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 23 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 72 101 97
Rank change year-on-year +29 -4 +15
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Office 553 534 801
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 3.56% 3.26% 3.29%
As % of the Applications category 23.12% 39.41% 46.43%
Number of salaries quoted 211 278 671
10th Percentile £26,250 £26,250 £24,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £30,656 £28,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £42,500 £38,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.88% +10.39% -14.44%
75th Percentile £54,000 £55,594 £55,625
90th Percentile £78,750 £72,500 £67,500
UK median annual salary £35,000 £42,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year -17.65% +21.43% -12.50%

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 2,392 1,355 1,725
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 15.39% 8.27% 7.08%
Number of salaries quoted 638 723 1,332
10th Percentile £28,750 £27,000 £25,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £35,375 £31,812
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +11.11% -10.00%
75th Percentile £61,250 £67,500 £58,750
90th Percentile £78,750 £83,500 £70,000
UK median annual salary £40,000 £47,683 £39,561
% change year-on-year -16.11% +20.53% -12.09%

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 23 January 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 36 (6.51%) SharePoint
2 21 (3.80%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (0.90%) Confluence
4 3 (0.54%) ArcGIS
4 3 (0.54%) WordPress
5 2 (0.36%) Exchange Server 2007
5 2 (0.36%) Exchange Server 2010
5 2 (0.36%) Exchange Server 2013
6 1 (0.18%) CMS
6 1 (0.18%) Drupal
6 1 (0.18%) HCL Notes
Applications
1 140 (25.32%) Microsoft Excel
2 66 (11.93%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 18 (3.25%) MS Visio
4 15 (2.71%) Spreadsheet
5 12 (2.17%) InDesign
6 7 (1.27%) Trello
7 6 (1.08%) Microsoft Project
8 5 (0.90%) Photoshop
9 4 (0.72%) Adobe Illustrator
10 3 (0.54%) Adobe Creative Suite
10 3 (0.54%) Simulink
11 1 (0.18%) Acrobat
Business Applications
1 4 (0.72%) SAP PP
2 3 (0.54%) Elite 3E
3 2 (0.36%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.36%) NetSuite
3 2 (0.36%) Sage X3
4 1 (0.18%) Sage 200
4 1 (0.18%) Salesforce CRM
4 1 (0.18%) SAP Oil and Gas
4 1 (0.18%) SAP PM
4 1 (0.18%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (0.18%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 263 (47.56%) Microsoft 365
2 124 (22.42%) AWS
3 49 (8.86%) Entra ID
4 37 (6.69%) Azure
5 34 (6.15%) Power Platform
6 33 (5.97%) Dynamics 365
7 30 (5.42%) SaaS
8 10 (1.81%) Cloud Computing
9 8 (1.45%) Intacct
9 8 (1.45%) Smartsheet
10 7 (1.27%) OneDrive
11 6 (1.08%) Google Workspace
11 6 (1.08%) PowerApps
12 4 (0.72%) Azure DevOps
12 4 (0.72%) Google Docs
12 4 (0.72%) Workato
13 3 (0.54%) Google Drive
14 2 (0.36%) Azure Data Factory
14 2 (0.36%) Google Analytics
14 2 (0.36%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 12 (2.17%) Wi-Fi
2 11 (1.99%) DNS
3 10 (1.81%) DHCP
3 10 (1.81%) Firewall
