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

6 months to
9 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 86 112 85
Rank change year-on-year +26 -27 +14
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Office 511 437 1,029
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 3.09% 3.11% 3.44%
As % of the Applications category 24.88% 33.90% 44.56%
Number of salaries quoted 202 259 825
10th Percentile £26,250 £25,000 £23,500
25th Percentile £31,156 £30,000 £26,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £43,000 £36,500
Median % change year-on-year -6.98% +17.81% -18.89%
75th Percentile £52,188 £57,000 £52,500
90th Percentile £73,375 £71,500 £65,000
UK median annual salary £32,500 £40,748 £32,500
% change year-on-year -20.24% +25.38% -18.75%

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 2,054 1,289 2,309
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 12.41% 9.17% 7.73%
Number of salaries quoted 602 776 1,762
10th Percentile £28,560 £27,000 £24,775
25th Percentile £34,823 £36,250 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £52,000 £43,586
Median % change year-on-year -13.46% +19.30% -8.24%
75th Percentile £60,000 £66,254 £57,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £67,500
UK median annual salary £40,000 £48,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year -16.67% +28.00% -16.67%

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 9 March 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 (9.98%) SharePoint
2 29 (5.68%) Microsoft Exchange
3 6 (1.17%) Exchange Server 2007
3 6 (1.17%) Exchange Server 2010
3 6 (1.17%) Exchange Server 2013
4 5 (0.98%) Confluence
5 2 (0.39%) IIS
6 1 (0.20%) ArcGIS
Applications
1 127 (24.85%) Microsoft Excel
2 56 (10.96%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 15 (2.94%) MS Visio
4 9 (1.76%) InDesign
5 7 (1.37%) Spreadsheet
5 7 (1.37%) Trello
6 3 (0.59%) Simulink
7 2 (0.39%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 9 (1.76%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (0.78%) SAP PP
3 2 (0.39%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.20%) Raiser’s Edge
4 1 (0.20%) Sage 200
4 1 (0.20%) Salesforce CRM
4 1 (0.20%) SAP Oil and Gas
4 1 (0.20%) SAP PM
4 1 (0.20%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 251 (49.12%) Microsoft 365
2 123 (24.07%) AWS
3 61 (11.94%) Entra ID
4 50 (9.78%) Azure
5 36 (7.05%) Power Platform
6 34 (6.65%) SaaS
7 33 (6.46%) Dynamics 365
8 11 (2.15%) Google Workspace
9 10 (1.96%) OneDrive
10 5 (0.98%) Intacct
11 4 (0.78%) Azure DevOps
11 4 (0.78%) Google Docs
12 3 (0.59%) Google Drive
12 3 (0.59%) Power Automate
12 3 (0.59%) PowerApps
12 3 (0.59%) Smartsheet
13 2 (0.39%) Azure AI
13 2 (0.39%) Azure Data Factory
13 2 (0.39%) Microsoft Copilot
13 2 (0.39%) Viva Engage
Communications & Networking
1 22 (4.31%) Firewall
2 21 (4.11%) DNS
2 21 (4.11%) Wi-Fi
3 20 (3.91%) DHCP
4 15 (2.94%) VoIP
5 14 (2.74%) TCP/IP
6 13 (2.54%) LAN
6 13 (2.54%) VPN
7 11 (2.15%) WAN
8 10 (1.96%) Unified Communications
9 7 (1.37%) Internet
10 3 (0.59%) DKIM
10 3 (0.59%) DMARC
10 3 (0.59%) Ethernet
