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 31 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 34 47 30
Rank change year-on-year +13 -17 +6
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 365 1,283 967 1,764
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 5.79% 5.87% 6.63%
As % of the Cloud Services category 14.94% 15.98% 16.13%
Number of salaries quoted 988 777 1,412
10th Percentile £29,000 £27,650 £26,500
25th Percentile £33,750 £31,250 £34,474
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £41,408 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +14.71% -12.83% -5.00%
75th Percentile £62,500 £58,086 £62,313
90th Percentile £80,000 £69,750 £73,750
UK median annual salary £40,000 £37,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year +6.67% -6.25% -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 8,589 6,051 10,933
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 38.77% 36.72% 41.10%
Number of salaries quoted 6,190 4,465 8,790
10th Percentile £35,000 £31,659 £36,250
25th Percentile £45,000 £43,750 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% -4.00% -3.85%
75th Percentile £85,000 £82,500 £83,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £107,500
UK median annual salary £62,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.17% - -4.00%

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 31 July 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
1 437 (34.06%) SharePoint
2 262 (20.42%) Microsoft Exchange
3 22 (1.71%) Confluence
4 16 (1.25%) IIS
5 6 (0.47%) Exchange Server 2007
5 6 (0.47%) Exchange Server 2010
5 6 (0.47%) Exchange Server 2013
6 5 (0.39%) CMS
7 3 (0.23%) ArcGIS
7 3 (0.23%) SAS
8 1 (0.078%) Apache
8 1 (0.078%) Apache Airflow
8 1 (0.078%) Palantir Foundry
8 1 (0.078%) WordPress
Applications
1 162 (12.63%) Microsoft Office
2 37 (2.88%) Microsoft Excel
3 9 (0.70%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (0.39%) CorelDRAW
4 5 (0.39%) MS Visio
5 3 (0.23%) Chatbot
5 3 (0.23%) Microsoft Project
5 3 (0.23%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.078%) Acrobat
Business Applications
1 10 (0.78%) Dynamics CRM
2 8 (0.62%) NetSuite
3 5 (0.39%) SAP Business One
4 3 (0.23%) Elite 3E
4 3 (0.23%) Payment Gateway
4 3 (0.23%) Remedy ITSM
4 3 (0.23%) Salesforce CRM
4 3 (0.23%) Shopify
5 2 (0.16%) Carpe Diem
5 2 (0.16%) Dynamics GP
5 2 (0.16%) Sage 200
5 2 (0.16%) Visualfiles
6 1 (0.078%) Dynamics NAV
6 1 (0.078%) Oracle Payables
6 1 (0.078%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 657 (51.21%) Azure
2 398 (31.02%) Entra ID
3 226 (17.61%) Power Platform
4 165 (12.86%) AWS
5 130 (10.13%) OneDrive
6 106 (8.26%) PowerApps
7 105 (8.18%) Power Automate
8 96 (7.48%) SaaS
9 90 (7.01%) Microsoft Copilot
10 52 (4.05%) Microsoft Purview
11 45 (3.51%) Mimecast
12 40 (3.12%) Cloud Computing
13 38 (2.96%) Google Workspace
14 37 (2.88%) Dynamics 365
15 31 (2.42%) Azure Logic Apps
16 24 (1.87%) Azure DevOps
17 23 (1.79%) Azure Data Factory
17 23 (1.79%) Azure Sentinel
17 23 (1.79%) IaaS
18 22 (1.71%) Copilot Studio
Communications & Networking
1 208 (16.21%) Firewall
2 184 (14.34%) DNS
3 142 (11.07%) VPN
4 140 (10.91%) DHCP
5 115 (8.96%) LAN
6 114 (8.89%) WAN
7 104 (8.11%) TCP/IP
8 93 (7.25%) Wi-Fi
9 54 (4.21%) VoIP
10 43 (3.35%) VLAN
11 38 (2.96%) Network Security
12 37 (2.88%) Wireless
13 19 (1.48%) Unified Communications
14 13 (1.01%) SAN
15 12 (0.94%) Internet
16 10 (0.78%) Cisco ASA
16 10 (0.78%) Cisco Firepower
16 10 (0.78%) WebEx
17 7 (0.55%) NGFW
17 7 (0.55%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 79 (6.16%) Power BI
2 53 (4.13%) SQL Server