3 10 (1.81%) Unified Communications
3 10 (1.81%) VoIP
4 9 (1.63%) TCP/IP
5 8 (1.45%) LAN
6 6 (1.08%) VPN
6 6 (1.08%) WAN
7 4 (0.72%) Internet
8 3 (0.54%) DKIM
8 3 (0.54%) DMARC
8 3 (0.54%) Ethernet
8 3 (0.54%) PuTTY
8 3 (0.54%) Remote Desktop
8 3 (0.54%) Wireless
9 2 (0.36%) 4G
9 2 (0.36%) Broadband
10 1 (0.18%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 27 (4.88%) Power BI
2 13 (2.35%) GIS
3 10 (1.81%) Geospatial Data
4 7 (1.27%) Tableau
5 3 (0.54%) SQL Server
6 2 (0.36%) Relational Database
7 1 (0.18%) Azure SQL Database
7 1 (0.18%) Data Lake
7 1 (0.18%) EDMS
7 1 (0.18%) FileMaker
7 1 (0.18%) Metadata
7 1 (0.18%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 10 (1.81%) JIRA
2 3 (0.54%) Git
2 3 (0.54%) Jenkins
2 3 (0.54%) Maven
2 3 (0.54%) Sonatype Nexus
2 3 (0.54%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 380 (68.72%) Social Skills
2 143 (25.86%) Finance
3 118 (21.34%) French Language
4 100 (18.08%) Analytical Skills
5 95 (17.18%) Swedish Language
6 65 (11.75%) Back Office
7 50 (9.04%) Organisational Skills
8 46 (8.32%) Marketing
9 30 (5.42%) Legal
10 24 (4.34%) Documentation Skills
10 24 (4.34%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 24 (4.34%) Law
11 18 (3.25%) Public Sector
12 17 (3.07%) Advertising
12 17 (3.07%) Billing
13 15 (2.71%) Presentation Skills
13 15 (2.71%) Retail
14 12 (2.17%) Banking
15 10 (1.81%) Manufacturing
16 9 (1.63%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 214 (38.70%) Analyst
2 136 (24.59%) Service Analyst
3 135 (24.41%) Service Desk Analyst
4 83 (15.01%) Support Engineer
5 63 (11.39%) Desktop Support
6 62 (11.21%) Desktop Engineer
6 62 (11.21%) Desktop Support Engineer
7 56 (10.13%) Site Engineer
8 51 (9.22%) IT Support
9 42 (7.59%) Senior
10 29 (5.24%) Financial Analyst
11 28 (5.06%) IT Analyst
12 24 (4.34%) Administrator
13 22 (3.98%) Support Analyst
14 21 (3.80%) IT Support Analyst
15 19 (3.44%) Lead
16 18 (3.25%) IT Engineer
16 18 (3.25%) Supply Chain Analyst
17 17 (3.07%) IT Support Engineer
17 17 (3.07%) Technical Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (1.08%) EDI
2 4 (0.72%) Middleware
3 3 (0.54%) ActiveMQ
3 3 (0.54%) RAML
3 3 (0.54%) REST
3 3 (0.54%) SOAP
4 2 (0.36%) XML
4 2 (0.36%) XSLT
5 1 (0.18%) .NET
5 1 (0.18%) ARM Templates
Miscellaneous
1 60 (10.85%) Onboarding
2 55 (9.95%) Management Information System
3 50 (9.04%) Self-Motivation
4 29 (5.24%) Social Media
5 10 (1.81%) Driving Licence
5 10 (1.81%) Web Conferencing
6 9 (1.63%) Analytical Mindset
6 9 (1.63%) NHS
6 9 (1.63%) Video Conferencing
7 6 (1.08%) CMDB
7 6 (1.08%) e-Learning
7 6 (1.08%) Legacy Systems
8 5 (0.90%) Algorithms
8 5 (0.90%) Data Centre
8 5 (0.90%) Product Ownership
9 4 (0.72%) Animation
9 4 (0.72%) Housing Association
9 4 (0.72%) Learning Management System
9 4 (0.72%) PMI
9 4 (0.72%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 130 (23.51%) Windows
2 77 (13.92%) Windows 10
3 18 (3.25%) Windows Server
4 17 (3.07%) Linux
5 9 (1.63%) Unix
5 9 (1.63%) Windows Server 2016
6 8 (1.45%) Windows Server 2012
7 7 (1.27%) Android
8 6 (1.08%) Apple iOS
8 6 (1.08%) Mac OS
8 6 (1.08%) Windows Server 2019
9 2 (0.36%) Ubuntu
