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 8 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 192 165 121
Rank change year-on-year -27 -44 +67
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Exchange 229 413 619
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.43% 2.08% 2.80%
As % of the Application Platforms category 18.65% 17.57% 24.24%
Number of salaries quoted 174 297 539
10th Percentile £28,825 £28,498 £27,700
25th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,250 £45,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -10.56% -5.26% +5.56%
75th Percentile £60,750 £56,525 £58,750
90th Percentile £77,500 £72,500 £75,000
UK median annual salary £40,000 £42,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year -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 1,228 2,351 2,554
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 7.69% 11.84% 11.56%
Number of salaries quoted 928 1,643 2,043
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,386 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £65,465 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.17% +9.11% +4.35%
75th Percentile £87,500 £108,750 £78,750
90th Percentile £130,750 £142,500 £97,290
UK median annual salary £52,500 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.70% +4.55% -

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 8 November 2025.

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
1 116 (50.66%) SharePoint
2 12 (5.24%) IIS
3 3 (1.31%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 21 (9.17%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (2.18%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (1.31%) Simulink
4 2 (0.87%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.44%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.44%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 6 (2.62%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.87%) Sage 200
Cloud Services
1 191 (83.41%) Microsoft 365
2 135 (58.95%) Azure
3 105 (45.85%) Entra ID
4 41 (17.90%) OneDrive
5 30 (13.10%) Power Platform
6 27 (11.79%) Microsoft Purview
7 18 (7.86%) SaaS
8 17 (7.42%) Power Automate
8 17 (7.42%) PowerApps
9 14 (6.11%) AWS
10 13 (5.68%) Dynamics 365
10 13 (5.68%) IaaS
11 12 (5.24%) Microsoft Copilot
12 9 (3.93%) Mimecast
13 8 (3.49%) Azure DevOps
13 8 (3.49%) GitHub
14 6 (2.62%) ShareGate
15 4 (1.75%) Azure Sentinel
15 4 (1.75%) Google Workspace
16 3 (1.31%) IBM Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 56 (24.45%) DNS
2 50 (21.83%) DHCP
3 49 (21.40%) Firewall
4 43 (18.78%) VPN
5 30 (13.10%) TCP/IP
6 29 (12.66%) WAN
7 27 (11.79%) LAN
8 19 (8.30%) VoIP
9 16 (6.99%) VLAN
10 9 (3.93%) Wi-Fi
11 8 (3.49%) SAN
12 6 (2.62%) Network Security
12 6 (2.62%) SSL
13 4 (1.75%) Remote Desktop
13 4 (1.75%) SD-WAN
14 3 (1.31%) DKIM
14 3 (1.31%) DMARC
14 3 (1.31%) NAS
14 3 (1.31%) SMTP
14 3 (1.31%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 19 (8.30%) SQL Server
2 14 (6.11%) Power BI
3 12 (5.24%) Data Hub
3 12 (5.24%) SQL CLR
4 4 (1.75%) Metadata
4 4 (1.75%) SQL Server Analysis Services
4 4 (1.75%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 2 (0.87%) MySQL
6 1 (0.44%) Apache Cassandra
6 1 (0.44%) MongoDB
6 1 (0.44%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 1 (0.44%) Fiddler
1 1 (0.44%) Git
1 1 (0.44%) MSBuild
General
1 84 (36.68%) Social Skills
2 62 (27.07%) Finance
3 15 (6.55%) Analytical Skills
3 15 (6.55%) Back Office
4 13 (5.68%) Manufacturing
5 8 (3.49%) Presentation Skills
6 7 (3.06%) Advertising
6 7 (3.06%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 7 (3.06%) Legal
6 7 (3.06%) Marketing
6 7 (3.06%) Retail
7 5 (2.18%) Aerospace
7 5 (2.18%) Telecoms
8 4 (1.75%) German Language
9 3 (1.31%) Games
9 3 (1.31%) Public Sector
10 2 (0.87%) Automotive
10 2 (0.87%) Local Government
10 2 (0.87%) Organisational Skills
11 1 (0.44%) Law
Job Titles
1 40 (17.47%) IT Support
2 38 (16.59%) Analyst
3 34 (14.85%) Support Engineer
4 25 (10.92%) Senior
5 22 (9.61%) IT Engineer
6 21 (9.17%) Support Analyst
7 20 (8.73%) 2nd Line Support
8 19 (8.30%) IT Support Engineer
8 19 (8.30%) Support Technician
9 18 (7.86%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 14 (6.11%) Technical Support
11 13 (5.68%) 2nd Line Engineer
11 13 (5.68%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
12 11 (4.80%) 1st Line Support
12 11 (4.80%) 3rd Line Support
12 11 (4.80%) IT Analyst
12 11 (4.80%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
12 11 (4.80%) Service Analyst
12 11 (4.80%) Service Desk Analyst
