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

6 months to
18 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 35 46 32
Rank change year-on-year +11 -14 0
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 365 1,385 951 1,526
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 5.69% 5.83% 6.51%
As % of the Cloud Services category 15.86% 16.31% 15.94%
Number of salaries quoted 1,057 724 996
10th Percentile £28,500 £28,000 £28,000
25th Percentile £32,500 £31,250 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £40,662 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +16.82% -18.68% -
75th Percentile £62,500 £60,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £72,200 £75,000
UK median annual salary £40,000 £37,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year +8.11% -12.94% +2.19%

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 8,734 5,830 9,573
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 35.88% 35.74% 40.82%
Number of salaries quoted 6,411 4,200 6,586
10th Percentile £35,000 £31,500 £37,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £42,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% -7.69% -
75th Percentile £85,000 £82,500 £86,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £115,000
UK median annual salary £62,500 £60,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year +4.17% -4.00% -

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 September 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
1 502 (36.25%) SharePoint
2 286 (20.65%) Microsoft Exchange
3 25 (1.81%) Confluence
4 17 (1.23%) IIS
5 6 (0.43%) CMS
6 3 (0.22%) SAS
7 2 (0.14%) Exchange Server 2007
7 2 (0.14%) Exchange Server 2010
7 2 (0.14%) Exchange Server 2013
8 1 (0.072%) WordPress
Applications
1 135 (9.75%) Microsoft Office
2 50 (3.61%) Microsoft Excel
3 19 (1.37%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 7 (0.51%) MS Visio
5 5 (0.36%) CorelDRAW
5 5 (0.36%) Microsoft Project
6 4 (0.29%) Chatbot
6 4 (0.29%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.072%) Acrobat
7 1 (0.072%) Trello
Business Applications
1 11 (0.79%) NetSuite
2 8 (0.58%) Dynamics CRM
3 7 (0.51%) Shopify
4 5 (0.36%) SAP Business One
5 4 (0.29%) Payment Gateway
6 3 (0.22%) Elite 3E
6 3 (0.22%) Remedy ITSM
6 3 (0.22%) Sage 200
7 2 (0.14%) Carpe Diem
7 2 (0.14%) Dynamics GP
7 2 (0.14%) Visualfiles
8 1 (0.072%) Dynamics NAV
8 1 (0.072%) Oracle Payables
Cloud Services
1 679 (49.03%) Azure
2 452 (32.64%) Entra ID
3 246 (17.76%) Power Platform
4 155 (11.19%) AWS
5 150 (10.83%) OneDrive
6 144 (10.40%) Microsoft Copilot
7 119 (8.59%) Power Automate
8 112 (8.09%) PowerApps
9 104 (7.51%) SaaS
10 81 (5.85%) Microsoft Purview
11 45 (3.25%) Mimecast
12 41 (2.96%) Cloud Computing
13 37 (2.67%) Copilot Studio
13 37 (2.67%) Dynamics 365
14 35 (2.53%) Azure Logic Apps
15 33 (2.38%) Google Workspace
16 29 (2.09%) Azure Sentinel
17 26 (1.88%) Azure DevOps
18 23 (1.66%) IaaS
19 22 (1.59%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 229 (16.53%) Firewall
2 207 (14.95%) DNS
3 160 (11.55%) DHCP
4 153 (11.05%) VPN
5 111 (8.01%) TCP/IP
6 106 (7.65%) LAN
7 104 (7.51%) WAN
8 91 (6.57%) Wi-Fi
9 54 (3.90%) VLAN
10 47 (3.39%) VoIP
11 39 (2.82%) Network Security
12 38 (2.74%) Wireless
13 14 (1.01%) Intranet
13 14 (1.01%) Unified Communications
14 13 (0.94%) SAN
15 9 (0.65%) IP Telephony
16 8 (0.58%) Remote Desktop
16 8 (0.58%) SD-WAN
16 8 (0.58%) WebEx
17 7 (0.51%) NGFW
Database & Business Intelligence
1 73 (5.27%) Power BI
2 51 (3.68%) SQL Server
3 24 (1.73%) Azure SQL Database
4 12 (0.87%) Metadata
