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

6 months to
2 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 72 96 102
Rank change year-on-year +24 +6 +18
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Office 536 552 648
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 3.55% 3.26% 3.15%
As % of the Applications category 21.71% 39.63% 47.58%
Number of salaries quoted 216 285 532
10th Percentile £26,250 £26,350 £25,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £30,750 £29,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £42,500 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.88% - -5.56%
75th Percentile £55,625 £55,625 £58,750
90th Percentile £78,750 £70,750 £69,875
UK median annual salary £35,000 £42,500 £36,250
% change year-on-year -17.65% +17.24% -9.38%

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 2,469 1,393 1,362
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 16.34% 8.24% 6.62%
Number of salaries quoted 662 751 1,030
10th Percentile £28,750 £28,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £33,563 £36,250 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,000 £49,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +2.04% -2.00%
75th Percentile £62,188 £70,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £78,750 £83,750 £72,500
UK median annual salary £40,000 £47,683 £42,500
% change year-on-year -16.11% +12.20% -7.61%

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 2 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 41 (7.65%) SharePoint
2 22 (4.10%) Microsoft Exchange
3 6 (1.12%) Confluence
4 3 (0.56%) ArcGIS
4 3 (0.56%) WordPress
5 1 (0.19%) CMS
5 1 (0.19%) Drupal
5 1 (0.19%) HCL Notes
Applications
1 153 (28.54%) Microsoft Excel
2 68 (12.69%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 18 (3.36%) MS Visio
4 17 (3.17%) Spreadsheet
5 12 (2.24%) InDesign
6 7 (1.31%) Microsoft Project
6 7 (1.31%) Trello
7 5 (0.93%) Photoshop
8 4 (0.75%) Adobe Illustrator
9 3 (0.56%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 3 (0.56%) Simulink
10 1 (0.19%) Acrobat
Business Applications
1 5 (0.93%) Unit4 Business World
2 4 (0.75%) SAP PP
3 3 (0.56%) Elite 3E
4 2 (0.37%) Dynamics CRM
4 2 (0.37%) NetSuite
4 2 (0.37%) Sage X3
5 1 (0.19%) Sage 200
5 1 (0.19%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 221 (41.23%) Microsoft 365
2 113 (21.08%) AWS
3 36 (6.72%) Power Platform
4 35 (6.53%) Azure
5 33 (6.16%) Dynamics 365
6 27 (5.04%) SaaS
7 15 (2.80%) Smartsheet
8 13 (2.43%) Entra ID
9 10 (1.87%) Cloud Computing
9 10 (1.87%) OneDrive
10 8 (1.49%) Azure DevOps
11 6 (1.12%) Intacct
11 6 (1.12%) PowerApps
12 5 (0.93%) Google Workspace
13 4 (0.75%) Google Docs
13 4 (0.75%) Workato
14 3 (0.56%) Azure Data Factory
14 3 (0.56%) Google Drive
15 2 (0.37%) Google Analytics
15 2 (0.37%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 11 (2.05%) Wi-Fi
2 10 (1.87%) DHCP
2 10 (1.87%) DNS
2 10 (1.87%) Unified Communications
3 8 (1.49%) TCP/IP
3 8 (1.49%) VoIP
4 7 (1.31%) LAN
5 5 (0.93%) Firewall
