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

6 months to
28 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 188 167 159
Rank change year-on-year -21 -8 -15
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Exchange 278 335 678
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.35% 2.13% 2.02%
As % of the Application Platforms category 21.80% 18.12% 17.46%
Number of salaries quoted 245 265 521
10th Percentile £28,700 £29,450 £28,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £31,250 £34,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £42,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.14% -6.67% -10.00%
75th Percentile £58,750 £53,750 £55,000
90th Percentile £72,500 £72,250 £70,000
UK median annual salary £42,000 £41,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year +1.20% +3.75% -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 1,275 1,849 3,884
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 6.20% 11.74% 11.58%
Number of salaries quoted 964 1,204 3,033
10th Percentile £31,250 £31,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £39,652 £40,750 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £59,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +1.69% -1.67%
75th Percentile £72,125 £90,000 £87,500
90th Percentile £93,375 £115,000 £142,500
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 28 June 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
1 167 (60.07%) SharePoint
2 17 (6.12%) IIS
3 9 (3.24%) Exchange Server 2007
3 9 (3.24%) Exchange Server 2010
3 9 (3.24%) Exchange Server 2013
4 1 (0.36%) Confluence
Applications
1 32 (11.51%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (1.08%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (1.08%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 3 (1.08%) Dynamics CRM
1 3 (1.08%) Oracle EBS
Cloud Services
1 239 (85.97%) Microsoft 365
2 200 (71.94%) Azure
3 150 (53.96%) Entra ID
4 52 (18.71%) OneDrive
5 49 (17.63%) SaaS
6 33 (11.87%) Mimecast
7 25 (8.99%) Power Platform
8 22 (7.91%) AWS
9 17 (6.12%) IaaS
10 16 (5.76%) PaaS
11 13 (4.68%) Azure DevOps
11 13 (4.68%) Azure Monitor
12 12 (4.32%) Azure ExpressRoute
12 12 (4.32%) Azure Functions
12 12 (4.32%) Azure Key Vault
12 12 (4.32%) GitHub
12 12 (4.32%) Microsoft Copilot
12 12 (4.32%) Serverless
13 9 (3.24%) Google Workspace
13 9 (3.24%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 94 (33.81%) DNS
2 81 (29.14%) DHCP
3 61 (21.94%) Firewall
4 55 (19.78%) VPN
5 51 (18.35%) Wi-Fi
6 42 (15.11%) TCP/IP
7 39 (14.03%) WAN
8 32 (11.51%) LAN
9 21 (7.55%) VoIP
10 16 (5.76%) Network Security
11 13 (4.68%) VLAN
12 11 (3.96%) SAN
13 7 (2.52%) Remote Desktop
13 7 (2.52%) SD-WAN
13 7 (2.52%) Wireless
14 6 (2.16%) Internet
15 2 (0.72%) DKIM
15 2 (0.72%) DMARC
15 2 (0.72%) Intranet
15 2 (0.72%) iSCSI
Database & Business Intelligence
1 30 (10.79%) SQL Server
2 14 (5.04%) PostgreSQL
2 14 (5.04%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 12 (4.32%) Azure SQL Database
4 10 (3.60%) MySQL
5 8 (2.88%) Power BI
6 4 (1.44%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 27 (9.71%) JIRA
2 12 (4.32%) Git
3 2 (0.72%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 137 (49.28%) Social Skills
2 39 (14.03%) Legal
3 32 (11.51%) Finance
4 28 (10.07%) Analytical Skills
5 24 (8.63%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 23 (8.27%) Law
7 19 (6.83%) Organisational Skills
8 10 (3.60%) Retail
9 9 (3.24%) Marketing
10 5 (1.80%) Public Sector
10 5 (1.80%) Telecoms
11 3 (1.08%) Banking
12 2 (0.72%) Front Office
12 2 (0.72%) Local Government
13 1 (0.36%) Advertising
13 1 (0.36%) Documentation Skills
13 1 (0.36%) Fire and Rescue
13 1 (0.36%) Games
Job Titles
1 100 (35.97%) Support Engineer
2 89 (32.01%) IT Support
3 87 (31.29%) IT Engineer
4 73 (26.26%) IT Support Engineer
5 50 (17.99%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 47 (16.91%) Analyst
7 37 (13.31%) Senior
8 32 (11.51%) 3rd Line Engineer
8 32 (11.51%) 3rd Line Support
9 30 (10.79%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
10 23 (8.27%) Infrastructure Support
11 22 (7.91%) 2nd Line Engineer
12 21 (7.55%) Infrastructure Support Engineer
12 21 (7.55%) Support Analyst
13 20 (7.19%) 2nd Line Support
