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

6 months to
5 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 98 113 91
Rank change year-on-year +15 -22 +8
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Office 468 420 1,048
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.56% 3.02% 3.23%
As % of the Applications category 39.97% 26.85% 35.88%
Number of salaries quoted 212 279 804
10th Percentile £27,292 £25,020 £23,500
25th Percentile £29,813 £29,750 £26,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £39,598 £42,500 £36,539
Median % change year-on-year -6.83% +16.31% -18.80%
75th Percentile £55,625 £57,000 £52,500
90th Percentile £74,875 £67,500 £65,000
UK median annual salary £32,794 £39,750 £32,500
% change year-on-year -17.50% +22.31% -14.47%

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 1,171 1,564 2,921
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 6.39% 11.25% 9.00%
Number of salaries quoted 595 815 1,799
10th Percentile £28,500 £27,250 £25,000
25th Percentile £34,382 £35,000 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,085 £51,500 £43,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.57% +19.77% -9.47%
75th Percentile £60,625 £66,250 £57,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £76,250 £67,500
UK median annual salary £40,000 £47,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year -15.79% +26.67% -15.54%

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 May 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 (10.47%) SharePoint
2 31 (6.62%) Microsoft Exchange
3 9 (1.92%) Exchange Server 2007
3 9 (1.92%) Exchange Server 2010
3 9 (1.92%) Exchange Server 2013
4 7 (1.50%) Confluence
5 6 (1.28%) IIS
6 5 (1.07%) WordPress
7 1 (0.21%) CMS
Applications
1 107 (22.86%) Microsoft Excel
2 55 (11.75%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 13 (2.78%) Microsoft Project
4 12 (2.56%) MS Visio
5 4 (0.85%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 2 (0.43%) Camtasia
7 1 (0.21%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.21%) Trello
Business Applications
1 12 (2.56%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (0.64%) BambooHR
3 1 (0.21%) NetSuite
3 1 (0.21%) Raiser’s Edge
3 1 (0.21%) Sage 200
3 1 (0.21%) Sage 50
3 1 (0.21%) Salesforce CRM
3 1 (0.21%) SAP Oil and Gas
3 1 (0.21%) SAP PM
3 1 (0.21%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 204 (43.59%) Microsoft 365
2 83 (17.74%) AWS
3 59 (12.61%) Entra ID
4 49 (10.47%) Azure
5 30 (6.41%) Dynamics 365
6 24 (5.13%) SaaS
7 20 (4.27%) Power Platform
8 12 (2.56%) Google Workspace
9 10 (2.14%) OneDrive
10 6 (1.28%) ChatGPT
10 6 (1.28%) Microsoft Copilot
11 5 (1.07%) Google Analytics
11 5 (1.07%) Intacct
11 5 (1.07%) Power Automate
12 4 (0.85%) Canva
12 4 (0.85%) Google Docs
13 3 (0.64%) Azure DevOps
14 2 (0.43%) Viva Engage
15 1 (0.21%) Google Drive
15 1 (0.21%) OpenShift
Communications & Networking
1 25 (5.34%) DNS
2 24 (5.13%) DHCP
2 24 (5.13%) Firewall
3 23 (4.91%) Wi-Fi
4 17 (3.63%) VoIP
5 15 (3.21%) TCP/IP
5 15 (3.21%) VPN
6 14 (2.99%) LAN
7 12 (2.56%) WAN
