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 15 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 106 107 112
Rank change year-on-year +1 +5 -10
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Office 636 535 581
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.53% 3.24% 2.79%
As % of the Applications category 38.27% 16.46% 39.26%
Number of salaries quoted 344 283 316
10th Percentile £26,500 £25,642 £26,250
25th Percentile £28,500 £28,750 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £34,500 £36,500 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.48% -8.75% -20.00%
75th Percentile £45,000 £57,102 £55,000
90th Percentile £58,638 £73,750 £70,000
UK median annual salary £32,500 £35,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year -7.14% -17.65% +11.84%

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 1,662 3,250 1,480
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 6.61% 19.66% 7.11%
Number of salaries quoted 963 823 839
10th Percentile £28,500 £26,500 £27,500
25th Percentile £33,004 £31,250 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £46,000
Median % change year-on-year - -2.17% -12.38%
75th Percentile £58,750 £61,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £85,000
UK median annual salary £40,000 £40,000 £47,307
% change year-on-year - -15.45% +5.13%

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 15 October 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 (8.49%) SharePoint
2 12 (1.89%) Microsoft Exchange
3 10 (1.57%) Confluence
3 10 (1.57%) IIS
4 8 (1.26%) WordPress
5 4 (0.63%) Office Communications Server
6 2 (0.31%) CMS
7 1 (0.16%) Moodle
Applications
1 215 (33.81%) Microsoft Excel
2 112 (17.61%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 90 (14.15%) Microsoft Project
4 24 (3.77%) Acrobat
5 13 (2.04%) Spreadsheet
6 12 (1.89%) MS Visio
7 6 (0.94%) AutoCAD
7 6 (0.94%) Revit
8 5 (0.79%) CorelDRAW
8 5 (0.79%) Navisworks
9 4 (0.63%) Adobe Creative Suite
10 3 (0.47%) EPLAN
10 3 (0.47%) ProjectWise
10 3 (0.47%) Trello
11 1 (0.16%) InDesign
11 1 (0.16%) Photoshop
11 1 (0.16%) Stata
Business Applications
1 14 (2.20%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (1.10%) NetSuite
2 7 (1.10%) Sage 50
3 3 (0.47%) Integrated Workplace Management System
4 2 (0.31%) Salesforce CRM
4 2 (0.31%) Shopify
5 1 (0.16%) BambooHR
5 1 (0.16%) Dynamics GP
5 1 (0.16%) Oracle Assets
5 1 (0.16%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
5 1 (0.16%) Raiser’s Edge
5 1 (0.16%) Remedy ITSM
5 1 (0.16%) SAP GTS
Cloud Services
1 117 (18.40%) Microsoft 365
2 50 (7.86%) AWS
3 24 (3.77%) Power Platform
4 22 (3.46%) Azure
5 20 (3.14%) SaaS
6 14 (2.20%) Entra ID
6 14 (2.20%) Microsoft Copilot
7 10 (1.57%) OneDrive
8 9 (1.42%) Google Workspace
9 7 (1.10%) Canva
10 6 (0.94%) Google Analytics
11 4 (0.63%) Power Automate
12 3 (0.47%) ChatGPT
12 3 (0.47%) Smartsheet
13 2 (0.31%) Azure DevOps
13 2 (0.31%) Dynamics 365
13 2 (0.31%) Salesforce Service Cloud
14 1 (0.16%) Asana
14 1 (0.16%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
14 1 (0.16%) Viva Engage
Communications & Networking
