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

6 months to
18 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 36 44 29
Rank change year-on-year +8 -15 +12
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 365 1,077 970 2,394
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 5.38% 6.29% 6.91%
As % of the Cloud Services category 14.27% 16.50% 16.37%
Number of salaries quoted 803 792 1,986
10th Percentile £28,500 £27,750 £26,000
25th Percentile £32,750 £31,250 £32,563
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £42,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.88% -5.56% -6.25%
75th Percentile £65,000 £58,750 £59,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £72,500 £72,500
UK median annual salary £40,000 £39,500 £38,000
% change year-on-year +1.27% +3.95% -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 7,549 5,879 14,623
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 37.72% 38.15% 42.21%
Number of salaries quoted 5,290 4,277 12,168
10th Percentile £35,000 £31,500 £36,070
25th Percentile £45,750 £45,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £62,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.81% +3.33% -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% -9.45%

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 18 June 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
1 368 (34.17%) SharePoint
2 222 (20.61%) Microsoft Exchange
3 16 (1.49%) Confluence
4 14 (1.30%) IIS
5 9 (0.84%) Exchange Server 2007
5 9 (0.84%) Exchange Server 2010
5 9 (0.84%) Exchange Server 2013
6 4 (0.37%) CMS
7 3 (0.28%) ArcGIS
7 3 (0.28%) SAS
8 2 (0.19%) Apache
9 1 (0.093%) Apache Airflow
9 1 (0.093%) Palantir Foundry
Applications
1 181 (16.81%) Microsoft Office
2 34 (3.16%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (0.65%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.28%) CorelDRAW
4 3 (0.28%) MS Visio
4 3 (0.28%) Spreadsheet
5 2 (0.19%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.093%) Acrobat
Business Applications
1 8 (0.74%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (0.65%) NetSuite
3 5 (0.46%) Salesforce CRM
3 5 (0.46%) SAP Business One
4 3 (0.28%) Oracle EBS
4 3 (0.28%) Remedy ITSM
5 2 (0.19%) Dynamics GP
5 2 (0.19%) Elite 3E
5 2 (0.19%) SAP ERP
5 2 (0.19%) SAP HR
6 1 (0.093%) Dynamics NAV
6 1 (0.093%) Oracle Payables
6 1 (0.093%) Visualfiles
Cloud Services
1 534 (49.58%) Azure
2 335 (31.10%) Entra ID
3 159 (14.76%) Power Platform
4 137 (12.72%) AWS
5 118 (10.96%) OneDrive
6 85 (7.89%) SaaS
7 75 (6.96%) PowerApps
8 73 (6.78%) Power Automate
9 68 (6.31%) Microsoft Copilot
10 38 (3.53%) Mimecast
11 35 (3.25%) Google Workspace
12 32 (2.97%) Microsoft Purview
13 30 (2.79%) Dynamics 365
14 27 (2.51%) Azure Logic Apps
15 22 (2.04%) Azure Data Factory
15 22 (2.04%) IaaS
16 20 (1.86%) Azure Sentinel
17 19 (1.76%) Adobe Creative Cloud
18 18 (1.67%) PaaS
19 15 (1.39%) Azure DevOps
Communications & Networking
1 173 (16.06%) Firewall
2 153 (14.21%) DNS
3 119 (11.05%) DHCP
4 117 (10.86%) VPN
5 88 (8.17%) Wi-Fi
6 86 (7.99%) TCP/IP
7 77 (7.15%) WAN
8 68 (6.31%) LAN
9 55 (5.11%) VoIP
10 30 (2.79%) VLAN
11 21 (1.95%) Network Security
12 19 (1.76%) Unified Communications
13 17 (1.58%) Wireless
14 12 (1.11%) SAN
14 12 (1.11%) SD-WAN
15 10 (0.93%) Internet
16 9 (0.84%) Cisco ASA
16 9 (0.84%) Cisco Firepower
16 9 (0.84%) WebEx
17 7 (0.65%) NGFW
Database & Business Intelligence
1 72 (6.69%) Power BI
2 50 (4.64%) SQL Server
3 22 (2.04%) Azure SQL Database
4 17 (1.58%) PostgreSQL
