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

6 months to
22 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 96 106 88
Rank change year-on-year +10 -18 +11
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Office 479 398 1,058
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.68% 2.98% 3.27%
As % of the Applications category 38.75% 27.89% 36.50%
Number of salaries quoted 220 261 820
10th Percentile £26,250 £25,020 £23,500
25th Percentile £28,982 £30,000 £26,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £42,500 £36,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.88% +16.44% -18.89%
75th Percentile £55,156 £57,500 £52,500
90th Percentile £73,875 £68,750 £65,000
UK median annual salary £32,750 £40,000 £32,500
% change year-on-year -18.13% +23.08% -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 1,236 1,427 2,899
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 6.92% 10.68% 8.96%
Number of salaries quoted 609 782 1,807
10th Percentile £28,500 £28,000 £25,000
25th Percentile £33,750 £35,875 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,680 £52,500 £43,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.99% +22.09% -9.47%
75th Percentile £61,250 £66,250 £57,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £67,500
UK median annual salary £40,000 £47,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year -15.79% +26.67% -16.67%

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 22 April 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 50 (10.44%) SharePoint
2 31 (6.47%) Microsoft Exchange
3 9 (1.88%) Exchange Server 2007
3 9 (1.88%) Exchange Server 2010
3 9 (1.88%) Exchange Server 2013
4 6 (1.25%) Confluence
5 5 (1.04%) IIS
6 4 (0.84%) WordPress
7 1 (0.21%) CMS
Applications
1 111 (23.17%) Microsoft Excel
2 54 (11.27%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 13 (2.71%) MS Visio
4 5 (1.04%) Microsoft Project
5 3 (0.63%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 3 (0.63%) Trello
6 2 (0.42%) Camtasia
6 2 (0.42%) InDesign
6 2 (0.42%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 12 (2.51%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (0.63%) BambooHR
3 2 (0.42%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.21%) Raiser’s Edge
4 1 (0.21%) Sage 200
4 1 (0.21%) Salesforce CRM
4 1 (0.21%) SAP Oil and Gas
4 1 (0.21%) SAP PM
4 1 (0.21%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 218 (45.51%) Microsoft 365
2 93 (19.42%) AWS
3 61 (12.73%) Entra ID
4 50 (10.44%) Azure
5 31 (6.47%) Dynamics 365
6 26 (5.43%) SaaS
7 22 (4.59%) Power Platform
8 12 (2.51%) Google Workspace
8 12 (2.51%) OneDrive
9 5 (1.04%) ChatGPT
9 5 (1.04%) Intacct
9 5 (1.04%) Microsoft Copilot
10 4 (0.84%) Google Analytics
10 4 (0.84%) Google Docs
10 4 (0.84%) Power Automate
11 3 (0.63%) Azure DevOps
11 3 (0.63%) Canva
11 3 (0.63%) Google Drive
12 2 (0.42%) Viva Engage
13 1 (0.21%) Adobe Creative Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 25 (5.22%) DNS
2 24 (5.01%) DHCP
2 24 (5.01%) Wi-Fi
3 23 (4.80%) Firewall
4 17 (3.55%) VoIP
5 16 (3.34%) VPN
6 15 (3.13%) TCP/IP
7 14 (2.92%) LAN
