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 21 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 205 172 129
Rank change year-on-year -33 -43 +84
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Exchange 232 407 609
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.42% 2.02% 2.63%
As % of the Application Platforms category 16.43% 16.78% 22.93%
Number of salaries quoted 173 292 529
10th Percentile £29,000 £28,500 £27,500
25th Percentile £30,000 £30,938 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,500 £42,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.71% -10.53% +3.26%
75th Percentile £58,750 £55,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £71,150 £75,000
UK median annual salary £40,000 £42,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year -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 1,412 2,425 2,656
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 8.67% 12.01% 11.49%
Number of salaries quoted 949 1,708 2,126
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £40,250 £46,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,000 £67,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.07% +12.50% +5.26%
75th Percentile £88,500 £112,500 £79,313
90th Percentile £135,000 £143,750 £96,250
UK median annual salary £52,500 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.70% +4.55% -

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 21 October 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
1 111 (47.84%) SharePoint
2 14 (6.03%) IIS
3 5 (2.16%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 20 (8.62%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (1.72%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (1.29%) Simulink
4 1 (0.43%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.43%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.43%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 5 (2.16%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.86%) Sage 200
Cloud Services
1 188 (81.03%) Microsoft 365
2 139 (59.91%) Azure
3 103 (44.40%) Entra ID
4 41 (17.67%) OneDrive
5 31 (13.36%) Power Platform
6 26 (11.21%) Microsoft Purview
7 23 (9.91%) SaaS
8 16 (6.90%) IaaS
8 16 (6.90%) Power Automate
9 15 (6.47%) PowerApps
10 13 (5.60%) Dynamics 365
11 12 (5.17%) AWS
12 11 (4.74%) Microsoft Copilot
13 10 (4.31%) GitHub
14 9 (3.88%) Mimecast
15 5 (2.16%) ShareGate
16 4 (1.72%) Azure DevOps
16 4 (1.72%) Azure Sentinel
17 3 (1.29%) Cloud Computing
17 3 (1.29%) IBM Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 52 (22.41%) DNS
2 49 (21.12%) Firewall
3 47 (20.26%) DHCP
4 38 (16.38%) VPN
5 28 (12.07%) TCP/IP
6 24 (10.34%) WAN
7 23 (9.91%) LAN
8 17 (7.33%) VoIP
9 15 (6.47%) SAN
10 14 (6.03%) VLAN
11 7 (3.02%) Wi-Fi
12 6 (2.59%) Network Security
12 6 (2.59%) SSL
13 4 (1.72%) Remote Desktop
13 4 (1.72%) Wireless
14 3 (1.29%) DKIM
14 3 (1.29%) DMARC
14 3 (1.29%) HTTP
14 3 (1.29%) SD-WAN
14 3 (1.29%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 28 (12.07%) SQL Server
2 17 (7.33%) Data Hub
2 17 (7.33%) Power BI
