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 11 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 72 101 102
Rank change year-on-year +29 +1 +10
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Office 516 535 673
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 3.44% 3.24% 3.10%
As % of the Applications category 21.81% 39.31% 47.06%
Number of salaries quoted 206 273 559
10th Percentile £26,250 £26,250 £25,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £30,750 £29,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,339 £42,500 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.09% - -5.56%
75th Percentile £55,281 £57,000 £57,500
90th Percentile £78,750 £72,250 £68,750
UK median annual salary £35,000 £42,500 £36,000
% change year-on-year -17.65% +18.06% -10.00%

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 2,366 1,361 1,430
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 15.78% 8.25% 6.59%
Number of salaries quoted 634 727 1,086
10th Percentile £28,750 £28,000 £25,750
25th Percentile £35,000 £36,250 £34,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +5.26% -5.00%
75th Percentile £62,500 £70,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £78,750 £85,000 £72,500
UK median annual salary £40,000 £47,683 £41,500
% change year-on-year -16.11% +14.90% -9.29%

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 11 January 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 35 (6.78%) SharePoint
2 18 (3.49%) Microsoft Exchange
3 6 (1.16%) Confluence
4 3 (0.58%) ArcGIS
4 3 (0.58%) WordPress
5 1 (0.19%) CMS
5 1 (0.19%) Drupal
5 1 (0.19%) HCL Notes
Applications
1 143 (27.71%) Microsoft Excel
2 65 (12.60%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 18 (3.49%) MS Visio
4 17 (3.29%) Spreadsheet
5 12 (2.33%) InDesign
6 7 (1.36%) Microsoft Project
6 7 (1.36%) Trello
7 5 (0.97%) Photoshop
8 4 (0.78%) Adobe Illustrator
9 3 (0.58%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 3 (0.58%) Simulink
10 1 (0.19%) Acrobat
Business Applications
1 4 (0.78%) SAP PP
1 4 (0.78%) Unit4 Business World
2 3 (0.58%) Elite 3E
3 2 (0.39%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.39%) NetSuite
3 2 (0.39%) Sage X3
4 1 (0.19%) Sage 200
4 1 (0.19%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 220 (42.64%) Microsoft 365
2 118 (22.87%) AWS
3 33 (6.40%) Azure
3 33 (6.40%) Dynamics 365
3 33 (6.40%) Power Platform
4 27 (5.23%) SaaS
5 13 (2.52%) Entra ID
6 12 (2.33%) Smartsheet
7 10 (1.94%) Cloud Computing
8 7 (1.36%) OneDrive
9 6 (1.16%) Azure DevOps
9 6 (1.16%) Intacct
9 6 (1.16%) PowerApps
10 5 (0.97%) Google Workspace
11 4 (0.78%) Google Docs
11 4 (0.78%) Workato
12 3 (0.58%) Google Drive
13 2 (0.39%) Azure Data Factory
13 2 (0.39%) Google Analytics
13 2 (0.39%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 10 (1.94%) Unified Communications
1 10 (1.94%) Wi-Fi
2 8 (1.55%) VoIP
3 7 (1.36%) DNS
3 7 (1.36%) LAN
3 7 (1.36%) TCP/IP
4 6 (1.16%) DHCP
5 5 (0.97%) Firewall
5 5 (0.97%) VPN
5 5 (0.97%) WAN
6 3 (0.58%) Broadband
6 3 (0.58%) DKIM
6 3 (0.58%) DMARC
