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 9 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 111 111 125
Rank change year-on-year 0 +14 -30
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Office 583 492 612
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.45% 3.04% 2.62%
As % of the Applications category 38.79% 19.24% 30.19%
Number of salaries quoted 315 295 353
10th Percentile £26,350 £25,731 £26,250
25th Percentile £28,500 £29,875 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £36,500 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.11% -8.75% -20.00%
75th Percentile £43,750 £60,000 £55,750
90th Percentile £59,500 £73,750 £70,000
UK median annual salary £32,500 £36,750 £40,000
% change year-on-year -11.56% -8.13% +5.26%

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 1,503 2,557 2,027
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 6.32% 15.79% 8.69%
Number of salaries quoted 859 831 946
10th Percentile £28,500 £26,500 £28,366
25th Percentile £33,625 £31,250 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £46,250
Median % change year-on-year - -2.70% -11.90%
75th Percentile £60,000 £62,500 £66,250
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £80,000
UK median annual salary £40,000 £40,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year - -11.11% -

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 9 September 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 49 (8.40%) SharePoint
2 21 (3.60%) Microsoft Exchange
3 13 (2.23%) Confluence
4 12 (2.06%) IIS
5 9 (1.54%) WordPress
6 3 (0.51%) Exchange Server 2007
6 3 (0.51%) Exchange Server 2010
6 3 (0.51%) Exchange Server 2013
7 1 (0.17%) CMS
Applications
1 174 (29.85%) Microsoft Excel
2 114 (19.55%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 90 (15.44%) Microsoft Project
4 24 (4.12%) Acrobat
5 9 (1.54%) MS Visio
6 6 (1.03%) Spreadsheet
7 5 (0.86%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 5 (0.86%) CorelDRAW
8 4 (0.69%) AutoCAD
8 4 (0.69%) Navisworks
8 4 (0.69%) Revit
9 3 (0.51%) Trello
10 2 (0.34%) Camtasia
10 2 (0.34%) ProjectWise
11 1 (0.17%) InDesign
11 1 (0.17%) Photoshop
11 1 (0.17%) Stata
Business Applications
1 15 (2.57%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (1.20%) NetSuite
3 5 (0.86%) Sage 50
4 3 (0.51%) BambooHR
4 3 (0.51%) Salesforce CRM
5 2 (0.34%) Integrated Workplace Management System
5 2 (0.34%) Shopify
6 1 (0.17%) Dynamics GP
Cloud Services
1 144 (24.70%) Microsoft 365
2 76 (13.04%) AWS
3 23 (3.95%) Power Platform
4 21 (3.60%) Azure
5 19 (3.26%) SaaS
6 13 (2.23%) OneDrive
7 12 (2.06%) Microsoft Copilot
8 11 (1.89%) Entra ID
9 8 (1.37%) Google Workspace
10 7 (1.20%) Canva
10 7 (1.20%) Google Analytics
11 6 (1.03%) ChatGPT
12 5 (0.86%) Power Automate
13 3 (0.51%) Smartsheet
14 2 (0.34%) Azure DevOps
15 1 (0.17%) Asana
15 1 (0.17%) Dynamics 365
15 1 (0.17%) Google Docs
15 1 (0.17%) Microsoft Purview
15 1 (0.17%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 19 (3.26%) DNS
2 16 (2.74%) Firewall
3 13 (2.23%) DHCP
3 13 (2.23%) TCP/IP
4 12 (2.06%) Wi-Fi
5 9 (1.54%) VPN
6 8 (1.37%) Network Security
