Microsoft Jobs in the West Midlands

Microsoft
England > West Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the West 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 1,552 1,576 1,559
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 19.71% 26.00% 20.68%
As % of the Vendors category 54.82% 56.51% 49.06%
Number of salaries quoted 1,211 839 1,091
10th Percentile £25,000 £27,250 £26,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £35,000 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% +11.11% +2.27%
75th Percentile £62,200 £65,000 £57,500
90th Percentile £72,500 £77,500 £70,000
England median annual salary £47,500 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.52% +5.00% -

All Vendors
West 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 West Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 2,831 2,789 3,178
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 35.95% 46.01% 42.16%
Number of salaries quoted 2,185 1,562 2,046
10th Percentile £25,750 £29,750 £27,750
25th Percentile £31,250 £37,500 £35,740
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,000 £46,900
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +6.61% -1.26%
75th Percentile £62,500 £64,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £75,463 £76,250 £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 West Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Microsoft in the West Midlands

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Salary Trend in the West Midlands

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

Salary trend for Microsoft in the West Midlands

Microsoft
Salary Histogram in the West Midlands

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

Salary histogram for Microsoft in the West Midlands

Microsoft
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 within the West 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
Birmingham +1 542 £50,000 -9.09% 160
Staffordshire 0 219 £40,000 -11.11% 79
Warwickshire +9 209 £45,000 -14.29% 72
Worcestershire 0 118 £35,649 -10.60% 29
Coventry +1 59 £52,500 +9.26% 38
Solihull +4 55 £62,500 +42.86% 10
Shropshire +16 54 £41,500 -2.35% 24
Wolverhampton -3 33 £26,500 -47.00% 11
Dudley 0 16 £25,000 -58.33% 14
Herefordshire +6 13 £35,000 -9.86% 8
Tipton - 11 £25,000 - 2
Wednesbury 0 9 £30,000 -11.11% 1
Walsall -5 9 £26,000 +23.81% 7
Halesowen - 7 £38,000 - 5
Stourbridge - 3 £55,000 - 2
Brierley Hill - 3 £32,500 - 1
Sutton Coldfield -12 1 - -
Smethwick - 1 £42,500 - 3
Microsoft
England

