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

6 months to
7 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 114 122 113
Rank change year-on-year +8 -9 -22
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Office 543 449 672
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.40% 2.72% 2.68%
As % of the Applications category 38.00% 19.83% 30.71%
Number of salaries quoted 284 287 461
10th Percentile £27,575 £25,020 £25,000
25th Percentile £29,000 £28,500 £28,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £36,000 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% -4.00% -21.88%
75th Percentile £49,063 £56,250 £53,750
90th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £65,000
UK median annual salary £32,500 £37,000 £35,631
% change year-on-year -12.16% +3.84% -7.45%

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 1,429 2,264 2,188
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 6.32% 13.73% 8.71%
Number of salaries quoted 804 853 1,174
10th Percentile £29,000 £26,500 £26,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £31,500 £32,500
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 £65,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £75,000
UK median annual salary £40,000 £42,224 £42,500
% change year-on-year -5.27% -0.65% -5.56%

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 7 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 51 (9.39%) SharePoint
2 28 (5.16%) Microsoft Exchange
3 14 (2.58%) IIS
4 11 (2.03%) Confluence
5 9 (1.66%) WordPress
6 5 (0.92%) Exchange Server 2007
6 5 (0.92%) Exchange Server 2010
6 5 (0.92%) Exchange Server 2013
7 1 (0.18%) CMS
Applications
1 152 (27.99%) Microsoft Excel
2 97 (17.86%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 83 (15.29%) Microsoft Project
4 21 (3.87%) Acrobat
5 9 (1.66%) MS Visio
6 5 (0.92%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 5 (0.92%) CorelDRAW
6 5 (0.92%) Spreadsheet
7 2 (0.37%) Camtasia
7 2 (0.37%) Trello
8 1 (0.18%) InDesign
8 1 (0.18%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 17 (3.13%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (1.29%) NetSuite
3 4 (0.74%) Sage 50
4 3 (0.55%) BambooHR
5 2 (0.37%) Salesforce CRM
6 1 (0.18%) Raiser’s Edge
Cloud Services
1 158 (29.10%) Microsoft 365
2 92 (16.94%) AWS
3 31 (5.71%) Power Platform
4 30 (5.52%) Azure
5 24 (4.42%) SaaS
6 17 (3.13%) Entra ID
7 12 (2.21%) OneDrive
8 11 (2.03%) Google Workspace
8 11 (2.03%) Microsoft Copilot
9 6 (1.10%) ChatGPT
10 5 (0.92%) Canva
10 5 (0.92%) Google Analytics
10 5 (0.92%) Power Automate
11 3 (0.55%) Smartsheet
12 2 (0.37%) GitHub
12 2 (0.37%) Intacct
13 1 (0.18%) Azure DevOps
13 1 (0.18%) Dynamics 365
13 1 (0.18%) MailChimp
13 1 (0.18%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 24 (4.42%) Firewall
2 21 (3.87%) DNS
3 19 (3.50%) DHCP
4 16 (2.95%) VPN
4 16 (2.95%) Wi-Fi
5 12 (2.21%) TCP/IP
6 9 (1.66%) LAN
6 9 (1.66%) WAN
7 8 (1.47%) Network Security
8 7 (1.29%) Internet
8 7 (1.29%) NGFW
9 5 (0.92%) Cisco IOS
9 5 (0.92%) VoIP
10 3 (0.55%) Skype
11 2 (0.37%) Ethernet
