Microsoft Office Jobs with Work from Home Options

Microsoft Office
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and a requirement for Microsoft Office skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Microsoft Office over the 6 months to 7 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
7 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 97 105 163
Rank change year-on-year +8 +58 +8
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Office 1,043 1,277 1,667
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 3.10% 3.07% 2.43%
As % of the Applications category 35.84% 42.15% 34.33%
Number of salaries quoted 799 894 1,204
10th Percentile £23,500 £26,250 £25,500
25th Percentile £26,625 £32,500 £29,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £36,539 £45,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -18.80% +12.50% -
75th Percentile £52,500 £59,313 £52,500
90th Percentile £65,000 £83,375 £67,500
UK median annual salary £32,500 £37,621 £37,500
% change year-on-year -13.61% +0.32% -

All Software Application Skills
Work from Home

Microsoft Office is in the Software Applications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a WFH option and a requirement for software application skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for software application skills 2,910 3,030 4,856
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 8.65% 7.29% 7.07%
Number of salaries quoted 1,788 2,014 2,754
10th Percentile £25,000 £30,250 £27,075
25th Percentile £30,000 £33,750 £33,171
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £43,000 £47,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.47% +5.56% +5.88%
75th Percentile £57,500 £62,500 £60,000
90th Percentile £67,500 £80,000 £75,000
UK median annual salary £37,500 £44,345 £45,000
% change year-on-year -15.44% -1.46% +5.88%

Microsoft Office
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing Microsoft Office as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Microsoft Office trend for jobs with a WFH option

Microsoft Office
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Microsoft Office.

Microsoft Office salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

Microsoft Office
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Microsoft Office over the 6 months to 7 May 2024.

