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

6 months to
8 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 106 109 119
Rank change year-on-year +3 +10 -23
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Office 631 518 591
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.54% 3.08% 2.70%
As % of the Applications category 39.07% 15.30% 30.64%
Number of salaries quoted 329 279 321
10th Percentile £26,250 £25,552 £26,250
25th Percentile £28,500 £28,500 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £34,500 £36,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% -10.00% -20.79%
75th Percentile £45,000 £56,604 £55,250
90th Percentile £58,450 £73,750 £70,000
UK median annual salary £32,500 £35,000 £40,722
% change year-on-year -7.14% -14.05% +7.16%

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 1,615 3,386 1,929
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 6.51% 20.16% 8.82%
Number of salaries quoted 930 815 864
10th Percentile £28,500 £26,500 £27,500
25th Percentile £33,500 £31,250 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -14.29%
75th Percentile £58,750 £62,500 £67,813
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £84,625
UK median annual salary £40,000 £40,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year - -11.11% -

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 October 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 51 (8.08%) SharePoint
2 13 (2.06%) Microsoft Exchange
3 11 (1.74%) IIS
4 10 (1.58%) Confluence
5 8 (1.27%) WordPress
6 3 (0.48%) Office Communications Server
7 2 (0.32%) CMS
8 1 (0.16%) Moodle
Applications
1 203 (32.17%) Microsoft Excel
2 111 (17.59%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 90 (14.26%) Microsoft Project
4 24 (3.80%) Acrobat
5 13 (2.06%) Spreadsheet
6 10 (1.58%) MS Visio
7 5 (0.79%) AutoCAD
7 5 (0.79%) CorelDRAW
7 5 (0.79%) Navisworks
7 5 (0.79%) Revit
8 4 (0.63%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 3 (0.48%) EPLAN
9 3 (0.48%) ProjectWise
9 3 (0.48%) Trello
10 1 (0.16%) InDesign
10 1 (0.16%) Photoshop
10 1 (0.16%) Stata
Business Applications
1 13 (2.06%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (1.11%) NetSuite
2 7 (1.11%) Sage 50
3 3 (0.48%) Integrated Workplace Management System
4 2 (0.32%) BambooHR
4 2 (0.32%) Salesforce CRM
4 2 (0.32%) Shopify
5 1 (0.16%) Dynamics GP
5 1 (0.16%) Oracle Assets
5 1 (0.16%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
5 1 (0.16%) Remedy ITSM
5 1 (0.16%) SAP GTS
Cloud Services
1 136 (21.55%) Microsoft 365
2 70 (11.09%) AWS
3 23 (3.65%) Power Platform
4 21 (3.33%) Azure
5 20 (3.17%) SaaS
6 14 (2.22%) Microsoft Copilot
7 13 (2.06%) Entra ID
8 10 (1.58%) OneDrive
9 8 (1.27%) Google Workspace
10 7 (1.11%) Canva
11 6 (0.95%) Google Analytics
12 5 (0.79%) Power Automate
13 4 (0.63%) ChatGPT
14 3 (0.48%) Smartsheet
15 2 (0.32%) Azure DevOps
16 1 (0.16%) Asana
16 1 (0.16%) Dynamics 365
16 1 (0.16%) Google Docs
16 1 (0.16%) Microsoft Purview
16 1 (0.16%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 21 (3.33%) DNS
2 15 (2.38%) DHCP
