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

6 months to
13 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 37 41 28
Rank change year-on-year +4 -13 +20
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 365 959 994 2,309
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 5.23% 6.84% 7.11%
As % of the Cloud Services category 13.74% 16.25% 16.57%
Number of salaries quoted 697 811 2,009
10th Percentile £28,500 £28,000 £25,750
25th Percentile £32,000 £31,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £44,700 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.67% -0.67% -5.26%
75th Percentile £66,250 £60,000 £57,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £73,886 £73,750
UK median annual salary £39,000 £40,000 £39,000
% change year-on-year -2.50% +2.56% -6.02%

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 6,979 6,118 13,937
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 38.05% 42.09% 42.93%
Number of salaries quoted 4,774 4,457 11,917
10th Percentile £35,000 £32,500 £35,750
25th Percentile £46,250 £46,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £63,076 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.92% +4.17% -7.69%
75th Percentile £85,000 £82,500 £79,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £108,750 £97,500
UK median annual salary £62,500 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +4.17% +4.35% -11.54%

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 13 May 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
1 315 (32.85%) SharePoint
2 188 (19.60%) Microsoft Exchange
3 14 (1.46%) Confluence
4 9 (0.94%) Exchange Server 2007
4 9 (0.94%) Exchange Server 2010
4 9 (0.94%) Exchange Server 2013
5 8 (0.83%) IIS
6 3 (0.31%) ArcGIS
7 2 (0.21%) Apache
7 2 (0.21%) Moodle
7 2 (0.21%) Palantir Foundry
7 2 (0.21%) Umbraco
8 1 (0.10%) Apache Airflow
8 1 (0.10%) CMS
8 1 (0.10%) SAS
Applications
1 188 (19.60%) Microsoft Office
2 29 (3.02%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (0.63%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.42%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.21%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.21%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.10%) Acrobat
Business Applications
1 12 (1.25%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (0.52%) Salesforce CRM
2 5 (0.52%) SAP Business One
3 3 (0.31%) Oracle EBS
4 2 (0.21%) NetSuite
4 2 (0.21%) SAP ERP
4 2 (0.21%) SAP HR
5 1 (0.10%) Dynamics NAV
5 1 (0.10%) Elite 3E
5 1 (0.10%) Oracle Payables
5 1 (0.10%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 482 (50.26%) Azure
2 280 (29.20%) Entra ID
3 129 (13.45%) Power Platform
4 125 (13.03%) AWS
5 104 (10.84%) OneDrive
6 61 (6.36%) SaaS
7 56 (5.84%) PowerApps
8 54 (5.63%) Power Automate
9 45 (4.69%) Microsoft Copilot
10 41 (4.28%) Google Workspace
11 31 (3.23%) Mimecast
12 26 (2.71%) Dynamics 365
13 24 (2.50%) Azure Logic Apps
14 22 (2.29%) Azure Sentinel
15 21 (2.19%) Azure Data Factory
16 19 (1.98%) Adobe Creative Cloud
16 19 (1.98%) IaaS
17 18 (1.88%) Azure DevOps
18 16 (1.67%) PaaS
19 9 (0.94%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 147 (15.33%) Firewall
2 136 (14.18%) DNS
3 107 (11.16%) DHCP
4 106 (11.05%) VPN
5 82 (8.55%) WAN
6 81 (8.45%) Wi-Fi
7 71 (7.40%) LAN
8 69 (7.19%) TCP/IP
9 51 (5.32%) VoIP
10 35 (3.65%) VLAN
11 18 (1.88%) Network Security
12 17 (1.77%) SD-WAN
13 16 (1.67%) Unified Communications
14 9 (0.94%) Cisco ASA
14 9 (0.94%) Cisco Firepower
14 9 (0.94%) WebEx
14 9 (0.94%) Wireless
15 8 (0.83%) Internet
15 8 (0.83%) SAN
