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

6 months to
10 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 1,051 955 2,372
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 5.40% 6.32% 6.94%
As % of the Cloud Services category 14.25% 16.37% 16.40%
Number of salaries quoted 762 786 1,989
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% -4.56%
75th Percentile £65,000 £58,750 £59,000
90th Percentile £87,500 £72,500 £73,350
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 7,375 5,834 14,465
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 37.91% 38.59% 42.32%
Number of salaries quoted 5,084 4,241 12,117
10th Percentile £35,000 £31,500 £36,250
25th Percentile £46,250 £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% -10.16%

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 10 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 (32.64%) SharePoint
2 216 (20.55%) Microsoft Exchange
3 15 (1.43%) Confluence
4 14 (1.33%) 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 (18.84%) Microsoft Office
2 32 (3.04%) Microsoft Excel
3 8 (0.76%) 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 6 (0.57%) NetSuite
3 5 (0.48%) Salesforce CRM
3 5 (0.48%) SAP Business One
4 3 (0.29%) Oracle EBS
5 2 (0.19%) Dynamics GP
5 2 (0.19%) Elite 3E
5 2 (0.19%) SAP ERP
5 2 (0.19%) SAP HR
6 1 (0.095%) Dynamics NAV
6 1 (0.095%) Oracle Payables
6 1 (0.095%) Remedy ITSM
6 1 (0.095%) Visualfiles
Cloud Services
1 512 (48.72%) Azure
2 317 (30.16%) Entra ID
3 147 (13.99%) Power Platform
4 140 (13.32%) AWS
5 112 (10.66%) OneDrive
6 77 (7.33%) SaaS
7 67 (6.37%) PowerApps
8 64 (6.09%) Power Automate
9 57 (5.42%) Microsoft Copilot
10 37 (3.52%) Google Workspace
11 34 (3.24%) Mimecast
12 29 (2.76%) Dynamics 365
13 26 (2.47%) Azure Logic Apps
13 26 (2.47%) Microsoft Purview
14 23 (2.19%) Azure Data Factory
15 22 (2.09%) Azure Sentinel
16 21 (2.00%) IaaS
17 19 (1.81%) Adobe Creative Cloud
18 17 (1.62%) PaaS
19 15 (1.43%) Azure DevOps
Communications & Networking
1 169 (16.08%) Firewall
2 148 (14.08%) DNS
3 116 (11.04%) DHCP
4 115 (10.94%) VPN
5 88 (8.37%) Wi-Fi
6 83 (7.90%) TCP/IP
7 79 (7.52%) WAN
8 70 (6.66%) LAN
9 54 (5.14%) VoIP
10 28 (2.66%) VLAN
11 19 (1.81%) Network Security
11 19 (1.81%) Unified Communications
12 15 (1.43%) Wireless
13 14 (1.33%) SD-WAN
14 12 (1.14%) SAN
15 9 (0.86%) Cisco ASA
15 9 (0.86%) Cisco Firepower
15 9 (0.86%) Internet
15 9 (0.86%) WebEx
16 7 (0.67%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 70 (6.66%) Power BI
2 49 (4.66%) SQL Server
3 22 (2.09%) 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 50 (4.76%) 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
1 512 (48.72%) Social Skills
2 132 (12.56%) Finance
3 94 (8.94%) Legal
4 62 (5.90%) Law
5 60 (5.71%) Analytical Skills
6 58 (5.52%) Public Sector
7 57 (5.42%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 54 (5.14%) Back Office
9 48 (4.57%) Organisational Skills
10 44 (4.19%) French Language
11 27 (2.57%) 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
1 248 (23.60%) IT Support
2 245 (23.31%) Support Engineer
3 191 (18.17%) Analyst
4 186 (17.70%) IT Engineer
5 156 (14.84%) IT Support Engineer
6 119 (11.32%) Senior
7 94 (8.94%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 93 (8.85%) Service Analyst
9 86 (8.18%) Service Desk Analyst
10 66 (6.28%) Consultant
10 66 (6.28%) Support Analyst
11 57 (5.42%) Desktop Support
12 55 (5.23%) Desktop Engineer
12 55 (5.23%) Desktop Support Engineer
13 54 (5.14%) IT Analyst
14 50 (4.76%) Developer
15 48 (4.57%) Lead
15 48 (4.57%) Site Engineer
16 47 (4.47%) Support Technician
17 45 (4.28%) IT Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 39 (3.71%) Microsoft Graph
2 36 (3.43%) .NET
3 30 (2.85%) HTML
3 30 (2.85%) HTML5 Canvas
4 29 (2.76%) CSS
4 29 (2.76%) JSON
