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 11 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 37 44 30
Rank change year-on-year +7 -14 -1
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 365 1,428 958 1,492
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 5.74% 5.77% 6.91%
As % of the Cloud Services category 16.57% 16.70% 16.26%
Number of salaries quoted 1,069 708 941
10th Percentile £28,500 £27,500 £27,500
25th Percentile £32,500 £31,250 £34,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £40,831 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.21% -18.34% -
75th Percentile £62,500 £60,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £72,875 £73,750
UK median annual salary £40,000 £37,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year +8.11% -17.78% +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 8,617 5,738 9,176
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 34.64% 34.53% 42.50%
Number of salaries quoted 6,308 4,067 6,006
10th Percentile £35,000 £31,250 £36,619
25th Percentile £45,000 £42,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% -7.69% -
75th Percentile £85,000 £82,500 £86,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £115,000
UK median annual salary £62,500 £58,400 £65,000
% change year-on-year +7.02% -10.15% +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 11 October 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
1 517 (36.20%) SharePoint
2 300 (21.01%) Microsoft Exchange
3 25 (1.75%) Confluence
4 16 (1.12%) IIS
5 6 (0.42%) CMS
6 3 (0.21%) SAS
7 1 (0.070%) WordPress
Applications
1 126 (8.82%) Microsoft Office
2 51 (3.57%) Microsoft Excel
3 22 (1.54%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 7 (0.49%) MS Visio
5 5 (0.35%) CorelDRAW
5 5 (0.35%) Microsoft Project
5 5 (0.35%) Spreadsheet
6 4 (0.28%) Chatbot
7 1 (0.070%) Acrobat
7 1 (0.070%) Trello
Business Applications
1 12 (0.84%) NetSuite
2 11 (0.77%) Dynamics CRM
3 8 (0.56%) Shopify
4 5 (0.35%) Dynamics GP
5 4 (0.28%) Payment Gateway
6 3 (0.21%) Elite 3E
6 3 (0.21%) Remedy ITSM
6 3 (0.21%) Sage 200
6 3 (0.21%) SAP Business One
7 2 (0.14%) Carpe Diem
7 2 (0.14%) Visualfiles
8 1 (0.070%) Dynamics NAV
8 1 (0.070%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 701 (49.09%) Azure
2 472 (33.05%) Entra ID
3 264 (18.49%) Power Platform
4 173 (12.11%) Microsoft Copilot
5 162 (11.34%) OneDrive
6 146 (10.22%) AWS
7 130 (9.10%) Power Automate
8 119 (8.33%) PowerApps
9 104 (7.28%) SaaS
10 90 (6.30%) Microsoft Purview
11 55 (3.85%) Copilot Studio
12 42 (2.94%) Cloud Computing
13 41 (2.87%) Dynamics 365
14 39 (2.73%) Mimecast
15 35 (2.45%) Azure Sentinel
15 35 (2.45%) Google Workspace
16 32 (2.24%) Azure DevOps
17 29 (2.03%) Azure Logic Apps
18 24 (1.68%) IaaS
19 22 (1.54%) Azure Monitor
Communications & Networking
1 224 (15.69%) DNS
2 219 (15.34%) Firewall
3 174 (12.18%) DHCP
4 165 (11.55%) VPN
5 107 (7.49%) LAN
5 107 (7.49%) TCP/IP
6 106 (7.42%) WAN
7 93 (6.51%) Wi-Fi
8 59 (4.13%) VLAN
9 44 (3.08%) VoIP
10 42 (2.94%) Wireless
11 38 (2.66%) Network Security
12 17 (1.19%) Intranet
13 14 (0.98%) SAN
14 13 (0.91%) Unified Communications
15 12 (0.84%) IP Telephony
16 10 (0.70%) Remote Desktop
16 10 (0.70%) WebEx
17 9 (0.63%) SSL
18 8 (0.56%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 72 (5.04%) Power BI
2 59 (4.13%) SQL Server
3 19 (1.33%) Azure SQL Database
4 12 (0.84%) Metadata
5 8 (0.56%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 6 (0.42%) MongoDB
