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

6 months to
23 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 99 137 92
Rank change year-on-year +38 -45 -1
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Office 514 428 1,038
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.53% 2.75% 3.00%
As % of the Applications category 39.33% 20.13% 34.98%
Number of salaries quoted 249 287 774
10th Percentile £25,450 £25,000 £23,500
25th Percentile £29,000 £28,000 £27,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £38,000 £36,770
Median % change year-on-year -1.32% +3.35% -21.77%
75th Percentile £48,533 £57,102 £52,500
90th Percentile £67,750 £70,000 £64,925
UK median annual salary £32,629 £37,500 £32,500
% change year-on-year -12.99% +15.38% -15.58%

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 1,307 2,126 2,967
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 6.42% 13.66% 8.58%
Number of salaries quoted 687 858 1,825
10th Percentile £28,500 £26,500 £25,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £32,500 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,037 £50,000 £43,865
Median % change year-on-year -9.93% +13.99% -8.61%
75th Percentile £60,000 £66,229 £57,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £70,000
UK median annual salary £40,000 £43,500 £39,000
% change year-on-year -8.05% +11.54% -13.33%

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 June 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 52 (10.12%) SharePoint
2 32 (6.23%) Microsoft Exchange
3 14 (2.72%) IIS
4 9 (1.75%) Exchange Server 2007
4 9 (1.75%) Exchange Server 2010
4 9 (1.75%) Exchange Server 2013
5 7 (1.36%) Confluence
5 7 (1.36%) WordPress
6 1 (0.19%) CMS
Applications
1 118 (22.96%) Microsoft Excel
2 76 (14.79%) Microsoft Project
3 62 (12.06%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (0.97%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 4 (0.78%) Spreadsheet
6 3 (0.58%) CorelDRAW
6 3 (0.58%) MS Visio
7 2 (0.39%) Camtasia
8 1 (0.19%) InDesign
8 1 (0.19%) Photoshop
8 1 (0.19%) Trello
Business Applications
1 18 (3.50%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (0.78%) Sage 50
3 3 (0.58%) BambooHR
4 2 (0.39%) Salesforce CRM
5 1 (0.19%) NetSuite
5 1 (0.19%) Raiser’s Edge
5 1 (0.19%) SAP Oil and Gas
5 1 (0.19%) SAP PM
5 1 (0.19%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 193 (37.55%) Microsoft 365
2 88 (17.12%) AWS
3 56 (10.89%) Entra ID
4 38 (7.39%) Azure
5 27 (5.25%) Power Platform
6 21 (4.09%) SaaS
7 11 (2.14%) Google Workspace
7 11 (2.14%) Microsoft Copilot
8 10 (1.95%) OneDrive
9 6 (1.17%) ChatGPT
10 5 (0.97%) Canva
10 5 (0.97%) Google Analytics
10 5 (0.97%) Intacct
10 5 (0.97%) Power Automate
11 3 (0.58%) Smartsheet
12 2 (0.39%) Viva Engage
13 1 (0.19%) Adobe Creative Cloud
13 1 (0.19%) Dynamics 365
13 1 (0.19%) GitHub
13 1 (0.19%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 30 (5.84%) Firewall
2 23 (4.47%) DNS
3 22 (4.28%) DHCP
4 19 (3.70%) VPN
5 18 (3.50%) Wi-Fi
6 14 (2.72%) TCP/IP
7 12 (2.33%) VoIP
