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 28 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 96 103 90
Rank change year-on-year +7 -13 +11
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Office 475 413 1,057
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.62% 3.06% 3.26%
As % of the Applications category 39.03% 27.14% 36.27%
Number of salaries quoted 215 272 814
10th Percentile £26,950 £25,020 £23,500
25th Percentile £29,125 £29,938 £26,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £39,197 £42,500 £36,520
Median % change year-on-year -7.77% +16.38% -18.85%
75th Percentile £55,313 £57,000 £52,500
90th Percentile £74,500 £67,500 £65,000
UK median annual salary £32,838 £40,000 £32,500
% change year-on-year -17.90% +23.08% -14.47%

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 1,217 1,522 2,914
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 6.70% 11.27% 8.98%
Number of salaries quoted 598 801 1,801
10th Percentile £28,500 £27,336 £25,000
25th Percentile £33,813 £35,000 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,680 £52,000 £43,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.15% +20.93% -9.47%
75th Percentile £61,813 £66,240 £57,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £67,500
UK median annual salary £40,000 £47,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year -15.79% +26.67% -16.04%

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 28 April 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 49 (10.32%) SharePoint
2 31 (6.53%) Microsoft Exchange
3 9 (1.89%) Exchange Server 2007
3 9 (1.89%) Exchange Server 2010
3 9 (1.89%) Exchange Server 2013
4 6 (1.26%) Confluence
4 6 (1.26%) IIS
5 5 (1.05%) WordPress
6 1 (0.21%) CMS
Applications
1 104 (21.89%) Microsoft Excel
2 52 (10.95%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 13 (2.74%) Microsoft Project
4 12 (2.53%) MS Visio
5 4 (0.84%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 2 (0.42%) Camtasia
6 2 (0.42%) Trello
7 1 (0.21%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 12 (2.53%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (0.63%) BambooHR
3 2 (0.42%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.21%) Raiser’s Edge
4 1 (0.21%) Sage 200
4 1 (0.21%) Salesforce CRM
4 1 (0.21%) SAP Oil and Gas
4 1 (0.21%) SAP PM
4 1 (0.21%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 210 (44.21%) Microsoft 365
2 89 (18.74%) AWS
3 60 (12.63%) Entra ID
4 49 (10.32%) Azure
5 30 (6.32%) Dynamics 365
6 24 (5.05%) SaaS
7 21 (4.42%) Power Platform
8 12 (2.53%) Google Workspace
9 11 (2.32%) OneDrive
10 6 (1.26%) ChatGPT
10 6 (1.26%) Microsoft Copilot
11 5 (1.05%) Google Analytics
11 5 (1.05%) Intacct
11 5 (1.05%) Power Automate
12 4 (0.84%) Canva
12 4 (0.84%) Google Docs
13 3 (0.63%) Azure DevOps
14 2 (0.42%) Google Drive
14 2 (0.42%) Viva Engage
15 1 (0.21%) OpenShift
Communications & Networking
1 25 (5.26%) DNS
2 24 (5.05%) DHCP
2 24 (5.05%) Wi-Fi
3 23 (4.84%) Firewall
4 17 (3.58%) VoIP
5 16 (3.37%) VPN
6 15 (3.16%) TCP/IP
7 14 (2.95%) LAN
8 12 (2.53%) WAN
9 7 (1.47%) Internet
