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

6 months to
18 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 36 32 26
Rank change year-on-year -4 -6 +22
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 365 990 985 2,398
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 5.59% 7.45% 7.38%
As % of the Cloud Services category 14.63% 16.59% 17.10%
Number of salaries quoted 696 811 2,104
10th Percentile £28,750 £28,625 £25,750
25th Percentile £32,500 £32,000 £32,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -2.17%
75th Percentile £66,250 £60,000 £57,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £77,500 £73,750
UK median annual salary £38,000 £42,500 £39,000
% change year-on-year -10.59% +8.97% -7.14%

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 6,765 5,937 14,025
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 38.18% 44.92% 43.14%
Number of salaries quoted 4,549 4,667 12,073
10th Percentile £33,750 £33,230 £35,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £46,250 £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 £83,750 £78,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £107,700 £97,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £62,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year -4.00% +8.70% -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 18 April 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
1 292 (29.49%) SharePoint
2 187 (18.89%) Microsoft Exchange
3 9 (0.91%) Confluence
3 9 (0.91%) Exchange Server 2007
3 9 (0.91%) Exchange Server 2010
3 9 (0.91%) Exchange Server 2013
4 7 (0.71%) IIS
5 4 (0.40%) Anypoint
6 3 (0.30%) ArcGIS
7 2 (0.20%) Apache
7 2 (0.20%) Moodle
7 2 (0.20%) Palantir Foundry
7 2 (0.20%) Umbraco
8 1 (0.10%) Apache Airflow
8 1 (0.10%) CMS
Applications
1 226 (22.83%) Microsoft Office
2 35 (3.54%) Microsoft Excel
3 8 (0.81%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 8 (0.81%) MS Visio
4 4 (0.40%) Microsoft Project
5 3 (0.30%) Spreadsheet
6 2 (0.20%) InDesign
Business Applications
1 17 (1.72%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (0.51%) Salesforce CRM
2 5 (0.51%) Shopify
3 4 (0.40%) SAP Business One
4 3 (0.30%) Oracle EBS
5 2 (0.20%) SAP ERP
5 2 (0.20%) SAP HR
6 1 (0.10%) Dynamics NAV
6 1 (0.10%) Elite 3E
6 1 (0.10%) Oracle Payables
Cloud Services
1 486 (49.09%) Azure
2 271 (27.37%) Entra ID
3 156 (15.76%) AWS
4 113 (11.41%) Power Platform
5 91 (9.19%) OneDrive
6 59 (5.96%) SaaS
7 56 (5.66%) Power Automate
8 52 (5.25%) PowerApps
9 50 (5.05%) Google Workspace
10 35 (3.54%) Microsoft Copilot
11 30 (3.03%) Mimecast
12 26 (2.63%) Dynamics 365
13 24 (2.42%) Azure Logic Apps
13 24 (2.42%) Azure Sentinel
14 22 (2.22%) Azure DevOps
15 16 (1.62%) IaaS
16 14 (1.41%) Azure Data Factory
17 13 (1.31%) PaaS
18 12 (1.21%) Adobe Creative Cloud
19 10 (1.01%) Azure Monitor
Communications & Networking
1 143 (14.44%) DNS
1 143 (14.44%) Firewall
2 120 (12.12%) DHCP
3 104 (10.51%) VPN
4 86 (8.69%) WAN
5 84 (8.48%) Wi-Fi
6 73 (7.37%) TCP/IP
7 71 (7.17%) LAN
8 52 (5.25%) VoIP
9 42 (4.24%) VLAN
10 21 (2.12%) SD-WAN
11 17 (1.72%) Network Security
12 16 (1.62%) Unified Communications
13 11 (1.11%) SAN
14 8 (0.81%) Cisco ASA
14 8 (0.81%) Cisco Firepower
14 8 (0.81%) Remote Desktop
14 8 (0.81%) WebEx
14 8 (0.81%) Wireless
15 7 (0.71%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 64 (6.46%) Power BI
2 43 (4.34%) SQL Server
3 19 (1.92%) MySQL
4 14 (1.41%) Azure SQL Database
4 14 (1.41%) PostgreSQL
5 12 (1.21%) Relational Database
