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

6 months to
15 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 115 120 116
Rank change year-on-year +5 -4 -24
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Office 547 462 664
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.40% 2.79% 2.69%
As % of the Applications category 38.04% 18.75% 30.47%
Number of salaries quoted 291 293 453
10th Percentile £27,250 £25,020 £25,000
25th Percentile £29,000 £28,500 £29,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £36,177 £36,500 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year -0.89% -2.67% -25.00%
75th Percentile £48,266 £56,250 £53,750
90th Percentile £62,761 £70,000 £65,300
UK median annual salary £32,500 £37,500 £36,500
% change year-on-year -13.33% +2.74% -7.59%

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 1,438 2,464 2,179
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 6.30% 14.87% 8.81%
Number of salaries quoted 817 822 1,161
10th Percentile £28,500 £26,500 £27,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £31,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,000 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.22% - -10.00%
75th Percentile £60,000 £62,438 £63,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £76,250
UK median annual salary £40,000 £41,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year -2.44% -3.53% -5.56%

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 August 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 (8.96%) SharePoint
2 26 (4.75%) Microsoft Exchange
3 13 (2.38%) IIS
4 12 (2.19%) Confluence
5 9 (1.65%) WordPress
6 4 (0.73%) Exchange Server 2007
6 4 (0.73%) Exchange Server 2010
6 4 (0.73%) Exchange Server 2013
7 1 (0.18%) CMS
Applications
1 158 (28.88%) Microsoft Excel
2 101 (18.46%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 84 (15.36%) Microsoft Project
4 21 (3.84%) Acrobat
5 9 (1.65%) MS Visio
6 5 (0.91%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 5 (0.91%) CorelDRAW
6 5 (0.91%) Spreadsheet
7 3 (0.55%) Trello
8 2 (0.37%) Camtasia
9 1 (0.18%) AutoCAD
9 1 (0.18%) InDesign
9 1 (0.18%) Navisworks
9 1 (0.18%) Photoshop
9 1 (0.18%) Revit
Business Applications
1 18 (3.29%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (1.28%) NetSuite
3 4 (0.73%) Sage 50
4 3 (0.55%) BambooHR
5 2 (0.37%) Salesforce CRM
6 1 (0.18%) Dynamics GP
6 1 (0.18%) Raiser’s Edge
Cloud Services
1 152 (27.79%) Microsoft 365
2 87 (15.90%) AWS
3 29 (5.30%) Power Platform
4 26 (4.75%) Azure
5 20 (3.66%) SaaS
6 13 (2.38%) Entra ID
7 12 (2.19%) OneDrive
8 11 (2.01%) Google Workspace
8 11 (2.01%) Microsoft Copilot
9 6 (1.10%) ChatGPT
10 5 (0.91%) Canva
10 5 (0.91%) Google Analytics
10 5 (0.91%) Power Automate
11 3 (0.55%) Smartsheet
12 2 (0.37%) GitHub
13 1 (0.18%) Adobe Creative Cloud
13 1 (0.18%) Asana
13 1 (0.18%) Azure DevOps
13 1 (0.18%) Dynamics 365
13 1 (0.18%) MailChimp
Communications & Networking
1 20 (3.66%) DNS
2 19 (3.47%) Firewall
3 17 (3.11%) DHCP
4 15 (2.74%) Wi-Fi
5 14 (2.56%) VPN