10 3 (0.63%) PuTTY
10 3 (0.63%) Remote Desktop
10 3 (0.63%) Skype
11 2 (0.42%) 4G
11 2 (0.42%) Ethernet
11 2 (0.42%) Extranet
11 2 (0.42%) Intranet
11 2 (0.42%) WebEx
12 1 (0.21%) Broadband
12 1 (0.21%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (4.42%) Power BI
2 11 (2.32%) SQL Server
3 8 (1.68%) Tableau
4 4 (0.84%) DB2
4 4 (0.84%) DB2 UDB
4 4 (0.84%) MySQL
4 4 (0.84%) QlikView
4 4 (0.84%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 2 (0.42%) GIS
5 2 (0.42%) Relational Database
6 1 (0.21%) Azure SQL Database
6 1 (0.21%) Data Lake
6 1 (0.21%) Geospatial Data
6 1 (0.21%) Metadata
6 1 (0.21%) Oracle Database
6 1 (0.21%) QGIS
6 1 (0.21%) Spatial Data
Development Applications
1 8 (1.68%) JIRA
2 4 (0.84%) Git
3 3 (0.63%) Jenkins
3 3 (0.63%) Maven
3 3 (0.63%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 320 (67.37%) Social Skills
2 114 (24.00%) Finance
3 78 (16.42%) Analytical Skills
4 75 (15.79%) Organisational Skills
5 69 (14.53%) French Language
6 60 (12.63%) Back Office
7 45 (9.47%) Marketing
8 27 (5.68%) Law
9 26 (5.47%) Legal
10 24 (5.05%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 23 (4.84%) Swedish Language
12 22 (4.63%) Retail
13 21 (4.42%) Public Sector
14 17 (3.58%) Advertising
15 16 (3.37%) Presentation Skills
16 10 (2.11%) Billing
16 10 (2.11%) Telecoms
17 7 (1.47%) Local Government
18 6 (1.26%) Games
19 5 (1.05%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 151 (31.79%) Analyst
2 104 (21.89%) Support Engineer
3 80 (16.84%) Service Analyst
4 79 (16.63%) Service Desk Analyst
5 64 (13.47%) Desktop Support
6 62 (13.05%) Desktop Engineer
6 62 (13.05%) Desktop Support Engineer
7 56 (11.79%) Site Engineer
8 54 (11.37%) IT Support
9 39 (8.21%) IT Engineer
10 38 (8.00%) IT Support Engineer
11 34 (7.16%) Financial Analyst
12 33 (6.95%) Senior
13 22 (4.63%) Project Manager
14 18 (3.79%) Supply Chain Analyst
15 16 (3.37%) Senior Manager
16 15 (3.16%) Administrator
17 14 (2.95%) IT Analyst
17 14 (2.95%) Junior
18 13 (2.74%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (1.05%) CSS
1 5 (1.05%) HTML
2 4 (0.84%) REST
2 4 (0.84%) SOAP
2 4 (0.84%) XML
3 3 (0.63%) ActiveMQ
3 3 (0.63%) RAML
3 3 (0.63%) XSLT
4 2 (0.42%) EDI
5 1 (0.21%) .NET
5 1 (0.21%) ARM Templates
5 1 (0.21%) FHIR
5 1 (0.21%) JSP
5 1 (0.21%) PyTorch
5 1 (0.21%) SailPoint
5 1 (0.21%) SciPy
5 1 (0.21%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 56 (11.79%) Self-Motivation
2 32 (6.74%) Management Information System
3 31 (6.53%) Onboarding
4 29 (6.11%) Social Media
5 10 (2.11%) Driving Licence
6 8 (1.68%) Analytical Mindset
6 8 (1.68%) Video Conferencing
6 8 (1.68%) Web Conferencing
7 6 (1.26%) NHS
7 6 (1.26%) Video Editing
7 6 (1.26%) Virtual Team
8 5 (1.05%) Data Protection Act
8 5 (1.05%) Podcast
8 5 (1.05%) Wiki
9 4 (0.84%) Algorithms
9 4 (0.84%) Derivative
9 4 (0.84%) e-Learning
9 4 (0.84%) Microsoft Licensing
9 4 (0.84%) OTC Derivatives
9 4 (0.84%) Raspberry Pi
Operating Systems
1 136 (28.63%) Windows
2 90 (18.95%) Windows 10
3 40 (8.42%) Windows Server
4 26 (5.47%) Windows Server 2016
5 21 (4.42%) Windows Server 2012
