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 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 32 31 27
Rank change year-on-year -1 -4 +33
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 365 971 1,482 1,684
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 6.35% 7.47% 8.06%
As % of the Cloud Services category 17.39% 16.71% 16.93%
Number of salaries quoted 676 929 1,514
10th Percentile £28,000 £26,500 £27,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £32,500 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £47,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% - +5.56%
75th Percentile £63,750 £61,250 £63,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £75,000 £77,500
UK median annual salary £37,500 £45,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year -16.67% +5.88% -

All Cloud 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 5,585 8,870 9,949
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 36.54% 44.69% 47.61%
Number of salaries quoted 4,167 5,791 8,522
10th Percentile £31,250 £36,250 £36,750
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £65,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% - -
75th Percentile £82,500 £85,000 £82,500
90th Percentile £107,500 £110,000 £98,750
UK median annual salary £60,000 £64,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -6.25% +2.40% -0.79%

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 November 2025.

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
1 262 (26.98%) SharePoint
2 184 (18.95%) Microsoft Exchange
3 8 (0.82%) IIS
4 7 (0.72%) Anypoint
5 5 (0.51%) Moodle
6 3 (0.31%) ArcGIS
6 3 (0.31%) Skype for Business
6 3 (0.31%) WordPress
7 2 (0.21%) Umbraco
8 1 (0.10%) CMS
8 1 (0.10%) Confluence
8 1 (0.10%) Drupal
Applications
1 207 (21.32%) Microsoft Office
2 69 (7.11%) Microsoft Excel
3 20 (2.06%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 12 (1.24%) InDesign
5 8 (0.82%) Spreadsheet
6 7 (0.72%) Adobe XD
6 7 (0.72%) Microsoft Project
7 6 (0.62%) MS Visio
8 3 (0.31%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 3 (0.31%) Adobe Illustrator
8 3 (0.31%) Photoshop
9 1 (0.10%) Acrobat
9 1 (0.10%) AutoCAD
9 1 (0.10%) Autodesk Inventor
9 1 (0.10%) Chatbot
9 1 (0.10%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 20 (2.06%) Dynamics CRM
2 8 (0.82%) Shopify
3 2 (0.21%) Dynamics GP
3 2 (0.21%) Dynamics NAV
3 2 (0.21%) Sage 1000
4 1 (0.10%) Dynamics AX
4 1 (0.10%) Integrated Workplace Management System
4 1 (0.10%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.10%) Raiser’s Edge
4 1 (0.10%) Sage 200
4 1 (0.10%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 442 (45.52%) Azure
2 201 (20.70%) Entra ID
3 150 (15.45%) AWS
4 137 (14.11%) Power Platform
5 82 (8.44%) PowerApps
6 80 (8.24%) Power Automate
7 62 (6.39%) OneDrive
8 49 (5.05%) Dynamics 365
9 41 (4.22%) Microsoft Copilot
10 37 (3.81%) Azure DevOps
11 34 (3.50%) SaaS
12 32 (3.30%) Microsoft Purview
13 23 (2.37%) Copilot Studio
14 21 (2.16%) IaaS
15 18 (1.85%) Google Workspace
16 17 (1.75%) Azure Sentinel
17 16 (1.65%) Azure Logic Apps
18 14 (1.44%) Azure Monitor
19 12 (1.24%) Workato
20 10 (1.03%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 106 (10.92%) Firewall
2 96 (9.89%) DHCP
2 96 (9.89%) DNS
3 81 (8.34%) VPN
4 58 (5.97%) WAN
5 54 (5.56%) TCP/IP
6 42 (4.33%) LAN
7 34 (3.50%) Wi-Fi
8 33 (3.40%) VLAN
9 25 (2.57%) VoIP
10 21 (2.16%) SD-WAN
11 16 (1.65%) Unified Communications
12 14 (1.44%) Wireless
