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 16 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 191 140 105
Rank change year-on-year -51 -35 +65
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Exchange 193 416 592
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.26% 2.36% 2.97%
As % of the Application Platforms category 17.59% 18.81% 26.13%
Number of salaries quoted 144 322 500
10th Percentile £28,075 £28,498 £28,000
25th Percentile £30,000 £31,625 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £46,017 £47,300
Median % change year-on-year -13.08% -2.71% +5.11%
75th Percentile £59,250 £58,750 £57,500
90th Percentile £75,725 £75,900 £73,875
UK median annual salary £40,000 £45,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year -11.11% +5.88% +1.29%

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 1,097 2,212 2,266
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 7.15% 12.57% 11.38%
Number of salaries quoted 814 1,559 1,797
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,163 £45,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +8.70% -
75th Percentile £87,500 £95,000 £77,715
90th Percentile £115,000 £122,500 £96,539
UK median annual salary £50,500 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.18% - -

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 16 December 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 (60.10%) SharePoint
2 3 (1.55%) IIS
2 3 (1.55%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 20 (10.36%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (1.55%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (1.55%) MS Visio
2 3 (1.55%) Simulink
3 1 (0.52%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 7 (3.63%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 170 (88.08%) Microsoft 365
2 116 (60.10%) Azure
3 100 (51.81%) Entra ID
4 35 (18.13%) OneDrive
5 27 (13.99%) Microsoft Purview
6 22 (11.40%) Power Platform
7 17 (8.81%) AWS
8 15 (7.77%) PowerApps
9 12 (6.22%) Power Automate
10 11 (5.70%) Dynamics 365
11 10 (5.18%) Azure DevOps
11 10 (5.18%) IaaS
12 9 (4.66%) Mimecast
13 8 (4.15%) Microsoft Copilot
14 7 (3.63%) Google Workspace
15 6 (3.11%) ShareGate
16 5 (2.59%) Azure Monitor
16 5 (2.59%) SaaS
17 4 (2.07%) PaaS
18 3 (1.55%) Azure Key Vault
Communications & Networking
1 58 (30.05%) DNS
2 54 (27.98%) DHCP
3 50 (25.91%) VPN
4 38 (19.69%) Firewall
5 34 (17.62%) WAN
6 32 (16.58%) TCP/IP
7 27 (13.99%) LAN
8 23 (11.92%) VLAN
8 23 (11.92%) VoIP
9 10 (5.18%) Wi-Fi
10 8 (4.15%) SD-WAN
10 8 (4.15%) SSL
11 6 (3.11%) Wireless
12 5 (2.59%) SMTP
13 4 (2.07%) HTTP
13 4 (2.07%) SAN
14 3 (1.55%) FTP
14 3 (1.55%) SMS
14 3 (1.55%) SNMP
14 3 (1.55%) Telnet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (3.11%) Power BI
2 5 (2.59%) SQL Server
3 4 (2.07%) MySQL
4 1 (0.52%) Apache Cassandra
4 1 (0.52%) Azure SQL Database
4 1 (0.52%) Data Warehouse
4 1 (0.52%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 1 (0.52%) MSBuild
General
1 80 (41.45%) Social Skills
2 40 (20.73%) Finance
3 10 (5.18%) Manufacturing
4 9 (4.66%) Analytical Skills
5 7 (3.63%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 7 (3.63%) Organisational Skills
6 6 (3.11%) Advertising
6 6 (3.11%) Aerospace
7 5 (2.59%) Marketing
7 5 (2.59%) Presentation Skills
8 4 (2.07%) German Language
8 4 (2.07%) Telecoms
9 3 (1.55%) Automotive
9 3 (1.55%) Back Office
9 3 (1.55%) Games
10 2 (1.04%) Retail
11 1 (0.52%) Documentation Skills
11 1 (0.52%) Legal
Job Titles
1 41 (21.24%) IT Support
2 32 (16.58%) Analyst
3 30 (15.54%) Support Engineer
4 25 (12.95%) IT Engineer
4 25 (12.95%) Support Analyst
5 23 (11.92%) 2nd Line Support
5 23 (11.92%) IT Support Engineer
6 20 (10.36%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 20 (10.36%) Senior
7 18 (9.33%) Support Technician
8 17 (8.81%) 2nd Line Engineer
8 17 (8.81%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
9 13 (6.74%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
10 11 (5.70%) 1st Line Support
11 10 (5.18%) IT Analyst
12 9 (4.66%) IT Support Analyst
12 9 (4.66%) IT Support Technician
12 9 (4.66%) IT Technician
13 8 (4.15%) 3rd Line Support
