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

6 months to
23 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 35 48 30
Rank change year-on-year +13 -18 +6
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 365 1,254 958 1,950
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 5.79% 5.81% 6.78%
As % of the Cloud Services category 14.84% 15.75% 16.45%
Number of salaries quoted 955 770 1,576
10th Percentile £28,700 £27,750 £26,250
25th Percentile £33,750 £31,250 £33,344
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £41,500 £46,267
Median % change year-on-year +14.46% -10.30% -7.47%
75th Percentile £62,500 £58,086 £62,200
90th Percentile £80,000 £69,750 £72,500
UK median annual salary £40,000 £37,500 £39,500
% change year-on-year +6.67% -5.06% -5.95%

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 8,450 6,082 11,854
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 38.99% 36.89% 41.24%
Number of salaries quoted 6,038 4,483 9,649
10th Percentile £35,000 £31,750 £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 23 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
1 428 (34.13%) SharePoint
2 262 (20.89%) Microsoft Exchange
3 22 (1.75%) 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
1 165 (13.16%) Microsoft Office
2 36 (2.87%) Microsoft Excel
3 9 (0.72%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (0.40%) CorelDRAW
5 3 (0.24%) Chatbot
5 3 (0.24%) MS Visio
5 3 (0.24%) Spreadsheet
6 2 (0.16%) Microsoft Project
7 1 (0.080%) Acrobat
Business Applications
1 8 (0.64%) Dynamics CRM
1 8 (0.64%) NetSuite
2 5 (0.40%) SAP Business One
3 4 (0.32%) Salesforce CRM
4 3 (0.24%) Elite 3E
4 3 (0.24%) Remedy ITSM
5 2 (0.16%) Carpe Diem
5 2 (0.16%) Dynamics GP
5 2 (0.16%) Payment Gateway
5 2 (0.16%) Shopify
5 2 (0.16%) Visualfiles
6 1 (0.080%) Dynamics NAV
6 1 (0.080%) Oracle EBS
6 1 (0.080%) Oracle Payables
6 1 (0.080%) Sage 200
6 1 (0.080%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 645 (51.44%) Azure
2 385 (30.70%) Entra ID
3 216 (17.22%) Power Platform
4 163 (13.00%) AWS
5 132 (10.53%) OneDrive
6 106 (8.45%) SaaS
7 95 (7.58%) PowerApps
8 92 (7.34%) Power Automate
9 85 (6.78%) Microsoft Copilot
10 50 (3.99%) Microsoft Purview
11 46 (3.67%) Mimecast
12 40 (3.19%) Cloud Computing
13 37 (2.95%) Google Workspace
14 32 (2.55%) Azure Logic Apps
14 32 (2.55%) Dynamics 365
15 24 (1.91%) Azure Data Factory
16 23 (1.83%) IaaS
17 22 (1.75%) Azure Sentinel
18 20 (1.59%) Azure DevOps
18 20 (1.59%) Copilot Studio
Communications & Networking
1 211 (16.83%) Firewall
2 185 (14.75%) DNS
3 142 (11.32%) DHCP
4 141 (11.24%) VPN
5 115 (9.17%) WAN
6 114 (9.09%) LAN
7 106 (8.45%) TCP/IP
8 92 (7.34%) Wi-Fi
9 55 (4.39%) VoIP
10 41 (3.27%) VLAN
11 37 (2.95%) Network Security
12 35 (2.79%) Wireless
13 18 (1.44%) Unified Communications
14 13 (1.04%) SAN
15 12 (0.96%) Internet
16 9 (0.72%) Cisco ASA
16 9 (0.72%) Cisco Firepower
16 9 (0.72%) WebEx
17 7 (0.56%) NGFW
