Microsoft Jobs in the Thames Valley

Microsoft
South East > Thames Valley

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley 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 26 April 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
26 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 3 5 4
Rank change year-on-year +2 -1 +8
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 1,307 1,236 1,365
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 19.38% 20.10% 19.95%
As % of the Vendors category 48.50% 45.59% 47.49%
Number of salaries quoted 1,045 826 847
10th Percentile £26,250 £26,250 £26,250
25th Percentile £34,000 £30,875 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - -10.00% -
75th Percentile £58,250 £63,438 £66,250
90th Percentile £67,500 £77,500 £79,250
South East median annual salary £45,000 £45,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year - -5.26% -

All Vendors
Thames Valley

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 Thames Valley.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 2,695 2,711 2,874
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 39.96% 44.09% 42.01%
Number of salaries quoted 1,915 1,517 1,857
10th Percentile £28,250 £26,500 £27,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £34,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £49,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.16% -2.00% -4.31%
75th Percentile £58,750 £66,250 £67,500
90th Percentile £71,250 £77,500 £78,750
South East median annual salary £46,750 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -6.50% - -

Microsoft
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Job vacancy trend for Microsoft in the Thames Valley

Microsoft
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Salary trend for Microsoft in the Thames Valley

Microsoft
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing Microsoft in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 26 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Microsoft in the Thames Valley

Microsoft
Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 26 April 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
Berkshire 0 590 £47,500 +2.48% 95
Buckinghamshire -1 395 £42,500 +21.43% 100
Oxfordshire +1 322 £42,898 -13.34% 78
Microsoft
South East

