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

6 months to
17 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 118 117 118
Rank change year-on-year -1 +1 -19
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Office 542 468 663
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.38% 2.82% 2.69%
As % of the Applications category 37.98% 18.92% 30.54%
Number of salaries quoted 293 298 450
10th Percentile £27,050 £25,020 £25,000
25th Percentile £28,750 £28,500 £29,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £36,000 £36,500 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year -1.37% -2.67% -25.00%
75th Percentile £46,250 £56,250 £53,750
90th Percentile £62,500 £70,000 £65,038
UK median annual salary £32,500 £37,500 £36,500
% change year-on-year -13.33% +2.74% -3.95%

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 1,427 2,474 2,171
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 6.25% 14.90% 8.82%
Number of salaries quoted 818 829 1,152
10th Percentile £28,500 £26,500 £27,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £31,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,000 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.22% - -13.46%
75th Percentile £60,000 £62,250 £63,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £76,250
UK median annual salary £40,000 £41,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year -2.44% -3.53% -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 17 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 46 (8.49%) SharePoint
2 26 (4.80%) Microsoft Exchange
3 13 (2.40%) IIS
4 12 (2.21%) Confluence
5 9 (1.66%) WordPress
6 4 (0.74%) Exchange Server 2007
6 4 (0.74%) Exchange Server 2010
6 4 (0.74%) Exchange Server 2013
7 1 (0.18%) CMS
Applications
1 154 (28.41%) Microsoft Excel
2 99 (18.27%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 84 (15.50%) 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 3 (0.55%) Trello
8 2 (0.37%) Camtasia
9 1 (0.18%) AutoCAD
9 1 (0.18%) InDesign
9 1 (0.18%) Navisworks
9 1 (0.18%) Photoshop
9 1 (0.18%) Revit
Business Applications
1 17 (3.14%) 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%) Dynamics GP
6 1 (0.18%) Raiser’s Edge
6 1 (0.18%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 147 (27.12%) Microsoft 365
2 82 (15.13%) AWS
3 28 (5.17%) Power Platform
4 25 (4.61%) Azure
5 20 (3.69%) SaaS
6 13 (2.40%) Entra ID
6 13 (2.40%) OneDrive
7 11 (2.03%) Google Workspace
7 11 (2.03%) Microsoft Copilot
8 6 (1.11%) Canva
8 6 (1.11%) ChatGPT
8 6 (1.11%) Google Analytics
9 5 (0.92%) Power Automate
10 3 (0.55%) Smartsheet
11 2 (0.37%) GitHub
12 1 (0.18%) ClickUp
12 1 (0.18%) Google Docs
12 1 (0.18%) MailChimp
12 1 (0.18%) Snowflake
12 1 (0.18%) Stripe
Communications & Networking
1 20 (3.69%) DNS
2 19 (3.51%) Firewall
3 17 (3.14%) DHCP
4 15 (2.77%) Wi-Fi
5 13 (2.40%) TCP/IP
5 13 (2.40%) VPN
6 9 (1.66%) LAN
6 9 (1.66%) WAN
7 8 (1.48%) Network Security
8 7 (1.29%) NGFW
9 6 (1.11%) Internet
10 5 (0.92%) Cisco IOS
10 5 (0.92%) VoIP
11 3 (0.55%) Skype
12 2 (0.37%) Ethernet
12 2 (0.37%) Extranet
12 2 (0.37%) Intranet
12 2 (0.37%) WebEx
13 1 (0.18%) GoToMeeting
Database & Business Intelligence
1 24 (4.43%) Power BI
2 22 (4.06%) SQL Server
3 6 (1.11%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 5 (0.92%) MySQL
4 5 (0.92%) Tableau
5 3 (0.55%) Db2
5 3 (0.55%) DB2 UDB
5 3 (0.55%) GIS
5 3 (0.55%) QlikView
6 2 (0.37%) Data Lake
6 2 (0.37%) KNIME
6 2 (0.37%) MS Access
6 2 (0.37%) Oracle Database
6 2 (0.37%) Relational Database
7 1 (0.18%) Geospatial Data
7 1 (0.18%) QGIS
7 1 (0.18%) Spatial Data
Development Applications
1 35 (6.46%) 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
1 402 (74.17%) Social Skills
2 130 (23.99%) Finance
3 127 (23.43%) Organisational Skills
4 82 (15.13%) Analytical Skills
5 61 (11.25%) Marketing
6 54 (9.96%) Legal
7 48 (8.86%) Swedish Language
8 30 (5.54%) Retail
9 28 (5.17%) Public Sector
10 24 (4.43%) Law
11 23 (4.24%) French Language
12 22 (4.06%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 20 (3.69%) Presentation Skills
14 18 (3.32%) Influencing Skills
15 16 (2.95%) Telecoms
16 15 (2.77%) Advertising
17 14 (2.58%) Manufacturing
18 10 (1.85%) German Language
19 8 (1.48%) Billing
20 7 (1.29%) Banking
Job Titles
1 131 (24.17%) Analyst
2 87 (16.05%) Project Manager
3 85 (15.68%) Service Analyst
3 85 (15.68%) Service Desk Analyst
