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

6 months to
1 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 35 44 30
Rank change year-on-year +9 -14 +9
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 365 1,179 974 2,329
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 5.69% 6.13% 6.97%
As % of the Cloud Services category 14.87% 16.24% 16.42%
Number of salaries quoted 883 796 1,918
10th Percentile £28,500 £27,750 £26,250
25th Percentile £33,625 £31,250 £32,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £42,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.88% -5.56% -10.00%
75th Percentile £63,750 £58,750 £59,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £70,125 £72,500
UK median annual salary £40,000 £38,094 £38,000
% change year-on-year +5.00% +0.25% -8.43%

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 7,930 5,998 14,186
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 38.27% 37.75% 42.43%
Number of salaries quoted 5,674 4,404 11,780
10th Percentile £35,000 £31,644 £36,250
25th Percentile £45,000 £45,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - +4.17% -7.69%
75th Percentile £85,000 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £62,500 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +4.17% +4.35% -8.73%

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 1 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
1 404 (34.27%) SharePoint
2 243 (20.61%) Microsoft Exchange
3 18 (1.53%) Confluence
4 15 (1.27%) IIS
5 9 (0.76%) Exchange Server 2007
5 9 (0.76%) Exchange Server 2010
5 9 (0.76%) Exchange Server 2013
6 6 (0.51%) CMS
7 3 (0.25%) ArcGIS
7 3 (0.25%) SAS
8 1 (0.085%) Apache
8 1 (0.085%) Apache Airflow
8 1 (0.085%) Palantir Foundry
8 1 (0.085%) WordPress
Applications
1 196 (16.62%) Microsoft Office
2 37 (3.14%) Microsoft Excel
3 8 (0.68%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (0.42%) CorelDRAW
5 3 (0.25%) Spreadsheet
6 2 (0.17%) MS Visio
7 1 (0.085%) Acrobat
7 1 (0.085%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 8 (0.68%) Dynamics CRM
1 8 (0.68%) NetSuite
2 5 (0.42%) Salesforce CRM
2 5 (0.42%) SAP Business One
3 3 (0.25%) Oracle EBS
3 3 (0.25%) Remedy ITSM
4 2 (0.17%) Dynamics GP
4 2 (0.17%) Elite 3E
4 2 (0.17%) SAP ERP
4 2 (0.17%) SAP HR
4 2 (0.17%) Visualfiles
5 1 (0.085%) Dynamics NAV
5 1 (0.085%) Oracle Payables
Cloud Services
1 579 (49.11%) Azure
2 375 (31.81%) Entra ID
3 170 (14.42%) Power Platform
4 153 (12.98%) AWS
5 129 (10.94%) OneDrive
6 101 (8.57%) SaaS
7 82 (6.96%) PowerApps
8 78 (6.62%) Power Automate
9 74 (6.28%) Microsoft Copilot
10 44 (3.73%) Mimecast
11 41 (3.48%) Microsoft Purview
12 35 (2.97%) Google Workspace
13 30 (2.54%) Dynamics 365
14 29 (2.46%) Azure Logic Apps
15 24 (2.04%) Azure Data Factory
16 23 (1.95%) IaaS
17 20 (1.70%) Azure Sentinel
18 19 (1.61%) Adobe Creative Cloud
19 18 (1.53%) PaaS
20 16 (1.36%) Azure DevOps
Communications & Networking
1 195 (16.54%) Firewall
2 171 (14.50%) DNS
3 135 (11.45%) DHCP
4 126 (10.69%) VPN
5 94 (7.97%) Wi-Fi
6 91 (7.72%) TCP/IP
7 84 (7.12%) WAN
8 77 (6.53%) LAN
9 56 (4.75%) VoIP
10 36 (3.05%) VLAN
11 30 (2.54%) Network Security
12 23 (1.95%) Wireless
13 19 (1.61%) Unified Communications
14 12 (1.02%) SAN
15 11 (0.93%) Internet
16 9 (0.76%) Cisco ASA
16 9 (0.76%) Cisco Firepower
16 9 (0.76%) SD-WAN
16 9 (0.76%) WebEx
17 7 (0.59%) NGFW
Database & Business Intelligence
1 76 (6.45%) Power BI
2 53 (4.50%) SQL Server
3 23 (1.95%) Azure SQL Database
4 17 (1.44%) PostgreSQL
5 15 (1.27%) MySQL
5 15 (1.27%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 6 (0.51%) Amazon RDS
