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

6 months to
9 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 194 136 119
Rank change year-on-year -58 -17 +38
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Exchange 214 362 796
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.29% 2.58% 2.66%
As % of the Application Platforms category 20.27% 19.40% 24.42%
Number of salaries quoted 167 288 645
10th Percentile £28,140 £28,500 £27,500
25th Percentile £30,000 £31,688 £33,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £47,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.53% +5.56% -5.26%
75th Percentile £56,875 £62,500 £55,000
90th Percentile £67,455 £77,500 £70,000
UK median annual salary £40,500 £44,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year -8.99% +11.25% -3.61%

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 1,056 1,866 3,260
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 6.38% 13.28% 10.91%
Number of salaries quoted 742 1,307 2,674
10th Percentile £30,500 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,625 £42,500 £39,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% +11.11% -10.00%
75th Percentile £77,424 £87,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £115,000 £95,000
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 9 March 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
1 128 (59.81%) SharePoint
2 6 (2.80%) Exchange Server 2007
2 6 (2.80%) Exchange Server 2010
2 6 (2.80%) Exchange Server 2013
3 4 (1.87%) IIS
4 1 (0.47%) Apache
Applications
1 29 (13.55%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (1.40%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (1.40%) MS Visio
2 3 (1.40%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 4 (1.87%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (1.40%) Oracle EBS
Cloud Services
1 198 (92.52%) Microsoft 365
2 153 (71.50%) Azure
3 114 (53.27%) Entra ID
4 36 (16.82%) OneDrive
5 26 (12.15%) AWS
6 25 (11.68%) SaaS
7 19 (8.88%) Power Platform
8 17 (7.94%) Google Workspace
9 16 (7.48%) Mimecast
10 11 (5.14%) Azure DevOps
10 11 (5.14%) Microsoft Purview
11 9 (4.21%) IaaS
12 8 (3.74%) Power Automate
13 6 (2.80%) ShareGate
14 5 (2.34%) Microsoft Copilot
14 5 (2.34%) PaaS
14 5 (2.34%) PowerApps
15 4 (1.87%) Azure Monitor
16 3 (1.40%) Azure Key Vault
16 3 (1.40%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 90 (42.06%) DNS
2 82 (38.32%) DHCP
3 61 (28.50%) VPN
4 50 (23.36%) WAN
5 49 (22.90%) TCP/IP
6 44 (20.56%) Firewall
7 40 (18.69%) Wi-Fi
8 34 (15.89%) LAN
9 23 (10.75%) VLAN
10 22 (10.28%) VoIP
11 16 (7.48%) SD-WAN
12 6 (2.80%) SSL
13 5 (2.34%) Remote Desktop
14 4 (1.87%) HTTP
14 4 (1.87%) Wireless
15 3 (1.40%) FTP
15 3 (1.40%) SAN
15 3 (1.40%) SMTP
15 3 (1.40%) SNMP
15 3 (1.40%) Telnet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (7.94%) SQL Server
2 13 (6.07%) MySQL
2 13 (6.07%) PostgreSQL
3 9 (4.21%) Power BI
3 9 (4.21%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 4 (1.87%) Relational Database
5 1 (0.47%) Apache Cassandra
5 1 (0.47%) Azure SQL Database
5 1 (0.47%) Data Warehouse
5 1 (0.47%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 8 (3.74%) JIRA
2 1 (0.47%) MSBuild
General
1 96 (44.86%) Social Skills
2 40 (18.69%) Finance
3 16 (7.48%) Analytical Skills
4 14 (6.54%) Organisational Skills
5 13 (6.07%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 10 (4.67%) Legal
7 6 (2.80%) Aerospace
8 5 (2.34%) Manufacturing
8 5 (2.34%) Marketing
9 4 (1.87%) German Language
10 3 (1.40%) Automotive
10 3 (1.40%) Back Office
10 3 (1.40%) Games
11 2 (0.93%) Advertising
11 2 (0.93%) Retail
12 1 (0.47%) Documentation Skills
12 1 (0.47%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 69 (32.24%) IT Support
2 63 (29.44%) Support Engineer
3 53 (24.77%) IT Engineer
4 45 (21.03%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 43 (20.09%) IT Support Engineer
6 35 (16.36%) Analyst
7 34 (15.89%) 2nd Line Support
8 28 (13.08%) 2nd Line Engineer
8 28 (13.08%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
9 27 (12.62%) Support Analyst
10 21 (9.81%) Senior
11 19 (8.88%) Infrastructure Support
11 19 (8.88%) IT Analyst
11 19 (8.88%) IT Support Analyst
12 15 (7.01%) 3rd Line Support
12 15 (7.01%) Infrastructure Support Engineer
13 14 (6.54%) 3rd Line Engineer
13 14 (6.54%) Support Technician
14 12 (5.61%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