16 6 (0.63%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 65 (6.78%) Power BI
2 46 (4.80%) SQL Server
3 22 (2.29%) Azure SQL Database
4 17 (1.77%) MySQL
4 17 (1.77%) PostgreSQL
5 14 (1.46%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 7 (0.73%) Relational Database
7 4 (0.42%) Amazon RDS
7 4 (0.42%) Metadata
8 3 (0.31%) MongoDB
8 3 (0.31%) Power Query
8 3 (0.31%) Spatial Data
9 2 (0.21%) Data Lake
9 2 (0.21%) RDBMS
10 1 (0.10%) Big Data
10 1 (0.10%) BusinessObjects
10 1 (0.10%) NoSQL
10 1 (0.10%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 40 (4.17%) JIRA
2 5 (0.52%) Git
2 5 (0.52%) VersionOne
3 2 (0.21%) Rational Rhapsody
3 2 (0.21%) Selenium
4 1 (0.10%) Postman
General
1 454 (47.34%) Social Skills
2 123 (12.83%) Finance
3 79 (8.24%) Legal
4 59 (6.15%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 58 (6.05%) Public Sector
6 56 (5.84%) Back Office
6 56 (5.84%) Law
7 49 (5.11%) Analytical Skills
7 49 (5.11%) French Language
8 46 (4.80%) Organisational Skills
9 28 (2.92%) Retail
10 19 (1.98%) Marketing
11 18 (1.88%) Telecoms
12 16 (1.67%) Documentation Skills
13 14 (1.46%) Influencing Skills
14 11 (1.15%) Banking
15 8 (0.83%) Manufacturing
15 8 (0.83%) Swedish Language
16 6 (0.63%) Local Government
17 5 (0.52%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 220 (22.94%) IT Support
1 220 (22.94%) Support Engineer
2 185 (19.29%) Analyst
3 157 (16.37%) IT Engineer
4 133 (13.87%) IT Support Engineer
5 102 (10.64%) Senior
6 97 (10.11%) Service Analyst
7 90 (9.38%) Service Desk Analyst
8 83 (8.65%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 64 (6.67%) IT Analyst
10 58 (6.05%) Support Analyst
11 56 (5.84%) Consultant
11 56 (5.84%) Desktop Support
12 54 (5.63%) Desktop Engineer
12 54 (5.63%) Desktop Support Engineer
13 49 (5.11%) Lead
14 48 (5.01%) Site Engineer
15 44 (4.59%) Architect
15 44 (4.59%) Developer
15 44 (4.59%) IT Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 34 (3.55%) .NET
2 31 (3.23%) Microsoft Graph
3 29 (3.02%) HTML5 Canvas
4 28 (2.92%) JSON
5 24 (2.50%) CSS
5 24 (2.50%) HTML
5 24 (2.50%) SPFx
6 21 (2.19%) .NET Core
7 9 (0.94%) XMPP
8 8 (0.83%) React
8 8 (0.83%) XML
9 7 (0.73%) Middleware
9 7 (0.73%) OpenID
10 6 (0.63%) ASP.NET
10 6 (0.63%) OAuth
11 5 (0.52%) ARM Templates
11 5 (0.52%) EDI
12 4 (0.42%) RESTful
13 3 (0.31%) Node.js
13 3 (0.31%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 80 (8.34%) Onboarding
2 77 (8.03%) Driving Licence
3 30 (3.13%) Management Information System
4 26 (2.71%) Self-Motivation
5 23 (2.40%) Video Conferencing
6 22 (2.29%) Cloud Native
7 20 (2.09%) Hybrid Cloud
8 17 (1.77%) Security Posture
9 16 (1.67%) Replication
10 14 (1.46%) Enterprise Software
10 14 (1.46%) Product Ownership
11 13 (1.36%) Data Centre
12 10 (1.04%) Clustering
12 10 (1.04%) Cyber Threat
13 9 (0.94%) CCTV
13 9 (0.94%) FlexPod
13 9 (0.94%) Low-Code
14 8 (0.83%) Data Structures
14 8 (0.83%) Social Media
15 7 (0.73%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 436 (45.46%) Windows
2 155 (16.16%) Windows Server
3 152 (15.85%) Windows 10
4 54 (5.63%) Apple iOS
5 44 (4.59%) Linux
6 41 (4.28%) Android
6 41 (4.28%) Mac OS
7 30 (3.13%) Windows Server 2016
8 22 (2.29%) Windows Server 2012
9 18 (1.88%) Windows Server 2019
10 11 (1.15%) Windows Server 2008
11 8 (0.83%) Ubuntu
12 4 (0.42%) CentOS
13 2 (0.21%) Mac OS X
13 2 (0.21%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
14 1 (0.10%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 302 (31.49%) ITIL
2 259 (27.01%) Customer Service
3 239 (24.92%) Problem-Solving
4 198 (20.65%) Continuous Improvement
5 167 (17.41%) Cybersecurity