2 17 (7.33%) SQL CLR
3 7 (3.02%) Metadata
3 7 (3.02%) SQL Server Analysis Services
3 7 (3.02%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 1 (0.43%) Apache Cassandra
4 1 (0.43%) MongoDB
4 1 (0.43%) MySQL
4 1 (0.43%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 1 (0.43%) Fiddler
1 1 (0.43%) Git
1 1 (0.43%) JIRA
1 1 (0.43%) MSBuild
General
1 85 (36.64%) Social Skills
2 70 (30.17%) Finance
3 19 (8.19%) Back Office
4 15 (6.47%) Analytical Skills
5 12 (5.17%) Legal
6 11 (4.74%) Manufacturing
7 10 (4.31%) Retail
8 8 (3.45%) Presentation Skills
9 7 (3.02%) Advertising
9 7 (3.02%) Marketing
10 6 (2.59%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 6 (2.59%) Public Sector
11 5 (2.16%) Telecoms
12 3 (1.29%) Aerospace
12 3 (1.29%) Games
12 3 (1.29%) Law
12 3 (1.29%) Local Government
13 2 (0.86%) German Language
13 2 (0.86%) Organisational Skills
14 1 (0.43%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 42 (18.10%) Analyst
2 34 (14.66%) IT Support
3 32 (13.79%) Senior
4 30 (12.93%) Support Engineer
5 20 (8.62%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 20 (8.62%) Support Analyst
5 20 (8.62%) Support Technician
6 19 (8.19%) 2nd Line Support
6 19 (8.19%) IT Engineer
7 16 (6.90%) IT Support Engineer
8 15 (6.47%) Service Analyst
8 15 (6.47%) Service Desk Analyst
9 14 (6.03%) Technical Support
10 12 (5.17%) Senior Analyst
11 11 (4.74%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
12 10 (4.31%) 3rd Line Engineer
12 10 (4.31%) Cisco Analyst
12 10 (4.31%) IT Analyst
12 10 (4.31%) Senior Cisco Analyst
12 10 (4.31%) Senior Service Desk Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (9.48%) .NET
2 10 (4.31%) .NET Core
2 10 (4.31%) .NET Framework
2 10 (4.31%) Dapper ORM
2 10 (4.31%) Entity Framework
3 6 (2.59%) SAML
4 2 (0.86%) Software Packaging
5 1 (0.43%) ASP.NET
5 1 (0.43%) FIX Protocol
5 1 (0.43%) Microsoft Graph
5 1 (0.43%) OAuth
5 1 (0.43%) OpenID
Miscellaneous
1 25 (10.78%) Driving Licence
2 20 (8.62%) Product Ownership
3 17 (7.33%) Private Cloud
4 16 (6.90%) Onboarding
5 11 (4.74%) Enterprise Software
6 10 (4.31%) Client/Server
6 10 (4.31%) Security Posture
6 10 (4.31%) Self-Motivation
6 10 (4.31%) Team-Oriented Environment
7 9 (3.88%) Management Information System
7 9 (3.88%) PKI
8 6 (2.59%) Data Centre
8 6 (2.59%) Hybrid Cloud
9 5 (2.16%) iPad
10 3 (1.29%) Algorithms
10 3 (1.29%) Arduino
10 3 (1.29%) BYOD
10 3 (1.29%) e-Learning
10 3 (1.29%) Raspberry Pi
11 2 (0.86%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 141 (60.78%) Windows
2 97 (41.81%) Windows Server
3 25 (10.78%) Windows 10
4 23 (9.91%) Mac OS
5 17 (7.33%) Linux
6 12 (5.17%) Windows Server 2019
7 9 (3.88%) Apple iOS
8 8 (3.45%) Windows Server 2016
9 3 (1.29%) Windows Server 2008
10 2 (0.86%) Android
10 2 (0.86%) Windows Server 2003
10 2 (0.86%) Windows Server 2012
11 1 (0.43%) CentOS
11 1 (0.43%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 1 (0.43%) Ubuntu
11 1 (0.43%) Unix
11 1 (0.43%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 68 (29.31%) ITIL
2 63 (27.16%) Problem-Solving
