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

6 months to
5 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 69 100 83
Rank change year-on-year +31 -17 +19
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Office 547 528 938
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 3.43% 3.31% 3.44%
As % of the Applications category 22.94% 37.88% 45.89%
Number of salaries quoted 209 282 765
10th Percentile £26,250 £26,025 £23,500
25th Percentile £30,500 £30,656 £27,338
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £42,500 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.88% +13.33% -16.67%
75th Percentile £52,500 £57,000 £54,500
90th Percentile £74,500 £72,500 £65,000
UK median annual salary £34,000 £42,500 £32,500
% change year-on-year -20.00% +30.77% -18.75%

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 2,384 1,394 2,044
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 14.94% 8.73% 7.49%
Number of salaries quoted 632 772 1,586
10th Percentile £28,506 £28,750 £25,000
25th Percentile £33,938 £37,374 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,340 £50,000 £44,993
Median % change year-on-year -7.32% +11.13% -10.01%
75th Percentile £60,000 £66,279 £57,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £82,500 £68,750
UK median annual salary £40,000 £50,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year -20.00% +33.33% -16.67%

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 5 February 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 40 (7.31%) SharePoint
2 23 (4.20%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (0.91%) Confluence
4 3 (0.55%) ArcGIS
4 3 (0.55%) Exchange Server 2007
4 3 (0.55%) Exchange Server 2010
4 3 (0.55%) Exchange Server 2013
4 3 (0.55%) WordPress
5 1 (0.18%) CMS
5 1 (0.18%) Drupal
5 1 (0.18%) HCL Notes
Applications
1 141 (25.78%) Microsoft Excel
2 65 (11.88%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 16 (2.93%) MS Visio
4 12 (2.19%) InDesign
4 12 (2.19%) Spreadsheet
5 7 (1.28%) Trello
6 5 (0.91%) Photoshop
7 4 (0.73%) Adobe Illustrator
7 4 (0.73%) Microsoft Project
8 3 (0.55%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 3 (0.55%) Simulink
9 1 (0.18%) Acrobat
Business Applications
1 5 (0.91%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (0.73%) SAP PP
3 3 (0.55%) Elite 3E
4 2 (0.37%) NetSuite
4 2 (0.37%) Sage X3
5 1 (0.18%) Sage 200
5 1 (0.18%) Salesforce CRM
5 1 (0.18%) SAP Oil and Gas
5 1 (0.18%) SAP PM
5 1 (0.18%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 266 (48.63%) Microsoft 365
2 127 (23.22%) AWS
3 54 (9.87%) Entra ID
4 42 (7.68%) Azure
5 33 (6.03%) Dynamics 365
6 32 (5.85%) Power Platform
6 32 (5.85%) SaaS
7 9 (1.65%) Intacct
8 8 (1.46%) OneDrive
9 7 (1.28%) Google Workspace
9 7 (1.28%) Smartsheet
10 4 (0.73%) Azure DevOps
10 4 (0.73%) Cloud Computing
10 4 (0.73%) Google Docs
10 4 (0.73%) PowerApps
10 4 (0.73%) Workato
11 3 (0.55%) Google Drive
12 2 (0.37%) Azure Data Factory
12 2 (0.37%) Google Analytics
12 2 (0.37%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 14 (2.56%) Firewall
1 14 (2.56%) Wi-Fi
