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 27 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 73 98 102
Rank change year-on-year +25 +4 +21
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Office 539 557 652
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 3.51% 3.24% 3.16%
As % of the Applications category 21.57% 39.76% 47.49%
Number of salaries quoted 217 289 540
10th Percentile £26,250 £26,500 £25,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £30,750 £29,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £42,500 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.88% - -5.56%
75th Percentile £55,625 £55,500 £58,750
90th Percentile £78,750 £70,250 £70,000
UK median annual salary £35,000 £42,500 £36,000
% change year-on-year -17.65% +18.06% -10.00%

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 2,499 1,401 1,373
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 16.27% 8.14% 6.66%
Number of salaries quoted 673 761 1,047
10th Percentile £28,750 £28,482 £26,250
25th Percentile £33,500 £36,250 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,000 £49,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +2.04% -2.00%
75th Percentile £61,250 £68,750 £62,500
90th Percentile £78,750 £82,500 £74,350
UK median annual salary £40,000 £47,683 £42,500
% change year-on-year -16.11% +12.20% -7.61%

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 27 December 2025.

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 41 (7.61%) SharePoint
2 20 (3.71%) Microsoft Exchange
3 6 (1.11%) Confluence
4 3 (0.56%) ArcGIS
4 3 (0.56%) WordPress
5 1 (0.19%) CMS
5 1 (0.19%) Drupal
5 1 (0.19%) HCL Notes
Applications
1 157 (29.13%) Microsoft Excel
2 69 (12.80%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 18 (3.34%) MS Visio
4 17 (3.15%) Spreadsheet
5 12 (2.23%) InDesign
6 7 (1.30%) Microsoft Project
6 7 (1.30%) Trello
7 5 (0.93%) Photoshop
8 4 (0.74%) Adobe Illustrator
9 3 (0.56%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 3 (0.56%) Simulink
10 1 (0.19%) Acrobat
Business Applications
1 7 (1.30%) Unit4 Business World
2 4 (0.74%) SAP PP
3 3 (0.56%) Elite 3E
4 2 (0.37%) Dynamics CRM
4 2 (0.37%) NetSuite
4 2 (0.37%) Sage X3
5 1 (0.19%) Sage 200
5 1 (0.19%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 218 (40.45%) Microsoft 365
2 111 (20.59%) AWS
3 37 (6.86%) Power Platform
4 33 (6.12%) Azure
4 33 (6.12%) Dynamics 365
5 27 (5.01%) SaaS
6 16 (2.97%) Smartsheet
7 13 (2.41%) Entra ID
8 10 (1.86%) Cloud Computing
8 10 (1.86%) OneDrive
9 8 (1.48%) Azure DevOps
10 6 (1.11%) Intacct
10 6 (1.11%) PowerApps
11 4 (0.74%) Google Docs
11 4 (0.74%) Workato
12 3 (0.56%) Azure Data Factory
12 3 (0.56%) Google Drive
12 3 (0.56%) Google Workspace
13 2 (0.37%) Google Analytics
13 2 (0.37%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 10 (1.86%) Unified Communications
2 9 (1.67%) Wi-Fi
3 8 (1.48%) DHCP
3 8 (1.48%) DNS
4 6 (1.11%) TCP/IP
5 5 (0.93%) Firewall
5 5 (0.93%) LAN
5 5 (0.93%) VoIP
5 5 (0.93%) VPN
6 4 (0.74%) Broadband
6 4 (0.74%) Ethernet