10 3 (0.59%) PuTTY
10 3 (0.59%) Remote Desktop
11 2 (0.39%) 4G
11 2 (0.39%) Broadband
11 2 (0.39%) Wireless
12 1 (0.20%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 32 (6.26%) Power BI
2 10 (1.96%) Tableau
3 3 (0.59%) DB2
3 3 (0.59%) DB2 UDB
3 3 (0.59%) QlikView
3 3 (0.59%) Relational Database
3 3 (0.59%) SQL Server
4 2 (0.39%) GIS
5 1 (0.20%) Azure SQL Database
5 1 (0.20%) Data Lake
5 1 (0.20%) EDMS
5 1 (0.20%) FileMaker
5 1 (0.20%) Geospatial Data
5 1 (0.20%) Metadata
5 1 (0.20%) Oracle Database
5 1 (0.20%) Power Query
5 1 (0.20%) QGIS
5 1 (0.20%) Spatial Data
Development Applications
1 8 (1.57%) JIRA
2 4 (0.78%) Git
3 3 (0.59%) Jenkins
3 3 (0.59%) Maven
3 3 (0.59%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 368 (72.02%) Social Skills
2 119 (23.29%) Finance
3 109 (21.33%) French Language
4 86 (16.83%) Analytical Skills
5 73 (14.29%) Swedish Language
6 64 (12.52%) Back Office
7 52 (10.18%) Organisational Skills
8 42 (8.22%) Marketing
9 23 (4.50%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 21 (4.11%) Legal
11 19 (3.72%) Public Sector
12 18 (3.52%) Law
12 18 (3.52%) Retail
13 13 (2.54%) Advertising
14 12 (2.35%) Billing
15 11 (2.15%) Presentation Skills
16 9 (1.76%) Documentation Skills
16 9 (1.76%) Telecoms
17 8 (1.57%) Local Government
18 6 (1.17%) Banking
Job Titles
1 197 (38.55%) Analyst
2 116 (22.70%) Service Analyst
3 115 (22.50%) Service Desk Analyst
4 100 (19.57%) Support Engineer
5 64 (12.52%) Desktop Support
6 62 (12.13%) Desktop Engineer
6 62 (12.13%) Desktop Support Engineer
7 59 (11.55%) IT Support
8 56 (10.96%) Site Engineer
9 41 (8.02%) Senior
10 35 (6.85%) IT Engineer
11 34 (6.65%) IT Support Engineer
12 33 (6.46%) Financial Analyst
13 20 (3.91%) Administrator
13 20 (3.91%) IT Analyst
14 19 (3.72%) Support Analyst
15 18 (3.52%) Supply Chain Analyst
16 17 (3.33%) IT Support Analyst
16 17 (3.33%) Junior
17 16 (3.13%) 2nd Line Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (1.17%) EDI
2 4 (0.78%) REST
2 4 (0.78%) SOAP
2 4 (0.78%) XML
3 3 (0.59%) ActiveMQ
3 3 (0.59%) RAML
3 3 (0.59%) XSLT
4 1 (0.20%) .NET
4 1 (0.20%) ARM Templates
4 1 (0.20%) CSS
4 1 (0.20%) HTML
4 1 (0.20%) JSP
4 1 (0.20%) PyTorch
4 1 (0.20%) SailPoint
4 1 (0.20%) SciPy
4 1 (0.20%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 48 (9.39%) Self-Motivation
2 47 (9.20%) Onboarding
3 37 (7.24%) Management Information System
4 33 (6.46%) Social Media
5 12 (2.35%) Driving Licence
5 12 (2.35%) Web Conferencing
6 9 (1.76%) Video Conferencing
7 8 (1.57%) NHS
8 7 (1.37%) Algorithms
9 6 (1.17%) Analytical Mindset
10 5 (0.98%) Data Protection Act
11 4 (0.78%) Distributed Computing
11 4 (0.78%) Legacy Systems
11 4 (0.78%) Microsoft Licensing
11 4 (0.78%) Product Ownership
11 4 (0.78%) Virtual Team
12 3 (0.59%) Data Centre
12 3 (0.59%) Raspberry Pi
12 3 (0.59%) Renewable Energy
12 3 (0.59%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 140 (27.40%) Windows
2 90 (17.61%) Windows 10
3 35 (6.85%) Windows Server
4 18 (3.52%) Linux
4 18 (3.52%) Windows Server 2016
5 17 (3.33%) Windows Server 2012
6 13 (2.54%) Windows Server 2019
7 11 (2.15%) Mac OS