3 13 (2.06%) Firewall
3 13 (2.06%) Wi-Fi
4 12 (1.90%) TCP/IP
5 8 (1.27%) Network Security
6 7 (1.11%) Internet
6 7 (1.11%) NGFW
6 7 (1.11%) VPN
7 6 (0.95%) LAN
7 6 (0.95%) WAN
8 5 (0.79%) Cisco IOS
8 5 (0.79%) Ethernet
9 3 (0.48%) Profibus
10 2 (0.32%) NGN
10 2 (0.32%) WebEx
11 1 (0.16%) Broadband
11 1 (0.16%) GoToMeeting
11 1 (0.16%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 19 (3.01%) Power BI
2 18 (2.85%) SQL Server
3 5 (0.79%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 3 (0.48%) GIS
5 2 (0.32%) Data Lake
5 2 (0.32%) KNIME
5 2 (0.32%) MS Access
5 2 (0.32%) MySQL
6 1 (0.16%) Oracle Database
6 1 (0.16%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 35 (5.55%) JIRA
2 2 (0.32%) Jenkins
2 2 (0.32%) JMeter
2 2 (0.32%) Postman
3 1 (0.16%) Claude Code
3 1 (0.16%) Git
3 1 (0.16%) Ranorex
3 1 (0.16%) Selenium
3 1 (0.16%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 471 (74.64%) Social Skills
2 164 (25.99%) Organisational Skills
3 147 (23.30%) Finance
4 112 (17.75%) Analytical Skills
5 70 (11.09%) Marketing
6 50 (7.92%) Legal
7 48 (7.61%) Swedish Language
8 44 (6.97%) Retail
9 38 (6.02%) Public Sector
10 35 (5.55%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 33 (5.23%) Manufacturing
12 28 (4.44%) Telecoms
13 23 (3.65%) Influencing Skills
14 19 (3.01%) Law
14 19 (3.01%) Presentation Skills
15 17 (2.69%) Billing
16 16 (2.54%) Advertising
17 14 (2.22%) French Language
18 13 (2.06%) German Language
19 11 (1.74%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 133 (21.08%) Analyst
2 84 (13.31%) Service Analyst
2 84 (13.31%) Service Desk Analyst
3 83 (13.15%) Project Manager
4 78 (12.36%) Senior
5 69 (10.94%) Senior Manager
5 69 (10.94%) Senior Project Manager
6 53 (8.40%) Administrator
7 32 (5.07%) Support Engineer
8 31 (4.91%) IT Support
9 28 (4.44%) Support Analyst
10 22 (3.49%) Applications Support
11 21 (3.33%) 1st Line Support
11 21 (3.33%) Coordinator
12 20 (3.17%) IT Engineer
12 20 (3.17%) IT Support Engineer
13 15 (2.38%) 1st Line Engineer
13 15 (2.38%) 1st Line Support Engineer
14 14 (2.22%) Sales Executive
15 13 (2.06%) IT Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (1.11%) Microsoft Graph
2 5 (0.79%) CSS
2 5 (0.79%) HTML
3 3 (0.48%) Godot
3 3 (0.48%) STL
3 3 (0.48%) Unreal Engine
4 2 (0.32%) EDI
4 2 (0.32%) Middleware
4 2 (0.32%) Terraform
5 1 (0.16%) .NET
5 1 (0.16%) JSON
5 1 (0.16%) Langfuse
5 1 (0.16%) Model Context Protocol
5 1 (0.16%) SOAP
5 1 (0.16%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 56 (8.87%) Management Information System
2 53 (8.40%) Onboarding
3 46 (7.29%) Self-Motivation
4 35 (5.55%) Social Media
5 33 (5.23%) Driving Licence
6 22 (3.49%) Web Conferencing
7 11 (1.74%) NHS
8 9 (1.43%) Analytical Mindset
8 9 (1.43%) Video Conferencing
9 6 (0.95%) Blog
9 6 (0.95%) Client/Server
9 6 (0.95%) Data Centre
9 6 (0.95%) e-Learning
9 6 (0.95%) Fat Client
9 6 (0.95%) IoT
9 6 (0.95%) Legacy Systems
9 6 (0.95%) Thin Client
9 6 (0.95%) Video Editing
10 5 (0.79%) SCADA
11 4 (0.63%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 80 (12.68%) Windows
