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 1 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 75 102 93
Rank change year-on-year +27 -9 +15
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Office 534 584 697
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 3.53% 3.03% 3.35%
As % of the Applications category 19.26% 39.54% 47.06%
Number of salaries quoted 231 305 590
10th Percentile £26,250 £26,350 £25,000
25th Percentile £30,500 £30,250 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £40,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.25% -11.11% +4.35%
75th Percentile £56,250 £55,500 £61,123
90th Percentile £73,750 £70,750 £75,000
UK median annual salary £35,000 £42,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year -17.65% +13.33% -3.85%

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 2,773 1,477 1,481
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 18.35% 7.65% 7.11%
Number of salaries quoted 709 820 1,159
10th Percentile £28,548 £27,975 £26,677
25th Percentile £33,000 £35,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £47,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - -5.00% -
75th Percentile £61,250 £69,063 £63,750
90th Percentile £77,500 £82,500 £80,000
UK median annual salary £40,000 £47,500 £43,000
% change year-on-year -15.79% +10.47% -6.01%

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 1 December 2025.

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 44 (8.24%) SharePoint
2 20 (3.75%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (1.31%) Confluence
4 5 (0.94%) CMS
5 3 (0.56%) ArcGIS
5 3 (0.56%) WordPress
6 2 (0.37%) Drupal
6 2 (0.37%) Headless CMS
7 1 (0.19%) HCL Notes
7 1 (0.19%) IIS
Applications
1 168 (31.46%) Microsoft Excel
2 68 (12.73%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 18 (3.37%) Spreadsheet
4 17 (3.18%) MS Visio
5 12 (2.25%) InDesign
6 10 (1.87%) Microsoft Project
7 7 (1.31%) Trello
8 5 (0.94%) Photoshop
9 4 (0.75%) Adobe Illustrator
10 3 (0.56%) Adobe Creative Suite
10 3 (0.56%) Simulink
11 2 (0.37%) Acrobat
12 1 (0.19%) AutoCAD
Business Applications
1 8 (1.50%) SAP CO
1 8 (1.50%) SAP FI
1 8 (1.50%) SAP FI/CO
1 8 (1.50%) SAP S/4HANA
1 8 (1.50%) Unit4 Business World
2 4 (0.75%) Elite 3E
2 4 (0.75%) SAP PP
3 3 (0.56%) Salesforce CRM
4 2 (0.37%) NetSuite
4 2 (0.37%) Sage X3
5 1 (0.19%) Dynamics AX
5 1 (0.19%) Dynamics CRM
5 1 (0.19%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 206 (38.58%) Microsoft 365
2 98 (18.35%) AWS
3 41 (7.68%) Power Platform
4 28 (5.24%) Azure
4 28 (5.24%) Dynamics 365
5 22 (4.12%) SaaS
6 20 (3.75%) Entra ID
7 17 (3.18%) Smartsheet
8 10 (1.87%) Cloud Computing
8 10 (1.87%) OneDrive
9 7 (1.31%) Azure DevOps
9 7 (1.31%) PowerApps
10 6 (1.12%) Intacct
11 4 (0.75%) Power Automate
11 4 (0.75%) Workato
12 3 (0.56%) Google Drive
12 3 (0.56%) MailChimp
12 3 (0.56%) Microsoft Copilot
12 3 (0.56%) Typeform
12 3 (0.56%) Wix.com
Communications & Networking
1 9 (1.69%) Unified Communications
2 8 (1.50%) DHCP
3 7 (1.31%) Wi-Fi
4 6 (1.12%) TCP/IP
5 5 (0.94%) DNS
5 5 (0.94%) Firewall
6 4 (0.75%) Broadband
6 4 (0.75%) Ethernet
6 4 (0.75%) VPN