8 12 (2.51%) WAN
9 7 (1.46%) Internet
10 3 (0.63%) PuTTY
10 3 (0.63%) Remote Desktop
10 3 (0.63%) Skype
10 3 (0.63%) Unified Communications
11 2 (0.42%) 4G
11 2 (0.42%) Ethernet
11 2 (0.42%) Extranet
11 2 (0.42%) Intranet
11 2 (0.42%) WebEx
12 1 (0.21%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (4.59%) Power BI
2 10 (2.09%) SQL Server
3 8 (1.67%) Tableau
4 4 (0.84%) DB2
4 4 (0.84%) DB2 UDB
4 4 (0.84%) MySQL
4 4 (0.84%) QlikView
5 3 (0.63%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 2 (0.42%) GIS
6 2 (0.42%) Relational Database
7 1 (0.21%) Azure SQL Database
7 1 (0.21%) Data Lake
7 1 (0.21%) Geospatial Data
7 1 (0.21%) Metadata
7 1 (0.21%) Oracle Database
7 1 (0.21%) QGIS
7 1 (0.21%) Spatial Data
Development Applications
1 8 (1.67%) JIRA
2 4 (0.84%) Git
3 3 (0.63%) Jenkins
3 3 (0.63%) Maven
3 3 (0.63%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 320 (66.81%) Social Skills
2 119 (24.84%) Finance
3 78 (16.28%) Analytical Skills
4 73 (15.24%) French Language
4 73 (15.24%) Organisational Skills
5 62 (12.94%) Back Office
6 45 (9.39%) Marketing
7 27 (5.64%) Swedish Language
8 26 (5.43%) Legal
9 25 (5.22%) Law
10 23 (4.80%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 23 (4.80%) Retail
11 21 (4.38%) Public Sector
12 16 (3.34%) Advertising
12 16 (3.34%) Presentation Skills
13 11 (2.30%) Billing
13 11 (2.30%) Telecoms
14 8 (1.67%) Local Government
15 6 (1.25%) Games
16 5 (1.04%) Banking
Job Titles
1 156 (32.57%) Analyst
2 105 (21.92%) Support Engineer
3 84 (17.54%) Service Analyst
4 83 (17.33%) Service Desk Analyst
5 64 (13.36%) Desktop Support
6 62 (12.94%) Desktop Engineer
6 62 (12.94%) Desktop Support Engineer
7 56 (11.69%) IT Support
7 56 (11.69%) Site Engineer
8 40 (8.35%) IT Engineer
9 39 (8.14%) IT Support Engineer
10 34 (7.10%) Financial Analyst
11 27 (5.64%) Senior
12 18 (3.76%) Supply Chain Analyst
13 17 (3.55%) Administrator
14 15 (3.13%) IT Analyst
15 14 (2.92%) Junior
15 14 (2.92%) Project Manager
15 14 (2.92%) Support Analyst
16 13 (2.71%) 2nd Line Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (0.84%) CSS
1 4 (0.84%) HTML
1 4 (0.84%) REST
1 4 (0.84%) SOAP
1 4 (0.84%) XML
2 3 (0.63%) ActiveMQ
2 3 (0.63%) EDI
2 3 (0.63%) RAML
2 3 (0.63%) XSLT
3 1 (0.21%) .NET
3 1 (0.21%) ARM Templates
3 1 (0.21%) FHIR
3 1 (0.21%) JSP
3 1 (0.21%) PyTorch
3 1 (0.21%) SailPoint
3 1 (0.21%) SciPy
3 1 (0.21%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 55 (11.48%) Self-Motivation
2 35 (7.31%) Onboarding
3 33 (6.89%) Management Information System
4 30 (6.26%) Social Media
5 10 (2.09%) Driving Licence
6 9 (1.88%) Web Conferencing
7 8 (1.67%) Video Conferencing
8 7 (1.46%) Analytical Mindset
8 7 (1.46%) NHS
9 6 (1.25%) Virtual Team
10 5 (1.04%) Data Protection Act
10 5 (1.04%) Video Editing
10 5 (1.04%) Wiki
11 4 (0.84%) Algorithms
11 4 (0.84%) Derivative
11 4 (0.84%) e-Learning
11 4 (0.84%) Microsoft Licensing
11 4 (0.84%) OTC Derivatives
11 4 (0.84%) Podcast
11 4 (0.84%) Raspberry Pi
Operating Systems
1 136 (28.39%) Windows
2 90 (18.79%) Windows 10
3 40 (8.35%) Windows Server
4 25 (5.22%) Windows Server 2016
5 21 (4.38%) Windows Server 2012
