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 4 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 114 128 112
Rank change year-on-year +14 -16 -18
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Office 536 450 684
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.41% 2.73% 2.71%
As % of the Applications category 38.20% 19.87% 31.09%
Number of salaries quoted 279 290 466
10th Percentile £27,200 £25,020 £25,000
25th Percentile £29,000 £28,500 £28,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £36,500 £36,500 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year - -2.67% -21.05%
75th Percentile £48,750 £56,250 £53,844
90th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £65,188
UK median annual salary £32,500 £37,250 £35,500
% change year-on-year -12.75% +4.93% -7.79%

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 1,403 2,265 2,200
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 6.30% 13.73% 8.70%
Number of salaries quoted 785 856 1,177
10th Percentile £28,850 £26,500 £26,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £31,500 £32,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,500 £47,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.21% +5.56% -10.00%
75th Percentile £60,000 £65,156 £62,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £75,000
UK median annual salary £40,000 £42,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year -5.88% - -5.56%

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 4 August 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 53 (9.89%) SharePoint
2 30 (5.60%) Microsoft Exchange
3 14 (2.61%) IIS
4 11 (2.05%) Confluence
5 9 (1.68%) WordPress
6 6 (1.12%) Exchange Server 2007
6 6 (1.12%) Exchange Server 2010
6 6 (1.12%) Exchange Server 2013
7 1 (0.19%) CMS
Applications
1 149 (27.80%) Microsoft Excel
2 97 (18.10%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 83 (15.49%) Microsoft Project
4 21 (3.92%) Acrobat
5 8 (1.49%) MS Visio
6 5 (0.93%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 5 (0.93%) CorelDRAW
6 5 (0.93%) Spreadsheet
7 2 (0.37%) Camtasia
7 2 (0.37%) Trello
8 1 (0.19%) InDesign
8 1 (0.19%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 18 (3.36%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (1.12%) NetSuite
3 4 (0.75%) Sage 50
4 3 (0.56%) BambooHR
5 2 (0.37%) Salesforce CRM
6 1 (0.19%) Raiser’s Edge
Cloud Services
1 161 (30.04%) Microsoft 365
2 92 (17.16%) AWS
3 32 (5.97%) Azure
4 30 (5.60%) Power Platform
5 24 (4.48%) SaaS
6 19 (3.54%) Entra ID
7 13 (2.43%) OneDrive
8 11 (2.05%) Google Workspace
8 11 (2.05%) Microsoft Copilot
9 6 (1.12%) ChatGPT
9 6 (1.12%) Power Automate
10 5 (0.93%) Canva
10 5 (0.93%) Google Analytics
11 3 (0.56%) Smartsheet
12 2 (0.37%) GitHub
12 2 (0.37%) Intacct
13 1 (0.19%) Adobe Creative Cloud
13 1 (0.19%) Azure DevOps
13 1 (0.19%) MailChimp
13 1 (0.19%) Viva Engage
Communications & Networking
1 25 (4.66%) Firewall
2 23 (4.29%) DNS
3 21 (3.92%) DHCP
4 18 (3.36%) Wi-Fi
5 16 (2.99%) VPN
6 13 (2.43%) TCP/IP
7 10 (1.87%) LAN
7 10 (1.87%) WAN
8 8 (1.49%) Network Security
9 7 (1.31%) Internet
9 7 (1.31%) NGFW
10 6 (1.12%) VoIP
