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

6 months to
2 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 200 166 156
Rank change year-on-year -34 -10 -7
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Exchange 233 326 678
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.22% 2.19% 2.02%
As % of the Application Platforms category 20.69% 17.70% 18.18%
Number of salaries quoted 211 259 523
10th Percentile £28,500 £29,950 £28,000
25th Percentile £36,375 £31,250 £34,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £42,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.88% -5.56% -9.77%
75th Percentile £58,750 £53,750 £55,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £70,000 £71,100
UK median annual salary £42,000 £42,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year -1.18% +6.25% -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 1,126 1,842 3,729
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 5.89% 12.37% 11.13%
Number of salaries quoted 842 1,194 2,904
10th Percentile £31,250 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £41,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,500 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.83% +4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £74,996 £88,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £115,000 £122,500
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 2 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
1 141 (60.52%) SharePoint
2 15 (6.44%) IIS
3 9 (3.86%) Exchange Server 2007
3 9 (3.86%) Exchange Server 2010
3 9 (3.86%) Exchange Server 2013
4 1 (0.43%) Apache
4 1 (0.43%) Confluence
Applications
1 35 (15.02%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (1.29%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (1.29%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 3 (1.29%) Dynamics CRM
1 3 (1.29%) Oracle EBS
Cloud Services
1 210 (90.13%) Microsoft 365
2 164 (70.39%) Azure
3 123 (52.79%) Entra ID
4 46 (19.74%) OneDrive
5 39 (16.74%) SaaS
6 25 (10.73%) Mimecast
7 24 (10.30%) AWS
8 22 (9.44%) Power Platform
9 13 (5.58%) Google Workspace
10 10 (4.29%) Microsoft Copilot
11 8 (3.43%) Power Automate
12 5 (2.15%) IaaS
13 4 (1.72%) PaaS
14 3 (1.29%) Azure DevOps
14 3 (1.29%) Microsoft Purview
15 2 (0.86%) Azure Sentinel
15 2 (0.86%) Azure Storage
15 2 (0.86%) Cloudflare
15 2 (0.86%) Datadog
16 1 (0.43%) Azure Key Vault
Communications & Networking
1 81 (34.76%) DNS
2 70 (30.04%) DHCP
3 48 (20.60%) Firewall
3 48 (20.60%) Wi-Fi
4 45 (19.31%) TCP/IP
5 44 (18.88%) WAN
6 39 (16.74%) VPN
7 32 (13.73%) LAN
8 21 (9.01%) VoIP
9 12 (5.15%) SD-WAN
10 11 (4.72%) SAN
11 10 (4.29%) VLAN
12 7 (3.00%) Network Security
13 5 (2.15%) Internet
14 4 (1.72%) Remote Desktop
14 4 (1.72%) Wireless
15 2 (0.86%) DKIM
15 2 (0.86%) DMARC
15 2 (0.86%) Intranet
15 2 (0.86%) Telnet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 28 (12.02%) SQL Server
2 15 (6.44%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 14 (6.01%) PostgreSQL
4 10 (4.29%) MySQL
5 8 (3.43%) Power BI
6 4 (1.72%) Relational Database
7 1 (0.43%) Azure SQL Database
Development Applications
1 18 (7.73%) JIRA
General
1 116 (49.79%) Social Skills
2 32 (13.73%) Finance
3 28 (12.02%) Legal
4 26 (11.16%) Analytical Skills
5 20 (8.58%) Organisational Skills
6 12 (5.15%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 9 (3.86%) Marketing
7 9 (3.86%) Retail
8 8 (3.43%) Law
9 5 (2.15%) Public Sector
10 2 (0.86%) Banking
10 2 (0.86%) Local Government
11 1 (0.43%) Advertising
11 1 (0.43%) Documentation Skills
11 1 (0.43%) Fire and Rescue
11 1 (0.43%) Front Office
Job Titles
1 83 (35.62%) Support Engineer
2 72 (30.90%) IT Engineer
2 72 (30.90%) IT Support
3 57 (24.46%) IT Support Engineer
4 48 (20.60%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 30 (12.88%) Analyst
6 26 (11.16%) 3rd Line Support
7 25 (10.73%) 3rd Line Engineer
7 25 (10.73%) Senior
8 24 (10.30%) 2nd Line Engineer
8 24 (10.30%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
9 22 (9.44%) 2nd Line Support
9 22 (9.44%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
10 20 (8.58%) Infrastructure Support
11 19 (8.15%) Infrastructure Support Engineer
11 19 (8.15%) Support Analyst
