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

6 months to
18 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 31 31 27
Rank change year-on-year 0 -4 +24
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 365 1,055 1,238 2,174
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 6.45% 7.95% 7.87%
As % of the Cloud Services category 17.10% 16.96% 17.15%
Number of salaries quoted 698 790 1,939
10th Percentile £28,250 £27,960 £25,750
25th Percentile £31,250 £32,500 £32,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £47,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.53% +5.56% -
75th Percentile £63,750 £62,500 £57,500
90th Percentile £82,500 £77,500 £73,750
UK median annual salary £37,500 £44,645 £40,000
% change year-on-year -16.00% +11.61% -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 6,170 7,298 12,673
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 37.70% 46.84% 45.90%
Number of salaries quoted 4,240 4,721 11,090
10th Percentile £32,500 £35,750 £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 £78,750
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 18 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
1 299 (28.34%) SharePoint
2 188 (17.82%) 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 3 (0.28%) ArcGIS
6 3 (0.28%) Confluence
6 3 (0.28%) WordPress
7 2 (0.19%) Moodle
7 2 (0.19%) Palantir Foundry
7 2 (0.19%) Umbraco
8 1 (0.095%) Apache
8 1 (0.095%) Apache Airflow
8 1 (0.095%) CMS
Applications
1 276 (26.16%) Microsoft Office
2 62 (5.88%) Microsoft Excel
3 21 (1.99%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 12 (1.14%) 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 3 (0.28%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 3 (0.28%) Adobe Illustrator
8 3 (0.28%) Photoshop
9 1 (0.095%) Acrobat
Business Applications
1 20 (1.90%) 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
1 495 (46.92%) Azure
2 275 (26.07%) Entra ID
3 192 (18.20%) AWS
4 128 (12.13%) Power Platform
5 75 (7.11%) OneDrive
6 59 (5.59%) Power Automate
6 59 (5.59%) PowerApps
7 57 (5.40%) SaaS
8 50 (4.74%) Google Workspace
9 37 (3.51%) Dynamics 365
10 34 (3.22%) Microsoft Copilot
11 27 (2.56%) Azure DevOps
12 23 (2.18%) Azure Sentinel
13 21 (1.99%) Microsoft Purview
14 20 (1.90%) Mimecast
15 19 (1.80%) IaaS
16 16 (1.52%) Azure Monitor
16 16 (1.52%) Copilot Studio
17 14 (1.33%) Azure Logic Apps
18 12 (1.14%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 144 (13.65%) DNS
2 129 (12.23%) DHCP
2 129 (12.23%) Firewall
3 121 (11.47%) VPN
4 79 (7.49%) WAN
5 68 (6.45%) TCP/IP
5 68 (6.45%) Wi-Fi
6 57 (5.40%) LAN
7 49 (4.64%) VLAN
8 39 (3.70%) VoIP
9 28 (2.65%) SD-WAN
10 17 (1.61%) Unified Communications
11 11 (1.04%) SSL
12 10 (0.95%) Wireless
13 9 (0.85%) Network Security
14 7 (0.66%) IP Telephony
14 7 (0.66%) Remote Desktop
15 6 (0.57%) Internet
15 6 (0.57%) SAN
16 5 (0.47%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 66 (6.26%) Power BI
2 33 (3.13%) SQL Server
3 15 (1.42%) MySQL
3 15 (1.42%) Relational Database
4 11 (1.04%) PostgreSQL
4 11 (1.04%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 4 (0.38%) Power Query
