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

6 months to
23 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 119 113 122
Rank change year-on-year -6 +9 -24
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Office 545 476 664
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.36% 2.87% 2.69%
As % of the Applications category 38.11% 18.56% 30.94%
Number of salaries quoted 296 296 443
10th Percentile £26,875 £25,020 £25,000
25th Percentile £28,500 £28,500 £29,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,500 £36,500 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year -2.74% -2.67% -25.00%
75th Percentile £46,250 £56,554 £53,750
90th Percentile £62,631 £71,250 £65,000
UK median annual salary £32,500 £37,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year -13.33% - -2.60%

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 1,430 2,565 2,146
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 6.19% 15.47% 8.71%
Number of salaries quoted 819 837 1,121
10th Percentile £28,500 £26,500 £26,750
25th Percentile £35,000 £31,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,000 £46,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.08% +3.33% -14.29%
75th Percentile £60,000 £62,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £77,500
UK median annual salary £40,000 £40,875 £42,500
% change year-on-year -2.14% -3.82% -5.56%

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 August 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 44 (8.07%) SharePoint
2 24 (4.40%) Microsoft Exchange
3 13 (2.39%) Confluence
4 12 (2.20%) IIS
5 9 (1.65%) WordPress
6 4 (0.73%) Exchange Server 2007
6 4 (0.73%) Exchange Server 2010
6 4 (0.73%) Exchange Server 2013
7 1 (0.18%) CMS
Applications
1 156 (28.62%) Microsoft Excel
2 103 (18.90%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 84 (15.41%) Microsoft Project
4 22 (4.04%) Acrobat
5 9 (1.65%) MS Visio
6 5 (0.92%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 5 (0.92%) CorelDRAW
6 5 (0.92%) Spreadsheet
7 3 (0.55%) Trello
8 2 (0.37%) Camtasia
9 1 (0.18%) AutoCAD
9 1 (0.18%) InDesign
9 1 (0.18%) Navisworks
9 1 (0.18%) Photoshop
9 1 (0.18%) Revit
Business Applications
1 16 (2.94%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (1.28%) NetSuite
3 4 (0.73%) Sage 50
4 3 (0.55%) BambooHR
4 3 (0.55%) Salesforce CRM
5 2 (0.37%) Shopify
6 1 (0.18%) Dynamics GP
Cloud Services
1 143 (26.24%) Microsoft 365
2 79 (14.50%) AWS
3 24 (4.40%) Power Platform
4 23 (4.22%) Azure
5 19 (3.49%) SaaS
6 12 (2.20%) OneDrive
7 11 (2.02%) Entra ID
7 11 (2.02%) Microsoft Copilot
8 10 (1.83%) Google Workspace
9 7 (1.28%) Canva
9 7 (1.28%) Google Analytics
10 6 (1.10%) ChatGPT
11 5 (0.92%) Power Automate
12 3 (0.55%) Smartsheet
13 2 (0.37%) Azure DevOps
14 1 (0.18%) Adobe Creative Cloud
14 1 (0.18%) Asana
14 1 (0.18%) Dynamics 365
14 1 (0.18%) Google Docs
14 1 (0.18%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 19 (3.49%) DNS
2 16 (2.94%) Firewall
3 15 (2.75%) DHCP
4 14 (2.57%) Wi-Fi
5 13 (2.39%) TCP/IP
6 10 (1.83%) VPN
7 8 (1.47%) LAN
7 8 (1.47%) Network Security
7 8 (1.47%) WAN
8 7 (1.28%) NGFW