9 2 (0.36%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 252 (45.57%) Customer Service
2 230 (41.59%) ITIL
3 125 (22.60%) ITSM
4 123 (22.24%) Performance Metrics
5 118 (21.34%) Continuous Improvement
6 108 (19.53%) Problem-Solving
7 83 (15.01%) Analytics
8 75 (13.56%) Cybersecurity
9 70 (12.66%) Customer Experience
10 65 (11.75%) Patch Management
11 62 (11.21%) Ticket Management
12 61 (11.03%) Customer Acquisition
13 60 (10.85%) Software Deployment
14 58 (10.49%) Decision-Making
15 47 (8.50%) CRM
15 47 (8.50%) ERP
16 46 (8.32%) Project Management
17 39 (7.05%) Agile
17 39 (7.05%) Asset Management
17 39 (7.05%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 15 (2.71%) SQL
2 14 (2.53%) Python
3 8 (1.45%) PowerShell
4 6 (1.08%) Java
4 6 (1.08%) R
5 5 (0.90%) ABAP
5 5 (0.90%) C++
6 3 (0.54%) Assembly Language
6 3 (0.54%) C
6 3 (0.54%) C#
6 3 (0.54%) JavaScript
6 3 (0.54%) MATLAB
6 3 (0.54%) Objective-C
6 3 (0.54%) Swift
6 3 (0.54%) VBA
7 2 (0.36%) VC++
8 1 (0.18%) Bash
8 1 (0.18%) T-SQL
8 1 (0.18%) VB
8 1 (0.18%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 271 (49.01%) Degree
2 122 (22.06%) Microsoft Certification
3 116 (20.98%) MCSE
4 115 (20.80%) AWS Certification
5 81 (14.65%) Security Cleared
6 74 (13.38%) SC Cleared
7 60 (10.85%) CTC Cleared
8 37 (6.69%) ACCA
9 35 (6.33%) CIMA
10 23 (4.16%) DBS Check
11 11 (1.99%) CIPD
12 10 (1.81%) CFA
13 9 (1.63%) CISSP
14 8 (1.45%) Azure Certification
15 7 (1.27%) CISA
15 7 (1.27%) Computer Science Degree
16 6 (1.08%) A+ Certification
16 6 (1.08%) BPSS Clearance
16 6 (1.08%) DV Cleared
16 6 (1.08%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 118 (21.34%) QA
2 85 (15.37%) SLA
3 26 (4.70%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 20 (3.62%) GDPR
5 14 (2.53%) ISO 9001
6 11 (1.99%) Accessibility
7 10 (1.81%) PMO
8 4 (0.72%) Data Quality
9 3 (0.54%) GRC
9 3 (0.54%) NIST
9 3 (0.54%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 2 (0.36%) Cyber Essentials
10 2 (0.36%) EMIR
10 2 (0.36%) HIPAA
10 2 (0.36%) NIST 800
10 2 (0.36%) SOC 2
11 1 (0.18%) Actionable Recommendations
11 1 (0.18%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 63 (11.39%) Active Directory
2 6 (1.08%) Hyper-V
3 2 (0.36%) Virtual Desktop
3 2 (0.36%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.18%) Firmware
4 1 (0.18%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 21 (3.80%) SCCM
2 11 (1.99%) Microsoft Intune
3 7 (1.27%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 2 (0.36%) AirWatch
4 2 (0.36%) Ansible
5 1 (0.18%) EMC NetWorker
5 1 (0.18%) Forefront Identity Manager
5 1 (0.18%) Kubernetes
5 1 (0.18%) RSA Archer
5 1 (0.18%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
5 1 (0.18%) Terraform
Vendors
1 461 (83.36%) Microsoft
2 122 (22.06%) ServiceNow
3 74 (13.38%) Cisco
4 22 (3.98%) Adobe
5 18 (3.25%) Google
6 13 (2.35%) Sage
7 12 (2.17%) Oracle
7 12 (2.17%) Salesforce
8 10 (1.81%) Apple
9 9 (1.63%) Zoho
10 8 (1.45%) SAP
11 7 (1.27%) iManage
12 5 (0.90%) Xero
13 4 (0.72%) Citrix
13 4 (0.72%) Concur
13 4 (0.72%) Mitel
14 3 (0.54%) Dell
14 3 (0.54%) HubSpot
14 3 (0.54%) MuleSoft
15 2 (0.36%) Intel