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

6 months to
28 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 187 205 184
Rank change year-on-year +18 -21 -54
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Exchange 337 249 403
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.36% 1.50% 1.77%
As % of the Application Platforms category 22.68% 16.61% 14.45%
Number of salaries quoted 293 181 281
10th Percentile £30,750 £29,250 £29,000
25th Percentile £33,750 £31,250 £31,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year - +5.88% -12.37%
75th Percentile £62,500 £58,750 £56,250
90th Percentile £72,500 £77,500 £68,750
UK median annual salary £40,000 £40,000 £41,250
% change year-on-year - -3.03% -2.94%

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 1,486 1,499 2,788
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 6.01% 9.05% 12.27%
Number of salaries quoted 1,113 992 1,843
10th Percentile £31,250 £31,000 £31,650
25th Percentile £38,000 £41,000 £47,250
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 £115,000
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 28 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
1 229 (67.95%) SharePoint
2 16 (4.75%) IIS
3 3 (0.89%) Confluence
4 1 (0.30%) Exchange Server 2007
4 1 (0.30%) Exchange Server 2010
4 1 (0.30%) Exchange Server 2013
Applications
1 16 (4.75%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (1.48%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.30%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 4 (1.19%) NetSuite
1 4 (1.19%) 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
1 294 (87.24%) Microsoft 365
2 233 (69.14%) Azure
3 216 (64.09%) Entra ID
4 80 (23.74%) OneDrive
5 45 (13.35%) SaaS
6 34 (10.09%) Mimecast
7 26 (7.72%) Microsoft Copilot
7 26 (7.72%) Power Platform
8 21 (6.23%) Serverless
9 16 (4.75%) Azure DevOps
9 16 (4.75%) GitHub
9 16 (4.75%) PaaS
10 15 (4.45%) AWS
10 15 (4.45%) Azure Functions
10 15 (4.45%) Azure Monitor
10 15 (4.45%) IaaS
10 15 (4.45%) Power Automate
11 14 (4.15%) Azure Key Vault
11 14 (4.15%) Microsoft Purview
12 12 (3.56%) Azure ExpressRoute
Communications & Networking
1 94 (27.89%) DNS
2 86 (25.52%) Firewall
3 84 (24.93%) DHCP
4 71 (21.07%) VPN
5 42 (12.46%) Wi-Fi
6 40 (11.87%) TCP/IP
7 33 (9.79%) VLAN
8 29 (8.61%) LAN
8 29 (8.61%) WAN
9 23 (6.82%) VoIP
10 21 (6.23%) Network Security
11 16 (4.75%) Wireless
12 10 (2.97%) SAN
13 5 (1.48%) Internet
14 4 (1.19%) Remote Desktop
14 4 (1.19%) SD-WAN
15 3 (0.89%) NetScaler
15 3 (0.89%) SSL
16 2 (0.59%) Ethernet
16 2 (0.59%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 25 (7.42%) SQL Server
2 13 (3.86%) Azure SQL Database
3 7 (2.08%) 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 36 (10.68%) JIRA
2 12 (3.56%) Git
3 2 (0.59%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 173 (51.34%) Social Skills
2 52 (15.43%) Legal
3 27 (8.01%) Finance
4 26 (7.72%) Law
5 22 (6.53%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 21 (6.23%) Analytical Skills
7 18 (5.34%) Organisational Skills
7 18 (5.34%) Retail
8 14 (4.15%) Public Sector
9 11 (3.26%) Marketing
10 9 (2.67%) Advertising
11 8 (2.37%) Telecoms
12 5 (1.48%) Presentation Skills
13 4 (1.19%) Games
14 3 (0.89%) Banking
14 3 (0.89%) Local Government
14 3 (0.89%) Manufacturing
15 2 (0.59%) Automotive
15 2 (0.59%) Documentation Skills
15 2 (0.59%) Front Office
Job Titles
1 117 (34.72%) IT Support
2 102 (30.27%) Support Engineer
3 97 (28.78%) IT Engineer
4 83 (24.63%) IT Support Engineer
5 58 (17.21%) Analyst
6 51 (15.13%) Senior
7 47 (13.95%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 32 (9.50%) 3rd Line Support
8 32 (9.50%) Support Analyst
9 26 (7.72%) 3rd Line Engineer
9 26 (7.72%) IT Analyst
10 24 (7.12%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
11 22 (6.53%) Consultant
12 20 (5.93%) Administrator
12 20 (5.93%) Infrastructure Support
