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

6 months to
31 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 114 128 101
Rank change year-on-year +14 -27 -11
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Office 541 450 756
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.44% 2.73% 2.84%
As % of the Applications category 38.42% 19.75% 32.38%
Number of salaries quoted 282 292 516
10th Percentile £27,000 £25,020 £24,875
25th Percentile £29,000 £28,500 £28,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,000 £36,500 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year +1.37% -2.67% -21.05%
75th Percentile £48,750 £57,500 £53,781
90th Percentile £65,000 £72,500 £67,500
UK median annual salary £32,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year -13.33% +7.14% -9.09%

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 1,408 2,278 2,335
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 6.36% 13.82% 8.78%
Number of salaries quoted 790 871 1,284
10th Percentile £28,500 £26,500 £26,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £31,500 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £47,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% +5.56% -10.00%
75th Percentile £60,000 £66,206 £62,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £75,000
UK median annual salary £40,000 £42,500 £42,000
% change year-on-year -5.88% +1.19% -5.62%

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 31 July 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 54 (9.98%) SharePoint
2 29 (5.36%) Microsoft Exchange
3 14 (2.59%) IIS
4 11 (2.03%) Confluence
5 9 (1.66%) WordPress
6 6 (1.11%) Exchange Server 2007
6 6 (1.11%) Exchange Server 2010
6 6 (1.11%) Exchange Server 2013
7 1 (0.18%) CMS
Applications
1 154 (28.47%) Microsoft Excel
2 96 (17.74%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 82 (15.16%) Microsoft Project
4 21 (3.88%) Acrobat
5 7 (1.29%) MS Visio
6 5 (0.92%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 5 (0.92%) CorelDRAW
6 5 (0.92%) Spreadsheet
7 2 (0.37%) Camtasia
7 2 (0.37%) Trello
8 1 (0.18%) InDesign
8 1 (0.18%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 19 (3.51%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (1.11%) NetSuite
3 4 (0.74%) Sage 50
4 3 (0.55%) BambooHR
5 2 (0.37%) Salesforce CRM
6 1 (0.18%) Raiser’s Edge
Cloud Services
1 162 (29.94%) Microsoft 365
2 93 (17.19%) AWS
3 32 (5.91%) Azure
3 32 (5.91%) Power Platform
4 24 (4.44%) SaaS
5 19 (3.51%) Entra ID
6 13 (2.40%) OneDrive
7 11 (2.03%) Google Workspace
7 11 (2.03%) Microsoft Copilot
8 6 (1.11%) ChatGPT
8 6 (1.11%) Power Automate
9 5 (0.92%) Canva
9 5 (0.92%) Google Analytics
10 3 (0.55%) Smartsheet
11 2 (0.37%) GitHub
11 2 (0.37%) Intacct
11 2 (0.37%) Viva Engage
12 1 (0.18%) Adobe Creative Cloud
12 1 (0.18%) Azure DevOps
12 1 (0.18%) MailChimp
Communications & Networking
1 25 (4.62%) Firewall
2 22 (4.07%) DNS
3 20 (3.70%) DHCP
4 17 (3.14%) VPN
4 17 (3.14%) Wi-Fi
5 12 (2.22%) TCP/IP
6 9 (1.66%) LAN
6 9 (1.66%) WAN
7 7 (1.29%) Internet
7 7 (1.29%) Network Security
7 7 (1.29%) NGFW
8 6 (1.11%) VoIP
9 5 (0.92%) Cisco IOS
