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

6 months to
22 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 37 44 30
Rank change year-on-year +7 -14 +11
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 365 1,117 974 2,383
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 5.51% 6.26% 6.87%
As % of the Cloud Services category 14.49% 16.44% 16.30%
Number of salaries quoted 835 793 1,970
10th Percentile £28,500 £27,800 £26,000
25th Percentile £32,875 £31,250 £32,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £42,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.88% -5.56% -9.09%
75th Percentile £65,000 £58,750 £59,000
90th Percentile £82,500 £71,500 £72,500
UK median annual salary £40,000 £38,500 £38,000
% change year-on-year +3.90% +1.32% -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 7,709 5,926 14,617
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 38.01% 38.11% 42.12%
Number of salaries quoted 5,442 4,317 12,145
10th Percentile £35,000 £31,690 £36,250
25th Percentile £45,750 £45,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - +4.17% -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% -8.73%

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 22 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
1 377 (33.75%) SharePoint
2 227 (20.32%) Microsoft Exchange
3 17 (1.52%) Confluence
4 14 (1.25%) IIS
5 9 (0.81%) Exchange Server 2007
5 9 (0.81%) Exchange Server 2010
5 9 (0.81%) Exchange Server 2013
6 4 (0.36%) CMS
7 3 (0.27%) ArcGIS
7 3 (0.27%) SAS
8 1 (0.090%) Apache
8 1 (0.090%) Apache Airflow
8 1 (0.090%) Palantir Foundry
Applications
1 184 (16.47%) Microsoft Office
2 35 (3.13%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (0.63%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.27%) CorelDRAW
4 3 (0.27%) MS Visio
4 3 (0.27%) Spreadsheet
5 2 (0.18%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.090%) Acrobat
Business Applications
1 8 (0.72%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (0.63%) NetSuite
3 5 (0.45%) Salesforce CRM
3 5 (0.45%) SAP Business One
4 3 (0.27%) Oracle EBS
4 3 (0.27%) Remedy ITSM
5 2 (0.18%) Dynamics GP
5 2 (0.18%) Elite 3E
5 2 (0.18%) SAP ERP
5 2 (0.18%) SAP HR
5 2 (0.18%) Visualfiles
6 1 (0.090%) Dynamics NAV
6 1 (0.090%) Oracle Payables
Cloud Services
1 553 (49.51%) Azure
2 348 (31.15%) Entra ID
3 166 (14.86%) Power Platform
4 143 (12.80%) AWS
5 122 (10.92%) OneDrive
6 91 (8.15%) SaaS
7 78 (6.98%) PowerApps
8 75 (6.71%) Power Automate
9 71 (6.36%) Microsoft Copilot
10 38 (3.40%) Mimecast
11 35 (3.13%) Google Workspace
11 35 (3.13%) Microsoft Purview
12 30 (2.69%) Dynamics 365
13 29 (2.60%) Azure Logic Apps
14 24 (2.15%) Azure Data Factory
15 23 (2.06%) IaaS
16 20 (1.79%) Azure Sentinel
17 19 (1.70%) Adobe Creative Cloud
18 18 (1.61%) PaaS
19 16 (1.43%) Azure DevOps
Communications & Networking
1 180 (16.11%) Firewall
2 156 (13.97%) DNS
3 123 (11.01%) VPN
4 121 (10.83%) DHCP
5 88 (7.88%) Wi-Fi
6 85 (7.61%) TCP/IP
7 77 (6.89%) WAN
8 69 (6.18%) LAN
9 54 (4.83%) VoIP
10 32 (2.86%) VLAN
11 24 (2.15%) Network Security
12 19 (1.70%) Unified Communications
13 18 (1.61%) Wireless
14 12 (1.07%) SAN
15 11 (0.98%) SD-WAN
16 10 (0.90%) Internet
17 9 (0.81%) Cisco ASA
17 9 (0.81%) Cisco Firepower
17 9 (0.81%) WebEx
18 7 (0.63%) NGFW
Database & Business Intelligence
1 75 (6.71%) Power BI
2 51 (4.57%) SQL Server
3 23 (2.06%) Azure SQL Database
4 17 (1.52%) PostgreSQL
5 15 (1.34%) MySQL
5 15 (1.34%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 6 (0.54%) Amazon RDS
