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

6 months to
19 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 75 105 85
Rank change year-on-year +30 -20 +14
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Office 548 505 940
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 3.33% 3.25% 3.42%
As % of the Applications category 24.98% 36.67% 45.08%
Number of salaries quoted 211 269 755
10th Percentile £26,250 £25,750 £23,500
25th Percentile £30,000 £30,750 £26,306
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £39,197 £42,500 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.77% +13.33% -16.67%
75th Percentile £51,250 £57,000 £53,750
90th Percentile £73,750 £72,500 £65,000
UK median annual salary £32,750 £42,500 £32,500
% change year-on-year -22.94% +30.77% -18.01%

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 2,194 1,377 2,085
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 13.34% 8.87% 7.59%
Number of salaries quoted 635 771 1,605
10th Percentile £28,524 £29,000 £25,000
25th Percentile £33,625 £37,875 £30,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £52,500 £44,343
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +18.40% -6.65%
75th Percentile £60,000 £66,271 £57,500
90th Percentile £76,775 £82,000 £68,750
UK median annual salary £40,000 £50,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year -20.00% +33.33% -16.67%

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 19 February 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 (8.94%) SharePoint
2 27 (4.93%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (0.91%) Confluence
3 5 (0.91%) Exchange Server 2007
3 5 (0.91%) Exchange Server 2010
3 5 (0.91%) Exchange Server 2013
4 3 (0.55%) ArcGIS
4 3 (0.55%) WordPress
5 2 (0.36%) IIS
6 1 (0.18%) CMS
Applications
1 141 (25.73%) Microsoft Excel
2 64 (11.68%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 15 (2.74%) MS Visio
4 12 (2.19%) InDesign
5 11 (2.01%) Spreadsheet
6 7 (1.28%) Trello
7 4 (0.73%) Photoshop
8 3 (0.55%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 3 (0.55%) Adobe Illustrator
8 3 (0.55%) Simulink
9 2 (0.36%) Microsoft Project
10 1 (0.18%) Acrobat
Business Applications
1 7 (1.28%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (0.73%) SAP PP
3 2 (0.36%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.18%) Sage 200
4 1 (0.18%) Sage X3
4 1 (0.18%) Salesforce CRM
4 1 (0.18%) SAP Oil and Gas
4 1 (0.18%) SAP PM
4 1 (0.18%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 278 (50.73%) Microsoft 365
2 136 (24.82%) AWS
3 60 (10.95%) Entra ID
4 51 (9.31%) Azure
5 36 (6.57%) SaaS
6 35 (6.39%) Power Platform
7 33 (6.02%) Dynamics 365
8 10 (1.82%) Intacct
8 10 (1.82%) OneDrive
9 9 (1.64%) Google Workspace
10 5 (0.91%) Smartsheet
11 4 (0.73%) Azure DevOps
11 4 (0.73%) Google Docs
11 4 (0.73%) PowerApps
11 4 (0.73%) Workato
12 3 (0.55%) Google Drive
12 3 (0.55%) Power Automate
13 2 (0.36%) Azure AI
13 2 (0.36%) Microsoft Copilot
13 2 (0.36%) Viva Engage
Communications & Networking
1 21 (3.83%) Firewall
2 18 (3.28%) DNS
2 18 (3.28%) Wi-Fi
3 17 (3.10%) DHCP
4 13 (2.37%) VoIP
