Microsoft Jobs in Reading

Microsoft
Berkshire > Reading

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Reading 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 4 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
4 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 4 6 5
Rank change year-on-year +2 -1 +7
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 351 313 350
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Reading 20.68% 19.42% 19.80%
As % of the Vendors category 49.02% 48.98% 49.16%
Number of salaries quoted 311 189 214
10th Percentile £26,000 £25,000 £28,000
25th Percentile £31,500 £35,427 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% -19.23%
75th Percentile £59,000 £69,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £70,250 £77,500 £77,500
Berkshire median annual salary £47,500 £45,750 £50,000
% change year-on-year +3.83% -8.50% -4.76%

All Vendors
Reading

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 Reading.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 716 639 712
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Reading 42.19% 39.64% 40.27%
Number of salaries quoted 483 330 432
10th Percentile £27,750 £27,975 £27,000
25th Percentile £34,500 £40,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £52,750
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +4.27% -12.08%
75th Percentile £62,500 £70,938 £72,500
90th Percentile £78,750 £87,500 £81,225
Berkshire median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year - -7.41% -1.82%

Microsoft
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

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

Job vacancy trend for Microsoft in Reading

Microsoft
Salary Trend in Reading

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

Salary trend for Microsoft in Reading

Microsoft
Salary Histogram in Reading

Salary distribution for jobs citing Microsoft in Reading over the 6 months to 4 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Microsoft in Reading

