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

6 months to
14 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 94 126 89
Rank change year-on-year +32 -37 +14
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Office 474 417 1,036
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.56% 2.87% 3.19%
As % of the Applications category 40.69% 26.13% 35.46%
Number of salaries quoted 216 277 792
10th Percentile £27,584 £25,000 £23,500
25th Percentile £29,250 £29,000 £27,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £39,000 £42,000 £37,127
Median % change year-on-year -7.14% +13.12% -17.50%
75th Percentile £54,063 £57,000 £53,750
90th Percentile £73,750 £67,500 £65,000
UK median annual salary £32,838 £37,500 £32,500
% change year-on-year -12.43% +15.38% -14.47%

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 1,165 1,596 2,922
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 6.29% 10.98% 9.00%
Number of salaries quoted 597 808 1,790
10th Percentile £28,500 £27,175 £25,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £35,000 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,000 £50,223 £43,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.42% +16.80% -9.47%
75th Percentile £60,000 £66,251 £57,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £75,375 £68,000
UK median annual salary £40,000 £46,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year -13.04% +22.67% -15.73%

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 14 May 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 50 (10.55%) SharePoint
2 31 (6.54%) Microsoft Exchange
3 9 (1.90%) Exchange Server 2007
3 9 (1.90%) Exchange Server 2010
3 9 (1.90%) Exchange Server 2013
4 8 (1.69%) Confluence
5 6 (1.27%) IIS
6 5 (1.05%) WordPress
7 1 (0.21%) CMS
Applications
1 115 (24.26%) Microsoft Excel
2 61 (12.87%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 46 (9.70%) Microsoft Project
4 11 (2.32%) MS Visio
5 4 (0.84%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 2 (0.42%) Camtasia
7 1 (0.21%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 14 (2.95%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (0.63%) BambooHR
3 2 (0.42%) Sage 50
3 2 (0.42%) Salesforce CRM
4 1 (0.21%) Raiser’s Edge
4 1 (0.21%) Sage 200
4 1 (0.21%) SAP Oil and Gas
4 1 (0.21%) SAP PM
4 1 (0.21%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 189 (39.87%) Microsoft 365
2 74 (15.61%) AWS
3 60 (12.66%) Entra ID
4 48 (10.13%) Azure
5 23 (4.85%) SaaS
6 21 (4.43%) Power Platform
7 15 (3.16%) Dynamics 365
8 12 (2.53%) Google Workspace
9 9 (1.90%) Microsoft Copilot
9 9 (1.90%) OneDrive
10 6 (1.27%) ChatGPT
11 5 (1.05%) Google Analytics
11 5 (1.05%) Intacct
11 5 (1.05%) Power Automate
12 4 (0.84%) Canva
12 4 (0.84%) Google Docs
13 2 (0.42%) Azure DevOps
13 2 (0.42%) Viva Engage
14 1 (0.21%) Adobe Creative Cloud
14 1 (0.21%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 28 (5.91%) Firewall
2 26 (5.49%) DNS
3 25 (5.27%) DHCP
4 21 (4.43%) Wi-Fi
5 17 (3.59%) VoIP
6 16 (3.38%) TCP/IP
7 14 (2.95%) LAN
7 14 (2.95%) VPN
8 12 (2.53%) WAN
9 7 (1.48%) Internet
10 4 (0.84%) NGFW
11 3 (0.63%) PuTTY
