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

6 months to
1 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 79 101 87
Rank change year-on-year +22 -14 +14
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Office 541 480 960
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 3.29% 3.24% 3.37%
As % of the Applications category 25.86% 35.29% 44.26%
Number of salaries quoted 210 266 768
10th Percentile £26,250 £25,750 £23,500
25th Percentile £30,656 £30,313 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £42,750 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year -6.43% +14.00% -16.67%
75th Percentile £51,250 £57,000 £53,750
90th Percentile £70,250 £72,500 £65,000
UK median annual salary £32,500 £41,000 £32,500
% change year-on-year -20.73% +26.15% -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 2,092 1,360 2,169
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 12.72% 9.19% 7.62%
Number of salaries quoted 619 776 1,660
10th Percentile £28,548 £28,375 £24,750
25th Percentile £33,500 £37,500 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £52,500 £44,137
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +18.95% -7.08%
75th Percentile £60,000 £66,274 £57,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £82,250 £68,750
UK median annual salary £40,000 £50,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year -20.00% +33.33% -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 1 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 50 (9.24%) SharePoint
2 27 (4.99%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (0.92%) Confluence
3 5 (0.92%) Exchange Server 2007
3 5 (0.92%) Exchange Server 2010
3 5 (0.92%) Exchange Server 2013
4 2 (0.37%) ArcGIS
4 2 (0.37%) IIS
4 2 (0.37%) WordPress
5 1 (0.18%) CMS
Applications
1 136 (25.14%) Microsoft Excel
2 63 (11.65%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 15 (2.77%) MS Visio
4 11 (2.03%) InDesign
5 9 (1.66%) Spreadsheet
6 7 (1.29%) Trello
7 3 (0.55%) Photoshop
7 3 (0.55%) Simulink
8 2 (0.37%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 2 (0.37%) Adobe Illustrator
8 2 (0.37%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 9 (1.66%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (0.74%) SAP PP
3 2 (0.37%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.18%) Raiser’s Edge
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
Cloud Services
1 271 (50.09%) Microsoft 365
2 138 (25.51%) AWS
3 60 (11.09%) Entra ID
4 48 (8.87%) Azure
5 37 (6.84%) Power Platform
6 36 (6.65%) SaaS
7 33 (6.10%) Dynamics 365
8 10 (1.85%) Google Workspace
9 9 (1.66%) OneDrive
10 5 (0.92%) Intacct
11 4 (0.74%) Azure DevOps
11 4 (0.74%) Google Docs
11 4 (0.74%) PowerApps
11 4 (0.74%) Smartsheet
12 3 (0.55%) Google Drive
12 3 (0.55%) Power Automate
13 2 (0.37%) Azure AI
13 2 (0.37%) Azure Data Factory
13 2 (0.37%) Microsoft Copilot
13 2 (0.37%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 22 (4.07%) Firewall
2 19 (3.51%) DNS
2 19 (3.51%) Wi-Fi
3 18 (3.33%) DHCP
4 14 (2.59%) VoIP
5 13 (2.40%) TCP/IP
6 12 (2.22%) LAN
6 12 (2.22%) VPN
7 10 (1.85%) Unified Communications
7 10 (1.85%) WAN
8 7 (1.29%) Internet
