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

6 months to
26 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 102 110 119
Rank change year-on-year +8 +9 -23
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Office 630 504 610
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.54% 3.05% 2.66%
As % of the Applications category 38.63% 17.12% 30.26%
Number of salaries quoted 337 286 336
10th Percentile £26,250 £26,125 £26,375
25th Percentile £28,500 £29,063 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £36,250 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.45% -9.38% -20.00%
75th Percentile £45,000 £57,500 £55,607
90th Percentile £60,000 £73,750 £70,000
UK median annual salary £32,500 £35,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year -7.14% -12.50% +5.26%

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 1,631 2,944 2,016
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 6.58% 17.82% 8.80%
Number of salaries quoted 932 820 907
10th Percentile £28,500 £27,225 £27,500
25th Percentile £33,500 £31,875 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -14.29%
75th Percentile £58,770 £62,625 £67,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £83,750
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 26 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 51 (8.10%) SharePoint
2 17 (2.70%) Microsoft Exchange
3 12 (1.90%) Confluence
3 12 (1.90%) IIS
4 9 (1.43%) WordPress
5 2 (0.32%) CMS
5 2 (0.32%) Exchange Server 2007
5 2 (0.32%) Exchange Server 2010
5 2 (0.32%) Exchange Server 2013
5 2 (0.32%) Office Communications Server
6 1 (0.16%) Moodle
Applications
1 198 (31.43%) Microsoft Excel
2 112 (17.78%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 89 (14.13%) Microsoft Project
4 24 (3.81%) Acrobat
5 11 (1.75%) Spreadsheet
6 9 (1.43%) MS Visio
7 5 (0.79%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 5 (0.79%) AutoCAD
7 5 (0.79%) CorelDRAW
7 5 (0.79%) Navisworks
7 5 (0.79%) Revit
8 3 (0.48%) ProjectWise
8 3 (0.48%) Trello
9 2 (0.32%) EPLAN
10 1 (0.16%) InDesign
10 1 (0.16%) Photoshop
10 1 (0.16%) Stata
Business Applications
1 14 (2.22%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (1.11%) NetSuite
2 7 (1.11%) Sage 50
3 3 (0.48%) BambooHR
3 3 (0.48%) Integrated Workplace Management System
3 3 (0.48%) Salesforce CRM
4 2 (0.32%) Shopify
5 1 (0.16%) Dynamics GP
5 1 (0.16%) Oracle Assets
5 1 (0.16%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
Cloud Services
1 137 (21.75%) Microsoft 365
2 70 (11.11%) AWS
3 22 (3.49%) Power Platform
4 21 (3.33%) Azure
4 21 (3.33%) SaaS
5 13 (2.06%) Entra ID
5 13 (2.06%) Microsoft Copilot
6 12 (1.90%) OneDrive
7 8 (1.27%) Canva
7 8 (1.27%) Google Workspace
8 7 (1.11%) Google Analytics
9 5 (0.79%) Power Automate
10 4 (0.63%) ChatGPT
11 3 (0.48%) Smartsheet
12 2 (0.32%) Azure DevOps
12 2 (0.32%) Dynamics 365
13 1 (0.16%) Asana
13 1 (0.16%) GitHub
13 1 (0.16%) MailChimp
13 1 (0.16%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 20 (3.17%) DNS
2 14 (2.22%) DHCP
2 14 (2.22%) Firewall
3 13 (2.06%) Wi-Fi
4 11 (1.75%) TCP/IP
