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

6 months to
5 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 78 105 86
Rank change year-on-year +27 -19 +15
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Office 540 468 959
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 3.23% 3.22% 3.38%
As % of the Applications category 25.73% 34.85% 44.05%
Number of salaries quoted 210 261 763
10th Percentile £26,250 £25,625 £23,500
25th Percentile £31,156 £30,250 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £43,500 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.05% +16.00% -16.67%
75th Percentile £52,500 £57,000 £53,750
90th Percentile £72,625 £72,500 £65,000
UK median annual salary £32,500 £41,000 £32,500
% change year-on-year -20.73% +26.15% -18.75%

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 2,099 1,343 2,177
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 12.57% 9.25% 7.66%
Number of salaries quoted 624 767 1,656
10th Percentile £28,560 £28,000 £24,750
25th Percentile £33,688 £37,625 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £52,500 £44,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +19.32% -7.37%
75th Percentile £60,000 £66,268 £57,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £80,800 £68,000
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 5 March 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 51 (9.44%) SharePoint
2 27 (5.00%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (0.93%) Confluence
3 5 (0.93%) Exchange Server 2007
3 5 (0.93%) Exchange Server 2010
3 5 (0.93%) Exchange Server 2013
4 2 (0.37%) ArcGIS
4 2 (0.37%) IIS
4 2 (0.37%) WordPress
5 1 (0.19%) CMS
Applications
1 136 (25.19%) Microsoft Excel
2 62 (11.48%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 15 (2.78%) MS Visio
4 11 (2.04%) InDesign
5 9 (1.67%) Spreadsheet
6 7 (1.30%) Trello
7 3 (0.56%) Simulink
8 2 (0.37%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 2 (0.37%) Adobe Illustrator
8 2 (0.37%) Microsoft Project
8 2 (0.37%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 9 (1.67%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (0.74%) SAP PP
3 2 (0.37%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.19%) Raiser’s Edge
4 1 (0.19%) Sage 200
4 1 (0.19%) Salesforce CRM
4 1 (0.19%) SAP Oil and Gas
4 1 (0.19%) SAP PM
4 1 (0.19%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 271 (50.19%) Microsoft 365
2 138 (25.56%) AWS
3 60 (11.11%) Entra ID
4 48 (8.89%) Azure
5 38 (7.04%) Power Platform
6 36 (6.67%) SaaS
7 33 (6.11%) Dynamics 365
8 10 (1.85%) Google Workspace
9 9 (1.67%) OneDrive
10 5 (0.93%) Intacct
11 4 (0.74%) Azure DevOps
11 4 (0.74%) Google Docs
11 4 (0.74%) PowerApps
11 4 (0.74%) Smartsheet
12 3 (0.56%) Google Drive
12 3 (0.56%) Power Automate
13 2 (0.37%) Azure AI
13 2 (0.37%) Azure Data Factory
13 2 (0.37%) Slack
13 2 (0.37%) Viva Engage
Communications & Networking
1 22 (4.07%) Firewall
2 19 (3.52%) DNS
2 19 (3.52%) Wi-Fi
3 18 (3.33%) DHCP
4 14 (2.59%) VoIP
5 13 (2.41%) TCP/IP
6 12 (2.22%) LAN
6 12 (2.22%) VPN
7 10 (1.85%) Unified Communications
7 10 (1.85%) WAN
8 7 (1.30%) Internet
9 3 (0.56%) DKIM
