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

6 months to
9 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 105 131 93
Rank change year-on-year +26 -38 -2
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Office 543 447 994
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.56% 2.72% 3.05%
As % of the Applications category 39.04% 19.99% 34.36%
Number of salaries quoted 273 300 733
10th Percentile £26,250 £25,000 £23,600
25th Percentile £29,000 £28,500 £26,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £36,000 £36,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% -1.37% -23.16%
75th Percentile £50,000 £56,554 £51,000
90th Percentile £68,750 £72,500 £63,750
UK median annual salary £32,500 £37,500 £32,500
% change year-on-year -13.33% +15.38% -15.58%

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 1,391 2,236 2,893
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 6.56% 13.63% 8.88%
Number of salaries quoted 754 904 1,771
10th Percentile £28,500 £26,500 £25,300
25th Percentile £35,000 £32,500 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,680 £50,000 £43,865
Median % change year-on-year -8.64% +13.99% -9.65%
75th Percentile £60,000 £66,225 £57,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £73,886 £70,000
UK median annual salary £40,000 £42,500 £39,465
% change year-on-year -5.88% +7.69% -12.30%

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 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 (9.94%) SharePoint
2 31 (5.71%) Microsoft Exchange
3 14 (2.58%) IIS
4 9 (1.66%) Exchange Server 2007
4 9 (1.66%) Exchange Server 2010
4 9 (1.66%) Exchange Server 2013
4 9 (1.66%) WordPress
5 7 (1.29%) Confluence
6 1 (0.18%) CMS
Applications
1 130 (23.94%) Microsoft Excel
2 80 (14.73%) Microsoft Project
3 71 (13.08%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (1.10%) MS Visio
5 5 (0.92%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 5 (0.92%) CorelDRAW
5 5 (0.92%) Spreadsheet
6 2 (0.37%) Camtasia
6 2 (0.37%) Trello
7 1 (0.18%) InDesign
7 1 (0.18%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 18 (3.31%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (0.74%) Sage 50
3 3 (0.55%) BambooHR
3 3 (0.55%) NetSuite
4 2 (0.37%) Salesforce CRM
5 1 (0.18%) Raiser’s Edge
5 1 (0.18%) SAP Oil and Gas
5 1 (0.18%) SAP PM
5 1 (0.18%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 194 (35.73%) Microsoft 365
2 90 (16.57%) AWS
3 57 (10.50%) Entra ID
4 40 (7.37%) Azure
5 30 (5.52%) Power Platform
6 25 (4.60%) SaaS
7 12 (2.21%) Google Workspace
8 11 (2.03%) Microsoft Copilot
8 11 (2.03%) OneDrive
9 6 (1.10%) ChatGPT
10 5 (0.92%) Canva
10 5 (0.92%) Google Analytics
10 5 (0.92%) Intacct
10 5 (0.92%) Power Automate
11 3 (0.55%) Smartsheet
12 2 (0.37%) Viva Engage
13 1 (0.18%) GitHub
13 1 (0.18%) Google Docs
13 1 (0.18%) MailChimp
13 1 (0.18%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 31 (5.71%) Firewall
2 24 (4.42%) DNS
3 23 (4.24%) DHCP
4 19 (3.50%) VPN
4 19 (3.50%) Wi-Fi
5 13 (2.39%) TCP/IP
6 9 (1.66%) LAN
6 9 (1.66%) VoIP
6 9 (1.66%) WAN
7 8 (1.47%) Internet
8 7 (1.29%) NGFW
