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

6 months to
30 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 91 111 81
Rank change year-on-year +20 -30 +21
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Office 487 396 1,057
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.93% 3.06% 3.41%
As % of the Applications category 39.21% 33.82% 43.86%
Number of salaries quoted 209 250 827
10th Percentile £26,250 £25,000 £23,500
25th Percentile £31,125 £30,250 £26,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £45,000 £36,500
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% +23.29% -19.96%
75th Percentile £52,500 £57,500 £51,250
90th Percentile £70,750 £70,000 £65,000
UK median annual salary £32,500 £40,748 £32,500
% change year-on-year -20.24% +25.38% -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 1,242 1,171 2,410
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 7.46% 9.06% 7.77%
Number of salaries quoted 611 755 1,789
10th Percentile £28,500 £28,750 £24,750
25th Percentile £35,000 £37,500 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,680 £52,500 £43,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.99% +22.09% -9.47%
75th Percentile £60,000 £66,253 £57,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £67,500
UK median annual salary £40,000 £47,683 £37,500
% change year-on-year -16.11% +27.15% -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 30 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 50 (10.27%) SharePoint
2 32 (6.57%) Microsoft Exchange
3 9 (1.85%) Exchange Server 2007
3 9 (1.85%) Exchange Server 2010
3 9 (1.85%) Exchange Server 2013
4 4 (0.82%) Confluence
5 2 (0.41%) IIS
Applications
1 124 (25.46%) Microsoft Excel
2 59 (12.11%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 15 (3.08%) MS Visio
4 9 (1.85%) InDesign
5 5 (1.03%) Microsoft Project
5 5 (1.03%) Spreadsheet
5 5 (1.03%) Trello
6 2 (0.41%) Camtasia
Business Applications
1 13 (2.67%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (0.62%) SAP PP
3 2 (0.41%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.21%) Raiser’s Edge
4 1 (0.21%) Sage 200
4 1 (0.21%) SAP Oil and Gas
4 1 (0.21%) SAP PM
4 1 (0.21%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 236 (48.46%) Microsoft 365
2 107 (21.97%) AWS
3 63 (12.94%) Entra ID
4 53 (10.88%) Azure
5 33 (6.78%) Dynamics 365
5 33 (6.78%) Power Platform
6 31 (6.37%) SaaS
7 12 (2.46%) Google Workspace
7 12 (2.46%) OneDrive
8 5 (1.03%) Intacct
9 4 (0.82%) Azure DevOps
9 4 (0.82%) Google Docs
10 3 (0.62%) Google Drive
10 3 (0.62%) Microsoft Copilot
10 3 (0.62%) Smartsheet
11 2 (0.41%) ChatGPT
11 2 (0.41%) Viva Engage
12 1 (0.21%) Azure AI
12 1 (0.21%) Power Automate
12 1 (0.21%) ShareGate
Communications & Networking
1 25 (5.13%) DNS
2 24 (4.93%) DHCP
2 24 (4.93%) Wi-Fi
3 23 (4.72%) Firewall
4 17 (3.49%) VoIP
5 16 (3.29%) VPN
6 15 (3.08%) TCP/IP
7 14 (2.87%) LAN
8 12 (2.46%) WAN
9 10 (2.05%) Unified Communications
10 6 (1.23%) Internet
11 3 (0.62%) PuTTY
