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 4 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 187 150 105
Rank change year-on-year -37 -45 +66
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Exchange 204 428 612
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.33% 2.25% 3.00%
As % of the Application Platforms category 17.93% 18.33% 26.06%
Number of salaries quoted 150 325 522
10th Percentile £28,500 £28,498 £27,525
25th Percentile £30,000 £31,500 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £45,000 £45,750
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% -1.64% -0.54%
75th Percentile £59,750 £58,750 £57,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £73,750
UK median annual salary £40,000 £42,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year -5.88% - +0.59%

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 1,138 2,335 2,348
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 7.43% 12.25% 11.51%
Number of salaries quoted 842 1,642 1,861
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £65,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% +13.04% -
75th Percentile £88,500 £97,500 £77,715
90th Percentile £124,250 £142,500 £95,063
UK median annual salary £52,500 £55,875 £55,000
% change year-on-year -6.04% +1.59% -

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 4 December 2025.

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 (58.82%) SharePoint
2 7 (3.43%) IIS
3 3 (1.47%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 21 (10.29%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (1.96%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (1.47%) MS Visio
3 3 (1.47%) Simulink
4 1 (0.49%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.49%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 7 (3.43%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.49%) Sage 200
Cloud Services
1 179 (87.75%) Microsoft 365
2 122 (59.80%) Azure
3 104 (50.98%) Entra ID
4 37 (18.14%) OneDrive
5 28 (13.73%) Microsoft Purview
6 25 (12.25%) Power Platform
7 16 (7.84%) AWS
7 16 (7.84%) PowerApps
8 14 (6.86%) Power Automate
9 12 (5.88%) Dynamics 365
9 12 (5.88%) SaaS
10 11 (5.39%) IaaS
11 10 (4.90%) Microsoft Copilot
12 9 (4.41%) Azure DevOps
12 9 (4.41%) Mimecast
13 6 (2.94%) Google Workspace
13 6 (2.94%) ShareGate
14 5 (2.45%) Azure Monitor
15 4 (1.96%) GitHub
15 4 (1.96%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 54 (26.47%) DNS
2 50 (24.51%) DHCP
3 47 (23.04%) VPN
4 40 (19.61%) Firewall
5 29 (14.22%) TCP/IP
5 29 (14.22%) WAN
6 24 (11.76%) LAN
7 23 (11.27%) VoIP
8 20 (9.80%) VLAN
9 10 (4.90%) Wi-Fi
10 7 (3.43%) SD-WAN
10 7 (3.43%) Wireless
11 6 (2.94%) SSL
12 5 (2.45%) SAN
13 3 (1.47%) DKIM
13 3 (1.47%) DMARC
13 3 (1.47%) NAS
13 3 (1.47%) Remote Desktop
13 3 (1.47%) SMTP
13 3 (1.47%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (5.39%) SQL Server
2 9 (4.41%) Power BI
3 5 (2.45%) Data Hub
3 5 (2.45%) SQL CLR
4 4 (1.96%) MySQL
5 1 (0.49%) Apache Cassandra
5 1 (0.49%) Data Warehouse
5 1 (0.49%) Metadata
5 1 (0.49%) MongoDB
5 1 (0.49%) SQL Server Analysis Services
5 1 (0.49%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 1 (0.49%) Fiddler
1 1 (0.49%) MSBuild
General
1 85 (41.67%) Social Skills
2 48 (23.53%) Finance
3 13 (6.37%) Manufacturing
4 11 (5.39%) Analytical Skills
5 8 (3.92%) Back Office
6 7 (3.43%) Advertising
6 7 (3.43%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 7 (3.43%) Presentation Skills
7 6 (2.94%) Aerospace
7 6 (2.94%) Marketing
8 5 (2.45%) Organisational Skills
8 5 (2.45%) Telecoms
9 4 (1.96%) German Language
9 4 (1.96%) Retail
10 3 (1.47%) Automotive
10 3 (1.47%) Games
11 2 (0.98%) Legal
11 2 (0.98%) Public Sector
12 1 (0.49%) Documentation Skills
12 1 (0.49%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 39 (19.12%) IT Support
2 34 (16.67%) Analyst
3 30 (14.71%) Support Engineer
4 25 (12.25%) Support Analyst
5 23 (11.27%) IT Engineer
6 22 (10.78%) Senior
7 21 (10.29%) 2nd Line Support
7 21 (10.29%) IT Support Engineer
8 18 (8.82%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 18 (8.82%) Support Technician
9 15 (7.35%) 2nd Line Engineer
9 15 (7.35%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
10 12 (5.88%) 1st Line Support
10 12 (5.88%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
11 11 (5.39%) IT Analyst
12 10 (4.90%) Senior Analyst
13 9 (4.41%) IT Support Analyst
14 8 (3.92%) Infrastructure Manager
14 8 (3.92%) IT Support Technician
