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

6 months to
17 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 32 35 26
Rank change year-on-year +3 -9 +24
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 365 1,008 1,052 2,408
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 5.97% 7.75% 8.02%
As % of the Cloud Services category 15.87% 16.30% 17.72%
Number of salaries quoted 688 824 2,096
10th Percentile £28,500 £27,325 £25,625
25th Percentile £31,250 £32,000 £31,552
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £45,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.59% +1.11% -
75th Percentile £65,000 £60,000 £57,500
90th Percentile £80,072 £77,500 £73,750
UK median annual salary £37,500 £42,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year -11.76% +6.25% -4.76%

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 6,350 6,453 13,590
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 37.59% 47.53% 45.28%
Number of salaries quoted 4,279 4,736 11,834
10th Percentile £32,500 £34,899 £35,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £47,231 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,100 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.54% +8.33% -7.69%
75th Percentile £82,500 £83,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £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 17 March 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
1 294 (29.17%) SharePoint
2 195 (19.35%) Microsoft Exchange
3 6 (0.60%) Anypoint
3 6 (0.60%) Exchange Server 2007
3 6 (0.60%) Exchange Server 2010
3 6 (0.60%) Exchange Server 2013
3 6 (0.60%) IIS
4 4 (0.40%) Confluence
5 3 (0.30%) ArcGIS
6 2 (0.20%) Apache
6 2 (0.20%) Moodle
6 2 (0.20%) Palantir Foundry
6 2 (0.20%) Umbraco
7 1 (0.099%) Apache Airflow
7 1 (0.099%) CMS
Applications
1 249 (24.70%) Microsoft Office
2 45 (4.46%) Microsoft Excel
3 16 (1.59%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 9 (0.89%) InDesign
4 9 (0.89%) MS Visio
5 7 (0.69%) Adobe XD
6 6 (0.60%) Microsoft Project
7 3 (0.30%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 17 (1.69%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (0.69%) Shopify
3 6 (0.60%) Salesforce CRM
4 3 (0.30%) Oracle EBS
5 2 (0.20%) Dynamics NAV
5 2 (0.20%) SAP ERP
5 2 (0.20%) SAP HR
6 1 (0.099%) Elite 3E
Cloud Services
1 487 (48.31%) Azure
2 264 (26.19%) Entra ID
3 176 (17.46%) AWS
4 118 (11.71%) Power Platform
5 78 (7.74%) OneDrive
6 59 (5.85%) SaaS
7 56 (5.56%) Google Workspace
7 56 (5.56%) Power Automate
8 54 (5.36%) PowerApps
9 33 (3.27%) Dynamics 365
9 33 (3.27%) Microsoft Copilot
10 25 (2.48%) Azure DevOps
11 24 (2.38%) Azure Sentinel
11 24 (2.38%) Mimecast
12 17 (1.69%) Azure Logic Apps
12 17 (1.69%) IaaS
13 12 (1.19%) Copilot Studio
13 12 (1.19%) PaaS
14 11 (1.09%) Azure Monitor
14 11 (1.09%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 148 (14.68%) DNS
2 130 (12.90%) DHCP
3 129 (12.80%) Firewall
4 114 (11.31%) VPN
5 79 (7.84%) WAN
5 79 (7.84%) Wi-Fi
6 71 (7.04%) TCP/IP
7 62 (6.15%) LAN
8 50 (4.96%) VLAN
9 42 (4.17%) VoIP
10 23 (2.28%) SD-WAN
11 19 (1.88%) Unified Communications
12 12 (1.19%) Network Security
13 10 (0.99%) Wireless
14 9 (0.89%) Remote Desktop
15 8 (0.79%) Internet
15 8 (0.79%) SAN
16 7 (0.69%) IP Telephony
17 5 (0.50%) Broadband
17 5 (0.50%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 65 (6.45%) Power BI
2 37 (3.67%) SQL Server
3 14 (1.39%) MySQL
3 14 (1.39%) Relational Database
4 13 (1.29%) PostgreSQL
