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 22 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 199 136 122
Rank change year-on-year -63 -14 +31
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Exchange 209 357 788
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.22% 2.66% 2.58%
As % of the Application Platforms category 19.72% 19.66% 23.36%
Number of salaries quoted 169 293 639
10th Percentile £28,320 £28,600 £27,500
25th Percentile £30,000 £31,750 £33,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.56% - -5.26%
75th Percentile £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
90th Percentile £67,440 £76,250 £70,000
UK median annual salary £40,250 £42,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year -5.29% +6.25% -3.61%

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 1,060 1,816 3,374
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 6.20% 13.54% 11.06%
Number of salaries quoted 749 1,311 2,726
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,625 £41,500 £39,038
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% +9.09% -8.33%
75th Percentile £76,250 £90,000 £74,563
90th Percentile £98,000 £115,000 £96,250
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 22 March 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
1 124 (59.33%) SharePoint
2 7 (3.35%) Exchange Server 2007
2 7 (3.35%) Exchange Server 2010
2 7 (3.35%) Exchange Server 2013
3 4 (1.91%) IIS
4 1 (0.48%) Apache
Applications
1 29 (13.88%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (2.39%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (1.44%) MS Visio
4 2 (0.96%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 6 (2.87%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (1.44%) Oracle EBS
Cloud Services
1 194 (92.82%) Microsoft 365
2 152 (72.73%) Azure
3 110 (52.63%) Entra ID
4 39 (18.66%) OneDrive
5 28 (13.40%) SaaS
6 23 (11.00%) AWS
7 18 (8.61%) Google Workspace
8 17 (8.13%) Mimecast
8 17 (8.13%) Power Platform
9 10 (4.78%) Azure DevOps
10 9 (4.31%) IaaS
11 8 (3.83%) Power Automate
12 7 (3.35%) Microsoft Purview
13 5 (2.39%) Azure Monitor
13 5 (2.39%) Microsoft Copilot
13 5 (2.39%) PaaS
13 5 (2.39%) PowerApps
14 4 (1.91%) ShareGate
15 3 (1.44%) Azure Key Vault
16 2 (0.96%) Azure Logic Apps
Communications & Networking
1 91 (43.54%) DNS
2 82 (39.23%) DHCP
3 58 (27.75%) VPN
4 50 (23.92%) WAN
5 49 (23.44%) TCP/IP
6 42 (20.10%) Wi-Fi
7 40 (19.14%) Firewall
8 34 (16.27%) LAN
9 23 (11.00%) VoIP
10 21 (10.05%) VLAN
11 16 (7.66%) SD-WAN
12 6 (2.87%) Remote Desktop
13 5 (2.39%) SSL
14 4 (1.91%) SAN
14 4 (1.91%) Wireless
15 3 (1.44%) FTP
15 3 (1.44%) HTTP
15 3 (1.44%) Internet
15 3 (1.44%) SNMP
15 3 (1.44%) Telnet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (8.61%) SQL Server
2 13 (6.22%) PostgreSQL
3 12 (5.74%) MySQL
4 9 (4.31%) Power BI
4 9 (4.31%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 4 (1.91%) Relational Database
6 1 (0.48%) Azure SQL Database
6 1 (0.48%) Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 11 (5.26%) JIRA
General
1 90 (43.06%) Social Skills
2 33 (15.79%) Finance
3 17 (8.13%) Analytical Skills
3 17 (8.13%) Organisational Skills
4 13 (6.22%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 13 (6.22%) Legal
5 5 (2.39%) Manufacturing
5 5 (2.39%) Marketing
6 4 (1.91%) German Language
7 3 (1.44%) Aerospace
7 3 (1.44%) Automotive
7 3 (1.44%) Back Office
7 3 (1.44%) Games
8 2 (0.96%) Advertising
8 2 (0.96%) Public Sector
8 2 (0.96%) Retail
9 1 (0.48%) Documentation Skills
9 1 (0.48%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 70 (33.49%) IT Support
2 67 (32.06%) Support Engineer
3 56 (26.79%) IT Engineer
4 46 (22.01%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 46 (22.01%) IT Support Engineer
5 35 (16.75%) Analyst
6 34 (16.27%) 2nd Line Support
7 29 (13.88%) 2nd Line Engineer
8 28 (13.40%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
9 25 (11.96%) Support Analyst
10 21 (10.05%) Infrastructure Support
11 20 (9.57%) Senior
12 19 (9.09%) 3rd Line Support
13 18 (8.61%) 3rd Line Engineer
14 17 (8.13%) Infrastructure Support Engineer
14 17 (8.13%) IT Analyst
14 17 (8.13%) IT Support Analyst
15 16 (7.66%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
