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

6 months to
23 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 37 46 31
Rank change year-on-year +9 -15 +3
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 365 1,293 970 1,627
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 5.60% 5.85% 6.60%
As % of the Cloud Services category 14.88% 16.23% 16.18%
Number of salaries quoted 1,005 777 1,223
10th Percentile £28,500 £27,500 £27,000
25th Percentile £33,750 £31,250 £35,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,500 £41,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +18.29% -18.00% -
75th Percentile £63,750 £58,750 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £70,000 £73,750
UK median annual salary £40,000 £37,500 £42,000
% change year-on-year +6.67% -10.71% -

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 8,692 5,975 10,058
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 37.65% 36.03% 40.80%
Number of salaries quoted 6,346 4,369 7,695
10th Percentile £35,000 £31,250 £37,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £42,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% -7.69% -
75th Percentile £85,000 £81,250 £85,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £112,500
UK median annual salary £62,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.17% - -5.51%

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 23 August 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
1 458 (35.42%) SharePoint
2 269 (20.80%) Microsoft Exchange
3 24 (1.86%) Confluence
4 18 (1.39%) IIS
5 5 (0.39%) CMS
6 4 (0.31%) Exchange Server 2007
6 4 (0.31%) Exchange Server 2010
6 4 (0.31%) Exchange Server 2013
7 3 (0.23%) ArcGIS
7 3 (0.23%) SAS
8 1 (0.077%) WordPress
Applications
1 143 (11.06%) Microsoft Office
2 39 (3.02%) Microsoft Excel
3 11 (0.85%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 7 (0.54%) MS Visio
5 5 (0.39%) CorelDRAW
5 5 (0.39%) Microsoft Project
6 3 (0.23%) Chatbot
6 3 (0.23%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.077%) Acrobat
Business Applications
1 9 (0.70%) Dynamics CRM
2 8 (0.62%) NetSuite
3 5 (0.39%) SAP Business One
4 4 (0.31%) Payment Gateway
4 4 (0.31%) Shopify
5 3 (0.23%) Elite 3E
5 3 (0.23%) Remedy ITSM
5 3 (0.23%) Sage 200
6 2 (0.15%) Carpe Diem
6 2 (0.15%) Dynamics GP
6 2 (0.15%) Visualfiles
7 1 (0.077%) Dynamics NAV
7 1 (0.077%) Oracle Payables
7 1 (0.077%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 665 (51.43%) Azure
2 414 (32.02%) Entra ID
3 231 (17.87%) Power Platform
4 156 (12.06%) AWS
5 133 (10.29%) OneDrive
6 112 (8.66%) Microsoft Copilot
7 110 (8.51%) Power Automate
8 109 (8.43%) PowerApps
9 99 (7.66%) SaaS
10 67 (5.18%) Microsoft Purview
11 47 (3.63%) Mimecast
12 40 (3.09%) Cloud Computing
13 39 (3.02%) Dynamics 365
14 37 (2.86%) Azure Logic Apps
15 31 (2.40%) Google Workspace
16 27 (2.09%) Azure DevOps
17 26 (2.01%) Azure Sentinel
17 26 (2.01%) Copilot Studio
18 23 (1.78%) Azure Data Factory
18 23 (1.78%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 218 (16.86%) Firewall
2 191 (14.77%) DNS
3 145 (11.21%) DHCP
4 143 (11.06%) VPN
5 109 (8.43%) LAN
6 105 (8.12%) TCP/IP
7 104 (8.04%) WAN
8 94 (7.27%) Wi-Fi
9 48 (3.71%) VLAN
9 48 (3.71%) VoIP
10 42 (3.25%) Network Security
11 38 (2.94%) Wireless
12 17 (1.31%) Unified Communications
13 14 (1.08%) SAN
14 9 (0.70%) Cisco ASA
14 9 (0.70%) Cisco Firepower
14 9 (0.70%) Internet
14 9 (0.70%) Remote Desktop
14 9 (0.70%) WebEx
15 7 (0.54%) NGFW
Database & Business Intelligence
1 71 (5.49%) Power BI
2 49 (3.79%) SQL Server
3 28 (2.17%) Azure SQL Database
