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 27 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 30 33 27
Rank change year-on-year +3 -6 +23
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 365 1,054 1,174 2,185
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 6.41% 7.83% 7.88%
As % of the Cloud Services category 17.04% 16.73% 17.15%
Number of salaries quoted 697 782 1,949
10th Percentile £28,500 £27,500 £25,750
25th Percentile £31,250 £31,625 £32,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £46,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.61% +2.22% -
75th Percentile £63,750 £60,000 £57,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £73,750
UK median annual salary £37,500 £43,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year -13.79% +8.75% -3.61%

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 6,184 7,017 12,739
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 37.61% 46.79% 45.94%
Number of salaries quoted 4,209 4,682 11,146
10th Percentile £32,500 £35,000 £35,000
25th Percentile £43,750 £47,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% +8.33% -7.69%
75th Percentile £82,500 £83,750 £78,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £64,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -6.25% +11.30% -11.54%

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 27 February 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
1 298 (28.27%) SharePoint
2 199 (18.88%) Microsoft Exchange
3 9 (0.85%) IIS
4 7 (0.66%) Anypoint
5 5 (0.47%) ArcGIS
5 5 (0.47%) Exchange Server 2007
5 5 (0.47%) Exchange Server 2010
5 5 (0.47%) Exchange Server 2013
6 4 (0.38%) Confluence
7 2 (0.19%) Apache
7 2 (0.19%) Moodle
7 2 (0.19%) Palantir Foundry
7 2 (0.19%) Umbraco
7 2 (0.19%) WordPress
8 1 (0.095%) Apache Airflow
8 1 (0.095%) CMS
Applications
1 274 (26.00%) Microsoft Office
2 53 (5.03%) Microsoft Excel
3 20 (1.90%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 11 (1.04%) InDesign
5 8 (0.76%) MS Visio
6 7 (0.66%) Adobe XD
7 6 (0.57%) Microsoft Project
7 6 (0.57%) Spreadsheet
8 2 (0.19%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 2 (0.19%) Adobe Illustrator
8 2 (0.19%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 17 (1.61%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (0.66%) Shopify
3 6 (0.57%) Salesforce CRM
4 3 (0.28%) Oracle EBS
5 2 (0.19%) Dynamics NAV
5 2 (0.19%) SAP HR
6 1 (0.095%) Elite 3E
6 1 (0.095%) Integrated Workplace Management System
6 1 (0.095%) NetSuite
6 1 (0.095%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 496 (47.06%) Azure
2 279 (26.47%) Entra ID
3 196 (18.60%) AWS
4 124 (11.76%) Power Platform
5 71 (6.74%) OneDrive
6 59 (5.60%) SaaS
7 58 (5.50%) PowerApps
8 56 (5.31%) Power Automate
9 54 (5.12%) Google Workspace
10 35 (3.32%) Dynamics 365
11 32 (3.04%) Microsoft Copilot
12 29 (2.75%) Azure DevOps
13 23 (2.18%) Azure Sentinel
13 23 (2.18%) IaaS
14 22 (2.09%) Mimecast
15 18 (1.71%) Microsoft Purview
16 16 (1.52%) PaaS
17 15 (1.42%) Azure Logic Apps
17 15 (1.42%) Azure Monitor
18 13 (1.23%) Copilot Studio
Communications & Networking
1 148 (14.04%) DNS
2 131 (12.43%) DHCP
2 131 (12.43%) Firewall
3 120 (11.39%) VPN
4 81 (7.69%) WAN
5 73 (6.93%) Wi-Fi
6 72 (6.83%) TCP/IP
7 61 (5.79%) LAN
8 50 (4.74%) VLAN
9 40 (3.80%) VoIP
10 27 (2.56%) SD-WAN
11 17 (1.61%) Unified Communications
12 10 (0.95%) SSL
12 10 (0.95%) Wireless
13 9 (0.85%) Network Security
14 8 (0.76%) Remote Desktop
15 7 (0.66%) Internet
15 7 (0.66%) IP Telephony
15 7 (0.66%) SAN