5 4 (0.38%) RDBMS
6 3 (0.28%) Amazon RDS
6 3 (0.28%) GIS
7 2 (0.19%) Azure SQL Database
7 2 (0.19%) Data Warehouse
7 2 (0.19%) Oracle Database
7 2 (0.19%) Qlik Sense
7 2 (0.19%) QlikView
7 2 (0.19%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 1 (0.095%) Apache Cassandra
8 1 (0.095%) Big Data
8 1 (0.095%) MongoDB
8 1 (0.095%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 18 (1.71%) JIRA
2 2 (0.19%) Rational Rhapsody
3 1 (0.095%) Git
3 1 (0.095%) MSBuild
General
1 548 (51.94%) Social Skills
2 156 (14.79%) Finance
3 120 (11.37%) French Language
4 91 (8.63%) Swedish Language
5 85 (8.06%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 64 (6.07%) Back Office
7 56 (5.31%) Law
8 55 (5.21%) Public Sector
9 54 (5.12%) Organisational Skills
10 50 (4.74%) Legal
11 41 (3.89%) Analytical Skills
12 28 (2.65%) Marketing
13 27 (2.56%) Retail
14 23 (2.18%) Manufacturing
15 14 (1.33%) Influencing Skills
16 13 (1.23%) Documentation Skills
17 12 (1.14%) Telecoms
18 7 (0.66%) Digital Health
18 7 (0.66%) German Language
19 6 (0.57%) Games
Job Titles
1 258 (24.45%) Analyst
2 230 (21.80%) IT Support
3 228 (21.61%) Support Engineer
4 161 (15.26%) Service Analyst
5 158 (14.98%) Service Desk Analyst
6 155 (14.69%) IT Engineer
7 137 (12.99%) IT Support Engineer
8 103 (9.76%) Senior
9 72 (6.82%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 69 (6.54%) 2nd Line Support
10 69 (6.54%) IT Analyst
11 67 (6.35%) Desktop Support
12 65 (6.16%) Desktop Engineer
13 64 (6.07%) Desktop Support Engineer
14 60 (5.69%) Consultant
15 58 (5.50%) Lead
16 57 (5.40%) Support Analyst
17 56 (5.31%) Site Engineer
18 43 (4.08%) 2nd Line Engineer
18 43 (4.08%) 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%) REST
6 10 (0.95%) Middleware
6 10 (0.95%) 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%) Microsoft Graph
9 4 (0.38%) SailPoint
10 3 (0.28%) FHIR
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%) CSS
11 2 (0.19%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 100 (9.48%) Driving Licence
2 85 (8.06%) Onboarding
3 38 (3.60%) Management Information System
4 36 (3.41%) Product Ownership
5 33 (3.13%) Self-Motivation
6 26 (2.46%) Cloud Native
6 26 (2.46%) Enterprise Software
7 23 (2.18%) Social Media
8 21 (1.99%) CCTV
9 20 (1.90%) Security Posture
10 18 (1.71%) 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%) Hybrid Cloud
15 11 (1.04%) iPad
16 10 (0.95%) Cyber Threat
16 10 (0.95%) Replication
17 9 (0.85%) Data Centre
Operating Systems
1 480 (45.50%) Windows
2 214 (20.28%) Windows Server
3 177 (16.78%) Windows 10
4 55 (5.21%) Apple iOS
5 48 (4.55%) Linux
6 41 (3.89%) Mac OS
7 30 (2.84%) Android
8 24 (2.27%) Windows Server 2016
9 22 (2.09%) Windows Server 2012
10 18 (1.71%) Windows Server 2019
11 7 (0.66%) Windows Server 2008
12 6 (0.57%) Unix
13 2 (0.19%) CentOS
13 2 (0.19%) Ubuntu
14 1 (0.095%) Mac OS X
14 1 (0.095%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 388 (36.78%) ITIL
2 353 (33.46%) Customer Service
3 244 (23.13%) Continuous Improvement
4 219 (20.76%) Problem-Solving
5 190 (18.01%) ITSM
6 166 (15.73%) Cybersecurity
7 123 (11.66%) Performance Metrics
8 120 (11.37%) Service Delivery
