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

6 months to
7 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 35 44 29
Rank change year-on-year +9 -15 +2
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 365 1,431 958 1,513
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 5.74% 5.70% 6.92%
As % of the Cloud Services category 16.48% 16.70% 16.43%
Number of salaries quoted 1,074 706 955
10th Percentile £28,500 £27,500 £27,500
25th Percentile £32,500 £31,250 £34,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £41,204 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.21% -17.59% -
75th Percentile £62,500 £60,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £78,750 £73,750 £73,750
UK median annual salary £40,000 £37,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year +6.67% -16.67% +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 8,682 5,737 9,209
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 34.82% 34.13% 42.13%
Number of salaries quoted 6,375 4,053 6,067
10th Percentile £35,000 £31,250 £36,738
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 £82,500 £86,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £115,000
UK median annual salary £62,500 £60,000 £63,500
% change year-on-year +4.17% -5.51% +1.60%

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 October 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
1 517 (36.13%) SharePoint
2 299 (20.89%) Microsoft Exchange
3 25 (1.75%) Confluence
4 17 (1.19%) IIS
5 6 (0.42%) CMS
6 3 (0.21%) SAS
7 1 (0.070%) WordPress
Applications
1 137 (9.57%) Microsoft Office
2 50 (3.49%) Microsoft Excel
3 22 (1.54%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 7 (0.49%) MS Visio
5 5 (0.35%) CorelDRAW
5 5 (0.35%) Microsoft Project
5 5 (0.35%) Spreadsheet
6 4 (0.28%) Chatbot
7 1 (0.070%) Acrobat
7 1 (0.070%) Trello
Business Applications
1 12 (0.84%) NetSuite
2 11 (0.77%) Dynamics CRM
3 8 (0.56%) Shopify
4 5 (0.35%) Dynamics GP
5 4 (0.28%) Payment Gateway
5 4 (0.28%) SAP Business One
6 3 (0.21%) Elite 3E
6 3 (0.21%) Remedy ITSM
6 3 (0.21%) Sage 200
7 2 (0.14%) Carpe Diem
7 2 (0.14%) Visualfiles
8 1 (0.070%) Dynamics NAV
8 1 (0.070%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 699 (48.85%) Azure
2 475 (33.19%) Entra ID
3 260 (18.17%) Power Platform
4 164 (11.46%) Microsoft Copilot
5 162 (11.32%) OneDrive
6 159 (11.11%) AWS
7 127 (8.87%) Power Automate
8 116 (8.11%) PowerApps
9 103 (7.20%) SaaS
10 87 (6.08%) Microsoft Purview
11 50 (3.49%) Copilot Studio
12 42 (2.94%) Cloud Computing
13 40 (2.80%) Dynamics 365
13 40 (2.80%) Mimecast
14 36 (2.52%) Azure Sentinel
15 34 (2.38%) Google Workspace
16 32 (2.24%) Azure DevOps
17 31 (2.17%) Azure Logic Apps
18 24 (1.68%) IaaS
19 23 (1.61%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 225 (15.72%) DNS
2 222 (15.51%) Firewall
3 174 (12.16%) DHCP
4 166 (11.60%) VPN
5 108 (7.55%) TCP/IP
6 105 (7.34%) LAN
6 105 (7.34%) WAN
7 94 (6.57%) Wi-Fi
8 58 (4.05%) VLAN
9 46 (3.21%) VoIP
10 40 (2.80%) Wireless
11 39 (2.73%) Network Security
12 16 (1.12%) Intranet
13 13 (0.91%) SAN
14 12 (0.84%) IP Telephony
15 11 (0.77%) Unified Communications
16 9 (0.63%) Remote Desktop
16 9 (0.63%) SSL
17 8 (0.56%) SD-WAN
17 8 (0.56%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 71 (4.96%) Power BI
2 59 (4.12%) SQL Server
3 20 (1.40%) Azure SQL Database
4 12 (0.84%) Metadata
5 7 (0.49%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 6 (0.42%) PostgreSQL
7 5 (0.35%) MongoDB
7 5 (0.35%) Spatial Data