13 20 (7.19%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
13 20 (7.19%) Administrator
14 17 (6.12%) IT Analyst
14 17 (6.12%) Systems Engineer
15 15 (5.40%) Systems Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (3.60%) HTML
2 8 (2.88%) JSON
2 8 (2.88%) XML
3 7 (2.52%) Microsoft Graph
4 6 (2.16%) CSS
5 4 (1.44%) Web Services
6 2 (0.72%) OpenID
7 1 (0.36%) OAuth
7 1 (0.36%) SAML
7 1 (0.36%) SPFx
Miscellaneous
1 25 (8.99%) Driving Licence
2 22 (7.91%) Onboarding
3 20 (7.19%) Self-Motivation
4 13 (4.68%) Public Cloud
5 12 (4.32%) Podcast
5 12 (4.32%) Security Posture
6 10 (3.60%) Clustering
7 9 (3.24%) Enterprise Cloud
7 9 (3.24%) Management Information System
7 9 (3.24%) Replication
8 8 (2.88%) Data Structures
9 7 (2.52%) CMDB
10 4 (1.44%) CCTV
10 4 (1.44%) Cloud Native
10 4 (1.44%) Data Centre
10 4 (1.44%) Hybrid Cloud
11 3 (1.08%) Enterprise Software
11 3 (1.08%) Legacy Systems
12 2 (0.72%) BYOD
12 2 (0.72%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 170 (61.15%) Windows
2 90 (32.37%) Windows Server
3 36 (12.95%) Windows 10
4 30 (10.79%) Windows Server 2016
5 25 (8.99%) Mac OS
6 21 (7.55%) Apple iOS
7 19 (6.83%) Android
8 18 (6.47%) Windows Server 2012
9 17 (6.12%) Windows Server 2019
10 12 (4.32%) Linux
10 12 (4.32%) VMS
11 9 (3.24%) Windows Server 2008
12 2 (0.72%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 110 (39.57%) Problem-Solving
2 67 (24.10%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 51 (18.35%) Continuous Improvement
4 49 (17.63%) ITIL
5 36 (12.95%) Disaster Recovery
6 35 (12.59%) Cybersecurity
7 34 (12.23%) Change Management
7 34 (12.23%) Identity Management
8 33 (11.87%) Service Delivery
9 32 (11.51%) Incident Management
9 32 (11.51%) Technical Leadership
10 31 (11.15%) Workflow
11 30 (10.79%) Root Cause Analysis
11 30 (10.79%) Task Automation
12 28 (10.07%) Customer Service
13 27 (9.71%) Mentoring
14 25 (8.99%) Collaborative Working
15 20 (7.19%) Service Management
16 19 (6.83%) Cloud Security
16 19 (6.83%) Computer Science
Programming Languages
1 81 (29.14%) PowerShell
2 49 (17.63%) SQL
3 24 (8.63%) R
4 19 (6.83%) T-SQL
5 17 (6.12%) Bash
6 12 (4.32%) Bicep
6 12 (4.32%) Kusto Query Language
7 11 (3.96%) Python
8 8 (2.88%) PHP
9 6 (2.16%) VBA
9 6 (2.16%) VBScript
10 4 (1.44%) Delphi
10 4 (1.44%) Pascal
11 2 (0.72%) Korn
12 1 (0.36%) VB
Qualifications
1 50 (17.99%) Microsoft Certification
2 32 (11.51%) Degree
3 21 (7.55%) Azure Certification
4 12 (4.32%) SC Cleared
4 12 (4.32%) Security Cleared
5 8 (2.88%) CCNA
5 8 (2.88%) Cisco Certification
6 6 (2.16%) BPSS Clearance
7 4 (1.44%) A+ Certification
7 4 (1.44%) Computer Science Degree
7 4 (1.44%) MCSA
8 3 (1.08%) ITIL Certification
8 3 (1.08%) Network+ Certification
9 2 (0.72%) MCSE
10 1 (0.36%) AWS Certification
10 1 (0.36%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 47 (16.91%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 19 (6.83%) Cyber Essentials
3 12 (4.32%) SLA
4 8 (2.88%) Data Quality
5 6 (2.16%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 2 (0.72%) QA
7 1 (0.36%) SOC 2
System Software
1 187 (67.27%) Active Directory
2 42 (15.11%) VMware Infrastructure
3 40 (14.39%) Hyper-V
4 25 (8.99%) Virtual Desktop
5 17 (6.12%) vSphere
6 11 (3.96%) VMware ESXi
7 6 (2.16%) BitLocker
7 6 (2.16%) DFS Replication
8 3 (1.08%) Microsoft Virtual Server
8 3 (1.08%) Virtual Machines
8 3 (1.08%) Virtual Servers
9 2 (0.72%) Citrix Hypervisor
9 2 (0.72%) Docker
9 2 (0.72%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 121 (43.53%) Microsoft Intune
2 13 (4.68%) Terraform
3 9 (3.24%) SCCM
4 8 (2.88%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 6 (2.16%) Jamf Pro
5 6 (2.16%) Single Sign-On
5 6 (2.16%) vCenter Server
6 5 (1.80%) Failover Clustering
7 3 (1.08%) Norton AntiVirus
8 2 (0.72%) Kubernetes
8 2 (0.72%) WhatsUp Gold
9 1 (0.36%) FortiGate
9 1 (0.36%) WSUS
Vendors
1 248 (89.21%) Microsoft
2 56 (20.14%) VMware
3 28 (10.07%) Veeam
4 25 (8.99%) CrowdStrike
5 17 (6.12%) Cisco
6 13 (4.68%) Dell
7 12 (4.32%) ScienceLogic
8 11 (3.96%) Meraki
8 11 (3.96%) SonicWALL
9 10 (3.60%) Apple
10 9 (3.24%) Google
10 9 (3.24%) HP
10 9 (3.24%) ServiceNow
11 7 (2.52%) Fortinet
11 7 (2.52%) iManage
11 7 (2.52%) Sage
12 6 (2.16%) Draytek
13 5 (1.80%) Zscaler
14 4 (1.44%) Datto
15 3 (1.08%) Tenable