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

6 months to
28 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 116 124 99
Rank change year-on-year +8 -25 -7
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Office 531 450 773
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.42% 2.73% 2.86%
As % of the Applications category 38.48% 19.88% 32.49%
Number of salaries quoted 272 290 535
10th Percentile £27,000 £25,020 £24,500
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% -21.05%
75th Percentile £49,063 £57,500 £53,750
90th Percentile £67,250 £72,625 £65,900
UK median annual salary £32,500 £37,000 £35,000
% change year-on-year -12.16% +5.71% -7.89%

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 1,380 2,264 2,379
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 6.30% 13.76% 8.79%
Number of salaries quoted 765 859 1,326
10th Percentile £28,700 £26,500 £26,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £31,250 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,680 £47,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.83% +5.56% -10.00%
75th Percentile £60,000 £66,206 £61,250
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £72,750
UK median annual salary £40,000 £42,500 £40,500
% change year-on-year -5.88% +4.94% -8.98%

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 28 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 56 (10.55%) SharePoint
2 31 (5.84%) Microsoft Exchange
3 14 (2.64%) IIS
4 10 (1.88%) Confluence
5 9 (1.69%) WordPress
6 7 (1.32%) Exchange Server 2007
6 7 (1.32%) Exchange Server 2010
6 7 (1.32%) Exchange Server 2013
7 1 (0.19%) CMS
Applications
1 150 (28.25%) Microsoft Excel
2 93 (17.51%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 82 (15.44%) Microsoft Project
4 21 (3.95%) Acrobat
5 7 (1.32%) MS Visio
6 5 (0.94%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 5 (0.94%) CorelDRAW
6 5 (0.94%) Spreadsheet
7 2 (0.38%) Camtasia
7 2 (0.38%) Trello
8 1 (0.19%) InDesign
8 1 (0.19%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 19 (3.58%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (0.94%) NetSuite
3 4 (0.75%) Sage 50
4 3 (0.56%) BambooHR
5 2 (0.38%) Salesforce CRM
6 1 (0.19%) Raiser’s Edge
Cloud Services
1 165 (31.07%) Microsoft 365
2 93 (17.51%) AWS
3 35 (6.59%) Azure
4 31 (5.84%) Power Platform
5 25 (4.71%) SaaS
6 22 (4.14%) Entra ID
7 13 (2.45%) OneDrive
8 11 (2.07%) Google Workspace
8 11 (2.07%) Microsoft Copilot
9 6 (1.13%) ChatGPT
9 6 (1.13%) Power Automate
10 5 (0.94%) Canva
10 5 (0.94%) Google Analytics
11 3 (0.56%) Intacct
11 3 (0.56%) Smartsheet
12 2 (0.38%) GitHub
12 2 (0.38%) Viva Engage
13 1 (0.19%) Adobe Creative Cloud
13 1 (0.19%) Azure DevOps
13 1 (0.19%) MailChimp
Communications & Networking
1 27 (5.08%) Firewall
2 24 (4.52%) DNS
3 22 (4.14%) DHCP
4 19 (3.58%) Wi-Fi
5 17 (3.20%) VPN
6 13 (2.45%) TCP/IP
7 10 (1.88%) LAN
7 10 (1.88%) WAN
8 7 (1.32%) Internet
8 7 (1.32%) Network Security
8 7 (1.32%) NGFW
8 7 (1.32%) VoIP
9 5 (0.94%) Cisco IOS
10 3 (0.56%) Skype
11 2 (0.38%) Ethernet
11 2 (0.38%) Extranet