9 3 (0.56%) DMARC
9 3 (0.56%) Ethernet
9 3 (0.56%) PuTTY
9 3 (0.56%) Remote Desktop
10 2 (0.37%) 4G
10 2 (0.37%) Broadband
10 2 (0.37%) Wireless
11 1 (0.19%) Extranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 33 (6.11%) Power BI
2 11 (2.04%) Tableau
3 3 (0.56%) DB2
3 3 (0.56%) DB2 UDB
3 3 (0.56%) GIS
3 3 (0.56%) QlikView
3 3 (0.56%) Relational Database
3 3 (0.56%) SQL Server
4 1 (0.19%) Azure SQL Database
4 1 (0.19%) Data Lake
4 1 (0.19%) EDMS
4 1 (0.19%) FileMaker
4 1 (0.19%) Geospatial Data
4 1 (0.19%) Metadata
4 1 (0.19%) Oracle Database
4 1 (0.19%) Power Query
4 1 (0.19%) QGIS
4 1 (0.19%) Spatial Data
Development Applications
1 8 (1.48%) JIRA
2 4 (0.74%) Git
3 3 (0.56%) Jenkins
3 3 (0.56%) Maven
3 3 (0.56%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 394 (72.96%) Social Skills
2 125 (23.15%) Finance
2 125 (23.15%) French Language
3 91 (16.85%) Analytical Skills
3 91 (16.85%) Swedish Language
4 65 (12.04%) Back Office
5 53 (9.81%) Organisational Skills
6 45 (8.33%) Marketing
7 24 (4.44%) Legal
8 23 (4.26%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 19 (3.52%) Public Sector
10 18 (3.33%) Law
10 18 (3.33%) Retail
11 14 (2.59%) Advertising
12 12 (2.22%) Billing
12 12 (2.22%) Documentation Skills
13 11 (2.04%) Presentation Skills
13 11 (2.04%) Telecoms
14 8 (1.48%) Local Government
15 7 (1.30%) Banking
Job Titles
1 216 (40.00%) Analyst
2 134 (24.81%) Service Analyst
3 133 (24.63%) Service Desk Analyst
4 98 (18.15%) Support Engineer
5 64 (11.85%) Desktop Support
6 62 (11.48%) Desktop Engineer
6 62 (11.48%) Desktop Support Engineer
7 59 (10.93%) IT Support
8 56 (10.37%) Site Engineer
9 42 (7.78%) Senior
10 33 (6.11%) Financial Analyst
10 33 (6.11%) IT Engineer
11 32 (5.93%) IT Support Engineer
12 22 (4.07%) IT Analyst
13 21 (3.89%) Administrator
13 21 (3.89%) Support Analyst
14 19 (3.52%) IT Support Analyst
15 18 (3.33%) Supply Chain Analyst
16 17 (3.15%) Junior
17 15 (2.78%) 2nd Line Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (1.11%) EDI
2 4 (0.74%) REST
2 4 (0.74%) SOAP
2 4 (0.74%) XML
3 3 (0.56%) ActiveMQ
3 3 (0.56%) RAML
3 3 (0.56%) XSLT
4 1 (0.19%) .NET
4 1 (0.19%) ARM Templates
4 1 (0.19%) CSS
4 1 (0.19%) HTML
4 1 (0.19%) JSP
4 1 (0.19%) PyTorch
4 1 (0.19%) SailPoint
4 1 (0.19%) SciPy
4 1 (0.19%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 52 (9.63%) Onboarding
2 47 (8.70%) Self-Motivation
3 39 (7.22%) Management Information System
4 35 (6.48%) Social Media
5 12 (2.22%) Driving Licence
5 12 (2.22%) Web Conferencing
6 9 (1.67%) Video Conferencing
7 7 (1.30%) Algorithms
7 7 (1.30%) NHS
8 6 (1.11%) Analytical Mindset
9 5 (0.93%) Data Protection Act
10 4 (0.74%) Distributed Computing
10 4 (0.74%) e-Learning
10 4 (0.74%) Legacy Systems
10 4 (0.74%) Microsoft Licensing
10 4 (0.74%) Product Ownership
10 4 (0.74%) Virtual Team
11 3 (0.56%) Data Centre
11 3 (0.56%) Renewable Energy
11 3 (0.56%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 141 (26.11%) Windows
2 89 (16.48%) Windows 10
3 33 (6.11%) Windows Server
4 19 (3.52%) Linux
5 16 (2.96%) Windows Server 2016
6 15 (2.78%) Windows Server 2012
7 12 (2.22%) Windows Server 2019
8 10 (1.85%) Mac OS
