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

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 67 99 103
Rank change year-on-year +32 +4 +7
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Office 539 535 676
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 3.56% 3.26% 3.13%
As % of the Applications category 22.61% 39.51% 47.14%
Number of salaries quoted 212 274 562
10th Percentile £26,250 £26,250 £25,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £30,813 £29,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £42,500 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.88% - -5.56%
75th Percentile £54,594 £57,000 £57,500
90th Percentile £78,750 £72,125 £68,750
UK median annual salary £35,000 £42,500 £36,000
% change year-on-year -17.65% +18.06% -10.00%

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 1,354 1,434
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 15.74% 8.24% 6.64%
Number of salaries quoted 639 718 1,087
10th Percentile £28,750 £27,925 £25,750
25th Percentile £35,000 £36,250 £34,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +5.26% -5.00%
75th Percentile £62,500 £70,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £78,750 £83,750 £72,500
UK median annual salary £40,000 £47,683 £41,250
% change year-on-year -16.11% +15.60% -9.69%

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 14 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 34 (6.31%) SharePoint
2 19 (3.53%) Microsoft Exchange
3 6 (1.11%) Confluence
4 3 (0.56%) ArcGIS
4 3 (0.56%) WordPress
5 1 (0.19%) CMS
5 1 (0.19%) Drupal
5 1 (0.19%) Exchange Server 2007
5 1 (0.19%) Exchange Server 2010
5 1 (0.19%) Exchange Server 2013
5 1 (0.19%) HCL Notes
Applications
1 142 (26.35%) Microsoft Excel
2 65 (12.06%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 18 (3.34%) MS Visio
4 16 (2.97%) Spreadsheet
5 12 (2.23%) InDesign
6 7 (1.30%) Microsoft Project
6 7 (1.30%) Trello
7 5 (0.93%) Photoshop
8 4 (0.74%) Adobe Illustrator
9 3 (0.56%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 3 (0.56%) Simulink
10 1 (0.19%) Acrobat
Business Applications
1 4 (0.74%) SAP PP
1 4 (0.74%) Unit4 Business World
2 3 (0.56%) Elite 3E
3 2 (0.37%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.37%) NetSuite
3 2 (0.37%) Sage X3
4 1 (0.19%) Sage 200
4 1 (0.19%) Salesforce CRM
4 1 (0.19%) SAP Oil and Gas
4 1 (0.19%) SAP PM
4 1 (0.19%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 244 (45.27%) Microsoft 365
2 123 (22.82%) AWS
3 35 (6.49%) Azure
4 33 (6.12%) Dynamics 365
4 33 (6.12%) Power Platform
5 31 (5.75%) Entra ID
6 29 (5.38%) SaaS
7 11 (2.04%) Smartsheet
8 10 (1.86%) Cloud Computing
9 7 (1.30%) Intacct
9 7 (1.30%) OneDrive
10 6 (1.11%) Azure DevOps
10 6 (1.11%) PowerApps
11 5 (0.93%) Google Workspace
12 4 (0.74%) Google Docs
12 4 (0.74%) Workato
13 3 (0.56%) Google Drive
14 2 (0.37%) Azure AI
14 2 (0.37%) Google Analytics
14 2 (0.37%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 11 (2.04%) Wi-Fi
2 10 (1.86%) Unified Communications
3 9 (1.67%) VoIP
4 8 (1.48%) DNS
5 7 (1.30%) DHCP
5 7 (1.30%) Firewall
5 7 (1.30%) LAN
5 7 (1.30%) TCP/IP
6 5 (0.93%) VPN
