Microsoft 365 Jobs in the West Midlands

Microsoft 365 (M365, Office 365, O365)
England > West Midlands

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands with a requirement for Microsoft 365 skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Microsoft 365 over the 6 months to 2 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
2 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 18 32 41
Rank change year-on-year +14 +9 -19
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 365 638 435 469
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 7.94% 7.46% 6.17%
As % of the Cloud Services category 25.39% 19.40% 17.19%
Number of salaries quoted 553 369 377
10th Percentile £24,000 £25,500 £23,500
25th Percentile £26,500 £28,500 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £36,500 £39,641 £42,118
Median % change year-on-year -7.92% -5.88% +0.88%
75th Percentile £51,250 £52,261 £53,750
90th Percentile £63,750 £67,750 £66,000
England median annual salary £38,500 £41,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year -6.10% -3.53% -

All Cloud Skills
West Midlands

Microsoft 365 is in the Cloud Services category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands with a requirement for cloud computing skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 2,513 2,242 2,728
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 31.29% 38.46% 35.89%
Number of salaries quoted 2,132 1,518 2,003
10th Percentile £26,750 £31,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £38,750 £40,399
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £53,250 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -1.41% +1.43% +5.00%
75th Percentile £67,500 £67,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £82,500 £77,500 £83,594
England median annual salary £57,500 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -11.54% +4.00% +4.17%

Microsoft 365
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

Job postings citing Microsoft 365 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Microsoft 365 in the West Midlands

Microsoft 365
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Microsoft 365 in the West Midlands.

Salary trend for Microsoft 365 in the West Midlands

Microsoft 365
Salary Histogram in the West Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Microsoft 365 in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Microsoft 365 in the West Midlands

Microsoft 365
Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft 365 within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 2 June 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Birmingham +5 237 £38,000 -5.00% 35
Staffordshire -6 93 £35,000 +0.72% 29
Worcestershire -5 53 £35,000 -9.68% 13
Warwickshire +38 49 £37,250 -50.33% 25
Shropshire +4 26 £37,000 +42.31% 4
Coventry +17 22 £39,750 +6.00% 9
Solihull -7 19 £42,500 +16.44% 5
Walsall +11 9 £26,000 +15.56% 2
Wolverhampton +7 8 £21,500 -39.01% 4
Halesowen - 8 £35,000 -
Herefordshire +3 6 £27,500 -35.29% 1
Dudley +6 5 £40,000 +29.03% 3
West Bromwich - 5 £57,500 - 2
Tipton -1 4 £24,000 -26.15%
Brierley Hill - 3 £32,500 - 1
Wednesbury -2 2 £24,750 -14.66%
Sutton Coldfield -11 2 £24,000 -11.11%
Smethwick - 1 £42,500 -
Microsoft 365
England