11 5 (0.93%) Cisco IOS
12 3 (0.56%) Skype
13 2 (0.37%) Ethernet
13 2 (0.37%) Extranet
13 2 (0.37%) Intranet
13 2 (0.37%) WebEx
14 1 (0.19%) GoToMeeting
Database & Business Intelligence
1 26 (4.85%) Power BI
2 22 (4.10%) SQL Server
3 7 (1.31%) Tableau
4 6 (1.12%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 5 (0.93%) MySQL
6 3 (0.56%) Db2
6 3 (0.56%) DB2 UDB
6 3 (0.56%) GIS
6 3 (0.56%) QlikView
7 2 (0.37%) Data Lake
7 2 (0.37%) KNIME
7 2 (0.37%) MS Access
7 2 (0.37%) Oracle Database
7 2 (0.37%) Relational Database
8 1 (0.19%) Geospatial Data
8 1 (0.19%) QGIS
8 1 (0.19%) Spatial Data
Development Applications
1 33 (6.16%) JIRA
2 2 (0.37%) Git
2 2 (0.37%) Jenkins
2 2 (0.37%) JMeter
2 2 (0.37%) Postman
3 1 (0.19%) Ranorex
3 1 (0.19%) Selenium
3 1 (0.19%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 405 (75.56%) Social Skills
2 127 (23.69%) Finance
3 114 (21.27%) Organisational Skills
4 80 (14.93%) Analytical Skills
5 57 (10.63%) Marketing
6 52 (9.70%) Legal
7 48 (8.96%) Swedish Language
8 32 (5.97%) French Language
9 26 (4.85%) Public Sector
10 25 (4.66%) Retail
11 23 (4.29%) Law
12 20 (3.73%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 20 (3.73%) Influencing Skills
13 19 (3.54%) Presentation Skills
14 18 (3.36%) Telecoms
15 13 (2.43%) Advertising
16 11 (2.05%) Manufacturing
17 7 (1.31%) Billing
17 7 (1.31%) Games
18 6 (1.12%) Banking
Job Titles
1 144 (26.87%) Analyst
2 95 (17.72%) Service Analyst
2 95 (17.72%) Service Desk Analyst
3 85 (15.86%) Project Manager
4 81 (15.11%) Senior
5 69 (12.87%) Senior Manager
5 69 (12.87%) Senior Project Manager
6 41 (7.65%) IT Support
6 41 (7.65%) Support Engineer
7 29 (5.41%) IT Engineer
7 29 (5.41%) IT Support Engineer
8 27 (5.04%) Administrator
9 22 (4.10%) Support Analyst
10 15 (2.80%) Business Analyst
11 14 (2.61%) Applications Support
12 12 (2.24%) Coordinator
13 11 (2.05%) Consultant
13 11 (2.05%) Sales Administrator
14 10 (1.87%) Sales Representative
14 10 (1.87%) Support Officer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (1.31%) CSS
1 7 (1.31%) HTML
1 7 (1.31%) Microsoft Graph
2 3 (0.56%) Godot
2 3 (0.56%) Unreal Engine
3 2 (0.37%) SOAP
3 2 (0.37%) XML
4 1 (0.19%) .NET
4 1 (0.19%) EDI
4 1 (0.19%) FHIR
4 1 (0.19%) JSON
4 1 (0.19%) JSP
4 1 (0.19%) Middleware
4 1 (0.19%) PyTorch
4 1 (0.19%) REST
4 1 (0.19%) SailPoint
4 1 (0.19%) SciPy
4 1 (0.19%) Web Services
4 1 (0.19%) XSLT
Miscellaneous
1 42 (7.84%) Self-Motivation
2 38 (7.09%) Onboarding
3 34 (6.34%) Management Information System
4 25 (4.66%) Social Media
5 21 (3.92%) Web Conferencing
6 13 (2.43%) Driving Licence
7 8 (1.49%) Analytical Mindset
8 7 (1.31%) NHS
9 6 (1.12%) e-Learning
9 6 (1.12%) Video Editing
10 5 (0.93%) Blog
10 5 (0.93%) Derivative
10 5 (0.93%) IoT
10 5 (0.93%) Podcast
10 5 (0.93%) Raspberry Pi
11 4 (0.75%) OTC Derivatives
11 4 (0.75%) Virtual Team
11 4 (0.75%) Wiki
12 3 (0.56%) CMDB
12 3 (0.56%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 89 (16.60%) Windows
2 42 (7.84%) Windows Server
3 18 (3.36%) Windows 10
4 17 (3.17%) Windows Server 2016
5 16 (2.99%) Linux
6 11 (2.05%) Windows Server 2012
7 7 (1.31%) Windows Server 2019
8 6 (1.12%) Android
