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

6 months to
14 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 37 43 29
Rank change year-on-year +6 -14 +13
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 365 1,065 969 2,391
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 5.38% 6.33% 6.94%
As % of the Cloud Services category 14.23% 16.52% 16.39%
Number of salaries quoted 785 791 1,990
10th Percentile £28,500 £27,750 £26,250
25th Percentile £32,750 £31,250 £33,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £42,500 £45,250
Median % change year-on-year +5.88% -6.08% -9.50%
75th Percentile £65,000 £58,750 £59,000
90th Percentile £87,000 £72,500 £72,500
UK median annual salary £40,000 £39,000 £38,000
% change year-on-year +2.56% +2.63% -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 7,484 5,867 14,584
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 37.82% 38.35% 42.31%
Number of salaries quoted 5,215 4,261 12,142
10th Percentile £35,000 £31,500 £36,250
25th Percentile £46,000 £45,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £61,250 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.04% +2.08% -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% -10.16%

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 14 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
1 354 (33.24%) SharePoint
2 219 (20.56%) Microsoft Exchange
3 16 (1.50%) Confluence
4 14 (1.31%) IIS
5 9 (0.85%) Exchange Server 2007
5 9 (0.85%) Exchange Server 2010
5 9 (0.85%) Exchange Server 2013
6 3 (0.28%) ArcGIS
6 3 (0.28%) CMS
6 3 (0.28%) SAS
7 2 (0.19%) Apache
8 1 (0.094%) Apache Airflow
8 1 (0.094%) Palantir Foundry
Applications
1 189 (17.75%) Microsoft Office
2 34 (3.19%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (0.66%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.28%) MS Visio
4 3 (0.28%) Spreadsheet
5 2 (0.19%) CorelDRAW
5 2 (0.19%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.094%) Acrobat
Business Applications
1 8 (0.75%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (0.56%) NetSuite
3 5 (0.47%) Salesforce CRM
3 5 (0.47%) SAP Business One
4 3 (0.28%) Oracle EBS
5 2 (0.19%) Dynamics GP
5 2 (0.19%) Elite 3E
5 2 (0.19%) Remedy ITSM
5 2 (0.19%) SAP ERP
5 2 (0.19%) SAP HR
6 1 (0.094%) Dynamics NAV
6 1 (0.094%) Oracle Payables
6 1 (0.094%) Visualfiles
Cloud Services
1 521 (48.92%) Azure
2 325 (30.52%) Entra ID
3 151 (14.18%) Power Platform
4 142 (13.33%) AWS
5 114 (10.70%) OneDrive
6 82 (7.70%) SaaS
7 70 (6.57%) PowerApps
8 66 (6.20%) Power Automate
9 61 (5.73%) Microsoft Copilot
10 37 (3.47%) Google Workspace
11 36 (3.38%) Mimecast
12 29 (2.72%) Dynamics 365
13 26 (2.44%) Azure Logic Apps
13 26 (2.44%) Microsoft Purview
14 22 (2.07%) Azure Data Factory
15 21 (1.97%) Azure Sentinel
15 21 (1.97%) IaaS
16 19 (1.78%) Adobe Creative Cloud
17 17 (1.60%) PaaS
18 14 (1.31%) Azure DevOps
Communications & Networking
1 170 (15.96%) Firewall
2 152 (14.27%) DNS
3 118 (11.08%) DHCP
4 117 (10.99%) VPN
5 88 (8.26%) Wi-Fi
6 84 (7.89%) TCP/IP
7 78 (7.32%) WAN
8 68 (6.38%) LAN
9 53 (4.98%) VoIP
10 30 (2.82%) VLAN
11 20 (1.88%) Network Security
11 20 (1.88%) Unified Communications
12 15 (1.41%) Wireless
13 13 (1.22%) SD-WAN
14 12 (1.13%) SAN
15 10 (0.94%) Internet
16 9 (0.85%) Cisco ASA
16 9 (0.85%) Cisco Firepower
16 9 (0.85%) WebEx
17 7 (0.66%) NGFW
Database & Business Intelligence
1 71 (6.67%) Power BI
2 49 (4.60%) SQL Server
3 21 (1.97%) Azure SQL Database
4 17 (1.60%) PostgreSQL
5 16 (1.50%) MySQL
5 16 (1.50%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 6 (0.56%) Amazon RDS
