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

6 months to
23 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 94 133 93
Rank change year-on-year +39 -40 +12
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Office 501 401 1,001
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.65% 2.76% 3.07%
As % of the Applications category 40.76% 22.85% 34.88%
Number of salaries quoted 220 266 776
10th Percentile £27,475 £25,000 £23,500
25th Percentile £29,250 £28,500 £26,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,250 £40,000 £37,064
Median % change year-on-year -4.38% +7.92% -17.64%
75th Percentile £55,156 £56,284 £52,500
90th Percentile £73,875 £67,500 £64,875
UK median annual salary £33,000 £37,500 £32,500
% change year-on-year -12.00% +15.38% -13.33%

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 1,229 1,755 2,870
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 6.51% 12.09% 8.81%
Number of salaries quoted 616 770 1,788
10th Percentile £28,500 £26,500 £25,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £33,000 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,042 £50,000 £43,865
Median % change year-on-year -5.92% +13.99% -7.65%
75th Percentile £61,438 £66,253 £57,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £68,750
UK median annual salary £40,000 £45,000 £38,250
% change year-on-year -11.11% +17.65% -13.07%

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 23 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 48 (9.58%) SharePoint
2 34 (6.79%) Microsoft Exchange
3 9 (1.80%) Exchange Server 2007
3 9 (1.80%) Exchange Server 2010
3 9 (1.80%) Exchange Server 2013
4 8 (1.60%) Confluence
4 8 (1.60%) IIS
5 5 (1.00%) WordPress
6 1 (0.20%) CMS
Applications
1 112 (22.36%) Microsoft Excel
2 74 (14.77%) Microsoft Project
3 58 (11.58%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 8 (1.60%) MS Visio
5 4 (0.80%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 2 (0.40%) Camtasia
7 1 (0.20%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 14 (2.79%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (0.60%) BambooHR
2 3 (0.60%) Sage 50
3 2 (0.40%) Salesforce CRM
4 1 (0.20%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.20%) Raiser’s Edge
4 1 (0.20%) Sage 200
4 1 (0.20%) SAP Oil and Gas
4 1 (0.20%) SAP PM
4 1 (0.20%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 195 (38.92%) Microsoft 365
2 78 (15.57%) AWS
3 60 (11.98%) Entra ID
4 48 (9.58%) Azure
5 24 (4.79%) SaaS
6 20 (3.99%) Power Platform
7 13 (2.59%) Google Workspace
8 9 (1.80%) Microsoft Copilot
8 9 (1.80%) OneDrive
9 7 (1.40%) Dynamics 365
10 6 (1.20%) ChatGPT
11 5 (1.00%) Google Analytics
11 5 (1.00%) Intacct
11 5 (1.00%) Power Automate
12 4 (0.80%) Canva
12 4 (0.80%) Google Docs
13 3 (0.60%) Smartsheet
14 2 (0.40%) Viva Engage
15 1 (0.20%) Adobe Creative Cloud
15 1 (0.20%) Azure DevOps
Communications & Networking
1 30 (5.99%) Firewall
2 26 (5.19%) DNS
3 25 (4.99%) DHCP
4 21 (4.19%) Wi-Fi
5 17 (3.39%) VoIP
6 16 (3.19%) TCP/IP
7 15 (2.99%) LAN
8 14 (2.79%) VPN
9 13 (2.59%) WAN
10 7 (1.40%) Internet
11 6 (1.20%) NGFW
12 3 (0.60%) Network Security
