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

6 months to
1 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 32 29 27
Rank change year-on-year -3 -2 +23
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 365 1,001 1,289 2,074
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 6.34% 7.99% 7.73%
As % of the Cloud Services category 17.21% 17.09% 16.66%
Number of salaries quoted 650 817 1,864
10th Percentile £28,000 £27,559 £26,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £32,000 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £47,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% +5.56% -
75th Percentile £63,750 £61,250 £57,500
90th Percentile £84,031 £77,350 £75,000
UK median annual salary £37,500 £45,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year -16.67% +12.50% -4.76%

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 5,818 7,543 12,447
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 36.86% 46.73% 46.39%
Number of salaries quoted 4,037 4,795 10,878
10th Percentile £32,500 £35,750 £36,206
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 £65,000 £59,000
% change year-on-year -7.69% +10.17% -9.23%

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 1 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
1 274 (27.37%) SharePoint
2 169 (16.88%) Microsoft Exchange
3 8 (0.80%) IIS
4 7 (0.70%) Anypoint
5 3 (0.30%) ArcGIS
5 3 (0.30%) Confluence
5 3 (0.30%) Exchange Server 2007
5 3 (0.30%) Exchange Server 2010
5 3 (0.30%) Exchange Server 2013
5 3 (0.30%) WordPress
6 2 (0.20%) Moodle
6 2 (0.20%) Umbraco
7 1 (0.100%) Apache
7 1 (0.100%) CMS
7 1 (0.100%) Palantir Foundry
Applications
1 266 (26.57%) Microsoft Office
2 63 (6.29%) Microsoft Excel
3 21 (2.10%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 12 (1.20%) InDesign
5 8 (0.80%) MS Visio
6 7 (0.70%) Adobe XD
6 7 (0.70%) Spreadsheet
7 6 (0.60%) Microsoft Project
8 3 (0.30%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 3 (0.30%) Adobe Illustrator
8 3 (0.30%) Photoshop
9 1 (0.100%) Acrobat
Business Applications
1 21 (2.10%) Dynamics CRM
2 8 (0.80%) Shopify
3 4 (0.40%) Salesforce CRM
4 3 (0.30%) Oracle EBS
5 2 (0.20%) Dynamics GP
5 2 (0.20%) Dynamics NAV
5 2 (0.20%) SAP HR
6 1 (0.100%) Elite 3E
6 1 (0.100%) Integrated Workplace Management System
6 1 (0.100%) NetSuite
6 1 (0.100%) Raiser’s Edge
6 1 (0.100%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 462 (46.15%) Azure
2 246 (24.58%) Entra ID
3 183 (18.28%) AWS
4 129 (12.89%) Power Platform
5 62 (6.19%) PowerApps
6 60 (5.99%) OneDrive
6 60 (5.99%) Power Automate
7 46 (4.60%) SaaS
8 40 (4.00%) Dynamics 365
9 37 (3.70%) Microsoft Copilot
10 36 (3.60%) Google Workspace
11 27 (2.70%) Azure DevOps
12 25 (2.50%) Microsoft Purview
13 24 (2.40%) Azure Sentinel
14 21 (2.10%) Copilot Studio
14 21 (2.10%) Mimecast
15 19 (1.90%) IaaS
16 16 (1.60%) Azure Monitor
17 13 (1.30%) Azure Logic Apps
18 12 (1.20%) Workato
Communications & Networking
1 122 (12.19%) DNS
2 113 (11.29%) DHCP
3 111 (11.09%) Firewall
4 107 (10.69%) VPN
5 71 (7.09%) WAN
6 58 (5.79%) TCP/IP
7 56 (5.59%) Wi-Fi
8 49 (4.90%) LAN
9 46 (4.60%) VLAN
10 29 (2.90%) SD-WAN
10 29 (2.90%) VoIP
11 17 (1.70%) Unified Communications
12 11 (1.10%) SSL
13 10 (1.00%) Network Security
13 10 (1.00%) Wireless
14 7 (0.70%) IP Telephony
14 7 (0.70%) Remote Desktop
15 6 (0.60%) SAN
16 5 (0.50%) Broadband
17 4 (0.40%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 61 (6.09%) Power BI