4 78 (14.39%) Senior
5 69 (12.73%) Senior Manager
5 69 (12.73%) Senior Project Manager
6 37 (6.83%) Support Engineer
7 36 (6.64%) IT Support
8 35 (6.46%) Administrator
9 25 (4.61%) IT Engineer
9 25 (4.61%) IT Support Engineer
10 20 (3.69%) Support Analyst
11 15 (2.77%) Business Analyst
12 14 (2.58%) Applications Support
12 14 (2.58%) Coordinator
13 12 (2.21%) Sales Administrator
14 11 (2.03%) Consultant
14 11 (2.03%) Sales Representative
14 11 (2.03%) Support Officer
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 43 (7.93%) Onboarding
2 40 (7.38%) Self-Motivation
3 35 (6.46%) Management Information System
4 28 (5.17%) Social Media
5 21 (3.87%) Web Conferencing
6 16 (2.95%) Driving Licence
7 10 (1.85%) Analytical Mindset
8 9 (1.66%) NHS
9 7 (1.29%) Video Editing
10 6 (1.11%) Blog
10 6 (1.11%) e-Learning
11 5 (0.92%) Derivative
11 5 (0.92%) IoT
11 5 (0.92%) Podcast
11 5 (0.92%) Raspberry Pi
11 5 (0.92%) Virtual Team
12 4 (0.74%) Fat Client
12 4 (0.74%) OTC Derivatives
12 4 (0.74%) Thin Client
12 4 (0.74%) Wiki
Operating Systems
1 83 (15.31%) Windows
2 40 (7.38%) Windows Server
3 16 (2.95%) Windows 10
4 15 (2.77%) Linux
5 14 (2.58%) Windows Server 2016
6 8 (1.48%) Windows Server 2012
7 6 (1.11%) Android
8 5 (0.92%) Mac OS
8 5 (0.92%) Ubuntu
8 5 (0.92%) Windows Server 2019
9 4 (0.74%) Windows Server 2008
10 3 (0.55%) Unix
11 1 (0.18%) Apple iOS
11 1 (0.18%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 151 (27.86%) Customer Service
2 128 (23.62%) Project Management
3 118 (21.77%) Problem-Solving
4 100 (18.45%) ITIL
5 98 (18.08%) Agile
6 94 (17.34%) CRM
7 93 (17.16%) Project Delivery
8 89 (16.42%) Customer Experience
9 86 (15.87%) Continuous Improvement
10 85 (15.68%) PRINCE2
11 77 (14.21%) Coaching
12 74 (13.65%) Budget Management
12 74 (13.65%) ITSM
13 71 (13.10%) Performance Metrics
14 69 (12.73%) Conflict Management
14 69 (12.73%) Impact Analysis
15 66 (12.18%) Operations Management
15 66 (12.18%) Programme Governance
16 55 (10.15%) Stakeholder Management
17 47 (8.67%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 46 (8.49%) SQL
2 20 (3.69%) PowerShell
3 13 (2.40%) Python
4 10 (1.85%) VBA
5 9 (1.66%) JavaScript
5 9 (1.66%) VBScript
6 6 (1.11%) C#
6 6 (1.11%) T-SQL
7 5 (0.92%) R
8 4 (0.74%) C++
8 4 (0.74%) Java
8 4 (0.74%) VB
9 3 (0.55%) C
10 2 (0.37%) Bash
11 1 (0.18%) VC++
Qualifications
1 226 (41.70%) Degree
2 73 (13.47%) Microsoft Certification
3 68 (12.55%) AWS Certification
3 68 (12.55%) MCSE
4 66 (12.18%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
5 13 (2.40%) Security Cleared
6 12 (2.21%) HNC
7 11 (2.03%) HND
8 10 (1.85%) DBS Check
9 9 (1.66%) SC Cleared
10 7 (1.29%) BPSS Clearance
11 6 (1.11%) PMI Certification
12 5 (0.92%) PMP
13 4 (0.74%) CIPD
14 3 (0.55%) CAPM
14 3 (0.55%) CTC Cleared
14 3 (0.55%) DV Cleared
14 3 (0.55%) ISTQB
14 3 (0.55%) PRINCE2 Certification
15 2 (0.37%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 81 (14.94%) QA
2 24 (4.43%) GDPR
2 24 (4.43%) SLA
3 20 (3.69%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 20 (3.69%) PMO
4 19 (3.51%) Data Quality
5 14 (2.58%) Accessibility
5 14 (2.58%) ISO 9001
6 8 (1.48%) NIST
7 7 (1.29%) TickIT
8 4 (0.74%) MiFID
9 3 (0.55%) Cyber Essentials
9 3 (0.55%) ISO/IEC 42001
10 2 (0.37%) IFRS
10 2 (0.37%) ISO 14001
11 1 (0.18%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 1 (0.18%) Disclosure Scotland
11 1 (0.18%) EMIR
11 1 (0.18%) HL7
11 1 (0.18%) NEBOSH
System Software
1 60 (11.07%) Active Directory
2 12 (2.21%) VMware Infrastructure
3 9 (1.66%) Hyper-V
4 5 (0.92%) Virtual Machines
4 5 (0.92%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 25 (4.61%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (0.74%) Active Directory Federation Services
2 4 (0.74%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
3 3 (0.55%) Norton AntiVirus
3 3 (0.55%) Proxmox
3 3 (0.55%) SCCM
4 2 (0.37%) Ansible
4 2 (0.37%) Terraform
5 1 (0.18%) Jamf Pro
5 1 (0.18%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 421 (77.68%) Microsoft
2 76 (14.02%) ServiceNow
3 37 (6.83%) Adobe
4 20 (3.69%) HubSpot
4 20 (3.69%) VMware
5 19 (3.51%) Google
6 18 (3.32%) Cisco
7 17 (3.14%) Apple
8 14 (2.58%) Sage
9 12 (2.21%) iManage
9 12 (2.21%) Salesforce
9 12 (2.21%) Xero
10 10 (1.85%) Oracle
10 10 (1.85%) SAP
11 8 (1.48%) Meraki
11 8 (1.48%) Veeam
12 7 (1.29%) HP
13 6 (1.11%) Citrix
14 5 (0.92%) Synology
15 4 (0.74%) Marketo