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 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 33 29 27
Rank change year-on-year -4 -2 +33
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 365 972 1,512 1,755
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 6.39% 7.47% 8.22%
As % of the Cloud Services category 17.44% 16.78% 17.23%
Number of salaries quoted 676 962 1,585
10th Percentile £27,950 £26,525 £27,750
25th Percentile £31,250 £32,500 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £47,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% - +5.56%
75th Percentile £62,500 £63,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £75,000 £77,500
UK median annual salary £37,500 £45,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year -16.67% +5.88% -

All Cloud 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 5,572 9,010 10,187
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 36.65% 44.49% 47.69%
Number of salaries quoted 4,154 5,919 8,732
10th Percentile £31,250 £36,250 £36,750
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £65,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% - -
75th Percentile £82,500 £84,964 £82,500
90th Percentile £107,500 £110,000 £98,750
UK median annual salary £57,500 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -11.54% +4.00% -0.15%

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 November 2025.

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
1 260 (26.75%) SharePoint
2 184 (18.93%) Microsoft Exchange
3 8 (0.82%) IIS
4 7 (0.72%) Anypoint
5 6 (0.62%) Moodle
6 3 (0.31%) ArcGIS
6 3 (0.31%) Skype for Business
6 3 (0.31%) WordPress
7 2 (0.21%) CMS
7 2 (0.21%) Umbraco
8 1 (0.10%) Confluence
8 1 (0.10%) Drupal
Applications
1 209 (21.50%) Microsoft Office
2 74 (7.61%) Microsoft Excel
3 23 (2.37%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 12 (1.23%) InDesign
5 9 (0.93%) Spreadsheet
6 7 (0.72%) Adobe XD
6 7 (0.72%) Microsoft Project
7 6 (0.62%) MS Visio
8 3 (0.31%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 3 (0.31%) Adobe Illustrator
8 3 (0.31%) Photoshop
9 1 (0.10%) Acrobat
9 1 (0.10%) AutoCAD
9 1 (0.10%) Autodesk Inventor
9 1 (0.10%) Chatbot
9 1 (0.10%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 21 (2.16%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (0.72%) Shopify
3 3 (0.31%) Sage 1000
4 2 (0.21%) Dynamics GP
4 2 (0.21%) Dynamics NAV
5 1 (0.10%) Dynamics AX
5 1 (0.10%) Integrated Workplace Management System
5 1 (0.10%) NetSuite
5 1 (0.10%) Raiser’s Edge
5 1 (0.10%) Sage 200
5 1 (0.10%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 441 (45.37%) Azure
2 196 (20.16%) Entra ID
3 150 (15.43%) AWS
4 140 (14.40%) Power Platform
5 85 (8.74%) PowerApps
6 82 (8.44%) Power Automate
7 61 (6.28%) OneDrive
8 49 (5.04%) Dynamics 365
9 38 (3.91%) Azure DevOps
10 37 (3.81%) Microsoft Copilot
11 34 (3.50%) SaaS
12 31 (3.19%) Microsoft Purview
13 23 (2.37%) Copilot Studio
14 20 (2.06%) IaaS
15 17 (1.75%) Azure Sentinel
15 17 (1.75%) Google Workspace
16 16 (1.65%) Azure Logic Apps
17 13 (1.34%) Azure Monitor
18 12 (1.23%) Workato
19 10 (1.03%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 108 (11.11%) Firewall
2 97 (9.98%) DHCP
3 96 (9.88%) DNS
4 81 (8.33%) VPN
5 57 (5.86%) WAN
6 56 (5.76%) TCP/IP
7 42 (4.32%) LAN
8 33 (3.40%) Wi-Fi
9 31 (3.19%) VLAN
10 25 (2.57%) VoIP
11 20 (2.06%) SD-WAN
12 16 (1.65%) Unified Communications
13 14 (1.44%) Wireless
14 12 (1.23%) Network Security
