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

6 months to
30 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 38 45 28
Rank change year-on-year +7 -17 +19
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 365 1,037 947 2,334
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 5.40% 6.40% 7.03%
As % of the Cloud Services category 14.14% 16.30% 16.44%
Number of salaries quoted 744 774 2,006
10th Percentile £28,500 £28,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £32,500 £31,250 £33,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £42,500 £45,828
Median % change year-on-year +5.88% -7.26% -7.42%
75th Percentile £65,640 £58,750 £58,750
90th Percentile £87,500 £72,500 £72,500
UK median annual salary £39,152 £40,000 £38,500
% change year-on-year -2.12% +3.90% -8.88%

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 7,335 5,810 14,198
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 38.22% 39.25% 42.77%
Number of salaries quoted 5,048 4,196 12,030
10th Percentile £35,000 £31,750 £35,750
25th Percentile £46,250 £45,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £63,076 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.92% +4.17% -7.69%
75th Percentile £85,000 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £108,209 £100,000
UK median annual salary £62,500 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +4.17% +4.35% -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 30 May 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
1 335 (32.30%) SharePoint
2 209 (20.15%) Microsoft Exchange
3 16 (1.54%) Confluence
4 12 (1.16%) IIS
5 9 (0.87%) Exchange Server 2007
5 9 (0.87%) Exchange Server 2010
5 9 (0.87%) Exchange Server 2013
6 3 (0.29%) ArcGIS
6 3 (0.29%) SAS
7 2 (0.19%) Apache
8 1 (0.096%) Apache Airflow
8 1 (0.096%) CMS
8 1 (0.096%) Palantir Foundry
Applications
1 200 (19.29%) Microsoft Office
2 31 (2.99%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (0.68%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.29%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.19%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.19%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.096%) Acrobat
Business Applications
1 12 (1.16%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (0.48%) Salesforce CRM
2 5 (0.48%) SAP Business One
3 4 (0.39%) NetSuite
4 3 (0.29%) Oracle EBS
5 2 (0.19%) SAP ERP
5 2 (0.19%) SAP HR
6 1 (0.096%) Dynamics GP
6 1 (0.096%) Dynamics NAV
6 1 (0.096%) Elite 3E
6 1 (0.096%) Oracle Payables
Cloud Services
1 512 (49.37%) Azure
2 305 (29.41%) Entra ID
3 141 (13.60%) AWS
4 137 (13.21%) Power Platform
5 107 (10.32%) OneDrive
6 74 (7.14%) SaaS
7 62 (5.98%) PowerApps
8 60 (5.79%) Power Automate
9 48 (4.63%) Microsoft Copilot
10 39 (3.76%) Google Workspace
11 34 (3.28%) Mimecast
12 27 (2.60%) Azure Logic Apps
12 27 (2.60%) Dynamics 365
13 23 (2.22%) Azure Data Factory
13 23 (2.22%) Azure Sentinel
14 22 (2.12%) Microsoft Purview
15 21 (2.03%) IaaS
16 19 (1.83%) Adobe Creative Cloud
16 19 (1.83%) Azure DevOps
17 17 (1.64%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 167 (16.10%) Firewall
2 149 (14.37%) DNS
3 118 (11.38%) DHCP
4 117 (11.28%) VPN
5 88 (8.49%) Wi-Fi
6 83 (8.00%) WAN
7 78 (7.52%) TCP/IP
8 72 (6.94%) LAN
9 54 (5.21%) VoIP
10 32 (3.09%) VLAN
11 20 (1.93%) Network Security
12 18 (1.74%) Unified Communications
13 16 (1.54%) SD-WAN
14 12 (1.16%) SAN
15 11 (1.06%) Wireless
16 9 (0.87%) Cisco ASA
16 9 (0.87%) Cisco Firepower
16 9 (0.87%) Internet
16 9 (0.87%) WebEx
17 7 (0.68%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 68 (6.56%) Power BI
