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 7 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 33 31 27
Rank change year-on-year -2 -4 +24
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 365 925 1,303 1,683
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 6.10% 7.83% 8.01%
As % of the Cloud Services category 16.73% 16.96% 17.22%
Number of salaries quoted 621 832 1,526
10th Percentile £28,000 £27,025 £27,375
25th Percentile £31,250 £32,500 £33,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £47,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% - +5.56%
75th Percentile £63,750 £60,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £81,250 £77,500 £77,500
UK median annual salary £37,500 £45,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year -16.67% +5.88% -

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 5,529 7,681 9,775
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 36.45% 46.15% 46.55%
Number of salaries quoted 3,960 4,920 8,401
10th Percentile £31,500 £35,750 £36,250
25th Percentile £42,938 £47,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £65,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% +4.00% -3.85%
75th Percentile £82,500 £83,750 £81,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £63,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -5.51% +5.83% -7.69%

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 7 January 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
1 240 (25.95%) SharePoint
2 157 (16.97%) Microsoft Exchange
3 9 (0.97%) IIS
4 7 (0.76%) Anypoint
5 3 (0.32%) ArcGIS
5 3 (0.32%) WordPress
6 2 (0.22%) Moodle
6 2 (0.22%) Umbraco
7 1 (0.11%) Apache
7 1 (0.11%) Confluence
7 1 (0.11%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 218 (23.57%) Microsoft Office
2 60 (6.49%) Microsoft Excel
3 18 (1.95%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 12 (1.30%) InDesign
5 8 (0.86%) MS Visio
6 7 (0.76%) Adobe XD
6 7 (0.76%) Spreadsheet
7 6 (0.65%) Microsoft Project
8 3 (0.32%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 3 (0.32%) Adobe Illustrator
8 3 (0.32%) Photoshop
9 1 (0.11%) Acrobat
Business Applications
1 21 (2.27%) Dynamics CRM
2 8 (0.86%) Shopify
3 2 (0.22%) Dynamics GP
3 2 (0.22%) Dynamics NAV
4 1 (0.11%) Integrated Workplace Management System
4 1 (0.11%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.11%) Raiser’s Edge
4 1 (0.11%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 428 (46.27%) Azure
2 188 (20.32%) Entra ID
3 173 (18.70%) AWS
4 119 (12.86%) Power Platform
5 64 (6.92%) Power Automate
5 64 (6.92%) PowerApps
6 56 (6.05%) OneDrive
7 44 (4.76%) Dynamics 365
8 33 (3.57%) Microsoft Copilot
9 32 (3.46%) Azure DevOps
10 29 (3.14%) Google Workspace
11 28 (3.03%) Microsoft Purview
12 27 (2.92%) SaaS
13 21 (2.27%) Copilot Studio
14 20 (2.16%) Azure Sentinel
15 19 (2.05%) IaaS
16 16 (1.73%) Azure Monitor
17 14 (1.51%) Azure Logic Apps
18 12 (1.30%) Workato
19 10 (1.08%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 105 (11.35%) DNS
2 100 (10.81%) DHCP
3 96 (10.38%) Firewall
4 93 (10.05%) VPN
5 68 (7.35%) WAN
6 51 (5.51%) TCP/IP
7 48 (5.19%) LAN
8 42 (4.54%) VLAN
8 42 (4.54%) Wi-Fi
9 28 (3.03%) SD-WAN
10 24 (2.59%) VoIP
11 17 (1.84%) Unified Communications
12 11 (1.19%) Network Security
12 11 (1.19%) SSL
13 10 (1.08%) Wireless
14 9 (0.97%) SAN
15 7 (0.76%) IP Telephony
15 7 (0.76%) Remote Desktop
