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 15 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 74 106 94
Rank change year-on-year +32 -12 +23
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Office 563 569 718
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 3.60% 2.86% 3.28%
As % of the Applications category 18.06% 39.73% 46.03%
Number of salaries quoted 263 297 629
10th Percentile £26,250 £26,250 £25,000
25th Percentile £30,500 £30,000 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £40,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -6.25% -15.79% +11.76%
75th Percentile £59,375 £55,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £73,750 £65,000 £75,000
UK median annual salary £35,000 £42,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year -17.65% +13.33% -2.60%

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 3,118 1,432 1,560
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 19.92% 7.20% 7.13%
Number of salaries quoted 799 796 1,242
10th Percentile £27,750 £27,000 £27,500
25th Percentile £33,000 £34,750 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £47,500 £51,300
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% -7.41% +2.60%
75th Percentile £61,250 £70,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £83,750 £80,000
UK median annual salary £40,000 £47,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year -15.79% +5.56% -1.10%

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 15 November 2025.

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 (8.53%) SharePoint
2 21 (3.73%) Microsoft Exchange
3 11 (1.95%) Confluence
4 7 (1.24%) CMS
5 3 (0.53%) ArcGIS
5 3 (0.53%) IIS
5 3 (0.53%) WordPress
6 2 (0.36%) Drupal
6 2 (0.36%) Headless CMS
6 2 (0.36%) Tomcat
7 1 (0.18%) Alfresco
7 1 (0.18%) HCL Notes
7 1 (0.18%) Moodle
Applications
1 173 (30.73%) Microsoft Excel
2 67 (11.90%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 20 (3.55%) Spreadsheet
4 15 (2.66%) MS Visio
5 12 (2.13%) InDesign
5 12 (2.13%) Microsoft Project
6 7 (1.24%) Trello
7 5 (0.89%) Photoshop
8 4 (0.71%) Adobe Illustrator
9 3 (0.53%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 3 (0.53%) Simulink
10 2 (0.36%) Acrobat
11 1 (0.18%) Adobe Captivate
11 1 (0.18%) AutoCAD
Business Applications
1 8 (1.42%) SAP CO
1 8 (1.42%) SAP FI
1 8 (1.42%) SAP FI/CO
1 8 (1.42%) SAP S/4HANA
1 8 (1.42%) Unit4 Business World
2 5 (0.89%) Salesforce CRM
3 4 (0.71%) Elite 3E
3 4 (0.71%) SAP PP
4 2 (0.36%) NetSuite
4 2 (0.36%) Remedy ITSM
4 2 (0.36%) Sage X3
4 2 (0.36%) Shopify
5 1 (0.18%) Dynamics AX
5 1 (0.18%) Dynamics CRM
5 1 (0.18%) SAP HCM
Cloud Services
1 215 (38.19%) Microsoft 365
2 98 (17.41%) AWS
3 45 (7.99%) Power Platform
4 31 (5.51%) Azure
5 25 (4.44%) Dynamics 365
6 22 (3.91%) Entra ID
7 21 (3.73%) SaaS
8 17 (3.02%) Smartsheet
9 14 (2.49%) OneDrive
10 10 (1.78%) Cloud Computing
11 7 (1.24%) PowerApps
12 6 (1.07%) Azure DevOps
12 6 (1.07%) Intacct
12 6 (1.07%) Power Automate
13 5 (0.89%) Microsoft Copilot
14 4 (0.71%) Google Drive
14 4 (0.71%) Google Workspace
14 4 (0.71%) Typeform
14 4 (0.71%) Wix.com
14 4 (0.71%) Workato
Communications & Networking
