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 30 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 93 131 93
Rank change year-on-year +38 -38 +9
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Office 515 407 1,009
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.68% 2.75% 3.04%
As % of the Applications category 40.30% 22.11% 34.94%
Number of salaries quoted 228 274 778
10th Percentile £26,950 £25,000 £23,500
25th Percentile £29,250 £28,500 £27,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £39,000 £36,770
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% +6.07% -19.69%
75th Percentile £52,813 £55,469 £53,063
90th Percentile £73,750 £67,500 £65,000
UK median annual salary £32,879 £37,500 £32,500
% change year-on-year -12.32% +15.38% -14.47%

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 1,278 1,841 2,888
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 6.66% 12.44% 8.70%
Number of salaries quoted 646 820 1,798
10th Percentile £28,500 £26,250 £25,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £33,000 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,000 £43,433
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +15.12% -8.56%
75th Percentile £62,188 £66,230 £57,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £76,375 £68,750
UK median annual salary £40,000 £45,000 £38,500
% change year-on-year -11.11% +16.88% -14.44%

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 30 May 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 (9.51%) SharePoint
2 35 (6.80%) Microsoft Exchange
3 10 (1.94%) IIS
4 9 (1.75%) Exchange Server 2007
4 9 (1.75%) Exchange Server 2010
4 9 (1.75%) Exchange Server 2013
5 8 (1.55%) Confluence
6 5 (0.97%) WordPress
7 1 (0.19%) CMS
Applications
1 114 (22.14%) Microsoft Excel
2 75 (14.56%) Microsoft Project
3 63 (12.23%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (0.97%) MS Visio
5 4 (0.78%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 2 (0.39%) Camtasia
7 1 (0.19%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 19 (3.69%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (0.78%) Sage 50
3 3 (0.58%) BambooHR
4 2 (0.39%) Salesforce CRM
5 1 (0.19%) NetSuite
5 1 (0.19%) Raiser’s Edge
5 1 (0.19%) Sage 200
5 1 (0.19%) SAP Oil and Gas
5 1 (0.19%) SAP PM
5 1 (0.19%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 200 (38.83%) Microsoft 365
2 82 (15.92%) AWS
3 59 (11.46%) Entra ID
4 47 (9.13%) Azure
5 23 (4.47%) SaaS
6 22 (4.27%) Power Platform
7 13 (2.52%) Google Workspace
8 10 (1.94%) Microsoft Copilot
9 9 (1.75%) OneDrive
10 7 (1.36%) Dynamics 365
11 6 (1.17%) ChatGPT
12 5 (0.97%) Google Analytics
12 5 (0.97%) Intacct
12 5 (0.97%) Power Automate
13 4 (0.78%) Canva
14 3 (0.58%) Google Docs
14 3 (0.58%) Smartsheet
15 2 (0.39%) Viva Engage
16 1 (0.19%) Adobe Creative Cloud
16 1 (0.19%) Azure DevOps
Communications & Networking
1 31 (6.02%) Firewall
2 26 (5.05%) DNS
3 25 (4.85%) DHCP
4 21 (4.08%) Wi-Fi
5 17 (3.30%) VoIP
6 16 (3.11%) TCP/IP
6 16 (3.11%) VPN
7 15 (2.91%) LAN
8 13 (2.52%) WAN
9 8 (1.55%) Internet
10 7 (1.36%) NGFW
11 4 (0.78%) Network Security
