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

6 months to
5 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 35 46 29
Rank change year-on-year +11 -17 +9
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 365 1,209 984 2,293
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 5.77% 6.07% 6.94%
As % of the Cloud Services category 14.96% 16.17% 16.44%
Number of salaries quoted 899 807 1,885
10th Percentile £28,500 £27,750 £26,250
25th Percentile £33,500 £31,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £42,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.88% -5.56% -10.00%
75th Percentile £63,750 £58,750 £59,526
90th Percentile £80,000 £70,000 £72,500
UK median annual salary £40,000 £38,094 £38,000
% change year-on-year +5.00% +0.25% -8.43%

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 8,080 6,086 13,949
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 38.59% 37.56% 42.20%
Number of salaries quoted 5,763 4,484 11,551
10th Percentile £35,000 £31,599 £36,100
25th Percentile £45,000 £45,000 £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 £82,500 £80,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £102,500
UK median annual salary £62,500 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +4.17% +4.35% -8.35%

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 5 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
1 411 (34.00%) SharePoint
2 247 (20.43%) Microsoft Exchange
3 18 (1.49%) Confluence
4 15 (1.24%) IIS
5 9 (0.74%) Exchange Server 2007
5 9 (0.74%) Exchange Server 2010
5 9 (0.74%) Exchange Server 2013
6 6 (0.50%) CMS
7 3 (0.25%) ArcGIS
7 3 (0.25%) SAS
8 1 (0.083%) Apache
8 1 (0.083%) Apache Airflow
8 1 (0.083%) Palantir Foundry
8 1 (0.083%) WordPress
Applications
1 195 (16.13%) Microsoft Office
2 37 (3.06%) Microsoft Excel
3 9 (0.74%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (0.41%) CorelDRAW
5 3 (0.25%) Spreadsheet
6 2 (0.17%) MS Visio
7 1 (0.083%) Acrobat
7 1 (0.083%) Chatbot
7 1 (0.083%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 8 (0.66%) Dynamics CRM
1 8 (0.66%) NetSuite
2 5 (0.41%) Salesforce CRM
2 5 (0.41%) SAP Business One
3 3 (0.25%) Oracle EBS
3 3 (0.25%) Remedy ITSM
4 2 (0.17%) Dynamics GP
4 2 (0.17%) Elite 3E
4 2 (0.17%) SAP ERP
4 2 (0.17%) SAP HR
4 2 (0.17%) Visualfiles
5 1 (0.083%) Dynamics NAV
5 1 (0.083%) Oracle Payables
Cloud Services
1 600 (49.63%) Azure
2 385 (31.84%) Entra ID
3 186 (15.38%) Power Platform
4 152 (12.57%) AWS
5 131 (10.84%) OneDrive
6 101 (8.35%) SaaS
7 83 (6.87%) PowerApps
8 80 (6.62%) Power Automate
9 76 (6.29%) Microsoft Copilot
10 45 (3.72%) Mimecast
11 43 (3.56%) Microsoft Purview
12 33 (2.73%) Google Workspace
13 32 (2.65%) Dynamics 365
14 29 (2.40%) Azure Logic Apps
15 24 (1.99%) Azure Data Factory
16 23 (1.90%) IaaS
17 21 (1.74%) Azure Sentinel
18 20 (1.65%) Cloud Computing
19 19 (1.57%) Adobe Creative Cloud
20 18 (1.49%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 201 (16.63%) Firewall
2 174 (14.39%) DNS
3 136 (11.25%) DHCP
4 130 (10.75%) VPN
5 99 (8.19%) WAN
6 95 (7.86%) Wi-Fi
7 94 (7.78%) TCP/IP
8 93 (7.69%) LAN
9 56 (4.63%) VoIP
10 39 (3.23%) VLAN
11 30 (2.48%) Network Security
12 26 (2.15%) Wireless
13 19 (1.57%) Unified Communications
14 12 (0.99%) SAN
15 11 (0.91%) Internet
16 9 (0.74%) Cisco ASA
16 9 (0.74%) Cisco Firepower
16 9 (0.74%) SD-WAN
16 9 (0.74%) WebEx
17 7 (0.58%) NGFW
Database & Business Intelligence
1 77 (6.37%) Power BI
2 55 (4.55%) SQL Server
3 23 (1.90%) Azure SQL Database
4 17 (1.41%) PostgreSQL
5 15 (1.24%) MySQL
5 15 (1.24%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 6 (0.50%) Amazon RDS
