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

6 months to
20 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 113 126 91
Rank change year-on-year +13 -35 0
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Office 522 453 886
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.42% 2.74% 2.94%
As % of the Applications category 38.13% 19.50% 33.35%
Number of salaries quoted 271 297 631
10th Percentile £26,250 £25,000 £24,250
25th Percentile £29,000 £28,500 £27,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £36,000 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% -4.00% -21.05%
75th Percentile £50,000 £56,504 £53,500
90th Percentile £68,750 £71,000 £65,000
UK median annual salary £32,500 £37,250 £33,000
% change year-on-year -12.75% +12.88% -13.16%

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 1,369 2,323 2,657
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 6.36% 14.06% 8.83%
Number of salaries quoted 753 922 1,571
10th Percentile £28,500 £27,000 £25,750
25th Percentile £35,000 £32,500 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,037 £50,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.93% +11.11% -8.16%
75th Percentile £60,000 £66,225 £60,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £71,250
UK median annual salary £40,000 £42,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year -5.88% +6.25% -10.45%

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 20 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 (10.34%) SharePoint
2 31 (5.94%) Microsoft Exchange
3 14 (2.68%) IIS
4 9 (1.72%) Confluence
4 9 (1.72%) WordPress
5 8 (1.53%) Exchange Server 2007
5 8 (1.53%) Exchange Server 2010
5 8 (1.53%) Exchange Server 2013
6 1 (0.19%) CMS
Applications
1 140 (26.82%) Microsoft Excel
2 82 (15.71%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 81 (15.52%) Microsoft Project
4 11 (2.11%) Acrobat
5 5 (0.96%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 5 (0.96%) CorelDRAW
5 5 (0.96%) MS Visio
5 5 (0.96%) Spreadsheet
6 2 (0.38%) Camtasia
6 2 (0.38%) Trello
7 1 (0.19%) InDesign
7 1 (0.19%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 19 (3.64%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (0.77%) NetSuite
2 4 (0.77%) Sage 50
3 3 (0.57%) BambooHR
4 2 (0.38%) Salesforce CRM
5 1 (0.19%) Raiser’s Edge
Cloud Services
1 167 (31.99%) Microsoft 365
2 94 (18.01%) AWS
3 38 (7.28%) Azure
4 30 (5.75%) Power Platform
5 25 (4.79%) SaaS
6 23 (4.41%) Entra ID
7 12 (2.30%) Google Workspace
8 11 (2.11%) Microsoft Copilot
8 11 (2.11%) OneDrive
9 6 (1.15%) ChatGPT
10 5 (0.96%) Canva
10 5 (0.96%) Google Analytics
10 5 (0.96%) Power Automate
11 4 (0.77%) Intacct
12 3 (0.57%) Smartsheet
13 2 (0.38%) GitHub
13 2 (0.38%) Viva Engage
14 1 (0.19%) Dynamics 365
14 1 (0.19%) MailChimp
14 1 (0.19%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 29 (5.56%) Firewall
2 24 (4.60%) DNS
3 23 (4.41%) DHCP
4 19 (3.64%) VPN
4 19 (3.64%) Wi-Fi
5 13 (2.49%) TCP/IP
6 9 (1.72%) LAN
6 9 (1.72%) WAN
7 8 (1.53%) VoIP
8 7 (1.34%) Internet
8 7 (1.34%) NGFW
9 5 (0.96%) Cisco IOS
9 5 (0.96%) Network Security
