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

6 months to
15 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 38 42 28
Rank change year-on-year +4 -14 +20
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 365 959 999 2,300
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 5.17% 6.83% 7.09%
As % of the Cloud Services category 13.66% 16.37% 16.51%
Number of salaries quoted 698 815 2,000
10th Percentile £28,500 £28,000 £25,975
25th Percentile £32,000 £31,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £44,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.12% -1.11% -5.26%
75th Percentile £67,188 £60,000 £57,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £73,350 £73,750
UK median annual salary £39,326 £40,000 £39,000
% change year-on-year -1.69% +2.56% -6.02%

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 7,021 6,101 13,928
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 37.88% 41.70% 42.95%
Number of salaries quoted 4,797 4,441 11,906
10th Percentile £35,000 £32,500 £35,750
25th Percentile £46,250 £46,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £63,717 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.95% +4.17% -7.69%
75th Percentile £85,000 £82,500 £79,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £107,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £62,500 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +4.17% +4.35% -11.54%

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 15 May 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
1 315 (32.85%) SharePoint
2 189 (19.71%) Microsoft Exchange
3 15 (1.56%) Confluence
4 9 (0.94%) Exchange Server 2007
4 9 (0.94%) Exchange Server 2010
4 9 (0.94%) Exchange Server 2013
5 8 (0.83%) IIS
6 3 (0.31%) ArcGIS
7 2 (0.21%) Apache
7 2 (0.21%) Moodle
7 2 (0.21%) Palantir Foundry
7 2 (0.21%) Umbraco
8 1 (0.10%) Apache Airflow
8 1 (0.10%) CMS
8 1 (0.10%) SAS
Applications
1 189 (19.71%) Microsoft Office
2 29 (3.02%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (0.63%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.31%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.21%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.10%) Acrobat
6 1 (0.10%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 12 (1.25%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (0.52%) Salesforce CRM
2 5 (0.52%) SAP Business One
3 3 (0.31%) Oracle EBS
4 2 (0.21%) NetSuite
4 2 (0.21%) SAP ERP
4 2 (0.21%) SAP HR
5 1 (0.10%) Dynamics NAV
5 1 (0.10%) Elite 3E
5 1 (0.10%) Oracle Payables
5 1 (0.10%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 479 (49.95%) Azure
2 281 (29.30%) Entra ID
3 129 (13.45%) Power Platform
4 124 (12.93%) AWS
5 104 (10.84%) OneDrive
6 61 (6.36%) SaaS
7 55 (5.74%) Power Automate
7 55 (5.74%) PowerApps
8 47 (4.90%) Microsoft Copilot
9 41 (4.28%) Google Workspace
10 31 (3.23%) Mimecast
11 25 (2.61%) Azure Logic Apps
11 25 (2.61%) Dynamics 365
12 21 (2.19%) Azure Data Factory
12 21 (2.19%) Azure Sentinel
13 19 (1.98%) Adobe Creative Cloud
13 19 (1.98%) IaaS
14 18 (1.88%) Azure DevOps
15 16 (1.67%) PaaS
16 10 (1.04%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 146 (15.22%) Firewall
2 136 (14.18%) DNS
3 107 (11.16%) DHCP
4 105 (10.95%) VPN
5 81 (8.45%) WAN
6 80 (8.34%) Wi-Fi
7 70 (7.30%) LAN
7 70 (7.30%) TCP/IP
8 51 (5.32%) VoIP
9 34 (3.55%) VLAN
10 17 (1.77%) Network Security
10 17 (1.77%) SD-WAN
11 16 (1.67%) Unified Communications
12 9 (0.94%) Cisco ASA
12 9 (0.94%) Cisco Firepower
12 9 (0.94%) WebEx
12 9 (0.94%) Wireless
13 8 (0.83%) Internet
13 8 (0.83%) SAN
