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

6 months to
17 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 110 125 93
Rank change year-on-year +15 -32 -4
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Office 536 452 906
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.50% 2.74% 2.94%
As % of the Applications category 38.87% 19.53% 33.59%
Number of salaries quoted 271 296 649
10th Percentile £26,250 £25,000 £24,250
25th Percentile £29,000 £28,500 £27,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £36,000 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% -4.00% -21.05%
75th Percentile £49,375 £56,554 £53,000
90th Percentile £68,750 £72,500 £65,000
UK median annual salary £32,500 £37,500 £32,500
% change year-on-year -13.33% +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 1,379 2,314 2,697
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 6.44% 14.03% 8.76%
Number of salaries quoted 749 915 1,601
10th Percentile £28,500 £26,925 £25,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £32,500 £30,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,500 £50,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.00% +11.11% -8.16%
75th Percentile £60,000 £66,225 £58,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £70,000
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 17 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 (10.07%) SharePoint
2 30 (5.60%) Microsoft Exchange
3 14 (2.61%) IIS
4 9 (1.68%) WordPress
5 8 (1.49%) Exchange Server 2007
5 8 (1.49%) Exchange Server 2010
5 8 (1.49%) Exchange Server 2013
6 7 (1.31%) Confluence
7 1 (0.19%) CMS
Applications
1 139 (25.93%) Microsoft Excel
2 81 (15.11%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 81 (15.11%) Microsoft Project
3 11 (2.05%) Acrobat
4 5 (0.93%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 5 (0.93%) CorelDRAW
4 5 (0.93%) MS Visio
4 5 (0.93%) Spreadsheet
5 2 (0.37%) Camtasia
5 2 (0.37%) Trello
6 1 (0.19%) InDesign
6 1 (0.19%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 19 (3.54%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (0.75%) NetSuite
2 4 (0.75%) Sage 50
3 3 (0.56%) BambooHR
4 2 (0.37%) Salesforce CRM
5 1 (0.19%) Raiser’s Edge
Cloud Services
1 181 (33.77%) Microsoft 365
2 94 (17.54%) AWS
3 39 (7.28%) Entra ID
4 38 (7.09%) Azure
5 30 (5.60%) Power Platform
6 25 (4.66%) SaaS
7 12 (2.24%) Google Workspace
8 11 (2.05%) Microsoft Copilot
8 11 (2.05%) OneDrive
9 6 (1.12%) ChatGPT
10 5 (0.93%) Canva
10 5 (0.93%) Google Analytics
10 5 (0.93%) Power Automate
11 4 (0.75%) Intacct
12 3 (0.56%) Smartsheet
13 2 (0.37%) Viva Engage
14 1 (0.19%) GitHub
14 1 (0.19%) Google Docs
14 1 (0.19%) MailChimp
14 1 (0.19%) Stripe
Communications & Networking
1 29 (5.41%) Firewall
2 24 (4.48%) DNS
3 23 (4.29%) DHCP
4 19 (3.54%) VPN
4 19 (3.54%) Wi-Fi
5 13 (2.43%) TCP/IP
6 9 (1.68%) LAN
6 9 (1.68%) WAN
7 8 (1.49%) VoIP
8 7 (1.31%) Internet
8 7 (1.31%) NGFW
9 5 (0.93%) Cisco IOS
9 5 (0.93%) Network Security