12 3 (0.58%) Remote Desktop
12 3 (0.58%) Skype
13 2 (0.39%) 4G
13 2 (0.39%) Ethernet
13 2 (0.39%) Extranet
13 2 (0.39%) Intranet
13 2 (0.39%) PuTTY
13 2 (0.39%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 19 (3.69%) Power BI
2 15 (2.91%) SQL Server
3 8 (1.55%) Tableau
4 6 (1.17%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 5 (0.97%) MySQL
6 4 (0.78%) DB2
6 4 (0.78%) DB2 UDB
6 4 (0.78%) QlikView
7 3 (0.58%) GIS
8 2 (0.39%) Relational Database
9 1 (0.19%) Azure SQL Database
9 1 (0.19%) Data Lake
9 1 (0.19%) Geospatial Data
9 1 (0.19%) Metadata
9 1 (0.19%) Oracle Database
9 1 (0.19%) QGIS
9 1 (0.19%) Spatial Data
Development Applications
1 12 (2.33%) JIRA
2 3 (0.58%) Git
3 2 (0.39%) Jenkins
3 2 (0.39%) Maven
3 2 (0.39%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 366 (71.07%) Social Skills
2 116 (22.52%) Finance
3 78 (15.15%) Organisational Skills
4 56 (10.87%) Analytical Skills
4 56 (10.87%) French Language
5 48 (9.32%) Back Office
6 29 (5.63%) Public Sector
7 28 (5.44%) Legal
7 28 (5.44%) Marketing
8 26 (5.05%) Law
9 23 (4.47%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 21 (4.08%) Presentation Skills
10 21 (4.08%) Retail
11 19 (3.69%) Influencing Skills
12 16 (3.11%) Swedish Language
13 15 (2.91%) Telecoms
14 8 (1.55%) Advertising
15 7 (1.36%) Billing
16 6 (1.17%) Banking
16 6 (1.17%) Games
Job Titles
1 125 (24.27%) Analyst
2 92 (17.86%) Support Engineer
3 90 (17.48%) Senior
4 81 (15.73%) Project Manager
5 74 (14.37%) Senior Manager
6 73 (14.17%) Service Analyst
7 72 (13.98%) Service Desk Analyst
8 66 (12.82%) Senior Project Manager
9 52 (10.10%) Desktop Support
9 52 (10.10%) IT Support
10 50 (9.71%) Desktop Engineer
10 50 (9.71%) Desktop Support Engineer
11 48 (9.32%) Site Engineer
12 39 (7.57%) IT Engineer
13 38 (7.38%) IT Support Engineer
14 17 (3.30%) Administrator
15 14 (2.72%) Financial Analyst
15 14 (2.72%) Support Analyst
16 12 (2.33%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
16 12 (2.33%) IT Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (1.36%) CSS
1 7 (1.36%) HTML
1 7 (1.36%) Microsoft Graph
2 4 (0.78%) SOAP
3 3 (0.58%) REST
3 3 (0.58%) XML
4 2 (0.39%) ActiveMQ
4 2 (0.39%) RAML
4 2 (0.39%) XSLT
5 1 (0.19%) .NET
5 1 (0.19%) ARM Templates
5 1 (0.19%) FHIR
5 1 (0.19%) JSP
5 1 (0.19%) PyTorch
5 1 (0.19%) SailPoint
5 1 (0.19%) SciPy
5 1 (0.19%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 54 (10.49%) Self-Motivation
2 37 (7.18%) Onboarding
3 34 (6.60%) Management Information System
4 23 (4.47%) Social Media
5 12 (2.33%) Driving Licence
6 8 (1.55%) Web Conferencing
7 7 (1.36%) Analytical Mindset
8 6 (1.17%) Video Conferencing
8 6 (1.17%) Video Editing
8 6 (1.17%) Virtual Team
9 5 (0.97%) Podcast
9 5 (0.97%) Raspberry Pi
9 5 (0.97%) Wiki
10 4 (0.78%) Data Protection Act
10 4 (0.78%) Derivative
10 4 (0.78%) Microsoft Licensing
10 4 (0.78%) NHS
10 4 (0.78%) OTC Derivatives
11 3 (0.58%) Distributed Computing
11 3 (0.58%) e-Learning
Operating Systems
1 134 (26.02%) Windows
2 77 (14.95%) Windows 10
3 45 (8.74%) Windows Server
4 28 (5.44%) Windows Server 2016
5 21 (4.08%) Windows Server 2012
6 15 (2.91%) Linux
