Microsoft 365 Jobs with Work from Home Options

Microsoft 365 (M365, Office 365, O365)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and a requirement for Microsoft 365 skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Microsoft 365 over the 6 months to 6 December 2023 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
6 Dec 2023
Same period 2022 Same period 2021
Rank 32 59 61
Rank change year-on-year +27 +2 -11
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 365 1,689 2,983 2,584
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 7.45% 5.48% 5.14%
As % of the Cloud Services category 15.53% 11.38% 9.98%
Number of salaries quoted 1,522 2,621 2,201
10th Percentile £27,500 £27,000 £25,875
25th Percentile £32,500 £32,000 £32,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £45,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% -5.26% -
75th Percentile £63,750 £62,250 £63,750
90th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £75,000
UK median annual salary £42,500 £42,500 £41,000
% change year-on-year - +3.66% -3.53%

All Cloud Skills
Work from Home

Microsoft 365 is in the Cloud Services category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a WFH option and a requirement for cloud computing skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 10,873 26,212 25,901
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 47.98% 48.12% 51.53%
Number of salaries quoted 8,364 18,880 20,093
10th Percentile £36,270 £37,500 £36,250
25th Percentile £47,500 £48,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £64,500 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -0.77% +8.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £82,500 £85,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £62,500 £64,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -3.10% +7.50% +4.35%

Microsoft 365
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing Microsoft 365 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Microsoft 365 trend for jobs with a WFH option

Microsoft 365
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Microsoft 365.

Microsoft 365 salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

Microsoft 365
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Microsoft 365 over the 6 months to 6 December 2023.