16 4 (0.43%) iSCSI
16 4 (0.43%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 55 (5.95%) Power BI
2 13 (1.41%) SQL Server
3 12 (1.30%) Relational Database
4 7 (0.76%) MySQL
5 6 (0.65%) Oracle Database
6 5 (0.54%) Crystal Reports
6 5 (0.54%) Oracle Reports
7 4 (0.43%) RDBMS
8 3 (0.32%) Data Lake
8 3 (0.32%) GIS
8 3 (0.32%) Power Query
8 3 (0.32%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 2 (0.22%) Azure SQL Database
9 2 (0.22%) Data Warehouse
9 2 (0.22%) Metadata
9 2 (0.22%) Qlik Sense
9 2 (0.22%) QlikView
10 1 (0.11%) Apache Cassandra
10 1 (0.11%) EDMS
10 1 (0.11%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 7 (0.76%) JIRA
2 1 (0.11%) MSBuild
General
1 464 (50.16%) Social Skills
2 141 (15.24%) Finance
3 105 (11.35%) French Language
4 95 (10.27%) Swedish Language
5 76 (8.22%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 50 (5.41%) Law
7 44 (4.76%) Legal
8 42 (4.54%) Organisational Skills
9 40 (4.32%) Public Sector
10 34 (3.68%) Back Office
11 33 (3.57%) Manufacturing
12 28 (3.03%) Analytical Skills
13 25 (2.70%) Retail
14 23 (2.49%) Marketing
15 22 (2.38%) Documentation Skills
16 14 (1.51%) Telecoms
17 8 (0.86%) Presentation Skills
18 7 (0.76%) Digital Health
19 6 (0.65%) Automotive
19 6 (0.65%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 238 (25.73%) Analyst
2 167 (18.05%) IT Support
3 147 (15.89%) Service Analyst
4 145 (15.68%) Service Desk Analyst
5 132 (14.27%) Support Engineer
6 97 (10.49%) IT Engineer
7 86 (9.30%) IT Support Engineer
8 74 (8.00%) Senior
9 61 (6.59%) 2nd Line Support
10 57 (6.16%) IT Analyst
10 57 (6.16%) Lead
11 54 (5.84%) Support Analyst
12 47 (5.08%) Support Technician
13 45 (4.86%) Consultant
13 45 (4.86%) IT Manager
14 43 (4.65%) IT Technician
15 40 (4.32%) Infrastructure Engineer
15 40 (4.32%) IT Support Technician
16 37 (4.00%) Developer
17 36 (3.89%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 24 (2.59%) .NET
2 19 (2.05%) HTML5 Canvas
3 11 (1.19%) REST
3 11 (1.19%) Web Services
4 9 (0.97%) JSON
5 8 (0.86%) Middleware
6 6 (0.65%) Microsoft Graph
6 6 (0.65%) SOAP
7 5 (0.54%) EDI
7 5 (0.54%) RESTful
7 5 (0.54%) XML
8 4 (0.43%) FIDO
8 4 (0.43%) SailPoint
9 3 (0.32%) FHIR
10 2 (0.22%) .NET Core
10 2 (0.22%) CSS
10 2 (0.22%) HTML
10 2 (0.22%) React
11 1 (0.11%) ASP.NET
11 1 (0.11%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 80 (8.65%) Onboarding
2 76 (8.22%) Driving Licence
3 41 (4.43%) Product Ownership
4 37 (4.00%) Management Information System
5 36 (3.89%) Self-Motivation
6 25 (2.70%) Cloud Native
6 25 (2.70%) Enterprise Software
7 21 (2.27%) Security Posture
8 18 (1.95%) Social Media
9 15 (1.62%) Microsoft Licensing
10 13 (1.41%) AI Agents
10 13 (1.41%) CCTV
11 12 (1.30%) Client/Server
12 11 (1.19%) Hybrid Cloud
12 11 (1.19%) iPad
12 11 (1.19%) Low-Code
13 10 (1.08%) CMDB
14 9 (0.97%) Video Conferencing
14 9 (0.97%) Web Conferencing
15 8 (0.86%) Cyber Threat
Operating Systems
1 390 (42.16%) Windows
2 185 (20.00%) Windows Server
3 135 (14.59%) Windows 10
4 61 (6.59%) Apple iOS
5 39 (4.22%) Linux
6 37 (4.00%) Mac OS
7 24 (2.59%) Android
8 18 (1.95%) Windows Server 2016
9 14 (1.51%) Windows Server 2019
10 13 (1.41%) Windows Server 2012
11 6 (0.65%) Unix
12 2 (0.22%) Ubuntu
13 1 (0.11%) VMS
13 1 (0.11%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 331 (35.78%) ITIL
2 288 (31.14%) Customer Service
3 187 (20.22%) Problem-Solving
