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

6 months to
8 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 36 45 29
Rank change year-on-year +9 -16 +2
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 365 1,415 950 1,522
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 5.70% 5.66% 6.96%
As % of the Cloud Services category 16.44% 16.56% 16.43%
Number of salaries quoted 1,059 699 964
10th Percentile £28,500 £27,500 £27,000
25th Percentile £32,500 £31,250 £34,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £40,662 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.67% -18.68% -
75th Percentile £62,500 £60,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £78,750 £73,750 £73,750
UK median annual salary £40,000 £37,250 £45,000
% change year-on-year +7.38% -17.22% +7.14%

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 8,607 5,738 9,261
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 34.70% 34.16% 42.35%
Number of salaries quoted 6,307 4,055 6,096
10th Percentile £35,000 £31,250 £36,500
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 £63,500
% change year-on-year +4.17% -5.51% +1.60%

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 8 October 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
1 510 (36.04%) SharePoint
2 297 (20.99%) Microsoft Exchange
3 25 (1.77%) Confluence
4 16 (1.13%) IIS
5 6 (0.42%) CMS
6 3 (0.21%) SAS
7 1 (0.071%) WordPress
Applications
1 136 (9.61%) Microsoft Office
2 50 (3.53%) Microsoft Excel
3 22 (1.55%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 7 (0.49%) MS Visio
5 5 (0.35%) CorelDRAW
5 5 (0.35%) Microsoft Project
5 5 (0.35%) Spreadsheet
6 4 (0.28%) Chatbot
7 1 (0.071%) Acrobat
7 1 (0.071%) Trello
Business Applications
1 12 (0.85%) NetSuite
2 11 (0.78%) Dynamics CRM
3 8 (0.57%) Shopify
4 5 (0.35%) Dynamics GP
5 4 (0.28%) Payment Gateway
6 3 (0.21%) Elite 3E
6 3 (0.21%) Remedy ITSM
6 3 (0.21%) Sage 200
6 3 (0.21%) SAP Business One
7 2 (0.14%) Carpe Diem
7 2 (0.14%) Visualfiles
8 1 (0.071%) Dynamics NAV
8 1 (0.071%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 694 (49.05%) Azure
2 471 (33.29%) Entra ID
3 257 (18.16%) Power Platform
4 163 (11.52%) Microsoft Copilot
5 159 (11.24%) OneDrive
6 157 (11.10%) AWS
7 124 (8.76%) Power Automate
8 113 (7.99%) PowerApps
9 103 (7.28%) SaaS
10 87 (6.15%) Microsoft Purview
11 50 (3.53%) Copilot Studio
12 42 (2.97%) Cloud Computing
13 40 (2.83%) Dynamics 365
14 39 (2.76%) Mimecast
15 35 (2.47%) Azure Sentinel
16 34 (2.40%) Google Workspace
17 31 (2.19%) Azure DevOps
18 29 (2.05%) Azure Logic Apps
19 24 (1.70%) IaaS
20 23 (1.63%) Azure Monitor
Communications & Networking
1 224 (15.83%) DNS
2 217 (15.34%) Firewall
3 173 (12.23%) DHCP
4 165 (11.66%) VPN
5 107 (7.56%) TCP/IP
6 105 (7.42%) LAN
7 104 (7.35%) WAN
8 92 (6.50%) Wi-Fi
9 57 (4.03%) VLAN
10 43 (3.04%) VoIP
11 40 (2.83%) Wireless
12 38 (2.69%) Network Security
13 16 (1.13%) Intranet
14 12 (0.85%) IP Telephony
14 12 (0.85%) SAN
15 11 (0.78%) Unified Communications
16 9 (0.64%) Remote Desktop
16 9 (0.64%) SSL
17 8 (0.57%) Internet
17 8 (0.57%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 69 (4.88%) Power BI
2 58 (4.10%) SQL Server
3 18 (1.27%) Azure SQL Database
4 11 (0.78%) Metadata
5 6 (0.42%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 5 (0.35%) MongoDB
6 5 (0.35%) PostgreSQL
6 5 (0.35%) Spatial Data
7 4 (0.28%) Data Lake
7 4 (0.28%) Data Warehouse
