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 2 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 32 32 27
Rank change year-on-year 0 -5 +33
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 365 952 1,425 1,690
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 6.29% 7.46% 8.15%
As % of the Cloud Services category 17.38% 16.56% 17.13%
Number of salaries quoted 662 901 1,520
10th Percentile £28,000 £26,500 £27,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £32,500 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £46,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.23% -2.11% +5.56%
75th Percentile £63,750 £60,000 £63,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £75,000 £77,500
UK median annual salary £37,500 £45,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year -16.67% +5.88% -

All Cloud 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 5,479 8,607 9,866
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 36.18% 45.08% 47.57%
Number of salaries quoted 4,054 5,623 8,464
10th Percentile £31,250 £36,250 £36,750
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,750 £65,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% - -
75th Percentile £82,500 £83,750 £82,500
90th Percentile £107,500 £110,000 £98,750
UK median annual salary £60,000 £63,500 £62,500
% change year-on-year -5.51% +1.60% -2.34%

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 2 December 2025.

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
1 257 (27.00%) SharePoint
2 177 (18.59%) Microsoft Exchange
3 8 (0.84%) IIS
4 7 (0.74%) Anypoint
5 5 (0.53%) Moodle
6 3 (0.32%) ArcGIS
6 3 (0.32%) Skype for Business
6 3 (0.32%) WordPress
7 2 (0.21%) Umbraco
8 1 (0.11%) CMS
8 1 (0.11%) Confluence
8 1 (0.11%) Drupal
Applications
1 205 (21.53%) Microsoft Office
2 64 (6.72%) Microsoft Excel
3 19 (2.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 12 (1.26%) InDesign
5 8 (0.84%) Spreadsheet
6 7 (0.74%) Adobe XD
6 7 (0.74%) Microsoft Project
6 7 (0.74%) MS Visio
7 3 (0.32%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 3 (0.32%) Adobe Illustrator
7 3 (0.32%) Photoshop
8 1 (0.11%) Acrobat
8 1 (0.11%) AutoCAD
8 1 (0.11%) Autodesk Inventor
8 1 (0.11%) Chatbot
8 1 (0.11%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 20 (2.10%) Dynamics CRM
2 8 (0.84%) Shopify
3 2 (0.21%) Dynamics GP
3 2 (0.21%) Dynamics NAV
4 1 (0.11%) Dynamics AX
4 1 (0.11%) Integrated Workplace Management System
4 1 (0.11%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.11%) Raiser’s Edge
4 1 (0.11%) Sage 1000
4 1 (0.11%) Sage 200
4 1 (0.11%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 436 (45.80%) Azure
2 199 (20.90%) Entra ID
3 149 (15.65%) AWS
4 132 (13.87%) Power Platform
5 77 (8.09%) Power Automate
5 77 (8.09%) PowerApps
6 58 (6.09%) OneDrive
7 49 (5.15%) Dynamics 365
8 42 (4.41%) Microsoft Copilot
9 37 (3.89%) Azure DevOps
10 33 (3.47%) SaaS
11 31 (3.26%) Microsoft Purview
12 23 (2.42%) Copilot Studio
13 20 (2.10%) IaaS
14 18 (1.89%) Google Workspace
15 17 (1.79%) Azure Logic Apps
15 17 (1.79%) Azure Sentinel
16 14 (1.47%) Azure Monitor
17 12 (1.26%) Workato
18 10 (1.05%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 102 (10.71%) Firewall
2 94 (9.87%) DHCP
2 94 (9.87%) DNS
3 81 (8.51%) VPN
4 56 (5.88%) WAN
5 53 (5.57%) TCP/IP
6 41 (4.31%) LAN
7 32 (3.36%) VLAN
7 32 (3.36%) Wi-Fi
8 25 (2.63%) VoIP
9 20 (2.10%) SD-WAN
10 16 (1.68%) Unified Communications
11 14 (1.47%) Wireless