9 5 (0.92%) Cisco IOS
9 5 (0.92%) Internet
10 4 (0.73%) VoIP
11 3 (0.55%) Skype
12 2 (0.37%) Ethernet
12 2 (0.37%) WebEx
13 1 (0.18%) Extranet
13 1 (0.18%) GoToMeeting
13 1 (0.18%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (4.04%) SQL Server
2 20 (3.67%) Power BI
3 6 (1.10%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 5 (0.92%) MySQL
5 3 (0.55%) Db2
5 3 (0.55%) DB2 UDB
5 3 (0.55%) QlikView
6 2 (0.37%) Data Lake
6 2 (0.37%) GIS
6 2 (0.37%) KNIME
6 2 (0.37%) MS Access
6 2 (0.37%) Oracle Database
6 2 (0.37%) Tableau
7 1 (0.18%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 35 (6.42%) JIRA
2 2 (0.37%) Jenkins
2 2 (0.37%) JMeter
2 2 (0.37%) Postman
3 1 (0.18%) Git
3 1 (0.18%) Ranorex
3 1 (0.18%) Selenium
3 1 (0.18%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 406 (74.50%) Social Skills
2 133 (24.40%) Organisational Skills
3 126 (23.12%) Finance
4 88 (16.15%) Analytical Skills
5 64 (11.74%) Marketing
6 51 (9.36%) Legal
7 48 (8.81%) Swedish Language
8 32 (5.87%) Retail
9 27 (4.95%) Public Sector
10 23 (4.22%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 22 (4.04%) French Language
11 22 (4.04%) Law
12 21 (3.85%) Presentation Skills
13 18 (3.30%) Influencing Skills
14 17 (3.12%) Telecoms
15 16 (2.94%) Advertising
15 16 (2.94%) Manufacturing
16 10 (1.83%) German Language
17 9 (1.65%) Billing
18 7 (1.28%) Banking
Job Titles
1 129 (23.67%) Analyst
2 88 (16.15%) Project Manager
3 85 (15.60%) Service Analyst
3 85 (15.60%) Service Desk Analyst
4 75 (13.76%) Senior
5 69 (12.66%) Senior Manager
5 69 (12.66%) Senior Project Manager
6 36 (6.61%) Administrator
7 34 (6.24%) Support Engineer
8 33 (6.06%) IT Support
9 22 (4.04%) IT Engineer
9 22 (4.04%) IT Support Engineer
10 19 (3.49%) Support Analyst
11 16 (2.94%) Applications Support
12 15 (2.75%) Business Analyst
13 13 (2.39%) Coordinator
14 12 (2.20%) Sales Administrator
15 11 (2.02%) Sales Representative
15 11 (2.02%) Support Officer
16 10 (1.83%) Technical Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (1.28%) CSS
1 7 (1.28%) HTML
1 7 (1.28%) Microsoft Graph
2 3 (0.55%) Godot
2 3 (0.55%) Unreal Engine
3 2 (0.37%) SOAP
3 2 (0.37%) Terraform
3 2 (0.37%) XML
4 1 (0.18%) .NET
4 1 (0.18%) EDI
4 1 (0.18%) FHIR
4 1 (0.18%) JSON
4 1 (0.18%) JSP
4 1 (0.18%) Middleware
4 1 (0.18%) REST
4 1 (0.18%) SailPoint
4 1 (0.18%) Web Services
4 1 (0.18%) XSLT
Miscellaneous
1 44 (8.07%) Onboarding
2 39 (7.16%) Self-Motivation
3 36 (6.61%) Management Information System
4 31 (5.69%) Social Media
5 21 (3.85%) Web Conferencing
6 17 (3.12%) Driving Licence
7 11 (2.02%) Analytical Mindset
8 9 (1.65%) NHS
9 8 (1.47%) Video Editing
10 6 (1.10%) Blog
10 6 (1.10%) e-Learning
10 6 (1.10%) Virtual Team
11 5 (0.92%) Derivative
11 5 (0.92%) IoT
11 5 (0.92%) Podcast
11 5 (0.92%) Raspberry Pi
12 4 (0.73%) Fat Client
12 4 (0.73%) OTC Derivatives
12 4 (0.73%) Thin Client
12 4 (0.73%) Wiki
Operating Systems
1 81 (14.86%) Windows
2 36 (6.61%) Windows Server
3 13 (2.39%) Linux
3 13 (2.39%) Windows 10
3 13 (2.39%) Windows Server 2016
4 7 (1.28%) Windows Server 2012
5 6 (1.10%) Android
6 5 (0.92%) Ubuntu
7 4 (0.73%) Mac OS
