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

6 months to
20 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 184 161 168
Rank change year-on-year -23 +7 -25
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Exchange 303 343 577
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.41% 2.08% 1.92%
As % of the Application Platforms category 22.80% 18.68% 15.93%
Number of salaries quoted 271 268 449
10th Percentile £29,000 £29,000 £29,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £31,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,500 £41,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.64% -7.78% -10.00%
75th Percentile £58,750 £53,750 £56,250
90th Percentile £70,000 £70,000 £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 1,329 1,836 3,622
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 6.17% 11.11% 12.04%
Number of salaries quoted 1,027 1,202 2,825
10th Percentile £31,250 £31,000 £31,500
25th Percentile £39,100 £40,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £58,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.17% -3.33% -
75th Percentile £70,250 £90,000 £95,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £122,500 £142,500
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 July 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
1 183 (60.40%) SharePoint
2 19 (6.27%) IIS
3 8 (2.64%) Exchange Server 2007
3 8 (2.64%) Exchange Server 2010
3 8 (2.64%) Exchange Server 2013
4 1 (0.33%) Confluence
Applications
1 31 (10.23%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (0.99%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (0.99%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 3 (0.99%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.66%) Carpe Diem
2 2 (0.66%) Elite 3E
3 1 (0.33%) Oracle EBS
3 1 (0.33%) Sage 200
Cloud Services
1 264 (87.13%) Microsoft 365
2 219 (72.28%) Azure
3 172 (56.77%) Entra ID
4 55 (18.15%) SaaS
5 51 (16.83%) OneDrive
6 37 (12.21%) Mimecast
7 24 (7.92%) Power Platform
8 23 (7.59%) AWS
9 17 (5.61%) IaaS
10 16 (5.28%) PaaS
11 13 (4.29%) Azure DevOps
11 13 (4.29%) Azure Monitor
11 13 (4.29%) GitHub
12 12 (3.96%) Azure ExpressRoute
12 12 (3.96%) Azure Functions
12 12 (3.96%) Azure Key Vault
12 12 (3.96%) Serverless
13 11 (3.63%) Microsoft Copilot
13 11 (3.63%) Power Automate
14 9 (2.97%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 98 (32.34%) DNS
2 84 (27.72%) DHCP
3 70 (23.10%) Firewall
4 62 (20.46%) VPN
5 51 (16.83%) Wi-Fi
6 43 (14.19%) TCP/IP
7 36 (11.88%) WAN
8 34 (11.22%) LAN
9 22 (7.26%) VoIP
10 19 (6.27%) VLAN
11 18 (5.94%) Network Security
12 15 (4.95%) Wireless
13 12 (3.96%) SAN
14 7 (2.31%) Internet
14 7 (2.31%) Remote Desktop
15 4 (1.32%) SD-WAN
16 2 (0.66%) DKIM
16 2 (0.66%) DMARC
16 2 (0.66%) Ethernet
16 2 (0.66%) iSCSI
Database & Business Intelligence
1 28 (9.24%) SQL Server
2 14 (4.62%) PostgreSQL
2 14 (4.62%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 12 (3.96%) Azure SQL Database
4 10 (3.30%) MySQL
5 8 (2.64%) Power BI
6 4 (1.32%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 32 (10.56%) JIRA
2 12 (3.96%) Git
3 2 (0.66%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 147 (48.51%) Social Skills
2 46 (15.18%) Legal
3 31 (10.23%) Finance
4 30 (9.90%) Analytical Skills
5 25 (8.25%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 25 (8.25%) Law
6 18 (5.94%) Organisational Skills
7 10 (3.30%) Retail
8 9 (2.97%) Marketing
9 5 (1.65%) Advertising
9 5 (1.65%) Public Sector
9 5 (1.65%) Telecoms
10 3 (0.99%) Banking
10 3 (0.99%) Games
11 2 (0.66%) Front Office
11 2 (0.66%) Local Government
12 1 (0.33%) Fire and Rescue
12 1 (0.33%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 110 (36.30%) Support Engineer
2 107 (35.31%) IT Support
3 99 (32.67%) IT Engineer
4 86 (28.38%) IT Support Engineer
5 58 (19.14%) Analyst
6 47 (15.51%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 37 (12.21%) 3rd Line Engineer
8 36 (11.88%) 3rd Line Support
8 36 (11.88%) Senior
9 34 (11.22%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
10 26 (8.58%) Support Analyst
11 24 (7.92%) Infrastructure Support
11 24 (7.92%) IT Analyst
12 23 (7.59%) Administrator
13 21 (6.93%) 2nd Line Engineer
13 21 (6.93%) Infrastructure Support Engineer
14 20 (6.60%) Systems Engineer