6 15 (3.13%) Linux
7 14 (2.92%) Windows Server 2019
8 12 (2.51%) Mac OS
9 9 (1.88%) Windows Server 2008
10 6 (1.25%) Ubuntu
11 5 (1.04%) Unix
12 4 (0.84%) Android
13 3 (0.63%) Apple iOS
14 1 (0.21%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 202 (42.17%) Customer Service
2 164 (34.24%) ITIL
3 112 (23.38%) Continuous Improvement
4 88 (18.37%) Problem-Solving
5 83 (17.33%) Cybersecurity
6 82 (17.12%) Performance Metrics
7 81 (16.91%) ITSM
8 73 (15.24%) Analytics
9 67 (13.99%) CRM
10 65 (13.57%) Customer Experience
10 65 (13.57%) Patch Management
11 62 (12.94%) Ticket Management
12 61 (12.73%) Customer Acquisition
13 60 (12.53%) Software Deployment
14 50 (10.44%) Decision-Making
15 40 (8.35%) Project Management
16 36 (7.52%) ERP
16 36 (7.52%) Mentoring
17 35 (7.31%) Agile
18 32 (6.68%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 22 (4.59%) SQL
2 11 (2.30%) VBA
3 10 (2.09%) Python
4 8 (1.67%) PowerShell
4 8 (1.67%) VBScript
5 6 (1.25%) VB
6 4 (0.84%) C#
6 4 (0.84%) Java
6 4 (0.84%) T-SQL
7 3 (0.63%) C++
7 3 (0.63%) VC++
8 1 (0.21%) ABAP
8 1 (0.21%) Bash
8 1 (0.21%) Bicep
8 1 (0.21%) R
8 1 (0.21%) Scala
Qualifications
1 214 (44.68%) Degree
2 86 (17.95%) Microsoft Certification
3 77 (16.08%) MCSE
4 76 (15.87%) AWS Certification
4 76 (15.87%) Security Cleared
5 71 (14.82%) SC Cleared
6 60 (12.53%) CTC Cleared
7 33 (6.89%) ACCA
8 30 (6.26%) CIMA
9 9 (1.88%) Azure Certification
9 9 (1.88%) DV Cleared
10 8 (1.67%) DBS Check
10 8 (1.67%) HNC
11 7 (1.46%) CFA
12 6 (1.25%) A+ Certification
13 5 (1.04%) BPSS Clearance
13 5 (1.04%) HND
14 4 (0.84%) Computer Science Degree
14 4 (0.84%) PMI Certification
15 3 (0.63%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 81 (16.91%) QA
2 71 (14.82%) SLA
3 22 (4.59%) GDPR
4 16 (3.34%) Data Quality
5 10 (2.09%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 10 (2.09%) PMO
6 6 (1.25%) Accessibility
6 6 (1.25%) TickIT
7 5 (1.04%) Cyber Essentials
8 4 (0.84%) MiFID
9 3 (0.63%) EMIR
9 3 (0.63%) HIPAA
9 3 (0.63%) IFRS
9 3 (0.63%) NIST
10 2 (0.42%) GRC
10 2 (0.42%) ISO 9001
11 1 (0.21%) HL7
11 1 (0.21%) NIST 800
11 1 (0.21%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 1 (0.21%) SOC 2
System Software
1 71 (14.82%) Active Directory
2 20 (4.18%) Hyper-V
3 13 (2.71%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (1.04%) Virtual Machines
5 4 (0.84%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 28 (5.85%) Microsoft Intune
2 14 (2.92%) SCCM
3 13 (2.71%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 3 (0.63%) Proxmox
5 2 (0.42%) Ansible
6 1 (0.21%) AirWatch
6 1 (0.21%) EMC NetWorker
6 1 (0.21%) Forefront Identity Manager
6 1 (0.21%) Kubernetes
6 1 (0.21%) RSA Archer
6 1 (0.21%) Terraform
Vendors
1 381 (79.54%) Microsoft
2 80 (16.70%) ServiceNow
3 69 (14.41%) Cisco
4 24 (5.01%) Google
5 18 (3.76%) VMware
6 17 (3.55%) Adobe
7 14 (2.92%) Sage
7 14 (2.92%) Salesforce
8 12 (2.51%) Oracle
9 10 (2.09%) Dell
10 9 (1.88%) HP
11 8 (1.67%) Apple
11 8 (1.67%) HubSpot
11 8 (1.67%) SAP
12 7 (1.46%) Meraki
13 6 (1.25%) iManage
14 5 (1.04%) IBM
14 5 (1.04%) Snow
14 5 (1.04%) Ubiquiti
14 5 (1.04%) Xero