4 183 (19.78%) Continuous Improvement
5 161 (17.41%) ITSM
6 129 (13.95%) Cybersecurity
7 107 (11.57%) Performance Metrics
8 106 (11.46%) Roadmaps
9 100 (10.81%) Service Delivery
10 88 (9.51%) Mentoring
11 80 (8.65%) Analytics
12 77 (8.32%) AI
13 75 (8.11%) Agile
14 70 (7.57%) Migration
15 69 (7.46%) Asset Management
15 69 (7.46%) User Experience
16 64 (6.92%) Customer Experience
17 63 (6.81%) Coaching
17 63 (6.81%) Service Management
18 61 (6.59%) Information Security
Programming Languages
1 100 (10.81%) PowerShell
2 51 (5.51%) SQL
3 38 (4.11%) Python
4 32 (3.46%) JavaScript
5 28 (3.03%) C#
6 21 (2.27%) Bash
7 7 (0.76%) Bicep
8 6 (0.65%) VBA
9 5 (0.54%) Java
9 5 (0.54%) Shell Script
10 3 (0.32%) Kusto Query Language
11 2 (0.22%) TypeScript
12 1 (0.11%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 1 (0.11%) Google Apps Script
12 1 (0.11%) PHP
12 1 (0.11%) Scala
12 1 (0.11%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 254 (27.46%) Degree
2 184 (19.89%) Microsoft Certification
3 122 (13.19%) AWS Certification
4 114 (12.32%) MCSE
5 86 (9.30%) Security Cleared
6 83 (8.97%) SC Cleared
7 40 (4.32%) Cisco Certification
8 38 (4.11%) Azure Certification
9 30 (3.24%) DBS Check
10 28 (3.03%) CTC Cleared
11 24 (2.59%) CCNA
11 24 (2.59%) CISSP
12 21 (2.27%) Computer Science Degree
13 19 (2.05%) ITIL Certification
14 16 (1.73%) CISM
15 14 (1.51%) MCP
15 14 (1.51%) MCSA
16 10 (1.08%) (ISC)2 CCSP
16 10 (1.08%) CCNP
16 10 (1.08%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 113 (12.22%) QA
2 66 (7.14%) SLA
3 60 (6.49%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 46 (4.97%) Cyber Essentials
5 44 (4.76%) GDPR
6 27 (2.92%) NIST
7 21 (2.27%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 15 (1.62%) Accessibility
8 15 (1.62%) ISO 9001
9 8 (0.86%) GRC
10 4 (0.43%) PCI DSS
11 3 (0.32%) Data Quality
11 3 (0.32%) HL7
11 3 (0.32%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 3 (0.32%) NCSC
11 3 (0.32%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 2 (0.22%) PMO
13 1 (0.11%) ISO/IEC 27005
13 1 (0.11%) P3O
13 1 (0.11%) SOC 2
System Software
1 312 (33.73%) Active Directory
2 79 (8.54%) Hyper-V
3 47 (5.08%) VMware Infrastructure
4 34 (3.68%) Virtual Desktop
5 17 (1.84%) Virtual Machines
6 8 (0.86%) Firmware
7 7 (0.76%) Docker
8 6 (0.65%) Virtual Servers
9 5 (0.54%) vSphere
10 3 (0.32%) BitLocker
10 3 (0.32%) Postfix
10 3 (0.32%) VMware ESXi
11 2 (0.22%) XenApp
11 2 (0.22%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 208 (22.49%) Microsoft Intune
2 44 (4.76%) Terraform
3 40 (4.32%) SCCM
4 17 (1.84%) Autotask
4 17 (1.84%) Jamf Pro
5 11 (1.19%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 10 (1.08%) Kubernetes
7 8 (0.86%) FortiGate
8 6 (0.65%) PaperCut
9 4 (0.43%) Ansible
9 4 (0.43%) Proxmox
10 3 (0.32%) Nessus
10 3 (0.32%) Single Sign-On
11 1 (0.11%) AirWatch
11 1 (0.11%) CASB
11 1 (0.11%) Cisco CUCM
11 1 (0.11%) Failover Clustering
11 1 (0.11%) Forefront Identity Manager
11 1 (0.11%) Kibana
11 1 (0.11%) SCOM
Vendors
1 723 (78.16%) Microsoft
2 119 (12.86%) ServiceNow
3 81 (8.76%) VMware
4 75 (8.11%) Cisco
5 36 (3.89%) Apple
5 36 (3.89%) Google
6 20 (2.16%) Adobe
7 18 (1.95%) Citrix
8 17 (1.84%) Oracle
9 16 (1.73%) Meraki
9 16 (1.73%) Veeam
10 15 (1.62%) Datto
11 13 (1.41%) Dell
11 13 (1.41%) Freshdesk
11 13 (1.41%) HP
12 12 (1.30%) Mitel
13 10 (1.08%) Fortinet
13 10 (1.08%) IBM
14 9 (0.97%) Sage
14 9 (0.97%) SAP