11 2 (0.37%) Extranet
11 2 (0.37%) Intranet
11 2 (0.37%) WebEx
12 1 (0.18%) GoToMeeting
Database & Business Intelligence
1 27 (4.97%) Power BI
2 22 (4.05%) SQL Server
3 7 (1.29%) Tableau
4 6 (1.10%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 5 (0.92%) MySQL
6 3 (0.55%) Db2
6 3 (0.55%) DB2 UDB
6 3 (0.55%) GIS
6 3 (0.55%) QlikView
7 2 (0.37%) Data Lake
7 2 (0.37%) KNIME
7 2 (0.37%) MS Access
7 2 (0.37%) Oracle Database
7 2 (0.37%) Relational Database
8 1 (0.18%) Geospatial Data
8 1 (0.18%) QGIS
8 1 (0.18%) Spatial Data
Development Applications
1 34 (6.26%) 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
1 408 (75.14%) Social Skills
2 129 (23.76%) Finance
3 119 (21.92%) Organisational Skills
4 82 (15.10%) Analytical Skills
5 58 (10.68%) Marketing
6 53 (9.76%) Legal
7 48 (8.84%) Swedish Language
8 32 (5.89%) French Language
9 27 (4.97%) Public Sector
10 26 (4.79%) Retail
11 23 (4.24%) Law
12 22 (4.05%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 20 (3.68%) Influencing Skills
14 19 (3.50%) Presentation Skills
15 18 (3.31%) Telecoms
16 13 (2.39%) Advertising
17 11 (2.03%) Manufacturing
18 8 (1.47%) Billing
19 7 (1.29%) German Language
20 6 (1.10%) Banking
Job Titles
1 141 (25.97%) Analyst
2 94 (17.31%) Service Analyst
2 94 (17.31%) Service Desk Analyst
3 85 (15.65%) Project Manager
4 81 (14.92%) Senior
5 69 (12.71%) Senior Manager
5 69 (12.71%) Senior Project Manager
6 39 (7.18%) IT Support
6 39 (7.18%) Support Engineer
7 29 (5.34%) Administrator
8 27 (4.97%) IT Engineer
8 27 (4.97%) IT Support Engineer
9 21 (3.87%) Support Analyst
10 15 (2.76%) Business Analyst
11 14 (2.58%) Applications Support
11 14 (2.58%) Coordinator
12 12 (2.21%) Sales Administrator
13 11 (2.03%) Consultant
13 11 (2.03%) Sales Representative
14 10 (1.84%) Business Development Executive
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (1.29%) CSS
1 7 (1.29%) HTML
1 7 (1.29%) Microsoft Graph
2 3 (0.55%) Godot
2 3 (0.55%) Unreal Engine
3 2 (0.37%) SOAP
3 2 (0.37%) XML
4 1 (0.18%) .NET
4 1 (0.18%) EDI
4 1 (0.18%) FHIR
4 1 (0.18%) JSON
4 1 (0.18%) JSP
4 1 (0.18%) Middleware
4 1 (0.18%) PyTorch
4 1 (0.18%) REST
4 1 (0.18%) SailPoint
4 1 (0.18%) SciPy
4 1 (0.18%) Web Services
4 1 (0.18%) XSLT
Miscellaneous
1 42 (7.73%) Self-Motivation
2 39 (7.18%) Onboarding
3 34 (6.26%) Management Information System
4 26 (4.79%) Social Media
5 21 (3.87%) Web Conferencing
6 13 (2.39%) Driving Licence
7 9 (1.66%) Analytical Mindset
8 7 (1.29%) NHS
9 6 (1.10%) e-Learning
9 6 (1.10%) Video Editing
10 5 (0.92%) Blog
10 5 (0.92%) Derivative
10 5 (0.92%) IoT
10 5 (0.92%) Podcast
10 5 (0.92%) Raspberry Pi
11 4 (0.74%) OTC Derivatives
11 4 (0.74%) Virtual Team
11 4 (0.74%) Wiki
12 3 (0.55%) AI Agents
12 3 (0.55%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 86 (15.84%) Windows
2 40 (7.37%) Windows Server
3 17 (3.13%) Windows 10
4 16 (2.95%) Linux
5 15 (2.76%) Windows Server 2016
6 9 (1.66%) Windows Server 2012
7 6 (1.10%) Android
7 6 (1.10%) Windows Server 2019
8 5 (0.92%) Mac OS
8 5 (0.92%) Ubuntu
8 5 (0.92%) Windows Server 2008