2 25 (2.50%) SQL Server
3 13 (1.30%) Relational Database
4 11 (1.10%) MySQL
5 7 (0.70%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 5 (0.50%) PostgreSQL
7 4 (0.40%) Oracle Database
7 4 (0.40%) Power Query
7 4 (0.40%) RDBMS
8 3 (0.30%) Crystal Reports
8 3 (0.30%) Data Lake
8 3 (0.30%) GIS
8 3 (0.30%) Oracle Reports
9 2 (0.20%) Amazon RDS
9 2 (0.20%) Azure SQL Database
9 2 (0.20%) Data Warehouse
9 2 (0.20%) Qlik Sense
9 2 (0.20%) QlikView
10 1 (0.100%) Metadata
10 1 (0.100%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 15 (1.50%) JIRA
2 2 (0.20%) Rational Rhapsody
3 1 (0.100%) MSBuild
General
1 515 (51.45%) Social Skills
2 153 (15.28%) Finance
3 115 (11.49%) French Language
4 95 (9.49%) Swedish Language
5 72 (7.19%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 64 (6.39%) Back Office
7 53 (5.29%) Law
8 51 (5.09%) Legal
9 47 (4.70%) Organisational Skills
10 44 (4.40%) Public Sector
11 35 (3.50%) Analytical Skills
12 29 (2.90%) Manufacturing
13 26 (2.60%) Marketing
14 25 (2.50%) Retail
15 18 (1.80%) Documentation Skills
16 11 (1.10%) Telecoms
17 7 (0.70%) Digital Health
17 7 (0.70%) German Language
18 6 (0.60%) Pharmaceutical
18 6 (0.60%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 249 (24.88%) Analyst
2 199 (19.88%) Support Engineer
3 197 (19.68%) IT Support
4 161 (16.08%) Service Analyst
5 158 (15.78%) Service Desk Analyst
6 128 (12.79%) IT Engineer
7 113 (11.29%) IT Support Engineer
8 96 (9.59%) Senior
9 66 (6.59%) 2nd Line Support
9 66 (6.59%) IT Analyst
10 65 (6.49%) Desktop Support
11 64 (6.39%) Desktop Engineer
12 63 (6.29%) Desktop Support Engineer
13 59 (5.89%) Infrastructure Engineer
14 56 (5.59%) Site Engineer
15 55 (5.49%) Lead
16 54 (5.39%) Support Analyst
17 53 (5.29%) Consultant
18 41 (4.10%) Support Technician
19 40 (4.00%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (2.20%) .NET
2 17 (1.70%) HTML5 Canvas
3 13 (1.30%) JSON
4 12 (1.20%) Web Services
5 11 (1.10%) REST
6 10 (1.00%) Middleware
7 9 (0.90%) XML
8 6 (0.60%) Microsoft Graph
8 6 (0.60%) SOAP
9 5 (0.50%) EDI
9 5 (0.50%) RESTful
10 4 (0.40%) FIDO
10 4 (0.40%) SailPoint
11 3 (0.30%) FHIR
11 3 (0.30%) OAuth
11 3 (0.30%) OpenID
12 2 (0.20%) .NET Core
12 2 (0.20%) CSS
12 2 (0.20%) HTML
13 1 (0.100%) ARM Templates
Miscellaneous
1 87 (8.69%) Driving Licence
2 83 (8.29%) Onboarding
3 41 (4.10%) Product Ownership
4 38 (3.80%) Management Information System
5 33 (3.30%) Self-Motivation
6 28 (2.80%) Enterprise Software
7 25 (2.50%) Cloud Native
8 21 (2.10%) Security Posture
9 19 (1.90%) Social Media
10 17 (1.70%) CCTV
11 14 (1.40%) Video Conferencing
12 13 (1.30%) AI Agents
12 13 (1.30%) CMDB
12 13 (1.30%) Low-Code
13 12 (1.20%) Client/Server
14 11 (1.10%) Hybrid Cloud
14 11 (1.10%) iPad
15 9 (0.90%) Cyber Threat
15 9 (0.90%) Data Centre
15 9 (0.90%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 451 (45.05%) Windows
2 199 (19.88%) Windows Server
3 173 (17.28%) Windows 10
4 58 (5.79%) Apple iOS
5 40 (4.00%) Linux
6 36 (3.60%) Mac OS
7 25 (2.50%) Android
8 21 (2.10%) Windows Server 2016
9 18 (1.80%) Windows Server 2012
10 15 (1.50%) Windows Server 2019
11 6 (0.60%) Unix
12 4 (0.40%) Windows Server 2008
13 2 (0.20%) Ubuntu
14 1 (0.100%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 379 (37.86%) ITIL
2 332 (33.17%) Customer Service
3 227 (22.68%) Continuous Improvement
4 203 (20.28%) Problem-Solving
5 180 (17.98%) ITSM
6 165 (16.48%) Cybersecurity