6 6 (0.56%) Relational Database
7 4 (0.38%) Metadata
8 3 (0.28%) MongoDB
8 3 (0.28%) Power Query
8 3 (0.28%) Spatial Data
9 2 (0.19%) Data Lake
9 2 (0.19%) NoSQL
9 2 (0.19%) RDBMS
10 1 (0.094%) Big Data
10 1 (0.094%) BusinessObjects
10 1 (0.094%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 54 (5.07%) JIRA
2 5 (0.47%) Git
2 5 (0.47%) VersionOne
3 2 (0.19%) Rational Rhapsody
3 2 (0.19%) Selenium
4 1 (0.094%) Postman
4 1 (0.094%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 518 (48.64%) Social Skills
2 132 (12.39%) Finance
3 97 (9.11%) Legal
4 64 (6.01%) Law
5 60 (5.63%) Analytical Skills
6 58 (5.45%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 57 (5.35%) Public Sector
8 49 (4.60%) Organisational Skills
9 46 (4.32%) Back Office
10 44 (4.13%) French Language
11 27 (2.54%) Retail
12 23 (2.16%) Telecoms
13 20 (1.88%) Marketing
13 20 (1.88%) Swedish Language
14 14 (1.31%) Documentation Skills
15 13 (1.22%) Banking
16 12 (1.13%) Influencing Skills
17 11 (1.03%) Legal Technology
18 10 (0.94%) Local Government
19 7 (0.66%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 251 (23.57%) IT Support
2 242 (22.72%) Support Engineer
3 188 (17.65%) IT Engineer
4 187 (17.56%) Analyst
5 159 (14.93%) IT Support Engineer
6 121 (11.36%) Senior
7 96 (9.01%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 90 (8.45%) Service Analyst
9 84 (7.89%) Service Desk Analyst
10 68 (6.38%) Consultant
11 65 (6.10%) Support Analyst
12 52 (4.88%) Developer
13 51 (4.79%) IT Analyst
13 51 (4.79%) Lead
14 49 (4.60%) Desktop Support
15 48 (4.51%) Support Technician
16 47 (4.41%) Desktop Engineer
16 47 (4.41%) Desktop Support Engineer
17 46 (4.32%) IT Technician
18 43 (4.04%) 2nd Line Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 39 (3.66%) Microsoft Graph
2 36 (3.38%) .NET
3 31 (2.91%) HTML
4 30 (2.82%) HTML5 Canvas
5 29 (2.72%) CSS
5 29 (2.72%) JSON
6 27 (2.54%) SPFx
7 21 (1.97%) .NET Core
8 10 (0.94%) React
8 10 (0.94%) XML
9 9 (0.85%) XMPP
10 8 (0.75%) OAuth
10 8 (0.75%) OpenID
11 7 (0.66%) ASP.NET
12 6 (0.56%) EDI
13 5 (0.47%) Middleware
13 5 (0.47%) REST
13 5 (0.47%) RESTful
14 4 (0.38%) ASP.NET Core
14 4 (0.38%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 88 (8.26%) Onboarding
2 86 (8.08%) Driving Licence
3 23 (2.16%) Management Information System
4 22 (2.07%) Product Ownership
4 22 (2.07%) Self-Motivation
5 20 (1.88%) Cloud Native
5 20 (1.88%) Hybrid Cloud
6 19 (1.78%) Security Posture
6 19 (1.78%) Video Conferencing
7 18 (1.69%) Clustering
8 16 (1.50%) Data Centre
8 16 (1.50%) Replication
9 14 (1.31%) Enterprise Software
10 11 (1.03%) CMDB
11 9 (0.85%) CCTV
11 9 (0.85%) FlexPod
12 8 (0.75%) AI Agents
12 8 (0.75%) Data Structures
12 8 (0.75%) Legacy Systems
12 8 (0.75%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 472 (44.32%) Windows
2 180 (16.90%) Windows Server
3 139 (13.05%) Windows 10
4 54 (5.07%) Mac OS
5 49 (4.60%) Linux
6 38 (3.57%) Apple iOS
7 34 (3.19%) Windows Server 2016
8 29 (2.72%) Android
9 21 (1.97%) Windows Server 2012
9 21 (1.97%) Windows Server 2019
10 11 (1.03%) Windows Server 2008
11 6 (0.56%) Ubuntu
12 4 (0.38%) CentOS
13 2 (0.19%) Mac OS X
13 2 (0.19%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
14 1 (0.094%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 315 (29.58%) ITIL
2 273 (25.63%) Problem-Solving
3 267 (25.07%) Customer Service
4 210 (19.72%) Continuous Improvement
5 183 (17.18%) Cybersecurity
6 135 (12.68%) ITSM
7 120 (11.27%) Service Delivery
8 111 (10.42%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 89 (8.36%) Disaster Recovery
