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

6 months to
21 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 29 33 27
Rank change year-on-year +4 -6 +23
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 365 1,056 1,213 2,183
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 6.44% 7.89% 7.86%
As % of the Cloud Services category 17.12% 16.90% 17.14%
Number of salaries quoted 701 796 1,946
10th Percentile £28,250 £27,549 £25,750
25th Percentile £31,250 £32,000 £32,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £47,404 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.34% +5.34% -
75th Percentile £63,750 £61,563 £57,500
90th Percentile £82,500 £77,500 £73,750
UK median annual salary £37,500 £43,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year -13.79% +8.75% -3.97%

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 6,168 7,179 12,740
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 37.63% 46.71% 45.84%
Number of salaries quoted 4,226 4,733 11,154
10th Percentile £32,500 £35,000 £35,219
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 £77,715
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £65,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -7.69% +13.04% -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 21 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
1 300 (28.41%) SharePoint
2 194 (18.37%) Microsoft Exchange
3 10 (0.95%) IIS
4 7 (0.66%) Anypoint
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 3 (0.28%) ArcGIS
8 2 (0.19%) Apache
8 2 (0.19%) Moodle
8 2 (0.19%) Palantir Foundry
8 2 (0.19%) Umbraco
8 2 (0.19%) WordPress
9 1 (0.095%) Apache Airflow
9 1 (0.095%) CMS
Applications
1 277 (26.23%) Microsoft Office
2 60 (5.68%) Microsoft Excel
3 20 (1.89%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 11 (1.04%) InDesign
5 8 (0.76%) MS Visio
6 7 (0.66%) Adobe XD
6 7 (0.66%) Spreadsheet
7 6 (0.57%) Microsoft Project
8 2 (0.19%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 2 (0.19%) Adobe Illustrator
8 2 (0.19%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 19 (1.80%) 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%) Raiser’s Edge
6 1 (0.095%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 496 (46.97%) Azure
2 275 (26.04%) Entra ID
3 194 (18.37%) AWS
4 125 (11.84%) Power Platform
5 74 (7.01%) OneDrive
6 58 (5.49%) SaaS
7 57 (5.40%) PowerApps
8 55 (5.21%) Power Automate
9 51 (4.83%) Google Workspace
10 36 (3.41%) Dynamics 365
11 33 (3.13%) Microsoft Copilot
12 27 (2.56%) Azure DevOps
13 23 (2.18%) Azure Sentinel
14 21 (1.99%) IaaS
14 21 (1.99%) Mimecast
15 19 (1.80%) Microsoft Purview
16 15 (1.42%) Azure Monitor
17 14 (1.33%) Azure Logic Apps
17 14 (1.33%) Copilot Studio
17 14 (1.33%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 147 (13.92%) DNS
2 132 (12.50%) Firewall
3 131 (12.41%) DHCP
4 122 (11.55%) VPN
5 80 (7.58%) WAN
6 70 (6.63%) TCP/IP
7 69 (6.53%) Wi-Fi
8 58 (5.49%) LAN
9 49 (4.64%) VLAN
10 40 (3.79%) VoIP
11 28 (2.65%) SD-WAN
12 16 (1.52%) Unified Communications
13 11 (1.04%) SSL
14 10 (0.95%) Wireless
15 9 (0.85%) Network Security
16 8 (0.76%) Remote Desktop
17 7 (0.66%) IP Telephony
17 7 (0.66%) SAN
18 6 (0.57%) Internet
19 5 (0.47%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 65 (6.16%) Power BI
2 35 (3.31%) SQL Server
3 16 (1.52%) MySQL
