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 vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 46 32 32
Rank change year-on-year -14 0 +45
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 365 952 1,518 1,801
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 5.84% 6.48% 7.33%
As % of the Cloud Services category 16.38% 15.88% 15.24%
Number of salaries quoted 722 997 1,664
10th Percentile £27,775 £28,000 £28,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £35,000 £34,233
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,662 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -18.68% - +11.11%
75th Percentile £60,000 £65,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £72,400 £74,250 £77,500
UK median annual salary £37,000 £42,500 £41,588
% change year-on-year -12.94% +2.19% -2.15%

All Cloud 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 5,811 9,559 11,818
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 35.65% 40.78% 48.13%
Number of salaries quoted 4,183 6,605 10,227
10th Percentile £31,629 £37,500 £37,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,500 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £65,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% - -
75th Percentile £82,500 £86,250 £83,250
90th Percentile £110,000 £115,000 £101,250
UK median annual salary £60,000 £62,500 £62,500
% change year-on-year -4.00% - -

Microsoft 365
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options citing Microsoft 365 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Microsoft 365 trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

Microsoft 365
Salary Trend for Jobs with Hybrid Work Options

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote work options citing Microsoft 365.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote work options citing Microsoft 365

Microsoft 365
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with remote working options citing Microsoft 365 over the 6 months to 18 September 2025.