1 12 (2.13%) DHCP
2 9 (1.60%) TCP/IP
2 9 (1.60%) Unified Communications
2 9 (1.60%) Wi-Fi
3 6 (1.07%) Broadband
3 6 (1.07%) DNS
3 6 (1.07%) Firewall
4 5 (0.89%) DMARC
4 5 (0.89%) VPN
5 4 (0.71%) Ethernet
5 4 (0.71%) Wireless
6 3 (0.53%) DKIM
6 3 (0.53%) Internet
7 2 (0.36%) LAN
7 2 (0.36%) Network Security
7 2 (0.36%) SSL
7 2 (0.36%) VLAN
7 2 (0.36%) WebEx
8 1 (0.18%) WAN
8 1 (0.18%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 35 (6.22%) Power BI
2 14 (2.49%) SQL Server
3 13 (2.31%) GIS
4 10 (1.78%) Geospatial Data
5 8 (1.42%) SAP BW
6 7 (1.24%) Tableau
7 3 (0.53%) Relational Database
8 2 (0.36%) Data Lake
8 2 (0.36%) PostgreSQL
8 2 (0.36%) Power Query
9 1 (0.18%) Azure SQL Database
9 1 (0.18%) BusinessObjects
9 1 (0.18%) Crystal Reports
9 1 (0.18%) EDMS
9 1 (0.18%) FileMaker
9 1 (0.18%) Metadata
9 1 (0.18%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 18 (3.20%) JIRA
2 5 (0.89%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
3 3 (0.53%) Team Foundation Server
4 2 (0.36%) Bazaar
5 1 (0.18%) Git
5 1 (0.18%) Oracle Forms
General
1 371 (65.90%) Social Skills
2 164 (29.13%) Finance
3 118 (20.96%) Analytical Skills
4 95 (16.87%) French Language
4 95 (16.87%) Swedish Language
5 64 (11.37%) Organisational Skills
6 49 (8.70%) Marketing
7 40 (7.10%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 39 (6.93%) Legal
9 28 (4.97%) Documentation Skills
10 25 (4.44%) Law
11 24 (4.26%) Presentation Skills
12 23 (4.09%) Back Office
12 23 (4.09%) Retail
13 22 (3.91%) Public Sector
14 19 (3.37%) Banking
15 18 (3.20%) Telecoms
16 17 (3.02%) Advertising
17 16 (2.84%) Manufacturing
18 14 (2.49%) Billing
Job Titles
1 190 (33.75%) Analyst
2 113 (20.07%) Service Analyst
2 113 (20.07%) Service Desk Analyst
3 58 (10.30%) IT Support
4 50 (8.88%) Senior
5 38 (6.75%) Administrator
6 25 (4.44%) Support Analyst
7 24 (4.26%) Support Engineer
8 22 (3.91%) IT Analyst
9 21 (3.73%) Desktop Support
9 21 (3.73%) Technical Support
10 20 (3.55%) Trainer
11 19 (3.37%) IT Manager
11 19 (3.37%) Lead
11 19 (3.37%) Senior Manager
11 19 (3.37%) Support Officer
12 17 (3.02%) Support Specialist
13 16 (2.84%) IT Administrator
13 16 (2.84%) IT Support Analyst
13 16 (2.84%) Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (1.42%) EDI
2 4 (0.71%) Middleware
2 4 (0.71%) XML
3 3 (0.53%) HTML
3 3 (0.53%) JSON
4 2 (0.36%) REST
4 2 (0.36%) SOAP
5 1 (0.18%) .NET
5 1 (0.18%) ARM Templates
5 1 (0.18%) CSS
5 1 (0.18%) FIX Protocol
5 1 (0.18%) Web Services
5 1 (0.18%) XSLT
Miscellaneous
1 75 (13.32%) Onboarding
2 54 (9.59%) Management Information System
3 41 (7.28%) Self-Motivation
4 32 (5.68%) Social Media
5 15 (2.66%) Analytical Mindset
6 12 (2.13%) Driving Licence
7 11 (1.95%) Web Conferencing
8 9 (1.60%) e-Learning
8 9 (1.60%) NHS
8 9 (1.60%) Product Ownership
9 8 (1.42%) Learning Management System
10 7 (1.24%) CMDB
10 7 (1.24%) Enterprise Software
11 5 (0.89%) Legacy Systems
12 4 (0.71%) Algorithms
12 4 (0.71%) Animation
12 4 (0.71%) Data Centre
12 4 (0.71%) Data Structures
12 4 (0.71%) Housing Association
12 4 (0.71%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 99 (17.58%) Windows
2 28 (4.97%) Windows 10
