Hybrid/Remote Microsoft Copilot Job Trends

Microsoft Copilot
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring Microsoft Copilot skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 313 359 537
Rank change year-on-year +46 +178 -
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Copilot 59 59 19
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.35% 0.43% 0.063%
As % of the Cloud Services category 0.93% 0.89% 0.14%
Number of salaries quoted 36 54 19
10th Percentile £39,125 £31,750 £42,000
25th Percentile £56,250 £50,500 £51,225
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £73,750 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.08% +13.46% -
75th Percentile £83,125 £83,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £93,750 £90,000 £78,000
UK median annual salary £67,037 £70,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -4.23% +7.69% -

All Cloud Computing Skills
Work from Home

Microsoft Copilot 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 6,358 6,594 13,564
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 37.69% 47.53% 45.28%
Number of salaries quoted 4,305 4,774 11,808
10th Percentile £32,500 £34,750 £35,000
25th Percentile £44,950 £47,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,100 £64,600 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.97% +7.67% -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 Copilot
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Microsoft Copilot and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Microsoft Copilot job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Microsoft Copilot
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Microsoft Copilot.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Microsoft Copilot

Microsoft Copilot
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Microsoft Copilot over the 6 months to 15 March 2026.

Microsoft Copilot salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Microsoft Copilot
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 26 (44.07%) SharePoint
2 5 (8.47%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (3.39%) Palantir Foundry
Applications
1 6 (10.17%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (8.47%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 4 (6.78%) Microsoft Office
4 2 (3.39%) Camtasia
Business Applications
1 7 (11.86%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (6.78%) Dynamics AX
Cloud Services
1 36 (61.02%) Azure
2 33 (55.93%) Microsoft 365
3 32 (54.24%) Power Platform
4 18 (30.51%) Copilot Studio
5 14 (23.73%) Power Automate
5 14 (23.73%) PowerApps
6 12 (20.34%) Dynamics 365
7 9 (15.25%) ChatGPT
8 8 (13.56%) Azure AI
8 8 (13.56%) Entra ID
9 7 (11.86%) Azure DevOps
10 6 (10.17%) Azure Logic Apps
10 6 (10.17%) Azure Service Bus
10 6 (10.17%) GCP
10 6 (10.17%) Serverless
11 4 (6.78%) Azure Event Grid
11 4 (6.78%) Azure Functions
11 4 (6.78%) Azure Machine Learning
11 4 (6.78%) OneDrive
11 4 (6.78%) Vertex AI
Communications & Networking
1 4 (6.78%) Broadband
2 2 (3.39%) DHCP
2 2 (3.39%) DNS
2 2 (3.39%) TCP/IP
2 2 (3.39%) VLAN
2 2 (3.39%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (22.03%) Power BI
2 3 (5.08%) SQL Server
3 2 (3.39%) Big Data
3 2 (3.39%) Data Warehouse
4 1 (1.69%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 4 (6.78%) Jenkins
2 1 (1.69%) JIRA
2 1 (1.69%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 19 (32.20%) Social Skills
2 15 (25.42%) Finance
3 12 (20.34%) Law
4 9 (15.25%) Analytical Skills
5 7 (11.86%) Organisational Skills
6 6 (10.17%) Manufacturing
7 5 (8.47%) Legal
7 5 (8.47%) Marketing
7 5 (8.47%) Retail
8 4 (6.78%) Presentation Skills
9 2 (3.39%) Documentation Skills
9 2 (3.39%) Local Government
9 2 (3.39%) Public Sector
10 1 (1.69%) Back Office
10 1 (1.69%) Banking
10 1 (1.69%) Billing
10 1 (1.69%) Digital Health
10 1 (1.69%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 1 (1.69%) Influencing Skills
