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

 6 months to
7 May 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 35 39 27
Rank change year-on-year +4 -12 +21
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 365 978 1,005 2,349
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 5.33% 7.05% 7.22%
As % of the Cloud Services category 14.10% 16.24% 16.77%
Number of salaries quoted 707 826 2,053
10th Percentile £28,650 £28,500 £25,750
25th Percentile £32,500 £31,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -5.26%
75th Percentile £67,500 £60,000 £57,500
90th Percentile £89,250 £73,886 £73,750
UK median annual salary £39,000 £41,408 £39,000
% change year-on-year -5.81% +6.17% -5.45%

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 6,936 6,188 14,006
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 37.78% 43.43% 43.03%
Number of salaries quoted 4,709 4,627 12,010
10th Percentile £34,460 £32,500 £35,750
25th Percentile £46,250 £46,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £63,717 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.95% +4.17% -7.69%
75th Percentile £85,000 £83,375 £78,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £108,750 £97,500
UK median annual salary £62,500 £60,875 £57,500
% change year-on-year +2.67% +5.87% -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 7 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 (32.21%) SharePoint
2 191 (19.53%) Microsoft Exchange
3 13 (1.33%) Confluence
4 9 (0.92%) Exchange Server 2007
4 9 (0.92%) Exchange Server 2010
4 9 (0.92%) Exchange Server 2013
5 8 (0.82%) IIS
6 3 (0.31%) 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
1 205 (20.96%) Microsoft Office
2 30 (3.07%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (0.61%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 6 (0.61%) MS Visio
4 3 (0.31%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.20%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.10%) Acrobat
Business Applications
1 14 (1.43%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (0.51%) Salesforce CRM
2 5 (0.51%) SAP Business One
3 3 (0.31%) Oracle EBS
4 2 (0.20%) SAP ERP
4 2 (0.20%) SAP HR
5 1 (0.10%) Dynamics NAV
5 1 (0.10%) Elite 3E
5 1 (0.10%) NetSuite
5 1 (0.10%) Oracle Payables
5 1 (0.10%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 483 (49.39%) Azure
2 274 (28.02%) Entra ID
3 131 (13.39%) AWS
4 127 (12.99%) Power Platform
5 102 (10.43%) OneDrive
6 61 (6.24%) SaaS
7 60 (6.13%) PowerApps
8 59 (6.03%) Power Automate
9 43 (4.40%) Google Workspace
10 39 (3.99%) Microsoft Copilot
11 30 (3.07%) Mimecast
12 27 (2.76%) Dynamics 365
13 25 (2.56%) Azure Logic Apps
14 22 (2.25%) Azure Sentinel
15 21 (2.15%) Azure Data Factory
16 19 (1.94%) Adobe Creative Cloud
17 18 (1.84%) Azure DevOps
17 18 (1.84%) IaaS
18 15 (1.53%) PaaS
19 10 (1.02%) Azure Monitor
Communications & Networking
1 144 (14.72%) Firewall
2 135 (13.80%) DNS
3 107 (10.94%) DHCP
4 104 (10.63%) VPN
5 85 (8.69%) WAN
6 80 (8.18%) Wi-Fi
7 73 (7.46%) LAN
8 69 (7.06%) TCP/IP
9 53 (5.42%) VoIP
10 37 (3.78%) VLAN
11 18 (1.84%) SD-WAN
12 16 (1.64%) Network Security
13 15 (1.53%) Unified Communications
14 11 (1.12%) SAN
15 9 (0.92%) Wireless
16 8 (0.82%) Cisco ASA
16 8 (0.82%) Cisco Firepower
16 8 (0.82%) WebEx
17 7 (0.72%) Internet
18 6 (0.61%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 69 (7.06%) Power BI
2 46 (4.70%) SQL Server
3 21 (2.15%) Azure SQL Database
4 18 (1.84%) MySQL
5 16 (1.64%) PostgreSQL