10 3 (0.56%) Ethernet
10 3 (0.56%) Skype
11 2 (0.37%) Extranet
11 2 (0.37%) Intranet
11 2 (0.37%) WebEx
12 1 (0.19%) VLAN
12 1 (0.19%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 26 (4.85%) Power BI
2 19 (3.54%) SQL Server
3 8 (1.49%) Tableau
4 6 (1.12%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 5 (0.93%) MySQL
6 4 (0.75%) Db2
6 4 (0.75%) DB2 UDB
6 4 (0.75%) QlikView
7 3 (0.56%) GIS
8 2 (0.37%) Data Lake
8 2 (0.37%) KNIME
8 2 (0.37%) MS Access
8 2 (0.37%) Oracle Database
9 1 (0.19%) Geospatial Data
9 1 (0.19%) QGIS
9 1 (0.19%) Relational Database
9 1 (0.19%) Spatial Data
Development Applications
1 25 (4.66%) JIRA
2 2 (0.37%) Git
2 2 (0.37%) Jenkins
2 2 (0.37%) JMeter
2 2 (0.37%) Postman
3 1 (0.19%) Ranorex
3 1 (0.19%) Selenium
3 1 (0.19%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 406 (75.75%) Social Skills
2 120 (22.39%) Finance
3 107 (19.96%) Organisational Skills
4 73 (13.62%) Analytical Skills
5 48 (8.96%) Swedish Language
6 42 (7.84%) Marketing
7 41 (7.65%) Legal
8 33 (6.16%) French Language
9 28 (5.22%) Retail
10 23 (4.29%) Public Sector
11 21 (3.92%) Law
12 19 (3.54%) Back Office
12 19 (3.54%) Presentation Skills
13 18 (3.36%) Influencing Skills
14 17 (3.17%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 17 (3.17%) Telecoms
15 13 (2.43%) Advertising
16 9 (1.68%) Manufacturing
17 8 (1.49%) Games
18 6 (1.12%) Banking
Job Titles
1 144 (26.87%) Analyst
2 96 (17.91%) Service Analyst
2 96 (17.91%) Service Desk Analyst
3 84 (15.67%) Project Manager
4 83 (15.49%) Senior
5 71 (13.25%) Senior Manager
6 69 (12.87%) Senior Project Manager
7 65 (12.13%) Support Engineer
8 51 (9.51%) IT Support
9 37 (6.90%) IT Engineer
9 37 (6.90%) IT Support Engineer
10 24 (4.48%) Administrator
10 24 (4.48%) Desktop Support
11 23 (4.29%) Support Analyst
12 22 (4.10%) Desktop Engineer
12 22 (4.10%) Desktop Support Engineer
13 16 (2.99%) Business Analyst
13 16 (2.99%) Site Engineer
14 14 (2.61%) Applications Support
15 10 (1.87%) Coordinator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (1.31%) CSS
1 7 (1.31%) HTML
1 7 (1.31%) Microsoft Graph
2 3 (0.56%) Godot
2 3 (0.56%) Unreal Engine
3 2 (0.37%) SOAP
3 2 (0.37%) 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 41 (7.65%) Onboarding
2 40 (7.46%) Self-Motivation
3 33 (6.16%) Management Information System
4 22 (4.10%) Social Media
5 20 (3.73%) Web Conferencing
6 13 (2.43%) Driving Licence
7 7 (1.31%) Analytical Mindset
7 7 (1.31%) Blog
8 6 (1.12%) e-Learning
8 6 (1.12%) Video Editing
9 5 (0.93%) IoT
9 5 (0.93%) NHS
9 5 (0.93%) Podcast
9 5 (0.93%) Raspberry Pi
10 4 (0.75%) Derivative
10 4 (0.75%) OTC Derivatives
10 4 (0.75%) Virtual Team
10 4 (0.75%) Wiki
11 3 (0.56%) CMDB
11 3 (0.56%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 109 (20.34%) Windows
2 43 (8.02%) Windows Server
3 40 (7.46%) Windows 10
4 21 (3.92%) Windows Server 2016
5 17 (3.17%) Linux
6 15 (2.80%) Windows Server 2012
7 9 (1.68%) Windows Server 2019
8 8 (1.49%) Mac OS