7 118 (11.79%) Performance Metrics
8 116 (11.59%) Service Delivery
9 113 (11.29%) Analytics
10 99 (9.89%) Customer Experience
11 95 (9.49%) Roadmaps
12 90 (8.99%) Mentoring
13 78 (7.79%) Patch Management
14 77 (7.69%) AI
15 75 (7.49%) Agile
16 71 (7.09%) Service Management
17 70 (6.99%) Asset Management
18 68 (6.79%) Ticket Management
19 67 (6.69%) Coaching
19 67 (6.69%) Infrastructure Engineering
Programming Languages
1 103 (10.29%) PowerShell
2 60 (5.99%) SQL
3 43 (4.30%) Python
4 30 (3.00%) JavaScript
5 26 (2.60%) C#
6 21 (2.10%) Bash
7 8 (0.80%) Bicep
8 6 (0.60%) VBA
9 5 (0.50%) Java
9 5 (0.50%) Shell Script
9 5 (0.50%) T-SQL
10 4 (0.40%) Kusto Query Language
10 4 (0.40%) R
11 2 (0.20%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 2 (0.20%) Google Apps Script
11 2 (0.20%) PHP
11 2 (0.20%) TypeScript
12 1 (0.100%) Delphi
12 1 (0.100%) Pascal
12 1 (0.100%) Scala
Qualifications
1 290 (28.97%) Degree
2 206 (20.58%) Microsoft Certification
3 132 (13.19%) AWS Certification
4 129 (12.89%) MCSE
5 122 (12.19%) Security Cleared
6 119 (11.89%) SC Cleared
7 60 (5.99%) CTC Cleared
8 42 (4.20%) Cisco Certification
9 39 (3.90%) Azure Certification
10 26 (2.60%) DBS Check
11 25 (2.50%) CISSP
12 23 (2.30%) CCNA
13 21 (2.10%) Computer Science Degree
14 18 (1.80%) Microsoft Certified Professional
15 15 (1.50%) MCSA
16 14 (1.40%) CISM
17 13 (1.30%) (ISC)2 CCSP
17 13 (1.30%) Network+ Certification
18 11 (1.10%) ITIL Certification
19 10 (1.00%) A+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 125 (12.49%) QA
2 94 (9.39%) SLA
3 67 (6.69%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 50 (5.00%) Cyber Essentials
5 39 (3.90%) GDPR
6 24 (2.40%) NIST
7 20 (2.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 17 (1.70%) Accessibility
9 15 (1.50%) ISO 9001
10 8 (0.80%) GRC
11 7 (0.70%) Data Quality
12 6 (0.60%) PMO
13 4 (0.40%) PCI DSS
14 3 (0.30%) HL7
14 3 (0.30%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
14 3 (0.30%) NCSC
14 3 (0.30%) Sarbanes-Oxley
15 1 (0.100%) ISO/IEC 27005
15 1 (0.100%) P3O
15 1 (0.100%) SOC 2
System Software
1 326 (32.57%) Active Directory
2 83 (8.29%) Hyper-V
3 49 (4.90%) VMware Infrastructure
4 37 (3.70%) Virtual Desktop
5 17 (1.70%) Virtual Machines
6 9 (0.90%) Firmware
6 9 (0.90%) Virtual Servers
7 7 (0.70%) Docker
8 5 (0.50%) vSphere
9 4 (0.40%) VMware ESXi
10 3 (0.30%) Microsoft Virtual Server
10 3 (0.30%) Postfix
11 2 (0.20%) XenApp
12 1 (0.100%) BitLocker
12 1 (0.100%) DFS Replication
Systems Management
1 225 (22.48%) Microsoft Intune
2 43 (4.30%) Terraform
3 37 (3.70%) SCCM
4 19 (1.90%) Autotask
5 12 (1.20%) Jamf Pro
6 11 (1.10%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 10 (1.00%) Kubernetes
8 8 (0.80%) FortiGate
9 7 (0.70%) Single Sign-On
10 6 (0.60%) PaperCut
11 3 (0.30%) Ansible
11 3 (0.30%) Nessus
11 3 (0.30%) Proxmox
12 1 (0.100%) AirWatch
12 1 (0.100%) CASB
12 1 (0.100%) Cisco CUCM
12 1 (0.100%) Forefront Identity Manager
12 1 (0.100%) Kibana
12 1 (0.100%) SCOM
12 1 (0.100%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 788 (78.72%) Microsoft
2 136 (13.59%) ServiceNow
3 108 (10.79%) Cisco
4 85 (8.49%) VMware
5 43 (4.30%) Google
6 35 (3.50%) Apple
7 21 (2.10%) Adobe
8 18 (1.80%) Citrix
8 18 (1.80%) HP
8 18 (1.80%) Oracle
9 17 (1.70%) Dell
9 17 (1.70%) Veeam
10 16 (1.60%) Meraki
11 15 (1.50%) Datto
12 13 (1.30%) Freshdesk
13 12 (1.20%) Fortinet
13 12 (1.20%) Sage
13 12 (1.20%) SAP
14 11 (1.10%) Mitel
14 11 (1.10%) Okta