10%) Marketing
16 21 (1.47%) Advertising
17 17 (1.19%) Banking
17 17 (1.19%) Games
17 17 (1.19%) Local Government
18 12 (0.84%) Legal Technology
Job Titles
1 312 (21.82%) IT Support
2 228 (15.94%) Support Engineer
3 221 (15.45%) IT Engineer
4 209 (14.62%) Analyst
5 186 (13.01%) IT Support Engineer
6 164 (11.47%) Senior
7 124 (8.67%) Consultant
8 120 (8.39%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 99 (6.92%) Support Analyst
10 86 (6.01%) Architect
11 84 (5.87%) Developer
12 74 (5.17%) Service Analyst
13 71 (4.97%) Lead
14 68 (4.76%) IT Analyst
15 67 (4.69%) 1st Line Support
16 64 (4.48%) Service Desk Analyst
17 56 (3.92%) 2nd Line Support
18 55 (3.85%) IT Support Analyst
19 50 (3.50%) IT Manager
20 48 (3.36%) IT Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 53 (3.71%) HTML
2 49 (3.43%) Microsoft Graph
3 43 (3.01%) .NET
4 39 (2.73%) CSS
5 32 (2.24%) Terraform
6 30 (2.10%) SPFx
7 25 (1.75%) REST
8 23 (1.61%) HTML5 Canvas
9 17 (1.19%) ASP.NET
10 16 (1.12%) Middleware
11 15 (1.05%) React
12 14 (0.98%) JSON
13 12 (0.84%) .NET Core
14 11 (0.77%) RESTful
15 7 (0.49%) ASP.NET Core
15 7 (0.49%) Next.js
15 7 (0.49%) Node.js
15 7 (0.49%) Pandas
16 6 (0.42%) GraphQL
16 6 (0.42%) Jest
Miscellaneous
1 164 (11.47%) Driving Licence
2 146 (10.21%) Onboarding
3 47 (3.29%) Security Posture
4 40 (2.80%) Self-Motivation
5 35 (2.45%) Enterprise Software
5 35 (2.45%) Management Information System
6 32 (2.24%) AI Agents
7 26 (1.82%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 24 (1.68%) Hybrid Cloud
9 23 (1.61%) Clustering
9 23 (1.61%) Product Ownership
10 21 (1.47%) Data Centre
11 19 (1.33%) Replication
11 19 (1.33%) Video Conferencing
12 18 (1.26%) Low-Code
13 15 (1.05%) CCTV
14 13 (0.91%) Cloud Native
15 12 (0.84%) Greenfield Project
16 11 (0.77%) Web Conferencing
17 9 (0.63%) Cyber Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 602 (42.10%) Windows
2 275 (19.23%) Windows Server
3 78 (5.45%) macOS
4 70 (4.90%) Linux
5 56 (3.92%) Windows 10
6 33 (2.31%) Apple iOS
7 32 (2.24%) Android
8 19 (1.33%) Windows Server 2016
9 15 (1.05%) Windows Server 2019
10 6 (0.42%) Windows Server 2012
11 5 (0.35%) Ubuntu
12 4 (0.28%) Debian
Processes & Methodologies
1 455 (31.82%) Problem-Solving
2 342 (23.92%) Continuous Improvement
3 299 (20.91%) Customer Service
4 268 (18.74%) ITIL
5 266 (18.60%) Cybersecurity
6 202 (14.13%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 201 (14.06%) AI
8 172 (12.03%) Stakeholder Management
9 159 (11.12%) Mentoring
10 146 (10.21%) ITSM
11 144 (10.07%) Service Delivery
12 142 (9.93%) Project Delivery
13 129 (9.02%) Roadmaps
14 123 (8.60%) Disaster Recovery
15 115 (8.04%) Information Security
16 106 (7.41%) Agile
16 106 (7.41%) Collaborative Working
17 105 (7.34%) Technical Leadership
18 101 (7.06%) Service Management
19 98 (6.85%) Coaching
Programming Languages
1 212 (14.83%) PowerShell
2 88 (6.15%) SQL
3 71 (4.97%) JavaScript
4 65 (4.55%) C#
5 61 (4.27%) Python
6 29 (2.03%) R
7 27 (1.89%) Bicep
8 25 (1.75%) TypeScript
