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

6 months to
17 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 200 140 113
Rank change year-on-year -60 -27 +45
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Exchange 171 379 645
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.12% 2.31% 2.83%
As % of the Application Platforms category 16.85% 19.14% 26.48%
Number of salaries quoted 124 289 525
10th Percentile £27,550 £28,900 £27,500
25th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £47,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -15.79% +5.56% -5.26%
75th Percentile £58,750 £62,500 £57,000
90th Percentile £71,375 £81,200 £73,250
UK median annual salary £40,000 £45,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year -11.11% +5.88% +0.89%

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 1,015 1,980 2,436
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 6.62% 12.06% 10.68%
Number of salaries quoted 731 1,306 1,952
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £31,305
25th Percentile £41,250 £43,750 £40,938
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% -4.35%
75th Percentile £87,500 £90,000 £75,772
90th Percentile £115,000 £115,625 £93,750
UK median annual salary £50,500 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -8.18% +4.76% -4.55%

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 17 January 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
1 101 (59.06%) SharePoint
2 3 (1.75%) IIS
3 1 (0.58%) Apache
3 1 (0.58%) Exchange Server 2007
3 1 (0.58%) Exchange Server 2010
3 1 (0.58%) Exchange Server 2013
Applications
1 19 (11.11%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (1.75%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (1.75%) MS Visio
2 3 (1.75%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 7 (4.09%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (1.17%) Oracle EBS
Cloud Services
1 149 (87.13%) Microsoft 365
2 114 (66.67%) Azure
3 92 (53.80%) Entra ID
4 30 (17.54%) OneDrive
5 20 (11.70%) Microsoft Purview
6 18 (10.53%) AWS
7 16 (9.36%) Power Platform
8 11 (6.43%) Azure DevOps
8 11 (6.43%) Google Workspace
8 11 (6.43%) IaaS
8 11 (6.43%) Mimecast
9 9 (5.26%) Dynamics 365
9 9 (5.26%) PowerApps
10 8 (4.68%) Power Automate
11 7 (4.09%) SaaS
11 7 (4.09%) ShareGate
12 5 (2.92%) Azure Monitor
12 5 (2.92%) PaaS
13 3 (1.75%) Azure Key Vault
13 3 (1.75%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 59 (34.50%) DNS
2 56 (32.75%) DHCP
2 56 (32.75%) VPN
3 41 (23.98%) WAN
4 38 (22.22%) Firewall
5 36 (21.05%) TCP/IP
6 27 (15.79%) LAN
7 24 (14.04%) VLAN
8 22 (12.87%) VoIP
9 16 (9.36%) Wi-Fi
10 14 (8.19%) SD-WAN
11 8 (4.68%) SSL
12 5 (2.92%) Wireless
13 4 (2.34%) HTTP
14 3 (1.75%) FTP
14 3 (1.75%) SAN
14 3 (1.75%) SMS
14 3 (1.75%) SMTP
14 3 (1.75%) SNMP
14 3 (1.75%) Telnet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (4.09%) SQL Server
2 4 (2.34%) MySQL
3 1 (0.58%) Apache Cassandra
3 1 (0.58%) Azure SQL Database
3 1 (0.58%) Data Warehouse
3 1 (0.58%) MongoDB
3 1 (0.58%) Power BI
3 1 (0.58%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 1 (0.58%) MSBuild
General
1 79 (46.20%) Social Skills
2 39 (22.81%) Finance
3 9 (5.26%) Analytical Skills
4 8 (4.68%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 8 (4.68%) Organisational Skills
5 6 (3.51%) Aerospace
6 5 (2.92%) Manufacturing
6 5 (2.92%) Marketing
7 4 (2.34%) German Language
8 3 (1.75%) Automotive
8 3 (1.75%) Back Office
8 3 (1.75%) Games
9 2 (1.17%) Advertising
9 2 (1.17%) Legal
9 2 (1.17%) Retail
10 1 (0.58%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 44 (25.73%) IT Support
2 35 (20.47%) Support Engineer
3 29 (16.96%) IT Engineer
4 27 (15.79%) 2nd Line Support
5 26 (15.20%) IT Support Engineer
6 24 (14.04%) Analyst
6 24 (14.04%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 23 (13.45%) Support Analyst
8 21 (12.28%) 2nd Line Engineer
8 21 (12.28%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
8 21 (12.28%) Senior
9 14 (8.19%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
9 14 (8.19%) Support Technician
10 10 (5.85%) IT Analyst
11 9 (5.26%) 3rd Line Support
11 9 (5.26%) IT Support Analyst
11 9 (5.26%) IT Support Technician