6 14 (1.43%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 7 (0.72%) Relational Database
8 4 (0.41%) Amazon RDS
8 4 (0.41%) Metadata
9 3 (0.31%) Power Query
10 2 (0.20%) Data Lake
10 2 (0.20%) MongoDB
10 2 (0.20%) RDBMS
10 2 (0.20%) Spatial Data
11 1 (0.10%) Big Data
11 1 (0.10%) BusinessObjects
11 1 (0.10%) Data Warehouse
11 1 (0.10%) NoSQL
11 1 (0.10%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 36 (3.68%) JIRA
2 5 (0.51%) VersionOne
3 3 (0.31%) Git
4 2 (0.20%) Rational Rhapsody
4 2 (0.20%) Selenium
General
1 475 (48.57%) Social Skills
2 122 (12.47%) Finance
3 78 (7.98%) Legal
4 65 (6.65%) Back Office
5 59 (6.03%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 58 (5.93%) French Language
7 55 (5.62%) Public Sector
8 54 (5.52%) Law
9 50 (5.11%) Organisational Skills
10 47 (4.81%) Analytical Skills
11 29 (2.97%) Retail
12 19 (1.94%) Marketing
13 17 (1.74%) Swedish Language
13 17 (1.74%) Telecoms
14 16 (1.64%) Documentation Skills
15 14 (1.43%) Influencing Skills
16 10 (1.02%) Banking
17 9 (0.92%) Manufacturing
18 6 (0.61%) Local Government
19 5 (0.51%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 233 (23.82%) Support Engineer
2 219 (22.39%) IT Support
3 194 (19.84%) Analyst
4 159 (16.26%) IT Engineer
5 137 (14.01%) IT Support Engineer
6 106 (10.84%) Service Analyst
7 105 (10.74%) Senior
8 99 (10.12%) Service Desk Analyst
9 86 (8.79%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 65 (6.65%) Desktop Support
11 64 (6.54%) IT Analyst
12 63 (6.44%) Desktop Engineer
12 63 (6.44%) Desktop Support Engineer
13 58 (5.93%) Support Analyst
14 56 (5.73%) Site Engineer
15 55 (5.62%) Consultant
16 45 (4.60%) Lead
17 44 (4.50%) 2nd Line Support
17 44 (4.50%) Architect
17 44 (4.50%) Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 34 (3.48%) .NET
2 30 (3.07%) HTML5 Canvas
3 29 (2.97%) JSON
4 28 (2.86%) Microsoft Graph
5 24 (2.45%) CSS
5 24 (2.45%) HTML
5 24 (2.45%) SPFx
6 21 (2.15%) .NET Core
7 8 (0.82%) XML
7 8 (0.82%) XMPP
8 7 (0.72%) Middleware
8 7 (0.72%) OpenID
8 7 (0.72%) React
9 6 (0.61%) OAuth
10 5 (0.51%) ARM Templates
10 5 (0.51%) ASP.NET
10 5 (0.51%) EDI
11 3 (0.31%) ASP.NET Core
11 3 (0.31%) REST
11 3 (0.31%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 84 (8.59%) Driving Licence
2 76 (7.77%) Onboarding
3 30 (3.07%) Management Information System
4 25 (2.56%) Self-Motivation
5 23 (2.35%) Video Conferencing
6 21 (2.15%) Cloud Native
7 20 (2.04%) Hybrid Cloud
8 17 (1.74%) Replication
9 15 (1.53%) Enterprise Software
10 14 (1.43%) Security Posture
11 13 (1.33%) Data Centre
12 12 (1.23%) Product Ownership
13 10 (1.02%) Cyber Threat
13 10 (1.02%) Social Media
14 9 (0.92%) CCTV
14 9 (0.92%) Clustering
14 9 (0.92%) Low-Code
15 8 (0.82%) Data Structures
15 8 (0.82%) FlexPod
16 7 (0.72%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 449 (45.91%) Windows
2 168 (17.18%) Windows 10
3 166 (16.97%) Windows Server
4 56 (5.73%) Apple iOS
5 43 (4.40%) Mac OS
6 42 (4.29%) Linux
7 41 (4.19%) Android
8 32 (3.27%) Windows Server 2016
9 23 (2.35%) Windows Server 2012
10 19 (1.94%) Windows Server 2019
11 11 (1.12%) Windows Server 2008
12 8 (0.82%) Ubuntu
13 4 (0.41%) CentOS
14 2 (0.20%) Mac OS X
14 2 (0.20%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
15 1 (0.10%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 317 (32.41%) ITIL
2 275 (28.12%) Customer Service
3 241 (24.64%) Problem-Solving
4 203 (20.76%) Continuous Improvement
5 170 (17.38%) Cybersecurity
6 118 (12.07%) ITSM
7 106 (10.84%) Service Delivery
