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 16 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 68 101 93
Rank change year-on-year +33 -8 +31
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Office 548 555 659
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 3.57% 3.15% 3.31%
As % of the Applications category 21.17% 39.36% 47.65%
Number of salaries quoted 227 290 550
10th Percentile £26,250 £26,250 £25,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £30,656 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £42,500 £43,586
Median % change year-on-year -5.88% -2.49% -3.14%
75th Percentile £56,477 £55,500 £60,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £65,838 £71,375
UK median annual salary £35,000 £42,500 £37,000
% change year-on-year -17.65% +14.86% -7.50%

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 2,589 1,410 1,383
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 16.88% 8.01% 6.95%
Number of salaries quoted 693 780 1,073
10th Percentile £28,598 £28,434 £26,677
25th Percentile £33,500 £35,938 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £48,144 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.34% -3.71% -
75th Percentile £61,250 £68,750 £63,750
90th Percentile £77,500 £82,500 £75,000
UK median annual salary £40,000 £47,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year -15.79% +11.76% -7.10%

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 16 December 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 43 (7.85%) SharePoint
2 20 (3.65%) Microsoft Exchange
3 6 (1.09%) Confluence
4 3 (0.55%) ArcGIS
4 3 (0.55%) CMS
4 3 (0.55%) WordPress
5 2 (0.36%) Headless CMS
6 1 (0.18%) Drupal
6 1 (0.18%) HCL Notes
6 1 (0.18%) IIS
Applications
1 159 (29.01%) Microsoft Excel
2 67 (12.23%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 17 (3.10%) MS Visio
3 17 (3.10%) Spreadsheet
4 12 (2.19%) InDesign
5 7 (1.28%) Microsoft Project
5 7 (1.28%) Trello
6 5 (0.91%) Photoshop
7 4 (0.73%) Adobe Illustrator
8 3 (0.55%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 3 (0.55%) Simulink
9 1 (0.18%) Acrobat
Business Applications
1 8 (1.46%) Unit4 Business World
2 4 (0.73%) SAP PP
3 3 (0.55%) Elite 3E
3 3 (0.55%) SAP CO
3 3 (0.55%) SAP FI
3 3 (0.55%) SAP FI/CO
3 3 (0.55%) SAP S/4HANA
4 2 (0.36%) Dynamics CRM
4 2 (0.36%) NetSuite
4 2 (0.36%) Sage X3
5 1 (0.18%) Sage 200
5 1 (0.18%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 221 (40.33%) Microsoft 365
2 110 (20.07%) AWS
3 37 (6.75%) Power Platform
4 33 (6.02%) Dynamics 365
5 32 (5.84%) Azure
6 26 (4.74%) SaaS
7 16 (2.92%) Smartsheet
8 13 (2.37%) Entra ID
9 10 (1.82%) Cloud Computing
10 9 (1.64%) OneDrive
11 8 (1.46%) Azure DevOps
12 6 (1.09%) Intacct
12 6 (1.09%) PowerApps
13 4 (0.73%) Google Docs
13 4 (0.73%) Workato
14 3 (0.55%) Azure Data Factory
14 3 (0.55%) Google Drive
15 2 (0.36%) Google Analytics
15 2 (0.36%) Google Workspace
15 2 (0.36%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 9 (1.64%) DHCP
1 9 (1.64%) Unified Communications
2 8 (1.46%) Wi-Fi
3 7 (1.28%) DNS
3 7 (1.28%) TCP/IP
4 5 (0.91%) Firewall
4 5 (0.91%) VPN
