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

6 months to
2 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 37 47 31
Rank change year-on-year +10 -16 +1
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 365 1,320 944 1,604
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 5.65% 5.76% 6.60%
As % of the Cloud Services category 15.22% 16.04% 16.14%
Number of salaries quoted 1,021 749 1,155
10th Percentile £28,500 £27,500 £27,000
25th Percentile £32,750 £31,250 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £40,600 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +17.00% -18.80% -
75th Percentile £62,500 £58,750 £63,125
90th Percentile £80,000 £70,000 £74,700
UK median annual salary £40,000 £37,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year +6.67% -11.76% +1.08%

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 8,675 5,885 9,940
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 37.14% 35.91% 40.90%
Number of salaries quoted 6,346 4,299 7,340
10th Percentile £35,000 £31,500 £37,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £42,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% -7.69% -
75th Percentile £85,000 £82,500 £85,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £112,500
UK median annual salary £62,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.17% - -4.18%

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 September 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
1 473 (35.83%) SharePoint
2 275 (20.83%) Microsoft Exchange
3 25 (1.89%) Confluence
4 18 (1.36%) IIS
5 5 (0.38%) CMS
6 4 (0.30%) Exchange Server 2007
6 4 (0.30%) Exchange Server 2010
6 4 (0.30%) Exchange Server 2013
7 3 (0.23%) SAS
8 1 (0.076%) WordPress
Applications
1 145 (10.98%) Microsoft Office
2 40 (3.03%) Microsoft Excel
3 10 (0.76%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 7 (0.53%) MS Visio
5 5 (0.38%) CorelDRAW
5 5 (0.38%) Microsoft Project
6 3 (0.23%) Chatbot
6 3 (0.23%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.076%) Acrobat
Business Applications
1 9 (0.68%) Dynamics CRM
1 9 (0.68%) NetSuite
2 5 (0.38%) SAP Business One
2 5 (0.38%) Shopify
3 4 (0.30%) Payment Gateway
4 3 (0.23%) Elite 3E
4 3 (0.23%) Remedy ITSM
4 3 (0.23%) Sage 200
5 2 (0.15%) Carpe Diem
5 2 (0.15%) Dynamics GP
5 2 (0.15%) Visualfiles
6 1 (0.076%) Dynamics NAV
6 1 (0.076%) Oracle Payables
6 1 (0.076%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 669 (50.68%) Azure
2 423 (32.05%) Entra ID
3 240 (18.18%) Power Platform
4 161 (12.20%) AWS
5 142 (10.76%) OneDrive
6 121 (9.17%) Microsoft Copilot
7 117 (8.86%) Power Automate
8 113 (8.56%) PowerApps
9 103 (7.80%) SaaS
10 74 (5.61%) Microsoft Purview
11 49 (3.71%) Mimecast
12 40 (3.03%) Cloud Computing
13 38 (2.88%) Azure Logic Apps
13 38 (2.88%) Dynamics 365
14 31 (2.35%) Google Workspace
15 28 (2.12%) Azure Sentinel
16 26 (1.97%) Copilot Studio
17 25 (1.89%) Azure DevOps
18 24 (1.82%) IaaS
19 23 (1.74%) Azure Data Factory
Communications & Networking
1 228 (17.27%) Firewall
2 197 (14.92%) DNS
3 151 (11.44%) DHCP
4 147 (11.14%) VPN
5 108 (8.18%) LAN
5 108 (8.18%) TCP/IP
6 104 (7.88%) WAN
7 92 (6.97%) Wi-Fi
8 52 (3.94%) VLAN
9 48 (3.64%) VoIP
10 42 (3.18%) Network Security
11 38 (2.88%) Wireless
12 16 (1.21%) Unified Communications
13 14 (1.06%) SAN
14 9 (0.68%) Remote Desktop
15 8 (0.61%) Cisco ASA
15 8 (0.61%) Cisco Firepower
15 8 (0.61%) Internet
15 8 (0.61%) WebEx
16 7 (0.53%) NGFW
Database & Business Intelligence
1 74 (5.61%) Power BI
2 51 (3.86%) SQL Server
3 28 (2.12%) Azure SQL Database
