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

6 months to
28 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 31 31 27
Rank change year-on-year 0 -4 +21
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 365 994 1,305 2,015
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 6.33% 8.01% 7.83%
As % of the Cloud Services category 17.19% 17.16% 16.95%
Number of salaries quoted 644 831 1,817
10th Percentile £28,000 £27,500 £26,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £32,000 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £47,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% +5.56% -
75th Percentile £63,750 £60,625 £57,500
90th Percentile £83,497 £77,250 £75,000
UK median annual salary £37,500 £45,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year -16.67% +12.50% -5.04%

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 5,783 7,607 11,887
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 36.82% 46.68% 46.18%
Number of salaries quoted 4,026 4,825 10,360
10th Percentile £32,125 £35,750 £36,000
25th Percentile £43,750 £47,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,498 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.39% +8.33% -7.69%
75th Percentile £82,500 £83,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -7.69% +8.33% -7.69%

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 January 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
1 267 (26.86%) SharePoint
2 163 (16.40%) Microsoft Exchange
3 8 (0.80%) IIS
4 7 (0.70%) Anypoint
5 3 (0.30%) ArcGIS
5 3 (0.30%) WordPress
6 2 (0.20%) Confluence
6 2 (0.20%) Exchange Server 2007
6 2 (0.20%) Exchange Server 2010
6 2 (0.20%) Exchange Server 2013
6 2 (0.20%) Moodle
6 2 (0.20%) Umbraco
7 1 (0.10%) Apache
7 1 (0.10%) CMS
Applications
1 262 (26.36%) Microsoft Office
2 65 (6.54%) Microsoft Excel
3 21 (2.11%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 12 (1.21%) InDesign
5 8 (0.80%) MS Visio
6 7 (0.70%) Adobe XD
6 7 (0.70%) Spreadsheet
7 6 (0.60%) Microsoft Project
8 3 (0.30%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 3 (0.30%) Adobe Illustrator
8 3 (0.30%) Photoshop
9 1 (0.10%) Acrobat
Business Applications
1 21 (2.11%) Dynamics CRM
2 8 (0.80%) Shopify
3 3 (0.30%) Oracle EBS
3 3 (0.30%) Salesforce CRM
4 2 (0.20%) Dynamics GP
4 2 (0.20%) Dynamics NAV
4 2 (0.20%) SAP HR
5 1 (0.10%) Elite 3E
5 1 (0.10%) Integrated Workplace Management System
5 1 (0.10%) NetSuite
5 1 (0.10%) Raiser’s Edge
5 1 (0.10%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 458 (46.08%) Azure
2 237 (23.84%) Entra ID
3 182 (18.31%) AWS
4 129 (12.98%) Power Platform
5 65 (6.54%) PowerApps
6 63 (6.34%) Power Automate
7 59 (5.94%) OneDrive
8 41 (4.12%) Dynamics 365
9 40 (4.02%) SaaS
10 35 (3.52%) Google Workspace
10 35 (3.52%) Microsoft Copilot
11 30 (3.02%) Azure DevOps
12 25 (2.52%) Microsoft Purview
13 24 (2.41%) Azure Sentinel
14 21 (2.11%) Copilot Studio
15 20 (2.01%) Mimecast
16 19 (1.91%) IaaS
17 16 (1.61%) Azure Monitor
18 14 (1.41%) Azure Logic Apps
19 12 (1.21%) Workato
Communications & Networking
1 115 (11.57%) DNS
2 107 (10.76%) DHCP
3 104 (10.46%) Firewall
4 102 (10.26%) VPN
5 70 (7.04%) WAN
6 54 (5.43%) TCP/IP
7 53 (5.33%) Wi-Fi
8 49 (4.93%) LAN
9 45 (4.53%) VLAN
10 28 (2.82%) SD-WAN
11 27 (2.72%) VoIP
12 17 (1.71%) Unified Communications
13 11 (1.11%) SSL
14 10 (1.01%) Network Security
14 10 (1.01%) Wireless
15 8 (0.80%) SAN
16 7 (0.70%) IP Telephony