5 4 (0.73%) Broadband
5 4 (0.73%) Ethernet
5 4 (0.73%) LAN
6 3 (0.55%) DKIM
6 3 (0.55%) DMARC
6 3 (0.55%) PuTTY
6 3 (0.55%) Remote Desktop
6 3 (0.55%) VoIP
7 2 (0.36%) 4G
7 2 (0.36%) Internet
7 2 (0.36%) WAN
7 2 (0.36%) Wireless
8 1 (0.18%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 30 (5.47%) Power BI
2 13 (2.37%) GIS
3 11 (2.01%) SQL Server
4 10 (1.82%) Geospatial Data
5 7 (1.28%) Tableau
6 3 (0.55%) Relational Database
6 3 (0.55%) SAP BW
7 2 (0.36%) Azure SQL Database
7 2 (0.36%) Data Lake
7 2 (0.36%) Metadata
8 1 (0.18%) BusinessObjects
8 1 (0.18%) EDMS
8 1 (0.18%) FileMaker
8 1 (0.18%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 11 (2.01%) JIRA
2 3 (0.55%) Git
2 3 (0.55%) Jenkins
2 3 (0.55%) Maven
2 3 (0.55%) Sonatype Nexus
2 3 (0.55%) Team Foundation Server
3 2 (0.36%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 360 (65.69%) Social Skills
2 161 (29.38%) Finance
3 116 (21.17%) Analytical Skills
4 107 (19.53%) French Language
5 95 (17.34%) Swedish Language
6 51 (9.31%) Marketing
7 48 (8.76%) Organisational Skills
8 34 (6.20%) Legal
9 33 (6.02%) Back Office
10 32 (5.84%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 28 (5.11%) Law
12 27 (4.93%) Documentation Skills
13 21 (3.83%) Presentation Skills
14 19 (3.47%) Retail
15 18 (3.28%) Advertising
15 18 (3.28%) Public Sector
16 16 (2.92%) Billing
17 14 (2.55%) Banking
17 14 (2.55%) Manufacturing
17 14 (2.55%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 204 (37.23%) Analyst
2 124 (22.63%) Service Analyst
3 123 (22.45%) Service Desk Analyst
4 44 (8.03%) IT Support
5 42 (7.66%) Senior
5 42 (7.66%) Support Engineer
6 31 (5.66%) Desktop Support
7 30 (5.47%) Desktop Engineer
7 30 (5.47%) Desktop Support Engineer
8 28 (5.11%) Financial Analyst
9 27 (4.93%) Administrator
10 24 (4.38%) Site Engineer
11 22 (4.01%) IT Analyst
12 20 (3.65%) Support Analyst
13 19 (3.47%) IT Manager
13 19 (3.47%) Technical Support
14 18 (3.28%) Lead
14 18 (3.28%) Supply Chain Analyst
15 16 (2.92%) IT Support Analyst
15 16 (2.92%) Trainer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (1.09%) EDI
2 4 (0.73%) Middleware
3 3 (0.55%) ActiveMQ
3 3 (0.55%) RAML
3 3 (0.55%) REST
3 3 (0.55%) SOAP
4 2 (0.36%) .NET
4 2 (0.36%) ARM Templates
4 2 (0.36%) HTML
4 2 (0.36%) XML
4 2 (0.36%) XSLT
5 1 (0.18%) CSS
Miscellaneous
1 73 (13.32%) Onboarding
2 52 (9.49%) Management Information System
3 46 (8.39%) Self-Motivation
4 25 (4.56%) Social Media
5 14 (2.55%) Analytical Mindset
6 12 (2.19%) Driving Licence
7 11 (2.01%) Web Conferencing
8 10 (1.82%) NHS
9 8 (1.46%) Product Ownership
9 8 (1.46%) Video Conferencing
10 7 (1.28%) CMDB
10 7 (1.28%) e-Learning
10 7 (1.28%) Legacy Systems
11 5 (0.91%) Algorithms
11 5 (0.91%) Learning Management System
12 4 (0.73%) Animation
12 4 (0.73%) Data Centre
12 4 (0.73%) Data Structures
12 4 (0.73%) Housing Association
12 4 (0.73%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 100 (18.25%) Windows
2 37 (6.75%) Windows 10
3 17 (3.10%) Linux
4 15 (2.74%) Windows Server
5 9 (1.64%) Unix
6 7 (1.28%) Android
7 6 (1.09%) Apple iOS
8 4 (0.73%) Mac OS
9 3 (0.55%) Windows Server 2016