11 3 (0.63%) Remote Desktop
11 3 (0.63%) Skype
12 2 (0.42%) 4G
12 2 (0.42%) Extranet
12 2 (0.42%) Intranet
12 2 (0.42%) Network Security
12 2 (0.42%) WebEx
13 1 (0.21%) Ethernet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 19 (4.01%) Power BI
2 12 (2.53%) SQL Server
3 8 (1.69%) Tableau
4 5 (1.05%) MySQL
5 4 (0.84%) DB2
5 4 (0.84%) DB2 UDB
5 4 (0.84%) QlikView
5 4 (0.84%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 3 (0.63%) GIS
7 2 (0.42%) Relational Database
8 1 (0.21%) Azure SQL Database
8 1 (0.21%) Data Lake
8 1 (0.21%) Geospatial Data
8 1 (0.21%) Metadata
8 1 (0.21%) Oracle Database
8 1 (0.21%) QGIS
8 1 (0.21%) Spatial Data
Development Applications
1 11 (2.32%) JIRA
2 4 (0.84%) Git
3 3 (0.63%) Jenkins
3 3 (0.63%) Maven
3 3 (0.63%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 326 (68.78%) Social Skills
2 108 (22.78%) Finance
3 75 (15.82%) Organisational Skills
4 62 (13.08%) Analytical Skills
5 55 (11.60%) French Language
6 50 (10.55%) Back Office
7 31 (6.54%) Marketing
8 27 (5.70%) Law
9 25 (5.27%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 24 (5.06%) Legal
10 24 (5.06%) Public Sector
11 23 (4.85%) Retail
12 18 (3.80%) Presentation Skills
13 17 (3.59%) Influencing Skills
14 10 (2.11%) Telecoms
15 9 (1.90%) Billing
16 8 (1.69%) Swedish Language
17 7 (1.48%) Advertising
18 6 (1.27%) Games
18 6 (1.27%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 123 (25.95%) Analyst
2 92 (19.41%) Support Engineer
3 66 (13.92%) Senior
4 65 (13.71%) Service Analyst
5 64 (13.50%) Service Desk Analyst
6 55 (11.60%) Project Manager
7 52 (10.97%) Desktop Support
7 52 (10.97%) IT Support
8 50 (10.55%) Desktop Engineer
8 50 (10.55%) Desktop Support Engineer
9 49 (10.34%) Senior Manager
10 48 (10.13%) Site Engineer
11 41 (8.65%) Senior Project Manager
12 39 (8.23%) IT Engineer
13 38 (8.02%) IT Support Engineer
14 19 (4.01%) Financial Analyst
15 14 (2.95%) Administrator
16 13 (2.74%) 2nd Line Support
16 13 (2.74%) Business Analyst
16 13 (2.74%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (1.05%) CSS
1 5 (1.05%) HTML
2 4 (0.84%) Microsoft Graph
2 4 (0.84%) REST
2 4 (0.84%) SOAP
3 3 (0.63%) ActiveMQ
3 3 (0.63%) RAML
3 3 (0.63%) XML
4 2 (0.42%) XSLT
5 1 (0.21%) .NET
5 1 (0.21%) ARM Templates
5 1 (0.21%) FHIR
5 1 (0.21%) JSP
5 1 (0.21%) PyTorch
5 1 (0.21%) SailPoint
5 1 (0.21%) SciPy
5 1 (0.21%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 54 (11.39%) Self-Motivation
2 32 (6.75%) Onboarding
3 31 (6.54%) Management Information System
4 26 (5.49%) Social Media
5 11 (2.32%) Driving Licence
6 8 (1.69%) Video Conferencing
7 7 (1.48%) Web Conferencing
8 6 (1.27%) Analytical Mindset
8 6 (1.27%) Video Editing
8 6 (1.27%) Virtual Team
9 5 (1.05%) Data Protection Act
9 5 (1.05%) NHS
9 5 (1.05%) Podcast
9 5 (1.05%) Raspberry Pi
9 5 (1.05%) Wiki
10 4 (0.84%) Derivative
10 4 (0.84%) Microsoft Licensing
10 4 (0.84%) OTC Derivatives
11 3 (0.63%) Distributed Computing
11 3 (0.63%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 129 (27.22%) Windows
2 80 (16.88%) Windows 10
3 41 (8.65%) Windows Server
4 26 (5.49%) Windows Server 2016
5 21 (4.43%) Windows Server 2012