3 25 (1.95%) Azure SQL Database
4 13 (1.01%) PostgreSQL
5 11 (0.86%) MySQL
5 11 (0.86%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 8 (0.62%) Metadata
7 6 (0.47%) Relational Database
8 5 (0.39%) Amazon RDS
9 4 (0.31%) Data Lake
10 3 (0.23%) MongoDB
10 3 (0.23%) Spatial Data
11 2 (0.16%) Data Warehouse
11 2 (0.16%) NoSQL
11 2 (0.16%) Power Query
12 1 (0.078%) Big Data
12 1 (0.078%) BusinessObjects
12 1 (0.078%) Delta Lake
12 1 (0.078%) RDBMS
12 1 (0.078%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 78 (6.08%) JIRA
2 10 (0.78%) Git
3 5 (0.39%) VersionOne
4 2 (0.16%) Selenium
4 2 (0.16%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 1 (0.078%) Postman
5 1 (0.078%) Rational DOORS
General
1 634 (49.42%) Social Skills
2 168 (13.09%) Finance
3 121 (9.43%) Legal
4 106 (8.26%) Law
5 70 (5.46%) Analytical Skills
6 61 (4.75%) Public Sector
7 55 (4.29%) Organisational Skills
8 48 (3.74%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 48 (3.74%) Swedish Language
9 39 (3.04%) Presentation Skills
10 35 (2.73%) Telecoms
11 30 (2.34%) Documentation Skills
11 30 (2.34%) French Language
12 29 (2.26%) Retail
13 22 (1.71%) Marketing
14 18 (1.40%) Manufacturing
15 17 (1.33%) Banking
16 15 (1.17%) Advertising
17 14 (1.09%) Influencing Skills
18 13 (1.01%) Legal Technology
Job Titles
1 303 (23.62%) IT Support
2 231 (18.00%) Support Engineer
3 224 (17.46%) Analyst
4 214 (16.68%) IT Engineer
5 189 (14.73%) IT Support Engineer
6 150 (11.69%) Senior
7 104 (8.11%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 100 (7.79%) Service Analyst
9 95 (7.40%) Service Desk Analyst
10 87 (6.78%) Consultant
11 85 (6.63%) Support Analyst
12 73 (5.69%) Architect
13 70 (5.46%) Developer
14 65 (5.07%) IT Analyst
15 59 (4.60%) Lead
16 53 (4.13%) IT Support Analyst
17 51 (3.98%) IT Manager
18 50 (3.90%) 2nd Line Support
19 49 (3.82%) IT Technician
20 48 (3.74%) Support Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 46 (3.59%) Microsoft Graph
2 44 (3.43%) HTML
3 40 (3.12%) .NET
4 38 (2.96%) CSS
5 35 (2.73%) HTML5 Canvas
6 34 (2.65%) SPFx
7 25 (1.95%) JSON
8 20 (1.56%) .NET Core
9 12 (0.94%) React
10 10 (0.78%) ASP.NET
10 10 (0.78%) REST
10 10 (0.78%) XMPP
11 9 (0.70%) XML
12 5 (0.39%) ARM Templates
12 5 (0.39%) ASP.NET Core
12 5 (0.39%) OAuth
12 5 (0.39%) OpenID
12 5 (0.39%) RESTful
13 4 (0.31%) Next.js
13 4 (0.31%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 113 (8.81%) Onboarding
2 107 (8.34%) Driving Licence
3 34 (2.65%) Self-Motivation
4 32 (2.49%) Security Posture
5 29 (2.26%) Enterprise Software
5 29 (2.26%) Hybrid Cloud
6 28 (2.18%) Clustering
7 26 (2.03%) Management Information System
8 24 (1.87%) Product Ownership
9 22 (1.71%) Cloud Native
10 17 (1.33%) Data Centre
10 17 (1.33%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
10 17 (1.33%) Replication
10 17 (1.33%) Video Conferencing
11 15 (1.17%) Low-Code
12 12 (0.94%) AI Agents
13 10 (0.78%) FlexPod
13 10 (0.78%) Web Conferencing
14 9 (0.70%) PKI
15 8 (0.62%) CMDB
Operating Systems
1 520 (40.53%) Windows
2 229 (17.85%) Windows Server
3 82 (6.39%) Windows 10
4 69 (5.38%) Mac OS
5 63 (4.91%) Linux
6 34 (2.65%) Apple iOS
7 32 (2.49%) Android
8 28 (2.18%) Windows Server 2016
9 17 (1.33%) Windows Server 2019
10 13 (1.01%) Windows Server 2012
11 7 (0.55%) Windows Server 2008
12 6 (0.47%) Ubuntu
13 4 (0.31%) CentOS
14 2 (0.16%) Mac OS X
14 2 (0.16%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
15 1 (0.078%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 349 (27.20%) Problem-Solving
2 312 (24.32%) ITIL
3 273 (21.28%) Customer Service
4 242 (18.86%) Continuous Improvement
5 197 (15.35%) Cybersecurity
6 159 (12.39%) ITSM
