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 6 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

 6 months to
6 Apr 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 34 37 26
Rank change year-on-year +3 -11 +22
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 365 977 971 2,428
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 5.74% 7.53% 7.74%
As % of the Cloud Services category 14.85% 16.12% 17.48%
Number of salaries quoted 689 801 2,092
10th Percentile £28,750 £28,000 £25,750
25th Percentile £31,250 £32,000 £32,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -2.17%
75th Percentile £65,000 £61,250 £57,500
90th Percentile £86,500 £77,500 £73,750
UK median annual salary £37,500 £42,500 £39,747
% change year-on-year -11.76% +6.93% -5.36%

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 6,581 6,024 13,890
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 38.68% 46.73% 44.28%
Number of salaries quoted 4,450 4,707 11,992
10th Percentile £33,000 £33,250 £35,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £46,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £63,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -0.79% +5.00% -7.69%
75th Percentile £83,750 £83,750 £78,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £107,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £62,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year -4.00% +8.70% -11.54%

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 6 April 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
1 283 (28.97%) SharePoint
2 188 (19.24%) Microsoft Exchange
3 9 (0.92%) Exchange Server 2007
3 9 (0.92%) Exchange Server 2010
3 9 (0.92%) Exchange Server 2013
4 8 (0.82%) Confluence
5 6 (0.61%) Anypoint
6 5 (0.51%) IIS
7 3 (0.31%) ArcGIS
8 2 (0.20%) Apache
8 2 (0.20%) Moodle
8 2 (0.20%) Palantir Foundry
8 2 (0.20%) Umbraco
9 1 (0.10%) Apache Airflow
9 1 (0.10%) CMS
Applications
1 227 (23.23%) Microsoft Office
2 45 (4.61%) Microsoft Excel
3 14 (1.43%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 9 (0.92%) MS Visio
5 8 (0.82%) InDesign
6 6 (0.61%) Adobe XD
6 6 (0.61%) Microsoft Project
7 1 (0.10%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 15 (1.54%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (0.72%) Shopify
3 6 (0.61%) Salesforce CRM
4 3 (0.31%) Oracle EBS
5 2 (0.20%) Dynamics NAV
5 2 (0.20%) SAP ERP
5 2 (0.20%) SAP HR
6 1 (0.10%) Elite 3E
6 1 (0.10%) Oracle Payables
6 1 (0.10%) SAP Business One
Cloud Services
1 476 (48.72%) Azure
2 260 (26.61%) Entra ID
3 151 (15.46%) AWS
4 111 (11.36%) Power Platform
5 83 (8.50%) OneDrive
6 65 (6.65%) SaaS
7 54 (5.53%) Power Automate
8 52 (5.32%) Google Workspace
9 51 (5.22%) PowerApps
10 29 (2.97%) Microsoft Copilot
11 28 (2.87%) Dynamics 365
11 28 (2.87%) Mimecast
12 21 (2.15%) Azure DevOps
12 21 (2.15%) Azure Logic Apps
12 21 (2.15%) Azure Sentinel
13 16 (1.64%) IaaS
14 13 (1.33%) PaaS
15 10 (1.02%) Azure Data Factory
16 9 (0.92%) Azure Monitor
17 8 (0.82%) Adobe Creative Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 147 (15.05%) DNS
2 138 (14.12%) Firewall
3 126 (12.90%) DHCP
4 108 (11.05%) VPN
5 81 (8.29%) WAN
5 81 (8.29%) Wi-Fi
6 72 (7.37%) TCP/IP
7 66 (6.76%) LAN
8 44 (4.50%) VLAN
8 44 (4.50%) VoIP
9 21 (2.15%) SD-WAN
10 20 (2.05%) Unified Communications
11 15 (1.54%) Network Security
12 9 (0.92%) Internet
12 9 (0.92%) SAN
12 9 (0.92%) Wireless
13 8 (0.82%) Remote Desktop
14 7 (0.72%) IP Telephony
15 6 (0.61%) Cisco ASA
15 6 (0.61%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 64 (6.55%) Power BI
2 41 (4.20%) SQL Server
3 17 (1.74%) MySQL