17 7 (0.56%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 78 (6.22%) Power BI
2 54 (4.31%) SQL Server
3 24 (1.91%) Azure SQL Database
4 16 (1.28%) PostgreSQL
5 14 (1.12%) MySQL
5 14 (1.12%) 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 77 (6.14%) 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
1 618 (49.28%) Social Skills
2 166 (13.24%) Finance
3 121 (9.65%) Legal
4 106 (8.45%) Law
5 72 (5.74%) Analytical Skills
6 60 (4.78%) 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 (2.07%) Retail
14 21 (1.67%) Marketing
15 15 (1.20%) Banking
15 15 (1.20%) Manufacturing
16 14 (1.12%) Legal Technology
17 13 (1.04%) Advertising
18 12 (0.96%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 302 (24.08%) IT Support
2 239 (19.06%) Support Engineer
3 223 (17.78%) Analyst
4 219 (17.46%) IT Engineer
5 193 (15.39%) IT Support Engineer
6 141 (11.24%) Senior
7 103 (8.21%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 103 (8.21%) Service Analyst
8 97 (7.74%) Service Desk Analyst
9 83 (6.62%) Consultant
9 83 (6.62%) Support Analyst
10 70 (5.58%) Architect
11 64 (5.10%) Developer
12 63 (5.02%) IT Analyst
13 57 (4.55%) Lead
14 52 (4.15%) IT Support Analyst
15 49 (3.91%) 2nd Line Support
15 49 (3.91%) Support Technician
16 48 (3.83%) IT Technician
17 47 (3.75%) IT Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 45 (3.59%) Microsoft Graph
2 40 (3.19%) HTML
3 38 (3.03%) .NET
4 34 (2.71%) CSS
5 33 (2.63%) HTML5 Canvas
5 33 (2.63%) SPFx
6 28 (2.23%) JSON
7 19 (1.52%) .NET Core
8 12 (0.96%) React
8 12 (0.96%) XML
9 9 (0.72%) ASP.NET
9 9 (0.72%) XMPP
10 7 (0.56%) REST
11 6 (0.48%) OAuth
11 6 (0.48%) OpenID
12 5 (0.40%) ARM Templates
12 5 (0.40%) ASP.NET Core
12 5 (0.40%) EDI
12 5 (0.40%) Middleware
12 5 (0.40%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 107 (8.53%) Onboarding
2 105 (8.37%) Driving Licence
3 33 (2.63%) Self-Motivation
4 31 (2.47%) Security Posture
5 28 (2.23%) Clustering
5 28 (2.23%) Management Information System
6 26 (2.07%) Hybrid Cloud
7 25 (1.99%) Product Ownership
8 22 (1.75%) Enterprise Software
9 20 (1.59%) Cloud Native
10 18 (1.44%) Data Centre
11 17 (1.36%) Video Conferencing
12 16 (1.28%) Replication
13 14 (1.12%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
14 11 (0.88%) AI Agents
15 10 (0.80%) Web Conferencing
16 9 (0.72%) CMDB
16 9 (0.72%) Data Structures
16 9 (0.72%) FlexPod
16 9 (0.72%) Low-Code
Operating Systems
1 513 (40.91%) Windows
2 222 (17.70%) Windows Server
3 87 (6.94%) Windows 10
4 67 (5.34%) Mac OS
5 63 (5.02%) Linux
6 37 (2.95%) Apple iOS
7 32 (2.55%) 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
1 340 (27.11%) Problem-Solving
2 310 (24.72%) ITIL
3 270 (21.53%) Customer Service
4 222 (17.70%) Continuous Improvement
5 194 (15.47%) Cybersecurity
6 159 (12.68%) ITSM
7 152 (12.12%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 124 (9.89%) Service Delivery
9 114 (9.09%) Roadmaps
10 112 (8.93%) AI
11 110 (8.77%) Stakeholder Management
12 106 (8.45%) Mentoring
