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 3 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 113 125 112
Rank change year-on-year +12 -13 -19
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Office 540 451 686
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.42% 2.72% 2.73%
As % of the Applications category 38.30% 19.68% 31.22%
Number of salaries quoted 283 292 465
10th Percentile £27,000 £25,020 £25,000
25th Percentile £29,000 £28,500 £28,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £36,500 £36,500 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year - -2.67% -21.05%
75th Percentile £48,750 £56,903 £53,875
90th Percentile £65,000 £72,250 £65,225
UK median annual salary £32,500 £37,500 £35,448
% change year-on-year -13.33% +5.79% -6.72%

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 1,410 2,292 2,197
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 6.32% 13.80% 8.73%
Number of salaries quoted 792 880 1,176
10th Percentile £28,500 £26,500 £26,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £31,500 £32,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,019 £47,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.22% +5.56% -10.00%
75th Percentile £60,000 £66,206 £62,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £75,000
UK median annual salary £40,000 £42,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year -5.88% - -4.49%

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 3 August 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 52 (9.63%) SharePoint
2 29 (5.37%) Microsoft Exchange
3 14 (2.59%) IIS
4 11 (2.04%) Confluence
5 9 (1.67%) WordPress
6 6 (1.11%) Exchange Server 2007
6 6 (1.11%) Exchange Server 2010
6 6 (1.11%) Exchange Server 2013
7 1 (0.19%) CMS
Applications
1 153 (28.33%) Microsoft Excel
2 97 (17.96%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 83 (15.37%) Microsoft Project
4 21 (3.89%) Acrobat
5 8 (1.48%) MS Visio
6 5 (0.93%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 5 (0.93%) CorelDRAW
6 5 (0.93%) Spreadsheet
7 2 (0.37%) Camtasia
7 2 (0.37%) Trello
8 1 (0.19%) InDesign
8 1 (0.19%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 19 (3.52%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (1.11%) NetSuite
3 4 (0.74%) Sage 50
4 3 (0.56%) BambooHR
5 2 (0.37%) Salesforce CRM
6 1 (0.19%) Raiser’s Edge
Cloud Services
1 160 (29.63%) Microsoft 365
2 92 (17.04%) AWS
3 31 (5.74%) Azure
3 31 (5.74%) Power Platform
4 24 (4.44%) SaaS
5 18 (3.33%) Entra ID
6 12 (2.22%) OneDrive
7 11 (2.04%) Google Workspace
7 11 (2.04%) Microsoft Copilot
8 6 (1.11%) ChatGPT
8 6 (1.11%) Power Automate
9 5 (0.93%) Canva
9 5 (0.93%) Google Analytics
10 3 (0.56%) Smartsheet
11 2 (0.37%) GitHub
11 2 (0.37%) Intacct
12 1 (0.19%) Dynamics 365
12 1 (0.19%) Google Docs
12 1 (0.19%) MailChimp
12 1 (0.19%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 24 (4.44%) Firewall
2 22 (4.07%) DNS
3 20 (3.70%) DHCP
4 17 (3.15%) Wi-Fi
5 16 (2.96%) VPN
6 12 (2.22%) TCP/IP
7 9 (1.67%) LAN
7 9 (1.67%) WAN