16 7 (0.70%) Remote Desktop
17 5 (0.50%) Broadband
18 4 (0.40%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 60 (6.04%) Power BI
2 23 (2.31%) SQL Server
3 12 (1.21%) Relational Database
4 10 (1.01%) MySQL
5 6 (0.60%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 5 (0.50%) Oracle Database
7 4 (0.40%) Crystal Reports
7 4 (0.40%) Oracle Reports
7 4 (0.40%) RDBMS
8 3 (0.30%) Data Lake
8 3 (0.30%) GIS
8 3 (0.30%) PostgreSQL
8 3 (0.30%) Power Query
9 2 (0.20%) Amazon RDS
9 2 (0.20%) Azure SQL Database
9 2 (0.20%) Data Warehouse
9 2 (0.20%) Qlik Sense
9 2 (0.20%) QlikView
10 1 (0.10%) Apache Cassandra
10 1 (0.10%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 15 (1.51%) JIRA
2 1 (0.10%) MSBuild
2 1 (0.10%) Rational Rhapsody
General
1 515 (51.81%) Social Skills
2 147 (14.79%) Finance
3 115 (11.57%) French Language
4 95 (9.56%) Swedish Language
5 74 (7.44%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 64 (6.44%) Back Office
7 54 (5.43%) Law
8 51 (5.13%) Legal
9 47 (4.73%) Organisational Skills
10 44 (4.43%) Public Sector
11 33 (3.32%) Analytical Skills
12 29 (2.92%) Manufacturing
13 26 (2.62%) Retail
14 25 (2.52%) Marketing
15 20 (2.01%) Documentation Skills
16 11 (1.11%) Telecoms
17 7 (0.70%) Digital Health
17 7 (0.70%) German Language
17 7 (0.70%) Presentation Skills
18 6 (0.60%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 249 (25.05%) Analyst
2 191 (19.22%) IT Support
2 191 (19.22%) Support Engineer
3 162 (16.30%) Service Analyst
4 159 (16.00%) Service Desk Analyst
5 122 (12.27%) IT Engineer
6 107 (10.76%) IT Support Engineer
7 91 (9.15%) Senior
8 66 (6.64%) 2nd Line Support
8 66 (6.64%) IT Analyst
9 64 (6.44%) Desktop Engineer
9 64 (6.44%) Desktop Support
10 63 (6.34%) Desktop Support Engineer
11 57 (5.73%) Lead
12 56 (5.63%) Site Engineer
13 53 (5.33%) Infrastructure Engineer
13 53 (5.33%) Support Analyst
14 50 (5.03%) Consultant
15 44 (4.43%) Support Technician
16 41 (4.12%) IT Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 23 (2.31%) .NET
2 18 (1.81%) HTML5 Canvas
3 12 (1.21%) JSON
3 12 (1.21%) Web Services
4 11 (1.11%) REST
5 9 (0.91%) Middleware
6 8 (0.80%) XML
7 6 (0.60%) Microsoft Graph
7 6 (0.60%) SOAP
8 5 (0.50%) EDI
8 5 (0.50%) RESTful
9 4 (0.40%) FIDO
9 4 (0.40%) SailPoint
10 3 (0.30%) FHIR
10 3 (0.30%) OAuth
10 3 (0.30%) OpenID
11 2 (0.20%) .NET Core
11 2 (0.20%) CSS
11 2 (0.20%) HTML
12 1 (0.10%) ARM Templates
Miscellaneous
1 85 (8.55%) Driving Licence
2 83 (8.35%) Onboarding
3 40 (4.02%) Product Ownership
4 37 (3.72%) Management Information System
5 35 (3.52%) Self-Motivation
6 28 (2.82%) Enterprise Software
7 25 (2.52%) Cloud Native
8 21 (2.11%) Security Posture
9 19 (1.91%) Social Media
10 15 (1.51%) CCTV
11 13 (1.31%) AI Agents
11 13 (1.31%) CMDB
11 13 (1.31%) Low-Code
11 13 (1.31%) Video Conferencing
12 12 (1.21%) Client/Server
13 11 (1.11%) Hybrid Cloud
13 11 (1.11%) iPad
14 9 (0.91%) Cyber Threat
14 9 (0.91%) Web Conferencing
15 7 (0.70%) Data Centre
Operating Systems
1 447 (44.97%) Windows
2 196 (19.72%) Windows Server
3 173 (17.40%) Windows 10
4 60 (6.04%) Apple iOS
5 39 (3.92%) Linux
6 35 (3.52%) Mac OS
7 25 (2.52%) Android
8 19 (1.91%) Windows Server 2016
9 16 (1.61%) Windows Server 2012
10 14 (1.41%) Windows Server 2019
11 6 (0.60%) Unix
12 3 (0.30%) Windows Server 2008
13 2 (0.20%) Ubuntu
14 1 (0.10%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 382 (38.43%) ITIL
2 330 (33.20%) Customer Service