5 5 (0.93%) VPN
5 5 (0.93%) WAN
6 4 (0.75%) Broadband
6 4 (0.75%) Ethernet
7 3 (0.56%) DKIM
7 3 (0.56%) DMARC
7 3 (0.56%) PuTTY
7 3 (0.56%) Remote Desktop
8 2 (0.37%) 4G
8 2 (0.37%) Internet
8 2 (0.37%) Wireless
9 1 (0.19%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 29 (5.41%) Power BI
2 13 (2.43%) GIS
3 10 (1.87%) Geospatial Data
4 7 (1.31%) Tableau
5 5 (0.93%) SQL Server
6 3 (0.56%) Relational Database
7 2 (0.37%) Azure SQL Database
7 2 (0.37%) Data Lake
7 2 (0.37%) Metadata
8 1 (0.19%) EDMS
8 1 (0.19%) FileMaker
8 1 (0.19%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 11 (2.05%) JIRA
2 3 (0.56%) Git
2 3 (0.56%) Jenkins
2 3 (0.56%) Maven
2 3 (0.56%) Sonatype Nexus
2 3 (0.56%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 358 (66.79%) Social Skills
2 155 (28.92%) Finance
3 108 (20.15%) Analytical Skills
3 108 (20.15%) French Language
4 95 (17.72%) Swedish Language
5 50 (9.33%) Marketing
6 47 (8.77%) Organisational Skills
7 33 (6.16%) Back Office
7 33 (6.16%) Legal
8 30 (5.60%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 27 (5.04%) Law
10 24 (4.48%) Documentation Skills
11 21 (3.92%) Presentation Skills
12 19 (3.54%) Public Sector
12 19 (3.54%) Retail
13 18 (3.36%) Advertising
14 17 (3.17%) Billing
15 13 (2.43%) Banking
15 13 (2.43%) Telecoms
16 12 (2.24%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 205 (38.25%) Analyst
2 124 (23.13%) Service Analyst
3 123 (22.95%) Service Desk Analyst
4 47 (8.77%) IT Support
5 46 (8.58%) Support Engineer
6 41 (7.65%) Senior
7 31 (5.78%) Desktop Support
8 30 (5.60%) Desktop Engineer
8 30 (5.60%) Desktop Support Engineer
9 29 (5.41%) Financial Analyst
10 26 (4.85%) Administrator
11 24 (4.48%) IT Analyst
11 24 (4.48%) Site Engineer
12 20 (3.73%) Support Analyst
13 18 (3.36%) IT Manager
13 18 (3.36%) IT Support Analyst
13 18 (3.36%) Lead
13 18 (3.36%) Supply Chain Analyst
13 18 (3.36%) Technical Support
14 14 (2.61%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (1.12%) EDI
2 4 (0.75%) Middleware
3 3 (0.56%) ActiveMQ
3 3 (0.56%) RAML
3 3 (0.56%) REST
3 3 (0.56%) SOAP
4 2 (0.37%) .NET
4 2 (0.37%) ARM Templates
4 2 (0.37%) XML
4 2 (0.37%) XSLT
5 1 (0.19%) CSS
5 1 (0.19%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 70 (13.06%) Onboarding
2 54 (10.07%) Management Information System
3 48 (8.96%) Self-Motivation
4 29 (5.41%) Social Media
5 14 (2.61%) Analytical Mindset
6 12 (2.24%) Driving Licence
7 11 (2.05%) Web Conferencing
8 10 (1.87%) NHS
9 8 (1.49%) Product Ownership
9 8 (1.49%) Video Conferencing
10 7 (1.31%) CMDB
10 7 (1.31%) e-Learning
10 7 (1.31%) Legacy Systems
11 5 (0.93%) Algorithms
11 5 (0.93%) Data Centre
11 5 (0.93%) Learning Management System
12 4 (0.75%) Animation
12 4 (0.75%) Data Structures
12 4 (0.75%) PMI
12 4 (0.75%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 101 (18.84%) Windows
2 42 (7.84%) Windows 10
3 18 (3.36%) Windows Server
4 17 (3.17%) Linux
5 9 (1.68%) Unix
6 7 (1.31%) Android
7 6 (1.12%) Apple iOS
7 6 (1.12%) Windows Server 2016
8 5 (0.93%) Mac OS