Microsoft 365 salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Microsoft 365
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 383 (22.68%) SharePoint
2 152 (9.00%) MS Exchange
3 38 (2.25%) IIS
4 11 (0.65%) Confluence
5 8 (0.47%) Exchange Server 2010
6 7 (0.41%) IBM Domino
6 7 (0.41%) IBM Notes
6 7 (0.41%) Skype for Business
7 5 (0.30%) WordPress
8 4 (0.24%) CMS
8 4 (0.24%) SharePoint Server
9 2 (0.12%) Alfresco
9 2 (0.12%) Documentum
9 2 (0.12%) Exchange Server 2013
9 2 (0.12%) FileNet
9 2 (0.12%) Site Server
10 1 (0.059%) ArcGIS
10 1 (0.059%) Oracle Workflow
10 1 (0.059%) SharePoint 2010
Applications
1 214 (12.67%) Microsoft Office
2 38 (2.25%) Microsoft Excel
3 30 (1.78%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 18 (1.07%) Microsoft Project
5 15 (0.89%) MS Visio
6 5 (0.30%) Spreadsheet
7 4 (0.24%) Chatbot
8 2 (0.12%) 1Password
9 1 (0.059%) Trello
Business Applications
1 34 (2.01%) Dynamics CRM
2 13 (0.77%) Unit4 Business World
3 7 (0.41%) SAP Business One
4 6 (0.36%) Elite 3E
5 3 (0.18%) Eikon
6 2 (0.12%) Dynamics NAV
6 2 (0.12%) SAP ERP
7 1 (0.059%) Aareon QL
7 1 (0.059%) Carpe Diem
7 1 (0.059%) MIS ActiveH
7 1 (0.059%) OPENHousing
7 1 (0.059%) Salerio
7 1 (0.059%) Salesforce CRM
7 1 (0.059%) SAP CX
7 1 (0.059%) SAP S/4HANA
7 1 (0.059%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
7 1 (0.059%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 980 (58.02%) Azure
2 335 (19.83%) Entra ID
3 203 (12.02%) AWS
4 174 (10.30%) Power Platform
5 84 (4.97%) PaaS
6 83 (4.91%) PowerApps
7 82 (4.85%) IaaS
8 78 (4.62%) OneDrive
9 77 (4.56%) SaaS
10 74 (4.38%) Dynamics 365
11 61 (3.61%) Azure DevOps
12 47 (2.78%) Power Automate
13 42 (2.49%) WhatsApp
14 40 (2.37%) Mimecast
15 30 (1.78%) GCP
15 30 (1.78%) Microsoft Purview
16 29 (1.72%) Azure Sentinel
17 20 (1.18%) Cloud Computing
18 18 (1.07%) Azure Logic Apps
19 16 (0.95%) Nutanix
Communications & Networking
1 352 (20.84%) Firewall
2 283 (16.76%) DNS
3 236 (13.97%) DHCP
4 189 (11.19%) WAN
5 177 (10.48%) LAN
6 163 (9.65%) VPN
7 125 (7.40%) TCP/IP
8 106 (6.28%) VLAN
9 96 (5.68%) VoIP
10 93 (5.51%) Wireless
11 73 (4.32%) Wi-Fi
12 72 (4.26%) SAN
13 62 (3.67%) Remote Desktop
14 37 (2.19%) NAS
14 37 (2.19%) SMTP
15 35 (2.07%) Broadband
16 31 (1.84%) Internet
17 29 (1.72%) ADSL
17 29 (1.72%) SNMP
18 26 (1.54%) FTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 137 (8.11%) SQL Server
2 91 (5.39%) Power BI
3 27 (1.60%) Amazon RDS
4 17 (1.01%) MySQL
5 13 (0.77%) Data Warehouse
6 9 (0.53%) Azure SQL Database
6 9 (0.53%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 7 (0.41%) PostgreSQL
8 6 (0.36%) Data Lake
8 6 (0.36%) Metadata
8 6 (0.36%) Relational Database
9 5 (0.30%) GIS
9 5 (0.30%) Power Query
10 4 (0.24%) RDBMS
11 3 (0.18%) BusinessObjects
12 2 (0.12%) Apache Cassandra
12 2 (0.12%) Geospatial Data
12 2 (0.12%) MongoDB
12 2 (0.12%) SQL Server Analysis Services
12 2 (0.12%) SQLPlus
Development Applications
1 26 (1.54%) JIRA
2 9 (0.53%) Octopus Deploy
3 5 (0.30%) Git
3 5 (0.30%) Jenkins
4 4 (0.24%) GitLab
4 4 (0.24%) Visual Studio
5 3 (0.18%) Vagrant
6 2 (0.12%) MSBuild
7 1 (0.059%) Bitbucket
7 1 (0.059%) Fiddler
7 1 (0.059%) Oracle Forms
7 1 (0.059%) Subversion
General
1 505 (29.90%) Social Skills
2 242 (14.33%) Finance
3 122 (7.22%) Analytical Skills
4 94 (5.57%) Legal
5 88 (5.21%) Manufacturing
