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 25 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 33 44 30
Rank change year-on-year +11 -14 +10
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 365 1,152 980 2,362
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 5.65% 6.27% 6.91%
As % of the Cloud Services category 14.83% 16.47% 16.28%
Number of salaries quoted 858 799 1,950
10th Percentile £28,500 £27,750 £26,250
25th Percentile £33,125 £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 £64,313 £58,750 £59,000
90th Percentile £80,619 £71,500 £72,500
UK median annual salary £40,000 £38,915 £38,000
% change year-on-year +2.79% +2.41% -8.43%

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 7,766 5,951 14,513
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 38.11% 38.05% 42.47%
Number of salaries quoted 5,505 4,348 12,077
10th Percentile £35,000 £31,750 £36,250
25th Percentile £45,500 £45,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - +4.17% -7.69%
75th Percentile £85,000 £82,500 £80,000
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% -8.95%

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 25 June 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
1 392 (34.03%) SharePoint
2 236 (20.49%) Microsoft Exchange
3 17 (1.48%) Confluence
4 14 (1.22%) IIS
5 9 (0.78%) Exchange Server 2007
5 9 (0.78%) Exchange Server 2010
5 9 (0.78%) Exchange Server 2013
6 5 (0.43%) CMS
7 3 (0.26%) ArcGIS
7 3 (0.26%) SAS
8 1 (0.087%) Apache
8 1 (0.087%) Apache Airflow
8 1 (0.087%) Palantir Foundry
8 1 (0.087%) WordPress
Applications
1 194 (16.84%) Microsoft Office
2 36 (3.13%) Microsoft Excel
3 8 (0.69%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.35%) CorelDRAW
5 3 (0.26%) Spreadsheet
6 2 (0.17%) MS Visio
7 1 (0.087%) Acrobat
7 1 (0.087%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 8 (0.69%) Dynamics CRM
1 8 (0.69%) NetSuite
2 5 (0.43%) Salesforce CRM
2 5 (0.43%) SAP Business One
3 3 (0.26%) Oracle EBS
3 3 (0.26%) Remedy ITSM
4 2 (0.17%) Dynamics GP
4 2 (0.17%) Elite 3E
4 2 (0.17%) SAP ERP
4 2 (0.17%) SAP HR
4 2 (0.17%) Visualfiles
5 1 (0.087%) Dynamics NAV
5 1 (0.087%) Oracle Payables
Cloud Services
1 568 (49.31%) Azure
2 362 (31.42%) Entra ID
3 168 (14.58%) Power Platform
4 153 (13.28%) AWS
5 127 (11.02%) OneDrive
6 96 (8.33%) SaaS
7 79 (6.86%) PowerApps
8 75 (6.51%) Power Automate
9 72 (6.25%) Microsoft Copilot
10 42 (3.65%) Mimecast
11 39 (3.39%) Microsoft Purview
12 35 (3.04%) Google Workspace
13 30 (2.60%) Dynamics 365
14 29 (2.52%) Azure Logic Apps
15 24 (2.08%) Azure Data Factory
16 23 (2.00%) IaaS
17 21 (1.82%) Azure Sentinel
18 19 (1.65%) Adobe Creative Cloud
19 18 (1.56%) PaaS
20 16 (1.39%) Azure DevOps
Communications & Networking
1 185 (16.06%) Firewall
2 165 (14.32%) DNS
3 130 (11.28%) DHCP
4 123 (10.68%) VPN
5 93 (8.07%) Wi-Fi
6 88 (7.64%) TCP/IP
7 81 (7.03%) WAN
8 73 (6.34%) LAN
9 56 (4.86%) VoIP
10 34 (2.95%) VLAN
11 27 (2.34%) Network Security
12 20 (1.74%) Wireless
13 19 (1.65%) Unified Communications
14 12 (1.04%) SAN
14 12 (1.04%) SD-WAN
15 10 (0.87%) Internet
16 9 (0.78%) Cisco ASA
16 9 (0.78%) Cisco Firepower
16 9 (0.78%) WebEx
17 7 (0.61%) NGFW
Database & Business Intelligence
1 75 (6.51%) Power BI
2 51 (4.43%) SQL Server
3 23 (2.00%) Azure SQL Database
4 17 (1.48%) PostgreSQL
5 15 (1.30%) MySQL
5 15 (1.30%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 6 (0.52%) Amazon RDS
6 6 (0.52%) Metadata
7 5 (0.43%) Relational Database
8 3 (0.26%) Data Lake
8 3 (0.26%) MongoDB