9 3 (0.55%) DKIM
9 3 (0.55%) DMARC
9 3 (0.55%) Ethernet
9 3 (0.55%) PuTTY
9 3 (0.55%) Remote Desktop
10 2 (0.37%) 4G
10 2 (0.37%) Broadband
10 2 (0.37%) Wireless
11 1 (0.18%) Extranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 32 (5.91%) Power BI
2 11 (2.03%) Tableau
3 3 (0.55%) GIS
3 3 (0.55%) Relational Database
3 3 (0.55%) SQL Server
4 2 (0.37%) DB2
4 2 (0.37%) DB2 UDB
4 2 (0.37%) QlikView
5 1 (0.18%) Azure SQL Database
5 1 (0.18%) Data Lake
5 1 (0.18%) EDMS
5 1 (0.18%) FileMaker
5 1 (0.18%) Geospatial Data
5 1 (0.18%) Metadata
5 1 (0.18%) Oracle Database
5 1 (0.18%) Power Query
5 1 (0.18%) QGIS
5 1 (0.18%) Spatial Data
Development Applications
1 7 (1.29%) JIRA
2 4 (0.74%) Git
3 3 (0.55%) Jenkins
3 3 (0.55%) Maven
3 3 (0.55%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 395 (73.01%) Social Skills
2 125 (23.11%) French Language
3 124 (22.92%) Finance
4 91 (16.82%) Swedish Language
5 90 (16.64%) Analytical Skills
6 65 (12.01%) Back Office
7 53 (9.80%) Organisational Skills
8 46 (8.50%) Marketing
9 25 (4.62%) Legal
10 23 (4.25%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 20 (3.70%) Public Sector
12 19 (3.51%) Law
13 18 (3.33%) Retail
14 14 (2.59%) Advertising
15 12 (2.22%) Billing
15 12 (2.22%) Documentation Skills
16 11 (2.03%) Presentation Skills
16 11 (2.03%) Telecoms
17 9 (1.66%) Local Government
18 7 (1.29%) Banking
Job Titles
1 215 (39.74%) Analyst
2 134 (24.77%) Service Analyst
3 133 (24.58%) Service Desk Analyst
4 98 (18.11%) Support Engineer
5 64 (11.83%) Desktop Support
6 62 (11.46%) Desktop Engineer
6 62 (11.46%) Desktop Support Engineer
7 59 (10.91%) IT Support
8 56 (10.35%) Site Engineer
9 42 (7.76%) Senior
10 33 (6.10%) IT Engineer
11 32 (5.91%) Financial Analyst
11 32 (5.91%) IT Support Engineer
12 22 (4.07%) IT Analyst
13 21 (3.88%) Administrator
13 21 (3.88%) Support Analyst
14 19 (3.51%) IT Support Analyst
15 18 (3.33%) Supply Chain Analyst
16 17 (3.14%) Junior
17 15 (2.77%) 2nd Line Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (1.11%) EDI
2 4 (0.74%) REST
2 4 (0.74%) SOAP
2 4 (0.74%) XML
3 3 (0.55%) ActiveMQ
3 3 (0.55%) RAML
3 3 (0.55%) XSLT
4 1 (0.18%) .NET
4 1 (0.18%) ARM Templates
4 1 (0.18%) CSS
4 1 (0.18%) HTML
4 1 (0.18%) JSP
4 1 (0.18%) PyTorch
4 1 (0.18%) SailPoint
4 1 (0.18%) SciPy
4 1 (0.18%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 52 (9.61%) Onboarding
2 47 (8.69%) Self-Motivation
3 39 (7.21%) Management Information System
4 35 (6.47%) Social Media
5 12 (2.22%) Driving Licence
5 12 (2.22%) Web Conferencing
6 9 (1.66%) Video Conferencing
7 7 (1.29%) Algorithms
7 7 (1.29%) NHS
8 6 (1.11%) Analytical Mindset
9 5 (0.92%) Data Protection Act
10 4 (0.74%) Distributed Computing
10 4 (0.74%) e-Learning
10 4 (0.74%) Legacy Systems
10 4 (0.74%) Microsoft Licensing
10 4 (0.74%) Product Ownership
11 3 (0.55%) Data Centre
11 3 (0.55%) Renewable Energy
11 3 (0.55%) Team-Oriented Environment
11 3 (0.55%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 141 (26.06%) Windows
2 89 (16.45%) Windows 10
3 33 (6.10%) Windows Server
4 19 (3.51%) Linux
5 16 (2.96%) Windows Server 2016
6 15 (2.77%) Windows Server 2012
7 12 (2.22%) Windows Server 2019
8 10 (1.85%) Mac OS
