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

6 months to
20 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 194 160 159
Rank change year-on-year -34 -1 -17
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Exchange 260 334 685
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.29% 2.16% 1.97%
As % of the Application Platforms category 21.40% 18.08% 17.62%
Number of salaries quoted 230 264 521
10th Percentile £28,500 £29,400 £28,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £31,250 £34,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £42,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.14% -6.67% -10.00%
75th Percentile £58,750 £53,750 £55,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £72,625 £70,000
UK median annual salary £42,000 £41,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year +1.20% +3.75% -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 1,215 1,847 3,887
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 6.03% 11.94% 11.19%
Number of salaries quoted 917 1,197 3,016
10th Percentile £31,250 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £40,903 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £58,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +3.45% -3.33%
75th Percentile £72,500 £90,000 £85,000
90th Percentile £93,750 £115,000 £130,625
UK median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -9.16%

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 20 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
1 155 (59.62%) SharePoint
2 16 (6.15%) IIS
3 9 (3.46%) Exchange Server 2007
3 9 (3.46%) Exchange Server 2010
3 9 (3.46%) Exchange Server 2013
4 1 (0.38%) Confluence
Applications
1 33 (12.69%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (1.15%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (1.15%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 3 (1.15%) Dynamics CRM
1 3 (1.15%) Oracle EBS
Cloud Services
1 226 (86.92%) Microsoft 365
2 186 (71.54%) Azure
3 136 (52.31%) Entra ID
4 48 (18.46%) OneDrive
5 44 (16.92%) SaaS
6 29 (11.15%) Mimecast
7 25 (9.62%) Power Platform
8 23 (8.85%) AWS
9 13 (5.00%) IaaS
10 12 (4.62%) Microsoft Copilot
10 12 (4.62%) PaaS
11 10 (3.85%) Google Workspace
12 9 (3.46%) Azure DevOps
12 9 (3.46%) Azure Monitor
13 8 (3.08%) Azure ExpressRoute
13 8 (3.08%) Azure Functions
13 8 (3.08%) Azure Key Vault
13 8 (3.08%) GitHub
13 8 (3.08%) Power Automate
13 8 (3.08%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 89 (34.23%) DNS
2 76 (29.23%) DHCP
3 53 (20.38%) Firewall
4 50 (19.23%) VPN
5 49 (18.85%) Wi-Fi
6 42 (16.15%) TCP/IP
7 37 (14.23%) WAN
8 29 (11.15%) LAN
9 21 (8.08%) VoIP
10 11 (4.23%) Network Security
10 11 (4.23%) SAN
11 10 (3.85%) VLAN
12 8 (3.08%) SD-WAN
13 7 (2.69%) Remote Desktop
14 5 (1.92%) Internet
14 5 (1.92%) Wireless
15 2 (0.77%) DKIM
15 2 (0.77%) Ethernet
15 2 (0.77%) Intranet
15 2 (0.77%) iSCSI
Database & Business Intelligence
1 29 (11.15%) SQL Server
2 14 (5.38%) PostgreSQL
2 14 (5.38%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 10 (3.85%) MySQL
4 8 (3.08%) Azure SQL Database
4 8 (3.08%) Power BI
5 4 (1.54%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 23 (8.85%) JIRA
2 8 (3.08%) Git
3 2 (0.77%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 129 (49.62%) Social Skills
2 34 (13.08%) Legal
3 32 (12.31%) Finance
4 27 (10.38%) Analytical Skills
5 20 (7.69%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 19 (7.31%) Organisational Skills
7 18 (6.92%) Law
8 10 (3.85%) Retail
9 9 (3.46%) Marketing
10 5 (1.92%) Public Sector
11 3 (1.15%) Banking
12 2 (0.77%) Front Office
12 2 (0.77%) Local Government
13 1 (0.38%) Advertising
13 1 (0.38%) Documentation Skills
13 1 (0.38%) Fire and Rescue
13 1 (0.38%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 95 (36.54%) Support Engineer
2 84 (32.31%) IT Support
3 82 (31.54%) IT Engineer
4 68 (26.15%) IT Support Engineer
5 44 (16.92%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 43 (16.54%) Analyst
7 30 (11.54%) Senior
8 29 (11.15%) 3rd Line Engineer
8 29 (11.15%) 3rd Line Support
9 27 (10.38%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
10 23 (8.85%) 2nd Line Engineer
11 22 (8.46%) Infrastructure Support
12 21 (8.08%) 2nd Line Support
12 21 (8.08%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
