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

6 months to
10 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 107 112 119
Rank change year-on-year +5 +7 -23
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Office 594 494 614
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.48% 3.05% 2.63%
As % of the Applications category 38.70% 19.28% 30.25%
Number of salaries quoted 323 298 355
10th Percentile £26,300 £25,866 £26,250
25th Percentile £28,500 £30,000 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £34,500 £37,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.76% -7.50% -20.00%
75th Percentile £43,750 £60,000 £55,750
90th Percentile £58,675 £73,750 £70,000
UK median annual salary £32,500 £37,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year -12.16% -7.50% +5.26%

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 1,535 2,562 2,030
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 6.41% 15.79% 8.69%
Number of salaries quoted 881 835 948
10th Percentile £28,500 £26,500 £28,412
25th Percentile £33,250 £31,250 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -14.29%
75th Percentile £58,770 £62,500 £66,250
90th Percentile £75,000 £78,250 £80,000
UK median annual salary £40,000 £40,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year - -11.11% -

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 10 September 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 (8.25%) SharePoint
2 21 (3.54%) Microsoft Exchange
3 13 (2.19%) Confluence
4 12 (2.02%) IIS
5 9 (1.52%) WordPress
6 3 (0.51%) Exchange Server 2007
6 3 (0.51%) Exchange Server 2010
6 3 (0.51%) Exchange Server 2013
7 1 (0.17%) CMS
Applications
1 179 (30.13%) Microsoft Excel
2 115 (19.36%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 91 (15.32%) Microsoft Project
4 24 (4.04%) Acrobat
5 9 (1.52%) MS Visio
6 7 (1.18%) Spreadsheet
7 5 (0.84%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 5 (0.84%) CorelDRAW
8 4 (0.67%) AutoCAD
8 4 (0.67%) Navisworks
8 4 (0.67%) Revit
9 3 (0.51%) Trello
10 2 (0.34%) Camtasia
10 2 (0.34%) ProjectWise
11 1 (0.17%) InDesign
11 1 (0.17%) Photoshop
11 1 (0.17%) Stata
Business Applications
1 15 (2.53%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (1.18%) NetSuite
3 6 (1.01%) Sage 50
4 3 (0.51%) BambooHR
4 3 (0.51%) Salesforce CRM
5 2 (0.34%) Integrated Workplace Management System
5 2 (0.34%) Shopify
6 1 (0.17%) Dynamics GP
Cloud Services
1 145 (24.41%) Microsoft 365
2 76 (12.79%) AWS
3 23 (3.87%) Power Platform
4 22 (3.70%) Azure
5 20 (3.37%) SaaS
6 13 (2.19%) OneDrive
7 12 (2.02%) Entra ID
7 12 (2.02%) Microsoft Copilot
8 8 (1.35%) Google Workspace
9 7 (1.18%) Canva
9 7 (1.18%) Google Analytics
10 6 (1.01%) ChatGPT
11 5 (0.84%) Power Automate
12 3 (0.51%) Smartsheet
13 2 (0.34%) Azure DevOps
14 1 (0.17%) Asana
14 1 (0.17%) Dynamics 365
14 1 (0.17%) Google Docs
14 1 (0.17%) Microsoft Purview
14 1 (0.17%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 20 (3.37%) DNS
2 16 (2.69%) Firewall
3 14 (2.36%) DHCP
4 13 (2.19%) TCP/IP
4 13 (2.19%) Wi-Fi
5 9 (1.52%) VPN
6 8 (1.35%) Network Security