12 15 (6.44%) Administrator
13 14 (6.01%) 3rd Line Infrastructure Engineer
13 14 (6.01%) 3rd Line Infrastructure Support
14 13 (5.58%) IT Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (3.43%) JSON
1 8 (3.43%) XML
2 7 (3.00%) HTML
3 6 (2.58%) CSS
3 6 (2.58%) Microsoft Graph
4 2 (0.86%) OpenID
5 1 (0.43%) .NET
5 1 (0.43%) OAuth
5 1 (0.43%) SAML
5 1 (0.43%) SPFx
5 1 (0.43%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 21 (9.01%) Driving Licence
2 18 (7.73%) Onboarding
3 13 (5.58%) Self-Motivation
4 9 (3.86%) Enterprise Cloud
4 9 (3.86%) Management Information System
4 9 (3.86%) Replication
5 8 (3.43%) Clustering
5 8 (3.43%) Data Structures
6 6 (2.58%) CMDB
6 6 (2.58%) Data Centre
7 4 (1.72%) CCTV
7 4 (1.72%) Cloud Native
8 3 (1.29%) Legacy Systems
9 2 (0.86%) Data Protection Act
9 2 (0.86%) Hybrid Cloud
9 2 (0.86%) Social Media
9 2 (0.86%) Virtual Team
10 1 (0.43%) Analytical Mindset
10 1 (0.43%) Enterprise Software
10 1 (0.43%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 135 (57.94%) Windows
2 82 (35.19%) Windows Server
3 41 (17.60%) Windows 10
4 33 (14.16%) Windows Server 2016
5 24 (10.30%) Mac OS
6 22 (9.44%) Apple iOS
6 22 (9.44%) Windows Server 2012
7 20 (8.58%) Windows Server 2019
8 15 (6.44%) Android
9 12 (5.15%) Linux
10 10 (4.29%) Windows Server 2008
11 2 (0.86%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 96 (41.20%) Problem-Solving
2 55 (23.61%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 49 (21.03%) ITIL
4 38 (16.31%) Continuous Improvement
4 38 (16.31%) Disaster Recovery
5 34 (14.59%) Service Delivery
6 26 (11.16%) Change Management
7 25 (10.73%) Cybersecurity
7 25 (10.73%) Identity Management
8 23 (9.87%) Technical Leadership
9 21 (9.01%) Workflow
10 20 (8.58%) Customer Service
11 19 (8.15%) Collaborative Working
11 19 (8.15%) Mentoring
11 19 (8.15%) Task Automation
12 18 (7.73%) Service Management
13 17 (7.30%) Incident Management
14 16 (6.87%) CRM
15 15 (6.44%) Business Continuity
15 15 (6.44%) Migration
Programming Languages
1 57 (24.46%) PowerShell
2 32 (13.73%) SQL
3 16 (6.87%) R
3 16 (6.87%) T-SQL
4 9 (3.86%) Python
5 6 (2.58%) VBA
5 6 (2.58%) VBScript
6 5 (2.15%) PHP
7 4 (1.72%) Bash
7 4 (1.72%) Delphi
7 4 (1.72%) Pascal
8 2 (0.86%) Korn
9 1 (0.43%) VB
Qualifications
1 36 (15.45%) Microsoft Certification
2 31 (13.30%) Degree
3 14 (6.01%) SC Cleared
3 14 (6.01%) Security Cleared
4 8 (3.43%) Azure Certification
4 8 (3.43%) BPSS Clearance
4 8 (3.43%) CCNA
4 8 (3.43%) Cisco Certification
5 5 (2.15%) MCSA
6 4 (1.72%) Computer Science Degree
6 4 (1.72%) DBS Check
7 2 (0.86%) MCSE
8 1 (0.43%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 43 (18.45%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 18 (7.73%) Cyber Essentials
3 10 (4.29%) SLA
4 8 (3.43%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 8 (3.43%) Data Quality
5 3 (1.29%) QA
6 1 (0.43%) SOC 2
System Software
1 153 (65.67%) Active Directory
2 33 (14.16%) Hyper-V
3 23 (9.87%) VMware Infrastructure
4 12 (5.15%) Virtual Desktop
5 8 (3.43%) VMware ESXi
6 6 (2.58%) BitLocker
6 6 (2.58%) DFS Replication
7 3 (1.29%) Docker
7 3 (1.29%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 3 (1.29%) Virtual Machines
7 3 (1.29%) Virtual Servers
8 2 (0.86%) Citrix Hypervisor
8 2 (0.86%) Terminal Services
8 2 (0.86%) vSphere
9 1 (0.43%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 98 (42.06%) Microsoft Intune
2 13 (5.58%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 9 (3.86%) SCCM
4 6 (2.58%) Jamf Pro
4 6 (2.58%) vCenter Server
5 4 (1.72%) Single Sign-On
6 3 (1.29%) Failover Clustering
6 3 (1.29%) Kubernetes
6 3 (1.29%) Terraform
7 2 (0.86%) FortiGate
7 2 (0.86%) Norton AntiVirus
7 2 (0.86%) PaperCut
7 2 (0.86%) WhatsUp Gold
8 1 (0.43%) CASB
8 1 (0.43%) Forefront Identity Manager
Vendors
1 206 (88.41%) Microsoft
2 34 (14.59%) VMware
3 21 (9.01%) Veeam
4 17 (7.30%) CrowdStrike
5 15 (6.44%) Cisco
6 13 (5.58%) Dell
6 13 (5.58%) Google
7 11 (4.72%) Meraki
7 11 (4.72%) SonicWALL
8 9 (3.86%) HP
9 8 (3.43%) Apple
10 7 (3.00%) Fortinet
10 7 (3.00%) iManage
11 6 (2.58%) Draytek
12 5 (2.15%) ServiceNow
13 4 (1.72%) Datto
13 4 (1.72%) Sage
14 3 (1.29%) Oracle
14 3 (1.29%) SAP
14 3 (1.29%) WatchGuard