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

6 months to
28 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 37 44 28
Rank change year-on-year +7 -16 +19
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 365 1,030 945 2,302
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 5.37% 6.48% 6.99%
As % of the Cloud Services category 14.05% 16.44% 16.32%
Number of salaries quoted 740 770 1,998
10th Percentile £28,500 £28,000 £26,000
25th Percentile £32,500 £31,250 £32,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £42,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.88% -5.56% -9.09%
75th Percentile £65,604 £59,313 £58,750
90th Percentile £87,500 £72,500 £73,400
UK median annual salary £39,000 £40,000 £38,000
% change year-on-year -2.50% +5.26% -9.52%

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 7,329 5,747 14,104
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 38.24% 39.41% 42.83%
Number of salaries quoted 5,031 4,134 12,000
10th Percentile £35,000 £31,750 £35,750
25th Percentile £46,250 £45,250 £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 £82,751 £79,600
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £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 28 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
1 332 (32.23%) SharePoint
2 208 (20.19%) Microsoft Exchange
3 16 (1.55%) Confluence
4 12 (1.17%) 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
7 2 (0.19%) Palantir Foundry
8 1 (0.097%) Apache Airflow
8 1 (0.097%) CMS
Applications
1 201 (19.51%) Microsoft Office
2 31 (3.01%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (0.68%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.39%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.19%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.19%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.097%) Acrobat
Business Applications
1 12 (1.17%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (0.49%) Salesforce CRM
2 5 (0.49%) SAP Business One
3 3 (0.29%) NetSuite
3 3 (0.29%) Oracle EBS
4 2 (0.19%) SAP ERP
4 2 (0.19%) SAP HR
5 1 (0.097%) Dynamics GP
5 1 (0.097%) Dynamics NAV
5 1 (0.097%) Elite 3E
5 1 (0.097%) Oracle Payables
Cloud Services
1 507 (49.22%) Azure
2 303 (29.42%) Entra ID
3 139 (13.50%) AWS
4 136 (13.20%) Power Platform
5 106 (10.29%) OneDrive
6 73 (7.09%) SaaS
7 61 (5.92%) PowerApps
8 60 (5.83%) Power Automate
9 50 (4.85%) Microsoft Copilot
10 40 (3.88%) Google Workspace
11 34 (3.30%) Mimecast
12 27 (2.62%) Azure Logic Apps
12 27 (2.62%) Dynamics 365
13 23 (2.23%) Azure Sentinel
14 22 (2.14%) Azure Data Factory
15 21 (2.04%) IaaS
16 20 (1.94%) Microsoft Purview
17 19 (1.84%) Adobe Creative Cloud
17 19 (1.84%) Azure DevOps
18 17 (1.65%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 165 (16.02%) Firewall
2 146 (14.17%) DNS
3 117 (11.36%) VPN
4 116 (11.26%) DHCP
5 88 (8.54%) Wi-Fi
6 82 (7.96%) WAN
7 78 (7.57%) TCP/IP
8 71 (6.89%) LAN
9 54 (5.24%) VoIP
10 32 (3.11%) VLAN
11 19 (1.84%) Network Security
12 17 (1.65%) Unified Communications
13 16 (1.55%) SD-WAN
14 11 (1.07%) SAN
15 10 (0.97%) 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 66 (6.41%) Power BI
2 49 (4.76%) SQL Server
3 23 (2.23%) Azure SQL Database
4 17 (1.65%) PostgreSQL
5 16 (1.55%) MySQL
