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

6 months to
2 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 188 203 188
Rank change year-on-year +15 -15 -61
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Exchange 338 250 412
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.36% 1.48% 1.83%
As % of the Application Platforms category 22.49% 16.71% 14.79%
Number of salaries quoted 291 181 287
10th Percentile £30,750 £29,250 £29,000
25th Percentile £33,750 £31,250 £31,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £46,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -2.17% +8.24% -10.53%
75th Percentile £62,500 £60,000 £55,000
90th Percentile £72,500 £77,500 £69,250
UK median annual salary £40,000 £40,000 £41,500
% change year-on-year - -3.61% -2.35%

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 1,503 1,496 2,785
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 6.03% 8.87% 12.39%
Number of salaries quoted 1,128 987 1,838
10th Percentile £31,250 £31,000 £31,425
25th Percentile £37,875 £40,951 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% -11.11% +12.50%
75th Percentile £70,250 £90,000 £115,000
90th Percentile £87,500 £135,000 £147,500
UK median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £55,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% -0.90% +0.63%

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 2 October 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
1 229 (67.75%) SharePoint
2 16 (4.73%) IIS
3 3 (0.89%) Confluence
Applications
1 14 (4.14%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (1.18%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 4 (1.18%) NetSuite
1 4 (1.18%) Shopify
2 2 (0.59%) Carpe Diem
2 2 (0.59%) Elite 3E
3 1 (0.30%) Sage 200
Cloud Services
1 297 (87.87%) Microsoft 365
2 233 (68.93%) Azure
3 216 (63.91%) Entra ID
4 83 (24.56%) OneDrive
5 43 (12.72%) SaaS
6 32 (9.47%) Mimecast
7 26 (7.69%) Microsoft Copilot
7 26 (7.69%) Power Platform
8 21 (6.21%) Serverless
9 16 (4.73%) Azure DevOps
9 16 (4.73%) GitHub
9 16 (4.73%) PaaS
10 15 (4.44%) AWS
10 15 (4.44%) Azure Functions
10 15 (4.44%) Azure Monitor
10 15 (4.44%) IaaS
10 15 (4.44%) Power Automate
11 14 (4.14%) Azure Key Vault
11 14 (4.14%) Microsoft Purview
12 12 (3.55%) Azure ExpressRoute
Communications & Networking
1 96 (28.40%) DNS
2 90 (26.63%) Firewall
3 87 (25.74%) DHCP
4 74 (21.89%) VPN
5 43 (12.72%) Wi-Fi
6 40 (11.83%) TCP/IP
7 37 (10.95%) VLAN
8 30 (8.88%) LAN
8 30 (8.88%) WAN
9 24 (7.10%) VoIP
10 21 (6.21%) Network Security
11 17 (5.03%) Wireless
12 10 (2.96%) SAN
13 5 (1.48%) Internet
14 4 (1.18%) Remote Desktop
14 4 (1.18%) SD-WAN
14 4 (1.18%) SSL
15 3 (0.89%) NetScaler
15 3 (0.89%) WLAN
16 2 (0.59%) Ethernet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 25 (7.40%) SQL Server
2 13 (3.85%) Azure SQL Database
3 7 (2.07%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 2 (0.59%) Metadata
4 2 (0.59%) PostgreSQL
5 1 (0.30%) MySQL
5 1 (0.30%) Oracle Database
5 1 (0.30%) Power BI
5 1 (0.30%) Redis
5 1 (0.30%) Relational Database
5 1 (0.30%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 34 (10.06%) JIRA
2 12 (3.55%) Git
3 2 (0.59%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 176 (52.07%) Social Skills
2 50 (14.79%) Legal
3 28 (8.28%) Finance
4 26 (7.69%) Law
5 22 (6.51%) Analytical Skills
5 22 (6.51%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 17 (5.03%) Retail
7 16 (4.73%) Organisational Skills
8 13 (3.85%) Public Sector
9 11 (3.25%) Marketing
10 9 (2.66%) Advertising
11 8 (2.37%) Telecoms
12 5 (1.48%) Presentation Skills
13 4 (1.18%) Games
14 3 (0.89%) Banking
14 3 (0.89%) Local Government
14 3 (0.89%) Manufacturing
15 2 (0.59%) Automotive
15 2 (0.59%) Documentation Skills
15 2 (0.59%) Front Office
Job Titles
1 116 (34.32%) IT Support
2 101 (29.88%) Support Engineer
3 96 (28.40%) IT Engineer
4 81 (23.96%) IT Support Engineer
5 59 (17.46%) Analyst
6 49 (14.50%) Senior
7 47 (13.91%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 32 (9.47%) Support Analyst
9 29 (8.58%) 3rd Line Support
10 26 (7.69%) IT Analyst
11 25 (7.40%) Consultant
12 24 (7.10%) 3rd Line Engineer
13 22 (6.51%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
14 20 (5.92%) Infrastructure Support
14 20 (5.92%) IT Support Analyst
14 20 (5.92%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
15 18 (5.33%) Administrator
16 17 (5.03%) Infrastructure Support Engineer
17 16 (4.73%) 2nd Line Support
