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

6 months to
4 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 88 112 84
Rank change year-on-year +24 -28 +18
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Office 486 388 1,067
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.87% 3.01% 3.39%
As % of the Applications category 38.60% 33.59% 44.18%
Number of salaries quoted 214 248 829
10th Percentile £26,400 £25,000 £23,500
25th Percentile £31,156 £30,438 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £45,000 £36,500
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% +23.29% -18.89%
75th Percentile £52,500 £57,500 £51,250
90th Percentile £70,000 £70,000 £65,000
UK median annual salary £32,500 £40,000 £32,500
% change year-on-year -18.75% +23.08% -16.60%

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 1,259 1,155 2,415
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 7.45% 8.97% 7.68%
Number of salaries quoted 612 746 1,794
10th Percentile £28,500 £28,750 £24,750
25th Percentile £35,000 £37,059 £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 £60,000 £66,253 £57,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £76,875 £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 4 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 (10.29%) SharePoint
2 32 (6.58%) Microsoft Exchange
3 9 (1.85%) Exchange Server 2007
3 9 (1.85%) Exchange Server 2010
3 9 (1.85%) Exchange Server 2013
4 5 (1.03%) Confluence
5 2 (0.41%) IIS
Applications
1 120 (24.69%) Microsoft Excel
2 56 (11.52%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 15 (3.09%) MS Visio
4 8 (1.65%) InDesign
5 5 (1.03%) Trello
6 4 (0.82%) Microsoft Project
6 4 (0.82%) Spreadsheet
7 2 (0.41%) Camtasia
Business Applications
1 12 (2.47%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.41%) NetSuite
2 2 (0.41%) SAP PP
3 1 (0.21%) Raiser’s Edge
3 1 (0.21%) Sage 200
3 1 (0.21%) SAP Oil and Gas
3 1 (0.21%) SAP PM
3 1 (0.21%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 236 (48.56%) Microsoft 365
2 107 (22.02%) AWS
3 62 (12.76%) Entra ID
4 53 (10.91%) Azure
5 33 (6.79%) Dynamics 365
6 31 (6.38%) Power Platform
7 30 (6.17%) SaaS
8 12 (2.47%) Google Workspace
8 12 (2.47%) OneDrive
9 5 (1.03%) Intacct
10 4 (0.82%) Azure DevOps
10 4 (0.82%) Google Docs
11 3 (0.62%) Google Drive
11 3 (0.62%) Smartsheet
12 2 (0.41%) ChatGPT
12 2 (0.41%) Microsoft Copilot
12 2 (0.41%) Viva Engage
13 1 (0.21%) Adobe Creative Cloud
13 1 (0.21%) GitHub
13 1 (0.21%) OpenShift
Communications & Networking
1 25 (5.14%) DNS
2 24 (4.94%) DHCP
2 24 (4.94%) Firewall
2 24 (4.94%) Wi-Fi
3 17 (3.50%) VoIP
4 16 (3.29%) VPN
5 15 (3.09%) TCP/IP
6 14 (2.88%) LAN
7 12 (2.47%) WAN
8 9 (1.85%) Unified Communications
9 6 (1.23%) Internet
10 3 (0.62%) PuTTY
10 3 (0.62%) Remote Desktop
10 3 (0.62%) Skype
11 2 (0.41%) 4G
11 2 (0.41%) DKIM
11 2 (0.41%) DMARC
11 2 (0.41%) Ethernet
