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 18 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 192 164 165
Rank change year-on-year -28 +1 -22
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Exchange 253 333 685
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.26% 2.16% 1.98%
As % of the Application Platforms category 21.15% 18.04% 17.72%
Number of salaries quoted 224 263 523
10th Percentile £28,650 £29,750 £27,800
25th Percentile £36,250 £31,250 £34,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £42,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.14% -6.67% -10.00%
75th Percentile £58,750 £53,750 £55,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £70,000 £70,000
UK median annual salary £42,000 £41,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year +1.20% +3.75% -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 1,196 1,846 3,866
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 5.98% 11.98% 11.16%
Number of salaries quoted 900 1,193 2,995
10th Percentile £31,250 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £40,903 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £74,059 £90,000 £84,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £115,000 £122,500
UK median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -9.16%

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 18 June 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
1 153 (60.47%) SharePoint
2 16 (6.32%) IIS
3 9 (3.56%) Exchange Server 2007
3 9 (3.56%) Exchange Server 2010
3 9 (3.56%) Exchange Server 2013
4 1 (0.40%) Apache
4 1 (0.40%) Confluence
Applications
1 33 (13.04%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (1.19%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (1.19%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 3 (1.19%) Dynamics CRM
1 3 (1.19%) Oracle EBS
Cloud Services
1 222 (87.75%) Microsoft 365
2 180 (71.15%) Azure
3 132 (52.17%) Entra ID
4 47 (18.58%) OneDrive
5 44 (17.39%) SaaS
6 29 (11.46%) Mimecast
7 24 (9.49%) Power Platform
8 23 (9.09%) AWS
9 12 (4.74%) IaaS
10 11 (4.35%) Microsoft Copilot
10 11 (4.35%) PaaS
11 10 (3.95%) Google Workspace
12 8 (3.16%) Azure DevOps
12 8 (3.16%) Power Automate
13 7 (2.77%) Azure ExpressRoute
13 7 (2.77%) Azure Monitor
14 6 (2.37%) Azure Functions
14 6 (2.37%) Azure Key Vault
14 6 (2.37%) GitHub
14 6 (2.37%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 87 (34.39%) DNS
2 75 (29.64%) DHCP
3 50 (19.76%) Firewall
4 48 (18.97%) VPN
4 48 (18.97%) Wi-Fi
5 43 (17.00%) TCP/IP
6 38 (15.02%) WAN
7 29 (11.46%) LAN
8 21 (8.30%) VoIP
9 11 (4.35%) SAN
10 10 (3.95%) Network Security
11 9 (3.56%) SD-WAN
12 8 (3.16%) VLAN
13 7 (2.77%) Remote Desktop
14 5 (1.98%) Internet
15 4 (1.58%) Wireless
16 2 (0.79%) DKIM
16 2 (0.79%) Ethernet
16 2 (0.79%) Intranet
16 2 (0.79%) iSCSI
Database & Business Intelligence
1 28 (11.07%) SQL Server
2 15 (5.93%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 14 (5.53%) PostgreSQL
4 10 (3.95%) MySQL
5 8 (3.16%) Power BI
6 6 (2.37%) Azure SQL Database
7 4 (1.58%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 23 (9.09%) JIRA
2 6 (2.37%) Git
3 1 (0.40%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 128 (50.59%) Social Skills
2 34 (13.44%) Finance
3 33 (13.04%) Legal
4 28 (11.07%) Analytical Skills
5 19 (7.51%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 19 (7.51%) Organisational Skills
6 16 (6.32%) Law
7 10 (3.95%) Retail
8 9 (3.56%) Marketing
9 5 (1.98%) Public Sector
10 3 (1.19%) Banking
11 2 (0.79%) Local Government
12 1 (0.40%) Advertising
12 1 (0.40%) Documentation Skills
12 1 (0.40%) Fire and Rescue
12 1 (0.40%) Front Office
Job Titles
1 92 (36.36%) Support Engineer
2 81 (32.02%) IT Support
3 80 (31.62%) IT Engineer
4 65 (25.69%) IT Support Engineer
5 45 (17.79%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 40 (15.81%) Analyst
7 29 (11.46%) Senior
8 28 (11.07%) 3rd Line Engineer
8 28 (11.07%) 3rd Line Support
9 26 (10.28%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
10 23 (9.09%) 2nd Line Engineer
11 22 (8.70%) Infrastructure Support
12 21 (8.30%) 2nd Line Support
12 21 (8.30%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
12 21 (8.30%) Support Analyst
13 20 (7.91%) Infrastructure Support Engineer
