Hybrid/Remote Microsoft Exchange Job Trends

Microsoft Exchange Server
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring Microsoft Exchange skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 10 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 207 147 149
Rank change year-on-year -60 +2 0
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Exchange 214 352 708
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.16% 2.43% 2.18%
As % of the Application Platforms category 19.16% 17.90% 19.43%
Number of salaries quoted 186 283 560
10th Percentile £28,500 £29,800 £28,000
25th Percentile £37,313 £31,250 £34,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £42,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.88% -5.56% -10.00%
75th Percentile £58,750 £57,500 £56,250
90th Percentile £74,750 £73,886 £71,375
UK median annual salary £42,000 £42,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year -1.18% +6.25% -5.88%

All Application Platform Skills
Work from Home

Microsoft Exchange falls under the Application Platforms category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring application platform skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for application platform skills 1,117 1,967 3,644
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 6.06% 13.60% 11.21%
Number of salaries quoted 804 1,311 2,839
10th Percentile £31,250 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £41,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% +9.09% -8.33%
75th Percentile £77,500 £90,000 £75,772
90th Percentile £97,500 £115,000 £110,000
UK median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -9.09%

Microsoft Exchange
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

Microsoft Exchange job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Microsoft Exchange
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

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

Microsoft Exchange
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Microsoft Exchange over the 6 months to 10 May 2026.