8 8 (1.49%) Windows Server 2008
9 6 (1.12%) Android
10 5 (0.93%) Ubuntu
10 5 (0.93%) Unix
11 1 (0.19%) Apple iOS
11 1 (0.19%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 168 (31.34%) Customer Service
2 125 (23.32%) ITIL
3 113 (21.08%) Project Management
4 110 (20.52%) Problem-Solving
5 94 (17.54%) Agile
6 93 (17.35%) Customer Experience
7 91 (16.98%) Continuous Improvement
8 87 (16.23%) Project Delivery
9 84 (15.67%) ITSM
10 81 (15.11%) CRM
11 79 (14.74%) Performance Metrics
12 78 (14.55%) Coaching
13 76 (14.18%) PRINCE2
14 72 (13.43%) Budget Management
15 70 (13.06%) Impact Analysis
16 69 (12.87%) Conflict Management
17 66 (12.31%) Operations Management
17 66 (12.31%) Programme Governance
18 48 (8.96%) Cybersecurity
19 43 (8.02%) Business Development
Programming Languages
1 39 (7.28%) SQL
2 20 (3.73%) PowerShell
3 14 (2.61%) Python
4 12 (2.24%) VBA
5 11 (2.05%) VBScript
6 8 (1.49%) JavaScript
7 6 (1.12%) T-SQL
7 6 (1.12%) VB
8 5 (0.93%) C#
9 4 (0.75%) C++
9 4 (0.75%) Java
10 3 (0.56%) C
10 3 (0.56%) R
11 2 (0.37%) Bash
12 1 (0.19%) VC++
Qualifications
1 249 (46.46%) Degree
2 87 (16.23%) Microsoft Certification
3 77 (14.37%) AWS Certification
3 77 (14.37%) MCSE
4 66 (12.31%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
5 29 (5.41%) Security Cleared
6 26 (4.85%) SC Cleared
7 19 (3.54%) CTC Cleared
8 14 (2.61%) HNC
9 11 (2.05%) HND
10 6 (1.12%) DBS Check
10 6 (1.12%) DV Cleared
10 6 (1.12%) PMI Certification
11 5 (0.93%) ACCA
11 5 (0.93%) Azure Certification
11 5 (0.93%) PMP
12 4 (0.75%) BPSS Clearance
13 3 (0.56%) CAPM
13 3 (0.56%) CIPD
13 3 (0.56%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 91 (16.98%) QA
2 29 (5.41%) SLA
3 22 (4.10%) GDPR
4 21 (3.92%) Data Quality
5 19 (3.54%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 18 (3.36%) PMO
7 15 (2.80%) Accessibility
8 11 (2.05%) ISO 9001
9 8 (1.49%) NIST
10 7 (1.31%) TickIT
11 6 (1.12%) Cyber Essentials
12 4 (0.75%) MiFID
13 3 (0.56%) IFRS
14 2 (0.37%) HIPAA
14 2 (0.37%) 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 72 (13.43%) Active Directory
2 15 (2.80%) Hyper-V
3 14 (2.61%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (0.93%) Virtual Machines
4 5 (0.93%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 34 (6.34%) Microsoft Intune
2 9 (1.68%) SCCM
3 7 (1.31%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 4 (0.75%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
5 3 (0.56%) Norton AntiVirus
5 3 (0.56%) Proxmox
6 2 (0.37%) Ansible
6 2 (0.37%) Terraform
7 1 (0.19%) Jamf Pro
7 1 (0.19%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 404 (75.37%) Microsoft
2 85 (15.86%) ServiceNow
3 30 (5.60%) Cisco
4 23 (4.29%) Adobe
5 22 (4.10%) VMware
6 19 (3.54%) Google
7 18 (3.36%) Sage
8 14 (2.61%) Salesforce
9 12 (2.24%) HubSpot
9 12 (2.24%) iManage
9 12 (2.24%) Oracle
9 12 (2.24%) Xero
10 10 (1.87%) Apple
10 10 (1.87%) SAP
11 8 (1.49%) Dell
11 8 (1.49%) HP
11 8 (1.49%) Meraki
11 8 (1.49%) Veeam
12 6 (1.12%) Citrix
13 5 (0.93%) IBM