8 4 (0.28%) Data Lake
8 4 (0.28%) Data Warehouse
8 4 (0.28%) Power Query
9 3 (0.21%) Amazon RDS
9 3 (0.21%) MySQL
10 2 (0.14%) Relational Database
11 1 (0.070%) Delta Lake
11 1 (0.070%) GIS
11 1 (0.070%) NoSQL
11 1 (0.070%) Parquet
11 1 (0.070%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 85 (5.94%) JIRA
2 13 (0.91%) Git
3 6 (0.42%) Claude Code
4 4 (0.28%) VersionOne
5 2 (0.14%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 1 (0.070%) Postman
6 1 (0.070%) Rational DOORS
General
1 752 (52.55%) Social Skills
2 161 (11.25%) Finance
3 118 (8.25%) Legal
4 103 (7.20%) Analytical Skills
5 98 (6.85%) Law
6 74 (5.17%) Public Sector
7 73 (5.10%) Organisational Skills
8 48 (3.35%) Swedish Language
9 47 (3.28%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 47 (3.28%) Presentation Skills
10 43 (3.00%) Telecoms
11 35 (2.45%) Documentation Skills
12 29 (2.03%) Manufacturing
12 29 (2.03%) Retail
13 28 (1.96%) Marketing
14 19 (1.33%) Advertising
15 16 (1.12%) Banking
15 16 (1.12%) Games
15 16 (1.12%) Local Government
16 13 (0.91%) French Language
Job Titles
1 309 (21.59%) IT Support
2 227 (15.86%) Support Engineer
3 223 (15.58%) Analyst
4 219 (15.30%) IT Engineer
5 186 (13.00%) IT Support Engineer
6 162 (11.32%) Senior
7 123 (8.60%) Consultant
8 114 (7.97%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 97 (6.78%) Support Analyst
10 93 (6.50%) Service Analyst
11 85 (5.94%) Architect
12 82 (5.73%) Service Desk Analyst
13 78 (5.45%) Developer
14 69 (4.82%) Lead
15 65 (4.54%) IT Analyst
16 63 (4.40%) 1st Line Support
17 57 (3.98%) 2nd Line Support
18 53 (3.70%) IT Support Analyst
19 50 (3.49%) IT Manager
20 49 (3.42%) IT Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 52 (3.63%) HTML
2 49 (3.42%) Microsoft Graph
3 41 (2.87%) .NET
4 38 (2.66%) CSS
5 33 (2.31%) Terraform
6 31 (2.17%) SPFx
7 25 (1.75%) HTML5 Canvas
8 22 (1.54%) REST
9 16 (1.12%) JSON
10 15 (1.05%) Middleware
11 14 (0.98%) .NET Core
11 14 (0.98%) ASP.NET
12 13 (0.91%) React
13 10 (0.70%) RESTful
14 7 (0.49%) Pandas
15 6 (0.42%) Langfuse
15 6 (0.42%) Model Context Protocol
15 6 (0.42%) Next.js
15 6 (0.42%) Node.js
15 6 (0.42%) NumPy
Miscellaneous
1 154 (10.76%) Driving Licence
2 142 (9.92%) Onboarding
3 49 (3.42%) Security Posture
4 40 (2.80%) Self-Motivation
5 36 (2.52%) Management Information System
6 34 (2.38%) Enterprise Software
7 27 (1.89%) AI Agents
8 26 (1.82%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 25 (1.75%) Hybrid Cloud
10 24 (1.68%) Clustering
10 24 (1.68%) Product Ownership
11 20 (1.40%) Data Centre
12 18 (1.26%) Video Conferencing
13 17 (1.19%) Low-Code
14 15 (1.05%) Replication
15 14 (0.98%) Cloud Native
16 13 (0.91%) CCTV
17 12 (0.84%) Web Conferencing
18 9 (0.63%) Cyber Security Posture
18 9 (0.63%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 591 (41.30%) Windows
2 267 (18.66%) Windows Server
3 75 (5.24%) Mac OS
4 69 (4.82%) Linux
5 57 (3.98%) Windows 10
6 32 (2.24%) Android
7 31 (2.17%) Apple iOS
8 19 (1.33%) Windows Server 2016
9 14 (0.98%) Windows Server 2019
10 7 (0.49%) Ubuntu
11 6 (0.42%) Windows Server 2012
12 4 (0.28%) Debian
13 1 (0.070%) CentOS
13 1 (0.070%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 441 (30.82%) Problem-Solving
2 328 (22.92%) Continuous Improvement
3 311 (21.73%) Customer Service
4 287 (20.06%) ITIL
5 263 (18.38%) Cybersecurity
6 195 (13.63%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 194 (13.56%) AI
8 166 (11.60%) Stakeholder Management
9 162 (11.32%) ITSM
10 155 (10.83%) Mentoring