8 10 (1.85%) Unix
9 5 (0.92%) Android
9 5 (0.92%) Windows Server 2008
10 4 (0.74%) Apple iOS
11 2 (0.37%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 257 (47.50%) Customer Service
2 226 (41.77%) ITIL
3 129 (23.84%) ITSM
4 128 (23.66%) Performance Metrics
5 117 (21.63%) Continuous Improvement
6 102 (18.85%) Problem-Solving
7 83 (15.34%) Cybersecurity
8 82 (15.16%) Analytics
9 70 (12.94%) Customer Experience
10 65 (12.01%) Patch Management
11 62 (11.46%) Ticket Management
12 61 (11.28%) Customer Acquisition
13 60 (11.09%) Software Deployment
14 59 (10.91%) CRM
15 55 (10.17%) Decision-Making
16 47 (8.69%) Business Intelligence
17 40 (7.39%) ERP
18 38 (7.02%) Project Management
19 36 (6.65%) Mentoring
20 34 (6.28%) Data Analysis
Programming Languages
1 19 (3.51%) SQL
2 17 (3.14%) Python
3 9 (1.66%) PowerShell
4 7 (1.29%) Java
4 7 (1.29%) VBA
5 6 (1.11%) C++
6 5 (0.92%) ABAP
6 5 (0.92%) R
7 4 (0.74%) C#
7 4 (0.74%) VB
7 4 (0.74%) VBScript
8 3 (0.55%) Assembly Language
8 3 (0.55%) C
8 3 (0.55%) JavaScript
8 3 (0.55%) MATLAB
8 3 (0.55%) Objective-C
8 3 (0.55%) Swift
8 3 (0.55%) VC++
9 1 (0.18%) Bicep
9 1 (0.18%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 261 (48.24%) Degree
2 130 (24.03%) Microsoft Certification
3 121 (22.37%) MCSE
4 120 (22.18%) AWS Certification
5 82 (15.16%) Security Cleared
6 75 (13.86%) SC Cleared
7 60 (11.09%) CTC Cleared
8 36 (6.65%) ACCA
9 33 (6.10%) CIMA
10 11 (2.03%) Azure Certification
11 10 (1.85%) DBS Check
12 9 (1.66%) DV Cleared
13 8 (1.48%) CIPD
14 7 (1.29%) CFA
14 7 (1.29%) CISSP
14 7 (1.29%) Computer Science Degree
15 6 (1.11%) A+ Certification
15 6 (1.11%) BPSS Clearance
16 5 (0.92%) CISA
16 5 (0.92%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 126 (23.29%) QA
2 75 (13.86%) SLA
3 27 (4.99%) GDPR
4 24 (4.44%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 13 (2.40%) ISO 9001
6 11 (2.03%) Accessibility
7 10 (1.85%) Data Quality
8 8 (1.48%) PMO
9 5 (0.92%) Cyber Essentials
10 4 (0.74%) NIST
11 3 (0.55%) EMIR
11 3 (0.55%) GRC
11 3 (0.55%) HIPAA
11 3 (0.55%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 2 (0.37%) NIST 800
12 2 (0.37%) SOC 2
13 1 (0.18%) Actionable Recommendations
13 1 (0.18%) IFRS
13 1 (0.18%) IFRS 17
13 1 (0.18%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 70 (12.94%) Active Directory
2 16 (2.96%) Hyper-V
3 6 (1.11%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.18%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 25 (4.62%) Microsoft Intune
2 19 (3.51%) SCCM
3 11 (2.03%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 2 (0.37%) Ansible
5 1 (0.18%) AirWatch
5 1 (0.18%) EMC NetWorker
5 1 (0.18%) Forefront Identity Manager
5 1 (0.18%) Kubernetes
5 1 (0.18%) Proxmox
5 1 (0.18%) RSA Archer
5 1 (0.18%) Terraform
Vendors
1 443 (81.89%) Microsoft
2 125 (23.11%) ServiceNow
3 73 (13.49%) Cisco
4 22 (4.07%) Adobe
5 21 (3.88%) Google
6 15 (2.77%) Oracle
7 13 (2.40%) Salesforce
8 11 (2.03%) VMware
9 9 (1.66%) Zoho
10 8 (1.48%) Apple
11 6 (1.11%) Dell
11 6 (1.11%) SAP
12 5 (0.92%) HP
12 5 (0.92%) Sage
12 5 (0.92%) Ubiquiti
13 4 (0.74%) IBM
13 4 (0.74%) Mitel
13 4 (0.74%) Snow
14 3 (0.55%) HubSpot
14 3 (0.55%) MuleSoft