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 vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 112 125 96
Rank change year-on-year +13 -29 +43
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Office 496 614 782
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 3.04% 2.62% 3.17%
As % of the Applications category 18.51% 30.16% 43.91%
Number of salaries quoted 289 340 705
10th Percentile £25,910 £26,250 £25,750
25th Percentile £29,750 £30,000 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £36,500 £40,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.75% -20.00% +25.00%
75th Percentile £60,000 £55,750 £67,500
90th Percentile £73,750 £70,000 £85,000
UK median annual salary £36,250 £40,000 £38,000
% change year-on-year -9.38% +5.26% +1.33%

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 2,679 2,036 1,781
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 16.43% 8.68% 7.22%
Number of salaries quoted 832 920 1,400
10th Percentile £27,250 £28,250 £28,710
25th Percentile £31,500 £35,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year - -14.29% +7.14%
75th Percentile £62,500 £66,250 £67,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £80,250 £82,500
UK median annual salary £40,000 £45,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -11.11% - -

Microsoft Office
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options citing Microsoft Office as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Microsoft Office trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

Microsoft Office
Salary Trend for Jobs with Hybrid Work Options

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote work options citing Microsoft Office.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote work options citing Microsoft Office

Microsoft Office
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with remote working options citing Microsoft Office over the 6 months to 19 September 2025.