12 11 (1.16%) Network Security
12 11 (1.16%) SAN
12 11 (1.16%) SSL
13 7 (0.74%) IP Telephony
14 5 (0.53%) Broadband
14 5 (0.53%) HTTP
14 5 (0.53%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 68 (7.14%) Power BI
2 20 (2.10%) SQL Server
3 11 (1.16%) Relational Database
4 6 (0.63%) Crystal Reports
4 6 (0.63%) MySQL
4 6 (0.63%) Oracle Database
5 5 (0.53%) Oracle Reports
6 4 (0.42%) Data Lake
6 4 (0.42%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 3 (0.32%) GIS
7 3 (0.32%) Power Query
7 3 (0.32%) RDBMS
8 2 (0.21%) Azure SQL Database
8 2 (0.21%) Data Warehouse
8 2 (0.21%) Metadata
8 2 (0.21%) Qlik Sense
8 2 (0.21%) QlikView
8 2 (0.21%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 1 (0.11%) Amazon RDS
9 1 (0.11%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 5 (0.53%) JIRA
2 1 (0.11%) Fiddler
2 1 (0.11%) MSBuild
General
1 480 (50.42%) Social Skills
2 161 (16.91%) Finance
3 96 (10.08%) Swedish Language
4 95 (9.98%) French Language
5 84 (8.82%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 57 (5.99%) Law
7 47 (4.94%) Analytical Skills
8 42 (4.41%) Legal
9 41 (4.31%) Organisational Skills
10 40 (4.20%) Manufacturing
11 38 (3.99%) Public Sector
12 32 (3.36%) Marketing
13 29 (3.05%) Back Office
14 24 (2.52%) Retail
15 22 (2.31%) Documentation Skills
16 21 (2.21%) Telecoms
17 14 (1.47%) Presentation Skills
18 10 (1.05%) Automotive
19 8 (0.84%) Advertising
20 7 (0.74%) Digital Health
Job Titles
1 232 (24.37%) Analyst
2 163 (17.12%) IT Support
3 139 (14.60%) Service Analyst
4 137 (14.39%) Service Desk Analyst
5 108 (11.34%) Support Engineer
6 85 (8.93%) IT Engineer
7 77 (8.09%) Senior
8 73 (7.67%) IT Support Engineer
9 61 (6.41%) Lead
10 57 (5.99%) Support Technician
11 56 (5.88%) Support Analyst
12 54 (5.67%) 2nd Line Support
12 54 (5.67%) IT Analyst
13 48 (5.04%) IT Manager
14 43 (4.52%) Consultant
15 42 (4.41%) Infrastructure Engineer
16 40 (4.20%) IT Technician
17 38 (3.99%) Developer
17 38 (3.99%) IT Support Technician
18 32 (3.36%) IT Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 25 (2.63%) .NET
2 23 (2.42%) HTML5 Canvas
3 11 (1.16%) Web Services
4 10 (1.05%) REST
5 8 (0.84%) JSON
5 8 (0.84%) Middleware
6 6 (0.63%) Microsoft Graph
6 6 (0.63%) SOAP
7 5 (0.53%) EDI
7 5 (0.53%) React
7 5 (0.53%) RESTful
7 5 (0.53%) XML
8 4 (0.42%) FIDO
8 4 (0.42%) SailPoint
9 3 (0.32%) Software Packaging
10 2 (0.21%) ASP.NET
10 2 (0.21%) CSS
10 2 (0.21%) FHIR
10 2 (0.21%) HTML
10 2 (0.21%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 88 (9.24%) Driving Licence
2 81 (8.51%) Onboarding
3 42 (4.41%) Self-Motivation
4 40 (4.20%) Product Ownership
5 29 (3.05%) Enterprise Software
6 27 (2.84%) Management Information System
7 26 (2.73%) Cloud Native
8 22 (2.31%) Security Posture
9 18 (1.89%) Microsoft Licensing
9 18 (1.89%) Social Media
10 14 (1.47%) CCTV
11 12 (1.26%) Client/Server
12 11 (1.16%) AI Agents
12 11 (1.16%) Hybrid Cloud
12 11 (1.16%) Low-Code
12 11 (1.16%) Video Conferencing
13 10 (1.05%) iPad
14 9 (0.95%) CMDB
14 9 (0.95%) Data Centre
14 9 (0.95%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 398 (41.81%) Windows
2 176 (18.49%) Windows Server
3 124 (13.03%) Windows 10
4 53 (5.57%) Apple iOS
5 38 (3.99%) Linux
5 38 (3.99%) Mac OS
6 17 (1.79%) Android
7 13 (1.37%) Windows Server 2019
8 12 (1.26%) Windows Server 2016
9 9 (0.95%) Windows Server 2012
10 6 (0.63%) Unix
11 2 (0.21%) Ubuntu
11 2 (0.21%) Windows Server 2008
12 1 (0.11%) CentOS
