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

6 months to
17 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 98 132 93
Rank change year-on-year +34 -39 +1
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Office 496 430 1,033
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.48% 2.80% 2.99%
As % of the Applications category 38.72% 20.55% 35.01%
Number of salaries quoted 244 286 773
10th Percentile £26,075 £25,000 £23,500
25th Percentile £29,188 £28,500 £27,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £38,500 £37,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.60% +4.05% -19.57%
75th Percentile £48,587 £57,500 £52,500
90th Percentile £68,375 £70,000 £64,950
UK median annual salary £32,500 £37,500 £32,500
% change year-on-year -13.33% +15.38% -15.47%

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 1,281 2,092 2,951
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 6.42% 13.63% 8.54%
Number of salaries quoted 676 856 1,813
10th Percentile £28,500 £26,500 £25,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £32,500 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,590 £50,000 £43,865
Median % change year-on-year -8.82% +13.99% -7.87%
75th Percentile £60,000 £66,230 £57,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £76,250 £70,000
UK median annual salary £40,000 £44,500 £39,000
% change year-on-year -10.11% +14.10% -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 17 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 51 (10.28%) SharePoint
2 33 (6.65%) Microsoft Exchange
3 13 (2.62%) IIS
4 9 (1.81%) Exchange Server 2007
4 9 (1.81%) Exchange Server 2010
4 9 (1.81%) Exchange Server 2013
5 7 (1.41%) Confluence
5 7 (1.41%) WordPress
6 1 (0.20%) CMS
Applications
1 118 (23.79%) Microsoft Excel
2 76 (15.32%) Microsoft Project
3 63 (12.70%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.81%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 4 (0.81%) MS Visio
4 4 (0.81%) Spreadsheet
5 3 (0.60%) CorelDRAW
6 2 (0.40%) Camtasia
7 1 (0.20%) Trello
Business Applications
1 18 (3.63%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (0.81%) Sage 50
3 3 (0.60%) BambooHR
4 2 (0.40%) Salesforce CRM
5 1 (0.20%) NetSuite
5 1 (0.20%) Raiser’s Edge
5 1 (0.20%) SAP Oil and Gas
5 1 (0.20%) SAP PM
5 1 (0.20%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 180 (36.29%) Microsoft 365
2 78 (15.73%) AWS
3 56 (11.29%) Entra ID
4 39 (7.86%) Azure
5 27 (5.44%) Power Platform
6 21 (4.23%) SaaS
7 12 (2.42%) Google Workspace
8 11 (2.22%) Microsoft Copilot
9 9 (1.81%) OneDrive
10 6 (1.21%) ChatGPT
11 5 (1.01%) Canva
11 5 (1.01%) Google Analytics
11 5 (1.01%) Intacct
11 5 (1.01%) Power Automate
12 3 (0.60%) Smartsheet
13 2 (0.40%) Viva Engage
14 1 (0.20%) Adobe Creative Cloud
14 1 (0.20%) GitHub
14 1 (0.20%) Google Docs
14 1 (0.20%) MailChimp
Communications & Networking
1 30 (6.05%) Firewall
2 24 (4.84%) DNS
3 23 (4.64%) DHCP
4 19 (3.83%) Wi-Fi
5 18 (3.63%) VPN
6 15 (3.02%) TCP/IP
7 14 (2.82%) VoIP
8 11 (2.22%) LAN