15 11 (5.14%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (5.14%) .NET
2 8 (3.74%) JSON
2 8 (3.74%) XML
3 1 (0.47%) ASP.NET
Miscellaneous
1 33 (15.42%) Driving Licence
2 25 (11.68%) Onboarding
3 12 (5.61%) Client/Server
4 11 (5.14%) Enterprise Software
5 10 (4.67%) Self-Motivation
6 9 (4.21%) Replication
7 8 (3.74%) Data Structures
7 8 (3.74%) iPad
7 8 (3.74%) Management Information System
7 8 (3.74%) Product Ownership
8 6 (2.80%) CMDB
8 6 (2.80%) Hybrid Cloud
9 5 (2.34%) Data Centre
9 5 (2.34%) Security Posture
9 5 (2.34%) Social Media
10 4 (1.87%) CCTV
10 4 (1.87%) iPhone
10 4 (1.87%) Mobile App
10 4 (1.87%) Video Conferencing
11 3 (1.40%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 137 (64.02%) Windows
2 96 (44.86%) Windows Server
3 51 (23.83%) Windows 10
4 24 (11.21%) Mac OS
5 23 (10.75%) Windows Server 2016
6 20 (9.35%) Windows Server 2012
7 18 (8.41%) Windows Server 2019
8 16 (7.48%) Apple iOS
9 13 (6.07%) Linux
10 7 (3.27%) Windows Server 2008
11 5 (2.34%) Android
12 1 (0.47%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 77 (35.98%) Problem-Solving
2 65 (30.37%) ITIL
3 50 (23.36%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 40 (18.69%) Service Delivery
5 39 (18.22%) Continuous Improvement
6 37 (17.29%) Disaster Recovery
7 29 (13.55%) Migration
8 27 (12.62%) Customer Service
9 25 (11.68%) Change Management
10 22 (10.28%) Collaborative Working
11 20 (9.35%) Service Management
12 18 (8.41%) DevOps
13 17 (7.94%) Data Loss Prevention
14 16 (7.48%) Root Cause Analysis
15 15 (7.01%) Incident Management
15 15 (7.01%) ITSM
15 15 (7.01%) Problem Management
15 15 (7.01%) Technical Leadership
16 14 (6.54%) Mentoring
17 13 (6.07%) Cybersecurity
Programming Languages
1 39 (18.22%) PowerShell
2 30 (14.02%) SQL
3 18 (8.41%) Python
4 8 (3.74%) R
4 8 (3.74%) T-SQL
5 7 (3.27%) Bash
6 5 (2.34%) JavaScript
6 5 (2.34%) PHP
7 4 (1.87%) Delphi
7 4 (1.87%) Pascal
8 3 (1.40%) Assembly Language
8 3 (1.40%) C
8 3 (1.40%) C#
8 3 (1.40%) C++
8 3 (1.40%) Java
8 3 (1.40%) MATLAB
8 3 (1.40%) Objective-C
8 3 (1.40%) Swift
9 1 (0.47%) Korn
Qualifications
1 29 (13.55%) Microsoft Certification
2 26 (12.15%) Degree
3 19 (8.88%) SC Cleared
3 19 (8.88%) Security Cleared
4 13 (6.07%) DBS Check
5 12 (5.61%) Cisco Certification
6 11 (5.14%) BPSS Clearance
7 10 (4.67%) CCNA
8 6 (2.80%) MCSA
9 5 (2.34%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 5 (2.34%) Microsoft Certified Professional
10 4 (1.87%) AWS Certification
11 3 (1.40%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 3 (1.40%) Azure Certification
11 3 (1.40%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
12 2 (0.93%) CCNP
12 2 (0.93%) ITIL Certification
12 2 (0.93%) MCSE
13 1 (0.47%) CompTIA Security+
13 1 (0.47%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 29 (13.55%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 16 (7.48%) Cyber Essentials
3 14 (6.54%) SLA
4 11 (5.14%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 8 (3.74%) Data Quality
6 4 (1.87%) NIST
6 4 (1.87%) QA
7 3 (1.40%) GDPR
8 2 (0.93%) Accessibility
8 2 (0.93%) GRC
8 2 (0.93%) NCSC
System Software
1 143 (66.82%) Active Directory
2 38 (17.76%) Hyper-V
3 28 (13.08%) VMware Infrastructure
4 11 (5.14%) Virtual Desktop
5 9 (4.21%) VMware ESXi
6 6 (2.80%) DFS Replication
7 5 (2.34%) Virtual Machines
8 3 (1.40%) Docker
8 3 (1.40%) Microsoft Virtual Server
8 3 (1.40%) Postfix
8 3 (1.40%) Virtual Servers
9 1 (0.47%) Citrix Hypervisor
9 1 (0.47%) Firmware
9 1 (0.47%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 95 (44.39%) Microsoft Intune
2 15 (7.01%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 13 (6.07%) Terraform
4 7 (3.27%) Autotask
5 6 (2.80%) Jamf Pro
5 6 (2.80%) vCenter Server
6 5 (2.34%) FortiGate
6 5 (2.34%) SCCM
7 4 (1.87%) Kubernetes
7 4 (1.87%) PaperCut
8 3 (1.40%) Nessus
8 3 (1.40%) Proxmox
9 1 (0.47%) Ansible
9 1 (0.47%) CASB
9 1 (0.47%) Cisco CUCM
9 1 (0.47%) Forefront Identity Manager
Vendors
1 184 (85.98%) Microsoft
2 35 (16.36%) VMware
3 18 (8.41%) Apple
4 17 (7.94%) Google
5 12 (5.61%) Cisco
6 9 (4.21%) Dell
6 9 (4.21%) Meraki
6 9 (4.21%) Veeam
7 8 (3.74%) CrowdStrike
8 7 (3.27%) Datto
8 7 (3.27%) HP
9 4 (1.87%) Freshdesk
10 3 (1.40%) Citrix
10 3 (1.40%) IBM
10 3 (1.40%) IFS
10 3 (1.40%) Oracle
10 3 (1.40%) Sage
11 2 (0.93%) Fortinet
11 2 (0.93%) ServiceNow
11 2 (0.93%) SonicWALL