Hybrid/Remote Microsoft Office Job Trends

Microsoft Office
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring Microsoft Office skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 12 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 90 108 86
Rank change year-on-year +18 -22 +16
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Office 481 395 1,074
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.76% 3.02% 3.39%
As % of the Applications category 38.70% 30.11% 43.17%
Number of salaries quoted 213 251 831
10th Percentile £26,850 £25,020 £23,500
25th Percentile £30,000 £30,250 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £42,500 £36,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.88% +16.44% -18.89%
75th Percentile £52,500 £57,250 £51,250
90th Percentile £73,000 £70,000 £65,000
UK median annual salary £32,500 £40,000 £32,500
% change year-on-year -18.75% +23.08% -16.60%

All Software Application Skills
Work from Home

Microsoft Office falls under the Software Applications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring software application skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for software application skills 1,243 1,312 2,488
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 7.14% 10.05% 7.85%
Number of salaries quoted 606 760 1,800
10th Percentile £28,500 £28,750 £24,750
25th Percentile £35,000 £36,250 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £52,500 £43,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +22.09% -9.47%
75th Percentile £60,000 £66,253 £57,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £76,375 £67,500
UK median annual salary £40,000 £47,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year -15.79% +26.67% -16.67%

Microsoft Office
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Microsoft Office and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Microsoft Office job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Microsoft Office
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Microsoft Office.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Microsoft Office

Microsoft Office
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Microsoft Office over the 6 months to 12 April 2026.