9 5 (0.92%) Cisco IOS
9 5 (0.92%) Network Security
10 3 (0.55%) Ethernet
10 3 (0.55%) Skype
11 2 (0.37%) Extranet
11 2 (0.37%) Intranet
11 2 (0.37%) WebEx
12 1 (0.18%) VLAN
12 1 (0.18%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 26 (4.79%) Power BI
2 19 (3.50%) SQL Server
3 8 (1.47%) Tableau
4 6 (1.10%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 5 (0.92%) MySQL
6 4 (0.74%) Db2
6 4 (0.74%) DB2 UDB
6 4 (0.74%) QlikView
7 3 (0.55%) GIS
8 2 (0.37%) KNIME
8 2 (0.37%) MS Access
8 2 (0.37%) Oracle Database
9 1 (0.18%) Data Lake
9 1 (0.18%) Geospatial Data
9 1 (0.18%) QGIS
9 1 (0.18%) Relational Database
9 1 (0.18%) Spatial Data
Development Applications
1 23 (4.24%) JIRA
2 2 (0.37%) Git
2 2 (0.37%) Jenkins
2 2 (0.37%) JMeter
2 2 (0.37%) Postman
3 1 (0.18%) Ranorex
3 1 (0.18%) Selenium
3 1 (0.18%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 407 (74.95%) Social Skills
2 120 (22.10%) Finance
3 107 (19.71%) Organisational Skills
4 73 (13.44%) Analytical Skills
5 40 (7.37%) Swedish Language
6 38 (7.00%) French Language
7 35 (6.45%) Back Office
8 30 (5.52%) Marketing
9 29 (5.34%) Legal
10 28 (5.16%) Retail
11 24 (4.42%) Public Sector
12 21 (3.87%) Law
13 20 (3.68%) Presentation Skills
14 19 (3.50%) Influencing Skills
15 17 (3.13%) Telecoms
16 16 (2.95%) Inclusion and Diversity
17 13 (2.39%) Advertising
18 9 (1.66%) Manufacturing
19 8 (1.47%) Games
20 7 (1.29%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 143 (26.34%) Analyst
2 92 (16.94%) Service Analyst
2 92 (16.94%) Service Desk Analyst
3 86 (15.84%) Senior
4 84 (15.47%) Project Manager
5 82 (15.10%) Support Engineer
6 72 (13.26%) Senior Manager
7 69 (12.71%) Senior Project Manager
8 53 (9.76%) IT Support
9 40 (7.37%) Desktop Support
10 38 (7.00%) Desktop Engineer
10 38 (7.00%) Desktop Support Engineer
10 38 (7.00%) IT Engineer
10 38 (7.00%) IT Support Engineer
11 32 (5.89%) Site Engineer
12 24 (4.42%) Administrator
13 23 (4.24%) Support Analyst
14 17 (3.13%) Business Analyst
15 14 (2.58%) Applications Support
16 11 (2.03%) Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (1.29%) CSS
1 7 (1.29%) HTML
1 7 (1.29%) Microsoft Graph
2 2 (0.37%) Godot
2 2 (0.37%) SOAP
2 2 (0.37%) Unreal Engine
2 2 (0.37%) XML
3 1 (0.18%) FHIR
3 1 (0.18%) JSP
3 1 (0.18%) PyTorch
3 1 (0.18%) REST
3 1 (0.18%) SailPoint
3 1 (0.18%) SciPy
3 1 (0.18%) Web Services
3 1 (0.18%) XSLT
Miscellaneous
1 43 (7.92%) Self-Motivation
2 40 (7.37%) Onboarding
3 34 (6.26%) Management Information System
4 23 (4.24%) Social Media
5 18 (3.31%) Web Conferencing
6 13 (2.39%) Driving Licence
7 8 (1.47%) Blog
8 7 (1.29%) Analytical Mindset
9 6 (1.10%) e-Learning
9 6 (1.10%) Video Editing
10 5 (0.92%) IoT
10 5 (0.92%) NHS
10 5 (0.92%) Podcast
10 5 (0.92%) Raspberry Pi
11 4 (0.74%) Derivative
11 4 (0.74%) OTC Derivatives
11 4 (0.74%) Virtual Team
11 4 (0.74%) Wiki
12 3 (0.55%) CMDB
12 3 (0.55%) Digital Media
Operating Systems
1 128 (23.57%) Windows
2 58 (10.68%) Windows 10
3 44 (8.10%) Windows Server
4 22 (4.05%) Windows Server 2016
5 17 (3.13%) Linux
6 16 (2.95%) Windows Server 2012
7 9 (1.66%) Windows Server 2008
7 9 (1.66%) Windows Server 2019