6 6 (0.51%) Metadata
7 5 (0.42%) Relational Database
8 3 (0.25%) Data Lake
8 3 (0.25%) MongoDB
8 3 (0.25%) Power Query
8 3 (0.25%) Spatial Data
9 2 (0.17%) NoSQL
10 1 (0.085%) Big Data
10 1 (0.085%) BusinessObjects
10 1 (0.085%) Delta Lake
10 1 (0.085%) Parquet
10 1 (0.085%) RDBMS
10 1 (0.085%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 64 (5.43%) JIRA
2 5 (0.42%) Git
2 5 (0.42%) VersionOne
3 2 (0.17%) Rational Rhapsody
3 2 (0.17%) Selenium
3 2 (0.17%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 1 (0.085%) Postman
General
1 585 (49.62%) Social Skills
2 137 (11.62%) Finance
3 109 (9.25%) Legal
4 69 (5.85%) Law
5 62 (5.26%) Analytical Skills
6 61 (5.17%) Public Sector
7 57 (4.83%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 52 (4.41%) Organisational Skills
9 41 (3.48%) Back Office
10 39 (3.31%) French Language
11 36 (3.05%) Swedish Language
12 29 (2.46%) Telecoms
13 23 (1.95%) Retail
14 21 (1.78%) Documentation Skills
14 21 (1.78%) Marketing
15 13 (1.10%) Banking
15 13 (1.10%) Legal Technology
15 13 (1.10%) Manufacturing
16 11 (0.93%) Influencing Skills
17 10 (0.85%) Games
Job Titles
1 282 (23.92%) IT Support
2 265 (22.48%) Support Engineer
3 214 (18.15%) IT Engineer
4 209 (17.73%) Analyst
5 184 (15.61%) IT Support Engineer
6 142 (12.04%) Senior
7 108 (9.16%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 105 (8.91%) Service Analyst
9 99 (8.40%) Service Desk Analyst
10 76 (6.45%) Consultant
11 72 (6.11%) Support Analyst
12 59 (5.00%) Developer
12 59 (5.00%) IT Analyst
13 54 (4.58%) Lead
14 49 (4.16%) 2nd Line Support
14 49 (4.16%) Support Technician
15 47 (3.99%) IT Technician
16 45 (3.82%) IT Support Analyst
17 44 (3.73%) Desktop Support
18 43 (3.65%) Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 42 (3.56%) Microsoft Graph
2 36 (3.05%) .NET
2 36 (3.05%) HTML
3 32 (2.71%) HTML5 Canvas
4 31 (2.63%) CSS
5 30 (2.54%) SPFx
6 29 (2.46%) JSON
7 20 (1.70%) .NET Core
8 13 (1.10%) XML
9 11 (0.93%) React
10 9 (0.76%) XMPP
11 8 (0.68%) ASP.NET
11 8 (0.68%) OAuth
11 8 (0.68%) OpenID
12 6 (0.51%) EDI
13 5 (0.42%) ASP.NET Core
13 5 (0.42%) Middleware
13 5 (0.42%) REST
13 5 (0.42%) RESTful
13 5 (0.42%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 104 (8.82%) Onboarding
2 98 (8.31%) Driving Licence
3 26 (2.21%) Clustering
3 26 (2.21%) Security Posture
4 24 (2.04%) Hybrid Cloud
5 23 (1.95%) Management Information System
5 23 (1.95%) Product Ownership
6 21 (1.78%) Cloud Native
6 21 (1.78%) Self-Motivation
7 20 (1.70%) Video Conferencing
8 19 (1.61%) Enterprise Software
9 16 (1.36%) Data Centre
9 16 (1.36%) Replication
10 11 (0.93%) CMDB
11 9 (0.76%) AI Agents
11 9 (0.76%) CCTV
11 9 (0.76%) FlexPod
11 9 (0.76%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
12 8 (0.68%) Legacy Systems
12 8 (0.68%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 517 (43.85%) Windows
2 201 (17.05%) Windows Server
3 131 (11.11%) Windows 10
4 58 (4.92%) Mac OS
5 52 (4.41%) Linux
6 38 (3.22%) Apple iOS
7 34 (2.88%) Windows Server 2016
8 33 (2.80%) Android
9 21 (1.78%) Windows Server 2019
10 19 (1.61%) Windows Server 2012
11 10 (0.85%) Windows Server 2008
12 6 (0.51%) Ubuntu
13 4 (0.34%) CentOS
14 2 (0.17%) Mac OS X
14 2 (0.17%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
15 1 (0.085%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 331 (28.07%) ITIL
2 301 (25.53%) Problem-Solving
3 294 (24.94%) Customer Service
4 230 (19.51%) Continuous Improvement
5 204 (17.30%) Cybersecurity
6 153 (12.98%) ITSM
7 138 (11.70%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 130 (11.03%) Service Delivery