12 3 (0.60%) PuTTY
12 3 (0.60%) Remote Desktop
12 3 (0.60%) Skype
13 2 (0.40%) 4G
13 2 (0.40%) Extranet
13 2 (0.40%) Intranet
13 2 (0.40%) WebEx
14 1 (0.20%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (3.59%) Power BI
2 14 (2.79%) SQL Server
3 8 (1.60%) Tableau
4 6 (1.20%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 5 (1.00%) MySQL
6 4 (0.80%) DB2
6 4 (0.80%) DB2 UDB
6 4 (0.80%) QlikView
7 3 (0.60%) GIS
8 2 (0.40%) Relational Database
9 1 (0.20%) Azure SQL Database
9 1 (0.20%) Data Lake
9 1 (0.20%) Geospatial Data
9 1 (0.20%) Metadata
9 1 (0.20%) Oracle Database
9 1 (0.20%) QGIS
9 1 (0.20%) Spatial Data
Development Applications
1 12 (2.40%) JIRA
2 4 (0.80%) Git
3 3 (0.60%) Jenkins
3 3 (0.60%) Maven
3 3 (0.60%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 355 (70.86%) Social Skills
2 112 (22.36%) Finance
3 77 (15.37%) Organisational Skills
4 56 (11.18%) French Language
5 53 (10.58%) Analytical Skills
6 48 (9.58%) Back Office
7 29 (5.79%) Marketing
8 28 (5.59%) Law
9 27 (5.39%) Legal
10 25 (4.99%) Public Sector
11 24 (4.79%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 21 (4.19%) Retail
13 18 (3.59%) Influencing Skills
13 18 (3.59%) Presentation Skills
14 12 (2.40%) Swedish Language
15 10 (2.00%) Telecoms
16 8 (1.60%) Billing
17 7 (1.40%) Advertising
18 6 (1.20%) Games
18 6 (1.20%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 120 (23.95%) Analyst
2 91 (18.16%) Senior
2 91 (18.16%) Support Engineer
3 80 (15.97%) Project Manager
4 74 (14.77%) Senior Manager
5 69 (13.77%) Service Analyst
6 68 (13.57%) Service Desk Analyst
7 66 (13.17%) Senior Project Manager
8 53 (10.58%) IT Support
9 51 (10.18%) Desktop Support
10 49 (9.78%) Desktop Engineer
10 49 (9.78%) Desktop Support Engineer
11 48 (9.58%) Site Engineer
12 39 (7.78%) IT Engineer
13 38 (7.58%) IT Support Engineer
14 15 (2.99%) Administrator
15 14 (2.79%) Financial Analyst
16 13 (2.59%) 2nd Line Support
16 13 (2.59%) IT Analyst
16 13 (2.59%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (1.40%) CSS
1 7 (1.40%) HTML
2 6 (1.20%) Microsoft Graph
3 5 (1.00%) SOAP
4 4 (0.80%) REST
5 3 (0.60%) ActiveMQ
5 3 (0.60%) RAML
5 3 (0.60%) XML
6 2 (0.40%) XSLT
7 1 (0.20%) .NET
7 1 (0.20%) ARM Templates
7 1 (0.20%) FHIR
7 1 (0.20%) JSP
7 1 (0.20%) PyTorch
7 1 (0.20%) SailPoint
7 1 (0.20%) SciPy
7 1 (0.20%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 54 (10.78%) Self-Motivation
2 35 (6.99%) Management Information System
3 33 (6.59%) Onboarding
4 25 (4.99%) Social Media
5 11 (2.20%) Driving Licence
6 8 (1.60%) Video Conferencing
7 7 (1.40%) Analytical Mindset
7 7 (1.40%) Web Conferencing
8 6 (1.20%) Video Editing
8 6 (1.20%) Virtual Team
9 5 (1.00%) Data Protection Act
9 5 (1.00%) NHS
9 5 (1.00%) Podcast
9 5 (1.00%) Raspberry Pi
9 5 (1.00%) Wiki
10 4 (0.80%) Derivative
10 4 (0.80%) Microsoft Licensing
10 4 (0.80%) OTC Derivatives
11 3 (0.60%) Data Centre
11 3 (0.60%) e-Learning
Operating Systems
1 132 (26.35%) Windows
2 78 (15.57%) Windows 10
3 43 (8.58%) Windows Server
4 28 (5.59%) Windows Server 2016
5 21 (4.19%) Windows Server 2012
6 17 (3.39%) Linux
7 14 (2.79%) Windows Server 2019