4 10 (0.76%) Metadata
5 7 (0.53%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 6 (0.45%) MySQL
7 4 (0.30%) Amazon RDS
7 4 (0.30%) Data Lake
7 4 (0.30%) PostgreSQL
8 3 (0.23%) MongoDB
8 3 (0.23%) Relational Database
8 3 (0.23%) Spatial Data
9 2 (0.15%) Data Warehouse
9 2 (0.15%) Power Query
10 1 (0.076%) Delta Lake
10 1 (0.076%) NoSQL
10 1 (0.076%) Parquet
10 1 (0.076%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 88 (6.67%) JIRA
2 10 (0.76%) Git
3 5 (0.38%) VersionOne
4 2 (0.15%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 1 (0.076%) Postman
5 1 (0.076%) Rational DOORS
5 1 (0.076%) Selenium
General
1 677 (51.29%) Social Skills
2 149 (11.29%) Finance
3 120 (9.09%) Legal
4 99 (7.50%) Law
5 78 (5.91%) Analytical Skills
6 67 (5.08%) Organisational Skills
7 60 (4.55%) Public Sector
8 48 (3.64%) Swedish Language
9 45 (3.41%) Presentation Skills
10 38 (2.88%) Telecoms
11 36 (2.73%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 31 (2.35%) Documentation Skills
13 29 (2.20%) Retail
14 26 (1.97%) Manufacturing
15 25 (1.89%) Marketing
16 21 (1.59%) French Language
17 18 (1.36%) Banking
18 17 (1.29%) Advertising
19 16 (1.21%) Local Government
20 13 (0.98%) Games
Job Titles
1 288 (21.82%) IT Support
2 222 (16.82%) Support Engineer
3 206 (15.61%) Analyst
3 206 (15.61%) IT Engineer
4 178 (13.48%) IT Support Engineer
5 164 (12.42%) Senior
6 114 (8.64%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 110 (8.33%) Consultant
8 92 (6.97%) Service Analyst
9 86 (6.52%) Service Desk Analyst
10 79 (5.98%) Architect
11 76 (5.76%) Support Analyst
12 70 (5.30%) Developer
13 56 (4.24%) Lead
14 55 (4.17%) IT Analyst
15 53 (4.02%) 2nd Line Support
16 52 (3.94%) IT Manager
17 51 (3.86%) 1st Line Support
18 48 (3.64%) IT Technician
19 46 (3.48%) 3rd Line Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 52 (3.94%) Microsoft Graph
2 49 (3.71%) HTML
3 43 (3.26%) .NET
3 43 (3.26%) CSS
4 37 (2.80%) SPFx
5 34 (2.58%) HTML5 Canvas
6 33 (2.50%) Terraform
7 22 (1.67%) .NET Core
8 21 (1.59%) JSON
9 13 (0.98%) REST
10 11 (0.83%) ASP.NET
10 11 (0.83%) React
11 9 (0.68%) Middleware
12 8 (0.61%) RESTful
12 8 (0.61%) XMPP
13 5 (0.38%) ASP.NET Core
13 5 (0.38%) OpenID
13 5 (0.38%) XML
14 4 (0.30%) Node.js
14 4 (0.30%) OAuth
Miscellaneous
1 115 (8.71%) Onboarding
2 110 (8.33%) Driving Licence
3 41 (3.11%) Self-Motivation
4 36 (2.73%) Security Posture
5 31 (2.35%) Hybrid Cloud
6 30 (2.27%) Enterprise Software
7 28 (2.12%) Clustering
8 27 (2.05%) Management Information System
9 23 (1.74%) Product Ownership
10 18 (1.36%) AI Agents
10 18 (1.36%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 17 (1.29%) Data Centre
11 17 (1.29%) Video Conferencing
12 15 (1.14%) Cloud Native
13 14 (1.06%) Low-Code
14 13 (0.98%) Web Conferencing
15 11 (0.83%) Replication
16 9 (0.68%) PKI
16 9 (0.68%) Security Operations Centre
17 8 (0.61%) FlexPod
Operating Systems
1 544 (41.21%) Windows
2 247 (18.71%) Windows Server
3 64 (4.85%) Linux
3 64 (4.85%) Mac OS
4 63 (4.77%) Windows 10
5 30 (2.27%) Android
5 30 (2.27%) Apple iOS
6 23 (1.74%) Windows Server 2016
7 13 (0.98%) Windows Server 2019
8 10 (0.76%) Ubuntu
8 10 (0.76%) Windows Server 2012
9 4 (0.30%) Debian
9 4 (0.30%) Windows Server 2008
10 1 (0.076%) CentOS
10 1 (0.076%) Mac OS X
10 1 (0.076%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 370 (28.03%) Problem-Solving
2 288 (21.82%) ITIL
3 287 (21.74%) Customer Service
4 265 (20.08%) Continuous Improvement
5 213 (16.14%) Cybersecurity
6 189 (14.32%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 156 (11.82%) AI