11 9 (5.26%) IT Technician
12 7 (4.09%) 1st Line Support
12 7 (4.09%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (8.19%) .NET
2 1 (0.58%) ASP.NET
Miscellaneous
1 27 (15.79%) Driving Licence
2 16 (9.36%) Product Ownership
3 15 (8.77%) Enterprise Software
4 12 (7.02%) Client/Server
4 12 (7.02%) Onboarding
5 11 (6.43%) iPad
6 9 (5.26%) Management Information System
6 9 (5.26%) Security Posture
7 8 (4.68%) Hybrid Cloud
8 5 (2.92%) CMDB
8 5 (2.92%) Data Centre
8 5 (2.92%) Social Media
9 4 (2.34%) iPhone
9 4 (2.34%) Mobile App
9 4 (2.34%) Video Conferencing
10 3 (1.75%) Arduino
10 3 (1.75%) Hedge funds
10 3 (1.75%) PKI
10 3 (1.75%) Raspberry Pi
10 3 (1.75%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 116 (67.84%) Windows
2 88 (51.46%) Windows Server
3 47 (27.49%) Windows 10
4 26 (15.20%) Mac OS
5 17 (9.94%) Apple iOS
6 14 (8.19%) Windows Server 2016
7 13 (7.60%) Linux
8 10 (5.85%) Windows Server 2019
9 9 (5.26%) Windows Server 2012
10 2 (1.17%) Android
10 2 (1.17%) Windows Server 2008
11 1 (0.58%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 58 (33.92%) ITIL
2 45 (26.32%) Problem-Solving
3 39 (22.81%) Continuous Improvement
4 31 (18.13%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 29 (16.96%) Disaster Recovery
5 29 (16.96%) Service Delivery
6 28 (16.37%) Customer Service
7 27 (15.79%) Migration
8 21 (12.28%) Asset Management
8 21 (12.28%) DevOps
9 20 (11.70%) Information Security
9 20 (11.70%) Infrastructure as Code
10 19 (11.11%) Coaching
11 17 (9.94%) Data Loss Prevention
11 17 (9.94%) Mentoring
11 17 (9.94%) Roadmaps
11 17 (9.94%) Service Management
12 16 (9.36%) Technology Roadmap
13 15 (8.77%) Change Management
14 14 (8.19%) ITSM
Programming Languages
1 30 (17.54%) PowerShell
2 18 (10.53%) SQL
3 13 (7.60%) Python
4 9 (5.26%) Bash
5 5 (2.92%) JavaScript
6 3 (1.75%) Assembly Language
6 3 (1.75%) C
6 3 (1.75%) C#
6 3 (1.75%) C++
6 3 (1.75%) Java
6 3 (1.75%) MATLAB
6 3 (1.75%) Objective-C
6 3 (1.75%) Swift
7 2 (1.17%) Bicep
8 1 (0.58%) PHP
Qualifications
1 29 (16.96%) Degree
2 18 (10.53%) Microsoft Certification
3 15 (8.77%) DBS Check
4 14 (8.19%) Cisco Certification
5 12 (7.02%) CCNA
6 8 (4.68%) ITIL Certification
6 8 (4.68%) SC Cleared
6 8 (4.68%) Security Cleared
7 6 (3.51%) MCP
7 6 (3.51%) MCSA
8 5 (2.92%) BPSS Clearance
8 5 (2.92%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 4 (2.34%) AWS Certification
9 4 (2.34%) Azure Certification
10 3 (1.75%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 3 (1.75%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
11 2 (1.17%) CCNP
11 2 (1.17%) MCSE
12 1 (0.58%) CompTIA Security+
12 1 (0.58%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (7.02%) SLA
2 9 (5.26%) Cyber Essentials
3 8 (4.68%) NIST
4 7 (4.09%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 5 (2.92%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 3 (1.75%) GDPR
6 3 (1.75%) QA
7 2 (1.17%) Accessibility
7 2 (1.17%) GRC
7 2 (1.17%) NCSC
System Software
1 114 (66.67%) Active Directory
2 25 (14.62%) VMware Infrastructure
3 24 (14.04%) Hyper-V
4 10 (5.85%) Virtual Desktop
5 5 (2.92%) Virtual Machines
6 3 (1.75%) Docker
6 3 (1.75%) Postfix
6 3 (1.75%) VMware ESXi
7 2 (1.17%) BitLocker
7 2 (1.17%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 2 (1.17%) Virtual Servers
8 1 (0.58%) Firmware
8 1 (0.58%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 74 (43.27%) Microsoft Intune
2 23 (13.45%) Terraform
3 11 (6.43%) Jamf Pro
4 9 (5.26%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 9 (5.26%) Autotask
5 6 (3.51%) FortiGate
6 4 (2.34%) Kubernetes
6 4 (2.34%) PaperCut
7 3 (1.75%) Nessus
7 3 (1.75%) Proxmox
8 2 (1.17%) Ansible
8 2 (1.17%) SCCM
9 1 (0.58%) CASB
9 1 (0.58%) Cisco CUCM
9 1 (0.58%) Forefront Identity Manager
9 1 (0.58%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 146 (85.38%) Microsoft
2 27 (15.79%) VMware
3 25 (14.62%) Apple
4 11 (6.43%) Google
5 10 (5.85%) Datto
6 9 (5.26%) Cisco
7 8 (4.68%) Veeam
8 7 (4.09%) Freshdesk
9 6 (3.51%) Citrix
10 4 (2.34%) Logitech
11 3 (1.75%) IBM
11 3 (1.75%) Meraki
11 3 (1.75%) Sage
12 2 (1.17%) Dell
12 2 (1.17%) Fortinet
12 2 (1.17%) HP
12 2 (1.17%) IFS
12 2 (1.17%) Oracle
13 1 (0.58%) ServiceNow
13 1 (0.58%) Ubiquiti