5 11 (1.09%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 5 (0.50%) Azure SQL Database
7 4 (0.40%) Amazon RDS
7 4 (0.40%) Power Query
8 3 (0.30%) RDBMS
9 2 (0.20%) Data Warehouse
9 2 (0.20%) Qlik Sense
9 2 (0.20%) QlikView
9 2 (0.20%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 1 (0.099%) Big Data
10 1 (0.099%) BusinessObjects
10 1 (0.099%) EDMS
10 1 (0.099%) NoSQL
10 1 (0.099%) Oracle Database
10 1 (0.099%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 28 (2.78%) JIRA
2 2 (0.20%) Rational Rhapsody
3 1 (0.099%) Git
3 1 (0.099%) Selenium
General
1 508 (50.40%) Social Skills
2 139 (13.79%) Finance
3 101 (10.02%) French Language
4 72 (7.14%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 69 (6.85%) Legal
6 65 (6.45%) Back Office
7 64 (6.35%) Swedish Language
8 58 (5.75%) Law
9 52 (5.16%) Public Sector
10 48 (4.76%) Organisational Skills
11 42 (4.17%) Analytical Skills
12 33 (3.27%) Retail
13 30 (2.98%) Marketing
14 16 (1.59%) Manufacturing
15 15 (1.49%) Influencing Skills
16 14 (1.39%) Telecoms
17 13 (1.29%) Documentation Skills
18 7 (0.69%) Digital Health
19 6 (0.60%) Games
19 6 (0.60%) German Language
Job Titles
1 247 (24.50%) Support Engineer
2 239 (23.71%) IT Support
3 229 (22.72%) Analyst
4 168 (16.67%) IT Engineer
5 151 (14.98%) IT Support Engineer
6 137 (13.59%) Service Analyst
7 134 (13.29%) Service Desk Analyst
8 95 (9.42%) Senior
9 77 (7.64%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 69 (6.85%) 2nd Line Support
11 67 (6.65%) IT Analyst
12 66 (6.55%) Desktop Support
13 64 (6.35%) Desktop Engineer
13 64 (6.35%) Desktop Support Engineer
14 56 (5.56%) Site Engineer
15 53 (5.26%) Support Analyst
16 48 (4.76%) Lead
17 46 (4.56%) 2nd Line Engineer
17 46 (4.56%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
18 45 (4.46%) Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (2.08%) HTML5 Canvas
2 20 (1.98%) .NET
3 19 (1.88%) JSON
4 13 (1.29%) XML
5 10 (0.99%) REST
6 9 (0.89%) Web Services
7 8 (0.79%) Middleware
8 6 (0.60%) SOAP
9 5 (0.50%) .NET Core
9 5 (0.50%) EDI
9 5 (0.50%) Microsoft Graph
9 5 (0.50%) RESTful
10 4 (0.40%) CSS
10 4 (0.40%) FIDO
10 4 (0.40%) HTML
10 4 (0.40%) OAuth
10 4 (0.40%) OpenID
10 4 (0.40%) SailPoint
10 4 (0.40%) SPFx
10 4 (0.40%) XMPP
Miscellaneous
1 101 (10.02%) Driving Licence
2 82 (8.13%) Onboarding
3 34 (3.37%) Management Information System
4 29 (2.88%) Self-Motivation
5 26 (2.58%) Cloud Native
6 21 (2.08%) CCTV
7 19 (1.88%) Enterprise Software
7 19 (1.88%) Social Media
8 18 (1.79%) Product Ownership
8 18 (1.79%) Video Conferencing
9 17 (1.69%) Replication
10 16 (1.59%) Security Posture
11 15 (1.49%) Low-Code
12 13 (1.29%) Hybrid Cloud
13 12 (1.19%) AI Agents
13 12 (1.19%) Cyber Threat
14 11 (1.09%) Web Conferencing
15 10 (0.99%) Client/Server
15 10 (0.99%) CMDB
16 9 (0.89%) iPad
Operating Systems
1 476 (47.22%) Windows
2 203 (20.14%) Windows Server
3 181 (17.96%) Windows 10
4 53 (5.26%) Apple iOS
5 50 (4.96%) Linux
6 49 (4.86%) Mac OS
7 33 (3.27%) Android
8 30 (2.98%) Windows Server 2016
9 26 (2.58%) Windows Server 2012
10 22 (2.18%) Windows Server 2019
11 8 (0.79%) Windows Server 2008
12 5 (0.50%) Unix
13 3 (0.30%) CentOS
14 2 (0.20%) Mac OS X
14 2 (0.20%) Ubuntu
15 1 (0.099%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
15 1 (0.099%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 360 (35.71%) ITIL
2 325 (32.24%) Customer Service
3 223 (22.12%) Continuous Improvement
4 221 (21.92%) Problem-Solving
5 166 (16.47%) Cybersecurity