13 12 (1.24%) SAN
14 11 (1.13%) Network Security
14 11 (1.13%) SSL
15 8 (0.82%) IP Telephony
16 5 (0.51%) Broadband
16 5 (0.51%) HTTP
16 5 (0.51%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 73 (7.52%) Power BI
2 23 (2.37%) SQL Server
3 11 (1.13%) Relational Database
4 6 (0.62%) Crystal Reports
4 6 (0.62%) MySQL
4 6 (0.62%) Oracle Database
5 5 (0.51%) Oracle Reports
5 5 (0.51%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 4 (0.41%) Data Lake
6 4 (0.41%) GIS
7 3 (0.31%) Power Query
7 3 (0.31%) RDBMS
7 3 (0.31%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 2 (0.21%) Azure SQL Database
8 2 (0.21%) Data Warehouse
8 2 (0.21%) Metadata
8 2 (0.21%) Qlik Sense
8 2 (0.21%) QlikView
9 1 (0.10%) Apache Cassandra
9 1 (0.10%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 5 (0.51%) JIRA
2 1 (0.10%) Fiddler
2 1 (0.10%) MSBuild
General
1 489 (50.36%) Social Skills
2 169 (17.40%) Finance
3 97 (9.99%) Swedish Language
4 95 (9.78%) French Language
5 89 (9.17%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 57 (5.87%) Law
7 49 (5.05%) Analytical Skills
8 44 (4.53%) Legal
8 44 (4.53%) Organisational Skills
9 41 (4.22%) Manufacturing
10 38 (3.91%) Public Sector
11 34 (3.50%) Marketing
12 31 (3.19%) Back Office
13 26 (2.68%) Retail
14 23 (2.37%) Documentation Skills
15 22 (2.27%) Telecoms
16 16 (1.65%) Presentation Skills
17 11 (1.13%) Automotive
18 8 (0.82%) Advertising
19 7 (0.72%) Digital Health
Job Titles
1 234 (24.10%) Analyst
2 167 (17.20%) IT Support
3 137 (14.11%) Service Analyst
4 135 (13.90%) Service Desk Analyst
5 110 (11.33%) Support Engineer
6 86 (8.86%) IT Engineer
7 79 (8.14%) Senior
8 73 (7.52%) IT Support Engineer
9 60 (6.18%) Lead
10 57 (5.87%) Support Analyst
10 57 (5.87%) Support Technician
11 54 (5.56%) 2nd Line Support
12 53 (5.46%) IT Analyst
13 50 (5.15%) IT Manager
14 44 (4.53%) Infrastructure Engineer
15 42 (4.33%) Consultant
16 41 (4.22%) IT Technician
17 40 (4.12%) Developer
18 38 (3.91%) IT Support Technician
19 33 (3.40%) IT Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 26 (2.68%) .NET
2 23 (2.37%) HTML5 Canvas
3 11 (1.13%) Web Services
4 10 (1.03%) REST
5 8 (0.82%) JSON
6 7 (0.72%) Middleware
7 6 (0.62%) Microsoft Graph
7 6 (0.62%) SOAP
8 5 (0.51%) EDI
8 5 (0.51%) React
8 5 (0.51%) RESTful
8 5 (0.51%) XML
9 4 (0.41%) FIDO
9 4 (0.41%) SailPoint
10 3 (0.31%) ASP.NET
10 3 (0.31%) CSS
10 3 (0.31%) HTML
10 3 (0.31%) Software Packaging
11 2 (0.21%) FHIR
11 2 (0.21%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 88 (9.06%) Driving Licence
2 83 (8.55%) Onboarding
3 44 (4.53%) Self-Motivation
4 40 (4.12%) Product Ownership
5 30 (3.09%) Enterprise Software
6 27 (2.78%) Management Information System
7 26 (2.68%) Cloud Native
8 23 (2.37%) Security Posture
9 18 (1.85%) Microsoft Licensing
9 18 (1.85%) Social Media
10 15 (1.54%) CCTV
11 12 (1.24%) Client/Server
12 11 (1.13%) AI Agents
12 11 (1.13%) Hybrid Cloud
12 11 (1.13%) Video Conferencing
13 10 (1.03%) iPad
13 10 (1.03%) Low-Code
14 9 (0.93%) CMDB
14 9 (0.93%) Data Centre
14 9 (0.93%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 400 (41.19%) Windows
2 179 (18.43%) Windows Server
3 123 (12.67%) Windows 10
4 49 (5.05%) Apple iOS
5 39 (4.02%) Mac OS
6 38 (3.91%) Linux
7 14 (1.44%) Android
7 14 (1.44%) Windows Server 2019
8 13 (1.34%) Windows Server 2016
9 9 (0.93%) Windows Server 2012
10 6 (0.62%) Unix
11 2 (0.21%) Ubuntu
11 2 (0.21%) Windows Server 2008
12 1 (0.10%) CentOS
12 1 (0.10%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 319 (32.85%) ITIL
