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

6 months to
8 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 110 127 94
Rank change year-on-year +17 -33 -5
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Office 541 442 1,000
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.56% 2.72% 3.06%
As % of the Applications category 39.06% 19.96% 34.45%
Number of salaries quoted 271 298 737
10th Percentile £26,250 £25,000 £23,800
25th Percentile £29,125 £28,500 £26,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £36,000 £36,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% -1.37% -23.16%
75th Percentile £50,125 £56,654 £51,000
90th Percentile £68,750 £72,500 £63,750
UK median annual salary £32,500 £37,500 £32,500
% change year-on-year -13.33% +15.38% -15.58%

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 1,385 2,214 2,903
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 6.55% 13.62% 8.87%
Number of salaries quoted 749 897 1,780
10th Percentile £28,500 £26,500 £25,300
25th Percentile £35,000 £32,500 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,680 £50,000 £43,865
Median % change year-on-year -8.64% +13.99% -10.48%
75th Percentile £60,000 £66,225 £57,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £74,331 £70,000
UK median annual salary £40,000 £43,000 £39,423
% change year-on-year -6.98% +9.07% -12.39%

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 8 July 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 55 (10.17%) SharePoint
2 31 (5.73%) Microsoft Exchange
3 14 (2.59%) IIS
4 9 (1.66%) Exchange Server 2007
4 9 (1.66%) Exchange Server 2010
4 9 (1.66%) Exchange Server 2013
4 9 (1.66%) WordPress
5 7 (1.29%) Confluence
6 1 (0.18%) CMS
Applications
1 127 (23.48%) Microsoft Excel
2 78 (14.42%) Microsoft Project
3 68 (12.57%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (0.92%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 5 (0.92%) CorelDRAW
4 5 (0.92%) Spreadsheet
5 3 (0.55%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.37%) Camtasia
6 2 (0.37%) Trello
7 1 (0.18%) InDesign
7 1 (0.18%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 18 (3.33%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (0.74%) Sage 50
3 3 (0.55%) BambooHR
3 3 (0.55%) NetSuite
4 2 (0.37%) Salesforce CRM
5 1 (0.18%) Raiser’s Edge
5 1 (0.18%) SAP Oil and Gas
5 1 (0.18%) SAP PM
5 1 (0.18%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 195 (36.04%) Microsoft 365
2 89 (16.45%) AWS
3 57 (10.54%) Entra ID
4 38 (7.02%) Azure
5 30 (5.55%) Power Platform
6 25 (4.62%) SaaS
7 11 (2.03%) Google Workspace
7 11 (2.03%) Microsoft Copilot
7 11 (2.03%) OneDrive
8 6 (1.11%) ChatGPT
9 5 (0.92%) Canva
9 5 (0.92%) Google Analytics
9 5 (0.92%) Intacct
9 5 (0.92%) Power Automate
10 3 (0.55%) Smartsheet
11 2 (0.37%) Viva Engage
12 1 (0.18%) GitHub
12 1 (0.18%) Google Docs
12 1 (0.18%) MailChimp
12 1 (0.18%) Stripe
Communications & Networking
1 31 (5.73%) Firewall
2 24 (4.44%) DNS
3 23 (4.25%) DHCP
4 19 (3.51%) VPN
4 19 (3.51%) Wi-Fi
5 13 (2.40%) TCP/IP
6 9 (1.66%) Internet
6 9 (1.66%) LAN
