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

6 months to
24 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 34 37 26
Rank change year-on-year +3 -11 +23
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 365 989 1,001 2,443
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 5.82% 7.67% 7.99%
As % of the Cloud Services category 15.48% 16.20% 17.73%
Number of salaries quoted 680 818 2,122
10th Percentile £28,500 £27,250 £25,638
25th Percentile £31,250 £32,000 £31,552
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.56% - -
75th Percentile £65,000 £60,000 £57,500
90th Percentile £82,625 £77,500 £73,750
UK median annual salary £37,500 £42,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year -11.76% +6.25% -4.76%

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 6,387 6,179 13,776
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 37.59% 47.36% 45.04%
Number of salaries quoted 4,286 4,696 11,944
10th Percentile £32,500 £34,063 £35,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £47,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £64,300 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.80% +7.17% -7.69%
75th Percentile £82,500 £83,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £62,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year -4.00% +8.70% -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 24 March 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
1 284 (28.72%) SharePoint
2 192 (19.41%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (0.71%) Exchange Server 2007
3 7 (0.71%) Exchange Server 2010
3 7 (0.71%) Exchange Server 2013
4 6 (0.61%) Anypoint
4 6 (0.61%) Confluence
5 5 (0.51%) IIS
6 3 (0.30%) ArcGIS
7 2 (0.20%) Apache
7 2 (0.20%) Moodle
7 2 (0.20%) Palantir Foundry
7 2 (0.20%) Umbraco
8 1 (0.10%) Apache Airflow
8 1 (0.10%) CMS
Applications
1 239 (24.17%) Microsoft Office
2 44 (4.45%) Microsoft Excel
3 16 (1.62%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 9 (0.91%) InDesign
4 9 (0.91%) MS Visio
5 7 (0.71%) Adobe XD
6 6 (0.61%) Microsoft Project
7 1 (0.10%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 16 (1.62%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (0.71%) Shopify
3 6 (0.61%) Salesforce CRM
4 3 (0.30%) Oracle EBS
5 2 (0.20%) Dynamics NAV
5 2 (0.20%) SAP ERP
5 2 (0.20%) SAP HR
6 1 (0.10%) Elite 3E
Cloud Services
1 482 (48.74%) Azure
2 262 (26.49%) Entra ID
3 166 (16.78%) AWS
4 114 (11.53%) Power Platform
5 81 (8.19%) OneDrive
6 60 (6.07%) SaaS
7 55 (5.56%) Power Automate
8 54 (5.46%) Google Workspace
9 50 (5.06%) PowerApps
10 31 (3.13%) Dynamics 365
11 30 (3.03%) Microsoft Copilot
12 24 (2.43%) Azure Sentinel
12 24 (2.43%) Mimecast
13 23 (2.33%) Azure DevOps
14 19 (1.92%) Azure Logic Apps
15 17 (1.72%) IaaS
16 12 (1.21%) PaaS
17 11 (1.11%) Azure Monitor
18 10 (1.01%) Microsoft Purview
19 8 (0.81%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 148 (14.96%) DNS
2 129 (13.04%) Firewall
3 128 (12.94%) DHCP
4 115 (11.63%) VPN
5 80 (8.09%) Wi-Fi
6 78 (7.89%) WAN
7 72 (7.28%) TCP/IP
8 62 (6.27%) LAN
9 47 (4.75%) VLAN
10 43 (4.35%) VoIP
11 22 (2.22%) SD-WAN
12 18 (1.82%) Unified Communications
13 13 (1.31%) Network Security
14 9 (0.91%) Remote Desktop
14 9 (0.91%) Wireless
15 8 (0.81%) Internet
15 8 (0.81%) SAN
16 7 (0.71%) IP Telephony
17 5 (0.51%) Intranet
17 5 (0.51%) iSCSI
Database & Business Intelligence
1 63 (6.37%) Power BI
2 38 (3.84%) SQL Server
3 15 (1.52%) MySQL
4 13 (1.31%) PostgreSQL
4 13 (1.31%) Relational Database