5 12 (2.19%) TCP/IP
5 12 (2.19%) VPN
6 11 (2.01%) LAN
7 10 (1.82%) Unified Communications
8 9 (1.64%) WAN
9 5 (0.91%) Internet
10 3 (0.55%) DKIM
10 3 (0.55%) DMARC
10 3 (0.55%) Ethernet
10 3 (0.55%) PuTTY
10 3 (0.55%) Remote Desktop
11 2 (0.36%) 4G
11 2 (0.36%) Broadband
11 2 (0.36%) Wireless
12 1 (0.18%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 30 (5.47%) Power BI
2 7 (1.28%) Tableau
3 3 (0.55%) GIS
3 3 (0.55%) SQL Server
4 2 (0.36%) Relational Database
5 1 (0.18%) Azure SQL Database
5 1 (0.18%) Data Lake
5 1 (0.18%) DB2
5 1 (0.18%) DB2 UDB
5 1 (0.18%) EDMS
5 1 (0.18%) FileMaker
5 1 (0.18%) Metadata
5 1 (0.18%) Power Query
5 1 (0.18%) QlikView
Development Applications
1 6 (1.09%) JIRA
2 3 (0.55%) Git
2 3 (0.55%) Jenkins
2 3 (0.55%) Maven
2 3 (0.55%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 394 (71.90%) Social Skills
2 127 (23.18%) Finance
3 124 (22.63%) French Language
4 91 (16.61%) Swedish Language
5 87 (15.88%) Analytical Skills
6 65 (11.86%) Back Office
7 57 (10.40%) Organisational Skills
8 47 (8.58%) Marketing
9 25 (4.56%) Legal
10 23 (4.20%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 19 (3.47%) Law
11 19 (3.47%) Public Sector
12 18 (3.28%) Retail
13 15 (2.74%) Advertising
14 13 (2.37%) Billing
14 13 (2.37%) Documentation Skills
14 13 (2.37%) Presentation Skills
15 11 (2.01%) Telecoms
16 9 (1.64%) Local Government
17 7 (1.28%) Games
Job Titles
1 214 (39.05%) Analyst
2 135 (24.64%) Service Analyst
3 134 (24.45%) Service Desk Analyst
4 96 (17.52%) Support Engineer
5 65 (11.86%) Desktop Support
6 62 (11.31%) Desktop Engineer
6 62 (11.31%) Desktop Support Engineer
7 60 (10.95%) IT Support
8 56 (10.22%) Site Engineer
9 46 (8.39%) Senior
10 31 (5.66%) Financial Analyst
10 31 (5.66%) IT Engineer
11 30 (5.47%) IT Support Engineer
12 25 (4.56%) IT Analyst
13 23 (4.20%) Support Analyst
14 21 (3.83%) Administrator
14 21 (3.83%) IT Support Analyst
15 18 (3.28%) Supply Chain Analyst
16 17 (3.10%) Junior
17 14 (2.55%) 2nd Line Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (1.09%) EDI
2 4 (0.73%) Middleware
3 3 (0.55%) ActiveMQ
3 3 (0.55%) RAML
3 3 (0.55%) REST
3 3 (0.55%) SOAP
3 3 (0.55%) XML
4 2 (0.36%) XSLT
5 1 (0.18%) .NET
5 1 (0.18%) ARM Templates
Miscellaneous
1 57 (10.40%) Onboarding
2 46 (8.39%) Self-Motivation
3 42 (7.66%) Management Information System
4 35 (6.39%) Social Media
5 12 (2.19%) Web Conferencing
6 11 (2.01%) Driving Licence
7 10 (1.82%) Video Conferencing
8 9 (1.64%) NHS
9 6 (1.09%) e-Learning
10 5 (0.91%) Algorithms
10 5 (0.91%) Analytical Mindset
10 5 (0.91%) Data Protection Act
11 4 (0.73%) Animation
11 4 (0.73%) Data Centre
11 4 (0.73%) Learning Management System
11 4 (0.73%) Legacy Systems
11 4 (0.73%) Microsoft Licensing
11 4 (0.73%) Product Ownership
11 4 (0.73%) Smartphone
12 3 (0.55%) Graphic Design
Operating Systems
1 138 (25.18%) Windows
2 87 (15.88%) Windows 10
3 30 (5.47%) Windows Server
4 16 (2.92%) Linux
5 15 (2.74%) Windows Server 2016
6 14 (2.55%) Windows Server 2012
7 11 (2.01%) Windows Server 2019
8 9 (1.64%) Mac OS
9 8 (1.46%) Unix
10 6 (1.09%) Android
11 5 (0.91%) Apple iOS
11 5 (0.91%) Windows Server 2008