6 3 (0.58%) Ethernet
6 3 (0.58%) Internet
6 3 (0.58%) PuTTY
6 3 (0.58%) Remote Desktop
7 2 (0.39%) 4G
7 2 (0.39%) Wireless
8 1 (0.19%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 26 (5.04%) Power BI
2 13 (2.52%) GIS
3 10 (1.94%) Geospatial Data
4 7 (1.36%) Tableau
5 4 (0.78%) SQL Server
6 2 (0.39%) Relational Database
7 1 (0.19%) Azure SQL Database
7 1 (0.19%) Data Lake
7 1 (0.19%) EDMS
7 1 (0.19%) FileMaker
7 1 (0.19%) Metadata
7 1 (0.19%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 11 (2.13%) JIRA
2 3 (0.58%) Git
2 3 (0.58%) Jenkins
2 3 (0.58%) Maven
2 3 (0.58%) Sonatype Nexus
2 3 (0.58%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 348 (67.44%) Social Skills
2 146 (28.29%) Finance
3 113 (21.90%) French Language
4 102 (19.77%) Analytical Skills
5 95 (18.41%) Swedish Language
6 47 (9.11%) Marketing
7 45 (8.72%) Organisational Skills
8 33 (6.40%) Back Office
9 30 (5.81%) Legal
10 28 (5.43%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 23 (4.46%) Documentation Skills
11 23 (4.46%) Law
12 20 (3.88%) Public Sector
13 18 (3.49%) Advertising
14 17 (3.29%) Billing
14 17 (3.29%) Presentation Skills
15 16 (3.10%) Retail
16 13 (2.52%) Banking
17 12 (2.33%) Manufacturing
18 11 (2.13%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 206 (39.92%) Analyst
2 129 (25.00%) Service Analyst
3 128 (24.81%) Service Desk Analyst
4 46 (8.91%) Support Engineer
5 45 (8.72%) IT Support
6 40 (7.75%) Senior
7 31 (6.01%) Desktop Support
8 30 (5.81%) Desktop Engineer
8 30 (5.81%) Desktop Support Engineer
9 29 (5.62%) Financial Analyst
10 24 (4.65%) Administrator
10 24 (4.65%) IT Analyst
10 24 (4.65%) Site Engineer
11 20 (3.88%) Support Analyst
12 18 (3.49%) IT Manager
12 18 (3.49%) IT Support Analyst
12 18 (3.49%) Lead
12 18 (3.49%) Supply Chain Analyst
13 17 (3.29%) Technical Support
14 15 (2.91%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (1.16%) EDI
2 4 (0.78%) Middleware
3 3 (0.58%) ActiveMQ
3 3 (0.58%) RAML
3 3 (0.58%) REST
3 3 (0.58%) SOAP
4 2 (0.39%) XML
4 2 (0.39%) XSLT
5 1 (0.19%) .NET
5 1 (0.19%) ARM Templates
5 1 (0.19%) CSS
5 1 (0.19%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 62 (12.02%) Onboarding
2 54 (10.47%) Management Information System
3 48 (9.30%) Self-Motivation
4 29 (5.62%) Social Media
5 11 (2.13%) Analytical Mindset
5 11 (2.13%) Driving Licence
5 11 (2.13%) Web Conferencing
6 10 (1.94%) NHS
7 8 (1.55%) Video Conferencing
8 7 (1.36%) CMDB
8 7 (1.36%) e-Learning
8 7 (1.36%) Legacy Systems
8 7 (1.36%) Product Ownership
9 5 (0.97%) Algorithms
9 5 (0.97%) Data Centre
9 5 (0.97%) Learning Management System
10 4 (0.78%) Animation
10 4 (0.78%) Data Structures
10 4 (0.78%) PMI
10 4 (0.78%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 94 (18.22%) Windows
2 42 (8.14%) Windows 10
3 17 (3.29%) Linux
4 15 (2.91%) Windows Server
5 9 (1.74%) Unix
6 7 (1.36%) Android
7 6 (1.16%) Apple iOS
7 6 (1.16%) Windows Server 2016
8 5 (0.97%) Mac OS
8 5 (0.97%) Windows Server 2012
8 5 (0.97%) Windows Server 2019
9 2 (0.39%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 214 (41.47%) Customer Service