Microsoft Office salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Microsoft Office
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 104 (9.97%) Microsoft Exchange
2 100 (9.59%) SharePoint
3 22 (2.11%) IIS
4 18 (1.73%) CMS
5 8 (0.77%) Confluence
6 7 (0.67%) SAS
7 4 (0.38%) ArcGIS
7 4 (0.38%) Moodle
8 3 (0.29%) Apache
8 3 (0.29%) GlassFish
8 3 (0.29%) JBoss
8 3 (0.29%) Oracle Service Bus
8 3 (0.29%) Tomcat
8 3 (0.29%) WebLogic
9 2 (0.19%) Exchange Server 2007
9 2 (0.19%) Exchange Server 2010
9 2 (0.19%) Exchange Server 2013
Applications
1 312 (29.91%) Microsoft Excel
2 147 (14.09%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 27 (2.59%) Microsoft Project
4 25 (2.40%) MS Visio
5 16 (1.53%) Photoshop
6 9 (0.86%) InDesign
7 8 (0.77%) Adobe Illustrator
7 8 (0.77%) Spreadsheet
8 7 (0.67%) AutoCAD
8 7 (0.67%) SPSS
9 6 (0.58%) Adobe After Effects
10 5 (0.48%) Adobe Creative Suite
11 4 (0.38%) Adobe Captivate
12 3 (0.29%) Adobe Premiere
13 2 (0.19%) Trello
14 1 (0.096%) Acrobat
14 1 (0.096%) Adobe XD
14 1 (0.096%) SOLIDWORKS
14 1 (0.096%) S-PLUS
Business Applications
1 11 (1.05%) Dynamics CRM
2 10 (0.96%) Elite 3E
2 10 (0.96%) Infor SunSystems
2 10 (0.96%) iTrent
2 10 (0.96%) Sage 200
3 8 (0.77%) Carpe Diem
4 6 (0.58%) Oracle EBS
5 5 (0.48%) Oracle Payables
5 5 (0.48%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
5 5 (0.48%) Relativity
5 5 (0.48%) Sage 50
5 5 (0.48%) Sage CRM
6 4 (0.38%) NEC Housing
6 4 (0.38%) NetSuite
7 3 (0.29%) Remedy ITSM
7 3 (0.29%) Salesforce CRM
8 2 (0.19%) Oracle Cash Management
8 2 (0.19%) Oracle ERP
8 2 (0.19%) Shopify
8 2 (0.19%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 261 (25.02%) Microsoft 365
2 167 (16.01%) Azure
3 60 (5.75%) Power Platform
4 54 (5.18%) Entra ID
5 26 (2.49%) AWS
5 26 (2.49%) SaaS
6 20 (1.92%) GitHub
6 20 (1.92%) Power Automate
7 15 (1.44%) Dynamics 365
8 14 (1.34%) Azure DevOps
9 12 (1.15%) PowerApps
10 11 (1.05%) Google Workspace
11 8 (0.77%) Smartsheet
11 8 (0.77%) Snowflake
12 7 (0.67%) Google Analytics
12 7 (0.67%) OCI
12 7 (0.67%) OneDrive
13 5 (0.48%) Asana
13 5 (0.48%) Cloud Computing
13 5 (0.48%) Google Drive
Communications & Networking
1 66 (6.33%) LAN
2 61 (5.85%) WAN
3 48 (4.60%) VPN
4 47 (4.51%) Wi-Fi
5 40 (3.84%) DHCP
5 40 (3.84%) Firewall
5 40 (3.84%) Internet
6 35 (3.36%) DNS
7 27 (2.59%) VLAN
8 24 (2.30%) TCP/IP
8 24 (2.30%) Wireless
9 22 (2.11%) VoIP
10 20 (1.92%) Remote Desktop
11 14 (1.34%) FTP
12 10 (0.96%) Broadband
12 10 (0.96%) Skype
13 9 (0.86%) Intranet
14 7 (0.67%) HTTP
15 6 (0.58%) Cisco IPT
15 6 (0.58%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 52 (4.99%) Power BI
2 47 (4.51%) SQL Server
3 17 (1.63%) Relational Database
4 10 (0.96%) Amazon RDS
4 10 (0.96%) Big Data
4 10 (0.96%) BusinessObjects
5 9 (0.86%) Oracle Database
5 9 (0.86%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 9 (0.86%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 8 (0.77%) PostgreSQL
7 7 (0.67%) Data Warehouse
7 7 (0.67%) EDRMS
8 6 (0.58%) Tableau
9 5 (0.48%) EDMS
10 4 (0.38%) Data Lake
10 4 (0.38%) Metadata
10 4 (0.38%) Oracle Reports
11 3 (0.29%) Azure SQL Database
11 3 (0.29%) Oracle Database 12c
11 3 (0.29%) SQLite
Development Applications
1 44 (4.22%) JIRA
2 20 (1.92%) Visual Studio
2 20 (1.92%) Visual Studio Code
