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 26 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 189 143 113
Rank change year-on-year -46 -30 +47
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Exchange 215 364 746
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.31% 2.41% 2.70%
As % of the Application Platforms category 19.80% 19.22% 25.41%
Number of salaries quoted 164 275 613
10th Percentile £27,870 £28,500 £28,000
25th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £33,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,000 £50,000 £44,480
Median % change year-on-year -16.00% +12.41% -6.36%
75th Percentile £57,500 £63,750 £55,000
90th Percentile £67,478 £79,000 £68,750
UK median annual salary £40,500 £45,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year -10.00% +12.50% -3.98%

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 1,086 1,894 2,936
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 6.60% 12.54% 10.64%
Number of salaries quoted 763 1,266 2,409
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £39,238 £43,750 £39,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £62,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.00% +13.64% -6.78%
75th Percentile £77,500 £90,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £102,500 £115,000 £91,387
UK median annual salary £50,000 £57,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -12.28% +14.00% -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 26 February 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
1 127 (59.07%) SharePoint
2 5 (2.33%) Exchange Server 2007
2 5 (2.33%) Exchange Server 2010
2 5 (2.33%) Exchange Server 2013
2 5 (2.33%) IIS
3 1 (0.47%) Apache
Applications
1 26 (12.09%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (1.40%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (1.40%) MS Visio
2 3 (1.40%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 5 (2.33%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (1.40%) Oracle EBS
Cloud Services
1 198 (92.09%) Microsoft 365
2 156 (72.56%) Azure
3 117 (54.42%) Entra ID
4 34 (15.81%) OneDrive
5 25 (11.63%) SaaS
6 24 (11.16%) AWS
7 19 (8.84%) Power Platform
8 17 (7.91%) Mimecast
9 15 (6.98%) Google Workspace
9 15 (6.98%) Microsoft Purview
10 12 (5.58%) IaaS
11 11 (5.12%) Azure DevOps
12 8 (3.72%) Power Automate
13 6 (2.79%) PaaS
13 6 (2.79%) ShareGate
14 5 (2.33%) Azure Monitor
14 5 (2.33%) Microsoft Copilot
14 5 (2.33%) PowerApps
15 3 (1.40%) Azure Key Vault
15 3 (1.40%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 87 (40.47%) DNS
2 79 (36.74%) DHCP
3 62 (28.84%) VPN
4 50 (23.26%) TCP/IP
5 48 (22.33%) WAN
6 45 (20.93%) Firewall
7 35 (16.28%) Wi-Fi
8 32 (14.88%) LAN
9 25 (11.63%) VLAN
10 21 (9.77%) VoIP
11 16 (7.44%) SD-WAN
12 8 (3.72%) SSL
13 5 (2.33%) Remote Desktop
14 4 (1.86%) HTTP
14 4 (1.86%) Wireless
15 3 (1.40%) FTP
15 3 (1.40%) SMS
15 3 (1.40%) SMTP
15 3 (1.40%) SNMP
15 3 (1.40%) Telnet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (8.37%) SQL Server
2 13 (6.05%) MySQL
2 13 (6.05%) PostgreSQL
3 9 (4.19%) Power BI
3 9 (4.19%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 4 (1.86%) 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 (3.72%) JIRA
2 1 (0.47%) MSBuild
General
1 97 (45.12%) Social Skills
2 43 (20.00%) Finance
3 16 (7.44%) Analytical Skills
4 13 (6.05%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 13 (6.05%) Organisational Skills
5 10 (4.65%) Legal
6 6 (2.79%) Aerospace
7 5 (2.33%) Manufacturing
7 5 (2.33%) Marketing
8 4 (1.86%) German Language
9 3 (1.40%) Automotive
9 3 (1.40%) Back Office
9 3 (1.40%) Games
10 2 (0.93%) Advertising
10 2 (0.93%) Retail
11 1 (0.47%) Documentation Skills
11 1 (0.47%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 65 (30.23%) IT Support
2 61 (28.37%) Support Engineer
3 50 (23.26%) IT Engineer
4 45 (20.93%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 40 (18.60%) IT Support Engineer
6 34 (15.81%) Analyst
7 32 (14.88%) 2nd Line Support
8 26 (12.09%) 2nd Line Engineer
8 26 (12.09%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
8 26 (12.09%) Support Analyst
9 23 (10.70%) Senior
10 19 (8.84%) Infrastructure Support
11 18 (8.37%) IT Analyst
11 18 (8.37%) IT Support Analyst
12 16 (7.44%) 3rd Line Support
13 15 (6.98%) Infrastructure Support Engineer