8 7 (1.30%) Internet
8 7 (1.30%) Network Security
8 7 (1.30%) NGFW
9 6 (1.11%) VoIP
10 5 (0.93%) Cisco IOS
11 3 (0.56%) Skype
12 2 (0.37%) Ethernet
12 2 (0.37%) Extranet
12 2 (0.37%) Intranet
12 2 (0.37%) WebEx
13 1 (0.19%) GoToMeeting
Database & Business Intelligence
1 27 (5.00%) Power BI
2 21 (3.89%) SQL Server
3 7 (1.30%) Tableau
4 6 (1.11%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 5 (0.93%) MySQL
6 4 (0.74%) Db2
6 4 (0.74%) DB2 UDB
6 4 (0.74%) 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
8 2 (0.37%) Relational Database
9 1 (0.19%) Geospatial Data
9 1 (0.19%) QGIS
9 1 (0.19%) Spatial Data
Development Applications
1 33 (6.11%) 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
1 408 (75.56%) Social Skills
2 127 (23.52%) Finance
3 113 (20.93%) Organisational Skills
4 80 (14.81%) Analytical Skills
5 59 (10.93%) Marketing
6 52 (9.63%) Legal
7 48 (8.89%) Swedish Language
8 33 (6.11%) French Language
9 27 (5.00%) Retail
10 25 (4.63%) Public Sector
11 23 (4.26%) Law
12 20 (3.70%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 20 (3.70%) Influencing Skills
13 19 (3.52%) Presentation Skills
14 17 (3.15%) Telecoms
15 13 (2.41%) Advertising
16 11 (2.04%) Manufacturing
17 7 (1.30%) Billing
17 7 (1.30%) Games
18 6 (1.11%) Banking
Job Titles
1 145 (26.85%) Analyst
2 95 (17.59%) Service Analyst
2 95 (17.59%) Service Desk Analyst
3 85 (15.74%) Project Manager
4 81 (15.00%) Senior
5 70 (12.96%) Senior Manager
6 69 (12.78%) Senior Project Manager
7 41 (7.59%) IT Support
7 41 (7.59%) Support Engineer
8 29 (5.37%) IT Engineer
8 29 (5.37%) IT Support Engineer
9 27 (5.00%) Administrator
10 22 (4.07%) Support Analyst
11 16 (2.96%) Business Analyst
12 14 (2.59%) Applications Support
13 11 (2.04%) Consultant
13 11 (2.04%) Coordinator
13 11 (2.04%) Sales Administrator
14 10 (1.85%) Sales Representative
14 10 (1.85%) Support Officer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (1.30%) CSS
1 7 (1.30%) HTML
1 7 (1.30%) Microsoft Graph
2 3 (0.56%) Godot
2 3 (0.56%) Unreal Engine
2 3 (0.56%) XML
3 2 (0.37%) SOAP
4 1 (0.19%) .NET
4 1 (0.19%) EDI
4 1 (0.19%) FHIR
4 1 (0.19%) JSON
4 1 (0.19%) JSP
4 1 (0.19%) Middleware
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 43 (7.96%) Self-Motivation
2 39 (7.22%) Onboarding
3 34 (6.30%) Management Information System
4 26 (4.81%) Social Media
5 22 (4.07%) Web Conferencing
6 13 (2.41%) Driving Licence
7 8 (1.48%) Analytical Mindset
8 6 (1.11%) Blog
8 6 (1.11%) e-Learning
8 6 (1.11%) NHS
8 6 (1.11%) Video Editing
9 5 (0.93%) Derivative
9 5 (0.93%) IoT
9 5 (0.93%) Podcast
9 5 (0.93%) Raspberry Pi
10 4 (0.74%) OTC Derivatives
10 4 (0.74%) Virtual Team
10 4 (0.74%) Wiki
11 3 (0.56%) CMDB
11 3 (0.56%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 88 (16.30%) Windows
2 41 (7.59%) Windows Server
3 18 (3.33%) Windows 10
4 17 (3.15%) Windows Server 2016
5 16 (2.96%) Linux
6 11 (2.04%) Windows Server 2012
7 7 (1.30%) Windows Server 2019
8 6 (1.11%) Android
8 6 (1.11%) Mac OS
8 6 (1.11%) Windows Server 2008
9 5 (0.93%) Ubuntu
10 4 (0.74%) Unix