3 8 (0.77%) Git
4 7 (0.67%) Team Foundation Server
5 5 (0.48%) eggPlant
5 5 (0.48%) Mercurial
6 4 (0.38%) AdminStudio
6 4 (0.38%) InstallShield
6 4 (0.38%) MSI
7 3 (0.29%) Bitbucket
7 3 (0.29%) GCC
7 3 (0.29%) Subversion
8 2 (0.19%) Balsamiq
8 2 (0.19%) LabVIEW
9 1 (0.096%) Rational DOORS
9 1 (0.096%) Rational Rhapsody
General
1 498 (47.75%) Social Skills
2 294 (28.19%) Finance
3 148 (14.19%) Organisational Skills
4 137 (13.14%) Analytical Skills
5 108 (10.35%) Legal
6 84 (8.05%) Marketing
7 81 (7.77%) Law
8 70 (6.71%) Retail
9 49 (4.70%) Public Sector
10 46 (4.41%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 36 (3.45%) Advertising
12 34 (3.26%) Banking
13 31 (2.97%) Presentation Skills
14 28 (2.68%) Aerospace
15 23 (2.21%) Influencing Skills
16 18 (1.73%) German Language
16 18 (1.73%) Telecoms
17 17 (1.63%) Automotive
17 17 (1.63%) Local Government
18 14 (1.34%) Police
Job Titles
1 258 (24.74%) Analyst
2 93 (8.92%) IT Support
3 79 (7.57%) Support Engineer
4 75 (7.19%) Senior
5 71 (6.81%) Coordinator
6 67 (6.42%) Administrator
7 62 (5.94%) Lead
8 60 (5.75%) Support Analyst
9 55 (5.27%) Consultant
10 52 (4.99%) IT Analyst
10 52 (4.99%) IT Engineer
11 48 (4.60%) IT Support Engineer
12 40 (3.84%) Project Manager
13 39 (3.74%) Business Analyst
14 37 (3.55%) Service Analyst
15 36 (3.45%) Developer
16 32 (3.07%) Service Desk Analyst
17 30 (2.88%) 1st Line Support
17 30 (2.88%) Trainer
18 29 (2.78%) Systems Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 45 (4.31%) HTML
2 34 (3.26%) .NET
3 20 (1.92%) Blazor
3 20 (1.92%) HTML5
4 15 (1.44%) CSS
5 14 (1.34%) JSON
5 14 (1.34%) REST
6 11 (1.05%) Oracle Fusion
6 11 (1.05%) XML
7 8 (0.77%) jQuery
8 7 (0.67%) XSL
9 5 (0.48%) EDI
10 4 (0.38%) .NET Framework
10 4 (0.38%) DAO
10 4 (0.38%) EDIFACT
11 3 (0.29%) HTML5 Canvas
11 3 (0.29%) LDAP
11 3 (0.29%) Middleware
11 3 (0.29%) SAML
11 3 (0.29%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 143 (13.71%) Self-Motivation
2 71 (6.81%) Social Media
3 60 (5.75%) Management Information System
4 42 (4.03%) Driving Licence
5 30 (2.88%) Onboarding
6 16 (1.53%) e-Learning
6 16 (1.53%) Taxonomies
7 14 (1.34%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 12 (1.15%) Product Ownership
9 11 (1.05%) NHS
10 10 (0.96%) Blackberry
10 10 (0.96%) Enterprise Software
11 9 (0.86%) Blog
11 9 (0.86%) BYOD
11 9 (0.86%) Graphic Design
12 8 (0.77%) Client/Server
12 8 (0.77%) Cyber Threat
12 8 (0.77%) Data Centre
12 8 (0.77%) Data Protection Act
12 8 (0.77%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 287 (27.52%) Windows
2 108 (10.35%) Windows 10
3 78 (7.48%) Windows Server
4 49 (4.70%) Apple iOS
5 40 (3.84%) Android
6 24 (2.30%) Linux
7 18 (1.73%) Windows 7
7 18 (1.73%) Windows Server 2016
8 17 (1.63%) Windows Server 2012
9 13 (1.25%) Mac OS
10 11 (1.05%) Windows Server 2019
11 8 (0.77%) Unix
12 7 (0.67%) Windows Server 2008
13 6 (0.58%) Solaris
14 5 (0.48%) AIX
14 5 (0.48%) Windows NT
14 5 (0.48%) Windows XP
15 4 (0.38%) Windows 2000
15 4 (0.38%) Windows Server 2003
15 4 (0.38%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 284 (27.23%) Problem-Solving
2 190 (18.22%) Customer Service
3 127 (12.18%) Project Management
4 115 (11.03%) Time Management
5 110 (10.55%) ITIL
6 102 (9.78%) Continuous Improvement
7 78 (7.48%) Agile
