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 25 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 107 106 102
Rank change year-on-year -1 -4 +35
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Office 537 575 725
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 3.32% 2.85% 3.17%
As % of the Applications category 17.04% 39.57% 44.56%
Number of salaries quoted 274 305 638
10th Percentile £25,761 £26,250 £25,750
25th Percentile £30,000 £30,000 £33,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £40,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.25% -20.00% +20.48%
75th Percentile £57,301 £55,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £73,750 £70,000 £77,500
UK median annual salary £35,000 £42,250 £38,000
% change year-on-year -17.16% +11.18% -1.30%

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 3,151 1,453 1,627
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 19.50% 7.21% 7.11%
Number of salaries quoted 801 803 1,282
10th Percentile £26,500 £27,050 £28,500
25th Percentile £32,500 £34,750 £37,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £46,000 £52,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.17% -11.54% +4.00%
75th Percentile £61,250 £70,000 £66,250
90th Percentile £77,500 £83,750 £80,000
UK median annual salary £40,000 £47,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year -15.79% +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 25 October 2025.

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 48 (8.94%) SharePoint
2 20 (3.72%) Microsoft Exchange
3 11 (2.05%) Confluence
4 8 (1.49%) CMS
4 8 (1.49%) IIS
5 7 (1.30%) Tomcat
6 3 (0.56%) ArcGIS
6 3 (0.56%) WordPress
7 2 (0.37%) Drupal
7 2 (0.37%) HCL Notes
7 2 (0.37%) Headless CMS
8 1 (0.19%) Alfresco
8 1 (0.19%) Moodle
Applications
1 173 (32.22%) Microsoft Excel
2 65 (12.10%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 21 (3.91%) Spreadsheet
4 14 (2.61%) MS Visio
5 12 (2.23%) InDesign
5 12 (2.23%) Microsoft Project
6 5 (0.93%) Adobe Illustrator
6 5 (0.93%) Photoshop
6 5 (0.93%) Trello
7 3 (0.56%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 3 (0.56%) Simulink
8 2 (0.37%) Acrobat
9 1 (0.19%) Adobe Captivate
9 1 (0.19%) AutoCAD
Business Applications
1 8 (1.49%) SAP CO
1 8 (1.49%) SAP FI
1 8 (1.49%) SAP FI/CO
1 8 (1.49%) SAP S/4HANA
1 8 (1.49%) Unit4 Business World
2 5 (0.93%) Salesforce CRM
3 4 (0.74%) Elite 3E
3 4 (0.74%) Remedy ITSM
3 4 (0.74%) SAP PP
4 3 (0.56%) Dynamics CRM
5 2 (0.37%) Sage X3
5 2 (0.37%) Shopify
6 1 (0.19%) Dynamics AX
6 1 (0.19%) SAP HCM
Cloud Services
1 210 (39.11%) Microsoft 365
2 79 (14.71%) AWS
3 45 (8.38%) Power Platform
4 39 (7.26%) Azure
5 37 (6.89%) Entra ID
6 20 (3.72%) SaaS
7 17 (3.17%) Smartsheet
8 13 (2.42%) Dynamics 365
8 13 (2.42%) OneDrive
8 13 (2.42%) Power Automate
9 10 (1.86%) Cloud Computing
9 10 (1.86%) Microsoft Copilot
10 7 (1.30%) PowerApps
11 6 (1.12%) Intacct
12 5 (0.93%) Azure DevOps
12 5 (0.93%) MailChimp
13 4 (0.74%) Google Workspace
13 4 (0.74%) Typeform
13 4 (0.74%) Wix.com
13 4 (0.74%) Workato
Communications & Networking
1 15 (2.79%) TCP/IP
2 14 (2.61%) DHCP
3 10 (1.86%) DMARC
4 9 (1.68%) Unified Communications
5 8 (1.49%) Wi-Fi