5 11 (1.11%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 7 (0.71%) Azure SQL Database
7 4 (0.40%) Amazon RDS
7 4 (0.40%) Power Query
8 3 (0.30%) RDBMS
9 2 (0.20%) Data Warehouse
9 2 (0.20%) Qlik Sense
9 2 (0.20%) QlikView
9 2 (0.20%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 1 (0.10%) BusinessObjects
10 1 (0.10%) Data Lake
10 1 (0.10%) Metadata
10 1 (0.10%) NoSQL
10 1 (0.10%) Oracle Database
10 1 (0.10%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 29 (2.93%) JIRA
2 2 (0.20%) Rational Rhapsody
2 2 (0.20%) Selenium
3 1 (0.10%) Git
General
1 496 (50.15%) Social Skills
2 136 (13.75%) Finance
3 92 (9.30%) French Language
4 72 (7.28%) Legal
5 70 (7.08%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 66 (6.67%) Back Office
7 58 (5.86%) Law
8 55 (5.56%) Swedish Language
9 50 (5.06%) Public Sector
10 49 (4.95%) Organisational Skills
11 45 (4.55%) Analytical Skills
12 33 (3.34%) Retail
13 31 (3.13%) Marketing
14 16 (1.62%) Manufacturing
15 15 (1.52%) Influencing Skills
16 14 (1.42%) Documentation Skills
17 13 (1.31%) Telecoms
18 7 (0.71%) Digital Health
19 6 (0.61%) Games
20 5 (0.51%) Banking
Job Titles
1 251 (25.38%) Support Engineer
2 240 (24.27%) IT Support
3 215 (21.74%) Analyst
4 172 (17.39%) IT Engineer
5 154 (15.57%) IT Support Engineer
6 126 (12.74%) Service Analyst
7 123 (12.44%) Service Desk Analyst
8 95 (9.61%) Senior
9 77 (7.79%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 68 (6.88%) 2nd Line Support
11 66 (6.67%) Desktop Support
11 66 (6.67%) IT Analyst
12 64 (6.47%) Desktop Engineer
12 64 (6.47%) Desktop Support Engineer
13 56 (5.66%) Site Engineer
14 52 (5.26%) Support Analyst
15 47 (4.75%) 2nd Line Engineer
15 47 (4.75%) Lead
16 46 (4.65%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
17 42 (4.25%) Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (2.22%) HTML5 Canvas
2 21 (2.12%) .NET
2 21 (2.12%) JSON
3 13 (1.31%) XML
4 9 (0.91%) REST
5 8 (0.81%) Middleware
6 7 (0.71%) .NET Core
6 7 (0.71%) Microsoft Graph
6 7 (0.71%) Web Services
7 6 (0.61%) CSS
7 6 (0.61%) HTML
7 6 (0.61%) SPFx
8 5 (0.51%) EDI
8 5 (0.51%) RESTful
8 5 (0.51%) SOAP
9 4 (0.40%) FIDO
9 4 (0.40%) OAuth
9 4 (0.40%) OpenID
9 4 (0.40%) SailPoint
9 4 (0.40%) XMPP
Miscellaneous
1 101 (10.21%) Driving Licence
2 81 (8.19%) Onboarding
3 32 (3.24%) Management Information System
4 29 (2.93%) Self-Motivation
5 25 (2.53%) Cloud Native
6 20 (2.02%) CCTV
7 19 (1.92%) Social Media
8 18 (1.82%) Video Conferencing
9 17 (1.72%) Replication
10 15 (1.52%) Enterprise Software
10 15 (1.52%) Hybrid Cloud
11 14 (1.42%) Low-Code
11 14 (1.42%) Product Ownership
11 14 (1.42%) Security Posture
12 13 (1.31%) Web Conferencing
13 12 (1.21%) Cyber Threat
14 9 (0.91%) Client/Server
14 9 (0.91%) CMDB
14 9 (0.91%) Data Centre
14 9 (0.91%) iPad
Operating Systems
1 475 (48.03%) Windows
2 198 (20.02%) Windows Server
3 181 (18.30%) Windows 10
4 50 (5.06%) Apple iOS
4 50 (5.06%) Linux
5 49 (4.95%) Mac OS
6 33 (3.34%) Android
7 30 (3.03%) Windows Server 2016
8 27 (2.73%) Windows Server 2012
9 22 (2.22%) Windows Server 2019
10 9 (0.91%) Windows Server 2008
11 5 (0.51%) Unix
12 3 (0.30%) CentOS
12 3 (0.30%) Ubuntu
13 2 (0.20%) Mac OS X
14 1 (0.10%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
14 1 (0.10%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 348 (35.19%) ITIL
2 312 (31.55%) Customer Service
3 222 (22.45%) Problem-Solving
4 218 (22.04%) Continuous Improvement
5 166 (16.78%) Cybersecurity
6 157 (15.87%) ITSM