8 10 (1.95%) LAN
8 10 (1.95%) WAN
9 9 (1.75%) Internet
10 7 (1.36%) NGFW
11 4 (0.78%) Network Security
12 3 (0.58%) Ethernet
12 3 (0.58%) Skype
13 2 (0.39%) Cisco IOS
13 2 (0.39%) Extranet
13 2 (0.39%) Intranet
13 2 (0.39%) WebEx
14 1 (0.19%) VLAN
14 1 (0.19%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (4.47%) Power BI
2 18 (3.50%) SQL Server
3 8 (1.56%) Tableau
4 6 (1.17%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 5 (0.97%) MySQL
6 4 (0.78%) Db2
6 4 (0.78%) DB2 UDB
6 4 (0.78%) QlikView
7 3 (0.58%) GIS
8 2 (0.39%) KNIME
8 2 (0.39%) MS Access
8 2 (0.39%) Oracle Database
9 1 (0.19%) Data Lake
9 1 (0.19%) Geospatial Data
9 1 (0.19%) QGIS
9 1 (0.19%) Relational Database
9 1 (0.19%) Spatial Data
Development Applications
1 17 (3.31%) JIRA
2 2 (0.39%) Git
3 1 (0.19%) Ranorex
3 1 (0.19%) Selenium
3 1 (0.19%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 381 (74.12%) Social Skills
2 113 (21.98%) Finance
3 94 (18.29%) Organisational Skills
4 60 (11.67%) Analytical Skills
5 43 (8.37%) French Language
6 35 (6.81%) Swedish Language
7 34 (6.61%) Back Office
8 27 (5.25%) Legal
8 27 (5.25%) Marketing
9 26 (5.06%) Retail
10 24 (4.67%) Public Sector
11 21 (4.09%) Law
12 20 (3.89%) Presentation Skills
13 19 (3.70%) Influencing Skills
14 16 (3.11%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 16 (3.11%) Telecoms
15 11 (2.14%) Advertising
16 8 (1.56%) Games
17 7 (1.36%) Manufacturing
18 6 (1.17%) Banking
Job Titles
1 138 (26.85%) Analyst
2 86 (16.73%) Service Analyst
2 86 (16.73%) Service Desk Analyst
3 84 (16.34%) Senior
4 80 (15.56%) Project Manager
5 78 (15.18%) Support Engineer
6 71 (13.81%) Senior Manager
7 66 (12.84%) Senior Project Manager
8 50 (9.73%) IT Support
9 39 (7.59%) Desktop Support
10 38 (7.39%) IT Engineer
10 38 (7.39%) IT Support Engineer
11 37 (7.20%) Desktop Engineer
11 37 (7.20%) Desktop Support Engineer
12 32 (6.23%) Site Engineer
13 20 (3.89%) Administrator
13 20 (3.89%) Support Analyst
14 15 (2.92%) Business Analyst
15 12 (2.33%) Applications Support
16 11 (2.14%) Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (1.36%) CSS
1 7 (1.36%) HTML
1 7 (1.36%) Microsoft Graph
2 2 (0.39%) SOAP
2 2 (0.39%) XML
3 1 (0.19%) FHIR
3 1 (0.19%) JSP
3 1 (0.19%) PyTorch
3 1 (0.19%) REST
3 1 (0.19%) SailPoint
3 1 (0.19%) SciPy
3 1 (0.19%) Web Services
3 1 (0.19%) XSLT
Miscellaneous
1 45 (8.75%) Self-Motivation
2 35 (6.81%) Onboarding
3 32 (6.23%) Management Information System
4 25 (4.86%) Social Media
5 14 (2.72%) Web Conferencing
6 13 (2.53%) Driving Licence
7 6 (1.17%) Analytical Mindset
7 6 (1.17%) Blog
7 6 (1.17%) Video Editing
8 5 (0.97%) e-Learning
8 5 (0.97%) NHS
8 5 (0.97%) Podcast
8 5 (0.97%) Raspberry Pi
9 4 (0.78%) Derivative
9 4 (0.78%) OTC Derivatives
9 4 (0.78%) Virtual Team
9 4 (0.78%) Wiki
10 3 (0.58%) CMDB
10 3 (0.58%) Digital Media
11 2 (0.39%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 123 (23.93%) Windows
2 60 (11.67%) Windows 10
3 45 (8.75%) Windows Server
4 24 (4.67%) Windows Server 2016
5 18 (3.50%) Windows Server 2012