6 9 (1.66%) VoIP
6 9 (1.66%) WAN
7 7 (1.29%) NGFW
8 5 (0.92%) Cisco IOS
8 5 (0.92%) Network Security
9 3 (0.55%) Ethernet
9 3 (0.55%) Skype
10 2 (0.37%) Extranet
10 2 (0.37%) Intranet
10 2 (0.37%) WebEx
11 1 (0.18%) VLAN
11 1 (0.18%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 26 (4.81%) Power BI
2 19 (3.51%) SQL Server
3 8 (1.48%) Tableau
4 6 (1.11%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 5 (0.92%) MySQL
6 4 (0.74%) Db2
6 4 (0.74%) DB2 UDB
6 4 (0.74%) QlikView
7 3 (0.55%) GIS
8 2 (0.37%) KNIME
8 2 (0.37%) MS Access
8 2 (0.37%) Oracle Database
9 1 (0.18%) Data Lake
9 1 (0.18%) Geospatial Data
9 1 (0.18%) QGIS
9 1 (0.18%) Relational Database
9 1 (0.18%) Spatial Data
Development Applications
1 23 (4.25%) JIRA
2 2 (0.37%) Git
3 1 (0.18%) Ranorex
3 1 (0.18%) Selenium
3 1 (0.18%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 404 (74.68%) Social Skills
2 118 (21.81%) Finance
3 108 (19.96%) Organisational Skills
4 70 (12.94%) Analytical Skills
5 43 (7.95%) French Language
6 36 (6.65%) Swedish Language
7 35 (6.47%) Back Office
8 30 (5.55%) Marketing
9 28 (5.18%) Legal
9 28 (5.18%) Retail
10 24 (4.44%) Public Sector
11 21 (3.88%) Law
12 19 (3.51%) Influencing Skills
12 19 (3.51%) Presentation Skills
13 17 (3.14%) Telecoms
14 16 (2.96%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 13 (2.40%) Advertising
16 9 (1.66%) Manufacturing
17 8 (1.48%) Games
18 7 (1.29%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 144 (26.62%) Analyst
2 93 (17.19%) Service Analyst
2 93 (17.19%) Service Desk Analyst
3 87 (16.08%) Senior
4 83 (15.34%) Project Manager
5 82 (15.16%) Support Engineer
6 73 (13.49%) Senior Manager
7 69 (12.75%) Senior Project Manager
8 53 (9.80%) IT Support
9 40 (7.39%) Desktop Support
10 38 (7.02%) Desktop Engineer
10 38 (7.02%) Desktop Support Engineer
10 38 (7.02%) IT Engineer
10 38 (7.02%) IT Support Engineer
11 32 (5.91%) Site Engineer
12 23 (4.25%) Administrator
12 23 (4.25%) Support Analyst
13 17 (3.14%) Business Analyst
14 14 (2.59%) Applications Support
15 11 (2.03%) Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (1.29%) CSS
1 7 (1.29%) HTML
1 7 (1.29%) Microsoft Graph
2 2 (0.37%) Godot
2 2 (0.37%) SOAP
2 2 (0.37%) Unreal Engine
2 2 (0.37%) XML
3 1 (0.18%) FHIR
3 1 (0.18%) JSP
3 1 (0.18%) PyTorch
3 1 (0.18%) REST
3 1 (0.18%) SailPoint
3 1 (0.18%) SciPy
3 1 (0.18%) Web Services
3 1 (0.18%) XSLT
Miscellaneous
1 43 (7.95%) Self-Motivation
2 40 (7.39%) Onboarding
3 32 (5.91%) Management Information System
4 24 (4.44%) Social Media
5 18 (3.33%) Web Conferencing
6 13 (2.40%) Driving Licence
7 8 (1.48%) Blog
8 6 (1.11%) Analytical Mindset
8 6 (1.11%) e-Learning
8 6 (1.11%) Video Editing
9 5 (0.92%) IoT
9 5 (0.92%) NHS
9 5 (0.92%) Podcast
9 5 (0.92%) Raspberry Pi
10 4 (0.74%) Derivative
10 4 (0.74%) OTC Derivatives
10 4 (0.74%) Virtual Team
10 4 (0.74%) Wiki
11 3 (0.55%) CMDB
11 3 (0.55%) Digital Media
Operating Systems
1 126 (23.29%) Windows
2 58 (10.72%) Windows 10
3 44 (8.13%) Windows Server
4 22 (4.07%) Windows Server 2016
5 17 (3.14%) Linux
6 16 (2.96%) Windows Server 2012
