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

6 months to
16 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 109 113 122
Rank change year-on-year +4 +9 -28
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Office 598 496 612
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.48% 3.05% 2.62%
As % of the Applications category 38.76% 18.66% 30.27%
Number of salaries quoted 321 291 339
10th Percentile £26,250 £26,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £28,500 £30,000 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £34,500 £36,500 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.48% -8.75% -20.00%
75th Percentile £43,750 £60,000 £55,750
90th Percentile £58,750 £73,750 £70,000
UK median annual salary £32,500 £36,500 £39,875
% change year-on-year -10.96% -8.46% +4.93%

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 1,543 2,658 2,022
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 6.40% 16.36% 8.66%
Number of salaries quoted 884 831 922
10th Percentile £28,500 £27,000 £28,484
25th Percentile £33,500 £31,750 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £45,500
Median % change year-on-year - -1.10% -13.33%
75th Percentile £58,770 £62,500 £66,250
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £80,000
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 16 September 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 50 (8.36%) SharePoint
2 19 (3.18%) Microsoft Exchange
3 13 (2.17%) Confluence
4 12 (2.01%) IIS
5 9 (1.51%) WordPress
6 3 (0.50%) Exchange Server 2007
6 3 (0.50%) Exchange Server 2010
6 3 (0.50%) Exchange Server 2013
7 1 (0.17%) CMS
7 1 (0.17%) Moodle
7 1 (0.17%) Office Communications Server
Applications
1 183 (30.60%) Microsoft Excel
2 112 (18.73%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 90 (15.05%) Microsoft Project
4 24 (4.01%) Acrobat
5 9 (1.51%) MS Visio
5 9 (1.51%) Spreadsheet
6 5 (0.84%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 5 (0.84%) AutoCAD
6 5 (0.84%) CorelDRAW
6 5 (0.84%) Navisworks
6 5 (0.84%) Revit
7 3 (0.50%) ProjectWise
7 3 (0.50%) Trello
8 1 (0.17%) EPLAN
8 1 (0.17%) InDesign
8 1 (0.17%) Photoshop
8 1 (0.17%) Stata
Business Applications
1 14 (2.34%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (1.17%) NetSuite
3 6 (1.00%) Sage 50
4 3 (0.50%) BambooHR
4 3 (0.50%) Integrated Workplace Management System
4 3 (0.50%) Salesforce CRM
5 2 (0.33%) Shopify
6 1 (0.17%) Dynamics GP
Cloud Services
1 136 (22.74%) Microsoft 365
2 69 (11.54%) AWS
3 22 (3.68%) Power Platform
4 21 (3.51%) SaaS
5 19 (3.18%) Azure
6 13 (2.17%) OneDrive
7 12 (2.01%) Entra ID
7 12 (2.01%) Microsoft Copilot
8 7 (1.17%) Canva
8 7 (1.17%) Google Analytics
8 7 (1.17%) Google Workspace
9 5 (0.84%) Power Automate
10 4 (0.67%) ChatGPT
11 3 (0.50%) Smartsheet
12 2 (0.33%) Azure DevOps
12 2 (0.33%) Dynamics 365
13 1 (0.17%) Asana
13 1 (0.17%) Google Docs
13 1 (0.17%) Microsoft Purview
13 1 (0.17%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 19 (3.18%) DNS
2 16 (2.68%) Firewall
3 13 (2.17%) DHCP
4 12 (2.01%) Wi-Fi
5 11 (1.84%) TCP/IP
