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

6 months to
21 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 37 44 29
Rank change year-on-year +7 -15 +19
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 365 981 999 2,284
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 5.23% 6.67% 7.02%
As % of the Cloud Services category 13.76% 16.55% 16.32%
Number of salaries quoted 709 817 1,981
10th Percentile £28,500 £28,000 £26,000
25th Percentile £32,500 £31,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £42,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.88% -5.56% -5.26%
75th Percentile £65,640 £59,500 £57,500
90th Percentile £88,750 £72,600 £73,750
UK median annual salary £40,000 £40,000 £38,500
% change year-on-year - +3.90% -7.23%

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 7,129 6,036 13,994
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 37.97% 40.27% 43.00%
Number of salaries quoted 4,872 4,401 11,914
10th Percentile £35,000 £32,000 £35,750
25th Percentile £46,250 £45,272 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% +4.17% -7.69%
75th Percentile £85,000 £82,500 £79,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £108,750 £97,500
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 21 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
1 321 (32.72%) SharePoint
2 197 (20.08%) Microsoft Exchange
3 15 (1.53%) Confluence
4 11 (1.12%) IIS
5 9 (0.92%) Exchange Server 2007
5 9 (0.92%) Exchange Server 2010
5 9 (0.92%) Exchange Server 2013
6 3 (0.31%) ArcGIS
7 2 (0.20%) Apache
7 2 (0.20%) Palantir Foundry
7 2 (0.20%) SAS
8 1 (0.10%) Apache Airflow
8 1 (0.10%) CMS
Applications
1 195 (19.88%) Microsoft Office
2 29 (2.96%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (0.61%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.41%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.20%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.20%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.10%) Acrobat
Business Applications
1 11 (1.12%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (0.51%) Salesforce CRM
2 5 (0.51%) SAP Business One
3 3 (0.31%) Oracle EBS
4 2 (0.20%) NetSuite
4 2 (0.20%) SAP ERP
4 2 (0.20%) SAP HR
5 1 (0.10%) Dynamics NAV
5 1 (0.10%) Elite 3E
5 1 (0.10%) Oracle Payables
5 1 (0.10%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 486 (49.54%) Azure
2 291 (29.66%) Entra ID
3 132 (13.46%) AWS
4 130 (13.25%) Power Platform
5 103 (10.50%) OneDrive
6 67 (6.83%) SaaS
7 57 (5.81%) PowerApps
8 56 (5.71%) Power Automate
9 49 (4.99%) Microsoft Copilot
10 41 (4.18%) Google Workspace
11 32 (3.26%) Mimecast
12 25 (2.55%) Azure Logic Apps
12 25 (2.55%) Dynamics 365
13 22 (2.24%) Azure Sentinel
14 21 (2.14%) Azure Data Factory
14 21 (2.14%) IaaS
15 19 (1.94%) Adobe Creative Cloud
16 18 (1.83%) PaaS
17 17 (1.73%) Azure DevOps
18 16 (1.63%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 155 (15.80%) Firewall
2 140 (14.27%) DNS
3 111 (11.31%) DHCP
4 110 (11.21%) VPN
5 85 (8.66%) Wi-Fi
6 81 (8.26%) WAN
7 72 (7.34%) TCP/IP
8 70 (7.14%) LAN
9 52 (5.30%) VoIP
10 33 (3.36%) VLAN
11 19 (1.94%) Network Security
12 16 (1.63%) SD-WAN
12 16 (1.63%) Unified Communications
13 10 (1.02%) SAN
14 9 (0.92%) Cisco ASA
14 9 (0.92%) Cisco Firepower
14 9 (0.92%) Internet
14 9 (0.92%) WebEx
14 9 (0.92%) Wireless
15 6 (0.61%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 64 (6.52%) Power BI
2 46 (4.69%) SQL Server
3 22 (2.24%) Azure SQL Database
4 17 (1.73%) PostgreSQL