Microsoft Office salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Microsoft Office
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 50 (10.40%) SharePoint
2 32 (6.65%) Microsoft Exchange
3 9 (1.87%) Exchange Server 2007
3 9 (1.87%) Exchange Server 2010
3 9 (1.87%) Exchange Server 2013
4 6 (1.25%) Confluence
5 3 (0.62%) IIS
6 1 (0.21%) WordPress
Applications
1 116 (24.12%) Microsoft Excel
2 52 (10.81%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 14 (2.91%) MS Visio
4 5 (1.04%) InDesign
4 5 (1.04%) Trello
5 4 (0.83%) Microsoft Project
6 3 (0.62%) Spreadsheet
7 2 (0.42%) Camtasia
8 1 (0.21%) Adobe Creative Suite
Business Applications
1 12 (2.49%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.42%) BambooHR
2 2 (0.42%) NetSuite
3 1 (0.21%) Raiser’s Edge
3 1 (0.21%) Sage 200
3 1 (0.21%) Salesforce CRM
3 1 (0.21%) SAP Oil and Gas
3 1 (0.21%) SAP PM
3 1 (0.21%) SAP PP
3 1 (0.21%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 229 (47.61%) Microsoft 365
2 102 (21.21%) AWS
3 60 (12.47%) Entra ID
4 50 (10.40%) Azure
5 32 (6.65%) Dynamics 365
6 28 (5.82%) SaaS
7 27 (5.61%) Power Platform
8 12 (2.49%) Google Workspace
8 12 (2.49%) OneDrive
9 5 (1.04%) Intacct
10 4 (0.83%) Google Docs
11 3 (0.62%) Azure DevOps
11 3 (0.62%) ChatGPT
11 3 (0.62%) Google Drive
11 3 (0.62%) Microsoft Copilot
12 2 (0.42%) Power Automate
12 2 (0.42%) Viva Engage
13 1 (0.21%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 1 (0.21%) ClickUp
13 1 (0.21%) Stripe
Communications & Networking
1 25 (5.20%) DNS
2 24 (4.99%) DHCP
2 24 (4.99%) Firewall
2 24 (4.99%) Wi-Fi
3 17 (3.53%) VoIP
4 16 (3.33%) VPN
5 15 (3.12%) TCP/IP
6 14 (2.91%) LAN
7 12 (2.49%) WAN
8 6 (1.25%) Internet
8 6 (1.25%) Unified Communications
9 3 (0.62%) PuTTY
9 3 (0.62%) Remote Desktop
9 3 (0.62%) Skype
10 2 (0.42%) 4G
10 2 (0.42%) Ethernet
10 2 (0.42%) Extranet
10 2 (0.42%) Intranet
11 1 (0.21%) Broadband
11 1 (0.21%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 27 (5.61%) Power BI
2 9 (1.87%) Tableau
3 8 (1.66%) SQL Server
4 4 (0.83%) DB2
4 4 (0.83%) DB2 UDB
4 4 (0.83%) MySQL
4 4 (0.83%) QlikView
5 2 (0.42%) Relational Database
6 1 (0.21%) Azure SQL Database
6 1 (0.21%) Data Lake
6 1 (0.21%) Geospatial Data
6 1 (0.21%) GIS
6 1 (0.21%) Metadata
6 1 (0.21%) Oracle Database
6 1 (0.21%) QGIS
6 1 (0.21%) Spatial Data
6 1 (0.21%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 7 (1.46%) JIRA
2 4 (0.83%) Git
3 3 (0.62%) Jenkins
3 3 (0.62%) Maven
3 3 (0.62%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 327 (67.98%) Social Skills
2 117 (24.32%) Finance
3 85 (17.67%) French Language
4 79 (16.42%) Analytical Skills
5 64 (13.31%) Back Office
6 62 (12.89%) Organisational Skills
7 45 (9.36%) Marketing
8 41 (8.52%) Swedish Language
9 26 (5.41%) Legal
10 22 (4.57%) Law
11 21 (4.37%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 21 (4.37%) Retail
12 19 (3.95%) Public Sector
13 15 (3.12%) Presentation Skills
14 14 (2.91%) Advertising
15 10 (2.08%) Billing
16 8 (1.66%) Local Government
17 7 (1.46%) Telecoms
18 6 (1.25%) Games
19 5 (1.04%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 166 (34.51%) Analyst
2 106 (22.04%) Support Engineer
3 92 (19.13%) Service Analyst
4 91 (18.92%) Service Desk Analyst
5 64 (13.31%) Desktop Support
6 62 (12.89%) Desktop Engineer
6 62 (12.89%) Desktop Support Engineer
7 61 (12.68%) IT Support
8 56 (11.64%) Site Engineer
9 41 (8.52%) IT Engineer
10 40 (8.32%) IT Support Engineer
11 35 (7.28%) Financial Analyst
12 32 (6.65%) Senior
13 18 (3.74%) Supply Chain Analyst
14 17 (3.53%) Administrator
15 16 (3.33%) IT Analyst
16 15 (3.12%) Support Analyst
17 14 (2.91%) 2nd Line Support
17 14 (2.91%) Junior
18 13 (2.70%) IT Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (1.25%) EDI
2 4 (0.83%) REST
2 4 (0.83%) SOAP
2 4 (0.83%) XML
3 3 (0.62%) ActiveMQ
3 3 (0.62%) RAML
3 3 (0.62%) XSLT
4 2 (0.42%) CSS
4 2 (0.42%) HTML
5 1 (0.21%) .NET
5 1 (0.21%) ARM Templates