6 7 (1.30%) SSL
7 6 (1.12%) DNS
7 6 (1.12%) Firewall
8 5 (0.93%) Broadband
9 4 (0.74%) Wireless
10 3 (0.56%) DKIM
10 3 (0.56%) Ethernet
10 3 (0.56%) Internet
10 3 (0.56%) LAN
10 3 (0.56%) Remote Desktop
10 3 (0.56%) VPN
10 3 (0.56%) WAN
11 2 (0.37%) Network Security
11 2 (0.37%) VLAN
11 2 (0.37%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 35 (6.52%) Power BI
2 20 (3.72%) SQL Server
3 13 (2.42%) GIS
4 10 (1.86%) Geospatial Data
5 8 (1.49%) SAP BW
6 7 (1.30%) PostgreSQL
6 7 (1.30%) Tableau
7 3 (0.56%) Relational Database
8 2 (0.37%) Data Lake
8 2 (0.37%) Power Query
9 1 (0.19%) Azure SQL Database
9 1 (0.19%) BusinessObjects
9 1 (0.19%) Crystal Reports
9 1 (0.19%) EDMS
9 1 (0.19%) FileMaker
9 1 (0.19%) Metadata
9 1 (0.19%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 19 (3.54%) JIRA
2 5 (0.93%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
3 3 (0.56%) Team Foundation Server
4 2 (0.37%) Bazaar
5 1 (0.19%) Git
5 1 (0.19%) Oracle Forms
General
1 355 (66.11%) Social Skills
2 144 (26.82%) Finance
3 108 (20.11%) Analytical Skills
4 76 (14.15%) French Language
4 76 (14.15%) Swedish Language
5 74 (13.78%) Organisational Skills
6 41 (7.64%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 41 (7.64%) Legal
7 38 (7.08%) Marketing
8 28 (5.21%) Documentation Skills
8 28 (5.21%) Presentation Skills
9 27 (5.03%) Law
10 24 (4.47%) Public Sector
11 19 (3.54%) Back Office
11 19 (3.54%) Retail
12 18 (3.35%) Banking
13 17 (3.17%) Manufacturing
13 17 (3.17%) Telecoms
14 13 (2.42%) Billing
15 10 (1.86%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 160 (29.80%) Analyst
2 95 (17.69%) Service Analyst
2 95 (17.69%) Service Desk Analyst
3 64 (11.92%) IT Support
4 50 (9.31%) Senior
5 42 (7.82%) Administrator
6 31 (5.77%) Support Analyst
7 24 (4.47%) IT Analyst
8 22 (4.10%) Trainer
9 21 (3.91%) Technical Support
10 20 (3.72%) IT Administrator
10 20 (3.72%) Lead
11 19 (3.54%) Senior Manager
11 19 (3.54%) Support Officer
12 18 (3.35%) IT Manager
12 18 (3.35%) Support Technician
13 17 (3.17%) Desktop Support
13 17 (3.17%) IT Support Analyst
13 17 (3.17%) IT Trainer
13 17 (3.17%) Support Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (1.49%) JSON
1 8 (1.49%) XML
2 7 (1.30%) REST
2 7 (1.30%) SOAP
3 6 (1.12%) EDI
4 4 (0.74%) Middleware
5 3 (0.56%) HTML
6 2 (0.37%) .NET
7 1 (0.19%) ARM Templates
7 1 (0.19%) CSS
7 1 (0.19%) FIX Protocol
7 1 (0.19%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 75 (13.97%) Onboarding
2 55 (10.24%) Management Information System
3 44 (8.19%) Self-Motivation
4 29 (5.40%) Social Media
5 13 (2.42%) Analytical Mindset
6 12 (2.23%) Driving Licence
6 12 (2.23%) Enterprise Software
7 10 (1.86%) Web Conferencing
8 8 (1.49%) e-Learning
8 8 (1.49%) Learning Management System
8 8 (1.49%) Product Ownership
9 7 (1.30%) NHS
10 6 (1.12%) CMDB
11 5 (0.93%) Data Centre
11 5 (0.93%) Legacy Systems
11 5 (0.93%) Public Cloud
12 4 (0.74%) Animation
12 4 (0.74%) Data Structures
12 4 (0.74%) Robotics
13 3 (0.56%) Graphic Design
Operating Systems
1 104 (19.37%) Windows
2 26 (4.84%) Linux
2 26 (4.84%) Windows 10
3 22 (4.10%) Unix
4 13 (2.42%) Windows Server
5 5 (0.93%) Mac OS
6 3 (0.56%) Android