15 19 (6.27%) 2nd Line Support
15 19 (6.27%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
15 19 (6.27%) IT Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (3.30%) HTML
2 8 (2.64%) JSON
2 8 (2.64%) XML
3 7 (2.31%) Microsoft Graph
4 6 (1.98%) CSS
5 4 (1.32%) Web Services
6 2 (0.66%) OpenID
7 1 (0.33%) OAuth
7 1 (0.33%) SAML
7 1 (0.33%) SPFx
Miscellaneous
1 26 (8.58%) Driving Licence
2 23 (7.59%) Onboarding
3 19 (6.27%) Self-Motivation
4 13 (4.29%) Clustering
4 13 (4.29%) Public Cloud
5 12 (3.96%) Podcast
5 12 (3.96%) Security Posture
6 10 (3.30%) Management Information System
7 9 (2.97%) Enterprise Cloud
7 9 (2.97%) Replication
8 8 (2.64%) Data Structures
9 5 (1.65%) CMDB
9 5 (1.65%) Hybrid Cloud
10 4 (1.32%) CCTV
10 4 (1.32%) Cloud Native
10 4 (1.32%) Data Centre
11 3 (0.99%) Enterprise Software
11 3 (0.99%) Legacy Systems
12 2 (0.66%) BYOD
12 2 (0.66%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 185 (61.06%) Windows
2 104 (34.32%) Windows Server
3 32 (10.56%) Windows 10
4 29 (9.57%) Mac OS
5 28 (9.24%) Windows Server 2016
6 19 (6.27%) Android
6 19 (6.27%) Apple iOS
7 16 (5.28%) Windows Server 2012
7 16 (5.28%) Windows Server 2019
8 12 (3.96%) Linux
8 12 (3.96%) VMS
9 8 (2.64%) Windows Server 2008
10 2 (0.66%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 112 (36.96%) Problem-Solving
2 74 (24.42%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 51 (16.83%) ITIL
4 49 (16.17%) Continuous Improvement
5 43 (14.19%) Cybersecurity
6 39 (12.87%) Change Management
7 38 (12.54%) Identity Management
7 38 (12.54%) Incident Management
8 36 (11.88%) Technical Leadership
9 35 (11.55%) Workflow
10 32 (10.56%) Disaster Recovery
11 31 (10.23%) Customer Service
11 31 (10.23%) Service Delivery
12 29 (9.57%) Mentoring
13 28 (9.24%) Root Cause Analysis
14 27 (8.91%) Task Automation
15 25 (8.25%) Collaborative Working
16 18 (5.94%) Cloud Security
16 18 (5.94%) Collaborative Culture
16 18 (5.94%) Performance Tuning
Programming Languages
1 84 (27.72%) PowerShell
2 48 (15.84%) SQL
3 29 (9.57%) R
4 19 (6.27%) T-SQL
5 17 (5.61%) Bash
6 12 (3.96%) Bicep
6 12 (3.96%) Kusto Query Language
7 11 (3.63%) Python
8 8 (2.64%) PHP
9 6 (1.98%) VBA
9 6 (1.98%) VBScript
10 4 (1.32%) Delphi
10 4 (1.32%) Pascal
11 2 (0.66%) Korn
12 1 (0.33%) VB
Qualifications
1 52 (17.16%) Microsoft Certification
2 35 (11.55%) Degree
3 23 (7.59%) Azure Certification
4 11 (3.63%) CCNA
4 11 (3.63%) Cisco Certification
4 11 (3.63%) SC Cleared
4 11 (3.63%) Security Cleared
5 5 (1.65%) BPSS Clearance
6 4 (1.32%) A+ Certification
6 4 (1.32%) Computer Science Degree
6 4 (1.32%) MCSA
7 3 (0.99%) ITIL Certification
7 3 (0.99%) Network+ Certification
8 2 (0.66%) MCSE
9 1 (0.33%) AWS Certification
9 1 (0.33%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 51 (16.83%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 26 (8.58%) Cyber Essentials
3 15 (4.95%) SLA
4 8 (2.64%) Data Quality
5 5 (1.65%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 1 (0.33%) Accessibility
6 1 (0.33%) QA
6 1 (0.33%) SOC 2
System Software
1 208 (68.65%) Active Directory
2 46 (15.18%) Hyper-V
3 44 (14.52%) VMware Infrastructure
4 25 (8.25%) Virtual Desktop
5 19 (6.27%) vSphere
6 12 (3.96%) VMware ESXi
7 6 (1.98%) BitLocker
7 6 (1.98%) DFS Replication
7 6 (1.98%) Virtual Machines
8 2 (0.66%) Citrix Hypervisor
8 2 (0.66%) Docker
8 2 (0.66%) Terminal Services
9 1 (0.33%) Microsoft Virtual Server
9 1 (0.33%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 134 (44.22%) Microsoft Intune
2 13 (4.29%) Terraform
3 10 (3.30%) SCCM
4 8 (2.64%) Failover Clustering
5 7 (2.31%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 7 (2.31%) vCenter Server
6 6 (1.98%) Jamf Pro
6 6 (1.98%) Single Sign-On
7 3 (0.99%) Norton AntiVirus
8 2 (0.66%) Kubernetes
8 2 (0.66%) WhatsUp Gold
8 2 (0.66%) WSUS
9 1 (0.33%) FortiGate
9 1 (0.33%) Microsoft Clustering
Vendors
1 263 (86.80%) Microsoft
2 58 (19.14%) VMware
3 33 (10.89%) Veeam
4 30 (9.90%) CrowdStrike
5 18 (5.94%) Cisco
6 13 (4.29%) SonicWALL
7 12 (3.96%) Dell
7 12 (3.96%) ScienceLogic
8 10 (3.30%) Apple
8 10 (3.30%) Meraki
9 9 (2.97%) Fortinet
9 9 (2.97%) Google
9 9 (2.97%) iManage
9 9 (2.97%) ServiceNow
10 8 (2.64%) HP
10 8 (2.64%) Sage
11 6 (1.98%) Draytek
11 6 (1.98%) Ubiquiti
12 5 (1.65%) WatchGuard
12 5 (1.65%) Zscaler