7 14 (2.72%) Windows Server 2019
8 13 (2.52%) Mac OS
9 9 (1.75%) Windows Server 2008
10 6 (1.17%) Ubuntu
11 5 (0.97%) Unix
12 3 (0.58%) Android
13 1 (0.19%) Apple iOS
13 1 (0.19%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 173 (33.59%) Customer Service
2 135 (26.21%) ITIL
3 120 (23.30%) Customer Experience
4 102 (19.81%) Project Management
5 100 (19.42%) Agile
6 97 (18.83%) Continuous Improvement
7 85 (16.50%) Coaching
7 85 (16.50%) Project Delivery
8 80 (15.53%) Cybersecurity
8 80 (15.53%) Problem-Solving
9 77 (14.95%) PRINCE2
10 73 (14.17%) Budget Management
11 71 (13.79%) CRM
12 70 (13.59%) Impact Analysis
13 69 (13.40%) ITSM
14 66 (12.82%) Conflict Management
14 66 (12.82%) Operations Management
14 66 (12.82%) Performance Metrics
14 66 (12.82%) Programme Governance
15 61 (11.84%) Analytics
Programming Languages
1 38 (7.38%) SQL
2 20 (3.88%) PowerShell
3 13 (2.52%) VBA
4 11 (2.14%) VBScript
5 9 (1.75%) Python
6 7 (1.36%) T-SQL
7 6 (1.17%) VB
8 3 (0.58%) C#
8 3 (0.58%) Java
9 2 (0.39%) C++
9 2 (0.39%) VC++
10 1 (0.19%) ABAP
10 1 (0.19%) Bash
10 1 (0.19%) Bicep
10 1 (0.19%) R
10 1 (0.19%) Scala
Qualifications
1 258 (50.10%) Degree
2 77 (14.95%) Microsoft Certification
3 66 (12.82%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
4 65 (12.62%) AWS Certification
4 65 (12.62%) MCSE
5 62 (12.04%) Security Cleared
6 58 (11.26%) SC Cleared
7 48 (9.32%) CTC Cleared
8 12 (2.33%) ACCA
9 9 (1.75%) CIMA
9 9 (1.75%) HNC
10 8 (1.55%) DV Cleared
11 7 (1.36%) Azure Certification
11 7 (1.36%) PMI Certification
12 6 (1.17%) A+ Certification
12 6 (1.17%) HND
12 6 (1.17%) PMP
13 4 (0.78%) BPSS Clearance
13 4 (0.78%) CFA
14 3 (0.58%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 75 (14.56%) QA
2 57 (11.07%) SLA
3 21 (4.08%) Data Quality
4 18 (3.50%) GDPR
5 16 (3.11%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 10 (1.94%) PMO
7 9 (1.75%) NIST
8 7 (1.36%) Accessibility
8 7 (1.36%) TickIT
9 5 (0.97%) Cyber Essentials
10 4 (0.78%) MiFID
11 3 (0.58%) HIPAA
11 3 (0.58%) IFRS
12 2 (0.39%) EMIR
13 1 (0.19%) GRC
13 1 (0.19%) HL7
13 1 (0.19%) IFRS 17
13 1 (0.19%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 76 (14.76%) Active Directory
2 20 (3.88%) Hyper-V
3 14 (2.72%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (1.17%) Virtual Machines
5 5 (0.97%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 37 (7.18%) Microsoft Intune
2 14 (2.72%) SCCM
3 13 (2.52%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 3 (0.58%) Proxmox
5 2 (0.39%) Norton AntiVirus
6 1 (0.19%) Ansible
6 1 (0.19%) Forefront Identity Manager
6 1 (0.19%) Jamf Pro
6 1 (0.19%) Kubernetes
6 1 (0.19%) RSA Archer
6 1 (0.19%) Single Sign-On
6 1 (0.19%) Terraform
Vendors
1 368 (71.46%) Microsoft
2 72 (13.98%) ServiceNow
3 55 (10.68%) Cisco
4 22 (4.27%) Google
5 20 (3.88%) VMware
6 19 (3.69%) Sage
7 17 (3.30%) Adobe
8 15 (2.91%) Apple
9 13 (2.52%) Salesforce
10 12 (2.33%) Xero
11 11 (2.14%) iManage
12 10 (1.94%) Oracle
12 10 (1.94%) SAP
13 9 (1.75%) Dell
13 9 (1.75%) HP
13 9 (1.75%) HubSpot
14 8 (1.55%) Meraki
15 7 (1.36%) Veeam
16 5 (0.97%) Synology
16 5 (0.97%) Ubiquiti