10 3 (0.57%) Ethernet
10 3 (0.57%) Skype
11 2 (0.38%) Extranet
11 2 (0.38%) Intranet
11 2 (0.38%) WebEx
12 1 (0.19%) VLAN
12 1 (0.19%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 26 (4.98%) Power BI
2 19 (3.64%) SQL Server
3 8 (1.53%) Tableau
4 6 (1.15%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 5 (0.96%) MySQL
6 4 (0.77%) Db2
6 4 (0.77%) DB2 UDB
6 4 (0.77%) QlikView
7 3 (0.57%) GIS
8 2 (0.38%) Data Lake
8 2 (0.38%) KNIME
8 2 (0.38%) MS Access
8 2 (0.38%) Oracle Database
8 2 (0.38%) Relational Database
9 1 (0.19%) Geospatial Data
9 1 (0.19%) QGIS
9 1 (0.19%) Spatial Data
Development Applications
1 27 (5.17%) JIRA
2 2 (0.38%) Git
2 2 (0.38%) Jenkins
2 2 (0.38%) JMeter
2 2 (0.38%) Postman
3 1 (0.19%) Ranorex
3 1 (0.19%) Selenium
3 1 (0.19%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 392 (75.10%) Social Skills
2 122 (23.37%) Finance
3 106 (20.31%) Organisational Skills
4 73 (13.98%) Analytical Skills
5 48 (9.20%) Swedish Language
6 42 (8.05%) Marketing
7 41 (7.85%) Legal
8 33 (6.32%) French Language
9 28 (5.36%) Retail
10 23 (4.41%) Public Sector
11 21 (4.02%) Law
12 19 (3.64%) Presentation Skills
13 18 (3.45%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 18 (3.45%) Influencing Skills
14 17 (3.26%) Telecoms
15 13 (2.49%) Advertising
16 9 (1.72%) Manufacturing
17 8 (1.53%) Games
18 6 (1.15%) Banking
18 6 (1.15%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 144 (27.59%) Analyst
2 96 (18.39%) Service Analyst
2 96 (18.39%) Service Desk Analyst
3 84 (16.09%) Project Manager
4 83 (15.90%) Senior
5 71 (13.60%) Senior Manager
6 69 (13.22%) Senior Project Manager
7 50 (9.58%) IT Support
8 49 (9.39%) Support Engineer
9 37 (7.09%) IT Engineer
9 37 (7.09%) IT Support Engineer
10 24 (4.60%) Administrator
11 22 (4.21%) Support Analyst
12 17 (3.26%) Business Analyst
13 14 (2.68%) Applications Support
14 11 (2.11%) Consultant
15 10 (1.92%) Business Development Executive
15 10 (1.92%) Coordinator
16 9 (1.72%) Applications Support Analyst
16 9 (1.72%) IT Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (1.34%) CSS
1 7 (1.34%) HTML
1 7 (1.34%) Microsoft Graph
2 3 (0.57%) Godot
2 3 (0.57%) Unreal Engine
3 2 (0.38%) SOAP
3 2 (0.38%) XML
4 1 (0.19%) FHIR
4 1 (0.19%) JSP
4 1 (0.19%) PyTorch
4 1 (0.19%) REST
4 1 (0.19%) SailPoint
4 1 (0.19%) SciPy
4 1 (0.19%) Web Services
4 1 (0.19%) XSLT
Miscellaneous
1 40 (7.66%) Onboarding
1 40 (7.66%) Self-Motivation
2 34 (6.51%) Management Information System
3 22 (4.21%) Social Media
4 21 (4.02%) Web Conferencing
5 13 (2.49%) Driving Licence
6 7 (1.34%) Analytical Mindset
6 7 (1.34%) Blog
7 6 (1.15%) e-Learning
7 6 (1.15%) Video Editing
8 5 (0.96%) Derivative
8 5 (0.96%) IoT
8 5 (0.96%) NHS
8 5 (0.96%) Podcast
8 5 (0.96%) Raspberry Pi
9 4 (0.77%) OTC Derivatives
9 4 (0.77%) Virtual Team
9 4 (0.77%) Wiki
10 3 (0.57%) Digital Media
10 3 (0.57%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 94 (18.01%) Windows
2 44 (8.43%) Windows Server
3 24 (4.60%) Windows 10
4 21 (4.02%) Windows Server 2016
5 17 (3.26%) Linux
6 15 (2.87%) Windows Server 2012
7 9 (1.72%) Windows Server 2019