3 225 (22.64%) Continuous Improvement
4 201 (20.22%) Problem-Solving
5 180 (18.11%) ITSM
6 163 (16.40%) Cybersecurity
7 118 (11.87%) Performance Metrics
8 115 (11.57%) Service Delivery
9 112 (11.27%) Analytics
10 98 (9.86%) Customer Experience
11 95 (9.56%) Roadmaps
12 89 (8.95%) Mentoring
13 78 (7.85%) Patch Management
14 75 (7.55%) Agile
15 73 (7.34%) AI
16 71 (7.14%) Asset Management
17 70 (7.04%) Service Management
18 68 (6.84%) Ticket Management
19 67 (6.74%) User Experience
20 66 (6.64%) Coaching
Programming Languages
1 105 (10.56%) PowerShell
2 59 (5.94%) SQL
3 42 (4.23%) Python
4 31 (3.12%) JavaScript
5 27 (2.72%) C#
6 21 (2.11%) Bash
7 10 (1.01%) Bicep
8 6 (0.60%) VBA
9 5 (0.50%) Java
9 5 (0.50%) Shell Script
10 4 (0.40%) Kusto Query Language
10 4 (0.40%) T-SQL
11 3 (0.30%) R
12 2 (0.20%) Google Apps Script
12 2 (0.20%) TypeScript
13 1 (0.10%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 1 (0.10%) PHP
13 1 (0.10%) Scala
Qualifications
1 290 (29.18%) Degree
2 205 (20.62%) Microsoft Certification
3 132 (13.28%) AWS Certification
4 129 (12.98%) MCSE
5 121 (12.17%) Security Cleared
6 118 (11.87%) SC Cleared
7 60 (6.04%) CTC Cleared
8 42 (4.23%) Cisco Certification
9 38 (3.82%) Azure Certification
10 27 (2.72%) DBS Check
11 26 (2.62%) CISSP
12 23 (2.31%) CCNA
13 22 (2.21%) Computer Science Degree
14 18 (1.81%) MCP
15 15 (1.51%) CISM
15 15 (1.51%) MCSA
16 13 (1.31%) (ISC)2 CCSP
17 12 (1.21%) ITIL Certification
18 11 (1.11%) Network+ Certification
19 10 (1.01%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 125 (12.58%) QA
2 95 (9.56%) SLA
3 67 (6.74%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 50 (5.03%) Cyber Essentials
5 42 (4.23%) GDPR
6 25 (2.52%) NIST
7 21 (2.11%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 17 (1.71%) Accessibility
9 15 (1.51%) ISO 9001
10 8 (0.80%) GRC
11 6 (0.60%) Data Quality
12 5 (0.50%) PMO
13 4 (0.40%) PCI DSS
14 3 (0.30%) HL7
14 3 (0.30%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
14 3 (0.30%) NCSC
14 3 (0.30%) Sarbanes-Oxley
15 1 (0.10%) ISO/IEC 27005
15 1 (0.10%) P3O
15 1 (0.10%) SOC 2
System Software
1 324 (32.60%) Active Directory
2 81 (8.15%) Hyper-V
3 47 (4.73%) VMware Infrastructure
4 36 (3.62%) Virtual Desktop
5 17 (1.71%) Virtual Machines
6 9 (0.91%) Firmware
6 9 (0.91%) Virtual Servers
7 7 (0.70%) Docker
8 5 (0.50%) vSphere
9 3 (0.30%) Microsoft Virtual Server
9 3 (0.30%) Postfix
9 3 (0.30%) VMware ESXi
10 2 (0.20%) XenApp
10 2 (0.20%) XenDesktop
11 1 (0.10%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 220 (22.13%) Microsoft Intune
2 45 (4.53%) Terraform
3 40 (4.02%) SCCM
4 19 (1.91%) Autotask
5 13 (1.31%) Jamf Pro
6 10 (1.01%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 10 (1.01%) Kubernetes
7 8 (0.80%) FortiGate
8 7 (0.70%) Single Sign-On
9 6 (0.60%) PaperCut
10 4 (0.40%) Ansible
11 3 (0.30%) Nessus
11 3 (0.30%) Proxmox
12 1 (0.10%) AirWatch
12 1 (0.10%) CASB
12 1 (0.10%) Cisco CUCM
12 1 (0.10%) Forefront Identity Manager
12 1 (0.10%) Kibana
12 1 (0.10%) SCOM
Vendors
1 780 (78.47%) Microsoft
2 134 (13.48%) ServiceNow
3 108 (10.87%) Cisco
4 83 (8.35%) VMware
5 42 (4.23%) Google
6 35 (3.52%) Apple
7 21 (2.11%) Adobe
8 19 (1.91%) Citrix
8 19 (1.91%) Oracle
9 17 (1.71%) HP
9 17 (1.71%) Veeam
10 16 (1.61%) Dell
10 16 (1.61%) Meraki
11 15 (1.51%) Datto
12 13 (1.31%) Freshdesk
13 12 (1.21%) Fortinet
13 12 (1.21%) SAP
14 11 (1.11%) Mitel
14 11 (1.11%) Sage
15 10 (1.01%) IBM