7 157 (12.24%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 126 (9.82%) Service Delivery
9 119 (9.28%) Roadmaps
10 118 (9.20%) AI
11 117 (9.12%) Stakeholder Management
12 107 (8.34%) Mentoring
13 105 (8.18%) User Experience
14 104 (8.11%) Project Delivery
15 95 (7.40%) Disaster Recovery
16 93 (7.25%) Service Management
17 89 (6.94%) Business Intelligence
17 89 (6.94%) Technical Leadership
18 87 (6.78%) Information Security
19 81 (6.31%) Performance Metrics
Programming Languages
1 179 (13.95%) PowerShell
2 101 (7.87%) SQL
3 61 (4.75%) JavaScript
4 59 (4.60%) C#
5 56 (4.36%) Python
6 31 (2.42%) TypeScript
7 29 (2.26%) R
8 19 (1.48%) VBA
9 16 (1.25%) Bash
9 16 (1.25%) Bicep
10 13 (1.01%) T-SQL
11 6 (0.47%) PHP
11 6 (0.47%) VBScript
12 4 (0.31%) Delphi
12 4 (0.31%) Pascal
13 3 (0.23%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 3 (0.23%) Java
13 3 (0.23%) Ruby
14 2 (0.16%) C
14 2 (0.16%) Korn
Qualifications
1 192 (14.96%) Degree
2 175 (13.64%) Microsoft Certification
3 85 (6.63%) Security Cleared
4 80 (6.24%) MCSE
5 79 (6.16%) AWS Certification
5 79 (6.16%) SC Cleared
6 53 (4.13%) Azure Certification
7 29 (2.26%) CISSP
8 27 (2.10%) DBS Check
9 23 (1.79%) Cisco Certification
10 22 (1.71%) Computer Science Degree
11 18 (1.40%) CISM
12 15 (1.17%) CCNA
13 14 (1.09%) BPSS Clearance
14 10 (0.78%) CEH
14 10 (0.78%) HNC
14 10 (0.78%) HND
15 9 (0.70%) PMP
16 8 (0.62%) A+ Certification
16 8 (0.62%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 112 (8.73%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 82 (6.39%) QA
3 77 (6.00%) Cyber Essentials
4 61 (4.75%) SLA
5 50 (3.90%) GDPR
6 46 (3.59%) GRC
7 31 (2.42%) NIST
8 21 (1.64%) Accessibility
9 18 (1.40%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 15 (1.17%) Data Quality
11 7 (0.55%) PMO
12 5 (0.39%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 5 (0.39%) SOC 2
13 4 (0.31%) ISO/IEC 27005
13 4 (0.31%) PCI DSS
14 3 (0.23%) ISO/IEC 42001
14 3 (0.23%) WCAG
15 2 (0.16%) NCSC
16 1 (0.078%) EU AI Act
16 1 (0.078%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 422 (32.89%) Active Directory
2 138 (10.76%) Hyper-V
3 86 (6.70%) VMware Infrastructure
4 23 (1.79%) vSphere
5 17 (1.33%) Virtual Machines
6 16 (1.25%) Virtual Desktop
7 11 (0.86%) BitLocker
8 10 (0.78%) Microsoft Virtual Server
8 10 (0.78%) Virtual Servers
9 8 (0.62%) VMware ESXi
10 7 (0.55%) VMware Server
11 6 (0.47%) Terminal Services
12 5 (0.39%) ClearTrust
12 5 (0.39%) DFS Replication
13 4 (0.31%) Docker
13 4 (0.31%) KVM
14 2 (0.16%) Citrix Hypervisor
14 2 (0.16%) Firmware
15 1 (0.078%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 298 (23.23%) Microsoft Intune
2 28 (2.18%) SCCM
3 27 (2.10%) Terraform
4 17 (1.33%) Single Sign-On
5 15 (1.17%) Jamf Pro
6 12 (0.94%) Failover Clustering
7 11 (0.86%) Ansible
7 11 (0.86%) Autotask
8 10 (0.78%) Cisco CUCM
8 10 (0.78%) Grafana
9 8 (0.62%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 7 (0.55%) Kubernetes
10 7 (0.55%) Proxmox
10 7 (0.55%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
10 7 (0.55%) vCenter Server
11 4 (0.31%) FortiGate
11 4 (0.31%) Graylog
11 4 (0.31%) ZABBIX
12 3 (0.23%) Norton AntiVirus
13 2 (0.16%) WSUS
Vendors
1 1,142 (89.01%) Microsoft
2 132 (10.29%) ServiceNow
3 115 (8.96%) VMware
4 74 (5.77%) Cisco
5 47 (3.66%) Veeam
6 43 (3.35%) Google
7 38 (2.96%) Meraki
8 33 (2.57%) CrowdStrike
9 31 (2.42%) Apple
10 29 (2.26%) iManage
11 26 (2.03%) Adobe
11 26 (2.03%) Fortinet
12 20 (1.56%) Computacenter
13 18 (1.40%) Palo Alto
13 18 (1.40%) Salesforce
14 16 (1.25%) SonicWALL
14 16 (1.25%) Ubiquiti
15 15 (1.17%) Splunk
16 14 (1.09%) Dell
16 14 (1.09%) Zscaler