6 13 (2.38%) TCP/IP
7 9 (1.65%) LAN
7 9 (1.65%) WAN
8 8 (1.46%) Network Security
9 7 (1.28%) NGFW
10 6 (1.10%) Internet
11 5 (0.91%) Cisco IOS
11 5 (0.91%) VoIP
12 3 (0.55%) Skype
13 2 (0.37%) Ethernet
13 2 (0.37%) Extranet
13 2 (0.37%) Intranet
13 2 (0.37%) WebEx
14 1 (0.18%) GoToMeeting
Database & Business Intelligence
1 25 (4.57%) Power BI
2 22 (4.02%) SQL Server
3 6 (1.10%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 6 (1.10%) Tableau
4 5 (0.91%) MySQL
5 3 (0.55%) Db2
5 3 (0.55%) DB2 UDB
5 3 (0.55%) GIS
5 3 (0.55%) QlikView
6 2 (0.37%) Data Lake
6 2 (0.37%) KNIME
6 2 (0.37%) MS Access
6 2 (0.37%) Oracle Database
6 2 (0.37%) Relational Database
7 1 (0.18%) Geospatial Data
7 1 (0.18%) QGIS
7 1 (0.18%) Spatial Data
Development Applications
1 35 (6.40%) 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
1 408 (74.59%) Social Skills
2 130 (23.77%) Finance
3 126 (23.03%) Organisational Skills
4 85 (15.54%) Analytical Skills
5 60 (10.97%) Marketing
6 54 (9.87%) Legal
7 48 (8.78%) Swedish Language
8 30 (5.48%) Retail
9 28 (5.12%) French Language
9 28 (5.12%) Public Sector
10 24 (4.39%) Law
11 23 (4.20%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 20 (3.66%) Presentation Skills
13 19 (3.47%) Influencing Skills
14 17 (3.11%) Telecoms
15 14 (2.56%) Advertising
16 12 (2.19%) Manufacturing
17 9 (1.65%) German Language
18 8 (1.46%) Billing
19 7 (1.28%) Banking
Job Titles
1 136 (24.86%) Analyst
2 90 (16.45%) Service Analyst
2 90 (16.45%) Service Desk Analyst
3 87 (15.90%) Project Manager
4 78 (14.26%) Senior
5 69 (12.61%) Senior Manager
5 69 (12.61%) Senior Project Manager
6 36 (6.58%) Support Engineer
7 35 (6.40%) IT Support
8 34 (6.22%) Administrator
9 24 (4.39%) IT Engineer
9 24 (4.39%) IT Support Engineer
10 20 (3.66%) Support Analyst
11 15 (2.74%) Business Analyst
12 14 (2.56%) Applications Support
12 14 (2.56%) Coordinator
13 12 (2.19%) Sales Administrator
14 11 (2.01%) Consultant
14 11 (2.01%) Sales Representative
15 10 (1.83%) Support Officer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (1.28%) CSS
1 7 (1.28%) HTML
1 7 (1.28%) Microsoft Graph
2 3 (0.55%) Godot
2 3 (0.55%) Unreal Engine
3 2 (0.37%) SOAP
3 2 (0.37%) XML
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 41 (7.50%) Onboarding
1 41 (7.50%) Self-Motivation
2 35 (6.40%) Management Information System
3 28 (5.12%) Social Media
4 21 (3.84%) Web Conferencing
5 14 (2.56%) Driving Licence
6 9 (1.65%) Analytical Mindset
7 8 (1.46%) NHS
8 6 (1.10%) Blog
8 6 (1.10%) e-Learning
8 6 (1.10%) Video Editing
9 5 (0.91%) Derivative
9 5 (0.91%) IoT
9 5 (0.91%) Podcast
9 5 (0.91%) Raspberry Pi
9 5 (0.91%) Virtual Team
10 4 (0.73%) OTC Derivatives
10 4 (0.73%) Wiki
11 3 (0.55%) AI Agents
11 3 (0.55%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 83 (15.17%) Windows
2 39 (7.13%) Windows Server
3 16 (2.93%) Windows 10
4 15 (2.74%) Linux
5 14 (2.56%) Windows Server 2016
6 8 (1.46%) Windows Server 2012
7 6 (1.10%) Android
8 5 (0.91%) Mac OS
8 5 (0.91%) Ubuntu
8 5 (0.91%) Windows Server 2019
9 4 (0.73%) Windows Server 2008