4 14 (1.43%) Relational Database
5 13 (1.33%) PostgreSQL
6 11 (1.13%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 10 (1.02%) Azure SQL Database
8 4 (0.41%) Amazon RDS
8 4 (0.41%) Power Query
8 4 (0.41%) RDBMS
9 2 (0.20%) Data Warehouse
9 2 (0.20%) Qlik Sense
9 2 (0.20%) QlikView
9 2 (0.20%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 1 (0.10%) Big Data
10 1 (0.10%) BusinessObjects
10 1 (0.10%) Metadata
10 1 (0.10%) NoSQL
10 1 (0.10%) Oracle Database
10 1 (0.10%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 34 (3.48%) JIRA
2 2 (0.20%) Rational Rhapsody
2 2 (0.20%) Selenium
3 1 (0.10%) Git
3 1 (0.10%) VersionOne
General
1 481 (49.23%) Social Skills
2 128 (13.10%) Finance
3 79 (8.09%) French Language
3 79 (8.09%) Legal
4 67 (6.86%) Back Office
4 67 (6.86%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 58 (5.94%) Law
6 53 (5.42%) Public Sector
7 49 (5.02%) Organisational Skills
8 44 (4.50%) Analytical Skills
9 42 (4.30%) Swedish Language
10 35 (3.58%) Retail
11 30 (3.07%) Marketing
12 16 (1.64%) Manufacturing
13 15 (1.54%) Documentation Skills
13 15 (1.54%) Influencing Skills
13 15 (1.54%) Telecoms
14 7 (0.72%) Banking
15 6 (0.61%) Digital Health
16 5 (0.51%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 259 (26.51%) Support Engineer
2 244 (24.97%) IT Support
3 199 (20.37%) Analyst
4 180 (18.42%) IT Engineer
5 160 (16.38%) IT Support Engineer
6 114 (11.67%) Service Analyst
7 111 (11.36%) Service Desk Analyst
8 97 (9.93%) Senior
9 82 (8.39%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 68 (6.96%) 2nd Line Support
11 66 (6.76%) Desktop Support
12 65 (6.65%) IT Analyst
13 64 (6.55%) Desktop Engineer
13 64 (6.55%) Desktop Support Engineer
14 56 (5.73%) Site Engineer
15 48 (4.91%) 2nd Line Engineer
15 48 (4.91%) Support Analyst
16 47 (4.81%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
17 46 (4.71%) Lead
18 44 (4.50%) Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 24 (2.46%) JSON
2 23 (2.35%) HTML5 Canvas
3 21 (2.15%) .NET
4 13 (1.33%) XML
5 11 (1.13%) Microsoft Graph
6 10 (1.02%) .NET Core
7 9 (0.92%) CSS
7 9 (0.92%) HTML
7 9 (0.92%) REST
7 9 (0.92%) SPFx
8 8 (0.82%) Middleware
9 7 (0.72%) Web Services
10 6 (0.61%) OAuth
10 6 (0.61%) OpenID
10 6 (0.61%) XMPP
11 5 (0.51%) EDI
11 5 (0.51%) RESTful
11 5 (0.51%) SOAP
12 4 (0.41%) FIDO
12 4 (0.41%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 96 (9.83%) Driving Licence
2 83 (8.50%) Onboarding
3 29 (2.97%) Management Information System
3 29 (2.97%) Self-Motivation
4 22 (2.25%) Cloud Native
5 20 (2.05%) Video Conferencing
6 19 (1.94%) Replication
7 18 (1.84%) CCTV
7 18 (1.84%) Social Media
8 16 (1.64%) Hybrid Cloud
9 14 (1.43%) Low-Code
9 14 (1.43%) Web Conferencing
10 12 (1.23%) Enterprise Software
11 11 (1.13%) Cyber Threat
12 10 (1.02%) Data Centre
12 10 (1.02%) Security Posture
13 9 (0.92%) CMDB
14 8 (0.82%) Data Structures
14 8 (0.82%) iPad
15 7 (0.72%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 474 (48.52%) Windows
2 194 (19.86%) Windows Server
3 179 (18.32%) Windows 10
4 51 (5.22%) Linux
5 48 (4.91%) Apple iOS
6 47 (4.81%) Mac OS
7 32 (3.28%) Android
8 31 (3.17%) Windows Server 2016
9 29 (2.97%) Windows Server 2012
10 21 (2.15%) Windows Server 2019
11 11 (1.13%) Windows Server 2008
12 5 (0.51%) Ubuntu
12 5 (0.51%) Unix
13 3 (0.31%) CentOS
14 2 (0.20%) Mac OS X
15 1 (0.10%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
15 1 (0.10%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 330 (33.78%) ITIL
2 292 (29.89%) Customer Service
3 226 (23.13%) Problem-Solving
4 205 (20.98%) Continuous Improvement