8 76 (7.29%) CRM
9 65 (6.23%) Business Intelligence
9 65 (6.23%) ITSM
10 61 (5.85%) Cybersecurity
10 61 (5.85%) Stakeholder Management
11 59 (5.66%) ERP
12 57 (5.47%) Analytics
12 57 (5.47%) Decision-Making
13 55 (5.27%) Service Management
14 52 (4.99%) Mentoring
15 47 (4.51%) Change Management
16 46 (4.41%) Process Improvement
17 45 (4.31%) Business Analysis
Programming Languages
1 130 (12.46%) SQL
2 42 (4.03%) JavaScript
3 24 (2.30%) PowerShell
4 16 (1.53%) C#
5 15 (1.44%) T-SQL
6 10 (0.96%) Python
7 9 (0.86%) VBA
8 8 (0.77%) VB
9 6 (0.58%) PL/SQL
10 5 (0.48%) VBScript
11 4 (0.38%) ActionScript
11 4 (0.38%) ActionScript 2.0
11 4 (0.38%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 4 (0.38%) Java
11 4 (0.38%) MATLAB
11 4 (0.38%) VB.NET
12 2 (0.19%) Apex Code
13 1 (0.096%) Formula Language
Qualifications
1 247 (23.68%) Degree
2 70 (6.71%) DBS Check
3 50 (4.79%) Security Cleared
4 35 (3.36%) SC Cleared
5 33 (3.16%) Microsoft Certification
6 19 (1.82%) ISEB
7 15 (1.44%) ISTQB
8 14 (1.34%) DV Cleared
9 13 (1.25%) HNC
10 12 (1.15%) ITIL Certification
11 11 (1.05%) Cisco Certification
11 11 (1.05%) MCP
12 10 (0.96%) A+ Certification
13 9 (0.86%) Azure Certification
13 9 (0.86%) CCNA
13 9 (0.86%) HND
13 9 (0.86%) MCITP
14 8 (0.77%) CRISC
15 7 (0.67%) PMI Certification
15 7 (0.67%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 62 (5.94%) SLA
2 59 (5.66%) QA
3 27 (2.59%) GDPR
4 17 (1.63%) Data Quality
4 17 (1.63%) PMO
5 16 (1.53%) Accessibility
6 11 (1.05%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 9 (0.86%) Cyber Essentials
8 8 (0.77%) GRC
9 6 (0.58%) NCSC
9 6 (0.58%) PCI DSS
10 5 (0.48%) ISO 9001
11 3 (0.29%) Actionable Recommendations
11 3 (0.29%) GxP
11 3 (0.29%) ISO 14001
12 2 (0.19%) COSHH
12 2 (0.19%) ITGC
12 2 (0.19%) JSP 440
12 2 (0.19%) NIST
12 2 (0.19%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 195 (18.70%) Active Directory
2 50 (4.79%) VMware Infrastructure
3 31 (2.97%) Hyper-V
4 9 (0.86%) Forefront TMG
4 9 (0.86%) VMware Workstation
5 8 (0.77%) Virtual Machines
6 6 (0.58%) Virtual Desktop
7 5 (0.48%) Virtual Servers
7 5 (0.48%) XenApp
7 5 (0.48%) XenDesktop
8 4 (0.38%) Microsoft App-V
9 3 (0.29%) Oracle RAC
10 2 (0.19%) Terminal Services
10 2 (0.19%) vSphere
11 1 (0.096%) Firmware
11 1 (0.096%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 63 (6.04%) Microsoft Intune
2 50 (4.79%) SCCM
3 18 (1.73%) WSUS
4 13 (1.25%) SCOM
5 6 (0.58%) CSIRT
6 5 (0.48%) AirWatch
6 5 (0.48%) Single Sign-On
7 4 (0.38%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
7 4 (0.38%) vCenter Server
8 3 (0.29%) Backup Exec
8 3 (0.29%) Data Guard
8 3 (0.29%) Oracle RMAN
8 3 (0.29%) Oracle Statspack
8 3 (0.29%) Terraform
9 2 (0.19%) Autotask
9 2 (0.19%) DatAdvantage
9 2 (0.19%) FortiGate
9 2 (0.19%) QRadar
9 2 (0.19%) SolarWinds Orion
10 1 (0.096%) Active Directory Federation Services
Vendors
1 762 (73.06%) Microsoft
2 64 (6.14%) VMware
3 41 (3.93%) Oracle
4 40 (3.84%) SAP
5 37 (3.55%) Adobe
6 31 (2.97%) Cisco
6 31 (2.97%) Salesforce
7 30 (2.88%) Citrix
8 29 (2.78%) Apple
9 27 (2.59%) Google
9 27 (2.59%) ServiceNow
10 26 (2.49%) iManage
11 25 (2.40%) Dell
12 23 (2.21%) HP
13 18 (1.73%) Sage
14 11 (1.05%) Barracuda Networks
15 10 (0.96%) Infor
16 9 (0.86%) Facebook
16 9 (0.86%) Intapp
17 8 (0.77%) Aderant