14 12 (1.23%) SAN
15 11 (1.13%) SSL
16 8 (0.82%) IP Telephony
17 5 (0.51%) Broadband
17 5 (0.51%) HTTP
17 5 (0.51%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 77 (7.92%) Power BI
2 26 (2.67%) SQL Server
3 11 (1.13%) Relational Database
4 6 (0.62%) Crystal Reports
4 6 (0.62%) MySQL
4 6 (0.62%) Oracle Database
4 6 (0.62%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 5 (0.51%) Oracle Reports
6 4 (0.41%) Data Lake
6 4 (0.41%) GIS
6 4 (0.41%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 3 (0.31%) Power Query
7 3 (0.31%) RDBMS
8 2 (0.21%) Azure SQL Database
8 2 (0.21%) Data Warehouse
8 2 (0.21%) Metadata
8 2 (0.21%) Qlik Sense
8 2 (0.21%) QlikView
9 1 (0.10%) Apache Cassandra
9 1 (0.10%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 6 (0.62%) JIRA
2 1 (0.10%) Fiddler
2 1 (0.10%) MSBuild
General
1 491 (50.51%) Social Skills
2 168 (17.28%) Finance
3 98 (10.08%) Swedish Language
4 95 (9.77%) French Language
5 88 (9.05%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 55 (5.66%) Law
7 52 (5.35%) Analytical Skills
8 45 (4.63%) Organisational Skills
9 43 (4.42%) Legal
10 41 (4.22%) Manufacturing
11 37 (3.81%) Public Sector
12 36 (3.70%) Marketing
13 31 (3.19%) Back Office
14 25 (2.57%) Retail
15 22 (2.26%) Telecoms
16 21 (2.16%) Documentation Skills
17 15 (1.54%) Presentation Skills
18 11 (1.13%) Automotive
19 8 (0.82%) Advertising
20 7 (0.72%) Digital Health
Job Titles
1 233 (23.97%) Analyst
2 169 (17.39%) IT Support
3 134 (13.79%) Service Analyst
4 132 (13.58%) Service Desk Analyst
5 110 (11.32%) Support Engineer
6 85 (8.74%) IT Engineer
7 80 (8.23%) Senior
8 73 (7.51%) IT Support Engineer
9 58 (5.97%) Lead
10 57 (5.86%) Support Analyst
11 56 (5.76%) Support Technician
12 54 (5.56%) 2nd Line Support
13 51 (5.25%) IT Analyst
14 49 (5.04%) Infrastructure Engineer
14 49 (5.04%) IT Manager
15 42 (4.32%) Consultant
15 42 (4.32%) Developer
16 41 (4.22%) IT Technician
17 37 (3.81%) IT Support Technician
18 34 (3.50%) IT Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 27 (2.78%) .NET
2 23 (2.37%) HTML5 Canvas
3 11 (1.13%) Web Services
4 10 (1.03%) REST
5 8 (0.82%) JSON
6 6 (0.62%) Microsoft Graph
6 6 (0.62%) SOAP
7 5 (0.51%) EDI
7 5 (0.51%) HTML
7 5 (0.51%) Middleware
7 5 (0.51%) React
7 5 (0.51%) RESTful
7 5 (0.51%) XML
8 4 (0.41%) ASP.NET
8 4 (0.41%) CSS
8 4 (0.41%) FIDO
8 4 (0.41%) SailPoint
9 3 (0.31%) Software Packaging
10 2 (0.21%) FHIR
10 2 (0.21%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 89 (9.16%) Driving Licence
2 80 (8.23%) Onboarding
3 43 (4.42%) Self-Motivation
4 40 (4.12%) Product Ownership
5 30 (3.09%) Enterprise Software
6 26 (2.67%) Management Information System
7 25 (2.57%) Cloud Native
8 23 (2.37%) Security Posture
9 18 (1.85%) Microsoft Licensing
9 18 (1.85%) Social Media
10 15 (1.54%) CCTV
11 12 (1.23%) Client/Server
12 11 (1.13%) AI Agents
13 10 (1.03%) Data Centre
13 10 (1.03%) Hybrid Cloud
14 9 (0.93%) CMDB
14 9 (0.93%) iPad
14 9 (0.93%) Video Conferencing
14 9 (0.93%) Web Conferencing
15 8 (0.82%) Analytical Mindset
Operating Systems
1 399 (41.05%) Windows
2 179 (18.42%) Windows Server
3 123 (12.65%) Windows 10
4 44 (4.53%) Apple iOS
5 39 (4.01%) Mac OS
6 37 (3.81%) Linux
7 14 (1.44%) Windows Server 2019
8 13 (1.34%) Windows Server 2016
9 10 (1.03%) Android
10 9 (0.93%) Windows Server 2012
11 6 (0.62%) Unix
12 2 (0.21%) Windows Server 2008
13 1 (0.10%) CentOS
13 1 (0.10%) Ubuntu
13 1 (0.10%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 316 (32.51%) ITIL