Microsoft Office salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Microsoft Office
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 48 (9.68%) SharePoint
2 21 (4.23%) Microsoft Exchange
3 10 (2.02%) Confluence
3 10 (2.02%) IIS
4 9 (1.81%) Tomcat
5 8 (1.61%) CMS
6 3 (0.60%) ArcGIS
6 3 (0.60%) WordPress
7 2 (0.40%) Drupal
7 2 (0.40%) HCL Notes
7 2 (0.40%) Headless CMS
8 1 (0.20%) Alfresco
8 1 (0.20%) Moodle
Applications
1 156 (31.45%) Microsoft Excel
2 58 (11.69%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 17 (3.43%) Spreadsheet
4 13 (2.62%) Microsoft Project
5 11 (2.22%) MS Visio
6 5 (1.01%) Adobe Illustrator
6 5 (1.01%) Photoshop
7 3 (0.60%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 3 (0.60%) InDesign
7 3 (0.60%) Simulink
8 2 (0.40%) Acrobat
9 1 (0.20%) Adobe Captivate
9 1 (0.20%) AutoCAD
Business Applications
1 12 (2.42%) Salesforce CRM
2 8 (1.61%) SAP CO
2 8 (1.61%) SAP FI
2 8 (1.61%) SAP FI/CO
2 8 (1.61%) SAP S/4HANA
2 8 (1.61%) Unit4 Business World
3 6 (1.21%) Remedy ITSM
4 5 (1.01%) NetSuite
5 4 (0.81%) Elite 3E
6 3 (0.60%) Dynamics CRM
7 2 (0.40%) Sage X3
7 2 (0.40%) Shopify
8 1 (0.20%) Dynamics AX
8 1 (0.20%) SAP HCM
Cloud Services
1 174 (35.08%) Microsoft 365
2 41 (8.27%) Azure
3 40 (8.06%) Entra ID
4 35 (7.06%) Power Platform
5 32 (6.45%) AWS
6 18 (3.63%) Power Automate
7 15 (3.02%) Smartsheet
8 14 (2.82%) Dynamics 365
9 12 (2.42%) OneDrive
10 10 (2.02%) Cloud Computing
10 10 (2.02%) Google Workspace
10 10 (2.02%) Microsoft Copilot
10 10 (2.02%) SaaS
11 9 (1.81%) Google Docs
12 7 (1.41%) Google Analytics
13 6 (1.21%) Intacct
14 5 (1.01%) MailChimp
14 5 (1.01%) PowerApps
15 4 (0.81%) Azure DevOps
15 4 (0.81%) Zapier
Communications & Networking
1 23 (4.64%) TCP/IP
2 20 (4.03%) DHCP
3 10 (2.02%) DMARC
4 9 (1.81%) Firewall
4 9 (1.81%) SSL
4 9 (1.81%) Wi-Fi
5 7 (1.41%) Remote Desktop
6 6 (1.21%) DNS
7 5 (1.01%) Broadband
8 4 (0.81%) WebEx
8 4 (0.81%) Wireless
9 3 (0.60%) LAN
9 3 (0.60%) VPN
9 3 (0.60%) WAN
10 2 (0.40%) Ethernet
10 2 (0.40%) Internet
10 2 (0.40%) VLAN
11 1 (0.20%) 5G
11 1 (0.20%) DKIM
11 1 (0.20%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 28 (5.65%) Power BI
2 23 (4.64%) SQL Server
3 13 (2.62%) GIS
4 10 (2.02%) Geospatial Data
5 9 (1.81%) PostgreSQL
6 8 (1.61%) SAP BW
7 5 (1.01%) Relational Database
8 4 (0.81%) Data Warehouse
8 4 (0.81%) Tableau
9 3 (0.60%) BusinessObjects
10 2 (0.40%) Data Lake
10 2 (0.40%) MS Access
10 2 (0.40%) Power Query
11 1 (0.20%) Azure SQL Database
11 1 (0.20%) Crystal Reports
11 1 (0.20%) FileMaker
11 1 (0.20%) Metadata
11 1 (0.20%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 19 (3.83%) JIRA
2 5 (1.01%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
3 3 (0.60%) Team Foundation Server
4 2 (0.40%) Bazaar
5 1 (0.20%) Git
5 1 (0.20%) Oracle Forms
5 1 (0.20%) Visual Studio
General
1 296 (59.68%) Social Skills
2 147 (29.64%) Finance
3 96 (19.35%) Analytical Skills
4 83 (16.73%) Organisational Skills
5 45 (9.07%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 45 (9.07%) Legal
6 33 (6.65%) Marketing
7 31 (6.25%) French Language
7 31 (6.25%) Presentation Skills
7 31 (6.25%) Swedish Language
8 30 (6.05%) Public Sector
9 29 (5.85%) Law
10 23 (4.64%) Documentation Skills
11 20 (4.03%) Banking
12 18 (3.63%) Back Office
12 18 (3.63%) Telecoms
13 17 (3.43%) Manufacturing
13 17 (3.43%) Retail
14 10 (2.02%) Billing
15 9 (1.81%) Czech Language
Job Titles
1 117 (23.59%) Analyst
2 66 (13.31%) IT Support
3 50 (10.08%) Service Analyst
4 49 (9.88%) Service Desk Analyst
5 43 (8.67%) Administrator
6 38 (7.66%) Senior
7 35 (7.06%) Support Analyst
8 24 (4.84%) IT Administrator
8 24 (4.84%) IT Analyst
9 22 (4.44%) Support Officer
10 21 (4.23%) Lead
11 19 (3.83%) 1st Line Support
11 19 (3.83%) Support Technician
11 19 (3.83%) Trainer
12 18 (3.63%) ICT Officer
13 17 (3.43%) Desktop Support
13 17 (3.43%) IT Trainer
13 17 (3.43%) Project Manager
13 17 (3.43%) Support Specialist
14 16 (3.23%) Desktop Support Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (2.02%) JSON
1 10 (2.02%) XML
2 9 (1.81%) REST