8 8 (1.53%) Mac OS
8 8 (1.53%) Windows Server 2008
9 6 (1.15%) Android
10 5 (0.96%) Ubuntu
10 5 (0.96%) Unix
11 1 (0.19%) Apple iOS
11 1 (0.19%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 153 (29.31%) Customer Service
2 114 (21.84%) Project Management
3 111 (21.26%) Problem-Solving
4 109 (20.88%) ITIL
5 94 (18.01%) Agile
6 87 (16.67%) Project Delivery
7 84 (16.09%) ITSM
8 81 (15.52%) CRM
9 79 (15.13%) Performance Metrics
10 78 (14.94%) Coaching
10 78 (14.94%) Customer Experience
11 76 (14.56%) PRINCE2
12 75 (14.37%) Continuous Improvement
13 73 (13.98%) Budget Management
14 70 (13.41%) Impact Analysis
15 69 (13.22%) Conflict Management
16 66 (12.64%) Operations Management
16 66 (12.64%) Programme Governance
17 43 (8.24%) Business Development
18 41 (7.85%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 41 (7.85%) SQL
2 20 (3.83%) PowerShell
3 14 (2.68%) Python
4 12 (2.30%) VBA
5 11 (2.11%) VBScript
6 8 (1.53%) JavaScript
7 6 (1.15%) T-SQL
7 6 (1.15%) VB
8 5 (0.96%) C#
9 4 (0.77%) C++
9 4 (0.77%) Java
10 3 (0.57%) C
10 3 (0.57%) R
11 2 (0.38%) Bash
12 1 (0.19%) VC++
Qualifications
1 234 (44.83%) Degree
2 87 (16.67%) Microsoft Certification
3 77 (14.75%) AWS Certification
3 77 (14.75%) MCSE
4 66 (12.64%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
5 14 (2.68%) HNC
6 13 (2.49%) Security Cleared
7 11 (2.11%) HND
8 10 (1.92%) SC Cleared
9 6 (1.15%) DBS Check
9 6 (1.15%) DV Cleared
9 6 (1.15%) PMI Certification
10 5 (0.96%) ACCA
10 5 (0.96%) Azure Certification
10 5 (0.96%) PMP
11 4 (0.77%) BPSS Clearance
12 3 (0.57%) CAPM
12 3 (0.57%) CIPD
12 3 (0.57%) CTC Cleared
12 3 (0.57%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 91 (17.43%) QA
2 22 (4.21%) GDPR
3 21 (4.02%) Data Quality
4 19 (3.64%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 18 (3.45%) PMO
6 16 (3.07%) Accessibility
7 14 (2.68%) SLA
8 11 (2.11%) ISO 9001
9 8 (1.53%) NIST
10 7 (1.34%) TickIT
11 6 (1.15%) Cyber Essentials
12 4 (0.77%) MiFID
13 3 (0.57%) IFRS
14 2 (0.38%) HIPAA
14 2 (0.38%) ISO/IEC 42001
15 1 (0.19%) Disclosure Scotland
15 1 (0.19%) EMIR
15 1 (0.19%) HL7
15 1 (0.19%) IFRS 17
System Software
1 73 (13.98%) Active Directory
2 15 (2.87%) Hyper-V
3 14 (2.68%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (0.96%) Virtual Machines
4 5 (0.96%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 34 (6.51%) Microsoft Intune
2 9 (1.72%) SCCM
3 7 (1.34%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 4 (0.77%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
5 3 (0.57%) Norton AntiVirus
5 3 (0.57%) Proxmox
6 2 (0.38%) Ansible
6 2 (0.38%) Terraform
7 1 (0.19%) Jamf Pro
7 1 (0.19%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 389 (74.52%) Microsoft
2 85 (16.28%) ServiceNow
3 23 (4.41%) Adobe
4 22 (4.21%) VMware
5 19 (3.64%) Google
6 18 (3.45%) Sage
7 15 (2.87%) Salesforce
8 14 (2.68%) Cisco
9 12 (2.30%) HubSpot
9 12 (2.30%) iManage
9 12 (2.30%) Oracle
9 12 (2.30%) Xero
10 10 (1.92%) Apple
10 10 (1.92%) SAP
11 8 (1.53%) Dell
11 8 (1.53%) HP
11 8 (1.53%) Meraki
11 8 (1.53%) Veeam
12 6 (1.15%) Citrix
13 5 (0.96%) IBM