9 111 (10.52%) Analytics
10 99 (9.38%) Customer Experience
11 98 (9.29%) Roadmaps
12 93 (8.82%) Mentoring
13 80 (7.58%) Patch Management
14 79 (7.49%) Infrastructure Engineering
15 76 (7.20%) AI
16 75 (7.11%) Service Management
17 74 (7.01%) Business Intelligence
17 74 (7.01%) Coaching
18 72 (6.82%) Agile
19 69 (6.54%) Ticket Management
Programming Languages
1 112 (10.62%) PowerShell
2 62 (5.88%) SQL
3 46 (4.36%) Python
4 32 (3.03%) JavaScript
5 29 (2.75%) C#
6 21 (1.99%) Bash
7 9 (0.85%) T-SQL
8 7 (0.66%) Bicep
9 6 (0.57%) R
9 6 (0.57%) VBA
10 5 (0.47%) Java
10 5 (0.47%) Shell Script
11 4 (0.38%) PHP
12 3 (0.28%) Delphi
12 3 (0.28%) Pascal
13 2 (0.19%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 2 (0.19%) Google Apps Script
13 2 (0.19%) Kusto Query Language
13 2 (0.19%) TypeScript
14 1 (0.095%) Scala
Qualifications
1 300 (28.44%) Degree
2 221 (20.95%) Microsoft Certification
3 137 (12.99%) AWS Certification
4 134 (12.70%) MCSE
5 133 (12.61%) Security Cleared
6 129 (12.23%) SC Cleared
7 60 (5.69%) CTC Cleared
8 41 (3.89%) Cisco Certification
9 40 (3.79%) Azure Certification
10 29 (2.75%) DBS Check
11 23 (2.18%) CCNA
11 23 (2.18%) Computer Science Degree
12 22 (2.09%) CISSP
13 19 (1.80%) Microsoft Certified Professional
14 16 (1.52%) Network+ Certification
15 15 (1.42%) MCSA
16 13 (1.23%) BPSS Clearance
17 12 (1.14%) (ISC)2 CCSP
17 12 (1.14%) A+ Certification
17 12 (1.14%) CISM
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 131 (12.42%) QA
2 89 (8.44%) SLA
3 75 (7.11%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 56 (5.31%) Cyber Essentials
5 32 (3.03%) GDPR
6 25 (2.37%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 23 (2.18%) NIST
8 19 (1.80%) Accessibility
9 15 (1.42%) 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
1 340 (32.23%) Active Directory
2 92 (8.72%) Hyper-V
3 53 (5.02%) VMware Infrastructure
4 35 (3.32%) Virtual Desktop
5 17 (1.61%) Virtual Machines
6 10 (0.95%) Firmware
6 10 (0.95%) Virtual Servers
7 8 (0.76%) Docker
8 6 (0.57%) VMware ESXi
8 6 (0.57%) vSphere
9 4 (0.38%) Microsoft Virtual Server
10 3 (0.28%) DFS Replication
10 3 (0.28%) Postfix
11 2 (0.19%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 236 (22.37%) Microsoft Intune
2 42 (3.98%) Terraform
3 35 (3.32%) SCCM
4 20 (1.90%) Autotask
5 14 (1.33%) Jamf Pro
6 13 (1.23%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 11 (1.04%) Kubernetes
8 7 (0.66%) FortiGate
8 7 (0.66%) Single Sign-On
9 6 (0.57%) PaperCut
10 4 (0.38%) Ansible
11 3 (0.28%) Nessus
11 3 (0.28%) Proxmox
11 3 (0.28%) vCenter Server
12 2 (0.19%) Cisco CUCM
13 1 (0.095%) AirWatch
13 1 (0.095%) CASB
13 1 (0.095%) Forefront Identity Manager
13 1 (0.095%) Grafana
13 1 (0.095%) Kibana
Vendors
1 837 (79.34%) Microsoft
2 146 (13.84%) ServiceNow
3 116 (11.00%) Cisco
4 90 (8.53%) VMware
5 56 (5.31%) Google
6 33 (3.13%) Apple
7 24 (2.27%) Meraki
8 22 (2.09%) Adobe
9 20 (1.90%) HP
10 19 (1.80%) Dell
11 17 (1.61%) Oracle
12 16 (1.52%) Veeam
13 15 (1.42%) Citrix
14 14 (1.33%) Datto
14 14 (1.33%) Salesforce
15 12 (1.14%) Fortinet
15 12 (1.14%) Freshdesk
15 12 (1.14%) Sage
15 12 (1.14%) SAP
16 11 (1.04%) Mitel