2 13 (2.38%) DNS
3 12 (2.19%) DHCP
4 11 (2.01%) VoIP
5 10 (1.83%) TCP/IP
5 10 (1.83%) Unified Communications
6 9 (1.65%) LAN
7 8 (1.46%) VPN
8 7 (1.28%) WAN
9 4 (0.73%) Internet
10 3 (0.55%) DKIM
10 3 (0.55%) DMARC
10 3 (0.55%) Ethernet
10 3 (0.55%) PuTTY
10 3 (0.55%) Remote Desktop
10 3 (0.55%) Wireless
11 2 (0.37%) 4G
11 2 (0.37%) Broadband
12 1 (0.18%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 27 (4.94%) Power BI
2 7 (1.28%) GIS
3 5 (0.91%) Tableau
4 4 (0.73%) Geospatial Data
5 3 (0.55%) SQL Server
6 2 (0.37%) Relational Database
7 1 (0.18%) Azure SQL Database
7 1 (0.18%) Data Lake
7 1 (0.18%) DB2
7 1 (0.18%) DB2 UDB
7 1 (0.18%) EDMS
7 1 (0.18%) FileMaker
7 1 (0.18%) Metadata
7 1 (0.18%) Power Query
7 1 (0.18%) QlikView
Development Applications
1 10 (1.83%) 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
General
1 381 (69.65%) Social Skills
2 134 (24.50%) Finance
3 119 (21.76%) French Language
4 95 (17.37%) Swedish Language
5 94 (17.18%) Analytical Skills
6 65 (11.88%) Back Office
7 51 (9.32%) Organisational Skills
8 48 (8.78%) Marketing
9 27 (4.94%) Legal
10 24 (4.39%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 22 (4.02%) Law
12 18 (3.29%) Documentation Skills
12 18 (3.29%) Public Sector
12 18 (3.29%) Retail
13 17 (3.11%) Advertising
14 14 (2.56%) Billing
14 14 (2.56%) Presentation Skills
15 10 (1.83%) Banking
16 9 (1.65%) Local Government
16 9 (1.65%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 214 (39.12%) Analyst
2 133 (24.31%) Service Analyst
3 132 (24.13%) Service Desk Analyst
4 88 (16.09%) Support Engineer
5 64 (11.70%) Desktop Support
6 62 (11.33%) Desktop Engineer
6 62 (11.33%) Desktop Support Engineer
7 56 (10.24%) Site Engineer
8 55 (10.05%) IT Support
9 44 (8.04%) Senior
10 30 (5.48%) Financial Analyst
11 29 (5.30%) IT Analyst
12 23 (4.20%) Administrator
12 23 (4.20%) IT Engineer
13 22 (4.02%) IT Support Analyst
13 22 (4.02%) IT Support Engineer
13 22 (4.02%) Support Analyst
14 18 (3.29%) Supply Chain Analyst
15 16 (2.93%) Technical Support
16 15 (2.74%) Junior
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (1.10%) EDI
2 4 (0.73%) Middleware
3 3 (0.55%) ActiveMQ
3 3 (0.55%) RAML
3 3 (0.55%) REST
3 3 (0.55%) SOAP
3 3 (0.55%) XML
4 2 (0.37%) XSLT
5 1 (0.18%) .NET
5 1 (0.18%) ARM Templates
Miscellaneous
1 59 (10.79%) Onboarding
2 46 (8.41%) Management Information System
2 46 (8.41%) Self-Motivation
3 32 (5.85%) Social Media
4 12 (2.19%) Web Conferencing
5 10 (1.83%) Driving Licence
6 9 (1.65%) NHS
6 9 (1.65%) Video Conferencing
7 6 (1.10%) Analytical Mindset
7 6 (1.10%) e-Learning
8 5 (0.91%) Algorithms
8 5 (0.91%) Data Centre
8 5 (0.91%) Product Ownership
9 4 (0.73%) Animation
9 4 (0.73%) CMDB
9 4 (0.73%) Learning Management System
9 4 (0.73%) Legacy Systems
9 4 (0.73%) Microsoft Licensing
9 4 (0.73%) Smartphone
10 3 (0.55%) Blog
Operating Systems
1 130 (23.77%) Windows
2 82 (14.99%) Windows 10
3 22 (4.02%) Windows Server
4 15 (2.74%) Linux
5 11 (2.01%) Windows Server 2016
6 10 (1.83%) Windows Server 2012
7 7 (1.28%) Android
7 7 (1.28%) Mac OS
7 7 (1.28%) Unix
7 7 (1.28%) Windows Server 2019
