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 26 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 191 200 191
Rank change year-on-year +9 -9 -63
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Exchange 338 250 398
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.36% 1.51% 1.74%
As % of the Application Platforms category 22.73% 16.63% 14.23%
Number of salaries quoted 295 182 278
10th Percentile £30,750 £29,025 £28,903
25th Percentile £33,750 £31,250 £31,313
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year - +5.88% -10.85%
75th Percentile £62,500 £58,750 £55,938
90th Percentile £72,500 £77,500 £68,225
UK median annual salary £40,000 £40,000 £40,000
% 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 1,487 1,503 2,796
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 6.00% 9.10% 12.21%
Number of salaries quoted 1,119 999 1,859
10th Percentile £31,250 £31,200 £31,600
25th Percentile £38,761 £41,250 £46,938
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% -11.11% +12.50%
75th Percentile £70,250 £90,000 £115,625
90th Percentile £87,500 £135,000 £147,500
UK median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% - -1.79%

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 26 September 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
1 231 (68.34%) SharePoint
2 16 (4.73%) IIS
3 3 (0.89%) Confluence
4 2 (0.59%) Exchange Server 2007
4 2 (0.59%) Exchange Server 2010
4 2 (0.59%) Exchange Server 2013
Applications
1 17 (5.03%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (1.18%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.30%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 4 (1.18%) NetSuite
1 4 (1.18%) Shopify
2 2 (0.59%) Carpe Diem
2 2 (0.59%) Elite 3E
3 1 (0.30%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.30%) Sage 200
Cloud Services
1 295 (87.28%) Microsoft 365
2 234 (69.23%) Azure
3 219 (64.79%) Entra ID
4 79 (23.37%) OneDrive
5 46 (13.61%) SaaS
6 36 (10.65%) Mimecast
7 26 (7.69%) Microsoft Copilot
7 26 (7.69%) Power Platform
8 21 (6.21%) Serverless
9 16 (4.73%) Azure DevOps
9 16 (4.73%) GitHub
9 16 (4.73%) PaaS
10 15 (4.44%) AWS
10 15 (4.44%) Azure Functions
10 15 (4.44%) Azure Monitor
10 15 (4.44%) IaaS
10 15 (4.44%) Power Automate
11 14 (4.14%) Azure Key Vault
11 14 (4.14%) Microsoft Purview
12 12 (3.55%) Azure ExpressRoute
Communications & Networking
1 94 (27.81%) DNS
2 88 (26.04%) Firewall
3 84 (24.85%) DHCP
4 71 (21.01%) VPN
5 43 (12.72%) Wi-Fi
6 41 (12.13%) TCP/IP
7 33 (9.76%) VLAN
8 28 (8.28%) LAN
8 28 (8.28%) WAN
9 23 (6.80%) VoIP
10 22 (6.51%) Network Security
11 16 (4.73%) Wireless
12 11 (3.25%) SAN
13 6 (1.78%) Internet
14 4 (1.18%) Remote Desktop
14 4 (1.18%) SD-WAN
15 3 (0.89%) DMARC
15 3 (0.89%) NetScaler
15 3 (0.89%) SSL
16 2 (0.59%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 25 (7.40%) SQL Server
2 13 (3.85%) Azure SQL Database
3 7 (2.07%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 2 (0.59%) Metadata
4 2 (0.59%) PostgreSQL
5 1 (0.30%) MySQL
5 1 (0.30%) Oracle Database
5 1 (0.30%) Power BI
5 1 (0.30%) Redis
5 1 (0.30%) Relational Database
5 1 (0.30%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 37 (10.95%) JIRA
2 12 (3.55%) Git
3 2 (0.59%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 173 (51.18%) Social Skills
2 53 (15.68%) Legal
3 27 (7.99%) Finance
4 26 (7.69%) Law
5 22 (6.51%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 21 (6.21%) Analytical Skills
7 18 (5.33%) Organisational Skills
8 17 (5.03%) Retail
9 14 (4.14%) Public Sector
10 10 (2.96%) Advertising
10 10 (2.96%) Marketing
11 8 (2.37%) Telecoms
12 5 (1.48%) Presentation Skills
13 3 (0.89%) Banking
13 3 (0.89%) Games
13 3 (0.89%) Local Government
13 3 (0.89%) Manufacturing
14 2 (0.59%) Automotive
14 2 (0.59%) Documentation Skills
14 2 (0.59%) Front Office
Job Titles
1 119 (35.21%) IT Support
2 104 (30.77%) Support Engineer
3 99 (29.29%) IT Engineer
4 85 (25.15%) IT Support Engineer
5 58 (17.16%) Analyst
6 51 (15.09%) Senior
7 47 (13.91%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 34 (10.06%) 3rd Line Support
9 32 (9.47%) Support Analyst
10 28 (8.28%) 3rd Line Engineer
11 27 (7.99%) IT Analyst
12 26 (7.69%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
13 22 (6.51%) Consultant
14 21 (6.21%) Administrator
14 21 (6.21%) IT Support Analyst
15 20 (5.92%) Infrastructure Support
15 20 (5.92%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
16 17 (5.03%) 2nd Line Support