2 9 (1.81%) SOAP
3 4 (0.81%) Middleware
4 3 (0.60%) .NET
4 3 (0.60%) HTML
5 2 (0.40%) EDI
6 1 (0.20%) ARM Templates
6 1 (0.20%) CSS
6 1 (0.20%) FIX Protocol
6 1 (0.20%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 60 (12.10%) Onboarding
2 50 (10.08%) Management Information System
2 50 (10.08%) Self-Motivation
3 21 (4.23%) Social Media
4 14 (2.82%) Enterprise Software
5 11 (2.22%) Analytical Mindset
6 10 (2.02%) Learning Management System
7 9 (1.81%) Driving Licence
8 8 (1.61%) e-Learning
9 7 (1.41%) NHS
9 7 (1.41%) Product Ownership
10 5 (1.01%) Data Centre
10 5 (1.01%) Legacy Systems
10 5 (1.01%) Public Cloud
11 4 (0.81%) CMDB
11 4 (0.81%) Data Structures
11 4 (0.81%) Robotics
11 4 (0.81%) Video Conferencing
12 3 (0.60%) Arduino
12 3 (0.60%) Motion Graphics
Operating Systems
1 113 (22.78%) Windows
2 40 (8.06%) Windows 10
3 23 (4.64%) Linux
4 19 (3.83%) Unix
5 9 (1.81%) Windows Server
6 8 (1.61%) Android
6 8 (1.61%) Apple iOS
7 7 (1.41%) Windows Server 2019
8 5 (1.01%) Mac OS
9 2 (0.40%) Windows Server 2008
9 2 (0.40%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 144 (29.03%) Customer Service
2 138 (27.82%) Problem-Solving
3 85 (17.14%) Project Management
4 82 (16.53%) ITIL
5 71 (14.31%) Continuous Improvement
6 61 (12.30%) CRM
7 54 (10.89%) Agile
8 46 (9.27%) Analytics
9 42 (8.47%) ITSM
10 40 (8.06%) Project Delivery
11 39 (7.86%) Time Management
12 38 (7.66%) Service Delivery
13 37 (7.46%) Asset Management
13 37 (7.46%) Performance Metrics
14 35 (7.06%) Cybersecurity
15 34 (6.85%) Change Management
15 34 (6.85%) Decision-Making
16 33 (6.65%) Business Intelligence
17 32 (6.45%) ERP
18 31 (6.25%) Coaching
Programming Languages
1 44 (8.87%) SQL
2 30 (6.05%) PowerShell
3 14 (2.82%) VBA
4 13 (2.62%) JavaScript
5 12 (2.42%) Java
5 12 (2.42%) Python
6 6 (1.21%) T-SQL
7 5 (1.01%) VB
8 4 (0.81%) C++
8 4 (0.81%) MATLAB
8 4 (0.81%) R
9 3 (0.60%) Assembly Language
9 3 (0.60%) C
9 3 (0.60%) Objective-C
9 3 (0.60%) Swift
10 2 (0.40%) VB.NET
11 1 (0.20%) Bash
11 1 (0.20%) C#
11 1 (0.20%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 1 (0.20%) Scala
Qualifications
1 160 (32.26%) Degree
2 34 (6.85%) Microsoft Certification
3 31 (6.25%) AWS Certification
3 31 (6.25%) MCSE
4 30 (6.05%) DBS Check
5 28 (5.65%) Security Cleared
6 22 (4.44%) SC Cleared
7 16 (3.23%) CTC Cleared
8 12 (2.42%) CIPD
9 9 (1.81%) ACCA
10 6 (1.21%) AAT
10 6 (1.21%) ISTQB
10 6 (1.21%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 5 (1.01%) A+ Certification
11 5 (1.01%) CISA
12 4 (0.81%) BPSS Clearance
12 4 (0.81%) CIMA
12 4 (0.81%) CISSP
12 4 (0.81%) HNC
12 4 (0.81%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 45 (9.07%) QA
2 35 (7.06%) SLA
3 27 (5.44%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 25 (5.04%) PMO
5 18 (3.63%) GDPR
6 10 (2.02%) Data Quality
7 9 (1.81%) Accessibility
8 5 (1.01%) ISO 9001
9 4 (0.81%) Cyber Essentials
10 3 (0.60%) Software Quality Assurance
11 2 (0.40%) Actionable Recommendations
11 2 (0.40%) ISO 14001
11 2 (0.40%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 1 (0.20%) California Consumer Privacy Act
12 1 (0.20%) COBIT
12 1 (0.20%) ISO/IEC 20000
12 1 (0.20%) ITGC
12 1 (0.20%) P3O
12 1 (0.20%) PERC
12 1 (0.20%) WCAG
System Software
1 67 (13.51%) Active Directory
2 17 (3.43%) Hyper-V
3 16 (3.23%) VMware Infrastructure
4 7 (1.41%) Firmware
5 6 (1.21%) BitLocker
6 2 (0.40%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 30 (6.05%) Microsoft Intune
2 20 (4.03%) SCCM
3 10 (2.02%) Single Sign-On
4 5 (1.01%) EMC NetWorker
5 1 (0.20%) AirWatch
5 1 (0.20%) DameWare
5 1 (0.20%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
5 1 (0.20%) Terraform
Vendors
1 414 (83.47%) Microsoft
2 48 (9.68%) ServiceNow
3 31 (6.25%) Salesforce
4 24 (4.84%) Cisco
5 22 (4.44%) Google
6 21 (4.23%) Apple
7 19 (3.83%) SAP
8 17 (3.43%) Adobe
8 17 (3.43%) VMware
9 16 (3.23%) Oracle
10 14 (2.82%) Sage
11 10 (2.02%) Workday
11 10 (2.02%) Xero
12 8 (1.61%) Freshdesk
13 7 (1.41%) HP
13 7 (1.41%) Progress
14 6 (1.21%) McAfee
14 6 (1.21%) MobileIron
14 6 (1.21%) Remedy
15 5 (1.01%) N-able