5 16 (1.63%) MySQL
5 16 (1.63%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 7 (0.71%) Relational Database
7 4 (0.41%) Amazon RDS
7 4 (0.41%) Metadata
8 3 (0.31%) MongoDB
8 3 (0.31%) Power Query
8 3 (0.31%) Spatial Data
9 2 (0.20%) Data Lake
9 2 (0.20%) RDBMS
10 1 (0.10%) Big Data
10 1 (0.10%) BusinessObjects
10 1 (0.10%) NoSQL
10 1 (0.10%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 46 (4.69%) JIRA
2 5 (0.51%) Git
2 5 (0.51%) VersionOne
3 2 (0.20%) Rational Rhapsody
3 2 (0.20%) Selenium
4 1 (0.10%) Postman
General
1 461 (46.99%) Social Skills
2 129 (13.15%) Finance
3 86 (8.77%) Legal
4 59 (6.01%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 59 (6.01%) Law
5 57 (5.81%) Public Sector
6 54 (5.50%) Back Office
7 52 (5.30%) Analytical Skills
8 49 (4.99%) French Language
9 45 (4.59%) Organisational Skills
10 27 (2.75%) Retail
11 19 (1.94%) Marketing
12 18 (1.83%) Telecoms
13 16 (1.63%) Documentation Skills
14 14 (1.43%) Influencing Skills
15 12 (1.22%) Swedish Language
16 11 (1.12%) Banking
17 8 (0.82%) Manufacturing
18 6 (0.61%) Local Government
19 5 (0.51%) Games
Job Titles
1 228 (23.24%) IT Support
2 224 (22.83%) Support Engineer
3 188 (19.16%) Analyst
4 166 (16.92%) IT Engineer
5 139 (14.17%) IT Support Engineer
6 104 (10.60%) Senior
7 101 (10.30%) Service Analyst
8 94 (9.58%) Service Desk Analyst
9 87 (8.87%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 64 (6.52%) IT Analyst
11 58 (5.91%) Consultant
11 58 (5.91%) Support Analyst
12 55 (5.61%) Desktop Support
13 53 (5.40%) Desktop Engineer
13 53 (5.40%) Desktop Support Engineer
14 48 (4.89%) Site Engineer
15 47 (4.79%) IT Technician
16 46 (4.69%) Developer
17 45 (4.59%) Lead
18 43 (4.38%) Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 35 (3.57%) Microsoft Graph
2 34 (3.47%) .NET
3 28 (2.85%) HTML5 Canvas
3 28 (2.85%) JSON
4 26 (2.65%) CSS
4 26 (2.65%) HTML
5 24 (2.45%) SPFx
6 21 (2.14%) .NET Core
7 9 (0.92%) XMPP
8 8 (0.82%) React
8 8 (0.82%) XML
9 7 (0.71%) Middleware
9 7 (0.71%) OpenID
10 6 (0.61%) ASP.NET
10 6 (0.61%) OAuth
11 5 (0.51%) ARM Templates
11 5 (0.51%) EDI
12 4 (0.41%) RESTful
13 3 (0.31%) ASP.NET Core
13 3 (0.31%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 81 (8.26%) Onboarding
2 76 (7.75%) Driving Licence
3 33 (3.36%) Management Information System
4 27 (2.75%) Self-Motivation
5 23 (2.34%) Video Conferencing
6 22 (2.24%) Cloud Native
7 19 (1.94%) Hybrid Cloud
8 17 (1.73%) Security Posture
9 16 (1.63%) Product Ownership
9 16 (1.63%) Replication
10 13 (1.33%) Data Centre
10 13 (1.33%) Enterprise Software
11 12 (1.22%) Clustering
12 10 (1.02%) Cyber Threat
13 9 (0.92%) CCTV
13 9 (0.92%) FlexPod
13 9 (0.92%) Low-Code
14 8 (0.82%) Data Structures
14 8 (0.82%) Web Conferencing
15 7 (0.71%) AI Agents
Operating Systems
1 449 (45.77%) Windows
2 159 (16.21%) Windows Server
3 148 (15.09%) Windows 10
4 55 (5.61%) Apple iOS
5 46 (4.69%) Linux
5 46 (4.69%) Mac OS
6 44 (4.49%) Android
7 33 (3.36%) Windows Server 2016
8 22 (2.24%) Windows Server 2012
9 19 (1.94%) Windows Server 2019
10 11 (1.12%) Windows Server 2008
11 8 (0.82%) Ubuntu
12 4 (0.41%) CentOS
13 2 (0.20%) Mac OS X
13 2 (0.20%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
14 1 (0.10%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 308 (31.40%) ITIL
2 262 (26.71%) Customer Service
3 245 (24.97%) Problem-Solving
4 201 (20.49%) Continuous Improvement
5 170 (17.33%) Cybersecurity
6 114 (11.62%) ITSM
7 108 (11.01%) Service Delivery