6 15 (3.16%) Linux
7 14 (2.95%) Windows Server 2019
8 12 (2.53%) Mac OS
9 9 (1.89%) Windows Server 2008
10 6 (1.26%) Ubuntu
11 5 (1.05%) Unix
12 4 (0.84%) Android
13 3 (0.63%) Apple iOS
14 1 (0.21%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 196 (41.26%) Customer Service
2 157 (33.05%) ITIL
3 111 (23.37%) Continuous Improvement
4 85 (17.89%) Problem-Solving
5 84 (17.68%) Cybersecurity
6 77 (16.21%) Performance Metrics
7 76 (16.00%) ITSM
8 73 (15.37%) Customer Experience
9 72 (15.16%) Analytics
10 67 (14.11%) CRM
11 65 (13.68%) Patch Management
12 62 (13.05%) Ticket Management
13 61 (12.84%) Customer Acquisition
14 60 (12.63%) Software Deployment
15 50 (10.53%) Decision-Making
16 49 (10.32%) Project Management
17 43 (9.05%) Agile
18 36 (7.58%) ERP
19 35 (7.37%) Mentoring
20 32 (6.74%) Coaching
Programming Languages
1 23 (4.84%) SQL
2 12 (2.53%) VBA
3 10 (2.11%) Python
4 9 (1.89%) PowerShell
4 9 (1.89%) VBScript
5 6 (1.26%) VB
6 5 (1.05%) T-SQL
7 4 (0.84%) C#
7 4 (0.84%) Java
8 3 (0.63%) C++
8 3 (0.63%) VC++
9 1 (0.21%) ABAP
9 1 (0.21%) Bash
9 1 (0.21%) Bicep
9 1 (0.21%) R
9 1 (0.21%) Scala
Qualifications
1 217 (45.68%) Degree
2 82 (17.26%) Microsoft Certification
3 76 (16.00%) Security Cleared
4 73 (15.37%) MCSE
5 72 (15.16%) AWS Certification
6 71 (14.95%) SC Cleared
7 60 (12.63%) CTC Cleared
8 33 (6.95%) ACCA
9 30 (6.32%) CIMA
10 9 (1.89%) DV Cleared
11 8 (1.68%) Azure Certification
11 8 (1.68%) HNC
11 8 (1.68%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
12 7 (1.47%) CFA
12 7 (1.47%) DBS Check
13 6 (1.26%) A+ Certification
14 5 (1.05%) BPSS Clearance
14 5 (1.05%) HND
15 4 (0.84%) Computer Science Degree
15 4 (0.84%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 77 (16.21%) QA
2 70 (14.74%) SLA
3 20 (4.21%) GDPR
4 17 (3.58%) Data Quality
5 10 (2.11%) PMO
6 7 (1.47%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 7 (1.47%) TickIT
7 6 (1.26%) Accessibility
8 5 (1.05%) Cyber Essentials
9 4 (0.84%) MiFID
10 3 (0.63%) EMIR
10 3 (0.63%) HIPAA
10 3 (0.63%) IFRS
11 2 (0.42%) NIST
12 1 (0.21%) GRC
12 1 (0.21%) HL7
12 1 (0.21%) IFRS 17
12 1 (0.21%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 69 (14.53%) Active Directory
2 20 (4.21%) Hyper-V
3 13 (2.74%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (1.05%) Virtual Machines
5 4 (0.84%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 28 (5.89%) Microsoft Intune
2 14 (2.95%) SCCM
3 13 (2.74%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 3 (0.63%) Proxmox
5 2 (0.42%) Ansible
6 1 (0.21%) AirWatch
6 1 (0.21%) EMC NetWorker
6 1 (0.21%) Forefront Identity Manager
6 1 (0.21%) Kubernetes
6 1 (0.21%) RSA Archer
6 1 (0.21%) Terraform
Vendors
1 369 (77.68%) Microsoft
2 76 (16.00%) ServiceNow
3 67 (14.11%) Cisco
4 24 (5.05%) Google
5 18 (3.79%) VMware
6 16 (3.37%) Adobe
7 15 (3.16%) Sage
8 14 (2.95%) Salesforce
9 12 (2.53%) Oracle
10 10 (2.11%) Dell
11 9 (1.89%) HP
11 9 (1.89%) HubSpot
12 8 (1.68%) Apple
12 8 (1.68%) SAP
13 7 (1.47%) iManage
13 7 (1.47%) Meraki
14 5 (1.05%) IBM
14 5 (1.05%) Snow
14 5 (1.05%) Ubiquiti
14 5 (1.05%) Xero