Job Vacancy Trend Salary Trend Salary Histogram Skill Sets
Period
to 27 November 2021

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and a requirement for Microsoft Office skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Microsoft Office over the 6 months to 27 November 2021 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

Microsoft Office
UK > Work from Home
6 months to
27 Nov 2021		 Same period 2020 Same period 2019
Rank 153 166 133
Rank change year-on-year +13 -33 -4
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Office 621 149 171
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 2.13% 1.80% 2.21%
As % of the Applications category 31.57% 39.31% 48.03%
Number of salaries quoted 423 130 137
10th Percentile £25,000 £21,250 £27,800
25th Percentile £31,250 £27,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £37,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +20.00% -16.67% -10.00%
75th Percentile £58,375 £53,563 £60,000
90th Percentile £68,500 £65,125 £77,500
UK median annual salary £37,500 £36,275 £32,500
% change year-on-year +3.38% +11.62% -

Microsoft Office is in the Software Applications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a WFH option and a requirement for software application skills.

All Software Application Skills
Work from Home
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for software application skills 1,967 379 356
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 6.74% 4.59% 4.60%
Number of salaries quoted 1,293 324 290
10th Percentile £28,554 £26,250 £31,125
25th Percentile £35,500 £31,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £42,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +17.65% -15.00% -
75th Percentile £62,500 £57,994 £62,500
90th Percentile £79,150 £73,750 £77,500
UK median annual salary £44,345 £44,000 £38,000
% change year-on-year +0.78% +15.79% -5.00%

Microsoft Office
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing Microsoft Office as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Microsoft Office trend for jobs with a WFH option

Microsoft Office
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Microsoft Office.

Microsoft Office salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

Microsoft Office
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Microsoft Office over the 6 months to 27 November 2021.

Microsoft Office salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

For the 6 months to 27 November 2021, Microsoft Office job roles required the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent jobs with a WFH option and a requirement for Microsoft Office.

1 410 (66.02%) Microsoft
2 288 (46.38%) Social Skills
3 180 (28.99%) Finance
4 171 (27.54%) Microsoft 365
5 165 (26.57%) Project Management
6 162 (26.09%) Microsoft Excel
7 157 (25.28%) Problem-Solving
8 155 (24.96%) Analytical Skills
9 137 (22.06%) Windows
10 124 (19.97%) SQL
11 115 (18.52%) Degree
12 109 (17.55%) Active Directory
13 107 (17.23%) Azure
14 106 (17.07%) Agile Software Development
15 97 (15.62%) Microsoft PowerPoint
16 86 (13.85%) SharePoint
17 78 (12.56%) Oracle
18 76 (12.24%) ITIL
19 73 (11.76%) Decision-Making
20 66 (10.63%) Data Management
21 61 (9.82%) Organisational Skills
22 57 (9.18%) Self-Motivation
23 54 (8.70%) Management Information System
23 54 (8.70%) User Acceptance Testing
23 54 (8.70%) Project Delivery
24 53 (8.53%) SQL Server
24 53 (8.53%) CRM
25 52 (8.37%) Microsoft Project
25 52 (8.37%) Migration
25 52 (8.37%) Windows 10

