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

6 months to
24 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 36 33 26
Rank change year-on-year -3 -7 +21
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 365 982 994 2,372
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 5.47% 7.45% 7.30%
As % of the Cloud Services category 14.47% 16.70% 16.93%
Number of salaries quoted 699 821 2,076
10th Percentile £28,750 £28,500 £25,750
25th Percentile £32,500 £31,599 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -3.74%
75th Percentile £67,500 £60,000 £57,500
90th Percentile £89,000 £76,250 £73,750
UK median annual salary £39,000 £42,000 £39,000
% change year-on-year -7.14% +7.69% -7.14%

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 6,788 5,953 14,014
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 37.82% 44.61% 43.14%
Number of salaries quoted 4,577 4,672 12,046
10th Percentile £33,750 £32,750 £35,000
25th Percentile £46,104 £46,250 £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 £83,750 £78,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £108,376 £97,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £62,373 £57,500
% change year-on-year -3.80% +8.47% -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 24 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
1 303 (30.86%) SharePoint
2 189 (19.25%) Microsoft Exchange
3 9 (0.92%) Confluence
3 9 (0.92%) Exchange Server 2007
3 9 (0.92%) Exchange Server 2010
3 9 (0.92%) Exchange Server 2013
4 7 (0.71%) IIS
5 3 (0.31%) ArcGIS
6 2 (0.20%) Anypoint
6 2 (0.20%) Apache
6 2 (0.20%) Moodle
6 2 (0.20%) Palantir Foundry
6 2 (0.20%) Umbraco
7 1 (0.10%) Apache Airflow
7 1 (0.10%) CMS
Applications
1 216 (22.00%) Microsoft Office
2 32 (3.26%) Microsoft Excel
3 8 (0.81%) MS Visio
4 6 (0.61%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 4 (0.41%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (0.20%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 16 (1.63%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (0.51%) Salesforce CRM
2 5 (0.51%) SAP Business One
3 3 (0.31%) Oracle EBS
3 3 (0.31%) Shopify
4 2 (0.20%) Dynamics NAV
4 2 (0.20%) SAP ERP
4 2 (0.20%) SAP HR
5 1 (0.10%) Elite 3E
5 1 (0.10%) Oracle Payables
Cloud Services
1 486 (49.49%) Azure
2 274 (27.90%) Entra ID
3 141 (14.36%) AWS
4 121 (12.32%) Power Platform
5 99 (10.08%) OneDrive
6 60 (6.11%) Power Automate
7 59 (6.01%) PowerApps
7 59 (6.01%) SaaS
8 48 (4.89%) Google Workspace
9 38 (3.87%) Microsoft Copilot
10 30 (3.05%) Mimecast
11 28 (2.85%) Dynamics 365
12 26 (2.65%) Azure Logic Apps
13 24 (2.44%) Azure Sentinel
14 21 (2.14%) Azure DevOps
15 18 (1.83%) Azure Data Factory
16 17 (1.73%) IaaS
17 16 (1.63%) Adobe Creative Cloud
18 14 (1.43%) PaaS
19 11 (1.12%) Azure Monitor
Communications & Networking
1 143 (14.56%) Firewall
2 141 (14.36%) DNS
3 118 (12.02%) DHCP
4 103 (10.49%) VPN
5 86 (8.76%) WAN
6 83 (8.45%) Wi-Fi
7 72 (7.33%) LAN
7 72 (7.33%) TCP/IP
8 53 (5.40%) VoIP
9 40 (4.07%) VLAN
10 19 (1.93%) SD-WAN
11 17 (1.73%) Network Security
12 14 (1.43%) Unified Communications
13 11 (1.12%) SAN
14 9 (0.92%) Wireless
15 8 (0.81%) Cisco ASA
15 8 (0.81%) Cisco Firepower
15 8 (0.81%) WebEx
16 7 (0.71%) Internet
16 7 (0.71%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 69 (7.03%) Power BI
2 44 (4.48%) SQL Server
3 18 (1.83%) Azure SQL Database
3 18 (1.83%) MySQL
4 14 (1.43%) PostgreSQL
5 13 (1.32%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 9 (0.92%) Relational Database
