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

6 months to
31 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 202 149 108
Rank change year-on-year -53 -41 +58
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Exchange 184 391 592
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.21% 2.28% 2.91%
As % of the Application Platforms category 17.86% 18.54% 26.50%
Number of salaries quoted 135 298 494
10th Percentile £28,100 £28,500 £28,000
25th Percentile £30,000 £31,313 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £47,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -15.79% - +5.56%
75th Percentile £59,375 £59,688 £57,500
90th Percentile £73,700 £77,500 £75,000
UK median annual salary £40,000 £45,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year -11.11% +5.88% +0.13%

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 1,030 2,109 2,234
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 6.80% 12.32% 10.99%
Number of salaries quoted 755 1,443 1,782
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £44,738 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,639 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -1.05% +5.46% -
75th Percentile £87,500 £92,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £115,000 £116,250 £97,290
UK median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +1.85% -1.82%

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 31 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
1 108 (58.70%) SharePoint
2 4 (2.17%) IIS
3 2 (1.09%) Skype for Business
4 1 (0.54%) Apache
Applications
1 21 (11.41%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (1.63%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (1.63%) MS Visio
2 3 (1.63%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 7 (3.80%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 161 (87.50%) Microsoft 365
2 116 (63.04%) Azure
3 96 (52.17%) Entra ID
4 33 (17.93%) OneDrive
5 24 (13.04%) Microsoft Purview
6 19 (10.33%) Power Platform
7 18 (9.78%) AWS
8 12 (6.52%) PowerApps
9 11 (5.98%) Azure DevOps
9 11 (5.98%) Dynamics 365
9 11 (5.98%) IaaS
10 10 (5.43%) Google Workspace
11 9 (4.89%) Mimecast
11 9 (4.89%) Power Automate
12 7 (3.80%) ShareGate
13 6 (3.26%) SaaS
14 5 (2.72%) Azure Monitor
14 5 (2.72%) Microsoft Copilot
14 5 (2.72%) PaaS
15 3 (1.63%) Azure Key Vault
Communications & Networking
1 59 (32.07%) DNS
2 56 (30.43%) DHCP
3 54 (29.35%) VPN
4 39 (21.20%) Firewall
4 39 (21.20%) WAN
5 34 (18.48%) TCP/IP
6 29 (15.76%) LAN
7 23 (12.50%) VLAN
7 23 (12.50%) VoIP
8 13 (7.07%) Wi-Fi
9 11 (5.98%) SD-WAN
10 8 (4.35%) SSL
11 6 (3.26%) Wireless
12 5 (2.72%) SMTP
13 4 (2.17%) HTTP
13 4 (2.17%) SAN
14 3 (1.63%) FTP
14 3 (1.63%) SMS
14 3 (1.63%) SNMP
14 3 (1.63%) Telnet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (3.26%) SQL Server
2 4 (2.17%) MySQL
3 3 (1.63%) Power BI
4 1 (0.54%) Apache Cassandra
4 1 (0.54%) Azure SQL Database
4 1 (0.54%) Data Warehouse
4 1 (0.54%) MongoDB
4 1 (0.54%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 1 (0.54%) MSBuild
General
1 81 (44.02%) Social Skills
2 40 (21.74%) Finance
3 9 (4.89%) Analytical Skills
4 8 (4.35%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 7 (3.80%) Manufacturing
5 7 (3.80%) Organisational Skills
6 6 (3.26%) Aerospace
7 5 (2.72%) Marketing
8 4 (2.17%) Advertising
8 4 (2.17%) German Language
8 4 (2.17%) Telecoms
9 3 (1.63%) Automotive
9 3 (1.63%) Back Office
9 3 (1.63%) Games
10 2 (1.09%) Legal
10 2 (1.09%) Presentation Skills
10 2 (1.09%) Retail
11 1 (0.54%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 42 (22.83%) IT Support
2 30 (16.30%) Support Engineer
3 29 (15.76%) Analyst
4 27 (14.67%) IT Engineer
5 25 (13.59%) 2nd Line Support
5 25 (13.59%) Support Analyst
6 24 (13.04%) IT Support Engineer
7 21 (11.41%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 20 (10.87%) Senior
9 19 (10.33%) 2nd Line Engineer
9 19 (10.33%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
10 16 (8.70%) Support Technician
11 13 (7.07%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
12 10 (5.43%) IT Analyst
13 9 (4.89%) 1st Line Support
13 9 (4.89%) IT Support Analyst
13 9 (4.89%) IT Support Technician