7 9 (1.66%) Windows Server 2008
7 9 (1.66%) Windows Server 2019
8 8 (1.48%) Mac OS
9 6 (1.11%) Android
10 5 (0.92%) Ubuntu
10 5 (0.92%) Unix
11 1 (0.18%) Apple iOS
11 1 (0.18%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 180 (33.27%) Customer Service
2 141 (26.06%) ITIL
3 111 (20.52%) Project Management
4 108 (19.96%) Customer Experience
5 106 (19.59%) Problem-Solving
6 101 (18.67%) Continuous Improvement
7 95 (17.56%) Agile
8 87 (16.08%) Project Delivery
9 81 (14.97%) Coaching
9 81 (14.97%) ITSM
10 78 (14.42%) CRM
11 77 (14.23%) Performance Metrics
12 75 (13.86%) PRINCE2
13 72 (13.31%) Budget Management
14 70 (12.94%) Impact Analysis
15 68 (12.57%) Conflict Management
16 66 (12.20%) Operations Management
16 66 (12.20%) Programme Governance
17 63 (11.65%) Cybersecurity
18 51 (9.43%) Analytics
Programming Languages
1 39 (7.21%) SQL
2 18 (3.33%) PowerShell
3 12 (2.22%) VBA
4 11 (2.03%) Python
4 11 (2.03%) VBScript
5 7 (1.29%) JavaScript
6 6 (1.11%) T-SQL
6 6 (1.11%) VB
7 4 (0.74%) C#
8 3 (0.55%) C++
8 3 (0.55%) R
9 2 (0.37%) C
9 2 (0.37%) Java
10 1 (0.18%) ABAP
10 1 (0.18%) VC++
Qualifications
1 263 (48.61%) Degree
2 86 (15.90%) Microsoft Certification
3 75 (13.86%) AWS Certification
3 75 (13.86%) MCSE
4 66 (12.20%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
5 45 (8.32%) Security Cleared
6 42 (7.76%) SC Cleared
7 35 (6.47%) CTC Cleared
8 14 (2.59%) HNC
9 11 (2.03%) HND
10 6 (1.11%) Azure Certification
10 6 (1.11%) DV Cleared
10 6 (1.11%) PMI Certification
11 5 (0.92%) ACCA
11 5 (0.92%) DBS Check
11 5 (0.92%) PMP
12 4 (0.74%) BPSS Clearance
13 3 (0.55%) A+ Certification
13 3 (0.55%) CAPM
13 3 (0.55%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 88 (16.27%) QA
2 45 (8.32%) SLA
3 22 (4.07%) Data Quality
4 21 (3.88%) GDPR
5 18 (3.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 16 (2.96%) PMO
7 14 (2.59%) Accessibility
8 10 (1.85%) ISO 9001
9 9 (1.66%) NIST
10 7 (1.29%) TickIT
11 6 (1.11%) Cyber Essentials
12 4 (0.74%) MiFID
13 3 (0.55%) HIPAA
13 3 (0.55%) IFRS
14 1 (0.18%) Disclosure Scotland
14 1 (0.18%) EMIR
14 1 (0.18%) GRC
14 1 (0.18%) HL7
14 1 (0.18%) IFRS 17
14 1 (0.18%) ISO/IEC 42001
System Software
1 75 (13.86%) Active Directory
2 15 (2.77%) Hyper-V
3 14 (2.59%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (0.92%) Virtual Machines
4 5 (0.92%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 36 (6.65%) Microsoft Intune
2 11 (2.03%) SCCM
3 7 (1.29%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 3 (0.55%) Norton AntiVirus
4 3 (0.55%) Proxmox
4 3 (0.55%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
5 1 (0.18%) Jamf Pro
5 1 (0.18%) RSA Archer
5 1 (0.18%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 408 (75.42%) Microsoft
2 84 (15.53%) ServiceNow
3 46 (8.50%) Cisco
4 22 (4.07%) VMware
5 19 (3.51%) Sage
6 18 (3.33%) Google
7 15 (2.77%) Salesforce
8 12 (2.22%) Adobe
8 12 (2.22%) iManage
8 12 (2.22%) Xero
9 11 (2.03%) HubSpot
9 11 (2.03%) SAP
10 10 (1.85%) Apple
10 10 (1.85%) Oracle
11 9 (1.66%) Dell
11 9 (1.66%) HP
12 8 (1.48%) Meraki
12 8 (1.48%) Veeam
13 6 (1.11%) Citrix
14 5 (0.92%) IBM