1 22 (3.46%) DNS
2 16 (2.52%) DHCP
3 14 (2.20%) Wi-Fi
4 12 (1.89%) Firewall
4 12 (1.89%) TCP/IP
5 8 (1.26%) Network Security
6 7 (1.10%) NGFW
6 7 (1.10%) VPN
7 6 (0.94%) Ethernet
7 6 (0.94%) Internet
7 6 (0.94%) LAN
7 6 (0.94%) WAN
8 5 (0.79%) Cisco IOS
9 3 (0.47%) Profibus
10 2 (0.31%) NGN
10 2 (0.31%) WebEx
11 1 (0.16%) Broadband
11 1 (0.16%) GoToMeeting
11 1 (0.16%) Intranet
11 1 (0.16%) Modbus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (3.14%) Power BI
2 16 (2.52%) SQL Server
3 4 (0.63%) GIS
3 4 (0.63%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 3 (0.47%) Metadata
5 2 (0.31%) Data Lake
5 2 (0.31%) EDMS
5 2 (0.31%) KNIME
5 2 (0.31%) MS Access
6 1 (0.16%) MySQL
6 1 (0.16%) Oracle Database
6 1 (0.16%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 35 (5.50%) JIRA
2 2 (0.31%) Jenkins
2 2 (0.31%) JMeter
2 2 (0.31%) Postman
2 2 (0.31%) Team Foundation Server
3 1 (0.16%) Claude Code
3 1 (0.16%) Git
3 1 (0.16%) Ranorex
3 1 (0.16%) Selenium
General
1 469 (73.74%) Social Skills
2 173 (27.20%) Organisational Skills
3 151 (23.74%) Finance
4 124 (19.50%) Analytical Skills
5 74 (11.64%) Marketing
6 50 (7.86%) Legal
7 45 (7.08%) Retail
8 40 (6.29%) Public Sector
8 40 (6.29%) Swedish Language
9 35 (5.50%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 34 (5.35%) Manufacturing
11 30 (4.72%) Telecoms
12 24 (3.77%) Influencing Skills
13 23 (3.62%) Presentation Skills
14 17 (2.67%) Advertising
14 17 (2.67%) Billing
15 16 (2.52%) Law
16 15 (2.36%) German Language
17 12 (1.89%) Automotive
18 8 (1.26%) Banking
Job Titles
1 120 (18.87%) Analyst
2 85 (13.36%) Project Manager
3 79 (12.42%) Senior
4 69 (10.85%) Senior Manager
4 69 (10.85%) Senior Project Manager
5 65 (10.22%) Service Analyst
5 65 (10.22%) Service Desk Analyst
6 56 (8.81%) Administrator
7 32 (5.03%) Support Engineer
8 31 (4.87%) IT Support
9 30 (4.72%) Support Analyst
10 22 (3.46%) 1st Line Support
10 22 (3.46%) Coordinator
11 21 (3.30%) Applications Support
12 20 (3.14%) IT Engineer
12 20 (3.14%) IT Support Engineer
13 17 (2.67%) IT Analyst
13 17 (2.67%) Sales Executive
14 16 (2.52%) 1st Line Engineer
14 16 (2.52%) 1st Line Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (1.10%) Microsoft Graph
2 4 (0.63%) CSS
2 4 (0.63%) HTML
3 3 (0.47%) EDI
3 3 (0.47%) Godot
3 3 (0.47%) STL
3 3 (0.47%) Unreal Engine
4 2 (0.31%) Middleware
4 2 (0.31%) Terraform
5 1 (0.16%) .NET
5 1 (0.16%) JSON
5 1 (0.16%) Langfuse
5 1 (0.16%) Model Context Protocol
5 1 (0.16%) SOAP
5 1 (0.16%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 63 (9.91%) Management Information System
2 53 (8.33%) Onboarding
3 49 (7.70%) Self-Motivation
4 37 (5.82%) Social Media
5 34 (5.35%) Driving Licence
6 24 (3.77%) Web Conferencing
7 11 (1.73%) NHS
8 9 (1.42%) Analytical Mindset
8 9 (1.42%) Video Conferencing
9 7 (1.10%) Client/Server
9 7 (1.10%) Data Centre
9 7 (1.10%) Legacy Systems
10 6 (0.94%) Blog
10 6 (0.94%) e-Learning
10 6 (0.94%) Fat Client
10 6 (0.94%) FMCG
10 6 (0.94%) IoT
10 6 (0.94%) SCADA
10 6 (0.94%) Thin Client
10 6 (0.94%) Video Editing
Operating Systems
1 79 (12.42%) Windows
2 28 (4.40%) Windows Server
