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

6 months to
18 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 32 31 27
Rank change year-on-year -1 -4 +23
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 365 948 1,309 1,806
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 6.19% 7.96% 7.89%
As % of the Cloud Services category 16.98% 17.10% 16.97%
Number of salaries quoted 626 834 1,634
10th Percentile £27,950 £27,500 £26,403
25th Percentile £31,250 £32,125 £33,063
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £47,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% - +5.56%
75th Percentile £63,750 £60,000 £61,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £76,950 £77,500
UK median annual salary £37,500 £45,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year -16.67% +5.88% +0.13%

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 5,584 7,655 10,645
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 36.47% 46.57% 46.53%
Number of salaries quoted 3,960 4,871 9,216
10th Percentile £31,635 £36,000 £36,250
25th Percentile £43,000 £47,500 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,500 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.38% +8.33% -7.69%
75th Percentile £82,500 £83,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £98,750
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 18 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
1 248 (26.16%) SharePoint
2 149 (15.72%) Microsoft Exchange
3 8 (0.84%) IIS
4 7 (0.74%) Anypoint
5 3 (0.32%) ArcGIS
5 3 (0.32%) WordPress
6 2 (0.21%) Moodle
6 2 (0.21%) Umbraco
7 1 (0.11%) Apache
7 1 (0.11%) Confluence
7 1 (0.11%) Exchange Server 2007
7 1 (0.11%) Exchange Server 2010
7 1 (0.11%) Exchange Server 2013
Applications
1 245 (25.84%) Microsoft Office
2 63 (6.65%) Microsoft Excel
3 18 (1.90%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 12 (1.27%) InDesign
5 8 (0.84%) MS Visio
6 7 (0.74%) Adobe XD
6 7 (0.74%) Spreadsheet
7 6 (0.63%) Microsoft Project
8 3 (0.32%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 3 (0.32%) Adobe Illustrator
8 3 (0.32%) Photoshop
9 1 (0.11%) Acrobat
Business Applications
1 21 (2.22%) Dynamics CRM
2 8 (0.84%) Shopify
3 2 (0.21%) Dynamics GP
3 2 (0.21%) Dynamics NAV
3 2 (0.21%) Oracle EBS
3 2 (0.21%) Salesforce CRM
3 2 (0.21%) SAP HR
4 1 (0.11%) Integrated Workplace Management System
4 1 (0.11%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.11%) Raiser’s Edge
4 1 (0.11%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 433 (45.68%) Azure
2 206 (21.73%) Entra ID
3 182 (19.20%) AWS
4 122 (12.87%) Power Platform
5 65 (6.86%) Power Automate
6 63 (6.65%) PowerApps
7 54 (5.70%) OneDrive
8 43 (4.54%) Dynamics 365
9 32 (3.38%) Google Workspace
9 32 (3.38%) Microsoft Copilot
10 31 (3.27%) Azure DevOps
11 29 (3.06%) SaaS
12 25 (2.64%) Microsoft Purview
13 22 (2.32%) Azure Sentinel
14 21 (2.22%) Copilot Studio
15 19 (2.00%) IaaS
16 16 (1.69%) Azure Monitor
17 14 (1.48%) Azure Logic Apps
17 14 (1.48%) Mimecast
18 12 (1.27%) Workato
Communications & Networking
1 103 (10.86%) DNS
2 96 (10.13%) DHCP
2 96 (10.13%) Firewall
3 95 (10.02%) VPN
4 68 (7.17%) WAN
5 49 (5.17%) TCP/IP
6 47 (4.96%) LAN
7 45 (4.75%) Wi-Fi
8 43 (4.54%) VLAN
9 28 (2.95%) SD-WAN
10 24 (2.53%) VoIP
11 18 (1.90%) Unified Communications
12 11 (1.16%) SSL
13 10 (1.05%) Network Security
13 10 (1.05%) Wireless
14 9 (0.95%) SAN
15 7 (0.74%) IP Telephony
16 6 (0.63%) Remote Desktop
