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

6 months to
1 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 34 36 26
Rank change year-on-year +2 -10 +22
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 365 988 959 2,431
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 5.90% 7.49% 7.83%
As % of the Cloud Services category 15.22% 15.96% 17.57%
Number of salaries quoted 689 794 2,101
10th Percentile £28,750 £28,000 £25,750
25th Percentile £31,250 £32,000 £31,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £46,375 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.96% +3.06% -1.69%
75th Percentile £65,000 £61,250 £57,500
90th Percentile £85,250 £77,500 £73,750
UK median annual salary £37,500 £42,500 £39,870
% change year-on-year -11.76% +6.60% -5.07%

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 6,492 6,007 13,837
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 38.77% 46.89% 44.55%
Number of salaries quoted 4,386 4,673 11,985
10th Percentile £32,500 £33,875 £35,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £47,231 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £63,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.57% +5.83% -7.69%
75th Percentile £83,750 £83,750 £77,715
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 1 April 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
1 287 (29.05%) SharePoint
2 190 (19.23%) Microsoft Exchange
3 9 (0.91%) Exchange Server 2007
3 9 (0.91%) Exchange Server 2010
3 9 (0.91%) Exchange Server 2013
4 7 (0.71%) Confluence
5 6 (0.61%) Anypoint
6 5 (0.51%) IIS
7 3 (0.30%) ArcGIS
8 2 (0.20%) Apache
8 2 (0.20%) Moodle
8 2 (0.20%) Palantir Foundry
8 2 (0.20%) Umbraco
9 1 (0.10%) Apache Airflow
9 1 (0.10%) CMS
Applications
1 237 (23.99%) Microsoft Office
2 45 (4.55%) Microsoft Excel
3 16 (1.62%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 9 (0.91%) InDesign
4 9 (0.91%) MS Visio
5 7 (0.71%) Adobe XD
6 6 (0.61%) Microsoft Project
7 1 (0.10%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 15 (1.52%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (0.71%) Shopify
3 6 (0.61%) 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 (0.10%) Elite 3E
6 1 (0.10%) Oracle Payables
Cloud Services
1 479 (48.48%) Azure
2 261 (26.42%) Entra ID
3 160 (16.19%) AWS
4 113 (11.44%) Power Platform
5 85 (8.60%) OneDrive
6 65 (6.58%) SaaS
7 55 (5.57%) Power Automate
8 52 (5.26%) Google Workspace
8 52 (5.26%) PowerApps
9 30 (3.04%) Dynamics 365
9 30 (3.04%) Microsoft Copilot
10 28 (2.83%) Mimecast
11 23 (2.33%) Azure Sentinel
12 22 (2.23%) Azure Logic Apps
13 21 (2.13%) Azure DevOps
14 16 (1.62%) IaaS
15 13 (1.32%) PaaS
16 10 (1.01%) Azure Data Factory
17 9 (0.91%) Azure Monitor
18 8 (0.81%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 149 (15.08%) DNS
2 135 (13.66%) Firewall
3 127 (12.85%) DHCP
4 113 (11.44%) VPN
5 82 (8.30%) Wi-Fi
6 80 (8.10%) WAN
7 73 (7.39%) TCP/IP
8 65 (6.58%) LAN
9 45 (4.55%) VLAN
10 42 (4.25%) VoIP
11 21 (2.13%) SD-WAN
11 21 (2.13%) Unified Communications
12 16 (1.62%) Network Security
13 9 (0.91%) Internet
13 9 (0.91%) Remote Desktop
13 9 (0.91%) SAN
13 9 (0.91%) Wireless
14 7 (0.71%) IP Telephony
15 6 (0.61%) Cisco ASA
15 6 (0.61%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 64 (6.48%) Power BI
2 40 (4.05%) SQL Server
3 16 (1.62%) MySQL
4 14 (1.42%) Relational Database
5 13 (1.32%) PostgreSQL
6 11 (1.11%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 10 (1.01%) Azure SQL Database
