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 23 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 74 93 97
Rank change year-on-year +19 +4 +29
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Office 542 556 639
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 3.55% 3.22% 3.25%
As % of the Applications category 21.41% 39.46% 47.47%
Number of salaries quoted 221 291 530
10th Percentile £26,250 £26,250 £25,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £30,688 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £42,500 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.88% - -5.56%
75th Percentile £56,250 £55,500 £58,750
90th Percentile £78,750 £70,000 £70,250
UK median annual salary £35,000 £42,500 £37,000
% change year-on-year -17.65% +14.86% -7.50%

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 2,532 1,409 1,346
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 16.57% 8.17% 6.84%
Number of salaries quoted 682 776 1,031
10th Percentile £28,750 £28,241 £26,677
25th Percentile £33,500 £36,250 £35,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £49,881 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.77% -0.24% -
75th Percentile £61,250 £68,750 £62,500
90th Percentile £78,750 £82,500 £75,000
UK median annual salary £40,000 £47,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year -15.79% +11.76% -7.88%

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 23 December 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 42 (7.75%) SharePoint
2 21 (3.87%) Microsoft Exchange
3 6 (1.11%) Confluence
4 3 (0.55%) ArcGIS
4 3 (0.55%) WordPress
5 1 (0.18%) CMS
5 1 (0.18%) Drupal
5 1 (0.18%) HCL Notes
5 1 (0.18%) IIS
Applications
1 157 (28.97%) Microsoft Excel
2 67 (12.36%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 18 (3.32%) MS Visio
4 17 (3.14%) Spreadsheet
5 12 (2.21%) InDesign
6 7 (1.29%) Microsoft Project
6 7 (1.29%) Trello
7 5 (0.92%) Photoshop
8 4 (0.74%) Adobe Illustrator
9 3 (0.55%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 3 (0.55%) Simulink
10 1 (0.18%) Acrobat
Business Applications
1 7 (1.29%) Unit4 Business World
2 4 (0.74%) SAP PP
3 3 (0.55%) Elite 3E
4 2 (0.37%) Dynamics CRM
4 2 (0.37%) NetSuite
4 2 (0.37%) Sage X3
4 2 (0.37%) SAP CO
4 2 (0.37%) SAP FI
4 2 (0.37%) SAP FI/CO
4 2 (0.37%) SAP S/4HANA
5 1 (0.18%) Sage 200
5 1 (0.18%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 221 (40.77%) Microsoft 365
2 111 (20.48%) AWS
3 37 (6.83%) Power Platform
4 33 (6.09%) Azure
4 33 (6.09%) Dynamics 365
5 26 (4.80%) SaaS
6 16 (2.95%) Smartsheet
7 13 (2.40%) Entra ID
8 10 (1.85%) Cloud Computing
8 10 (1.85%) OneDrive
9 8 (1.48%) Azure DevOps
10 6 (1.11%) Intacct
10 6 (1.11%) PowerApps
11 4 (0.74%) Google Docs
11 4 (0.74%) Workato
12 3 (0.55%) Azure Data Factory
12 3 (0.55%) Google Drive
12 3 (0.55%) Google Workspace
13 2 (0.37%) Google Analytics
13 2 (0.37%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 10 (1.85%) Unified Communications
2 9 (1.66%) DHCP
2 9 (1.66%) Wi-Fi
3 8 (1.48%) DNS
4 7 (1.29%) TCP/IP
5 5 (0.92%) Firewall
5 5 (0.92%) LAN
5 5 (0.92%) VoIP