13 10 (4.37%) Infrastructure Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (8.73%) .NET
2 8 (3.49%) .NET Core
2 8 (3.49%) .NET Framework
2 8 (3.49%) Dapper ORM
2 8 (3.49%) Entity Framework
3 3 (1.31%) SAML
4 2 (0.87%) Software Packaging
5 1 (0.44%) ASP.NET
5 1 (0.44%) FIX Protocol
5 1 (0.44%) Microsoft Graph
5 1 (0.44%) OAuth
5 1 (0.44%) OpenID
Miscellaneous
1 29 (12.66%) Driving Licence
2 18 (7.86%) Onboarding
2 18 (7.86%) Product Ownership
3 12 (5.24%) Client/Server
3 12 (5.24%) Private Cloud
4 11 (4.80%) Enterprise Software
4 11 (4.80%) Management Information System
5 10 (4.37%) Security Posture
6 8 (3.49%) Self-Motivation
6 8 (3.49%) Team-Oriented Environment
7 7 (3.06%) Hybrid Cloud
8 6 (2.62%) Data Centre
8 6 (2.62%) iPad
8 6 (2.62%) PKI
9 3 (1.31%) Algorithms
9 3 (1.31%) Arduino
9 3 (1.31%) CMDB
9 3 (1.31%) e-Learning
9 3 (1.31%) Hedge funds
9 3 (1.31%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 140 (61.14%) Windows
2 96 (41.92%) Windows Server
3 30 (13.10%) Windows 10
4 23 (10.04%) Mac OS
5 16 (6.99%) Linux
6 11 (4.80%) Windows Server 2016
7 10 (4.37%) Windows Server 2019
8 9 (3.93%) Apple iOS
9 3 (1.31%) Windows Server 2012
10 2 (0.87%) Windows Server 2008
11 1 (0.44%) Android
11 1 (0.44%) CentOS
11 1 (0.44%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 1 (0.44%) Ubuntu
11 1 (0.44%) Unix
11 1 (0.44%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 67 (29.26%) ITIL
2 57 (24.89%) Problem-Solving
3 48 (20.96%) Continuous Improvement
4 43 (18.78%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 31 (13.54%) Customer Service
6 29 (12.66%) Disaster Recovery
6 29 (12.66%) Migration
7 22 (9.61%) Roadmaps
8 21 (9.17%) Cybersecurity
8 21 (9.17%) Infrastructure as Code
9 20 (8.73%) Asset Management
9 20 (8.73%) DevOps
9 20 (8.73%) Information Security
10 19 (8.30%) Agile
10 19 (8.30%) Coaching
10 19 (8.30%) Data Loss Prevention
10 19 (8.30%) Mentoring
10 19 (8.30%) Performance Tuning
11 18 (7.86%) Technology Roadmap
12 17 (7.42%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 38 (16.59%) PowerShell
2 28 (12.23%) SQL
3 17 (7.42%) Python
4 11 (4.80%) Bash
4 11 (4.80%) C#
5 5 (2.18%) JavaScript
6 4 (1.75%) PHP
6 4 (1.75%) T-SQL
7 3 (1.31%) Assembly Language
7 3 (1.31%) C
7 3 (1.31%) C++
7 3 (1.31%) Java
7 3 (1.31%) MATLAB
7 3 (1.31%) Objective-C
7 3 (1.31%) Swift
8 2 (0.87%) Bicep
9 1 (0.44%) Perl
Qualifications
1 38 (16.59%) Degree
2 20 (8.73%) Microsoft Certification
3 16 (6.99%) ITIL Certification
4 15 (6.55%) DBS Check
5 11 (4.80%) Cisco Certification
5 11 (4.80%) Security Cleared
6 10 (4.37%) SC Cleared
7 9 (3.93%) Azure Certification
7 9 (3.93%) CCNA
8 7 (3.06%) A+ Certification
9 6 (2.62%) BPSS Clearance
9 6 (2.62%) MCP
10 5 (2.18%) AWS Certification
10 5 (2.18%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
11 4 (1.75%) CCNP
11 4 (1.75%) MCSE
12 3 (1.31%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
12 3 (1.31%) MCSA
13 2 (0.87%) CompTIA Security+
13 2 (0.87%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (6.55%) NIST
2 14 (6.11%) SLA
3 10 (4.37%) Cyber Essentials
3 10 (4.37%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 8 (3.49%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 7 (3.06%) GDPR
6 4 (1.75%) NCSC
7 2 (0.87%) Accessibility
7 2 (0.87%) GRC
7 2 (0.87%) ISO 22301
8 1 (0.44%) HIPAA
8 1 (0.44%) QA
System Software
1 142 (62.01%) Active Directory
2 40 (17.47%) VMware Infrastructure
3 24 (10.48%) Hyper-V
4 9 (3.93%) Virtual Desktop
5 5 (2.18%) VMware ESXi
5 5 (2.18%) XenApp
6 4 (1.75%) Postfix
7 3 (1.31%) BitLocker
7 3 (1.31%) Docker
8 2 (0.87%) Virtual Machines
8 2 (0.87%) vSphere
9 1 (0.44%) Dovecot
Systems Management
1 95 (41.48%) Microsoft Intune
2 21 (9.17%) Terraform
3 8 (3.49%) Autotask
3 8 (3.49%) Jamf Pro
3 8 (3.49%) SCCM
4 6 (2.62%) Single Sign-On
5 5 (2.18%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 5 (2.18%) FortiGate
5 5 (2.18%) Proxmox
5 5 (2.18%) WSUS
6 4 (1.75%) Failover Clustering
7 3 (1.31%) Kubernetes
7 3 (1.31%) Nessus
8 2 (0.87%) Ansible
8 2 (0.87%) SmoothWall
9 1 (0.44%) Cisco CUCM
9 1 (0.44%) PaperCut
9 1 (0.44%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 193 (84.28%) Microsoft
2 46 (20.09%) VMware
3 22 (9.61%) Cisco
4 17 (7.42%) Apple
5 16 (6.99%) Citrix
6 12 (5.24%) Meraki
7 10 (4.37%) Veeam
8 9 (3.93%) Datto
9 6 (2.62%) Freshdesk
10 5 (2.18%) Google
10 5 (2.18%) Logitech
10 5 (2.18%) Sage
11 4 (1.75%) CheckPoint
11 4 (1.75%) SonicWALL
12 3 (1.31%) IBM
12 3 (1.31%) Sophos
13 2 (0.87%) EMC
13 2 (0.87%) Forcepoint
13 2 (0.87%) HP
13 2 (0.87%) Red Hat