5 16 (1.55%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 7 (0.68%) Relational Database
7 5 (0.49%) 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 (0.097%) Big Data
11 1 (0.097%) BusinessObjects
11 1 (0.097%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 50 (4.85%) JIRA
2 5 (0.49%) Git
2 5 (0.49%) VersionOne
3 2 (0.19%) Rational Rhapsody
3 2 (0.19%) Selenium
4 1 (0.097%) Postman
General
1 495 (48.06%) Social Skills
2 133 (12.91%) Finance
3 92 (8.93%) Legal
4 59 (5.73%) Law
5 58 (5.63%) Public Sector
6 57 (5.53%) Analytical Skills
6 57 (5.53%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 54 (5.24%) Back Office
8 49 (4.76%) French Language
9 48 (4.66%) Organisational Skills
10 27 (2.62%) Retail
11 20 (1.94%) Marketing
11 20 (1.94%) Telecoms
12 16 (1.55%) Swedish Language
13 15 (1.46%) Influencing Skills
14 14 (1.36%) Documentation Skills
15 12 (1.17%) Banking
16 9 (0.87%) Local Government
17 8 (0.78%) Manufacturing
18 6 (0.58%) Games
Job Titles
1 241 (23.40%) IT Support
2 236 (22.91%) Support Engineer
3 195 (18.93%) Analyst
4 176 (17.09%) IT Engineer
5 149 (14.47%) IT Support Engineer
6 111 (10.78%) Senior
7 103 (10.00%) Service Analyst
8 95 (9.22%) Service Desk Analyst
9 94 (9.13%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 64 (6.21%) Consultant
11 61 (5.92%) IT Analyst
11 61 (5.92%) Support Analyst
12 56 (5.44%) Desktop Support
13 54 (5.24%) Desktop Engineer
13 54 (5.24%) Desktop Support Engineer
14 48 (4.66%) IT Technician
14 48 (4.66%) Lead
14 48 (4.66%) Site Engineer
15 47 (4.56%) Developer
15 47 (4.56%) Support Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 38 (3.69%) Microsoft Graph
2 35 (3.40%) .NET
3 29 (2.82%) JSON
4 27 (2.62%) CSS
4 27 (2.62%) HTML
4 27 (2.62%) HTML5 Canvas
5 24 (2.33%) SPFx
6 21 (2.04%) .NET Core
7 9 (0.87%) React
7 9 (0.87%) XMPP
8 8 (0.78%) XML
9 7 (0.68%) OAuth
9 7 (0.68%) OpenID
10 6 (0.58%) ASP.NET
10 6 (0.58%) Middleware
11 5 (0.49%) ARM Templates
11 5 (0.49%) EDI
12 4 (0.39%) Next.js
12 4 (0.39%) Node.js
12 4 (0.39%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 85 (8.25%) Onboarding
2 80 (7.77%) Driving Licence
3 31 (3.01%) Management Information System
4 25 (2.43%) Self-Motivation
5 21 (2.04%) Video Conferencing
6 20 (1.94%) Cloud Native
6 20 (1.94%) Product Ownership
7 19 (1.84%) Hybrid Cloud
8 17 (1.65%) Replication
8 17 (1.65%) Security Posture
9 13 (1.26%) Clustering
9 13 (1.26%) Data Centre
10 12 (1.17%) Enterprise Software
11 10 (0.97%) CMDB
12 9 (0.87%) CCTV
12 9 (0.87%) Cyber Threat
12 9 (0.87%) FlexPod
12 9 (0.87%) Low-Code
13 8 (0.78%) AI Agents
13 8 (0.78%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 470 (45.63%) Windows
2 171 (16.60%) Windows Server
3 151 (14.66%) Windows 10
4 50 (4.85%) Apple iOS
5 49 (4.76%) Linux
5 49 (4.76%) Mac OS
6 41 (3.98%) Android
7 34 (3.30%) Windows Server 2016
8 22 (2.14%) Windows Server 2012
9 21 (2.04%) Windows Server 2019
10 11 (1.07%) Windows Server 2008
11 7 (0.68%) Ubuntu
12 4 (0.39%) CentOS
13 2 (0.19%) Mac OS X
13 2 (0.19%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
14 1 (0.097%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 322 (31.26%) ITIL
2 280 (27.18%) Customer Service
3 260 (25.24%) Problem-Solving
4 208 (20.19%) Continuous Improvement
5 184 (17.86%) Cybersecurity
6 124 (12.04%) ITSM
7 116 (11.26%) Service Delivery