7 3 (0.56%) DKIM
7 3 (0.56%) DMARC
7 3 (0.56%) Internet
7 3 (0.56%) Wireless
8 2 (0.37%) WebEx
9 1 (0.19%) LAN
9 1 (0.19%) Network Security
9 1 (0.19%) PuTTY
9 1 (0.19%) VLAN
9 1 (0.19%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 34 (6.37%) Power BI
2 13 (2.43%) GIS
3 12 (2.25%) SQL Server
4 10 (1.87%) Geospatial Data
5 8 (1.50%) SAP BW
6 7 (1.31%) Tableau
7 2 (0.37%) Data Lake
7 2 (0.37%) Power Query
7 2 (0.37%) Relational Database
8 1 (0.19%) Azure SQL Database
8 1 (0.19%) BusinessObjects
8 1 (0.19%) Crystal Reports
8 1 (0.19%) EDMS
8 1 (0.19%) FileMaker
8 1 (0.19%) Metadata
8 1 (0.19%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 13 (2.43%) JIRA
2 4 (0.75%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
3 3 (0.56%) Team Foundation Server
4 1 (0.19%) Bazaar
4 1 (0.19%) Git
4 1 (0.19%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.19%) Maven
4 1 (0.19%) Oracle Forms
4 1 (0.19%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 351 (65.73%) Social Skills
2 158 (29.59%) Finance
3 119 (22.28%) Analytical Skills
4 95 (17.79%) French Language
4 95 (17.79%) Swedish Language
5 57 (10.67%) Organisational Skills
6 50 (9.36%) Marketing
7 35 (6.55%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 34 (6.37%) Legal
9 28 (5.24%) Documentation Skills
10 25 (4.68%) Back Office
11 24 (4.49%) Law
12 22 (4.12%) Retail
13 20 (3.75%) Presentation Skills
14 18 (3.37%) Advertising
14 18 (3.37%) Telecoms
15 17 (3.18%) Public Sector
16 16 (3.00%) Banking
16 16 (3.00%) Billing
17 15 (2.81%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 184 (34.46%) Analyst
2 113 (21.16%) Service Analyst
2 113 (21.16%) Service Desk Analyst
3 47 (8.80%) Senior
4 46 (8.61%) IT Support
5 33 (6.18%) Administrator
6 23 (4.31%) Desktop Support
6 23 (4.31%) Support Engineer
7 22 (4.12%) Financial Analyst
8 21 (3.93%) IT Analyst
8 21 (3.93%) Support Analyst
9 19 (3.56%) IT Manager
9 19 (3.56%) Senior Manager
9 19 (3.56%) Technical Support
10 17 (3.18%) Lead
10 17 (3.18%) Trainer
11 16 (3.00%) Project Manager
11 16 (3.00%) Support Specialist
12 15 (2.81%) IT Support Analyst
13 14 (2.62%) Desktop Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (1.31%) EDI
2 4 (0.75%) Middleware
3 2 (0.37%) HTML
3 2 (0.37%) XML
4 1 (0.19%) .NET
4 1 (0.19%) ActiveMQ
4 1 (0.19%) ARM Templates
4 1 (0.19%) CSS
4 1 (0.19%) JSON
4 1 (0.19%) RAML
4 1 (0.19%) REST
4 1 (0.19%) SOAP
4 1 (0.19%) Web Services
4 1 (0.19%) XSLT
Miscellaneous
1 71 (13.30%) Onboarding
2 53 (9.93%) Management Information System
3 42 (7.87%) Self-Motivation
4 32 (5.99%) Social Media
5 14 (2.62%) Analytical Mindset
6 13 (2.43%) Driving Licence
7 11 (2.06%) Web Conferencing
8 9 (1.69%) NHS
9 8 (1.50%) Product Ownership
10 7 (1.31%) CMDB
10 7 (1.31%) e-Learning
11 6 (1.12%) Legacy Systems
12 5 (0.94%) Learning Management System
13 4 (0.75%) Algorithms
13 4 (0.75%) Animation
13 4 (0.75%) Data Centre
13 4 (0.75%) Data Structures
13 4 (0.75%) Enterprise Software
13 4 (0.75%) Housing Association
13 4 (0.75%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 92 (17.23%) Windows
2 26 (4.87%) Windows 10
3 14 (2.62%) Linux
4 12 (2.25%) Windows Server