5 1 (0.21%) FHIR
5 1 (0.21%) JSP
5 1 (0.21%) PyTorch
5 1 (0.21%) SailPoint
5 1 (0.21%) SciPy
5 1 (0.21%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 52 (10.81%) Self-Motivation
2 39 (8.11%) Onboarding
3 30 (6.24%) Management Information System
3 30 (6.24%) Social Media
4 10 (2.08%) Driving Licence
4 10 (2.08%) Web Conferencing
5 8 (1.66%) Video Conferencing
6 7 (1.46%) Analytical Mindset
6 7 (1.46%) NHS
7 5 (1.04%) Data Protection Act
7 5 (1.04%) Virtual Team
8 4 (0.83%) Algorithms
8 4 (0.83%) Distributed Computing
8 4 (0.83%) e-Learning
8 4 (0.83%) Microsoft Licensing
8 4 (0.83%) Raspberry Pi
8 4 (0.83%) Renewable Energy
8 4 (0.83%) Wiki
9 3 (0.62%) Legacy Systems
9 3 (0.62%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 141 (29.31%) Windows
2 91 (18.92%) Windows 10
3 41 (8.52%) Windows Server
4 23 (4.78%) Windows Server 2016
5 21 (4.37%) Windows Server 2012
6 18 (3.74%) Linux
7 14 (2.91%) Windows Server 2019
8 12 (2.49%) Mac OS
9 9 (1.87%) Windows Server 2008
10 8 (1.66%) Unix
11 6 (1.25%) Ubuntu
12 4 (0.83%) Android
13 3 (0.62%) Apple iOS
14 1 (0.21%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 211 (43.87%) Customer Service
2 175 (36.38%) ITIL
3 112 (23.28%) Continuous Improvement
4 92 (19.13%) Performance Metrics
5 91 (18.92%) ITSM
6 85 (17.67%) Problem-Solving
7 81 (16.84%) Cybersecurity
8 75 (15.59%) Analytics
9 67 (13.93%) Customer Experience
10 65 (13.51%) Patch Management
11 64 (13.31%) CRM
12 62 (12.89%) Ticket Management
13 61 (12.68%) Customer Acquisition
14 60 (12.47%) Software Deployment
15 52 (10.81%) Decision-Making
16 40 (8.32%) Business Intelligence
17 38 (7.90%) ERP
17 38 (7.90%) Project Management
18 34 (7.07%) Mentoring
19 31 (6.44%) Agile
Programming Languages
1 21 (4.37%) SQL
2 11 (2.29%) Python
3 9 (1.87%) VBA
4 7 (1.46%) PowerShell
5 6 (1.25%) VB
5 6 (1.25%) VBScript
6 4 (0.83%) C#
6 4 (0.83%) Java
7 3 (0.62%) C++
7 3 (0.62%) VC++
8 2 (0.42%) ABAP
8 2 (0.42%) R
8 2 (0.42%) T-SQL
9 1 (0.21%) Bash
9 1 (0.21%) Bicep
9 1 (0.21%) Scala
Qualifications
1 222 (46.15%) Degree
2 94 (19.54%) Microsoft Certification
3 85 (17.67%) MCSE
4 84 (17.46%) AWS Certification
5 77 (16.01%) Security Cleared
6 71 (14.76%) SC Cleared
7 60 (12.47%) CTC Cleared
8 34 (7.07%) ACCA
9 31 (6.44%) CIMA
10 10 (2.08%) Azure Certification
10 10 (2.08%) DBS Check
11 9 (1.87%) DV Cleared
12 8 (1.66%) HNC
13 7 (1.46%) CFA
14 6 (1.25%) A+ Certification
15 5 (1.04%) BPSS Clearance
15 5 (1.04%) HND
15 5 (1.04%) PMI Certification
16 4 (0.83%) CIPD
16 4 (0.83%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 89 (18.50%) QA
2 73 (15.18%) SLA
3 23 (4.78%) GDPR
4 13 (2.70%) Data Quality
4 13 (2.70%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 9 (1.87%) PMO
6 6 (1.25%) Accessibility
7 5 (1.04%) Cyber Essentials
7 5 (1.04%) ISO 9001
8 4 (0.83%) TickIT
9 3 (0.62%) EMIR
9 3 (0.62%) HIPAA
9 3 (0.62%) MiFID
9 3 (0.62%) NIST
10 2 (0.42%) GRC
10 2 (0.42%) IFRS
11 1 (0.21%) HL7
11 1 (0.21%) IFRS 17
11 1 (0.21%) NIST 800
11 1 (0.21%) SOC 2
System Software
1 70 (14.55%) Active Directory
2 20 (4.16%) Hyper-V
3 13 (2.70%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (1.04%) Virtual Machines
5 4 (0.83%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 29 (6.03%) Microsoft Intune
2 14 (2.91%) SCCM
3 13 (2.70%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 3 (0.62%) Proxmox
5 2 (0.42%) Ansible
6 1 (0.21%) AirWatch
6 1 (0.21%) EMC NetWorker
6 1 (0.21%) Forefront Identity Manager
6 1 (0.21%) Kubernetes
6 1 (0.21%) RSA Archer
6 1 (0.21%) Terraform
Vendors
1 389 (80.87%) Microsoft
2 88 (18.30%) ServiceNow
3 72 (14.97%) Cisco
4 21 (4.37%) Google
5 18 (3.74%) Adobe
5 18 (3.74%) VMware
6 14 (2.91%) Salesforce
7 13 (2.70%) Oracle
8 11 (2.29%) Sage
9 10 (2.08%) Dell
10 9 (1.87%) HP
10 9 (1.87%) SAP
11 8 (1.66%) Apple
12 7 (1.46%) Meraki
13 5 (1.04%) HubSpot
13 5 (1.04%) IBM
13 5 (1.04%) Snow
13 5 (1.04%) Ubiquiti
13 5 (1.04%) Zoho
14 4 (0.83%) JD Edwards