6 75 (4.44%) Public Sector
7 69 (4.09%) Law
8 59 (3.49%) Telecoms
9 55 (3.26%) Organisational Skills
9 55 (3.26%) Presentation Skills
10 42 (2.49%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 34 (2.01%) Documentation Skills
12 32 (1.89%) Retail
13 31 (1.84%) Banking
14 24 (1.42%) Marketing
15 14 (0.83%) Local Government
16 13 (0.77%) Fire and Rescue
17 12 (0.71%) Back Office
17 12 (0.71%) Influencing Skills
18 11 (0.65%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 338 (20.01%) Analyst
2 251 (14.86%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 232 (13.74%) Support Engineer
4 207 (12.26%) Senior
5 201 (11.90%) IT Support
6 198 (11.72%) IT Engineer
7 127 (7.52%) 2nd Line Support
8 113 (6.69%) Support Analyst
9 107 (6.34%) IT Support Engineer
10 99 (5.86%) IT Analyst
11 85 (5.03%) Consultant
12 83 (4.91%) Lead
13 82 (4.85%) Architect
14 81 (4.80%) 2nd Line Engineer
15 78 (4.62%) 3rd Line Engineer
16 76 (4.50%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
17 69 (4.09%) Service Analyst
18 65 (3.85%) 3rd Line Support
19 63 (3.73%) 1st Line Support
20 59 (3.49%) IT Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 44 (2.61%) .NET
2 38 (2.25%) ARM Templates
3 36 (2.13%) JSON
4 32 (1.89%) YAML
5 11 (0.65%) SAML
6 10 (0.59%) .NET Core
6 10 (0.59%) .NET Framework
6 10 (0.59%) ASP.NET
7 7 (0.41%) HTML5 Canvas
8 6 (0.36%) Entity Framework
8 6 (0.36%) Middleware
9 5 (0.30%) HTML
10 4 (0.24%) 802.1X
10 4 (0.24%) AngularJS
10 4 (0.24%) CSS
10 4 (0.24%) MACH
10 4 (0.24%) React
10 4 (0.24%) RESTful
10 4 (0.24%) Web Services
10 4 (0.24%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 111 (6.57%) Data Centre
2 77 (4.56%) Driving Licence
3 63 (3.73%) Management Information System
4 54 (3.20%) Public Cloud
5 42 (2.49%) Enterprise Software
6 37 (2.19%) Private Cloud
6 37 (2.19%) Self-Motivation
7 27 (1.60%) PKI
8 26 (1.54%) Replication
9 24 (1.42%) EFT
9 24 (1.42%) Security Operations Centre
10 20 (1.18%) Clustering
10 20 (1.18%) Onboarding
11 17 (1.01%) Hybrid Cloud
11 17 (1.01%) Video Conferencing
12 14 (0.83%) Product Ownership
12 14 (0.83%) Security Posture
13 13 (0.77%) iPad
13 13 (0.77%) iPhone
14 12 (0.71%) Fat Client
Operating Systems
1 913 (54.06%) Windows
2 518 (30.67%) Windows Server
3 302 (17.88%) Windows 10
4 154 (9.12%) Windows Server 2019
5 146 (8.64%) Windows Server 2016
6 114 (6.75%) Windows Server 2012
7 103 (6.10%) Linux
8 54 (3.20%) Apple iOS
9 51 (3.02%) Android
10 36 (2.13%) Mac OS
11 26 (1.54%) Windows 8
12 22 (1.30%) Windows Server 2003
13 21 (1.24%) Mac OS X
13 21 (1.24%) Windows 7
14 17 (1.01%) Unix
15 15 (0.89%) Windows Server 2008
16 8 (0.47%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
17 6 (0.36%) CentOS
18 5 (0.30%) Debian
19 4 (0.24%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 394 (23.33%) ITIL
2 287 (16.99%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 271 (16.04%) Customer Service
4 224 (13.26%) Problem-Solving
5 211 (12.49%) Agile
6 180 (10.66%) Project Management
7 165 (9.77%) Service Management
8 151 (8.94%) Cybersecurity
9 134 (7.93%) Change Management
10 132 (7.82%) Migration
11 114 (6.75%) Project Delivery
12 112 (6.63%) DevOps
13 97 (5.74%) Disaster Recovery
14 93 (5.51%) Information Security
15 82 (4.85%) Mentoring
16 78 (4.62%) Business Intelligence
16 78 (4.62%) Roadmaps