6 9 (1.51%) VPN
7 8 (1.34%) Network Security
8 7 (1.17%) NGFW
9 6 (1.00%) LAN
9 6 (1.00%) WAN
10 5 (0.84%) Cisco IOS
10 5 (0.84%) Internet
11 3 (0.50%) Ethernet
12 2 (0.33%) NGN
12 2 (0.33%) WebEx
13 1 (0.17%) Broadband
13 1 (0.17%) GoToMeeting
13 1 (0.17%) Intranet
13 1 (0.17%) Profibus
13 1 (0.17%) Skype
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (3.68%) SQL Server
2 18 (3.01%) Power BI
3 6 (1.00%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 5 (0.84%) MySQL
5 3 (0.50%) GIS
6 2 (0.33%) Data Lake
6 2 (0.33%) KNIME
6 2 (0.33%) MS Access
7 1 (0.17%) Oracle Database
7 1 (0.17%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 36 (6.02%) JIRA
2 2 (0.33%) Jenkins
2 2 (0.33%) JMeter
2 2 (0.33%) Postman
3 1 (0.17%) Claude Code
3 1 (0.17%) Git
3 1 (0.17%) Ranorex
3 1 (0.17%) Selenium
3 1 (0.17%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 440 (73.58%) Social Skills
2 153 (25.59%) Organisational Skills
3 139 (23.24%) Finance
4 101 (16.89%) Analytical Skills
5 68 (11.37%) Marketing
6 51 (8.53%) Legal
7 48 (8.03%) Swedish Language
8 40 (6.69%) Retail
9 33 (5.52%) Public Sector
10 29 (4.85%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 26 (4.35%) Manufacturing
12 23 (3.85%) Telecoms
13 22 (3.68%) Influencing Skills
14 19 (3.18%) Law
14 19 (3.18%) Presentation Skills
15 17 (2.84%) Advertising
16 16 (2.68%) Billing
17 14 (2.34%) French Language
18 12 (2.01%) German Language
19 8 (1.34%) Games
Job Titles
1 122 (20.40%) Analyst
2 84 (14.05%) Project Manager
3 80 (13.38%) Service Analyst
3 80 (13.38%) Service Desk Analyst
4 76 (12.71%) Senior
5 69 (11.54%) Senior Manager
5 69 (11.54%) Senior Project Manager
6 49 (8.19%) Administrator
7 33 (5.52%) Support Engineer
8 31 (5.18%) IT Support
9 22 (3.68%) Applications Support
9 22 (3.68%) Support Analyst
10 21 (3.51%) IT Engineer
10 21 (3.51%) IT Support Engineer
11 17 (2.84%) Coordinator
12 16 (2.68%) 1st Line Support
13 13 (2.17%) Account Manager
14 12 (2.01%) Business Analyst
14 12 (2.01%) Sales Executive
15 11 (1.84%) 1st Line Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (1.17%) Microsoft Graph
2 6 (1.00%) CSS
2 6 (1.00%) HTML
3 3 (0.50%) Godot
3 3 (0.50%) Unreal Engine
4 2 (0.33%) EDI
4 2 (0.33%) Middleware
4 2 (0.33%) Terraform
5 1 (0.17%) .NET
5 1 (0.17%) FHIR
5 1 (0.17%) JSON
5 1 (0.17%) Langfuse
5 1 (0.17%) Model Context Protocol
5 1 (0.17%) SOAP
5 1 (0.17%) STL
5 1 (0.17%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 54 (9.03%) Onboarding
2 50 (8.36%) Management Information System
3 46 (7.69%) Self-Motivation
4 32 (5.35%) Social Media
5 30 (5.02%) Driving Licence
6 24 (4.01%) Web Conferencing
7 12 (2.01%) NHS
8 10 (1.67%) Analytical Mindset
9 9 (1.51%) Video Conferencing
10 6 (1.00%) Blog
10 6 (1.00%) e-Learning
10 6 (1.00%) Fat Client
10 6 (1.00%) IoT
10 6 (1.00%) Thin Client
10 6 (1.00%) Video Editing
11 5 (0.84%) Podcast
11 5 (0.84%) Raspberry Pi
11 5 (0.84%) Virtual Team
12 4 (0.67%) Data Centre
12 4 (0.67%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 80 (13.38%) Windows
2 34 (5.69%) Windows Server
3 11 (1.84%) Linux