7 7 (1.18%) LAN
7 7 (1.18%) NGFW
7 7 (1.18%) WAN
8 5 (0.84%) Cisco IOS
9 4 (0.67%) Internet
10 2 (0.34%) Ethernet
10 2 (0.34%) NGN
10 2 (0.34%) Skype
10 2 (0.34%) VoIP
10 2 (0.34%) WebEx
11 1 (0.17%) Broadband
11 1 (0.17%) Extranet
11 1 (0.17%) GoToMeeting
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (3.70%) SQL Server
2 19 (3.20%) Power BI
3 6 (1.01%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 5 (0.84%) MySQL
5 2 (0.34%) Data Lake
5 2 (0.34%) GIS
5 2 (0.34%) KNIME
5 2 (0.34%) MS Access
6 1 (0.17%) Db2
6 1 (0.17%) DB2 UDB
6 1 (0.17%) Oracle Database
6 1 (0.17%) QlikView
6 1 (0.17%) Relational Database
6 1 (0.17%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 36 (6.06%) JIRA
2 2 (0.34%) Jenkins
2 2 (0.34%) JMeter
2 2 (0.34%) Postman
3 1 (0.17%) Git
3 1 (0.17%) Ranorex
3 1 (0.17%) Selenium
3 1 (0.17%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 441 (74.24%) Social Skills
2 153 (25.76%) Organisational Skills
3 135 (22.73%) Finance
4 96 (16.16%) Analytical Skills
5 65 (10.94%) Marketing
6 53 (8.92%) Legal
7 48 (8.08%) Swedish Language
8 35 (5.89%) Retail
9 32 (5.39%) Public Sector
10 27 (4.55%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 23 (3.87%) Telecoms
12 22 (3.70%) Law
12 22 (3.70%) Presentation Skills
13 21 (3.54%) Manufacturing
14 20 (3.37%) French Language
14 20 (3.37%) Influencing Skills
15 16 (2.69%) Advertising
16 15 (2.53%) Billing
17 12 (2.02%) German Language
18 8 (1.35%) Games
Job Titles
1 128 (21.55%) Analyst
2 86 (14.48%) Project Manager
2 86 (14.48%) Service Analyst
2 86 (14.48%) Service Desk Analyst
3 75 (12.63%) Senior
4 69 (11.62%) Senior Manager
4 69 (11.62%) Senior Project Manager
5 47 (7.91%) Administrator
6 35 (5.89%) Support Engineer
7 34 (5.72%) IT Support
8 23 (3.87%) IT Engineer
8 23 (3.87%) IT Support Engineer
9 22 (3.70%) Applications Support
10 21 (3.54%) Support Analyst
11 16 (2.69%) 1st Line Support
11 16 (2.69%) Coordinator
12 13 (2.19%) Business Analyst
13 12 (2.02%) 1st Line Engineer
13 12 (2.02%) 1st Line Support Engineer
13 12 (2.02%) Account Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (1.18%) Microsoft Graph
2 6 (1.01%) CSS
2 6 (1.01%) HTML
3 3 (0.51%) Godot
3 3 (0.51%) Unreal Engine
4 2 (0.34%) EDI
4 2 (0.34%) Terraform
5 1 (0.17%) .NET
5 1 (0.17%) FHIR
5 1 (0.17%) JSON
5 1 (0.17%) Middleware
5 1 (0.17%) SOAP
5 1 (0.17%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 52 (8.75%) Onboarding
2 47 (7.91%) Management Information System
3 44 (7.41%) Self-Motivation
4 30 (5.05%) Social Media
5 26 (4.38%) Driving Licence
6 23 (3.87%) Web Conferencing
7 11 (1.85%) NHS
8 10 (1.68%) Analytical Mindset
9 8 (1.35%) Video Conferencing
9 8 (1.35%) Video Editing
10 7 (1.18%) e-Learning
11 6 (1.01%) Blog
11 6 (1.01%) Fat Client
11 6 (1.01%) Thin Client
12 5 (0.84%) IoT
12 5 (0.84%) Podcast
12 5 (0.84%) Raspberry Pi
12 5 (0.84%) Virtual Team
13 4 (0.67%) Data Centre
13 4 (0.67%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 83 (13.97%) Windows
2 34 (5.72%) Windows Server
3 13 (2.19%) Windows 10
4 12 (2.02%) Linux
5 10 (1.68%) Windows Server 2016
6 6 (1.01%) Android