7 7 (1.20%) LAN
7 7 (1.20%) NGFW
7 7 (1.20%) WAN
8 5 (0.86%) Cisco IOS
9 4 (0.69%) Internet
10 2 (0.34%) Ethernet
10 2 (0.34%) Skype
10 2 (0.34%) VoIP
10 2 (0.34%) WebEx
11 1 (0.17%) Broadband
11 1 (0.17%) Extranet
11 1 (0.17%) GoToMeeting
11 1 (0.17%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (3.77%) SQL Server
2 19 (3.26%) Power BI
3 6 (1.03%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 5 (0.86%) MySQL
5 2 (0.34%) Data Lake
5 2 (0.34%) GIS
5 2 (0.34%) KNIME
5 2 (0.34%) MS Access
6 1 (0.17%) Db2
6 1 (0.17%) DB2 UDB
6 1 (0.17%) Oracle Database
6 1 (0.17%) QlikView
6 1 (0.17%) Relational Database
6 1 (0.17%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 36 (6.17%) JIRA
2 2 (0.34%) Jenkins
2 2 (0.34%) JMeter
2 2 (0.34%) Postman
3 1 (0.17%) Git
3 1 (0.17%) Ranorex
3 1 (0.17%) Selenium
3 1 (0.17%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 434 (74.44%) Social Skills
2 149 (25.56%) Organisational Skills
3 132 (22.64%) Finance
4 95 (16.30%) Analytical Skills
5 64 (10.98%) Marketing
6 53 (9.09%) Legal
7 48 (8.23%) Swedish Language
8 35 (6.00%) Retail
9 30 (5.15%) Public Sector
10 26 (4.46%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 22 (3.77%) Law
11 22 (3.77%) Presentation Skills
12 21 (3.60%) Telecoms
13 20 (3.43%) French Language
13 20 (3.43%) Influencing Skills
13 20 (3.43%) Manufacturing
14 16 (2.74%) Advertising
15 14 (2.40%) Billing
16 12 (2.06%) German Language
17 8 (1.37%) Games
Job Titles
1 127 (21.78%) Analyst
2 86 (14.75%) Project Manager
3 85 (14.58%) Service Analyst
3 85 (14.58%) Service Desk Analyst
4 75 (12.86%) Senior
5 69 (11.84%) Senior Manager
5 69 (11.84%) Senior Project Manager
6 44 (7.55%) Administrator
7 34 (5.83%) Support Engineer
8 33 (5.66%) IT Support
9 22 (3.77%) Applications Support
9 22 (3.77%) IT Engineer
9 22 (3.77%) IT Support Engineer
10 20 (3.43%) Support Analyst
11 15 (2.57%) 1st Line Support
12 14 (2.40%) Coordinator
13 13 (2.23%) Business Analyst
14 12 (2.06%) Sales Administrator
15 11 (1.89%) 1st Line Engineer
15 11 (1.89%) Sales Representative
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (1.20%) Microsoft Graph
2 6 (1.03%) CSS
2 6 (1.03%) HTML
3 3 (0.51%) Godot
3 3 (0.51%) Unreal Engine
4 2 (0.34%) EDI
4 2 (0.34%) Terraform
5 1 (0.17%) .NET
5 1 (0.17%) FHIR
5 1 (0.17%) JSON
5 1 (0.17%) Middleware
5 1 (0.17%) SOAP
5 1 (0.17%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 51 (8.75%) Onboarding
2 44 (7.55%) Management Information System
3 41 (7.03%) Self-Motivation
4 30 (5.15%) Social Media
5 25 (4.29%) Driving Licence
6 22 (3.77%) Web Conferencing
7 11 (1.89%) NHS
8 10 (1.72%) Analytical Mindset
9 8 (1.37%) Video Editing
10 7 (1.20%) e-Learning
10 7 (1.20%) Video Conferencing
11 6 (1.03%) Blog
11 6 (1.03%) Fat Client
11 6 (1.03%) Thin Client
12 5 (0.86%) IoT
12 5 (0.86%) Podcast
12 5 (0.86%) Raspberry Pi
12 5 (0.86%) Virtual Team
13 4 (0.69%) Renewable Energy
14 3 (0.51%) AI Agents
Operating Systems
1 81 (13.89%) Windows
2 34 (5.83%) Windows Server
3 13 (2.23%) Windows 10
4 12 (2.06%) Linux
5 10 (1.72%) Windows Server 2016
6 6 (1.03%) Android
7 5 (0.86%) Ubuntu