2 270 (27.81%) Customer Service
3 188 (19.36%) Problem-Solving
4 166 (17.10%) Continuous Improvement
5 149 (15.35%) ITSM
6 119 (12.26%) Cybersecurity
7 101 (10.40%) Roadmaps
8 97 (9.99%) Performance Metrics
9 90 (9.27%) Mentoring
10 87 (8.96%) Service Delivery
11 84 (8.65%) AI
12 82 (8.44%) Agile
13 77 (7.93%) User Experience
14 74 (7.62%) Analytics
15 73 (7.52%) Business Intelligence
16 70 (7.21%) Coaching
17 65 (6.69%) Migration
18 63 (6.49%) DevOps
18 63 (6.49%) Infrastructure Engineering
19 62 (6.39%) Information Security
Programming Languages
1 112 (11.53%) PowerShell
2 60 (6.18%) SQL
3 41 (4.22%) Python
4 39 (4.02%) JavaScript
5 35 (3.60%) C#
6 23 (2.37%) Bash
7 11 (1.13%) VBA
8 8 (0.82%) Bicep
9 5 (0.51%) Java
9 5 (0.51%) Shell Script
10 4 (0.41%) Kusto Query Language
11 3 (0.31%) T-SQL
12 2 (0.21%) TypeScript
12 2 (0.21%) VB
12 2 (0.21%) VB.NET
13 1 (0.10%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 1 (0.10%) PHP
13 1 (0.10%) Scala
Qualifications
1 252 (25.95%) Degree
2 170 (17.51%) Microsoft Certification
3 108 (11.12%) AWS Certification
4 105 (10.81%) MCSE
5 77 (7.93%) Security Cleared
6 73 (7.52%) SC Cleared
7 38 (3.91%) Cisco Certification
8 37 (3.81%) Azure Certification
8 37 (3.81%) DBS Check
9 25 (2.57%) CISSP
10 22 (2.27%) CCNA
10 22 (2.27%) ITIL Certification
11 21 (2.16%) Computer Science Degree
12 20 (2.06%) CTC Cleared
13 17 (1.75%) CISM
14 13 (1.34%) MCP
14 13 (1.34%) MCSA
15 11 (1.13%) A+ Certification
16 10 (1.03%) (ISC)2 CCSP
16 10 (1.03%) CCNP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 99 (10.20%) QA
2 63 (6.49%) SLA
3 50 (5.15%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 42 (4.33%) GDPR
5 34 (3.50%) Cyber Essentials
6 24 (2.47%) NIST
7 17 (1.75%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 16 (1.65%) Accessibility
9 15 (1.54%) ISO 9001
10 6 (0.62%) GRC
11 4 (0.41%) NCSC
12 3 (0.31%) Data Quality
12 3 (0.31%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 3 (0.31%) PCI DSS
12 3 (0.31%) PMO
13 2 (0.21%) HL7
13 2 (0.21%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 2 (0.21%) SOC 2
14 1 (0.10%) ISO 22301
14 1 (0.10%) ISO/IEC 27005
System Software
1 347 (35.74%) Active Directory
2 85 (8.75%) Hyper-V
3 48 (4.94%) VMware Infrastructure
4 33 (3.40%) Virtual Desktop
5 16 (1.65%) Virtual Machines
6 7 (0.72%) Docker
7 6 (0.62%) Firmware
7 6 (0.62%) Virtual Servers
7 6 (0.62%) vSphere
8 4 (0.41%) Postfix
8 4 (0.41%) XenApp
9 3 (0.31%) BitLocker
9 3 (0.31%) VMware ESXi
9 3 (0.31%) XenDesktop
10 1 (0.10%) Dovecot
Systems Management
1 215 (22.14%) Microsoft Intune
2 46 (4.74%) SCCM
3 42 (4.33%) Terraform
4 16 (1.65%) Jamf Pro
5 14 (1.44%) Autotask
6 9 (0.93%) Kubernetes
7 6 (0.62%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 6 (0.62%) FortiGate
8 5 (0.51%) PaperCut
8 5 (0.51%) Single Sign-On
9 4 (0.41%) Proxmox
10 3 (0.31%) Ansible
10 3 (0.31%) Nessus
11 2 (0.21%) SmoothWall
12 1 (0.10%) AirWatch
12 1 (0.10%) Cisco CUCM
12 1 (0.10%) Failover Clustering
12 1 (0.10%) Kibana
12 1 (0.10%) SCOM
12 1 (0.10%) WSUS
Vendors
1 785 (80.84%) Microsoft
2 111 (11.43%) ServiceNow
3 84 (8.65%) VMware
4 81 (8.34%) Cisco
5 31 (3.19%) Apple
6 26 (2.68%) Meraki
7 25 (2.57%) Google
8 23 (2.37%) Citrix
9 20 (2.06%) Adobe
10 19 (1.96%) Veeam
11 18 (1.85%) Datto
11 18 (1.85%) HP
12 17 (1.75%) Dell
13 16 (1.65%) Oracle
14 15 (1.54%) Freshdesk
15 12 (1.24%) Mitel
15 12 (1.24%) Sage
16 11 (1.13%) SAP
17 10 (1.03%) IBM
17 10 (1.03%) iManage