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

6 months to
22 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 98 133 91
Rank change year-on-year +35 -42 +4
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Office 503 428 1,041
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.48% 2.75% 3.00%
As % of the Applications category 38.63% 20.20% 35.06%
Number of salaries quoted 247 287 777
10th Percentile £25,400 £25,000 £23,500
25th Percentile £29,000 £28,000 £27,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £38,000 £37,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.32% +2.70% -21.28%
75th Percentile £48,641 £57,102 £52,500
90th Percentile £68,000 £70,000 £64,850
UK median annual salary £32,500 £37,500 £32,500
% change year-on-year -13.33% +15.38% -15.58%

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 1,302 2,119 2,969
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 6.42% 13.63% 8.55%
Number of salaries quoted 689 857 1,827
10th Percentile £28,500 £26,500 £25,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £32,500 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,680 £50,000 £43,865
Median % change year-on-year -8.64% +13.99% -8.61%
75th Percentile £60,000 £66,230 £57,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £70,000
UK median annual salary £40,000 £43,500 £39,000
% change year-on-year -8.05% +11.54% -13.33%

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 22 June 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 52 (10.34%) SharePoint
2 32 (6.36%) Microsoft Exchange
3 14 (2.78%) IIS
4 9 (1.79%) Exchange Server 2007
4 9 (1.79%) Exchange Server 2010
4 9 (1.79%) Exchange Server 2013
5 7 (1.39%) Confluence
5 7 (1.39%) WordPress
6 1 (0.20%) CMS
Applications
1 117 (23.26%) Microsoft Excel
2 76 (15.11%) Microsoft Project
3 62 (12.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (0.99%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 4 (0.80%) Spreadsheet
6 3 (0.60%) CorelDRAW
6 3 (0.60%) MS Visio
7 2 (0.40%) Camtasia
8 1 (0.20%) InDesign
8 1 (0.20%) Photoshop
8 1 (0.20%) Trello
Business Applications
1 18 (3.58%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (0.80%) Sage 50
3 3 (0.60%) BambooHR
4 2 (0.40%) Salesforce CRM
5 1 (0.20%) NetSuite
5 1 (0.20%) Raiser’s Edge
5 1 (0.20%) SAP Oil and Gas
5 1 (0.20%) SAP PM
5 1 (0.20%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 184 (36.58%) Microsoft 365
2 80 (15.90%) AWS
3 56 (11.13%) Entra ID
4 38 (7.55%) Azure
5 27 (5.37%) Power Platform
6 20 (3.98%) SaaS
7 11 (2.19%) Google Workspace
7 11 (2.19%) Microsoft Copilot
8 10 (1.99%) OneDrive
9 6 (1.19%) ChatGPT
10 5 (0.99%) Canva
10 5 (0.99%) Google Analytics
10 5 (0.99%) Intacct
10 5 (0.99%) Power Automate
11 3 (0.60%) Smartsheet
12 2 (0.40%) Viva Engage
13 1 (0.20%) ClickUp
13 1 (0.20%) GitHub
13 1 (0.20%) Google Docs
13 1 (0.20%) MailChimp
Communications & Networking
1 30 (5.96%) Firewall
2 23 (4.57%) DNS
3 22 (4.37%) DHCP
4 19 (3.78%) VPN
5 18 (3.58%) Wi-Fi
6 14 (2.78%) TCP/IP
7 12 (2.39%) VoIP