10 3 (0.55%) Unix
11 1 (0.18%) Apple iOS
11 1 (0.18%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 154 (28.15%) Customer Service
2 130 (23.77%) Project Management
3 117 (21.39%) Problem-Solving
4 104 (19.01%) ITIL
5 98 (17.92%) Agile
6 93 (17.00%) CRM
6 93 (17.00%) Project Delivery
7 87 (15.90%) Continuous Improvement
8 86 (15.72%) Customer Experience
9 85 (15.54%) PRINCE2
10 79 (14.44%) ITSM
11 76 (13.89%) Coaching
12 75 (13.71%) Performance Metrics
13 74 (13.53%) Budget Management
14 69 (12.61%) Conflict Management
14 69 (12.61%) Impact Analysis
15 66 (12.07%) Operations Management
15 66 (12.07%) Programme Governance
16 57 (10.42%) Stakeholder Management
17 48 (8.78%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 46 (8.41%) SQL
2 20 (3.66%) PowerShell
3 13 (2.38%) Python
4 10 (1.83%) VBA
5 9 (1.65%) JavaScript
5 9 (1.65%) VBScript
6 6 (1.10%) C#
6 6 (1.10%) T-SQL
7 5 (0.91%) R
8 4 (0.73%) C++
8 4 (0.73%) Java
8 4 (0.73%) VB
9 3 (0.55%) C
10 2 (0.37%) Bash
11 1 (0.18%) VC++
Qualifications
1 232 (42.41%) Degree
2 78 (14.26%) Microsoft Certification
3 73 (13.35%) AWS Certification
3 73 (13.35%) MCSE
4 66 (12.07%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
5 14 (2.56%) Security Cleared
6 13 (2.38%) HNC
7 11 (2.01%) HND
8 10 (1.83%) DBS Check
8 10 (1.83%) SC Cleared
9 7 (1.28%) BPSS Clearance
10 6 (1.10%) PMI Certification
11 5 (0.91%) PMP
12 4 (0.73%) CIPD
12 4 (0.73%) DV Cleared
13 3 (0.55%) ACCA
13 3 (0.55%) CAPM
13 3 (0.55%) CTC Cleared
13 3 (0.55%) ISTQB
13 3 (0.55%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 87 (15.90%) QA
2 24 (4.39%) GDPR
2 24 (4.39%) SLA
3 20 (3.66%) Data Quality
3 20 (3.66%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 20 (3.66%) PMO
4 14 (2.56%) Accessibility
4 14 (2.56%) ISO 9001
5 8 (1.46%) NIST
6 7 (1.28%) TickIT
7 4 (0.73%) MiFID
8 3 (0.55%) Cyber Essentials
8 3 (0.55%) ISO/IEC 42001
9 2 (0.37%) IFRS
9 2 (0.37%) ISO 14001
10 1 (0.18%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 1 (0.18%) Disclosure Scotland
10 1 (0.18%) EMIR
10 1 (0.18%) HL7
10 1 (0.18%) NEBOSH
System Software
1 60 (10.97%) Active Directory
2 12 (2.19%) VMware Infrastructure
3 9 (1.65%) Hyper-V
4 5 (0.91%) Virtual Machines
4 5 (0.91%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 25 (4.57%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (0.73%) Active Directory Federation Services
2 4 (0.73%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
3 3 (0.55%) Norton AntiVirus
3 3 (0.55%) Proxmox
3 3 (0.55%) SCCM
4 2 (0.37%) Ansible
4 2 (0.37%) Terraform
5 1 (0.18%) Jamf Pro
5 1 (0.18%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 425 (77.70%) Microsoft
2 81 (14.81%) ServiceNow
3 36 (6.58%) Adobe
4 20 (3.66%) VMware
5 19 (3.47%) HubSpot
6 18 (3.29%) Cisco
6 18 (3.29%) Google
7 16 (2.93%) Apple
8 14 (2.56%) Sage
9 12 (2.19%) iManage
9 12 (2.19%) Salesforce
9 12 (2.19%) Xero
10 10 (1.83%) Oracle
10 10 (1.83%) SAP
11 8 (1.46%) Meraki
11 8 (1.46%) Veeam
12 7 (1.28%) HP
13 6 (1.10%) Citrix
14 5 (0.91%) Synology
15 4 (0.73%) Marketo