6 6 (0.42%) PostgreSQL
6 6 (0.42%) Spatial Data
7 5 (0.35%) Data Warehouse
7 5 (0.35%) Power Query
8 4 (0.28%) Amazon RDS
8 4 (0.28%) Data Lake
9 2 (0.14%) GIS
9 2 (0.14%) Relational Database
9 2 (0.14%) Star Schema
10 1 (0.070%) Delta Lake
10 1 (0.070%) MySQL
10 1 (0.070%) NoSQL
10 1 (0.070%) Parquet
Development Applications
1 87 (6.09%) JIRA
2 13 (0.91%) Git
3 7 (0.49%) Claude Code
4 3 (0.21%) VersionOne
5 2 (0.14%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 1 (0.070%) Postman
6 1 (0.070%) Rational DOORS
General
1 748 (52.38%) Social Skills
2 168 (11.76%) Finance
3 119 (8.33%) Legal
4 109 (7.63%) Analytical Skills
5 96 (6.72%) Law
6 75 (5.25%) Organisational Skills
7 74 (5.18%) Public Sector
8 51 (3.57%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 46 (3.22%) Presentation Skills
10 44 (3.08%) Swedish Language
11 42 (2.94%) Telecoms
12 35 (2.45%) Documentation Skills
13 33 (2.31%) Manufacturing
14 31 (2.17%) Retail
15 29 (2.03%) Marketing
16 20 (1.40%) Advertising
17 17 (1.19%) Banking
17 17 (1.19%) Local Government
18 16 (1.12%) Games
19 12 (0.84%) Legal Technology
Job Titles
1 310 (21.71%) IT Support
2 226 (15.83%) Support Engineer
3 218 (15.27%) Analyst
4 217 (15.20%) IT Engineer
5 184 (12.89%) IT Support Engineer
6 159 (11.13%) Senior
7 123 (8.61%) Consultant
8 117 (8.19%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 99 (6.93%) Support Analyst
10 85 (5.95%) Architect
11 84 (5.88%) Service Analyst
12 81 (5.67%) Developer
13 73 (5.11%) Service Desk Analyst
14 70 (4.90%) Lead
15 67 (4.69%) IT Analyst
16 66 (4.62%) 1st Line Support
17 56 (3.92%) 2nd Line Support
18 54 (3.78%) IT Support Analyst
19 50 (3.50%) IT Manager
20 49 (3.43%) IT Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 52 (3.64%) HTML
2 48 (3.36%) Microsoft Graph
3 42 (2.94%) .NET
4 38 (2.66%) CSS
5 32 (2.24%) Terraform
6 29 (2.03%) SPFx
7 24 (1.68%) REST
8 23 (1.61%) HTML5 Canvas
9 16 (1.12%) ASP.NET
9 16 (1.12%) Middleware
10 14 (0.98%) JSON
10 14 (0.98%) React
11 12 (0.84%) .NET Core
12 11 (0.77%) RESTful
13 7 (0.49%) Next.js
13 7 (0.49%) Node.js
13 7 (0.49%) Pandas
14 6 (0.42%) GraphQL
14 6 (0.42%) Jest
14 6 (0.42%) Model Context Protocol
Miscellaneous
1 160 (11.20%) Driving Licence
2 146 (10.22%) Onboarding
3 47 (3.29%) Security Posture
4 40 (2.80%) Self-Motivation
5 35 (2.45%) Management Information System
6 33 (2.31%) Enterprise Software
7 31 (2.17%) AI Agents
8 26 (1.82%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 24 (1.68%) Hybrid Cloud
10 23 (1.61%) Clustering
11 22 (1.54%) Product Ownership
12 19 (1.33%) Data Centre
12 19 (1.33%) Video Conferencing
13 18 (1.26%) Low-Code
13 18 (1.26%) Replication
14 14 (0.98%) CCTV
15 13 (0.91%) Cloud Native
16 11 (0.77%) Greenfield Project
16 11 (0.77%) Web Conferencing
17 9 (0.63%) Cyber Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 593 (41.53%) Windows
2 269 (18.84%) Windows Server
3 77 (5.39%) macOS
4 67 (4.69%) Linux
5 57 (3.99%) Windows 10
6 32 (2.24%) Apple iOS
7 31 (2.17%) Android
8 18 (1.26%) Windows Server 2016
9 14 (0.98%) Windows Server 2019
10 6 (0.42%) Windows Server 2012
11 5 (0.35%) Ubuntu
12 4 (0.28%) Debian
Processes & Methodologies
1 450 (31.51%) Problem-Solving
2 333 (23.32%) Continuous Improvement
3 305 (21.36%) Customer Service
4 279 (19.54%) ITIL
5 265 (18.56%) Cybersecurity
6 199 (13.94%) AI
6 199 (13.94%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 170 (11.90%) Stakeholder Management
8 154 (10.78%) ITSM
9 153 (10.71%) Mentoring