9 4 (0.74%) Unix
10 1 (0.18%) Apple iOS
10 1 (0.18%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 157 (28.91%) Customer Service
2 126 (23.20%) Project Management
3 114 (20.99%) Problem-Solving
4 108 (19.89%) ITIL
5 95 (17.50%) Agile
6 92 (16.94%) Project Delivery
7 90 (16.57%) CRM
8 87 (16.02%) Continuous Improvement
9 84 (15.47%) PRINCE2
10 83 (15.29%) Customer Experience
10 83 (15.29%) ITSM
11 79 (14.55%) Performance Metrics
12 75 (13.81%) Coaching
13 74 (13.63%) Budget Management
14 69 (12.71%) Conflict Management
14 69 (12.71%) Impact Analysis
15 66 (12.15%) Operations Management
15 66 (12.15%) Programme Governance
16 55 (10.13%) Stakeholder Management
17 48 (8.84%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 45 (8.29%) SQL
2 20 (3.68%) PowerShell
3 14 (2.58%) Python
4 11 (2.03%) VBA
5 10 (1.84%) VBScript
6 9 (1.66%) JavaScript
7 6 (1.10%) C#
7 6 (1.10%) T-SQL
8 5 (0.92%) R
8 5 (0.92%) VB
9 4 (0.74%) C++
9 4 (0.74%) Java
10 3 (0.55%) C
11 2 (0.37%) Bash
12 1 (0.18%) VC++
Qualifications
1 235 (43.28%) Degree
2 84 (15.47%) Microsoft Certification
3 77 (14.18%) AWS Certification
3 77 (14.18%) MCSE
4 66 (12.15%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
5 15 (2.76%) Security Cleared
6 14 (2.58%) HNC
7 11 (2.03%) HND
7 11 (2.03%) SC Cleared
8 7 (1.29%) BPSS Clearance
8 7 (1.29%) DBS Check
9 6 (1.10%) PMI Certification
10 5 (0.92%) DV Cleared
10 5 (0.92%) PMP
11 4 (0.74%) ACCA
12 3 (0.55%) CAPM
12 3 (0.55%) CTC Cleared
12 3 (0.55%) ISTQB
12 3 (0.55%) PRINCE2 Certification
13 2 (0.37%) CIPD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 91 (16.76%) QA
2 23 (4.24%) GDPR
3 21 (3.87%) Data Quality
3 21 (3.87%) SLA
4 20 (3.68%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 19 (3.50%) PMO
6 15 (2.76%) Accessibility
7 14 (2.58%) ISO 9001
8 8 (1.47%) NIST
9 7 (1.29%) TickIT
10 5 (0.92%) Cyber Essentials
11 4 (0.74%) MiFID
12 3 (0.55%) IFRS
12 3 (0.55%) ISO/IEC 42001
13 2 (0.37%) ISO 14001
14 1 (0.18%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
14 1 (0.18%) EMIR
14 1 (0.18%) HL7
14 1 (0.18%) IFRS 17
14 1 (0.18%) NEBOSH
System Software
1 63 (11.60%) Active Directory
2 13 (2.39%) VMware Infrastructure
3 10 (1.84%) Hyper-V
4 5 (0.92%) Virtual Machines
4 5 (0.92%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 28 (5.16%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (0.92%) SCCM
3 4 (0.74%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 4 (0.74%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
4 3 (0.55%) Norton AntiVirus
4 3 (0.55%) Proxmox
5 2 (0.37%) Ansible
5 2 (0.37%) Terraform
6 1 (0.18%) Jamf Pro
6 1 (0.18%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 419 (77.16%) Microsoft
2 85 (15.65%) ServiceNow
3 35 (6.45%) Adobe
4 22 (4.05%) VMware
5 18 (3.31%) Cisco
5 18 (3.31%) Google
6 17 (3.13%) HubSpot
7 16 (2.95%) Sage
8 13 (2.39%) Apple
9 12 (2.21%) iManage
9 12 (2.21%) Salesforce
9 12 (2.21%) Xero
10 11 (2.03%) Oracle
11 10 (1.84%) SAP
12 8 (1.47%) HP
12 8 (1.47%) Meraki
12 8 (1.47%) Veeam
13 6 (1.10%) Citrix
14 5 (0.92%) Dell
14 5 (0.92%) Synology