6 6 (0.54%) Metadata
7 5 (0.45%) Relational Database
8 3 (0.27%) Data Lake
8 3 (0.27%) MongoDB
8 3 (0.27%) Power Query
8 3 (0.27%) Spatial Data
9 2 (0.18%) NoSQL
10 1 (0.090%) Big Data
10 1 (0.090%) BusinessObjects
10 1 (0.090%) Delta Lake
10 1 (0.090%) Parquet
10 1 (0.090%) RDBMS
10 1 (0.090%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 58 (5.19%) JIRA
2 5 (0.45%) Git
2 5 (0.45%) VersionOne
3 2 (0.18%) Rational Rhapsody
3 2 (0.18%) Selenium
3 2 (0.18%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 1 (0.090%) Postman
General
1 548 (49.06%) Social Skills
2 134 (12.00%) Finance
3 102 (9.13%) Legal
4 68 (6.09%) Law
5 61 (5.46%) Analytical Skills
6 58 (5.19%) Public Sector
7 57 (5.10%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 50 (4.48%) Organisational Skills
9 39 (3.49%) Back Office
9 39 (3.49%) French Language
10 27 (2.42%) Retail
10 27 (2.42%) Swedish Language
11 25 (2.24%) Telecoms
12 21 (1.88%) Marketing
13 18 (1.61%) Documentation Skills
14 13 (1.16%) Banking
14 13 (1.16%) Legal Technology
15 11 (0.98%) Influencing Skills
16 10 (0.90%) Local Government
17 9 (0.81%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 261 (23.37%) IT Support
2 245 (21.93%) Support Engineer
3 198 (17.73%) IT Engineer
4 193 (17.28%) Analyst
5 168 (15.04%) IT Support Engineer
6 131 (11.73%) Senior
7 100 (8.95%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 94 (8.42%) Service Analyst
9 88 (7.88%) Service Desk Analyst
10 72 (6.45%) Consultant
11 65 (5.82%) Support Analyst
12 58 (5.19%) Developer
13 55 (4.92%) Lead
14 52 (4.66%) IT Analyst
15 49 (4.39%) Support Technician
16 47 (4.21%) IT Technician
17 44 (3.94%) 2nd Line Support
18 42 (3.76%) Desktop Support
19 40 (3.58%) Desktop Engineer
19 40 (3.58%) Desktop Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 41 (3.67%) Microsoft Graph
2 37 (3.31%) .NET
3 34 (3.04%) HTML
4 31 (2.78%) HTML5 Canvas
5 30 (2.69%) CSS
6 29 (2.60%) JSON
6 29 (2.60%) SPFx
7 21 (1.88%) .NET Core
8 11 (0.98%) React
8 11 (0.98%) XML
9 9 (0.81%) XMPP
10 8 (0.72%) ASP.NET
10 8 (0.72%) OAuth
10 8 (0.72%) OpenID
11 6 (0.54%) EDI
12 5 (0.45%) ASP.NET Core
12 5 (0.45%) Middleware
12 5 (0.45%) REST
12 5 (0.45%) RESTful
12 5 (0.45%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 94 (8.42%) Onboarding
2 91 (8.15%) Driving Licence
3 23 (2.06%) Hybrid Cloud
3 23 (2.06%) Management Information System
3 23 (2.06%) Product Ownership
3 23 (2.06%) Security Posture
4 22 (1.97%) Clustering
5 21 (1.88%) Cloud Native
5 21 (1.88%) Self-Motivation
6 19 (1.70%) Video Conferencing
7 17 (1.52%) Enterprise Software
8 16 (1.43%) Data Centre
8 16 (1.43%) Replication
9 12 (1.07%) CMDB
10 10 (0.90%) AI Agents
11 9 (0.81%) CCTV
11 9 (0.81%) FlexPod
12 8 (0.72%) Data Structures
12 8 (0.72%) Legacy Systems
12 8 (0.72%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 491 (43.96%) Windows
2 190 (17.01%) Windows Server
3 132 (11.82%) Windows 10
4 55 (4.92%) Mac OS
5 52 (4.66%) Linux
6 39 (3.49%) Apple iOS
7 34 (3.04%) Windows Server 2016
8 31 (2.78%) Android
9 21 (1.88%) Windows Server 2019
10 20 (1.79%) Windows Server 2012
11 10 (0.90%) Windows Server 2008
12 6 (0.54%) Ubuntu
13 4 (0.36%) CentOS
14 2 (0.18%) Mac OS X
14 2 (0.18%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
15 1 (0.090%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 315 (28.20%) ITIL
2 286 (25.60%) Problem-Solving
3 272 (24.35%) Customer Service
4 215 (19.25%) Continuous Improvement
5 191 (17.10%) Cybersecurity
6 143 (12.80%) ITSM
7 128 (11.46%) Service Delivery
