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 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 101 106 173
Rank change year-on-year +5 +67 +3
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Office 1,006 1,192 1,786
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 2.90% 3.10% 2.40%
As % of the Applications category 34.94% 42.00% 33.83%
Number of salaries quoted 770 874 1,213
10th Percentile £23,500 £26,250 £25,500
25th Percentile £27,000 £32,500 £29,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,000 £45,687 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -19.01% +14.22% -
75th Percentile £53,625 £65,000 £52,500
90th Percentile £64,775 £82,500 £67,500
UK median annual salary £32,500 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year -14.47% +1.33% -3.23%

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 2,879 2,838 5,280
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 8.29% 7.38% 7.11%
Number of salaries quoted 1,780 1,944 2,804
10th Percentile £25,000 £30,500 £27,500
25th Percentile £30,000 £34,000 £33,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £43,000 £47,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.47% +5.56% +2.27%
75th Percentile £57,500 £65,000 £61,250
90th Percentile £68,750 £80,000 £75,028
UK median annual salary £38,500 £45,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -14.44% - +2.27%

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 1 June 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 99 (9.84%) SharePoint
2 95 (9.44%) Microsoft Exchange
3 23 (2.29%) IIS
4 18 (1.79%) CMS
5 7 (0.70%) SAS
6 5 (0.50%) Confluence
7 4 (0.40%) ArcGIS
7 4 (0.40%) Moodle
8 3 (0.30%) Apache
8 3 (0.30%) GlassFish
8 3 (0.30%) JBoss
8 3 (0.30%) Tomcat
9 2 (0.20%) Exchange Server 2007
9 2 (0.20%) Exchange Server 2010
9 2 (0.20%) Exchange Server 2013
9 2 (0.20%) Oracle Service Bus
9 2 (0.20%) WebLogic
10 1 (0.099%) WordPress
Applications
1 293 (29.13%) Microsoft Excel
2 129 (12.82%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 30 (2.98%) Microsoft Project
4 24 (2.39%) MS Visio
5 16 (1.59%) Photoshop
6 9 (0.89%) InDesign
7 8 (0.80%) Adobe Illustrator
8 7 (0.70%) AutoCAD
8 7 (0.70%) SPSS
9 6 (0.60%) Adobe After Effects
9 6 (0.60%) Spreadsheet
10 5 (0.50%) Adobe Creative Suite
11 4 (0.40%) Adobe Captivate
12 3 (0.30%) Adobe Premiere
13 2 (0.20%) Acrobat
13 2 (0.20%) Trello
14 1 (0.099%) Adobe XD
14 1 (0.099%) Chatbot
14 1 (0.099%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 11 (1.09%) iTrent
2 10 (0.99%) Dynamics CRM
2 10 (0.99%) Infor SunSystems
2 10 (0.99%) NEC Housing
2 10 (0.99%) Sage 200
3 9 (0.89%) Elite 3E
4 6 (0.60%) Oracle EBS
5 5 (0.50%) NetSuite
5 5 (0.50%) Relativity
5 5 (0.50%) Sage 50
5 5 (0.50%) Sage CRM
6 4 (0.40%) Carpe Diem
7 3 (0.30%) Salesforce CRM