3 10 (1.57%) Windows 10
4 7 (1.10%) Linux
5 6 (0.94%) Android
6 4 (0.63%) Windows Server 2016
7 1 (0.16%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.16%) macOS
7 1 (0.16%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 174 (27.36%) Customer Service
2 159 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
3 153 (24.06%) Project Management
4 128 (20.13%) CRM
5 120 (18.87%) Customer Experience
6 106 (16.67%) Continuous Improvement
7 102 (16.04%) Project Delivery
8 101 (15.88%) Agile
9 91 (14.31%) Stakeholder Management
10 86 (13.52%) PRINCE2
11 85 (13.36%) Coaching
12 81 (12.74%) ITIL
13 79 (12.42%) Budget Management
14 69 (10.85%) Conflict Management
14 69 (10.85%) Programme Governance
15 66 (10.38%) Impact Analysis
15 66 (10.38%) Operations Management
16 59 (9.28%) Collaborative Working
17 54 (8.49%) ITSM
18 53 (8.33%) B2B
Programming Languages
1 39 (6.13%) SQL
2 18 (2.83%) PowerShell
3 10 (1.57%) JavaScript
4 8 (1.26%) Python
5 5 (0.79%) C#
5 5 (0.79%) R
6 4 (0.63%) T-SQL
6 4 (0.63%) VBA
6 4 (0.63%) VBScript
7 3 (0.47%) C
7 3 (0.47%) C++
7 3 (0.47%) Java
8 2 (0.31%) Bash
9 1 (0.16%) ActionScript
Qualifications
1 209 (32.86%) Degree
2 66 (10.38%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
3 45 (7.08%) Microsoft Certification
4 40 (6.29%) AWS Certification
4 40 (6.29%) MCSE
5 31 (4.87%) Security Cleared
6 21 (3.30%) SC Cleared
7 18 (2.83%) DBS Check
8 9 (1.42%) HNC
9 6 (0.94%) HND
10 5 (0.79%) ACCA
10 5 (0.79%) APMP
10 5 (0.79%) BPSS Clearance
10 5 (0.79%) DV Cleared
10 5 (0.79%) PMI Certification
11 4 (0.63%) CIMA
11 4 (0.63%) CIPD
11 4 (0.63%) ISTQB
11 4 (0.63%) ITIL Certification
11 4 (0.63%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 61 (9.59%) QA
2 38 (5.97%) GDPR
3 29 (4.56%) PMO
4 26 (4.09%) SLA
5 17 (2.67%) ISO 9001
5 17 (2.67%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 15 (2.36%) Accessibility
7 11 (1.73%) Data Quality
8 7 (1.10%) NIST
9 5 (0.79%) ISO 14001
10 3 (0.47%) Cyber Essentials
10 3 (0.47%) ISO 19650
10 3 (0.47%) ISO/IEC 42001
10 3 (0.47%) TickIT
11 2 (0.31%) ISO 22301
12 1 (0.16%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 1 (0.16%) Disclosure Scotland
12 1 (0.16%) IFRS
12 1 (0.16%) NEBOSH
12 1 (0.16%) PMBOK
System Software
1 56 (8.81%) Active Directory
2 2 (0.31%) Virtual Machines
2 2 (0.31%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.16%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 24 (3.77%) Microsoft Intune
2 12 (1.89%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
3 3 (0.47%) Functional Safety
3 3 (0.47%) Norton AntiVirus
4 2 (0.31%) Ansible
5 1 (0.16%) AirWatch
5 1 (0.16%) Jamf Pro
5 1 (0.16%) SCCM
5 1 (0.16%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 510 (80.19%) Microsoft
2 49 (7.70%) ServiceNow
3 40 (6.29%) Adobe
4 24 (3.77%) Apple
4 24 (3.77%) HubSpot
5 17 (2.67%) Cisco
6 16 (2.52%) Google
7 12 (1.89%) Sage
7 12 (1.89%) Xero
8 10 (1.57%) Salesforce
8 10 (1.57%) SAP
9 9 (1.42%) iManage
10 8 (1.26%) VMware
11 6 (0.94%) Acronis
11 6 (0.94%) Citrix
11 6 (0.94%) Datto
11 6 (0.94%) Oracle
12 4 (0.63%) Rockwell
12 4 (0.63%) Yealink
12 4 (0.63%) Zscaler