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

6 months to
22 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 34 48 30
Rank change year-on-year +14 -18 +7
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 365 1,253 965 1,986
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 5.78% 5.85% 6.82%
As % of the Cloud Services category 14.84% 15.86% 16.55%
Number of salaries quoted 953 777 1,608
10th Percentile £28,600 £27,750 £26,250
25th Percentile £33,750 £31,250 £33,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,500 £41,500 £45,500
Median % change year-on-year +12.05% -8.79% -9.00%
75th Percentile £62,500 £58,086 £61,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £69,750 £72,500
UK median annual salary £40,000 £37,500 £39,000
% change year-on-year +6.67% -3.85% -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 8,446 6,086 12,000
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 38.98% 36.92% 41.24%
Number of salaries quoted 6,030 4,483 9,784
10th Percentile £35,000 £31,599 £36,250
25th Percentile £45,000 £44,000 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £61,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% -2.44% -5.38%
75th Percentile £85,000 £82,500 £82,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £105,000
UK median annual salary £62,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.17% - -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 22 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
1 426 (34.00%) SharePoint
2 263 (20.99%) Microsoft Exchange
3 22 (1.76%) Confluence
4 16 (1.28%) IIS
5 7 (0.56%) Exchange Server 2007
5 7 (0.56%) Exchange Server 2010
5 7 (0.56%) Exchange Server 2013
6 6 (0.48%) CMS
7 3 (0.24%) ArcGIS
7 3 (0.24%) SAS
8 1 (0.080%) Apache
8 1 (0.080%) Apache Airflow
8 1 (0.080%) Palantir Foundry
8 1 (0.080%) WordPress
Applications
1 164 (13.09%) Microsoft Office
2 35 (2.79%) Microsoft Excel
3 8 (0.64%) 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 (0.080%) Acrobat
Business Applications
1 9 (0.72%) Dynamics CRM
2 8 (0.64%) NetSuite
3 5 (0.40%) SAP Business One
4 4 (0.32%) Salesforce CRM
5 3 (0.24%) Elite 3E
5 3 (0.24%) Remedy ITSM
6 2 (0.16%) Carpe Diem
6 2 (0.16%) Dynamics GP
6 2 (0.16%) Payment Gateway
6 2 (0.16%) Shopify
6 2 (0.16%) Visualfiles
7 1 (0.080%) Dynamics NAV
7 1 (0.080%) Oracle EBS
7 1 (0.080%) Oracle Payables
7 1 (0.080%) Sage 200
7 1 (0.080%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 647 (51.64%) Azure
2 384 (30.65%) Entra ID
3 215 (17.16%) Power Platform
4 162 (12.93%) AWS
5 131 (10.45%) OneDrive
6 105 (8.38%) SaaS
7 93 (7.42%) PowerApps
8 91 (7.26%) Power Automate
9 85 (6.78%) Microsoft Copilot
10 49 (3.91%) Microsoft Purview
11 46 (3.67%) Mimecast
12 39 (3.11%) Cloud Computing
13 37 (2.95%) Google Workspace
14 32 (2.55%) Dynamics 365
15 31 (2.47%) Azure Logic Apps
16 24 (1.92%) Azure Data Factory
17 23 (1.84%) Azure Sentinel
18 22 (1.76%) IaaS
19 20 (1.60%) Azure DevOps
19 20 (1.60%) Copilot Studio
Communications & Networking
1 209 (16.68%) Firewall
2 186 (14.84%) DNS
3 143 (11.41%) DHCP
4 142 (11.33%) VPN
5 115 (9.18%) WAN
6 113 (9.02%) LAN
7 104 (8.30%) TCP/IP
8 93 (7.42%) Wi-Fi
9 55 (4.39%) VoIP
10 43 (3.43%) VLAN
11 35 (2.79%) Network Security
11 35 (2.79%) Wireless
12 18 (1.44%) Unified Communications
13 13 (1.04%) SAN
14 12 (0.96%) Internet
15 9 (0.72%) Cisco ASA
15 9 (0.72%) Cisco Firepower
15 9 (0.72%) WebEx
16 8 (0.64%) Remote Desktop
