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

6 months to
7 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 188 172 182
Rank change year-on-year -16 +10 -43
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Exchange 314 325 461
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.39% 1.97% 1.84%
As % of the Application Platforms category 22.85% 17.97% 14.66%
Number of salaries quoted 285 249 350
10th Percentile £29,700 £28,500 £28,658
25th Percentile £34,000 £31,250 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,500 £40,400 £46,958
Median % change year-on-year +15.10% -13.96% -5.61%
75th Percentile £58,750 £53,750 £57,000
90th Percentile £72,500 £70,000 £70,050
UK median annual salary £40,000 £40,000 £41,500
% change year-on-year - -3.61% -1.78%

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 1,374 1,809 3,145
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 6.08% 10.97% 12.52%
Number of salaries quoted 1,063 1,185 2,390
10th Percentile £31,250 £31,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £39,000 £40,000 £44,942
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% -4.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £70,250 £90,000 £102,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £122,500 £142,500
UK median annual salary £50,000 £53,688 £52,500
% change year-on-year -6.87% +2.26% -4.63%

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 7 August 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
1 206 (65.61%) SharePoint
2 19 (6.05%) IIS
3 5 (1.59%) Exchange Server 2007
3 5 (1.59%) Exchange Server 2010
3 5 (1.59%) Exchange Server 2013
4 1 (0.32%) Confluence
Applications
1 28 (8.92%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (0.96%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (0.96%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 3 (0.96%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.64%) Carpe Diem
2 2 (0.64%) Elite 3E
3 1 (0.32%) Sage 200
Cloud Services
1 273 (86.94%) Microsoft 365
2 225 (71.66%) Azure
3 192 (61.15%) Entra ID
4 62 (19.75%) OneDrive
5 48 (15.29%) SaaS
6 37 (11.78%) Mimecast
7 21 (6.69%) Power Platform
8 20 (6.37%) AWS
9 18 (5.73%) Microsoft Copilot
10 17 (5.41%) IaaS
11 16 (5.10%) PaaS
12 13 (4.14%) Azure DevOps
12 13 (4.14%) Azure Monitor
12 13 (4.14%) GitHub
12 13 (4.14%) Power Automate
13 12 (3.82%) Azure ExpressRoute
13 12 (3.82%) Azure Functions
13 12 (3.82%) Azure Key Vault
13 12 (3.82%) Serverless
14 8 (2.55%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 93 (29.62%) DNS
2 79 (25.16%) DHCP
3 76 (24.20%) Firewall
4 63 (20.06%) VPN
5 49 (15.61%) Wi-Fi
6 44 (14.01%) TCP/IP
7 34 (10.83%) LAN
8 32 (10.19%) WAN
9 21 (6.69%) Network Security
10 20 (6.37%) VLAN
10 20 (6.37%) VoIP
11 15 (4.78%) Wireless
12 12 (3.82%) SAN
13 7 (2.23%) Internet
14 6 (1.91%) Remote Desktop
15 2 (0.64%) Broadband
15 2 (0.64%) DKIM
15 2 (0.64%) DMARC
15 2 (0.64%) NetScaler
15 2 (0.64%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (7.32%) SQL Server
2 12 (3.82%) Azure SQL Database
3 8 (2.55%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 7 (2.23%) PostgreSQL
5 4 (1.27%) MySQL
6 3 (0.96%) Relational Database
7 2 (0.64%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 36 (11.46%) JIRA
2 12 (3.82%) Git
3 2 (0.64%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 147 (46.82%) Social Skills
2 47 (14.97%) Legal
3 29 (9.24%) Finance
4 25 (7.96%) Law
5 24 (7.64%) Analytical Skills
6 22 (7.01%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 15 (4.78%) Organisational Skills
8 10 (3.18%) Retail
9 9 (2.87%) Marketing
10 8 (2.55%) Telecoms
11 6 (1.91%) Advertising
11 6 (1.91%) Public Sector
12 3 (0.96%) Banking
12 3 (0.96%) Games
13 2 (0.64%) Documentation Skills
13 2 (0.64%) Front Office
13 2 (0.64%) Local Government
14 1 (0.32%) Fire and Rescue
14 1 (0.32%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 112 (35.67%) IT Support
2 100 (31.85%) Support Engineer
3 93 (29.62%) IT Engineer
4 82 (26.11%) IT Support Engineer
5 58 (18.47%) Analyst
6 49 (15.61%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 47 (14.97%) Senior
8 39 (12.42%) 3rd Line Support
9 35 (11.15%) 3rd Line Engineer
10 32 (10.19%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
11 28 (8.92%) Support Analyst
12 27 (8.60%) IT Analyst
13 24 (7.64%) Administrator
14 21 (6.69%) IT Support Analyst
15 20 (6.37%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
