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 17 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 35 33 26
Rank change year-on-year -2 -7 +22
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 365 994 982 2,404
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 5.64% 7.42% 7.38%
As % of the Cloud Services category 14.72% 16.45% 17.10%
Number of salaries quoted 699 808 2,112
10th Percentile £28,750 £28,888 £25,638
25th Percentile £32,500 £32,000 £32,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -2.17%
75th Percentile £66,250 £60,000 £57,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £77,500 £73,750
UK median annual salary £38,000 £42,500 £39,000
% change year-on-year -10.59% +8.97% -7.14%

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 6,753 5,970 14,061
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 38.31% 45.14% 43.16%
Number of salaries quoted 4,532 4,680 12,108
10th Percentile £33,750 £33,250 £35,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £46,250 £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 £83,750 £78,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £108,042 £97,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £62,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year -4.00% +8.70% -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 17 April 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
1 292 (29.38%) SharePoint
2 186 (18.71%) Microsoft Exchange
3 9 (0.91%) Confluence
3 9 (0.91%) Exchange Server 2007
3 9 (0.91%) Exchange Server 2010
3 9 (0.91%) Exchange Server 2013
4 7 (0.70%) IIS
5 5 (0.50%) Anypoint
6 3 (0.30%) ArcGIS
7 2 (0.20%) Apache
7 2 (0.20%) Moodle
7 2 (0.20%) Palantir Foundry
7 2 (0.20%) Umbraco
8 1 (0.10%) Apache Airflow
8 1 (0.10%) CMS
Applications
1 228 (22.94%) Microsoft Office
2 38 (3.82%) Microsoft Excel
3 9 (0.91%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 8 (0.80%) MS Visio
5 4 (0.40%) Microsoft Project
6 3 (0.30%) InDesign
6 3 (0.30%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 16 (1.61%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (0.60%) Shopify
3 5 (0.50%) Salesforce CRM
4 4 (0.40%) SAP Business One
5 3 (0.30%) Oracle EBS
6 2 (0.20%) Dynamics NAV
6 2 (0.20%) SAP ERP
6 2 (0.20%) SAP HR
7 1 (0.10%) Elite 3E
7 1 (0.10%) Oracle Payables
Cloud Services
1 484 (48.69%) Azure
2 270 (27.16%) Entra ID
3 156 (15.69%) AWS
4 115 (11.57%) Power Platform
5 90 (9.05%) OneDrive
6 60 (6.04%) SaaS
7 57 (5.73%) Power Automate
8 54 (5.43%) PowerApps
9 50 (5.03%) Google Workspace
10 34 (3.42%) Microsoft Copilot
11 30 (3.02%) Mimecast
12 27 (2.72%) Dynamics 365
13 24 (2.41%) Azure Logic Apps
14 23 (2.31%) Azure Sentinel
15 22 (2.21%) Azure DevOps
16 16 (1.61%) IaaS
17 14 (1.41%) Azure Data Factory
18 13 (1.31%) PaaS
19 12 (1.21%) Adobe Creative Cloud
20 10 (1.01%) Azure Monitor
Communications & Networking
1 144 (14.49%) DNS
1 144 (14.49%) Firewall
2 121 (12.17%) DHCP
3 104 (10.46%) VPN
4 86 (8.65%) Wi-Fi
5 85 (8.55%) WAN
6 73 (7.34%) TCP/IP
7 70 (7.04%) LAN
8 52 (5.23%) VoIP
9 42 (4.23%) VLAN
10 21 (2.11%) SD-WAN
11 17 (1.71%) Network Security
11 17 (1.71%) Unified Communications
12 11 (1.11%) SAN
13 9 (0.91%) Wireless
14 8 (0.80%) Cisco ASA
14 8 (0.80%) Cisco Firepower
14 8 (0.80%) Remote Desktop
14 8 (0.80%) WebEx
15 7 (0.70%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 66 (6.64%) Power BI
2 45 (4.53%) SQL Server
3 19 (1.91%) MySQL
4 14 (1.41%) Azure SQL Database
4 14 (1.41%) PostgreSQL
4 14 (1.41%) Relational Database