16 5 (0.47%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 64 (6.07%) Power BI
2 35 (3.32%) SQL Server
3 16 (1.52%) MySQL
3 16 (1.52%) Relational Database
4 13 (1.23%) PostgreSQL
5 11 (1.04%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 4 (0.38%) Power Query
6 4 (0.38%) RDBMS
7 3 (0.28%) Amazon RDS
7 3 (0.28%) GIS
8 2 (0.19%) Azure SQL Database
8 2 (0.19%) Data Warehouse
8 2 (0.19%) Qlik Sense
8 2 (0.19%) QlikView
8 2 (0.19%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 1 (0.095%) Apache Cassandra
9 1 (0.095%) Big Data
9 1 (0.095%) MongoDB
9 1 (0.095%) NoSQL
9 1 (0.095%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 24 (2.28%) JIRA
2 2 (0.19%) Rational Rhapsody
3 1 (0.095%) Git
3 1 (0.095%) MSBuild
3 1 (0.095%) Selenium
General
1 540 (51.23%) Social Skills
2 152 (14.42%) Finance
3 120 (11.39%) French Language
4 91 (8.63%) Swedish Language
5 82 (7.78%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 64 (6.07%) Back Office
7 57 (5.41%) Law
8 56 (5.31%) Legal
9 54 (5.12%) Public Sector
10 49 (4.65%) Organisational Skills
11 41 (3.89%) Analytical Skills
12 29 (2.75%) Retail
13 27 (2.56%) Marketing
14 19 (1.80%) Manufacturing
15 14 (1.33%) Documentation Skills
15 14 (1.33%) Influencing Skills
16 12 (1.14%) Telecoms
17 7 (0.66%) Digital Health
17 7 (0.66%) German Language
18 6 (0.57%) Games
Job Titles
1 257 (24.38%) Analyst
2 238 (22.58%) IT Support
3 237 (22.49%) Support Engineer
4 161 (15.28%) IT Engineer
5 160 (15.18%) Service Analyst
6 157 (14.90%) Service Desk Analyst
7 143 (13.57%) IT Support Engineer
8 97 (9.20%) Senior
9 77 (7.31%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 70 (6.64%) IT Analyst
11 68 (6.45%) 2nd Line Support
12 67 (6.36%) Desktop Support
13 65 (6.17%) Desktop Engineer
13 65 (6.17%) Desktop Support Engineer
14 61 (5.79%) Consultant
15 60 (5.69%) Lead
16 57 (5.41%) Support Analyst
17 56 (5.31%) Site Engineer
18 44 (4.17%) 2nd Line Engineer
18 44 (4.17%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (1.90%) .NET
2 19 (1.80%) HTML5 Canvas
3 17 (1.61%) JSON
4 13 (1.23%) XML
5 12 (1.14%) REST
6 9 (0.85%) Web Services
7 8 (0.76%) Middleware
8 6 (0.57%) EDI
8 6 (0.57%) SOAP
9 5 (0.47%) RESTful
10 4 (0.38%) FIDO
10 4 (0.38%) SailPoint
11 3 (0.28%) FHIR
11 3 (0.28%) Microsoft Graph
11 3 (0.28%) OAuth
11 3 (0.28%) OpenID
12 2 (0.19%) .NET Core
12 2 (0.19%) ARM Templates
12 2 (0.19%) Model Context Protocol
12 2 (0.19%) XMPP
Miscellaneous
1 101 (9.58%) Driving Licence
2 81 (7.69%) Onboarding
3 38 (3.61%) Management Information System
4 30 (2.85%) Product Ownership
4 30 (2.85%) Self-Motivation
5 28 (2.66%) Cloud Native
6 27 (2.56%) Enterprise Software
7 22 (2.09%) CCTV
7 22 (2.09%) Social Media
8 19 (1.80%) Security Posture
9 18 (1.71%) Video Conferencing
10 15 (1.42%) Low-Code
11 13 (1.23%) AI Agents
11 13 (1.23%) CMDB
11 13 (1.23%) Hybrid Cloud
11 13 (1.23%) Replication
12 12 (1.14%) Client/Server
13 11 (1.04%) Cyber Threat
14 10 (0.95%) iPad
15 9 (0.85%) Data Centre
Operating Systems
1 486 (46.11%) Windows
2 215 (20.40%) Windows Server
3 180 (17.08%) Windows 10
4 54 (5.12%) Apple iOS
5 50 (4.74%) Linux
6 45 (4.27%) Mac OS
7 31 (2.94%) Android
8 26 (2.47%) Windows Server 2016
9 24 (2.28%) Windows Server 2012
10 20 (1.90%) Windows Server 2019
11 7 (0.66%) Windows Server 2008
12 5 (0.47%) Unix
13 3 (0.28%) CentOS
14 2 (0.19%) Ubuntu
15 1 (0.095%) Mac OS X
15 1 (0.095%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
15 1 (0.095%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 389 (36.91%) ITIL
2 355 (33.68%) Customer Service
