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

 6 months to
5 Aug 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 36 46 30
Rank change year-on-year +10 -16 +5
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 365 1,297 971 1,693
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 5.78% 5.88% 6.70%
As % of the Cloud Services category 14.95% 16.09% 16.31%
Number of salaries quoted 1,002 779 1,332
10th Percentile £29,000 £27,700 £27,000
25th Percentile £33,813 £31,250 £35,598
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £41,408 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +14.71% -17.19% -
75th Percentile £63,750 £58,086 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £69,750 £74,225
UK median annual salary £40,000 £37,500 £40,072
% change year-on-year +6.67% -6.42% -5.71%

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 8,673 6,033 10,378
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 38.67% 36.56% 41.04%
Number of salaries quoted 6,255 4,451 8,195
10th Percentile £35,000 £31,500 £36,750
25th Percentile £45,478 £43,750 £47,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £63,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% -4.76% -3.08%
75th Percentile £85,000 £82,500 £84,964
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £110,000
UK median annual salary £62,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.17% - -4.76%

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 5 August 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
1 450 (34.70%) SharePoint
2 270 (20.82%) Microsoft Exchange
3 22 (1.70%) Confluence
4 18 (1.39%) IIS
5 6 (0.46%) Exchange Server 2007
5 6 (0.46%) Exchange Server 2010
5 6 (0.46%) Exchange Server 2013
6 5 (0.39%) CMS
7 3 (0.23%) ArcGIS
7 3 (0.23%) SAS
8 1 (0.077%) Apache
8 1 (0.077%) Apache Airflow
8 1 (0.077%) WordPress
Applications
1 161 (12.41%) Microsoft Office
2 36 (2.78%) Microsoft Excel
3 9 (0.69%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (0.46%) MS Visio
5 5 (0.39%) CorelDRAW
6 4 (0.31%) Microsoft Project
7 3 (0.23%) Chatbot
7 3 (0.23%) Spreadsheet
8 1 (0.077%) Acrobat
Business Applications
1 10 (0.77%) Dynamics CRM
2 8 (0.62%) NetSuite
3 5 (0.39%) SAP Business One
4 4 (0.31%) Payment Gateway
4 4 (0.31%) Shopify
5 3 (0.23%) Elite 3E
5 3 (0.23%) Remedy ITSM
6 2 (0.15%) Carpe Diem
6 2 (0.15%) Dynamics GP
6 2 (0.15%) Sage 200
6 2 (0.15%) Salesforce CRM
6 2 (0.15%) Visualfiles
7 1 (0.077%) Dynamics NAV
7 1 (0.077%) Oracle Payables
7 1 (0.077%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 666 (51.35%) Azure
2 405 (31.23%) Entra ID
3 230 (17.73%) Power Platform
4 166 (12.80%) AWS
5 135 (10.41%) OneDrive
6 109 (8.40%) PowerApps
7 108 (8.33%) Power Automate
8 97 (7.48%) SaaS
9 94 (7.25%) Microsoft Copilot
10 55 (4.24%) Microsoft Purview
11 45 (3.47%) Mimecast
12 40 (3.08%) Cloud Computing
13 38 (2.93%) Dynamics 365
14 35 (2.70%) Google Workspace
15 30 (2.31%) Azure Logic Apps
16 24 (1.85%) Azure DevOps
16 24 (1.85%) Azure Sentinel
17 23 (1.77%) Azure Data Factory
17 23 (1.77%) IaaS
18 22 (1.70%) Copilot Studio
Communications & Networking
1 214 (16.50%) Firewall
2 188 (14.49%) DNS
3 143 (11.03%) DHCP
3 143 (11.03%) VPN
4 116 (8.94%) LAN
5 113 (8.71%) WAN
6 106 (8.17%) TCP/IP
7 95 (7.32%) Wi-Fi
8 53 (4.09%) VoIP
9 44 (3.39%) VLAN
10 39 (3.01%) Network Security
11 38 (2.93%) Wireless
12 19 (1.46%) Unified Communications
13 13 (1.00%) SAN
14 11 (0.85%) Internet
15 10 (0.77%) Cisco ASA
15 10 (0.77%) Cisco Firepower
15 10 (0.77%) WebEx
16 8 (0.62%) Remote Desktop
17 7 (0.54%) NGFW
Database & Business Intelligence
1 78 (6.01%) Power BI
2 53 (4.09%) SQL Server
3 25 (1.93%) Azure SQL Database