8 4 (0.69%) Windows Server 2012
9 3 (0.51%) Windows Server 2008
10 2 (0.34%) Mac OS
11 1 (0.17%) Apple iOS
11 1 (0.17%) Mac OS X
11 1 (0.17%) Unix
11 1 (0.17%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 169 (28.99%) Customer Service
2 139 (23.84%) Project Management
3 129 (22.13%) Problem-Solving
4 108 (18.52%) CRM
5 102 (17.50%) ITIL
6 99 (16.98%) Customer Experience
7 97 (16.64%) Agile
8 95 (16.30%) Project Delivery
9 88 (15.09%) Continuous Improvement
10 87 (14.92%) PRINCE2
11 76 (13.04%) Coaching
12 75 (12.86%) Budget Management
13 73 (12.52%) ITSM
14 70 (12.01%) Performance Metrics
15 69 (11.84%) Conflict Management
15 69 (11.84%) Programme Governance
16 67 (11.49%) Impact Analysis
17 66 (11.32%) Operations Management
18 64 (10.98%) Stakeholder Management
19 48 (8.23%) B2B
Programming Languages
1 42 (7.20%) SQL
2 19 (3.26%) PowerShell
3 9 (1.54%) JavaScript
3 9 (1.54%) Python
4 7 (1.20%) VBA
4 7 (1.20%) VBScript
5 6 (1.03%) T-SQL
6 5 (0.86%) C#
6 5 (0.86%) R
7 3 (0.51%) C
7 3 (0.51%) C++
7 3 (0.51%) Java
8 2 (0.34%) Bash
8 2 (0.34%) VB
Qualifications
1 226 (38.77%) Degree
2 71 (12.18%) Microsoft Certification
3 66 (11.32%) AWS Certification
3 66 (11.32%) MCSE
3 66 (11.32%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
4 18 (3.09%) Security Cleared
5 13 (2.23%) SC Cleared
6 12 (2.06%) DBS Check
6 12 (2.06%) HNC
7 11 (1.89%) HND
8 7 (1.20%) BPSS Clearance
9 6 (1.03%) PMI Certification
10 5 (0.86%) ACCA
10 5 (0.86%) CIMA
10 5 (0.86%) PMP
11 4 (0.69%) CIPD
11 4 (0.69%) DV Cleared
11 4 (0.69%) ISTQB
12 3 (0.51%) CAPM
12 3 (0.51%) CTC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 78 (13.38%) QA
2 30 (5.15%) GDPR
3 26 (4.46%) SLA
4 21 (3.60%) PMO
5 19 (3.26%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 16 (2.74%) Data Quality
7 14 (2.40%) Accessibility
7 14 (2.40%) ISO 9001
8 7 (1.20%) NIST
8 7 (1.20%) TickIT
9 3 (0.51%) Cyber Essentials
9 3 (0.51%) ISO/IEC 42001
10 2 (0.34%) IFRS
10 2 (0.34%) ISO 14001
10 2 (0.34%) ISO 19650
10 2 (0.34%) MiFID
11 1 (0.17%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 1 (0.17%) HL7
11 1 (0.17%) NEBOSH
11 1 (0.17%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 59 (10.12%) Active Directory
2 9 (1.54%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (1.03%) Virtual Machines
4 5 (0.86%) vSphere
5 3 (0.51%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 22 (3.77%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (0.86%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
3 3 (0.51%) Norton AntiVirus
4 2 (0.34%) Ansible
4 2 (0.34%) Proxmox
5 1 (0.17%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 1 (0.17%) Jamf Pro
5 1 (0.17%) SCCM
5 1 (0.17%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 465 (79.76%) Microsoft
2 73 (12.52%) ServiceNow
3 41 (7.03%) Adobe
4 22 (3.77%) Apple
4 22 (3.77%) HubSpot
5 21 (3.60%) Cisco
6 16 (2.74%) Google
7 15 (2.57%) Sage
7 15 (2.57%) VMware
7 15 (2.57%) Xero
8 13 (2.23%) iManage
8 13 (2.23%) Salesforce
9 9 (1.54%) SAP
10 8 (1.37%) Veeam
11 7 (1.20%) Meraki
12 6 (1.03%) Acronis
12 6 (1.03%) Citrix
12 6 (1.03%) Datto
12 6 (1.03%) HP
12 6 (1.03%) Oracle