16 18 (5.73%) Systems Engineer
17 17 (5.41%) 2nd Line Engineer
17 17 (5.41%) Infrastructure Support
17 17 (5.41%) Systems Administrator
18 15 (4.78%) Infrastructure Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (3.18%) HTML
2 8 (2.55%) Microsoft Graph
3 6 (1.91%) CSS
4 4 (1.27%) Web Services
5 2 (0.64%) JSON
5 2 (0.64%) OpenID
5 2 (0.64%) XML
6 1 (0.32%) OAuth
6 1 (0.32%) SAML
6 1 (0.32%) SPFx
Miscellaneous
1 26 (8.28%) Driving Licence
2 23 (7.32%) Onboarding
3 22 (7.01%) Self-Motivation
4 13 (4.14%) Clustering
4 13 (4.14%) Public Cloud
5 12 (3.82%) Podcast
5 12 (3.82%) Security Posture
6 11 (3.50%) Replication
7 10 (3.18%) Management Information System
8 9 (2.87%) Enterprise Cloud
9 7 (2.23%) Hybrid Cloud
10 5 (1.59%) Enterprise Software
11 4 (1.27%) Cloud Native
11 4 (1.27%) CMDB
11 4 (1.27%) Data Centre
12 3 (0.96%) CCTV
12 3 (0.96%) Legacy Systems
13 2 (0.64%) BYOD
13 2 (0.64%) Data Structures
13 2 (0.64%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 204 (64.97%) Windows
2 115 (36.62%) Windows Server
3 34 (10.83%) Mac OS
4 28 (8.92%) Windows 10
5 22 (7.01%) Windows Server 2016
6 18 (5.73%) Android
7 16 (5.10%) Apple iOS
8 14 (4.46%) Linux
9 13 (4.14%) Windows Server 2019
10 12 (3.82%) VMS
11 10 (3.18%) Windows Server 2012
12 5 (1.59%) Windows Server 2008
13 2 (0.64%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 103 (32.80%) Problem-Solving
2 81 (25.80%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 59 (18.79%) Continuous Improvement
4 54 (17.20%) ITIL
5 49 (15.61%) Cybersecurity
6 42 (13.38%) Change Management
6 42 (13.38%) Incident Management
7 40 (12.74%) Identity Management
8 39 (12.42%) Technical Leadership
9 38 (12.10%) Customer Service
10 36 (11.46%) Workflow
11 35 (11.15%) Root Cause Analysis
12 33 (10.51%) Disaster Recovery
13 31 (9.87%) Mentoring
14 29 (9.24%) Service Delivery
15 25 (7.96%) Collaborative Culture
16 23 (7.32%) Task Automation
17 22 (7.01%) Service Management
18 20 (6.37%) AI
18 20 (6.37%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 84 (26.75%) PowerShell
2 39 (12.42%) SQL
3 30 (9.55%) R
4 17 (5.41%) Bash
5 13 (4.14%) T-SQL
6 12 (3.82%) Bicep
6 12 (3.82%) Kusto Query Language
7 7 (2.23%) PHP
8 6 (1.91%) VBA
8 6 (1.91%) VBScript
9 5 (1.59%) Python
10 3 (0.96%) Delphi
10 3 (0.96%) Pascal
11 2 (0.64%) Korn
12 1 (0.32%) VB
Qualifications
1 55 (17.52%) Microsoft Certification
2 40 (12.74%) Degree
3 25 (7.96%) Azure Certification
4 10 (3.18%) CCNA
4 10 (3.18%) Cisco Certification
5 5 (1.59%) SC Cleared
5 5 (1.59%) Security Cleared
6 4 (1.27%) A+ Certification
6 4 (1.27%) Computer Science Degree
6 4 (1.27%) Network+ Certification
7 3 (0.96%) ITIL Certification
7 3 (0.96%) MCSA
8 2 (0.64%) BPSS Clearance
9 1 (0.32%) AWS Certification
9 1 (0.32%) CompTIA Security+
9 1 (0.32%) DBS Check
9 1 (0.32%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 1 (0.32%) MCSE
9 1 (0.32%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 45 (14.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 26 (8.28%) Cyber Essentials
3 19 (6.05%) SLA
4 2 (0.64%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 2 (0.64%) Data Quality
5 1 (0.32%) Accessibility
5 1 (0.32%) SOC 2
System Software
1 220 (70.06%) Active Directory
2 49 (15.61%) VMware Infrastructure
3 46 (14.65%) Hyper-V
4 25 (7.96%) Virtual Desktop
5 19 (6.05%) vSphere
6 10 (3.18%) VMware ESXi
7 6 (1.91%) BitLocker
7 6 (1.91%) Virtual Machines
8 4 (1.27%) DFS Replication
9 2 (0.64%) Citrix Hypervisor
9 2 (0.64%) Docker
9 2 (0.64%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 146 (46.50%) Microsoft Intune
2 13 (4.14%) SCCM
2 13 (4.14%) Terraform
3 8 (2.55%) Failover Clustering
4 7 (2.23%) Jamf Pro
5 6 (1.91%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 6 (1.91%) Single Sign-On
6 5 (1.59%) vCenter Server
7 3 (0.96%) Norton AntiVirus
8 2 (0.64%) Kubernetes
8 2 (0.64%) WhatsUp Gold
8 2 (0.64%) WSUS
9 1 (0.32%) FortiGate
9 1 (0.32%) Microsoft Clustering
Vendors
1 276 (87.90%) Microsoft
2 63 (20.06%) VMware
3 39 (12.42%) Veeam
4 31 (9.87%) CrowdStrike
5 19 (6.05%) Cisco
6 13 (4.14%) Apple
6 13 (4.14%) SonicWALL
7 12 (3.82%) ScienceLogic
8 11 (3.50%) ServiceNow
9 10 (3.18%) Meraki
9 10 (3.18%) Zscaler
10 9 (2.87%) Fortinet
10 9 (2.87%) iManage
11 8 (2.55%) Dell
11 8 (2.55%) Google
11 8 (2.55%) HP
11 8 (2.55%) Sage
12 7 (2.23%) Citrix
12 7 (2.23%) Ubiquiti
13 5 (1.59%) Draytek