4 11 (0.85%) PostgreSQL
5 10 (0.77%) MySQL
5 10 (0.77%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 9 (0.69%) Metadata
7 5 (0.39%) Amazon RDS
7 5 (0.39%) Relational Database
8 4 (0.31%) Data Lake
9 3 (0.23%) MongoDB
9 3 (0.23%) Spatial Data
10 2 (0.15%) Data Warehouse
10 2 (0.15%) NoSQL
10 2 (0.15%) Power Query
11 1 (0.077%) BusinessObjects
11 1 (0.077%) Delta Lake
11 1 (0.077%) Parquet
11 1 (0.077%) RDBMS
11 1 (0.077%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 78 (6.01%) JIRA
2 10 (0.77%) Git
3 5 (0.39%) VersionOne
4 2 (0.15%) Selenium
4 2 (0.15%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 1 (0.077%) Postman
5 1 (0.077%) Rational DOORS
General
1 639 (49.27%) Social Skills
2 171 (13.18%) Finance
3 122 (9.41%) Legal
4 107 (8.25%) Law
5 72 (5.55%) Analytical Skills
6 62 (4.78%) Public Sector
7 56 (4.32%) Organisational Skills
8 48 (3.70%) Swedish Language
9 46 (3.55%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 39 (3.01%) Presentation Skills
11 36 (2.78%) Telecoms
12 30 (2.31%) Documentation Skills
12 30 (2.31%) French Language
12 30 (2.31%) Retail
13 23 (1.77%) Marketing
14 18 (1.39%) Manufacturing
15 17 (1.31%) Banking
16 15 (1.16%) Advertising
16 15 (1.16%) Influencing Skills
17 13 (1.00%) Legal Technology
Job Titles
1 298 (22.98%) IT Support
2 227 (17.50%) Support Engineer
3 224 (17.27%) Analyst
4 208 (16.04%) IT Engineer
5 183 (14.11%) IT Support Engineer
6 152 (11.72%) Senior
7 108 (8.33%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 98 (7.56%) Service Analyst
9 94 (7.25%) Consultant
10 93 (7.17%) Service Desk Analyst
11 86 (6.63%) Support Analyst
12 74 (5.71%) Architect
13 71 (5.47%) Developer
14 64 (4.93%) IT Analyst
15 60 (4.63%) Lead
16 53 (4.09%) IT Manager
17 52 (4.01%) IT Support Analyst
18 50 (3.86%) 2nd Line Support
18 50 (3.86%) IT Technician
19 48 (3.70%) Support Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 48 (3.70%) Microsoft Graph
2 45 (3.47%) HTML
3 40 (3.08%) .NET
4 39 (3.01%) CSS
5 36 (2.78%) HTML5 Canvas
6 35 (2.70%) SPFx
7 24 (1.85%) JSON
8 20 (1.54%) .NET Core
9 12 (0.93%) React
10 10 (0.77%) ASP.NET
10 10 (0.77%) REST
10 10 (0.77%) XMPP
11 8 (0.62%) XML
12 6 (0.46%) OpenID
13 5 (0.39%) ARM Templates
13 5 (0.39%) ASP.NET Core
13 5 (0.39%) OAuth
13 5 (0.39%) RESTful
14 4 (0.31%) Next.js
14 4 (0.31%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 114 (8.79%) Onboarding
2 105 (8.10%) Driving Licence
3 37 (2.85%) Self-Motivation
4 33 (2.54%) Security Posture
5 32 (2.47%) Hybrid Cloud
6 29 (2.24%) Enterprise Software
7 28 (2.16%) Clustering
8 26 (2.00%) Management Information System
9 24 (1.85%) Product Ownership
10 22 (1.70%) Cloud Native
11 18 (1.39%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
12 17 (1.31%) Data Centre
12 17 (1.31%) Replication
13 16 (1.23%) Video Conferencing
14 14 (1.08%) Low-Code
15 12 (0.93%) AI Agents
16 10 (0.77%) FlexPod
16 10 (0.77%) Web Conferencing
17 9 (0.69%) PKI
18 8 (0.62%) Cyber Threat
Operating Systems
1 527 (40.63%) Windows
2 233 (17.96%) Windows Server
3 80 (6.17%) Windows 10
4 70 (5.40%) Mac OS
5 64 (4.93%) Linux
6 33 (2.54%) Apple iOS
7 32 (2.47%) Android
8 28 (2.16%) Windows Server 2016
9 17 (1.31%) Windows Server 2019
10 13 (1.00%) Windows Server 2012
11 7 (0.54%) Ubuntu
11 7 (0.54%) Windows Server 2008
12 3 (0.23%) CentOS
13 2 (0.15%) Mac OS X
13 2 (0.15%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
14 1 (0.077%) Debian
14 1 (0.077%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 358 (27.60%) Problem-Solving
2 311 (23.98%) ITIL
3 273 (21.05%) Customer Service
4 247 (19.04%) Continuous Improvement
5 199 (15.34%) Cybersecurity