7 3 (0.56%) DKIM
7 3 (0.56%) DMARC
7 3 (0.56%) PuTTY
7 3 (0.56%) Remote Desktop
7 3 (0.56%) WAN
8 2 (0.37%) 4G
8 2 (0.37%) Internet
8 2 (0.37%) Wireless
9 1 (0.19%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 30 (5.57%) Power BI
2 13 (2.41%) GIS
3 10 (1.86%) Geospatial Data
4 7 (1.30%) SQL Server
4 7 (1.30%) Tableau
5 3 (0.56%) Relational Database
6 2 (0.37%) Azure SQL Database
6 2 (0.37%) Data Lake
6 2 (0.37%) Metadata
7 1 (0.19%) EDMS
7 1 (0.19%) FileMaker
7 1 (0.19%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 11 (2.04%) JIRA
2 3 (0.56%) Git
2 3 (0.56%) Jenkins
2 3 (0.56%) Maven
2 3 (0.56%) Sonatype Nexus
2 3 (0.56%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 361 (66.98%) Social Skills
2 160 (29.68%) Finance
3 109 (20.22%) Analytical Skills
4 108 (20.04%) French Language
5 95 (17.63%) Swedish Language
6 51 (9.46%) Marketing
7 47 (8.72%) Organisational Skills
8 34 (6.31%) Legal
9 33 (6.12%) Back Office
10 31 (5.75%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 28 (5.19%) Law
12 26 (4.82%) Documentation Skills
13 21 (3.90%) Presentation Skills
13 21 (3.90%) Public Sector
14 19 (3.53%) Retail
15 18 (3.34%) Advertising
16 17 (3.15%) Billing
17 13 (2.41%) Banking
17 13 (2.41%) Local Government
17 13 (2.41%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 205 (38.03%) Analyst
2 124 (23.01%) Service Analyst
3 123 (22.82%) Service Desk Analyst
4 44 (8.16%) IT Support
4 44 (8.16%) Support Engineer
5 41 (7.61%) Senior
6 31 (5.75%) Desktop Support
7 30 (5.57%) Desktop Engineer
7 30 (5.57%) Desktop Support Engineer
8 29 (5.38%) Financial Analyst
9 27 (5.01%) Administrator
10 24 (4.45%) Site Engineer
11 23 (4.27%) IT Analyst
12 19 (3.53%) Support Analyst
13 18 (3.34%) IT Manager
13 18 (3.34%) Lead
13 18 (3.34%) Supply Chain Analyst
13 18 (3.34%) Technical Support
14 17 (3.15%) IT Support Analyst
15 14 (2.60%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (1.11%) EDI
2 4 (0.74%) Middleware
3 3 (0.56%) ActiveMQ
3 3 (0.56%) RAML
3 3 (0.56%) REST
3 3 (0.56%) SOAP
4 2 (0.37%) .NET
4 2 (0.37%) ARM Templates
4 2 (0.37%) XML
4 2 (0.37%) XSLT
5 1 (0.19%) CSS
5 1 (0.19%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 70 (12.99%) Onboarding
2 54 (10.02%) Management Information System
3 48 (8.91%) Self-Motivation
4 29 (5.38%) Social Media
5 14 (2.60%) Analytical Mindset
6 12 (2.23%) Driving Licence
7 11 (2.04%) Web Conferencing
8 10 (1.86%) NHS
9 8 (1.48%) Product Ownership
9 8 (1.48%) Video Conferencing
10 7 (1.30%) CMDB
10 7 (1.30%) e-Learning
10 7 (1.30%) Legacy Systems
11 5 (0.93%) Algorithms
11 5 (0.93%) Data Centre
11 5 (0.93%) Learning Management System
12 4 (0.74%) Animation
12 4 (0.74%) Data Structures
12 4 (0.74%) Distributed Computing
12 4 (0.74%) Housing Association
Operating Systems
1 98 (18.18%) Windows
2 39 (7.24%) Windows 10
3 17 (3.15%) Linux
4 16 (2.97%) Windows Server
5 9 (1.67%) Unix
6 7 (1.30%) Android
7 6 (1.11%) Apple iOS
8 4 (0.74%) Windows Server 2016
9 3 (0.56%) Mac OS
9 3 (0.56%) Windows Server 2012
9 3 (0.56%) Windows Server 2019