8 2 (0.20%) Oracle Cash Management
8 2 (0.20%) Oracle ERP
8 2 (0.20%) Oracle Payables
8 2 (0.20%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
8 2 (0.20%) Remedy ITSM
8 2 (0.20%) Shopify
8 2 (0.20%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 246 (24.45%) Microsoft 365
2 165 (16.40%) Azure
3 65 (6.46%) Power Platform
4 58 (5.77%) Entra ID
5 27 (2.68%) AWS
5 27 (2.68%) SaaS
6 21 (2.09%) Power Automate
7 17 (1.69%) GitHub
8 13 (1.29%) Dynamics 365
8 13 (1.29%) PowerApps
9 12 (1.19%) Google Workspace
10 11 (1.09%) Azure DevOps
11 9 (0.89%) OneDrive
12 8 (0.80%) Smartsheet
12 8 (0.80%) Snowflake
13 7 (0.70%) Google Analytics
14 6 (0.60%) WhatsApp
15 5 (0.50%) Asana
15 5 (0.50%) Google Drive
15 5 (0.50%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 61 (6.06%) LAN
2 56 (5.57%) WAN
3 48 (4.77%) Wi-Fi
4 46 (4.57%) VPN
5 44 (4.37%) Firewall
6 43 (4.27%) Internet
7 41 (4.08%) DHCP
8 37 (3.68%) DNS
9 22 (2.19%) VLAN
10 21 (2.09%) Remote Desktop
11 20 (1.99%) VoIP
11 20 (1.99%) Wireless
12 19 (1.89%) TCP/IP
13 13 (1.29%) FTP
14 10 (0.99%) Intranet
15 7 (0.70%) HTTP
16 6 (0.60%) Cisco IPT
16 6 (0.60%) SAN
16 6 (0.60%) Wireshark
16 6 (0.60%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 56 (5.57%) Power BI
2 50 (4.97%) SQL Server
3 17 (1.69%) Relational Database
4 10 (0.99%) Amazon RDS
4 10 (0.99%) Big Data
4 10 (0.99%) BusinessObjects
4 10 (0.99%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 9 (0.89%) Oracle Database
5 9 (0.89%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 8 (0.80%) EDRMS
6 8 (0.80%) PostgreSQL
7 7 (0.70%) Data Warehouse
8 6 (0.60%) Tableau
9 5 (0.50%) Data Lake
9 5 (0.50%) EDMS
9 5 (0.50%) Metadata
10 4 (0.40%) Oracle Reports
11 3 (0.30%) Azure SQL Database
11 3 (0.30%) MySQL
11 3 (0.30%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 41 (4.08%) JIRA
2 17 (1.69%) Visual Studio
2 17 (1.69%) Visual Studio Code
3 7 (0.70%) Git
3 7 (0.70%) Team Foundation Server
4 5 (0.50%) Mercurial
5 4 (0.40%) AdminStudio
5 4 (0.40%) InstallShield
5 4 (0.40%) MSI
6 3 (0.30%) eggPlant
6 3 (0.30%) GCC
7 2 (0.20%) Balsamiq
7 2 (0.20%) Bitbucket
7 2 (0.20%) LabVIEW
7 2 (0.20%) Subversion
8 1 (0.099%) Rational DOORS
8 1 (0.099%) Rational Rhapsody
General
1 456 (45.33%) Social Skills
2 293 (29.13%) Finance
3 142 (14.12%) Organisational Skills
4 136 (13.52%) Analytical Skills
5 110 (10.93%) Legal
6 85 (8.45%) Marketing
7 71 (7.06%) Law
8 63 (6.26%) Retail
9 56 (5.57%) Public Sector
10 45 (4.47%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 34 (3.38%) Advertising
11 34 (3.38%) Presentation Skills
12 29 (2.88%) Aerospace
13 27 (2.68%) Banking
14 23 (2.29%) Local Government
15 22 (2.19%) Influencing Skills
16 20 (1.99%) Police
17 19 (1.89%) German Language
18 18 (1.79%) Automotive
19 13 (1.29%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 244 (24.25%) Analyst