8 11 (2.22%) WAN
9 9 (1.81%) Internet
10 7 (1.41%) NGFW
11 4 (0.81%) Network Security
12 3 (0.60%) Ethernet
12 3 (0.60%) Skype
13 2 (0.40%) Extranet
13 2 (0.40%) Intranet
13 2 (0.40%) WebEx
14 1 (0.20%) Cisco IOS
14 1 (0.20%) VLAN
14 1 (0.20%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (4.64%) Power BI
2 17 (3.43%) SQL Server
3 8 (1.61%) Tableau
4 6 (1.21%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 5 (1.01%) MySQL
6 4 (0.81%) Db2
6 4 (0.81%) DB2 UDB
6 4 (0.81%) QlikView
7 3 (0.60%) GIS
8 2 (0.40%) KNIME
8 2 (0.40%) MS Access
8 2 (0.40%) Oracle Database
9 1 (0.20%) Data Lake
9 1 (0.20%) Geospatial Data
9 1 (0.20%) QGIS
9 1 (0.20%) Relational Database
9 1 (0.20%) Spatial Data
Development Applications
1 16 (3.23%) JIRA
2 2 (0.40%) Git
3 1 (0.20%) Ranorex
3 1 (0.20%) Selenium
3 1 (0.20%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 362 (72.98%) Social Skills
2 112 (22.58%) Finance
3 90 (18.15%) Organisational Skills
4 57 (11.49%) Analytical Skills
5 44 (8.87%) French Language
6 33 (6.65%) Back Office
7 27 (5.44%) Legal
8 26 (5.24%) Marketing
9 25 (5.04%) Public Sector
9 25 (5.04%) Retail
10 24 (4.84%) Swedish Language
11 21 (4.23%) Law
12 19 (3.83%) Influencing Skills
12 19 (3.83%) Presentation Skills
13 16 (3.23%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 15 (3.02%) Telecoms
15 10 (2.02%) Advertising
16 7 (1.41%) Games
16 7 (1.41%) Manufacturing
17 6 (1.21%) Banking
Job Titles
1 123 (24.80%) Analyst
2 84 (16.94%) Senior
3 80 (16.13%) Project Manager
4 76 (15.32%) Support Engineer
5 73 (14.72%) Service Analyst
5 73 (14.72%) Service Desk Analyst
6 71 (14.31%) Senior Manager
7 66 (13.31%) Senior Project Manager
8 50 (10.08%) IT Support
9 38 (7.66%) Desktop Support
10 37 (7.46%) IT Engineer
10 37 (7.46%) IT Support Engineer
11 36 (7.26%) Desktop Engineer
11 36 (7.26%) Desktop Support Engineer
12 32 (6.45%) Site Engineer
13 20 (4.03%) Administrator
14 19 (3.83%) Support Analyst
15 13 (2.62%) Business Analyst
16 11 (2.22%) Consultant
16 11 (2.22%) Sales Executive
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (1.41%) CSS
1 7 (1.41%) HTML
1 7 (1.41%) Microsoft Graph
2 2 (0.40%) SOAP
2 2 (0.40%) XML
3 1 (0.20%) FHIR
3 1 (0.20%) JSP
3 1 (0.20%) PyTorch
3 1 (0.20%) REST
3 1 (0.20%) SailPoint
3 1 (0.20%) SciPy
3 1 (0.20%) Web Services
3 1 (0.20%) XSLT
Miscellaneous
1 45 (9.07%) Self-Motivation
2 33 (6.65%) Management Information System
2 33 (6.65%) Onboarding
3 25 (5.04%) Social Media
4 14 (2.82%) Web Conferencing
5 13 (2.62%) Driving Licence
6 6 (1.21%) Analytical Mindset
6 6 (1.21%) Video Editing
7 5 (1.01%) Blog
7 5 (1.01%) e-Learning
7 5 (1.01%) NHS
7 5 (1.01%) Podcast
7 5 (1.01%) Raspberry Pi
8 4 (0.81%) Derivative
8 4 (0.81%) OTC Derivatives
8 4 (0.81%) Virtual Team
8 4 (0.81%) Wiki
9 3 (0.60%) CMDB
9 3 (0.60%) Digital Media
9 3 (0.60%) Microsoft Licensing
Operating Systems
1 119 (23.99%) Windows
2 60 (12.10%) Windows 10
3 44 (8.87%) Windows Server
4 25 (5.04%) Windows Server 2016
5 19 (3.83%) Windows Server 2012
6 13 (2.62%) Linux