4 15 (1.42%) Relational Database
5 12 (1.14%) PostgreSQL
6 11 (1.04%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 4 (0.38%) Power Query
7 4 (0.38%) RDBMS
8 3 (0.28%) Amazon RDS
8 3 (0.28%) GIS
9 2 (0.19%) Azure SQL Database
9 2 (0.19%) Data Warehouse
9 2 (0.19%) Qlik Sense
9 2 (0.19%) QlikView
9 2 (0.19%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 1 (0.095%) Apache Cassandra
10 1 (0.095%) Big Data
10 1 (0.095%) MongoDB
10 1 (0.095%) NoSQL
10 1 (0.095%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 21 (1.99%) JIRA
2 2 (0.19%) Rational Rhapsody
3 1 (0.095%) Git
3 1 (0.095%) MSBuild
3 1 (0.095%) Selenium
General
1 545 (51.61%) Social Skills
2 154 (14.58%) Finance
3 120 (11.36%) French Language
4 91 (8.62%) Swedish Language
5 83 (7.86%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 64 (6.06%) Back Office
7 57 (5.40%) Law
8 54 (5.11%) Organisational Skills
9 53 (5.02%) Legal
9 53 (5.02%) Public Sector
10 41 (3.88%) Analytical Skills
11 26 (2.46%) Marketing
11 26 (2.46%) Retail
12 22 (2.08%) Manufacturing
13 14 (1.33%) Influencing Skills
14 13 (1.23%) Documentation Skills
15 11 (1.04%) Telecoms
16 7 (0.66%) Digital Health
16 7 (0.66%) German Language
17 6 (0.57%) Games
Job Titles
1 257 (24.34%) Analyst
2 235 (22.25%) IT Support
2 235 (22.25%) Support Engineer
3 160 (15.15%) IT Engineer
3 160 (15.15%) Service Analyst
4 157 (14.87%) Service Desk Analyst
5 142 (13.45%) IT Support Engineer
6 103 (9.75%) Senior
7 75 (7.10%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 70 (6.63%) 2nd Line Support
8 70 (6.63%) IT Analyst
9 67 (6.34%) Desktop Support
10 65 (6.16%) Desktop Engineer
10 65 (6.16%) Desktop Support Engineer
11 62 (5.87%) Consultant
12 59 (5.59%) Lead
13 57 (5.40%) Support Analyst
14 56 (5.30%) Site Engineer
15 44 (4.17%) 2nd Line Engineer
15 44 (4.17%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (1.99%) .NET
2 19 (1.80%) HTML5 Canvas
3 17 (1.61%) JSON
4 13 (1.23%) XML
5 11 (1.04%) Middleware
5 11 (1.04%) REST
6 9 (0.85%) Web Services
7 6 (0.57%) EDI
7 6 (0.57%) SOAP
8 5 (0.47%) RESTful
9 4 (0.38%) FIDO
9 4 (0.38%) SailPoint
10 3 (0.28%) FHIR
10 3 (0.28%) Microsoft Graph
10 3 (0.28%) OAuth
10 3 (0.28%) OpenID
11 2 (0.19%) .NET Core
11 2 (0.19%) ARM Templates
11 2 (0.19%) Model Context Protocol
12 1 (0.095%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 100 (9.47%) Driving Licence
2 83 (7.86%) Onboarding
3 38 (3.60%) Management Information System
4 31 (2.94%) Self-Motivation
5 30 (2.84%) Product Ownership
6 27 (2.56%) Cloud Native
7 26 (2.46%) Enterprise Software
8 22 (2.08%) Social Media
9 21 (1.99%) CCTV
10 18 (1.70%) Security Posture
10 18 (1.70%) Video Conferencing
11 15 (1.42%) Low-Code
12 14 (1.33%) CMDB
13 13 (1.23%) AI Agents
14 12 (1.14%) Client/Server
15 11 (1.04%) Cyber Threat
15 11 (1.04%) Hybrid Cloud
15 11 (1.04%) iPad
15 11 (1.04%) Replication
16 9 (0.85%) Data Centre
Operating Systems
1 483 (45.74%) Windows
2 216 (20.45%) Windows Server
3 179 (16.95%) Windows 10
4 54 (5.11%) Apple iOS
5 49 (4.64%) Linux
6 43 (4.07%) Mac OS
7 30 (2.84%) Android
8 25 (2.37%) Windows Server 2016
9 23 (2.18%) Windows Server 2012
10 19 (1.80%) 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
1 387 (36.65%) ITIL
2 354 (33.52%) Customer Service
3 242 (22.92%) Continuous Improvement
4 220 (20.83%) Problem-Solving
5 191 (18.09%) ITSM