2 93 (9.24%) IT Support
3 81 (8.05%) Senior
4 70 (6.96%) Coordinator
5 67 (6.66%) Administrator
5 67 (6.66%) Support Engineer
6 59 (5.86%) Lead
7 53 (5.27%) Support Analyst
8 51 (5.07%) Consultant
8 51 (5.07%) IT Engineer
9 48 (4.77%) IT Analyst
10 47 (4.67%) IT Support Engineer
11 41 (4.08%) Project Manager
12 38 (3.78%) Service Analyst
13 37 (3.68%) Business Analyst
14 36 (3.58%) Service Desk Analyst
15 33 (3.28%) Developer
16 30 (2.98%) Trainer
17 28 (2.78%) Systems Analyst
18 27 (2.68%) 1st Line Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 42 (4.17%) HTML
2 31 (3.08%) .NET
3 17 (1.69%) Blazor
3 17 (1.69%) HTML5
4 15 (1.49%) CSS
5 14 (1.39%) JSON
6 13 (1.29%) REST
7 11 (1.09%) XML
8 9 (0.89%) Oracle Fusion
9 8 (0.80%) jQuery
10 7 (0.70%) XSL
11 5 (0.50%) EDI
11 5 (0.50%) Middleware
11 5 (0.50%) Web Services
12 4 (0.40%) .NET Framework
12 4 (0.40%) DAO
12 4 (0.40%) EDIFACT
13 3 (0.30%) HTML5 Canvas
13 3 (0.30%) LDAP
13 3 (0.30%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 126 (12.52%) Self-Motivation
2 71 (7.06%) Social Media
3 51 (5.07%) Management Information System
4 38 (3.78%) Driving Licence
5 27 (2.68%) Onboarding
6 16 (1.59%) e-Learning
7 14 (1.39%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 12 (1.19%) Product Ownership
9 11 (1.09%) NHS
10 10 (0.99%) Enterprise Software
11 9 (0.89%) iPhone
12 8 (0.80%) Blog
12 8 (0.80%) Client/Server
12 8 (0.80%) Cyber Threat
12 8 (0.80%) Data Centre
12 8 (0.80%) Data Protection Act
12 8 (0.80%) Graphic Design
12 8 (0.80%) IoT
12 8 (0.80%) Mobile App
12 8 (0.80%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 270 (26.84%) Windows
2 101 (10.04%) Windows 10
3 81 (8.05%) Windows Server
4 50 (4.97%) Apple iOS
5 43 (4.27%) Android
6 25 (2.49%) Linux
7 21 (2.09%) Windows Server 2016
8 16 (1.59%) Windows 7
8 16 (1.59%) Windows Server 2012
8 16 (1.59%) Windows Server 2019
9 12 (1.19%) Mac OS
10 8 (0.80%) Unix
10 8 (0.80%) Windows Server 2008
10 8 (0.80%) Windows Vista
11 5 (0.50%) AIX
11 5 (0.50%) Solaris
11 5 (0.50%) Windows 2000
11 5 (0.50%) Windows NT
11 5 (0.50%) Windows Server 2003
11 5 (0.50%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 263 (26.14%) Problem-Solving
2 187 (18.59%) Customer Service
3 137 (13.62%) Project Management
4 118 (11.73%) ITIL
5 103 (10.24%) Continuous Improvement
6 92 (9.15%) Time Management
7 73 (7.26%) Agile
8 72 (7.16%) CRM
9 69 (6.86%) Business Intelligence
10 57 (5.67%) Stakeholder Management
11 54 (5.37%) Mentoring
12 53 (5.27%) ERP
13 51 (5.07%) Cybersecurity
13 51 (5.07%) Service Management
14 48 (4.77%) Analytics
15 47 (4.67%) ITSM
16 44 (4.37%) Business Development
17 43 (4.27%) Business Analysis
17 43 (4.27%) Data Protection
18 41 (4.08%) Change Management
Programming Languages
1 125 (12.43%) SQL
2 39 (3.88%) JavaScript