17 7 (0.56%) NGFW
Database & Business Intelligence
1 78 (6.23%) Power BI
2 55 (4.39%) SQL Server
3 24 (1.92%) Azure SQL Database
4 17 (1.36%) PostgreSQL
5 15 (1.20%) MySQL
5 15 (1.20%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 7 (0.56%) 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 (0.080%) Big Data
11 1 (0.080%) BusinessObjects
11 1 (0.080%) Delta Lake
11 1 (0.080%) Parquet
11 1 (0.080%) RDBMS
11 1 (0.080%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 76 (6.07%) JIRA
2 8 (0.64%) 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 (0.080%) Postman
5 1 (0.080%) Rational DOORS
General
1 622 (49.64%) Social Skills
2 167 (13.33%) Finance
3 122 (9.74%) Legal
4 105 (8.38%) Law
5 73 (5.83%) Analytical Skills
6 61 (4.87%) Public Sector
7 53 (4.23%) Organisational Skills
8 49 (3.91%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 48 (3.83%) Swedish Language
10 38 (3.03%) Presentation Skills
11 30 (2.39%) French Language
11 30 (2.39%) Telecoms
12 28 (2.23%) Documentation Skills
13 26 (2.08%) Retail
14 22 (1.76%) Marketing
15 16 (1.28%) Manufacturing
16 14 (1.12%) Banking
16 14 (1.12%) Legal Technology
17 13 (1.04%) Advertising
18 12 (0.96%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 304 (24.26%) IT Support
2 240 (19.15%) Support Engineer
3 226 (18.04%) Analyst
4 223 (17.80%) IT Engineer
5 195 (15.56%) IT Support Engineer
6 139 (11.09%) Senior
7 105 (8.38%) Service Analyst
8 102 (8.14%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 99 (7.90%) Service Desk Analyst
10 85 (6.78%) Support Analyst
11 83 (6.62%) Consultant
12 71 (5.67%) Architect
13 65 (5.19%) IT Analyst
14 64 (5.11%) Developer
15 57 (4.55%) Lead
16 54 (4.31%) IT Support Analyst
17 50 (3.99%) 2nd Line Support
18 48 (3.83%) Support Technician
19 47 (3.75%) IT Manager
19 47 (3.75%) IT Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 44 (3.51%) Microsoft Graph
2 39 (3.11%) HTML
3 37 (2.95%) .NET
4 33 (2.63%) CSS
4 33 (2.63%) HTML5 Canvas
5 32 (2.55%) SPFx
6 29 (2.31%) JSON
7 19 (1.52%) .NET Core
8 13 (1.04%) XML
9 11 (0.88%) React
10 9 (0.72%) XMPP
11 8 (0.64%) ASP.NET
12 7 (0.56%) REST
13 6 (0.48%) OAuth
13 6 (0.48%) OpenID
14 5 (0.40%) ARM Templates
14 5 (0.40%) ASP.NET Core
14 5 (0.40%) EDI
14 5 (0.40%) Middleware
14 5 (0.40%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 107 (8.54%) Onboarding
2 106 (8.46%) Driving Licence
3 31 (2.47%) Security Posture
3 31 (2.47%) Self-Motivation
4 28 (2.23%) Clustering
4 28 (2.23%) Management Information System
5 26 (2.08%) Hybrid Cloud
6 25 (2.00%) Product Ownership
7 21 (1.68%) Enterprise Software
8 20 (1.60%) Cloud Native
9 17 (1.36%) Data Centre
9 17 (1.36%) Video Conferencing
10 16 (1.28%) Replication
11 14 (1.12%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
12 10 (0.80%) AI Agents
12 10 (0.80%) Web Conferencing
13 9 (0.72%) CMDB
13 9 (0.72%) Data Structures
13 9 (0.72%) Low-Code
13 9 (0.72%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 512 (40.86%) Windows
2 222 (17.72%) Windows Server
3 86 (6.86%) Windows 10
4 65 (5.19%) Mac OS
5 62 (4.95%) Linux
6 38 (3.03%) Apple iOS
7 33 (2.63%) Android
8 30 (2.39%) Windows Server 2016
9 18 (1.44%) Windows Server 2019
10 15 (1.20%) Windows Server 2012
11 8 (0.64%) Windows Server 2008
12 6 (0.48%) Ubuntu
13 4 (0.32%) CentOS
14 2 (0.16%) Mac OS X
14 2 (0.16%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
15 1 (0.080%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 341 (27.21%) Problem-Solving