7 4 (0.28%) Power Query
8 3 (0.21%) Amazon RDS
9 2 (0.14%) MySQL
9 2 (0.14%) Relational Database
10 1 (0.071%) Delta Lake
10 1 (0.071%) GIS
10 1 (0.071%) NoSQL
10 1 (0.071%) Parquet
10 1 (0.071%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 85 (6.01%) JIRA
2 13 (0.92%) Git
3 6 (0.42%) Claude Code
4 3 (0.21%) VersionOne
5 2 (0.14%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 1 (0.071%) Postman
6 1 (0.071%) Rational DOORS
General
1 742 (52.44%) Social Skills
2 160 (11.31%) Finance
3 117 (8.27%) Legal
4 103 (7.28%) Analytical Skills
5 97 (6.86%) Law
6 73 (5.16%) Public Sector
7 72 (5.09%) Organisational Skills
8 48 (3.39%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 48 (3.39%) Swedish Language
9 46 (3.25%) Presentation Skills
10 41 (2.90%) Telecoms
11 35 (2.47%) Documentation Skills
12 29 (2.05%) Manufacturing
12 29 (2.05%) Retail
13 28 (1.98%) Marketing
14 19 (1.34%) Advertising
15 16 (1.13%) Banking
15 16 (1.13%) Games
15 16 (1.13%) Local Government
16 13 (0.92%) French Language
Job Titles
1 306 (21.63%) IT Support
2 225 (15.90%) Support Engineer
3 223 (15.76%) Analyst
4 217 (15.34%) IT Engineer
5 184 (13.00%) IT Support Engineer
6 158 (11.17%) Senior
7 122 (8.62%) Consultant
8 115 (8.13%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 97 (6.86%) Support Analyst
10 93 (6.57%) Service Analyst
11 84 (5.94%) Architect
12 82 (5.80%) Service Desk Analyst
13 74 (5.23%) Developer
14 68 (4.81%) Lead
15 65 (4.59%) IT Analyst
16 63 (4.45%) 1st Line Support
17 57 (4.03%) 2nd Line Support
18 53 (3.75%) IT Support Analyst
19 50 (3.53%) IT Manager
20 47 (3.32%) IT Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 49 (3.46%) HTML
2 47 (3.32%) Microsoft Graph
3 38 (2.69%) .NET
4 35 (2.47%) CSS
5 33 (2.33%) Terraform
6 28 (1.98%) SPFx
7 23 (1.63%) HTML5 Canvas
8 22 (1.55%) REST
9 15 (1.06%) Middleware
10 14 (0.99%) JSON
11 13 (0.92%) ASP.NET
12 12 (0.85%) .NET Core
12 12 (0.85%) React
13 10 (0.71%) RESTful
14 7 (0.49%) Pandas
15 6 (0.42%) Langfuse
15 6 (0.42%) Model Context Protocol
15 6 (0.42%) Next.js
15 6 (0.42%) Node.js
15 6 (0.42%) NumPy
Miscellaneous
1 151 (10.67%) Driving Licence
2 141 (9.96%) Onboarding
3 48 (3.39%) Security Posture
4 40 (2.83%) Self-Motivation
5 34 (2.40%) Enterprise Software
5 34 (2.40%) Management Information System
6 27 (1.91%) AI Agents
7 26 (1.84%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 24 (1.70%) Hybrid Cloud
9 23 (1.63%) Clustering
9 23 (1.63%) Product Ownership
10 19 (1.34%) Data Centre
11 18 (1.27%) Video Conferencing
12 17 (1.20%) Low-Code
13 15 (1.06%) Replication
14 13 (0.92%) CCTV
14 13 (0.92%) Cloud Native
15 11 (0.78%) Web Conferencing
16 9 (0.64%) Cyber Security Posture
16 9 (0.64%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 588 (41.55%) Windows
2 268 (18.94%) Windows Server
3 75 (5.30%) Mac OS
4 67 (4.73%) Linux
5 56 (3.96%) Windows 10
6 32 (2.26%) Android
7 30 (2.12%) Apple iOS
8 18 (1.27%) Windows Server 2016
9 14 (0.99%) Windows Server 2019
10 6 (0.42%) Ubuntu
10 6 (0.42%) Windows Server 2012
11 4 (0.28%) Debian
Processes & Methodologies
1 437 (30.88%) Problem-Solving
2 328 (23.18%) Continuous Improvement
3 308 (21.77%) Customer Service
4 285 (20.14%) ITIL
5 263 (18.59%) Cybersecurity
6 196 (13.85%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 193 (13.64%) AI
8 166 (11.73%) Stakeholder Management
9 161 (11.38%) ITSM
10 153 (10.81%) Mentoring
11 146 (10.32%) Service Delivery
