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

6 months to
30 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 103 133 91
Rank change year-on-year +30 -42 0
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Office 527 426 1,023
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.55% 2.70% 3.06%
As % of the Applications category 39.12% 19.74% 34.80%
Number of salaries quoted 259 290 757
10th Percentile £25,900 £25,000 £23,500
25th Percentile £29,000 £28,000 £27,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £36,750 £36,539
Median % change year-on-year +2.04% +0.58% -23.08%
75th Percentile £48,641 £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% -14.75%

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 1,347 2,158 2,940
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 6.51% 13.66% 8.79%
Number of salaries quoted 720 869 1,807
10th Percentile £28,500 £26,500 £25,150
25th Percentile £35,000 £32,500 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,269 £50,000 £43,865
Median % change year-on-year -9.46% +13.99% -8.61%
75th Percentile £60,000 £66,230 £57,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £75,250 £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 30 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 (10.44%) SharePoint
2 32 (6.07%) Microsoft Exchange
3 14 (2.66%) IIS
4 9 (1.71%) Exchange Server 2007
4 9 (1.71%) Exchange Server 2010
4 9 (1.71%) Exchange Server 2013
5 8 (1.52%) WordPress
6 7 (1.33%) Confluence
7 1 (0.19%) CMS
Applications
1 122 (23.15%) Microsoft Excel
2 77 (14.61%) Microsoft Project
3 65 (12.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (0.95%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 5 (0.95%) 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 (3.42%) 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
1 196 (37.19%) Microsoft 365
2 89 (16.89%) AWS
3 57 (10.82%) Entra ID
4 38 (7.21%) Azure
5 29 (5.50%) Power Platform
6 23 (4.36%) SaaS
7 11 (2.09%) Microsoft Copilot
7 11 (2.09%) OneDrive
8 10 (1.90%) Google Workspace
9 6 (1.14%) ChatGPT
10 5 (0.95%) Canva
10 5 (0.95%) Google Analytics
10 5 (0.95%) Intacct
10 5 (0.95%) Power Automate
11 3 (0.57%) Smartsheet
12 2 (0.38%) Viva Engage
13 1 (0.19%) ClickUp
13 1 (0.19%) GitHub
13 1 (0.19%) Google Docs
13 1 (0.19%) MailChimp
Communications & Networking
1 31 (5.88%) Firewall
2 24 (4.55%) DNS
3 23 (4.36%) DHCP
4 19 (3.61%) VPN
4 19 (3.61%) Wi-Fi
5 14 (2.66%) TCP/IP
6 11 (2.09%) VoIP
7 10 (1.90%) LAN
7 10 (1.90%) WAN
8 9 (1.71%) Internet
9 7 (1.33%) NGFW
10 5 (0.95%) 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 (4.74%) Power BI
2 19 (3.61%) SQL Server
3 8 (1.52%) Tableau
4 6 (1.14%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 5 (0.95%) 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 19 (3.61%) JIRA
2 2 (0.38%) Git
3 1 (0.19%) Ranorex
3 1 (0.19%) Selenium
3 1 (0.19%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 391 (74.19%) Social Skills
2 114 (21.63%) Finance
3 102 (19.35%) Organisational Skills
4 64 (12.14%) Analytical Skills
5 43 (8.16%) French Language
6 36 (6.83%) Swedish Language
7 35 (6.64%) Back Office
8 28 (5.31%) Marketing
9 27 (5.12%) Legal
10 26 (4.93%) Retail
11 23 (4.36%) Public Sector
12 21 (3.98%) Law
13 19 (3.61%) Influencing Skills
13 19 (3.61%) Presentation Skills
14 17 (3.23%) Telecoms
15 16 (3.04%) Inclusion and Diversity
16 11 (2.09%) Advertising
17 9 (1.71%) Manufacturing
18 8 (1.52%) Games
19 7 (1.33%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 140 (26.57%) Analyst
2 90 (17.08%) Service Analyst
2 90 (17.08%) Service Desk Analyst
3 85 (16.13%) Senior
4 81 (15.37%) Project Manager
5 80 (15.18%) Support Engineer
6 71 (13.47%) Senior Manager
7 67 (12.71%) Senior Project Manager
8 53 (10.06%) IT Support
9 40 (7.59%) Desktop Support
