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

6 months to
4 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 36 46 30
Rank change year-on-year +10 -16 +5
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 365 1,279 971 1,693
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 5.74% 5.88% 6.70%
As % of the Cloud Services category 14.85% 16.09% 16.31%
Number of salaries quoted 987 779 1,332
10th Percentile £28,500 £27,700 £27,000
25th Percentile £33,750 £31,250 £35,598
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £41,408 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +14.71% -17.19% -
75th Percentile £62,500 £58,086 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £69,750 £74,225
UK median annual salary £40,000 £37,500 £40,072
% change year-on-year +6.67% -6.42% -5.71%

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 8,614 6,033 10,378
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 38.68% 36.56% 41.04%
Number of salaries quoted 6,206 4,451 8,195
10th Percentile £35,000 £31,500 £36,750
25th Percentile £45,063 £43,750 £47,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £63,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% -4.76% -3.08%
75th Percentile £85,000 £82,500 £84,964
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £110,000
UK median annual salary £62,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.17% - -4.76%

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 4 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
1 442 (34.56%) SharePoint
2 268 (20.95%) Microsoft Exchange
3 22 (1.72%) Confluence
4 17 (1.33%) IIS
5 6 (0.47%) Exchange Server 2007
5 6 (0.47%) Exchange Server 2010
5 6 (0.47%) Exchange Server 2013
6 5 (0.39%) CMS
7 3 (0.23%) ArcGIS
7 3 (0.23%) SAS
8 1 (0.078%) Apache
8 1 (0.078%) Apache Airflow
8 1 (0.078%) WordPress
Applications
1 161 (12.59%) Microsoft Office
2 35 (2.74%) Microsoft Excel
3 9 (0.70%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (0.47%) MS Visio
5 5 (0.39%) CorelDRAW
6 4 (0.31%) Microsoft Project
7 3 (0.23%) Chatbot
7 3 (0.23%) Spreadsheet
8 1 (0.078%) Acrobat
Business Applications
1 10 (0.78%) Dynamics CRM
2 8 (0.63%) NetSuite
3 5 (0.39%) SAP Business One
4 3 (0.23%) Elite 3E
4 3 (0.23%) Payment Gateway
4 3 (0.23%) Remedy ITSM
4 3 (0.23%) Shopify
5 2 (0.16%) Carpe Diem
5 2 (0.16%) Dynamics GP
5 2 (0.16%) Sage 200
5 2 (0.16%) Salesforce CRM
5 2 (0.16%) Visualfiles
6 1 (0.078%) Dynamics NAV
6 1 (0.078%) Oracle Payables
6 1 (0.078%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 659 (51.52%) Azure
2 401 (31.35%) Entra ID
3 226 (17.67%) Power Platform
4 164 (12.82%) AWS
5 132 (10.32%) OneDrive
6 107 (8.37%) PowerApps
7 106 (8.29%) Power Automate
8 96 (7.51%) SaaS
9 91 (7.11%) Microsoft Copilot
10 53 (4.14%) Microsoft Purview
11 45 (3.52%) Mimecast
12 40 (3.13%) Cloud Computing
13 38 (2.97%) Dynamics 365
14 33 (2.58%) Google Workspace
15 30 (2.35%) Azure Logic Apps
16 24 (1.88%) Azure DevOps
16 24 (1.88%) Azure Sentinel
17 23 (1.80%) Azure Data Factory
17 23 (1.80%) IaaS
18 22 (1.72%) Copilot Studio
Communications & Networking
1 214 (16.73%) Firewall
2 186 (14.54%) DNS
3 142 (11.10%) DHCP
3 142 (11.10%) VPN
4 116 (9.07%) LAN
5 113 (8.84%) WAN
6 106 (8.29%) TCP/IP
7 94 (7.35%) Wi-Fi
8 53 (4.14%) VoIP
9 44 (3.44%) VLAN
10 39 (3.05%) Network Security
11 38 (2.97%) Wireless
12 19 (1.49%) Unified Communications
13 13 (1.02%) SAN
14 11 (0.86%) Internet
15 10 (0.78%) Cisco ASA
15 10 (0.78%) Cisco Firepower
15 10 (0.78%) WebEx
16 8 (0.63%) Remote Desktop
17 7 (0.55%) NGFW
Database & Business Intelligence
1 77 (6.02%) Power BI
2 52 (4.07%) SQL Server
