Microsoft Jobs in the Midlands

Microsoft
England > Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Midlands with a requirement for knowledge and experience of Microsoft products and/or services. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Microsoft over the 6 months to 29 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

The figures below represent the IT labour market in general and are not representative of salaries within the Microsoft Corporation.

6 months to
29 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 2 3 3
Rank change year-on-year +1 0 0
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 2,383 2,283 2,405
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 18.60% 25.73% 21.57%
As % of the Vendors category 53.91% 57.39% 49.41%
Number of salaries quoted 1,839 1,169 1,622
10th Percentile £24,500 £26,250 £25,500
25th Percentile £29,000 £32,500 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £48,050 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.55% +6.78% +5.88%
75th Percentile £60,000 £63,750 £57,500
90th Percentile £70,000 £75,000 £67,500
England median annual salary £47,500 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.52% +5.00% -

All Vendors
Midlands

Microsoft is in the Vendor Products and Services category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services advertised in the Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 4,420 3,978 4,867
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 34.50% 44.83% 43.65%
Number of salaries quoted 3,226 2,165 3,081
10th Percentile £25,000 £28,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £36,500 £34,825
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 £46,500
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% +7.53% +3.33%
75th Percentile £60,250 £63,750 £60,500
90th Percentile £72,500 £75,000 £75,000
England median annual salary £50,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -13.04% +4.55% +3.77%

Microsoft
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Microsoft in the Midlands

Microsoft
Salary Trend in the Midlands

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

Salary trend for Microsoft in the Midlands

Microsoft
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Microsoft in the Midlands over the 6 months to 29 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Microsoft in the Midlands

Microsoft
Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 29 May 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
West Midlands +1 1,552 £45,000 -10.00% 468
East Midlands +1 822 £37,500 -14.77% 278
Microsoft
England