3 53 (22.84%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 42 (18.10%) Continuous Improvement
5 36 (15.52%) Customer Service
6 30 (12.93%) Migration
7 27 (11.64%) Disaster Recovery
8 25 (10.78%) Cybersecurity
9 24 (10.34%) Roadmaps
10 23 (9.91%) Performance Tuning
11 21 (9.05%) Agile
11 21 (9.05%) Infrastructure as Code
12 19 (8.19%) AI
12 19 (8.19%) Asset Management
12 19 (8.19%) Coaching
12 19 (8.19%) Information Security
12 19 (8.19%) Workflow
13 18 (7.76%) Data Loss Prevention
13 18 (7.76%) Data Privacy
13 18 (7.76%) Technology Roadmap
Programming Languages
1 40 (17.24%) PowerShell
2 32 (13.79%) SQL
3 18 (7.76%) Python
4 13 (5.60%) C#
5 10 (4.31%) Bash
6 7 (3.02%) T-SQL
7 6 (2.59%) PHP
8 5 (2.16%) JavaScript
9 3 (1.29%) Assembly Language
9 3 (1.29%) C
9 3 (1.29%) C++
9 3 (1.29%) Java
9 3 (1.29%) MATLAB
9 3 (1.29%) Objective-C
9 3 (1.29%) Perl
9 3 (1.29%) Swift
10 2 (0.86%) Bicep
Qualifications
1 40 (17.24%) Degree
2 22 (9.48%) Microsoft Certification
3 17 (7.33%) DBS Check
4 16 (6.90%) ITIL Certification
5 15 (6.47%) Security Cleared
6 13 (5.60%) Cisco Certification
7 12 (5.17%) Azure Certification
8 11 (4.74%) CCNA
9 10 (4.31%) SC Cleared
10 9 (3.88%) MCP
11 8 (3.45%) BPSS Clearance
11 8 (3.45%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
12 7 (3.02%) A+ Certification
13 6 (2.59%) CCNP
13 6 (2.59%) MCSA
13 6 (2.59%) MCSE
14 5 (2.16%) AWS Certification
15 4 (1.72%) DV Cleared
16 3 (1.29%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
17 1 (0.43%) CompTIA Security+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (8.19%) SLA
2 15 (6.47%) NIST
3 10 (4.31%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 9 (3.88%) Cyber Essentials
5 7 (3.02%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 7 (3.02%) GDPR
6 3 (1.29%) NCSC
7 2 (0.86%) ISO 22301
8 1 (0.43%) GRC
8 1 (0.43%) HIPAA
8 1 (0.43%) QA
System Software
1 147 (63.36%) Active Directory
2 54 (23.28%) VMware Infrastructure
3 27 (11.64%) Hyper-V
4 11 (4.74%) Virtual Desktop
5 10 (4.31%) VMware ESXi
6 5 (2.16%) XenApp
7 3 (1.29%) BitLocker
7 3 (1.29%) Docker
8 2 (0.86%) Virtual Machines
8 2 (0.86%) vSphere
9 1 (0.43%) Dovecot
9 1 (0.43%) Postfix
Systems Management
1 98 (42.24%) Microsoft Intune
2 21 (9.05%) Terraform
3 10 (4.31%) SCCM
4 9 (3.88%) Single Sign-On
5 8 (3.45%) Jamf Pro
6 7 (3.02%) Failover Clustering
7 6 (2.59%) Autotask
8 5 (2.16%) FortiGate
8 5 (2.16%) Proxmox
8 5 (2.16%) WSUS
9 3 (1.29%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 3 (1.29%) Kubernetes
9 3 (1.29%) Nessus
9 3 (1.29%) SmoothWall
10 2 (0.86%) Ansible
10 2 (0.86%) SCOM
10 2 (0.86%) SCOrch
10 2 (0.86%) SCSM
10 2 (0.86%) vCenter Server
11 1 (0.43%) Cisco CUCM
Vendors
1 191 (82.33%) Microsoft
2 63 (27.16%) VMware
3 25 (10.78%) Cisco
4 16 (6.90%) Apple
4 16 (6.90%) Citrix
4 16 (6.90%) Meraki
5 12 (5.17%) Veeam
6 7 (3.02%) Datto
7 5 (2.16%) Freshdesk
7 5 (2.16%) Logitech
7 5 (2.16%) Sage
7 5 (2.16%) SonicWALL
8 4 (1.72%) arcserve
8 4 (1.72%) CheckPoint
9 3 (1.29%) EMC
9 3 (1.29%) IBM
9 3 (1.29%) Palo Alto
9 3 (1.29%) Sophos
10 2 (0.86%) Concur
10 2 (0.86%) HubSpot