8 3 (0.26%) Power Query
8 3 (0.26%) Spatial Data
9 2 (0.17%) NoSQL
10 1 (0.087%) Big Data
10 1 (0.087%) BusinessObjects
10 1 (0.087%) Delta Lake
10 1 (0.087%) Parquet
10 1 (0.087%) RDBMS
10 1 (0.087%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 62 (5.38%) JIRA
2 5 (0.43%) Git
2 5 (0.43%) VersionOne
3 2 (0.17%) Rational Rhapsody
3 2 (0.17%) Selenium
3 2 (0.17%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 1 (0.087%) Postman
General
1 568 (49.31%) Social Skills
2 136 (11.81%) Finance
3 107 (9.29%) Legal
4 68 (5.90%) Law
5 62 (5.38%) Analytical Skills
6 60 (5.21%) Public Sector
7 57 (4.95%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 51 (4.43%) Organisational Skills
9 40 (3.47%) Back Office
10 39 (3.39%) French Language
11 35 (3.04%) Swedish Language
12 27 (2.34%) Telecoms
13 25 (2.17%) Retail
14 21 (1.82%) Marketing
15 20 (1.74%) Documentation Skills
16 13 (1.13%) Banking
16 13 (1.13%) Legal Technology
17 11 (0.95%) Influencing Skills
17 11 (0.95%) Manufacturing
18 10 (0.87%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 272 (23.61%) IT Support
2 256 (22.22%) Support Engineer
3 206 (17.88%) IT Engineer
4 204 (17.71%) Analyst
5 176 (15.28%) IT Support Engineer
6 135 (11.72%) Senior
7 105 (9.11%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 103 (8.94%) Service Analyst
9 97 (8.42%) Service Desk Analyst
10 73 (6.34%) Consultant
11 69 (5.99%) Support Analyst
12 58 (5.03%) Developer
13 56 (4.86%) IT Analyst
14 55 (4.77%) Lead
15 49 (4.25%) Support Technician
16 48 (4.17%) 2nd Line Support
17 47 (4.08%) IT Technician
18 43 (3.73%) Desktop Support
19 42 (3.65%) Administrator
19 42 (3.65%) IT Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 41 (3.56%) Microsoft Graph
2 37 (3.21%) .NET
3 34 (2.95%) HTML
4 31 (2.69%) HTML5 Canvas
5 30 (2.60%) CSS
6 29 (2.52%) JSON
6 29 (2.52%) SPFx
7 21 (1.82%) .NET Core
8 12 (1.04%) XML
9 11 (0.95%) React
10 9 (0.78%) XMPP
11 8 (0.69%) ASP.NET
11 8 (0.69%) OAuth
11 8 (0.69%) OpenID
12 6 (0.52%) EDI
13 5 (0.43%) ASP.NET Core
13 5 (0.43%) Middleware
13 5 (0.43%) REST
13 5 (0.43%) RESTful
13 5 (0.43%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 96 (8.33%) Onboarding
2 95 (8.25%) Driving Licence
3 25 (2.17%) Security Posture
4 24 (2.08%) Hybrid Cloud
4 24 (2.08%) Product Ownership
5 23 (2.00%) Clustering
5 23 (2.00%) Management Information System
6 21 (1.82%) Cloud Native
6 21 (1.82%) Self-Motivation
7 19 (1.65%) Video Conferencing
8 18 (1.56%) Enterprise Software
9 16 (1.39%) Data Centre
9 16 (1.39%) Replication
10 11 (0.95%) CMDB
11 10 (0.87%) AI Agents
12 9 (0.78%) CCTV
12 9 (0.78%) FlexPod
13 8 (0.69%) Data Structures
13 8 (0.69%) PKI
13 8 (0.69%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 503 (43.66%) Windows
2 196 (17.01%) Windows Server
3 133 (11.55%) Windows 10
4 56 (4.86%) Mac OS
5 52 (4.51%) Linux
6 39 (3.39%) Apple iOS
7 34 (2.95%) Windows Server 2016
8 33 (2.86%) Android
9 21 (1.82%) Windows Server 2019
10 20 (1.74%) Windows Server 2012
11 10 (0.87%) Windows Server 2008
12 6 (0.52%) Ubuntu
13 4 (0.35%) CentOS
14 2 (0.17%) Mac OS X
14 2 (0.17%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
15 1 (0.087%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 327 (28.39%) ITIL
2 293 (25.43%) Problem-Solving
3 286 (24.83%) Customer Service
4 223 (19.36%) Continuous Improvement
5 198 (17.19%) Cybersecurity
6 152 (13.19%) ITSM
7 131 (11.37%) Service Delivery
8 130 (11.28%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 98 (8.51%) AI
10 93 (8.07%) Disaster Recovery