11 2 (0.41%) Extranet
11 2 (0.41%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 31 (6.38%) Power BI
2 11 (2.26%) Tableau
3 6 (1.23%) SQL Server
4 4 (0.82%) DB2
4 4 (0.82%) DB2 UDB
4 4 (0.82%) QlikView
5 3 (0.62%) MySQL
6 2 (0.41%) 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%) GIS
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 7 (1.44%) JIRA
2 4 (0.82%) Git
3 3 (0.62%) Jenkins
3 3 (0.62%) Maven
3 3 (0.62%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 332 (68.31%) Social Skills
2 113 (23.25%) Finance
3 93 (19.14%) French Language
4 79 (16.26%) Analytical Skills
5 64 (13.17%) Back Office
6 54 (11.11%) Organisational Skills
7 51 (10.49%) Swedish Language
8 44 (9.05%) Marketing
9 25 (5.14%) Legal
10 20 (4.12%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 20 (4.12%) Law
11 19 (3.91%) Public Sector
12 15 (3.09%) Presentation Skills
12 15 (3.09%) Retail
13 14 (2.88%) Advertising
14 11 (2.26%) Billing
15 8 (1.65%) Local Government
16 7 (1.44%) Telecoms
17 6 (1.23%) Games
18 5 (1.03%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 173 (35.60%) Analyst
2 106 (21.81%) Support Engineer
3 96 (19.75%) Service Analyst
4 95 (19.55%) Service Desk Analyst
5 64 (13.17%) Desktop Support
6 62 (12.76%) Desktop Engineer
6 62 (12.76%) Desktop Support Engineer
6 62 (12.76%) IT Support
7 56 (11.52%) Site Engineer
8 41 (8.44%) IT Engineer
9 40 (8.23%) IT Support Engineer
10 38 (7.82%) Senior
11 35 (7.20%) Financial Analyst
12 18 (3.70%) Administrator
12 18 (3.70%) Supply Chain Analyst
13 17 (3.50%) IT Analyst
14 16 (3.29%) Support Analyst
15 15 (3.09%) 2nd Line Support
15 15 (3.09%) Junior
16 14 (2.88%) IT Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (1.23%) EDI
2 4 (0.82%) REST
2 4 (0.82%) SOAP
2 4 (0.82%) XML
3 3 (0.62%) ActiveMQ
3 3 (0.62%) RAML
3 3 (0.62%) XSLT
4 1 (0.21%) .NET
4 1 (0.21%) ARM Templates
4 1 (0.21%) CSS
4 1 (0.21%) FHIR
4 1 (0.21%) HTML
4 1 (0.21%) JSP
4 1 (0.21%) PyTorch
4 1 (0.21%) SailPoint
4 1 (0.21%) SciPy
4 1 (0.21%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 50 (10.29%) Self-Motivation
2 42 (8.64%) Onboarding
3 31 (6.38%) Social Media
4 28 (5.76%) Management Information System
5 12 (2.47%) Web Conferencing
6 11 (2.26%) Driving Licence
7 8 (1.65%) Video Conferencing
8 7 (1.44%) NHS
9 6 (1.23%) Analytical Mindset
10 5 (1.03%) Data Protection Act
10 5 (1.03%) Virtual Team
11 4 (0.82%) Algorithms
11 4 (0.82%) Distributed Computing
11 4 (0.82%) e-Learning
11 4 (0.82%) Microsoft Licensing
11 4 (0.82%) Product Ownership
11 4 (0.82%) Renewable Energy
11 4 (0.82%) Wiki
12 3 (0.62%) Data Centre
12 3 (0.62%) Raspberry Pi
Operating Systems
1 144 (29.63%) Windows
2 91 (18.72%) Windows 10
3 40 (8.23%) Windows Server
4 22 (4.53%) Windows Server 2016
5 21 (4.32%) Windows Server 2012
6 19 (3.91%) Linux
7 14 (2.88%) Windows Server 2019
8 12 (2.47%) Mac OS
9 10 (2.06%) Unix