3 19 (3.37%) Linux
4 15 (2.66%) Unix
5 13 (2.31%) Windows Server
6 6 (1.07%) Apple iOS
7 5 (0.89%) Android
7 5 (0.89%) Mac OS
8 1 (0.18%) Windows Server 2008
8 1 (0.18%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 201 (35.70%) Customer Service
2 159 (28.24%) ITIL
3 131 (23.27%) Problem-Solving
4 107 (19.01%) Performance Metrics
5 104 (18.47%) ITSM
6 87 (15.45%) Continuous Improvement
7 71 (12.61%) Project Management
8 61 (10.83%) CRM
9 57 (10.12%) ERP
10 55 (9.77%) Business Intelligence
11 53 (9.41%) Analytics
12 48 (8.53%) Decision-Making
13 47 (8.35%) Agile
14 36 (6.39%) Project Delivery
15 33 (5.86%) Asset Management
15 33 (5.86%) Data Analysis
16 32 (5.68%) Logistics
16 32 (5.68%) Mentoring
17 31 (5.51%) Cybersecurity
17 31 (5.51%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 34 (6.04%) SQL
2 17 (3.02%) PowerShell
3 15 (2.66%) Python
4 7 (1.24%) R
5 6 (1.07%) JavaScript
5 6 (1.07%) VBA
6 5 (0.89%) Java
7 4 (0.71%) ABAP
7 4 (0.71%) C++
8 3 (0.53%) Assembly Language
8 3 (0.53%) C
8 3 (0.53%) MATLAB
8 3 (0.53%) Objective-C
8 3 (0.53%) Swift
8 3 (0.53%) VB
9 2 (0.36%) C#
10 1 (0.18%) Bash
10 1 (0.18%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 1 (0.18%) T-SQL
10 1 (0.18%) VC++
Qualifications
1 239 (42.45%) Degree
2 98 (17.41%) Microsoft Certification
3 95 (16.87%) AWS Certification
3 95 (16.87%) MCSE
4 32 (5.68%) Security Cleared
5 29 (5.15%) DBS Check
6 27 (4.80%) ACCA
7 24 (4.26%) SC Cleared
8 23 (4.09%) CIMA
9 18 (3.20%) CTC Cleared
10 13 (2.31%) CIPD
11 9 (1.60%) CISSP
12 8 (1.42%) AAT
13 7 (1.24%) CISA
14 6 (1.07%) ISTQB
14 6 (1.07%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
15 4 (0.71%) Azure Certification
15 4 (0.71%) BPSS Clearance
15 4 (0.71%) CFA
15 4 (0.71%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 106 (18.83%) QA
2 40 (7.10%) SLA
3 30 (5.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 26 (4.62%) PMO
5 20 (3.55%) GDPR
6 14 (2.49%) ISO 9001
7 12 (2.13%) Accessibility
8 3 (0.53%) Data Quality
8 3 (0.53%) Software Quality Assurance
9 2 (0.36%) Actionable Recommendations
9 2 (0.36%) GRC
9 2 (0.36%) NIST
9 2 (0.36%) NIST 800
9 2 (0.36%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 2 (0.36%) SOC 2
10 1 (0.18%) California Consumer Privacy Act
10 1 (0.18%) EMIR
10 1 (0.18%) ISO/IEC 20000
10 1 (0.18%) P3O
10 1 (0.18%) PERC
System Software
1 50 (8.88%) Active Directory
2 9 (1.60%) Hyper-V
3 7 (1.24%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (0.53%) Firmware
5 2 (0.36%) BitLocker
5 2 (0.36%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 16 (2.84%) SCCM
2 14 (2.49%) Microsoft Intune
3 3 (0.53%) Single Sign-On
4 1 (0.18%) AirWatch
4 1 (0.18%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
4 1 (0.18%) Terraform
Vendors
1 473 (84.01%) Microsoft
2 112 (19.89%) ServiceNow
3 34 (6.04%) Cisco
4 28 (4.97%) Salesforce
5 23 (4.09%) Adobe
6 21 (3.73%) SAP
7 15 (2.66%) Google
8 13 (2.31%) Sage
9 11 (1.95%) Oracle
10 10 (1.78%) Apple
10 10 (1.78%) Workday
11 9 (1.60%) Zoho
12 7 (1.24%) iManage
12 7 (1.24%) VMware
12 7 (1.24%) Xero
13 6 (1.07%) Freshdesk
14 5 (0.89%) N-able
15 4 (0.71%) Concur
15 4 (0.71%) Mitel
16 3 (0.53%) Citrix