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

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 207 143 115
Rank change year-on-year -64 -28 +43
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Exchange 173 377 616
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.14% 2.29% 2.85%
As % of the Application Platforms category 17.28% 19.05% 26.74%
Number of salaries quoted 127 287 503
10th Percentile £27,850 £28,500 £28,000
25th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £47,500 £47,100
Median % change year-on-year -15.79% +0.85% -0.84%
75th Percentile £59,375 £62,500 £57,000
90th Percentile £72,500 £81,650 £72,500
UK median annual salary £40,000 £45,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year -11.11% +5.88% +0.59%

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 1,001 1,979 2,304
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 6.61% 12.05% 10.67%
Number of salaries quoted 723 1,307 1,833
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £32,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £43,750 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% -4.35%
75th Percentile £87,500 £90,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £115,000 £116,250 £95,050
UK median annual salary £50,500 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -8.18% +4.76% -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 14 January 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
1 100 (57.80%) SharePoint
2 3 (1.73%) IIS
3 1 (0.58%) Apache
3 1 (0.58%) Exchange Server 2007
3 1 (0.58%) Exchange Server 2010
3 1 (0.58%) Exchange Server 2013
Applications
1 19 (10.98%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (1.73%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (1.73%) MS Visio
2 3 (1.73%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 7 (4.05%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.58%) Oracle EBS
Cloud Services
1 151 (87.28%) Microsoft 365
2 117 (67.63%) Azure
3 93 (53.76%) Entra ID
4 31 (17.92%) OneDrive
5 21 (12.14%) Microsoft Purview
6 18 (10.40%) AWS
6 18 (10.40%) Power Platform
7 11 (6.36%) Azure DevOps
7 11 (6.36%) Dynamics 365
7 11 (6.36%) Google Workspace
7 11 (6.36%) IaaS
8 10 (5.78%) Mimecast
8 10 (5.78%) PowerApps
9 7 (4.05%) Power Automate
9 7 (4.05%) SaaS
9 7 (4.05%) ShareGate
10 5 (2.89%) Azure Monitor
10 5 (2.89%) PaaS
11 3 (1.73%) Azure Key Vault
11 3 (1.73%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 58 (33.53%) DNS
2 57 (32.95%) VPN
3 55 (31.79%) DHCP
4 42 (24.28%) WAN
5 38 (21.97%) Firewall
6 35 (20.23%) TCP/IP
7 29 (16.76%) LAN
8 24 (13.87%) VLAN
9 22 (12.72%) VoIP
10 16 (9.25%) Wi-Fi
11 13 (7.51%) SD-WAN
12 8 (4.62%) SSL
13 5 (2.89%) Wireless
14 4 (2.31%) HTTP
14 4 (2.31%) SMTP
15 3 (1.73%) FTP
15 3 (1.73%) SAN
15 3 (1.73%) SMS
15 3 (1.73%) SNMP
15 3 (1.73%) Telnet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (3.47%) SQL Server
2 4 (2.31%) MySQL
3 1 (0.58%) Apache Cassandra
3 1 (0.58%) Azure SQL Database
3 1 (0.58%) Data Warehouse
3 1 (0.58%) MongoDB
3 1 (0.58%) Power BI
3 1 (0.58%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 1 (0.58%) MSBuild
General
1 78 (45.09%) Social Skills
2 40 (23.12%) Finance
3 8 (4.62%) Analytical Skills
3 8 (4.62%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 8 (4.62%) Organisational Skills
4 6 (3.47%) Aerospace
5 5 (2.89%) Manufacturing
5 5 (2.89%) Marketing
6 4 (2.31%) German Language
7 3 (1.73%) Automotive
7 3 (1.73%) Back Office
7 3 (1.73%) Games
8 2 (1.16%) Advertising
8 2 (1.16%) Legal
8 2 (1.16%) Retail
9 1 (0.58%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 45 (26.01%) IT Support
2 34 (19.65%) Support Engineer
3 30 (17.34%) IT Engineer
4 27 (15.61%) 2nd Line Support
4 27 (15.61%) IT Support Engineer
5 25 (14.45%) Analyst
6 24 (13.87%) Support Analyst
7 22 (12.72%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 21 (12.14%) 2nd Line Engineer
8 21 (12.14%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
9 20 (11.56%) Senior
10 14 (8.09%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
10 14 (8.09%) Support Technician
11 10 (5.78%) IT Analyst
12 9 (5.20%) IT Support Analyst
12 9 (5.20%) IT Support Technician
12 9 (5.20%) IT Technician
13 8 (4.62%) 3rd Line Support