6 109 (11.37%) ITSM
7 108 (11.26%) Service Delivery
8 94 (9.80%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 79 (8.24%) Business Intelligence
10 78 (8.13%) Disaster Recovery
11 74 (7.72%) Customer Experience
12 68 (7.09%) Mentoring
12 68 (7.09%) Patch Management
12 68 (7.09%) Service Management
13 67 (6.99%) AI
13 67 (6.99%) Roadmaps
14 63 (6.57%) Analytics
14 63 (6.57%) Software Deployment
15 61 (6.36%) Project Management
15 61 (6.36%) Ticket Management
Programming Languages
1 134 (13.97%) PowerShell
2 77 (8.03%) SQL
3 44 (4.59%) C#
4 38 (3.96%) JavaScript
5 36 (3.75%) Python
6 27 (2.82%) TypeScript
7 17 (1.77%) R
8 14 (1.46%) T-SQL
9 10 (1.04%) Bash
10 9 (0.94%) VBA
11 8 (0.83%) Bicep
12 6 (0.63%) PHP
13 4 (0.42%) Delphi
13 4 (0.42%) Pascal
13 4 (0.42%) VBScript
14 3 (0.31%) Data Analysis Expressions
14 3 (0.31%) Google Apps Script
14 3 (0.31%) Java
15 2 (0.21%) Korn
15 2 (0.21%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 208 (21.69%) Degree
2 155 (16.16%) Microsoft Certification
3 104 (10.84%) Security Cleared
4 100 (10.43%) SC Cleared
5 65 (6.78%) MCSE
6 62 (6.47%) AWS Certification
7 50 (5.21%) CTC Cleared
8 31 (3.23%) Azure Certification
9 25 (2.61%) Cisco Certification
10 24 (2.50%) Computer Science Degree
11 22 (2.29%) DBS Check
12 21 (2.19%) CISSP
13 15 (1.56%) Network+ Certification
14 14 (1.46%) CCNA
15 11 (1.15%) A+ Certification
15 11 (1.15%) BPSS Clearance
16 10 (1.04%) (ISC)2 CCSP
17 9 (0.94%) CEH
17 9 (0.94%) CISM
18 8 (0.83%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 76 (7.92%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 75 (7.82%) SLA
3 67 (6.99%) QA
4 57 (5.94%) Cyber Essentials
5 26 (2.71%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 23 (2.40%) GDPR
7 18 (1.88%) NIST
8 12 (1.25%) Data Quality
9 11 (1.15%) GRC
9 11 (1.15%) PMO
10 7 (0.73%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 5 (0.52%) Accessibility
12 4 (0.42%) PCI DSS
13 1 (0.10%) Basel III
13 1 (0.10%) HL7
13 1 (0.10%) ISO 22301
13 1 (0.10%) ISO 9001
13 1 (0.10%) MiFID
13 1 (0.10%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 1 (0.10%) SOC 2
System Software
1 298 (31.07%) Active Directory
2 83 (8.65%) Hyper-V
3 60 (6.26%) VMware Infrastructure
4 18 (1.88%) Virtual Desktop
5 15 (1.56%) Virtual Machines
6 13 (1.36%) vSphere
7 10 (1.04%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 10 (1.04%) Virtual Servers
8 9 (0.94%) BitLocker
9 6 (0.63%) DFS Replication
9 6 (0.63%) Terminal Services
9 6 (0.63%) VMware ESXi
10 5 (0.52%) Docker
11 4 (0.42%) Firmware
12 2 (0.21%) Citrix Hypervisor
12 2 (0.21%) KVM
12 2 (0.21%) VMware Server
Systems Management
1 213 (22.21%) Microsoft Intune
2 32 (3.34%) SCCM
3 19 (1.98%) Terraform
4 15 (1.56%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 14 (1.46%) Jamf Pro
6 12 (1.25%) Ansible
7 10 (1.04%) Single Sign-On
8 9 (0.94%) Autotask
8 9 (0.94%) Cisco CUCM
8 9 (0.94%) Grafana
9 7 (0.73%) vCenter Server
10 6 (0.63%) Kubernetes
11 5 (0.52%) FortiGate
11 5 (0.52%) Proxmox
12 3 (0.31%) PaperCut
13 2 (0.21%) Graylog
13 2 (0.21%) ZABBIX
14 1 (0.10%) CASB
14 1 (0.10%) Forefront Identity Manager
14 1 (0.10%) Oracle RMAN
Vendors
1 799 (83.32%) Microsoft
2 96 (10.01%) Cisco
3 90 (9.38%) ServiceNow
4 81 (8.45%) VMware
5 43 (4.48%) Google
6 29 (3.02%) Apple
7 28 (2.92%) Adobe
8 24 (2.50%) Fortinet
8 24 (2.50%) Meraki
9 23 (2.40%) CrowdStrike
9 23 (2.40%) iManage
10 22 (2.29%) Veeam
11 18 (1.88%) Dell
12 16 (1.67%) Computacenter
12 16 (1.67%) Palo Alto
13 13 (1.36%) Citrix
13 13 (1.36%) Salesforce
14 12 (1.25%) HP
14 12 (1.25%) Ubiquiti
15 11 (1.15%) SonicWALL