10 2 (0.37%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 215 (39.89%) Customer Service
2 184 (34.14%) ITIL
3 122 (22.63%) Problem-Solving
4 117 (21.71%) Performance Metrics
5 115 (21.34%) ITSM
6 94 (17.44%) Continuous Improvement
7 56 (10.39%) ERP
8 55 (10.20%) CRM
8 55 (10.20%) Project Management
9 54 (10.02%) Decision-Making
10 52 (9.65%) Analytics
11 44 (8.16%) Business Intelligence
12 43 (7.98%) Agile
12 43 (7.98%) Cybersecurity
13 41 (7.61%) Logistics
14 39 (7.24%) Customer Experience
15 35 (6.49%) Asset Management
15 35 (6.49%) Service Delivery
16 33 (6.12%) Project Delivery
17 32 (5.94%) Patch Management
Programming Languages
1 26 (4.82%) SQL
2 15 (2.78%) Python
3 10 (1.86%) PowerShell
4 7 (1.30%) R
5 6 (1.11%) Java
6 5 (0.93%) C++
7 4 (0.74%) ABAP
7 4 (0.74%) C#
7 4 (0.74%) JavaScript
8 3 (0.56%) Assembly Language
8 3 (0.56%) C
8 3 (0.56%) MATLAB
8 3 (0.56%) Objective-C
8 3 (0.56%) Swift
9 2 (0.37%) Bicep
9 2 (0.37%) Scala
9 2 (0.37%) T-SQL
9 2 (0.37%) VBA
9 2 (0.37%) VC++
10 1 (0.19%) Bash
Qualifications
1 248 (46.01%) Degree
2 109 (20.22%) Microsoft Certification
3 106 (19.67%) MCSE
4 105 (19.48%) AWS Certification
5 49 (9.09%) Security Cleared
6 40 (7.42%) ACCA
6 40 (7.42%) SC Cleared
7 36 (6.68%) CIMA
8 28 (5.19%) CTC Cleared
9 26 (4.82%) DBS Check
10 13 (2.41%) CIPD
11 9 (1.67%) CFA
11 9 (1.67%) CISSP
12 8 (1.48%) AAT
13 7 (1.30%) CISA
13 7 (1.30%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
14 6 (1.11%) BPSS Clearance
14 6 (1.11%) Computer Science Degree
14 6 (1.11%) ISTQB
15 5 (0.93%) Azure Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 110 (20.41%) QA
2 53 (9.83%) SLA
3 26 (4.82%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 20 (3.71%) GDPR
5 14 (2.60%) ISO 9001
6 12 (2.23%) PMO
7 10 (1.86%) Accessibility
8 4 (0.74%) Data Quality
9 3 (0.56%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 3 (0.56%) Software Quality Assurance
10 2 (0.37%) EMIR
10 2 (0.37%) GRC
10 2 (0.37%) NIST
10 2 (0.37%) NIST 800
10 2 (0.37%) SOC 2
11 1 (0.19%) Actionable Recommendations
11 1 (0.19%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 53 (9.83%) Active Directory
2 4 (0.74%) Hyper-V
3 2 (0.37%) Virtual Desktop
3 2 (0.37%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.19%) Firmware
4 1 (0.19%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 16 (2.97%) SCCM
2 8 (1.48%) Microsoft Intune
3 4 (0.74%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 2 (0.37%) AirWatch
4 2 (0.37%) Ansible
4 2 (0.37%) Terraform
5 1 (0.19%) EMC NetWorker
5 1 (0.19%) Forefront Identity Manager
5 1 (0.19%) Kubernetes
5 1 (0.19%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 441 (81.82%) Microsoft
2 119 (22.08%) ServiceNow
3 42 (7.79%) Cisco
4 21 (3.90%) Adobe
5 15 (2.78%) Google
5 15 (2.78%) Salesforce
6 13 (2.41%) Sage
7 12 (2.23%) Oracle
8 11 (2.04%) Apple
9 10 (1.86%) Workday
10 9 (1.67%) Zoho
11 7 (1.30%) iManage
11 7 (1.30%) SAP
11 7 (1.30%) Xero
12 4 (0.74%) Citrix
12 4 (0.74%) Concur
12 4 (0.74%) Freshdesk
12 4 (0.74%) Mitel
13 3 (0.56%) MuleSoft
14 2 (0.37%) HubSpot