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
1 238 (25.00%) SharePoint
2 192 (20.17%) Microsoft Exchange
3 18 (1.89%) IIS
4 9 (0.95%) Moodle
4 9 (0.95%) Tomcat
5 5 (0.53%) Skype for Business
6 4 (0.42%) SharePoint Server
6 4 (0.42%) WordPress
7 3 (0.32%) ArcGIS
8 2 (0.21%) CMS
8 2 (0.21%) Confluence
9 1 (0.11%) Anypoint
9 1 (0.11%) Apache
9 1 (0.11%) Drupal
9 1 (0.11%) Exchange Server 2010
9 1 (0.11%) Exchange Server 2013
Applications
1 173 (18.17%) Microsoft Office
2 82 (8.61%) Microsoft Excel
3 26 (2.73%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 9 (0.95%) Spreadsheet
5 5 (0.53%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 5 (0.53%) Microsoft Project
6 4 (0.42%) Adobe Illustrator
6 4 (0.42%) AutoCAD
6 4 (0.42%) InDesign
6 4 (0.42%) Photoshop
7 3 (0.32%) EPLAN
8 1 (0.11%) Acrobat
8 1 (0.11%) Adobe Captivate
8 1 (0.11%) Adobe Premiere
8 1 (0.11%) Autodesk Inventor
8 1 (0.11%) Chatbot
8 1 (0.11%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 28 (2.94%) Dynamics CRM
2 11 (1.16%) NetSuite
3 4 (0.42%) Sage 1000
4 2 (0.21%) Carpe Diem
4 2 (0.21%) Dynamics GP
4 2 (0.21%) Sage 200
5 1 (0.11%) Dynamics AX
5 1 (0.11%) Integrated Workplace Management System
5 1 (0.11%) Raiser’s Edge
5 1 (0.11%) Sage 50
5 1 (0.11%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 463 (48.63%) Azure
2 191 (20.06%) Entra ID
3 124 (13.03%) Power Platform
4 88 (9.24%) Power Automate
5 76 (7.98%) PowerApps
6 73 (7.67%) AWS
7 66 (6.93%) OneDrive
8 52 (5.46%) Dynamics 365
9 47 (4.94%) Microsoft Copilot
10 42 (4.41%) Azure DevOps
11 41 (4.31%) SaaS
12 30 (3.15%) IaaS
13 29 (3.05%) Microsoft Purview
14 22 (2.31%) PaaS
15 15 (1.58%) Azure Logic Apps
16 14 (1.47%) Copilot Studio
17 13 (1.37%) Azure Data Factory
17 13 (1.37%) Azure Sentinel
18 9 (0.95%) Mimecast
19 8 (0.84%) Google Docs
Communications & Networking
1 131 (13.76%) Firewall
2 86 (9.03%) DNS
3 82 (8.61%) DHCP
4 67 (7.04%) VPN
5 57 (5.99%) TCP/IP
5 57 (5.99%) WAN
6 47 (4.94%) LAN
7 33 (3.47%) VoIP
8 23 (2.42%) VLAN
9 18 (1.89%) SAN
9 18 (1.89%) Wireless
10 16 (1.68%) SSL
11 15 (1.58%) SD-WAN
12 13 (1.37%) Wi-Fi
13 9 (0.95%) DMARC
13 9 (0.95%) Remote Desktop
14 8 (0.84%) Network Security
14 8 (0.84%) Unified Communications
15 7 (0.74%) Internet
16 6 (0.63%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 61 (6.41%) Power BI
2 52 (5.46%) SQL Server
3 10 (1.05%) PostgreSQL
4 8 (0.84%) Metadata
5 6 (0.63%) Amazon RDS
5 6 (0.63%) Crystal Reports
6 5 (0.53%) Oracle Database
6 5 (0.53%) Oracle Reports
6 5 (0.53%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 4 (0.42%) Data Lake
7 4 (0.42%) GIS
7 4 (0.42%) Relational Database
7 4 (0.42%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 3 (0.32%) MySQL
9 2 (0.21%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
9 2 (0.21%) Azure SQL Database
9 2 (0.21%) Data Warehouse
9 2 (0.21%) EDMS
10 1 (0.11%) MongoDB
10 1 (0.11%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 15 (1.58%) JIRA
2 1 (0.11%) Fiddler
2 1 (0.11%) Git
2 1 (0.11%) GitLab
2 1 (0.11%) MSBuild
2 1 (0.11%) Visual Studio
2 1 (0.11%) WiX
General
1 432 (45.38%) Social Skills
2 186 (19.54%) Finance
3 73 (7.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 71 (7.46%) Analytical Skills
5 55 (5.78%) Organisational Skills
6 53 (5.57%) Law
7 51 (5.36%) Legal
8 38 (3.99%) Manufacturing
9 35 (3.68%) Swedish Language
10 32 (3.36%) Public Sector
11 31 (3.26%) French Language
12 30 (3.15%) Retail
13 26 (2.73%) Back Office
14 25 (2.63%) Presentation Skills
15 22 (2.31%) Marketing
16 21 (2.21%) Documentation Skills
17 19 (2.00%) Telecoms
18 11 (1.16%) Automotive
19 9 (0.95%) Czech Language
20 8 (0.84%) Games
Job Titles
1 207 (21.74%) Analyst
2 179 (18.80%) IT Support
3 82 (8.61%) Service Analyst
4 80 (8.40%) Service Desk Analyst
4 80 (8.40%) Support Analyst
5 70 (7.35%) Support Engineer
6 69 (7.25%) IT Analyst
7 68 (7.14%) Senior
8 66 (6.93%) IT Manager
9 61 (6.41%) 2nd Line Support
10 60 (6.30%) Lead
11 57 (5.99%) IT Engineer
12 56 (5.88%) Support Technician
13 49 (5.15%) IT Support Analyst
14 44 (4.62%) 1st Line Support
15 43 (4.52%) Infrastructure Engineer
16 35 (3.68%) IT Support Engineer
17 33 (3.47%) IT Technician
18 31 (3.26%) Team Leader
19 30 (3.15%) Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 29 (3.05%) .NET
2 19 (2.00%) HTML5 Canvas
3 12 (1.26%) JSON
3 12 (1.26%) React
3 12 (1.26%) REST
4 11 (1.16%) HTML
5 10 (1.05%) SOAP
6 9 (0.95%) XML
7 8 (0.84%) Microsoft Graph
8 7 (0.74%) SAML
9 6 (0.63%) ASP.NET
9 6 (0.63%) CSS
10 5 (0.53%) .NET Framework
10 5 (0.53%) EDI
11 4 (0.42%) Middleware
11 4 (0.42%) ML.NET
11 4 (0.42%) Web Services
12 3 (0.32%) YAML
13 2 (0.21%) Blazor
