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 6 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 195 128 128
Rank change year-on-year -67 0 +22
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Exchange 208 339 760
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.22% 2.63% 2.42%
As % of the Application Platforms category 19.72% 19.12% 21.88%
Number of salaries quoted 173 285 607
10th Percentile £28,500 £28,500 £27,750
25th Percentile £31,500 £31,250 £34,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.56% - -5.26%
75th Percentile £58,750 £60,000 £55,000
90th Percentile £67,000 £76,250 £70,200
UK median annual salary £42,000 £42,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year -1.18% +6.25% -3.61%

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 1,055 1,773 3,473
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 6.20% 13.75% 11.07%
Number of salaries quoted 750 1,312 2,754
10th Percentile £31,250 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £42,500 £39,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% +9.09% -8.33%
75th Percentile £77,500 £90,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £115,000 £97,500
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 6 April 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
1 122 (58.65%) SharePoint
2 9 (4.33%) Exchange Server 2007
2 9 (4.33%) Exchange Server 2010
2 9 (4.33%) Exchange Server 2013
3 4 (1.92%) IIS
4 1 (0.48%) Apache
Applications
1 32 (15.38%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (2.88%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (1.44%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (1.44%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 6 (2.88%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (1.44%) Oracle EBS
Cloud Services
1 188 (90.38%) Microsoft 365
2 149 (71.63%) Azure
3 106 (50.96%) Entra ID
4 39 (18.75%) OneDrive
5 34 (16.35%) SaaS
6 21 (10.10%) AWS
6 21 (10.10%) Mimecast
7 18 (8.65%) Google Workspace
8 16 (7.69%) Power Platform
9 10 (4.81%) Azure DevOps
10 8 (3.85%) Power Automate
11 5 (2.40%) Azure Monitor
11 5 (2.40%) IaaS
11 5 (2.40%) PowerApps
12 4 (1.92%) Microsoft Copilot
12 4 (1.92%) PaaS
13 3 (1.44%) Microsoft Purview
14 2 (0.96%) Azure Key Vault
14 2 (0.96%) Azure Stack
14 2 (0.96%) ShareGate
Communications & Networking
1 88 (42.31%) DNS
2 79 (37.98%) DHCP
3 52 (25.00%) VPN
4 48 (23.08%) WAN
5 46 (22.12%) TCP/IP
6 43 (20.67%) Wi-Fi
7 37 (17.79%) Firewall
8 33 (15.87%) LAN
9 22 (10.58%) VoIP
10 16 (7.69%) VLAN
11 15 (7.21%) SD-WAN
12 5 (2.40%) Remote Desktop
13 4 (1.92%) Internet
13 4 (1.92%) Network Security
13 4 (1.92%) SAN
13 4 (1.92%) Wireless
14 3 (1.44%) FTP
14 3 (1.44%) HTTP
14 3 (1.44%) SMTP
14 3 (1.44%) Telnet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (8.65%) SQL Server
2 13 (6.25%) PostgreSQL
3 12 (5.77%) MySQL
4 9 (4.33%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 8 (3.85%) Power BI
6 4 (1.92%) Relational Database
7 1 (0.48%) Azure SQL Database
7 1 (0.48%) Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 16 (7.69%) JIRA
General
1 92 (44.23%) Social Skills
2 27 (12.98%) Finance
3 20 (9.62%) Analytical Skills
4 19 (9.13%) Legal
5 18 (8.65%) Organisational Skills
6 12 (5.77%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 7 (3.37%) Marketing
8 6 (2.88%) Retail
9 5 (2.40%) Manufacturing
10 4 (1.92%) German Language
10 4 (1.92%) Public Sector
11 3 (1.44%) Advertising
11 3 (1.44%) Aerospace
11 3 (1.44%) Automotive
11 3 (1.44%) Back Office
12 1 (0.48%) Documentation Skills
12 1 (0.48%) Games
12 1 (0.48%) Law
12 1 (0.48%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 70 (33.65%) IT Support
1 70 (33.65%) Support Engineer
2 61 (29.33%) IT Engineer
3 49 (23.56%) IT Support Engineer
4 48 (23.08%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 34 (16.35%) 2nd Line Support
6 32 (15.38%) Analyst
7 29 (13.94%) 2nd Line Engineer
8 28 (13.46%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
9 24 (11.54%) 3rd Line Engineer
9 24 (11.54%) 3rd Line Support
10 23 (11.06%) Infrastructure Support
11 22 (10.58%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
11 22 (10.58%) Support Analyst
12 21 (10.10%) Senior