11 92 (7.99%) Mentoring
12 91 (7.90%) Service Management
12 91 (7.90%) Stakeholder Management
13 88 (7.64%) User Experience
14 86 (7.47%) Business Intelligence
15 77 (6.68%) Performance Metrics
16 75 (6.51%) Roadmaps
17 74 (6.42%) Technical Leadership
18 66 (5.73%) Workflow
19 63 (5.47%) Change Management
Programming Languages
1 165 (14.32%) PowerShell
2 93 (8.07%) SQL
3 49 (4.25%) C#
4 47 (4.08%) Python
5 46 (3.99%) JavaScript
6 30 (2.60%) TypeScript
7 25 (2.17%) R
8 17 (1.48%) T-SQL
9 13 (1.13%) VBA
10 12 (1.04%) Bash
11 9 (0.78%) Bicep
12 6 (0.52%) PHP
12 6 (0.52%) VBScript
13 4 (0.35%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 4 (0.35%) Delphi
13 4 (0.35%) Pascal
14 3 (0.26%) Google Apps Script
14 3 (0.26%) Java
14 3 (0.26%) Ruby
15 2 (0.17%) Korn
Qualifications
1 219 (19.01%) Degree
2 173 (15.02%) Microsoft Certification
3 105 (9.11%) Security Cleared
4 100 (8.68%) SC Cleared
5 82 (7.12%) MCSE
6 77 (6.68%) AWS Certification
7 44 (3.82%) Azure Certification
8 34 (2.95%) CTC Cleared
9 25 (2.17%) DBS Check
10 24 (2.08%) CISSP
11 21 (1.82%) Cisco Certification
11 21 (1.82%) Computer Science Degree
12 15 (1.30%) BPSS Clearance
13 14 (1.22%) CISM
14 12 (1.04%) A+ Certification
14 12 (1.04%) CCNA
15 9 (0.78%) HNC
15 9 (0.78%) HND
15 9 (0.78%) Network+ Certification
16 8 (0.69%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 101 (8.77%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 83 (7.20%) QA
3 82 (7.12%) SLA
4 65 (5.64%) Cyber Essentials
5 39 (3.39%) GDPR
6 27 (2.34%) NIST
7 20 (1.74%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 13 (1.13%) Accessibility
9 12 (1.04%) Data Quality
9 12 (1.04%) GRC
10 11 (0.95%) PMO
11 5 (0.43%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 4 (0.35%) PCI DSS
12 4 (0.35%) SOC 2
13 3 (0.26%) WCAG
14 2 (0.17%) ISO/IEC 27005
14 2 (0.17%) ISO/IEC 42001
15 1 (0.087%) Disclosure Scotland
15 1 (0.087%) EU AI Act
15 1 (0.087%) ISO 13485
System Software
1 378 (32.81%) Active Directory
2 121 (10.50%) Hyper-V
3 75 (6.51%) VMware Infrastructure
4 19 (1.65%) vSphere
5 18 (1.56%) Virtual Desktop
6 12 (1.04%) Microsoft Virtual Server
6 12 (1.04%) Virtual Machines
6 12 (1.04%) Virtual Servers
7 11 (0.95%) BitLocker
8 8 (0.69%) VMware ESXi
9 6 (0.52%) DFS Replication
9 6 (0.52%) Terminal Services
10 5 (0.43%) ClearTrust
10 5 (0.43%) VMware Server
11 4 (0.35%) Docker
11 4 (0.35%) KVM
12 3 (0.26%) Firmware
13 2 (0.17%) Citrix Hypervisor
14 1 (0.087%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 266 (23.09%) Microsoft Intune
2 32 (2.78%) SCCM
3 19 (1.65%) Terraform
4 18 (1.56%) Single Sign-On
5 15 (1.30%) Autotask
6 14 (1.22%) Jamf Pro
7 11 (0.95%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 10 (0.87%) Ansible
9 9 (0.78%) Cisco CUCM
9 9 (0.78%) Grafana
10 8 (0.69%) Failover Clustering
11 7 (0.61%) Proxmox
11 7 (0.61%) vCenter Server
12 6 (0.52%) Kubernetes
13 4 (0.35%) FortiGate
13 4 (0.35%) Graylog
13 4 (0.35%) ZABBIX
14 3 (0.26%) Norton AntiVirus
15 2 (0.17%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
15 2 (0.17%) WhatsUp Gold
Vendors
1 1,024 (88.89%) Microsoft
2 132 (11.46%) ServiceNow
3 101 (8.77%) VMware
4 91 (7.90%) Cisco
5 40 (3.47%) Veeam
6 38 (3.30%) Google
7 35 (3.04%) Meraki
8 32 (2.78%) Apple
9 29 (2.52%) CrowdStrike
10 28 (2.43%) iManage
11 27 (2.34%) Adobe
12 24 (2.08%) Computacenter
13 23 (2.00%) Fortinet
14 19 (1.65%) Dell
15 16 (1.39%) Salesforce
16 15 (1.30%) Palo Alto
16 15 (1.30%) SonicWALL
17 14 (1.22%) Citrix
18 13 (1.13%) Splunk
19 12 (1.04%) Ubiquiti