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

6 months to
28 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 207 125 145
Rank change year-on-year -82 +20 +7
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Exchange 214 352 729
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.18% 2.61% 2.25%
As % of the Application Platforms category 19.33% 19.59% 20.19%
Number of salaries quoted 182 286 574
10th Percentile £28,750 £29,750 £28,000
25th Percentile £37,313 £31,250 £34,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £44,250 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.69% -1.67% -10.00%
75th Percentile £58,750 £57,500 £55,000
90th Percentile £74,950 £74,443 £71,025
UK median annual salary £42,000 £42,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year -1.18% +6.25% -5.33%

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 1,107 1,797 3,610
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 6.10% 13.31% 11.13%
Number of salaries quoted 794 1,302 2,796
10th Percentile £31,250 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £41,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% -8.33%
75th Percentile £77,500 £90,000 £75,772
90th Percentile £100,000 £115,000 £107,500
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 28 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
1 129 (60.28%) SharePoint
2 9 (4.21%) Exchange Server 2007
2 9 (4.21%) Exchange Server 2010
2 9 (4.21%) Exchange Server 2013
3 8 (3.74%) IIS
4 1 (0.47%) Apache
Applications
1 31 (14.49%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (1.40%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (1.40%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (0.93%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 5 (2.34%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (1.40%) Oracle EBS
Cloud Services
1 193 (90.19%) Microsoft 365
2 155 (72.43%) Azure
3 111 (51.87%) Entra ID
4 45 (21.03%) OneDrive
5 36 (16.82%) SaaS
6 22 (10.28%) Mimecast
7 21 (9.81%) AWS
8 19 (8.88%) Power Platform
9 17 (7.94%) Google Workspace
10 8 (3.74%) Power Automate
11 7 (3.27%) Azure DevOps
11 7 (3.27%) Microsoft Copilot
12 5 (2.34%) Azure Monitor
12 5 (2.34%) IaaS
13 4 (1.87%) PaaS
13 4 (1.87%) PowerApps
14 3 (1.40%) Microsoft Purview
15 2 (0.93%) Azure Logic Apps
15 2 (0.93%) Azure Stack
15 2 (0.93%) ShareGate
Communications & Networking
1 79 (36.92%) DNS
2 71 (33.18%) DHCP
3 48 (22.43%) WAN
4 44 (20.56%) TCP/IP
5 43 (20.09%) VPN
6 42 (19.63%) Wi-Fi
7 37 (17.29%) Firewall
8 34 (15.89%) LAN
9 20 (9.35%) VoIP
10 14 (6.54%) SD-WAN
11 12 (5.61%) VLAN
12 6 (2.80%) SAN
12 6 (2.80%) Wireless
13 4 (1.87%) Network Security
13 4 (1.87%) Remote Desktop
14 3 (1.40%) Internet
15 2 (0.93%) FTP
15 2 (0.93%) HTTP
15 2 (0.93%) Intranet
15 2 (0.93%) SMTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 24 (11.21%) SQL Server
2 14 (6.54%) PostgreSQL
3 13 (6.07%) MySQL
3 13 (6.07%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 8 (3.74%) Power BI
5 4 (1.87%) Relational Database
6 1 (0.47%) Azure SQL Database
6 1 (0.47%) Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 16 (7.48%) JIRA
General
1 103 (48.13%) Social Skills
2 31 (14.49%) Finance
3 23 (10.75%) Legal
4 22 (10.28%) Analytical Skills
4 22 (10.28%) Organisational Skills
5 11 (5.14%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 9 (4.21%) Marketing
6 9 (4.21%) Retail
7 5 (2.34%) Law
8 4 (1.87%) Public Sector
9 2 (0.93%) Aerospace
9 2 (0.93%) Automotive
9 2 (0.93%) Local Government
9 2 (0.93%) Manufacturing
10 1 (0.47%) Advertising
10 1 (0.47%) Documentation Skills
10 1 (0.47%) Fire and Rescue
10 1 (0.47%) German Language
Job Titles
1 66 (30.84%) Support Engineer
2 56 (26.17%) IT Engineer
2 56 (26.17%) IT Support
3 49 (22.90%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 42 (19.63%) IT Support Engineer
5 33 (15.42%) Analyst
6 27 (12.62%) 3rd Line Support
7 26 (12.15%) 2nd Line Support
7 26 (12.15%) 3rd Line Engineer
8 25 (11.68%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
9 24 (11.21%) Senior
10 23 (10.75%) 2nd Line Engineer
10 23 (10.75%) Infrastructure Support
11 22 (10.28%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
11 22 (10.28%) Support Analyst