Microsoft
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the 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
1 268 (11.25%) SharePoint
2 207 (8.69%) Microsoft Exchange
3 77 (3.23%) IIS
4 23 (0.97%) Confluence
5 17 (0.71%) Skype for Business
6 13 (0.55%) Apache
7 10 (0.42%) Tomcat
8 8 (0.34%) WordPress
9 5 (0.21%) Exchange Server 2010
9 5 (0.21%) Umbraco
9 5 (0.21%) WebLogic
10 4 (0.17%) Office Communications Server
10 4 (0.17%) SAS
11 3 (0.13%) CMS
11 3 (0.13%) Exchange Server 2007
11 3 (0.13%) nginx
12 2 (0.084%) Exchange Server 2003
12 2 (0.084%) Exchange Server 2013
12 2 (0.084%) Liferay
12 2 (0.084%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 564 (23.67%) Microsoft Office
2 335 (14.06%) Microsoft Excel
3 77 (3.23%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 37 (1.55%) Microsoft Project
5 21 (0.88%) AutoCAD
6 10 (0.42%) MS Visio
6 10 (0.42%) Trello
7 9 (0.38%) Spreadsheet
8 8 (0.34%) Adobe Illustrator
8 8 (0.34%) InDesign
8 8 (0.34%) Photoshop
9 4 (0.17%) Adobe After Effects
9 4 (0.17%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 4 (0.17%) Adobe Premiere
9 4 (0.17%) EPLAN
10 3 (0.13%) Adobe XD
11 2 (0.084%) Chatbot
11 2 (0.084%) Sketch
12 1 (0.042%) Blender
12 1 (0.042%) Revit
Business Applications
1 93 (3.90%) Dynamics CRM
2 34 (1.43%) Dynamics NAV
3 11 (0.46%) NEC Housing
4 8 (0.34%) Sage 200
5 6 (0.25%) ResourceLink
6 5 (0.21%) Dynamics AX
6 5 (0.21%) Salesforce CRM
7 4 (0.17%) Magento
7 4 (0.17%) Unit4 Business World
8 3 (0.13%) Oracle EBS
8 3 (0.13%) Oracle ERP
8 3 (0.13%) PeopleSoft HCM
8 3 (0.13%) SAP S/4HANA
9 2 (0.084%) Dynamics GP
9 2 (0.084%) Oracle Cash Management
9 2 (0.084%) Primavera
9 2 (0.084%) SAP WM
9 2 (0.084%) Shopify
9 2 (0.084%) Teamcenter
10 1 (0.042%) Scribe Insight
Cloud Services
1 872 (36.59%) Azure
2 738 (30.97%) Microsoft 365
3 359 (15.07%) Power Platform
4 209 (8.77%) Dynamics 365
5 181 (7.60%) Entra ID
6 151 (6.34%) AWS
7 113 (4.74%) PowerApps
8 89 (3.73%) Power Automate
9 85 (3.57%) Azure DevOps
10 52 (2.18%) SaaS
11 41 (1.72%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 37 (1.55%) OneDrive
13 36 (1.51%) Azure Data Factory
14 34 (1.43%) Cloud Computing
15 27 (1.13%) Azure Stack
15 27 (1.13%) IaaS
16 26 (1.09%) PaaS
17 24 (1.01%) GCP
18 18 (0.76%) Mimecast
19 17 (0.71%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 235 (9.86%) Firewall
2 203 (8.52%) DNS
3 170 (7.13%) DHCP
4 140 (5.87%) WAN
5 104 (4.36%) SAN
5 104 (4.36%) TCP/IP
6 100 (4.20%) LAN
7 92 (3.86%) Wi-Fi
8 84 (3.52%) VPN
9 66 (2.77%) VLAN
10 41 (1.72%) VoIP
11 39 (1.64%) Wireless
12 37 (1.55%) Network Security
13 35 (1.47%) Internet
14 34 (1.43%) Intranet
14 34 (1.43%) SD-WAN
15 20 (0.84%) Broadband
16 18 (0.76%) Unified Communications
17 17 (0.71%) Skype
18 14 (0.59%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 391 (16.41%) SQL Server
2 258 (10.83%) Power BI
3 78 (3.27%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 58 (2.43%) Data Warehouse
5 50 (2.10%) Relational Database
6 45 (1.89%) SQL Server Analysis Services
7 44 (1.85%) Data Lake
7 44 (1.85%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 32 (1.34%) Elasticsearch
8 32 (1.34%) MongoDB
9 28 (1.17%) Azure SQL Database
10 25 (1.05%) MySQL
11 24 (1.01%) Tableau
12 22 (0.92%) Oracle Database
13 20 (0.84%) NoSQL
14 18 (0.76%) Amazon RDS
14 18 (0.76%) Metadata
15 17 (0.71%) PostgreSQL
16 14 (0.59%) Power Query
17 13 (0.55%) Data Mining
Development Applications
1 54 (2.27%) JIRA
2 51 (2.14%) Git
3 46 (1.93%) Visual Studio