3 11 (1.84%) Windows 10
4 9 (1.51%) Windows Server 2016
5 6 (1.00%) Android
6 5 (0.84%) Ubuntu
7 3 (0.50%) Windows Server 2008
7 3 (0.50%) Windows Server 2012
8 1 (0.17%) Apple iOS
8 1 (0.17%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 170 (28.43%) Customer Service
2 138 (23.08%) Project Management
3 136 (22.74%) Problem-Solving
4 114 (19.06%) CRM
5 105 (17.56%) Customer Experience
6 97 (16.22%) Agile
6 97 (16.22%) ITIL
7 95 (15.89%) Project Delivery
8 93 (15.55%) Continuous Improvement
9 86 (14.38%) PRINCE2
10 78 (13.04%) Coaching
11 76 (12.71%) Budget Management
12 70 (11.71%) Stakeholder Management
13 69 (11.54%) Conflict Management
13 69 (11.54%) Programme Governance
14 68 (11.37%) ITSM
15 66 (11.04%) Impact Analysis
15 66 (11.04%) Operations Management
16 64 (10.70%) Performance Metrics
17 47 (7.86%) B2B
Programming Languages
1 42 (7.02%) SQL
2 19 (3.18%) PowerShell
3 10 (1.67%) JavaScript
4 8 (1.34%) Python
5 6 (1.00%) T-SQL
5 6 (1.00%) VBA
5 6 (1.00%) VBScript
6 5 (0.84%) C#
6 5 (0.84%) R
7 3 (0.50%) C
7 3 (0.50%) C++
7 3 (0.50%) Java
8 2 (0.33%) Bash
9 1 (0.17%) VB
Qualifications
1 222 (37.12%) Degree
2 66 (11.04%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
3 65 (10.87%) Microsoft Certification
4 60 (10.03%) AWS Certification
4 60 (10.03%) MCSE
5 22 (3.68%) Security Cleared
6 17 (2.84%) SC Cleared
7 14 (2.34%) DBS Check
8 12 (2.01%) HNC
9 11 (1.84%) HND
10 6 (1.00%) BPSS Clearance
10 6 (1.00%) PMI Certification
11 5 (0.84%) ACCA
11 5 (0.84%) CIMA
11 5 (0.84%) PMP
12 4 (0.67%) CIPD
12 4 (0.67%) DV Cleared
12 4 (0.67%) ISTQB
13 3 (0.50%) CAPM
13 3 (0.50%) CTC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 75 (12.54%) QA
2 32 (5.35%) GDPR
3 25 (4.18%) SLA
4 21 (3.51%) PMO
5 19 (3.18%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 16 (2.68%) Data Quality
7 15 (2.51%) ISO 9001
8 14 (2.34%) Accessibility
9 7 (1.17%) NIST
9 7 (1.17%) TickIT
10 3 (0.50%) Cyber Essentials
10 3 (0.50%) ISO 14001
10 3 (0.50%) ISO 19650
10 3 (0.50%) ISO/IEC 42001
11 2 (0.33%) IFRS
11 2 (0.33%) MiFID
12 1 (0.17%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 1 (0.17%) HL7
12 1 (0.17%) ISO 22301
12 1 (0.17%) NEBOSH
System Software
1 58 (9.70%) Active Directory
2 7 (1.17%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (1.00%) Virtual Machines
4 5 (0.84%) vSphere
5 1 (0.17%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 22 (3.68%) Microsoft Intune
2 6 (1.00%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
3 3 (0.50%) Norton AntiVirus
4 2 (0.33%) Ansible
5 1 (0.17%) Functional Safety
5 1 (0.17%) Jamf Pro
5 1 (0.17%) Proxmox
5 1 (0.17%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 476 (79.60%) Microsoft
2 67 (11.20%) ServiceNow
3 40 (6.69%) Adobe
4 22 (3.68%) Apple
5 21 (3.51%) Cisco
5 21 (3.51%) HubSpot
6 16 (2.68%) Sage
7 15 (2.51%) Google
7 15 (2.51%) Xero
8 13 (2.17%) Salesforce
8 13 (2.17%) VMware
9 11 (1.84%) iManage
10 8 (1.34%) Veeam
11 7 (1.17%) SAP
12 6 (1.00%) Acronis
12 6 (1.00%) Citrix
12 6 (1.00%) Datto
12 6 (1.00%) HP
12 6 (1.00%) Meraki
13 5 (0.84%) Synology