10 1 (1.69%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 11 (18.64%) Architect
1 11 (18.64%) Consultant
1 11 (18.64%) Senior
2 9 (15.25%) Developer
3 7 (11.86%) Lead
4 6 (10.17%) Microsoft Consultant
5 5 (8.47%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
5 5 (8.47%) Dynamics 365 Architect
5 5 (8.47%) Power Platform Developer
6 4 (6.78%) Solutions Architect
6 4 (6.78%) Supply Chain Architect
6 4 (6.78%) Trainer
7 3 (5.08%) IT Architect
7 3 (5.08%) Lead Architect
7 3 (5.08%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
7 3 (5.08%) Technical Architect
7 3 (5.08%) Technical Leader
8 2 (3.39%) IT Engineer
8 2 (3.39%) Microsoft 365 Architect
8 2 (3.39%) Senior IT Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (6.78%) LangChain
1 4 (6.78%) LangGraph
1 4 (6.78%) Model Context Protocol
2 3 (5.08%) .NET
2 3 (5.08%) Middleware
2 3 (5.08%) OAuth
2 3 (5.08%) OpenID
3 2 (3.39%) Node.js
3 2 (3.39%) Spring
3 2 (3.39%) Spring Boot
3 2 (3.39%) TAPI
4 1 (1.69%) CSS
4 1 (1.69%) HTML
4 1 (1.69%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 9 (15.25%) AI Agents
2 7 (11.86%) Management Information System
3 4 (6.78%) Low-Code
3 4 (6.78%) Public Cloud
4 3 (5.08%) Cloud Native
5 2 (3.39%) Driving Licence
5 2 (3.39%) e-Learning
5 2 (3.39%) Onboarding
5 2 (3.39%) Product Ownership
5 2 (3.39%) Video Editing
6 1 (1.69%) Enterprise Software
6 1 (1.69%) Life Science
6 1 (1.69%) NHS
6 1 (1.69%) Security Posture
6 1 (1.69%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 9 (15.25%) Windows
2 3 (5.08%) Windows Server
3 2 (3.39%) Android
3 2 (3.39%) Apple iOS
3 2 (3.39%) Mac OS
4 1 (1.69%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 44 (74.58%) AI
2 19 (32.20%) Roadmaps
3 14 (23.73%) Mentoring
4 13 (22.03%) Coaching
5 12 (20.34%) Agile
5 12 (20.34%) Business Intelligence
6 11 (18.64%) Machine Learning
6 11 (18.64%) Problem-Solving
7 10 (16.95%) Change Management
7 10 (16.95%) Collaborative Culture
7 10 (16.95%) Collaborative Working
8 9 (15.25%) DevOps
8 9 (15.25%) Generative AI
8 9 (15.25%) Stakeholder Management
8 9 (15.25%) Technology Strategy
8 9 (15.25%) Translating Business Requirements
9 8 (13.56%) Analytics
9 8 (13.56%) Continuous Improvement
9 8 (13.56%) Decision-Making
9 8 (13.56%) ERP
Programming Languages
1 6 (10.17%) Java
2 5 (8.47%) PowerShell
3 4 (6.78%) Python
4 2 (3.39%) C#
4 2 (3.39%) TypeScript
5 1 (1.69%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 1 (1.69%) JavaScript
5 1 (1.69%) SQL
Qualifications
1 8 (13.56%) Degree
2 5 (8.47%) Microsoft Certification
3 3 (5.08%) (ISC)2 CCSP
3 3 (5.08%) Cisco Certification
3 3 (5.08%) CISSP
3 3 (5.08%) TOGAF Certification
4 2 (3.39%) DBS Check
4 2 (3.39%) Microsoft Certified Professional
5 1 (1.69%) A+ Certification
5 1 (1.69%) ACSP
5 1 (1.69%) BPSS Clearance
5 1 (1.69%) CompTIA Security+
5 1 (1.69%) Computer Science Degree
5 1 (1.69%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
5 1 (1.69%) Master's Degree
5 1 (1.69%) MBA
5 1 (1.69%) Network+ Certification
5 1 (1.69%) SC Cleared
5 1 (1.69%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (6.78%) Accessibility
2 2 (3.39%) ISO 9001
2 2 (3.39%) PMO
2 2 (3.39%) QA
3 1 (1.69%) Data Quality
3 1 (1.69%) GDPR
3 1 (1.69%) ISO 22301
3 1 (1.69%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 5 (8.47%) Active Directory
2 2 (3.39%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 5 (8.47%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (6.78%) Ansible
3 3 (5.08%) Single Sign-On
4 2 (3.39%) Jamf Pro
4 2 (3.39%) Terraform
5 1 (1.69%) Prometheus
5 1 (1.69%) SCCM
Vendors
1 52 (88.14%) Microsoft
2 9 (15.25%) Foundry
3 6 (10.17%) Google
4 4 (6.78%) iManage
4 4 (6.78%) OpenAI
5 2 (3.39%) Aderant
5 2 (3.39%) Adobe
5 2 (3.39%) Intapp
5 2 (3.39%) Meraki
5 2 (3.39%) Palantir
5 2 (3.39%) Salesforce
6 1 (1.69%) Apple
6 1 (1.69%) Databricks
6 1 (1.69%) HP
6 1 (1.69%) ServiceNow