8 10 (1.99%) LAN
8 10 (1.99%) WAN
9 9 (1.79%) Internet
10 7 (1.39%) NGFW
11 4 (0.80%) Network Security
12 3 (0.60%) Ethernet
12 3 (0.60%) Skype
13 2 (0.40%) Cisco IOS
13 2 (0.40%) Extranet
13 2 (0.40%) Intranet
13 2 (0.40%) WebEx
14 1 (0.20%) VLAN
14 1 (0.20%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (4.57%) Power BI
2 18 (3.58%) SQL Server
3 8 (1.59%) Tableau
4 6 (1.19%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 5 (0.99%) MySQL
6 4 (0.80%) Db2
6 4 (0.80%) DB2 UDB
6 4 (0.80%) QlikView
7 3 (0.60%) GIS
8 2 (0.40%) KNIME
8 2 (0.40%) MS Access
8 2 (0.40%) Oracle Database
9 1 (0.20%) Data Lake
9 1 (0.20%) Geospatial Data
9 1 (0.20%) QGIS
9 1 (0.20%) Relational Database
9 1 (0.20%) Spatial Data
Development Applications
1 16 (3.18%) JIRA
2 2 (0.40%) Git
3 1 (0.20%) Ranorex
3 1 (0.20%) Selenium
3 1 (0.20%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 370 (73.56%) Social Skills
2 112 (22.27%) Finance
3 93 (18.49%) Organisational Skills
4 59 (11.73%) Analytical Skills
5 43 (8.55%) French Language
6 33 (6.56%) Back Office
7 27 (5.37%) Legal
7 27 (5.37%) Marketing
7 27 (5.37%) Swedish Language
8 26 (5.17%) Retail
9 24 (4.77%) Public Sector
10 21 (4.17%) Law
11 20 (3.98%) Presentation Skills
12 19 (3.78%) Influencing Skills
13 16 (3.18%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 16 (3.18%) Telecoms
14 10 (1.99%) Advertising
15 8 (1.59%) Games
16 7 (1.39%) Manufacturing
17 6 (1.19%) Banking
Job Titles
1 128 (25.45%) Analyst
2 84 (16.70%) Senior
3 80 (15.90%) Project Manager
4 77 (15.31%) Service Analyst
4 77 (15.31%) Service Desk Analyst
4 77 (15.31%) Support Engineer
5 71 (14.12%) Senior Manager
6 66 (13.12%) Senior Project Manager
7 50 (9.94%) IT Support
8 38 (7.55%) Desktop Support
8 38 (7.55%) IT Engineer
8 38 (7.55%) IT Support Engineer
9 36 (7.16%) Desktop Engineer
9 36 (7.16%) Desktop Support Engineer
10 32 (6.36%) Site Engineer
11 20 (3.98%) Administrator
12 19 (3.78%) Support Analyst
13 14 (2.78%) Business Analyst
14 11 (2.19%) Applications Support
14 11 (2.19%) Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (1.39%) CSS
1 7 (1.39%) HTML
1 7 (1.39%) Microsoft Graph
2 2 (0.40%) SOAP
2 2 (0.40%) XML
3 1 (0.20%) FHIR
3 1 (0.20%) JSP
3 1 (0.20%) PyTorch
3 1 (0.20%) REST
3 1 (0.20%) SailPoint
3 1 (0.20%) SciPy
3 1 (0.20%) Web Services
3 1 (0.20%) XSLT
Miscellaneous
1 45 (8.95%) Self-Motivation
2 34 (6.76%) Onboarding
3 32 (6.36%) Management Information System
4 25 (4.97%) Social Media
5 14 (2.78%) Web Conferencing
6 13 (2.58%) Driving Licence
7 6 (1.19%) Analytical Mindset
7 6 (1.19%) Video Editing
8 5 (0.99%) Blog
8 5 (0.99%) e-Learning
8 5 (0.99%) NHS
8 5 (0.99%) Podcast
8 5 (0.99%) Raspberry Pi
9 4 (0.80%) Derivative
9 4 (0.80%) OTC Derivatives
9 4 (0.80%) Virtual Team
9 4 (0.80%) Wiki
10 3 (0.60%) CMDB
10 3 (0.60%) Digital Media
11 2 (0.40%) Algorithms
Operating Systems
1 122 (24.25%) Windows
2 59 (11.73%) Windows 10
3 45 (8.95%) Windows Server
4 24 (4.77%) Windows Server 2016
5 18 (3.58%) Windows Server 2012
6 14 (2.78%) Linux