Microsoft Office
Co-occurring IT Skills with a WFH Option by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same job type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 86 (13.85%) SharePoint
2 33 (5.31%) SAS
3 31 (4.99%) Oracle Workflow
4 24 (3.86%) MS Exchange
5 17 (2.74%) Confluence
6 15 (2.42%) IIS
7 9 (1.45%) MTS
8 7 (1.13%) CMS
9 4 (0.64%) Exchange Server 2007
9 4 (0.64%) Exchange Server 2010
9 4 (0.64%) Office Communications Server
10 3 (0.48%) MS Project Server
11 2 (0.32%) ArcGIS
11 2 (0.32%) EPiServer
11 2 (0.32%) IBM Notes
11 2 (0.32%) nginx
11 2 (0.32%) WordPress
12 1 (0.16%) Drupal
12 1 (0.16%) Exchange Server 2013
12 1 (0.16%) Oracle SOA Suite
Applications
1 162 (26.09%) Microsoft Excel
2 97 (15.62%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 52 (8.37%) Microsoft Project
4 50 (8.05%) MS Visio
5 9 (1.45%) Spreadsheet
6 6 (0.97%) Photoshop
7 4 (0.64%) InDesign
8 3 (0.48%) Adobe Illustrator
9 2 (0.32%) Camtasia
10 1 (0.16%) Acrobat
10 1 (0.16%) Adobe Premiere
10 1 (0.16%) Adobe XD
10 1 (0.16%) AutoCAD
10 1 (0.16%) InVision
10 1 (0.16%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 26 (4.19%) Payment Gateway
2 23 (3.70%) Dynamics CRM
3 17 (2.74%) Oracle ERP
4 13 (2.09%) Oracle EBS
4 13 (2.09%) PeopleSoft HCM
5 7 (1.13%) Visualfiles
6 6 (0.97%) Oracle Clinical
6 6 (0.97%) Workfront
7 5 (0.81%) NetSuite
7 5 (0.81%) SAP S/4HANA
7 5 (0.81%) SAP SD
8 4 (0.64%) Dynamics AX
9 3 (0.48%) Dynamics NAV
9 3 (0.48%) Primavera
10 2 (0.32%) Findur
10 2 (0.32%) Oracle Financials
10 2 (0.32%) Oracle Payables
10 2 (0.32%) Oracle Receivables
10 2 (0.32%) Remedy ITSM
10 2 (0.32%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 171 (27.54%) Microsoft 365
2 107 (17.23%) Azure
3 35 (5.64%) AWS
4 30 (4.83%) SaaS
5 29 (4.67%) Power Platform
6 26 (4.19%) Azure Active Directory
7 23 (3.70%) Dynamics 365
8 14 (2.25%) GCP
8 14 (2.25%) OneDrive
9 13 (2.09%) IaaS
10 11 (1.77%) PaaS
11 9 (1.45%) Google Analytics
11 9 (1.45%) PowerApps
12 6 (0.97%) Google Ads
12 6 (0.97%) Google Workspace
12 6 (0.97%) Power Automate
13 5 (0.81%) Azure Data Factory
14 4 (0.64%) Adobe Creative Cloud
14 4 (0.64%) Facebook Ads
14 4 (0.64%) Google Tag Manager
Communications & Networking
1 25 (4.03%) Firewall
2 24 (3.86%) DNS
3 20 (3.22%) Internet
4 18 (2.90%) DHCP
4 18 (2.90%) LAN
4 18 (2.90%) VPN
5 17 (2.74%) TCP/IP
6 16 (2.58%) WAN
7 9 (1.45%) WebEx
8 8 (1.29%) NAS
9 7 (1.13%) SAN
9 7 (1.13%) VLAN
9 7 (1.13%) VoIP
10 6 (0.97%) Remote Desktop
11 5 (0.81%) Wi-Fi
12 4 (0.64%) Unified Communications
13 3 (0.48%) Cisco IOS
13 3 (0.48%) Intranet
14 2 (0.32%) PSTN
14 2 (0.32%) SMTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 53 (8.53%) SQL Server
2 32 (5.15%) Oracle Reports
3 18 (2.90%) Relational Database
4 17 (2.74%) Power BI
5 15 (2.42%) Data Warehouse
6 12 (1.93%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 11 (1.77%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 7 (1.13%) MySQL
9 6 (0.97%) DTS
10 5 (0.81%) SQL Server 2014
11 4 (0.64%) QlikView
11 4 (0.64%) SQL Server 2016
12 3 (0.48%) Amazon RDS
12 3 (0.48%) Metadata
12 3 (0.48%) Oracle Database
12 3 (0.48%) RDBMS
13 2 (0.32%) MongoDB
13 2 (0.32%) SAP HANA
13 2 (0.32%) SQL Server 2012