Microsoft
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
1 191 (12.31%) SharePoint
2 138 (8.89%) Microsoft Exchange
3 48 (3.09%) IIS
4 17 (1.10%) Skype for Business
5 16 (1.03%) Confluence
6 11 (0.71%) Apache
7 8 (0.52%) Tomcat
8 5 (0.32%) Exchange Server 2010
8 5 (0.32%) Umbraco
8 5 (0.32%) WordPress
9 4 (0.26%) Office Communications Server
10 3 (0.19%) CMS
10 3 (0.19%) Exchange Server 2007
10 3 (0.19%) nginx
10 3 (0.19%) SAS
11 2 (0.13%) BizTalk Server
11 2 (0.13%) Exchange Server 2003
11 2 (0.13%) Exchange Server 2013
11 2 (0.13%) Liferay
11 2 (0.13%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 341 (21.97%) Microsoft Office
2 198 (12.76%) Microsoft Excel
3 50 (3.22%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 23 (1.48%) Microsoft Project
5 16 (1.03%) AutoCAD
6 9 (0.58%) MS Visio
7 7 (0.45%) Trello
8 6 (0.39%) Spreadsheet
9 4 (0.26%) EPLAN
10 2 (0.13%) Adobe Creative Suite
10 2 (0.13%) Adobe Illustrator
10 2 (0.13%) Adobe XD
10 2 (0.13%) Chatbot
10 2 (0.13%) InDesign
10 2 (0.13%) Photoshop
11 1 (0.064%) Blender
11 1 (0.064%) Revit
11 1 (0.064%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 74 (4.77%) Dynamics CRM
2 24 (1.55%) Dynamics NAV
3 11 (0.71%) NEC Housing
4 5 (0.32%) Sage 200
4 5 (0.32%) Salesforce CRM
5 4 (0.26%) Magento
5 4 (0.26%) Unit4 Business World
6 3 (0.19%) Oracle EBS
6 3 (0.19%) Oracle ERP
6 3 (0.19%) PeopleSoft HCM
7 2 (0.13%) Dynamics AX
7 2 (0.13%) ResourceLink
7 2 (0.13%) SAP S/4HANA
7 2 (0.13%) SAP WM
8 1 (0.064%) Scribe Insight
Cloud Services
1 570 (36.73%) Azure
2 474 (30.54%) Microsoft 365
3 290 (18.69%) Power Platform
4 174 (11.21%) Dynamics 365
5 113 (7.28%) Entra ID
6 97 (6.25%) PowerApps
7 90 (5.80%) AWS
8 85 (5.48%) Power Automate
9 69 (4.45%) Azure DevOps
10 35 (2.26%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 34 (2.19%) SaaS
12 26 (1.68%) Azure Data Factory
12 26 (1.68%) Azure Stack
12 26 (1.68%) Cloud Computing
12 26 (1.68%) IaaS
13 25 (1.61%) PaaS
14 22 (1.42%) OneDrive
15 14 (0.90%) Azure Sentinel
16 13 (0.84%) Serverless
17 10 (0.64%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 124 (7.99%) Firewall
2 115 (7.41%) WAN
3 107 (6.89%) DNS
4 97 (6.25%) DHCP
5 76 (4.90%) LAN
6 61 (3.93%) TCP/IP
6 61 (3.93%) Wi-Fi
7 47 (3.03%) SAN
8 43 (2.77%) VPN
9 32 (2.06%) Intranet
10 28 (1.80%) SD-WAN
10 28 (1.80%) Wireless
11 27 (1.74%) VLAN
12 26 (1.68%) Network Security
13 19 (1.22%) VoIP
14 17 (1.10%) Skype
15 16 (1.03%) Unified Communications
16 12 (0.77%) HTTP
16 12 (0.77%) Internet
16 12 (0.77%) MPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 259 (16.69%) SQL Server
2 209 (13.47%) Power BI
3 63 (4.06%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 49 (3.16%) Data Warehouse
5 46 (2.96%) Relational Database
6 37 (2.38%) SQL Server Analysis Services
7 36 (2.32%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 30 (1.93%) Data Lake
9 18 (1.16%) Elasticsearch
9 18 (1.16%) MongoDB
10 17 (1.10%) Amazon RDS
10 17 (1.10%) Metadata
11 15 (0.97%) Azure SQL Database
12 13 (0.84%) MySQL
12 13 (0.84%) Tableau
13 11 (0.71%) Oracle Database
14 10 (0.64%) NoSQL
15 9 (0.58%) Microsoft Analysis Services
15 9 (0.58%) Power Query
16 8 (0.52%) Big Data
Development Applications
1 44 (2.84%) Git
2 35 (2.26%) Visual Studio
3 34 (2.19%) JIRA
4 7 (0.45%) Postman
4 7 (0.45%) Team Foundation Server
5 6 (0.39%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 5 (0.32%) Jasmine