Microsoft 365
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands 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
1 165 (25.86%) SharePoint
2 126 (19.75%) Microsoft Exchange
3 20 (3.13%) Confluence
4 4 (0.63%) IBM Notes
5 2 (0.31%) BizTalk Server
5 2 (0.31%) IIS
5 2 (0.31%) WordPress
6 1 (0.16%) CMS
6 1 (0.16%) Exchange Server 2007
6 1 (0.16%) Exchange Server 2010
Applications
1 91 (14.26%) Microsoft Office
2 30 (4.70%) Microsoft Excel
3 10 (1.57%) Microsoft Project
4 7 (1.10%) Trello
5 5 (0.78%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 5 (0.78%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.31%) Adobe Illustrator
6 2 (0.31%) InDesign
6 2 (0.31%) Photoshop
7 1 (0.16%) Adobe Creative Suite
Business Applications
1 15 (2.35%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (0.78%) Dynamics NAV
2 5 (0.78%) Sage 200
3 2 (0.31%) Remedy ITSM
3 2 (0.31%) SAP WM
4 1 (0.16%) Maximo
Cloud Services
1 297 (46.55%) Azure
2 131 (20.53%) Entra ID
3 83 (13.01%) Power Platform
4 41 (6.43%) PowerApps
5 31 (4.86%) Dynamics 365
5 31 (4.86%) Power Automate
6 26 (4.08%) OneDrive
7 22 (3.45%) AWS
8 19 (2.98%) Azure DevOps
9 15 (2.35%) Azure Sentinel
10 10 (1.57%) Cloud Computing
11 9 (1.41%) IaaS
11 9 (1.41%) PaaS
12 8 (1.25%) Google Workspace
13 7 (1.10%) SaaS
14 6 (0.94%) Azure Data Factory
14 6 (0.94%) Azure Synapse Analytics
15 5 (0.78%) GCP
16 4 (0.63%) Microsoft Purview
17 2 (0.31%) Rubrik
Communications & Networking
1 127 (19.91%) Firewall
2 81 (12.70%) DNS
3 73 (11.44%) DHCP
4 60 (9.40%) WAN
5 56 (8.78%) LAN
6 51 (7.99%) Wi-Fi
7 46 (7.21%) VPN
8 44 (6.90%) TCP/IP
9 30 (4.70%) SAN
10 29 (4.55%) Intranet
11 26 (4.08%) VLAN
12 19 (2.98%) Network Security
13 18 (2.82%) PBX
13 18 (2.82%) Wireless
14 11 (1.72%) SD-WAN
14 11 (1.72%) SMTP
15 10 (1.57%) SNMP
15 10 (1.57%) VoIP
16 9 (1.41%) iSCSI
16 9 (1.41%) NGFW
Database & Business Intelligence
1 52 (8.15%) Power BI
2 42 (6.58%) SQL Server
3 10 (1.57%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 10 (1.57%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 9 (1.41%) Data Warehouse
5 8 (1.25%) Amazon RDS
5 8 (1.25%) Data Lake
6 7 (1.10%) MySQL
7 6 (0.94%) Metadata
7 6 (0.94%) PostgreSQL
7 6 (0.94%) Relational Database
7 6 (0.94%) SQL Server Analysis Services
8 2 (0.31%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
9 1 (0.16%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 16 (2.51%) JIRA
2 6 (0.94%) Git
3 1 (0.16%) Postman
General
1 211 (33.07%) Social Skills
2 78 (12.23%) Finance
3 67 (10.50%) Analytical Skills
4 44 (6.90%) Law
5 43 (6.74%) Retail
6 36 (5.64%) Telecoms
7 35 (5.49%) Manufacturing
8 34 (5.33%) Documentation Skills
9 18 (2.82%) Local Government
10 15 (2.35%) Organisational Skills
11 14 (2.19%) Public Sector
12 12 (1.88%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 11 (1.72%) Marketing
14 10 (1.57%) Legal
15 5 (0.78%) Automotive
15 5 (0.78%) Games
16 4 (0.63%) Advertising
16 4 (0.63%) Digital Healthcare
16 4 (0.63%) Police
16 4 (0.63%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 123 (19.28%) IT Support
2 106 (16.61%) Support Engineer
3 99 (15.52%) IT Engineer
4 88 (13.79%) Analyst
5 69 (10.82%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 63 (9.87%) IT Support Engineer
7 53 (8.31%) Senior
8 41 (6.43%) IT Manager
8 41 (6.43%) IT Technician
9 38 (5.96%) IT Analyst
10 35 (5.49%) Support Analyst
11 34 (5.33%) 2nd Line Support
12 29 (4.55%) 3rd Line Support
13 28 (4.39%) Developer
14 27 (4.23%) 1st Line Support
15 24 (3.76%) IT Infrastructure Engineer
15 24 (3.76%) IT Support Analyst
16 23 (3.61%) 3rd Line Engineer
17 21 (3.29%) 2nd Line Engineer
17 21 (3.29%) Support Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 32 (5.02%) .NET
2 10 (1.57%) JSON
3 8 (1.25%) ARM Templates
3 8 (1.25%) SPFx
3 8 (1.25%) YAML
4 5 (0.78%) HTML
5 2 (0.31%) RESTful
6 1 (0.16%) ASP.NET
6 1 (0.16%) CSS
6 1 (0.16%) HTML5 Canvas
6 1 (0.16%) Microsoft Graph
6 1 (0.16%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 54 (8.46%) Data Centre
2 28 (4.39%) Self-Motivation
3 26 (4.08%) Replication
4 24 (3.76%) Driving Licence
5 19 (2.98%) Management Information System