8 6 (1.10%) Apple iOS
9 3 (0.55%) Windows Server 2008
10 2 (0.37%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 254 (46.44%) Customer Service
2 223 (40.77%) ITIL
3 123 (22.49%) ITSM
3 123 (22.49%) Performance Metrics
4 120 (21.94%) Continuous Improvement
5 104 (19.01%) Problem-Solving
6 81 (14.81%) Analytics
7 77 (14.08%) Cybersecurity
8 70 (12.80%) Customer Experience
9 65 (11.88%) Patch Management
10 62 (11.33%) Ticket Management
11 61 (11.15%) Customer Acquisition
12 60 (10.97%) Software Deployment
13 55 (10.05%) Decision-Making
14 50 (9.14%) CRM
15 47 (8.59%) Project Management
16 45 (8.23%) ERP
17 39 (7.13%) Business Intelligence
18 37 (6.76%) Agile
19 33 (6.03%) Logistics
Programming Languages
1 13 (2.38%) SQL
2 12 (2.19%) Python
3 8 (1.46%) PowerShell
4 6 (1.10%) Java
5 5 (0.91%) ABAP
5 5 (0.91%) C++
6 4 (0.73%) R
7 3 (0.55%) Assembly Language
7 3 (0.55%) C
7 3 (0.55%) C#
7 3 (0.55%) JavaScript
7 3 (0.55%) MATLAB
7 3 (0.55%) Objective-C
7 3 (0.55%) Swift
7 3 (0.55%) VBA
8 2 (0.37%) VC++
9 1 (0.18%) Bicep
9 1 (0.18%) T-SQL
9 1 (0.18%) VB
9 1 (0.18%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 264 (48.26%) Degree
2 123 (22.49%) Microsoft Certification
3 116 (21.21%) MCSE
4 115 (21.02%) AWS Certification
5 82 (14.99%) Security Cleared
6 75 (13.71%) SC Cleared
7 60 (10.97%) CTC Cleared
8 34 (6.22%) ACCA
9 33 (6.03%) CIMA
10 17 (3.11%) DBS Check
11 10 (1.83%) CIPD
12 9 (1.65%) Azure Certification
12 9 (1.65%) CFA
13 7 (1.28%) A+ Certification
13 7 (1.28%) CISSP
13 7 (1.28%) Computer Science Degree
13 7 (1.28%) DV Cleared
14 6 (1.10%) BPSS Clearance
15 5 (0.91%) CISA
16 4 (0.73%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 118 (21.57%) QA
2 82 (14.99%) SLA
3 24 (4.39%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 23 (4.20%) GDPR
5 14 (2.56%) ISO 9001
6 12 (2.19%) Accessibility
7 8 (1.46%) PMO
8 4 (0.73%) Data Quality
9 3 (0.55%) Cyber Essentials
9 3 (0.55%) GRC
9 3 (0.55%) HIPAA
9 3 (0.55%) NIST
9 3 (0.55%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 2 (0.37%) EMIR
10 2 (0.37%) NIST 800
10 2 (0.37%) SOC 2
11 1 (0.18%) Actionable Recommendations
11 1 (0.18%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 65 (11.88%) Active Directory
2 9 (1.65%) Hyper-V
3 2 (0.37%) Virtual Desktop
3 2 (0.37%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.18%) Firmware
4 1 (0.18%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 18 (3.29%) SCCM
2 17 (3.11%) Microsoft Intune
3 8 (1.46%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 2 (0.37%) AirWatch
4 2 (0.37%) Ansible
5 1 (0.18%) EMC NetWorker
5 1 (0.18%) Forefront Identity Manager
5 1 (0.18%) Kubernetes
5 1 (0.18%) RSA Archer
5 1 (0.18%) Terraform
Vendors
1 450 (82.27%) Microsoft
2 120 (21.94%) ServiceNow
3 74 (13.53%) Cisco
4 22 (4.02%) Adobe
5 19 (3.47%) Google
6 13 (2.38%) Salesforce
7 12 (2.19%) Sage
8 10 (1.83%) Apple
8 10 (1.83%) Oracle
9 9 (1.65%) Zoho
10 8 (1.46%) SAP
11 7 (1.28%) iManage
12 4 (0.73%) Citrix
12 4 (0.73%) Concur
12 4 (0.73%) Dell
12 4 (0.73%) Mitel
12 4 (0.73%) VMware
13 3 (0.55%) HP
13 3 (0.55%) HubSpot
13 3 (0.55%) Ubiquiti