5 8 (1.27%) Network Security
5 8 (1.27%) VPN
6 7 (1.11%) Internet
6 7 (1.11%) NGFW
7 6 (0.95%) LAN
7 6 (0.95%) WAN
8 5 (0.79%) Cisco IOS
9 4 (0.63%) Ethernet
10 2 (0.32%) NGN
10 2 (0.32%) Profibus
10 2 (0.32%) WebEx
11 1 (0.16%) Broadband
11 1 (0.16%) GoToMeeting
11 1 (0.16%) Intranet
11 1 (0.16%) Skype
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (3.17%) SQL Server
2 18 (2.86%) Power BI
3 6 (0.95%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 3 (0.48%) GIS
4 3 (0.48%) MySQL
5 2 (0.32%) Data Lake
5 2 (0.32%) KNIME
5 2 (0.32%) MS Access
6 1 (0.16%) Oracle Database
6 1 (0.16%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 37 (5.87%) JIRA
2 2 (0.32%) Jenkins
2 2 (0.32%) JMeter
2 2 (0.32%) Postman
3 1 (0.16%) Claude Code
3 1 (0.16%) Git
3 1 (0.16%) Ranorex
3 1 (0.16%) Selenium
3 1 (0.16%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 469 (74.44%) Social Skills
2 167 (26.51%) Organisational Skills
3 149 (23.65%) Finance
4 111 (17.62%) Analytical Skills
5 74 (11.75%) Marketing
6 53 (8.41%) Legal
7 48 (7.62%) Swedish Language
8 45 (7.14%) Retail
9 36 (5.71%) Public Sector
10 33 (5.24%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 31 (4.92%) Manufacturing
12 27 (4.29%) Telecoms
13 23 (3.65%) Influencing Skills
14 21 (3.33%) Law
15 20 (3.17%) Presentation Skills
16 17 (2.70%) Billing
17 16 (2.54%) Advertising
18 14 (2.22%) French Language
19 12 (1.90%) German Language
20 8 (1.27%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 130 (20.63%) Analyst
2 85 (13.49%) Project Manager
3 82 (13.02%) Service Analyst
3 82 (13.02%) Service Desk Analyst
4 77 (12.22%) Senior
5 69 (10.95%) Senior Manager
5 69 (10.95%) Senior Project Manager
6 54 (8.57%) Administrator
7 32 (5.08%) Support Engineer
8 30 (4.76%) IT Support
9 25 (3.97%) Support Analyst
10 22 (3.49%) Applications Support
11 20 (3.17%) IT Engineer
11 20 (3.17%) IT Support Engineer
12 19 (3.02%) 1st Line Support
12 19 (3.02%) Coordinator
13 14 (2.22%) Account Manager
13 14 (2.22%) Sales Executive
14 13 (2.06%) 1st Line Engineer
14 13 (2.06%) 1st Line Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (1.11%) Microsoft Graph
2 6 (0.95%) CSS
2 6 (0.95%) HTML
3 3 (0.48%) Godot
3 3 (0.48%) Unreal Engine
4 2 (0.32%) EDI
4 2 (0.32%) Middleware
4 2 (0.32%) STL
4 2 (0.32%) Terraform
5 1 (0.16%) .NET
5 1 (0.16%) FHIR
5 1 (0.16%) JSON
5 1 (0.16%) Langfuse
5 1 (0.16%) Model Context Protocol
5 1 (0.16%) SOAP
5 1 (0.16%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 56 (8.89%) Management Information System
2 55 (8.73%) Onboarding
3 50 (7.94%) Self-Motivation
4 35 (5.56%) Social Media
5 31 (4.92%) Driving Licence
6 24 (3.81%) Web Conferencing
7 12 (1.90%) NHS
8 10 (1.59%) Analytical Mindset
9 9 (1.43%) Video Conferencing
10 7 (1.11%) Video Editing
11 6 (0.95%) Blog
11 6 (0.95%) e-Learning
11 6 (0.95%) Fat Client
11 6 (0.95%) IoT
11 6 (0.95%) Thin Client
12 5 (0.79%) Client/Server
12 5 (0.79%) Data Centre
12 5 (0.79%) Legacy Systems
12 5 (0.79%) Podcast
12 5 (0.79%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 81 (12.86%) Windows