12 2 (0.36%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 260 (47.45%) Customer Service
2 227 (41.42%) ITIL
3 129 (23.54%) ITSM
4 128 (23.36%) Performance Metrics
5 121 (22.08%) Continuous Improvement
6 103 (18.80%) Problem-Solving
7 82 (14.96%) Analytics
8 81 (14.78%) Cybersecurity
9 70 (12.77%) Customer Experience
10 65 (11.86%) Patch Management
11 62 (11.31%) Ticket Management
12 61 (11.13%) Customer Acquisition
13 60 (10.95%) Software Deployment
14 54 (9.85%) CRM
15 51 (9.31%) Decision-Making
16 42 (7.66%) Business Intelligence
16 42 (7.66%) ERP
17 41 (7.48%) Project Management
18 35 (6.39%) Data Analysis
19 34 (6.20%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 14 (2.55%) SQL
2 13 (2.37%) Python
3 8 (1.46%) PowerShell
4 6 (1.09%) Java
5 5 (0.91%) ABAP
5 5 (0.91%) C++
6 4 (0.73%) R
6 4 (0.73%) VBA
7 3 (0.55%) Assembly Language
7 3 (0.55%) C
7 3 (0.55%) C#
7 3 (0.55%) JavaScript
7 3 (0.55%) MATLAB
7 3 (0.55%) Objective-C
7 3 (0.55%) Swift
8 2 (0.36%) VB
8 2 (0.36%) VBScript
8 2 (0.36%) VC++
9 1 (0.18%) Bash
9 1 (0.18%) Scala
Qualifications
1 264 (48.18%) Degree
2 130 (23.72%) Microsoft Certification
3 121 (22.08%) MCSE
4 120 (21.90%) AWS Certification
5 82 (14.96%) Security Cleared
6 75 (13.69%) SC Cleared
7 60 (10.95%) CTC Cleared
8 36 (6.57%) ACCA
9 33 (6.02%) CIMA
10 13 (2.37%) DBS Check
11 11 (2.01%) Azure Certification
12 10 (1.82%) CIPD
13 9 (1.64%) DV Cleared
14 8 (1.46%) CFA
15 7 (1.28%) A+ Certification
15 7 (1.28%) CISSP
15 7 (1.28%) Computer Science Degree
16 6 (1.09%) BPSS Clearance
17 5 (0.91%) CISA
18 4 (0.73%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 124 (22.63%) QA
2 77 (14.05%) SLA
3 27 (4.93%) GDPR
4 24 (4.38%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 14 (2.55%) Accessibility
5 14 (2.55%) ISO 9001
6 7 (1.28%) Data Quality
6 7 (1.28%) PMO
7 5 (0.91%) Cyber Essentials
8 3 (0.55%) GRC
8 3 (0.55%) HIPAA
8 3 (0.55%) NIST
8 3 (0.55%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 2 (0.36%) EMIR
9 2 (0.36%) NIST 800
9 2 (0.36%) SOC 2
10 1 (0.18%) Actionable Recommendations
10 1 (0.18%) IFRS
10 1 (0.18%) IFRS 17
10 1 (0.18%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 71 (12.96%) Active Directory
2 13 (2.37%) Hyper-V
3 3 (0.55%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.18%) Firmware
4 1 (0.18%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (0.18%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 23 (4.20%) Microsoft Intune
2 17 (3.10%) SCCM
3 10 (1.82%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 2 (0.36%) AirWatch
4 2 (0.36%) Ansible
5 1 (0.18%) EMC NetWorker
5 1 (0.18%) Forefront Identity Manager
5 1 (0.18%) Kubernetes
5 1 (0.18%) RSA Archer
5 1 (0.18%) Terraform
Vendors
1 454 (82.85%) Microsoft
2 125 (22.81%) ServiceNow
3 74 (13.50%) Cisco
4 23 (4.20%) Adobe
5 20 (3.65%) Google
6 13 (2.37%) Salesforce
7 11 (2.01%) Oracle
7 11 (2.01%) Sage
8 9 (1.64%) Apple
8 9 (1.64%) Zoho
9 7 (1.28%) VMware
10 6 (1.09%) Dell
10 6 (1.09%) SAP
11 5 (0.91%) HP
11 5 (0.91%) Ubiquiti
12 4 (0.73%) Concur
12 4 (0.73%) iManage
12 4 (0.73%) Mitel
13 3 (0.55%) Citrix
13 3 (0.55%) HubSpot