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

6 months to
26 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 92 132 92
Rank change year-on-year +40 -40 +12
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Office 509 404 999
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.69% 2.78% 3.04%
As % of the Applications category 40.75% 22.80% 34.82%
Number of salaries quoted 223 266 774
10th Percentile £27,300 £25,000 £23,500
25th Percentile £29,250 £28,500 £27,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £39,750 £37,127
Median % change year-on-year -5.66% +7.06% -17.50%
75th Percentile £54,375 £55,469 £52,500
90th Percentile £73,750 £67,500 £65,000
UK median annual salary £33,000 £37,500 £32,500
% change year-on-year -12.00% +15.38% -13.33%

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 1,249 1,772 2,869
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 6.59% 12.18% 8.73%
Number of salaries quoted 628 776 1,791
10th Percentile £28,500 £26,375 £25,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £33,000 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,085 £50,000 £43,865
Median % change year-on-year -5.83% +13.99% -7.65%
75th Percentile £60,313 £66,251 £57,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £68,750
UK median annual salary £40,000 £45,000 £38,500
% change year-on-year -11.11% +16.88% -12.96%

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 26 May 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 48 (9.43%) SharePoint
2 34 (6.68%) Microsoft Exchange
3 9 (1.77%) Exchange Server 2007
3 9 (1.77%) Exchange Server 2010
3 9 (1.77%) Exchange Server 2013
3 9 (1.77%) IIS
4 8 (1.57%) Confluence
5 5 (0.98%) WordPress
6 1 (0.20%) CMS
Applications
1 111 (21.81%) Microsoft Excel
2 74 (14.54%) Microsoft Project
3 58 (11.39%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 7 (1.38%) MS Visio
5 4 (0.79%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 2 (0.39%) Camtasia
7 1 (0.20%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 15 (2.95%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (0.79%) Sage 50
3 3 (0.59%) BambooHR
4 2 (0.39%) Salesforce CRM
5 1 (0.20%) NetSuite
5 1 (0.20%) Raiser’s Edge
5 1 (0.20%) Sage 200
5 1 (0.20%) SAP Oil and Gas
5 1 (0.20%) SAP PM
5 1 (0.20%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 199 (39.10%) Microsoft 365
2 82 (16.11%) AWS
3 59 (11.59%) Entra ID
4 47 (9.23%) Azure
5 24 (4.72%) SaaS
6 21 (4.13%) Power Platform
7 13 (2.55%) Google Workspace
8 9 (1.77%) Microsoft Copilot
8 9 (1.77%) OneDrive
9 7 (1.38%) Dynamics 365
10 6 (1.18%) ChatGPT
11 5 (0.98%) Google Analytics
11 5 (0.98%) Intacct
11 5 (0.98%) Power Automate
12 4 (0.79%) Canva
12 4 (0.79%) Google Docs
13 3 (0.59%) Smartsheet
14 2 (0.39%) Viva Engage
15 1 (0.20%) GitHub
15 1 (0.20%) OpenShift
Communications & Networking
1 31 (6.09%) Firewall
2 26 (5.11%) DNS
3 25 (4.91%) DHCP
4 21 (4.13%) Wi-Fi
5 17 (3.34%) VoIP
6 16 (3.14%) TCP/IP
7 15 (2.95%) LAN
7 15 (2.95%) VPN
8 13 (2.55%) WAN
9 7 (1.38%) Internet
9 7 (1.38%) NGFW
10 4 (0.79%) Network Security
11 3 (0.59%) Remote Desktop