6 168 (12.95%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 157 (12.10%) ITSM
8 124 (9.56%) Service Delivery
9 121 (9.33%) Stakeholder Management
10 120 (9.25%) AI
10 120 (9.25%) Roadmaps
11 111 (8.56%) Mentoring
12 107 (8.25%) Project Delivery
13 102 (7.86%) Disaster Recovery
13 102 (7.86%) User Experience
14 92 (7.09%) Service Management
14 92 (7.09%) Technical Leadership
15 87 (6.71%) Business Intelligence
15 87 (6.71%) Information Security
16 81 (6.25%) Performance Metrics
Programming Languages
1 183 (14.11%) PowerShell
2 99 (7.63%) SQL
3 62 (4.78%) JavaScript
4 60 (4.63%) C#
5 58 (4.47%) Python
6 31 (2.39%) TypeScript
7 29 (2.24%) R
8 20 (1.54%) VBA
9 18 (1.39%) Bicep
10 16 (1.23%) Bash
11 12 (0.93%) T-SQL
12 6 (0.46%) VBScript
13 5 (0.39%) PHP
14 3 (0.23%) Data Analysis Expressions
14 3 (0.23%) Delphi
14 3 (0.23%) Java
14 3 (0.23%) Pascal
14 3 (0.23%) Ruby
15 2 (0.15%) Google Apps Script
15 2 (0.15%) Korn
Qualifications
1 200 (15.42%) Degree
2 180 (13.88%) Microsoft Certification
3 85 (6.55%) Security Cleared
4 80 (6.17%) MCSE
5 79 (6.09%) AWS Certification
5 79 (6.09%) SC Cleared
6 57 (4.39%) Azure Certification
7 30 (2.31%) CISSP
8 25 (1.93%) DBS Check
9 23 (1.77%) Cisco Certification
9 23 (1.77%) Computer Science Degree
10 19 (1.46%) CISM
11 15 (1.16%) CCNA
12 13 (1.00%) BPSS Clearance
13 11 (0.85%) CEH
13 11 (0.85%) PMP
14 10 (0.77%) HNC
14 10 (0.77%) HND
15 9 (0.69%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
15 9 (0.69%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 110 (8.48%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 81 (6.25%) QA
3 77 (5.94%) Cyber Essentials
4 64 (4.93%) SLA
5 52 (4.01%) GDPR
6 46 (3.55%) GRC
7 32 (2.47%) NIST
8 21 (1.62%) Accessibility
9 16 (1.23%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 14 (1.08%) Data Quality
11 7 (0.54%) PMO
12 5 (0.39%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 5 (0.39%) SOC 2
13 4 (0.31%) ISO/IEC 27005
13 4 (0.31%) PCI DSS
14 3 (0.23%) ISO/IEC 42001
14 3 (0.23%) WCAG
15 2 (0.15%) NCSC
16 1 (0.077%) EU AI Act
16 1 (0.077%) ISO 13485
System Software
1 427 (32.92%) Active Directory
2 143 (11.03%) Hyper-V
3 89 (6.86%) VMware Infrastructure
4 23 (1.77%) vSphere
5 22 (1.70%) Virtual Desktop
6 19 (1.46%) Virtual Machines
7 11 (0.85%) BitLocker
8 10 (0.77%) Microsoft Virtual Server
8 10 (0.77%) Virtual Servers
9 8 (0.62%) VMware Server
10 7 (0.54%) VMware ESXi
11 6 (0.46%) Terminal Services
12 5 (0.39%) ClearTrust
13 4 (0.31%) DFS Replication
13 4 (0.31%) Docker
13 4 (0.31%) KVM
14 2 (0.15%) Citrix Hypervisor
14 2 (0.15%) Firmware
15 1 (0.077%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 300 (23.13%) Microsoft Intune
2 29 (2.24%) Terraform
3 27 (2.08%) SCCM
4 18 (1.39%) Single Sign-On
5 13 (1.00%) Jamf Pro
6 12 (0.93%) Failover Clustering
7 11 (0.85%) Ansible
8 10 (0.77%) Autotask
8 10 (0.77%) Cisco CUCM
8 10 (0.77%) Grafana
9 8 (0.62%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 8 (0.62%) Kubernetes
10 7 (0.54%) Proxmox
10 7 (0.54%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
11 6 (0.46%) vCenter Server
12 4 (0.31%) FortiGate
12 4 (0.31%) Graylog
12 4 (0.31%) ZABBIX
13 3 (0.23%) Norton AntiVirus
14 2 (0.15%) WhatsUp Gold
Vendors
1 1,157 (89.21%) Microsoft
2 130 (10.02%) ServiceNow
3 118 (9.10%) VMware
4 76 (5.86%) Cisco
5 49 (3.78%) Veeam
6 40 (3.08%) Google
7 38 (2.93%) Meraki
8 33 (2.54%) CrowdStrike
9 30 (2.31%) Apple
10 29 (2.24%) iManage
11 27 (2.08%) Fortinet
12 25 (1.93%) Adobe
13 19 (1.46%) Computacenter
13 19 (1.46%) Palo Alto
14 18 (1.39%) Salesforce
15 17 (1.31%) SonicWALL
15 17 (1.31%) Ubiquiti
16 16 (1.23%) Splunk
16 16 (1.23%) Zscaler
17 15 (1.16%) Citrix
515 hybrid/remote Microsoft 365 jobs