13 2 (0.32%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 34 (5.48%) JIRA
2 31 (4.99%) Oracle Forms
3 16 (2.58%) Git (software)
4 10 (1.61%) Team Foundation Server
5 7 (1.13%) Visual Studio
6 6 (0.97%) Selenium
7 4 (0.64%) Rational DOORS
7 4 (0.64%) Subversion
8 3 (0.48%) Cucumber
8 3 (0.48%) HP UFT
8 3 (0.48%) WebDriver
9 2 (0.32%) Cactus
9 2 (0.32%) gulp
9 2 (0.32%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
9 2 (0.32%) webpack
10 1 (0.16%) Axure RP
10 1 (0.16%) InstallShield
10 1 (0.16%) MSI
10 1 (0.16%) SoapUI
General
1 288 (46.38%) Social Skills
2 180 (28.99%) Finance
3 155 (24.96%) Analytical Skills
4 61 (9.82%) Organisational Skills
5 47 (7.57%) Presentation Skills
6 42 (6.76%) Marketing
7 29 (4.67%) Retail
8 23 (3.70%) Legal
8 23 (3.70%) Telecoms
9 22 (3.54%) Advertising
9 22 (3.54%) Banking
9 22 (3.54%) Public Sector
10 19 (3.06%) Pharmaceutical
11 14 (2.25%) Automotive
12 12 (1.93%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 9 (1.45%) Influencing Skills
13 9 (1.45%) Publishing
14 7 (1.13%) Law
14 7 (1.13%) Manufacturing
15 6 (0.97%) Public Speaking
Job Titles
1 150 (24.15%) Analyst
2 55 (8.86%) Developer
3 52 (8.37%) Project Manager
4 51 (8.21%) Consultant
5 40 (6.44%) IT Support
6 35 (5.64%) Business Analyst
7 32 (5.15%) IT Analyst
8 31 (4.99%) Programmer
9 30 (4.83%) Support Analyst
10 29 (4.67%) Software Developer
11 25 (4.03%) Senior Programmer
12 24 (3.86%) Service Analyst
13 22 (3.54%) Data Analyst
13 22 (3.54%) Support Engineer
14 21 (3.38%) Infrastructure Manager
14 21 (3.38%) IT Support Analyst
15 20 (3.22%) Support Technician
16 19 (3.06%) PMO Analyst
17 18 (2.90%) IT Manager
17 18 (2.90%) Senior Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 28 (4.51%) COM
2 23 (3.70%) HTML
3 20 (3.22%) .NET
4 14 (2.25%) Web Services
5 12 (1.93%) XML
6 9 (1.45%) .NET Framework
7 6 (0.97%) CSS
7 6 (0.97%) React
8 5 (0.81%) Blazor
8 5 (0.81%) Entity Framework
8 5 (0.81%) HTML5
8 5 (0.81%) jQuery
8 5 (0.81%) JSON
8 5 (0.81%) RESTful
9 4 (0.64%) ASP.NET
10 3 (0.48%) ADO
10 3 (0.48%) Hibernate
10 3 (0.48%) KnockoutJS
10 3 (0.48%) NHibernate
10 3 (0.48%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 57 (9.18%) Self-Motivation
2 54 (8.70%) Management Information System
3 34 (5.48%) Virtual Team
4 27 (4.35%) Video Conferencing
5 21 (3.38%) Life Science
6 20 (3.22%) Data Centre
7 16 (2.58%) Driving Licence
8 11 (1.77%) Enterprise Software
8 11 (1.77%) Public Cloud
8 11 (1.77%) User Experience
9 10 (1.61%) Biotechnology
10 9 (1.45%) NHS
10 9 (1.45%) Social Media
11 8 (1.29%) CAN bus
11 8 (1.29%) Internet of Things
12 7 (1.13%) Blog
12 7 (1.13%) FMCG
12 7 (1.13%) LIMS
12 7 (1.13%) Microsoft Licensing
13 6 (0.97%) Blackberry
Operating Systems
1 137 (22.06%) Windows
2 52 (8.37%) Windows 10
2 52 (8.37%) Windows Server
3 20 (3.22%) Linux
3 20 (3.22%) Windows 7
4 16 (2.58%) Windows Server 2012
5 10 (1.61%) Android
6 8 (1.29%) Apple iOS
7 6 (0.97%) Windows 8
7 6 (0.97%) Windows Server 2008
8 5 (0.81%) Unix
8 5 (0.81%) Windows Server 2016
9 4 (0.64%) Windows Server 2019
10 3 (0.48%) CentOS
10 3 (0.48%) Mac OS
10 3 (0.48%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 1 (0.16%) AIX
11 1 (0.16%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 165 (26.57%) Project Management