7 110 (11.12%) Service Delivery
8 99 (10.01%) Customer Experience
9 95 (9.61%) Analytics
10 94 (9.50%) Performance Metrics
11 83 (8.39%) Infrastructure Engineering
12 80 (8.09%) Patch Management
13 78 (7.89%) Business Intelligence
14 76 (7.68%) Roadmaps
15 72 (7.28%) Ticket Management
16 68 (6.88%) Change Management
16 68 (6.88%) Software Deployment
17 67 (6.77%) Mentoring
17 67 (6.77%) Service Management
18 65 (6.57%) Disaster Recovery
Programming Languages
1 97 (9.81%) PowerShell
2 61 (6.17%) SQL
3 37 (3.74%) Python
4 33 (3.34%) JavaScript
5 31 (3.13%) C#
6 14 (1.42%) Bash
7 12 (1.21%) R
8 9 (0.91%) T-SQL
9 8 (0.81%) TypeScript
10 7 (0.71%) Java
11 5 (0.51%) Bicep
11 5 (0.51%) Shell Script
12 4 (0.40%) Delphi
12 4 (0.40%) Pascal
12 4 (0.40%) PHP
13 3 (0.30%) Google Apps Script
13 3 (0.30%) VBA
14 2 (0.20%) Data Analysis Expressions
15 1 (0.10%) Korn
15 1 (0.10%) Scala
Qualifications
1 254 (25.68%) Degree
2 191 (19.31%) Microsoft Certification
3 115 (11.63%) Security Cleared
4 112 (11.32%) SC Cleared
5 106 (10.72%) AWS Certification
5 106 (10.72%) MCSE
6 60 (6.07%) CTC Cleared
7 37 (3.74%) Azure Certification
7 37 (3.74%) Cisco Certification
8 26 (2.63%) CISSP
8 26 (2.63%) DBS Check
9 20 (2.02%) CCNA
10 19 (1.92%) Computer Science Degree
11 16 (1.62%) Microsoft Certified Professional
11 16 (1.62%) Network+ Certification
12 14 (1.42%) MCSA
13 12 (1.21%) BPSS Clearance
14 11 (1.11%) (ISC)2 CCSP
14 11 (1.11%) A+ Certification
14 11 (1.11%) CEH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 103 (10.41%) QA
2 82 (8.29%) SLA
3 79 (7.99%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 60 (6.07%) Cyber Essentials
5 28 (2.83%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 25 (2.53%) GDPR
7 20 (2.02%) NIST
8 17 (1.72%) Accessibility
9 13 (1.31%) GRC
10 12 (1.21%) Data Quality
10 12 (1.21%) ISO 9001
11 11 (1.11%) PMO
12 8 (0.81%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
13 5 (0.51%) PCI DSS
14 3 (0.30%) NCSC
15 2 (0.20%) HL7
16 1 (0.10%) Basel III
16 1 (0.10%) ISO 22301
16 1 (0.10%) ISO/IEC 27005
16 1 (0.10%) P3O
System Software
1 316 (31.95%) Active Directory
2 94 (9.50%) Hyper-V
3 58 (5.86%) VMware Infrastructure
4 20 (2.02%) Virtual Desktop
5 14 (1.42%) Virtual Machines
6 9 (0.91%) Docker
6 9 (0.91%) Firmware
6 9 (0.91%) vSphere
7 8 (0.81%) Virtual Servers
8 7 (0.71%) Microsoft Virtual Server
8 7 (0.71%) VMware ESXi
9 6 (0.61%) DFS Replication
10 3 (0.30%) BitLocker
10 3 (0.30%) Postfix
11 2 (0.20%) XenApp
12 1 (0.10%) Citrix Hypervisor
12 1 (0.10%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 217 (21.94%) Microsoft Intune
2 25 (2.53%) SCCM
3 23 (2.33%) Terraform
4 17 (1.72%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 15 (1.52%) Autotask
6 14 (1.42%) Jamf Pro
7 12 (1.21%) Kubernetes
8 9 (0.91%) Single Sign-On
9 7 (0.71%) Ansible
10 6 (0.61%) FortiGate
10 6 (0.61%) vCenter Server
11 5 (0.51%) PaperCut
12 4 (0.40%) Cisco CUCM
12 4 (0.40%) Grafana
13 3 (0.30%) Proxmox
14 1 (0.10%) CASB
14 1 (0.10%) Forefront Identity Manager
14 1 (0.10%) Kibana
14 1 (0.10%) Nessus
Vendors
1 782 (79.07%) Microsoft
2 125 (12.64%) ServiceNow
3 120 (12.13%) Cisco
4 98 (9.91%) VMware
5 60 (6.07%) Google
6 36 (3.64%) Apple
7 28 (2.83%) Adobe
8 26 (2.63%) Meraki
9 20 (2.02%) Dell
10 19 (1.92%) HP
11 18 (1.82%) CrowdStrike
12 17 (1.72%) Fortinet
12 17 (1.72%) Veeam
13 15 (1.52%) Salesforce
14 14 (1.42%) iManage
14 14 (1.42%) Oracle
15 13 (1.31%) Citrix
16 12 (1.21%) Palo Alto
16 12 (1.21%) SAP
16 12 (1.21%) Ubiquiti