13 2 (0.21%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 78 (8.19%) Onboarding
2 66 (6.93%) Driving Licence
3 58 (6.09%) Self-Motivation
4 37 (3.89%) Enterprise Software
5 33 (3.47%) Product Ownership
6 20 (2.10%) Microsoft Licensing
6 20 (2.10%) Security Posture
7 17 (1.79%) Management Information System
8 16 (1.68%) IoT
9 13 (1.37%) Cloud Native
9 13 (1.37%) Learning Management System
9 13 (1.37%) Social Media
10 12 (1.26%) PKI
11 11 (1.16%) Video Conferencing
12 10 (1.05%) Data Centre
13 9 (0.95%) Cyber Security Posture
14 8 (0.84%) Analytical Mindset
14 8 (0.84%) iPhone
14 8 (0.84%) Public Cloud
15 7 (0.74%) Data Structures
Operating Systems
1 419 (44.01%) Windows
2 167 (17.54%) Windows Server
3 103 (10.82%) Windows 10
4 42 (4.41%) Apple iOS
4 42 (4.41%) Mac OS
5 41 (4.31%) Linux
6 22 (2.31%) Windows Server 2019
7 21 (2.21%) Android
8 17 (1.79%) Windows Server 2016
9 11 (1.16%) Unix
10 9 (0.95%) Windows Server 2012
11 4 (0.42%) Windows Server 2008
12 2 (0.21%) CentOS
12 2 (0.21%) Debian
12 2 (0.21%) Windows Server 2003
13 1 (0.11%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
13 1 (0.11%) Ubuntu
13 1 (0.11%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 247 (25.95%) ITIL
2 228 (23.95%) Problem-Solving
3 218 (22.90%) Customer Service
4 140 (14.71%) Cybersecurity
5 131 (13.76%) Continuous Improvement
6 102 (10.71%) Roadmaps
7 91 (9.56%) Mentoring
8 82 (8.61%) Agile
9 78 (8.19%) ITSM
10 72 (7.56%) CRM
11 70 (7.35%) Migration
11 70 (7.35%) Project Management
12 69 (7.25%) DevOps
13 68 (7.14%) User Experience
14 65 (6.83%) Artificial Intelligence
15 64 (6.72%) Infrastructure Engineering
16 59 (6.20%) Service Delivery
16 59 (6.20%) Technology Roadmap
17 57 (5.99%) Business Intelligence
18 56 (5.88%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 135 (14.18%) PowerShell
2 66 (6.93%) SQL
3 43 (4.52%) JavaScript
4 34 (3.57%) C#
5 30 (3.15%) Python
6 21 (2.21%) VBA
7 18 (1.89%) Bash
8 10 (1.05%) Java
9 8 (0.84%) Bicep
10 7 (0.74%) T-SQL
11 5 (0.53%) VB
12 4 (0.42%) Kusto Query Language
12 4 (0.42%) PHP
12 4 (0.42%) VB.NET
13 3 (0.32%) Progress 4GL
14 1 (0.11%) C++
14 1 (0.11%) Scala
14 1 (0.11%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 210 (22.06%) Degree
2 112 (11.76%) Microsoft Certification
3 69 (7.25%) Security Cleared
4 57 (5.99%) SC Cleared
5 52 (5.46%) MCSE
6 49 (5.15%) DBS Check
7 35 (3.68%) AWS Certification
8 33 (3.47%) Azure Certification
8 33 (3.47%) Cisco Certification
9 29 (3.05%) CCNA
9 29 (3.05%) ITIL Certification
10 23 (2.42%) MCSA
11 20 (2.10%) A+ Certification
12 17 (1.79%) CCNP
12 17 (1.79%) CISSP
13 16 (1.68%) CTC Cleared
14 14 (1.47%) CISM
14 14 (1.47%) Computer Science Degree
15 13 (1.37%) MCP
16 11 (1.16%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 81 (8.51%) SLA
2 44 (4.62%) GDPR
3 41 (4.31%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 34 (3.57%) QA
5 24 (2.52%) Cyber Essentials
6 18 (1.89%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 18 (1.89%) NIST
7 5 (0.53%) Data Quality
7 5 (0.53%) PMO
8 4 (0.42%) Accessibility
9 3 (0.32%) GRC
9 3 (0.32%) ISO 9001
10 2 (0.21%) ISO 22301
10 2 (0.21%) NCSC
10 2 (0.21%) SOC 2
11 1 (0.11%) Actionable Recommendations
11 1 (0.11%) California Consumer Privacy Act
11 1 (0.11%) HL7
11 1 (0.11%) ISO 13485
11 1 (0.11%) PERC
System Software
1 391 (41.07%) Active Directory
2 79 (8.30%) Hyper-V
3 75 (7.88%) VMware Infrastructure
4 36 (3.78%) Virtual Desktop
5 11 (1.16%) Virtual Machines
6 7 (0.74%) VMware ESXi
6 7 (0.74%) XenApp
7 4 (0.42%) Virtual Servers
7 4 (0.42%) vSphere
8 3 (0.32%) BitLocker
8 3 (0.32%) XenDesktop
9 1 (0.11%) Docker
9 1 (0.11%) Dovecot
9 1 (0.11%) Firmware
9 1 (0.11%) KVM
9 1 (0.11%) NFS
9 1 (0.11%) Postfix
9 1 (0.11%) Terminal Services
9 1 (0.11%) Xen
Systems Management
1 221 (23.21%) Microsoft Intune
2 45 (4.73%) SCCM
3 37 (3.89%) Terraform
4 20 (2.10%) Single Sign-On
5 17 (1.79%) Jamf Pro
6 8 (0.84%) Autotask
7 7 (0.74%) Ansible
8 6 (0.63%) SmoothWall
9 4 (0.42%) Proxmox
9 4 (0.42%) WSUS
10 3 (0.32%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 3 (0.32%) Functional Safety
10 3 (0.32%) Kubernetes
10 3 (0.32%) SCOM
11 2 (0.21%) FortiGate
11 2 (0.21%) Puppet
11 2 (0.21%) SCOrch
11 2 (0.21%) SCSM
12 1 (0.11%) CFEngine
12 1 (0.11%) Progress Chef
Vendors
1 783 (82.25%) Microsoft
2 104 (10.92%) VMware
3 79 (8.30%) Cisco
4 47 (4.94%) ServiceNow
5 42 (4.41%) Meraki
6 33 (3.47%) Citrix
7 32 (3.36%) Apple
8 18 (1.89%) SonicWALL
9 17 (1.79%) HP
9 17 (1.79%) Oracle
9 17 (1.79%) Veeam
10 15 (1.58%) Adobe
11 13 (1.37%) Dell
11 13 (1.37%) Sage
12 12 (1.26%) Google
13 11 (1.16%) iManage
13 11 (1.16%) Sophos
14 10 (1.05%) Fortinet
14 10 (1.05%) Logitech
14 10 (1.05%) Salesforce