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 14 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 215 162 151
Rank change year-on-year -53 -11 -5
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Exchange 209 341 703
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.13% 2.35% 2.17%
As % of the Application Platforms category 18.95% 17.81% 19.27%
Number of salaries quoted 184 273 551
10th Percentile £28,500 £29,800 £28,000
25th Percentile £37,438 £31,250 £34,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £42,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.88% -5.56% -10.00%
75th Percentile £58,750 £57,500 £56,250
90th Percentile £74,850 £73,858 £72,500
UK median annual salary £42,250 £42,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year -0.59% +6.25% -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 1,103 1,915 3,648
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 5.96% 13.18% 11.24%
Number of salaries quoted 802 1,262 2,835
10th Percentile £31,250 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £41,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% +9.09% -8.33%
75th Percentile £77,500 £90,000 £75,772
90th Percentile £97,375 £115,000 £111,250
UK median annual salary £50,175 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -8.77% +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 14 May 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
1 133 (63.64%) SharePoint
2 10 (4.78%) IIS
3 9 (4.31%) Exchange Server 2007
3 9 (4.31%) Exchange Server 2010
3 9 (4.31%) Exchange Server 2013
4 1 (0.48%) Apache
4 1 (0.48%) Confluence
Applications
1 31 (14.83%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (1.44%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (1.44%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 3 (1.44%) Dynamics CRM
1 3 (1.44%) Oracle EBS
Cloud Services
1 189 (90.43%) Microsoft 365
2 153 (73.21%) Azure
3 112 (53.59%) Entra ID
4 47 (22.49%) OneDrive
5 37 (17.70%) SaaS
6 23 (11.00%) Mimecast
7 21 (10.05%) AWS
8 20 (9.57%) Power Platform
9 13 (6.22%) Google Workspace
10 9 (4.31%) Microsoft Copilot
11 6 (2.87%) Power Automate
12 4 (1.91%) Azure Monitor
12 4 (1.91%) IaaS
13 3 (1.44%) Azure DevOps
13 3 (1.44%) PaaS
14 2 (0.96%) Azure Storage
14 2 (0.96%) Microsoft Purview
15 1 (0.48%) AWS CodeCommit
15 1 (0.48%) Azure Key Vault
15 1 (0.48%) Azure Sentinel
Communications & Networking
1 77 (36.84%) DNS
2 66 (31.58%) DHCP
3 43 (20.57%) TCP/IP
3 43 (20.57%) WAN
3 43 (20.57%) Wi-Fi
4 39 (18.66%) Firewall
4 39 (18.66%) VPN
5 30 (14.35%) LAN
6 17 (8.13%) VoIP
7 13 (6.22%) SD-WAN
8 10 (4.78%) VLAN
9 7 (3.35%) SAN
10 5 (2.39%) Network Security
10 5 (2.39%) Wireless
11 4 (1.91%) Internet
11 4 (1.91%) Remote Desktop
12 2 (0.96%) Intranet
12 2 (0.96%) SSH
12 2 (0.96%) SSL
12 2 (0.96%) Telnet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 26 (12.44%) SQL Server
2 14 (6.70%) PostgreSQL
3 13 (6.22%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 11 (5.26%) MySQL
5 8 (3.83%) Power BI
6 4 (1.91%) Relational Database
7 1 (0.48%) Azure SQL Database
Development Applications
1 17 (8.13%) JIRA
General
1 100 (47.85%) Social Skills
2 29 (13.88%) Finance
3 23 (11.00%) Legal
4 22 (10.53%) Analytical Skills
5 21 (10.05%) Organisational Skills
6 11 (5.26%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 9 (4.31%) Marketing
7 9 (4.31%) Retail
8 5 (2.39%) Law
9 4 (1.91%) Public Sector
10 2 (0.96%) Local Government
11 1 (0.48%) Advertising
11 1 (0.48%) Documentation Skills
11 1 (0.48%) Fire and Rescue
Job Titles
1 67 (32.06%) Support Engineer
2 58 (27.75%) IT Engineer
3 57 (27.27%) IT Support
4 47 (22.49%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 43 (20.57%) IT Support Engineer
6 32 (15.31%) Analyst
7 26 (12.44%) 3rd Line Support
8 25 (11.96%) 3rd Line Engineer
9 24 (11.48%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
10 23 (11.00%) Senior
11 22 (10.53%) Infrastructure Support
12 21 (10.05%) 2nd Line Engineer
12 21 (10.05%) 2nd Line Support
12 21 (10.05%) Support Analyst
13 20 (9.57%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