3 27 (2.68%) PowerShell
4 15 (1.49%) T-SQL
5 13 (1.29%) C#
6 11 (1.09%) Python
7 10 (0.99%) VBA
8 8 (0.80%) VB
9 5 (0.50%) PL/SQL
9 5 (0.50%) VBScript
10 4 (0.40%) ActionScript
10 4 (0.40%) ActionScript 2.0
10 4 (0.40%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 4 (0.40%) Java
10 4 (0.40%) MATLAB
10 4 (0.40%) VB.NET
11 2 (0.20%) Apex Code
12 1 (0.099%) Formula Language
Qualifications
1 259 (25.75%) Degree
2 77 (7.65%) DBS Check
3 56 (5.57%) Security Cleared
4 38 (3.78%) SC Cleared
5 27 (2.68%) Microsoft Certification
6 17 (1.69%) ISEB
7 16 (1.59%) DV Cleared
8 13 (1.29%) HNC
8 13 (1.29%) ISTQB
8 13 (1.29%) ITIL Certification
8 13 (1.29%) MCP
9 11 (1.09%) A+ Certification
10 10 (0.99%) Azure Certification
11 9 (0.89%) HND
12 8 (0.80%) ACCA
12 8 (0.80%) CIMA
12 8 (0.80%) CRISC
13 7 (0.70%) PMI Certification
13 7 (0.70%) PMP
14 6 (0.60%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 64 (6.36%) QA
2 49 (4.87%) SLA
3 29 (2.88%) GDPR
4 22 (2.19%) Accessibility
5 18 (1.79%) Data Quality
6 17 (1.69%) PMO
7 15 (1.49%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 11 (1.09%) Cyber Essentials
9 8 (0.80%) GRC
10 6 (0.60%) NCSC
10 6 (0.60%) PCI DSS
11 5 (0.50%) ISO 9001
12 3 (0.30%) GxP
12 3 (0.30%) ISO 14001
12 3 (0.30%) NIST
13 2 (0.20%) IASME
13 2 (0.20%) ITGC
13 2 (0.20%) JSP 440
13 2 (0.20%) NIST 800
13 2 (0.20%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 190 (18.89%) Active Directory
2 47 (4.67%) VMware Infrastructure
3 34 (3.38%) Hyper-V
4 9 (0.89%) Forefront TMG
4 9 (0.89%) VMware Workstation
5 8 (0.80%) XenApp
5 8 (0.80%) XenDesktop
6 7 (0.70%) Virtual Machines
7 6 (0.60%) Virtual Desktop
8 4 (0.40%) Microsoft App-V
9 3 (0.30%) Firmware
9 3 (0.30%) Virtual Servers
9 3 (0.30%) vSphere
10 2 (0.20%) Oracle RAC
10 2 (0.20%) Terminal Services
10 2 (0.20%) VMware ESXi
11 1 (0.099%) DFS Replication
Systems Management
1 57 (5.67%) Microsoft Intune
2 48 (4.77%) SCCM
3 19 (1.89%) WSUS
4 15 (1.49%) SCOM
5 7 (0.70%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
6 6 (0.60%) CSIRT
6 6 (0.60%) Single Sign-On
7 5 (0.50%) Backup Exec
7 5 (0.50%) vCenter Server
8 3 (0.30%) AirWatch
8 3 (0.30%) Oracle Statspack
8 3 (0.30%) Terraform
9 2 (0.20%) Autotask
9 2 (0.20%) Data Guard
9 2 (0.20%) DatAdvantage
9 2 (0.20%) FortiGate
9 2 (0.20%) Oracle RMAN
9 2 (0.20%) QRadar
9 2 (0.20%) SolarWinds Orion
10 1 (0.099%) Active Directory Federation Services
Vendors
1 744 (73.96%) Microsoft
2 61 (6.06%) VMware
3 39 (3.88%) SAP
4 36 (3.58%) Oracle
5 33 (3.28%) Adobe
6 30 (2.98%) Citrix
7 29 (2.88%) Salesforce
8 28 (2.78%) Google
9 24 (2.39%) Cisco
10 23 (2.29%) Apple
10 23 (2.29%) iManage
11 21 (2.09%) ServiceNow
12 20 (1.99%) Sage
13 19 (1.89%) Dell
14 13 (1.29%) HP
15 11 (1.09%) Barracuda Networks
15 11 (1.09%) NEC
16 10 (0.99%) Infor
17 8 (0.80%) Qualys
17 8 (0.80%) Veeam