2 49 (4.73%) SQL Server
3 23 (2.22%) Azure SQL Database
4 17 (1.64%) PostgreSQL
5 16 (1.54%) MySQL
5 16 (1.54%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 7 (0.68%) Relational Database
7 6 (0.58%) Amazon RDS
8 4 (0.39%) Metadata
9 3 (0.29%) MongoDB
9 3 (0.29%) Power Query
9 3 (0.29%) Spatial Data
10 2 (0.19%) Data Lake
10 2 (0.19%) NoSQL
10 2 (0.19%) RDBMS
11 1 (0.096%) Big Data
11 1 (0.096%) BusinessObjects
11 1 (0.096%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 51 (4.92%) JIRA
2 5 (0.48%) Git
2 5 (0.48%) VersionOne
3 2 (0.19%) Rational Rhapsody
3 2 (0.19%) Selenium
4 1 (0.096%) Postman
General
1 496 (47.83%) Social Skills
2 133 (12.83%) Finance
3 93 (8.97%) Legal
4 60 (5.79%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 60 (5.79%) Law
4 60 (5.79%) Public Sector
5 59 (5.69%) Analytical Skills
6 54 (5.21%) Back Office
7 49 (4.73%) French Language
8 48 (4.63%) Organisational Skills
9 27 (2.60%) Retail
10 20 (1.93%) Marketing
10 20 (1.93%) Telecoms
11 16 (1.54%) Swedish Language
12 15 (1.45%) Influencing Skills
13 14 (1.35%) Documentation Skills
14 12 (1.16%) Banking
15 10 (0.96%) Local Government
16 8 (0.77%) Manufacturing
17 6 (0.58%) Games
Job Titles
1 243 (23.43%) IT Support
2 238 (22.95%) Support Engineer
3 191 (18.42%) Analyst
4 181 (17.45%) IT Engineer
5 151 (14.56%) IT Support Engineer
6 115 (11.09%) Senior
7 99 (9.55%) Service Analyst
8 96 (9.26%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 91 (8.78%) Service Desk Analyst
10 63 (6.08%) Consultant
11 60 (5.79%) Support Analyst
12 56 (5.40%) Desktop Support
12 56 (5.40%) IT Analyst
13 54 (5.21%) Desktop Engineer
13 54 (5.21%) Desktop Support Engineer
14 50 (4.82%) IT Technician
15 48 (4.63%) Lead
15 48 (4.63%) Site Engineer
15 48 (4.63%) Support Technician
16 47 (4.53%) Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 38 (3.66%) Microsoft Graph
2 35 (3.38%) .NET
3 29 (2.80%) JSON
4 28 (2.70%) CSS
4 28 (2.70%) HTML
4 28 (2.70%) HTML5 Canvas
5 24 (2.31%) SPFx
6 21 (2.03%) .NET Core
7 9 (0.87%) React
7 9 (0.87%) XMPP
8 8 (0.77%) XML
9 7 (0.68%) OAuth
9 7 (0.68%) OpenID
10 6 (0.58%) ASP.NET
10 6 (0.58%) EDI
11 5 (0.48%) ARM Templates
11 5 (0.48%) Middleware
11 5 (0.48%) RESTful
12 4 (0.39%) Next.js
12 4 (0.39%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 85 (8.20%) Onboarding
2 80 (7.71%) Driving Licence
3 31 (2.99%) Management Information System
4 26 (2.51%) Self-Motivation
5 21 (2.03%) Cloud Native
5 21 (2.03%) Video Conferencing
6 20 (1.93%) Product Ownership
7 19 (1.83%) Hybrid Cloud
7 19 (1.83%) Security Posture
8 17 (1.64%) Replication
9 14 (1.35%) Data Centre
10 13 (1.25%) Clustering
11 12 (1.16%) Enterprise Software
12 10 (0.96%) CMDB
13 9 (0.87%) CCTV
13 9 (0.87%) Cyber Threat
13 9 (0.87%) FlexPod
14 8 (0.77%) AI Agents
14 8 (0.77%) Data Structures
14 8 (0.77%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 470 (45.32%) Windows
2 175 (16.88%) Windows Server
3 150 (14.46%) Windows 10
4 50 (4.82%) Mac OS
5 49 (4.73%) Linux
6 46 (4.44%) Apple iOS
7 37 (3.57%) Android
8 35 (3.38%) Windows Server 2016
9 23 (2.22%) Windows Server 2012
10 22 (2.12%) Windows Server 2019
11 11 (1.06%) Windows Server 2008
12 7 (0.68%) Ubuntu
13 4 (0.39%) CentOS
14 2 (0.19%) Mac OS X
14 2 (0.19%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
15 1 (0.096%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 323 (31.15%) ITIL
2 278 (26.81%) Customer Service
3 262 (25.27%) Problem-Solving
4 205 (19.77%) Continuous Improvement
5 187 (18.03%) Cybersecurity
6 126 (12.15%) ITSM
7 116 (11.19%) Service Delivery