2 157 (25.28%) Problem-Solving
3 106 (17.07%) Agile Software Development
4 76 (12.24%) ITIL
5 73 (11.76%) Decision-Making
6 66 (10.63%) Data Management
7 54 (8.70%) Project Delivery
7 54 (8.70%) User Acceptance Testing
8 53 (8.53%) CRM
9 52 (8.37%) Migration
10 50 (8.05%) Line Management
10 50 (8.05%) Mentoring
11 48 (7.73%) Workflow
12 45 (7.25%) Time Management
12 45 (7.25%) Validation
13 44 (7.09%) ERP
13 44 (7.09%) Requirements Gathering
14 37 (5.96%) Scrum
15 36 (5.80%) PRINCE2
16 34 (5.48%) DevOps
Programming Languages
1 124 (19.97%) SQL
2 48 (7.73%) C#
3 36 (5.80%) JavaScript
4 35 (5.64%) PowerShell
4 35 (5.64%) VB
5 34 (5.48%) PL/SQL
6 30 (4.83%) Python
7 23 (3.70%) T-SQL
8 14 (2.25%) VBA
9 9 (1.45%) TypeScript
10 7 (1.13%) C
11 6 (0.97%) Java
12 5 (0.81%) PHP
13 4 (0.64%) Bash Shell
14 2 (0.32%) Data Analysis Expressions (DAX)
14 2 (0.32%) Embedded C
14 2 (0.32%) F#
14 2 (0.32%) X++
15 1 (0.16%) VB.NET
15 1 (0.16%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 115 (18.52%) Degree
2 26 (4.19%) Microsoft Certification
3 14 (2.25%) MCSA
4 13 (2.09%) MCSE
4 13 (2.09%) Oracle Certification
5 12 (1.93%) PMI Certification
5 12 (1.93%) PMP
6 9 (1.45%) ITIL Certification
6 9 (1.45%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
6 9 (1.45%) Security Cleared
7 8 (1.29%) Computer Science Degree
7 8 (1.29%) DBS Check
8 6 (0.97%) Cisco Certification
8 6 (0.97%) ISEB
9 5 (0.81%) CCNA
9 5 (0.81%) ISTQB
9 5 (0.81%) SC Cleared
10 4 (0.64%) CIMA
10 4 (0.64%) MCP
10 4 (0.64%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 39 (6.28%) PMO
2 35 (5.64%) GDPR
3 30 (4.83%) QA
4 24 (3.86%) SLA
5 14 (2.25%) Data Quality
6 10 (1.61%) Good Clinical Practice
6 10 (1.61%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 9 (1.45%) P3O
8 8 (1.29%) HL7
9 4 (0.64%) HIPAA
9 4 (0.64%) IEC 61508
10 3 (0.48%) GAMP
11 2 (0.32%) NIST
12 1 (0.16%) Accessibility
12 1 (0.16%) DICOM
12 1 (0.16%) SNOMED CT
System Software
1 109 (17.55%) Active Directory
2 45 (7.25%) VMware Infrastructure
3 23 (3.70%) Hyper-V
4 6 (0.97%) Microsoft Virtual Server
4 6 (0.97%) Virtual Servers
5 5 (0.81%) Virtual Desktop
5 5 (0.81%) vSphere
6 4 (0.64%) Virtual Machines
7 3 (0.48%) Firmware
8 1 (0.16%) Microsoft App-V
8 1 (0.16%) VMware ESXi
8 1 (0.16%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 32 (5.15%) SCCM
2 31 (4.99%) Microsoft Intune
3 16 (2.58%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 11 (1.77%) WSUS
5 6 (0.97%) Backup Exec
5 6 (0.97%) Jamf Pro
5 6 (0.97%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
5 6 (0.97%) NetBackup
5 6 (0.97%) Single Sign-On
6 4 (0.64%) Cisco CUCM
6 4 (0.64%) Cisco UCCX
6 4 (0.64%) SCOM
7 3 (0.48%) BMC PATROL
7 3 (0.48%) ServiceCenter
8 2 (0.32%) Icinga
8 2 (0.32%) Nagios
9 1 (0.16%) Norton AntiVirus
9 1 (0.16%) WMI
Vendors
1 410 (66.02%) Microsoft
2 78 (12.56%) Oracle
3 50 (8.05%) VMware
4 37 (5.96%) SAP
5 28 (4.51%) Google
6 25 (4.03%) Cisco
7 20 (3.22%) Citrix
8 19 (3.06%) ServiceNow
9 18 (2.90%) JD Edwards
10 15 (2.42%) Salesforce.com
11 14 (2.25%) Adobe
11 14 (2.25%) Apple
12 13 (2.09%) PeopleSoft
13 12 (1.93%) Facebook
14 11 (1.77%) HP
15 10 (1.61%) Ivanti
16 8 (1.29%) Remedy
16 8 (1.29%) YouTube
17 7 (1.13%) Bloomberg
18 6 (0.97%) NetApp