17 4 (0.42%) Intranet
17 4 (0.42%) iSCSI
Database & Business Intelligence
1 57 (6.01%) Power BI
2 16 (1.69%) SQL Server
3 12 (1.27%) Relational Database
4 7 (0.74%) MySQL
5 6 (0.63%) Oracle Database
6 5 (0.53%) Crystal Reports
6 5 (0.53%) Oracle Reports
7 4 (0.42%) RDBMS
8 3 (0.32%) Data Lake
8 3 (0.32%) GIS
8 3 (0.32%) Power Query
8 3 (0.32%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 2 (0.21%) Amazon RDS
9 2 (0.21%) Azure SQL Database
9 2 (0.21%) Data Warehouse
9 2 (0.21%) Metadata
9 2 (0.21%) Qlik Sense
9 2 (0.21%) QlikView
10 1 (0.11%) MongoDB
10 1 (0.11%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 9 (0.95%) JIRA
2 1 (0.11%) MSBuild
General
1 482 (50.84%) Social Skills
2 146 (15.40%) Finance
3 115 (12.13%) French Language
4 95 (10.02%) Swedish Language
5 70 (7.38%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 51 (5.38%) Law
7 48 (5.06%) Back Office
8 44 (4.64%) Legal
8 44 (4.64%) Organisational Skills
9 42 (4.43%) Public Sector
10 31 (3.27%) Manufacturing
11 30 (3.16%) Analytical Skills
12 25 (2.64%) Retail
13 24 (2.53%) Marketing
14 21 (2.22%) Documentation Skills
15 10 (1.05%) Telecoms
16 7 (0.74%) Digital Health
16 7 (0.74%) Presentation Skills
17 6 (0.63%) German Language
17 6 (0.63%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 244 (25.74%) Analyst
2 178 (18.78%) IT Support
3 161 (16.98%) Support Engineer
4 156 (16.46%) Service Analyst
5 154 (16.24%) Service Desk Analyst
6 107 (11.29%) IT Engineer
7 96 (10.13%) IT Support Engineer
8 83 (8.76%) Senior
9 63 (6.65%) 2nd Line Support
10 60 (6.33%) IT Analyst
11 57 (6.01%) Lead
12 52 (5.49%) Support Analyst
13 50 (5.27%) Desktop Engineer
14 49 (5.17%) Desktop Support
15 48 (5.06%) Consultant
15 48 (5.06%) Desktop Support Engineer
16 44 (4.64%) IT Manager
16 44 (4.64%) Support Technician
17 42 (4.43%) Infrastructure Engineer
17 42 (4.43%) IT Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 24 (2.53%) .NET
2 19 (2.00%) HTML5 Canvas
3 13 (1.37%) Web Services
4 11 (1.16%) REST
5 9 (0.95%) JSON
6 8 (0.84%) Middleware
7 6 (0.63%) Microsoft Graph
7 6 (0.63%) SOAP
8 5 (0.53%) EDI
8 5 (0.53%) RESTful
8 5 (0.53%) XML
9 4 (0.42%) FIDO
9 4 (0.42%) SailPoint
10 3 (0.32%) FHIR
11 2 (0.21%) .NET Core
11 2 (0.21%) CSS
11 2 (0.21%) HTML
11 2 (0.21%) React
12 1 (0.11%) ASP.NET
12 1 (0.11%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 79 (8.33%) Onboarding
2 77 (8.12%) Driving Licence
3 41 (4.32%) Product Ownership
4 37 (3.90%) Management Information System
5 35 (3.69%) Self-Motivation
6 27 (2.85%) Enterprise Software
7 25 (2.64%) Cloud Native
8 21 (2.22%) Security Posture
9 18 (1.90%) Social Media
10 14 (1.48%) CCTV
11 13 (1.37%) AI Agents
11 13 (1.37%) Low-Code
12 12 (1.27%) Client/Server
12 12 (1.27%) CMDB
13 11 (1.16%) Hybrid Cloud
13 11 (1.16%) iPad
14 10 (1.05%) Video Conferencing
15 9 (0.95%) Cyber Threat
15 9 (0.95%) Web Conferencing
16 7 (0.74%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 412 (43.46%) Windows
2 186 (19.62%) Windows Server
3 154 (16.24%) Windows 10
4 60 (6.33%) Apple iOS
5 38 (4.01%) Linux
6 35 (3.69%) Mac OS
7 23 (2.43%) Android
8 18 (1.90%) Windows Server 2016
9 14 (1.48%) Windows Server 2012
10 13 (1.37%) Windows Server 2019
11 6 (0.63%) Unix
12 2 (0.21%) Ubuntu
12 2 (0.21%) Windows Server 2008
13 1 (0.11%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 356 (37.55%) ITIL
2 303 (31.96%) Customer Service
3 205 (21.62%) Continuous Improvement