4 10 (0.77%) Metadata
5 7 (0.54%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 6 (0.46%) MySQL
7 5 (0.39%) PostgreSQL
8 4 (0.31%) Amazon RDS
8 4 (0.31%) Data Lake
8 4 (0.31%) Relational Database
9 3 (0.23%) MongoDB
9 3 (0.23%) Spatial Data
10 2 (0.15%) Data Warehouse
10 2 (0.15%) Power Query
11 1 (0.077%) Delta Lake
11 1 (0.077%) NoSQL
11 1 (0.077%) Parquet
11 1 (0.077%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 85 (6.57%) JIRA
2 10 (0.77%) Git
3 5 (0.39%) VersionOne
4 2 (0.15%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 1 (0.077%) Postman
5 1 (0.077%) Rational DOORS
5 1 (0.077%) Selenium
General
1 650 (50.27%) Social Skills
2 154 (11.91%) Finance
3 125 (9.67%) Legal
4 102 (7.89%) Law
5 77 (5.96%) Analytical Skills
6 60 (4.64%) Organisational Skills
7 58 (4.49%) Public Sector
8 48 (3.71%) Swedish Language
9 42 (3.25%) Presentation Skills
10 36 (2.78%) Telecoms
11 34 (2.63%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 30 (2.32%) Documentation Skills
12 30 (2.32%) Retail
13 24 (1.86%) Manufacturing
13 24 (1.86%) Marketing
14 21 (1.62%) French Language
15 19 (1.47%) Banking
16 16 (1.24%) Advertising
17 12 (0.93%) Legal Technology
17 12 (0.93%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 281 (21.73%) IT Support
2 208 (16.09%) Support Engineer
3 207 (16.01%) Analyst
4 194 (15.00%) IT Engineer
5 168 (12.99%) IT Support Engineer
6 155 (11.99%) Senior
7 111 (8.58%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 101 (7.81%) Consultant
9 90 (6.96%) Service Analyst
10 85 (6.57%) Service Desk Analyst
11 78 (6.03%) Architect
11 78 (6.03%) Support Analyst
12 70 (5.41%) Developer
13 58 (4.49%) IT Analyst
13 58 (4.49%) Lead
14 55 (4.25%) IT Manager
15 51 (3.94%) IT Technician
16 50 (3.87%) 2nd Line Support
17 47 (3.63%) Support Technician
18 46 (3.56%) 3rd Line Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 49 (3.79%) Microsoft Graph
2 46 (3.56%) HTML
3 43 (3.33%) .NET
4 40 (3.09%) CSS
5 34 (2.63%) HTML5 Canvas
5 34 (2.63%) SPFx
5 34 (2.63%) Terraform
6 22 (1.70%) .NET Core
7 21 (1.62%) JSON
8 11 (0.85%) ASP.NET
8 11 (0.85%) React
9 10 (0.77%) REST
10 9 (0.70%) XMPP
11 7 (0.54%) Middleware
11 7 (0.54%) RESTful
12 6 (0.46%) OpenID
13 5 (0.39%) ASP.NET Core
13 5 (0.39%) OAuth
13 5 (0.39%) XML
14 4 (0.31%) Next.js
Miscellaneous
1 115 (8.89%) Onboarding
2 100 (7.73%) Driving Licence
3 37 (2.86%) Self-Motivation
4 35 (2.71%) Security Posture
5 34 (2.63%) Hybrid Cloud
6 31 (2.40%) Enterprise Software
7 28 (2.17%) Clustering
8 24 (1.86%) Management Information System
9 23 (1.78%) Product Ownership
10 18 (1.39%) AI Agents
10 18 (1.39%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 17 (1.31%) Cloud Native
11 17 (1.31%) Data Centre
12 16 (1.24%) Video Conferencing
13 14 (1.08%) Low-Code
13 14 (1.08%) Replication
14 12 (0.93%) Web Conferencing
15 9 (0.70%) FlexPod
15 9 (0.70%) PKI
15 9 (0.70%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 534 (41.30%) Windows
2 238 (18.41%) Windows Server
3 67 (5.18%) Windows 10
4 65 (5.03%) Mac OS
5 61 (4.72%) Linux
6 31 (2.40%) Android
6 31 (2.40%) Apple iOS
7 24 (1.86%) Windows Server 2016
8 14 (1.08%) Windows Server 2019
9 9 (0.70%) Ubuntu
9 9 (0.70%) Windows Server 2012
10 4 (0.31%) Windows Server 2008
11 3 (0.23%) Debian
12 1 (0.077%) CentOS
12 1 (0.077%) Mac OS X
12 1 (0.077%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 363 (28.07%) Problem-Solving
2 291 (22.51%) ITIL
3 269 (20.80%) Customer Service
4 257 (19.88%) Continuous Improvement
5 201 (15.55%) Cybersecurity
6 184 (14.23%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 143 (11.06%) AI
