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

6 months to
1 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 110 114 124
Rank change year-on-year +4 +10 -25
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Office 557 474 655
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.39% 2.88% 2.70%
As % of the Applications category 38.41% 18.63% 31.15%
Number of salaries quoted 303 296 415
10th Percentile £26,500 £25,114 £25,380
25th Percentile £28,500 £28,500 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £37,000 £39,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.41% -5.13% -22.00%
75th Percentile £45,000 £58,125 £54,438
90th Percentile £62,000 £73,750 £65,000
UK median annual salary £32,500 £37,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year -13.33% - -1.32%

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 1,450 2,544 2,103
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 6.22% 15.47% 8.66%
Number of salaries quoted 829 835 1,054
10th Percentile £28,500 £26,500 £27,075
25th Percentile £34,750 £31,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,037 £46,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.15% +3.33% -14.29%
75th Percentile £60,000 £62,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £77,500
UK median annual salary £40,000 £40,101 £43,116
% change year-on-year -0.25% -6.99% -4.19%

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 1 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 48 (8.62%) SharePoint
2 23 (4.13%) Microsoft Exchange
3 13 (2.33%) Confluence
4 12 (2.15%) IIS
5 9 (1.62%) WordPress
6 4 (0.72%) Exchange Server 2007
6 4 (0.72%) Exchange Server 2010
6 4 (0.72%) Exchange Server 2013
7 1 (0.18%) CMS
Applications
1 161 (28.90%) Microsoft Excel
2 107 (19.21%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 85 (15.26%) Microsoft Project
4 24 (4.31%) Acrobat
5 9 (1.62%) MS Visio
6 5 (0.90%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 5 (0.90%) CorelDRAW
6 5 (0.90%) Spreadsheet
7 3 (0.54%) Trello
8 2 (0.36%) AutoCAD
8 2 (0.36%) Camtasia
8 2 (0.36%) Navisworks
8 2 (0.36%) Revit
9 1 (0.18%) InDesign
9 1 (0.18%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 15 (2.69%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (1.26%) NetSuite
3 4 (0.72%) Sage 50
4 3 (0.54%) BambooHR
4 3 (0.54%) Salesforce CRM
5 2 (0.36%) Shopify
6 1 (0.18%) Dynamics GP
Cloud Services
1 145 (26.03%) Microsoft 365
2 78 (14.00%) AWS
3 22 (3.95%) Power Platform
4 21 (3.77%) Azure
5 18 (3.23%) SaaS
6 14 (2.51%) OneDrive
7 12 (2.15%) Microsoft Copilot
8 11 (1.97%) Entra ID
9 9 (1.62%) Google Workspace
10 7 (1.26%) Canva
10 7 (1.26%) Google Analytics
11 6 (1.08%) ChatGPT
12 5 (0.90%) Power Automate
13 3 (0.54%) Smartsheet
14 2 (0.36%) Azure DevOps
15 1 (0.18%) Asana
15 1 (0.18%) ClickUp
15 1 (0.18%) Dynamics 365
15 1 (0.18%) Google Docs
15 1 (0.18%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 19 (3.41%) DNS
2 16 (2.87%) Firewall
3 14 (2.51%) DHCP
4 13 (2.33%) TCP/IP
4 13 (2.33%) Wi-Fi
5 10 (1.80%) VPN
6 8 (1.44%) Network Security
7 7 (1.26%) LAN
7 7 (1.26%) NGFW