13 19 (9.13%) Infrastructure Support Engineer
14 16 (7.69%) IT Analyst
14 16 (7.69%) IT Support Analyst
15 14 (6.73%) 3rd Line Infrastructure Engineer
15 14 (6.73%) 3rd Line Infrastructure Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (4.33%) .NET
2 8 (3.85%) JSON
2 8 (3.85%) XML
3 1 (0.48%) HTML
3 1 (0.48%) Microsoft Graph
3 1 (0.48%) OAuth
3 1 (0.48%) OpenID
3 1 (0.48%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 34 (16.35%) Driving Licence
2 28 (13.46%) Onboarding
3 13 (6.25%) Self-Motivation
4 9 (4.33%) Replication
5 8 (3.85%) Data Structures
6 7 (3.37%) iPad
7 6 (2.88%) Client/Server
7 6 (2.88%) CMDB
8 5 (2.40%) Hybrid Cloud
8 5 (2.40%) Social Media
9 4 (1.92%) CCTV
9 4 (1.92%) Data Centre
9 4 (1.92%) Enterprise Cloud
9 4 (1.92%) Enterprise Software
9 4 (1.92%) iPhone
9 4 (1.92%) Mobile App
9 4 (1.92%) Video Conferencing
10 3 (1.44%) Hedge funds
10 3 (1.44%) Management Information System
11 2 (0.96%) e-Learning
Operating Systems
1 125 (60.10%) Windows
2 81 (38.94%) Windows Server
3 52 (25.00%) Windows 10
4 28 (13.46%) Windows Server 2016
5 25 (12.02%) Mac OS
6 24 (11.54%) Windows Server 2012
7 18 (8.65%) Apple iOS
7 18 (8.65%) Windows Server 2019
8 10 (4.81%) Windows Server 2008
9 7 (3.37%) Android
10 5 (2.40%) Linux
11 1 (0.48%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 80 (38.46%) Problem-Solving
2 57 (27.40%) ITIL
3 53 (25.48%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 36 (17.31%) Service Delivery
5 33 (15.87%) Change Management
6 29 (13.94%) Disaster Recovery
7 27 (12.98%) Continuous Improvement
8 23 (11.06%) Incident Management
9 22 (10.58%) Migration
9 22 (10.58%) Workflow
10 21 (10.10%) Customer Service
10 21 (10.10%) Technical Leadership
11 20 (9.62%) Collaborative Working
12 19 (9.13%) Identity Management
12 19 (9.13%) Service Management
13 16 (7.69%) Root Cause Analysis
14 15 (7.21%) CRM
14 15 (7.21%) ITSM
14 15 (7.21%) Problem Management
14 15 (7.21%) Task Automation
Programming Languages
1 36 (17.31%) PowerShell
2 31 (14.90%) SQL
3 16 (7.69%) R
4 10 (4.81%) Python
5 8 (3.85%) T-SQL
6 5 (2.40%) PHP
7 4 (1.92%) Delphi
7 4 (1.92%) Pascal
8 3 (1.44%) Bash
9 2 (0.96%) C#
9 2 (0.96%) JavaScript
10 1 (0.48%) Korn
Qualifications
1 30 (14.42%) Microsoft Certification
2 20 (9.62%) Degree
3 16 (7.69%) SC Cleared
3 16 (7.69%) Security Cleared
4 10 (4.81%) DBS Check
5 8 (3.85%) BPSS Clearance
5 8 (3.85%) CCNA
5 8 (3.85%) Cisco Certification
6 7 (3.37%) MCSA
7 4 (1.92%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 2 (0.96%) Azure Certification
8 2 (0.96%) MCSE
9 1 (0.48%) CCNP
9 1 (0.48%) CompTIA Security+
9 1 (0.48%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 35 (16.83%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 15 (7.21%) SLA
3 14 (6.73%) Cyber Essentials
4 10 (4.81%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 8 (3.85%) Data Quality
6 4 (1.92%) QA
7 2 (0.96%) Accessibility
8 1 (0.48%) GRC
8 1 (0.48%) NCSC
System Software
1 145 (69.71%) Active Directory
2 39 (18.75%) Hyper-V
3 22 (10.58%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (2.88%) DFS Replication
4 6 (2.88%) Virtual Desktop
4 6 (2.88%) Virtual Machines
4 6 (2.88%) VMware ESXi
5 3 (1.44%) Microsoft Virtual Server
5 3 (1.44%) Postfix
5 3 (1.44%) Virtual Servers
6 2 (0.96%) BitLocker
6 2 (0.96%) Docker
7 1 (0.48%) Citrix Hypervisor
7 1 (0.48%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 95 (45.67%) Microsoft Intune
2 16 (7.69%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 7 (3.37%) Jamf Pro
4 6 (2.88%) vCenter Server
5 5 (2.40%) SCCM
6 4 (1.92%) Autotask
6 4 (1.92%) PaperCut
7 3 (1.44%) Kubernetes
8 2 (0.96%) FortiGate
8 2 (0.96%) Terraform
9 1 (0.48%) CASB
9 1 (0.48%) Forefront Identity Manager
9 1 (0.48%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 185 (88.94%) Microsoft
2 30 (14.42%) VMware
3 18 (8.65%) Google
4 16 (7.69%) Apple
4 16 (7.69%) CrowdStrike
5 13 (6.25%) Cisco
5 13 (6.25%) Dell
6 9 (4.33%) HP
6 9 (4.33%) Meraki
7 8 (3.85%) Datto
7 8 (3.85%) Veeam
8 6 (2.88%) SonicWALL
9 5 (2.40%) Fortinet
9 5 (2.40%) Sage
10 4 (1.92%) Draytek
11 3 (1.44%) Freshdesk
11 3 (1.44%) IFS
11 3 (1.44%) Oracle
11 3 (1.44%) SAP
11 3 (1.44%) WatchGuard