7 4 (0.41%) Amazon RDS
8 3 (0.31%) Metadata
8 3 (0.31%) Power Query
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%) Data Warehouse
10 1 (0.10%) NoSQL
10 1 (0.10%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 34 (3.46%) JIRA
2 5 (0.51%) VersionOne
3 3 (0.31%) Git
4 2 (0.20%) Rational Rhapsody
4 2 (0.20%) Selenium
General
1 484 (49.29%) Social Skills
2 127 (12.93%) Finance
3 76 (7.74%) Legal
4 68 (6.92%) French Language
5 67 (6.82%) Back Office
6 61 (6.21%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 54 (5.50%) Public Sector
8 52 (5.30%) Law
8 52 (5.30%) Organisational Skills
9 45 (4.58%) Analytical Skills
10 33 (3.36%) Retail
11 27 (2.75%) Swedish Language
12 22 (2.24%) Marketing
13 17 (1.73%) Telecoms
14 16 (1.63%) Documentation Skills
15 14 (1.43%) Influencing Skills
16 13 (1.32%) Manufacturing
17 9 (0.92%) Banking
18 5 (0.51%) Automotive
18 5 (0.51%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 243 (24.75%) Support Engineer
2 224 (22.81%) IT Support
3 196 (19.96%) Analyst
4 165 (16.80%) IT Engineer
5 144 (14.66%) IT Support Engineer
6 113 (11.51%) Service Analyst
7 108 (11.00%) Service Desk Analyst
8 98 (9.98%) Senior
9 85 (8.66%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 66 (6.72%) Desktop Support
11 64 (6.52%) Desktop Engineer
11 64 (6.52%) Desktop Support Engineer
12 61 (6.21%) IT Analyst
13 56 (5.70%) Site Engineer
14 52 (5.30%) 2nd Line Support
15 51 (5.19%) Support Analyst
16 48 (4.89%) Consultant
17 46 (4.68%) Architect
18 44 (4.48%) Lead
19 42 (4.28%) Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 31 (3.16%) .NET
2 28 (2.85%) HTML5 Canvas
2 28 (2.85%) JSON
3 20 (2.04%) CSS
3 20 (2.04%) HTML
3 20 (2.04%) Microsoft Graph
3 20 (2.04%) SPFx
4 18 (1.83%) .NET Core
5 10 (1.02%) XML
6 8 (0.81%) XMPP
7 7 (0.71%) Middleware
8 6 (0.61%) OAuth
8 6 (0.61%) OpenID
9 5 (0.51%) ARM Templates
9 5 (0.51%) EDI
9 5 (0.51%) REST
10 4 (0.41%) FIDO
10 4 (0.41%) React
10 4 (0.41%) SailPoint
10 4 (0.41%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 90 (9.16%) Driving Licence
2 78 (7.94%) Onboarding
3 33 (3.36%) Management Information System
4 27 (2.75%) Self-Motivation
5 23 (2.34%) Video Conferencing
6 21 (2.14%) Hybrid Cloud
7 20 (2.04%) Cloud Native
8 19 (1.93%) Replication
9 13 (1.32%) Data Centre
9 13 (1.32%) Enterprise Software
9 13 (1.32%) Security Posture
10 12 (1.22%) CCTV
11 11 (1.12%) Low-Code
12 10 (1.02%) Cyber Threat
12 10 (1.02%) Product Ownership
12 10 (1.02%) Social Media
13 8 (0.81%) Data Structures
13 8 (0.81%) FlexPod
14 7 (0.71%) AI Agents
14 7 (0.71%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 454 (46.23%) Windows
2 177 (18.02%) Windows Server
3 172 (17.52%) Windows 10
4 52 (5.30%) Apple iOS
5 44 (4.48%) Mac OS
6 42 (4.28%) Linux
7 38 (3.87%) Android
8 33 (3.36%) Windows Server 2016
9 25 (2.55%) Windows Server 2012
10 20 (2.04%) Windows Server 2019
11 11 (1.12%) Windows Server 2008
12 7 (0.71%) Ubuntu
13 4 (0.41%) CentOS
14 2 (0.20%) Mac OS X
14 2 (0.20%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
14 2 (0.20%) Unix
15 1 (0.10%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 325 (33.10%) ITIL
2 286 (29.12%) Customer Service
3 236 (24.03%) Problem-Solving
4 206 (20.98%) Continuous Improvement
5 171 (17.41%) Cybersecurity
6 134 (13.65%) ITSM
7 109 (11.10%) Service Delivery
8 94 (9.57%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 88 (8.96%) Customer Experience