7 143 (11.06%) ITSM
8 132 (10.21%) Stakeholder Management
9 122 (9.44%) Service Delivery
10 117 (9.05%) Roadmaps
11 116 (8.97%) Mentoring
12 114 (8.82%) Disaster Recovery
13 113 (8.74%) Project Delivery
14 107 (8.28%) Technical Leadership
15 97 (7.50%) User Experience
16 89 (6.88%) Information Security
16 89 (6.88%) Service Management
17 81 (6.26%) Agile
18 78 (6.03%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 184 (14.23%) PowerShell
2 96 (7.42%) SQL
3 59 (4.56%) JavaScript
4 58 (4.49%) C#
5 55 (4.25%) Python
6 30 (2.32%) R
6 30 (2.32%) TypeScript
7 24 (1.86%) Bicep
8 20 (1.55%) VBA
9 14 (1.08%) Bash
10 9 (0.70%) T-SQL
11 6 (0.46%) VBScript
12 5 (0.39%) Ruby
13 4 (0.31%) Google Apps Script
14 3 (0.23%) C
14 3 (0.23%) Data Analysis Expressions
14 3 (0.23%) Java
14 3 (0.23%) Kusto Query Language
14 3 (0.23%) PHP
15 2 (0.15%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 196 (15.16%) Degree
2 168 (12.99%) Microsoft Certification
3 77 (5.96%) Security Cleared
4 72 (5.57%) SC Cleared
5 71 (5.49%) MCSE
6 70 (5.41%) AWS Certification
7 58 (4.49%) Azure Certification
8 31 (2.40%) CISSP
9 25 (1.93%) Cisco Certification
10 23 (1.78%) Computer Science Degree
11 22 (1.70%) DBS Check
12 19 (1.47%) CISM
13 17 (1.31%) CCNA
14 14 (1.08%) PMP
15 12 (0.93%) CEH
16 10 (0.77%) HNC
16 10 (0.77%) HND
17 9 (0.70%) BPSS Clearance
17 9 (0.70%) GIAC
17 9 (0.70%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 103 (7.97%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 73 (5.65%) Cyber Essentials
3 71 (5.49%) QA
4 70 (5.41%) SLA
5 56 (4.33%) GDPR
6 46 (3.56%) GRC
7 31 (2.40%) NIST
8 20 (1.55%) Accessibility
9 12 (0.93%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 12 (0.93%) Data Quality
10 5 (0.39%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 5 (0.39%) PMO
10 5 (0.39%) SOC 2
11 4 (0.31%) ISO/IEC 27005
11 4 (0.31%) PCI DSS
12 3 (0.23%) ISO/IEC 42001
12 3 (0.23%) WCAG
13 2 (0.15%) EU AI Act
13 2 (0.15%) ISO 9001
13 2 (0.15%) NCSC
System Software
1 440 (34.03%) Active Directory
2 143 (11.06%) Hyper-V
3 94 (7.27%) VMware Infrastructure
4 27 (2.09%) Virtual Desktop
5 22 (1.70%) vSphere
6 20 (1.55%) Virtual Machines
7 11 (0.85%) BitLocker
8 9 (0.70%) Microsoft Virtual Server
8 9 (0.70%) Virtual Servers
9 8 (0.62%) VMware Server
10 6 (0.46%) Terminal Services
11 5 (0.39%) ClearTrust
11 5 (0.39%) VMware ESXi
12 4 (0.31%) KVM
13 2 (0.15%) DFS Replication
13 2 (0.15%) Docker
14 1 (0.077%) Citrix Hypervisor
14 1 (0.077%) Embedded Firmware
14 1 (0.077%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 303 (23.43%) Microsoft Intune
2 30 (2.32%) SCCM
3 20 (1.55%) Single Sign-On
4 14 (1.08%) Jamf Pro
5 12 (0.93%) Failover Clustering
6 10 (0.77%) Ansible
7 9 (0.70%) Cisco CUCM
7 9 (0.70%) Grafana
7 9 (0.70%) Kubernetes
8 8 (0.62%) Autotask
9 7 (0.54%) Proxmox
9 7 (0.54%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
10 5 (0.39%) Active Directory Federation Services
11 4 (0.31%) FortiGate
11 4 (0.31%) Graylog
11 4 (0.31%) vCenter Server
11 4 (0.31%) ZABBIX
12 3 (0.23%) Norton AntiVirus
13 2 (0.15%) WhatsUp Gold
13 2 (0.15%) WSUS
Vendors
1 1,167 (90.26%) Microsoft
2 120 (9.28%) ServiceNow
2 120 (9.28%) VMware
3 72 (5.57%) Cisco
4 53 (4.10%) Veeam
5 43 (3.33%) Google
6 36 (2.78%) Meraki
7 35 (2.71%) CrowdStrike
8 33 (2.55%) Apple
9 30 (2.32%) Adobe
10 29 (2.24%) iManage
11 27 (2.09%) Fortinet
12 19 (1.47%) Palo Alto
12 19 (1.47%) Zscaler
13 18 (1.39%) Salesforce
13 18 (1.39%) SonicWALL
14 16 (1.24%) Citrix
15 15 (1.16%) Computacenter
15 15 (1.16%) Splunk
16 14 (1.08%) Ubiquiti