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

6 months to
20 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 34 47 30
Rank change year-on-year +13 -17 +8
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 365 1,235 973 2,059
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 5.74% 5.89% 6.84%
As % of the Cloud Services category 14.76% 15.90% 16.45%
Number of salaries quoted 938 787 1,675
10th Percentile £28,850 £27,750 £26,250
25th Percentile £33,750 £31,250 £32,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £41,408 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.68% -7.98% -10.00%
75th Percentile £62,500 £58,043 £61,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £69,750 £72,500
UK median annual salary £40,000 £37,500 £38,500
% change year-on-year +6.67% -2.60% -7.23%

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 8,368 6,121 12,513
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 38.87% 37.04% 41.58%
Number of salaries quoted 5,978 4,520 10,250
10th Percentile £35,000 £31,500 £36,250
25th Percentile £45,000 £43,950 £46,199
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% - -7.69%
75th Percentile £85,000 £82,500 £82,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £105,000
UK median annual salary £62,500 £60,000 £58,500
% change year-on-year +4.17% +2.56% -6.40%

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 20 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
1 418 (33.85%) SharePoint
2 264 (21.38%) Microsoft Exchange
3 22 (1.78%) Confluence
4 16 (1.30%) IIS
5 8 (0.65%) Exchange Server 2007
5 8 (0.65%) Exchange Server 2010
5 8 (0.65%) Exchange Server 2013
6 6 (0.49%) CMS
7 3 (0.24%) ArcGIS
7 3 (0.24%) SAS
8 1 (0.081%) Apache
8 1 (0.081%) Apache Airflow
8 1 (0.081%) Palantir Foundry
8 1 (0.081%) WordPress
Applications
1 167 (13.52%) Microsoft Office
2 37 (3.00%) Microsoft Excel
3 9 (0.73%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (0.40%) CorelDRAW
5 3 (0.24%) MS Visio
5 3 (0.24%) Spreadsheet
6 2 (0.16%) Chatbot
6 2 (0.16%) Microsoft Project
7 1 (0.081%) Acrobat
Business Applications
1 9 (0.73%) Dynamics CRM
2 8 (0.65%) NetSuite
3 5 (0.40%) SAP Business One
4 4 (0.32%) Elite 3E
4 4 (0.32%) Salesforce CRM
5 3 (0.24%) Remedy ITSM
6 2 (0.16%) Carpe Diem
6 2 (0.16%) Dynamics GP
6 2 (0.16%) Visualfiles
7 1 (0.081%) Dynamics NAV
7 1 (0.081%) Oracle EBS
7 1 (0.081%) Oracle Payables
7 1 (0.081%) Payment Gateway
7 1 (0.081%) Sage 200
7 1 (0.081%) SAP ERP
7 1 (0.081%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 640 (51.82%) Azure
2 377 (30.53%) Entra ID
3 208 (16.84%) Power Platform
4 161 (13.04%) AWS
5 130 (10.53%) OneDrive
6 106 (8.58%) SaaS
7 89 (7.21%) PowerApps
8 87 (7.04%) Power Automate
9 82 (6.64%) Microsoft Copilot
10 47 (3.81%) Microsoft Purview
11 45 (3.64%) Mimecast
12 38 (3.08%) Cloud Computing
12 38 (3.08%) Google Workspace
13 31 (2.51%) Dynamics 365
14 30 (2.43%) Azure Logic Apps
15 24 (1.94%) Azure Data Factory
16 23 (1.86%) IaaS
17 21 (1.70%) Azure Sentinel
18 19 (1.54%) Adobe Creative Cloud
18 19 (1.54%) Azure DevOps
Communications & Networking
1 208 (16.84%) Firewall
2 183 (14.82%) DNS
3 143 (11.58%) DHCP
4 139 (11.26%) VPN
5 114 (9.23%) WAN
6 112 (9.07%) LAN
7 102 (8.26%) TCP/IP
8 95 (7.69%) Wi-Fi
9 56 (4.53%) VoIP
10 43 (3.48%) VLAN
11 35 (2.83%) Network Security
11 35 (2.83%) Wireless
12 18 (1.46%) Unified Communications
13 13 (1.05%) SAN
14 12 (0.97%) Internet
15 9 (0.73%) Cisco ASA
15 9 (0.73%) Cisco Firepower
15 9 (0.73%) WebEx
16 8 (0.65%) Remote Desktop
17 7 (0.57%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 77 (6.23%) Power BI
2 55 (4.45%) SQL Server
3 24 (1.94%) Azure SQL Database
