Microsoft 365 Jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

Microsoft 365 (M365, Office 365, O365)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent remote or hybrid work requiring Microsoft 365 skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Microsoft 365 over the 6 months leading up to 20 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 53 30 50
Rank change year-on-year -23 +20 +29
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 365 1,008 2,371 2,326
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 5.30% 7.01% 5.73%
As % of the Cloud Services category 14.93% 16.19% 11.88%
Number of salaries quoted 825 1,990 2,001
10th Percentile £28,000 £26,000 £26,750
25th Percentile £31,250 £32,500 £32,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £45,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.56% -5.26% +5.56%
75th Percentile £59,500 £57,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £72,750 £73,750 £80,000
UK median annual salary £40,000 £38,500 £41,500
% change year-on-year +3.90% -7.23% -2.35%

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 6,750 14,649 19,578
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 35.51% 43.29% 48.26%
Number of salaries quoted 4,458 11,916 14,315
10th Percentile £32,500 £35,750 £38,250
25th Percentile £45,500 £45,000 £49,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% -7.69% -
75th Percentile £82,500 £79,500 £85,000
90th Percentile £108,750 £97,500 £105,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% -11.54% +4.00%

Microsoft 365
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options citing Microsoft 365 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Microsoft 365 trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

Microsoft 365
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing Microsoft 365.

Microsoft 365 salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

Microsoft 365
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with remote working options citing Microsoft 365 over the 6 months to 20 May 2025.