12 140 (9.89%) Project Delivery
13 126 (8.90%) Roadmaps
14 120 (8.48%) Disaster Recovery
15 110 (7.77%) Information Security
16 103 (7.28%) Collaborative Working
17 102 (7.21%) Technical Leadership
18 101 (7.14%) Agile
19 97 (6.86%) Service Management
20 92 (6.50%) Coaching
Programming Languages
1 200 (14.13%) PowerShell
2 87 (6.15%) SQL
3 63 (4.45%) JavaScript
4 58 (4.10%) Python
5 55 (3.89%) C#
6 29 (2.05%) R
7 27 (1.91%) Bicep
8 21 (1.48%) TypeScript
9 16 (1.13%) VBA
10 12 (0.85%) Bash
11 11 (0.78%) Kusto Query Language
12 10 (0.71%) T-SQL
13 5 (0.35%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 5 (0.35%) Ruby
13 5 (0.35%) VBScript
14 3 (0.21%) C
14 3 (0.21%) Google Apps Script
14 3 (0.21%) PHP
15 2 (0.14%) Java
15 2 (0.14%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 207 (14.63%) Degree
2 168 (11.87%) Microsoft Certification
3 91 (6.43%) Security Cleared
4 75 (5.30%) SC Cleared
5 72 (5.09%) MCSE
6 66 (4.66%) Azure Certification
7 62 (4.38%) AWS Certification
8 36 (2.54%) Cisco Certification
9 29 (2.05%) CCNA
10 27 (1.91%) CISSP
11 26 (1.84%) Computer Science Degree
12 21 (1.48%) CISM
12 21 (1.48%) DBS Check
13 20 (1.41%) Microsoft Certified Professional
14 17 (1.20%) BPSS Clearance
15 15 (1.06%) CCNP
16 14 (0.99%) MCSA
17 13 (0.92%) PMP
18 11 (0.78%) A+ Certification
19 10 (0.71%) GIAC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 111 (7.84%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 92 (6.50%) Cyber Essentials
3 77 (5.44%) SLA
4 71 (5.02%) GDPR
5 70 (4.95%) QA
6 43 (3.04%) GRC
7 42 (2.97%) Accessibility
8 34 (2.40%) NIST
9 24 (1.70%) Data Quality
10 12 (0.85%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 6 (0.42%) PMO
12 5 (0.35%) ISO/IEC 27005
12 5 (0.35%) PCI DSS
12 5 (0.35%) SOC 2
13 3 (0.21%) ISO/IEC 42001
13 3 (0.21%) NCSC
13 3 (0.21%) WCAG
14 2 (0.14%) EU AI Act
14 2 (0.14%) ISO 9001
15 1 (0.071%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 464 (32.79%) Active Directory
2 161 (11.38%) Hyper-V
3 93 (6.57%) VMware Infrastructure
4 37 (2.61%) Virtual Desktop
5 18 (1.27%) Virtual Machines
6 13 (0.92%) vSphere
7 9 (0.64%) BitLocker
8 8 (0.57%) VMware Server
9 6 (0.42%) Microsoft Virtual Server
9 6 (0.42%) Virtual Servers
10 5 (0.35%) ClearTrust
11 4 (0.28%) KVM
11 4 (0.28%) Terminal Services
12 3 (0.21%) VMware ESXi
13 1 (0.071%) DFS Replication
13 1 (0.071%) Docker
13 1 (0.071%) Embedded Firmware
13 1 (0.071%) Firmware
13 1 (0.071%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 338 (23.89%) Microsoft Intune
2 31 (2.19%) SCCM
3 20 (1.41%) Single Sign-On
4 13 (0.92%) Failover Clustering
4 13 (0.92%) Jamf Pro
4 13 (0.92%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
5 9 (0.64%) Autotask
6 8 (0.57%) Kubernetes
7 5 (0.35%) Ansible
7 5 (0.35%) FortiGate
7 5 (0.35%) Grafana
8 4 (0.28%) Cisco CUCM
8 4 (0.28%) Graylog
8 4 (0.28%) Proxmox
8 4 (0.28%) ZABBIX
9 3 (0.21%) Norton AntiVirus
10 2 (0.14%) SCOM
10 2 (0.14%) WhatsUp Gold
10 2 (0.14%) WMI
10 2 (0.14%) WSUS
Vendors
1 1,278 (90.32%) Microsoft
2 133 (9.40%) VMware
3 108 (7.63%) ServiceNow
4 66 (4.66%) Cisco
5 54 (3.82%) Veeam
6 52 (3.67%) Google
7 43 (3.04%) Apple
8 29 (2.05%) CrowdStrike
8 29 (2.05%) Meraki
9 24 (1.70%) Fortinet
9 24 (1.70%) WatchGuard
10 20 (1.41%) Adobe
10 20 (1.41%) Citrix
10 20 (1.41%) iManage
11 19 (1.34%) Salesforce
11 19 (1.34%) SonicWALL
11 19 (1.34%) Zscaler
12 15 (1.06%) Palo Alto
13 14 (0.99%) Computacenter
13 14 (0.99%) Mitel