11 1 (0.19%) Apple iOS
11 1 (0.19%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 154 (28.52%) Customer Service
2 121 (22.41%) Project Management
3 115 (21.30%) Problem-Solving
4 109 (20.19%) ITIL
5 96 (17.78%) Agile
6 91 (16.85%) Project Delivery
7 90 (16.67%) CRM
8 84 (15.56%) ITSM
9 82 (15.19%) Continuous Improvement
9 82 (15.19%) Customer Experience
10 81 (15.00%) PRINCE2
11 79 (14.63%) Performance Metrics
12 75 (13.89%) Coaching
13 74 (13.70%) Budget Management
14 70 (12.96%) Impact Analysis
15 69 (12.78%) Conflict Management
16 66 (12.22%) Operations Management
16 66 (12.22%) Programme Governance
17 50 (9.26%) Stakeholder Management
18 44 (8.15%) Business Development
Programming Languages
1 47 (8.70%) SQL
2 20 (3.70%) PowerShell
3 14 (2.59%) Python
4 11 (2.04%) VBA
5 10 (1.85%) VBScript
6 9 (1.67%) JavaScript
7 6 (1.11%) C#
7 6 (1.11%) T-SQL
8 5 (0.93%) VB
9 4 (0.74%) C++
9 4 (0.74%) Java
9 4 (0.74%) R
10 3 (0.56%) C
11 2 (0.37%) Bash
12 1 (0.19%) VC++
Qualifications
1 236 (43.70%) Degree
2 84 (15.56%) Microsoft Certification
3 77 (14.26%) AWS Certification
3 77 (14.26%) MCSE
4 66 (12.22%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
5 14 (2.59%) Security Cleared
6 13 (2.41%) HNC
7 11 (2.04%) HND
8 10 (1.85%) SC Cleared
9 7 (1.30%) DBS Check
10 6 (1.11%) BPSS Clearance
10 6 (1.11%) PMI Certification
11 5 (0.93%) DV Cleared
11 5 (0.93%) PMP
12 4 (0.74%) ACCA
13 3 (0.56%) CAPM
13 3 (0.56%) CTC Cleared
13 3 (0.56%) ISTQB
13 3 (0.56%) PRINCE2 Certification
14 2 (0.37%) CIPD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 91 (16.85%) QA
2 22 (4.07%) Data Quality
2 22 (4.07%) GDPR
3 20 (3.70%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 19 (3.52%) PMO
4 19 (3.52%) SLA
5 16 (2.96%) Accessibility
6 13 (2.41%) ISO 9001
7 8 (1.48%) NIST
8 7 (1.30%) TickIT
9 5 (0.93%) Cyber Essentials
10 4 (0.74%) MiFID
11 3 (0.56%) IFRS
11 3 (0.56%) ISO/IEC 42001
12 1 (0.19%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 1 (0.19%) Disclosure Scotland
12 1 (0.19%) EMIR
12 1 (0.19%) HL7
12 1 (0.19%) IFRS 17
12 1 (0.19%) ISO 14001
System Software
1 65 (12.04%) Active Directory
2 13 (2.41%) VMware Infrastructure
3 11 (2.04%) Hyper-V
4 5 (0.93%) Virtual Machines
4 5 (0.93%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 28 (5.19%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (0.93%) Active Directory Federation Services
2 5 (0.93%) SCCM
3 4 (0.74%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
4 3 (0.56%) Norton AntiVirus
4 3 (0.56%) Proxmox
5 2 (0.37%) Ansible
5 2 (0.37%) Terraform
6 1 (0.19%) Jamf Pro
6 1 (0.19%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 412 (76.30%) Microsoft
2 86 (15.93%) ServiceNow
3 35 (6.48%) Adobe
4 21 (3.89%) VMware
5 18 (3.33%) Google
6 17 (3.15%) Cisco
7 16 (2.96%) Sage
8 15 (2.78%) HubSpot
9 14 (2.59%) Salesforce
10 13 (2.41%) Apple
11 12 (2.22%) iManage
11 12 (2.22%) Xero
12 11 (2.04%) Oracle
13 10 (1.85%) SAP
14 8 (1.48%) HP
14 8 (1.48%) Meraki
14 8 (1.48%) Veeam
15 6 (1.11%) Citrix
15 6 (1.11%) Dell
16 5 (0.93%) Synology