8 7 (1.50%) Internet
9 3 (0.64%) PuTTY
9 3 (0.64%) Remote Desktop
9 3 (0.64%) Skype
10 2 (0.43%) 4G
10 2 (0.43%) Ethernet
10 2 (0.43%) Extranet
10 2 (0.43%) Intranet
10 2 (0.43%) WebEx
11 1 (0.21%) Broadband
11 1 (0.21%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (4.27%) Power BI
2 12 (2.56%) SQL Server
3 8 (1.71%) Tableau
4 5 (1.07%) MySQL
5 4 (0.85%) DB2
5 4 (0.85%) DB2 UDB
5 4 (0.85%) QlikView
5 4 (0.85%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 2 (0.43%) GIS
6 2 (0.43%) Relational Database
7 1 (0.21%) Azure SQL Database
7 1 (0.21%) Data Lake
7 1 (0.21%) Geospatial Data
7 1 (0.21%) Metadata
7 1 (0.21%) Oracle Database
7 1 (0.21%) QGIS
7 1 (0.21%) Spatial Data
Development Applications
1 8 (1.71%) JIRA
2 4 (0.85%) Git
3 3 (0.64%) Jenkins
3 3 (0.64%) Maven
3 3 (0.64%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 313 (66.88%) Social Skills
2 116 (24.79%) Finance
3 78 (16.67%) Analytical Skills
4 74 (15.81%) Organisational Skills
5 63 (13.46%) French Language
6 60 (12.82%) Back Office
7 44 (9.40%) Marketing
8 27 (5.77%) Law
9 25 (5.34%) Legal
10 24 (5.13%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 21 (4.49%) Public Sector
11 21 (4.49%) Retail
12 17 (3.63%) Advertising
12 17 (3.63%) Swedish Language
13 16 (3.42%) Presentation Skills
14 10 (2.14%) Billing
15 9 (1.92%) Telecoms
16 8 (1.71%) Influencing Skills
17 6 (1.28%) Games
17 6 (1.28%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 145 (30.98%) Analyst
2 103 (22.01%) Support Engineer
3 74 (15.81%) Service Analyst
4 73 (15.60%) Service Desk Analyst
5 63 (13.46%) Desktop Support
6 61 (13.03%) Desktop Engineer
6 61 (13.03%) Desktop Support Engineer
7 56 (11.97%) Site Engineer
8 53 (11.32%) IT Support
9 39 (8.33%) IT Engineer
10 38 (8.12%) IT Support Engineer
11 34 (7.26%) Financial Analyst
12 33 (7.05%) Senior
13 22 (4.70%) Project Manager
14 18 (3.85%) Supply Chain Analyst
15 16 (3.42%) Senior Manager
16 14 (2.99%) Administrator
16 14 (2.99%) IT Analyst
17 13 (2.78%) 2nd Line Support
17 13 (2.78%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (1.07%) CSS
1 5 (1.07%) HTML
2 4 (0.85%) REST
2 4 (0.85%) SOAP
2 4 (0.85%) XML
3 3 (0.64%) ActiveMQ
3 3 (0.64%) RAML
3 3 (0.64%) XSLT
4 1 (0.21%) .NET
4 1 (0.21%) ARM Templates
4 1 (0.21%) EDI
4 1 (0.21%) FHIR
4 1 (0.21%) JSP
4 1 (0.21%) PyTorch
4 1 (0.21%) SailPoint
4 1 (0.21%) SciPy
4 1 (0.21%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 56 (11.97%) Self-Motivation
2 31 (6.62%) Management Information System
2 31 (6.62%) Onboarding
3 29 (6.20%) Social Media
4 10 (2.14%) Driving Licence
5 8 (1.71%) Analytical Mindset
5 8 (1.71%) Video Conferencing
5 8 (1.71%) Web Conferencing
6 6 (1.28%) Video Editing
6 6 (1.28%) Virtual Team
7 5 (1.07%) Data Protection Act
7 5 (1.07%) NHS
7 5 (1.07%) Podcast
7 5 (1.07%) Raspberry Pi
7 5 (1.07%) Wiki
8 4 (0.85%) Algorithms
8 4 (0.85%) Derivative
8 4 (0.85%) e-Learning
8 4 (0.85%) Microsoft Licensing
8 4 (0.85%) OTC Derivatives
Operating Systems
1 137 (29.27%) Windows
2 90 (19.23%) Windows 10
3 41 (8.76%) Windows Server
4 26 (5.56%) Windows Server 2016