Microsoft 365 salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Microsoft 365
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 278 (27.58%) SharePoint
2 212 (21.03%) Microsoft Exchange
3 29 (2.88%) IIS
4 8 (0.79%) Tomcat
5 6 (0.60%) Confluence
5 6 (0.60%) SharePoint Server
6 5 (0.50%) Moodle
6 5 (0.50%) WordPress
7 4 (0.40%) Skype for Business
8 3 (0.30%) Apache
8 3 (0.30%) CMS
9 1 (0.099%) Exchange Server 2010
9 1 (0.099%) Exchange Server 2013
9 1 (0.099%) OpenStack
9 1 (0.099%) Umbraco
Applications
1 182 (18.06%) Microsoft Office
2 66 (6.55%) Microsoft Excel
3 21 (2.08%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 9 (0.89%) Acrobat
5 6 (0.60%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 5 (0.50%) Adobe Illustrator
6 5 (0.50%) Photoshop
7 3 (0.30%) AutoCAD
7 3 (0.30%) EPLAN
7 3 (0.30%) InDesign
7 3 (0.30%) Microsoft Project
8 2 (0.20%) Spreadsheet
9 1 (0.099%) 1Password
9 1 (0.099%) Adobe Captivate
9 1 (0.099%) Adobe Premiere
9 1 (0.099%) Camtasia
9 1 (0.099%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 28 (2.78%) Dynamics CRM
2 12 (1.19%) NetSuite
3 8 (0.79%) Sage 50
4 7 (0.69%) Elite 3E
5 6 (0.60%) Sage 200
6 5 (0.50%) Salesforce CRM
7 4 (0.40%) Carpe Diem
8 3 (0.30%) Dynamics AX
8 3 (0.30%) Dynamics NAV
9 2 (0.20%) SAP Oil and Gas
9 2 (0.20%) SystmOne
10 1 (0.099%) Dynamics GP
10 1 (0.099%) Sage 1000
Cloud Services
1 555 (55.06%) Azure
2 197 (19.54%) Entra ID
3 126 (12.50%) Power Platform
4 91 (9.03%) AWS
5 80 (7.94%) OneDrive
6 71 (7.04%) SaaS
7 68 (6.75%) PowerApps
8 66 (6.55%) Power Automate
9 53 (5.26%) Microsoft Copilot
10 40 (3.97%) Dynamics 365
11 39 (3.87%) Azure DevOps
12 36 (3.57%) Microsoft Purview
13 32 (3.17%) Cloud Computing
14 27 (2.68%) Google Workspace
15 24 (2.38%) PaaS
16 23 (2.28%) Azure Sentinel
17 22 (2.18%) IaaS
18 21 (2.08%) Mimecast
19 19 (1.88%) Azure Logic Apps
20 13 (1.29%) Azure Data Factory
Communications & Networking
1 181 (17.96%) Firewall
2 125 (12.40%) DNS
3 96 (9.52%) DHCP
4 86 (8.53%) WAN
5 83 (8.23%) VPN
6 81 (8.04%) LAN
7 42 (4.17%) TCP/IP
8 41 (4.07%) VLAN
8 41 (4.07%) VoIP
9 38 (3.77%) Wi-Fi
10 32 (3.17%) Wireless
11 18 (1.79%) Intranet
11 18 (1.79%) Remote Desktop
11 18 (1.79%) SAN
12 15 (1.49%) SD-WAN
13 14 (1.39%) Internet
13 14 (1.39%) Intrusion Detection
14 13 (1.29%) SSL
14 13 (1.29%) WLAN
15 12 (1.19%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 70 (6.94%) SQL Server
2 67 (6.65%) Power BI
3 17 (1.69%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 13 (1.29%) Data Warehouse
5 11 (1.09%) Amazon RDS
6 10 (0.99%) PostgreSQL
7 7 (0.69%) Azure SQL Database
7 7 (0.69%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 6 (0.60%) Metadata
8 6 (0.60%) Microsoft Analysis Services
9 4 (0.40%) MySQL
10 3 (0.30%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
10 3 (0.30%) Data Mining
11 2 (0.20%) Crystal Reports
11 2 (0.20%) EDMS
11 2 (0.20%) Oracle Reports
11 2 (0.20%) Relational Database
12 1 (0.099%) BusinessObjects
12 1 (0.099%) Elasticsearch
12 1 (0.099%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 28 (2.78%) JIRA
2 7 (0.69%) Visual Studio
3 4 (0.40%) WiX
4 3 (0.30%) Git
5 1 (0.099%) Bitbucket
5 1 (0.099%) gulp
5 1 (0.099%) Hudson
5 1 (0.099%) Jenkins