14 19 (9.09%) Infrastructure Support Engineer
15 14 (6.70%) 3rd Line Infrastructure Engineer
15 14 (6.70%) 3rd Line Infrastructure Support
15 14 (6.70%) IT Infrastructure Engineer
16 12 (5.74%) IT Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (3.83%) JSON
1 8 (3.83%) XML
2 5 (2.39%) HTML
2 5 (2.39%) Microsoft Graph
3 4 (1.91%) CSS
4 2 (0.96%) OpenID
5 1 (0.48%) .NET
5 1 (0.48%) OAuth
5 1 (0.48%) SAML
5 1 (0.48%) SPFx
5 1 (0.48%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 21 (10.05%) Onboarding
2 20 (9.57%) Driving Licence
3 13 (6.22%) Self-Motivation
4 9 (4.31%) Enterprise Cloud
5 8 (3.83%) Data Structures
6 7 (3.35%) Replication
7 6 (2.87%) Management Information System
8 5 (2.39%) Data Centre
9 4 (1.91%) CCTV
9 4 (1.91%) Clustering
9 4 (1.91%) CMDB
9 4 (1.91%) Enterprise Software
10 3 (1.44%) iPad
10 3 (1.44%) iPhone
10 3 (1.44%) Mobile App
10 3 (1.44%) Social Media
10 3 (1.44%) Video Conferencing
11 2 (0.96%) Cloud Native
11 2 (0.96%) Data Protection Act
11 2 (0.96%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 113 (54.07%) Windows
2 65 (31.10%) Windows Server
3 42 (20.10%) Windows 10
4 28 (13.40%) Windows Server 2016
5 25 (11.96%) Apple iOS
6 21 (10.05%) Windows Server 2012
7 20 (9.57%) Mac OS
8 16 (7.66%) Windows Server 2019
9 15 (7.18%) Android
10 10 (4.78%) Windows Server 2008
11 9 (4.31%) Linux
12 2 (0.96%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 84 (40.19%) Problem-Solving
2 53 (25.36%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 52 (24.88%) ITIL
4 35 (16.75%) Disaster Recovery
4 35 (16.75%) Service Delivery
5 30 (14.35%) Change Management
6 28 (13.40%) Continuous Improvement
7 23 (11.00%) Technical Leadership
8 21 (10.05%) Identity Management
8 21 (10.05%) Incident Management
9 19 (9.09%) Collaborative Working
9 19 (9.09%) Task Automation
9 19 (9.09%) Workflow
10 18 (8.61%) Mentoring
11 17 (8.13%) Cybersecurity
12 16 (7.66%) CRM
12 16 (7.66%) Migration
12 16 (7.66%) Service Management
13 15 (7.18%) Root Cause Analysis
14 13 (6.22%) Customer Service
Programming Languages
1 51 (24.40%) PowerShell
2 30 (14.35%) SQL
3 16 (7.66%) R
4 14 (6.70%) T-SQL
5 9 (4.31%) Python
6 5 (2.39%) PHP
7 4 (1.91%) Bash
7 4 (1.91%) Delphi
7 4 (1.91%) Pascal
7 4 (1.91%) VBA
7 4 (1.91%) VBScript
8 2 (0.96%) Korn
9 1 (0.48%) VB
Qualifications
1 34 (16.27%) Microsoft Certification
2 31 (14.83%) Degree
3 14 (6.70%) SC Cleared
3 14 (6.70%) Security Cleared
4 8 (3.83%) BPSS Clearance
5 7 (3.35%) CCNA
5 7 (3.35%) Cisco Certification
6 6 (2.87%) Azure Certification
7 5 (2.39%) DBS Check
7 5 (2.39%) MCSA
8 4 (1.91%) Computer Science Degree
9 2 (0.96%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 2 (0.96%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 40 (19.14%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 16 (7.66%) Cyber Essentials
3 11 (5.26%) SLA
4 9 (4.31%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 8 (3.83%) Data Quality
6 3 (1.44%) QA
7 1 (0.48%) SOC 2
System Software
1 138 (66.03%) Active Directory
2 33 (15.79%) Hyper-V
3 18 (8.61%) VMware Infrastructure
4 12 (5.74%) Virtual Desktop
5 8 (3.83%) VMware ESXi
6 6 (2.87%) BitLocker
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%) Virtual Servers
8 2 (0.96%) Citrix Hypervisor
8 2 (0.96%) Terminal Services
9 1 (0.48%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 97 (46.41%) Microsoft Intune
2 13 (6.22%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 9 (4.31%) SCCM
4 7 (3.35%) Jamf Pro
5 6 (2.87%) vCenter Server
6 3 (1.44%) Kubernetes
6 3 (1.44%) PaperCut
6 3 (1.44%) Terraform
7 2 (0.96%) FortiGate
7 2 (0.96%) Single Sign-On
8 1 (0.48%) CASB
8 1 (0.48%) Forefront Identity Manager
Vendors
1 183 (87.56%) Microsoft
2 28 (13.40%) VMware
3 17 (8.13%) CrowdStrike
4 14 (6.70%) Veeam
5 13 (6.22%) Dell
5 13 (6.22%) Google
6 12 (5.74%) Cisco
7 10 (4.78%) SonicWALL
8 9 (4.31%) HP
9 8 (3.83%) Apple
9 8 (3.83%) Meraki
10 7 (3.35%) Fortinet
11 6 (2.87%) Draytek
12 4 (1.91%) Datto
12 4 (1.91%) iManage
12 4 (1.91%) Sage
13 3 (1.44%) IFS
13 3 (1.44%) Oracle
13 3 (1.44%) SAP
13 3 (1.44%) WatchGuard