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

Microsoft Exchange
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
1 136 (63.55%) SharePoint
2 10 (4.67%) IIS
3 9 (4.21%) Exchange Server 2007
3 9 (4.21%) Exchange Server 2010
3 9 (4.21%) Exchange Server 2013
4 1 (0.47%) Apache
4 1 (0.47%) Confluence
Applications
1 31 (14.49%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (1.40%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (1.40%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 4 (1.87%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (1.40%) Oracle EBS
Cloud Services
1 194 (90.65%) Microsoft 365
2 158 (73.83%) Azure
3 115 (53.74%) Entra ID
4 47 (21.96%) OneDrive
5 38 (17.76%) SaaS
6 23 (10.75%) Mimecast
7 22 (10.28%) AWS
8 19 (8.88%) Power Platform
9 14 (6.54%) Google Workspace
10 8 (3.74%) Microsoft Copilot
11 6 (2.80%) Power Automate
12 5 (2.34%) Azure Monitor
13 4 (1.87%) IaaS
14 3 (1.40%) Azure DevOps
14 3 (1.40%) PaaS
15 2 (0.93%) Azure Stack
15 2 (0.93%) Azure Storage
16 1 (0.47%) Azure Key Vault
16 1 (0.47%) Azure Logic Apps
16 1 (0.47%) Azure Sentinel
Communications & Networking
1 80 (37.38%) DNS
2 69 (32.24%) DHCP
3 46 (21.50%) WAN
4 45 (21.03%) TCP/IP
5 43 (20.09%) Wi-Fi
6 41 (19.16%) VPN
7 38 (17.76%) Firewall
8 32 (14.95%) LAN
9 19 (8.88%) VoIP
10 14 (6.54%) SD-WAN
11 11 (5.14%) VLAN
12 7 (3.27%) SAN
13 6 (2.80%) Wireless
14 5 (2.34%) Network Security
15 4 (1.87%) Internet
15 4 (1.87%) Remote Desktop
16 2 (0.93%) DKIM
16 2 (0.93%) DMARC
16 2 (0.93%) Intranet
16 2 (0.93%) Telnet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 26 (12.15%) SQL Server
2 14 (6.54%) PostgreSQL
3 13 (6.07%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 12 (5.61%) MySQL
5 8 (3.74%) Power BI
6 4 (1.87%) Relational Database
7 1 (0.47%) Azure SQL Database
7 1 (0.47%) Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 17 (7.94%) JIRA
General
1 102 (47.66%) Social Skills
2 30 (14.02%) Finance
3 23 (10.75%) Legal
4 22 (10.28%) Organisational Skills
5 21 (9.81%) Analytical Skills
6 11 (5.14%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 9 (4.21%) Marketing
7 9 (4.21%) Retail
8 5 (2.34%) Law
9 4 (1.87%) Public Sector
10 2 (0.93%) Local Government
11 1 (0.47%) Advertising
11 1 (0.47%) Documentation Skills
11 1 (0.47%) Fire and Rescue
Job Titles
1 67 (31.31%) Support Engineer
2 58 (27.10%) IT Engineer
3 57 (26.64%) IT Support
4 48 (22.43%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 43 (20.09%) IT Support Engineer
6 33 (15.42%) Analyst
7 26 (12.15%) 3rd Line Support
8 25 (11.68%) 3rd Line Engineer
9 24 (11.21%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
9 24 (11.21%) Senior
10 23 (10.75%) 2nd Line Support
10 23 (10.75%) Infrastructure Support
11 22 (10.28%) 2nd Line Engineer
11 22 (10.28%) Support Analyst
12 21 (9.81%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
13 19 (8.88%) Infrastructure Support Engineer
14 14 (6.54%) 3rd Line Infrastructure Engineer
14 14 (6.54%) 3rd Line Infrastructure Support
14 14 (6.54%) IT Infrastructure Engineer
15 12 (5.61%) IT Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (3.74%) JSON
1 8 (3.74%) XML
2 5 (2.34%) HTML
2 5 (2.34%) Microsoft Graph
3 4 (1.87%) CSS
4 2 (0.93%) .NET
4 2 (0.93%) OpenID
5 1 (0.47%) OAuth
5 1 (0.47%) SAML
5 1 (0.47%) SPFx
5 1 (0.47%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 22 (10.28%) Onboarding
2 21 (9.81%) Driving Licence
3 13 (6.07%) Self-Motivation
4 9 (4.21%) Enterprise Cloud
5 8 (3.74%) Data Structures
5 8 (3.74%) Replication
6 6 (2.80%) Management Information System
7 5 (2.34%) Data Centre
7 5 (2.34%) Enterprise Software
7 5 (2.34%) iPad
8 4 (1.87%) CCTV
8 4 (1.87%) Clustering
8 4 (1.87%) CMDB
8 4 (1.87%) iPhone
8 4 (1.87%) Mobile App
8 4 (1.87%) Social Media
8 4 (1.87%) Video Conferencing
9 3 (1.40%) Hybrid Cloud
10 2 (0.93%) Cloud Native
10 2 (0.93%) Data Protection Act
Operating Systems
1 117 (54.67%) Windows
2 67 (31.31%) Windows Server
3 46 (21.50%) Windows 10
4 28 (13.08%) Windows Server 2016
5 26 (12.15%) Apple iOS
6 23 (10.75%) Mac OS
7 22 (10.28%) Windows Server 2012
8 16 (7.48%) Windows Server 2019
9 15 (7.01%) Android
10 10 (4.67%) Linux
10 10 (4.67%) Windows Server 2008
11 2 (0.93%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 86 (40.19%) Problem-Solving
2 54 (25.23%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 54 (25.23%) ITIL
3 37 (17.29%) Service Delivery
4 35 (16.36%) Disaster Recovery
5 32 (14.95%) Change Management
6 29 (13.55%) Continuous Improvement
7 23 (10.75%) Incident Management
7 23 (10.75%) Technical Leadership
8 20 (9.35%) Identity Management
8 20 (9.35%) Mentoring
9 19 (8.88%) Collaborative Working
9 19 (8.88%) Task Automation
9 19 (8.88%) Workflow
10 18 (8.41%) Migration
11 17 (7.94%) CRM
11 17 (7.94%) Service Management
12 16 (7.48%) Cybersecurity
12 16 (7.48%) Root Cause Analysis
13 15 (7.01%) Customer Service
Programming Languages
1 50 (23.36%) PowerShell
2 33 (15.42%) SQL
3 16 (7.48%) R
4 14 (6.54%) T-SQL
5 9 (4.21%) Python
6 5 (2.34%) PHP
7 4 (1.87%) Bash
7 4 (1.87%) Delphi
7 4 (1.87%) Pascal
7 4 (1.87%) VBA
7 4 (1.87%) VBScript
8 2 (0.93%) Korn
9 1 (0.47%) VB
Qualifications
1 34 (15.89%) Microsoft Certification
2 31 (14.49%) Degree
3 14 (6.54%) SC Cleared
3 14 (6.54%) Security Cleared
4 8 (3.74%) BPSS Clearance
5 7 (3.27%) CCNA
5 7 (3.27%) Cisco Certification
6 6 (2.80%) DBS Check
6 6 (2.80%) MCSA
7 5 (2.34%) Azure Certification
8 4 (1.87%) Computer Science Degree
9 3 (1.40%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
10 2 (0.93%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 40 (18.69%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 15 (7.01%) Cyber Essentials
3 13 (6.07%) SLA
4 9 (4.21%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 8 (3.74%) Data Quality
6 3 (1.40%) QA
7 1 (0.47%) SOC 2
System Software
1 143 (66.82%) Active Directory
2 36 (16.82%) Hyper-V
3 20 (9.35%) VMware Infrastructure
4 12 (5.61%) Virtual Desktop
5 8 (3.74%) VMware ESXi
6 7 (3.27%) Virtual Machines
7 6 (2.80%) BitLocker
7 6 (2.80%) DFS Replication
8 3 (1.40%) Docker
8 3 (1.40%) Microsoft Virtual Server
8 3 (1.40%) Virtual Servers
9 2 (0.93%) Citrix Hypervisor
9 2 (0.93%) Terminal Services
10 1 (0.47%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 100 (46.73%) Microsoft Intune
2 14 (6.54%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 9 (4.21%) SCCM
4 8 (3.74%) Jamf Pro
5 6 (2.80%) vCenter Server
6 4 (1.87%) Kubernetes
6 4 (1.87%) PaperCut
7 3 (1.40%) Terraform
8 2 (0.93%) FortiGate
8 2 (0.93%) Single Sign-On
9 1 (0.47%) CASB
9 1 (0.47%) Forefront Identity Manager
Vendors
1 188 (87.85%) Microsoft
2 30 (14.02%) VMware
3 17 (7.94%) CrowdStrike
4 14 (6.54%) Dell
4 14 (6.54%) Google
5 13 (6.07%) Veeam
6 12 (5.61%) Cisco
7 11 (5.14%) Apple
8 10 (4.67%) SonicWALL
9 9 (4.21%) HP
10 8 (3.74%) Meraki
11 7 (3.27%) Fortinet
12 6 (2.80%) Draytek
13 5 (2.34%) Datto
14 4 (1.87%) iManage
14 4 (1.87%) Sage
15 3 (1.40%) IFS
15 3 (1.40%) Oracle
15 3 (1.40%) SAP
15 3 (1.40%) WatchGuard