5 167 (17.09%) Cybersecurity
6 143 (14.64%) ITSM
7 108 (11.05%) Service Delivery
8 98 (10.03%) Customer Experience
9 92 (9.42%) Infrastructure Engineering
10 88 (9.01%) Analytics
11 81 (8.29%) Business Intelligence
11 81 (8.29%) Patch Management
11 81 (8.29%) Performance Metrics
12 71 (7.27%) Ticket Management
13 69 (7.06%) Change Management
14 68 (6.96%) Software Deployment
15 67 (6.86%) Roadmaps
16 64 (6.55%) Service Management
17 61 (6.24%) Disaster Recovery
17 61 (6.24%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 100 (10.24%) PowerShell
2 69 (7.06%) SQL
3 36 (3.68%) Python
4 34 (3.48%) JavaScript
5 32 (3.28%) C#
6 17 (1.74%) R
7 11 (1.13%) TypeScript
8 10 (1.02%) Bash
8 10 (1.02%) T-SQL
9 7 (0.72%) Java
10 6 (0.61%) Bicep
11 5 (0.51%) Shell Script
11 5 (0.51%) VBA
12 4 (0.41%) Delphi
12 4 (0.41%) Pascal
12 4 (0.41%) PHP
13 3 (0.31%) Google Apps Script
14 2 (0.20%) Data Analysis Expressions
15 1 (0.10%) PL/SQL
15 1 (0.10%) Scala
Qualifications
1 237 (24.26%) Degree
2 174 (17.81%) Microsoft Certification
3 115 (11.77%) Security Cleared
4 112 (11.46%) SC Cleared
5 93 (9.52%) MCSE
6 89 (9.11%) AWS Certification
7 60 (6.14%) CTC Cleared
8 36 (3.68%) Cisco Certification
9 35 (3.58%) Azure Certification
10 27 (2.76%) DBS Check
11 26 (2.66%) CISSP
12 19 (1.94%) CCNA
13 17 (1.74%) Computer Science Degree
14 16 (1.64%) Network+ Certification
15 14 (1.43%) MCSA
16 13 (1.33%) Microsoft Certified Professional
17 12 (1.23%) (ISC)2 CCSP
17 12 (1.23%) BPSS Clearance
18 11 (1.13%) A+ Certification
18 11 (1.13%) CEH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 88 (9.01%) QA
2 84 (8.60%) SLA
3 83 (8.50%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 58 (5.94%) Cyber Essentials
5 26 (2.66%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 25 (2.56%) GDPR
7 18 (1.84%) NIST
8 13 (1.33%) Accessibility
8 13 (1.33%) GRC
9 12 (1.23%) Data Quality
10 11 (1.13%) PMO
11 9 (0.92%) ISO 9001
12 8 (0.82%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
13 5 (0.51%) PCI DSS
14 3 (0.31%) NCSC
15 2 (0.20%) HL7
16 1 (0.10%) COBIT
16 1 (0.10%) ISO 22301
16 1 (0.10%) MiFID
16 1 (0.10%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 314 (32.14%) Active Directory
2 98 (10.03%) Hyper-V
3 62 (6.35%) VMware Infrastructure
4 14 (1.43%) Virtual Desktop
4 14 (1.43%) Virtual Machines
5 12 (1.23%) vSphere
6 9 (0.92%) Firmware
6 9 (0.92%) Virtual Servers
7 8 (0.82%) Docker
7 8 (0.82%) Microsoft Virtual Server
8 6 (0.61%) DFS Replication
8 6 (0.61%) VMware ESXi
9 4 (0.41%) BitLocker
10 3 (0.31%) Postfix
11 2 (0.20%) Terminal Services
11 2 (0.20%) XenApp
12 1 (0.10%) Citrix Hypervisor
Systems Management
1 218 (22.31%) Microsoft Intune
2 23 (2.35%) SCCM
3 18 (1.84%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 17 (1.74%) Terraform
5 14 (1.43%) Jamf Pro
6 13 (1.33%) Autotask
7 11 (1.13%) Kubernetes
7 11 (1.13%) Single Sign-On
8 9 (0.92%) Ansible
9 6 (0.61%) Cisco CUCM
9 6 (0.61%) Grafana
9 6 (0.61%) vCenter Server
10 4 (0.41%) FortiGate
10 4 (0.41%) PaperCut
11 3 (0.31%) Proxmox
12 1 (0.10%) CASB
12 1 (0.10%) Forefront Identity Manager
12 1 (0.10%) Kibana
12 1 (0.10%) Oracle RMAN
Vendors
1 776 (79.43%) Microsoft
2 123 (12.59%) Cisco
3 114 (11.67%) ServiceNow
4 102 (10.44%) VMware
5 58 (5.94%) Google
6 33 (3.38%) Apple
7 30 (3.07%) Adobe
8 28 (2.87%) Meraki
9 22 (2.25%) CrowdStrike
9 22 (2.25%) Dell
9 22 (2.25%) Fortinet
10 19 (1.94%) Veeam
11 18 (1.84%) HP
12 17 (1.74%) Oracle
13 15 (1.54%) iManage
13 15 (1.54%) Palo Alto
13 15 (1.54%) Salesforce
14 14 (1.43%) Draytek
15 13 (1.33%) Citrix
15 13 (1.33%) SAP
301 hybrid/remote Microsoft 365 jobs