5 16 (1.49%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 15 (1.39%) MySQL
7 6 (0.56%) Amazon RDS
8 5 (0.46%) Metadata
8 5 (0.46%) Relational Database
9 3 (0.28%) MongoDB
9 3 (0.28%) Power Query
9 3 (0.28%) Spatial Data
10 2 (0.19%) Data Lake
10 2 (0.19%) NoSQL
11 1 (0.093%) Big Data
11 1 (0.093%) BusinessObjects
11 1 (0.093%) RDBMS
11 1 (0.093%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 56 (5.20%) JIRA
2 5 (0.46%) Git
2 5 (0.46%) VersionOne
3 2 (0.19%) Rational Rhapsody
3 2 (0.19%) Selenium
4 1 (0.093%) Postman
4 1 (0.093%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 526 (48.84%) Social Skills
2 134 (12.44%) Finance
3 96 (8.91%) Legal
4 64 (5.94%) Law
5 60 (5.57%) Analytical Skills
6 58 (5.39%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 57 (5.29%) Public Sector
8 49 (4.55%) Organisational Skills
9 39 (3.62%) Back Office
9 39 (3.62%) French Language
10 27 (2.51%) Retail
11 24 (2.23%) Swedish Language
11 24 (2.23%) Telecoms
12 21 (1.95%) Marketing
13 16 (1.49%) Documentation Skills
14 13 (1.21%) Banking
15 12 (1.11%) Influencing Skills
16 11 (1.02%) Legal Technology
17 10 (0.93%) Local Government
18 9 (0.84%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 256 (23.77%) IT Support
2 240 (22.28%) Support Engineer
3 193 (17.92%) IT Engineer
4 186 (17.27%) Analyst
5 163 (15.13%) IT Support Engineer
6 124 (11.51%) Senior
7 97 (9.01%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 90 (8.36%) Service Analyst
9 84 (7.80%) Service Desk Analyst
10 68 (6.31%) Consultant
11 66 (6.13%) Support Analyst
12 56 (5.20%) Developer
13 52 (4.83%) Lead
14 51 (4.74%) IT Analyst
15 49 (4.55%) Support Technician
16 46 (4.27%) IT Technician
17 44 (4.09%) 2nd Line Support
18 42 (3.90%) Desktop Support
19 40 (3.71%) Desktop Engineer
19 40 (3.71%) Desktop Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 40 (3.71%) Microsoft Graph
2 37 (3.44%) .NET
3 33 (3.06%) HTML
4 31 (2.88%) HTML5 Canvas
5 30 (2.79%) CSS
6 29 (2.69%) SPFx
7 28 (2.60%) JSON
8 21 (1.95%) .NET Core
9 11 (1.02%) React
9 11 (1.02%) XML
10 9 (0.84%) XMPP
11 8 (0.74%) ASP.NET
11 8 (0.74%) OAuth
11 8 (0.74%) OpenID
12 6 (0.56%) EDI
13 5 (0.46%) ASP.NET Core
13 5 (0.46%) Middleware
13 5 (0.46%) RESTful
13 5 (0.46%) Web Services
14 4 (0.37%) Next.js
Miscellaneous
1 88 (8.17%) Onboarding
2 86 (7.99%) Driving Licence
3 23 (2.14%) Product Ownership
4 22 (2.04%) Management Information System
5 21 (1.95%) Cloud Native
5 21 (1.95%) Self-Motivation
6 20 (1.86%) Hybrid Cloud
6 20 (1.86%) Security Posture
7 19 (1.76%) Clustering
7 19 (1.76%) Video Conferencing
8 16 (1.49%) Replication
9 15 (1.39%) Data Centre
10 14 (1.30%) Enterprise Software
11 11 (1.02%) CMDB
12 10 (0.93%) AI Agents
13 9 (0.84%) CCTV
13 9 (0.84%) FlexPod
14 8 (0.74%) Data Structures
14 8 (0.74%) Legacy Systems
14 8 (0.74%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 476 (44.20%) Windows
2 185 (17.18%) Windows Server
3 131 (12.16%) Windows 10
4 55 (5.11%) Mac OS
5 49 (4.55%) Linux
6 40 (3.71%) Apple iOS
7 35 (3.25%) Windows Server 2016
8 31 (2.88%) Android
9 22 (2.04%) Windows Server 2019
10 21 (1.95%) Windows Server 2012
11 11 (1.02%) Windows Server 2008
12 6 (0.56%) Ubuntu
13 4 (0.37%) CentOS
14 2 (0.19%) Mac OS X
14 2 (0.19%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
15 1 (0.093%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 308 (28.60%) ITIL
2 283 (26.28%) Problem-Solving
3 265 (24.61%) Customer Service
4 207 (19.22%) Continuous Improvement
5 182 (16.90%) Cybersecurity
6 136 (12.63%) ITSM
7 126 (11.70%) Service Delivery