14 8 (3.92%) Service Desk Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (8.33%) .NET
2 4 (1.96%) .NET Core
2 4 (1.96%) .NET Framework
2 4 (1.96%) Dapper ORM
2 4 (1.96%) Entity Framework
3 2 (0.98%) Software Packaging
4 1 (0.49%) ASP.NET
4 1 (0.49%) Microsoft Graph
4 1 (0.49%) OAuth
4 1 (0.49%) OpenID
4 1 (0.49%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 30 (14.71%) Driving Licence
2 18 (8.82%) Onboarding
3 16 (7.84%) Product Ownership
4 15 (7.35%) Enterprise Software
5 12 (5.88%) Client/Server
6 11 (5.39%) iPad
7 10 (4.90%) Security Posture
8 9 (4.41%) Management Information System
9 8 (3.92%) Hybrid Cloud
10 7 (3.43%) Self-Motivation
11 5 (2.45%) Private Cloud
12 4 (1.96%) iPhone
12 4 (1.96%) Mobile App
12 4 (1.96%) PKI
12 4 (1.96%) Replication
12 4 (1.96%) Team-Oriented Environment
12 4 (1.96%) Video Conferencing
13 3 (1.47%) Arduino
13 3 (1.47%) Hedge funds
13 3 (1.47%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 128 (62.75%) Windows
2 90 (44.12%) Windows Server
3 39 (19.12%) Windows 10
4 25 (12.25%) Mac OS
5 13 (6.37%) Apple iOS
5 13 (6.37%) Linux
6 10 (4.90%) Windows Server 2016
7 7 (3.43%) Windows Server 2019
8 5 (2.45%) Windows Server 2012
9 2 (0.98%) Windows Server 2008
10 1 (0.49%) Android
10 1 (0.49%) CentOS
10 1 (0.49%) Ubuntu
10 1 (0.49%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 68 (33.33%) ITIL
2 53 (25.98%) Problem-Solving
3 47 (23.04%) Continuous Improvement
4 33 (16.18%) Disaster Recovery
5 32 (15.69%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 31 (15.20%) Customer Service
7 28 (13.73%) Migration
8 22 (10.78%) Service Delivery
9 21 (10.29%) Information Security
10 20 (9.80%) Asset Management
10 20 (9.80%) Coaching
11 19 (9.31%) Data Loss Prevention
11 19 (9.31%) DevOps
11 19 (9.31%) Infrastructure as Code
11 19 (9.31%) Mentoring
11 19 (9.31%) Roadmaps
12 18 (8.82%) Change Management
13 17 (8.33%) Technology Roadmap
14 16 (7.84%) Cybersecurity
15 15 (7.35%) AI
Programming Languages
1 33 (16.18%) PowerShell
2 23 (11.27%) SQL
3 13 (6.37%) Python
4 10 (4.90%) Bash
5 7 (3.43%) C#
6 5 (2.45%) JavaScript
7 3 (1.47%) Assembly Language
7 3 (1.47%) C
7 3 (1.47%) C++
7 3 (1.47%) Java
7 3 (1.47%) MATLAB
7 3 (1.47%) Objective-C
7 3 (1.47%) Swift
8 2 (0.98%) Bicep
9 1 (0.49%) PHP
9 1 (0.49%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 33 (16.18%) Degree
2 19 (9.31%) Microsoft Certification
3 16 (7.84%) DBS Check
4 13 (6.37%) ITIL Certification
5 12 (5.88%) Cisco Certification
6 10 (4.90%) CCNA
7 9 (4.41%) SC Cleared
7 9 (4.41%) Security Cleared
8 7 (3.43%) A+ Certification
8 7 (3.43%) Azure Certification
9 6 (2.94%) MCP
10 5 (2.45%) AWS Certification
10 5 (2.45%) MCSA
11 4 (1.96%) BPSS Clearance
11 4 (1.96%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 3 (1.47%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
12 3 (1.47%) MCSE
12 3 (1.47%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
13 2 (0.98%) CCNP
13 2 (0.98%) CompTIA Security+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (7.84%) SLA
2 11 (5.39%) NIST
3 8 (3.92%) Cyber Essentials
4 6 (2.94%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 6 (2.94%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 5 (2.45%) GDPR
6 3 (1.47%) NCSC
7 2 (0.98%) Accessibility
7 2 (0.98%) GRC
8 1 (0.49%) HIPAA
8 1 (0.49%) ISO 22301
8 1 (0.49%) QA
System Software
1 129 (63.24%) Active Directory
2 28 (13.73%) VMware Infrastructure
3 26 (12.75%) Hyper-V
4 9 (4.41%) Virtual Desktop
5 5 (2.45%) Virtual Machines
6 4 (1.96%) Postfix
7 3 (1.47%) BitLocker
7 3 (1.47%) Docker
7 3 (1.47%) VMware ESXi
8 2 (0.98%) vSphere
9 1 (0.49%) Dovecot
9 1 (0.49%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 88 (43.14%) Microsoft Intune
2 21 (10.29%) Terraform
3 11 (5.39%) Jamf Pro
4 9 (4.41%) Autotask
5 7 (3.43%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 5 (2.45%) FortiGate
7 4 (1.96%) Kubernetes
7 4 (1.96%) Proxmox
7 4 (1.96%) SCCM
8 3 (1.47%) Nessus
8 3 (1.47%) PaperCut
9 2 (0.98%) Ansible
9 2 (0.98%) Single Sign-On
10 1 (0.49%) Cisco CUCM
10 1 (0.49%) Failover Clustering
10 1 (0.49%) Prometheus
10 1 (0.49%) SmoothWall
Vendors
1 175 (85.78%) Microsoft
2 31 (15.20%) VMware
3 23 (11.27%) Apple
4 16 (7.84%) Cisco
5 10 (4.90%) Citrix
5 10 (4.90%) Datto
6 8 (3.92%) Veeam
7 7 (3.43%) Freshdesk
7 7 (3.43%) Google
7 7 (3.43%) Meraki
8 5 (2.45%) Logitech
9 4 (1.96%) Sage
10 3 (1.47%) IBM
11 2 (0.98%) HP
11 2 (0.98%) Sophos
12 1 (0.49%) arcserve
12 1 (0.49%) Dell
12 1 (0.49%) EMC
12 1 (0.49%) Forcepoint
12 1 (0.49%) Red Hat