12 20 (5.93%) IT Support Analyst
12 20 (5.93%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
13 17 (5.04%) Infrastructure Support Engineer
14 16 (4.75%) 2nd Line Support
14 16 (4.75%) Senior IT Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (4.75%) Terraform
2 12 (3.56%) Microsoft Graph
3 9 (2.67%) HTML
4 6 (1.78%) CSS
5 4 (1.19%) 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 31 (9.20%) Onboarding
2 24 (7.12%) Driving Licence
3 21 (6.23%) Self-Motivation
4 15 (4.45%) Management Information System
4 15 (4.45%) Security Posture
5 12 (3.56%) Podcast
5 12 (3.56%) Public Cloud
6 11 (3.26%) Clustering
6 11 (3.26%) Replication
7 9 (2.67%) Enterprise Cloud
7 9 (2.67%) Video Conferencing
8 7 (2.08%) 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 (1.19%) CMDB
12 3 (0.89%) Cloud Native
12 3 (0.89%) Smartphone
13 2 (0.59%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 227 (67.36%) Windows
2 126 (37.39%) Windows Server
3 36 (10.68%) Mac OS
4 23 (6.82%) Windows 10
5 16 (4.75%) Android
6 15 (4.45%) Windows Server 2016
7 13 (3.86%) Apple iOS
7 13 (3.86%) Linux
8 12 (3.56%) VMS
9 9 (2.67%) Windows Server 2019
10 4 (1.19%) Windows Server 2012
11 1 (0.30%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 1 (0.30%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 105 (31.16%) Problem-Solving
2 89 (26.41%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 82 (24.33%) Continuous Improvement
4 79 (23.44%) Cybersecurity
5 59 (17.51%) Customer Service
6 51 (15.13%) Change Management
6 51 (15.13%) ITIL
7 42 (12.46%) Service Delivery
8 41 (12.17%) Incident Management
9 40 (11.87%) Disaster Recovery
9 40 (11.87%) Root Cause Analysis
10 39 (11.57%) Identity Management
11 38 (11.28%) Technical Leadership
12 35 (10.39%) Mentoring
13 34 (10.09%) Workflow
14 30 (8.90%) Stakeholder Management
15 29 (8.61%) AI
15 29 (8.61%) Collaborative Culture
16 27 (8.01%) Migration
17 25 (7.42%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 82 (24.33%) PowerShell
2 31 (9.20%) SQL
3 28 (8.31%) R
4 15 (4.45%) Bash
4 15 (4.45%) Bicep
5 14 (4.15%) Kusto Query Language
6 11 (3.26%) 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 61 (18.10%) Degree
2 49 (14.54%) Microsoft Certification
3 27 (8.01%) Azure Certification
4 10 (2.97%) Computer Science Degree
5 9 (2.67%) CCNA
5 9 (2.67%) Cisco Certification
6 6 (1.78%) A+ Certification
6 6 (1.78%) Network+ Certification
7 3 (0.89%) DBS Check
7 3 (0.89%) ITIL Certification
7 3 (0.89%) SC Cleared
7 3 (0.89%) Security Cleared
8 2 (0.59%) CEH
8 2 (0.59%) MCSA
8 2 (0.59%) TOGAF Certification
9 1 (0.30%) AWS Certification
9 1 (0.30%) CISSP
9 1 (0.30%) CompTIA Security+
9 1 (0.30%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 1 (0.30%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 38 (11.28%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 34 (10.09%) Cyber Essentials
3 22 (6.53%) SLA
4 4 (1.19%) GDPR
5 2 (0.59%) Accessibility
6 1 (0.30%) Data Quality
6 1 (0.30%) SOC 2
System Software
1 233 (69.14%) Active Directory
2 59 (17.51%) VMware Infrastructure
3 52 (15.43%) Hyper-V
4 33 (9.79%) Virtual Desktop
5 19 (5.64%) vSphere
6 6 (1.78%) VMware ESXi
7 5 (1.48%) Virtual Machines
8 4 (1.19%) 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
1 155 (45.99%) Microsoft Intune
2 19 (5.64%) SCCM
3 8 (2.37%) Failover Clustering
3 8 (2.37%) Jamf Pro
4 7 (2.08%) 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
1 304 (90.21%) Microsoft
2 68 (20.18%) VMware
3 46 (13.65%) Veeam
4 29 (8.61%) CrowdStrike
5 22 (6.53%) Apple
6 17 (5.04%) Cisco
7 14 (4.15%) Fortinet
7 14 (4.15%) SonicWALL
8 13 (3.86%) ServiceNow
9 12 (3.56%) ScienceLogic
10 11 (3.26%) Meraki
10 11 (3.26%) Zscaler
11 10 (2.97%) iManage
12 9 (2.67%) Palo Alto
13 8 (2.37%) Citrix
13 8 (2.37%) N-able
13 8 (2.37%) WatchGuard
14 7 (2.08%) Ubiquiti
15 6 (1.78%) Sage
16 5 (1.48%) Google