4 190 (20.04%) Problem-Solving
5 173 (18.25%) ITSM
6 146 (15.40%) Cybersecurity
7 118 (12.45%) Performance Metrics
8 105 (11.08%) Service Delivery
9 96 (10.13%) Analytics
10 93 (9.81%) Roadmaps
11 86 (9.07%) Mentoring
12 80 (8.44%) Customer Experience
13 76 (8.02%) Agile
14 72 (7.59%) Asset Management
15 67 (7.07%) Migration
15 67 (7.07%) Service Management
15 67 (7.07%) User Experience
16 66 (6.96%) AI
17 65 (6.86%) Coaching
18 63 (6.65%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 101 (10.65%) PowerShell
2 54 (5.70%) SQL
3 39 (4.11%) Python
4 32 (3.38%) JavaScript
5 28 (2.95%) C#
6 21 (2.22%) Bash
7 8 (0.84%) Bicep
8 6 (0.63%) VBA
9 5 (0.53%) Java
9 5 (0.53%) Shell Script
10 3 (0.32%) Kusto Query Language
11 2 (0.21%) Google Apps Script
11 2 (0.21%) TypeScript
12 1 (0.11%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 1 (0.11%) PHP
12 1 (0.11%) Scala
12 1 (0.11%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 271 (28.59%) Degree
2 197 (20.78%) Microsoft Certification
3 132 (13.92%) AWS Certification
4 126 (13.29%) MCSE
5 102 (10.76%) Security Cleared
6 99 (10.44%) SC Cleared
7 44 (4.64%) CTC Cleared
8 40 (4.22%) Cisco Certification
9 38 (4.01%) Azure Certification
10 27 (2.85%) DBS Check
11 25 (2.64%) CISSP
12 23 (2.43%) CCNA
13 22 (2.32%) Computer Science Degree
14 16 (1.69%) CISM
14 16 (1.69%) MCP
15 15 (1.58%) ITIL Certification
16 14 (1.48%) MCSA
17 11 (1.16%) (ISC)2 CCSP
18 10 (1.05%) Master's Degree
19 9 (0.95%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 124 (13.08%) QA
2 80 (8.44%) SLA
3 58 (6.12%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 47 (4.96%) Cyber Essentials
5 44 (4.64%) GDPR
6 26 (2.74%) NIST
7 20 (2.11%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 16 (1.69%) Accessibility
9 15 (1.58%) ISO 9001
10 8 (0.84%) GRC
11 4 (0.42%) PCI DSS
12 3 (0.32%) Data Quality
12 3 (0.32%) HL7
12 3 (0.32%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 3 (0.32%) NCSC
12 3 (0.32%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 2 (0.21%) PMO
14 1 (0.11%) COBIT
14 1 (0.11%) MiFID
14 1 (0.11%) SOC 2
System Software
1 310 (32.70%) Active Directory
2 75 (7.91%) Hyper-V
3 46 (4.85%) VMware Infrastructure
4 34 (3.59%) Virtual Desktop
5 17 (1.79%) Virtual Machines
6 9 (0.95%) Firmware
7 8 (0.84%) Virtual Servers
8 7 (0.74%) Docker
9 5 (0.53%) vSphere
10 3 (0.32%) Postfix
10 3 (0.32%) VMware ESXi
11 2 (0.21%) BitLocker
11 2 (0.21%) Microsoft Virtual Server
11 2 (0.21%) XenApp
11 2 (0.21%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 209 (22.05%) Microsoft Intune
2 43 (4.54%) Terraform
3 41 (4.32%) SCCM
4 18 (1.90%) Autotask
5 15 (1.58%) Jamf Pro
6 10 (1.05%) Kubernetes
7 9 (0.95%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 8 (0.84%) FortiGate
9 6 (0.63%) PaperCut
10 5 (0.53%) Single Sign-On
11 4 (0.42%) Ansible
12 3 (0.32%) Nessus
12 3 (0.32%) Proxmox
13 1 (0.11%) AirWatch
13 1 (0.11%) CASB
13 1 (0.11%) Cisco CUCM
13 1 (0.11%) Failover Clustering
13 1 (0.11%) Forefront Identity Manager
13 1 (0.11%) Kibana
13 1 (0.11%) SCOM
Vendors
1 742 (78.27%) Microsoft
2 129 (13.61%) ServiceNow
3 89 (9.39%) Cisco
4 80 (8.44%) VMware
5 39 (4.11%) Google
6 35 (3.69%) Apple
7 20 (2.11%) Adobe
8 19 (2.00%) Oracle
9 16 (1.69%) Veeam
10 15 (1.58%) Citrix
10 15 (1.58%) Datto
10 15 (1.58%) HP
11 14 (1.48%) Meraki
12 13 (1.37%) Dell
12 13 (1.37%) Freshdesk
13 12 (1.27%) SAP
14 11 (1.16%) Fortinet
14 11 (1.16%) Mitel
15 10 (1.05%) IBM
15 10 (1.05%) Sage