3 25 (1.95%) Azure SQL Database
4 11 (0.86%) PostgreSQL
5 10 (0.78%) MySQL
5 10 (0.78%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 8 (0.63%) Metadata
7 5 (0.39%) Amazon RDS
7 5 (0.39%) Relational Database
8 4 (0.31%) Data Lake
9 3 (0.23%) MongoDB
9 3 (0.23%) Spatial Data
10 2 (0.16%) Data Warehouse
10 2 (0.16%) NoSQL
10 2 (0.16%) Power Query
11 1 (0.078%) Big Data
11 1 (0.078%) BusinessObjects
11 1 (0.078%) Delta Lake
11 1 (0.078%) RDBMS
11 1 (0.078%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 78 (6.10%) JIRA
2 10 (0.78%) Git
3 5 (0.39%) VersionOne
4 2 (0.16%) Selenium
4 2 (0.16%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 1 (0.078%) Postman
5 1 (0.078%) Rational DOORS
General
1 631 (49.34%) Social Skills
2 169 (13.21%) Finance
3 122 (9.54%) Legal
4 107 (8.37%) Law
5 69 (5.39%) Analytical Skills
6 61 (4.77%) Public Sector
7 53 (4.14%) Organisational Skills
8 48 (3.75%) Swedish Language
9 46 (3.60%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 39 (3.05%) Presentation Skills
11 36 (2.81%) Telecoms
12 30 (2.35%) Documentation Skills
12 30 (2.35%) French Language
13 29 (2.27%) Retail
14 22 (1.72%) Marketing
15 18 (1.41%) Manufacturing
16 17 (1.33%) Banking
17 15 (1.17%) Advertising
18 14 (1.09%) Influencing Skills
19 13 (1.02%) Legal Technology
Job Titles
1 295 (23.06%) IT Support
2 224 (17.51%) Support Engineer
3 222 (17.36%) Analyst
4 206 (16.11%) IT Engineer
5 182 (14.23%) IT Support Engineer
6 150 (11.73%) Senior
7 108 (8.44%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 98 (7.66%) Service Analyst
9 93 (7.27%) Service Desk Analyst
10 89 (6.96%) Consultant
11 85 (6.65%) Support Analyst
12 74 (5.79%) Architect
13 71 (5.55%) Developer
14 64 (5.00%) IT Analyst
15 60 (4.69%) Lead
16 52 (4.07%) IT Support Analyst
17 51 (3.99%) IT Manager
18 50 (3.91%) 2nd Line Support
19 49 (3.83%) IT Technician
20 47 (3.67%) Support Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 48 (3.75%) Microsoft Graph
2 45 (3.52%) HTML
3 40 (3.13%) .NET
4 39 (3.05%) CSS
5 36 (2.81%) HTML5 Canvas
6 35 (2.74%) SPFx
7 24 (1.88%) JSON
8 20 (1.56%) .NET Core
9 12 (0.94%) React
10 10 (0.78%) ASP.NET
10 10 (0.78%) REST
10 10 (0.78%) XMPP
11 8 (0.63%) XML
12 5 (0.39%) ARM Templates
12 5 (0.39%) ASP.NET Core
12 5 (0.39%) OAuth
12 5 (0.39%) OpenID
12 5 (0.39%) RESTful
13 4 (0.31%) Next.js
13 4 (0.31%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 113 (8.84%) Onboarding
2 104 (8.13%) Driving Licence
3 37 (2.89%) Self-Motivation
4 32 (2.50%) Hybrid Cloud
4 32 (2.50%) Security Posture
5 29 (2.27%) Enterprise Software
6 28 (2.19%) Clustering
7 26 (2.03%) Management Information System
8 24 (1.88%) Product Ownership
9 22 (1.72%) Cloud Native
10 18 (1.41%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 17 (1.33%) Data Centre
11 17 (1.33%) Replication
12 16 (1.25%) Video Conferencing
13 14 (1.09%) Low-Code
14 12 (0.94%) AI Agents
15 10 (0.78%) FlexPod
15 10 (0.78%) Web Conferencing
16 9 (0.70%) PKI
17 8 (0.63%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 518 (40.50%) Windows
2 231 (18.06%) Windows Server
3 79 (6.18%) Windows 10
4 69 (5.39%) Mac OS
5 62 (4.85%) Linux
6 33 (2.58%) Apple iOS
7 32 (2.50%) Android
8 28 (2.19%) Windows Server 2016
9 17 (1.33%) Windows Server 2019
10 13 (1.02%) Windows Server 2012
11 7 (0.55%) Windows Server 2008
12 6 (0.47%) Ubuntu
13 3 (0.23%) CentOS
14 2 (0.16%) Mac OS X
14 2 (0.16%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
15 1 (0.078%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 351 (27.44%) Problem-Solving
2 309 (24.16%) ITIL
3 270 (21.11%) Customer Service
4 242 (18.92%) Continuous Improvement
5 197 (15.40%) Cybersecurity