16 17 (5.03%) Infrastructure Support Engineer
17 16 (4.73%) Systems Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (4.73%) Terraform
2 12 (3.55%) Microsoft Graph
3 9 (2.66%) HTML
4 6 (1.78%) CSS
5 4 (1.18%) OAuth
6 3 (0.89%) OpenID
6 3 (0.89%) REST
6 3 (0.89%) Web Services
7 1 (0.30%) JSON
7 1 (0.30%) JWT
7 1 (0.30%) LDAP
7 1 (0.30%) Middleware
7 1 (0.30%) OAuth2
7 1 (0.30%) OpenAPI
7 1 (0.30%) SAML
7 1 (0.30%) SPFx
7 1 (0.30%) Swagger
7 1 (0.30%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 30 (8.88%) Onboarding
2 25 (7.40%) Driving Licence
3 22 (6.51%) Self-Motivation
4 15 (4.44%) Management Information System
4 15 (4.44%) Security Posture
5 12 (3.55%) Clustering
5 12 (3.55%) Podcast
5 12 (3.55%) Public Cloud
6 11 (3.25%) Replication
7 9 (2.66%) Enterprise Cloud
7 9 (2.66%) Video Conferencing
8 7 (2.07%) Enterprise Software
9 6 (1.78%) Data Centre
10 5 (1.48%) Hybrid Cloud
10 5 (1.48%) Legacy Systems
10 5 (1.48%) Mobile App
11 4 (1.18%) CMDB
12 3 (0.89%) Cloud Native
12 3 (0.89%) Smartphone
13 2 (0.59%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 228 (67.46%) Windows
2 128 (37.87%) Windows Server
3 36 (10.65%) Mac OS
4 23 (6.80%) Windows 10
5 16 (4.73%) Android
5 16 (4.73%) Windows Server 2016
6 13 (3.85%) Apple iOS
6 13 (3.85%) Linux
7 12 (3.55%) VMS
8 9 (2.66%) Windows Server 2019
9 5 (1.48%) Windows Server 2012
10 2 (0.59%) Windows Server 2008
11 1 (0.30%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 104 (30.77%) Problem-Solving
2 91 (26.92%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 81 (23.96%) Continuous Improvement
4 77 (22.78%) Cybersecurity
5 59 (17.46%) Customer Service
6 51 (15.09%) Change Management
6 51 (15.09%) ITIL
7 42 (12.43%) Incident Management
8 41 (12.13%) Service Delivery
9 40 (11.83%) Disaster Recovery
9 40 (11.83%) Identity Management
9 40 (11.83%) Root Cause Analysis
10 39 (11.54%) Technical Leadership
11 35 (10.36%) Mentoring
11 35 (10.36%) Workflow
12 30 (8.88%) Stakeholder Management
13 29 (8.58%) AI
13 29 (8.58%) Collaborative Culture
14 26 (7.69%) Migration
14 26 (7.69%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 82 (24.26%) PowerShell
2 32 (9.47%) SQL
3 29 (8.58%) R
4 15 (4.44%) Bash
4 15 (4.44%) Bicep
5 14 (4.14%) Kusto Query Language
6 11 (3.25%) T-SQL
7 6 (1.78%) VBA
7 6 (1.78%) VBScript
8 3 (0.89%) PHP
9 2 (0.59%) Python
10 1 (0.30%) Korn
10 1 (0.30%) VB
Qualifications
1 60 (17.75%) Degree
2 50 (14.79%) Microsoft Certification
3 27 (7.99%) Azure Certification
4 9 (2.66%) CCNA
4 9 (2.66%) Cisco Certification
4 9 (2.66%) Computer Science Degree
5 6 (1.78%) A+ Certification
5 6 (1.78%) Network+ Certification
6 3 (0.89%) DBS Check
6 3 (0.89%) ITIL Certification
6 3 (0.89%) SC Cleared
6 3 (0.89%) Security Cleared
7 2 (0.59%) CEH
7 2 (0.59%) MCSA
7 2 (0.59%) TOGAF Certification
8 1 (0.30%) AWS Certification
8 1 (0.30%) CISSP
8 1 (0.30%) CompTIA Security+
8 1 (0.30%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 1 (0.30%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 39 (11.54%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 34 (10.06%) Cyber Essentials
3 23 (6.80%) SLA
4 4 (1.18%) GDPR
5 2 (0.59%) Accessibility
6 1 (0.30%) Data Quality
6 1 (0.30%) SOC 2
System Software
1 236 (69.82%) Active Directory
2 59 (17.46%) VMware Infrastructure
3 53 (15.68%) Hyper-V
4 32 (9.47%) Virtual Desktop
5 19 (5.62%) vSphere
6 6 (1.78%) VMware ESXi
7 5 (1.48%) Virtual Machines
8 4 (1.18%) BitLocker
9 2 (0.59%) Terminal Services
10 1 (0.30%) Citrix Hypervisor
10 1 (0.30%) Docker
10 1 (0.30%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 158 (46.75%) Microsoft Intune
2 19 (5.62%) SCCM
3 8 (2.37%) Failover Clustering
3 8 (2.37%) Jamf Pro
4 7 (2.07%) Single Sign-On
5 3 (0.89%) Grafana
5 3 (0.89%) Norton AntiVirus
6 2 (0.59%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 2 (0.59%) WhatsUp Gold
6 2 (0.59%) WMI
6 2 (0.59%) WSUS
7 1 (0.30%) Kubernetes
7 1 (0.30%) Microsoft Clustering
7 1 (0.30%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 306 (90.53%) Microsoft
2 68 (20.12%) VMware
3 47 (13.91%) Veeam
4 30 (8.88%) CrowdStrike
5 22 (6.51%) Apple
6 17 (5.03%) Cisco
7 15 (4.44%) SonicWALL
8 14 (4.14%) Fortinet
9 13 (3.85%) ServiceNow
10 12 (3.55%) ScienceLogic
11 11 (3.25%) Meraki
11 11 (3.25%) Zscaler
12 10 (2.96%) iManage
13 9 (2.66%) Palo Alto
14 8 (2.37%) Citrix
14 8 (2.37%) N-able
14 8 (2.37%) WatchGuard
15 7 (2.07%) Ubiquiti
16 5 (1.48%) Google
16 5 (1.48%) Okta