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 13 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 209 127 134
Rank change year-on-year -82 +7 +21
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Exchange 206 344 767
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.18% 2.63% 2.42%
As % of the Application Platforms category 19.18% 19.18% 21.83%
Number of salaries quoted 171 286 603
10th Percentile £28,750 £28,500 £27,800
25th Percentile £34,125 £31,250 £34,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £43,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.65% -4.44% -5.26%
75th Percentile £58,750 £58,563 £55,000
90th Percentile £72,500 £76,125 £70,000
UK median annual salary £42,000 £42,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year -1.18% +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 1,074 1,794 3,514
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 6.15% 13.69% 11.07%
Number of salaries quoted 763 1,304 2,786
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 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £115,000 £97,987
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 13 April 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
1 120 (58.25%) SharePoint
2 9 (4.37%) Exchange Server 2007
2 9 (4.37%) Exchange Server 2010
2 9 (4.37%) Exchange Server 2013
3 5 (2.43%) IIS
4 1 (0.49%) Apache
Applications
1 32 (15.53%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (2.91%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (1.46%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (1.46%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 6 (2.91%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (1.46%) Oracle EBS
Cloud Services
1 186 (90.29%) Microsoft 365
2 150 (72.82%) Azure
3 104 (50.49%) Entra ID
4 39 (18.93%) OneDrive
5 34 (16.50%) SaaS
6 22 (10.68%) AWS
7 21 (10.19%) Mimecast
8 18 (8.74%) Google Workspace
9 16 (7.77%) Power Platform
10 11 (5.34%) Azure DevOps
11 8 (3.88%) Power Automate
12 5 (2.43%) Azure Monitor
12 5 (2.43%) IaaS
12 5 (2.43%) PowerApps
13 4 (1.94%) Microsoft Copilot
13 4 (1.94%) PaaS
14 3 (1.46%) Microsoft Purview
15 2 (0.97%) Azure Key Vault
15 2 (0.97%) Azure Logic Apps
15 2 (0.97%) ShareGate
Communications & Networking
1 83 (40.29%) DNS
2 75 (36.41%) DHCP
3 49 (23.79%) VPN
4 48 (23.30%) WAN
5 44 (21.36%) TCP/IP
6 42 (20.39%) Wi-Fi
7 37 (17.96%) Firewall
8 33 (16.02%) LAN
9 22 (10.68%) VoIP
10 15 (7.28%) SD-WAN
10 15 (7.28%) VLAN
11 5 (2.43%) Remote Desktop
11 5 (2.43%) SAN
12 4 (1.94%) Network Security
12 4 (1.94%) Wireless
13 3 (1.46%) Internet
14 2 (0.97%) FTP
14 2 (0.97%) HTTP
14 2 (0.97%) SMTP
14 2 (0.97%) SNMP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (10.19%) SQL Server
2 14 (6.80%) PostgreSQL
3 13 (6.31%) MySQL
4 10 (4.85%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 8 (3.88%) Power BI
6 4 (1.94%) Relational Database
7 1 (0.49%) Azure SQL Database
7 1 (0.49%) Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 16 (7.77%) JIRA
General
1 95 (46.12%) Social Skills
2 28 (13.59%) Finance
3 21 (10.19%) Analytical Skills
4 20 (9.71%) Legal
4 20 (9.71%) Organisational Skills
5 12 (5.83%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 7 (3.40%) Marketing
7 6 (2.91%) Retail
8 4 (1.94%) Manufacturing
8 4 (1.94%) Public Sector
9 3 (1.46%) Aerospace
9 3 (1.46%) Automotive
9 3 (1.46%) Back Office
9 3 (1.46%) German Language
10 2 (0.97%) Advertising
10 2 (0.97%) Law
11 1 (0.49%) Documentation Skills
11 1 (0.49%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 66 (32.04%) Support Engineer
2 63 (30.58%) IT Support
3 58 (28.16%) IT Engineer
4 48 (23.30%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 45 (21.84%) IT Support Engineer
6 32 (15.53%) Analyst
7 31 (15.05%) 2nd Line Support
8 26 (12.62%) 2nd Line Engineer
9 25 (12.14%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
10 24 (11.65%) 3rd Line Engineer
10 24 (11.65%) 3rd Line Support
11 23 (11.17%) Infrastructure Support
11 23 (11.17%) Senior
12 22 (10.68%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
12 22 (10.68%) Support Analyst
13 19 (9.22%) Infrastructure Support Engineer
14 15 (7.28%) IT Analyst