14 6 (0.63%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 65 (6.78%) Power BI
2 46 (4.80%) SQL Server
3 22 (2.29%) Azure SQL Database
4 17 (1.77%) MySQL
4 17 (1.77%) PostgreSQL
5 14 (1.46%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 7 (0.73%) Relational Database
7 4 (0.42%) Amazon RDS
7 4 (0.42%) Metadata
8 3 (0.31%) MongoDB
8 3 (0.31%) Power Query
8 3 (0.31%) Spatial Data
9 2 (0.21%) Data Lake
9 2 (0.21%) RDBMS
10 1 (0.10%) Big Data
10 1 (0.10%) BusinessObjects
10 1 (0.10%) NoSQL
10 1 (0.10%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 41 (4.28%) JIRA
2 5 (0.52%) Git
2 5 (0.52%) VersionOne
3 2 (0.21%) Rational Rhapsody
3 2 (0.21%) Selenium
4 1 (0.10%) Postman
General
1 455 (47.45%) Social Skills
2 123 (12.83%) Finance
3 79 (8.24%) Legal
4 59 (6.15%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 57 (5.94%) Public Sector
6 56 (5.84%) Back Office
7 54 (5.63%) Law
8 50 (5.21%) Analytical Skills
9 49 (5.11%) French Language
10 46 (4.80%) Organisational Skills
11 27 (2.82%) Retail
12 19 (1.98%) Marketing
13 18 (1.88%) Telecoms
14 16 (1.67%) Documentation Skills
15 14 (1.46%) Influencing Skills
16 11 (1.15%) Banking
17 8 (0.83%) Manufacturing
17 8 (0.83%) Swedish Language
18 6 (0.63%) Local Government
19 5 (0.52%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 221 (23.04%) IT Support
2 220 (22.94%) Support Engineer
3 183 (19.08%) Analyst
4 158 (16.48%) IT Engineer
5 134 (13.97%) IT Support Engineer
6 101 (10.53%) Senior
7 97 (10.11%) Service Analyst
8 90 (9.38%) Service Desk Analyst
9 83 (8.65%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 64 (6.67%) IT Analyst
11 58 (6.05%) Support Analyst
12 56 (5.84%) Consultant
12 56 (5.84%) Desktop Support
13 54 (5.63%) Desktop Engineer
13 54 (5.63%) Desktop Support Engineer
14 48 (5.01%) Lead
14 48 (5.01%) Site Engineer
15 44 (4.59%) Architect
15 44 (4.59%) IT Technician
16 43 (4.48%) Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 34 (3.55%) .NET
2 33 (3.44%) Microsoft Graph
3 28 (2.92%) HTML5 Canvas
3 28 (2.92%) JSON
4 24 (2.50%) CSS
4 24 (2.50%) HTML
4 24 (2.50%) SPFx
5 21 (2.19%) .NET Core
6 9 (0.94%) XMPP
7 8 (0.83%) React
7 8 (0.83%) XML
8 7 (0.73%) Middleware
8 7 (0.73%) OpenID
9 6 (0.63%) ASP.NET
9 6 (0.63%) OAuth
10 5 (0.52%) ARM Templates
10 5 (0.52%) EDI
11 4 (0.42%) RESTful
12 3 (0.31%) Node.js
12 3 (0.31%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 80 (8.34%) Onboarding
2 77 (8.03%) Driving Licence
3 30 (3.13%) Management Information System
4 26 (2.71%) Self-Motivation
5 23 (2.40%) Video Conferencing
6 21 (2.19%) Cloud Native
7 20 (2.09%) Hybrid Cloud
8 16 (1.67%) Replication
8 16 (1.67%) Security Posture
9 14 (1.46%) Enterprise Software
9 14 (1.46%) Product Ownership
10 13 (1.36%) Data Centre
11 10 (1.04%) Clustering
11 10 (1.04%) Cyber Threat
12 9 (0.94%) CCTV
12 9 (0.94%) FlexPod
12 9 (0.94%) Low-Code
13 8 (0.83%) Data Structures
13 8 (0.83%) Social Media
14 7 (0.73%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 437 (45.57%) Windows
2 154 (16.06%) Windows Server
3 152 (15.85%) Windows 10
4 56 (5.84%) Apple iOS
5 44 (4.59%) Linux
6 43 (4.48%) Android
6 43 (4.48%) Mac OS
7 30 (3.13%) Windows Server 2016
8 22 (2.29%) Windows Server 2012
9 18 (1.88%) Windows Server 2019
10 11 (1.15%) Windows Server 2008
11 8 (0.83%) Ubuntu
12 4 (0.42%) CentOS
13 2 (0.21%) Mac OS X
13 2 (0.21%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
14 1 (0.10%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 303 (31.60%) ITIL
2 257 (26.80%) Customer Service
3 238 (24.82%) Problem-Solving
4 198 (20.65%) Continuous Improvement
5 166 (17.31%) Cybersecurity