8 4 (0.40%) Amazon RDS
8 4 (0.40%) Power Query
8 4 (0.40%) 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 (0.10%) Big Data
10 1 (0.10%) BusinessObjects
10 1 (0.10%) Metadata
10 1 (0.10%) NoSQL
10 1 (0.10%) Oracle Database
10 1 (0.10%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 34 (3.44%) JIRA
2 2 (0.20%) Rational Rhapsody
2 2 (0.20%) Selenium
3 1 (0.10%) Git
General
1 495 (50.10%) Social Skills
2 127 (12.85%) Finance
3 88 (8.91%) French Language
4 79 (8.00%) Legal
5 69 (6.98%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 66 (6.68%) Back Office
7 59 (5.97%) Law
8 54 (5.47%) Public Sector
9 51 (5.16%) Swedish Language
10 50 (5.06%) Organisational Skills
11 45 (4.55%) Analytical Skills
12 34 (3.44%) Retail
13 32 (3.24%) Marketing
14 16 (1.62%) Manufacturing
15 15 (1.52%) Influencing Skills
15 15 (1.52%) Telecoms
16 14 (1.42%) Documentation Skills
17 7 (0.71%) Banking
17 7 (0.71%) Digital Health
18 5 (0.51%) German Language
Job Titles
1 260 (26.32%) Support Engineer
2 246 (24.90%) IT Support
3 210 (21.26%) Analyst
4 180 (18.22%) IT Engineer
5 161 (16.30%) IT Support Engineer
6 123 (12.45%) Service Analyst
7 120 (12.15%) Service Desk Analyst
8 98 (9.92%) Senior
9 80 (8.10%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 68 (6.88%) 2nd Line Support
11 66 (6.68%) Desktop Support
11 66 (6.68%) IT Analyst
12 64 (6.48%) Desktop Engineer
12 64 (6.48%) Desktop Support Engineer
13 56 (5.67%) Site Engineer
14 50 (5.06%) Support Analyst
15 48 (4.86%) 2nd Line Engineer
16 47 (4.76%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
16 47 (4.76%) Lead
17 44 (4.45%) Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 25 (2.53%) HTML5 Canvas
2 24 (2.43%) JSON
3 22 (2.23%) .NET
4 13 (1.32%) XML
5 10 (1.01%) .NET Core
5 10 (1.01%) Microsoft Graph
6 9 (0.91%) CSS
6 9 (0.91%) HTML
6 9 (0.91%) REST
6 9 (0.91%) SPFx
7 8 (0.81%) Middleware
8 7 (0.71%) Web Services
9 6 (0.61%) XMPP
10 5 (0.51%) EDI
10 5 (0.51%) OAuth
10 5 (0.51%) OpenID
10 5 (0.51%) RESTful
10 5 (0.51%) SOAP
11 4 (0.40%) FIDO
11 4 (0.40%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 99 (10.02%) Driving Licence
2 83 (8.40%) Onboarding
3 29 (2.94%) Management Information System
3 29 (2.94%) Self-Motivation
4 24 (2.43%) Cloud Native
5 20 (2.02%) Video Conferencing
6 19 (1.92%) CCTV
6 19 (1.92%) Replication
6 19 (1.92%) Social Media
7 16 (1.62%) Hybrid Cloud
8 14 (1.42%) Low-Code
8 14 (1.42%) Web Conferencing
9 13 (1.32%) Enterprise Software
10 12 (1.21%) Cyber Threat
11 10 (1.01%) Security Posture
12 9 (0.91%) CMDB
12 9 (0.91%) Data Centre
13 8 (0.81%) Data Structures
13 8 (0.81%) iPad
14 7 (0.71%) Client/Server
Operating Systems
1 473 (47.87%) Windows
2 193 (19.53%) Windows Server
3 179 (18.12%) Windows 10
4 51 (5.16%) Linux
5 48 (4.86%) Apple iOS
6 47 (4.76%) Mac OS
7 33 (3.34%) Android
8 31 (3.14%) Windows Server 2016
9 29 (2.94%) Windows Server 2012
10 21 (2.13%) Windows Server 2019
11 11 (1.11%) Windows Server 2008
12 5 (0.51%) Unix
13 4 (0.40%) Ubuntu
14 3 (0.30%) CentOS
15 2 (0.20%) Mac OS X
16 1 (0.10%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
16 1 (0.10%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 339 (34.31%) ITIL
2 305 (30.87%) Customer Service
3 228 (23.08%) Problem-Solving
4 206 (20.85%) Continuous Improvement
5 165 (16.70%) Cybersecurity
6 152 (15.38%) ITSM
7 108 (10.93%) Service Delivery
8 99 (10.02%) Customer Experience
9 90 (9.11%) Performance Metrics