8 105 (10.19%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 88 (8.54%) Disaster Recovery
10 84 (8.16%) Service Management
11 80 (7.77%) Business Intelligence
12 76 (7.38%) Roadmaps
13 75 (7.28%) AI
14 71 (6.89%) Mentoring
14 71 (6.89%) User Experience
15 70 (6.80%) Customer Experience
16 69 (6.70%) Stakeholder Management
17 67 (6.50%) Patch Management
17 67 (6.50%) Performance Metrics
18 62 (6.02%) Ticket Management
Programming Languages
1 151 (14.66%) PowerShell
2 82 (7.96%) SQL
3 43 (4.17%) C#
4 40 (3.88%) Python
5 38 (3.69%) JavaScript
6 28 (2.72%) TypeScript
7 17 (1.65%) R
8 16 (1.55%) T-SQL
9 12 (1.17%) Bash
10 11 (1.07%) 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
1 219 (21.26%) Degree
2 167 (16.21%) Microsoft Certification
3 103 (10.00%) Security Cleared
4 99 (9.61%) SC Cleared
5 73 (7.09%) MCSE
6 70 (6.80%) AWS Certification
7 48 (4.66%) CTC Cleared
8 38 (3.69%) Azure Certification
9 24 (2.33%) Cisco Certification
10 22 (2.14%) Computer Science Degree
10 22 (2.14%) DBS Check
11 19 (1.84%) CISSP
12 14 (1.36%) A+ Certification
12 14 (1.36%) CCNA
12 14 (1.36%) Network+ Certification
13 12 (1.17%) BPSS Clearance
14 9 (0.87%) (ISC)2 CCSP
14 9 (0.87%) CISM
14 9 (0.87%) Microsoft Certified Professional
15 7 (0.68%) CEH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 80 (7.77%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 80 (7.77%) SLA
2 75 (7.28%) QA
3 58 (5.63%) Cyber Essentials
4 30 (2.91%) GDPR
5 23 (2.23%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 23 (2.23%) NIST
6 12 (1.17%) Data Quality
7 11 (1.07%) PMO
8 10 (0.97%) GRC
9 6 (0.58%) Accessibility
10 5 (0.49%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 3 (0.29%) PCI DSS
12 1 (0.097%) HL7
12 1 (0.097%) ISO 13485
12 1 (0.097%) ISO 22301
12 1 (0.097%) ISO/IEC 27005
12 1 (0.097%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 1 (0.097%) SOC 2
12 1 (0.097%) WCAG
System Software
1 323 (31.36%) Active Directory
2 92 (8.93%) Hyper-V
3 68 (6.60%) VMware Infrastructure
4 18 (1.75%) Virtual Desktop
5 16 (1.55%) vSphere
6 13 (1.26%) Virtual Machines
7 12 (1.17%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 12 (1.17%) Virtual Servers
8 10 (0.97%) BitLocker
9 6 (0.58%) DFS Replication
9 6 (0.58%) Terminal Services
9 6 (0.58%) VMware ESXi
10 5 (0.49%) Docker
10 5 (0.49%) 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 (0.097%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 223 (21.65%) Microsoft Intune
2 32 (3.11%) SCCM
3 20 (1.94%) Terraform
4 15 (1.46%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 15 (1.46%) Single Sign-On
5 14 (1.36%) Jamf Pro
6 12 (1.17%) Autotask
7 11 (1.07%) 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 (0.49%) FortiGate
11 4 (0.39%) Graylog
11 4 (0.39%) ZABBIX
12 2 (0.19%) Failover Clustering
12 2 (0.19%) Norton AntiVirus
12 2 (0.19%) PaperCut
12 2 (0.19%) WhatsUp Gold
Vendors
1 877 (85.15%) Microsoft
2 106 (10.29%) ServiceNow
3 102 (9.90%) Cisco
4 91 (8.83%) VMware
5 42 (4.08%) Google
6 34 (3.30%) Veeam
7 30 (2.91%) Apple
7 30 (2.91%) Meraki
8 28 (2.72%) Adobe
9 25 (2.43%) Fortinet
10 24 (2.33%) iManage
11 23 (2.23%) CrowdStrike
12 21 (2.04%) Computacenter
13 18 (1.75%) Dell
14 15 (1.46%) Palo Alto
14 15 (1.46%) SonicWALL
15 14 (1.36%) Citrix
15 14 (1.36%) Ubiquiti
16 13 (1.26%) Salesforce
17 12 (1.17%) HP