6 18 (2.82%) CCTV
6 18 (2.82%) Private Cloud
7 16 (2.51%) Public Cloud
8 12 (1.88%) Clustering
8 12 (1.88%) Low-Code
8 12 (1.88%) Product Ownership
9 10 (1.57%) Virtual Team
10 8 (1.25%) PKI
10 8 (1.25%) Security Operations Centre
11 7 (1.10%) EPoS
11 7 (1.10%) Hybrid Cloud
12 6 (0.94%) Analytical Mindset
12 6 (0.94%) EFT
12 6 (0.94%) Enterprise Software
12 6 (0.94%) FMCG
Operating Systems
1 367 (57.52%) Windows
2 197 (30.88%) Windows Server
3 107 (16.77%) Windows 10
4 60 (9.40%) Windows Server 2012
5 38 (5.96%) Windows Server 2016
5 38 (5.96%) Windows Server 2019
6 19 (2.98%) Linux
6 19 (2.98%) Windows 7
7 14 (2.19%) Mac OS
8 12 (1.88%) Windows 8
9 8 (1.25%) Android
10 7 (1.10%) Windows Server 2008
11 5 (0.78%) Apple iOS
12 4 (0.63%) Unix
12 4 (0.63%) VMS
12 4 (0.63%) Windows Server 2003
13 2 (0.31%) Mac OS X
13 2 (0.31%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 157 (24.61%) Problem-Solving
2 120 (18.81%) ITIL
3 108 (16.93%) Customer Service
4 91 (14.26%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 74 (11.60%) Cybersecurity
6 58 (9.09%) Project Delivery
7 51 (7.99%) Service Delivery
8 46 (7.21%) Business Intelligence
8 46 (7.21%) DevOps
8 46 (7.21%) Line Management
8 46 (7.21%) Project Management
9 42 (6.58%) Agile
10 36 (5.64%) Service Management
11 35 (5.49%) Continuous Improvement
12 32 (5.02%) ERP
13 31 (4.86%) Roadmaps
14 29 (4.55%) Change Management
15 28 (4.39%) Presales
16 27 (4.23%) Root Cause Analysis
17 26 (4.08%) Digital Strategy
Programming Languages
1 77 (12.07%) SQL
2 62 (9.72%) PowerShell
3 11 (1.72%) Python
4 8 (1.25%) Bash
4 8 (1.25%) C#
5 6 (0.94%) T-SQL
6 5 (0.78%) MATLAB
7 4 (0.63%) PHP
8 2 (0.31%) Bicep
8 2 (0.31%) JavaScript
8 2 (0.31%) VB
9 1 (0.16%) R
9 1 (0.16%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 75 (11.76%) Degree
2 72 (11.29%) Microsoft Certification
3 25 (3.92%) MCSE
4 24 (3.76%) Security Cleared
5 20 (3.13%) DBS Check
5 20 (3.13%) SC Cleared
6 18 (2.82%) CCNA
6 18 (2.82%) Cisco Certification
7 16 (2.51%) A+ Certification
7 16 (2.51%) Azure Certification
8 13 (2.04%) MCP
9 12 (1.88%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10 11 (1.72%) Network+ Certification
11 8 (1.25%) Computer Science Degree
11 8 (1.25%) ITIL Certification
12 5 (0.78%) APMG
12 5 (0.78%) CCNP
12 5 (0.78%) MCITP
12 5 (0.78%) PMI Certification
12 5 (0.78%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 43 (6.74%) Cyber Essentials
2 36 (5.64%) GDPR
3 31 (4.86%) SLA
4 11 (1.72%) PMO
5 8 (1.25%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 8 (1.25%) QA
6 7 (1.10%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 6 (0.94%) Data Quality
8 3 (0.47%) NIST
9 1 (0.16%) ISO 22301
9 1 (0.16%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 315 (49.37%) Active Directory
2 124 (19.44%) VMware Infrastructure
3 120 (18.81%) Hyper-V
4 43 (6.74%) VMware ESXi
5 23 (3.61%) Virtual Desktop
6 18 (2.82%) vSphere
7 12 (1.88%) Docker
8 10 (1.57%) Microsoft Virtual Server
8 10 (1.57%) Virtual Servers
9 8 (1.25%) Virtual Machines
10 5 (0.78%) NFS
11 4 (0.63%) pfSense
12 2 (0.31%) BitLocker
12 2 (0.31%) XenApp
12 2 (0.31%) XenDesktop
13 1 (0.16%) Firmware
13 1 (0.16%) Terminal Services
13 1 (0.16%) VMware NSX
13 1 (0.16%) VMware Server
13 1 (0.16%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 96 (15.05%) Microsoft Intune
2 58 (9.09%) SCCM
3 28 (4.39%) Terraform
4 13 (2.04%) Kubernetes
5 10 (1.57%) Failover Clustering
6 9 (1.41%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 9 (1.41%) AirWatch
6 9 (1.41%) Single Sign-On
7 8 (1.25%) vCenter Server
8 6 (0.94%) SCOM
9 4 (0.63%) Autotask
9 4 (0.63%) Jamf Pro
10 3 (0.47%) FortiGate
11 2 (0.31%) WSUS
12 1 (0.16%) CASB
Vendors
1 474 (74.29%) Microsoft
2 175 (27.43%) VMware
3 55 (8.62%) Veeam
4 51 (7.99%) Cisco
5 42 (6.58%) Citrix
6 38 (5.96%) Sophos
7 30 (4.70%) Dell
8 28 (4.39%) Apple
9 23 (3.61%) ServiceNow
10 22 (3.45%) HP
11 15 (2.35%) Adobe
12 14 (2.19%) Fortinet
12 14 (2.19%) Meraki
13 13 (2.04%) Sage
14 12 (1.88%) Salesforce
15 9 (1.41%) CrowdStrike
15 9 (1.41%) EqualLogic
15 9 (1.41%) WatchGuard
16 8 (1.25%) Databricks
16 8 (1.25%) Datto