8 9 (1.76%) Unix
9 6 (1.17%) Windows Server 2008
10 5 (0.98%) Android
11 4 (0.78%) Apple iOS
12 2 (0.39%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 237 (46.38%) Customer Service
2 206 (40.31%) ITIL
3 117 (22.90%) Continuous Improvement
4 112 (21.92%) ITSM
4 112 (21.92%) Performance Metrics
5 96 (18.79%) Problem-Solving
6 82 (16.05%) Cybersecurity
7 78 (15.26%) Analytics
8 69 (13.50%) Customer Experience
9 65 (12.72%) Patch Management
10 62 (12.13%) Ticket Management
11 61 (11.94%) Customer Acquisition
12 60 (11.74%) Software Deployment
13 59 (11.55%) CRM
14 54 (10.57%) Decision-Making
15 45 (8.81%) Business Intelligence
16 39 (7.63%) ERP
17 36 (7.05%) Mentoring
17 36 (7.05%) Project Management
18 33 (6.46%) Agile
Programming Languages
1 19 (3.72%) SQL
2 16 (3.13%) Python
3 9 (1.76%) PowerShell
4 7 (1.37%) Java
4 7 (1.37%) VBA
5 6 (1.17%) C++
6 5 (0.98%) ABAP
7 4 (0.78%) C#
7 4 (0.78%) R
7 4 (0.78%) VB
7 4 (0.78%) VBScript
8 3 (0.59%) Assembly Language
8 3 (0.59%) C
8 3 (0.59%) JavaScript
8 3 (0.59%) MATLAB
8 3 (0.59%) Objective-C
8 3 (0.59%) Swift
8 3 (0.59%) VC++
9 1 (0.20%) Bash
9 1 (0.20%) Scala
Qualifications
1 240 (46.97%) Degree
2 114 (22.31%) Microsoft Certification
3 105 (20.55%) MCSE
4 104 (20.35%) AWS Certification
5 82 (16.05%) Security Cleared
6 74 (14.48%) SC Cleared
7 60 (11.74%) CTC Cleared
8 35 (6.85%) ACCA
9 32 (6.26%) CIMA
10 11 (2.15%) Azure Certification
11 10 (1.96%) DBS Check
12 9 (1.76%) DV Cleared
13 7 (1.37%) BPSS Clearance
13 7 (1.37%) CFA
13 7 (1.37%) Computer Science Degree
14 6 (1.17%) A+ Certification
14 6 (1.17%) CISSP
15 5 (0.98%) PMI Certification
16 4 (0.78%) CISA
16 4 (0.78%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 110 (21.53%) QA
2 75 (14.68%) SLA
3 26 (5.09%) GDPR
4 20 (3.91%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 11 (2.15%) ISO 9001
6 10 (1.96%) Data Quality
7 9 (1.76%) Accessibility
7 9 (1.76%) PMO
8 5 (0.98%) Cyber Essentials
9 4 (0.78%) NIST
10 3 (0.59%) EMIR
10 3 (0.59%) GRC
10 3 (0.59%) HIPAA
10 3 (0.59%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 2 (0.39%) MiFID
11 2 (0.39%) NIST 800
11 2 (0.39%) SOC 2
12 1 (0.20%) Actionable Recommendations
12 1 (0.20%) IFRS
12 1 (0.20%) IFRS 17
System Software
1 70 (13.70%) Active Directory
2 17 (3.33%) Hyper-V
3 6 (1.17%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.20%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 26 (5.09%) Microsoft Intune
2 17 (3.33%) SCCM
3 12 (2.35%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 2 (0.39%) Ansible
5 1 (0.20%) AirWatch
5 1 (0.20%) EMC NetWorker
5 1 (0.20%) Forefront Identity Manager
5 1 (0.20%) Kubernetes
5 1 (0.20%) Proxmox
5 1 (0.20%) RSA Archer
5 1 (0.20%) Terraform
Vendors
1 415 (81.21%) Microsoft
2 109 (21.33%) ServiceNow
3 71 (13.89%) Cisco
4 21 (4.11%) Google
5 20 (3.91%) Adobe
6 14 (2.74%) Oracle
7 13 (2.54%) Salesforce
8 11 (2.15%) VMware
9 9 (1.76%) Zoho
10 8 (1.57%) Apple
11 7 (1.37%) Dell
11 7 (1.37%) SAP
12 6 (1.17%) HP
13 5 (0.98%) Sage
13 5 (0.98%) Ubiquiti
14 4 (0.78%) IBM
14 4 (0.78%) Mitel
14 4 (0.78%) Snow
15 3 (0.59%) HubSpot
15 3 (0.59%) JD Edwards