5 12 (1.21%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 4 (0.40%) Amazon RDS
6 4 (0.40%) Power Query
6 4 (0.40%) RDBMS
7 3 (0.30%) Metadata
8 2 (0.20%) Data Lake
8 2 (0.20%) Data Warehouse
8 2 (0.20%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 1 (0.10%) Big Data
9 1 (0.10%) BusinessObjects
9 1 (0.10%) NoSQL
9 1 (0.10%) Qlik Sense
9 1 (0.10%) QlikView
9 1 (0.10%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 34 (3.42%) JIRA
2 4 (0.40%) VersionOne
3 2 (0.20%) Rational Rhapsody
3 2 (0.20%) Selenium
4 1 (0.10%) Git
General
1 492 (49.50%) Social Skills
2 128 (12.88%) Finance
3 81 (8.15%) Legal
4 77 (7.75%) French Language
5 67 (6.74%) Back Office
6 61 (6.14%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 58 (5.84%) Law
8 54 (5.43%) Public Sector
9 51 (5.13%) Organisational Skills
10 44 (4.43%) Analytical Skills
11 36 (3.62%) Swedish Language
12 34 (3.42%) Retail
13 26 (2.62%) Marketing
14 17 (1.71%) Telecoms
15 16 (1.61%) Documentation Skills
16 15 (1.51%) Influencing Skills
17 13 (1.31%) Manufacturing
18 9 (0.91%) Banking
19 6 (0.60%) Presentation Skills
20 5 (0.50%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 251 (25.25%) Support Engineer
2 231 (23.24%) IT Support
3 205 (20.62%) Analyst
4 173 (17.40%) IT Engineer
5 152 (15.29%) IT Support Engineer
6 121 (12.17%) Service Analyst
7 117 (11.77%) Service Desk Analyst
8 97 (9.76%) Senior
9 84 (8.45%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 66 (6.64%) Desktop Support
11 64 (6.44%) Desktop Engineer
11 64 (6.44%) Desktop Support Engineer
12 61 (6.14%) IT Analyst
13 57 (5.73%) 2nd Line Support
14 56 (5.63%) Site Engineer
15 47 (4.73%) Support Analyst
16 46 (4.63%) Architect
17 43 (4.33%) Consultant
17 43 (4.33%) Lead
18 42 (4.23%) 2nd Line Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 28 (2.82%) .NET
1 28 (2.82%) JSON
2 25 (2.52%) HTML5 Canvas
3 15 (1.51%) CSS
3 15 (1.51%) HTML
3 15 (1.51%) Microsoft Graph
3 15 (1.51%) SPFx
4 14 (1.41%) .NET Core
5 13 (1.31%) XML
6 9 (0.91%) REST
7 8 (0.80%) XMPP
8 7 (0.70%) Middleware
8 7 (0.70%) Web Services
9 6 (0.60%) OAuth
9 6 (0.60%) OpenID
10 5 (0.50%) EDI
10 5 (0.50%) RESTful
10 5 (0.50%) SOAP
11 4 (0.40%) FIDO
11 4 (0.40%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 92 (9.26%) Driving Licence
2 78 (7.85%) Onboarding
3 32 (3.22%) Management Information System
4 27 (2.72%) Self-Motivation
5 22 (2.21%) Video Conferencing
6 21 (2.11%) Cloud Native
6 21 (2.11%) Hybrid Cloud
7 19 (1.91%) Replication
8 15 (1.51%) CCTV
9 14 (1.41%) Low-Code
10 13 (1.31%) Social Media
11 12 (1.21%) Data Centre
11 12 (1.21%) Enterprise Software
11 12 (1.21%) Security Posture
12 11 (1.11%) Product Ownership
13 10 (1.01%) Cyber Threat
13 10 (1.01%) Web Conferencing
14 9 (0.91%) CMDB
15 8 (0.80%) Data Structures
15 8 (0.80%) iPad
Operating Systems
1 464 (46.68%) Windows
2 183 (18.41%) Windows Server
3 177 (17.81%) Windows 10
4 52 (5.23%) Apple iOS
5 48 (4.83%) Linux
6 45 (4.53%) Mac OS
7 37 (3.72%) Android
8 33 (3.32%) Windows Server 2016
9 28 (2.82%) Windows Server 2012
10 21 (2.11%) Windows Server 2019
11 11 (1.11%) Windows Server 2008
12 7 (0.70%) Ubuntu
13 5 (0.50%) Unix
14 4 (0.40%) CentOS
15 2 (0.20%) Mac OS X
15 2 (0.20%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
16 1 (0.10%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 334 (33.60%) ITIL
2 296 (29.78%) Customer Service
3 232 (23.34%) Problem-Solving
4 205 (20.62%) Continuous Improvement
5 172 (17.30%) Cybersecurity
6 147 (14.79%) ITSM
7 108 (10.87%) Service Delivery