5 1 (0.099%) Sonatype Nexus
5 1 (0.099%) Yeoman
General
1 398 (39.48%) Social Skills
2 172 (17.06%) Finance
3 129 (12.80%) Analytical Skills
4 87 (8.63%) Law
5 83 (8.23%) Legal
6 47 (4.66%) Organisational Skills
7 40 (3.97%) Retail
8 34 (3.37%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 30 (2.98%) Manufacturing
10 23 (2.28%) Marketing
11 19 (1.88%) Automotive
12 18 (1.79%) Public Sector
13 17 (1.69%) Presentation Skills
14 15 (1.49%) Local Government
15 12 (1.19%) Telecoms
16 11 (1.09%) Back Office
16 11 (1.09%) Billing
16 11 (1.09%) Games
17 8 (0.79%) Czech Language
17 8 (0.79%) Welsh Language
Job Titles
1 212 (21.03%) IT Support
2 183 (18.15%) Analyst
3 127 (12.60%) Support Engineer
4 104 (10.32%) 2nd Line Support
5 89 (8.83%) IT Engineer
6 83 (8.23%) Support Analyst
7 81 (8.04%) Senior
8 78 (7.74%) IT Analyst
9 72 (7.14%) IT Manager
10 66 (6.55%) IT Support Engineer
11 65 (6.45%) Lead
12 60 (5.95%) Infrastructure Engineer
13 51 (5.06%) IT Support Analyst
14 42 (4.17%) 3rd Line Engineer
15 39 (3.87%) Administrator
16 38 (3.77%) 2nd Line Engineer
17 37 (3.67%) 1st Line Support
18 36 (3.57%) 3rd Line Support
19 34 (3.37%) Developer
19 34 (3.37%) Service Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 31 (3.08%) .NET
2 17 (1.69%) JSON
3 14 (1.39%) SOAP
4 12 (1.19%) REST
4 12 (1.19%) XML
5 10 (0.99%) HTML5 Canvas
6 9 (0.89%) HTML
6 9 (0.89%) React
7 8 (0.79%) .NET Framework
8 5 (0.50%) Blazor
8 5 (0.50%) CSS
8 5 (0.50%) SAML
9 4 (0.40%) COM
9 4 (0.40%) Entity Framework
9 4 (0.40%) LDAP
9 4 (0.40%) Microsoft Graph
9 4 (0.40%) ML.NET
9 4 (0.40%) SPFx
10 3 (0.30%) LAMP
10 3 (0.30%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 66 (6.55%) Driving Licence
2 65 (6.45%) Onboarding
3 54 (5.36%) Management Information System
4 42 (4.17%) Self-Motivation
5 25 (2.48%) Data Centre
6 23 (2.28%) Enterprise Software
7 18 (1.79%) PKI
8 17 (1.69%) Client/Server
9 15 (1.49%) IoT
10 13 (1.29%) Data Protection Act
10 13 (1.29%) Security Posture
11 12 (1.19%) iPhone
11 12 (1.19%) Private Cloud
11 12 (1.19%) Product Ownership
12 11 (1.09%) e-Learning
12 11 (1.09%) Security Operations Centre
12 11 (1.09%) Social Media
12 11 (1.09%) Video Conferencing
13 10 (0.99%) Hybrid Cloud
13 10 (0.99%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 470 (46.63%) Windows
2 212 (21.03%) Windows Server
3 113 (11.21%) Windows 10
4 77 (7.64%) Linux
5 47 (4.66%) Mac OS
6 42 (4.17%) Apple iOS
7 41 (4.07%) Windows Server 2016
7 41 (4.07%) Windows Server 2019
8 24 (2.38%) Android
9 15 (1.49%) Windows Server 2012
10 11 (1.09%) Unix
11 10 (0.99%) AIX
11 10 (0.99%) Windows 7
12 7 (0.69%) Windows Server 2008
13 5 (0.50%) CentOS
13 5 (0.50%) Ubuntu
14 4 (0.40%) SUSE
15 3 (0.30%) Debian
15 3 (0.30%) VMS
16 2 (0.20%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 265 (26.29%) Problem-Solving
2 197 (19.54%) ITIL
3 168 (16.67%) Customer Service
4 136 (13.49%) Cybersecurity
5 120 (11.90%) Continuous Improvement
6 85 (8.43%) Project Management
7 80 (7.94%) Mentoring
8 79 (7.84%) Agile
8 79 (7.84%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 77 (7.64%) CRM
10 76 (7.54%) Migration
11 74 (7.34%) Business Intelligence
12 72 (7.14%) Roadmaps
13 69 (6.85%) Project Delivery