10 3 (0.55%) Skype
11 2 (0.37%) Ethernet
11 2 (0.37%) Extranet
11 2 (0.37%) Intranet
11 2 (0.37%) WebEx
12 1 (0.18%) GoToMeeting
Database & Business Intelligence
1 28 (5.18%) Power BI
2 21 (3.88%) SQL Server
3 7 (1.29%) Tableau
4 6 (1.11%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 5 (0.92%) MySQL
6 4 (0.74%) Db2
6 4 (0.74%) DB2 UDB
6 4 (0.74%) QlikView
7 3 (0.55%) GIS
8 2 (0.37%) Data Lake
8 2 (0.37%) KNIME
8 2 (0.37%) MS Access
8 2 (0.37%) Oracle Database
8 2 (0.37%) Relational Database
9 1 (0.18%) Geospatial Data
9 1 (0.18%) QGIS
9 1 (0.18%) Spatial Data
Development Applications
1 32 (5.91%) JIRA
2 2 (0.37%) Git
2 2 (0.37%) Jenkins
2 2 (0.37%) JMeter
2 2 (0.37%) Postman
3 1 (0.18%) Ranorex
3 1 (0.18%) Selenium
3 1 (0.18%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 409 (75.60%) Social Skills
2 125 (23.11%) Finance
3 112 (20.70%) Organisational Skills
4 78 (14.42%) Analytical Skills
5 58 (10.72%) Marketing
6 51 (9.43%) Legal
7 48 (8.87%) Swedish Language
8 33 (6.10%) French Language
9 27 (4.99%) Retail
10 25 (4.62%) Public Sector
11 22 (4.07%) Law
12 20 (3.70%) Influencing Skills
13 19 (3.51%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 19 (3.51%) Presentation Skills
14 17 (3.14%) Telecoms
15 13 (2.40%) Advertising
16 11 (2.03%) Manufacturing
17 7 (1.29%) Billing
17 7 (1.29%) Games
18 6 (1.11%) Banking
Job Titles
1 146 (26.99%) Analyst
2 96 (17.74%) Service Analyst
2 96 (17.74%) Service Desk Analyst
3 84 (15.53%) Project Manager
4 82 (15.16%) Senior
5 70 (12.94%) Senior Manager
6 69 (12.75%) Senior Project Manager
7 43 (7.95%) IT Support
8 42 (7.76%) Support Engineer
9 30 (5.55%) IT Engineer
9 30 (5.55%) IT Support Engineer
10 27 (4.99%) Administrator
11 22 (4.07%) Support Analyst
12 16 (2.96%) Business Analyst
13 14 (2.59%) Applications Support
14 11 (2.03%) Consultant
14 11 (2.03%) Coordinator
14 11 (2.03%) Sales Administrator
15 10 (1.85%) Business Development Executive
15 10 (1.85%) Sales Representative
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (1.29%) CSS
1 7 (1.29%) HTML
1 7 (1.29%) Microsoft Graph
2 3 (0.55%) Godot
2 3 (0.55%) Unreal Engine
2 3 (0.55%) XML
3 2 (0.37%) SOAP
4 1 (0.18%) .NET
4 1 (0.18%) EDI
4 1 (0.18%) FHIR
4 1 (0.18%) JSON
4 1 (0.18%) JSP
4 1 (0.18%) Middleware
4 1 (0.18%) PyTorch
4 1 (0.18%) REST
4 1 (0.18%) SailPoint
4 1 (0.18%) SciPy
4 1 (0.18%) Web Services
4 1 (0.18%) XSLT
Miscellaneous
1 44 (8.13%) Self-Motivation
2 40 (7.39%) Onboarding
3 34 (6.28%) Management Information System
4 25 (4.62%) Social Media
5 22 (4.07%) Web Conferencing
6 13 (2.40%) Driving Licence
7 7 (1.29%) Analytical Mindset
8 6 (1.11%) Blog
8 6 (1.11%) e-Learning
8 6 (1.11%) NHS
8 6 (1.11%) Video Editing
9 5 (0.92%) Derivative
9 5 (0.92%) IoT
9 5 (0.92%) Podcast
9 5 (0.92%) Raspberry Pi
10 4 (0.74%) OTC Derivatives
10 4 (0.74%) Virtual Team
10 4 (0.74%) Wiki
11 3 (0.55%) CMDB
11 3 (0.55%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 90 (16.64%) Windows
2 42 (7.76%) Windows Server
3 20 (3.70%) Windows 10
4 17 (3.14%) Windows Server 2016
5 16 (2.96%) Linux
6 11 (2.03%) Windows Server 2012
7 7 (1.29%) Windows Server 2019