6 16 (3.38%) Linux
7 14 (2.95%) Windows Server 2019
8 13 (2.74%) Mac OS
9 9 (1.90%) Windows Server 2008
10 7 (1.48%) Ubuntu
11 5 (1.05%) Unix
12 3 (0.63%) Android
13 1 (0.21%) Apple iOS
13 1 (0.21%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 167 (35.23%) Customer Service
2 130 (27.43%) ITIL
3 98 (20.68%) Continuous Improvement
4 97 (20.46%) Customer Experience
5 81 (17.09%) Problem-Solving
6 80 (16.88%) Project Management
7 77 (16.24%) Cybersecurity
8 76 (16.03%) Agile
9 66 (13.92%) CRM
10 63 (13.29%) Coaching
11 62 (13.08%) Analytics
12 61 (12.87%) ITSM
12 61 (12.87%) Project Delivery
13 58 (12.24%) Performance Metrics
14 55 (11.60%) Patch Management
15 52 (10.97%) Ticket Management
16 50 (10.55%) Customer Acquisition
16 50 (10.55%) Software Deployment
17 49 (10.34%) Budget Management
17 49 (10.34%) PRINCE2
Programming Languages
1 34 (7.17%) SQL
2 14 (2.95%) PowerShell
3 11 (2.32%) VBA
4 9 (1.90%) Python
4 9 (1.90%) VBScript
5 6 (1.27%) VB
6 5 (1.05%) T-SQL
7 4 (0.84%) Java
8 3 (0.63%) C#
9 2 (0.42%) C++
9 2 (0.42%) VC++
10 1 (0.21%) ABAP
10 1 (0.21%) Bash
10 1 (0.21%) Bicep
10 1 (0.21%) R
10 1 (0.21%) Scala
Qualifications
1 223 (47.05%) Degree
2 68 (14.35%) Microsoft Certification
3 66 (13.92%) Security Cleared
4 61 (12.87%) SC Cleared
5 58 (12.24%) MCSE
6 57 (12.03%) AWS Certification
7 50 (10.55%) CTC Cleared
8 41 (8.65%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
9 18 (3.80%) ACCA
10 15 (3.16%) CIMA
11 9 (1.90%) DV Cleared
11 9 (1.90%) HNC
12 7 (1.48%) Azure Certification
13 6 (1.27%) A+ Certification
13 6 (1.27%) CFA
13 6 (1.27%) HND
14 5 (1.05%) BPSS Clearance
15 4 (0.84%) Computer Science Degree
15 4 (0.84%) DBS Check
15 4 (0.84%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 63 (13.29%) QA
2 58 (12.24%) SLA
3 20 (4.22%) GDPR
4 19 (4.01%) Data Quality
5 10 (2.11%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 10 (2.11%) PMO
6 7 (1.48%) Accessibility
6 7 (1.48%) TickIT
7 6 (1.27%) NIST
8 5 (1.05%) Cyber Essentials
9 4 (0.84%) MiFID
10 3 (0.63%) HIPAA
10 3 (0.63%) IFRS
11 2 (0.42%) EMIR
12 1 (0.21%) GRC
12 1 (0.21%) HL7
12 1 (0.21%) IFRS 17
12 1 (0.21%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 69 (14.56%) Active Directory
2 20 (4.22%) Hyper-V
3 14 (2.95%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (1.27%) Virtual Machines
5 5 (1.05%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 33 (6.96%) Microsoft Intune
2 14 (2.95%) SCCM
3 13 (2.74%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 3 (0.63%) Proxmox
5 2 (0.42%) Ansible
6 1 (0.21%) AirWatch
6 1 (0.21%) EMC NetWorker
6 1 (0.21%) Forefront Identity Manager
6 1 (0.21%) Jamf Pro
6 1 (0.21%) Kubernetes
6 1 (0.21%) RSA Archer
6 1 (0.21%) Single Sign-On
6 1 (0.21%) Terraform
Vendors
1 349 (73.63%) Microsoft
2 61 (12.87%) ServiceNow
3 58 (12.24%) Cisco
4 22 (4.64%) Google
5 19 (4.01%) VMware
6 17 (3.59%) Sage
7 16 (3.38%) Adobe
8 12 (2.53%) Salesforce
9 11 (2.32%) Oracle
10 10 (2.11%) Apple
10 10 (2.11%) HubSpot
11 9 (1.90%) Dell
11 9 (1.90%) HP
11 9 (1.90%) SAP
12 8 (1.69%) iManage
12 8 (1.69%) Meraki
12 8 (1.69%) Xero
13 5 (1.05%) Snow
13 5 (1.05%) Synology
13 5 (1.05%) Ubiquiti