14 66 (6.55%) DevOps
15 65 (6.45%) Information Security
16 63 (6.25%) Problem Management
17 59 (5.85%) Disaster Recovery
18 56 (5.56%) Change Management
18 56 (5.56%) ITSM
Programming Languages
1 158 (15.67%) PowerShell
2 72 (7.14%) SQL
3 34 (3.37%) C#
4 33 (3.27%) JavaScript
5 30 (2.98%) Python
6 17 (1.69%) T-SQL
7 14 (1.39%) VBA
8 13 (1.29%) Java
9 11 (1.09%) Bash
10 8 (0.79%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 6 (0.60%) C++
12 5 (0.50%) PHP
13 4 (0.40%) Kusto Query Language
13 4 (0.40%) VB
14 3 (0.30%) Go
14 3 (0.30%) Progress 4GL
15 2 (0.20%) AWK
15 2 (0.20%) C
15 2 (0.20%) Perl
15 2 (0.20%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 155 (15.38%) Degree
2 90 (8.93%) Microsoft Certification
3 45 (4.46%) Azure Certification
4 39 (3.87%) Cisco Certification
4 39 (3.87%) Security Cleared
5 33 (3.27%) CCNA
5 33 (3.27%) DBS Check
5 33 (3.27%) ITIL Certification
6 31 (3.08%) CISSP
7 29 (2.88%) SC Cleared
8 24 (2.38%) MCSA
9 23 (2.28%) Computer Science Degree
9 23 (2.28%) MCSE
10 18 (1.79%) CCNP
11 17 (1.69%) A+ Certification
12 16 (1.59%) CISM
13 14 (1.39%) Network+ Certification
14 13 (1.29%) MCP
15 12 (1.19%) PMI Certification
15 12 (1.19%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 88 (8.73%) SLA
2 42 (4.17%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 36 (3.57%) GDPR
4 23 (2.28%) Cyber Essentials
5 20 (1.98%) Data Quality
6 11 (1.09%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 11 (1.09%) PCI DSS
7 9 (0.89%) PERC
8 6 (0.60%) NIST
8 6 (0.60%) QA
9 5 (0.50%) ISO 9001
10 4 (0.40%) HIPAA
10 4 (0.40%) PMO
11 3 (0.30%) GRC
12 2 (0.20%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 1 (0.099%) Actionable Recommendations
13 1 (0.099%) COBIT
13 1 (0.099%) ISO 13485
13 1 (0.099%) ISO 14001
13 1 (0.099%) ISO 22301
System Software
1 436 (43.25%) Active Directory
2 115 (11.41%) VMware Infrastructure
3 77 (7.64%) Hyper-V
4 26 (2.58%) Virtual Desktop
5 16 (1.59%) XenApp
6 13 (1.29%) Docker
7 12 (1.19%) vSphere
8 11 (1.09%) Virtual Machines
9 10 (0.99%) VMware ESXi
10 5 (0.50%) Postfix
10 5 (0.50%) Terminal Services
11 4 (0.40%) Firmware
12 3 (0.30%) BitLocker
12 3 (0.30%) Dovecot
12 3 (0.30%) KVM
13 2 (0.20%) Sendmail
14 1 (0.099%) NFS
14 1 (0.099%) VMware Server
14 1 (0.099%) Xen
Systems Management
1 235 (23.31%) Microsoft Intune
2 51 (5.06%) SCCM
3 30 (2.98%) Single Sign-On
4 17 (1.69%) Terraform
5 11 (1.09%) Ansible
5 11 (1.09%) Jamf Pro
6 9 (0.89%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 9 (0.89%) Kubernetes
7 4 (0.40%) SCOM
7 4 (0.40%) SmoothWall
8 3 (0.30%) Functional Safety
8 3 (0.30%) Grafana
8 3 (0.30%) Nessus
9 2 (0.20%) Autotask
9 2 (0.20%) Proxmox
9 2 (0.20%) Puppet
9 2 (0.20%) SCOrch
9 2 (0.20%) SCSM
9 2 (0.20%) vCenter Server
9 2 (0.20%) WSUS
Vendors
1 733 (72.72%) Microsoft
2 153 (15.18%) VMware
3 100 (9.92%) Cisco
4 59 (5.85%) Meraki
5 57 (5.65%) Citrix
6 42 (4.17%) Salesforce
7 40 (3.97%) Apple
8 31 (3.08%) ServiceNow
9 29 (2.88%) Google
10 27 (2.68%) SonicWALL
11 24 (2.38%) Oracle
12 23 (2.28%) iManage
13 22 (2.18%) Adobe
14 21 (2.08%) Fortinet
15 18 (1.79%) CheckPoint
16 17 (1.69%) Tenable
16 17 (1.69%) Veeam
17 16 (1.59%) Aderant
17 16 (1.59%) Sage
18 14 (1.39%) HP