8 93 (9.36%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 91 (9.15%) Customer Experience
10 87 (8.75%) Performance Metrics
11 81 (8.15%) Analytics
11 81 (8.15%) Patch Management
12 79 (7.95%) Business Intelligence
13 71 (7.14%) Software Deployment
13 71 (7.14%) Ticket Management
14 68 (6.84%) Mentoring
14 68 (6.84%) Roadmaps
15 66 (6.64%) Disaster Recovery
16 64 (6.44%) Service Management
17 63 (6.34%) Change Management
Programming Languages
1 116 (11.67%) PowerShell
2 77 (7.75%) SQL
3 41 (4.12%) Python
4 38 (3.82%) C#
4 38 (3.82%) JavaScript
5 17 (1.71%) R
5 17 (1.71%) TypeScript
6 12 (1.21%) T-SQL
7 11 (1.11%) Bash
8 9 (0.91%) VBA
9 7 (0.70%) Java
10 6 (0.60%) Bicep
11 5 (0.50%) Shell Script
12 4 (0.40%) Delphi
12 4 (0.40%) Pascal
12 4 (0.40%) PHP
13 3 (0.30%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 3 (0.30%) Google Apps Script
14 2 (0.20%) Korn
14 2 (0.20%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 237 (23.84%) Degree
2 183 (18.41%) Microsoft Certification
3 115 (11.57%) Security Cleared
4 111 (11.17%) SC Cleared
5 96 (9.66%) MCSE
6 92 (9.26%) AWS Certification
7 60 (6.04%) CTC Cleared
8 36 (3.62%) Cisco Certification
9 34 (3.42%) Azure Certification
10 27 (2.72%) CISSP
11 25 (2.52%) DBS Check
12 17 (1.71%) CCNA
12 17 (1.71%) Computer Science Degree
13 16 (1.61%) Network+ Certification
14 14 (1.41%) (ISC)2 CCSP
15 12 (1.21%) BPSS Clearance
16 11 (1.11%) A+ Certification
16 11 (1.11%) CEH
16 11 (1.11%) MCSA
17 10 (1.01%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 94 (9.46%) QA
2 84 (8.45%) SLA
3 80 (8.05%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 56 (5.63%) Cyber Essentials
5 27 (2.72%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 26 (2.62%) GDPR
7 18 (1.81%) NIST
8 13 (1.31%) GRC
9 12 (1.21%) Data Quality
10 11 (1.11%) PMO
11 8 (0.80%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 7 (0.70%) Accessibility
13 5 (0.50%) PCI DSS
14 4 (0.40%) ISO 9001
15 3 (0.30%) NCSC
16 2 (0.20%) HL7
17 1 (0.10%) Basel III
17 1 (0.10%) ISO 22301
17 1 (0.10%) MiFID
17 1 (0.10%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 313 (31.49%) Active Directory
2 93 (9.36%) Hyper-V
3 63 (6.34%) VMware Infrastructure
4 16 (1.61%) Virtual Desktop
5 15 (1.51%) Virtual Machines
6 14 (1.41%) vSphere
7 9 (0.91%) Docker
7 9 (0.91%) Virtual Servers
8 8 (0.80%) Microsoft Virtual Server
9 7 (0.70%) BitLocker
9 7 (0.70%) Firmware
10 6 (0.60%) DFS Replication
10 6 (0.60%) VMware ESXi
11 3 (0.30%) Postfix
11 3 (0.30%) Terminal Services
12 2 (0.20%) Citrix Hypervisor
12 2 (0.20%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 220 (22.13%) Microsoft Intune
2 28 (2.82%) SCCM
3 19 (1.91%) Terraform
4 18 (1.81%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 14 (1.41%) Jamf Pro
6 12 (1.21%) Autotask
6 12 (1.21%) Kubernetes
7 11 (1.11%) Ansible
8 10 (1.01%) Single Sign-On
9 8 (0.80%) Cisco CUCM
9 8 (0.80%) Grafana
10 7 (0.70%) vCenter Server
11 5 (0.50%) FortiGate
12 4 (0.40%) PaperCut
13 3 (0.30%) Proxmox
14 1 (0.10%) CASB
14 1 (0.10%) Forefront Identity Manager
14 1 (0.10%) Kibana
14 1 (0.10%) Oracle RMAN
Vendors
1 812 (81.69%) Microsoft
2 121 (12.17%) ServiceNow
3 118 (11.87%) Cisco
4 96 (9.66%) VMware
5 56 (5.63%) Google
6 33 (3.32%) Apple
7 27 (2.72%) Fortinet
7 27 (2.72%) Meraki
8 24 (2.41%) Dell
9 23 (2.31%) Adobe
9 23 (2.31%) CrowdStrike
10 19 (1.91%) Veeam
11 18 (1.81%) iManage
12 17 (1.71%) Palo Alto
13 16 (1.61%) HP
14 14 (1.41%) Citrix
14 14 (1.41%) Oracle
14 14 (1.41%) SAP
15 13 (1.31%) Draytek
15 13 (1.31%) Salesforce