7 5 (0.84%) Ubuntu
8 4 (0.67%) Windows Server 2012
9 3 (0.51%) Windows Server 2008
10 2 (0.34%) Mac OS
11 1 (0.17%) Apple iOS
11 1 (0.17%) Mac OS X
11 1 (0.17%) Unix
11 1 (0.17%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 174 (29.29%) Customer Service
2 140 (23.57%) Project Management
3 131 (22.05%) Problem-Solving
4 112 (18.86%) CRM
5 102 (17.17%) Customer Experience
5 102 (17.17%) ITIL
6 97 (16.33%) Agile
7 95 (15.99%) Project Delivery
8 90 (15.15%) Continuous Improvement
9 87 (14.65%) PRINCE2
10 76 (12.79%) Coaching
11 75 (12.63%) Budget Management
12 74 (12.46%) ITSM
13 70 (11.78%) Performance Metrics
14 69 (11.62%) Conflict Management
14 69 (11.62%) Programme Governance
15 67 (11.28%) Impact Analysis
16 66 (11.11%) Operations Management
17 64 (10.77%) Stakeholder Management
18 48 (8.08%) B2B
Programming Languages
1 42 (7.07%) SQL
2 19 (3.20%) PowerShell
3 9 (1.52%) JavaScript
3 9 (1.52%) Python
4 7 (1.18%) VBA
4 7 (1.18%) VBScript
5 6 (1.01%) T-SQL
6 5 (0.84%) C#
6 5 (0.84%) R
7 3 (0.51%) C
7 3 (0.51%) C++
7 3 (0.51%) Java
8 2 (0.34%) Bash
8 2 (0.34%) VB
Qualifications
1 227 (38.22%) Degree
2 71 (11.95%) Microsoft Certification
3 66 (11.11%) AWS Certification
3 66 (11.11%) MCSE
3 66 (11.11%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
4 21 (3.54%) Security Cleared
5 15 (2.53%) SC Cleared
6 13 (2.19%) DBS Check
7 12 (2.02%) HNC
8 11 (1.85%) HND
9 7 (1.18%) BPSS Clearance
10 6 (1.01%) PMI Certification
11 5 (0.84%) ACCA
11 5 (0.84%) CIMA
11 5 (0.84%) PMP
12 4 (0.67%) CIPD
12 4 (0.67%) DV Cleared
12 4 (0.67%) ISTQB
13 3 (0.51%) CAPM
13 3 (0.51%) CTC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 80 (13.47%) QA
2 30 (5.05%) GDPR
3 26 (4.38%) SLA
4 21 (3.54%) PMO
5 19 (3.20%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 16 (2.69%) Data Quality
7 15 (2.53%) ISO 9001
8 14 (2.36%) Accessibility
9 7 (1.18%) NIST
9 7 (1.18%) TickIT
10 3 (0.51%) Cyber Essentials
10 3 (0.51%) ISO 14001
10 3 (0.51%) ISO/IEC 42001
11 2 (0.34%) IFRS
11 2 (0.34%) ISO 19650
11 2 (0.34%) MiFID
12 1 (0.17%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 1 (0.17%) HL7
12 1 (0.17%) ISO 22301
12 1 (0.17%) NEBOSH
System Software
1 60 (10.10%) Active Directory
2 9 (1.52%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (1.01%) Virtual Machines
4 5 (0.84%) vSphere
5 3 (0.51%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 23 (3.87%) Microsoft Intune
2 6 (1.01%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
3 3 (0.51%) Norton AntiVirus
4 2 (0.34%) Ansible
4 2 (0.34%) Proxmox
5 1 (0.17%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 1 (0.17%) Jamf Pro
5 1 (0.17%) SCCM
5 1 (0.17%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 475 (79.97%) Microsoft
2 73 (12.29%) ServiceNow
3 41 (6.90%) Adobe
4 22 (3.70%) Apple
4 22 (3.70%) HubSpot
5 21 (3.54%) Cisco
6 16 (2.69%) Google
6 16 (2.69%) Sage
7 15 (2.53%) VMware
7 15 (2.53%) Xero
8 13 (2.19%) iManage
8 13 (2.19%) Salesforce
9 10 (1.68%) SAP
10 8 (1.35%) Veeam
11 7 (1.18%) Meraki
12 6 (1.01%) Acronis
12 6 (1.01%) Citrix
12 6 (1.01%) Datto
12 6 (1.01%) HP
12 6 (1.01%) Oracle