13 102 (8.13%) Project Delivery
14 96 (7.66%) User Experience
15 94 (7.50%) Disaster Recovery
16 89 (7.10%) Information Security
16 89 (7.10%) Service Management
17 87 (6.94%) Business Intelligence
18 84 (6.70%) Technical Leadership
19 81 (6.46%) Performance Metrics
Programming Languages
1 175 (13.96%) PowerShell
2 97 (7.74%) SQL
3 53 (4.23%) JavaScript
3 53 (4.23%) Python
4 52 (4.15%) C#
5 31 (2.47%) TypeScript
6 30 (2.39%) R
7 16 (1.28%) Bash
7 16 (1.28%) T-SQL
7 16 (1.28%) VBA
8 11 (0.88%) Bicep
9 6 (0.48%) PHP
9 6 (0.48%) VBScript
10 4 (0.32%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 4 (0.32%) Delphi
10 4 (0.32%) Pascal
11 3 (0.24%) Java
11 3 (0.24%) Kusto Query Language
11 3 (0.24%) Ruby
12 2 (0.16%) Korn
Qualifications
1 195 (15.55%) Degree
2 172 (13.72%) Microsoft Certification
3 82 (6.54%) Security Cleared
4 80 (6.38%) MCSE
5 78 (6.22%) AWS Certification
6 76 (6.06%) SC Cleared
7 54 (4.31%) Azure Certification
8 30 (2.39%) CISSP
9 27 (2.15%) DBS Check
10 24 (1.91%) Cisco Certification
11 21 (1.67%) Computer Science Degree
12 18 (1.44%) CISM
13 15 (1.20%) CCNA
14 14 (1.12%) 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%) (ISC)2 CCSP
16 8 (0.64%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 115 (9.17%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 82 (6.54%) QA
3 76 (6.06%) Cyber Essentials
4 59 (4.70%) SLA
5 50 (3.99%) GDPR
6 46 (3.67%) GRC
7 31 (2.47%) NIST
8 19 (1.52%) Accessibility
8 19 (1.52%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 13 (1.04%) Data Quality
10 10 (0.80%) PMO
11 5 (0.40%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 5 (0.40%) PCI DSS
11 5 (0.40%) SOC 2
12 4 (0.32%) ISO/IEC 27005
13 3 (0.24%) ISO/IEC 42001
13 3 (0.24%) WCAG
14 2 (0.16%) NCSC
15 1 (0.080%) EU AI Act
15 1 (0.080%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 420 (33.49%) Active Directory
2 137 (10.93%) Hyper-V
3 86 (6.86%) VMware Infrastructure
4 22 (1.75%) vSphere
5 17 (1.36%) Virtual Desktop
5 17 (1.36%) Virtual Machines
6 11 (0.88%) BitLocker
7 10 (0.80%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 10 (0.80%) Virtual Servers
8 9 (0.72%) VMware ESXi
9 6 (0.48%) DFS Replication
9 6 (0.48%) Terminal Services
9 6 (0.48%) VMware Server
10 5 (0.40%) ClearTrust
11 4 (0.32%) Docker
11 4 (0.32%) KVM
12 2 (0.16%) Citrix Hypervisor
12 2 (0.16%) Firmware
13 1 (0.080%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 295 (23.52%) Microsoft Intune
2 27 (2.15%) SCCM
3 21 (1.67%) Terraform
4 17 (1.36%) Single Sign-On
5 15 (1.20%) 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%) WhatsUp Gold
Vendors
1 1,116 (89.00%) Microsoft
2 134 (10.69%) ServiceNow
3 114 (9.09%) VMware
4 67 (5.34%) Cisco
5 44 (3.51%) 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 26 (2.07%) Adobe
12 25 (1.99%) Fortinet
13 21 (1.67%) Computacenter
14 17 (1.36%) Palo Alto
14 17 (1.36%) Salesforce
15 16 (1.28%) SonicWALL
16 15 (1.20%) Dell
16 15 (1.20%) Ubiquiti
17 14 (1.12%) Citrix
17 14 (1.12%) Splunk