10 145 (10.15%) Service Delivery
11 142 (9.94%) Project Delivery
12 126 (8.82%) Roadmaps
13 121 (8.47%) Disaster Recovery
14 114 (7.98%) Information Security
15 104 (7.28%) Agile
15 104 (7.28%) Collaborative Working
16 102 (7.14%) Service Management
16 102 (7.14%) Technical Leadership
17 96 (6.72%) Coaching
Programming Languages
1 204 (14.29%) PowerShell
2 88 (6.16%) SQL
3 68 (4.76%) JavaScript
4 62 (4.34%) C#
5 60 (4.20%) Python
6 29 (2.03%) R
7 27 (1.89%) Bicep
8 24 (1.68%) TypeScript
9 16 (1.12%) VBA
10 12 (0.84%) Bash
10 12 (0.84%) Kusto Query Language
11 11 (0.77%) T-SQL
12 6 (0.42%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 5 (0.35%) Ruby
13 5 (0.35%) VBScript
14 4 (0.28%) PHP
15 3 (0.21%) C
15 3 (0.21%) Google Apps Script
16 2 (0.14%) Dart
16 2 (0.14%) Java
Qualifications
1 198 (13.87%) Degree
2 159 (11.13%) Microsoft Certification
3 92 (6.44%) Security Cleared
4 76 (5.32%) SC Cleared
5 69 (4.83%) Azure Certification
6 62 (4.34%) MCSE
7 52 (3.64%) AWS Certification
8 36 (2.52%) Cisco Certification
9 29 (2.03%) CCNA
10 27 (1.89%) CISSP
11 26 (1.82%) Computer Science Degree
12 21 (1.47%) CISM
12 21 (1.47%) DBS Check
13 20 (1.40%) Microsoft Certified Professional
14 19 (1.33%) BPSS Clearance
15 16 (1.12%) MCSA
16 14 (0.98%) CCNP
17 13 (0.91%) PMP
18 11 (0.77%) A+ Certification
19 9 (0.63%) GIAC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 111 (7.77%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 94 (6.58%) Cyber Essentials
3 76 (5.32%) SLA
4 70 (4.90%) GDPR
5 61 (4.27%) QA
6 46 (3.22%) Accessibility
7 44 (3.08%) GRC
8 34 (2.38%) NIST
9 25 (1.75%) Data Quality
10 14 (0.98%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 6 (0.42%) PMO
12 5 (0.35%) ISO/IEC 27005
12 5 (0.35%) PCI DSS
12 5 (0.35%) SOC 2
13 4 (0.28%) WCAG
14 3 (0.21%) ISO/IEC 42001
14 3 (0.21%) NCSC
15 2 (0.14%) EU AI Act
15 2 (0.14%) ISO 9001
16 1 (0.070%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 468 (32.77%) Active Directory
2 164 (11.48%) Hyper-V
3 93 (6.51%) VMware Infrastructure
4 38 (2.66%) Virtual Desktop
5 17 (1.19%) Virtual Machines
6 13 (0.91%) vSphere
7 8 (0.56%) BitLocker
7 8 (0.56%) VMware Server
8 7 (0.49%) Microsoft Virtual Server
8 7 (0.49%) Virtual Servers
9 5 (0.35%) ClearTrust
10 4 (0.28%) KVM
11 3 (0.21%) Terminal Services
11 3 (0.21%) VMware ESXi
12 1 (0.070%) DFS Replication
12 1 (0.070%) Docker
12 1 (0.070%) Embedded Firmware
12 1 (0.070%) Firmware
12 1 (0.070%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 336 (23.53%) Microsoft Intune
2 32 (2.24%) SCCM
3 20 (1.40%) Single Sign-On
4 13 (0.91%) Failover Clustering
4 13 (0.91%) Jamf Pro
4 13 (0.91%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
5 9 (0.63%) Autotask
6 8 (0.56%) Kubernetes
7 6 (0.42%) Ansible
7 6 (0.42%) Grafana
8 5 (0.35%) Cisco CUCM
9 4 (0.28%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 4 (0.28%) FortiGate
9 4 (0.28%) Graylog
9 4 (0.28%) Proxmox
9 4 (0.28%) ZABBIX
10 3 (0.21%) Norton AntiVirus
10 3 (0.21%) SCVMM
11 2 (0.14%) SCOM
11 2 (0.14%) WMI
Vendors
1 1,289 (90.27%) Microsoft
2 133 (9.31%) VMware
3 99 (6.93%) ServiceNow
4 69 (4.83%) Cisco
5 53 (3.71%) Google
5 53 (3.71%) Veeam
6 44 (3.08%) Apple
7 29 (2.03%) CrowdStrike
8 27 (1.89%) Meraki
9 24 (1.68%) Fortinet
9 24 (1.68%) WatchGuard
10 21 (1.47%) Adobe
11 20 (1.40%) Citrix
11 20 (1.40%) iManage
12 19 (1.33%) Salesforce
12 19 (1.33%) Zscaler
13 18 (1.26%) SonicWALL
14 16 (1.12%) Palo Alto
15 14 (0.98%) Computacenter
15 14 (0.98%) Mitel