14 17 (6.72%) Administrator
15 16 (6.32%) IT Analyst
16 15 (5.93%) Systems Engineer
17 14 (5.53%) IT Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (3.56%) HTML
2 8 (3.16%) JSON
2 8 (3.16%) XML
3 6 (2.37%) CSS
3 6 (2.37%) Microsoft Graph
4 3 (1.19%) Web Services
5 2 (0.79%) OpenID
6 1 (0.40%) .NET
6 1 (0.40%) OAuth
6 1 (0.40%) SAML
6 1 (0.40%) SPFx
Miscellaneous
1 23 (9.09%) Driving Licence
2 21 (8.30%) Onboarding
3 17 (6.72%) Self-Motivation
4 9 (3.56%) Clustering
4 9 (3.56%) Enterprise Cloud
4 9 (3.56%) Management Information System
4 9 (3.56%) Replication
5 8 (3.16%) Data Structures
6 7 (2.77%) CMDB
6 7 (2.77%) Public Cloud
7 6 (2.37%) Podcast
7 6 (2.37%) Security Posture
8 4 (1.58%) CCTV
8 4 (1.58%) Cloud Native
9 3 (1.19%) Data Centre
9 3 (1.19%) Hybrid Cloud
9 3 (1.19%) Legacy Systems
10 2 (0.79%) BYOD
10 2 (0.79%) Data Protection Act
10 2 (0.79%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 155 (61.26%) Windows
2 86 (33.99%) Windows Server
3 38 (15.02%) Windows 10
4 32 (12.65%) Windows Server 2016
5 26 (10.28%) Mac OS
6 23 (9.09%) Apple iOS
7 20 (7.91%) Windows Server 2012
8 19 (7.51%) Android
8 19 (7.51%) Windows Server 2019
9 13 (5.14%) Linux
10 10 (3.95%) Windows Server 2008
11 6 (2.37%) VMS
12 2 (0.79%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 106 (41.90%) Problem-Solving
2 56 (22.13%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 47 (18.58%) ITIL
4 44 (17.39%) Continuous Improvement
5 38 (15.02%) Disaster Recovery
6 35 (13.83%) Service Delivery
7 32 (12.65%) Cybersecurity
8 30 (11.86%) Identity Management
9 29 (11.46%) Change Management
10 27 (10.67%) Technical Leadership
11 26 (10.28%) Workflow
12 25 (9.88%) Customer Service
13 24 (9.49%) Incident Management
13 24 (9.49%) Task Automation
14 22 (8.70%) Mentoring
14 22 (8.70%) Root Cause Analysis
15 20 (7.91%) Collaborative Working
16 19 (7.51%) Service Management
17 17 (6.72%) Collaborative Culture
18 16 (6.32%) CRM
Programming Languages
1 70 (27.67%) PowerShell
2 40 (15.81%) SQL
3 20 (7.91%) R
4 17 (6.72%) T-SQL
5 11 (4.35%) Bash
5 11 (4.35%) Python
6 7 (2.77%) PHP
7 6 (2.37%) Bicep
7 6 (2.37%) Kusto Query Language
7 6 (2.37%) VBA
7 6 (2.37%) VBScript
8 4 (1.58%) Delphi
8 4 (1.58%) Pascal
9 2 (0.79%) Korn
10 1 (0.40%) VB
Qualifications
1 43 (17.00%) Microsoft Certification
2 32 (12.65%) Degree
3 14 (5.53%) Azure Certification
4 13 (5.14%) SC Cleared
4 13 (5.14%) Security Cleared
5 7 (2.77%) BPSS Clearance
5 7 (2.77%) CCNA
5 7 (2.77%) Cisco Certification
6 4 (1.58%) A+ Certification
6 4 (1.58%) Computer Science Degree
6 4 (1.58%) MCSA
7 3 (1.19%) ITIL Certification
7 3 (1.19%) Network+ Certification
8 2 (0.79%) MCSE
9 1 (0.40%) AWS Certification
9 1 (0.40%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 45 (17.79%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 18 (7.11%) Cyber Essentials
3 11 (4.35%) SLA
4 8 (3.16%) Data Quality
5 7 (2.77%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 2 (0.79%) QA
7 1 (0.40%) SOC 2
System Software
1 168 (66.40%) Active Directory
2 37 (14.62%) Hyper-V
3 34 (13.44%) VMware Infrastructure
4 19 (7.51%) Virtual Desktop
5 9 (3.56%) VMware ESXi
5 9 (3.56%) vSphere
6 6 (2.37%) BitLocker
6 6 (2.37%) DFS Replication
7 3 (1.19%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 3 (1.19%) Virtual Servers
8 2 (0.79%) Citrix Hypervisor
8 2 (0.79%) Docker
8 2 (0.79%) Terminal Services
8 2 (0.79%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 108 (42.69%) Microsoft Intune
2 10 (3.95%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 9 (3.56%) SCCM
4 8 (3.16%) Terraform
5 6 (2.37%) Jamf Pro
5 6 (2.37%) vCenter Server
6 5 (1.98%) Single Sign-On
7 4 (1.58%) Failover Clustering
8 3 (1.19%) Norton AntiVirus
9 2 (0.79%) Kubernetes
9 2 (0.79%) WhatsUp Gold
10 1 (0.40%) CASB
10 1 (0.40%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 224 (88.54%) Microsoft
2 46 (18.18%) VMware
3 25 (9.88%) Veeam
4 21 (8.30%) CrowdStrike
5 16 (6.32%) Cisco
6 13 (5.14%) Dell
7 12 (4.74%) Meraki
8 11 (4.35%) SonicWALL
9 10 (3.95%) Apple
9 10 (3.95%) Google
10 9 (3.56%) HP
11 8 (3.16%) ServiceNow
12 7 (2.77%) Fortinet
12 7 (2.77%) iManage
13 6 (2.37%) Draytek
13 6 (2.37%) Sage
13 6 (2.37%) ScienceLogic
14 4 (1.58%) Datto
15 3 (1.19%) IFS
15 3 (1.19%) Tenable