6 3 (0.56%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.19%) Windows Server 2008
7 1 (0.19%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 188 (35.01%) Customer Service
2 141 (26.26%) Problem-Solving
3 134 (24.95%) ITIL
4 87 (16.20%) ITSM
5 86 (16.01%) Continuous Improvement
5 86 (16.01%) Performance Metrics
6 77 (14.34%) Project Management
7 67 (12.48%) CRM
8 55 (10.24%) Business Intelligence
9 53 (9.87%) Agile
10 52 (9.68%) Analytics
11 41 (7.64%) ERP
12 39 (7.26%) Time Management
13 37 (6.89%) Project Delivery
14 36 (6.70%) Asset Management
15 35 (6.52%) Change Management
16 33 (6.15%) Data Analysis
16 33 (6.15%) Decision-Making
17 32 (5.96%) Service Delivery
18 31 (5.77%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 39 (7.26%) SQL
2 24 (4.47%) PowerShell
3 15 (2.79%) Python
4 12 (2.23%) VBA
5 11 (2.05%) JavaScript
6 10 (1.86%) Java
7 7 (1.30%) R
8 5 (0.93%) VB
9 4 (0.74%) ABAP
9 4 (0.74%) C++
9 4 (0.74%) MATLAB
10 3 (0.56%) Assembly Language
10 3 (0.56%) C
10 3 (0.56%) Objective-C
10 3 (0.56%) Swift
11 1 (0.19%) Bicep
11 1 (0.19%) C#
11 1 (0.19%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 1 (0.19%) T-SQL
11 1 (0.19%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 215 (40.04%) Degree
2 79 (14.71%) Microsoft Certification
3 76 (14.15%) AWS Certification
3 76 (14.15%) MCSE
4 31 (5.77%) DBS Check
4 31 (5.77%) Security Cleared
5 22 (4.10%) SC Cleared
6 16 (2.98%) CTC Cleared
7 13 (2.42%) CIPD
8 12 (2.23%) ACCA
9 9 (1.68%) CISSP
10 8 (1.49%) AAT
10 8 (1.49%) CIMA
11 7 (1.30%) CISA
12 6 (1.12%) ISTQB
12 6 (1.12%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
13 4 (0.74%) BPSS Clearance
13 4 (0.74%) HNC
13 4 (0.74%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
13 4 (0.74%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 88 (16.39%) QA
2 36 (6.70%) SLA
3 34 (6.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 26 (4.84%) PMO
5 17 (3.17%) GDPR
6 15 (2.79%) ISO 9001
7 12 (2.23%) Accessibility
8 5 (0.93%) Data Quality
9 3 (0.56%) Software Quality Assurance
10 2 (0.37%) Actionable Recommendations
10 2 (0.37%) GRC
10 2 (0.37%) NIST
10 2 (0.37%) NIST 800
10 2 (0.37%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 2 (0.37%) SOC 2
11 1 (0.19%) California Consumer Privacy Act
11 1 (0.19%) ISO 14001
11 1 (0.19%) ISO/IEC 20000
11 1 (0.19%) P3O
11 1 (0.19%) WCAG
System Software
1 56 (10.43%) Active Directory
2 11 (2.05%) Hyper-V
3 9 (1.68%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (0.93%) Firmware
5 4 (0.74%) BitLocker
6 2 (0.37%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 24 (4.47%) Microsoft Intune
2 18 (3.35%) SCCM
3 8 (1.49%) Single Sign-On
4 5 (0.93%) EMC NetWorker
5 1 (0.19%) AirWatch
5 1 (0.19%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
5 1 (0.19%) Terraform
Vendors
1 460 (85.66%) Microsoft
2 93 (17.32%) ServiceNow
3 32 (5.96%) Cisco
4 26 (4.84%) Salesforce
5 25 (4.66%) Adobe
6 21 (3.91%) SAP
7 15 (2.79%) Oracle
8 14 (2.61%) Google
9 13 (2.42%) Sage
10 12 (2.23%) Apple
11 10 (1.86%) VMware
11 10 (1.86%) Workday
12 9 (1.68%) Zoho
13 7 (1.30%) Freshdesk
13 7 (1.30%) Xero
14 6 (1.12%) iManage
15 5 (0.93%) Logitech
15 5 (0.93%) N-able
16 4 (0.74%) Concur
16 4 (0.74%) MobileIron