8 115 (10.68%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 90 (8.36%) AI
10 89 (8.26%) Service Management
11 88 (8.17%) Disaster Recovery
12 84 (7.80%) Business Intelligence
13 83 (7.71%) Mentoring
13 83 (7.71%) Stakeholder Management
14 82 (7.61%) User Experience
15 72 (6.69%) Roadmaps
16 67 (6.22%) Technical Leadership
17 66 (6.13%) Performance Metrics
18 61 (5.66%) Workflow
19 58 (5.39%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 156 (14.48%) PowerShell
2 87 (8.08%) SQL
3 48 (4.46%) C#
4 45 (4.18%) JavaScript
5 43 (3.99%) Python
6 30 (2.79%) TypeScript
7 21 (1.95%) R
8 16 (1.49%) T-SQL
9 12 (1.11%) Bash
9 12 (1.11%) VBA
10 8 (0.74%) Bicep
11 6 (0.56%) PHP
11 6 (0.56%) VBScript
12 4 (0.37%) Delphi
12 4 (0.37%) Pascal
13 3 (0.28%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 3 (0.28%) Google Apps Script
13 3 (0.28%) Java
13 3 (0.28%) Ruby
14 2 (0.19%) Korn
Qualifications
1 204 (18.94%) Degree
2 160 (14.86%) Microsoft Certification
3 101 (9.38%) Security Cleared
4 97 (9.01%) SC Cleared
5 71 (6.59%) MCSE
6 66 (6.13%) AWS Certification
7 40 (3.71%) Azure Certification
8 33 (3.06%) CTC Cleared
9 24 (2.23%) DBS Check
10 21 (1.95%) CISSP
11 20 (1.86%) Cisco Certification
11 20 (1.86%) Computer Science Degree
12 16 (1.49%) BPSS Clearance
13 13 (1.21%) A+ Certification
14 11 (1.02%) CCNA
14 11 (1.02%) CISM
15 10 (0.93%) Network+ Certification
16 8 (0.74%) HNC
16 8 (0.74%) HND
16 8 (0.74%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 90 (8.36%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 77 (7.15%) SLA
3 71 (6.59%) QA
4 59 (5.48%) Cyber Essentials
5 32 (2.97%) GDPR
6 23 (2.14%) NIST
7 20 (1.86%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 11 (1.02%) Accessibility
8 11 (1.02%) Data Quality
8 11 (1.02%) GRC
8 11 (1.02%) PMO
9 5 (0.46%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 4 (0.37%) PCI DSS
11 2 (0.19%) ISO/IEC 27005
11 2 (0.19%) ISO/IEC 42001
11 2 (0.19%) SOC 2
11 2 (0.19%) WCAG
12 1 (0.093%) Disclosure Scotland
12 1 (0.093%) EU AI Act
12 1 (0.093%) ISO 13485
System Software
1 350 (32.50%) Active Directory
2 107 (9.94%) Hyper-V
3 71 (6.59%) VMware Infrastructure
4 18 (1.67%) Virtual Desktop
4 18 (1.67%) vSphere
5 12 (1.11%) Microsoft Virtual Server
5 12 (1.11%) Virtual Servers
6 11 (1.02%) BitLocker
7 10 (0.93%) Virtual Machines
8 7 (0.65%) VMware ESXi
9 6 (0.56%) DFS Replication
9 6 (0.56%) Terminal Services
10 5 (0.46%) ClearTrust
11 4 (0.37%) Docker
11 4 (0.37%) KVM
11 4 (0.37%) VMware Server
12 3 (0.28%) Firmware
13 2 (0.19%) Citrix Hypervisor
14 1 (0.093%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 246 (22.84%) Microsoft Intune
2 32 (2.97%) SCCM
3 18 (1.67%) Terraform
4 17 (1.58%) Single Sign-On
5 15 (1.39%) Autotask
6 14 (1.30%) Jamf Pro
7 12 (1.11%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 10 (0.93%) Ansible
9 9 (0.84%) Cisco CUCM
9 9 (0.84%) Grafana
10 7 (0.65%) Proxmox
10 7 (0.65%) vCenter Server
11 6 (0.56%) Failover Clustering
12 5 (0.46%) Kubernetes
13 4 (0.37%) Graylog
13 4 (0.37%) ZABBIX
14 3 (0.28%) FortiGate
14 3 (0.28%) Norton AntiVirus
15 2 (0.19%) CASB
15 2 (0.19%) WhatsUp Gold
Vendors
1 956 (88.77%) Microsoft
2 118 (10.96%) ServiceNow
3 96 (8.91%) VMware
4 87 (8.08%) Cisco
5 38 (3.53%) Google
5 38 (3.53%) Veeam
6 33 (3.06%) Meraki
7 31 (2.88%) Apple
8 27 (2.51%) Adobe
8 27 (2.51%) iManage
9 25 (2.32%) CrowdStrike
10 23 (2.14%) Computacenter
10 23 (2.14%) Fortinet
11 19 (1.76%) Dell
12 15 (1.39%) Salesforce
12 15 (1.39%) SonicWALL
13 14 (1.30%) Citrix
13 14 (1.30%) Palo Alto
14 12 (1.11%) Ubiquiti
15 11 (1.02%) ConnectWise