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

6 months to
27 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 71 99 91
Rank change year-on-year +28 -8 +15
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Office 553 527 862
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 3.54% 3.25% 3.34%
As % of the Applications category 23.20% 37.78% 46.12%
Number of salaries quoted 213 275 717
10th Percentile £26,250 £26,100 £23,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £30,625 £27,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £42,500 £37,572
Median % change year-on-year -5.88% +13.12% -16.51%
75th Percentile £53,750 £57,000 £55,250
90th Percentile £78,500 £72,500 £66,250
UK median annual salary £34,500 £42,500 £33,500
% change year-on-year -18.82% +26.87% -16.25%

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 2,384 1,395 1,869
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 15.25% 8.59% 7.24%
Number of salaries quoted 638 762 1,454
10th Percentile £28,693 £28,000 £25,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £36,250 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +11.11% -10.00%
75th Percentile £61,250 £66,340 £58,750
90th Percentile £78,750 £82,500 £70,000
UK median annual salary £40,000 £50,000 £38,625
% change year-on-year -20.00% +29.45% -14.17%

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 27 January 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 37 (6.69%) SharePoint
2 21 (3.80%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (0.90%) Confluence
4 3 (0.54%) ArcGIS
4 3 (0.54%) WordPress
5 2 (0.36%) Exchange Server 2007
5 2 (0.36%) Exchange Server 2010
5 2 (0.36%) Exchange Server 2013
6 1 (0.18%) CMS
6 1 (0.18%) Drupal
6 1 (0.18%) HCL Notes
Applications
1 140 (25.32%) Microsoft Excel
2 66 (11.93%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 17 (3.07%) MS Visio
4 14 (2.53%) Spreadsheet
5 12 (2.17%) InDesign
6 7 (1.27%) Trello
7 6 (1.08%) Microsoft Project
8 5 (0.90%) Photoshop
9 4 (0.72%) Adobe Illustrator
10 3 (0.54%) Adobe Creative Suite
10 3 (0.54%) Simulink
11 1 (0.18%) Acrobat
Business Applications
1 4 (0.72%) SAP PP
2 3 (0.54%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (0.54%) Elite 3E
3 2 (0.36%) NetSuite
3 2 (0.36%) Sage X3
4 1 (0.18%) Sage 200
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
4 1 (0.18%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 262 (47.38%) Microsoft 365
2 125 (22.60%) AWS
3 50 (9.04%) Entra ID
4 38 (6.87%) Azure
5 33 (5.97%) Dynamics 365
5 33 (5.97%) Power Platform
6 30 (5.42%) SaaS
7 10 (1.81%) Cloud Computing
8 8 (1.45%) Intacct
9 7 (1.27%) OneDrive
9 7 (1.27%) Smartsheet
10 6 (1.08%) Google Workspace
10 6 (1.08%) PowerApps
11 4 (0.72%) Azure DevOps
11 4 (0.72%) Google Docs
11 4 (0.72%) Workato
12 3 (0.54%) Google Drive
13 2 (0.36%) Azure Data Factory
13 2 (0.36%) Google Analytics
13 2 (0.36%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 12 (2.17%) Wi-Fi
2 11 (1.99%) DNS
2 11 (1.99%) Firewall
3 10 (1.81%) DHCP
3 10 (1.81%) Unified Communications