8 13 (2.59%) Mac OS
9 9 (1.80%) Windows Server 2008
10 7 (1.40%) Ubuntu
11 5 (1.00%) Unix
12 3 (0.60%) Android
13 1 (0.20%) Apple iOS
13 1 (0.20%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 169 (33.73%) Customer Service
2 133 (26.55%) ITIL
3 120 (23.95%) Customer Experience
4 104 (20.76%) Project Management
5 102 (20.36%) Agile
6 97 (19.36%) Continuous Improvement
7 86 (17.17%) Coaching
8 85 (16.97%) Project Delivery
9 80 (15.97%) Problem-Solving
10 77 (15.37%) Cybersecurity
10 77 (15.37%) PRINCE2
11 73 (14.57%) Budget Management
12 70 (13.97%) Impact Analysis
13 66 (13.17%) Conflict Management
13 66 (13.17%) CRM
13 66 (13.17%) ITSM
13 66 (13.17%) Operations Management
13 66 (13.17%) Programme Governance
14 62 (12.38%) Performance Metrics
15 61 (12.18%) Analytics
Programming Languages
1 36 (7.19%) SQL
2 19 (3.79%) PowerShell
3 13 (2.59%) VBA
4 11 (2.20%) VBScript
5 9 (1.80%) Python
6 7 (1.40%) T-SQL
7 6 (1.20%) VB
8 4 (0.80%) Java
9 3 (0.60%) C#
10 2 (0.40%) C++
10 2 (0.40%) VC++
11 1 (0.20%) ABAP
11 1 (0.20%) Bash
11 1 (0.20%) Bicep
11 1 (0.20%) R
11 1 (0.20%) Scala
Qualifications
1 254 (50.70%) Degree
2 74 (14.77%) Microsoft Certification
3 66 (13.17%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
4 63 (12.57%) Security Cleared
5 62 (12.38%) MCSE
6 61 (12.18%) AWS Certification
7 59 (11.78%) SC Cleared
8 48 (9.58%) CTC Cleared
9 12 (2.40%) ACCA
10 9 (1.80%) CIMA
10 9 (1.80%) HNC
11 8 (1.60%) DV Cleared
12 7 (1.40%) Azure Certification
12 7 (1.40%) PMI Certification
13 6 (1.20%) A+ Certification
13 6 (1.20%) HND
13 6 (1.20%) PMP
14 5 (1.00%) BPSS Clearance
14 5 (1.00%) CFA
15 4 (0.80%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 71 (14.17%) QA
2 57 (11.38%) SLA
3 20 (3.99%) Data Quality
4 19 (3.79%) GDPR
5 15 (2.99%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 10 (2.00%) PMO
7 8 (1.60%) NIST
8 7 (1.40%) Accessibility
8 7 (1.40%) TickIT
9 5 (1.00%) Cyber Essentials
10 4 (0.80%) MiFID
11 3 (0.60%) HIPAA
11 3 (0.60%) IFRS
12 2 (0.40%) EMIR
13 1 (0.20%) GRC
13 1 (0.20%) HL7
13 1 (0.20%) IFRS 17
13 1 (0.20%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 73 (14.57%) Active Directory
2 20 (3.99%) Hyper-V
3 15 (2.99%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (1.20%) Virtual Machines
5 5 (1.00%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 36 (7.19%) Microsoft Intune
2 14 (2.79%) SCCM
3 13 (2.59%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 3 (0.60%) Proxmox
5 2 (0.40%) Ansible
6 1 (0.20%) AirWatch
6 1 (0.20%) EMC NetWorker
6 1 (0.20%) Forefront Identity Manager
6 1 (0.20%) Jamf Pro
6 1 (0.20%) Kubernetes
6 1 (0.20%) Norton AntiVirus
6 1 (0.20%) RSA Archer
6 1 (0.20%) Single Sign-On
6 1 (0.20%) Terraform
Vendors
1 353 (70.46%) Microsoft
2 67 (13.37%) ServiceNow
3 56 (11.18%) Cisco
4 23 (4.59%) Google
5 20 (3.99%) VMware
6 18 (3.59%) Sage
7 17 (3.39%) Adobe
8 13 (2.59%) Apple
8 13 (2.59%) Salesforce
9 11 (2.20%) Oracle
9 11 (2.20%) Xero
10 10 (2.00%) iManage
11 9 (1.80%) Dell
11 9 (1.80%) HP
11 9 (1.80%) HubSpot
11 9 (1.80%) SAP
12 8 (1.60%) Meraki
13 6 (1.20%) Veeam
14 5 (1.00%) Synology
14 5 (1.00%) Ubiquiti