8 98 (9.99%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 82 (8.36%) Disaster Recovery
10 77 (7.85%) Business Intelligence
11 73 (7.44%) Customer Experience
11 73 (7.44%) Service Management
12 72 (7.34%) AI
13 71 (7.24%) Roadmaps
14 67 (6.83%) Patch Management
14 67 (6.83%) User Experience
15 66 (6.73%) Mentoring
16 62 (6.32%) Performance Metrics
17 61 (6.22%) Software Deployment
18 60 (6.12%) Analytics
Programming Languages
1 145 (14.78%) PowerShell
2 78 (7.95%) SQL
3 43 (4.38%) C#
4 38 (3.87%) Python
5 37 (3.77%) JavaScript
6 27 (2.75%) TypeScript
7 17 (1.73%) R
8 16 (1.63%) T-SQL
9 11 (1.12%) Bash
9 11 (1.12%) VBA
10 8 (0.82%) Bicep
11 6 (0.61%) PHP
11 6 (0.61%) VBScript
12 4 (0.41%) Delphi
12 4 (0.41%) Pascal
13 3 (0.31%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 3 (0.31%) Google Apps Script
13 3 (0.31%) Java
13 3 (0.31%) Ruby
14 2 (0.20%) Korn
Qualifications
1 211 (21.51%) Degree
2 158 (16.11%) Microsoft Certification
3 102 (10.40%) Security Cleared
4 98 (9.99%) SC Cleared
5 69 (7.03%) MCSE
6 66 (6.73%) AWS Certification
7 48 (4.89%) CTC Cleared
8 34 (3.47%) Azure Certification
9 24 (2.45%) Cisco Certification
10 23 (2.34%) Computer Science Degree
11 21 (2.14%) DBS Check
12 20 (2.04%) CISSP
13 14 (1.43%) CCNA
13 14 (1.43%) Network+ Certification
14 12 (1.22%) A+ Certification
15 11 (1.12%) BPSS Clearance
16 9 (0.92%) (ISC)2 CCSP
16 9 (0.92%) CISM
17 8 (0.82%) CEH
17 8 (0.82%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 80 (8.15%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 74 (7.54%) SLA
3 71 (7.24%) QA
4 57 (5.81%) Cyber Essentials
5 27 (2.75%) GDPR
6 24 (2.45%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 21 (2.14%) NIST
8 11 (1.12%) Data Quality
8 11 (1.12%) PMO
9 10 (1.02%) GRC
10 6 (0.61%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 5 (0.51%) Accessibility
12 3 (0.31%) PCI DSS
13 1 (0.10%) HL7
13 1 (0.10%) ISO 22301
13 1 (0.10%) ISO 9001
13 1 (0.10%) ISO/IEC 27005
13 1 (0.10%) ISO/IEC 42001
13 1 (0.10%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 1 (0.10%) SOC 2
System Software
1 309 (31.50%) Active Directory
2 84 (8.56%) Hyper-V
3 63 (6.42%) VMware Infrastructure
4 18 (1.83%) Virtual Desktop
5 15 (1.53%) vSphere
6 14 (1.43%) Virtual Machines
7 11 (1.12%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 11 (1.12%) Virtual Servers
8 10 (1.02%) BitLocker
9 6 (0.61%) DFS Replication
9 6 (0.61%) Terminal Services
9 6 (0.61%) VMware ESXi
10 5 (0.51%) Docker
11 4 (0.41%) Firmware
12 3 (0.31%) KVM
13 2 (0.20%) Citrix Hypervisor
13 2 (0.20%) VMware Server
Systems Management
1 218 (22.22%) Microsoft Intune
2 32 (3.26%) SCCM
3 19 (1.94%) Terraform
4 15 (1.53%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 15 (1.53%) Jamf Pro
5 14 (1.43%) Single Sign-On
6 12 (1.22%) Ansible
7 10 (1.02%) Autotask
8 9 (0.92%) Cisco CUCM
8 9 (0.92%) Grafana
9 7 (0.71%) Kubernetes
9 7 (0.71%) vCenter Server
10 6 (0.61%) Proxmox
11 5 (0.51%) FortiGate
12 3 (0.31%) Graylog
12 3 (0.31%) ZABBIX
13 2 (0.20%) PaperCut
14 1 (0.10%) CASB
14 1 (0.10%) Failover Clustering
14 1 (0.10%) Forefront Identity Manager
Vendors
1 826 (84.20%) Microsoft
2 97 (9.89%) Cisco
3 96 (9.79%) ServiceNow
4 84 (8.56%) VMware
5 42 (4.28%) Google
6 30 (3.06%) Apple
7 28 (2.85%) Adobe
7 28 (2.85%) Veeam
8 25 (2.55%) Fortinet
8 25 (2.55%) iManage
8 25 (2.55%) Meraki
9 23 (2.34%) CrowdStrike
10 18 (1.83%) Computacenter
10 18 (1.83%) Dell
11 15 (1.53%) Palo Alto
12 14 (1.43%) Citrix
12 14 (1.43%) SonicWALL
13 13 (1.33%) Salesforce
13 13 (1.33%) Ubiquiti
14 12 (1.22%) HP