6 110 (11.47%) ITSM
7 108 (11.26%) Service Delivery
8 94 (9.80%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 79 (8.24%) Business Intelligence
10 78 (8.13%) Disaster Recovery
11 74 (7.72%) Customer Experience
12 70 (7.30%) Service Management
13 68 (7.09%) AI
13 68 (7.09%) Mentoring
13 68 (7.09%) Patch Management
13 68 (7.09%) Roadmaps
14 64 (6.67%) Analytics
15 63 (6.57%) Software Deployment
16 62 (6.47%) User Experience
17 61 (6.36%) Ticket Management
Programming Languages
1 136 (14.18%) PowerShell
2 77 (8.03%) SQL
3 43 (4.48%) C#
4 37 (3.86%) JavaScript
5 36 (3.75%) Python
6 27 (2.82%) TypeScript
7 17 (1.77%) R
8 14 (1.46%) T-SQL
9 10 (1.04%) Bash
10 9 (0.94%) VBA
11 8 (0.83%) Bicep
12 6 (0.63%) PHP
13 4 (0.42%) Delphi
13 4 (0.42%) Pascal
13 4 (0.42%) VBScript
14 3 (0.31%) Data Analysis Expressions
14 3 (0.31%) Google Apps Script
14 3 (0.31%) Java
14 3 (0.31%) Ruby
15 2 (0.21%) Korn
Qualifications
1 207 (21.58%) Degree
2 154 (16.06%) Microsoft Certification
3 103 (10.74%) Security Cleared
4 99 (10.32%) SC Cleared
5 65 (6.78%) MCSE
6 62 (6.47%) AWS Certification
7 50 (5.21%) CTC Cleared
8 31 (3.23%) Azure Certification
9 24 (2.50%) Cisco Certification
10 23 (2.40%) Computer Science Degree
11 22 (2.29%) DBS Check
12 19 (1.98%) CISSP
13 14 (1.46%) CCNA
13 14 (1.46%) Network+ Certification
14 11 (1.15%) A+ Certification
14 11 (1.15%) BPSS Clearance
15 9 (0.94%) (ISC)2 CCSP
16 8 (0.83%) CISM
16 8 (0.83%) Microsoft Certified Professional
17 7 (0.73%) CEH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 75 (7.82%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 75 (7.82%) SLA
2 67 (6.99%) QA
3 56 (5.84%) Cyber Essentials
4 25 (2.61%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 24 (2.50%) GDPR
6 18 (1.88%) NIST
7 12 (1.25%) Data Quality
8 11 (1.15%) PMO
9 10 (1.04%) GRC
10 6 (0.63%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 5 (0.52%) Accessibility
12 3 (0.31%) PCI DSS
13 1 (0.10%) Basel III
13 1 (0.10%) HL7
13 1 (0.10%) ISO 22301
13 1 (0.10%) ISO 9001
13 1 (0.10%) MiFID
13 1 (0.10%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 1 (0.10%) SOC 2
System Software
1 297 (30.97%) Active Directory
2 82 (8.55%) Hyper-V
3 60 (6.26%) VMware Infrastructure
4 18 (1.88%) Virtual Desktop
5 15 (1.56%) Virtual Machines
6 13 (1.36%) vSphere
7 10 (1.04%) BitLocker
7 10 (1.04%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 10 (1.04%) Virtual Servers
8 6 (0.63%) DFS Replication
8 6 (0.63%) Terminal Services
8 6 (0.63%) VMware ESXi
9 5 (0.52%) Docker
10 4 (0.42%) Firmware
11 2 (0.21%) Citrix Hypervisor
11 2 (0.21%) KVM
11 2 (0.21%) VMware Server
Systems Management
1 214 (22.31%) Microsoft Intune
2 32 (3.34%) SCCM
3 19 (1.98%) Terraform
4 16 (1.67%) Jamf Pro
5 15 (1.56%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 12 (1.25%) Ansible
7 11 (1.15%) Single Sign-On
8 9 (0.94%) Autotask
8 9 (0.94%) Cisco CUCM
8 9 (0.94%) Grafana
9 7 (0.73%) vCenter Server
10 6 (0.63%) Kubernetes
11 5 (0.52%) FortiGate
11 5 (0.52%) Proxmox
12 3 (0.31%) PaperCut
13 2 (0.21%) Graylog
13 2 (0.21%) ZABBIX
14 1 (0.10%) CASB
14 1 (0.10%) Forefront Identity Manager
14 1 (0.10%) Oracle RMAN
Vendors
1 802 (83.63%) Microsoft
2 96 (10.01%) Cisco
3 90 (9.38%) ServiceNow
4 80 (8.34%) VMware
5 42 (4.38%) Google
6 31 (3.23%) Apple
7 28 (2.92%) Adobe
8 24 (2.50%) Fortinet
8 24 (2.50%) Meraki
9 23 (2.40%) CrowdStrike
10 22 (2.29%) iManage
10 22 (2.29%) Veeam
11 18 (1.88%) Dell
12 16 (1.67%) Computacenter
13 15 (1.56%) Palo Alto
14 13 (1.36%) Citrix
14 13 (1.36%) Salesforce
15 12 (1.25%) HP
15 12 (1.25%) Ubiquiti
16 11 (1.15%) SonicWALL