17 16 (4.73%) Infrastructure Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (4.73%) Terraform
2 12 (3.55%) Microsoft Graph
3 9 (2.66%) HTML
4 6 (1.78%) CSS
5 4 (1.18%) OAuth
6 3 (0.89%) OpenID
6 3 (0.89%) REST
6 3 (0.89%) Web Services
7 1 (0.30%) JSON
7 1 (0.30%) JWT
7 1 (0.30%) LDAP
7 1 (0.30%) Middleware
7 1 (0.30%) OAuth2
7 1 (0.30%) OpenAPI
7 1 (0.30%) SAML
7 1 (0.30%) SPFx
7 1 (0.30%) Swagger
7 1 (0.30%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 32 (9.47%) Onboarding
2 26 (7.69%) Driving Licence
3 20 (5.92%) Self-Motivation
4 16 (4.73%) Security Posture
5 15 (4.44%) Management Information System
6 12 (3.55%) Podcast
6 12 (3.55%) Public Cloud
6 12 (3.55%) Replication
7 11 (3.25%) Clustering
8 10 (2.96%) Video Conferencing
9 8 (2.37%) Enterprise Cloud
9 8 (2.37%) Enterprise Software
10 6 (1.78%) Data Centre
11 5 (1.48%) Hybrid Cloud
11 5 (1.48%) Legacy Systems
11 5 (1.48%) Mobile App
12 4 (1.18%) CMDB
13 3 (0.89%) Cloud Native
13 3 (0.89%) Smartphone
14 2 (0.59%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 232 (68.64%) Windows
2 128 (37.87%) Windows Server
3 36 (10.65%) Mac OS
4 23 (6.80%) Windows 10
5 16 (4.73%) Android
6 15 (4.44%) Windows Server 2016
7 14 (4.14%) Apple iOS
8 13 (3.85%) Linux
9 12 (3.55%) VMS
10 10 (2.96%) Windows Server 2019
11 3 (0.89%) Windows Server 2012
12 1 (0.30%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 108 (31.95%) Problem-Solving
2 89 (26.33%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 85 (25.15%) Continuous Improvement
4 82 (24.26%) Cybersecurity
5 62 (18.34%) Customer Service
6 51 (15.09%) ITIL
7 49 (14.50%) Change Management
8 44 (13.02%) Disaster Recovery
9 43 (12.72%) Service Delivery
10 40 (11.83%) Root Cause Analysis
11 39 (11.54%) Incident Management
12 37 (10.95%) Identity Management
13 36 (10.65%) Technical Leadership
14 35 (10.36%) Mentoring
15 32 (9.47%) Workflow
16 31 (9.17%) Stakeholder Management
17 30 (8.88%) Collaborative Culture
18 29 (8.58%) AI
19 28 (8.28%) Migration
19 28 (8.28%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 84 (24.85%) PowerShell
2 31 (9.17%) SQL
3 26 (7.69%) R
4 15 (4.44%) Bash
4 15 (4.44%) Bicep
5 14 (4.14%) Kusto Query Language
6 11 (3.25%) T-SQL
7 6 (1.78%) VBA
7 6 (1.78%) VBScript
8 3 (0.89%) PHP
9 2 (0.59%) Python
10 1 (0.30%) Korn
10 1 (0.30%) VB
Qualifications
1 61 (18.05%) Degree
2 48 (14.20%) Microsoft Certification
3 28 (8.28%) Azure Certification
4 10 (2.96%) Computer Science Degree
5 9 (2.66%) CCNA
5 9 (2.66%) Cisco Certification
6 6 (1.78%) A+ Certification
6 6 (1.78%) Network+ Certification
7 4 (1.18%) DBS Check
8 3 (0.89%) ITIL Certification
8 3 (0.89%) SC Cleared
8 3 (0.89%) Security Cleared
9 2 (0.59%) CEH
9 2 (0.59%) MCSA
9 2 (0.59%) TOGAF Certification
10 1 (0.30%) AWS Certification
10 1 (0.30%) CISSP
10 1 (0.30%) CompTIA Security+
10 1 (0.30%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
10 1 (0.30%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 36 (10.65%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 34 (10.06%) Cyber Essentials
3 23 (6.80%) SLA
4 5 (1.48%) GDPR
5 2 (0.59%) Accessibility
6 1 (0.30%) Data Quality
6 1 (0.30%) SOC 2
System Software
1 236 (69.82%) Active Directory
2 62 (18.34%) VMware Infrastructure
3 55 (16.27%) Hyper-V
4 33 (9.76%) Virtual Desktop
5 19 (5.62%) vSphere
6 6 (1.78%) VMware ESXi
7 5 (1.48%) Virtual Machines
8 4 (1.18%) BitLocker
9 2 (0.59%) Terminal Services
10 1 (0.30%) Citrix Hypervisor
10 1 (0.30%) Docker
10 1 (0.30%) Microsoft Virtual Server
10 1 (0.30%) Virtual Servers
10 1 (0.30%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 154 (45.56%) Microsoft Intune
2 19 (5.62%) SCCM
3 9 (2.66%) Jamf Pro
4 8 (2.37%) Failover Clustering
5 7 (2.07%) Single Sign-On
6 3 (0.89%) Grafana
6 3 (0.89%) Norton AntiVirus
7 2 (0.59%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 2 (0.59%) WhatsUp Gold
7 2 (0.59%) WMI
7 2 (0.59%) WSUS
8 1 (0.30%) Autotask
8 1 (0.30%) Kubernetes
8 1 (0.30%) Microsoft Clustering
8 1 (0.30%) N-central
8 1 (0.30%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 306 (90.53%) Microsoft
2 72 (21.30%) VMware
3 47 (13.91%) Veeam
4 27 (7.99%) CrowdStrike
5 23 (6.80%) Apple
6 17 (5.03%) Cisco
7 16 (4.73%) Fortinet
7 16 (4.73%) SonicWALL
8 13 (3.85%) ServiceNow
9 12 (3.55%) ScienceLogic
10 11 (3.25%) Meraki
10 11 (3.25%) Palo Alto
10 11 (3.25%) Zscaler
11 10 (2.96%) iManage
11 10 (2.96%) WatchGuard
12 9 (2.66%) N-able
13 8 (2.37%) Citrix
14 7 (2.07%) Ubiquiti
15 5 (1.48%) Okta
15 5 (1.48%) Sage