6 165 (15.63%) Cybersecurity
7 122 (11.55%) Performance Metrics
8 119 (11.27%) Service Delivery
9 106 (10.04%) Analytics
10 99 (9.38%) Customer Experience
11 92 (8.71%) Roadmaps
12 90 (8.52%) Mentoring
13 82 (7.77%) Infrastructure Engineering
14 79 (7.48%) Patch Management
15 75 (7.10%) Service Management
16 73 (6.91%) AI
17 71 (6.72%) Business Intelligence
18 70 (6.63%) Change Management
19 69 (6.53%) Agile
19 69 (6.53%) Ticket Management
Programming Languages
1 111 (10.51%) PowerShell
2 62 (5.87%) SQL
3 44 (4.17%) Python
4 31 (2.94%) JavaScript
5 29 (2.75%) C#
6 21 (1.99%) Bash
7 9 (0.85%) T-SQL
8 8 (0.76%) R
9 7 (0.66%) Bicep
10 6 (0.57%) Java
10 6 (0.57%) VBA
11 5 (0.47%) Shell Script
12 4 (0.38%) PHP
13 3 (0.28%) Delphi
13 3 (0.28%) Pascal
14 2 (0.19%) Data Analysis Expressions
14 2 (0.19%) Google Apps Script
14 2 (0.19%) Kusto Query Language
14 2 (0.19%) TypeScript
15 1 (0.095%) Scala
Qualifications
1 298 (28.22%) Degree
2 222 (21.02%) Microsoft Certification
3 137 (12.97%) AWS Certification
4 134 (12.69%) MCSE
5 131 (12.41%) Security Cleared
6 128 (12.12%) SC Cleared
7 60 (5.68%) CTC Cleared
8 41 (3.88%) Cisco Certification
9 40 (3.79%) Azure Certification
10 29 (2.75%) DBS Check
11 23 (2.18%) CCNA
12 22 (2.08%) CISSP
12 22 (2.08%) Computer Science Degree
13 19 (1.80%) Microsoft Certified Professional
14 16 (1.52%) Network+ Certification
15 15 (1.42%) MCSA
16 12 (1.14%) (ISC)2 CCSP
16 12 (1.14%) A+ Certification
16 12 (1.14%) BPSS Clearance
16 12 (1.14%) CISM
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 132 (12.50%) QA
2 89 (8.43%) SLA
3 76 (7.20%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 56 (5.30%) Cyber Essentials
5 33 (3.13%) GDPR
6 25 (2.37%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 22 (2.08%) 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%) PCI DSS
13 3 (0.28%) HL7
13 3 (0.28%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
13 3 (0.28%) NCSC
13 3 (0.28%) Sarbanes-Oxley
14 1 (0.095%) Basel III
14 1 (0.095%) ISO 22301
14 1 (0.095%) ISO/IEC 27005
System Software
1 345 (32.67%) Active Directory
2 96 (9.09%) Hyper-V
3 52 (4.92%) VMware Infrastructure
4 32 (3.03%) 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 7 (0.66%) VMware ESXi
9 6 (0.57%) vSphere
10 4 (0.38%) DFS Replication
10 4 (0.38%) Microsoft Virtual Server
11 3 (0.28%) Postfix
12 2 (0.19%) XenApp
13 1 (0.095%) Citrix Hypervisor
Systems Management
1 237 (22.44%) Microsoft Intune
2 39 (3.69%) Terraform
3 34 (3.22%) SCCM
4 20 (1.89%) Autotask
5 14 (1.33%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 14 (1.33%) Jamf Pro
6 12 (1.14%) Kubernetes
7 7 (0.66%) FortiGate
7 7 (0.66%) Single Sign-On
8 6 (0.57%) PaperCut
9 4 (0.38%) Ansible
9 4 (0.38%) vCenter Server
10 3 (0.28%) Nessus
10 3 (0.28%) Proxmox
11 2 (0.19%) Cisco CUCM
12 1 (0.095%) CASB
12 1 (0.095%) Forefront Identity Manager
12 1 (0.095%) Grafana
12 1 (0.095%) Kibana
12 1 (0.095%) SCOM
Vendors
1 838 (79.36%) Microsoft
2 147 (13.92%) ServiceNow
3 115 (10.89%) Cisco
4 91 (8.62%) VMware
5 57 (5.40%) Google
6 33 (3.13%) Apple
7 24 (2.27%) Meraki
8 21 (1.99%) Adobe
9 20 (1.89%) Dell
9 20 (1.89%) HP
10 16 (1.52%) Oracle
10 16 (1.52%) Veeam
11 14 (1.33%) Citrix
11 14 (1.33%) Datto
11 14 (1.33%) Salesforce
12 12 (1.14%) CrowdStrike
12 12 (1.14%) Fortinet
12 12 (1.14%) Freshdesk
12 12 (1.14%) Sage
13 11 (1.04%) Mitel