5 5 (0.92%) VPN
6 4 (0.74%) Broadband
6 4 (0.74%) Ethernet
7 3 (0.55%) DKIM
7 3 (0.55%) DMARC
7 3 (0.55%) PuTTY
7 3 (0.55%) Remote Desktop
7 3 (0.55%) WAN
8 2 (0.37%) 4G
8 2 (0.37%) Internet
8 2 (0.37%) Wireless
9 1 (0.18%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 30 (5.54%) Power BI
2 13 (2.40%) GIS
3 10 (1.85%) Geospatial Data
4 8 (1.48%) SQL Server
5 7 (1.29%) Tableau
6 3 (0.55%) Relational Database
7 2 (0.37%) Azure SQL Database
7 2 (0.37%) Data Lake
7 2 (0.37%) Metadata
7 2 (0.37%) SAP BW
8 1 (0.18%) EDMS
8 1 (0.18%) FileMaker
8 1 (0.18%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 11 (2.03%) JIRA
2 3 (0.55%) Git
2 3 (0.55%) Jenkins
2 3 (0.55%) Maven
2 3 (0.55%) Sonatype Nexus
2 3 (0.55%) Team Foundation Server
3 1 (0.18%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 361 (66.61%) Social Skills
2 159 (29.34%) Finance
3 112 (20.66%) Analytical Skills
4 108 (19.93%) French Language
5 95 (17.53%) Swedish Language
6 49 (9.04%) Marketing
7 47 (8.67%) Organisational Skills
8 34 (6.27%) Legal
9 33 (6.09%) Back Office
10 32 (5.90%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 28 (5.17%) Law
12 26 (4.80%) Documentation Skills
13 20 (3.69%) Presentation Skills
14 19 (3.51%) Public Sector
15 18 (3.32%) Advertising
15 18 (3.32%) Retail
16 16 (2.95%) Billing
17 14 (2.58%) Telecoms
18 13 (2.40%) Banking
18 13 (2.40%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 204 (37.64%) Analyst
2 124 (22.88%) Service Analyst
3 123 (22.69%) Service Desk Analyst
4 45 (8.30%) IT Support
5 44 (8.12%) Support Engineer
6 42 (7.75%) Senior
7 31 (5.72%) Desktop Support
8 30 (5.54%) Desktop Engineer
8 30 (5.54%) Desktop Support Engineer
9 28 (5.17%) Financial Analyst
10 27 (4.98%) Administrator
11 24 (4.43%) Site Engineer
12 23 (4.24%) IT Analyst
13 20 (3.69%) Support Analyst
14 19 (3.51%) Technical Support
15 18 (3.32%) IT Manager
15 18 (3.32%) Lead
15 18 (3.32%) Supply Chain Analyst
16 17 (3.14%) IT Support Analyst
17 15 (2.77%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (1.11%) EDI
2 4 (0.74%) Middleware
3 3 (0.55%) ActiveMQ
3 3 (0.55%) RAML
3 3 (0.55%) REST
3 3 (0.55%) SOAP
4 2 (0.37%) .NET
4 2 (0.37%) ARM Templates
4 2 (0.37%) HTML
4 2 (0.37%) XML
4 2 (0.37%) XSLT
5 1 (0.18%) CSS
Miscellaneous
1 72 (13.28%) Onboarding
2 53 (9.78%) Management Information System
3 46 (8.49%) Self-Motivation
4 26 (4.80%) Social Media
5 14 (2.58%) Analytical Mindset
6 12 (2.21%) Driving Licence
7 11 (2.03%) Web Conferencing
8 10 (1.85%) NHS
9 8 (1.48%) Product Ownership
9 8 (1.48%) Video Conferencing
10 7 (1.29%) CMDB
10 7 (1.29%) e-Learning
10 7 (1.29%) Legacy Systems
11 5 (0.92%) Algorithms
11 5 (0.92%) Data Centre
11 5 (0.92%) Learning Management System
12 4 (0.74%) Animation
12 4 (0.74%) Data Structures
12 4 (0.74%) PMI
12 4 (0.74%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 100 (18.45%) Windows
2 39 (7.20%) Windows 10
3 17 (3.14%) Linux
3 17 (3.14%) Windows Server
4 9 (1.66%) Unix
5 7 (1.29%) Android
6 6 (1.11%) Apple iOS
7 4 (0.74%) Mac OS
7 4 (0.74%) Windows Server 2016
8 3 (0.55%) Windows Server 2012
8 3 (0.55%) Windows Server 2019