10 89 (9.01%) Analytics
10 89 (9.01%) Infrastructure Engineering
11 82 (8.30%) Business Intelligence
12 80 (8.10%) Patch Management
13 72 (7.29%) Ticket Management
14 71 (7.19%) Change Management
15 68 (6.88%) Software Deployment
16 67 (6.78%) Roadmaps
17 65 (6.58%) Service Management
18 62 (6.28%) Disaster Recovery
19 61 (6.17%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 97 (9.82%) PowerShell
2 67 (6.78%) SQL
3 36 (3.64%) JavaScript
4 35 (3.54%) Python
5 34 (3.44%) C#
6 17 (1.72%) R
7 11 (1.11%) TypeScript
8 10 (1.01%) Bash
8 10 (1.01%) T-SQL
9 7 (0.71%) Java
10 6 (0.61%) Bicep
11 5 (0.51%) Shell Script
12 4 (0.40%) Delphi
12 4 (0.40%) Pascal
12 4 (0.40%) PHP
12 4 (0.40%) VBA
13 3 (0.30%) Google Apps Script
14 2 (0.20%) Data Analysis Expressions
15 1 (0.10%) PL/SQL
15 1 (0.10%) Scala
Qualifications
1 249 (25.20%) Degree
2 186 (18.83%) Microsoft Certification
3 116 (11.74%) Security Cleared
4 113 (11.44%) SC Cleared
5 102 (10.32%) MCSE
6 98 (9.92%) AWS Certification
7 60 (6.07%) CTC Cleared
8 36 (3.64%) Cisco Certification
9 35 (3.54%) Azure Certification
10 26 (2.63%) CISSP
10 26 (2.63%) DBS Check
11 19 (1.92%) CCNA
11 19 (1.92%) Computer Science Degree
12 16 (1.62%) Network+ Certification
13 14 (1.42%) MCSA
13 14 (1.42%) Microsoft Certified Professional
14 12 (1.21%) (ISC)2 CCSP
14 12 (1.21%) BPSS Clearance
15 11 (1.11%) A+ Certification
15 11 (1.11%) CEH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 98 (9.92%) QA
2 83 (8.40%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 82 (8.30%) SLA
4 59 (5.97%) Cyber Essentials
5 27 (2.73%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 25 (2.53%) GDPR
7 18 (1.82%) NIST
8 15 (1.52%) Accessibility
9 13 (1.32%) GRC
10 12 (1.21%) Data Quality
11 11 (1.11%) ISO 9001
11 11 (1.11%) PMO
12 8 (0.81%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
13 5 (0.51%) PCI DSS
14 3 (0.30%) NCSC
15 2 (0.20%) HL7
16 1 (0.10%) COBIT
16 1 (0.10%) ISO 22301
16 1 (0.10%) MiFID
16 1 (0.10%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 316 (31.98%) Active Directory
2 97 (9.82%) Hyper-V
3 60 (6.07%) VMware Infrastructure
4 14 (1.42%) Virtual Desktop
5 13 (1.32%) Virtual Machines
6 11 (1.11%) vSphere
7 9 (0.91%) Firmware
7 9 (0.91%) Virtual Servers
8 8 (0.81%) Docker
8 8 (0.81%) Microsoft Virtual Server
9 6 (0.61%) DFS Replication
9 6 (0.61%) VMware ESXi
10 3 (0.30%) BitLocker
10 3 (0.30%) Postfix
11 2 (0.20%) XenApp
12 1 (0.10%) Citrix Hypervisor
12 1 (0.10%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 219 (22.17%) Microsoft Intune
2 23 (2.33%) SCCM
3 18 (1.82%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 17 (1.72%) Terraform
5 13 (1.32%) Autotask
5 13 (1.32%) Jamf Pro
6 11 (1.11%) Kubernetes
7 10 (1.01%) Single Sign-On
8 9 (0.91%) Ansible
9 6 (0.61%) Cisco CUCM
9 6 (0.61%) Grafana
9 6 (0.61%) vCenter Server
10 4 (0.40%) FortiGate
10 4 (0.40%) PaperCut
11 3 (0.30%) Proxmox
12 1 (0.10%) CASB
12 1 (0.10%) Forefront Identity Manager
12 1 (0.10%) Kibana
12 1 (0.10%) Oracle RMAN
Vendors
1 786 (79.55%) Microsoft
2 124 (12.55%) Cisco
3 122 (12.35%) ServiceNow
4 99 (10.02%) VMware
5 58 (5.87%) Google
6 35 (3.54%) Apple
7 32 (3.24%) Adobe
8 28 (2.83%) Meraki
9 23 (2.33%) Dell
10 22 (2.23%) CrowdStrike
11 21 (2.13%) Fortinet
12 20 (2.02%) HP
13 18 (1.82%) Veeam
14 16 (1.62%) Oracle
15 15 (1.52%) iManage
15 15 (1.52%) Palo Alto
15 15 (1.52%) Salesforce
16 13 (1.32%) Citrix
16 13 (1.32%) Draytek
17 12 (1.21%) SAP