2 264 (27.16%) Customer Service
3 189 (19.44%) Problem-Solving
4 160 (16.46%) Continuous Improvement
5 147 (15.12%) ITSM
6 121 (12.45%) Cybersecurity
7 99 (10.19%) Roadmaps
8 97 (9.98%) Performance Metrics
9 89 (9.16%) Mentoring
10 84 (8.64%) Service Delivery
11 83 (8.54%) AI
12 81 (8.33%) Agile
13 77 (7.92%) Business Intelligence
14 76 (7.82%) User Experience
15 75 (7.72%) Analytics
16 69 (7.10%) Coaching
16 69 (7.10%) Infrastructure Engineering
17 66 (6.79%) DevOps
18 64 (6.58%) Migration
19 62 (6.38%) CRM
Programming Languages
1 110 (11.32%) PowerShell
2 63 (6.48%) SQL
3 41 (4.22%) JavaScript
3 41 (4.22%) Python
4 37 (3.81%) C#
5 23 (2.37%) Bash
6 12 (1.23%) VBA
7 8 (0.82%) Bicep
8 5 (0.51%) Java
8 5 (0.51%) Shell Script
9 4 (0.41%) Kusto Query Language
9 4 (0.41%) T-SQL
10 3 (0.31%) VB.NET
11 2 (0.21%) TypeScript
11 2 (0.21%) VB
12 1 (0.10%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 1 (0.10%) PHP
12 1 (0.10%) Scala
Qualifications
1 254 (26.13%) Degree
2 172 (17.70%) Microsoft Certification
3 108 (11.11%) AWS Certification
4 105 (10.80%) MCSE
5 77 (7.92%) Security Cleared
6 73 (7.51%) SC Cleared
7 38 (3.91%) DBS Check
8 37 (3.81%) Cisco Certification
9 36 (3.70%) Azure Certification
10 24 (2.47%) CISSP
11 23 (2.37%) ITIL Certification
12 21 (2.16%) CCNA
12 21 (2.16%) Computer Science Degree
13 20 (2.06%) CTC Cleared
14 16 (1.65%) CISM
15 14 (1.44%) MCSA
16 13 (1.34%) MCP
17 12 (1.23%) A+ Certification
18 10 (1.03%) (ISC)2 CCSP
18 10 (1.03%) CCNP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 99 (10.19%) QA
2 62 (6.38%) SLA
3 49 (5.04%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 44 (4.53%) GDPR
5 32 (3.29%) Cyber Essentials
6 24 (2.47%) NIST
7 17 (1.75%) Accessibility
8 16 (1.65%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 15 (1.54%) ISO 9001
10 6 (0.62%) GRC
11 4 (0.41%) NCSC
11 4 (0.41%) PMO
12 3 (0.31%) Data Quality
12 3 (0.31%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 3 (0.31%) PCI DSS
13 2 (0.21%) HL7
13 2 (0.21%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 2 (0.21%) SOC 2
14 1 (0.10%) Actionable Recommendations
14 1 (0.10%) ISO 22301
System Software
1 352 (36.21%) Active Directory
2 86 (8.85%) Hyper-V
3 48 (4.94%) VMware Infrastructure
4 33 (3.40%) Virtual Desktop
5 15 (1.54%) Virtual Machines
6 7 (0.72%) Docker
7 6 (0.62%) Firmware
7 6 (0.62%) Virtual Servers
7 6 (0.62%) vSphere
8 4 (0.41%) Postfix
8 4 (0.41%) XenApp
9 3 (0.31%) BitLocker
9 3 (0.31%) VMware ESXi
9 3 (0.31%) XenDesktop
10 1 (0.10%) Dovecot
Systems Management
1 211 (21.71%) Microsoft Intune
2 47 (4.84%) SCCM
3 42 (4.32%) Terraform
4 15 (1.54%) Jamf Pro
5 14 (1.44%) Autotask
6 9 (0.93%) Kubernetes
7 6 (0.62%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 6 (0.62%) FortiGate
7 6 (0.62%) Single Sign-On
8 5 (0.51%) PaperCut
9 4 (0.41%) Proxmox
10 3 (0.31%) Nessus
11 2 (0.21%) Ansible
11 2 (0.21%) SmoothWall
11 2 (0.21%) WSUS
12 1 (0.10%) AirWatch
12 1 (0.10%) Cisco CUCM
12 1 (0.10%) Failover Clustering
12 1 (0.10%) Kibana
12 1 (0.10%) SCOM
Vendors
1 789 (81.17%) Microsoft
2 112 (11.52%) ServiceNow
3 84 (8.64%) VMware
4 80 (8.23%) Cisco
5 30 (3.09%) Apple
6 26 (2.67%) Meraki
7 25 (2.57%) Google
8 23 (2.37%) Citrix
9 21 (2.16%) Adobe
10 19 (1.95%) HP
10 19 (1.95%) Veeam
11 18 (1.85%) Datto
11 18 (1.85%) Dell
12 16 (1.65%) Oracle
13 15 (1.54%) Freshdesk
14 13 (1.34%) Sage
15 12 (1.23%) Mitel
16 11 (1.13%) SAP
17 10 (1.03%) IBM
18 9 (0.93%) Sophos