4 17 (1.38%) PostgreSQL
5 15 (1.21%) MySQL
5 15 (1.21%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 6 (0.49%) Metadata
7 5 (0.40%) Amazon RDS
7 5 (0.40%) Relational Database
8 4 (0.32%) Data Lake
9 3 (0.24%) MongoDB
9 3 (0.24%) Power Query
9 3 (0.24%) Spatial Data
10 2 (0.16%) NoSQL
11 1 (0.081%) Big Data
11 1 (0.081%) BusinessObjects
11 1 (0.081%) Delta Lake
11 1 (0.081%) Parquet
11 1 (0.081%) RDBMS
11 1 (0.081%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 74 (5.99%) JIRA
2 7 (0.57%) Git
3 5 (0.40%) VersionOne
4 2 (0.16%) Rational Rhapsody
4 2 (0.16%) Selenium
4 2 (0.16%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 1 (0.081%) Postman
5 1 (0.081%) Rational DOORS
General
1 616 (49.88%) Social Skills
2 166 (13.44%) Finance
3 122 (9.88%) Legal
4 104 (8.42%) Law
5 71 (5.75%) Analytical Skills
6 62 (5.02%) Public Sector
7 53 (4.29%) Organisational Skills
8 50 (4.05%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 48 (3.89%) Swedish Language
10 37 (3.00%) Presentation Skills
11 30 (2.43%) French Language
11 30 (2.43%) Telecoms
12 27 (2.19%) Documentation Skills
13 24 (1.94%) Retail
14 21 (1.70%) Marketing
15 16 (1.30%) Manufacturing
16 14 (1.13%) Legal Technology
17 13 (1.05%) Advertising
17 13 (1.05%) Banking
18 11 (0.89%) Games
Job Titles
1 303 (24.53%) IT Support
2 243 (19.68%) Support Engineer
3 225 (18.22%) Analyst
3 225 (18.22%) IT Engineer
4 197 (15.95%) IT Support Engineer
5 136 (11.01%) Senior
6 106 (8.58%) Service Analyst
7 105 (8.50%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 100 (8.10%) Service Desk Analyst
9 84 (6.80%) Support Analyst
10 80 (6.48%) Consultant
11 70 (5.67%) Architect
12 67 (5.43%) IT Analyst
13 63 (5.10%) Developer
14 56 (4.53%) Lead
15 54 (4.37%) IT Support Analyst
16 51 (4.13%) 2nd Line Support
17 48 (3.89%) Support Technician
18 46 (3.72%) 2nd Line Engineer
18 46 (3.72%) IT Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 44 (3.56%) Microsoft Graph
2 39 (3.16%) HTML
3 36 (2.91%) .NET
4 33 (2.67%) CSS
4 33 (2.67%) HTML5 Canvas
5 32 (2.59%) SPFx
6 29 (2.35%) JSON
7 19 (1.54%) .NET Core
8 13 (1.05%) XML
9 11 (0.89%) React
10 9 (0.73%) XMPP
11 8 (0.65%) ASP.NET
12 6 (0.49%) OAuth
12 6 (0.49%) OpenID
12 6 (0.49%) REST
13 5 (0.40%) ARM Templates
13 5 (0.40%) ASP.NET Core
13 5 (0.40%) EDI
13 5 (0.40%) Middleware
13 5 (0.40%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 106 (8.58%) Onboarding
2 104 (8.42%) Driving Licence
3 30 (2.43%) Security Posture
4 29 (2.35%) Self-Motivation
5 28 (2.27%) Clustering
6 27 (2.19%) Management Information System
7 26 (2.11%) Hybrid Cloud
8 24 (1.94%) Product Ownership
9 20 (1.62%) Cloud Native
9 20 (1.62%) Enterprise Software
10 19 (1.54%) Video Conferencing
11 17 (1.38%) Data Centre
12 16 (1.30%) Replication
13 14 (1.13%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
14 10 (0.81%) AI Agents
15 9 (0.73%) CMDB
15 9 (0.73%) FlexPod
15 9 (0.73%) PKI
15 9 (0.73%) Web Conferencing
16 8 (0.65%) CCTV
Operating Systems
1 506 (40.97%) Windows
2 220 (17.81%) Windows Server
3 87 (7.04%) Windows 10
4 64 (5.18%) Mac OS
5 59 (4.78%) Linux
6 37 (3.00%) Apple iOS
7 32 (2.59%) Android
7 32 (2.59%) Windows Server 2016
8 19 (1.54%) Windows Server 2019
9 17 (1.38%) Windows Server 2012
10 9 (0.73%) Windows Server 2008
11 6 (0.49%) Ubuntu
12 4 (0.32%) CentOS
13 2 (0.16%) Mac OS X
13 2 (0.16%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
14 1 (0.081%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 334 (27.04%) Problem-Solving
2 309 (25.02%) ITIL
3 269 (21.78%) Customer Service
4 212 (17.17%) Continuous Improvement
5 190 (15.38%) Cybersecurity
6 157 (12.71%) ITSM