11 3 (0.59%) Skype
12 2 (0.39%) 4G
12 2 (0.39%) Extranet
12 2 (0.39%) Intranet
12 2 (0.39%) PuTTY
12 2 (0.39%) WebEx
13 1 (0.20%) Ethernet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 19 (3.73%) Power BI
2 14 (2.75%) SQL Server
3 8 (1.57%) Tableau
4 6 (1.18%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 5 (0.98%) MySQL
6 4 (0.79%) DB2
6 4 (0.79%) DB2 UDB
6 4 (0.79%) QlikView
7 3 (0.59%) GIS
8 2 (0.39%) Relational Database
9 1 (0.20%) Azure SQL Database
9 1 (0.20%) Data Lake
9 1 (0.20%) Geospatial Data
9 1 (0.20%) Metadata
9 1 (0.20%) Oracle Database
9 1 (0.20%) QGIS
9 1 (0.20%) Spatial Data
Development Applications
1 12 (2.36%) JIRA
2 3 (0.59%) Git
3 2 (0.39%) Jenkins
3 2 (0.39%) Maven
3 2 (0.39%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 362 (71.12%) Social Skills
2 115 (22.59%) Finance
3 78 (15.32%) Organisational Skills
4 56 (11.00%) French Language
5 54 (10.61%) Analytical Skills
6 48 (9.43%) Back Office
7 29 (5.70%) Marketing
8 28 (5.50%) Law
9 27 (5.30%) Legal
10 26 (5.11%) Public Sector
11 23 (4.52%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 21 (4.13%) Retail
13 19 (3.73%) Influencing Skills
14 18 (3.54%) Presentation Skills
15 16 (3.14%) Swedish Language
16 10 (1.96%) Telecoms
17 8 (1.57%) Advertising
17 8 (1.57%) Billing
18 6 (1.18%) Games
19 5 (0.98%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 125 (24.56%) Analyst
2 91 (17.88%) Support Engineer
3 90 (17.68%) Senior
4 80 (15.72%) Project Manager
5 74 (14.54%) Senior Manager
6 73 (14.34%) Service Analyst
7 72 (14.15%) Service Desk Analyst
8 66 (12.97%) Senior Project Manager
9 53 (10.41%) IT Support
10 51 (10.02%) Desktop Support
11 49 (9.63%) Desktop Engineer
11 49 (9.63%) Desktop Support Engineer
12 48 (9.43%) Site Engineer
13 39 (7.66%) IT Engineer
14 38 (7.47%) IT Support Engineer
15 16 (3.14%) Administrator
16 14 (2.75%) Financial Analyst
17 13 (2.55%) Business Analyst
17 13 (2.55%) IT Analyst
17 13 (2.55%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (1.38%) CSS
1 7 (1.38%) HTML
1 7 (1.38%) Microsoft Graph
2 4 (0.79%) SOAP
3 3 (0.59%) REST
3 3 (0.59%) XML
4 2 (0.39%) ActiveMQ
4 2 (0.39%) RAML
4 2 (0.39%) XSLT
5 1 (0.20%) .NET
5 1 (0.20%) ARM Templates
5 1 (0.20%) FHIR
5 1 (0.20%) JSP
5 1 (0.20%) PyTorch
5 1 (0.20%) SailPoint
5 1 (0.20%) SciPy
5 1 (0.20%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 54 (10.61%) Self-Motivation
2 34 (6.68%) Management Information System
3 33 (6.48%) Onboarding
4 25 (4.91%) Social Media
5 13 (2.55%) Driving Licence
6 7 (1.38%) Analytical Mindset
6 7 (1.38%) Video Conferencing
6 7 (1.38%) Web Conferencing
7 6 (1.18%) Video Editing
7 6 (1.18%) Virtual Team
8 5 (0.98%) Podcast
8 5 (0.98%) Raspberry Pi
8 5 (0.98%) Wiki
9 4 (0.79%) Data Protection Act
9 4 (0.79%) Derivative
9 4 (0.79%) Microsoft Licensing
9 4 (0.79%) NHS
9 4 (0.79%) OTC Derivatives
10 3 (0.59%) Distributed Computing
10 3 (0.59%) e-Learning
Operating Systems
1 132 (25.93%) Windows
2 78 (15.32%) Windows 10
3 44 (8.64%) Windows Server
4 28 (5.50%) Windows Server 2016
5 21 (4.13%) Windows Server 2012
6 15 (2.95%) Linux