8 119 (10.65%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 96 (8.59%) AI
10 93 (8.33%) Disaster Recovery
11 91 (8.15%) Service Management
12 89 (7.97%) Stakeholder Management
13 87 (7.79%) Mentoring
14 86 (7.70%) Business Intelligence
15 85 (7.61%) User Experience
16 74 (6.62%) Roadmaps
17 70 (6.27%) Technical Leadership
18 69 (6.18%) Performance Metrics
19 62 (5.55%) Workflow
20 59 (5.28%) Agile
Programming Languages
1 164 (14.68%) PowerShell
2 92 (8.24%) SQL
3 49 (4.39%) C#
4 46 (4.12%) JavaScript
4 46 (4.12%) Python
5 30 (2.69%) TypeScript
6 21 (1.88%) R
7 17 (1.52%) T-SQL
8 13 (1.16%) VBA
9 12 (1.07%) Bash
10 9 (0.81%) Bicep
11 6 (0.54%) PHP
11 6 (0.54%) VBScript
12 4 (0.36%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 4 (0.36%) Delphi
12 4 (0.36%) Pascal
13 3 (0.27%) Google Apps Script
13 3 (0.27%) Java
13 3 (0.27%) Ruby
14 2 (0.18%) Korn
Qualifications
1 209 (18.71%) Degree
2 165 (14.77%) Microsoft Certification
3 102 (9.13%) Security Cleared
4 97 (8.68%) SC Cleared
5 74 (6.62%) MCSE
6 69 (6.18%) AWS Certification
7 42 (3.76%) Azure Certification
8 33 (2.95%) CTC Cleared
9 25 (2.24%) DBS Check
10 23 (2.06%) CISSP
11 21 (1.88%) Computer Science Degree
12 20 (1.79%) Cisco Certification
13 15 (1.34%) BPSS Clearance
14 13 (1.16%) CISM
15 12 (1.07%) A+ Certification
16 11 (0.98%) CCNA
17 9 (0.81%) Network+ Certification
18 8 (0.72%) HNC
18 8 (0.72%) HND
18 8 (0.72%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 94 (8.42%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 81 (7.25%) SLA
3 75 (6.71%) QA
4 62 (5.55%) Cyber Essentials
5 35 (3.13%) GDPR
6 27 (2.42%) NIST
7 20 (1.79%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 13 (1.16%) Accessibility
9 12 (1.07%) Data Quality
9 12 (1.07%) GRC
10 11 (0.98%) PMO
11 5 (0.45%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 4 (0.36%) PCI DSS
12 4 (0.36%) SOC 2
13 3 (0.27%) WCAG
14 2 (0.18%) ISO/IEC 27005
14 2 (0.18%) ISO/IEC 42001
15 1 (0.090%) Disclosure Scotland
15 1 (0.090%) EU AI Act
15 1 (0.090%) ISO 13485
System Software
1 360 (32.23%) Active Directory
2 114 (10.21%) Hyper-V
3 75 (6.71%) VMware Infrastructure
4 19 (1.70%) vSphere
5 18 (1.61%) Virtual Desktop
6 12 (1.07%) Microsoft Virtual Server
6 12 (1.07%) Virtual Machines
6 12 (1.07%) Virtual Servers
7 11 (0.98%) BitLocker
8 8 (0.72%) VMware ESXi
9 6 (0.54%) DFS Replication
9 6 (0.54%) Terminal Services
10 5 (0.45%) ClearTrust
10 5 (0.45%) VMware Server
11 4 (0.36%) Docker
11 4 (0.36%) KVM
12 3 (0.27%) Firmware
13 2 (0.18%) Citrix Hypervisor
14 1 (0.090%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 251 (22.47%) Microsoft Intune
2 32 (2.86%) SCCM
3 18 (1.61%) Terraform
4 17 (1.52%) Single Sign-On
5 15 (1.34%) Autotask
6 14 (1.25%) Jamf Pro
7 11 (0.98%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 10 (0.90%) Ansible
9 9 (0.81%) Cisco CUCM
9 9 (0.81%) Grafana
10 8 (0.72%) Failover Clustering
11 7 (0.63%) Proxmox
11 7 (0.63%) vCenter Server
12 6 (0.54%) Kubernetes
13 4 (0.36%) Graylog
13 4 (0.36%) ZABBIX
14 3 (0.27%) FortiGate
14 3 (0.27%) Norton AntiVirus
15 2 (0.18%) WhatsUp Gold
16 1 (0.090%) SCOM
Vendors
1 991 (88.72%) Microsoft
2 124 (11.10%) ServiceNow
3 101 (9.04%) VMware
4 88 (7.88%) Cisco
5 39 (3.49%) Veeam
6 38 (3.40%) Google
7 33 (2.95%) Meraki
8 32 (2.86%) Apple
9 28 (2.51%) iManage
10 27 (2.42%) Adobe
11 25 (2.24%) CrowdStrike
12 23 (2.06%) Computacenter
12 23 (2.06%) Fortinet
13 19 (1.70%) Dell
14 16 (1.43%) Salesforce
15 15 (1.34%) Palo Alto
15 15 (1.34%) SonicWALL
16 14 (1.25%) Citrix
17 13 (1.16%) Splunk
18 12 (1.07%) Ubiquiti