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

6 months to
28 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 99 134 93
Rank change year-on-year +35 -41 +1
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Office 523 427 1,023
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.55% 2.71% 3.05%
As % of the Applications category 39.18% 19.78% 34.78%
Number of salaries quoted 257 290 758
10th Percentile £25,800 £25,000 £23,500
25th Percentile £29,000 £28,000 £27,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £36,750 £36,770
Median % change year-on-year +2.04% -0.05% -22.18%
75th Percentile £48,750 £57,301 £52,500
90th Percentile £68,750 £72,500 £65,000
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 1,335 2,159 2,941
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 6.50% 13.71% 8.77%
Number of salaries quoted 712 868 1,808
10th Percentile £28,500 £26,500 £25,175
25th Percentile £35,000 £32,500 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,019 £50,000 £43,865
Median % change year-on-year -9.96% +13.99% -8.61%
75th Percentile £60,000 £66,230 £57,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £75,375 £70,000
UK median annual salary £40,000 £43,500 £39,005
% change year-on-year -8.05% +11.52% -13.32%

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 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 55 (10.52%) SharePoint
2 32 (6.12%) Microsoft Exchange
3 14 (2.68%) IIS
4 9 (1.72%) Exchange Server 2007
4 9 (1.72%) Exchange Server 2010
4 9 (1.72%) Exchange Server 2013
5 8 (1.53%) WordPress
6 7 (1.34%) Confluence
7 1 (0.19%) CMS
Applications
1 120 (22.94%) Microsoft Excel
2 77 (14.72%) Microsoft Project
3 65 (12.43%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (0.96%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 5 (0.96%) CorelDRAW
5 4 (0.76%) Spreadsheet
6 3 (0.57%) MS Visio
7 2 (0.38%) Camtasia
8 1 (0.19%) InDesign
8 1 (0.19%) Photoshop
8 1 (0.19%) Trello
Business Applications
1 18 (3.44%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (0.76%) Sage 50
3 3 (0.57%) BambooHR
4 2 (0.38%) NetSuite
4 2 (0.38%) Salesforce CRM
5 1 (0.19%) Raiser’s Edge
5 1 (0.19%) SAP Oil and Gas
5 1 (0.19%) SAP PM
5 1 (0.19%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 195 (37.28%) Microsoft 365
2 88 (16.83%) AWS
3 57 (10.90%) Entra ID
4 38 (7.27%) Azure
5 29 (5.54%) Power Platform
6 21 (4.02%) SaaS
7 11 (2.10%) Microsoft Copilot
7 11 (2.10%) OneDrive
8 10 (1.91%) Google Workspace
9 6 (1.15%) ChatGPT
10 5 (0.96%) Canva
10 5 (0.96%) Google Analytics
10 5 (0.96%) Intacct
10 5 (0.96%) Power Automate
11 3 (0.57%) Smartsheet
12 2 (0.38%) Viva Engage
13 1 (0.19%) Dynamics 365
13 1 (0.19%) GitHub
13 1 (0.19%) MailChimp
13 1 (0.19%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 31 (5.93%) Firewall
2 24 (4.59%) DNS
3 23 (4.40%) DHCP
4 19 (3.63%) VPN
4 19 (3.63%) Wi-Fi
5 14 (2.68%) TCP/IP
6 11 (2.10%) VoIP
7 10 (1.91%) LAN
7 10 (1.91%) WAN
8 9 (1.72%) Internet
9 7 (1.34%) NGFW
10 5 (0.96%) Network Security
11 3 (0.57%) Cisco IOS