3 10 (1.81%) VoIP
4 9 (1.63%) TCP/IP
5 8 (1.45%) LAN
6 7 (1.27%) VPN
7 6 (1.08%) WAN
8 4 (0.72%) Internet
9 3 (0.54%) DKIM
9 3 (0.54%) DMARC
9 3 (0.54%) Ethernet
9 3 (0.54%) PuTTY
9 3 (0.54%) Remote Desktop
9 3 (0.54%) Wireless
10 2 (0.36%) 4G
10 2 (0.36%) Broadband
11 1 (0.18%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 26 (4.70%) Power BI
2 13 (2.35%) GIS
3 10 (1.81%) Geospatial Data
4 6 (1.08%) Tableau
5 3 (0.54%) SQL Server
6 2 (0.36%) Relational Database
7 1 (0.18%) Azure SQL Database
7 1 (0.18%) Data Lake
7 1 (0.18%) EDMS
7 1 (0.18%) FileMaker
7 1 (0.18%) Metadata
7 1 (0.18%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 10 (1.81%) JIRA
2 3 (0.54%) Git
2 3 (0.54%) Jenkins
2 3 (0.54%) Maven
2 3 (0.54%) Sonatype Nexus
2 3 (0.54%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 382 (69.08%) Social Skills
2 141 (25.50%) Finance
3 118 (21.34%) French Language
4 100 (18.08%) Analytical Skills
5 95 (17.18%) Swedish Language
6 65 (11.75%) Back Office
7 51 (9.22%) Organisational Skills
8 46 (8.32%) Marketing
9 30 (5.42%) Legal
10 24 (4.34%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 24 (4.34%) Law
11 22 (3.98%) Documentation Skills
12 18 (3.25%) Public Sector
13 17 (3.07%) Advertising
14 16 (2.89%) Retail
15 15 (2.71%) Billing
16 14 (2.53%) Presentation Skills
17 11 (1.99%) Banking
18 9 (1.63%) Local Government
18 9 (1.63%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 213 (38.52%) Analyst
2 135 (24.41%) Service Analyst
3 134 (24.23%) Service Desk Analyst
4 84 (15.19%) Support Engineer
5 63 (11.39%) Desktop Support
6 62 (11.21%) Desktop Engineer
6 62 (11.21%) Desktop Support Engineer
7 56 (10.13%) Site Engineer
8 53 (9.58%) IT Support
9 43 (7.78%) Senior
10 29 (5.24%) Financial Analyst
10 29 (5.24%) IT Analyst
11 23 (4.16%) Administrator
12 22 (3.98%) IT Support Analyst
12 22 (3.98%) Support Analyst
13 19 (3.44%) IT Engineer
13 19 (3.44%) Lead
14 18 (3.25%) IT Support Engineer
14 18 (3.25%) Supply Chain Analyst
15 17 (3.07%) Technical Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (1.08%) EDI
2 4 (0.72%) Middleware
3 3 (0.54%) ActiveMQ
3 3 (0.54%) RAML
3 3 (0.54%) REST
3 3 (0.54%) SOAP
4 2 (0.36%) XML
4 2 (0.36%) XSLT
5 1 (0.18%) .NET
5 1 (0.18%) ARM Templates
Miscellaneous
1 62 (11.21%) Onboarding
2 54 (9.76%) Management Information System
3 49 (8.86%) Self-Motivation
4 31 (5.61%) Social Media
5 11 (1.99%) Web Conferencing
6 10 (1.81%) Driving Licence
7 9 (1.63%) NHS
7 9 (1.63%) Video Conferencing
8 8 (1.45%) Analytical Mindset
9 6 (1.08%) e-Learning
10 5 (0.90%) Algorithms
10 5 (0.90%) CMDB
10 5 (0.90%) Data Centre
10 5 (0.90%) Legacy Systems
10 5 (0.90%) Product Ownership
11 4 (0.72%) Animation
11 4 (0.72%) Housing Association
11 4 (0.72%) Learning Management System
11 4 (0.72%) Microsoft Licensing
11 4 (0.72%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 129 (23.33%) Windows
2 79 (14.29%) Windows 10
3 19 (3.44%) Windows Server
4 16 (2.89%) Linux
5 9 (1.63%) Windows Server 2016
6 8 (1.45%) Unix
6 8 (1.45%) Windows Server 2012
7 7 (1.27%) Android