8 6 (1.12%) Mac OS
8 6 (1.12%) Windows Server 2008
9 5 (0.93%) Ubuntu
10 4 (0.75%) Unix
11 1 (0.19%) Apple iOS
11 1 (0.19%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 154 (28.73%) Customer Service
2 121 (22.57%) Project Management
3 115 (21.46%) Problem-Solving
4 110 (20.52%) ITIL
5 96 (17.91%) Agile
6 92 (17.16%) Project Delivery
7 87 (16.23%) CRM
8 84 (15.67%) ITSM
9 83 (15.49%) Continuous Improvement
10 82 (15.30%) Customer Experience
11 81 (15.11%) PRINCE2
12 79 (14.74%) Performance Metrics
13 75 (13.99%) Coaching
14 74 (13.81%) Budget Management
15 69 (12.87%) Conflict Management
15 69 (12.87%) Impact Analysis
16 66 (12.31%) Operations Management
16 66 (12.31%) Programme Governance
17 51 (9.51%) Stakeholder Management
18 45 (8.40%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 46 (8.58%) SQL
2 20 (3.73%) PowerShell
3 14 (2.61%) Python
4 11 (2.05%) VBA
5 10 (1.87%) VBScript
6 9 (1.68%) JavaScript
7 6 (1.12%) C#
7 6 (1.12%) T-SQL
8 5 (0.93%) VB
9 4 (0.75%) C++
9 4 (0.75%) Java
9 4 (0.75%) R
10 3 (0.56%) C
11 2 (0.37%) Bash
12 1 (0.19%) VC++
Qualifications
1 235 (43.84%) Degree
2 84 (15.67%) Microsoft Certification
3 77 (14.37%) AWS Certification
3 77 (14.37%) MCSE
4 66 (12.31%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
5 14 (2.61%) Security Cleared
6 13 (2.43%) HNC
7 11 (2.05%) HND
8 10 (1.87%) SC Cleared
9 7 (1.31%) DBS Check
10 6 (1.12%) BPSS Clearance
10 6 (1.12%) PMI Certification
11 5 (0.93%) DV Cleared
11 5 (0.93%) PMP
12 4 (0.75%) ACCA
13 3 (0.56%) CAPM
13 3 (0.56%) CTC Cleared
13 3 (0.56%) ISTQB
13 3 (0.56%) PRINCE2 Certification
14 2 (0.37%) CIPD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 91 (16.98%) QA
2 22 (4.10%) Data Quality
2 22 (4.10%) GDPR
3 20 (3.73%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 20 (3.73%) SLA
4 19 (3.54%) PMO
5 16 (2.99%) Accessibility
6 13 (2.43%) ISO 9001
7 8 (1.49%) NIST
8 7 (1.31%) TickIT
9 5 (0.93%) Cyber Essentials
10 4 (0.75%) MiFID
11 3 (0.56%) IFRS
11 3 (0.56%) ISO/IEC 42001
12 1 (0.19%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 1 (0.19%) Disclosure Scotland
12 1 (0.19%) EMIR
12 1 (0.19%) HL7
12 1 (0.19%) IFRS 17
12 1 (0.19%) ISO 14001
System Software
1 66 (12.31%) Active Directory
2 13 (2.43%) VMware Infrastructure
3 11 (2.05%) Hyper-V
4 5 (0.93%) Virtual Machines
4 5 (0.93%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 29 (5.41%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (0.93%) Active Directory Federation Services
2 5 (0.93%) SCCM
3 4 (0.75%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
4 3 (0.56%) Norton AntiVirus
4 3 (0.56%) Proxmox
5 2 (0.37%) Ansible
5 2 (0.37%) Terraform
6 1 (0.19%) Jamf Pro
6 1 (0.19%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 411 (76.68%) Microsoft
2 86 (16.04%) ServiceNow
3 35 (6.53%) Adobe
4 22 (4.10%) VMware
5 18 (3.36%) Cisco
5 18 (3.36%) Google
6 16 (2.99%) Sage
7 15 (2.80%) HubSpot
8 13 (2.43%) Apple
9 12 (2.24%) iManage
9 12 (2.24%) Salesforce
9 12 (2.24%) Xero
10 11 (2.05%) Oracle
11 10 (1.87%) SAP
12 9 (1.68%) HP
13 8 (1.49%) Meraki
13 8 (1.49%) Veeam
14 6 (1.12%) Citrix
14 6 (1.12%) Dell
15 5 (0.93%) Synology