6 6 (0.50%) Metadata
7 5 (0.41%) Relational Database
8 3 (0.25%) Data Lake
8 3 (0.25%) MongoDB
8 3 (0.25%) Power Query
8 3 (0.25%) Spatial Data
9 2 (0.17%) NoSQL
10 1 (0.083%) Big Data
10 1 (0.083%) BusinessObjects
10 1 (0.083%) Delta Lake
10 1 (0.083%) Parquet
10 1 (0.083%) RDBMS
10 1 (0.083%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 66 (5.46%) JIRA
2 6 (0.50%) Git
3 5 (0.41%) VersionOne
4 2 (0.17%) Rational Rhapsody
4 2 (0.17%) Selenium
4 2 (0.17%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 1 (0.083%) Postman
5 1 (0.083%) Rational DOORS
General
1 609 (50.37%) Social Skills
2 150 (12.41%) Finance
3 109 (9.02%) Legal
4 82 (6.78%) Law
5 64 (5.29%) Analytical Skills
6 60 (4.96%) Public Sector
7 56 (4.63%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 51 (4.22%) Organisational Skills
9 41 (3.39%) Back Office
10 39 (3.23%) French Language
11 36 (2.98%) Swedish Language
12 30 (2.48%) Telecoms
13 24 (1.99%) Documentation Skills
14 22 (1.82%) Retail
15 21 (1.74%) Marketing
16 18 (1.49%) Presentation Skills
17 13 (1.08%) Banking
17 13 (1.08%) Legal Technology
17 13 (1.08%) Manufacturing
18 11 (0.91%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 290 (23.99%) IT Support
2 268 (22.17%) Support Engineer
3 217 (17.95%) IT Engineer
4 214 (17.70%) Analyst
5 187 (15.47%) IT Support Engineer
6 141 (11.66%) Senior
7 106 (8.77%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 105 (8.68%) Service Analyst
9 99 (8.19%) Service Desk Analyst
10 78 (6.45%) Consultant
11 77 (6.37%) Support Analyst
12 63 (5.21%) IT Analyst
13 58 (4.80%) Developer
14 53 (4.38%) Architect
14 53 (4.38%) Lead
15 49 (4.05%) IT Support Analyst
15 49 (4.05%) Support Technician
16 48 (3.97%) 2nd Line Support
17 47 (3.89%) IT Technician
18 44 (3.64%) Desktop Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 42 (3.47%) Microsoft Graph
2 36 (2.98%) HTML
3 35 (2.89%) .NET
4 32 (2.65%) HTML5 Canvas
5 31 (2.56%) CSS
6 30 (2.48%) SPFx
7 29 (2.40%) JSON
8 19 (1.57%) .NET Core
9 13 (1.08%) XML
10 11 (0.91%) React
11 9 (0.74%) XMPP
12 8 (0.66%) ASP.NET
12 8 (0.66%) OAuth
12 8 (0.66%) OpenID
13 6 (0.50%) EDI
14 5 (0.41%) ASP.NET Core
14 5 (0.41%) Middleware
14 5 (0.41%) REST
14 5 (0.41%) RESTful
14 5 (0.41%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 104 (8.60%) Onboarding
2 103 (8.52%) Driving Licence
3 29 (2.40%) Security Posture
4 26 (2.15%) Clustering
5 24 (1.99%) Hybrid Cloud
5 24 (1.99%) Management Information System
5 24 (1.99%) Self-Motivation
6 22 (1.82%) Product Ownership
7 21 (1.74%) Cloud Native
8 20 (1.65%) Video Conferencing
9 19 (1.57%) Enterprise Software
10 16 (1.32%) Data Centre
10 16 (1.32%) Replication
11 11 (0.91%) CMDB
12 9 (0.74%) AI Agents
12 9 (0.74%) CCTV
12 9 (0.74%) FlexPod
12 9 (0.74%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
13 8 (0.66%) Legacy Systems
13 8 (0.66%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 527 (43.59%) Windows
2 206 (17.04%) Windows Server
3 128 (10.59%) Windows 10
4 59 (4.88%) Mac OS
5 56 (4.63%) Linux
6 37 (3.06%) Apple iOS
7 33 (2.73%) Android
7 33 (2.73%) Windows Server 2016
8 20 (1.65%) Windows Server 2019
9 18 (1.49%) Windows Server 2012
10 10 (0.83%) Windows Server 2008
11 6 (0.50%) Ubuntu
12 4 (0.33%) CentOS
13 2 (0.17%) Mac OS X
13 2 (0.17%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
14 1 (0.083%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 336 (27.79%) ITIL
2 312 (25.81%) Problem-Solving
3 300 (24.81%) Customer Service
4 232 (19.19%) Continuous Improvement
5 210 (17.37%) Cybersecurity
6 154 (12.74%) ITSM
7 140 (11.58%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 130 (10.75%) Service Delivery