11 2 (0.38%) Intranet
11 2 (0.38%) WebEx
12 1 (0.19%) GoToMeeting
Database & Business Intelligence
1 27 (5.08%) Power BI
2 21 (3.95%) SQL Server
3 7 (1.32%) Tableau
4 6 (1.13%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 5 (0.94%) MySQL
6 4 (0.75%) Db2
6 4 (0.75%) DB2 UDB
6 4 (0.75%) QlikView
7 3 (0.56%) GIS
8 2 (0.38%) Data Lake
8 2 (0.38%) KNIME
8 2 (0.38%) MS Access
8 2 (0.38%) Oracle Database
8 2 (0.38%) Relational Database
9 1 (0.19%) Geospatial Data
9 1 (0.19%) QGIS
9 1 (0.19%) Spatial Data
Development Applications
1 31 (5.84%) JIRA
2 2 (0.38%) Git
2 2 (0.38%) Jenkins
2 2 (0.38%) JMeter
2 2 (0.38%) Postman
3 1 (0.19%) Ranorex
3 1 (0.19%) Selenium
3 1 (0.19%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 401 (75.52%) Social Skills
2 123 (23.16%) Finance
3 106 (19.96%) Organisational Skills
4 74 (13.94%) Analytical Skills
5 53 (9.98%) Marketing
6 51 (9.60%) Legal
7 48 (9.04%) Swedish Language
8 33 (6.21%) French Language
9 27 (5.08%) Retail
10 24 (4.52%) Public Sector
11 22 (4.14%) Law
12 20 (3.77%) Influencing Skills
13 19 (3.58%) Presentation Skills
14 18 (3.39%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 18 (3.39%) Telecoms
15 13 (2.45%) Advertising
16 10 (1.88%) Manufacturing
17 8 (1.51%) Games
18 6 (1.13%) Banking
18 6 (1.13%) Billing
Job Titles
1 147 (27.68%) Analyst
2 96 (18.08%) Service Analyst
2 96 (18.08%) Service Desk Analyst
3 84 (15.82%) Project Manager
4 81 (15.25%) Senior
5 70 (13.18%) Senior Manager
6 69 (12.99%) Senior Project Manager
7 46 (8.66%) IT Support
8 45 (8.47%) Support Engineer
9 33 (6.21%) IT Engineer
9 33 (6.21%) IT Support Engineer
10 24 (4.52%) Administrator
11 23 (4.33%) Support Analyst
12 16 (3.01%) Business Analyst
13 14 (2.64%) Applications Support
14 10 (1.88%) Business Development Executive
14 10 (1.88%) Consultant
14 10 (1.88%) Coordinator
15 9 (1.69%) Applications Support Analyst
15 9 (1.69%) Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (1.32%) CSS
1 7 (1.32%) HTML
1 7 (1.32%) Microsoft Graph
2 3 (0.56%) Godot
2 3 (0.56%) Unreal Engine
2 3 (0.56%) XML
3 2 (0.38%) SOAP
4 1 (0.19%) .NET
4 1 (0.19%) EDI
4 1 (0.19%) FHIR
4 1 (0.19%) JSON
4 1 (0.19%) JSP
4 1 (0.19%) Middleware
4 1 (0.19%) PyTorch
4 1 (0.19%) REST
4 1 (0.19%) SailPoint
4 1 (0.19%) SciPy
4 1 (0.19%) Web Services
4 1 (0.19%) XSLT
Miscellaneous
1 42 (7.91%) Self-Motivation
2 39 (7.34%) Onboarding
3 33 (6.21%) Management Information System
4 21 (3.95%) Social Media
4 21 (3.95%) Web Conferencing
5 13 (2.45%) Driving Licence
6 7 (1.32%) Analytical Mindset
7 6 (1.13%) Blog
7 6 (1.13%) e-Learning
7 6 (1.13%) NHS
7 6 (1.13%) Video Editing
8 5 (0.94%) Derivative
8 5 (0.94%) IoT
8 5 (0.94%) Podcast
8 5 (0.94%) Raspberry Pi
9 4 (0.75%) OTC Derivatives
9 4 (0.75%) Virtual Team
9 4 (0.75%) Wiki
10 3 (0.56%) CMDB
10 3 (0.56%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 93 (17.51%) Windows
2 43 (8.10%) Windows Server
3 21 (3.95%) Windows 10
4 19 (3.58%) Windows Server 2016
5 16 (3.01%) Linux
6 13 (2.45%) Windows Server 2012
7 8 (1.51%) Windows Server 2019
8 7 (1.32%) Mac OS
