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

6 months to
27 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 114 110 120
Rank change year-on-year -4 +10 -20
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Office 547 478 673
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.35% 2.89% 2.71%
As % of the Applications category 38.17% 18.72% 31.30%
Number of salaries quoted 296 299 443
10th Percentile £26,875 £25,020 £25,000
25th Percentile £28,500 £28,500 £29,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £36,500 £37,844
Median % change year-on-year -4.11% -3.55% -24.31%
75th Percentile £45,000 £60,000 £53,750
90th Percentile £62,500 £73,750 £65,000
UK median annual salary £32,500 £37,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year -13.33% - -1.32%

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 1,433 2,554 2,150
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 6.17% 15.43% 8.66%
Number of salaries quoted 822 839 1,111
10th Percentile £28,500 £26,500 £26,750
25th Percentile £35,000 £31,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,750 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.67% - -14.04%
75th Percentile £60,000 £62,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £77,500
UK median annual salary £40,000 £40,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year - -5.88% -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 27 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 45 (8.23%) SharePoint
2 23 (4.20%) Microsoft Exchange
3 13 (2.38%) Confluence
4 12 (2.19%) 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
1 157 (28.70%) Microsoft Excel
2 104 (19.01%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 84 (15.36%) Microsoft Project
4 22 (4.02%) Acrobat
5 9 (1.65%) MS Visio
6 5 (0.91%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 5 (0.91%) CorelDRAW
6 5 (0.91%) 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 15 (2.74%) 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 (26.14%) Microsoft 365
2 78 (14.26%) AWS
3 22 (4.02%) Power Platform
4 21 (3.84%) Azure
5 19 (3.47%) SaaS
6 13 (2.38%) OneDrive
7 12 (2.19%) Microsoft Copilot
8 11 (2.01%) Entra ID
9 9 (1.65%) Google Workspace
10 7 (1.28%) Canva
10 7 (1.28%) Google Analytics
11 6 (1.10%) ChatGPT
12 5 (0.91%) Power Automate
13 3 (0.55%) Smartsheet
14 2 (0.37%) Azure DevOps
15 1 (0.18%) Adobe Creative Cloud
15 1 (0.18%) Asana
15 1 (0.18%) Dynamics 365
15 1 (0.18%) Google Docs
15 1 (0.18%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 18 (3.29%) DNS
2 16 (2.93%) Firewall
3 14 (2.56%) DHCP
4 13 (2.38%) Wi-Fi
5 12 (2.19%) TCP/IP
6 10 (1.83%) VPN
7 8 (1.46%) Network Security
8 7 (1.28%) LAN
8 7 (1.28%) NGFW
8 7 (1.28%) WAN
9 5 (0.91%) Cisco IOS
9 5 (0.91%) Internet
10 3 (0.55%) Skype
10 3 (0.55%) VoIP
11 2 (0.37%) Ethernet
11 2 (0.37%) WebEx
12 1 (0.18%) Extranet
12 1 (0.18%) GoToMeeting
12 1 (0.18%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (4.02%) SQL Server
2 18 (3.29%) Power BI
3 6 (1.10%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 5 (0.91%) MySQL
5 2 (0.37%) Data Lake
5 2 (0.37%) Db2
5 2 (0.37%) DB2 UDB
5 2 (0.37%) GIS
5 2 (0.37%) KNIME
5 2 (0.37%) MS Access
5 2 (0.37%) Oracle Database
5 2 (0.37%) QlikView
6 1 (0.18%) Relational Database
6 1 (0.18%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 34 (6.22%) 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
1 408 (74.59%) Social Skills
2 136 (24.86%) Organisational Skills
3 123 (22.49%) Finance
4 84 (15.36%) Analytical Skills
5 64 (11.70%) Marketing
6 50 (9.14%) Legal
7 48 (8.78%) Swedish Language
8 32 (5.85%) Retail
9 26 (4.75%) Public Sector
10 23 (4.20%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 22 (4.02%) French Language
12 21 (3.84%) Law
12 21 (3.84%) Presentation Skills
13 19 (3.47%) Influencing Skills
14 18 (3.29%) Telecoms
15 17 (3.11%) Manufacturing
16 16 (2.93%) Advertising
17 11 (2.01%) Billing
17 11 (2.01%) German Language
18 7 (1.28%) Games
Job Titles
1 128 (23.40%) Analyst
2 86 (15.72%) Project Manager
2 86 (15.72%) Service Analyst
2 86 (15.72%) Service Desk Analyst
3 75 (13.71%) Senior
4 69 (12.61%) Senior Manager
4 69 (12.61%) Senior Project Manager
5 37 (6.76%) Administrator
6 34 (6.22%) Support Engineer
7 33 (6.03%) IT Support