11 145 (10.13%) Service Delivery
12 140 (9.78%) Project Delivery
13 126 (8.81%) Roadmaps
14 121 (8.46%) Disaster Recovery
15 110 (7.69%) Information Security
16 104 (7.27%) Technical Leadership
17 103 (7.20%) Agile
17 103 (7.20%) Collaborative Working
18 98 (6.85%) Service Management
19 93 (6.50%) Coaching
Programming Languages
1 205 (14.33%) PowerShell
2 91 (6.36%) SQL
3 66 (4.61%) JavaScript
4 58 (4.05%) C#
4 58 (4.05%) Python
5 29 (2.03%) R
6 27 (1.89%) Bicep
7 24 (1.68%) TypeScript
8 17 (1.19%) VBA
9 13 (0.91%) Bash
10 11 (0.77%) Kusto Query Language
10 11 (0.77%) T-SQL
11 6 (0.42%) VBScript
12 5 (0.35%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 5 (0.35%) Ruby
13 3 (0.21%) C
13 3 (0.21%) Google Apps Script
13 3 (0.21%) PHP
14 2 (0.14%) Java
14 2 (0.14%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 208 (14.54%) Degree
2 173 (12.09%) Microsoft Certification
3 92 (6.43%) Security Cleared
4 76 (5.31%) SC Cleared
5 72 (5.03%) MCSE
6 66 (4.61%) Azure Certification
7 62 (4.33%) AWS Certification
8 36 (2.52%) Cisco Certification
9 29 (2.03%) CCNA
10 27 (1.89%) CISSP
11 26 (1.82%) Computer Science Degree
12 22 (1.54%) DBS Check
13 21 (1.47%) CISM
14 20 (1.40%) Microsoft Certified Professional
15 17 (1.19%) BPSS Clearance
16 15 (1.05%) CCNP
17 14 (0.98%) MCSA
18 13 (0.91%) PMP
19 11 (0.77%) A+ Certification
20 10 (0.70%) GIAC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 112 (7.83%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 93 (6.50%) Cyber Essentials
3 77 (5.38%) SLA
4 72 (5.03%) GDPR
5 70 (4.89%) QA
6 43 (3.00%) GRC
7 42 (2.94%) Accessibility
8 35 (2.45%) NIST
9 24 (1.68%) Data Quality
10 12 (0.84%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 7 (0.49%) PMO
12 5 (0.35%) ISO/IEC 27005
12 5 (0.35%) PCI DSS
12 5 (0.35%) SOC 2
13 3 (0.21%) ISO/IEC 42001
13 3 (0.21%) NCSC
13 3 (0.21%) WCAG
14 2 (0.14%) EU AI Act
14 2 (0.14%) ISO 9001
15 1 (0.070%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 470 (32.84%) Active Directory
2 162 (11.32%) Hyper-V
3 93 (6.50%) VMware Infrastructure
4 38 (2.66%) Virtual Desktop
5 18 (1.26%) Virtual Machines
6 14 (0.98%) vSphere
7 9 (0.63%) BitLocker
8 8 (0.56%) VMware Server
9 6 (0.42%) Microsoft Virtual Server
9 6 (0.42%) Virtual Servers
10 5 (0.35%) ClearTrust
11 4 (0.28%) KVM
11 4 (0.28%) Terminal Services
12 3 (0.21%) VMware ESXi
13 2 (0.14%) Docker
14 1 (0.070%) Citrix Hypervisor
14 1 (0.070%) DFS Replication
14 1 (0.070%) Embedded Firmware
14 1 (0.070%) Firmware
14 1 (0.070%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 339 (23.69%) Microsoft Intune
2 33 (2.31%) SCCM
3 19 (1.33%) Single Sign-On
4 13 (0.91%) Failover Clustering
4 13 (0.91%) Jamf Pro
4 13 (0.91%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
5 9 (0.63%) Autotask
5 9 (0.63%) Kubernetes
6 5 (0.35%) Ansible
6 5 (0.35%) Grafana
7 4 (0.28%) Cisco CUCM
7 4 (0.28%) FortiGate
7 4 (0.28%) Graylog
7 4 (0.28%) Proxmox
7 4 (0.28%) ZABBIX
8 3 (0.21%) Norton AntiVirus
9 2 (0.14%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 2 (0.14%) SCOM
9 2 (0.14%) WMI
9 2 (0.14%) WSUS
Vendors
1 1,294 (90.43%) Microsoft
2 133 (9.29%) VMware
3 110 (7.69%) ServiceNow
4 67 (4.68%) Cisco
5 55 (3.84%) Veeam
6 52 (3.63%) Google
7 43 (3.00%) Apple
8 29 (2.03%) CrowdStrike
8 29 (2.03%) Meraki
9 25 (1.75%) Fortinet
10 24 (1.68%) WatchGuard
11 22 (1.54%) Adobe
11 22 (1.54%) iManage
12 20 (1.40%) Citrix
13 19 (1.33%) Salesforce
13 19 (1.33%) SonicWALL
14 18 (1.26%) Zscaler
15 15 (1.05%) N-able
15 15 (1.05%) Palo Alto
16 14 (0.98%) Mitel