8 108 (10.41%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 89 (8.58%) Disaster Recovery
10 86 (8.29%) Service Management
11 82 (7.91%) Business Intelligence
12 76 (7.33%) AI
12 76 (7.33%) Roadmaps
13 73 (7.04%) Mentoring
14 72 (6.94%) User Experience
15 70 (6.75%) Stakeholder Management
16 68 (6.56%) Patch Management
17 67 (6.46%) Performance Metrics
18 65 (6.27%) Customer Experience
19 62 (5.98%) Ticket Management
Programming Languages
1 151 (14.56%) PowerShell
2 83 (8.00%) SQL
3 43 (4.15%) C#
4 40 (3.86%) Python
5 39 (3.76%) JavaScript
6 28 (2.70%) TypeScript
7 17 (1.64%) R
8 16 (1.54%) T-SQL
9 12 (1.16%) Bash
10 11 (1.06%) VBA
11 9 (0.87%) Bicep
12 6 (0.58%) PHP
12 6 (0.58%) VBScript
13 4 (0.39%) Delphi
13 4 (0.39%) Pascal
14 3 (0.29%) Data Analysis Expressions
14 3 (0.29%) Google Apps Script
14 3 (0.29%) Java
14 3 (0.29%) Ruby
15 2 (0.19%) Korn
Qualifications
1 221 (21.31%) Degree
2 168 (16.20%) Microsoft Certification
3 103 (9.93%) Security Cleared
4 99 (9.55%) SC Cleared
5 73 (7.04%) MCSE
6 70 (6.75%) AWS Certification
7 48 (4.63%) CTC Cleared
8 38 (3.66%) Azure Certification
9 24 (2.31%) Cisco Certification
9 24 (2.31%) DBS Check
10 22 (2.12%) Computer Science Degree
11 20 (1.93%) CISSP
12 14 (1.35%) A+ Certification
12 14 (1.35%) CCNA
12 14 (1.35%) Network+ Certification
13 12 (1.16%) BPSS Clearance
14 10 (0.96%) CISM
15 9 (0.87%) (ISC)2 CCSP
16 8 (0.77%) Microsoft Certified Professional
17 7 (0.68%) CEH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 82 (7.91%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 80 (7.71%) SLA
3 74 (7.14%) QA
4 58 (5.59%) Cyber Essentials
5 33 (3.18%) GDPR
6 24 (2.31%) NIST
7 23 (2.22%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 12 (1.16%) Data Quality
9 11 (1.06%) GRC
9 11 (1.06%) PMO
10 6 (0.58%) Accessibility
11 5 (0.48%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 3 (0.29%) PCI DSS
13 1 (0.096%) HL7
13 1 (0.096%) ISO 13485
13 1 (0.096%) ISO 22301
13 1 (0.096%) ISO/IEC 27005
13 1 (0.096%) ISO/IEC 42001
13 1 (0.096%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 1 (0.096%) WCAG
System Software
1 329 (31.73%) Active Directory
2 93 (8.97%) Hyper-V
3 69 (6.65%) VMware Infrastructure
4 18 (1.74%) Virtual Desktop
5 17 (1.64%) vSphere
6 13 (1.25%) Virtual Machines
7 12 (1.16%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 12 (1.16%) Virtual Servers
8 10 (0.96%) BitLocker
9 6 (0.58%) DFS Replication
9 6 (0.58%) Terminal Services
9 6 (0.58%) VMware ESXi
10 5 (0.48%) Docker
10 5 (0.48%) Firmware
11 4 (0.39%) KVM
12 3 (0.29%) VMware Server
13 2 (0.19%) Citrix Hypervisor
13 2 (0.19%) ClearTrust
14 1 (0.096%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 223 (21.50%) Microsoft Intune
2 32 (3.09%) SCCM
3 20 (1.93%) Terraform
4 15 (1.45%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 15 (1.45%) Single Sign-On
5 14 (1.35%) Jamf Pro
6 13 (1.25%) Autotask
7 11 (1.06%) Ansible
8 9 (0.87%) Cisco CUCM
8 9 (0.87%) Grafana
9 7 (0.68%) Kubernetes
9 7 (0.68%) Proxmox
9 7 (0.68%) vCenter Server
10 5 (0.48%) FortiGate
11 4 (0.39%) Graylog
11 4 (0.39%) ZABBIX
12 2 (0.19%) CASB
12 2 (0.19%) Norton AntiVirus
12 2 (0.19%) PaperCut
12 2 (0.19%) WhatsUp Gold
Vendors
1 889 (85.73%) Microsoft
2 107 (10.32%) ServiceNow
3 102 (9.84%) Cisco
4 93 (8.97%) VMware
5 41 (3.95%) Google
6 35 (3.38%) Veeam
7 31 (2.99%) Apple
8 30 (2.89%) Meraki
9 27 (2.60%) Adobe
10 25 (2.41%) Fortinet
11 24 (2.31%) iManage
12 23 (2.22%) CrowdStrike
13 21 (2.03%) Computacenter
14 18 (1.74%) Dell
15 15 (1.45%) Palo Alto
15 15 (1.45%) SonicWALL
16 14 (1.35%) Citrix
16 14 (1.35%) Ubiquiti
17 12 (1.16%) HP
17 12 (1.16%) Salesforce