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 28 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 89 109 87
Rank change year-on-year +20 -22 +13
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Office 484 393 1,047
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.87% 3.06% 3.39%
As % of the Applications category 31.80% 33.31% 43.70%
Number of salaries quoted 207 247 821
10th Percentile £26,250 £25,000 £23,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £30,250 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £45,000 £36,500
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% +23.29% -19.65%
75th Percentile £52,500 £57,250 £51,000
90th Percentile £71,500 £70,000 £65,000
UK median annual salary £32,500 £40,473 £32,500
% change year-on-year -19.70% +24.53% -18.75%

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 1,522 1,180 2,396
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 9.02% 9.17% 7.76%
Number of salaries quoted 610 751 1,776
10th Percentile £28,500 £28,750 £24,750
25th Percentile £35,000 £37,500 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,000 £52,500 £43,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.48% +22.09% -9.47%
75th Percentile £60,000 £66,253 £57,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £67,500
UK median annual salary £40,000 £47,683 £37,500
% change year-on-year -16.11% +27.15% -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 28 March 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 8 (1.65%) Exchange Server 2007
3 8 (1.65%) Exchange Server 2010
3 8 (1.65%) Exchange Server 2013
4 4 (0.83%) Confluence
5 2 (0.41%) IIS
Applications
1 122 (25.21%) Microsoft Excel
2 58 (11.98%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 15 (3.10%) MS Visio
4 9 (1.86%) InDesign
5 5 (1.03%) Microsoft Project
5 5 (1.03%) Spreadsheet
5 5 (1.03%) Trello
6 2 (0.41%) Camtasia
Business Applications
1 12 (2.48%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (0.62%) SAP PP
3 2 (0.41%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.21%) Raiser’s Edge
4 1 (0.21%) Sage 200
4 1 (0.21%) SAP Oil and Gas
4 1 (0.21%) SAP PM
4 1 (0.21%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 235 (48.55%) Microsoft 365
2 107 (22.11%) AWS
3 62 (12.81%) Entra ID
4 52 (10.74%) Azure
5 33 (6.82%) Dynamics 365
5 33 (6.82%) Power Platform
6 31 (6.40%) SaaS
7 12 (2.48%) Google Workspace
8 11 (2.27%) OneDrive
9 5 (1.03%) Intacct
10 4 (0.83%) Azure DevOps
10 4 (0.83%) Google Docs
11 3 (0.62%) Google Drive
11 3 (0.62%) Microsoft Copilot
11 3 (0.62%) Smartsheet
12 2 (0.41%) ChatGPT
12 2 (0.41%) Viva Engage
13 1 (0.21%) Azure AI
13 1 (0.21%) Power Automate
13 1 (0.21%) ShareGate
Communications & Networking
1 24 (4.96%) DNS
2 23 (4.75%) DHCP
2 23 (4.75%) Firewall
2 23 (4.75%) Wi-Fi
3 17 (3.51%) VoIP
4 15 (3.10%) TCP/IP
4 15 (3.10%) VPN
5 14 (2.89%) LAN
6 12 (2.48%) WAN
7 10 (2.07%) Unified Communications
8 6 (1.24%) Internet
9 3 (0.62%) PuTTY
9 3 (0.62%) Remote Desktop
10 2 (0.41%) 4G
10 2 (0.41%) DKIM
10 2 (0.41%) DMARC
10 2 (0.41%) Ethernet
10 2 (0.41%) Extranet
10 2 (0.41%) Intranet
10 2 (0.41%) Skype
Database & Business Intelligence
1 32 (6.61%) Power BI
2 11 (2.27%) Tableau
3 5 (1.03%) SQL Server
4 4 (0.83%) DB2
4 4 (0.83%) DB2 UDB
4 4 (0.83%) QlikView
5 2 (0.41%) MySQL
5 2 (0.41%) 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
Development Applications
1 6 (1.24%) JIRA
2 4 (0.83%) Git
3 3 (0.62%) Jenkins
3 3 (0.62%) Maven
3 3 (0.62%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 334 (69.01%) Social Skills
2 112 (23.14%) Finance
3 93 (19.21%) French Language
4 81 (16.74%) Analytical Skills
5 64 (13.22%) Back Office
6 53 (10.95%) Organisational Skills
7 51 (10.54%) Swedish Language
8 43 (8.88%) Marketing
9 24 (4.96%) Legal
10 21 (4.34%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 21 (4.34%) Law
11 19 (3.93%) Public Sector
12 15 (3.10%) Retail
13 14 (2.89%) Presentation Skills
14 13 (2.69%) Advertising
15 12 (2.48%) Billing
16 8 (1.65%) Local Government
17 7 (1.45%) Telecoms
18 5 (1.03%) Financial Institution
18 5 (1.03%) Games
Job Titles
1 175 (36.16%) Analyst
2 104 (21.49%) Support Engineer
3 96 (19.83%) Service Analyst
4 95 (19.63%) Service Desk Analyst
5 64 (13.22%) Desktop Support
6 62 (12.81%) Desktop Engineer
6 62 (12.81%) Desktop Support Engineer
7 61 (12.60%) IT Support
8 56 (11.57%) Site Engineer