7 7 (1.26%) WAN
8 5 (0.90%) Cisco IOS
9 4 (0.72%) Internet
10 3 (0.54%) Skype
10 3 (0.54%) VoIP
11 2 (0.36%) Ethernet
11 2 (0.36%) WebEx
12 1 (0.18%) Extranet
12 1 (0.18%) GoToMeeting
12 1 (0.18%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (3.95%) SQL Server
2 18 (3.23%) Power BI
3 6 (1.08%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 5 (0.90%) MySQL
5 2 (0.36%) Data Lake
5 2 (0.36%) Db2
5 2 (0.36%) DB2 UDB
5 2 (0.36%) GIS
5 2 (0.36%) KNIME
5 2 (0.36%) MS Access
5 2 (0.36%) QlikView
6 1 (0.18%) Oracle Database
6 1 (0.18%) Relational Database
6 1 (0.18%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 35 (6.28%) JIRA
2 2 (0.36%) Jenkins
2 2 (0.36%) JMeter
2 2 (0.36%) Postman
3 1 (0.18%) Git
3 1 (0.18%) Ranorex
3 1 (0.18%) Selenium
3 1 (0.18%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 417 (74.87%) Social Skills
2 141 (25.31%) Organisational Skills
3 124 (22.26%) Finance
4 87 (15.62%) Analytical Skills
5 64 (11.49%) Marketing
6 52 (9.34%) Legal
7 48 (8.62%) Swedish Language
8 33 (5.92%) Retail
9 26 (4.67%) Public Sector
10 23 (4.13%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 22 (3.95%) French Language
12 21 (3.77%) Law
12 21 (3.77%) Presentation Skills
13 19 (3.41%) Influencing Skills
14 18 (3.23%) Telecoms
15 17 (3.05%) Manufacturing
16 16 (2.87%) Advertising
17 11 (1.97%) Billing
17 11 (1.97%) German Language
18 8 (1.44%) Games
Job Titles
1 128 (22.98%) Analyst
2 86 (15.44%) Project Manager
2 86 (15.44%) Service Analyst
2 86 (15.44%) Service Desk Analyst
3 75 (13.46%) Senior
4 69 (12.39%) Senior Manager
4 69 (12.39%) Senior Project Manager
5 38 (6.82%) Administrator
6 35 (6.28%) Support Engineer
7 34 (6.10%) IT Support
8 23 (4.13%) IT Engineer
8 23 (4.13%) IT Support Engineer
9 19 (3.41%) Support Analyst
10 18 (3.23%) Applications Support
11 14 (2.51%) Business Analyst
11 14 (2.51%) Coordinator
12 13 (2.33%) 1st Line Support
13 12 (2.15%) Sales Administrator
13 12 (2.15%) Support Officer
14 11 (1.97%) Sales Representative
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (1.26%) Microsoft Graph
2 6 (1.08%) CSS
2 6 (1.08%) HTML
3 3 (0.54%) Godot
3 3 (0.54%) Unreal Engine
4 2 (0.36%) Terraform
5 1 (0.18%) .NET
5 1 (0.18%) EDI
5 1 (0.18%) FHIR
5 1 (0.18%) JSON
5 1 (0.18%) Middleware
5 1 (0.18%) SOAP
5 1 (0.18%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 47 (8.44%) Onboarding
2 38 (6.82%) Self-Motivation
3 37 (6.64%) Management Information System
4 30 (5.39%) Social Media
5 21 (3.77%) Driving Licence
5 21 (3.77%) Web Conferencing
6 11 (1.97%) NHS
7 10 (1.80%) Analytical Mindset
8 8 (1.44%) Video Editing
9 6 (1.08%) Blog
9 6 (1.08%) e-Learning
9 6 (1.08%) Fat Client
9 6 (1.08%) Thin Client
9 6 (1.08%) Virtual Team
10 5 (0.90%) IoT
10 5 (0.90%) Podcast
10 5 (0.90%) Raspberry Pi
11 4 (0.72%) Derivative
11 4 (0.72%) Renewable Energy
11 4 (0.72%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 81 (14.54%) Windows
2 36 (6.46%) Windows Server
3 14 (2.51%) Windows 10
4 12 (2.15%) Linux
4 12 (2.15%) Windows Server 2016
5 6 (1.08%) Android
5 6 (1.08%) Windows Server 2012
6 5 (0.90%) Ubuntu
7 4 (0.72%) Windows Server 2008