6 14 (2.72%) Linux
7 11 (2.14%) Windows Server 2019
8 10 (1.95%) Mac OS
9 9 (1.75%) Windows Server 2008
10 5 (0.97%) Ubuntu
10 5 (0.97%) Unix
11 3 (0.58%) Android
12 1 (0.19%) Apple iOS
12 1 (0.19%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 171 (33.27%) Customer Service
2 132 (25.68%) ITIL
3 105 (20.43%) Customer Experience
4 104 (20.23%) Project Management
5 93 (18.09%) Agile
6 92 (17.90%) Problem-Solving
7 86 (16.73%) Continuous Improvement
8 85 (16.54%) Project Delivery
9 82 (15.95%) Coaching
10 76 (14.79%) ITSM
10 76 (14.79%) Performance Metrics
11 75 (14.59%) PRINCE2
12 72 (14.01%) Budget Management
12 72 (14.01%) CRM
13 70 (13.62%) Impact Analysis
14 66 (12.84%) Conflict Management
14 66 (12.84%) Operations Management
14 66 (12.84%) Programme Governance
15 61 (11.87%) Cybersecurity
16 50 (9.73%) Analytics
Programming Languages
1 39 (7.59%) SQL
2 18 (3.50%) PowerShell
3 12 (2.33%) VBA
4 11 (2.14%) VBScript
5 9 (1.75%) Python
6 6 (1.17%) T-SQL
6 6 (1.17%) VB
7 3 (0.58%) JavaScript
7 3 (0.58%) R
8 2 (0.39%) C#
8 2 (0.39%) Java
9 1 (0.19%) ABAP
9 1 (0.19%) C++
9 1 (0.19%) VC++
Qualifications
1 254 (49.42%) Degree
2 85 (16.54%) Microsoft Certification
3 74 (14.40%) AWS Certification
3 74 (14.40%) MCSE
4 66 (12.84%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
5 43 (8.37%) Security Cleared
6 40 (7.78%) SC Cleared
7 34 (6.61%) CTC Cleared
8 12 (2.33%) HNC
9 9 (1.75%) HND
10 6 (1.17%) ACCA
10 6 (1.17%) Azure Certification
11 5 (0.97%) DV Cleared
11 5 (0.97%) PMI Certification
11 5 (0.97%) PMP
12 4 (0.78%) A+ Certification
12 4 (0.78%) BPSS Clearance
12 4 (0.78%) DBS Check
13 3 (0.58%) CAPM
13 3 (0.58%) CIPD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 87 (16.93%) QA
2 43 (8.37%) SLA
3 22 (4.28%) Data Quality
4 19 (3.70%) GDPR
5 16 (3.11%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 12 (2.33%) Accessibility
7 11 (2.14%) PMO
8 9 (1.75%) NIST
9 7 (1.36%) TickIT
10 6 (1.17%) Cyber Essentials
11 5 (0.97%) ISO 9001
12 4 (0.78%) MiFID
13 3 (0.58%) HIPAA
13 3 (0.58%) IFRS
14 1 (0.19%) Disclosure Scotland
14 1 (0.19%) EMIR
14 1 (0.19%) GRC
14 1 (0.19%) HL7
14 1 (0.19%) IFRS 17
System Software
1 75 (14.59%) Active Directory
2 17 (3.31%) Hyper-V
3 14 (2.72%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (0.97%) Virtual Machines
4 5 (0.97%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 35 (6.81%) Microsoft Intune
2 12 (2.33%) SCCM
3 9 (1.75%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 3 (0.58%) Norton AntiVirus
4 3 (0.58%) Proxmox
5 1 (0.19%) Jamf Pro
5 1 (0.19%) RSA Archer
5 1 (0.19%) Single Sign-On
5 1 (0.19%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 384 (74.71%) Microsoft
2 81 (15.76%) ServiceNow
3 42 (8.17%) Cisco
4 21 (4.09%) VMware
5 19 (3.70%) Sage
6 18 (3.50%) Google
7 15 (2.92%) Salesforce
8 12 (2.33%) Adobe
8 12 (2.33%) iManage
8 12 (2.33%) SAP
8 12 (2.33%) Xero
9 10 (1.95%) Apple
9 10 (1.95%) Oracle
10 9 (1.75%) Dell
10 9 (1.75%) HP
10 9 (1.75%) HubSpot
11 8 (1.56%) Meraki
11 8 (1.56%) Veeam
12 6 (1.17%) Citrix
13 5 (0.97%) IBM