4 14 (0.59%) Team Foundation Server
5 11 (0.46%) Jasmine
5 11 (0.46%) Karma Test Runner
6 7 (0.29%) Postman
6 7 (0.29%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 6 (0.25%) GitLab
7 6 (0.25%) Moq
8 5 (0.21%) MSTest
8 5 (0.21%) SoapUI
8 5 (0.21%) Sonatype Nexus
9 4 (0.17%) Android Studio
9 4 (0.17%) gulp
9 4 (0.17%) Jenkins
9 4 (0.17%) Visual Studio Code
10 3 (0.13%) Bitbucket
11 2 (0.084%) Bower
11 2 (0.084%) Yeoman
General
1 804 (33.74%) Social Skills
2 451 (18.93%) Finance
3 281 (11.79%) Analytical Skills
4 274 (11.50%) Retail
5 159 (6.67%) Marketing
6 158 (6.63%) Manufacturing
7 99 (4.15%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 99 (4.15%) Law
7 99 (4.15%) Legal
8 91 (3.82%) Organisational Skills
9 87 (3.65%) Public Sector
10 57 (2.39%) Local Government
11 47 (1.97%) Documentation Skills
12 46 (1.93%) Telecoms
13 40 (1.68%) Presentation Skills
14 33 (1.38%) Advertising
15 24 (1.01%) Banking
15 24 (1.01%) Influencing Skills
16 21 (0.88%) Police
17 20 (0.84%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 326 (13.68%) Developer
2 313 (13.13%) Analyst
3 229 (9.61%) Senior
4 226 (9.48%) IT Support
5 165 (6.92%) Support Engineer
6 135 (5.67%) IT Engineer
7 134 (5.62%) Architect
8 129 (5.41%) Consultant
9 122 (5.12%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 110 (4.62%) .NET Developer
11 107 (4.49%) Lead
12 91 (3.82%) IT Technician
13 83 (3.48%) Solutions Architect
14 79 (3.32%) IT Support Engineer
15 78 (3.27%) Administrator
16 76 (3.19%) 1st Line Support
16 76 (3.19%) Development Manager
17 68 (2.85%) Support Analyst
18 66 (2.77%) 2nd Line Support
18 66 (2.77%) Support Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 262 (10.99%) .NET
2 126 (5.29%) HTML
3 120 (5.04%) .NET Core
4 119 (4.99%) ASP.NET
5 97 (4.07%) AngularJS
6 92 (3.86%) ASP.NET MVC
7 83 (3.48%) ASP.NET Web API
8 69 (2.90%) CSS
9 68 (2.85%) Entity Framework
10 64 (2.69%) REST
11 56 (2.35%) RESTful
12 55 (2.31%) HTML5
13 50 (2.10%) React
14 49 (2.06%) .NET Framework
15 39 (1.64%) JSON
15 39 (1.64%) LINQ
15 39 (1.64%) Web Services
16 36 (1.51%) Node.js
17 34 (1.43%) Vue
18 32 (1.34%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 148 (6.21%) Driving Licence
2 142 (5.96%) Self-Motivation
3 106 (4.45%) Data Centre
4 86 (3.61%) Management Information System
5 59 (2.48%) Public Cloud
6 53 (2.22%) Clustering
7 37 (1.55%) Enterprise Software
8 35 (1.47%) PKI
9 34 (1.43%) Onboarding
10 27 (1.13%) Cloud Native
10 27 (1.13%) Product Ownership
10 27 (1.13%) Virtual Team
11 26 (1.09%) Low-Code
12 25 (1.05%) Algorithms
13 23 (0.97%) NHS
14 21 (0.88%) Hybrid Cloud
14 21 (0.88%) Security Operations Centre
15 20 (0.84%) CCTV
15 20 (0.84%) Video Conferencing
16 19 (0.80%) Greenfield Project
Operating Systems
1 719 (30.17%) Windows
2 352 (14.77%) Windows Server
3 147 (6.17%) Windows 10
4 103 (4.32%) Linux
5 77 (3.23%) Windows Server 2019
6 57 (2.39%) Windows Server 2016
7 48 (2.01%) Android
7 48 (2.01%) Windows Server 2012
8 37 (1.55%) Apple iOS
9 36 (1.51%) Windows 7
10 27 (1.13%) Mac OS
11 19 (0.80%) Unix
12 17 (0.71%) Windows 8
13 14 (0.59%) VMS
14 11 (0.46%) Ubuntu
14 11 (0.46%) Windows Server 2008
15 8 (0.34%) Solaris
15 8 (0.34%) Windows Server 2003
16 7 (0.29%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
17 6 (0.25%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 469 (19.68%) Problem-Solving
2 425 (17.83%) Agile
3 359 (15.07%) Customer Service
4 273 (11.46%) Business Intelligence
5 252 (10.57%) Cybersecurity
6 235 (9.86%) ITIL
7 215 (9.02%) DevOps
