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

6 months to
30 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 195 142 110
Rank change year-on-year -53 -32 +41
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Exchange 188 385 733
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.19% 2.37% 2.80%
As % of the Application Platforms category 17.90% 19.39% 26.03%
Number of salaries quoted 135 296 594
10th Percentile £27,650 £29,375 £28,000
25th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £32,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,500 £47,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.74% +5.56% -5.26%
75th Percentile £58,125 £63,750 £56,250
90th Percentile £68,250 £81,875 £70,000
UK median annual salary £40,000 £45,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year -11.11% +12.50% -5.76%

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 1,050 1,986 2,816
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 6.65% 12.23% 10.76%
Number of salaries quoted 749 1,292 2,291
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,663 £43,635 £39,543
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £61,754 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.84% +12.28% -4.86%
75th Percentile £83,750 £90,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £110,000 £115,000 £91,934
UK median annual salary £52,500 £55,762 £50,000
% change year-on-year -5.85% +11.52% -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 30 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
1 112 (59.57%) SharePoint
2 3 (1.60%) Exchange Server 2007
2 3 (1.60%) Exchange Server 2010
2 3 (1.60%) Exchange Server 2013
2 3 (1.60%) IIS
3 1 (0.53%) Apache
Applications
1 23 (12.23%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (1.60%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (1.60%) MS Visio
2 3 (1.60%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 7 (3.72%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (1.60%) Oracle EBS
Cloud Services
1 168 (89.36%) Microsoft 365
2 133 (70.74%) Azure
3 103 (54.79%) Entra ID
4 32 (17.02%) OneDrive
5 20 (10.64%) AWS
5 20 (10.64%) Microsoft Purview
6 18 (9.57%) Power Platform
7 15 (7.98%) Mimecast
7 15 (7.98%) SaaS
8 13 (6.91%) Google Workspace
9 11 (5.85%) Azure DevOps
9 11 (5.85%) IaaS
10 8 (4.26%) Power Automate
10 8 (4.26%) PowerApps
11 7 (3.72%) Dynamics 365
11 7 (3.72%) ShareGate
12 5 (2.66%) Azure Monitor
12 5 (2.66%) PaaS
13 4 (2.13%) Microsoft Copilot
14 3 (1.60%) Azure Key Vault
Communications & Networking
1 68 (36.17%) DNS
2 64 (34.04%) DHCP
3 58 (30.85%) VPN
4 44 (23.40%) WAN
5 40 (21.28%) Firewall
6 39 (20.74%) TCP/IP
7 29 (15.43%) LAN
8 25 (13.30%) VLAN
9 23 (12.23%) VoIP
9 23 (12.23%) Wi-Fi
10 15 (7.98%) SD-WAN
11 8 (4.26%) SSL
12 5 (2.66%) Wireless
13 4 (2.13%) HTTP
13 4 (2.13%) Remote Desktop
14 3 (1.60%) DKIM
14 3 (1.60%) DMARC
14 3 (1.60%) FTP
14 3 (1.60%) SMTP
14 3 (1.60%) SNMP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (6.38%) SQL Server
2 7 (3.72%) MySQL
3 4 (2.13%) Power BI
3 4 (2.13%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 3 (1.60%) PostgreSQL
5 1 (0.53%) Apache Cassandra
5 1 (0.53%) Azure SQL Database
5 1 (0.53%) Data Warehouse
5 1 (0.53%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 3 (1.60%) JIRA
2 1 (0.53%) MSBuild
General
1 87 (46.28%) Social Skills
2 42 (22.34%) Finance
3 12 (6.38%) Analytical Skills
4 10 (5.32%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 10 (5.32%) Organisational Skills
5 6 (3.19%) Aerospace
6 5 (2.66%) Legal
6 5 (2.66%) Manufacturing
6 5 (2.66%) Marketing
7 4 (2.13%) German Language
8 3 (1.60%) Automotive
8 3 (1.60%) Back Office
8 3 (1.60%) Games
9 2 (1.06%) Advertising
9 2 (1.06%) Retail
10 1 (0.53%) Documentation Skills
10 1 (0.53%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 51 (27.13%) IT Support
2 45 (23.94%) Support Engineer
3 38 (20.21%) IT Engineer
4 32 (17.02%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 32 (17.02%) IT Support Engineer
5 30 (15.96%) 2nd Line Support
6 25 (13.30%) Analyst
7 24 (12.77%) 2nd Line Engineer
7 24 (12.77%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
8 23 (12.23%) Senior
9 22 (11.70%) Support Analyst
10 15 (7.98%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
11 14 (7.45%) Support Technician
12 12 (6.38%) 3rd Line Support
12 12 (6.38%) IT Analyst
13 11 (5.85%) Infrastructure Support