12 1 (0.11%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 316 (33.19%) ITIL
2 273 (28.68%) Customer Service
3 186 (19.54%) Problem-Solving
4 168 (17.65%) Continuous Improvement
5 149 (15.65%) ITSM
6 117 (12.29%) Cybersecurity
7 100 (10.50%) Roadmaps
8 97 (10.19%) Performance Metrics
9 89 (9.35%) Mentoring
10 86 (9.03%) Service Delivery
11 85 (8.93%) AI
12 80 (8.40%) Agile
13 76 (7.98%) User Experience
14 74 (7.77%) Analytics
15 71 (7.46%) Coaching
16 69 (7.25%) Business Intelligence
17 63 (6.62%) Migration
18 61 (6.41%) DevOps
18 61 (6.41%) Infrastructure Engineering
19 59 (6.20%) Information Security
Programming Languages
1 108 (11.34%) PowerShell
2 58 (6.09%) SQL
3 39 (4.10%) Python
4 38 (3.99%) JavaScript
5 34 (3.57%) C#
6 22 (2.31%) Bash
7 8 (0.84%) Bicep
7 8 (0.84%) VBA
8 5 (0.53%) Java
8 5 (0.53%) Shell Script
9 4 (0.42%) Kusto Query Language
10 2 (0.21%) T-SQL
10 2 (0.21%) TypeScript
11 1 (0.11%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 1 (0.11%) PHP
11 1 (0.11%) Scala
11 1 (0.11%) VB
11 1 (0.11%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 249 (26.16%) Degree
2 169 (17.75%) Microsoft Certification
3 108 (11.34%) AWS Certification
4 105 (11.03%) MCSE
5 75 (7.88%) Security Cleared
6 72 (7.56%) SC Cleared
7 37 (3.89%) Cisco Certification
8 36 (3.78%) Azure Certification
9 34 (3.57%) DBS Check
10 24 (2.52%) CISSP
11 21 (2.21%) CCNA
11 21 (2.21%) Computer Science Degree
11 21 (2.21%) ITIL Certification
12 20 (2.10%) CTC Cleared
13 16 (1.68%) CISM
14 14 (1.47%) MCP
15 13 (1.37%) MCSA
16 11 (1.16%) A+ Certification
17 10 (1.05%) (ISC)2 CCSP
17 10 (1.05%) CCNP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 100 (10.50%) QA
2 62 (6.51%) SLA
3 49 (5.15%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 42 (4.41%) GDPR
5 34 (3.57%) Cyber Essentials
6 23 (2.42%) NIST
7 17 (1.79%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 16 (1.68%) Accessibility
9 15 (1.58%) ISO 9001
10 5 (0.53%) GRC
11 4 (0.42%) NCSC
12 3 (0.32%) Data Quality
12 3 (0.32%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 3 (0.32%) PCI DSS
12 3 (0.32%) PMO
13 2 (0.21%) HL7
13 2 (0.21%) Sarbanes-Oxley
14 1 (0.11%) COBIT
14 1 (0.11%) HIPAA
14 1 (0.11%) MiFID
System Software
1 340 (35.71%) Active Directory
2 84 (8.82%) Hyper-V
3 45 (4.73%) VMware Infrastructure
4 33 (3.47%) Virtual Desktop
5 15 (1.58%) Virtual Machines
6 7 (0.74%) Docker
7 6 (0.63%) Firmware
7 6 (0.63%) Virtual Servers
7 6 (0.63%) vSphere
8 4 (0.42%) Postfix
9 3 (0.32%) BitLocker
9 3 (0.32%) VMware ESXi
9 3 (0.32%) XenApp
9 3 (0.32%) XenDesktop
10 1 (0.11%) Dovecot
Systems Management
1 208 (21.85%) Microsoft Intune
2 46 (4.83%) SCCM
3 42 (4.41%) Terraform
4 16 (1.68%) Jamf Pro
5 14 (1.47%) Autotask
6 9 (0.95%) Kubernetes
7 6 (0.63%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 6 (0.63%) FortiGate
8 5 (0.53%) PaperCut
8 5 (0.53%) Single Sign-On
9 4 (0.42%) Proxmox
10 3 (0.32%) Ansible
10 3 (0.32%) Nessus
11 2 (0.21%) SmoothWall
12 1 (0.11%) AirWatch
12 1 (0.11%) Cisco CUCM
12 1 (0.11%) Failover Clustering
12 1 (0.11%) Kibana
12 1 (0.11%) SCOM
12 1 (0.11%) WSUS
Vendors
1 768 (80.67%) Microsoft
2 111 (11.66%) ServiceNow
3 80 (8.40%) VMware
4 78 (8.19%) Cisco
5 30 (3.15%) Apple
6 25 (2.63%) Google
7 23 (2.42%) Meraki
8 22 (2.31%) Citrix
9 21 (2.21%) Adobe
10 19 (2.00%) Veeam
11 18 (1.89%) Datto
11 18 (1.89%) HP
12 17 (1.79%) Dell
13 16 (1.68%) Oracle
14 15 (1.58%) Freshdesk
15 12 (1.26%) Mitel
16 11 (1.16%) Sage
16 11 (1.16%) SAP
17 10 (1.05%) IBM
17 10 (1.05%) iManage