8 170 (7.13%) Continuous Improvement
8 170 (7.13%) Project Management
9 169 (7.09%) ERP
10 161 (6.76%) CRM
11 159 (6.67%) Mentoring
12 156 (6.55%) Infrastructure Engineering
13 154 (6.46%) Logistics
14 152 (6.38%) Roadmaps
15 136 (5.71%) Migration
16 119 (4.99%) Decision-Making
17 116 (4.87%) Business Development
18 112 (4.70%) Data Management
18 112 (4.70%) MVC
Programming Languages
1 430 (18.04%) SQL
2 250 (10.49%) C#
3 180 (7.55%) JavaScript
4 125 (5.25%) PowerShell
5 76 (3.19%) T-SQL
6 67 (2.81%) Python
7 58 (2.43%) TypeScript
8 39 (1.64%) VB
8 39 (1.64%) VB.NET
9 31 (1.30%) Java
10 22 (0.92%) Bash
11 16 (0.67%) R
12 15 (0.63%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 14 (0.59%) C
13 14 (0.59%) VB6
14 13 (0.55%) Bicep
15 12 (0.50%) C++
16 8 (0.34%) ActionScript
16 8 (0.34%) ActionScript 2.0
16 8 (0.34%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 361 (15.15%) Degree
2 159 (6.67%) Microsoft Certification
3 130 (5.46%) Security Cleared
4 77 (3.23%) DBS Check
5 68 (2.85%) SC Cleared
6 54 (2.27%) Computer Science Degree
7 51 (2.14%) Azure Certification
8 42 (1.76%) MCP
9 38 (1.59%) Cisco Certification
10 37 (1.55%) CCNA
11 36 (1.51%) A+ Certification
12 32 (1.34%) MCSE
13 23 (0.97%) CCNP
14 21 (0.88%) PMI Certification
15 20 (0.84%) BPSS Clearance
16 19 (0.80%) Master's Degree
17 17 (0.71%) ITIL Certification
18 16 (0.67%) DV Cleared
19 15 (0.63%) MCSA
20 14 (0.59%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 94 (3.94%) GDPR
2 80 (3.36%) QA
3 77 (3.23%) Cyber Essentials
4 57 (2.39%) SLA
5 47 (1.97%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 39 (1.64%) Accessibility
7 36 (1.51%) Data Quality
8 35 (1.47%) ISO 9001
9 24 (1.01%) PMO
10 23 (0.97%) ISO/IEC 17025
11 15 (0.63%) PCI DSS
12 14 (0.59%) NIST
13 8 (0.34%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
14 5 (0.21%) ISO 14001
14 5 (0.21%) SOC 2
15 4 (0.17%) GRC
16 3 (0.13%) JSP 440
17 2 (0.084%) COSHH
17 2 (0.084%) ISO 22301
17 2 (0.084%) ISO 26262
System Software
1 526 (22.07%) Active Directory
2 179 (7.51%) VMware Infrastructure
3 147 (6.17%) Hyper-V
4 46 (1.93%) Docker
5 34 (1.43%) vSphere
6 28 (1.17%) Virtual Machines
7 20 (0.84%) Virtual Desktop
7 20 (0.84%) VMware ESXi
7 20 (0.84%) VMware NSX
8 19 (0.80%) Virtual Servers
9 13 (0.55%) KVM
10 10 (0.42%) Microsoft Virtual Server
10 10 (0.42%) RACF
11 9 (0.38%) Terminal Services
11 9 (0.38%) VMware Server
12 8 (0.34%) pfSense
13 5 (0.21%) NFS
13 5 (0.21%) Oracle RAC
14 4 (0.17%) Citrix Hypervisor
14 4 (0.17%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 152 (6.38%) Microsoft Intune
2 58 (2.43%) Terraform
3 57 (2.39%) SCCM
4 45 (1.89%) Kubernetes
5 22 (0.92%) EnCase
6 17 (0.71%) SCOM
7 13 (0.55%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 13 (0.55%) Single Sign-On
7 13 (0.55%) vCenter Server
8 11 (0.46%) SmoothWall
9 10 (0.42%) Failover Clustering
9 10 (0.42%) Microsoft Clustering
10 9 (0.38%) AirWatch
10 9 (0.38%) Stealthwatch
11 8 (0.34%) FortiGate
12 7 (0.29%) Jamf Pro
12 7 (0.29%) WSUS
13 6 (0.25%) Backup Exec
14 5 (0.21%) Data Guard
14 5 (0.21%) Oracle RMAN
Vendors
1 265 (11.12%) VMware
2 100 (4.20%) Cisco
3 89 (3.73%) Veeam
4 78 (3.27%) Dell
5 75 (3.15%) Apple
6 62 (2.60%) HP
7 55 (2.31%) Citrix
8 53 (2.22%) Adobe
9 51 (2.14%) Oracle
10 49 (2.06%) Sophos
11 44 (1.85%) Databricks
11 44 (1.85%) ServiceNow
12 43 (1.80%) Meraki
13 41 (1.72%) Google
14 38 (1.59%) Salesforce
15 32 (1.34%) SAP
16 28 (1.17%) Sage
17 25 (1.05%) Facebook
18 23 (0.97%) Aruba
19 22 (0.92%) Nimble Storage