5 9 (1.69%) Unix
6 6 (1.12%) Apple iOS
7 5 (0.94%) Android
8 4 (0.75%) Mac OS
9 1 (0.19%) Ubuntu
9 1 (0.19%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 194 (36.33%) Customer Service
2 162 (30.34%) ITIL
3 124 (23.22%) Problem-Solving
4 107 (20.04%) Performance Metrics
5 103 (19.29%) ITSM
6 85 (15.92%) Continuous Improvement
7 66 (12.36%) Project Management
8 61 (11.42%) ERP
9 58 (10.86%) CRM
10 55 (10.30%) Business Intelligence
11 51 (9.55%) Analytics
12 50 (9.36%) Decision-Making
13 43 (8.05%) Agile
14 38 (7.12%) Logistics
15 35 (6.55%) Project Delivery
16 32 (5.99%) Data Analysis
17 31 (5.81%) Asset Management
17 31 (5.81%) Customer Experience
18 30 (5.62%) Cybersecurity
18 30 (5.62%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 30 (5.62%) SQL
2 14 (2.62%) Python
3 13 (2.43%) PowerShell
4 7 (1.31%) R
5 4 (0.75%) ABAP
5 4 (0.75%) C++
5 4 (0.75%) Java
5 4 (0.75%) JavaScript
6 3 (0.56%) Assembly Language
6 3 (0.56%) C
6 3 (0.56%) MATLAB
6 3 (0.56%) Objective-C
6 3 (0.56%) Swift
7 2 (0.37%) C#
7 2 (0.37%) VBA
8 1 (0.19%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 1 (0.19%) Scala
8 1 (0.19%) T-SQL
8 1 (0.19%) VB
8 1 (0.19%) VC++
Qualifications
1 233 (43.63%) Degree
2 97 (18.16%) Microsoft Certification
3 96 (17.98%) MCSE
4 95 (17.79%) AWS Certification
5 35 (6.55%) Security Cleared
6 33 (6.18%) ACCA
7 29 (5.43%) CIMA
8 27 (5.06%) DBS Check
8 27 (5.06%) SC Cleared
9 20 (3.75%) CTC Cleared
10 13 (2.43%) CIPD
11 9 (1.69%) CISSP
12 8 (1.50%) AAT
13 7 (1.31%) CISA
13 7 (1.31%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
14 6 (1.12%) CFA
14 6 (1.12%) ISTQB
15 5 (0.94%) BPSS Clearance
16 4 (0.75%) ITIL Certification
16 4 (0.75%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 104 (19.48%) QA
2 42 (7.87%) SLA
3 27 (5.06%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 22 (4.12%) PMO
5 20 (3.75%) GDPR
6 14 (2.62%) ISO 9001
7 10 (1.87%) Accessibility
8 3 (0.56%) Data Quality
8 3 (0.56%) Software Quality Assurance
9 2 (0.37%) GRC
9 2 (0.37%) NIST
9 2 (0.37%) NIST 800
9 2 (0.37%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 2 (0.37%) SOC 2
10 1 (0.19%) Actionable Recommendations
10 1 (0.19%) California Consumer Privacy Act
10 1 (0.19%) EMIR
10 1 (0.19%) ISO/IEC 20000
10 1 (0.19%) PERC
System Software
1 45 (8.43%) Active Directory
2 6 (1.12%) Hyper-V
3 5 (0.94%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.37%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.19%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 14 (2.62%) SCCM
2 10 (1.87%) Microsoft Intune
3 2 (0.37%) AirWatch
4 1 (0.19%) Ansible
4 1 (0.19%) EMC NetWorker
4 1 (0.19%) Single Sign-On
4 1 (0.19%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
4 1 (0.19%) Terraform
Vendors
1 446 (83.52%) Microsoft
2 109 (20.41%) ServiceNow
3 35 (6.55%) Cisco
4 23 (4.31%) Salesforce
5 18 (3.37%) Adobe
5 18 (3.37%) SAP
6 13 (2.43%) Google
6 13 (2.43%) Sage
7 10 (1.87%) Oracle
7 10 (1.87%) Workday
8 9 (1.69%) Zoho
9 7 (1.31%) iManage
9 7 (1.31%) Xero
10 5 (0.94%) Apple
10 5 (0.94%) Freshdesk
10 5 (0.94%) VMware
11 4 (0.75%) Citrix
11 4 (0.75%) Concur
11 4 (0.75%) HubSpot
11 4 (0.75%) Mitel