7 14 (2.75%) Windows Server 2019
8 13 (2.55%) Mac OS
9 9 (1.77%) Windows Server 2008
10 6 (1.18%) Ubuntu
11 5 (0.98%) Unix
12 3 (0.59%) Android
13 1 (0.20%) Apple iOS
13 1 (0.20%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 173 (33.99%) Customer Service
2 135 (26.52%) ITIL
3 120 (23.58%) Customer Experience
4 103 (20.24%) Project Management
5 102 (20.04%) Agile
6 98 (19.25%) Continuous Improvement
7 86 (16.90%) Coaching
8 85 (16.70%) Project Delivery
9 80 (15.72%) Problem-Solving
10 78 (15.32%) Cybersecurity
11 77 (15.13%) PRINCE2
12 73 (14.34%) Budget Management
13 70 (13.75%) Impact Analysis
14 69 (13.56%) ITSM
15 68 (13.36%) CRM
16 66 (12.97%) Conflict Management
16 66 (12.97%) Operations Management
16 66 (12.97%) Performance Metrics
16 66 (12.97%) Programme Governance
17 61 (11.98%) Analytics
Programming Languages
1 37 (7.27%) SQL
2 19 (3.73%) PowerShell
3 13 (2.55%) VBA
4 11 (2.16%) VBScript
5 9 (1.77%) Python
6 7 (1.38%) T-SQL
7 6 (1.18%) VB
8 3 (0.59%) C#
8 3 (0.59%) Java
9 2 (0.39%) C++
9 2 (0.39%) VC++
10 1 (0.20%) ABAP
10 1 (0.20%) Bash
10 1 (0.20%) Bicep
10 1 (0.20%) R
10 1 (0.20%) Scala
Qualifications
1 258 (50.69%) Degree
2 76 (14.93%) Microsoft Certification
3 66 (12.97%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
4 65 (12.77%) AWS Certification
4 65 (12.77%) MCSE
5 62 (12.18%) Security Cleared
6 58 (11.39%) SC Cleared
7 48 (9.43%) CTC Cleared
8 12 (2.36%) ACCA
9 9 (1.77%) CIMA
9 9 (1.77%) HNC
10 8 (1.57%) DV Cleared
11 7 (1.38%) Azure Certification
11 7 (1.38%) PMI Certification
12 6 (1.18%) A+ Certification
12 6 (1.18%) HND
12 6 (1.18%) PMP
13 5 (0.98%) CFA
14 4 (0.79%) BPSS Clearance
15 3 (0.59%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 75 (14.73%) QA
2 57 (11.20%) SLA
3 21 (4.13%) Data Quality
4 18 (3.54%) GDPR
5 16 (3.14%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 10 (1.96%) PMO
7 9 (1.77%) NIST
8 7 (1.38%) Accessibility
8 7 (1.38%) TickIT
9 5 (0.98%) Cyber Essentials
10 4 (0.79%) MiFID
11 3 (0.59%) HIPAA
11 3 (0.59%) IFRS
12 2 (0.39%) EMIR
13 1 (0.20%) GRC
13 1 (0.20%) HL7
13 1 (0.20%) IFRS 17
13 1 (0.20%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 75 (14.73%) Active Directory
2 20 (3.93%) Hyper-V
3 14 (2.75%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (1.18%) Virtual Machines
5 5 (0.98%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 36 (7.07%) Microsoft Intune
2 14 (2.75%) SCCM
3 13 (2.55%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 3 (0.59%) Proxmox
5 1 (0.20%) Ansible
5 1 (0.20%) Forefront Identity Manager
5 1 (0.20%) Jamf Pro
5 1 (0.20%) Kubernetes
5 1 (0.20%) Norton AntiVirus
5 1 (0.20%) RSA Archer
5 1 (0.20%) Single Sign-On
5 1 (0.20%) Terraform
Vendors
1 359 (70.53%) Microsoft
2 71 (13.95%) ServiceNow
3 55 (10.81%) Cisco
4 23 (4.52%) Google
5 19 (3.73%) Sage
5 19 (3.73%) VMware
6 17 (3.34%) Adobe
7 14 (2.75%) Apple
8 13 (2.55%) Salesforce
9 12 (2.36%) Xero
10 10 (1.96%) iManage
10 10 (1.96%) Oracle
10 10 (1.96%) SAP
11 9 (1.77%) Dell
11 9 (1.77%) HP
11 9 (1.77%) HubSpot
12 8 (1.57%) Meraki
13 6 (1.18%) Veeam
14 5 (0.98%) IBM
14 5 (0.98%) Synology