7 4 (0.73%) Windows Server 2008
8 3 (0.55%) Windows Server 2019
9 1 (0.18%) Apple iOS
9 1 (0.18%) Mac OS X
9 1 (0.18%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 151 (27.71%) Customer Service
2 132 (24.22%) Project Management
3 120 (22.02%) Problem-Solving
4 100 (18.35%) ITIL
5 98 (17.98%) Agile
6 95 (17.43%) CRM
7 94 (17.25%) Project Delivery
8 91 (16.70%) Customer Experience
9 86 (15.78%) Continuous Improvement
10 85 (15.60%) PRINCE2
11 76 (13.94%) Coaching
12 74 (13.58%) Budget Management
12 74 (13.58%) ITSM
13 72 (13.21%) Performance Metrics
14 69 (12.66%) Conflict Management
14 69 (12.66%) Impact Analysis
15 66 (12.11%) Operations Management
15 66 (12.11%) Programme Governance
16 56 (10.28%) Stakeholder Management
17 46 (8.44%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 45 (8.26%) SQL
2 20 (3.67%) PowerShell
3 10 (1.83%) Python
4 9 (1.65%) JavaScript
5 8 (1.47%) VBA
6 7 (1.28%) VBScript
7 6 (1.10%) C#
7 6 (1.10%) T-SQL
8 4 (0.73%) C++
8 4 (0.73%) Java
8 4 (0.73%) R
9 3 (0.55%) C
10 2 (0.37%) Bash
10 2 (0.37%) VB
11 1 (0.18%) VC++
Qualifications
1 222 (40.73%) Degree
2 73 (13.39%) Microsoft Certification
3 68 (12.48%) AWS Certification
3 68 (12.48%) MCSE
4 66 (12.11%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
5 14 (2.57%) Security Cleared
6 12 (2.20%) HNC
7 11 (2.02%) HND
8 10 (1.83%) DBS Check
9 9 (1.65%) SC Cleared
10 7 (1.28%) BPSS Clearance
11 6 (1.10%) PMI Certification
12 5 (0.92%) PMP
13 4 (0.73%) CIPD
13 4 (0.73%) DV Cleared
13 4 (0.73%) ISTQB
14 3 (0.55%) ACCA
14 3 (0.55%) CAPM
14 3 (0.55%) CTC Cleared
14 3 (0.55%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 81 (14.86%) QA
2 25 (4.59%) GDPR
3 24 (4.40%) SLA
4 20 (3.67%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 20 (3.67%) PMO
5 17 (3.12%) Data Quality
6 14 (2.57%) Accessibility
6 14 (2.57%) ISO 9001
7 8 (1.47%) NIST
8 7 (1.28%) TickIT
9 4 (0.73%) MiFID
10 3 (0.55%) Cyber Essentials
10 3 (0.55%) ISO/IEC 42001
11 2 (0.37%) IFRS
11 2 (0.37%) ISO 14001
12 1 (0.18%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 1 (0.18%) Disclosure Scotland
12 1 (0.18%) EMIR
12 1 (0.18%) HL7
12 1 (0.18%) NEBOSH
System Software
1 57 (10.46%) Active Directory
2 10 (1.83%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (1.10%) Hyper-V
3 6 (1.10%) Virtual Machines
4 5 (0.92%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 23 (4.22%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (0.73%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
3 3 (0.55%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 3 (0.55%) Norton AntiVirus
3 3 (0.55%) Proxmox
4 2 (0.37%) Ansible
5 1 (0.18%) Jamf Pro
5 1 (0.18%) SCCM
5 1 (0.18%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 430 (78.90%) Microsoft
2 76 (13.94%) ServiceNow
3 40 (7.34%) Adobe
4 20 (3.67%) Apple
4 20 (3.67%) HubSpot
5 19 (3.49%) Cisco
6 18 (3.30%) Google
7 16 (2.94%) VMware
8 14 (2.57%) Sage
9 13 (2.39%) Salesforce
9 13 (2.39%) Xero
10 12 (2.20%) iManage
11 10 (1.83%) SAP
12 8 (1.47%) Meraki
12 8 (1.47%) Oracle
12 8 (1.47%) Veeam
13 7 (1.28%) HP
14 6 (1.10%) Citrix
15 5 (0.92%) Synology
16 4 (0.73%) Palo Alto