9 100 (8.48%) AI
10 94 (7.97%) Mentoring
11 93 (7.89%) Disaster Recovery
11 93 (7.89%) Stakeholder Management
12 90 (7.63%) User Experience
13 89 (7.55%) Service Management
14 86 (7.29%) Business Intelligence
15 78 (6.62%) Performance Metrics
16 77 (6.53%) Technical Leadership
17 76 (6.45%) Roadmaps
18 67 (5.68%) Workflow
19 65 (5.51%) Change Management
Programming Languages
1 168 (14.25%) PowerShell
2 94 (7.97%) SQL
3 49 (4.16%) C#
4 48 (4.07%) JavaScript
4 48 (4.07%) Python
5 30 (2.54%) TypeScript
6 26 (2.21%) R
7 17 (1.44%) T-SQL
8 14 (1.19%) VBA
9 12 (1.02%) Bash
10 9 (0.76%) Bicep
11 6 (0.51%) PHP
11 6 (0.51%) VBScript
12 4 (0.34%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 4 (0.34%) Delphi
12 4 (0.34%) Pascal
13 3 (0.25%) Google Apps Script
13 3 (0.25%) Java
13 3 (0.25%) Ruby
14 2 (0.17%) Korn
Qualifications
1 224 (19.00%) Degree
2 175 (14.84%) Microsoft Certification
3 109 (9.25%) Security Cleared
4 103 (8.74%) SC Cleared
5 83 (7.04%) MCSE
6 77 (6.53%) AWS Certification
7 46 (3.90%) Azure Certification
8 35 (2.97%) CTC Cleared
9 26 (2.21%) DBS Check
10 25 (2.12%) CISSP
11 22 (1.87%) Cisco Certification
12 21 (1.78%) Computer Science Degree
13 15 (1.27%) BPSS Clearance
13 15 (1.27%) CISM
14 13 (1.10%) CCNA
15 11 (0.93%) A+ Certification
16 10 (0.85%) HNC
16 10 (0.85%) HND
17 8 (0.68%) Microsoft Certified Professional
17 8 (0.68%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 105 (8.91%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 83 (7.04%) QA
3 82 (6.96%) SLA
4 68 (5.77%) Cyber Essentials
5 41 (3.48%) GDPR
6 29 (2.46%) NIST
7 20 (1.70%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 14 (1.19%) Accessibility
9 13 (1.10%) GRC
10 12 (1.02%) Data Quality
11 11 (0.93%) PMO
12 5 (0.42%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 5 (0.42%) SOC 2
13 4 (0.34%) PCI DSS
14 3 (0.25%) WCAG
15 2 (0.17%) ISO/IEC 27005
15 2 (0.17%) ISO/IEC 42001
16 1 (0.085%) Disclosure Scotland
16 1 (0.085%) EU AI Act
16 1 (0.085%) ISO 13485
System Software
1 390 (33.08%) Active Directory
2 128 (10.86%) Hyper-V
3 76 (6.45%) VMware Infrastructure
4 20 (1.70%) vSphere
5 18 (1.53%) Virtual Desktop
6 13 (1.10%) Virtual Machines
7 12 (1.02%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 12 (1.02%) Virtual Servers
8 11 (0.93%) BitLocker
9 8 (0.68%) VMware ESXi
10 6 (0.51%) DFS Replication
10 6 (0.51%) Terminal Services
10 6 (0.51%) VMware Server
11 5 (0.42%) ClearTrust
12 4 (0.34%) Docker
12 4 (0.34%) KVM
13 3 (0.25%) Firmware
14 2 (0.17%) Citrix Hypervisor
15 1 (0.085%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 272 (23.07%) Microsoft Intune
2 31 (2.63%) SCCM
3 19 (1.61%) Terraform
4 18 (1.53%) Single Sign-On
5 14 (1.19%) Jamf Pro
6 13 (1.10%) Autotask
7 10 (0.85%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 10 (0.85%) Ansible
7 10 (0.85%) Failover Clustering
8 9 (0.76%) Cisco CUCM
8 9 (0.76%) Grafana
9 7 (0.59%) Proxmox
9 7 (0.59%) vCenter Server
10 6 (0.51%) Kubernetes
11 4 (0.34%) FortiGate
11 4 (0.34%) Graylog
11 4 (0.34%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
11 4 (0.34%) ZABBIX
12 3 (0.25%) Norton AntiVirus
13 2 (0.17%) WhatsUp Gold
Vendors
1 1,048 (88.89%) Microsoft
2 134 (11.37%) ServiceNow
3 104 (8.82%) VMware
4 93 (7.89%) Cisco
5 41 (3.48%) Veeam
6 38 (3.22%) Google
7 35 (2.97%) Meraki
8 32 (2.71%) Apple
9 30 (2.54%) CrowdStrike
10 28 (2.37%) iManage
11 27 (2.29%) Adobe
12 24 (2.04%) Computacenter
13 23 (1.95%) Fortinet
14 19 (1.61%) Dell
15 16 (1.36%) Salesforce
16 15 (1.27%) Palo Alto
16 15 (1.27%) SonicWALL
17 14 (1.19%) Citrix
18 13 (1.10%) Splunk
19 12 (1.02%) Ubiquiti