8 3 (0.54%) Mac OS
9 2 (0.36%) Windows Server 2019
10 1 (0.18%) Apple iOS
10 1 (0.18%) Mac OS X
10 1 (0.18%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 160 (28.73%) Customer Service
2 132 (23.70%) Project Management
3 120 (21.54%) Problem-Solving
4 103 (18.49%) ITIL
5 99 (17.77%) CRM
6 96 (17.24%) Agile
7 95 (17.06%) Project Delivery
8 92 (16.52%) Customer Experience
9 85 (15.26%) Continuous Improvement
9 85 (15.26%) PRINCE2
10 76 (13.64%) Coaching
11 74 (13.29%) Budget Management
11 74 (13.29%) ITSM
12 72 (12.93%) Performance Metrics
13 69 (12.39%) Conflict Management
14 68 (12.21%) Impact Analysis
15 66 (11.85%) Operations Management
15 66 (11.85%) Programme Governance
16 57 (10.23%) Stakeholder Management
17 46 (8.26%) B2B
Programming Languages
1 43 (7.72%) SQL
2 19 (3.41%) PowerShell
3 9 (1.62%) JavaScript
3 9 (1.62%) Python
4 7 (1.26%) VBA
4 7 (1.26%) VBScript
5 6 (1.08%) T-SQL
6 5 (0.90%) C#
7 4 (0.72%) R
8 3 (0.54%) C
8 3 (0.54%) C++
8 3 (0.54%) Java
9 2 (0.36%) Bash
9 2 (0.36%) VB
Qualifications
1 222 (39.86%) Degree
2 73 (13.11%) Microsoft Certification
3 68 (12.21%) AWS Certification
3 68 (12.21%) MCSE
4 66 (11.85%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
5 15 (2.69%) Security Cleared
6 12 (2.15%) HNC
7 11 (1.97%) HND
8 10 (1.80%) DBS Check
8 10 (1.80%) SC Cleared
9 8 (1.44%) BPSS Clearance
10 5 (0.90%) ACCA
10 5 (0.90%) CIMA
10 5 (0.90%) PMI Certification
11 4 (0.72%) CIPD
11 4 (0.72%) DV Cleared
11 4 (0.72%) ISTQB
11 4 (0.72%) PMP
12 3 (0.54%) CAPM
12 3 (0.54%) CTC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 80 (14.36%) QA
2 28 (5.03%) GDPR
3 27 (4.85%) SLA
4 20 (3.59%) PMO
5 19 (3.41%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 16 (2.87%) Data Quality
7 14 (2.51%) Accessibility
7 14 (2.51%) ISO 9001
8 7 (1.26%) NIST
8 7 (1.26%) TickIT
9 3 (0.54%) Cyber Essentials
9 3 (0.54%) ISO/IEC 42001
9 3 (0.54%) MiFID
10 2 (0.36%) IFRS
10 2 (0.36%) ISO 14001
11 1 (0.18%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 1 (0.18%) Disclosure Scotland
11 1 (0.18%) HL7
11 1 (0.18%) NEBOSH
11 1 (0.18%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 58 (10.41%) Active Directory
2 9 (1.62%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (1.08%) Virtual Machines
4 5 (0.90%) vSphere
5 4 (0.72%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 22 (3.95%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (0.72%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
3 3 (0.54%) Norton AntiVirus
4 2 (0.36%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 2 (0.36%) Ansible
4 2 (0.36%) Proxmox
5 1 (0.18%) Jamf Pro
5 1 (0.18%) SCCM
5 1 (0.18%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 444 (79.71%) Microsoft
2 75 (13.46%) ServiceNow
3 42 (7.54%) Adobe
4 22 (3.95%) Apple
5 21 (3.77%) HubSpot
6 20 (3.59%) Cisco
7 17 (3.05%) Google
8 15 (2.69%) VMware
8 15 (2.69%) Xero
9 14 (2.51%) Sage
10 13 (2.33%) Salesforce
11 12 (2.15%) iManage
12 10 (1.80%) SAP
13 8 (1.44%) Veeam
14 7 (1.26%) HP
14 7 (1.26%) Meraki
15 6 (1.08%) Acronis
15 6 (1.08%) Citrix
15 6 (1.08%) Datto
15 6 (1.08%) Oracle