13 11 (5.85%) IT Support Analyst
14 9 (4.79%) IT Support Technician
14 9 (4.79%) IT Technician
15 8 (4.26%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (7.45%) .NET
2 3 (1.60%) JSON
2 3 (1.60%) XML
3 1 (0.53%) ASP.NET
Miscellaneous
1 30 (15.96%) Driving Licence
2 16 (8.51%) Product Ownership
3 15 (7.98%) Enterprise Software
3 15 (7.98%) Onboarding
4 12 (6.38%) Client/Server
5 11 (5.85%) iPad
6 9 (4.79%) Management Information System
6 9 (4.79%) Security Posture
7 8 (4.26%) Hybrid Cloud
8 6 (3.19%) CMDB
9 5 (2.66%) Data Centre
9 5 (2.66%) Social Media
10 4 (2.13%) iPhone
10 4 (2.13%) Mobile App
10 4 (2.13%) Replication
10 4 (2.13%) Video Conferencing
11 3 (1.60%) Arduino
11 3 (1.60%) Hedge funds
11 3 (1.60%) PKI
11 3 (1.60%) Raspberry Pi
Operating Systems
1 124 (65.96%) Windows
2 94 (50.00%) Windows Server
3 48 (25.53%) Windows 10
4 26 (13.83%) Mac OS
5 17 (9.04%) Windows Server 2016
6 16 (8.51%) Apple iOS
7 13 (6.91%) Linux
7 13 (6.91%) Windows Server 2012
8 12 (6.38%) Windows Server 2019
9 4 (2.13%) Windows Server 2008
10 2 (1.06%) Android
11 1 (0.53%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 60 (31.91%) ITIL
2 53 (28.19%) Problem-Solving
3 41 (21.81%) Continuous Improvement
4 39 (20.74%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 33 (17.55%) Disaster Recovery
5 33 (17.55%) Service Delivery
6 29 (15.43%) Migration
7 28 (14.89%) Customer Service
8 22 (11.70%) DevOps
9 21 (11.17%) Asset Management
10 20 (10.64%) Information Security
10 20 (10.64%) Infrastructure as Code
11 19 (10.11%) Change Management
11 19 (10.11%) Coaching
12 18 (9.57%) Data Loss Prevention
12 18 (9.57%) Mentoring
12 18 (9.57%) Service Management
13 17 (9.04%) Roadmaps
14 16 (8.51%) Technology Roadmap
15 15 (7.98%) Root Cause Analysis
Programming Languages
1 34 (18.09%) PowerShell
2 23 (12.23%) SQL
3 16 (8.51%) Python
4 9 (4.79%) Bash
5 5 (2.66%) JavaScript
6 3 (1.60%) Assembly Language
6 3 (1.60%) C
6 3 (1.60%) C#
6 3 (1.60%) C++
6 3 (1.60%) Java
6 3 (1.60%) MATLAB
6 3 (1.60%) Objective-C
6 3 (1.60%) R
6 3 (1.60%) Swift
6 3 (1.60%) T-SQL
7 2 (1.06%) Bicep
8 1 (0.53%) PHP
Qualifications
1 29 (15.43%) Degree
2 21 (11.17%) Microsoft Certification
3 15 (7.98%) Cisco Certification
3 15 (7.98%) DBS Check
4 13 (6.91%) CCNA
5 12 (6.38%) SC Cleared
5 12 (6.38%) Security Cleared
6 7 (3.72%) BPSS Clearance
6 7 (3.72%) MCSA
7 6 (3.19%) ITIL Certification
7 6 (3.19%) Microsoft Certified Professional
8 5 (2.66%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 4 (2.13%) AWS Certification
9 4 (2.13%) Azure Certification
10 3 (1.60%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 3 (1.60%) MCSE
10 3 (1.60%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
11 2 (1.06%) CCNP
12 1 (0.53%) CompTIA Security+
12 1 (0.53%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (7.98%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 12 (6.38%) Cyber Essentials
2 12 (6.38%) SLA
3 8 (4.26%) NIST
4 7 (3.72%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 4 (2.13%) QA
6 3 (1.60%) Data Quality
6 3 (1.60%) GDPR
7 2 (1.06%) Accessibility
7 2 (1.06%) GRC
7 2 (1.06%) NCSC
System Software
1 125 (66.49%) Active Directory
2 29 (15.43%) Hyper-V
3 26 (13.83%) VMware Infrastructure
4 12 (6.38%) Virtual Desktop
5 5 (2.66%) Virtual Machines
6 4 (2.13%) VMware ESXi
7 3 (1.60%) Docker
7 3 (1.60%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 3 (1.60%) Postfix
7 3 (1.60%) Virtual Servers
8 1 (0.53%) BitLocker
8 1 (0.53%) DFS Replication
8 1 (0.53%) Firmware
8 1 (0.53%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 82 (43.62%) Microsoft Intune
2 23 (12.23%) Terraform
3 11 (5.85%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 9 (4.79%) Autotask
4 9 (4.79%) Jamf Pro
5 6 (3.19%) FortiGate
6 4 (2.13%) Kubernetes
6 4 (2.13%) PaperCut
7 3 (1.60%) Nessus
7 3 (1.60%) Proxmox
8 2 (1.06%) Ansible
8 2 (1.06%) SCCM
9 1 (0.53%) CASB
9 1 (0.53%) Cisco CUCM
9 1 (0.53%) Forefront Identity Manager
9 1 (0.53%) Prometheus
9 1 (0.53%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 161 (85.64%) Microsoft
2 30 (15.96%) VMware
3 24 (12.77%) Apple
4 13 (6.91%) Google
5 10 (5.32%) Cisco
5 10 (5.32%) Datto
6 9 (4.79%) Veeam
7 7 (3.72%) Freshdesk
8 5 (2.66%) Citrix
8 5 (2.66%) Dell
8 5 (2.66%) Meraki
9 4 (2.13%) HP
10 3 (1.60%) CrowdStrike
10 3 (1.60%) Fortinet
10 3 (1.60%) IBM
10 3 (1.60%) IFS
10 3 (1.60%) Logitech
10 3 (1.60%) Oracle
10 3 (1.60%) Sage
11 1 (0.53%) Zscaler