9 40 (8.26%) Senior
10 39 (8.06%) IT Engineer
11 38 (7.85%) IT Support Engineer
12 34 (7.02%) Financial Analyst
13 19 (3.93%) Administrator
14 18 (3.72%) IT Analyst
14 18 (3.72%) Supply Chain Analyst
15 17 (3.51%) Support Analyst
16 16 (3.31%) Junior
17 15 (3.10%) 2nd Line Support
17 15 (3.10%) IT Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (1.24%) 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 1 (0.21%) .NET
4 1 (0.21%) ARM Templates
4 1 (0.21%) CSS
4 1 (0.21%) HTML
4 1 (0.21%) JSP
4 1 (0.21%) PyTorch
4 1 (0.21%) SailPoint
4 1 (0.21%) SciPy
4 1 (0.21%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 47 (9.71%) Self-Motivation
2 43 (8.88%) Onboarding
3 32 (6.61%) Management Information System
3 32 (6.61%) Social Media
4 12 (2.48%) Web Conferencing
5 11 (2.27%) Driving Licence
6 8 (1.65%) Video Conferencing
7 7 (1.45%) NHS
8 6 (1.24%) Analytical Mindset
9 5 (1.03%) Data Protection Act
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%) Product Ownership
10 4 (0.83%) Virtual Team
11 3 (0.62%) Data Centre
11 3 (0.62%) Legacy Systems
11 3 (0.62%) PMI
11 3 (0.62%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 141 (29.13%) Windows
2 91 (18.80%) Windows 10
3 38 (7.85%) Windows Server
4 21 (4.34%) Windows Server 2016
5 20 (4.13%) Windows Server 2012
6 18 (3.72%) Linux
7 14 (2.89%) Windows Server 2019
8 12 (2.48%) Mac OS
9 10 (2.07%) Unix
10 8 (1.65%) Windows Server 2008
11 4 (0.83%) Android
11 4 (0.83%) Ubuntu
12 3 (0.62%) Apple iOS
13 1 (0.21%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 216 (44.63%) Customer Service
2 185 (38.22%) ITIL
3 113 (23.35%) Continuous Improvement
4 95 (19.63%) ITSM
4 95 (19.63%) Performance Metrics
5 88 (18.18%) Problem-Solving
6 82 (16.94%) Cybersecurity
7 79 (16.32%) Analytics
8 67 (13.84%) Customer Experience
9 65 (13.43%) Patch Management
10 62 (12.81%) Ticket Management
11 61 (12.60%) Customer Acquisition
12 60 (12.40%) Software Deployment
13 58 (11.98%) CRM
14 53 (10.95%) Decision-Making
15 47 (9.71%) Business Intelligence
16 39 (8.06%) ERP
17 38 (7.85%) Project Management
18 34 (7.02%) Mentoring
19 32 (6.61%) Agile
Programming Languages
1 21 (4.34%) SQL
2 13 (2.69%) Python
3 8 (1.65%) VBA
4 7 (1.45%) PowerShell
5 5 (1.03%) VB
5 5 (1.03%) VBScript
6 4 (0.83%) ABAP
6 4 (0.83%) C#
6 4 (0.83%) Java
6 4 (0.83%) R
7 3 (0.62%) C++
7 3 (0.62%) VC++
8 1 (0.21%) Bash
8 1 (0.21%) Bicep
8 1 (0.21%) Scala
8 1 (0.21%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 226 (46.69%) Degree
2 98 (20.25%) Microsoft Certification
3 89 (18.39%) MCSE
4 88 (18.18%) AWS Certification
5 78 (16.12%) Security Cleared
6 71 (14.67%) SC Cleared
7 60 (12.40%) CTC Cleared
8 35 (7.23%) ACCA
9 32 (6.61%) CIMA
10 11 (2.27%) Azure Certification
11 10 (2.07%) DBS Check
12 9 (1.86%) DV Cleared
13 7 (1.45%) CFA
14 6 (1.24%) A+ Certification
14 6 (1.24%) CISSP
14 6 (1.24%) HNC
15 5 (1.03%) Computer Science Degree
16 4 (0.83%) CISA
16 4 (0.83%) ITIL Certification
16 4 (0.83%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 94 (19.42%) QA
2 73 (15.08%) SLA
3 23 (4.75%) GDPR
4 20 (4.13%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 10 (2.07%) ISO 9001
6 9 (1.86%) Data Quality
6 9 (1.86%) PMO
7 7 (1.45%) Accessibility
8 5 (1.03%) Cyber Essentials
9 4 (0.83%) NIST
10 3 (0.62%) EMIR
10 3 (0.62%) GRC
10 3 (0.62%) HIPAA
11 2 (0.41%) MiFID
11 2 (0.41%) NIST 800
11 2 (0.41%) SOC 2
12 1 (0.21%) IFRS
12 1 (0.21%) IFRS 17
12 1 (0.21%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 69 (14.26%) Active Directory
2 19 (3.93%) Hyper-V
3 10 (2.07%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (0.62%) Virtual Machines
5 2 (0.41%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 28 (5.79%) Microsoft Intune
2 14 (2.89%) SCCM
3 13 (2.69%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 2 (0.41%) Ansible
4 2 (0.41%) Proxmox
5 1 (0.21%) AirWatch
5 1 (0.21%) EMC NetWorker
5 1 (0.21%) Forefront Identity Manager
5 1 (0.21%) Kubernetes
5 1 (0.21%) RSA Archer
5 1 (0.21%) Terraform
Vendors
1 391 (80.79%) Microsoft
2 92 (19.01%) ServiceNow
3 74 (15.29%) Cisco
4 21 (4.34%) Adobe
5 20 (4.13%) Google
6 15 (3.10%) Oracle
6 15 (3.10%) VMware
7 10 (2.07%) Salesforce
7 10 (2.07%) SAP
8 9 (1.86%) Dell
8 9 (1.86%) Zoho
9 8 (1.65%) Apple
9 8 (1.65%) HP
10 7 (1.45%) Sage
11 5 (1.03%) IBM
11 5 (1.03%) iManage
11 5 (1.03%) Snow
11 5 (1.03%) Ubiquiti
12 4 (0.83%) HubSpot
12 4 (0.83%) Meraki