14 7 (4.05%) 1st Line Support
15 6 (3.47%) Infrastructure Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (8.09%) .NET
2 1 (0.58%) ASP.NET
Miscellaneous
1 26 (15.03%) Driving Licence
2 16 (9.25%) Product Ownership
3 15 (8.67%) Enterprise Software
4 12 (6.94%) Client/Server
4 12 (6.94%) Onboarding
5 11 (6.36%) iPad
6 9 (5.20%) Management Information System
6 9 (5.20%) Security Posture
7 8 (4.62%) Hybrid Cloud
8 5 (2.89%) Data Centre
8 5 (2.89%) Social Media
9 4 (2.31%) CMDB
9 4 (2.31%) iPhone
9 4 (2.31%) Mobile App
9 4 (2.31%) Video Conferencing
10 3 (1.73%) Arduino
10 3 (1.73%) BYOD
10 3 (1.73%) Hedge funds
10 3 (1.73%) PKI
10 3 (1.73%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 115 (66.47%) Windows
2 87 (50.29%) Windows Server
3 48 (27.75%) Windows 10
4 28 (16.18%) Mac OS
5 18 (10.40%) Apple iOS
6 15 (8.67%) Windows Server 2016
7 13 (7.51%) Linux
8 10 (5.78%) Windows Server 2019
9 9 (5.20%) Windows Server 2012
10 2 (1.16%) Android
10 2 (1.16%) Windows Server 2008
11 1 (0.58%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 61 (35.26%) ITIL
2 46 (26.59%) Problem-Solving
3 40 (23.12%) Continuous Improvement
4 29 (16.76%) Customer Service
4 29 (16.76%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 28 (16.18%) Service Delivery
6 27 (15.61%) Disaster Recovery
6 27 (15.61%) Migration
7 20 (11.56%) Asset Management
7 20 (11.56%) DevOps
7 20 (11.56%) Information Security
7 20 (11.56%) Infrastructure as Code
8 19 (10.98%) Coaching
9 17 (9.83%) Data Loss Prevention
9 17 (9.83%) Mentoring
9 17 (9.83%) Roadmaps
10 16 (9.25%) Cybersecurity
10 16 (9.25%) Service Management
10 16 (9.25%) Technology Roadmap
11 15 (8.67%) Change Management
Programming Languages
1 28 (16.18%) PowerShell
2 17 (9.83%) SQL
3 13 (7.51%) Python
4 9 (5.20%) Bash
5 5 (2.89%) JavaScript
6 3 (1.73%) Assembly Language
6 3 (1.73%) C
6 3 (1.73%) C#
6 3 (1.73%) C++
6 3 (1.73%) Java
6 3 (1.73%) MATLAB
6 3 (1.73%) Objective-C
6 3 (1.73%) Swift
7 2 (1.16%) Bicep
8 1 (0.58%) PHP
Qualifications
1 32 (18.50%) Degree
2 18 (10.40%) Microsoft Certification
3 15 (8.67%) DBS Check
4 14 (8.09%) Cisco Certification
5 12 (6.94%) CCNA
5 12 (6.94%) ITIL Certification
6 9 (5.20%) SC Cleared
6 9 (5.20%) Security Cleared
7 6 (3.47%) MCP
7 6 (3.47%) MCSA
8 5 (2.89%) Azure Certification
8 5 (2.89%) BPSS Clearance
8 5 (2.89%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 4 (2.31%) AWS Certification
10 3 (1.73%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 3 (1.73%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
11 2 (1.16%) CCNP
11 2 (1.16%) MCSE
12 1 (0.58%) CompTIA Security+
12 1 (0.58%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (6.94%) SLA
2 9 (5.20%) Cyber Essentials
3 8 (4.62%) NIST
4 7 (4.05%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 5 (2.89%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 3 (1.73%) GDPR
6 3 (1.73%) QA
7 2 (1.16%) Accessibility
7 2 (1.16%) GRC
7 2 (1.16%) NCSC
System Software
1 118 (68.21%) Active Directory
2 24 (13.87%) Hyper-V
2 24 (13.87%) VMware Infrastructure
3 10 (5.78%) Virtual Desktop
4 5 (2.89%) Virtual Machines
5 3 (1.73%) BitLocker
5 3 (1.73%) Docker
5 3 (1.73%) Postfix
5 3 (1.73%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.58%) Firmware
6 1 (0.58%) Microsoft Virtual Server
6 1 (0.58%) Virtual Servers
6 1 (0.58%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 77 (44.51%) Microsoft Intune
2 23 (13.29%) Terraform
3 13 (7.51%) Jamf Pro
4 10 (5.78%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 9 (5.20%) Autotask
6 6 (3.47%) FortiGate
7 4 (2.31%) Kubernetes
7 4 (2.31%) PaperCut
8 3 (1.73%) Nessus
8 3 (1.73%) Proxmox
9 2 (1.16%) Ansible
9 2 (1.16%) SCCM
10 1 (0.58%) CASB
10 1 (0.58%) Cisco CUCM
10 1 (0.58%) Forefront Identity Manager
10 1 (0.58%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 148 (85.55%) Microsoft
2 27 (15.61%) Apple
3 26 (15.03%) VMware
4 11 (6.36%) Google
5 10 (5.78%) Datto
6 9 (5.20%) Cisco
7 8 (4.62%) Citrix
7 8 (4.62%) Veeam
8 7 (4.05%) Freshdesk
9 5 (2.89%) Logitech
10 3 (1.73%) IBM
10 3 (1.73%) Meraki
10 3 (1.73%) Sage
11 2 (1.16%) Dell
11 2 (1.16%) Fortinet
11 2 (1.16%) HP
12 1 (0.58%) MobileIron
12 1 (0.58%) Oracle
12 1 (0.58%) Proofpoint
12 1 (0.58%) ServiceNow