6 11 (1.11%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 4 (0.40%) Amazon RDS
7 4 (0.40%) Power Query
8 3 (0.30%) Metadata
8 3 (0.30%) RDBMS
9 2 (0.20%) Data Lake
10 1 (0.10%) Big Data
10 1 (0.10%) BusinessObjects
10 1 (0.10%) Data Warehouse
10 1 (0.10%) NoSQL
10 1 (0.10%) Qlik Sense
10 1 (0.10%) QlikView
10 1 (0.10%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 34 (3.43%) JIRA
2 4 (0.40%) VersionOne
3 2 (0.20%) Rational Rhapsody
3 2 (0.20%) Selenium
4 1 (0.10%) Git
General
1 490 (49.49%) Social Skills
2 127 (12.83%) Finance
3 78 (7.88%) Legal
4 77 (7.78%) French Language
5 67 (6.77%) Back Office
6 60 (6.06%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 54 (5.45%) Law
8 53 (5.35%) Public Sector
9 51 (5.15%) Organisational Skills
10 43 (4.34%) Analytical Skills
11 36 (3.64%) Swedish Language
12 34 (3.43%) Retail
13 25 (2.53%) Marketing
14 17 (1.72%) Telecoms
15 16 (1.62%) Documentation Skills
16 15 (1.52%) Influencing Skills
17 12 (1.21%) Manufacturing
18 9 (0.91%) Banking
19 6 (0.61%) Presentation Skills
20 5 (0.51%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 250 (25.25%) Support Engineer
2 231 (23.33%) IT Support
3 205 (20.71%) Analyst
4 173 (17.47%) IT Engineer
5 152 (15.35%) IT Support Engineer
6 121 (12.22%) Service Analyst
7 117 (11.82%) Service Desk Analyst
8 96 (9.70%) Senior
9 84 (8.48%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 66 (6.67%) Desktop Support
11 64 (6.46%) Desktop Engineer
11 64 (6.46%) Desktop Support Engineer
12 61 (6.16%) IT Analyst
13 58 (5.86%) 2nd Line Support
14 56 (5.66%) Site Engineer
15 48 (4.85%) Support Analyst
16 46 (4.65%) Architect
17 44 (4.44%) Lead
18 43 (4.34%) 2nd Line Engineer
18 43 (4.34%) Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 28 (2.83%) .NET
2 27 (2.73%) JSON
3 24 (2.42%) HTML5 Canvas
4 16 (1.62%) Microsoft Graph
5 15 (1.52%) CSS
5 15 (1.52%) HTML
5 15 (1.52%) SPFx
6 14 (1.41%) .NET Core
7 12 (1.21%) XML
8 8 (0.81%) REST
8 8 (0.81%) XMPP
9 7 (0.71%) Middleware
10 6 (0.61%) OAuth
10 6 (0.61%) OpenID
10 6 (0.61%) Web Services
11 5 (0.51%) EDI
12 4 (0.40%) FIDO
12 4 (0.40%) RESTful
12 4 (0.40%) SailPoint
12 4 (0.40%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 93 (9.39%) Driving Licence
2 77 (7.78%) Onboarding
3 31 (3.13%) Management Information System
4 27 (2.73%) Self-Motivation
5 22 (2.22%) Video Conferencing
6 21 (2.12%) Hybrid Cloud
7 20 (2.02%) Cloud Native
8 19 (1.92%) Replication
9 14 (1.41%) CCTV
10 13 (1.31%) Low-Code
10 13 (1.31%) Security Posture
11 12 (1.21%) Data Centre
11 12 (1.21%) Enterprise Software
11 12 (1.21%) Social Media
12 11 (1.11%) Product Ownership
13 10 (1.01%) Cyber Threat
14 9 (0.91%) Web Conferencing
15 8 (0.81%) Data Structures
15 8 (0.81%) FlexPod
15 8 (0.81%) iPad
Operating Systems
1 463 (46.77%) Windows
2 182 (18.38%) Windows Server
3 176 (17.78%) Windows 10
4 52 (5.25%) Apple iOS
5 47 (4.75%) Linux
6 46 (4.65%) Mac OS
7 37 (3.74%) Android
8 33 (3.33%) Windows Server 2016
9 27 (2.73%) Windows Server 2012
10 21 (2.12%) Windows Server 2019
11 11 (1.11%) Windows Server 2008
12 7 (0.71%) Ubuntu
13 4 (0.40%) CentOS
13 4 (0.40%) Unix
14 2 (0.20%) Mac OS X
14 2 (0.20%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
15 1 (0.10%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 334 (33.74%) ITIL
2 295 (29.80%) Customer Service
3 233 (23.54%) Problem-Solving
4 206 (20.81%) Continuous Improvement
5 174 (17.58%) Cybersecurity
6 146 (14.75%) ITSM
7 109 (11.01%) Service Delivery