3 242 (22.96%) Continuous Improvement
4 221 (20.97%) Problem-Solving
5 188 (17.84%) ITSM
6 165 (15.65%) Cybersecurity
7 122 (11.57%) Performance Metrics
8 118 (11.20%) Service Delivery
9 108 (10.25%) Analytics
10 99 (9.39%) Customer Experience
11 91 (8.63%) Roadmaps
12 87 (8.25%) Mentoring
13 83 (7.87%) Infrastructure Engineering
14 79 (7.50%) Patch Management
15 75 (7.12%) Business Intelligence
16 73 (6.93%) Agile
16 73 (6.93%) AI
17 72 (6.83%) Service Management
18 70 (6.64%) Change Management
19 69 (6.55%) Coaching
Programming Languages
1 110 (10.44%) PowerShell
2 61 (5.79%) SQL
3 45 (4.27%) Python
4 32 (3.04%) JavaScript
5 29 (2.75%) C#
6 21 (1.99%) Bash
7 9 (0.85%) R
7 9 (0.85%) T-SQL
8 7 (0.66%) Bicep
9 6 (0.57%) Java
9 6 (0.57%) VBA
10 5 (0.47%) PHP
10 5 (0.47%) Shell Script
11 4 (0.38%) Delphi
11 4 (0.38%) Pascal
12 3 (0.28%) Google Apps Script
12 3 (0.28%) TypeScript
13 2 (0.19%) Data Analysis Expressions
14 1 (0.095%) Korn
14 1 (0.095%) Scala
Qualifications
1 297 (28.18%) Degree
2 222 (21.06%) Microsoft Certification
3 137 (13.00%) AWS Certification
4 134 (12.71%) MCSE
5 132 (12.52%) Security Cleared
6 129 (12.24%) SC Cleared
7 60 (5.69%) CTC Cleared
8 40 (3.80%) Azure Certification
8 40 (3.80%) Cisco Certification
9 28 (2.66%) DBS Check
10 23 (2.18%) CCNA
11 22 (2.09%) CISSP
11 22 (2.09%) Computer Science Degree
12 19 (1.80%) Microsoft Certified Professional
13 16 (1.52%) Network+ Certification
14 15 (1.42%) MCSA
15 12 (1.14%) A+ Certification
15 12 (1.14%) BPSS Clearance
16 11 (1.04%) (ISC)2 CCSP
16 11 (1.04%) CISM
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 132 (12.52%) QA
2 87 (8.25%) SLA
3 78 (7.40%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 57 (5.41%) Cyber Essentials
5 30 (2.85%) GDPR
6 26 (2.47%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 22 (2.09%) NIST
8 19 (1.80%) Accessibility
9 14 (1.33%) ISO 9001
10 12 (1.14%) Data Quality
11 8 (0.76%) GRC
11 8 (0.76%) PMO
12 4 (0.38%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 4 (0.38%) PCI DSS
13 3 (0.28%) HL7
13 3 (0.28%) NCSC
13 3 (0.28%) Sarbanes-Oxley
14 1 (0.095%) ISO 22301
14 1 (0.095%) ISO/IEC 27005
14 1 (0.095%) SOC 2
System Software
1 345 (32.73%) Active Directory
2 97 (9.20%) Hyper-V
3 54 (5.12%) VMware Infrastructure
4 32 (3.04%) Virtual Desktop
5 16 (1.52%) Virtual Machines
6 10 (0.95%) Virtual Servers
7 9 (0.85%) Docker
7 9 (0.85%) Firmware
8 8 (0.76%) VMware ESXi
9 6 (0.57%) vSphere
10 5 (0.47%) DFS Replication
10 5 (0.47%) Microsoft Virtual Server
11 3 (0.28%) Postfix
12 2 (0.19%) XenApp
13 1 (0.095%) Citrix Hypervisor
Systems Management
1 236 (22.39%) Microsoft Intune
2 39 (3.70%) Terraform
3 34 (3.23%) SCCM
4 20 (1.90%) Autotask
5 15 (1.42%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 14 (1.33%) Jamf Pro
7 12 (1.14%) Kubernetes
8 8 (0.76%) Single Sign-On
9 7 (0.66%) FortiGate
10 6 (0.57%) PaperCut
11 5 (0.47%) Ansible
11 5 (0.47%) vCenter Server
12 4 (0.38%) Proxmox
13 3 (0.28%) Cisco CUCM
13 3 (0.28%) Nessus
14 2 (0.19%) Grafana
15 1 (0.095%) CASB
15 1 (0.095%) Forefront Identity Manager
15 1 (0.095%) Kibana
15 1 (0.095%) SCOM
Vendors
1 838 (79.51%) Microsoft
2 147 (13.95%) ServiceNow
3 115 (10.91%) Cisco
4 94 (8.92%) VMware
5 60 (5.69%) Google
6 32 (3.04%) Apple
7 24 (2.28%) Meraki
8 22 (2.09%) Adobe
9 20 (1.90%) Dell
10 19 (1.80%) HP
11 16 (1.52%) Oracle
11 16 (1.52%) Veeam
12 15 (1.42%) Salesforce
13 13 (1.23%) Citrix
13 13 (1.23%) CrowdStrike
13 13 (1.23%) Datto
13 13 (1.23%) Fortinet
14 11 (1.04%) Freshdesk
14 11 (1.04%) Mitel
14 11 (1.04%) Okta