8 5 (0.93%) Windows Server 2012
8 5 (0.93%) Windows Server 2019
9 2 (0.37%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 213 (39.74%) Customer Service
2 185 (34.51%) ITIL
3 121 (22.57%) Problem-Solving
4 117 (21.83%) Performance Metrics
5 115 (21.46%) ITSM
6 93 (17.35%) Continuous Improvement
7 55 (10.26%) CRM
8 54 (10.07%) Decision-Making
8 54 (10.07%) ERP
9 53 (9.89%) Project Management
10 52 (9.70%) Analytics
11 43 (8.02%) Agile
11 43 (8.02%) Business Intelligence
11 43 (8.02%) Cybersecurity
12 41 (7.65%) Logistics
13 38 (7.09%) Customer Experience
14 36 (6.72%) Asset Management
15 34 (6.34%) Service Delivery
16 33 (6.16%) Project Delivery
17 32 (5.97%) Financial Analysis
Programming Languages
1 24 (4.48%) SQL
2 15 (2.80%) Python
3 10 (1.87%) PowerShell
4 7 (1.31%) R
5 6 (1.12%) Java
6 5 (0.93%) C++
7 4 (0.75%) ABAP
7 4 (0.75%) C#
7 4 (0.75%) JavaScript
8 3 (0.56%) Assembly Language
8 3 (0.56%) C
8 3 (0.56%) MATLAB
8 3 (0.56%) Objective-C
8 3 (0.56%) Swift
9 2 (0.37%) Bicep
9 2 (0.37%) Scala
9 2 (0.37%) T-SQL
9 2 (0.37%) VBA
9 2 (0.37%) VC++
10 1 (0.19%) Bash
Qualifications
1 245 (45.71%) Degree
2 109 (20.34%) Microsoft Certification
3 106 (19.78%) MCSE
4 105 (19.59%) AWS Certification
5 49 (9.14%) Security Cleared
6 41 (7.65%) SC Cleared
7 40 (7.46%) ACCA
8 36 (6.72%) CIMA
9 28 (5.22%) CTC Cleared
10 26 (4.85%) DBS Check
11 13 (2.43%) CIPD
12 9 (1.68%) CFA
12 9 (1.68%) CISSP
13 8 (1.49%) AAT
14 7 (1.31%) CISA
14 7 (1.31%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
15 6 (1.12%) BPSS Clearance
15 6 (1.12%) Computer Science Degree
15 6 (1.12%) ISTQB
16 5 (0.93%) Azure Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 110 (20.52%) QA
2 53 (9.89%) SLA
3 26 (4.85%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 19 (3.54%) GDPR
5 14 (2.61%) ISO 9001
6 12 (2.24%) PMO
7 10 (1.87%) Accessibility
8 4 (0.75%) Data Quality
9 3 (0.56%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 3 (0.56%) Software Quality Assurance
10 2 (0.37%) EMIR
10 2 (0.37%) GRC
10 2 (0.37%) NIST
10 2 (0.37%) NIST 800
10 2 (0.37%) SOC 2
11 1 (0.19%) Actionable Recommendations
11 1 (0.19%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 55 (10.26%) Active Directory
2 6 (1.12%) Hyper-V
3 2 (0.37%) Virtual Desktop
3 2 (0.37%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.19%) Firmware
4 1 (0.19%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 17 (3.17%) SCCM
2 8 (1.49%) Microsoft Intune
3 6 (1.12%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 2 (0.37%) AirWatch
4 2 (0.37%) Ansible
4 2 (0.37%) Terraform
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)
Vendors
1 439 (81.90%) Microsoft
2 119 (22.20%) ServiceNow
3 42 (7.84%) Cisco
4 21 (3.92%) Adobe
5 17 (3.17%) Google
6 14 (2.61%) Salesforce
7 13 (2.43%) Sage
8 12 (2.24%) Oracle
9 11 (2.05%) Apple
10 10 (1.87%) Workday
11 9 (1.68%) Zoho
12 7 (1.31%) iManage
12 7 (1.31%) SAP
12 7 (1.31%) Xero
13 4 (0.75%) Citrix
13 4 (0.75%) Concur
13 4 (0.75%) Mitel
14 3 (0.56%) Freshdesk
14 3 (0.56%) MuleSoft
15 2 (0.37%) Databricks