9 16 (1.12%) VBA
10 12 (0.84%) Bash
10 12 (0.84%) Kusto Query Language
11 11 (0.77%) T-SQL
12 6 (0.42%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 5 (0.35%) Ruby
13 5 (0.35%) VBScript
14 4 (0.28%) PHP
15 3 (0.21%) C
15 3 (0.21%) Google Apps Script
16 2 (0.14%) Dart
16 2 (0.14%) Java
Qualifications
1 188 (13.15%) Degree
2 152 (10.63%) Microsoft Certification
3 94 (6.57%) Security Cleared
4 77 (5.38%) SC Cleared
5 69 (4.83%) Azure Certification
6 53 (3.71%) MCSE
7 42 (2.94%) AWS Certification
8 35 (2.45%) Cisco Certification
9 30 (2.10%) CCNA
10 25 (1.75%) CISSP
10 25 (1.75%) Computer Science Degree
11 22 (1.54%) DBS Check
12 21 (1.47%) Microsoft Certified Professional
13 19 (1.33%) BPSS Clearance
13 19 (1.33%) CISM
14 17 (1.19%) MCSA
15 15 (1.05%) CCNP
16 13 (0.91%) PMP
17 12 (0.84%) A+ Certification
18 9 (0.63%) GIAC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 111 (7.76%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 95 (6.64%) Cyber Essentials
3 76 (5.31%) SLA
4 71 (4.97%) GDPR
5 51 (3.57%) QA
6 46 (3.22%) Accessibility
7 44 (3.08%) GRC
8 34 (2.38%) NIST
9 25 (1.75%) Data Quality
10 14 (0.98%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 6 (0.42%) PMO
12 5 (0.35%) ISO/IEC 27005
12 5 (0.35%) PCI DSS
12 5 (0.35%) SOC 2
13 4 (0.28%) WCAG
14 3 (0.21%) ISO/IEC 42001
14 3 (0.21%) NCSC
15 2 (0.14%) EU AI Act
15 2 (0.14%) ISO 9001
16 1 (0.070%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 477 (33.36%) Active Directory
2 170 (11.89%) Hyper-V
3 96 (6.71%) VMware Infrastructure
4 37 (2.59%) Virtual Desktop
5 18 (1.26%) Virtual Machines
6 13 (0.91%) vSphere
7 8 (0.56%) BitLocker
7 8 (0.56%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 8 (0.56%) Virtual Servers
7 8 (0.56%) VMware Server
8 5 (0.35%) ClearTrust
9 4 (0.28%) KVM
10 3 (0.21%) Terminal Services
10 3 (0.21%) VMware ESXi
11 2 (0.14%) DFS Replication
12 1 (0.070%) Docker
12 1 (0.070%) Embedded Firmware
12 1 (0.070%) Firmware
12 1 (0.070%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 345 (24.13%) Microsoft Intune
2 32 (2.24%) SCCM
3 22 (1.54%) Single Sign-On
4 14 (0.98%) Jamf Pro
4 14 (0.98%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
5 13 (0.91%) Failover Clustering
6 10 (0.70%) Autotask
7 8 (0.56%) Kubernetes
8 6 (0.42%) Ansible
8 6 (0.42%) FortiGate
8 6 (0.42%) Grafana
9 5 (0.35%) Cisco CUCM
10 4 (0.28%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 4 (0.28%) Graylog
10 4 (0.28%) Proxmox
10 4 (0.28%) ZABBIX
11 3 (0.21%) Norton AntiVirus
11 3 (0.21%) SCVMM
12 2 (0.14%) WMI
12 2 (0.14%) WSUS
Vendors
1 1,292 (90.35%) Microsoft
2 137 (9.58%) VMware
3 90 (6.29%) ServiceNow
4 69 (4.83%) Cisco
5 54 (3.78%) Veeam
6 53 (3.71%) Google
7 44 (3.08%) Apple
8 28 (1.96%) CrowdStrike
9 27 (1.89%) Meraki
10 25 (1.75%) WatchGuard
11 24 (1.68%) Fortinet
12 21 (1.47%) Adobe
12 21 (1.47%) Zscaler
13 20 (1.40%) Citrix
13 20 (1.40%) iManage
14 19 (1.33%) Salesforce
15 18 (1.26%) SonicWALL
16 16 (1.12%) Palo Alto
17 15 (1.05%) Mitel
18 14 (0.98%) Computacenter