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

6 months to
18 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 92 104 86
Rank change year-on-year +12 -18 +16
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Office 484 391 1,073
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.73% 2.96% 3.30%
As % of the Applications category 38.78% 28.31% 36.82%
Number of salaries quoted 214 252 825
10th Percentile £26,250 £25,020 £23,500
25th Percentile £28,946 £30,250 £26,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £39,000 £44,375 £36,500
Median % change year-on-year -12.11% +21.58% -19.11%
75th Percentile £52,500 £57,500 £52,500
90th Percentile £73,750 £69,875 £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 1,248 1,381 2,914
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 7.04% 10.45% 8.96%
Number of salaries quoted 608 771 1,808
10th Percentile £28,500 £28,750 £24,925
25th Percentile £33,750 £36,623 £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 £60,313 £66,253 £57,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £76,250 £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 18 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 49 (10.12%) SharePoint
2 30 (6.20%) Microsoft Exchange
3 9 (1.86%) Exchange Server 2007
3 9 (1.86%) Exchange Server 2010
3 9 (1.86%) Exchange Server 2013
4 6 (1.24%) Confluence
5 4 (0.83%) IIS
5 4 (0.83%) WordPress
6 1 (0.21%) CMS
Applications
1 107 (22.11%) Microsoft Excel
2 51 (10.54%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 13 (2.69%) MS Visio
4 5 (1.03%) Microsoft Project
5 3 (0.62%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 3 (0.62%) Trello
6 2 (0.41%) Camtasia
6 2 (0.41%) InDesign
6 2 (0.41%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 12 (2.48%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (0.62%) BambooHR
3 2 (0.41%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.21%) Raiser’s Edge
4 1 (0.21%) Sage 200
4 1 (0.21%) Salesforce CRM
4 1 (0.21%) SAP Oil and Gas
4 1 (0.21%) SAP PM
4 1 (0.21%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 226 (46.69%) Microsoft 365
2 102 (21.07%) AWS
3 60 (12.40%) Entra ID
4 50 (10.33%) Azure
5 31 (6.40%) Dynamics 365
6 26 (5.37%) SaaS
7 22 (4.55%) Power Platform
8 12 (2.48%) Google Workspace
8 12 (2.48%) OneDrive
9 5 (1.03%) ChatGPT
9 5 (1.03%) Intacct
9 5 (1.03%) Microsoft Copilot
10 4 (0.83%) Google Analytics
10 4 (0.83%) Google Docs
10 4 (0.83%) Power Automate
11 3 (0.62%) Azure DevOps
11 3 (0.62%) Canva
11 3 (0.62%) Google Drive
12 2 (0.41%) Viva Engage
13 1 (0.21%) OpenShift
Communications & Networking
1 25 (5.17%) DNS
2 24 (4.96%) DHCP
2 24 (4.96%) Wi-Fi
3 23 (4.75%) Firewall
4 17 (3.51%) VoIP
5 16 (3.31%) VPN
6 15 (3.10%) TCP/IP
7 14 (2.89%) LAN
8 12 (2.48%) WAN
9 7 (1.45%) Internet
10 3 (0.62%) PuTTY
10 3 (0.62%) Remote Desktop
10 3 (0.62%) Skype
10 3 (0.62%) Unified Communications
11 2 (0.41%) 4G
11 2 (0.41%) Ethernet
11 2 (0.41%) Extranet