5 166 (16.47%) ITSM
6 111 (11.01%) Service Delivery
7 103 (10.22%) Performance Metrics
8 99 (9.82%) Customer Experience
9 97 (9.62%) Analytics
10 82 (8.13%) Infrastructure Engineering
11 80 (7.94%) Patch Management
12 77 (7.64%) Business Intelligence
13 76 (7.54%) Roadmaps
14 71 (7.04%) Change Management
14 71 (7.04%) Mentoring
14 71 (7.04%) Ticket Management
15 68 (6.75%) Service Management
15 68 (6.75%) Software Deployment
16 67 (6.65%) AI
Programming Languages
1 101 (10.02%) PowerShell
2 60 (5.95%) SQL
3 41 (4.07%) Python
4 32 (3.17%) JavaScript
5 30 (2.98%) C#
6 16 (1.59%) Bash
7 12 (1.19%) R
8 9 (0.89%) T-SQL
9 6 (0.60%) Java
9 6 (0.60%) TypeScript
10 5 (0.50%) Bicep
10 5 (0.50%) Shell Script
10 5 (0.50%) VBA
11 4 (0.40%) Delphi
11 4 (0.40%) Pascal
11 4 (0.40%) PHP
12 3 (0.30%) Google Apps Script
13 2 (0.20%) Data Analysis Expressions
14 1 (0.099%) Korn
14 1 (0.099%) Scala
Qualifications
1 267 (26.49%) Degree
2 200 (19.84%) Microsoft Certification
3 117 (11.61%) Security Cleared
4 116 (11.51%) AWS Certification
5 114 (11.31%) MCSE
5 114 (11.31%) SC Cleared
6 60 (5.95%) CTC Cleared
7 38 (3.77%) Cisco Certification
8 37 (3.67%) Azure Certification
9 26 (2.58%) CISSP
10 25 (2.48%) DBS Check
11 21 (2.08%) CCNA
12 20 (1.98%) Computer Science Degree
13 17 (1.69%) Microsoft Certified Professional
14 16 (1.59%) Network+ Certification
15 14 (1.39%) MCSA
16 12 (1.19%) BPSS Clearance
17 11 (1.09%) (ISC)2 CCSP
17 11 (1.09%) A+ Certification
17 11 (1.09%) CEH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 112 (11.11%) QA
2 83 (8.23%) SLA
3 81 (8.04%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 60 (5.95%) Cyber Essentials
5 28 (2.78%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 27 (2.68%) GDPR
7 20 (1.98%) NIST
8 18 (1.79%) Accessibility
9 12 (1.19%) Data Quality
9 12 (1.19%) ISO 9001
10 11 (1.09%) GRC
10 11 (1.09%) PMO
11 8 (0.79%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 5 (0.50%) PCI DSS
13 3 (0.30%) NCSC
14 2 (0.20%) HL7
14 2 (0.20%) Sarbanes-Oxley
15 1 (0.099%) Basel III
15 1 (0.099%) COBIT
15 1 (0.099%) MiFID
System Software
1 320 (31.75%) Active Directory
2 98 (9.72%) Hyper-V
3 56 (5.56%) VMware Infrastructure
4 22 (2.18%) Virtual Desktop
5 13 (1.29%) Virtual Machines
6 9 (0.89%) Docker
6 9 (0.89%) Firmware
6 9 (0.89%) Virtual Servers
7 8 (0.79%) VMware ESXi
7 8 (0.79%) vSphere
8 7 (0.69%) Microsoft Virtual Server
9 6 (0.60%) DFS Replication
10 3 (0.30%) Postfix
11 2 (0.20%) BitLocker
11 2 (0.20%) XenApp
12 1 (0.099%) Citrix Hypervisor
Systems Management
1 221 (21.92%) Microsoft Intune
2 28 (2.78%) SCCM
3 27 (2.68%) Terraform
4 17 (1.69%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 16 (1.59%) Autotask
6 15 (1.49%) Jamf Pro
7 12 (1.19%) Kubernetes
8 9 (0.89%) Single Sign-On
9 7 (0.69%) Ansible
9 7 (0.69%) FortiGate
10 6 (0.60%) PaperCut
10 6 (0.60%) vCenter Server
11 5 (0.50%) Cisco CUCM
12 4 (0.40%) Grafana
12 4 (0.40%) Proxmox
13 2 (0.20%) Nessus
14 1 (0.099%) CASB
14 1 (0.099%) Forefront Identity Manager
14 1 (0.099%) Kibana
Vendors
1 799 (79.27%) Microsoft
2 130 (12.90%) ServiceNow
3 118 (11.71%) Cisco
4 96 (9.52%) VMware
5 62 (6.15%) Google
6 34 (3.37%) Apple
7 25 (2.48%) Adobe
7 25 (2.48%) Meraki
8 19 (1.88%) Dell
9 18 (1.79%) CrowdStrike
9 18 (1.79%) HP
10 17 (1.69%) Fortinet
10 17 (1.69%) Veeam
11 15 (1.49%) Salesforce
12 14 (1.39%) Oracle
13 13 (1.29%) iManage
14 12 (1.19%) Citrix
14 12 (1.19%) Draytek
14 12 (1.19%) Palo Alto
14 12 (1.19%) Ubiquiti