9 2 (0.37%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 215 (39.67%) Customer Service
2 184 (33.95%) ITIL
3 122 (22.51%) Problem-Solving
4 117 (21.59%) Performance Metrics
5 115 (21.22%) ITSM
6 94 (17.34%) Continuous Improvement
7 58 (10.70%) ERP
8 56 (10.33%) Project Management
9 54 (9.96%) CRM
10 53 (9.78%) Decision-Making
11 52 (9.59%) Analytics
12 46 (8.49%) Business Intelligence
13 43 (7.93%) Agile
13 43 (7.93%) Cybersecurity
14 41 (7.56%) Logistics
15 39 (7.20%) Customer Experience
16 35 (6.46%) Asset Management
17 34 (6.27%) Service Delivery
18 32 (5.90%) Financial Analysis
18 32 (5.90%) Patch Management
Programming Languages
1 28 (5.17%) SQL
2 15 (2.77%) Python
3 12 (2.21%) PowerShell
4 7 (1.29%) R
5 6 (1.11%) Java
6 5 (0.92%) C++
7 4 (0.74%) ABAP
7 4 (0.74%) C#
7 4 (0.74%) JavaScript
8 3 (0.55%) Assembly Language
8 3 (0.55%) C
8 3 (0.55%) MATLAB
8 3 (0.55%) Objective-C
8 3 (0.55%) Swift
9 2 (0.37%) Bicep
9 2 (0.37%) Scala
9 2 (0.37%) T-SQL
9 2 (0.37%) VBA
9 2 (0.37%) VC++
10 1 (0.18%) Bash
Qualifications
1 247 (45.57%) Degree
2 109 (20.11%) Microsoft Certification
3 106 (19.56%) MCSE
4 105 (19.37%) AWS Certification
5 49 (9.04%) Security Cleared
6 40 (7.38%) SC Cleared
7 39 (7.20%) ACCA
8 35 (6.46%) CIMA
9 28 (5.17%) CTC Cleared
10 25 (4.61%) DBS Check
11 13 (2.40%) CIPD
12 9 (1.66%) CISSP
13 8 (1.48%) AAT
13 8 (1.48%) CFA
14 7 (1.29%) CISA
14 7 (1.29%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
15 6 (1.11%) BPSS Clearance
15 6 (1.11%) Computer Science Degree
15 6 (1.11%) ISTQB
16 5 (0.92%) Azure Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 111 (20.48%) QA
2 52 (9.59%) SLA
3 26 (4.80%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 20 (3.69%) GDPR
5 14 (2.58%) ISO 9001
5 14 (2.58%) PMO
6 10 (1.85%) Accessibility
7 4 (0.74%) Data Quality
8 3 (0.55%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 3 (0.55%) Software Quality Assurance
9 2 (0.37%) EMIR
9 2 (0.37%) GRC
9 2 (0.37%) NIST
9 2 (0.37%) NIST 800
9 2 (0.37%) SOC 2
10 1 (0.18%) Actionable Recommendations
10 1 (0.18%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 52 (9.59%) Active Directory
2 5 (0.92%) Hyper-V
3 3 (0.55%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.37%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.18%) Firmware
5 1 (0.18%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 16 (2.95%) SCCM
2 9 (1.66%) Microsoft Intune
3 4 (0.74%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 2 (0.37%) AirWatch
4 2 (0.37%) Ansible
4 2 (0.37%) Terraform
5 1 (0.18%) EMC NetWorker
5 1 (0.18%) Forefront Identity Manager
5 1 (0.18%) Kubernetes
5 1 (0.18%) Single Sign-On
5 1 (0.18%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 445 (82.10%) Microsoft
2 119 (21.96%) ServiceNow
3 42 (7.75%) Cisco
4 21 (3.87%) Adobe
5 15 (2.77%) Google
5 15 (2.77%) Salesforce
6 13 (2.40%) Sage
7 12 (2.21%) Oracle
8 11 (2.03%) Apple
9 10 (1.85%) Workday
10 9 (1.66%) Zoho
11 8 (1.48%) SAP
12 7 (1.29%) iManage
12 7 (1.29%) Xero
13 4 (0.74%) Citrix
13 4 (0.74%) Concur
13 4 (0.74%) Freshdesk
13 4 (0.74%) Mitel
14 3 (0.55%) MuleSoft
14 3 (0.55%) VMware