8 6 (1.11%) Android
8 6 (1.11%) Mac OS
8 6 (1.11%) Windows Server 2008
9 5 (0.92%) Ubuntu
10 4 (0.74%) Unix
11 1 (0.18%) Apple iOS
11 1 (0.18%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 155 (28.65%) Customer Service
2 120 (22.18%) Project Management
3 115 (21.26%) Problem-Solving
4 109 (20.15%) ITIL
5 95 (17.56%) Agile
6 90 (16.64%) CRM
6 90 (16.64%) Project Delivery
7 84 (15.53%) ITSM
8 82 (15.16%) Continuous Improvement
8 82 (15.16%) Customer Experience
9 79 (14.60%) Performance Metrics
9 79 (14.60%) PRINCE2
10 76 (14.05%) Coaching
11 73 (13.49%) Budget Management
12 70 (12.94%) Impact Analysis
13 69 (12.75%) Conflict Management
14 66 (12.20%) Operations Management
14 66 (12.20%) Programme Governance
15 48 (8.87%) Stakeholder Management
16 47 (8.69%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 47 (8.69%) SQL
2 20 (3.70%) PowerShell
3 14 (2.59%) Python
4 11 (2.03%) VBA
5 10 (1.85%) VBScript
6 9 (1.66%) JavaScript
7 6 (1.11%) C#
7 6 (1.11%) T-SQL
8 5 (0.92%) VB
9 4 (0.74%) C++
9 4 (0.74%) Java
9 4 (0.74%) R
10 3 (0.55%) C
11 2 (0.37%) Bash
12 1 (0.18%) VC++
Qualifications
1 234 (43.25%) Degree
2 84 (15.53%) Microsoft Certification
3 77 (14.23%) AWS Certification
3 77 (14.23%) MCSE
4 66 (12.20%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
5 14 (2.59%) Security Cleared
6 13 (2.40%) HNC
7 11 (2.03%) HND
8 10 (1.85%) SC Cleared
9 7 (1.29%) DBS Check
10 6 (1.11%) BPSS Clearance
10 6 (1.11%) PMI Certification
11 5 (0.92%) ACCA
11 5 (0.92%) DV Cleared
11 5 (0.92%) PMP
12 3 (0.55%) CAPM
12 3 (0.55%) CTC Cleared
12 3 (0.55%) ISTQB
12 3 (0.55%) PRINCE2 Certification
13 2 (0.37%) MCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 91 (16.82%) QA
2 22 (4.07%) Data Quality
3 21 (3.88%) GDPR
4 20 (3.70%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 19 (3.51%) SLA
6 18 (3.33%) PMO
7 16 (2.96%) Accessibility
8 13 (2.40%) ISO 9001
9 8 (1.48%) NIST
10 7 (1.29%) TickIT
11 5 (0.92%) Cyber Essentials
12 4 (0.74%) MiFID
13 3 (0.55%) IFRS
13 3 (0.55%) ISO/IEC 42001
14 1 (0.18%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
14 1 (0.18%) Disclosure Scotland
14 1 (0.18%) EMIR
14 1 (0.18%) HL7
14 1 (0.18%) IFRS 17
14 1 (0.18%) ISO 14001
System Software
1 67 (12.38%) Active Directory
2 13 (2.40%) VMware Infrastructure
3 12 (2.22%) Hyper-V
4 5 (0.92%) Virtual Machines
4 5 (0.92%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 30 (5.55%) Microsoft Intune
2 6 (1.11%) SCCM
3 5 (0.92%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 4 (0.74%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
5 3 (0.55%) Norton AntiVirus
5 3 (0.55%) Proxmox
6 2 (0.37%) Ansible
6 2 (0.37%) Terraform
7 1 (0.18%) Jamf Pro
7 1 (0.18%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 412 (76.16%) Microsoft
2 86 (15.90%) ServiceNow
3 34 (6.28%) Adobe
4 22 (4.07%) VMware
5 18 (3.33%) Google
6 16 (2.96%) Cisco
6 16 (2.96%) Sage
7 15 (2.77%) HubSpot
8 14 (2.59%) Salesforce
9 12 (2.22%) Apple
9 12 (2.22%) iManage
9 12 (2.22%) Xero
10 11 (2.03%) Oracle
11 10 (1.85%) SAP
12 8 (1.48%) HP
12 8 (1.48%) Meraki
12 8 (1.48%) Veeam
13 6 (1.11%) Citrix
13 6 (1.11%) Dell
14 5 (0.92%) Synology