7 12 (2.42%) Windows Server 2019
8 11 (2.22%) Mac OS
9 9 (1.81%) Windows Server 2008
10 5 (1.01%) Ubuntu
10 5 (1.01%) Unix
11 2 (0.40%) Android
12 1 (0.20%) Apple iOS
12 1 (0.20%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 157 (31.65%) Customer Service
2 117 (23.59%) ITIL
3 104 (20.97%) Customer Experience
4 103 (20.77%) Project Management
5 93 (18.75%) Agile
6 88 (17.74%) Problem-Solving
7 85 (17.14%) Project Delivery
8 83 (16.73%) Continuous Improvement
9 81 (16.33%) Coaching
10 75 (15.12%) PRINCE2
11 72 (14.52%) Budget Management
11 72 (14.52%) CRM
12 70 (14.11%) Impact Analysis
13 66 (13.31%) Conflict Management
13 66 (13.31%) Operations Management
13 66 (13.31%) Programme Governance
14 65 (13.10%) ITSM
14 65 (13.10%) Performance Metrics
15 60 (12.10%) Cybersecurity
16 49 (9.88%) Analytics
Programming Languages
1 39 (7.86%) SQL
2 18 (3.63%) PowerShell
3 12 (2.42%) VBA
4 11 (2.22%) VBScript
5 9 (1.81%) Python
6 6 (1.21%) T-SQL
6 6 (1.21%) VB
7 3 (0.60%) R
8 2 (0.40%) C#
8 2 (0.40%) Java
8 2 (0.40%) JavaScript
9 1 (0.20%) ABAP
9 1 (0.20%) C++
9 1 (0.20%) VC++
Qualifications
1 242 (48.79%) Degree
2 74 (14.92%) Microsoft Certification
3 66 (13.31%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
4 63 (12.70%) AWS Certification
4 63 (12.70%) MCSE
5 43 (8.67%) Security Cleared
6 40 (8.06%) SC Cleared
7 33 (6.65%) CTC Cleared
8 12 (2.42%) HNC
9 9 (1.81%) HND
10 6 (1.21%) ACCA
10 6 (1.21%) Azure Certification
10 6 (1.21%) DV Cleared
11 5 (1.01%) A+ Certification
11 5 (1.01%) PMI Certification
11 5 (1.01%) PMP
12 4 (0.81%) BPSS Clearance
12 4 (0.81%) DBS Check
13 3 (0.60%) CAPM
13 3 (0.60%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 76 (15.32%) QA
2 42 (8.47%) SLA
3 22 (4.44%) Data Quality
4 19 (3.83%) GDPR
5 16 (3.23%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 12 (2.42%) Accessibility
7 11 (2.22%) PMO
8 9 (1.81%) NIST
9 7 (1.41%) TickIT
10 5 (1.01%) Cyber Essentials
11 4 (0.81%) ISO 9001
11 4 (0.81%) MiFID
12 3 (0.60%) HIPAA
12 3 (0.60%) IFRS
13 1 (0.20%) Disclosure Scotland
13 1 (0.20%) EMIR
13 1 (0.20%) GRC
13 1 (0.20%) HL7
13 1 (0.20%) IFRS 17
System Software
1 74 (14.92%) Active Directory
2 18 (3.63%) Hyper-V
3 14 (2.82%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (1.01%) Virtual Machines
4 5 (1.01%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 35 (7.06%) Microsoft Intune
2 13 (2.62%) SCCM
3 10 (2.02%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 3 (0.60%) Norton AntiVirus
4 3 (0.60%) Proxmox
5 1 (0.20%) Jamf Pro
5 1 (0.20%) RSA Archer
5 1 (0.20%) Single Sign-On
5 1 (0.20%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 369 (74.40%) Microsoft
2 70 (14.11%) ServiceNow
3 40 (8.06%) Cisco
4 21 (4.23%) VMware
5 19 (3.83%) Google
5 19 (3.83%) Sage
6 15 (3.02%) Salesforce
7 12 (2.42%) iManage
7 12 (2.42%) SAP
7 12 (2.42%) Xero
8 11 (2.22%) Adobe
9 10 (2.02%) Oracle
10 9 (1.81%) Apple
10 9 (1.81%) Dell
10 9 (1.81%) HP
10 9 (1.81%) HubSpot
11 8 (1.61%) Meraki
11 8 (1.61%) Veeam
12 5 (1.01%) Citrix
12 5 (1.01%) IBM