8 7 (1.32%) Windows Server 2008
9 6 (1.13%) Android
10 5 (0.94%) Ubuntu
11 4 (0.75%) Unix
12 1 (0.19%) Apple iOS
12 1 (0.19%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 153 (28.81%) Customer Service
2 115 (21.66%) Project Management
3 114 (21.47%) Problem-Solving
4 111 (20.90%) ITIL
5 95 (17.89%) Agile
6 90 (16.95%) Project Delivery
7 84 (15.82%) CRM
7 84 (15.82%) ITSM
8 80 (15.07%) Customer Experience
9 79 (14.88%) Continuous Improvement
9 79 (14.88%) Performance Metrics
10 77 (14.50%) PRINCE2
11 75 (14.12%) Coaching
12 73 (13.75%) Budget Management
13 70 (13.18%) Impact Analysis
14 69 (12.99%) Conflict Management
15 66 (12.43%) Operations Management
15 66 (12.43%) Programme Governance
16 44 (8.29%) Business Development
16 44 (8.29%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 46 (8.66%) SQL
2 20 (3.77%) PowerShell
3 14 (2.64%) Python
4 11 (2.07%) VBA
5 10 (1.88%) VBScript
6 9 (1.69%) JavaScript
7 6 (1.13%) C#
7 6 (1.13%) T-SQL
8 5 (0.94%) VB
9 4 (0.75%) C++
9 4 (0.75%) Java
9 4 (0.75%) R
10 3 (0.56%) C
11 2 (0.38%) Bash
12 1 (0.19%) VC++
Qualifications
1 234 (44.07%) Degree
2 85 (16.01%) Microsoft Certification
3 77 (14.50%) AWS Certification
3 77 (14.50%) MCSE
4 66 (12.43%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
5 13 (2.45%) HNC
5 13 (2.45%) Security Cleared
6 11 (2.07%) HND
7 10 (1.88%) SC Cleared
8 6 (1.13%) DBS Check
8 6 (1.13%) PMI Certification
9 5 (0.94%) ACCA
9 5 (0.94%) BPSS Clearance
9 5 (0.94%) DV Cleared
9 5 (0.94%) PMP
10 3 (0.56%) Azure Certification
10 3 (0.56%) CAPM
10 3 (0.56%) CTC Cleared
10 3 (0.56%) ISTQB
10 3 (0.56%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 91 (17.14%) QA
2 22 (4.14%) Data Quality
3 20 (3.77%) GDPR
4 19 (3.58%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 18 (3.39%) PMO
6 17 (3.20%) SLA
7 16 (3.01%) Accessibility
8 11 (2.07%) ISO 9001
9 8 (1.51%) NIST
10 7 (1.32%) TickIT
11 5 (0.94%) Cyber Essentials
12 4 (0.75%) MiFID
13 3 (0.56%) IFRS
14 2 (0.38%) ISO/IEC 42001
15 1 (0.19%) Disclosure Scotland
15 1 (0.19%) EMIR
15 1 (0.19%) HIPAA
15 1 (0.19%) HL7
15 1 (0.19%) IFRS 17
System Software
1 70 (13.18%) Active Directory
2 13 (2.45%) Hyper-V
2 13 (2.45%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (0.94%) Virtual Machines
3 5 (0.94%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 32 (6.03%) Microsoft Intune
2 6 (1.13%) Active Directory Federation Services
2 6 (1.13%) SCCM
3 4 (0.75%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
4 3 (0.56%) Norton AntiVirus
4 3 (0.56%) Proxmox
5 2 (0.38%) Ansible
5 2 (0.38%) Terraform
6 1 (0.19%) Jamf Pro
6 1 (0.19%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 403 (75.89%) Microsoft
2 86 (16.20%) ServiceNow
3 32 (6.03%) Adobe
4 22 (4.14%) VMware
5 18 (3.39%) Google
6 17 (3.20%) Sage
7 16 (3.01%) Cisco
8 14 (2.64%) Salesforce
9 13 (2.45%) HubSpot
10 12 (2.26%) iManage
10 12 (2.26%) Xero
11 11 (2.07%) Oracle
12 10 (1.88%) Apple
12 10 (1.88%) SAP
13 9 (1.69%) HP
14 8 (1.51%) Meraki
14 8 (1.51%) Veeam
15 7 (1.32%) Dell
16 6 (1.13%) Citrix
17 5 (0.94%) Synology