6 164 (12.82%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 156 (12.20%) ITSM
8 123 (9.62%) Service Delivery
9 119 (9.30%) Roadmaps
10 118 (9.23%) AI
10 118 (9.23%) Stakeholder Management
11 110 (8.60%) Mentoring
12 105 (8.21%) Project Delivery
13 101 (7.90%) User Experience
14 99 (7.74%) Disaster Recovery
15 91 (7.11%) Service Management
15 91 (7.11%) Technical Leadership
16 87 (6.80%) Business Intelligence
17 86 (6.72%) Information Security
18 81 (6.33%) Performance Metrics
Programming Languages
1 180 (14.07%) PowerShell
2 99 (7.74%) SQL
3 62 (4.85%) JavaScript
4 60 (4.69%) C#
5 55 (4.30%) Python
6 31 (2.42%) TypeScript
7 29 (2.27%) R
8 19 (1.49%) VBA
9 18 (1.41%) Bicep
10 15 (1.17%) Bash
11 12 (0.94%) T-SQL
12 6 (0.47%) VBScript
13 5 (0.39%) PHP
14 3 (0.23%) Data Analysis Expressions
14 3 (0.23%) Delphi
14 3 (0.23%) Java
14 3 (0.23%) Pascal
14 3 (0.23%) Ruby
15 2 (0.16%) C
15 2 (0.16%) Korn
Qualifications
1 198 (15.48%) Degree
2 177 (13.84%) Microsoft Certification
3 84 (6.57%) Security Cleared
4 80 (6.25%) MCSE
5 79 (6.18%) AWS Certification
6 78 (6.10%) SC Cleared
7 56 (4.38%) Azure Certification
8 29 (2.27%) CISSP
9 25 (1.95%) DBS Check
10 23 (1.80%) Cisco Certification
10 23 (1.80%) Computer Science Degree
11 18 (1.41%) CISM
12 15 (1.17%) CCNA
13 13 (1.02%) BPSS Clearance
14 10 (0.78%) CEH
14 10 (0.78%) HNC
14 10 (0.78%) HND
15 9 (0.70%) PMP
16 8 (0.63%) A+ Certification
16 8 (0.63%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 109 (8.52%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 81 (6.33%) QA
3 76 (5.94%) Cyber Essentials
4 63 (4.93%) SLA
5 52 (4.07%) GDPR
6 46 (3.60%) GRC
7 31 (2.42%) NIST
8 21 (1.64%) Accessibility
9 16 (1.25%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 14 (1.09%) Data Quality
11 7 (0.55%) PMO
12 5 (0.39%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 5 (0.39%) SOC 2
13 4 (0.31%) ISO/IEC 27005
13 4 (0.31%) PCI DSS
14 3 (0.23%) ISO/IEC 42001
14 3 (0.23%) WCAG
15 2 (0.16%) NCSC
16 1 (0.078%) EU AI Act
16 1 (0.078%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 421 (32.92%) Active Directory
2 142 (11.10%) Hyper-V
3 89 (6.96%) VMware Infrastructure
4 23 (1.80%) vSphere
5 21 (1.64%) Virtual Desktop
6 19 (1.49%) Virtual Machines
7 11 (0.86%) BitLocker
8 10 (0.78%) Microsoft Virtual Server
8 10 (0.78%) Virtual Servers
9 8 (0.63%) VMware Server
10 7 (0.55%) VMware ESXi
11 6 (0.47%) Terminal Services
12 5 (0.39%) ClearTrust
13 4 (0.31%) DFS Replication
13 4 (0.31%) Docker
13 4 (0.31%) KVM
14 2 (0.16%) Citrix Hypervisor
14 2 (0.16%) Firmware
15 1 (0.078%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 295 (23.06%) Microsoft Intune
2 29 (2.27%) Terraform
3 27 (2.11%) SCCM
4 17 (1.33%) Single Sign-On
5 13 (1.02%) Jamf Pro
6 12 (0.94%) Failover Clustering
7 11 (0.86%) Ansible
8 10 (0.78%) Autotask
8 10 (0.78%) Cisco CUCM
8 10 (0.78%) Grafana
9 8 (0.63%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 7 (0.55%) Kubernetes
10 7 (0.55%) Proxmox
10 7 (0.55%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
11 6 (0.47%) vCenter Server
12 4 (0.31%) FortiGate
12 4 (0.31%) Graylog
12 4 (0.31%) ZABBIX
13 3 (0.23%) Norton AntiVirus
14 2 (0.16%) WSUS
Vendors
1 1,141 (89.21%) Microsoft
2 130 (10.16%) ServiceNow
3 118 (9.23%) VMware
4 76 (5.94%) Cisco
5 49 (3.83%) Veeam
6 38 (2.97%) Google
6 38 (2.97%) Meraki
7 33 (2.58%) CrowdStrike
8 30 (2.35%) Apple
9 29 (2.27%) iManage
10 27 (2.11%) Fortinet
11 25 (1.95%) Adobe
12 19 (1.49%) Computacenter
12 19 (1.49%) Palo Alto
13 17 (1.33%) Salesforce
13 17 (1.33%) SonicWALL
13 17 (1.33%) Ubiquiti
14 16 (1.25%) Zscaler
15 15 (1.17%) Splunk
16 14 (1.09%) HP