11 2 (0.41%) Intranet
11 2 (0.41%) WebEx
12 1 (0.21%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (4.55%) Power BI
2 9 (1.86%) SQL Server
3 8 (1.65%) Tableau
4 4 (0.83%) DB2
4 4 (0.83%) DB2 UDB
4 4 (0.83%) MySQL
4 4 (0.83%) QlikView
5 2 (0.41%) GIS
5 2 (0.41%) Relational Database
5 2 (0.41%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 1 (0.21%) Azure SQL Database
6 1 (0.21%) Data Lake
6 1 (0.21%) Geospatial Data
6 1 (0.21%) Metadata
6 1 (0.21%) Oracle Database
6 1 (0.21%) QGIS
6 1 (0.21%) Spatial Data
Development Applications
1 7 (1.45%) 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 (67.56%) Social Skills
2 116 (23.97%) Finance
3 82 (16.94%) French Language
4 78 (16.12%) Analytical Skills
5 71 (14.67%) Organisational Skills
6 62 (12.81%) Back Office
7 45 (9.30%) Marketing
8 36 (7.44%) Swedish Language
9 26 (5.37%) Legal
10 24 (4.96%) Law
11 23 (4.75%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 23 (4.75%) Retail
12 21 (4.34%) Public Sector
13 16 (3.31%) Advertising
14 14 (2.89%) Presentation Skills
15 11 (2.27%) Billing
16 9 (1.86%) Telecoms
17 8 (1.65%) Local Government
18 6 (1.24%) Games
19 5 (1.03%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 164 (33.88%) Analyst
2 105 (21.69%) Support Engineer
3 93 (19.21%) Service Analyst
4 92 (19.01%) Service Desk Analyst
5 64 (13.22%) Desktop Support
6 62 (12.81%) Desktop Engineer
6 62 (12.81%) Desktop Support Engineer
7 56 (11.57%) IT Support
7 56 (11.57%) Site Engineer
8 40 (8.26%) IT Engineer
9 39 (8.06%) IT Support Engineer
10 34 (7.02%) Financial Analyst
11 27 (5.58%) Senior
12 18 (3.72%) Supply Chain Analyst
13 17 (3.51%) Administrator
14 15 (3.10%) IT Analyst
15 14 (2.89%) Junior
15 14 (2.89%) Support Analyst
16 13 (2.69%) 2nd Line Support
16 13 (2.69%) Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (0.83%) REST
1 4 (0.83%) SOAP
1 4 (0.83%) XML
2 3 (0.62%) ActiveMQ
2 3 (0.62%) CSS
2 3 (0.62%) EDI
2 3 (0.62%) HTML
2 3 (0.62%) RAML
2 3 (0.62%) XSLT
3 1 (0.21%) .NET
3 1 (0.21%) ARM Templates
3 1 (0.21%) FHIR
3 1 (0.21%) JSP
3 1 (0.21%) PyTorch
3 1 (0.21%) SailPoint
3 1 (0.21%) SciPy
3 1 (0.21%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 55 (11.36%) Self-Motivation
2 35 (7.23%) Onboarding
3 32 (6.61%) Management Information System
4 30 (6.20%) Social Media
5 10 (2.07%) Driving Licence
6 9 (1.86%) Web Conferencing
7 8 (1.65%) Video Conferencing
8 7 (1.45%) Analytical Mindset
8 7 (1.45%) NHS
9 5 (1.03%) Data Protection Act
9 5 (1.03%) Video Editing
9 5 (1.03%) Virtual Team
10 4 (0.83%) Algorithms
10 4 (0.83%) Distributed Computing
10 4 (0.83%) e-Learning
10 4 (0.83%) Microsoft Licensing
10 4 (0.83%) Podcast
10 4 (0.83%) Raspberry Pi
10 4 (0.83%) Renewable Energy
10 4 (0.83%) Wiki
Operating Systems
1 136 (28.10%) Windows
2 90 (18.60%) Windows 10
3 39 (8.06%) Windows Server
4 24 (4.96%) Windows Server 2016
5 21 (4.34%) Windows Server 2012
6 15 (3.10%) Linux
7 14 (2.89%) Windows Server 2019