13 9 (4.89%) IT Technician
14 7 (3.80%) 3rd Line Support
15 6 (3.26%) Senior Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (7.61%) .NET
2 1 (0.54%) ASP.NET
Miscellaneous
1 27 (14.67%) Driving Licence
2 16 (8.70%) Product Ownership
3 15 (8.15%) Enterprise Software
3 15 (8.15%) Onboarding
4 12 (6.52%) Client/Server
5 11 (5.98%) iPad
6 10 (5.43%) Security Posture
7 9 (4.89%) Management Information System
8 8 (4.35%) Hybrid Cloud
9 5 (2.72%) Data Centre
9 5 (2.72%) Social Media
10 4 (2.17%) iPhone
10 4 (2.17%) Mobile App
10 4 (2.17%) Video Conferencing
11 3 (1.63%) Arduino
11 3 (1.63%) BYOD
11 3 (1.63%) CMDB
11 3 (1.63%) Hedge funds
11 3 (1.63%) PKI
11 3 (1.63%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 118 (64.13%) Windows
2 88 (47.83%) Windows Server
3 45 (24.46%) Windows 10
4 27 (14.67%) Mac OS
5 16 (8.70%) Apple iOS
6 13 (7.07%) Linux
6 13 (7.07%) Windows Server 2016
7 9 (4.89%) Windows Server 2019
8 7 (3.80%) Windows Server 2012
9 2 (1.09%) Android
10 1 (0.54%) VMS
10 1 (0.54%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 64 (34.78%) ITIL
2 48 (26.09%) Problem-Solving
3 38 (20.65%) Continuous Improvement
4 32 (17.39%) Customer Service
5 31 (16.85%) Disaster Recovery
6 29 (15.76%) Migration
7 28 (15.22%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 26 (14.13%) Service Delivery
9 20 (10.87%) Asset Management
9 20 (10.87%) Information Security
9 20 (10.87%) Infrastructure as Code
10 19 (10.33%) Coaching
10 19 (10.33%) DevOps
11 18 (9.78%) Data Loss Prevention
11 18 (9.78%) Roadmaps
12 17 (9.24%) Change Management
12 17 (9.24%) Cybersecurity
12 17 (9.24%) Mentoring
13 16 (8.70%) Technology Roadmap
14 14 (7.61%) Remote Monitoring and Management
Programming Languages
1 30 (16.30%) PowerShell
2 18 (9.78%) SQL
3 13 (7.07%) Python
4 9 (4.89%) Bash
5 5 (2.72%) JavaScript
6 3 (1.63%) Assembly Language
6 3 (1.63%) C
6 3 (1.63%) C#
6 3 (1.63%) C++
6 3 (1.63%) Java
6 3 (1.63%) MATLAB
6 3 (1.63%) Objective-C
6 3 (1.63%) Swift
7 2 (1.09%) Bicep
8 1 (0.54%) PHP
Qualifications
1 31 (16.85%) Degree
2 19 (10.33%) Microsoft Certification
3 18 (9.78%) DBS Check
4 14 (7.61%) Cisco Certification
5 12 (6.52%) CCNA
5 12 (6.52%) ITIL Certification
6 10 (5.43%) SC Cleared
6 10 (5.43%) Security Cleared
7 6 (3.26%) MCP
7 6 (3.26%) MCSA
8 5 (2.72%) Azure Certification
8 5 (2.72%) BPSS Clearance
8 5 (2.72%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 4 (2.17%) AWS Certification
10 3 (1.63%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 3 (1.63%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
11 2 (1.09%) A+ Certification
11 2 (1.09%) CCNP
11 2 (1.09%) MCSE
12 1 (0.54%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (7.61%) SLA
2 9 (4.89%) Cyber Essentials
2 9 (4.89%) NIST
3 8 (4.35%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 6 (3.26%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 3 (1.63%) GDPR
6 2 (1.09%) Accessibility
6 2 (1.09%) GRC
6 2 (1.09%) NCSC
6 2 (1.09%) QA
System Software
1 120 (65.22%) Active Directory
2 25 (13.59%) Hyper-V
3 23 (12.50%) VMware Infrastructure
4 10 (5.43%) Virtual Desktop
5 5 (2.72%) Virtual Machines
6 3 (1.63%) BitLocker
6 3 (1.63%) Docker
6 3 (1.63%) Postfix
6 3 (1.63%) VMware ESXi
7 2 (1.09%) vSphere
8 1 (0.54%) Firmware
8 1 (0.54%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 79 (42.93%) Microsoft Intune
2 23 (12.50%) Terraform
3 13 (7.07%) Jamf Pro
4 10 (5.43%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 9 (4.89%) Autotask
6 6 (3.26%) FortiGate
7 4 (2.17%) Kubernetes
7 4 (2.17%) PaperCut
7 4 (2.17%) Proxmox
8 3 (1.63%) Nessus
8 3 (1.63%) SCCM
9 2 (1.09%) Ansible
10 1 (0.54%) CASB
10 1 (0.54%) Cisco CUCM
10 1 (0.54%) Forefront Identity Manager
10 1 (0.54%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 158 (85.87%) Microsoft
2 26 (14.13%) Apple
3 25 (13.59%) VMware
4 12 (6.52%) Cisco
5 10 (5.43%) Citrix
5 10 (5.43%) Datto
5 10 (5.43%) Google
6 8 (4.35%) Veeam
7 7 (3.80%) Freshdesk
8 5 (2.72%) Logitech
8 5 (2.72%) Meraki
9 3 (1.63%) IBM
9 3 (1.63%) Sage
10 2 (1.09%) Fortinet
11 1 (0.54%) Dell
11 1 (0.54%) HP
11 1 (0.54%) MobileIron
11 1 (0.54%) Proofpoint
11 1 (0.54%) ServiceNow
11 1 (0.54%) Ubiquiti