5 7 (0.51%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 5 (0.36%) MySQL
7 4 (0.29%) Data Lake
7 4 (0.29%) PostgreSQL
7 4 (0.29%) Power Query
8 3 (0.22%) Amazon RDS
8 3 (0.22%) Data Warehouse
8 3 (0.22%) MongoDB
8 3 (0.22%) Relational Database
8 3 (0.22%) Spatial Data
9 1 (0.072%) Delta Lake
9 1 (0.072%) GIS
9 1 (0.072%) NoSQL
9 1 (0.072%) Parquet
9 1 (0.072%) RDBMS
9 1 (0.072%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 87 (6.28%) JIRA
2 10 (0.72%) Git
3 6 (0.43%) Claude Code
4 5 (0.36%) VersionOne
5 2 (0.14%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 1 (0.072%) Postman
6 1 (0.072%) Rational DOORS
General
1 715 (51.62%) Social Skills
2 156 (11.26%) Finance
3 122 (8.81%) Legal
4 97 (7.00%) Law
5 94 (6.79%) Analytical Skills
6 72 (5.20%) Public Sector
7 71 (5.13%) Organisational Skills
8 48 (3.47%) Swedish Language
9 45 (3.25%) Presentation Skills
10 42 (3.03%) Telecoms
11 39 (2.82%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 30 (2.17%) Documentation Skills
13 29 (2.09%) Manufacturing
14 28 (2.02%) Retail
15 24 (1.73%) Marketing
16 19 (1.37%) Advertising
17 17 (1.23%) Banking
17 17 (1.23%) Local Government
18 14 (1.01%) Games
19 13 (0.94%) French Language
Job Titles
1 299 (21.59%) IT Support
2 222 (16.03%) Support Engineer
3 213 (15.38%) Analyst
4 212 (15.31%) IT Engineer
5 180 (13.00%) IT Support Engineer
6 162 (11.70%) Senior
7 116 (8.38%) Consultant
8 110 (7.94%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 89 (6.43%) Support Analyst
10 88 (6.35%) Service Analyst
11 85 (6.14%) Architect
12 79 (5.70%) Service Desk Analyst
13 70 (5.05%) Developer
14 63 (4.55%) Lead
15 60 (4.33%) IT Analyst
16 59 (4.26%) 2nd Line Support
17 58 (4.19%) 1st Line Support
18 52 (3.75%) IT Technician
19 51 (3.68%) IT Manager
20 49 (3.54%) Support Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 52 (3.75%) Microsoft Graph
2 50 (3.61%) HTML
3 41 (2.96%) CSS
4 39 (2.82%) .NET
5 34 (2.45%) SPFx
6 31 (2.24%) Terraform
7 28 (2.02%) HTML5 Canvas
8 18 (1.30%) .NET Core
8 18 (1.30%) JSON
9 17 (1.23%) REST
10 15 (1.08%) Middleware
11 11 (0.79%) ASP.NET
11 11 (0.79%) React
12 8 (0.58%) RESTful
13 6 (0.43%) Langfuse
13 6 (0.43%) Model Context Protocol
13 6 (0.43%) Pandas
13 6 (0.43%) XMPP
14 5 (0.36%) OAuth
14 5 (0.36%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 137 (9.89%) Driving Licence
2 132 (9.53%) Onboarding
3 42 (3.03%) Self-Motivation
4 37 (2.67%) Security Posture
5 34 (2.45%) Management Information System
6 31 (2.24%) Enterprise Software
7 29 (2.09%) Hybrid Cloud
8 25 (1.81%) Clustering
8 25 (1.81%) Product Ownership
9 24 (1.73%) AI Agents
10 21 (1.52%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 19 (1.37%) Data Centre
12 15 (1.08%) Low-Code
12 15 (1.08%) Video Conferencing
12 15 (1.08%) Web Conferencing
13 14 (1.01%) Cloud Native
14 9 (0.65%) PKI
14 9 (0.65%) Replication
14 9 (0.65%) Security Operations Centre
15 8 (0.58%) CCTV
Operating Systems
1 572 (41.30%) Windows
2 252 (18.19%) Windows Server
3 72 (5.20%) Mac OS
4 67 (4.84%) Linux
5 62 (4.48%) Windows 10
6 32 (2.31%) Android
7 29 (2.09%) Apple iOS
8 19 (1.37%) Windows Server 2016
9 12 (0.87%) Windows Server 2019
10 9 (0.65%) Ubuntu
11 7 (0.51%) Windows Server 2012
12 4 (0.29%) Debian
13 2 (0.14%) Windows Server 2008
14 1 (0.072%) CentOS
14 1 (0.072%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 409 (29.53%) Problem-Solving
2 305 (22.02%) Continuous Improvement
3 296 (21.37%) Customer Service
4 287 (20.72%) ITIL
5 244 (17.62%) Cybersecurity
6 192 (13.86%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 183 (13.21%) AI