7 11 (2.19%) Windows Server 2019
8 10 (1.99%) Mac OS
9 9 (1.79%) Windows Server 2008
10 5 (0.99%) Ubuntu
10 5 (0.99%) Unix
11 3 (0.60%) Android
12 1 (0.20%) Apple iOS
12 1 (0.20%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 161 (32.01%) Customer Service
2 122 (24.25%) ITIL
3 104 (20.68%) Customer Experience
4 103 (20.48%) Project Management
5 93 (18.49%) Agile
6 90 (17.89%) Problem-Solving
7 85 (16.90%) Project Delivery
8 84 (16.70%) Continuous Improvement
9 82 (16.30%) Coaching
10 75 (14.91%) PRINCE2
11 72 (14.31%) Budget Management
11 72 (14.31%) CRM
12 70 (13.92%) Impact Analysis
13 68 (13.52%) ITSM
13 68 (13.52%) Performance Metrics
14 66 (13.12%) Conflict Management
14 66 (13.12%) Operations Management
14 66 (13.12%) Programme Governance
15 60 (11.93%) Cybersecurity
16 49 (9.74%) Analytics
Programming Languages
1 39 (7.75%) SQL
2 18 (3.58%) PowerShell
3 12 (2.39%) VBA
4 11 (2.19%) VBScript
5 9 (1.79%) Python
6 6 (1.19%) T-SQL
6 6 (1.19%) VB
7 3 (0.60%) R
8 2 (0.40%) C#
8 2 (0.40%) Java
8 2 (0.40%) JavaScript
9 1 (0.20%) ABAP
9 1 (0.20%) C++
9 1 (0.20%) VC++
Qualifications
1 245 (48.71%) Degree
2 77 (15.31%) Microsoft Certification
3 66 (13.12%) AWS Certification
3 66 (13.12%) MCSE
3 66 (13.12%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
4 42 (8.35%) Security Cleared
5 39 (7.75%) SC Cleared
6 33 (6.56%) CTC Cleared
7 12 (2.39%) HNC
8 9 (1.79%) HND
9 6 (1.19%) ACCA
9 6 (1.19%) Azure Certification
10 5 (0.99%) DV Cleared
10 5 (0.99%) PMI Certification
10 5 (0.99%) PMP
11 4 (0.80%) A+ Certification
11 4 (0.80%) BPSS Clearance
11 4 (0.80%) DBS Check
12 3 (0.60%) CIMA
12 3 (0.60%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 79 (15.71%) QA
2 42 (8.35%) SLA
3 22 (4.37%) Data Quality
4 19 (3.78%) GDPR
5 16 (3.18%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 12 (2.39%) Accessibility
7 11 (2.19%) PMO
8 9 (1.79%) NIST
9 7 (1.39%) TickIT
10 6 (1.19%) Cyber Essentials
11 5 (0.99%) ISO 9001
12 4 (0.80%) MiFID
13 3 (0.60%) HIPAA
13 3 (0.60%) IFRS
14 1 (0.20%) Disclosure Scotland
14 1 (0.20%) EMIR
14 1 (0.20%) GRC
14 1 (0.20%) HL7
14 1 (0.20%) IFRS 17
System Software
1 75 (14.91%) Active Directory
2 17 (3.38%) Hyper-V
3 14 (2.78%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (0.99%) Virtual Machines
4 5 (0.99%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 35 (6.96%) Microsoft Intune
2 12 (2.39%) SCCM
3 9 (1.79%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 3 (0.60%) Norton AntiVirus
4 3 (0.60%) Proxmox
5 1 (0.20%) Jamf Pro
5 1 (0.20%) RSA Archer
5 1 (0.20%) Single Sign-On
5 1 (0.20%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 374 (74.35%) Microsoft
2 73 (14.51%) ServiceNow
3 41 (8.15%) Cisco
4 21 (4.17%) VMware
5 19 (3.78%) Sage
6 18 (3.58%) Google
7 15 (2.98%) Salesforce
8 12 (2.39%) Adobe
8 12 (2.39%) iManage
8 12 (2.39%) SAP
8 12 (2.39%) Xero
9 10 (1.99%) Apple
9 10 (1.99%) Oracle
10 9 (1.79%) Dell
10 9 (1.79%) HP
10 9 (1.79%) HubSpot
11 8 (1.59%) Meraki
11 8 (1.59%) Veeam
12 6 (1.19%) Citrix
13 5 (0.99%) IBM