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Reading 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 30 (8.55%) SharePoint
2 25 (7.12%) IIS
3 20 (5.70%) Microsoft Exchange
4 9 (2.56%) CMS
5 7 (1.99%) Kentico
6 6 (1.71%) Headless CMS
6 6 (1.71%) Sitecore CMS
6 6 (1.71%) Umbraco
7 2 (0.57%) Alfresco
7 2 (0.57%) Confluence
7 2 (0.57%) Documentum
7 2 (0.57%) FileNet
8 1 (0.28%) Apache
8 1 (0.28%) Apache Spark
Applications
1 74 (21.08%) Microsoft Office
2 30 (8.55%) Microsoft Excel
3 11 (3.13%) Microsoft Project
4 9 (2.56%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 7 (1.99%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (0.85%) Unit4 Business World
3 2 (0.57%) Dynamics NAV
4 1 (0.28%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 127 (36.18%) Azure
2 74 (21.08%) Microsoft 365
3 31 (8.83%) Power Platform
4 24 (6.84%) Entra ID
5 20 (5.70%) Azure Monitor
6 17 (4.84%) Azure DevOps
7 14 (3.99%) AWS
7 14 (3.99%) Azure Storage
8 13 (3.70%) SaaS
9 12 (3.42%) OCI
10 10 (2.85%) OneDrive
11 9 (2.56%) Cloud Computing
11 9 (2.56%) PowerApps
12 7 (1.99%) GCP
12 7 (1.99%) Kontent
13 6 (1.71%) Dynamics 365
13 6 (1.71%) GitHub
14 4 (1.14%) TestFlight
15 3 (0.85%) IaaS
15 3 (0.85%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 53 (15.10%) DNS
2 51 (14.53%) DHCP
3 50 (14.25%) Firewall
4 14 (3.99%) SNMP
5 12 (3.42%) SAN
6 11 (3.13%) LAN
6 11 (3.13%) VLAN
7 9 (2.56%) Internet
8 5 (1.42%) Network Security
9 4 (1.14%) Intrusion Detection
9 4 (1.14%) VPN
9 4 (1.14%) Wireless
10 3 (0.85%) Radio Access Network
11 2 (0.57%) Broadband
11 2 (0.57%) Microwave Backhaul
11 2 (0.57%) Mobile Backhaul
11 2 (0.57%) Multicast
11 2 (0.57%) TCP/IP
11 2 (0.57%) WAN
12 1 (0.28%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 24 (6.84%) Power BI
2 22 (6.27%) SQL Server
3 11 (3.13%) Relational Database
4 9 (2.56%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 7 (1.99%) Azure SQL Database
5 7 (1.99%) Data Lake
6 5 (1.42%) Data Warehouse
6 5 (1.42%) Oracle Database
7 3 (0.85%) Tableau
8 2 (0.57%) SQL Server Analysis Services
8 2 (0.57%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 1 (0.28%) Elasticsearch
9 1 (0.28%) MS Access
9 1 (0.28%) NonStop SQL
9 1 (0.28%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 14 (3.99%) Visual Studio
2 11 (3.13%) GitLab
2 11 (3.13%) JIRA
3 8 (2.28%) Git
3 8 (2.28%) Jenkins
4 5 (1.42%) Bugzilla
4 5 (1.42%) Cypress.io
4 5 (1.42%) Zephyr
5 4 (1.14%) AdminStudio
5 4 (1.14%) InstallShield
5 4 (1.14%) MSI
6 1 (0.28%) Artifactory
6 1 (0.28%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.28%) Cucumber
6 1 (0.28%) Selenium
6 1 (0.28%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 176 (50.14%) Social Skills
2 48 (13.68%) Organisational Skills
3 31 (8.83%) Finance
4 27 (7.69%) Analytical Skills
5 15 (4.27%) Back Office
6 14 (3.99%) Presentation Skills
7 13 (3.70%) Public Sector
8 10 (2.85%) Marketing
8 10 (2.85%) Retail
9 9 (2.56%) Documentation Skills
9 9 (2.56%) Telecoms
10 8 (2.28%) Legal
11 7 (1.99%) Manufacturing
12 6 (1.71%) Banking
13 3 (0.85%) Automotive
13 3 (0.85%) Police
14 2 (0.57%) Billing
14 2 (0.57%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 2 (0.57%) Law
14 2 (0.57%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 53 (15.10%) Senior
2 35 (9.97%) Consultant
3 29 (8.26%) Developer
4 26 (7.41%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 26 (7.41%) Systems Engineer
5 25 (7.12%) Architect
5 25 (7.12%) Support Engineer
6 24 (6.84%) Support Specialist
7 20 (5.70%) Active Directory Specialist
7 20 (5.70%) Azure Specialist
8 19 (5.41%) IT Engineer
9 16 (4.56%) C# Developer
10 15 (4.27%) Hardware Engineer
11 14 (3.99%) Active Directory Support
11 14 (3.99%) Analyst
11 14 (3.99%) ICT Consultant
11 14 (3.99%) IT Support
11 14 (3.99%) Technical Engineer
11 14 (3.99%) Windows Engineer
11 14 (3.99%) Windows Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 28 (7.98%) .NET
2 18 (5.13%) React
3 16 (4.56%) ASP.NET
4 14 (3.99%) ARM Templates
5 13 (3.70%) Web Services
6 12 (3.42%) .NET Core
7 11 (3.13%) ASP.NET MVC
7 11 (3.13%) CSS
7 11 (3.13%) HTML
8 7 (1.99%) RESTful
8 7 (1.99%) SPFx
9 6 (1.71%) .NET Framework
9 6 (1.71%) AngularJS
9 6 (1.71%) Next.js
9 6 (1.71%) OpenMP
10 5 (1.42%) Blazor
10 5 (1.42%) CSS3
10 5 (1.42%) Entity Framework
10 5 (1.42%) HTML5