2 32 (5.08%) Windows Server
3 11 (1.75%) Windows 10
4 9 (1.43%) Linux
5 8 (1.27%) Windows Server 2016
6 6 (0.95%) Android
7 3 (0.48%) Ubuntu
8 2 (0.32%) Windows Server 2008
8 2 (0.32%) Windows Server 2012
9 1 (0.16%) Apple iOS
9 1 (0.16%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 180 (28.57%) Customer Service
2 148 (23.49%) Problem-Solving
3 146 (23.17%) Project Management
4 121 (19.21%) CRM
5 111 (17.62%) Customer Experience
6 101 (16.03%) Continuous Improvement
7 98 (15.56%) Agile
7 98 (15.56%) Project Delivery
8 97 (15.40%) ITIL
9 86 (13.65%) PRINCE2
10 82 (13.02%) Stakeholder Management
11 81 (12.86%) Coaching
12 78 (12.38%) Budget Management
13 70 (11.11%) ITSM
14 69 (10.95%) Conflict Management
14 69 (10.95%) Programme Governance
15 66 (10.48%) Impact Analysis
15 66 (10.48%) Operations Management
15 66 (10.48%) Performance Metrics
16 50 (7.94%) Cybersecurity
Programming Languages
1 41 (6.51%) SQL
2 19 (3.02%) PowerShell
3 10 (1.59%) JavaScript
4 8 (1.27%) Python
5 6 (0.95%) T-SQL
5 6 (0.95%) VBA
5 6 (0.95%) VBScript
6 5 (0.79%) C#
6 5 (0.79%) R
7 3 (0.48%) C
7 3 (0.48%) C++
7 3 (0.48%) Java
8 2 (0.32%) Bash
9 1 (0.16%) VB
Qualifications
1 223 (35.40%) Degree
2 66 (10.48%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
3 65 (10.32%) Microsoft Certification
4 60 (9.52%) AWS Certification
4 60 (9.52%) MCSE
5 28 (4.44%) Security Cleared
6 20 (3.17%) SC Cleared
7 15 (2.38%) DBS Check
8 10 (1.59%) HNC
9 8 (1.27%) HND
10 6 (0.95%) BPSS Clearance
10 6 (0.95%) PMI Certification
11 5 (0.79%) ACCA
11 5 (0.79%) CIMA
11 5 (0.79%) DV Cleared
11 5 (0.79%) PMP
12 4 (0.63%) APMP
12 4 (0.63%) CIPD
12 4 (0.63%) ISTQB
13 3 (0.48%) CAPM
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 76 (12.06%) QA
2 32 (5.08%) GDPR
3 26 (4.13%) PMO
4 25 (3.97%) SLA
5 19 (3.02%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 16 (2.54%) ISO 9001
7 15 (2.38%) Data Quality
8 14 (2.22%) Accessibility
9 7 (1.11%) NIST
9 7 (1.11%) TickIT
10 4 (0.63%) ISO 14001
11 3 (0.48%) Cyber Essentials
11 3 (0.48%) ISO 19650
11 3 (0.48%) ISO/IEC 42001
12 2 (0.32%) IFRS
12 2 (0.32%) ISO 22301
12 2 (0.32%) MiFID
13 1 (0.16%) Disclosure Scotland
13 1 (0.16%) HL7
13 1 (0.16%) NEBOSH
System Software
1 57 (9.05%) Active Directory
2 5 (0.79%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (0.63%) Virtual Machines
4 3 (0.48%) vSphere
5 1 (0.16%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 23 (3.65%) Microsoft Intune
2 8 (1.27%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
3 3 (0.48%) Norton AntiVirus
4 2 (0.32%) Ansible
4 2 (0.32%) Functional Safety
5 1 (0.16%) Jamf Pro
5 1 (0.16%) Proxmox
5 1 (0.16%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 505 (80.16%) Microsoft
2 67 (10.63%) ServiceNow
3 41 (6.51%) Adobe
4 22 (3.49%) Apple
5 21 (3.33%) HubSpot
6 19 (3.02%) Cisco
7 16 (2.54%) Google
7 16 (2.54%) Sage
8 15 (2.38%) Xero
9 13 (2.06%) Salesforce
10 11 (1.75%) iManage
10 11 (1.75%) VMware
11 9 (1.43%) SAP
12 6 (0.95%) Acronis
12 6 (0.95%) Citrix
12 6 (0.95%) Datto
12 6 (0.95%) Oracle
12 6 (0.95%) Veeam
13 5 (0.79%) HP
14 4 (0.63%) Zscaler