16 13 (6.22%) Support Technician
17 12 (5.74%) 3rd Line Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (4.78%) .NET
2 8 (3.83%) JSON
2 8 (3.83%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 33 (15.79%) Driving Licence
2 27 (12.92%) Onboarding
3 11 (5.26%) Self-Motivation
4 10 (4.78%) Client/Server
4 10 (4.78%) Replication
5 8 (3.83%) Data Structures
5 8 (3.83%) iPad
6 7 (3.35%) Enterprise Software
6 7 (3.35%) Hybrid Cloud
7 6 (2.87%) CMDB
7 6 (2.87%) Management Information System
8 5 (2.39%) Data Centre
8 5 (2.39%) Social Media
9 4 (1.91%) CCTV
9 4 (1.91%) iPhone
9 4 (1.91%) Mobile App
9 4 (1.91%) Product Ownership
9 4 (1.91%) Video Conferencing
10 3 (1.44%) Hedge funds
10 3 (1.44%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 133 (63.64%) Windows
2 91 (43.54%) Windows Server
3 54 (25.84%) Windows 10
4 26 (12.44%) Windows Server 2016
5 25 (11.96%) Mac OS
6 22 (10.53%) Windows Server 2012
7 19 (9.09%) Windows Server 2019
8 18 (8.61%) Apple iOS
9 8 (3.83%) Windows Server 2008
10 7 (3.35%) Android
10 7 (3.35%) Linux
11 1 (0.48%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 79 (37.80%) Problem-Solving
2 62 (29.67%) ITIL
3 50 (23.92%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 40 (19.14%) Service Delivery
5 34 (16.27%) Disaster Recovery
6 32 (15.31%) Continuous Improvement
7 28 (13.40%) Change Management
8 26 (12.44%) Customer Service
8 26 (12.44%) Migration
9 22 (10.53%) Collaborative Working
10 20 (9.57%) Service Management
11 18 (8.61%) Incident Management
12 16 (7.66%) ITSM
12 16 (7.66%) Root Cause Analysis
12 16 (7.66%) Workflow
13 15 (7.18%) DevOps
13 15 (7.18%) Problem Management
13 15 (7.18%) Task Automation
13 15 (7.18%) Technical Leadership
14 13 (6.22%) Identity Management
Programming Languages
1 37 (17.70%) PowerShell
2 30 (14.35%) SQL
3 13 (6.22%) Python
4 11 (5.26%) R
5 8 (3.83%) T-SQL
6 5 (2.39%) Bash
7 4 (1.91%) Delphi
7 4 (1.91%) Pascal
7 4 (1.91%) PHP
8 2 (0.96%) C#
8 2 (0.96%) JavaScript
9 1 (0.48%) Korn
Qualifications
1 28 (13.40%) Microsoft Certification
2 19 (9.09%) Degree
3 16 (7.66%) SC Cleared
3 16 (7.66%) Security Cleared
4 12 (5.74%) Cisco Certification
4 12 (5.74%) DBS Check
5 10 (4.78%) CCNA
6 8 (3.83%) BPSS Clearance
7 7 (3.35%) MCSA
8 5 (2.39%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 3 (1.44%) Azure Certification
9 3 (1.44%) Microsoft Certified Professional
10 2 (0.96%) AWS Certification
10 2 (0.96%) CCNP
10 2 (0.96%) MCSE
11 1 (0.48%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 1 (0.48%) CompTIA Security+
11 1 (0.48%) Network+ Certification
11 1 (0.48%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 31 (14.83%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 16 (7.66%) Cyber Essentials
3 14 (6.70%) SLA
4 11 (5.26%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 8 (3.83%) Data Quality
6 4 (1.91%) QA
7 2 (0.96%) Accessibility
7 2 (0.96%) GRC
7 2 (0.96%) NCSC
7 2 (0.96%) NIST
8 1 (0.48%) GDPR
System Software
1 144 (68.90%) Active Directory
2 40 (19.14%) Hyper-V
3 26 (12.44%) VMware Infrastructure
4 9 (4.31%) Virtual Desktop
5 7 (3.35%) VMware ESXi
6 6 (2.87%) DFS Replication
6 6 (2.87%) Virtual Machines
7 3 (1.44%) Docker
7 3 (1.44%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 3 (1.44%) Postfix
7 3 (1.44%) Virtual Servers
8 2 (0.96%) BitLocker
9 1 (0.48%) Citrix Hypervisor
9 1 (0.48%) Firmware
9 1 (0.48%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 96 (45.93%) Microsoft Intune
2 16 (7.66%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 8 (3.83%) Terraform
4 6 (2.87%) Autotask
4 6 (2.87%) Jamf Pro
4 6 (2.87%) SCCM
4 6 (2.87%) vCenter Server
5 4 (1.91%) FortiGate
5 4 (1.91%) Kubernetes
5 4 (1.91%) PaperCut
6 1 (0.48%) Ansible
6 1 (0.48%) CASB
6 1 (0.48%) Cisco CUCM
6 1 (0.48%) Forefront Identity Manager
6 1 (0.48%) Nessus
6 1 (0.48%) Proxmox
Vendors
1 186 (89.00%) Microsoft
2 34 (16.27%) VMware
3 18 (8.61%) Apple
3 18 (8.61%) Google
4 14 (6.70%) Cisco
5 11 (5.26%) CrowdStrike
5 11 (5.26%) Dell
6 9 (4.31%) Meraki
6 9 (4.31%) Veeam
7 8 (3.83%) HP
8 7 (3.35%) Datto
9 5 (2.39%) Sage
10 4 (1.91%) Freshdesk
11 3 (1.44%) Fortinet
11 3 (1.44%) IFS
11 3 (1.44%) Oracle
11 3 (1.44%) SonicWALL
11 3 (1.44%) WatchGuard
12 2 (0.96%) Draytek
12 2 (0.96%) SAP