6 5 (0.93%) WAN
7 3 (0.56%) Broadband
7 3 (0.56%) DKIM
7 3 (0.56%) DMARC
7 3 (0.56%) Ethernet
7 3 (0.56%) Internet
7 3 (0.56%) PuTTY
7 3 (0.56%) Remote Desktop
8 2 (0.37%) 4G
8 2 (0.37%) Wireless
9 1 (0.19%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 26 (4.82%) Power BI
2 13 (2.41%) GIS
3 10 (1.86%) Geospatial Data
4 7 (1.30%) Tableau
5 4 (0.74%) SQL Server
6 2 (0.37%) Relational Database
7 1 (0.19%) Azure SQL Database
7 1 (0.19%) Data Lake
7 1 (0.19%) EDMS
7 1 (0.19%) FileMaker
7 1 (0.19%) Metadata
7 1 (0.19%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 11 (2.04%) JIRA
2 3 (0.56%) Git
2 3 (0.56%) Jenkins
2 3 (0.56%) Maven
2 3 (0.56%) Sonatype Nexus
2 3 (0.56%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 369 (68.46%) Social Skills
2 146 (27.09%) Finance
3 118 (21.89%) French Language
4 101 (18.74%) Analytical Skills
5 95 (17.63%) Swedish Language
6 49 (9.09%) Back Office
7 47 (8.72%) Marketing
7 47 (8.72%) Organisational Skills
8 29 (5.38%) Legal
9 28 (5.19%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 23 (4.27%) Documentation Skills
10 23 (4.27%) Law
11 21 (3.90%) Public Sector
12 18 (3.34%) Advertising
13 17 (3.15%) Presentation Skills
14 16 (2.97%) Billing
14 16 (2.97%) Retail
15 13 (2.41%) Banking
16 12 (2.23%) Manufacturing
17 11 (2.04%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 212 (39.33%) Analyst
2 134 (24.86%) Service Analyst
3 133 (24.68%) Service Desk Analyst
4 64 (11.87%) Support Engineer
5 47 (8.72%) Desktop Support
5 47 (8.72%) IT Support
6 46 (8.53%) Desktop Engineer
6 46 (8.53%) Desktop Support Engineer
7 41 (7.61%) Senior
8 40 (7.42%) Site Engineer
9 29 (5.38%) Financial Analyst
10 25 (4.64%) IT Analyst
11 24 (4.45%) Administrator
12 21 (3.90%) Support Analyst
13 19 (3.53%) IT Support Analyst
14 18 (3.34%) IT Manager
14 18 (3.34%) Lead
14 18 (3.34%) Supply Chain Analyst
15 17 (3.15%) Technical Support
16 15 (2.78%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (1.11%) EDI
2 4 (0.74%) Middleware
3 3 (0.56%) ActiveMQ
3 3 (0.56%) RAML
3 3 (0.56%) REST
3 3 (0.56%) SOAP
4 2 (0.37%) XML
4 2 (0.37%) XSLT
5 1 (0.19%) .NET
5 1 (0.19%) ARM Templates
5 1 (0.19%) CSS
5 1 (0.19%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 59 (10.95%) Onboarding
2 56 (10.39%) Management Information System
3 50 (9.28%) Self-Motivation
4 30 (5.57%) Social Media
5 11 (2.04%) Driving Licence
5 11 (2.04%) Web Conferencing
6 10 (1.86%) Analytical Mindset
6 10 (1.86%) NHS
7 8 (1.48%) Video Conferencing
8 7 (1.30%) CMDB
8 7 (1.30%) e-Learning
8 7 (1.30%) Legacy Systems
8 7 (1.30%) Product Ownership
9 5 (0.93%) Algorithms
9 5 (0.93%) Data Centre
9 5 (0.93%) Learning Management System
10 4 (0.74%) Animation
10 4 (0.74%) Data Structures
10 4 (0.74%) PMI
10 4 (0.74%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 113 (20.96%) Windows
2 59 (10.95%) Windows 10
3 17 (3.15%) Linux
4 16 (2.97%) Windows Server
5 9 (1.67%) Unix
6 7 (1.30%) Android
6 7 (1.30%) Windows Server 2016
7 6 (1.11%) Apple iOS
7 6 (1.11%) Windows Server 2012
8 5 (0.93%) Mac OS
8 5 (0.93%) Windows Server 2019
9 2 (0.37%) Ubuntu