8 154 (11.12%) ITSM
9 152 (10.97%) Stakeholder Management
10 148 (10.69%) Mentoring
11 139 (10.04%) Service Delivery
12 135 (9.75%) Project Delivery
13 124 (8.95%) Roadmaps
14 112 (8.09%) Disaster Recovery
15 109 (7.87%) Technical Leadership
16 98 (7.08%) Information Security
17 93 (6.71%) Agile
17 93 (6.71%) Service Management
18 87 (6.28%) User Experience
19 86 (6.21%) Collaborative Working
Programming Languages
1 195 (14.08%) PowerShell
2 93 (6.71%) SQL
3 61 (4.40%) JavaScript
4 58 (4.19%) Python
5 55 (3.97%) C#
6 33 (2.38%) R
7 26 (1.88%) TypeScript
8 24 (1.73%) Bicep
9 19 (1.37%) VBA
10 13 (0.94%) Bash
11 9 (0.65%) T-SQL
12 8 (0.58%) Kusto Query Language
13 6 (0.43%) VBScript
14 5 (0.36%) Data Analysis Expressions
14 5 (0.36%) Ruby
15 3 (0.22%) C
15 3 (0.22%) Google Apps Script
15 3 (0.22%) PHP
16 2 (0.14%) Java
16 2 (0.14%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 204 (14.73%) Degree
2 168 (12.13%) Microsoft Certification
3 81 (5.85%) Security Cleared
4 70 (5.05%) MCSE
4 70 (5.05%) SC Cleared
5 62 (4.48%) AWS Certification
6 59 (4.26%) Azure Certification
7 34 (2.45%) Cisco Certification
8 27 (1.95%) CISSP
9 26 (1.88%) CCNA
10 24 (1.73%) Computer Science Degree
10 24 (1.73%) DBS Check
11 21 (1.52%) CISM
12 17 (1.23%) Microsoft Certified Professional
13 14 (1.01%) BPSS Clearance
14 13 (0.94%) PMP
15 11 (0.79%) CCNP
16 10 (0.72%) A+ Certification
16 10 (0.72%) GIAC
16 10 (0.72%) MCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 107 (7.73%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 87 (6.28%) Cyber Essentials
3 78 (5.63%) SLA
4 66 (4.77%) GDPR
4 66 (4.77%) QA
5 42 (3.03%) GRC
6 33 (2.38%) Accessibility
6 33 (2.38%) NIST
7 17 (1.23%) Data Quality
8 10 (0.72%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 7 (0.51%) PMO
10 5 (0.36%) ISO/IEC 27005
10 5 (0.36%) SOC 2
11 4 (0.29%) PCI DSS
12 3 (0.22%) ISO/IEC 42001
12 3 (0.22%) NCSC
12 3 (0.22%) WCAG
13 2 (0.14%) EU AI Act
13 2 (0.14%) ISO 9001
14 1 (0.072%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 455 (32.85%) Active Directory
2 152 (10.97%) Hyper-V
3 92 (6.64%) VMware Infrastructure
4 34 (2.45%) Virtual Desktop
5 18 (1.30%) Virtual Machines
5 18 (1.30%) vSphere
6 11 (0.79%) BitLocker
7 8 (0.58%) VMware Server
8 6 (0.43%) Microsoft Virtual Server
8 6 (0.43%) Terminal Services
8 6 (0.43%) Virtual Servers
9 5 (0.36%) ClearTrust
10 4 (0.29%) KVM
11 3 (0.22%) VMware ESXi
12 2 (0.14%) Docker
13 1 (0.072%) Citrix Hypervisor
13 1 (0.072%) Embedded Firmware
13 1 (0.072%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 326 (23.54%) Microsoft Intune
2 31 (2.24%) SCCM
3 20 (1.44%) Single Sign-On
4 12 (0.87%) Failover Clustering
4 12 (0.87%) Jamf Pro
5 9 (0.65%) Kubernetes
5 9 (0.65%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
6 8 (0.58%) Autotask
7 7 (0.51%) Ansible
8 6 (0.43%) Cisco CUCM
8 6 (0.43%) Grafana
9 5 (0.36%) Proxmox
10 4 (0.29%) Graylog
10 4 (0.29%) ZABBIX
11 3 (0.22%) FortiGate
11 3 (0.22%) Norton AntiVirus
12 2 (0.14%) Active Directory Federation Services
12 2 (0.14%) vCenter Server
12 2 (0.14%) WhatsUp Gold
12 2 (0.14%) WSUS
Vendors
1 1,253 (90.47%) Microsoft
2 130 (9.39%) VMware
3 114 (8.23%) ServiceNow
4 68 (4.91%) Cisco
5 56 (4.04%) Veeam
6 51 (3.68%) Google
7 41 (2.96%) Apple
8 33 (2.38%) CrowdStrike
9 32 (2.31%) Meraki
10 27 (1.95%) Adobe
10 27 (1.95%) Fortinet
11 24 (1.73%) iManage
12 19 (1.37%) SonicWALL
13 18 (1.30%) WatchGuard
14 17 (1.23%) Zscaler
15 16 (1.16%) Salesforce
16 15 (1.08%) Palo Alto
17 14 (1.01%) Citrix
17 14 (1.01%) Computacenter
17 14 (1.01%) SAP