12 21 (8.08%) Support Analyst
13 20 (7.69%) Infrastructure Support Engineer
14 18 (6.92%) Administrator
15 17 (6.54%) IT Analyst
16 15 (5.77%) Systems Engineer
17 14 (5.38%) IT Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (3.46%) HTML
2 8 (3.08%) JSON
2 8 (3.08%) XML
3 7 (2.69%) Microsoft Graph
4 6 (2.31%) CSS
5 3 (1.15%) Web Services
6 2 (0.77%) OpenID
7 1 (0.38%) OAuth
7 1 (0.38%) SAML
7 1 (0.38%) SPFx
Miscellaneous
1 24 (9.23%) Driving Licence
2 22 (8.46%) Onboarding
3 18 (6.92%) Self-Motivation
4 9 (3.46%) Clustering
4 9 (3.46%) Enterprise Cloud
4 9 (3.46%) Management Information System
4 9 (3.46%) Public Cloud
4 9 (3.46%) Replication
5 8 (3.08%) Data Structures
5 8 (3.08%) Podcast
5 8 (3.08%) Security Posture
6 7 (2.69%) CMDB
7 4 (1.54%) CCTV
7 4 (1.54%) Cloud Native
7 4 (1.54%) Data Centre
8 3 (1.15%) Enterprise Software
8 3 (1.15%) Hybrid Cloud
8 3 (1.15%) Legacy Systems
9 2 (0.77%) BYOD
9 2 (0.77%) Data Protection Act
Operating Systems
1 160 (61.54%) Windows
2 87 (33.46%) Windows Server
3 39 (15.00%) Windows 10
4 32 (12.31%) Windows Server 2016
5 26 (10.00%) Mac OS
6 22 (8.46%) Apple iOS
7 20 (7.69%) Windows Server 2012
8 19 (7.31%) Android
8 19 (7.31%) Windows Server 2019
9 12 (4.62%) Linux
10 9 (3.46%) Windows Server 2008
11 8 (3.08%) VMS
12 2 (0.77%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 107 (41.15%) Problem-Solving
2 55 (21.15%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 47 (18.08%) ITIL
4 46 (17.69%) Continuous Improvement
5 36 (13.85%) Disaster Recovery
6 34 (13.08%) Service Delivery
7 33 (12.69%) Cybersecurity
8 30 (11.54%) Identity Management
9 29 (11.15%) Change Management
10 28 (10.77%) Technical Leadership
11 27 (10.38%) Customer Service
12 26 (10.00%) Task Automation
12 26 (10.00%) Workflow
13 25 (9.62%) Incident Management
13 25 (9.62%) Root Cause Analysis
14 24 (9.23%) Mentoring
15 21 (8.08%) Collaborative Working
16 20 (7.69%) Service Management
17 18 (6.92%) Collaborative Culture
18 16 (6.15%) Business Continuity
Programming Languages
1 74 (28.46%) PowerShell
2 44 (16.92%) SQL
3 20 (7.69%) R
4 19 (7.31%) T-SQL
5 13 (5.00%) Bash
6 11 (4.23%) Python
7 8 (3.08%) Bicep
7 8 (3.08%) Kusto Query Language
8 7 (2.69%) PHP
9 6 (2.31%) VBA
9 6 (2.31%) VBScript
10 4 (1.54%) Delphi
10 4 (1.54%) Pascal
11 2 (0.77%) Korn
12 1 (0.38%) VB
Qualifications
1 45 (17.31%) Microsoft Certification
2 31 (11.92%) Degree
3 16 (6.15%) Azure Certification
4 12 (4.62%) SC Cleared
4 12 (4.62%) Security Cleared
5 7 (2.69%) CCNA
5 7 (2.69%) Cisco Certification
6 6 (2.31%) BPSS Clearance
7 4 (1.54%) A+ Certification
7 4 (1.54%) Computer Science Degree
7 4 (1.54%) MCSA
8 3 (1.15%) ITIL Certification
8 3 (1.15%) Network+ Certification
9 2 (0.77%) MCSE
10 1 (0.38%) AWS Certification
10 1 (0.38%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 43 (16.54%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 17 (6.54%) Cyber Essentials
3 11 (4.23%) SLA
4 8 (3.08%) Data Quality
5 6 (2.31%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 2 (0.77%) QA
7 1 (0.38%) SOC 2
System Software
1 173 (66.54%) Active Directory
2 39 (15.00%) Hyper-V
3 37 (14.23%) VMware Infrastructure
4 21 (8.08%) Virtual Desktop
5 11 (4.23%) vSphere
6 10 (3.85%) VMware ESXi
7 6 (2.31%) BitLocker
7 6 (2.31%) DFS Replication
8 3 (1.15%) Microsoft Virtual Server
8 3 (1.15%) Virtual Servers
9 2 (0.77%) Citrix Hypervisor
9 2 (0.77%) Docker
9 2 (0.77%) Terminal Services
9 2 (0.77%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 109 (41.92%) Microsoft Intune
2 10 (3.85%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 9 (3.46%) SCCM
3 9 (3.46%) Terraform
4 6 (2.31%) Jamf Pro
4 6 (2.31%) vCenter Server
5 5 (1.92%) Single Sign-On
6 4 (1.54%) Failover Clustering
7 3 (1.15%) Norton AntiVirus
8 2 (0.77%) Kubernetes
8 2 (0.77%) WhatsUp Gold
9 1 (0.38%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 231 (88.85%) Microsoft
2 50 (19.23%) VMware
3 26 (10.00%) Veeam
4 21 (8.08%) CrowdStrike
5 15 (5.77%) Cisco
6 13 (5.00%) Dell
7 11 (4.23%) Meraki
7 11 (4.23%) SonicWALL
8 10 (3.85%) Apple
8 10 (3.85%) Google
9 9 (3.46%) HP
9 9 (3.46%) ServiceNow
10 8 (3.08%) ScienceLogic
11 7 (2.69%) Fortinet
11 7 (2.69%) iManage
12 6 (2.31%) Draytek
12 6 (2.31%) Sage
13 4 (1.54%) Datto
14 3 (1.15%) IFS
14 3 (1.15%) Tenable