12 19 (8.88%) Infrastructure Support Engineer
13 14 (6.54%) 3rd Line Infrastructure Engineer
13 14 (6.54%) 3rd Line Infrastructure Support
14 13 (6.07%) IT Analyst
14 13 (6.07%) IT Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (3.74%) JSON
1 8 (3.74%) XML
2 5 (2.34%) .NET
2 5 (2.34%) HTML
3 4 (1.87%) CSS
3 4 (1.87%) Microsoft Graph
4 1 (0.47%) OAuth
4 1 (0.47%) OpenID
4 1 (0.47%) SPFx
4 1 (0.47%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 25 (11.68%) Driving Licence
2 23 (10.75%) Onboarding
3 13 (6.07%) Self-Motivation
4 9 (4.21%) Enterprise Cloud
4 9 (4.21%) Replication
5 8 (3.74%) Data Structures
5 8 (3.74%) Management Information System
6 6 (2.80%) iPad
7 5 (2.34%) Social Media
8 4 (1.87%) CCTV
8 4 (1.87%) CMDB
8 4 (1.87%) Enterprise Software
8 4 (1.87%) Hybrid Cloud
8 4 (1.87%) iPhone
8 4 (1.87%) Mobile App
8 4 (1.87%) Video Conferencing
9 3 (1.40%) Clustering
9 3 (1.40%) Data Centre
10 2 (0.93%) Data Protection Act
10 2 (0.93%) e-Learning
Operating Systems
1 118 (55.14%) Windows
2 72 (33.64%) Windows Server
3 46 (21.50%) Windows 10
4 30 (14.02%) Windows Server 2016
5 24 (11.21%) Mac OS
6 23 (10.75%) Apple iOS
6 23 (10.75%) Windows Server 2012
7 17 (7.94%) Windows Server 2019
8 12 (5.61%) Android
9 10 (4.67%) Windows Server 2008
10 8 (3.74%) Linux
11 2 (0.93%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 82 (38.32%) Problem-Solving
2 54 (25.23%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 54 (25.23%) ITIL
3 37 (17.29%) Service Delivery
4 34 (15.89%) Disaster Recovery
5 33 (15.42%) Change Management
6 27 (12.62%) Continuous Improvement
7 23 (10.75%) Incident Management
7 23 (10.75%) Technical Leadership
8 21 (9.81%) Mentoring
8 21 (9.81%) Migration
8 21 (9.81%) Workflow
9 19 (8.88%) Collaborative Working
9 19 (8.88%) Identity Management
10 18 (8.41%) CRM
10 18 (8.41%) Service Management
10 18 (8.41%) Task Automation
11 16 (7.48%) Customer Service
11 16 (7.48%) Root Cause Analysis
12 12 (5.61%) Cloud Security
Programming Languages
1 46 (21.50%) PowerShell
2 34 (15.89%) SQL
3 16 (7.48%) R
4 12 (5.61%) T-SQL
5 9 (4.21%) Python
6 5 (2.34%) PHP
7 4 (1.87%) Delphi
7 4 (1.87%) Pascal
7 4 (1.87%) VBA
7 4 (1.87%) VBScript
8 3 (1.40%) Bash
9 2 (0.93%) Korn
10 1 (0.47%) VB
Qualifications
1 34 (15.89%) Microsoft Certification
2 30 (14.02%) Degree
3 16 (7.48%) SC Cleared
3 16 (7.48%) Security Cleared
4 8 (3.74%) BPSS Clearance
5 7 (3.27%) CCNA
5 7 (3.27%) Cisco Certification
5 7 (3.27%) DBS Check
5 7 (3.27%) MCSA
6 4 (1.87%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 3 (1.40%) Azure Certification
7 3 (1.40%) Computer Science Degree
8 2 (0.93%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 39 (18.22%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 15 (7.01%) Cyber Essentials
3 12 (5.61%) SLA
4 10 (4.67%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 8 (3.74%) Data Quality
6 3 (1.40%) QA
7 2 (0.93%) Accessibility
8 1 (0.47%) GRC
8 1 (0.47%) NCSC
System Software
1 140 (65.42%) Active Directory
2 36 (16.82%) Hyper-V
3 19 (8.88%) VMware Infrastructure
4 10 (4.67%) Virtual Desktop
5 6 (2.80%) DFS Replication
5 6 (2.80%) Virtual Machines
5 6 (2.80%) VMware ESXi
6 5 (2.34%) BitLocker
7 3 (1.40%) Docker
7 3 (1.40%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 3 (1.40%) Virtual Servers
8 2 (0.93%) Citrix Hypervisor
8 2 (0.93%) Postfix
9 1 (0.47%) Firmware
9 1 (0.47%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 97 (45.33%) Microsoft Intune
2 15 (7.01%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 8 (3.74%) Jamf Pro
3 8 (3.74%) SCCM
4 6 (2.80%) vCenter Server
5 4 (1.87%) Kubernetes
5 4 (1.87%) PaperCut
6 3 (1.40%) Terraform
7 2 (0.93%) Autotask
7 2 (0.93%) FortiGate
8 1 (0.47%) CASB
8 1 (0.47%) Forefront Identity Manager
8 1 (0.47%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 188 (87.85%) Microsoft
2 27 (12.62%) VMware
3 17 (7.94%) Google
4 16 (7.48%) CrowdStrike
5 14 (6.54%) Apple
5 14 (6.54%) Dell
6 12 (5.61%) Cisco
7 9 (4.21%) HP
7 9 (4.21%) Meraki
7 9 (4.21%) SonicWALL
7 9 (4.21%) Veeam
8 7 (3.27%) Fortinet
9 6 (2.80%) Datto
9 6 (2.80%) Draytek
10 4 (1.87%) iManage
10 4 (1.87%) Sage
11 3 (1.40%) IFS
11 3 (1.40%) Oracle
11 3 (1.40%) SAP
11 3 (1.40%) WatchGuard