13 8 (4.15%) Senior Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (6.74%) .NET
2 1 (0.52%) ASP.NET
2 1 (0.52%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 29 (15.03%) Driving Licence
2 17 (8.81%) Onboarding
3 16 (8.29%) Product Ownership
4 15 (7.77%) Enterprise Software
5 12 (6.22%) Client/Server
6 11 (5.70%) iPad
7 10 (5.18%) Security Posture
8 9 (4.66%) Management Information System
9 8 (4.15%) Hybrid Cloud
10 5 (2.59%) Self-Motivation
10 5 (2.59%) Social Media
11 4 (2.07%) Data Centre
11 4 (2.07%) iPhone
11 4 (2.07%) Mobile App
11 4 (2.07%) Video Conferencing
12 3 (1.55%) Algorithms
12 3 (1.55%) BYOD
12 3 (1.55%) CMDB
12 3 (1.55%) PKI
12 3 (1.55%) Raspberry Pi
Operating Systems
1 123 (63.73%) Windows
2 87 (45.08%) Windows Server
3 42 (21.76%) Windows 10
4 25 (12.95%) Mac OS
5 14 (7.25%) Apple iOS
6 13 (6.74%) Linux
7 11 (5.70%) Windows Server 2016
8 7 (3.63%) Windows Server 2019
9 5 (2.59%) Windows Server 2012
10 2 (1.04%) Android
11 1 (0.52%) CentOS
11 1 (0.52%) Ubuntu
11 1 (0.52%) VMS
11 1 (0.52%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 69 (35.75%) ITIL
2 48 (24.87%) Problem-Solving
3 40 (20.73%) Continuous Improvement
4 32 (16.58%) Customer Service
4 32 (16.58%) Disaster Recovery
5 28 (14.51%) Migration
6 27 (13.99%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 23 (11.92%) Service Delivery
8 20 (10.36%) Asset Management
8 20 (10.36%) Information Security
9 19 (9.84%) Change Management
9 19 (9.84%) Coaching
9 19 (9.84%) Data Loss Prevention
9 19 (9.84%) DevOps
10 18 (9.33%) Infrastructure as Code
10 18 (9.33%) Mentoring
10 18 (9.33%) Roadmaps
11 17 (8.81%) Cybersecurity
12 16 (8.29%) Technology Roadmap
13 14 (7.25%) Remote Monitoring and Management
Programming Languages
1 32 (16.58%) PowerShell
2 19 (9.84%) SQL
3 13 (6.74%) Python
4 10 (5.18%) Bash
5 5 (2.59%) JavaScript
6 3 (1.55%) Assembly Language
6 3 (1.55%) C
6 3 (1.55%) C#
6 3 (1.55%) C++
6 3 (1.55%) Java
6 3 (1.55%) MATLAB
6 3 (1.55%) Objective-C
6 3 (1.55%) Swift
7 2 (1.04%) Bicep
8 1 (0.52%) PHP
Qualifications
1 31 (16.06%) Degree
2 20 (10.36%) Microsoft Certification
3 18 (9.33%) DBS Check
4 14 (7.25%) Cisco Certification
5 13 (6.74%) ITIL Certification
6 12 (6.22%) CCNA
7 9 (4.66%) SC Cleared
7 9 (4.66%) Security Cleared
8 7 (3.63%) Azure Certification
9 6 (3.11%) MCP
9 6 (3.11%) MCSA
10 5 (2.59%) A+ Certification
10 5 (2.59%) AWS Certification
10 5 (2.59%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 4 (2.07%) BPSS Clearance
12 3 (1.55%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
12 3 (1.55%) MCSE
12 3 (1.55%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
13 2 (1.04%) CCNP
14 1 (0.52%) RHCE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (8.81%) SLA
2 10 (5.18%) NIST
3 9 (4.66%) Cyber Essentials
4 6 (3.11%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 6 (3.11%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 4 (2.07%) GDPR
6 3 (1.55%) NCSC
7 2 (1.04%) Accessibility
7 2 (1.04%) GRC
7 2 (1.04%) QA
8 1 (0.52%) HIPAA
System Software
1 125 (64.77%) Active Directory
2 25 (12.95%) Hyper-V
3 21 (10.88%) VMware Infrastructure
4 10 (5.18%) Virtual Desktop
5 5 (2.59%) Virtual Machines
6 4 (2.07%) Docker
6 4 (2.07%) Postfix
7 3 (1.55%) BitLocker
7 3 (1.55%) VMware ESXi
8 2 (1.04%) vSphere
9 1 (0.52%) Dovecot
9 1 (0.52%) Firmware
9 1 (0.52%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 85 (44.04%) Microsoft Intune
2 21 (10.88%) Terraform
3 13 (6.74%) Jamf Pro
4 9 (4.66%) Autotask
5 7 (3.63%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 6 (3.11%) FortiGate
7 5 (2.59%) Kubernetes
8 4 (2.07%) PaperCut
8 4 (2.07%) Proxmox
9 3 (1.55%) Nessus
9 3 (1.55%) SCCM
10 2 (1.04%) Ansible
11 1 (0.52%) Cisco CUCM
11 1 (0.52%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 166 (86.01%) Microsoft
2 26 (13.47%) Apple
3 23 (11.92%) VMware
4 13 (6.74%) Cisco
5 10 (5.18%) Citrix
5 10 (5.18%) Datto
6 8 (4.15%) Veeam
7 7 (3.63%) Freshdesk
7 7 (3.63%) Google
8 6 (3.11%) Meraki
9 5 (2.59%) Logitech
10 3 (1.55%) IBM
10 3 (1.55%) Sage
11 2 (1.04%) Fortinet
12 1 (0.52%) arcserve
12 1 (0.52%) Dell
12 1 (0.52%) Forcepoint
12 1 (0.52%) HP
12 1 (0.52%) Red Hat
12 1 (0.52%) Sophos