8 96 (9.82%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 83 (8.49%) Customer Experience
10 81 (8.28%) Business Intelligence
11 78 (7.98%) Patch Management
12 74 (7.57%) Disaster Recovery
13 72 (7.36%) Analytics
13 72 (7.36%) Software Deployment
14 70 (7.16%) Mentoring
14 70 (7.16%) Ticket Management
15 67 (6.85%) Performance Metrics
16 65 (6.65%) Roadmaps
17 64 (6.54%) AI
17 64 (6.54%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 131 (13.39%) PowerShell
2 79 (8.08%) SQL
3 42 (4.29%) C#
4 40 (4.09%) JavaScript
5 34 (3.48%) Python
6 27 (2.76%) TypeScript
7 17 (1.74%) R
8 14 (1.43%) T-SQL
9 10 (1.02%) VBA
10 9 (0.92%) Bash
11 8 (0.82%) Bicep
12 6 (0.61%) PHP
13 4 (0.41%) Delphi
13 4 (0.41%) Pascal
13 4 (0.41%) VBScript
14 3 (0.31%) Data Analysis Expressions
14 3 (0.31%) Google Apps Script
14 3 (0.31%) Java
15 2 (0.20%) Korn
16 1 (0.10%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 222 (22.70%) Degree
2 167 (17.08%) Microsoft Certification
3 113 (11.55%) Security Cleared
4 109 (11.15%) SC Cleared
5 74 (7.57%) MCSE
6 72 (7.36%) AWS Certification
7 59 (6.03%) CTC Cleared
8 34 (3.48%) Azure Certification
9 30 (3.07%) Cisco Certification
10 24 (2.45%) DBS Check
11 23 (2.35%) CISSP
12 22 (2.25%) Computer Science Degree
13 15 (1.53%) CCNA
13 15 (1.53%) Network+ Certification
14 12 (1.23%) BPSS Clearance
15 10 (1.02%) (ISC)2 CCSP
15 10 (1.02%) A+ Certification
15 10 (1.02%) CEH
15 10 (1.02%) CISM
16 8 (0.82%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 82 (8.38%) SLA
2 75 (7.67%) QA
3 74 (7.57%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 56 (5.73%) Cyber Essentials
5 27 (2.76%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 22 (2.25%) GDPR
7 16 (1.64%) NIST
8 12 (1.23%) Data Quality
9 11 (1.12%) PMO
10 10 (1.02%) GRC
11 8 (0.82%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 5 (0.51%) Accessibility
13 4 (0.41%) PCI DSS
14 1 (0.10%) Basel III
14 1 (0.10%) HL7
14 1 (0.10%) ISO 22301
14 1 (0.10%) ISO 9001
14 1 (0.10%) MiFID
14 1 (0.10%) Sarbanes-Oxley
14 1 (0.10%) SOC 2
System Software
1 303 (30.98%) Active Directory
2 86 (8.79%) Hyper-V
3 60 (6.13%) VMware Infrastructure
4 18 (1.84%) Virtual Desktop
5 16 (1.64%) Virtual Machines
6 12 (1.23%) vSphere
7 9 (0.92%) BitLocker
8 8 (0.82%) Microsoft Virtual Server
8 8 (0.82%) Virtual Servers
9 6 (0.61%) DFS Replication
9 6 (0.61%) VMware ESXi
10 5 (0.51%) Docker
10 5 (0.51%) Firmware
10 5 (0.51%) Terminal Services
11 2 (0.20%) Citrix Hypervisor
11 2 (0.20%) VMware Server
12 1 (0.10%) KVM
Systems Management
1 213 (21.78%) Microsoft Intune
2 32 (3.27%) SCCM
3 18 (1.84%) Terraform
4 16 (1.64%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 16 (1.64%) Jamf Pro
5 11 (1.12%) Ansible
6 10 (1.02%) Single Sign-On
7 9 (0.92%) Autotask
8 8 (0.82%) Cisco CUCM
8 8 (0.82%) Grafana
9 7 (0.72%) Kubernetes
9 7 (0.72%) vCenter Server
10 5 (0.51%) FortiGate
11 4 (0.41%) PaperCut
11 4 (0.41%) Proxmox
12 1 (0.10%) CASB
12 1 (0.10%) Forefront Identity Manager
12 1 (0.10%) Graylog
12 1 (0.10%) Oracle RMAN
12 1 (0.10%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 809 (82.72%) Microsoft
2 111 (11.35%) Cisco
3 101 (10.33%) ServiceNow
4 87 (8.90%) VMware
5 46 (4.70%) Google
6 33 (3.37%) Apple
7 28 (2.86%) Adobe
8 27 (2.76%) Fortinet
9 25 (2.56%) Meraki
10 24 (2.45%) CrowdStrike
11 22 (2.25%) iManage
12 20 (2.04%) Dell
12 20 (2.04%) Veeam
13 16 (1.64%) Palo Alto
14 15 (1.53%) Computacenter
15 13 (1.33%) Salesforce
15 13 (1.33%) Ubiquiti
16 12 (1.23%) Citrix
16 12 (1.23%) HP
17 10 (1.02%) SAP
334 hybrid/remote Microsoft 365 jobs