11 3 (0.62%) Remote Desktop
11 3 (0.62%) Skype
12 2 (0.41%) 4G
12 2 (0.41%) DKIM
12 2 (0.41%) DMARC
12 2 (0.41%) Ethernet
12 2 (0.41%) Extranet
12 2 (0.41%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 32 (6.57%) Power BI
2 11 (2.26%) Tableau
3 5 (1.03%) SQL Server
4 4 (0.82%) DB2
4 4 (0.82%) DB2 UDB
4 4 (0.82%) QlikView
5 2 (0.41%) MySQL
5 2 (0.41%) Relational Database
6 1 (0.21%) Azure SQL Database
6 1 (0.21%) Data Lake
6 1 (0.21%) Geospatial Data
6 1 (0.21%) GIS
6 1 (0.21%) Metadata
6 1 (0.21%) Oracle Database
6 1 (0.21%) QGIS
6 1 (0.21%) Spatial Data
Development Applications
1 6 (1.23%) JIRA
2 4 (0.82%) Git
3 3 (0.62%) Jenkins
3 3 (0.62%) Maven
3 3 (0.62%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 336 (68.99%) Social Skills
2 113 (23.20%) Finance
3 93 (19.10%) French Language
4 81 (16.63%) Analytical Skills
5 64 (13.14%) Back Office
6 55 (11.29%) Organisational Skills
7 51 (10.47%) Swedish Language
8 43 (8.83%) Marketing
9 23 (4.72%) Legal
10 21 (4.31%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 20 (4.11%) Law
11 20 (4.11%) Public Sector
12 15 (3.08%) Retail
13 14 (2.87%) Presentation Skills
14 13 (2.67%) Advertising
15 12 (2.46%) Billing
16 8 (1.64%) Local Government
17 7 (1.44%) Telecoms
18 5 (1.03%) Financial Institution
18 5 (1.03%) Games
Job Titles
1 175 (35.93%) Analyst
2 105 (21.56%) Support Engineer
3 96 (19.71%) Service Analyst
4 95 (19.51%) Service Desk Analyst
5 64 (13.14%) Desktop Support
6 62 (12.73%) Desktop Engineer
6 62 (12.73%) Desktop Support Engineer
6 62 (12.73%) IT Support
7 56 (11.50%) Site Engineer
8 40 (8.21%) IT Engineer
8 40 (8.21%) Senior
9 39 (8.01%) IT Support Engineer
10 34 (6.98%) Financial Analyst
11 20 (4.11%) Administrator
12 18 (3.70%) IT Analyst
12 18 (3.70%) Supply Chain Analyst
13 17 (3.49%) Support Analyst
14 16 (3.29%) Junior
15 15 (3.08%) 2nd Line Support
15 15 (3.08%) IT Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (1.23%) EDI
2 4 (0.82%) REST
2 4 (0.82%) SOAP
2 4 (0.82%) XML
3 3 (0.62%) ActiveMQ
3 3 (0.62%) RAML
3 3 (0.62%) XSLT
4 1 (0.21%) .NET
4 1 (0.21%) ARM Templates
4 1 (0.21%) CSS
4 1 (0.21%) HTML
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 48 (9.86%) Self-Motivation
2 43 (8.83%) Onboarding
3 32 (6.57%) Management Information System
3 32 (6.57%) Social Media
4 12 (2.46%) Web Conferencing
5 11 (2.26%) Driving Licence
6 8 (1.64%) Video Conferencing
7 7 (1.44%) NHS
8 6 (1.23%) Analytical Mindset
9 5 (1.03%) Data Protection Act
10 4 (0.82%) Algorithms
10 4 (0.82%) Distributed Computing
10 4 (0.82%) e-Learning
10 4 (0.82%) Microsoft Licensing
10 4 (0.82%) Product Ownership
10 4 (0.82%) Virtual Team
11 3 (0.62%) Data Centre
11 3 (0.62%) Legacy Systems
11 3 (0.62%) PMI
11 3 (0.62%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 142 (29.16%) Windows
2 91 (18.69%) Windows 10
3 39 (8.01%) Windows Server
4 22 (4.52%) Windows Server 2016
5 21 (4.31%) Windows Server 2012
6 18 (3.70%) Linux
7 14 (2.87%) Windows Server 2019
8 12 (2.46%) Mac OS
9 10 (2.05%) Unix