6 5 (0.32%) Karma Test Runner
6 5 (0.32%) MSTest
6 5 (0.32%) SoapUI
6 5 (0.32%) Sonatype Nexus
7 4 (0.26%) Jenkins
8 3 (0.19%) GitLab
8 3 (0.19%) Moq
9 2 (0.13%) Android Studio
9 2 (0.13%) Bitbucket
9 2 (0.13%) Bower
9 2 (0.13%) CANoe
9 2 (0.13%) gulp
10 1 (0.064%) CMake
General
1 522 (33.63%) Social Skills
2 318 (20.49%) Finance
3 173 (11.15%) Analytical Skills
4 144 (9.28%) Retail
5 103 (6.64%) Manufacturing
6 84 (5.41%) Marketing
7 83 (5.35%) Law
8 81 (5.22%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 70 (4.51%) Public Sector
10 64 (4.12%) Legal
11 52 (3.35%) Local Government
12 48 (3.09%) Organisational Skills
13 38 (2.45%) Documentation Skills
14 30 (1.93%) Telecoms
15 21 (1.35%) Police
16 19 (1.22%) Presentation Skills
17 18 (1.16%) Advertising
17 18 (1.16%) Banking
18 16 (1.03%) Back Office
19 14 (0.90%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 242 (15.59%) Developer
2 223 (14.37%) Analyst
3 169 (10.89%) Senior
4 146 (9.41%) IT Support
5 106 (6.83%) Consultant
6 100 (6.44%) Architect
7 96 (6.19%) Support Engineer
8 85 (5.48%) IT Engineer
9 74 (4.77%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 66 (4.25%) .NET Developer
11 63 (4.06%) Solutions Architect
12 58 (3.74%) Lead
13 55 (3.54%) IT Support Engineer
14 47 (3.03%) Power Platform Developer
14 47 (3.03%) Support Analyst
15 43 (2.77%) IT Technician
15 43 (2.77%) Senior Developer
16 42 (2.71%) IT Manager
17 40 (2.58%) Senior Architect
18 39 (2.51%) Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 180 (11.60%) .NET
2 76 (4.90%) HTML
3 70 (4.51%) ASP.NET
4 60 (3.87%) .NET Core
5 56 (3.61%) AngularJS
6 53 (3.41%) ASP.NET Web API
7 52 (3.35%) Entity Framework
8 50 (3.22%) ASP.NET MVC
9 46 (2.96%) REST
10 45 (2.90%) CSS
11 40 (2.58%) .NET Framework
12 33 (2.13%) React
13 31 (2.00%) RESTful
13 31 (2.00%) Web Services
14 27 (1.74%) JSON
15 26 (1.68%) Vue
16 24 (1.55%) HTML5
17 21 (1.35%) Node.js
17 21 (1.35%) XML
18 17 (1.10%) LINQ
Miscellaneous
1 97 (6.25%) Self-Motivation
2 76 (4.90%) Driving Licence
3 72 (4.64%) Data Centre
4 59 (3.80%) Management Information System
5 43 (2.77%) Public Cloud
6 37 (2.38%) Clustering
7 27 (1.74%) Virtual Team
8 25 (1.61%) Product Ownership
9 24 (1.55%) Algorithms
9 24 (1.55%) Enterprise Software
10 23 (1.48%) Low-Code
11 20 (1.29%) Hybrid Cloud
11 20 (1.29%) NHS
11 20 (1.29%) Onboarding
11 20 (1.29%) Video Conferencing
12 19 (1.22%) Greenfield Project
13 18 (1.16%) Cloud Native
13 18 (1.16%) PKI
14 17 (1.10%) CCTV
15 16 (1.03%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 436 (28.09%) Windows
2 196 (12.63%) Windows Server
3 113 (7.28%) Windows 10
4 63 (4.06%) Linux
5 43 (2.77%) Windows Server 2012
6 38 (2.45%) Windows Server 2016
7 36 (2.32%) Windows Server 2019
8 34 (2.19%) Windows 7
9 26 (1.68%) Android
10 21 (1.35%) Apple iOS
11 16 (1.03%) Mac OS
12 15 (0.97%) Unix
13 13 (0.84%) Windows 8
14 10 (0.64%) Ubuntu
15 9 (0.58%) Windows Server 2008
16 8 (0.52%) Solaris
16 8 (0.52%) Windows Server 2003
17 6 (0.39%) VMS
18 5 (0.32%) CentOS
18 5 (0.32%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 322 (20.75%) Problem-Solving
2 265 (17.07%) Agile
3 218 (14.05%) Customer Service
4 215 (13.85%) Business Intelligence
5 203 (13.08%) Cybersecurity
6 163 (10.50%) DevOps
7 160 (10.31%) ITIL
8 134 (8.63%) Continuous Improvement
9 116 (7.47%) ERP
10 113 (7.28%) CRM
11 110 (7.09%) Roadmaps