2 190 (36.82%) ITIL
3 120 (23.26%) ITSM
4 119 (23.06%) Performance Metrics
5 109 (21.12%) Problem-Solving
6 87 (16.86%) Continuous Improvement
7 56 (10.85%) Decision-Making
8 52 (10.08%) ERP
9 51 (9.88%) Analytics
10 49 (9.50%) CRM
11 47 (9.11%) Project Management
12 43 (8.33%) Cybersecurity
13 42 (8.14%) Agile
14 39 (7.56%) Business Intelligence
14 39 (7.56%) Logistics
15 37 (7.17%) Customer Experience
16 36 (6.98%) Asset Management
17 32 (6.20%) Financial Analysis
17 32 (6.20%) Patch Management
18 31 (6.01%) Data Analysis
Programming Languages
1 21 (4.07%) SQL
2 14 (2.71%) Python
3 8 (1.55%) PowerShell
4 7 (1.36%) R
5 6 (1.16%) Java
6 5 (0.97%) C++
7 4 (0.78%) ABAP
7 4 (0.78%) JavaScript
8 3 (0.58%) Assembly Language
8 3 (0.58%) C
8 3 (0.58%) C#
8 3 (0.58%) MATLAB
8 3 (0.58%) Objective-C
8 3 (0.58%) Swift
9 2 (0.39%) VBA
9 2 (0.39%) VC++
10 1 (0.19%) Bash
10 1 (0.19%) Bicep
10 1 (0.19%) Scala
10 1 (0.19%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 241 (46.71%) Degree
2 114 (22.09%) Microsoft Certification
3 111 (21.51%) MCSE
4 110 (21.32%) AWS Certification
5 49 (9.50%) Security Cleared
6 41 (7.95%) SC Cleared
7 40 (7.75%) ACCA
8 36 (6.98%) CIMA
9 28 (5.43%) CTC Cleared
10 23 (4.46%) DBS Check
11 10 (1.94%) CIPD
12 9 (1.74%) CFA
12 9 (1.74%) CISSP
13 8 (1.55%) AAT
14 7 (1.36%) CISA
14 7 (1.36%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
15 6 (1.16%) BPSS Clearance
15 6 (1.16%) Computer Science Degree
16 5 (0.97%) Azure Certification
16 5 (0.97%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 114 (22.09%) QA
2 54 (10.47%) SLA
3 26 (5.04%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 18 (3.49%) GDPR
5 14 (2.71%) ISO 9001
6 12 (2.33%) PMO
7 10 (1.94%) Accessibility
8 3 (0.58%) Data Quality
8 3 (0.58%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 2 (0.39%) EMIR
9 2 (0.39%) GRC
9 2 (0.39%) NIST
9 2 (0.39%) NIST 800
9 2 (0.39%) SOC 2
9 2 (0.39%) Software Quality Assurance
10 1 (0.19%) Actionable Recommendations
10 1 (0.19%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 55 (10.66%) Active Directory
2 5 (0.97%) Hyper-V
3 2 (0.39%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (0.19%) Firmware
4 1 (0.19%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.19%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 17 (3.29%) SCCM
2 7 (1.36%) Microsoft Intune
3 6 (1.16%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 2 (0.39%) AirWatch
4 2 (0.39%) Ansible
5 1 (0.19%) EMC NetWorker
5 1 (0.19%) Forefront Identity Manager
5 1 (0.19%) Kubernetes
5 1 (0.19%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
5 1 (0.19%) Terraform
Vendors
1 423 (81.98%) Microsoft
2 118 (22.87%) ServiceNow
3 42 (8.14%) Cisco
4 21 (4.07%) Adobe
5 17 (3.29%) Google
6 13 (2.52%) Sage
6 13 (2.52%) Salesforce
7 12 (2.33%) Oracle
8 10 (1.94%) Apple
9 9 (1.74%) Zoho
10 7 (1.36%) iManage
10 7 (1.36%) SAP
10 7 (1.36%) Xero
11 4 (0.78%) Citrix
11 4 (0.78%) Concur
11 4 (0.78%) Mitel
11 4 (0.78%) Workday
12 3 (0.58%) MuleSoft
13 2 (0.39%) HubSpot
13 2 (0.39%) Wyse