13 15 (6.98%) Support Technician
14 13 (6.05%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
15 12 (5.58%) 3rd Line Engineer
16 11 (5.12%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (5.58%) .NET
2 8 (3.72%) JSON
2 8 (3.72%) XML
3 1 (0.47%) ASP.NET
Miscellaneous
1 35 (16.28%) Driving Licence
2 24 (11.16%) Onboarding
3 13 (6.05%) Enterprise Software
4 12 (5.58%) Client/Server
4 12 (5.58%) Product Ownership
5 10 (4.65%) Management Information System
6 9 (4.19%) iPad
7 8 (3.72%) Data Structures
7 8 (3.72%) Replication
7 8 (3.72%) Self-Motivation
8 7 (3.26%) Hybrid Cloud
8 7 (3.26%) Security Posture
9 6 (2.79%) CMDB
10 5 (2.33%) Data Centre
10 5 (2.33%) Social Media
11 4 (1.86%) CCTV
11 4 (1.86%) iPhone
11 4 (1.86%) Mobile App
11 4 (1.86%) Video Conferencing
12 3 (1.40%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 134 (62.33%) Windows
2 97 (45.12%) Windows Server
3 49 (22.79%) Windows 10
4 22 (10.23%) Mac OS
5 20 (9.30%) Windows Server 2016
6 17 (7.91%) Windows Server 2012
7 16 (7.44%) Windows Server 2019
8 15 (6.98%) Apple iOS
9 13 (6.05%) Linux
10 6 (2.79%) Windows Server 2008
11 4 (1.86%) Android
12 1 (0.47%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 70 (32.56%) Problem-Solving
2 66 (30.70%) ITIL
3 52 (24.19%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 42 (19.53%) Continuous Improvement
4 42 (19.53%) Service Delivery
5 37 (17.21%) Disaster Recovery
6 30 (13.95%) Customer Service
6 30 (13.95%) Migration
7 25 (11.63%) Change Management
8 22 (10.23%) Collaborative Working
9 21 (9.77%) Service Management
10 20 (9.30%) Data Loss Prevention
10 20 (9.30%) DevOps
11 16 (7.44%) Asset Management
11 16 (7.44%) Information Security
11 16 (7.44%) ITSM
11 16 (7.44%) Mentoring
11 16 (7.44%) Root Cause Analysis
12 15 (6.98%) Incident Management
12 15 (6.98%) Problem Management
Programming Languages
1 41 (19.07%) PowerShell
2 30 (13.95%) SQL
3 19 (8.84%) Python
4 8 (3.72%) Bash
4 8 (3.72%) R
4 8 (3.72%) T-SQL
5 5 (2.33%) JavaScript
5 5 (2.33%) PHP
6 4 (1.86%) Delphi
6 4 (1.86%) Pascal
7 3 (1.40%) Assembly Language
7 3 (1.40%) C
7 3 (1.40%) C#
7 3 (1.40%) C++
7 3 (1.40%) Java
7 3 (1.40%) MATLAB
7 3 (1.40%) Objective-C
7 3 (1.40%) Swift
8 1 (0.47%) Korn
Qualifications
1 28 (13.02%) Degree
1 28 (13.02%) Microsoft Certification
2 19 (8.84%) SC Cleared
2 19 (8.84%) Security Cleared
3 15 (6.98%) Cisco Certification
3 15 (6.98%) DBS Check
4 13 (6.05%) CCNA
5 11 (5.12%) BPSS Clearance
6 7 (3.26%) MCSA
7 6 (2.79%) Microsoft Certified Professional
8 5 (2.33%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 4 (1.86%) AWS Certification
10 3 (1.40%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 3 (1.40%) Azure Certification
10 3 (1.40%) MCSE
10 3 (1.40%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
11 2 (0.93%) CCNP
11 2 (0.93%) ITIL Certification
12 1 (0.47%) CompTIA Security+
12 1 (0.47%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 29 (13.49%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 16 (7.44%) Cyber Essentials
3 13 (6.05%) SLA
4 11 (5.12%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 8 (3.72%) Data Quality
6 6 (2.79%) NIST
7 4 (1.86%) QA
8 3 (1.40%) GDPR
9 2 (0.93%) Accessibility
9 2 (0.93%) GRC
9 2 (0.93%) NCSC
System Software
1 141 (65.58%) Active Directory
2 35 (16.28%) Hyper-V
3 28 (13.02%) VMware Infrastructure
4 13 (6.05%) Virtual Desktop
5 8 (3.72%) VMware ESXi
6 5 (2.33%) DFS Replication
6 5 (2.33%) Virtual Machines
7 4 (1.86%) 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 96 (44.65%) Microsoft Intune
2 17 (7.91%) Terraform
3 13 (6.05%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 9 (4.19%) Autotask
5 5 (2.33%) FortiGate
5 5 (2.33%) Jamf Pro
5 5 (2.33%) Kubernetes
5 5 (2.33%) SCCM
5 5 (2.33%) vCenter Server
6 4 (1.86%) PaperCut
7 3 (1.40%) Nessus
7 3 (1.40%) Proxmox
8 1 (0.47%) Ansible
8 1 (0.47%) CASB
8 1 (0.47%) Cisco CUCM
8 1 (0.47%) Forefront Identity Manager
8 1 (0.47%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 184 (85.58%) Microsoft
2 34 (15.81%) VMware
3 18 (8.37%) Apple
4 15 (6.98%) Google
5 12 (5.58%) Cisco
6 9 (4.19%) Meraki
7 8 (3.72%) CrowdStrike
7 8 (3.72%) Datto
7 8 (3.72%) Dell
7 8 (3.72%) Veeam
8 6 (2.79%) HP
9 5 (2.33%) 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
12 1 (0.47%) MobileIron