2 310 (24.74%) ITIL
3 271 (21.63%) Customer Service
4 222 (17.72%) Continuous Improvement
5 194 (15.48%) Cybersecurity
6 159 (12.69%) ITSM
7 151 (12.05%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 126 (10.06%) Service Delivery
9 115 (9.18%) Roadmaps
10 110 (8.78%) AI
11 109 (8.70%) Stakeholder Management
12 105 (8.38%) Mentoring
13 101 (8.06%) Project Delivery
14 97 (7.74%) User Experience
15 95 (7.58%) Disaster Recovery
16 89 (7.10%) Information Security
17 87 (6.94%) Business Intelligence
17 87 (6.94%) Service Management
18 84 (6.70%) Technical Leadership
19 81 (6.46%) Performance Metrics
Programming Languages
1 174 (13.89%) PowerShell
2 99 (7.90%) SQL
3 54 (4.31%) Python
4 52 (4.15%) JavaScript
5 51 (4.07%) C#
6 30 (2.39%) R
6 30 (2.39%) TypeScript
7 17 (1.36%) T-SQL
8 16 (1.28%) Bash
8 16 (1.28%) VBA
9 11 (0.88%) Bicep
10 6 (0.48%) PHP
10 6 (0.48%) 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%) Kusto Query Language
12 3 (0.24%) Ruby
13 2 (0.16%) Korn
Qualifications
1 194 (15.48%) Degree
2 174 (13.89%) Microsoft Certification
3 83 (6.62%) Security Cleared
4 81 (6.46%) MCSE
5 78 (6.23%) AWS Certification
6 77 (6.15%) SC Cleared
7 53 (4.23%) Azure Certification
8 30 (2.39%) CISSP
9 27 (2.15%) DBS Check
10 25 (2.00%) Cisco Certification
11 21 (1.68%) Computer Science Degree
12 18 (1.44%) CISM
13 16 (1.28%) CCNA
14 15 (1.20%) BPSS Clearance
15 10 (0.80%) A+ Certification
15 10 (0.80%) CEH
15 10 (0.80%) HNC
15 10 (0.80%) HND
16 8 (0.64%) Network+ Certification
16 8 (0.64%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 117 (9.34%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 83 (6.62%) QA
3 79 (6.30%) Cyber Essentials
4 58 (4.63%) SLA
5 50 (3.99%) GDPR
6 46 (3.67%) GRC
7 31 (2.47%) NIST
8 20 (1.60%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 18 (1.44%) Accessibility
10 14 (1.12%) Data Quality
11 10 (0.80%) 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 (0.080%) EU AI Act
16 1 (0.080%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 421 (33.60%) Active Directory
2 137 (10.93%) Hyper-V
3 84 (6.70%) VMware Infrastructure
4 22 (1.76%) vSphere
5 17 (1.36%) Virtual Desktop
6 16 (1.28%) Virtual Machines
7 11 (0.88%) BitLocker
8 10 (0.80%) Microsoft Virtual Server
8 10 (0.80%) Virtual Servers
9 9 (0.72%) VMware ESXi
10 6 (0.48%) DFS Replication
10 6 (0.48%) Terminal Services
10 6 (0.48%) 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 (0.080%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 298 (23.78%) Microsoft Intune
2 26 (2.08%) SCCM
3 21 (1.68%) Terraform
4 17 (1.36%) Single Sign-On
5 14 (1.12%) Jamf Pro
6 12 (0.96%) Autotask
6 12 (0.96%) Failover Clustering
7 10 (0.80%) Ansible
8 9 (0.72%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 9 (0.72%) Cisco CUCM
8 9 (0.72%) Grafana
9 8 (0.64%) vCenter Server
10 7 (0.56%) Kubernetes
10 7 (0.56%) Proxmox
10 7 (0.56%) 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%) WSUS
Vendors
1 1,114 (88.91%) Microsoft
2 134 (10.69%) ServiceNow
3 112 (8.94%) VMware
4 67 (5.35%) Cisco
5 45 (3.59%) Veeam
6 42 (3.35%) Google
7 35 (2.79%) Meraki
8 34 (2.71%) CrowdStrike
9 32 (2.55%) Apple
10 29 (2.31%) iManage
11 27 (2.15%) Adobe
12 26 (2.08%) Fortinet
13 21 (1.68%) Computacenter
14 17 (1.36%) Palo Alto
14 17 (1.36%) Salesforce
14 17 (1.36%) SonicWALL
15 16 (1.28%) Dell
16 15 (1.20%) Citrix
16 15 (1.20%) Ubiquiti
17 14 (1.12%) Splunk