14 15 (7.28%) IT Support Analyst
15 14 (6.80%) 3rd Line Infrastructure Engineer
15 14 (6.80%) 3rd Line Infrastructure Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (4.37%) .NET
2 8 (3.88%) JSON
2 8 (3.88%) XML
3 2 (0.97%) HTML
4 1 (0.49%) CSS
4 1 (0.49%) Microsoft Graph
4 1 (0.49%) OAuth
4 1 (0.49%) OpenID
4 1 (0.49%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 32 (15.53%) Driving Licence
2 26 (12.62%) Onboarding
3 13 (6.31%) Self-Motivation
4 9 (4.37%) Replication
5 8 (3.88%) Data Structures
6 7 (3.40%) CMDB
6 7 (3.40%) iPad
7 5 (2.43%) Enterprise Cloud
7 5 (2.43%) Hybrid Cloud
7 5 (2.43%) Management Information System
7 5 (2.43%) Social Media
8 4 (1.94%) CCTV
8 4 (1.94%) Client/Server
8 4 (1.94%) Enterprise Software
8 4 (1.94%) iPhone
8 4 (1.94%) Mobile App
8 4 (1.94%) Video Conferencing
9 3 (1.46%) Data Centre
9 3 (1.46%) Hedge funds
10 2 (0.97%) Cloud Native
Operating Systems
1 120 (58.25%) Windows
2 78 (37.86%) Windows Server
3 50 (24.27%) Windows 10
4 29 (14.08%) Windows Server 2016
5 24 (11.65%) Mac OS
5 24 (11.65%) Windows Server 2012
6 18 (8.74%) Apple iOS
6 18 (8.74%) Windows Server 2019
7 10 (4.85%) Windows Server 2008
8 7 (3.40%) Android
9 6 (2.91%) Linux
10 2 (0.97%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 79 (38.35%) Problem-Solving
2 55 (26.70%) ITIL
3 53 (25.73%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 36 (17.48%) Service Delivery
5 34 (16.50%) Change Management
6 30 (14.56%) Disaster Recovery
7 26 (12.62%) Continuous Improvement
8 23 (11.17%) Incident Management
8 23 (11.17%) Migration
9 22 (10.68%) Technical Leadership
9 22 (10.68%) Workflow
10 19 (9.22%) Collaborative Working
10 19 (9.22%) Customer Service
10 19 (9.22%) Identity Management
10 19 (9.22%) Service Management
11 17 (8.25%) Mentoring
12 16 (7.77%) Root Cause Analysis
13 15 (7.28%) CRM
13 15 (7.28%) ITSM
13 15 (7.28%) Problem Management
Programming Languages
1 38 (18.45%) PowerShell
2 32 (15.53%) SQL
3 16 (7.77%) R
4 10 (4.85%) Python
5 9 (4.37%) T-SQL
6 5 (2.43%) PHP
7 4 (1.94%) Bash
7 4 (1.94%) Delphi
7 4 (1.94%) Pascal
8 2 (0.97%) C#
8 2 (0.97%) JavaScript
8 2 (0.97%) Korn
9 1 (0.49%) VB
9 1 (0.49%) VBA
9 1 (0.49%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 32 (15.53%) Microsoft Certification
2 23 (11.17%) Degree
3 16 (7.77%) SC Cleared
3 16 (7.77%) Security Cleared
4 9 (4.37%) DBS Check
5 8 (3.88%) BPSS Clearance
5 8 (3.88%) CCNA
5 8 (3.88%) Cisco Certification
6 7 (3.40%) MCSA
7 4 (1.94%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 2 (0.97%) Azure Certification
8 2 (0.97%) MCSE
9 1 (0.49%) CCNP
9 1 (0.49%) CompTIA Security+
9 1 (0.49%) Computer Science Degree
9 1 (0.49%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 36 (17.48%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 14 (6.80%) SLA
3 13 (6.31%) Cyber Essentials
4 10 (4.85%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 8 (3.88%) Data Quality
6 4 (1.94%) QA
7 2 (0.97%) Accessibility
8 1 (0.49%) GRC
8 1 (0.49%) NCSC
System Software
1 141 (68.45%) Active Directory
2 37 (17.96%) Hyper-V
3 20 (9.71%) VMware Infrastructure
4 8 (3.88%) Virtual Desktop
5 6 (2.91%) DFS Replication
5 6 (2.91%) Virtual Machines
5 6 (2.91%) VMware ESXi
6 3 (1.46%) Docker
6 3 (1.46%) Microsoft Virtual Server
6 3 (1.46%) Postfix
6 3 (1.46%) Virtual Servers
7 2 (0.97%) BitLocker
7 2 (0.97%) Citrix Hypervisor
8 1 (0.49%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 94 (45.63%) Microsoft Intune
2 16 (7.77%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 7 (3.40%) Jamf Pro
4 6 (2.91%) vCenter Server
5 5 (2.43%) SCCM
6 4 (1.94%) Autotask
6 4 (1.94%) Kubernetes
6 4 (1.94%) PaperCut
7 3 (1.46%) Terraform
8 2 (0.97%) FortiGate
9 1 (0.49%) CASB
9 1 (0.49%) Forefront Identity Manager
9 1 (0.49%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 184 (89.32%) Microsoft
2 28 (13.59%) VMware
3 18 (8.74%) Google
4 16 (7.77%) CrowdStrike
5 15 (7.28%) Apple
6 14 (6.80%) Dell
7 13 (6.31%) Cisco
8 9 (4.37%) HP
8 9 (4.37%) Meraki
9 8 (3.88%) Datto
9 8 (3.88%) Veeam
10 7 (3.40%) SonicWALL
11 6 (2.91%) Fortinet
12 5 (2.43%) Draytek
13 4 (1.94%) Sage
14 3 (1.46%) Freshdesk
14 3 (1.46%) IFS
14 3 (1.46%) Oracle
14 3 (1.46%) SAP
14 3 (1.46%) WatchGuard