8 149 (11.29%) ITSM
9 137 (10.38%) Stakeholder Management
10 127 (9.62%) Mentoring
11 124 (9.39%) Service Delivery
12 120 (9.09%) Project Delivery
13 118 (8.94%) Roadmaps
14 117 (8.86%) Disaster Recovery
15 112 (8.48%) Technical Leadership
16 95 (7.20%) User Experience
17 90 (6.82%) Information Security
18 88 (6.67%) Service Management
19 83 (6.29%) Agile
20 80 (6.06%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 190 (14.39%) PowerShell
2 96 (7.27%) SQL
3 61 (4.62%) JavaScript
4 59 (4.47%) C#
5 57 (4.32%) Python
6 35 (2.65%) R
7 30 (2.27%) TypeScript
8 24 (1.82%) Bicep
9 20 (1.52%) VBA
10 13 (0.98%) Bash
11 9 (0.68%) T-SQL
12 6 (0.45%) VBScript
13 5 (0.38%) Kusto Query Language
13 5 (0.38%) Ruby
14 3 (0.23%) C
14 3 (0.23%) Data Analysis Expressions
14 3 (0.23%) Google Apps Script
14 3 (0.23%) Java
15 2 (0.15%) Dart
15 2 (0.15%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 202 (15.30%) Degree
2 169 (12.80%) Microsoft Certification
3 76 (5.76%) Security Cleared
4 74 (5.61%) MCSE
5 71 (5.38%) SC Cleared
6 70 (5.30%) AWS Certification
7 58 (4.39%) Azure Certification
8 29 (2.20%) CISSP
9 28 (2.12%) Cisco Certification
10 23 (1.74%) Computer Science Degree
10 23 (1.74%) DBS Check
11 21 (1.59%) CCNA
12 20 (1.52%) CISM
13 12 (0.91%) PMP
14 10 (0.76%) CEH
14 10 (0.76%) HNC
14 10 (0.76%) HND
15 9 (0.68%) BPSS Clearance
15 9 (0.68%) GIAC
15 9 (0.68%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 104 (7.88%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 79 (5.98%) Cyber Essentials
3 75 (5.68%) SLA
4 71 (5.38%) QA
5 60 (4.55%) GDPR
6 45 (3.41%) GRC
7 32 (2.42%) NIST
8 23 (1.74%) Accessibility
9 13 (0.98%) Data Quality
10 11 (0.83%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 5 (0.38%) ISO/IEC 27005
11 5 (0.38%) PCI DSS
11 5 (0.38%) PMO
11 5 (0.38%) SOC 2
12 3 (0.23%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 3 (0.23%) ISO/IEC 42001
12 3 (0.23%) NCSC
12 3 (0.23%) WCAG
13 2 (0.15%) EU AI Act
13 2 (0.15%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 445 (33.71%) Active Directory
2 150 (11.36%) Hyper-V
3 94 (7.12%) VMware Infrastructure
4 28 (2.12%) Virtual Desktop
5 21 (1.59%) vSphere
6 20 (1.52%) Virtual Machines
7 12 (0.91%) BitLocker
8 8 (0.61%) Microsoft Virtual Server
8 8 (0.61%) Virtual Servers
8 8 (0.61%) VMware Server
9 6 (0.45%) Terminal Services
10 5 (0.38%) ClearTrust
11 4 (0.30%) KVM
12 3 (0.23%) VMware ESXi
13 2 (0.15%) Docker
14 1 (0.076%) Citrix Hypervisor
14 1 (0.076%) Embedded Firmware
14 1 (0.076%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 311 (23.56%) Microsoft Intune
2 31 (2.35%) SCCM
3 20 (1.52%) Single Sign-On
4 13 (0.98%) Jamf Pro
5 12 (0.91%) Failover Clustering
6 9 (0.68%) Ansible
6 9 (0.68%) Kubernetes
7 8 (0.61%) Autotask
7 8 (0.61%) Cisco CUCM
7 8 (0.61%) Grafana
8 7 (0.53%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
9 6 (0.45%) Proxmox
10 4 (0.30%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 4 (0.30%) FortiGate
10 4 (0.30%) Graylog
10 4 (0.30%) ZABBIX
11 3 (0.23%) Norton AntiVirus
12 2 (0.15%) vCenter Server
12 2 (0.15%) WhatsUp Gold
12 2 (0.15%) WSUS
Vendors
1 1,191 (90.23%) Microsoft
2 121 (9.17%) VMware
3 119 (9.02%) ServiceNow
4 71 (5.38%) Cisco
5 57 (4.32%) Veeam
6 47 (3.56%) Google
7 36 (2.73%) Apple
7 36 (2.73%) CrowdStrike
8 35 (2.65%) Meraki
9 32 (2.42%) Adobe
10 28 (2.12%) Fortinet
11 27 (2.05%) iManage
12 20 (1.52%) SonicWALL
13 19 (1.44%) Zscaler
14 18 (1.36%) Palo Alto
15 17 (1.29%) Salesforce
16 16 (1.21%) Citrix
17 14 (1.06%) Computacenter
17 14 (1.06%) N-able
17 14 (1.06%) WatchGuard