8 22 (4.02%) IT Engineer
8 22 (4.02%) IT Support Engineer
9 19 (3.47%) Support Analyst
10 16 (2.93%) Applications Support
11 14 (2.56%) Business Analyst
12 13 (2.38%) Coordinator
13 12 (2.19%) Sales Administrator
13 12 (2.19%) Support Officer
14 11 (2.01%) 1st Line Support
14 11 (2.01%) Sales Representative
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
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%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 46 (8.41%) Onboarding
2 37 (6.76%) Self-Motivation
3 35 (6.40%) Management Information System
4 30 (5.48%) Social Media
5 21 (3.84%) Web Conferencing
6 20 (3.66%) Driving Licence
7 10 (1.83%) Analytical Mindset
7 10 (1.83%) NHS
8 8 (1.46%) Video Editing
9 6 (1.10%) Blog
9 6 (1.10%) e-Learning
10 5 (0.91%) Fat Client
10 5 (0.91%) IoT
10 5 (0.91%) Podcast
10 5 (0.91%) Raspberry Pi
10 5 (0.91%) Thin Client
10 5 (0.91%) Virtual Team
11 4 (0.73%) Derivative
12 3 (0.55%) Client/Server
12 3 (0.55%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 80 (14.63%) Windows
2 36 (6.58%) Windows Server
3 13 (2.38%) Linux
3 13 (2.38%) Windows 10
4 12 (2.19%) Windows Server 2016
5 6 (1.10%) Android
5 6 (1.10%) Windows Server 2012
6 5 (0.91%) Ubuntu
7 4 (0.73%) Windows Server 2008
8 3 (0.55%) Mac OS
9 2 (0.37%) Windows Server 2019
10 1 (0.18%) Apple iOS
10 1 (0.18%) Mac OS X
10 1 (0.18%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 155 (28.34%) Customer Service
2 130 (23.77%) Project Management
3 115 (21.02%) Problem-Solving
4 102 (18.65%) ITIL
5 96 (17.55%) Agile
5 96 (17.55%) CRM
6 94 (17.18%) Project Delivery
7 92 (16.82%) Customer Experience
8 84 (15.36%) Continuous Improvement
8 84 (15.36%) PRINCE2
9 76 (13.89%) Coaching
10 74 (13.53%) Budget Management
10 74 (13.53%) ITSM
11 72 (13.16%) Performance Metrics
12 69 (12.61%) Conflict Management
13 68 (12.43%) Impact Analysis
14 66 (12.07%) Operations Management
14 66 (12.07%) Programme Governance
15 56 (10.24%) Stakeholder Management
16 45 (8.23%) B2B
Programming Languages
1 44 (8.04%) SQL
2 20 (3.66%) PowerShell
3 9 (1.65%) JavaScript
3 9 (1.65%) Python
4 7 (1.28%) VBA
4 7 (1.28%) VBScript
5 6 (1.10%) T-SQL
6 5 (0.91%) C#
7 4 (0.73%) Java
7 4 (0.73%) R
8 3 (0.55%) C
8 3 (0.55%) C++
9 2 (0.37%) Bash
9 2 (0.37%) VB
Qualifications
1 221 (40.40%) Degree
2 73 (13.35%) Microsoft Certification
3 68 (12.43%) AWS Certification
3 68 (12.43%) MCSE
4 66 (12.07%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
5 15 (2.74%) Security Cleared
6 12 (2.19%) HNC
7 11 (2.01%) HND
8 10 (1.83%) DBS Check
8 10 (1.83%) SC Cleared
9 8 (1.46%) BPSS Clearance
10 5 (0.91%) PMI Certification
11 4 (0.73%) CIPD
11 4 (0.73%) DV Cleared
11 4 (0.73%) ISTQB
11 4 (0.73%) PMP
12 3 (0.55%) ACCA
12 3 (0.55%) CAPM
12 3 (0.55%) CIMA
12 3 (0.55%) CTC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 80 (14.63%) QA
2 26 (4.75%) SLA
3 25 (4.57%) GDPR
4 20 (3.66%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 19 (3.47%) PMO
6 16 (2.93%) Data Quality
7 14 (2.56%) Accessibility
7 14 (2.56%) ISO 9001
8 8 (1.46%) NIST
9 7 (1.28%) TickIT
10 3 (0.55%) Cyber Essentials
10 3 (0.55%) ISO/IEC 42001
10 3 (0.55%) MiFID
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%) HL7
12 1 (0.18%) NEBOSH
12 1 (0.18%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 57 (10.42%) Active Directory
2 9 (1.65%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (1.10%) Virtual Machines
4 5 (0.91%) vSphere
5 4 (0.73%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 22 (4.02%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (0.73%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
3 3 (0.55%) Norton AntiVirus
4 2 (0.37%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 2 (0.37%) Ansible
4 2 (0.37%) Proxmox
5 1 (0.18%) Jamf Pro
5 1 (0.18%) SCCM
5 1 (0.18%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 433 (79.16%) Microsoft
2 76 (13.89%) ServiceNow
3 40 (7.31%) Adobe
4 21 (3.84%) Apple
4 21 (3.84%) HubSpot
5 19 (3.47%) Cisco
6 17 (3.11%) Google
7 15 (2.74%) VMware
8 14 (2.56%) Sage
9 13 (2.38%) Salesforce
9 13 (2.38%) Xero
10 12 (2.19%) iManage
11 10 (1.83%) SAP
12 8 (1.46%) Veeam
13 7 (1.28%) HP
13 7 (1.28%) Meraki
13 7 (1.28%) Oracle
14 6 (1.10%) Citrix
15 5 (0.91%) Acronis
15 5 (0.91%) Synology