7 152 (12.31%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 124 (10.04%) Service Delivery
9 113 (9.15%) Roadmaps
10 106 (8.58%) AI
11 102 (8.26%) Mentoring
11 102 (8.26%) Stakeholder Management
12 98 (7.94%) Project Delivery
13 95 (7.69%) User Experience
14 93 (7.53%) Disaster Recovery
15 90 (7.29%) Information Security
16 87 (7.04%) Service Management
17 86 (6.96%) Business Intelligence
18 80 (6.48%) Performance Metrics
18 80 (6.48%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 173 (14.01%) PowerShell
2 99 (8.02%) SQL
3 52 (4.21%) JavaScript
3 52 (4.21%) Python
4 50 (4.05%) C#
5 30 (2.43%) R
5 30 (2.43%) TypeScript
6 17 (1.38%) T-SQL
7 16 (1.30%) VBA
8 14 (1.13%) Bash
9 11 (0.89%) Bicep
10 6 (0.49%) PHP
10 6 (0.49%) VBScript
11 4 (0.32%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 4 (0.32%) Delphi
11 4 (0.32%) Pascal
12 3 (0.24%) Java
12 3 (0.24%) Ruby
13 2 (0.16%) Korn
13 2 (0.16%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 193 (15.63%) Degree
2 173 (14.01%) Microsoft Certification
3 81 (6.56%) MCSE
4 80 (6.48%) Security Cleared
5 78 (6.32%) AWS Certification
6 75 (6.07%) SC Cleared
7 52 (4.21%) Azure Certification
8 29 (2.35%) CISSP
9 27 (2.19%) DBS Check
10 25 (2.02%) Cisco Certification
11 20 (1.62%) Computer Science Degree
12 18 (1.46%) CISM
13 16 (1.30%) CCNA
14 15 (1.21%) BPSS Clearance
15 10 (0.81%) A+ Certification
15 10 (0.81%) HNC
15 10 (0.81%) HND
16 9 (0.73%) CEH
17 8 (0.65%) (ISC)2 CCSP
17 8 (0.65%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 117 (9.47%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 83 (6.72%) QA
3 78 (6.32%) Cyber Essentials
4 56 (4.53%) SLA
5 50 (4.05%) GDPR
6 46 (3.72%) GRC
7 32 (2.59%) NIST
8 20 (1.62%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 17 (1.38%) Accessibility
10 14 (1.13%) Data Quality
11 10 (0.81%) PMO
12 5 (0.40%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 5 (0.40%) PCI DSS
12 5 (0.40%) SOC 2
13 4 (0.32%) ISO/IEC 27005
14 3 (0.24%) ISO/IEC 42001
14 3 (0.24%) WCAG
15 2 (0.16%) NCSC
16 1 (0.081%) Disclosure Scotland
16 1 (0.081%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 415 (33.60%) Active Directory
2 139 (11.26%) Hyper-V
3 82 (6.64%) VMware Infrastructure
4 22 (1.78%) vSphere
5 18 (1.46%) Virtual Desktop
6 16 (1.30%) Virtual Machines
7 11 (0.89%) BitLocker
8 10 (0.81%) Microsoft Virtual Server
8 10 (0.81%) Virtual Servers
9 9 (0.73%) VMware ESXi
10 6 (0.49%) DFS Replication
10 6 (0.49%) Terminal Services
10 6 (0.49%) VMware Server
11 5 (0.40%) ClearTrust
12 4 (0.32%) Docker
12 4 (0.32%) KVM
13 2 (0.16%) Citrix Hypervisor
13 2 (0.16%) Firmware
14 1 (0.081%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 294 (23.81%) Microsoft Intune
2 26 (2.11%) SCCM
3 21 (1.70%) Terraform
4 16 (1.30%) Single Sign-On
5 14 (1.13%) Jamf Pro
6 12 (0.97%) Autotask
6 12 (0.97%) Failover Clustering
7 10 (0.81%) Ansible
8 9 (0.73%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 9 (0.73%) Cisco CUCM
8 9 (0.73%) Grafana
9 8 (0.65%) vCenter Server
10 7 (0.57%) Kubernetes
10 7 (0.57%) Proxmox
10 7 (0.57%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
11 4 (0.32%) FortiGate
11 4 (0.32%) Graylog
11 4 (0.32%) ZABBIX
12 3 (0.24%) Norton AntiVirus
13 2 (0.16%) WhatsUp Gold
Vendors
1 1,100 (89.07%) Microsoft
2 134 (10.85%) ServiceNow
3 110 (8.91%) VMware
4 65 (5.26%) Cisco
5 45 (3.64%) Veeam
6 42 (3.40%) Google
7 34 (2.75%) CrowdStrike
7 34 (2.75%) Meraki
8 31 (2.51%) Apple
9 30 (2.43%) iManage
10 27 (2.19%) Adobe
11 25 (2.02%) Fortinet
12 21 (1.70%) Computacenter
13 17 (1.38%) Dell
13 17 (1.38%) Palo Alto
13 17 (1.38%) Salesforce
13 17 (1.38%) SonicWALL
14 16 (1.30%) Ubiquiti
15 15 (1.21%) Citrix
16 14 (1.13%) Splunk