11 3 (0.57%) Ethernet
11 3 (0.57%) Skype
12 2 (0.38%) Extranet
12 2 (0.38%) Intranet
12 2 (0.38%) WebEx
13 1 (0.19%) VLAN
13 1 (0.19%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 25 (4.78%) Power BI
2 19 (3.63%) SQL Server
3 8 (1.53%) Tableau
4 6 (1.15%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 5 (0.96%) MySQL
6 4 (0.76%) Db2
6 4 (0.76%) DB2 UDB
6 4 (0.76%) QlikView
7 3 (0.57%) GIS
8 2 (0.38%) KNIME
8 2 (0.38%) MS Access
8 2 (0.38%) Oracle Database
9 1 (0.19%) Data Lake
9 1 (0.19%) Geospatial Data
9 1 (0.19%) QGIS
9 1 (0.19%) Relational Database
9 1 (0.19%) Spatial Data
Development Applications
1 17 (3.25%) JIRA
2 2 (0.38%) Git
3 1 (0.19%) Ranorex
3 1 (0.19%) Selenium
3 1 (0.19%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 387 (74.00%) Social Skills
2 114 (21.80%) Finance
3 100 (19.12%) Organisational Skills
4 63 (12.05%) Analytical Skills
5 43 (8.22%) French Language
6 35 (6.69%) Back Office
6 35 (6.69%) Swedish Language
7 28 (5.35%) Marketing
8 27 (5.16%) Legal
9 26 (4.97%) Retail
10 23 (4.40%) Public Sector
11 21 (4.02%) Law
12 19 (3.63%) Influencing Skills
12 19 (3.63%) Presentation Skills
13 17 (3.25%) Telecoms
14 16 (3.06%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 11 (2.10%) Advertising
16 9 (1.72%) Manufacturing
17 8 (1.53%) Games
18 7 (1.34%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 137 (26.20%) Analyst
2 87 (16.63%) Service Analyst
2 87 (16.63%) Service Desk Analyst
3 84 (16.06%) Senior
4 80 (15.30%) Project Manager
4 80 (15.30%) Support Engineer
5 70 (13.38%) Senior Manager
6 66 (12.62%) Senior Project Manager
7 53 (10.13%) IT Support
8 40 (7.65%) Desktop Support
9 38 (7.27%) Desktop Engineer
9 38 (7.27%) Desktop Support Engineer
9 38 (7.27%) IT Engineer
9 38 (7.27%) IT Support Engineer
10 32 (6.12%) Site Engineer
11 21 (4.02%) Administrator
11 21 (4.02%) Support Analyst
12 15 (2.87%) Business Analyst
13 12 (2.29%) Applications Support
14 11 (2.10%) Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (1.34%) CSS
1 7 (1.34%) HTML
1 7 (1.34%) Microsoft Graph
2 2 (0.38%) SOAP
2 2 (0.38%) XML
3 1 (0.19%) FHIR
3 1 (0.19%) Godot
3 1 (0.19%) JSP
3 1 (0.19%) PyTorch
3 1 (0.19%) REST
3 1 (0.19%) SailPoint
3 1 (0.19%) SciPy
3 1 (0.19%) Unreal Engine
3 1 (0.19%) Web Services
3 1 (0.19%) XSLT
Miscellaneous
1 42 (8.03%) Self-Motivation
2 36 (6.88%) Onboarding
3 31 (5.93%) Management Information System
4 23 (4.40%) Social Media
5 17 (3.25%) Web Conferencing
6 13 (2.49%) Driving Licence
7 6 (1.15%) Analytical Mindset
7 6 (1.15%) Blog
7 6 (1.15%) e-Learning
7 6 (1.15%) Video Editing
8 5 (0.96%) NHS
8 5 (0.96%) Podcast
8 5 (0.96%) Raspberry Pi
9 4 (0.76%) Derivative
9 4 (0.76%) OTC Derivatives
9 4 (0.76%) Virtual Team
9 4 (0.76%) Wiki
10 3 (0.57%) CMDB
10 3 (0.57%) Digital Media
10 3 (0.57%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 125 (23.90%) Windows
2 60 (11.47%) Windows 10
3 45 (8.60%) Windows Server
4 23 (4.40%) Windows Server 2016
5 17 (3.25%) Windows Server 2012
6 15 (2.87%) Linux
7 10 (1.91%) Windows Server 2019