8 10 (1.85%) Unix
9 5 (0.93%) Android
9 5 (0.93%) Windows Server 2008
10 4 (0.74%) Apple iOS
11 2 (0.37%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 257 (47.59%) Customer Service
2 226 (41.85%) ITIL
3 129 (23.89%) ITSM
4 128 (23.70%) Performance Metrics
5 118 (21.85%) Continuous Improvement
6 103 (19.07%) Problem-Solving
7 83 (15.37%) Cybersecurity
8 82 (15.19%) Analytics
9 70 (12.96%) Customer Experience
10 65 (12.04%) Patch Management
11 62 (11.48%) Ticket Management
12 61 (11.30%) Customer Acquisition
13 60 (11.11%) Software Deployment
14 58 (10.74%) CRM
15 54 (10.00%) Decision-Making
16 48 (8.89%) Business Intelligence
17 40 (7.41%) ERP
18 38 (7.04%) Project Management
19 36 (6.67%) Mentoring
20 35 (6.48%) Data Analysis
Programming Languages
1 20 (3.70%) SQL
2 17 (3.15%) Python
3 9 (1.67%) PowerShell
4 7 (1.30%) Java
4 7 (1.30%) VBA
5 6 (1.11%) C++
6 5 (0.93%) ABAP
6 5 (0.93%) R
7 4 (0.74%) C#
7 4 (0.74%) VB
7 4 (0.74%) VBScript
8 3 (0.56%) Assembly Language
8 3 (0.56%) C
8 3 (0.56%) JavaScript
8 3 (0.56%) MATLAB
8 3 (0.56%) Objective-C
8 3 (0.56%) Swift
8 3 (0.56%) VC++
9 1 (0.19%) Bicep
9 1 (0.19%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 261 (48.33%) Degree
2 130 (24.07%) Microsoft Certification
3 121 (22.41%) MCSE
4 120 (22.22%) AWS Certification
5 81 (15.00%) Security Cleared
6 74 (13.70%) SC Cleared
7 60 (11.11%) CTC Cleared
8 36 (6.67%) ACCA
9 33 (6.11%) CIMA
10 11 (2.04%) Azure Certification
11 10 (1.85%) DBS Check
12 9 (1.67%) DV Cleared
13 7 (1.30%) CFA
13 7 (1.30%) CIPD
13 7 (1.30%) CISSP
13 7 (1.30%) Computer Science Degree
14 6 (1.11%) A+ Certification
14 6 (1.11%) BPSS Clearance
15 5 (0.93%) CISA
15 5 (0.93%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 126 (23.33%) QA
2 75 (13.89%) SLA
3 27 (5.00%) GDPR
4 24 (4.44%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 13 (2.41%) ISO 9001
6 11 (2.04%) Accessibility
7 10 (1.85%) Data Quality
8 9 (1.67%) PMO
9 5 (0.93%) Cyber Essentials
10 4 (0.74%) NIST
11 3 (0.56%) EMIR
11 3 (0.56%) GRC
11 3 (0.56%) HIPAA
11 3 (0.56%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 2 (0.37%) MiFID
12 2 (0.37%) NIST 800
12 2 (0.37%) SOC 2
13 1 (0.19%) Actionable Recommendations
13 1 (0.19%) IFRS
13 1 (0.19%) IFRS 17
System Software
1 70 (12.96%) Active Directory
2 16 (2.96%) Hyper-V
3 6 (1.11%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.19%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 25 (4.63%) Microsoft Intune
2 19 (3.52%) SCCM
3 11 (2.04%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 2 (0.37%) Ansible
5 1 (0.19%) AirWatch
5 1 (0.19%) EMC NetWorker
5 1 (0.19%) Forefront Identity Manager
5 1 (0.19%) Kubernetes
5 1 (0.19%) Proxmox
5 1 (0.19%) RSA Archer
5 1 (0.19%) Terraform
Vendors
1 442 (81.85%) Microsoft
2 125 (23.15%) ServiceNow
3 73 (13.52%) Cisco
4 22 (4.07%) Adobe
5 21 (3.89%) Google
6 15 (2.78%) Oracle
7 13 (2.41%) Salesforce
8 11 (2.04%) VMware
9 9 (1.67%) Zoho
10 8 (1.48%) Apple
11 6 (1.11%) Dell
11 6 (1.11%) SAP
12 5 (0.93%) HP
12 5 (0.93%) Sage
12 5 (0.93%) Ubiquiti
13 4 (0.74%) IBM
13 4 (0.74%) Mitel
13 4 (0.74%) Snow
14 3 (0.56%) HubSpot
14 3 (0.56%) JD Edwards