17 74 (4.38%) ITSM
18 73 (4.32%) Risk Assessment
19 72 (4.26%) Continuous Improvement
Programming Languages
1 345 (20.43%) PowerShell
2 172 (10.18%) SQL
3 61 (3.61%) Python
4 49 (2.90%) Bash
5 45 (2.66%) C#
6 18 (1.07%) T-SQL
7 16 (0.95%) VBScript
8 15 (0.89%) JavaScript
8 15 (0.89%) VB
9 13 (0.77%) Bicep
10 7 (0.41%) Korn
10 7 (0.41%) Kusto Query Language
10 7 (0.41%) Ruby
11 3 (0.18%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 3 (0.18%) Go
11 3 (0.18%) Java
11 3 (0.18%) PHP
11 3 (0.18%) TypeScript
12 2 (0.12%) DataFlex
12 2 (0.12%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 265 (15.69%) Degree
2 160 (9.47%) Microsoft Certification
3 108 (6.39%) Security Cleared
4 69 (4.09%) Cisco Certification
5 67 (3.97%) SC Cleared
6 56 (3.32%) MCSE
7 53 (3.14%) CCNA
8 37 (2.19%) MCITP
9 35 (2.07%) Azure Certification
10 34 (2.01%) ITIL Certification
10 34 (2.01%) Network+ Certification
11 31 (1.84%) CISSP
12 28 (1.66%) MCP
13 27 (1.60%) MCSA
14 26 (1.54%) Computer Science Degree
15 25 (1.48%) CCNP
15 25 (1.48%) DBS Check
15 25 (1.48%) DV Cleared
16 24 (1.42%) BPSS Clearance
17 20 (1.18%) CISM
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 119 (7.05%) SLA
2 79 (4.68%) Cyber Essentials
3 59 (3.49%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 36 (2.13%) GDPR
5 23 (1.36%) NIST
6 20 (1.18%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 14 (0.83%) Accessibility
8 12 (0.71%) PCI DSS
9 10 (0.59%) NCSC
10 8 (0.47%) QA
11 6 (0.36%) COBIT
11 6 (0.36%) PMO
12 3 (0.18%) GRC
13 2 (0.12%) NIST 800
14 1 (0.059%) California Consumer Privacy Act
14 1 (0.059%) Data Quality
14 1 (0.059%) HMG Security Policy Framework
14 1 (0.059%) ISO 22301
14 1 (0.059%) ITGC
14 1 (0.059%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 849 (50.27%) Active Directory
2 274 (16.22%) VMware Infrastructure
3 211 (12.49%) Hyper-V
4 89 (5.27%) Virtual Desktop
5 88 (5.21%) VMware ESXi
6 73 (4.32%) vSphere
7 30 (1.78%) Virtual Machines
8 26 (1.54%) Virtual Servers
9 25 (1.48%) Firmware
10 16 (0.95%) VMware NSX
11 15 (0.89%) Docker
12 13 (0.77%) vCloud
12 13 (0.77%) XenApp
13 12 (0.71%) BitLocker
14 9 (0.53%) Terminal Server
15 8 (0.47%) XenDesktop
16 6 (0.36%) DFS Replication
17 5 (0.30%) VirtualBox
17 5 (0.30%) VMware Server
18 4 (0.24%) Microsoft App-V
Systems Management
1 339 (20.07%) Microsoft Intune
2 181 (10.72%) SCCM
3 62 (3.67%) Terraform
4 33 (1.95%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 33 (1.95%) Kubernetes
4 33 (1.95%) vCenter Server
5 24 (1.42%) Ansible
6 23 (1.36%) FortiGate
7 22 (1.30%) WSUS
8 17 (1.01%) Nessus
8 17 (1.01%) SCOM
9 16 (0.95%) Failover Clustering
9 16 (0.95%) Microsoft Clustering
10 14 (0.83%) Jamf Pro
10 14 (0.83%) Single Sign-On
11 13 (0.77%) Grafana
12 11 (0.65%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
13 9 (0.53%) AirWatch
13 9 (0.53%) Cisco CUCM
14 6 (0.36%) Nagios
Vendors
1 1,179 (69.80%) Microsoft
2 427 (25.28%) VMware
3 171 (10.12%) Cisco
4 150 (8.88%) Citrix
5 69 (4.09%) HP
6 62 (3.67%) ServiceNow
7 61 (3.61%) Apple
8 56 (3.32%) Dell
9 46 (2.72%) Veeam
10 43 (2.55%) Meraki
11 40 (2.37%) Google
12 36 (2.13%) Sophos
13 31 (1.84%) iManage
14 29 (1.72%) SolarWinds
15 27 (1.60%) CheckPoint
15 27 (1.60%) SAP
16 26 (1.54%) Salesforce
17 24 (1.42%) Globalscape
18 20 (1.18%) ConnectWise
19 19 (1.12%) Avaya