5 21 (4.49%) Windows Server 2012
6 16 (3.42%) Linux
7 14 (2.99%) Windows Server 2019
8 12 (2.56%) Mac OS
9 9 (1.92%) Windows Server 2008
10 7 (1.50%) Ubuntu
11 5 (1.07%) Unix
12 3 (0.64%) Android
13 2 (0.43%) Apple iOS
14 1 (0.21%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 187 (39.96%) Customer Service
2 150 (32.05%) ITIL
3 110 (23.50%) Continuous Improvement
4 85 (18.16%) Problem-Solving
5 84 (17.95%) Cybersecurity
6 72 (15.38%) Analytics
6 72 (15.38%) Customer Experience
7 70 (14.96%) ITSM
7 70 (14.96%) Performance Metrics
8 66 (14.10%) CRM
9 65 (13.89%) Patch Management
10 62 (13.25%) Ticket Management
11 61 (13.03%) Customer Acquisition
12 60 (12.82%) Software Deployment
13 50 (10.68%) Decision-Making
14 49 (10.47%) Project Management
15 43 (9.19%) Agile
16 37 (7.91%) ERP
17 34 (7.26%) Mentoring
18 32 (6.84%) Coaching
Programming Languages
1 28 (5.98%) SQL
2 12 (2.56%) VBA
3 10 (2.14%) Python
4 9 (1.92%) PowerShell
4 9 (1.92%) VBScript
5 6 (1.28%) VB
6 5 (1.07%) T-SQL
7 4 (0.85%) C#
7 4 (0.85%) Java
8 3 (0.64%) C++
8 3 (0.64%) VC++
9 1 (0.21%) ABAP
9 1 (0.21%) Bash
9 1 (0.21%) Bicep
9 1 (0.21%) R
9 1 (0.21%) Scala
Qualifications
1 211 (45.09%) Degree
2 76 (16.24%) Microsoft Certification
2 76 (16.24%) Security Cleared
3 71 (15.17%) SC Cleared
4 67 (14.32%) MCSE
5 66 (14.10%) AWS Certification
6 60 (12.82%) CTC Cleared
7 33 (7.05%) ACCA
8 30 (6.41%) CIMA
9 9 (1.92%) DV Cleared
9 9 (1.92%) HNC
10 8 (1.71%) Azure Certification
10 8 (1.71%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
11 7 (1.50%) CFA
12 6 (1.28%) A+ Certification
12 6 (1.28%) DBS Check
12 6 (1.28%) HND
13 5 (1.07%) BPSS Clearance
14 4 (0.85%) Computer Science Degree
14 4 (0.85%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 71 (15.17%) QA
2 70 (14.96%) SLA
3 19 (4.06%) GDPR
4 18 (3.85%) Data Quality
5 10 (2.14%) PMO
6 7 (1.50%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 7 (1.50%) TickIT
7 6 (1.28%) Accessibility
8 5 (1.07%) Cyber Essentials
9 4 (0.85%) MiFID
10 3 (0.64%) EMIR
10 3 (0.64%) HIPAA
10 3 (0.64%) IFRS
11 2 (0.43%) NIST
12 1 (0.21%) GRC
12 1 (0.21%) HL7
12 1 (0.21%) IFRS 17
12 1 (0.21%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 67 (14.32%) Active Directory
2 20 (4.27%) Hyper-V
3 14 (2.99%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (1.28%) Virtual Machines
5 5 (1.07%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 28 (5.98%) Microsoft Intune
2 14 (2.99%) SCCM
3 13 (2.78%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 3 (0.64%) Proxmox
5 2 (0.43%) Ansible
6 1 (0.21%) AirWatch
6 1 (0.21%) EMC NetWorker
6 1 (0.21%) Forefront Identity Manager
6 1 (0.21%) Kubernetes
6 1 (0.21%) RSA Archer
6 1 (0.21%) Terraform
Vendors
1 363 (77.56%) Microsoft
2 70 (14.96%) ServiceNow
3 68 (14.53%) Cisco
4 23 (4.91%) Google
5 19 (4.06%) VMware
6 16 (3.42%) Adobe
6 16 (3.42%) Sage
7 13 (2.78%) Salesforce
8 12 (2.56%) Oracle
9 10 (2.14%) Dell
10 9 (1.92%) HP
10 9 (1.92%) HubSpot
11 8 (1.71%) Apple
11 8 (1.71%) Meraki
11 8 (1.71%) SAP
12 7 (1.50%) iManage
13 6 (1.28%) Xero
14 5 (1.07%) IBM
14 5 (1.07%) Snow
14 5 (1.07%) Ubiquiti