8 93 (9.39%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 90 (9.09%) Customer Experience
10 87 (8.79%) Performance Metrics
11 81 (8.18%) Patch Management
12 78 (7.88%) Analytics
13 76 (7.68%) Business Intelligence
14 71 (7.17%) Software Deployment
14 71 (7.17%) Ticket Management
15 69 (6.97%) Mentoring
16 68 (6.87%) Disaster Recovery
17 67 (6.77%) Roadmaps
18 65 (6.57%) Service Management
19 61 (6.16%) Change Management
Programming Languages
1 116 (11.72%) PowerShell
2 75 (7.58%) SQL
3 40 (4.04%) Python
4 36 (3.64%) C#
4 36 (3.64%) JavaScript
5 17 (1.72%) R
5 17 (1.72%) TypeScript
6 12 (1.21%) T-SQL
7 11 (1.11%) Bash
8 9 (0.91%) VBA
9 6 (0.61%) Bicep
9 6 (0.61%) Java
10 4 (0.40%) Delphi
10 4 (0.40%) Pascal
10 4 (0.40%) PHP
10 4 (0.40%) Shell Script
11 3 (0.30%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 3 (0.30%) Google Apps Script
12 2 (0.20%) Korn
12 2 (0.20%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 236 (23.84%) Degree
2 184 (18.59%) Microsoft Certification
3 115 (11.62%) Security Cleared
4 111 (11.21%) SC Cleared
5 96 (9.70%) MCSE
6 92 (9.29%) AWS Certification
7 60 (6.06%) CTC Cleared
8 36 (3.64%) Cisco Certification
9 35 (3.54%) Azure Certification
10 27 (2.73%) CISSP
11 25 (2.53%) DBS Check
12 17 (1.72%) CCNA
12 17 (1.72%) Computer Science Degree
13 16 (1.62%) Network+ Certification
14 14 (1.41%) (ISC)2 CCSP
15 12 (1.21%) BPSS Clearance
16 11 (1.11%) A+ Certification
16 11 (1.11%) CEH
16 11 (1.11%) MCSA
17 10 (1.01%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 94 (9.49%) QA
2 84 (8.48%) SLA
3 79 (7.98%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 56 (5.66%) Cyber Essentials
5 27 (2.73%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 24 (2.42%) GDPR
7 18 (1.82%) NIST
8 13 (1.31%) GRC
9 12 (1.21%) Data Quality
10 11 (1.11%) PMO
11 8 (0.81%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 7 (0.71%) Accessibility
13 5 (0.51%) PCI DSS
14 3 (0.30%) ISO 9001
14 3 (0.30%) NCSC
15 2 (0.20%) HL7
16 1 (0.10%) Basel III
16 1 (0.10%) ISO 22301
16 1 (0.10%) MiFID
16 1 (0.10%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 311 (31.41%) Active Directory
2 93 (9.39%) Hyper-V
3 63 (6.36%) VMware Infrastructure
4 16 (1.62%) Virtual Desktop
5 15 (1.52%) Virtual Machines
6 13 (1.31%) vSphere
7 9 (0.91%) Virtual Servers
8 8 (0.81%) Docker
8 8 (0.81%) Microsoft Virtual Server
9 7 (0.71%) BitLocker
9 7 (0.71%) Firmware
10 6 (0.61%) DFS Replication
10 6 (0.61%) VMware ESXi
11 3 (0.30%) Postfix
11 3 (0.30%) Terminal Services
12 2 (0.20%) Citrix Hypervisor
13 1 (0.10%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 220 (22.22%) Microsoft Intune
2 28 (2.83%) SCCM
3 19 (1.92%) Terraform
4 18 (1.82%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 14 (1.41%) Jamf Pro
6 12 (1.21%) Autotask
7 11 (1.11%) Ansible
7 11 (1.11%) Kubernetes
8 10 (1.01%) Single Sign-On
9 8 (0.81%) Cisco CUCM
9 8 (0.81%) Grafana
10 7 (0.71%) vCenter Server
11 5 (0.51%) FortiGate
12 4 (0.40%) PaperCut
13 3 (0.30%) Proxmox
14 1 (0.10%) CASB
14 1 (0.10%) Forefront Identity Manager
14 1 (0.10%) Kibana
14 1 (0.10%) Oracle RMAN
Vendors
1 809 (81.72%) Microsoft
2 121 (12.22%) ServiceNow
3 116 (11.72%) Cisco
4 96 (9.70%) VMware
5 55 (5.56%) Google
6 33 (3.33%) Apple
7 27 (2.73%) Fortinet
8 26 (2.63%) Meraki
9 23 (2.32%) CrowdStrike
9 23 (2.32%) Dell
10 22 (2.22%) Adobe
11 19 (1.92%) Veeam
12 18 (1.82%) iManage
13 17 (1.72%) Palo Alto
14 15 (1.52%) HP
15 13 (1.31%) Citrix
15 13 (1.31%) Draytek
15 13 (1.31%) Salesforce
15 13 (1.31%) SAP
15 13 (1.31%) Ubiquiti