10 79 (8.04%) Business Intelligence
10 79 (8.04%) Patch Management
11 77 (7.84%) Performance Metrics
12 75 (7.64%) Analytics
13 72 (7.33%) Software Deployment
14 71 (7.23%) Ticket Management
15 70 (7.13%) Disaster Recovery
16 68 (6.92%) Mentoring
17 67 (6.82%) Service Management
18 64 (6.52%) AI
18 64 (6.52%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 118 (12.02%) PowerShell
2 75 (7.64%) SQL
3 39 (3.97%) C#
4 38 (3.87%) Python
5 37 (3.77%) JavaScript
6 22 (2.24%) TypeScript
7 17 (1.73%) R
8 13 (1.32%) T-SQL
9 10 (1.02%) Bash
9 10 (1.02%) VBA
10 7 (0.71%) Bicep
11 4 (0.41%) Delphi
11 4 (0.41%) Java
11 4 (0.41%) Pascal
11 4 (0.41%) PHP
12 3 (0.31%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 3 (0.31%) Google Apps Script
12 3 (0.31%) VBScript
13 2 (0.20%) Korn
13 2 (0.20%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 228 (23.22%) Degree
2 176 (17.92%) Microsoft Certification
3 115 (11.71%) Security Cleared
4 111 (11.30%) SC Cleared
5 85 (8.66%) MCSE
6 82 (8.35%) AWS Certification
7 60 (6.11%) CTC Cleared
8 34 (3.46%) Cisco Certification
9 33 (3.36%) Azure Certification
10 26 (2.65%) CISSP
11 24 (2.44%) DBS Check
12 18 (1.83%) Computer Science Degree
13 16 (1.63%) CCNA
13 16 (1.63%) Network+ Certification
14 13 (1.32%) (ISC)2 CCSP
15 12 (1.22%) BPSS Clearance
16 11 (1.12%) A+ Certification
16 11 (1.12%) CEH
16 11 (1.12%) CISM
17 9 (0.92%) MCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 85 (8.66%) QA
2 83 (8.45%) SLA
3 76 (7.74%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 56 (5.70%) Cyber Essentials
5 27 (2.75%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 23 (2.34%) GDPR
7 16 (1.63%) NIST
8 13 (1.32%) GRC
9 12 (1.22%) Data Quality
10 11 (1.12%) PMO
11 8 (0.81%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 7 (0.71%) Accessibility
13 5 (0.51%) PCI DSS
14 3 (0.31%) NCSC
15 1 (0.10%) Basel III
15 1 (0.10%) HL7
15 1 (0.10%) ISO 22301
15 1 (0.10%) ISO 9001
15 1 (0.10%) MiFID
15 1 (0.10%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 311 (31.67%) Active Directory
2 89 (9.06%) Hyper-V
3 63 (6.42%) VMware Infrastructure
4 16 (1.63%) Virtual Desktop
5 15 (1.53%) Virtual Machines
6 13 (1.32%) vSphere
7 8 (0.81%) BitLocker
7 8 (0.81%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 8 (0.81%) Virtual Servers
8 7 (0.71%) Docker
9 6 (0.61%) DFS Replication
9 6 (0.61%) Firmware
9 6 (0.61%) VMware ESXi
10 4 (0.41%) Terminal Services
11 2 (0.20%) Citrix Hypervisor
11 2 (0.20%) Postfix
12 1 (0.10%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 216 (22.00%) Microsoft Intune
2 29 (2.95%) SCCM
3 19 (1.93%) Terraform
4 17 (1.73%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 14 (1.43%) Jamf Pro
6 11 (1.12%) Ansible
7 10 (1.02%) Autotask
7 10 (1.02%) Kubernetes
7 10 (1.02%) Single Sign-On
8 8 (0.81%) Cisco CUCM
8 8 (0.81%) Grafana
9 7 (0.71%) vCenter Server
10 6 (0.61%) FortiGate
11 4 (0.41%) PaperCut
12 3 (0.31%) Proxmox
13 1 (0.10%) CASB
13 1 (0.10%) Forefront Identity Manager
13 1 (0.10%) Kibana
13 1 (0.10%) Oracle RMAN
Vendors
1 809 (82.38%) Microsoft
2 112 (11.41%) Cisco
2 112 (11.41%) ServiceNow
3 92 (9.37%) VMware
4 53 (5.40%) Google
5 33 (3.36%) Apple
6 27 (2.75%) Fortinet
7 25 (2.55%) Meraki
8 24 (2.44%) Adobe
9 23 (2.34%) CrowdStrike
10 21 (2.14%) Dell
11 20 (2.04%) Veeam
12 19 (1.93%) iManage
13 17 (1.73%) Palo Alto
14 14 (1.43%) HP
15 13 (1.32%) Citrix
15 13 (1.32%) Salesforce
15 13 (1.32%) Ubiquiti
16 12 (1.22%) Freshdesk
16 12 (1.22%) SAP