12 104 (6.70%) Infrastructure Engineering
13 101 (6.51%) Project Management
14 96 (6.19%) Analytics
15 87 (5.61%) Decision-Making
16 82 (5.28%) Logistics
17 81 (5.22%) CI/CD
18 79 (5.09%) Time Management
19 78 (5.03%) Mentoring
20 77 (4.96%) Line Management
Programming Languages
1 293 (18.88%) SQL
2 166 (10.70%) C#
3 118 (7.60%) JavaScript
4 85 (5.48%) PowerShell
5 61 (3.93%) T-SQL
6 48 (3.09%) Python
7 35 (2.26%) TypeScript
8 24 (1.55%) VB
8 24 (1.55%) VB.NET
9 20 (1.29%) Bash
9 20 (1.29%) Java
10 13 (0.84%) Bicep
11 12 (0.77%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 10 (0.64%) C++
12 10 (0.64%) R
13 9 (0.58%) C
14 8 (0.52%) ActionScript
14 8 (0.52%) ActionScript 2.0
14 8 (0.52%) Shell Script
14 8 (0.52%) VB6
Qualifications
1 246 (15.85%) Degree
2 108 (6.96%) Security Cleared
3 98 (6.31%) Microsoft Certification
4 60 (3.87%) SC Cleared
5 47 (3.03%) DBS Check
6 30 (1.93%) Cisco Certification
7 29 (1.87%) CCNA
8 27 (1.74%) A+ Certification
9 24 (1.55%) Azure Certification
9 24 (1.55%) Computer Science Degree
10 23 (1.48%) CCNP
10 23 (1.48%) MCSE
11 21 (1.35%) MCP
12 14 (0.90%) DV Cleared
12 14 (0.90%) PMI Certification
13 12 (0.77%) Network+ Certification
14 11 (0.71%) ITIL Certification
15 10 (0.64%) HND
15 10 (0.64%) Master's Degree
16 9 (0.58%) MCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 76 (4.90%) GDPR
2 71 (4.57%) Cyber Essentials
3 42 (2.71%) QA
4 35 (2.26%) SLA
5 32 (2.06%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 29 (1.87%) Accessibility
6 29 (1.87%) Data Quality
7 28 (1.80%) ISO 9001
8 23 (1.48%) ISO/IEC 17025
9 22 (1.42%) PMO
10 14 (0.90%) NIST
11 7 (0.45%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 4 (0.26%) GRC
13 3 (0.19%) JSP 440
14 2 (0.13%) Actionable Recommendations
14 2 (0.13%) COSHH
14 2 (0.13%) IASME
14 2 (0.13%) ISO 22301
14 2 (0.13%) ISO 26262
14 2 (0.13%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 318 (20.49%) Active Directory
2 115 (7.41%) VMware Infrastructure
3 95 (6.12%) Hyper-V
4 27 (1.74%) Docker
5 20 (1.29%) VMware ESXi
5 20 (1.29%) VMware NSX
6 18 (1.16%) vSphere
7 17 (1.10%) Virtual Machines
7 17 (1.10%) Virtual Servers
8 15 (0.97%) Virtual Desktop
9 10 (0.64%) Microsoft Virtual Server
10 6 (0.39%) pfSense
11 5 (0.32%) NFS
11 5 (0.32%) RACF
11 5 (0.32%) VMware Server
12 4 (0.26%) Citrix Hypervisor
12 4 (0.26%) XenApp
12 4 (0.26%) XenDesktop
13 3 (0.19%) Terminal Services
14 1 (0.064%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 83 (5.35%) Microsoft Intune
2 54 (3.48%) Terraform
3 42 (2.71%) SCCM
4 24 (1.55%) Kubernetes
5 22 (1.42%) EnCase
6 13 (0.84%) vCenter Server
7 11 (0.71%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 11 (0.71%) Single Sign-On
8 10 (0.64%) Failover Clustering
9 9 (0.58%) AirWatch
9 9 (0.58%) Stealthwatch
10 6 (0.39%) SCOM
11 5 (0.32%) Ansible
11 5 (0.32%) Backup Exec
11 5 (0.32%) CASB
12 4 (0.26%) Autotask
12 4 (0.26%) Jamf Pro
13 3 (0.19%) FortiGate
14 2 (0.13%) Functional Safety
14 2 (0.13%) Progress Chef
Vendors
1 180 (11.60%) VMware
2 74 (4.77%) Cisco
3 52 (3.35%) Apple
4 46 (2.96%) Dell
5 44 (2.84%) Veeam
6 42 (2.71%) Adobe
6 42 (2.71%) Citrix
6 42 (2.71%) Sophos
7 40 (2.58%) Databricks
8 35 (2.26%) Oracle
9 33 (2.13%) HP
10 27 (1.74%) ServiceNow
11 25 (1.61%) Meraki
11 25 (1.61%) Salesforce
12 24 (1.55%) Sage
13 19 (1.22%) SAP
14 17 (1.10%) CheckPoint
14 17 (1.10%) Facebook
14 17 (1.10%) Fortinet
14 17 (1.10%) Google