8 6 (1.08%) Apple iOS
8 6 (1.08%) Mac OS
8 6 (1.08%) Windows Server 2019
9 2 (0.36%) Ubuntu
9 2 (0.36%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 251 (45.39%) Customer Service
2 226 (40.87%) ITIL
3 125 (22.60%) ITSM
4 123 (22.24%) Performance Metrics
5 118 (21.34%) Continuous Improvement
6 109 (19.71%) Problem-Solving
7 82 (14.83%) Analytics
8 76 (13.74%) Cybersecurity
9 70 (12.66%) Customer Experience
10 65 (11.75%) Patch Management
11 62 (11.21%) Ticket Management
12 61 (11.03%) Customer Acquisition
13 60 (10.85%) Decision-Making
13 60 (10.85%) Software Deployment
14 47 (8.50%) CRM
15 46 (8.32%) ERP
16 45 (8.14%) Project Management
17 39 (7.05%) Agile
18 38 (6.87%) Asset Management
18 38 (6.87%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 14 (2.53%) SQL
2 13 (2.35%) Python
3 8 (1.45%) PowerShell
4 6 (1.08%) Java
5 5 (0.90%) ABAP
5 5 (0.90%) C++
5 5 (0.90%) R
6 3 (0.54%) Assembly Language
6 3 (0.54%) C
6 3 (0.54%) C#
6 3 (0.54%) JavaScript
6 3 (0.54%) MATLAB
6 3 (0.54%) Objective-C
6 3 (0.54%) Swift
6 3 (0.54%) VBA
7 2 (0.36%) VC++
8 1 (0.18%) Bicep
8 1 (0.18%) T-SQL
8 1 (0.18%) VB
8 1 (0.18%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 271 (49.01%) Degree
2 122 (22.06%) Microsoft Certification
3 116 (20.98%) MCSE
4 115 (20.80%) AWS Certification
5 82 (14.83%) Security Cleared
6 75 (13.56%) SC Cleared
7 60 (10.85%) CTC Cleared
8 35 (6.33%) ACCA
9 34 (6.15%) CIMA
10 23 (4.16%) DBS Check
11 11 (1.99%) CIPD
12 9 (1.63%) CFA
13 8 (1.45%) Azure Certification
13 8 (1.45%) CISSP
14 7 (1.27%) Computer Science Degree
14 7 (1.27%) DV Cleared
15 6 (1.08%) A+ Certification
15 6 (1.08%) BPSS Clearance
15 6 (1.08%) CISA
16 5 (0.90%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 118 (21.34%) QA
2 83 (15.01%) SLA
3 25 (4.52%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 22 (3.98%) GDPR
5 14 (2.53%) ISO 9001
6 11 (1.99%) Accessibility
7 10 (1.81%) PMO
8 4 (0.72%) Data Quality
9 3 (0.54%) GRC
9 3 (0.54%) NIST
9 3 (0.54%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 2 (0.36%) Cyber Essentials
10 2 (0.36%) EMIR
10 2 (0.36%) HIPAA
10 2 (0.36%) NIST 800
10 2 (0.36%) SOC 2
11 1 (0.18%) Actionable Recommendations
11 1 (0.18%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 62 (11.21%) Active Directory
2 7 (1.27%) Hyper-V
3 2 (0.36%) Virtual Desktop
3 2 (0.36%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.18%) Firmware
4 1 (0.18%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 20 (3.62%) SCCM
2 13 (2.35%) Microsoft Intune
3 7 (1.27%) 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%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
5 1 (0.18%) Terraform
Vendors
1 458 (82.82%) Microsoft
2 122 (22.06%) ServiceNow
3 74 (13.38%) Cisco
4 22 (3.98%) Adobe
5 18 (3.25%) Google
6 12 (2.17%) Sage
6 12 (2.17%) Salesforce
7 11 (1.99%) Oracle
8 10 (1.81%) Apple
9 9 (1.63%) Zoho
10 8 (1.45%) SAP
11 7 (1.27%) iManage
12 4 (0.72%) Citrix
12 4 (0.72%) Concur
12 4 (0.72%) Mitel
12 4 (0.72%) Xero
13 3 (0.54%) Dell
13 3 (0.54%) HubSpot
13 3 (0.54%) MuleSoft
13 3 (0.54%) VMware