9 102 (8.44%) AI
10 96 (7.94%) Mentoring
11 94 (7.78%) Disaster Recovery
12 93 (7.69%) Stakeholder Management
13 92 (7.61%) Roadmaps
14 91 (7.53%) User Experience
15 88 (7.28%) Service Management
16 87 (7.20%) Business Intelligence
17 78 (6.45%) Performance Metrics
18 76 (6.29%) Project Delivery
18 76 (6.29%) Technical Leadership
19 71 (5.87%) Information Security
Programming Languages
1 171 (14.14%) PowerShell
2 95 (7.86%) SQL
3 50 (4.14%) Python
4 48 (3.97%) C#
4 48 (3.97%) JavaScript
5 30 (2.48%) TypeScript
6 26 (2.15%) R
7 17 (1.41%) T-SQL
8 14 (1.16%) VBA
9 12 (0.99%) Bash
10 9 (0.74%) Bicep
11 6 (0.50%) PHP
11 6 (0.50%) VBScript
12 4 (0.33%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 4 (0.33%) Delphi
12 4 (0.33%) Pascal
13 3 (0.25%) Google Apps Script
13 3 (0.25%) Java
13 3 (0.25%) Ruby
14 2 (0.17%) Korn
Qualifications
1 226 (18.69%) Degree
2 176 (14.56%) Microsoft Certification
3 113 (9.35%) Security Cleared
4 107 (8.85%) SC Cleared
5 83 (6.87%) MCSE
6 76 (6.29%) AWS Certification
7 49 (4.05%) Azure Certification
8 35 (2.89%) CTC Cleared
9 26 (2.15%) CISSP
9 26 (2.15%) DBS Check
10 23 (1.90%) Cisco Certification
11 21 (1.74%) Computer Science Degree
12 16 (1.32%) BPSS Clearance
12 16 (1.32%) CISM
13 14 (1.16%) CCNA
14 11 (0.91%) A+ Certification
15 10 (0.83%) HNC
15 10 (0.83%) HND
16 8 (0.66%) Microsoft Certified Professional
16 8 (0.66%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 109 (9.02%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 84 (6.95%) SLA
3 82 (6.78%) QA
4 75 (6.20%) Cyber Essentials
5 42 (3.47%) GDPR
6 30 (2.48%) NIST
7 28 (2.32%) GRC
8 21 (1.74%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 14 (1.16%) Accessibility
10 12 (0.99%) Data Quality
11 11 (0.91%) PMO
12 5 (0.41%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 5 (0.41%) SOC 2
13 4 (0.33%) PCI DSS
14 3 (0.25%) WCAG
15 2 (0.17%) ISO/IEC 27005
15 2 (0.17%) ISO/IEC 42001
16 1 (0.083%) Disclosure Scotland
16 1 (0.083%) EU AI Act
16 1 (0.083%) ISO 13485
System Software
1 396 (32.75%) Active Directory
2 131 (10.84%) Hyper-V
3 77 (6.37%) VMware Infrastructure
4 21 (1.74%) vSphere
5 18 (1.49%) Virtual Desktop
6 14 (1.16%) Virtual Machines
7 12 (0.99%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 12 (0.99%) Virtual Servers
8 11 (0.91%) BitLocker
9 8 (0.66%) VMware ESXi
10 6 (0.50%) DFS Replication
10 6 (0.50%) Terminal Services
10 6 (0.50%) VMware Server
11 5 (0.41%) ClearTrust
12 4 (0.33%) Docker
12 4 (0.33%) KVM
13 3 (0.25%) Firmware
14 2 (0.17%) Citrix Hypervisor
15 1 (0.083%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 282 (23.33%) Microsoft Intune
2 31 (2.56%) SCCM
3 19 (1.57%) Terraform
4 18 (1.49%) Single Sign-On
5 14 (1.16%) Jamf Pro
6 13 (1.08%) Autotask
7 10 (0.83%) Ansible
7 10 (0.83%) Failover Clustering
8 9 (0.74%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 9 (0.74%) Cisco CUCM
8 9 (0.74%) Grafana
9 7 (0.58%) Kubernetes
9 7 (0.58%) Proxmox
9 7 (0.58%) vCenter Server
10 4 (0.33%) FortiGate
10 4 (0.33%) Graylog
10 4 (0.33%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
10 4 (0.33%) ZABBIX
11 3 (0.25%) Norton AntiVirus
12 2 (0.17%) WhatsUp Gold
Vendors
1 1,077 (89.08%) Microsoft
2 136 (11.25%) ServiceNow
3 105 (8.68%) VMware
4 94 (7.78%) Cisco
5 42 (3.47%) Veeam
6 36 (2.98%) Google
7 35 (2.89%) Meraki
8 32 (2.65%) Apple
9 30 (2.48%) CrowdStrike
10 28 (2.32%) iManage
11 27 (2.23%) Adobe
12 24 (1.99%) Computacenter
12 24 (1.99%) Fortinet
13 19 (1.57%) Dell
14 16 (1.32%) Palo Alto
14 16 (1.32%) Salesforce
14 16 (1.32%) SonicWALL
15 14 (1.16%) Citrix
15 14 (1.16%) Splunk
16 13 (1.08%) Ubiquiti