5 26 (2.47%) 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 84 (7.99%) Onboarding
2 81 (7.71%) Driving Licence
3 24 (2.28%) 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 17 (1.62%) Clustering
9 16 (1.52%) Replication
10 14 (1.33%) Data Centre
11 12 (1.14%) Enterprise Software
12 11 (1.05%) CMDB
13 9 (0.86%) CCTV
13 9 (0.86%) FlexPod
14 8 (0.76%) Data Structures
14 8 (0.76%) Legacy Systems
14 8 (0.76%) Low-Code
14 8 (0.76%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 480 (45.67%) Windows
2 181 (17.22%) Windows Server
3 149 (14.18%) Windows 10
4 53 (5.04%) Mac OS
5 49 (4.66%) 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 (2.09%) 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
1 317 (30.16%) ITIL
2 273 (25.98%) Customer Service
3 268 (25.50%) Problem-Solving
4 210 (19.98%) Continuous Improvement
5 186 (17.70%) Cybersecurity
6 131 (12.46%) ITSM
7 118 (11.23%) Service Delivery
8 106 (10.09%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 90 (8.56%) Service Management
10 85 (8.09%) Disaster Recovery
11 84 (7.99%) Business Intelligence
12 80 (7.61%) AI
13 76 (7.23%) Stakeholder Management
13 76 (7.23%) User Experience
14 73 (6.95%) Mentoring
15 72 (6.85%) Roadmaps
16 68 (6.47%) Patch Management
17 66 (6.28%) Performance Metrics
18 65 (6.18%) Ticket Management
19 62 (5.90%) Software Deployment
Programming Languages
1 153 (14.56%) PowerShell
2 86 (8.18%) SQL
3 46 (4.38%) C#
4 42 (4.00%) Python
5 41 (3.90%) JavaScript
6 28 (2.66%) 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
1 220 (20.93%) Degree
2 164 (15.60%) Microsoft Certification
3 108 (10.28%) Security Cleared
4 105 (9.99%) SC Cleared
5 72 (6.85%) MCSE
6 69 (6.57%) AWS Certification
7 48 (4.57%) CTC Cleared
8 39 (3.71%) Azure Certification
9 23 (2.19%) DBS Check
10 22 (2.09%) Cisco Certification
11 21 (2.00%) Computer Science Degree
12 20 (1.90%) CISSP
13 14 (1.33%) A+ Certification
13 14 (1.33%) BPSS Clearance
14 12 (1.14%) CCNA
14 12 (1.14%) Network+ Certification
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 84 (7.99%) SLA
2 81 (7.71%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 72 (6.85%) QA
4 55 (5.23%) Cyber Essentials
5 29 (2.76%) GDPR
6 22 (2.09%) NIST
7 21 (2.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 12 (1.14%) Data Quality
9 11 (1.05%) PMO
10 10 (0.95%) GRC
11 8 (0.76%) Accessibility
12 5 (0.48%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
13 3 (0.29%) PCI DSS
14 2 (0.19%) WCAG
15 1 (0.095%) HL7
15 1 (0.095%) ISO 13485
15 1 (0.095%) ISO 22301
15 1 (0.095%) ISO/IEC 27005
15 1 (0.095%) ISO/IEC 42001
15 1 (0.095%) SOC 2
System Software
1 335 (31.87%) Active Directory
2 97 (9.23%) Hyper-V
3 69 (6.57%) VMware Infrastructure
4 17 (1.62%) vSphere
5 16 (1.52%) Virtual Desktop
6 12 (1.14%) Microsoft Virtual Server
6 12 (1.14%) Virtual Servers
7 11 (1.05%) BitLocker
8 10 (0.95%) Virtual Machines
9 6 (0.57%) DFS Replication
9 6 (0.57%) Terminal Services
9 6 (0.57%) VMware ESXi
10 4 (0.38%) ClearTrust
10 4 (0.38%) Docker
10 4 (0.38%) KVM
11 3 (0.29%) Firmware
11 3 (0.29%) VMware Server
12 2 (0.19%) Citrix Hypervisor
13 1 (0.095%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 229 (21.79%) Microsoft Intune
2 32 (3.04%) 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 5 (0.48%) Failover Clustering
12 4 (0.38%) Graylog
12 4 (0.38%) ZABBIX
13 3 (0.29%) FortiGate
13 3 (0.29%) Norton AntiVirus
14 2 (0.19%) CASB
14 2 (0.19%) WhatsUp Gold
Vendors
1 913 (86.87%) Microsoft
2 114 (10.85%) ServiceNow
3 99 (9.42%) Cisco
4 94 (8.94%) VMware
5 39 (3.71%) Google
6 36 (3.43%) Veeam
7 32 (3.04%) Apple
8 31 (2.95%) Meraki
9 27 (2.57%) Adobe
10 26 (2.47%) iManage
11 23 (2.19%) Computacenter
11 23 (2.19%) CrowdStrike
12 22 (2.09%) Fortinet
13 18 (1.71%) Dell
14 15 (1.43%) Palo Alto
14 15 (1.43%) SonicWALL
15 14 (1.33%) Citrix
16 12 (1.14%) HP
16 12 (1.14%) Salesforce
16 12 (1.14%) Ubiquiti