10 5 (1.42%) jQuery
Miscellaneous
1 59 (16.81%) Self-Motivation
2 27 (7.69%) PKI
3 23 (6.55%) Algorithms
4 22 (6.27%) Driving Licence
5 17 (4.84%) Data Centre
6 14 (3.99%) CMDB
7 7 (1.99%) Public Cloud
8 6 (1.71%) CUDA
8 6 (1.71%) Educational Technology
8 6 (1.71%) Enterprise Software
8 6 (1.71%) Hybrid Cloud
9 5 (1.42%) Client/Server
9 5 (1.42%) Management Information System
9 5 (1.42%) Onboarding
10 4 (1.14%) Mobile Banking
10 4 (1.14%) Shadow IT
11 3 (0.85%) Data Structures
11 3 (0.85%) Security Posture
12 2 (0.57%) IPTV
12 2 (0.57%) Low-Code
Operating Systems
1 130 (37.04%) Windows
2 76 (21.65%) Windows 10
3 67 (19.09%) Linux
4 64 (18.23%) Windows Server
5 55 (15.67%) Windows Server 2016
5 55 (15.67%) Windows Server 2019
6 45 (12.82%) Windows 7
6 45 (12.82%) Windows Server 2012
7 18 (5.13%) Unix
8 14 (3.99%) Android
9 13 (3.70%) Windows NT
10 12 (3.42%) Windows XP
11 4 (1.14%) Apple iOS
11 4 (1.14%) Kali Linux
12 2 (0.57%) Mac OS
12 2 (0.57%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 124 (35.33%) Problem-Solving
2 84 (23.93%) Customer Service
3 77 (21.94%) ITIL
4 70 (19.94%) Agile
5 42 (11.97%) DevOps
6 39 (11.11%) Project Management
7 38 (10.83%) Physics
8 37 (10.54%) Software Testing
9 36 (10.26%) Infrastructure Engineering
10 35 (9.97%) Computer Science
10 35 (9.97%) Service Management
11 34 (9.69%) Asset Management
12 31 (8.83%) Business Intelligence
13 29 (8.26%) Analytics
14 27 (7.69%) Break/Fix
14 27 (7.69%) Configuration Management
15 26 (7.41%) Decision-Making
15 26 (7.41%) Roadmaps
16 25 (7.12%) Artificial Intelligence
16 25 (7.12%) Mathematics
Programming Languages
1 61 (17.38%) C#
2 59 (16.81%) PowerShell
3 56 (15.95%) SQL
4 55 (15.67%) Python
5 34 (9.69%) Fortran
6 29 (8.26%) JavaScript
7 28 (7.98%) C++
8 24 (6.84%) VB
8 24 (6.84%) VBScript
9 23 (6.55%) Bash
10 14 (3.99%) Bicep
11 13 (3.70%) C
11 13 (3.70%) Java
12 11 (3.13%) T-SQL
13 7 (1.99%) Perl
13 7 (1.99%) TypeScript
14 6 (1.71%) MATLAB
15 5 (1.42%) PL/SQL
16 4 (1.14%) Objective-C
16 4 (1.14%) Swift
Qualifications
1 182 (51.85%) Security Cleared
2 116 (33.05%) Degree
3 112 (31.91%) DV Cleared
4 92 (26.21%) SC Cleared
5 22 (6.27%) Microsoft Certification
6 20 (5.70%) A+ Certification
7 19 (5.41%) DBS Check
8 18 (5.13%) PhD
9 16 (4.56%) HNC
10 14 (3.99%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
10 14 (3.99%) Master's Degree
10 14 (3.99%) MCP
11 12 (3.42%) CCNA
11 12 (3.42%) CCNP
11 12 (3.42%) Cisco Certification
12 11 (3.13%) Azure Certification
13 10 (2.85%) Computer Science Degree
14 5 (1.42%) Network+ Certification
15 4 (1.14%) AWS Certification
15 4 (1.14%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (7.12%) SLA
2 6 (1.71%) QA
3 5 (1.42%) GDPR
3 5 (1.42%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 5 (1.42%) PCI DSS
4 4 (1.14%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
4 4 (1.14%) NIST
5 3 (0.85%) PMO
6 1 (0.28%) Good Clinical Practice
6 1 (0.28%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 117 (33.33%) Active Directory
2 33 (9.40%) VMware Infrastructure
3 23 (6.55%) Firmware
4 17 (4.84%) Virtual Machines
5 15 (4.27%) KVM
6 14 (3.99%) Virtual Desktop
7 13 (3.70%) Hyper-V
8 12 (3.42%) VMware ESXi
9 9 (2.56%) Docker
10 4 (1.14%) Microsoft App-V
11 1 (0.28%) Virtual Servers
11 1 (0.28%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 82 (23.36%) SCCM
2 46 (13.11%) WSUS
3 40 (11.40%) SCOM
4 22 (6.27%) Kubernetes
5 21 (5.98%) Microsoft Intune
6 20 (5.70%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 13 (3.70%) Sysprep
8 12 (3.42%) EMC NetWorker
8 12 (3.42%) NetBackup
8 12 (3.42%) vCenter Server
9 5 (1.42%) HP Quality Center
10 4 (1.14%) Suricata
11 1 (0.28%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
11 1 (0.28%) Grafana
11 1 (0.28%) Istio
11 1 (0.28%) Kibana
11 1 (0.28%) Nessus
11 1 (0.28%) Network Intrusion Detection System
11 1 (0.28%) Terraform
Vendors
1 34 (9.69%) VMware
2 32 (9.12%) HP
3 19 (5.41%) Cisco
3 19 (5.41%) Oracle
4 16 (4.56%) Juniper
4 16 (4.56%) Palo Alto
5 14 (3.99%) Dynatrace
5 14 (3.99%) EMC
6 12 (3.42%) 3PAR
6 12 (3.42%) Dell
6 12 (3.42%) Extreme Networks
6 12 (3.42%) Symantec
6 12 (3.42%) Veeam
7 9 (2.56%) Google
8 8 (2.28%) Apple
8 8 (2.28%) Barracuda Networks
8 8 (2.28%) ServiceNow
9 7 (1.99%) Databricks
10 6 (1.71%) Optimizely
10 6 (1.71%) Sitecore