9 89 (8.36%) Service Management
10 83 (7.79%) AI
10 83 (7.79%) Business Intelligence
11 81 (7.61%) Stakeholder Management
12 79 (7.42%) User Experience
13 76 (7.14%) Mentoring
14 73 (6.85%) Roadmaps
15 66 (6.20%) Performance Metrics
16 62 (5.82%) Technical Leadership
17 59 (5.54%) Workflow
18 58 (5.45%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 154 (14.46%) PowerShell
2 86 (8.08%) SQL
3 46 (4.32%) C#
4 43 (4.04%) JavaScript
5 42 (3.94%) Python
6 29 (2.72%) TypeScript
7 19 (1.78%) R
8 16 (1.50%) T-SQL
9 12 (1.13%) Bash
9 12 (1.13%) VBA
10 8 (0.75%) Bicep
11 6 (0.56%) PHP
11 6 (0.56%) VBScript
12 4 (0.38%) Delphi
12 4 (0.38%) Pascal
13 3 (0.28%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 3 (0.28%) Google Apps Script
13 3 (0.28%) Java
13 3 (0.28%) Ruby
14 2 (0.19%) Korn
Qualifications
1 213 (20.00%) Degree
2 162 (15.21%) Microsoft Certification
3 103 (9.67%) Security Cleared
4 99 (9.30%) SC Cleared
5 72 (6.76%) MCSE
6 69 (6.48%) AWS Certification
7 40 (3.76%) CTC Cleared
8 39 (3.66%) Azure Certification
9 24 (2.25%) DBS Check
10 23 (2.16%) CISSP
11 22 (2.07%) Cisco Certification
12 21 (1.97%) Computer Science Degree
13 15 (1.41%) BPSS Clearance
14 13 (1.22%) A+ Certification
14 13 (1.22%) CISM
15 12 (1.13%) CCNA
16 11 (1.03%) Network+ Certification
17 9 (0.85%) (ISC)2 CCSP
18 8 (0.75%) Microsoft Certified Professional
19 7 (0.66%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 87 (8.17%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 82 (7.70%) SLA
3 72 (6.76%) QA
4 57 (5.35%) Cyber Essentials
5 30 (2.82%) GDPR
6 23 (2.16%) NIST
7 22 (2.07%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 11 (1.03%) Data Quality
8 11 (1.03%) PMO
9 10 (0.94%) Accessibility
9 10 (0.94%) GRC
10 5 (0.47%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 4 (0.38%) PCI DSS
12 2 (0.19%) ISO/IEC 27005
12 2 (0.19%) SOC 2
12 2 (0.19%) WCAG
13 1 (0.094%) Disclosure Scotland
13 1 (0.094%) ISO 13485
13 1 (0.094%) ISO 22301
13 1 (0.094%) NCSC
System Software
1 339 (31.83%) Active Directory
2 103 (9.67%) Hyper-V
3 72 (6.76%) VMware Infrastructure
4 18 (1.69%) vSphere
5 16 (1.50%) Virtual Desktop
6 12 (1.13%) Microsoft Virtual Server
6 12 (1.13%) Virtual Servers
7 11 (1.03%) BitLocker
8 9 (0.85%) Virtual Machines
9 7 (0.66%) VMware ESXi
10 6 (0.56%) DFS Replication
10 6 (0.56%) Terminal Services
11 4 (0.38%) ClearTrust
11 4 (0.38%) Docker
11 4 (0.38%) KVM
11 4 (0.38%) VMware Server
12 3 (0.28%) Firmware
13 2 (0.19%) Citrix Hypervisor
14 1 (0.094%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 234 (21.97%) Microsoft Intune
2 31 (2.91%) SCCM
3 19 (1.78%) Terraform
4 17 (1.60%) Single Sign-On
5 15 (1.41%) Jamf Pro
6 14 (1.31%) Autotask
7 13 (1.22%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 10 (0.94%) Ansible
9 9 (0.85%) Cisco CUCM
9 9 (0.85%) Grafana
10 7 (0.66%) Proxmox
10 7 (0.66%) vCenter Server
11 5 (0.47%) Failover Clustering
11 5 (0.47%) Kubernetes
12 4 (0.38%) Graylog
12 4 (0.38%) ZABBIX
13 3 (0.28%) FortiGate
13 3 (0.28%) Norton AntiVirus
14 2 (0.19%) CASB
14 2 (0.19%) WhatsUp Gold
Vendors
1 934 (87.70%) Microsoft
2 118 (11.08%) ServiceNow
3 98 (9.20%) VMware
4 92 (8.64%) Cisco
5 41 (3.85%) Google
6 37 (3.47%) Veeam
7 31 (2.91%) Apple
7 31 (2.91%) Meraki
8 27 (2.54%) Adobe
9 26 (2.44%) iManage
10 23 (2.16%) Computacenter
10 23 (2.16%) CrowdStrike
11 22 (2.07%) Fortinet
12 18 (1.69%) Dell
13 15 (1.41%) Palo Alto
13 15 (1.41%) Salesforce
13 15 (1.41%) SonicWALL
14 14 (1.31%) Citrix
15 12 (1.13%) Ubiquiti
16 11 (1.03%) Splunk