10 9 (1.85%) Windows Server 2008
11 4 (0.82%) Android
11 4 (0.82%) Ubuntu
12 3 (0.62%) Apple iOS
13 1 (0.21%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 216 (44.35%) Customer Service
2 185 (37.99%) ITIL
3 113 (23.20%) Continuous Improvement
4 95 (19.51%) ITSM
4 95 (19.51%) Performance Metrics
5 89 (18.28%) Problem-Solving
6 82 (16.84%) Cybersecurity
7 79 (16.22%) Analytics
8 67 (13.76%) Customer Experience
9 65 (13.35%) Patch Management
10 62 (12.73%) Ticket Management
11 61 (12.53%) Customer Acquisition
12 60 (12.32%) Software Deployment
13 59 (12.11%) CRM
14 53 (10.88%) Decision-Making
15 47 (9.65%) Business Intelligence
16 39 (8.01%) ERP
16 39 (8.01%) Project Management
17 34 (6.98%) Mentoring
18 32 (6.57%) Agile
Programming Languages
1 21 (4.31%) SQL
2 13 (2.67%) Python
3 8 (1.64%) VBA
4 7 (1.44%) PowerShell
5 5 (1.03%) VB
5 5 (1.03%) VBScript
6 4 (0.82%) ABAP
6 4 (0.82%) C#
6 4 (0.82%) Java
6 4 (0.82%) R
7 3 (0.62%) C++
7 3 (0.62%) VC++
8 1 (0.21%) Bash
8 1 (0.21%) Bicep
8 1 (0.21%) Scala
8 1 (0.21%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 226 (46.41%) Degree
2 98 (20.12%) Microsoft Certification
3 89 (18.28%) MCSE
4 88 (18.07%) AWS Certification
5 79 (16.22%) Security Cleared
6 71 (14.58%) SC Cleared
7 60 (12.32%) CTC Cleared
8 35 (7.19%) ACCA
9 32 (6.57%) CIMA
10 11 (2.26%) Azure Certification
11 10 (2.05%) DBS Check
12 9 (1.85%) DV Cleared
13 7 (1.44%) CFA
14 6 (1.23%) A+ Certification
14 6 (1.23%) CISSP
14 6 (1.23%) HNC
15 5 (1.03%) BPSS Clearance
15 5 (1.03%) Computer Science Degree
16 4 (0.82%) ITIL Certification
16 4 (0.82%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 94 (19.30%) QA
2 73 (14.99%) SLA
3 23 (4.72%) GDPR
4 20 (4.11%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 10 (2.05%) ISO 9001
6 9 (1.85%) Data Quality
6 9 (1.85%) PMO
7 7 (1.44%) Accessibility
8 5 (1.03%) Cyber Essentials
9 4 (0.82%) NIST
10 3 (0.62%) EMIR
10 3 (0.62%) GRC
10 3 (0.62%) HIPAA
11 2 (0.41%) MiFID
11 2 (0.41%) NIST 800
11 2 (0.41%) SOC 2
12 1 (0.21%) IFRS
12 1 (0.21%) IFRS 17
12 1 (0.21%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 70 (14.37%) Active Directory
2 19 (3.90%) Hyper-V
3 10 (2.05%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (0.62%) Virtual Machines
5 2 (0.41%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 29 (5.95%) Microsoft Intune
2 14 (2.87%) SCCM
3 13 (2.67%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 2 (0.41%) Ansible
4 2 (0.41%) Proxmox
5 1 (0.21%) AirWatch
5 1 (0.21%) EMC NetWorker
5 1 (0.21%) Forefront Identity Manager
5 1 (0.21%) Kubernetes
5 1 (0.21%) RSA Archer
5 1 (0.21%) Terraform
Vendors
1 395 (81.11%) Microsoft
2 92 (18.89%) ServiceNow
3 74 (15.20%) Cisco
4 21 (4.31%) Adobe
5 20 (4.11%) Google
6 15 (3.08%) Oracle
6 15 (3.08%) VMware
7 11 (2.26%) SAP
8 10 (2.05%) Dell
8 10 (2.05%) Salesforce
9 9 (1.85%) HP
9 9 (1.85%) Zoho
10 8 (1.64%) Apple
10 8 (1.64%) Sage
11 5 (1.03%) IBM
11 5 (1.03%) Snow
11 5 (1.03%) Ubiquiti
12 4 (0.82%) HubSpot
12 4 (0.82%) JD Edwards
12 4 (0.82%) Mitel