8 8 (1.47%) Mac OS
9 6 (1.10%) Android
10 5 (0.92%) Ubuntu
10 5 (0.92%) Unix
11 1 (0.18%) Apple iOS
11 1 (0.18%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 179 (32.97%) Customer Service
2 140 (25.78%) ITIL
3 112 (20.63%) Project Management
4 109 (20.07%) Problem-Solving
5 108 (19.89%) Customer Experience
6 104 (19.15%) Continuous Improvement
7 96 (17.68%) Agile
8 88 (16.21%) Project Delivery
9 81 (14.92%) Coaching
10 80 (14.73%) ITSM
11 78 (14.36%) CRM
12 76 (14.00%) Performance Metrics
13 75 (13.81%) PRINCE2
14 72 (13.26%) Budget Management
15 70 (12.89%) Impact Analysis
16 68 (12.52%) Conflict Management
17 66 (12.15%) Operations Management
17 66 (12.15%) Programme Governance
18 63 (11.60%) Cybersecurity
19 51 (9.39%) Analytics
Programming Languages
1 39 (7.18%) SQL
2 20 (3.68%) PowerShell
3 13 (2.39%) Python
4 12 (2.21%) VBA
5 11 (2.03%) VBScript
6 7 (1.29%) JavaScript
7 6 (1.10%) T-SQL
7 6 (1.10%) VB
8 4 (0.74%) C#
8 4 (0.74%) Java
9 3 (0.55%) C++
9 3 (0.55%) R
10 2 (0.37%) Bash
10 2 (0.37%) C
11 1 (0.18%) ABAP
11 1 (0.18%) VC++
Qualifications
1 263 (48.43%) Degree
2 85 (15.65%) Microsoft Certification
3 74 (13.63%) AWS Certification
3 74 (13.63%) MCSE
4 66 (12.15%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
5 45 (8.29%) Security Cleared
6 42 (7.73%) SC Cleared
7 35 (6.45%) CTC Cleared
8 14 (2.58%) HNC
9 11 (2.03%) HND
10 6 (1.10%) Azure Certification
10 6 (1.10%) DV Cleared
10 6 (1.10%) PMI Certification
11 5 (0.92%) ACCA
11 5 (0.92%) DBS Check
11 5 (0.92%) PMP
12 4 (0.74%) BPSS Clearance
13 3 (0.55%) A+ Certification
13 3 (0.55%) CAPM
13 3 (0.55%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 89 (16.39%) QA
2 45 (8.29%) SLA
3 22 (4.05%) Data Quality
3 22 (4.05%) GDPR
4 20 (3.68%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 17 (3.13%) PMO
6 15 (2.76%) Accessibility
7 11 (2.03%) ISO 9001
8 9 (1.66%) NIST
9 7 (1.29%) Cyber Essentials
9 7 (1.29%) TickIT
10 4 (0.74%) MiFID
11 3 (0.55%) HIPAA
11 3 (0.55%) IFRS
12 2 (0.37%) ISO/IEC 42001
13 1 (0.18%) Disclosure Scotland
13 1 (0.18%) EMIR
13 1 (0.18%) GRC
13 1 (0.18%) HL7
13 1 (0.18%) IFRS 17
System Software
1 75 (13.81%) Active Directory
2 15 (2.76%) Hyper-V
3 14 (2.58%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (0.92%) Virtual Machines
4 5 (0.92%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 36 (6.63%) Microsoft Intune
2 11 (2.03%) SCCM
3 7 (1.29%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 3 (0.55%) Norton AntiVirus
4 3 (0.55%) Proxmox
4 3 (0.55%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
5 2 (0.37%) Ansible
5 2 (0.37%) Terraform
6 1 (0.18%) Jamf Pro
6 1 (0.18%) RSA Archer
6 1 (0.18%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 409 (75.32%) Microsoft
2 83 (15.29%) ServiceNow
3 46 (8.47%) Cisco
4 22 (4.05%) VMware
5 19 (3.50%) Google
5 19 (3.50%) Sage
6 14 (2.58%) Salesforce
7 12 (2.21%) Adobe
7 12 (2.21%) iManage
7 12 (2.21%) Oracle
7 12 (2.21%) Xero
8 11 (2.03%) HubSpot
8 11 (2.03%) SAP
9 10 (1.84%) Apple
10 9 (1.66%) Dell
10 9 (1.66%) HP
11 8 (1.47%) Meraki
11 8 (1.47%) Veeam
12 6 (1.10%) Citrix
13 5 (0.92%) IBM