10 38 (7.21%) Desktop Engineer
10 38 (7.21%) Desktop Support Engineer
10 38 (7.21%) IT Engineer
10 38 (7.21%) IT Support Engineer
11 32 (6.07%) Site Engineer
12 21 (3.98%) Administrator
12 21 (3.98%) Support Analyst
13 15 (2.85%) Business Analyst
14 12 (2.28%) Applications Support
15 11 (2.09%) Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (1.33%) CSS
1 7 (1.33%) HTML
1 7 (1.33%) 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 (7.97%) Self-Motivation
2 38 (7.21%) Onboarding
3 31 (5.88%) Management Information System
4 23 (4.36%) Social Media
5 17 (3.23%) Web Conferencing
6 13 (2.47%) Driving Licence
7 6 (1.14%) Analytical Mindset
7 6 (1.14%) Blog
7 6 (1.14%) e-Learning
7 6 (1.14%) Video Editing
8 5 (0.95%) NHS
8 5 (0.95%) Podcast
8 5 (0.95%) 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 (23.72%) Windows
2 60 (11.39%) Windows 10
3 45 (8.54%) Windows Server
4 23 (4.36%) Windows Server 2016
5 17 (3.23%) Windows Server 2012
6 15 (2.85%) Linux
7 10 (1.90%) Windows Server 2019
8 9 (1.71%) Mac OS
8 9 (1.71%) Windows Server 2008
9 5 (0.95%) Ubuntu
9 5 (0.95%) Unix
10 4 (0.76%) Android
11 1 (0.19%) Apple iOS
11 1 (0.19%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 177 (33.59%) Customer Service
2 139 (26.38%) ITIL
3 107 (20.30%) Customer Experience
4 105 (19.92%) Project Management
5 98 (18.60%) Problem-Solving
6 93 (17.65%) Continuous Improvement
7 92 (17.46%) Agile
8 85 (16.13%) Project Delivery
9 81 (15.37%) Coaching
10 80 (15.18%) ITSM
11 77 (14.61%) Performance Metrics
12 75 (14.23%) PRINCE2
13 74 (14.04%) CRM
14 72 (13.66%) Budget Management
15 70 (13.28%) Impact Analysis
16 67 (12.71%) Conflict Management
17 66 (12.52%) Operations Management
17 66 (12.52%) Programme Governance
18 63 (11.95%) Cybersecurity
19 51 (9.68%) Analytics
Programming Languages
1 39 (7.40%) SQL
2 18 (3.42%) PowerShell
3 12 (2.28%) VBA
4 11 (2.09%) VBScript
5 10 (1.90%) Python
6 6 (1.14%) T-SQL
6 6 (1.14%) VB
7 5 (0.95%) JavaScript
8 3 (0.57%) C#
8 3 (0.57%) R
9 2 (0.38%) C++
9 2 (0.38%) Java
10 1 (0.19%) ABAP
10 1 (0.19%) C
10 1 (0.19%) VC++
Qualifications
1 260 (49.34%) Degree
2 86 (16.32%) Microsoft Certification
3 75 (14.23%) AWS Certification
3 75 (14.23%) MCSE
4 66 (12.52%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
5 45 (8.54%) Security Cleared
6 42 (7.97%) SC Cleared
7 35 (6.64%) CTC Cleared
8 14 (2.66%) HNC
9 11 (2.09%) HND
10 6 (1.14%) Azure Certification
10 6 (1.14%) DV Cleared
11 5 (0.95%) ACCA
11 5 (0.95%) DBS Check
11 5 (0.95%) PMI Certification
11 5 (0.95%) PMP
12 4 (0.76%) A+ Certification
12 4 (0.76%) BPSS Clearance
13 3 (0.57%) CAPM
13 3 (0.57%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 88 (16.70%) QA
2 45 (8.54%) SLA
3 22 (4.17%) Data Quality
4 20 (3.80%) GDPR
5 16 (3.04%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 13 (2.47%) Accessibility
6 13 (2.47%) PMO
7 9 (1.71%) NIST
8 7 (1.33%) ISO 9001
8 7 (1.33%) TickIT
9 6 (1.14%) Cyber Essentials
10 4 (0.76%) MiFID
11 3 (0.57%) HIPAA
11 3 (0.57%) IFRS
12 1 (0.19%) Disclosure Scotland
12 1 (0.19%) EMIR
12 1 (0.19%) GRC
12 1 (0.19%) HL7
12 1 (0.19%) IFRS 17
System Software
1 75 (14.23%) Active Directory
2 16 (3.04%) Hyper-V
3 14 (2.66%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (0.95%) Virtual Machines
4 5 (0.95%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 36 (6.83%) Microsoft Intune
2 12 (2.28%) SCCM
3 8 (1.52%) 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
1 396 (75.14%) Microsoft
2 84 (15.94%) ServiceNow
3 44 (8.35%) Cisco
4 22 (4.17%) VMware
5 19 (3.61%) Sage
6 17 (3.23%) Google
7 15 (2.85%) Salesforce
8 12 (2.28%) Adobe
8 12 (2.28%) iManage
8 12 (2.28%) Xero
9 11 (2.09%) SAP
10 10 (1.90%) Apple
10 10 (1.90%) HubSpot
10 10 (1.90%) Oracle
11 9 (1.71%) Dell
11 9 (1.71%) HP
12 8 (1.52%) Meraki
12 8 (1.52%) Veeam
13 6 (1.14%) Citrix
14 5 (0.95%) IBM