10 1 (0.19%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 236 (43.78%) Customer Service
2 213 (39.52%) ITIL
3 125 (23.19%) ITSM
4 124 (23.01%) Performance Metrics
5 109 (20.22%) Problem-Solving
6 102 (18.92%) Continuous Improvement
7 68 (12.62%) Analytics
8 59 (10.95%) Cybersecurity
9 58 (10.76%) Decision-Making
10 53 (9.83%) Customer Experience
11 52 (9.65%) ERP
12 50 (9.28%) CRM
13 48 (8.91%) Patch Management
14 46 (8.53%) Customer Acquisition
14 46 (8.53%) Project Management
14 46 (8.53%) Ticket Management
15 44 (8.16%) Software Deployment
16 43 (7.98%) Agile
17 39 (7.24%) Asset Management
17 39 (7.24%) Logistics
Programming Languages
1 21 (3.90%) SQL
2 14 (2.60%) Python
3 8 (1.48%) PowerShell
4 7 (1.30%) R
5 6 (1.11%) Java
6 5 (0.93%) ABAP
6 5 (0.93%) C++
7 4 (0.74%) JavaScript
8 3 (0.56%) Assembly Language
8 3 (0.56%) C
8 3 (0.56%) C#
8 3 (0.56%) MATLAB
8 3 (0.56%) Objective-C
8 3 (0.56%) Swift
9 2 (0.37%) VBA
9 2 (0.37%) VC++
10 1 (0.19%) Bash
10 1 (0.19%) Bicep
10 1 (0.19%) Scala
10 1 (0.19%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 261 (48.42%) Degree
2 120 (22.26%) Microsoft Certification
3 116 (21.52%) MCSE
4 115 (21.34%) AWS Certification
5 66 (12.24%) Security Cleared
6 58 (10.76%) SC Cleared
7 44 (8.16%) CTC Cleared
8 39 (7.24%) ACCA
9 36 (6.68%) CIMA
10 23 (4.27%) DBS Check
11 10 (1.86%) CIPD
12 9 (1.67%) CFA
12 9 (1.67%) CISSP
13 7 (1.30%) AAT
13 7 (1.30%) CISA
13 7 (1.30%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
14 6 (1.11%) A+ Certification
14 6 (1.11%) BPSS Clearance
14 6 (1.11%) Computer Science Degree
14 6 (1.11%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 120 (22.26%) QA
2 71 (13.17%) SLA
3 26 (4.82%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 18 (3.34%) GDPR
5 14 (2.60%) ISO 9001
6 12 (2.23%) PMO
7 10 (1.86%) Accessibility
8 4 (0.74%) Data Quality
9 3 (0.56%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 2 (0.37%) EMIR
10 2 (0.37%) GRC
10 2 (0.37%) NIST
10 2 (0.37%) NIST 800
10 2 (0.37%) SOC 2
10 2 (0.37%) Software Quality Assurance
11 1 (0.19%) Actionable Recommendations
11 1 (0.19%) Cyber Essentials
11 1 (0.19%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 57 (10.58%) Active Directory
2 5 (0.93%) Hyper-V
3 2 (0.37%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (0.19%) Firmware
4 1 (0.19%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.19%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 18 (3.34%) SCCM
2 8 (1.48%) Microsoft Intune
3 6 (1.11%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 2 (0.37%) AirWatch
4 2 (0.37%) Ansible
5 1 (0.19%) EMC NetWorker
5 1 (0.19%) Forefront Identity Manager
5 1 (0.19%) Kubernetes
5 1 (0.19%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
5 1 (0.19%) Terraform
Vendors
1 446 (82.75%) Microsoft
2 121 (22.45%) ServiceNow
3 58 (10.76%) Cisco
4 21 (3.90%) Adobe
5 17 (3.15%) Google
6 13 (2.41%) Sage
6 13 (2.41%) Salesforce
7 12 (2.23%) Oracle
8 10 (1.86%) Apple
9 9 (1.67%) Zoho
10 8 (1.48%) SAP
11 7 (1.30%) iManage
12 6 (1.11%) Xero
13 4 (0.74%) Citrix
13 4 (0.74%) Concur
13 4 (0.74%) Mitel
14 3 (0.56%) MuleSoft
15 2 (0.37%) Dell
15 2 (0.37%) HubSpot
15 2 (0.37%) Wyse