10 2 (0.36%) Ubuntu
10 2 (0.36%) Windows Server 2012
10 2 (0.36%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 215 (39.23%) Customer Service
2 182 (33.21%) ITIL
3 123 (22.45%) Problem-Solving
4 117 (21.35%) Performance Metrics
5 114 (20.80%) ITSM
6 96 (17.52%) Continuous Improvement
7 60 (10.95%) ERP
8 56 (10.22%) Project Management
9 55 (10.04%) Analytics
10 54 (9.85%) CRM
10 54 (9.85%) Decision-Making
11 47 (8.58%) Business Intelligence
12 45 (8.21%) Agile
13 43 (7.85%) Cybersecurity
14 41 (7.48%) Logistics
15 39 (7.12%) Customer Experience
16 34 (6.20%) Asset Management
17 33 (6.02%) Service Delivery
18 32 (5.84%) Financial Analysis
18 32 (5.84%) Patch Management
Programming Languages
1 30 (5.47%) SQL
2 15 (2.74%) Python
3 13 (2.37%) PowerShell
4 7 (1.28%) R
5 6 (1.09%) Java
6 5 (0.91%) C++
7 4 (0.73%) ABAP
7 4 (0.73%) C#
7 4 (0.73%) JavaScript
8 3 (0.55%) Assembly Language
8 3 (0.55%) C
8 3 (0.55%) MATLAB
8 3 (0.55%) Objective-C
8 3 (0.55%) Swift
9 2 (0.36%) Bicep
9 2 (0.36%) Scala
9 2 (0.36%) T-SQL
9 2 (0.36%) VBA
9 2 (0.36%) VC++
10 1 (0.18%) Bash
Qualifications
1 247 (45.07%) Degree
2 109 (19.89%) Microsoft Certification
3 106 (19.34%) MCSE
4 105 (19.16%) AWS Certification
5 48 (8.76%) Security Cleared
6 39 (7.12%) ACCA
6 39 (7.12%) SC Cleared
7 35 (6.39%) CIMA
8 28 (5.11%) CTC Cleared
9 25 (4.56%) DBS Check
10 13 (2.37%) CIPD
11 9 (1.64%) CISSP
12 8 (1.46%) AAT
12 8 (1.46%) CFA
13 7 (1.28%) CISA
13 7 (1.28%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
14 6 (1.09%) BPSS Clearance
14 6 (1.09%) Computer Science Degree
14 6 (1.09%) ISTQB
15 5 (0.91%) Azure Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 112 (20.44%) QA
2 51 (9.31%) SLA
3 26 (4.74%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 20 (3.65%) GDPR
5 16 (2.92%) PMO
6 14 (2.55%) ISO 9001
7 10 (1.82%) Accessibility
8 4 (0.73%) Data Quality
9 3 (0.55%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 3 (0.55%) Software Quality Assurance
10 2 (0.36%) EMIR
10 2 (0.36%) GRC
10 2 (0.36%) NIST
10 2 (0.36%) NIST 800
10 2 (0.36%) SOC 2
11 1 (0.18%) Actionable Recommendations
11 1 (0.18%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 51 (9.31%) Active Directory
2 5 (0.91%) Hyper-V
3 4 (0.73%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.36%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.18%) Firmware
5 1 (0.18%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 15 (2.74%) SCCM
2 10 (1.82%) Microsoft Intune
3 2 (0.36%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 2 (0.36%) AirWatch
3 2 (0.36%) Ansible
3 2 (0.36%) Terraform
4 1 (0.18%) EMC NetWorker
4 1 (0.18%) Kubernetes
4 1 (0.18%) Single Sign-On
4 1 (0.18%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 447 (81.57%) Microsoft
2 118 (21.53%) ServiceNow
3 42 (7.66%) Cisco
4 21 (3.83%) Adobe
5 16 (2.92%) Salesforce
6 14 (2.55%) Google
7 13 (2.37%) Sage
8 12 (2.19%) Oracle
9 11 (2.01%) Apple
10 10 (1.82%) SAP
10 10 (1.82%) Workday
11 9 (1.64%) Zoho
12 7 (1.28%) iManage
12 7 (1.28%) Xero
13 5 (0.91%) Freshdesk
14 4 (0.73%) Citrix
14 4 (0.73%) Concur
14 4 (0.73%) Mitel
14 4 (0.73%) VMware
15 3 (0.55%) MuleSoft