8 9 (1.72%) Mac OS
8 9 (1.72%) Windows Server 2008
9 5 (0.96%) Ubuntu
9 5 (0.96%) Unix
10 4 (0.76%) Android
11 1 (0.19%) Apple iOS
11 1 (0.19%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 174 (33.27%) Customer Service
2 136 (26.00%) ITIL
3 106 (20.27%) Customer Experience
4 104 (19.89%) Project Management
5 95 (18.16%) Problem-Solving
6 92 (17.59%) Agile
6 92 (17.59%) Continuous Improvement
7 85 (16.25%) Project Delivery
8 81 (15.49%) Coaching
9 79 (15.11%) ITSM
10 76 (14.53%) Performance Metrics
11 75 (14.34%) PRINCE2
12 74 (14.15%) CRM
13 72 (13.77%) Budget Management
14 70 (13.38%) Impact Analysis
15 67 (12.81%) Conflict Management
16 66 (12.62%) Operations Management
16 66 (12.62%) Programme Governance
17 63 (12.05%) Cybersecurity
18 51 (9.75%) Analytics
Programming Languages
1 39 (7.46%) SQL
2 18 (3.44%) PowerShell
3 12 (2.29%) VBA
4 11 (2.10%) VBScript
5 10 (1.91%) Python
6 6 (1.15%) T-SQL
6 6 (1.15%) VB
7 3 (0.57%) C#
7 3 (0.57%) JavaScript
7 3 (0.57%) R
8 2 (0.38%) C++
8 2 (0.38%) Java
9 1 (0.19%) ABAP
9 1 (0.19%) C
9 1 (0.19%) VC++
Qualifications
1 258 (49.33%) Degree
2 85 (16.25%) Microsoft Certification
3 74 (14.15%) AWS Certification
3 74 (14.15%) MCSE
4 66 (12.62%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
5 45 (8.60%) Security Cleared
6 42 (8.03%) SC Cleared
7 35 (6.69%) CTC Cleared
8 14 (2.68%) HNC
9 11 (2.10%) HND
10 6 (1.15%) Azure Certification
10 6 (1.15%) DV Cleared
11 5 (0.96%) ACCA
11 5 (0.96%) DBS Check
11 5 (0.96%) PMI Certification
11 5 (0.96%) PMP
12 4 (0.76%) A+ Certification
12 4 (0.76%) BPSS Clearance
13 3 (0.57%) CAPM
13 3 (0.57%) CIPD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 87 (16.63%) QA
2 45 (8.60%) SLA
3 22 (4.21%) Data Quality
4 20 (3.82%) GDPR
5 16 (3.06%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 13 (2.49%) Accessibility
7 12 (2.29%) PMO
8 9 (1.72%) NIST
9 7 (1.34%) ISO 9001
9 7 (1.34%) TickIT
10 6 (1.15%) Cyber Essentials
11 4 (0.76%) MiFID
12 3 (0.57%) HIPAA
12 3 (0.57%) IFRS
13 1 (0.19%) Disclosure Scotland
13 1 (0.19%) EMIR
13 1 (0.19%) GRC
13 1 (0.19%) HL7
13 1 (0.19%) IFRS 17
System Software
1 75 (14.34%) Active Directory
2 16 (3.06%) Hyper-V
3 14 (2.68%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (0.96%) Virtual Machines
4 5 (0.96%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 36 (6.88%) Microsoft Intune
2 12 (2.29%) SCCM
3 8 (1.53%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 3 (0.57%) Norton AntiVirus
4 3 (0.57%) Proxmox
5 2 (0.38%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
6 1 (0.19%) Jamf Pro
6 1 (0.19%) RSA Archer
6 1 (0.19%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 392 (74.95%) Microsoft
2 83 (15.87%) ServiceNow
3 44 (8.41%) Cisco
4 22 (4.21%) VMware
5 19 (3.63%) Sage
6 17 (3.25%) Google
7 15 (2.87%) Salesforce
8 12 (2.29%) Adobe
8 12 (2.29%) iManage
8 12 (2.29%) Xero
9 11 (2.10%) SAP
10 10 (1.91%) Apple
10 10 (1.91%) HubSpot
10 10 (1.91%) Oracle
11 9 (1.72%) Dell
11 9 (1.72%) HP
12 8 (1.53%) Meraki
12 8 (1.53%) Veeam
13 6 (1.15%) Citrix
14 5 (0.96%) IBM