2 29 (4.60%) Windows Server
3 11 (1.74%) Windows 10
4 8 (1.27%) Linux
5 6 (0.95%) Android
6 5 (0.79%) Windows Server 2016
7 2 (0.32%) Ubuntu
8 1 (0.16%) Apple iOS
8 1 (0.16%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 185 (29.32%) Customer Service
2 147 (23.30%) Problem-Solving
3 144 (22.82%) Project Management
4 120 (19.02%) CRM
5 115 (18.23%) Customer Experience
6 104 (16.48%) Continuous Improvement
7 98 (15.53%) ITIL
8 96 (15.21%) Agile
9 94 (14.90%) Project Delivery
10 85 (13.47%) PRINCE2
11 83 (13.15%) Coaching
12 82 (13.00%) Stakeholder Management
13 77 (12.20%) Budget Management
14 73 (11.57%) ITSM
15 69 (10.94%) Conflict Management
15 69 (10.94%) Programme Governance
16 66 (10.46%) Impact Analysis
16 66 (10.46%) Operations Management
17 65 (10.30%) Performance Metrics
18 51 (8.08%) Collaborative Working
Programming Languages
1 40 (6.34%) SQL
2 19 (3.01%) PowerShell
3 10 (1.58%) JavaScript
4 8 (1.27%) Python
5 5 (0.79%) C#
5 5 (0.79%) R
5 5 (0.79%) T-SQL
5 5 (0.79%) VBA
5 5 (0.79%) VBScript
6 3 (0.48%) C
6 3 (0.48%) C++
6 3 (0.48%) Java
7 2 (0.32%) Bash
Qualifications
1 222 (35.18%) Degree
2 66 (10.46%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
3 65 (10.30%) Microsoft Certification
4 60 (9.51%) AWS Certification
4 60 (9.51%) MCSE
5 30 (4.75%) Security Cleared
6 21 (3.33%) SC Cleared
7 18 (2.85%) DBS Check
8 9 (1.43%) HNC
9 7 (1.11%) HND
10 5 (0.79%) ACCA
10 5 (0.79%) APMP
10 5 (0.79%) BPSS Clearance
10 5 (0.79%) CIPD
10 5 (0.79%) DV Cleared
10 5 (0.79%) PMI Certification
11 4 (0.63%) CIMA
11 4 (0.63%) ISTQB
11 4 (0.63%) PMP
12 3 (0.48%) CIPFA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 77 (12.20%) QA
2 34 (5.39%) GDPR
3 26 (4.12%) SLA
4 25 (3.96%) PMO
5 18 (2.85%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 17 (2.69%) ISO 9001
7 14 (2.22%) Accessibility
7 14 (2.22%) Data Quality
8 7 (1.11%) NIST
9 5 (0.79%) ISO 14001
9 5 (0.79%) TickIT
10 3 (0.48%) Cyber Essentials
10 3 (0.48%) ISO 19650
10 3 (0.48%) ISO/IEC 42001
11 2 (0.32%) ISO 22301
12 1 (0.16%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 1 (0.16%) Disclosure Scotland
12 1 (0.16%) IFRS
12 1 (0.16%) NEBOSH
12 1 (0.16%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 57 (9.03%) Active Directory
2 3 (0.48%) Virtual Machines
2 3 (0.48%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (0.32%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 23 (3.65%) Microsoft Intune
2 11 (1.74%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
3 3 (0.48%) Functional Safety
3 3 (0.48%) Norton AntiVirus
4 2 (0.32%) Ansible
5 1 (0.16%) AirWatch
5 1 (0.16%) Jamf Pro
5 1 (0.16%) SCCM
5 1 (0.16%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 505 (80.03%) Microsoft
2 69 (10.94%) ServiceNow
3 40 (6.34%) Adobe
4 24 (3.80%) Apple
5 22 (3.49%) HubSpot
6 18 (2.85%) Cisco
7 15 (2.38%) Google
8 14 (2.22%) Sage
9 13 (2.06%) Xero
10 10 (1.58%) iManage
10 10 (1.58%) Salesforce
11 9 (1.43%) SAP
11 9 (1.43%) VMware
12 6 (0.95%) Acronis
12 6 (0.95%) Citrix
12 6 (0.95%) Datto
12 6 (0.95%) Oracle
13 5 (0.79%) Veeam
14 4 (0.63%) Yealink
14 4 (0.63%) Zscaler