8 12 (2.48%) Mac OS
9 9 (1.86%) Windows Server 2008
10 6 (1.24%) Ubuntu
11 5 (1.03%) Unix
12 4 (0.83%) Android
13 3 (0.62%) Apple iOS
14 1 (0.21%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 211 (43.60%) Customer Service
2 173 (35.74%) ITIL
3 110 (22.73%) Continuous Improvement
4 91 (18.80%) Performance Metrics
5 90 (18.60%) ITSM
6 87 (17.98%) Problem-Solving
7 83 (17.15%) Cybersecurity
8 73 (15.08%) Analytics
9 66 (13.64%) CRM
10 65 (13.43%) Patch Management
11 64 (13.22%) Customer Experience
12 62 (12.81%) Ticket Management
13 61 (12.60%) Customer Acquisition
14 60 (12.40%) Software Deployment
15 51 (10.54%) Decision-Making
16 39 (8.06%) Project Management
17 37 (7.64%) Mentoring
18 36 (7.44%) ERP
19 33 (6.82%) Agile
20 32 (6.61%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 21 (4.34%) SQL
2 10 (2.07%) Python
2 10 (2.07%) VBA
3 7 (1.45%) PowerShell
3 7 (1.45%) VBScript
4 6 (1.24%) VB
5 4 (0.83%) C#
5 4 (0.83%) Java
6 3 (0.62%) C++
6 3 (0.62%) T-SQL
6 3 (0.62%) VC++
7 1 (0.21%) ABAP
7 1 (0.21%) Bash
7 1 (0.21%) Bicep
7 1 (0.21%) R
7 1 (0.21%) Scala
Qualifications
1 222 (45.87%) Degree
2 95 (19.63%) Microsoft Certification
3 86 (17.77%) MCSE
4 85 (17.56%) AWS Certification
5 76 (15.70%) Security Cleared
6 71 (14.67%) SC Cleared
7 60 (12.40%) CTC Cleared
8 33 (6.82%) ACCA
9 30 (6.20%) CIMA
10 10 (2.07%) Azure Certification
11 9 (1.86%) DV Cleared
12 8 (1.65%) DBS Check
12 8 (1.65%) HNC
13 7 (1.45%) CFA
14 6 (1.24%) A+ Certification
15 5 (1.03%) BPSS Clearance
15 5 (1.03%) HND
15 5 (1.03%) PMI Certification
16 4 (0.83%) Computer Science Degree
17 3 (0.62%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 90 (18.60%) QA
2 71 (14.67%) SLA
3 21 (4.34%) GDPR
4 16 (3.31%) Data Quality
5 10 (2.07%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 10 (2.07%) PMO
6 6 (1.24%) Accessibility
6 6 (1.24%) TickIT
7 5 (1.03%) Cyber Essentials
8 3 (0.62%) EMIR
8 3 (0.62%) HIPAA
8 3 (0.62%) IFRS
8 3 (0.62%) MiFID
8 3 (0.62%) NIST
9 2 (0.41%) GRC
9 2 (0.41%) ISO 9001
10 1 (0.21%) IFRS 17
10 1 (0.21%) NIST 800
10 1 (0.21%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 1 (0.21%) SOC 2
System Software
1 69 (14.26%) Active Directory
2 20 (4.13%) Hyper-V
3 13 (2.69%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (1.03%) Virtual Machines
5 4 (0.83%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 28 (5.79%) Microsoft Intune
2 14 (2.89%) SCCM
3 13 (2.69%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 3 (0.62%) Proxmox
5 2 (0.41%) 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
1 387 (79.96%) Microsoft
2 89 (18.39%) ServiceNow
3 69 (14.26%) Cisco
4 24 (4.96%) Google
5 18 (3.72%) VMware
6 17 (3.51%) Adobe
7 14 (2.89%) Sage
7 14 (2.89%) Salesforce
8 12 (2.48%) Oracle
9 10 (2.07%) Dell
10 9 (1.86%) HP
11 8 (1.65%) Apple
11 8 (1.65%) SAP
12 7 (1.45%) HubSpot
12 7 (1.45%) Meraki
13 5 (1.03%) IBM
13 5 (1.03%) iManage
13 5 (1.03%) Snow
13 5 (1.03%) Ubiquiti
13 5 (1.03%) Xero