10 9 (1.85%) Windows Server 2008
11 5 (1.03%) Ubuntu
12 4 (0.82%) Android
13 3 (0.62%) Apple iOS
14 1 (0.21%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 216 (44.44%) Customer Service
2 184 (37.86%) ITIL
3 112 (23.05%) Continuous Improvement
4 96 (19.75%) Performance Metrics
5 95 (19.55%) ITSM
6 89 (18.31%) Problem-Solving
7 82 (16.87%) Cybersecurity
8 79 (16.26%) Analytics
9 67 (13.79%) Customer Experience
10 65 (13.37%) Patch Management
11 62 (12.76%) Ticket Management
12 61 (12.55%) Customer Acquisition
13 60 (12.35%) Software Deployment
14 59 (12.14%) CRM
15 52 (10.70%) Decision-Making
16 46 (9.47%) Business Intelligence
17 39 (8.02%) ERP
17 39 (8.02%) Project Management
18 33 (6.79%) Mentoring
19 32 (6.58%) Agile
Programming Languages
1 21 (4.32%) SQL
2 13 (2.67%) Python
3 8 (1.65%) VBA
4 7 (1.44%) PowerShell
5 5 (1.03%) VB
5 5 (1.03%) VBScript
6 4 (0.82%) C#
6 4 (0.82%) Java
6 4 (0.82%) R
7 3 (0.62%) ABAP
7 3 (0.62%) C++
7 3 (0.62%) VC++
8 1 (0.21%) Bash
8 1 (0.21%) Bicep
8 1 (0.21%) Scala
8 1 (0.21%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 227 (46.71%) Degree
2 98 (20.16%) Microsoft Certification
3 89 (18.31%) MCSE
4 88 (18.11%) AWS Certification
5 78 (16.05%) Security Cleared
6 71 (14.61%) SC Cleared
7 60 (12.35%) CTC Cleared
8 35 (7.20%) ACCA
9 32 (6.58%) CIMA
10 11 (2.26%) Azure Certification
11 10 (2.06%) DBS Check
12 9 (1.85%) DV Cleared
13 7 (1.44%) CFA
13 7 (1.44%) HNC
14 6 (1.23%) A+ Certification
14 6 (1.23%) CISSP
15 5 (1.03%) BPSS Clearance
15 5 (1.03%) PMI Certification
16 4 (0.82%) CISA
16 4 (0.82%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 93 (19.14%) QA
2 73 (15.02%) SLA
3 24 (4.94%) GDPR
4 19 (3.91%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 9 (1.85%) Data Quality
5 9 (1.85%) PMO
6 8 (1.65%) ISO 9001
7 6 (1.23%) Accessibility
8 5 (1.03%) Cyber Essentials
9 4 (0.82%) NIST
10 3 (0.62%) EMIR
10 3 (0.62%) GRC
10 3 (0.62%) HIPAA
10 3 (0.62%) MiFID
11 2 (0.41%) NIST 800
11 2 (0.41%) SOC 2
12 1 (0.21%) HL7
12 1 (0.21%) IFRS
12 1 (0.21%) IFRS 17
12 1 (0.21%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 70 (14.40%) Active Directory
2 20 (4.12%) Hyper-V
3 12 (2.47%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (0.82%) Virtual Machines
5 3 (0.62%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 30 (6.17%) Microsoft Intune
2 14 (2.88%) SCCM
3 13 (2.67%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 3 (0.62%) Proxmox
5 2 (0.41%) 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
1 394 (81.07%) Microsoft
2 92 (18.93%) ServiceNow
3 74 (15.23%) Cisco
4 20 (4.12%) Adobe
4 20 (4.12%) Google
5 17 (3.50%) VMware
6 15 (3.09%) Oracle
7 11 (2.26%) Salesforce
8 10 (2.06%) Dell
8 10 (2.06%) SAP
9 9 (1.85%) HP
10 8 (1.65%) Apple
10 8 (1.65%) Sage
10 8 (1.65%) Zoho
11 6 (1.23%) Meraki
12 5 (1.03%) IBM
12 5 (1.03%) Snow
12 5 (1.03%) Ubiquiti
13 4 (0.82%) JD Edwards
13 4 (0.82%) Mitel