Microsoft
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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
1 168 (12.85%) SharePoint
2 150 (11.48%) Microsoft Exchange
3 43 (3.29%) IIS
4 31 (2.37%) CMS
5 26 (1.99%) Kentico
6 24 (1.84%) Headless CMS
7 19 (1.45%) Sitecore CMS
7 19 (1.45%) Umbraco
8 13 (0.99%) Confluence
9 12 (0.92%) Exchange Server 2010
10 7 (0.54%) Adobe Experience Manager
10 7 (0.54%) WordPress
11 6 (0.46%) OpenStack
12 5 (0.38%) Exchange Server 2013
13 3 (0.23%) Alfresco
13 3 (0.23%) Documentum
13 3 (0.23%) FileNet
13 3 (0.23%) IBM Domino
14 2 (0.15%) Apache Spark
15 1 (0.077%) Apache
Applications
1 195 (14.92%) Microsoft Office
2 168 (12.85%) Microsoft Excel
3 39 (2.98%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 33 (2.52%) Microsoft Project
5 20 (1.53%) MS Visio
6 5 (0.38%) AutoCAD
7 4 (0.31%) Adobe Captivate
8 3 (0.23%) Photoshop
8 3 (0.23%) Revit
8 3 (0.23%) Spreadsheet
9 1 (0.077%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 1 (0.077%) InDesign
Business Applications
1 69 (5.28%) Dynamics CRM
2 17 (1.30%) Dynamics NAV
3 8 (0.61%) Dynamics AX
3 8 (0.61%) Primavera
4 5 (0.38%) Dynamics GP
4 5 (0.38%) Sage X3
5 4 (0.31%) Unit4 Business World
6 1 (0.077%) Remedy ITSM
6 1 (0.077%) Sage 200
Cloud Services
1 510 (39.02%) Azure
2 437 (33.44%) Microsoft 365
3 173 (13.24%) Power Platform
4 96 (7.35%) Dynamics 365
5 83 (6.35%) Azure DevOps
6 74 (5.66%) Entra ID
7 61 (4.67%) PowerApps
8 59 (4.51%) OneDrive
9 56 (4.28%) Power Automate
10 48 (3.67%) AWS
11 38 (2.91%) SaaS
12 34 (2.60%) Azure Monitor
13 22 (1.68%) Azure Sentinel
14 21 (1.61%) Kontent
14 21 (1.61%) PaaS
15 20 (1.53%) Google Workspace
16 19 (1.45%) Azure Storage
17 14 (1.07%) Azure Synapse Analytics
18 13 (0.99%) Cloud Computing
19 12 (0.92%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 177 (13.54%) Firewall
2 131 (10.02%) DNS
3 92 (7.04%) DHCP
4 49 (3.75%) Broadband
5 45 (3.44%) WAN
6 39 (2.98%) LAN
7 38 (2.91%) TCP/IP
8 34 (2.60%) VLAN
9 33 (2.52%) VPN
9 33 (2.52%) Wireless
10 31 (2.37%) Wi-Fi
11 22 (1.68%) VoIP
12 21 (1.61%) SAN
12 21 (1.61%) SNMP
13 19 (1.45%) Internet
13 19 (1.45%) Network Security
14 18 (1.38%) Intranet
15 17 (1.30%) SD-WAN
16 16 (1.22%) Intrusion Detection
16 16 (1.22%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 184 (14.08%) SQL Server
2 103 (7.88%) Power BI
3 29 (2.22%) Data Lake
4 25 (1.91%) Elasticsearch
5 22 (1.68%) Relational Database
6 21 (1.61%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 20 (1.53%) Azure SQL Database
8 17 (1.30%) Data Warehouse
8 17 (1.30%) MongoDB
9 15 (1.15%) Power Query
10 13 (0.99%) Amazon RDS
11 12 (0.92%) Tableau
12 11 (0.84%) SQL Server Analysis Services
13 10 (0.77%) SQL Server Reporting Services
14 9 (0.69%) MySQL
15 7 (0.54%) NoSQL
15 7 (0.54%) PostgreSQL
16 6 (0.46%) EDRMS
16 6 (0.46%) InfluxDB
16 6 (0.46%) MariaDB
Development Applications
1 36 (2.75%) Visual Studio
2 30 (2.30%) JIRA
3 23 (1.76%) Git
4 20 (1.53%) NUnit
5 13 (0.99%) GitLab
5 13 (0.99%) Jenkins
6 7 (0.54%) Cypress.io
7 6 (0.46%) Selenium
8 5 (0.38%) Bugzilla
8 5 (0.38%) MSTest
8 5 (0.38%) Visual Studio Team System
8 5 (0.38%) Zephyr
9 4 (0.31%) AdminStudio
9 4 (0.31%) Bitbucket
9 4 (0.31%) InstallShield
9 4 (0.31%) MSI
10 3 (0.23%) WebDriver
11 2 (0.15%) Burp Suite
11 2 (0.15%) SoapUI
12 1 (0.077%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 504 (38.56%) Social Skills
2 170 (13.01%) Finance
3 150 (11.48%) Analytical Skills
4 80 (6.12%) Organisational Skills
5 71 (5.43%) Law
6 69 (5.28%) Legal
7 59 (4.51%) Retail
8 44 (3.37%) Marketing
9 43 (3.29%) Influencing Skills
10 37 (2.83%) Presentation Skills
11 35 (2.68%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 33 (2.52%) Pharmaceutical
12 33 (2.52%) Public Sector
13 31 (2.37%) Documentation Skills
13 31 (2.37%) Manufacturing
14 26 (1.99%) Telecoms
15 20 (1.53%) Back Office
16 19 (1.45%) Automotive
17 12 (0.92%) Banking
17 12 (0.92%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 193 (14.77%) Analyst
2 171 (13.08%) Senior
3 162 (12.39%) Developer
4 140 (10.71%) IT Support
5 121 (9.26%) Support Engineer
6 107 (8.19%) IT Engineer
7 94 (7.19%) .NET Developer
8 88 (6.73%) Consultant
9 86 (6.58%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 82 (6.27%) IT Support Engineer
11 63 (4.82%) Architect
12 61 (4.67%) C# Developer
13 59 (4.51%) Lead
14 56 (4.28%) C# .NET Developer
15 55 (4.21%) IT Analyst
16 53 (4.06%) Systems Engineer
17 48 (3.67%) 3rd Line Support
18 43 (3.29%) Senior Analyst
18 43 (3.29%) Support Analyst
19 41 (3.14%) 3rd Line Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 167 (12.78%) .NET
2 88 (6.73%) ASP.NET
3 81 (6.20%) .NET Framework
4 73 (5.59%) .NET Core
5 65 (4.97%) React
6 57 (4.36%) ASP.NET MVC
7 41 (3.14%) AngularJS
8 38 (2.91%) Entity Framework
9 31 (2.37%) ASP.NET Web API
10 25 (1.91%) CSS
10 25 (1.91%) HTML
10 25 (1.91%) RESTful
11 24 (1.84%) Next.js
11 24 (1.84%) Vue
12 22 (1.68%) Web Services
13 18 (1.38%) Node.js
14 15 (1.15%) ARM Templates
14 15 (1.15%) Twitter Bootstrap
15 13 (0.99%) HTML5 Canvas
15 13 (0.99%) WinForms
Miscellaneous
1 107 (8.19%) Self-Motivation
2 56 (4.28%) Data Centre
3 53 (4.06%) Driving Licence
4 39 (2.98%) PKI
5 34 (2.60%) Management Information System
5 34 (2.60%) Onboarding
6 25 (1.91%) Replication
7 23 (1.76%) Algorithms
8 18 (1.38%) Client/Server
8 18 (1.38%) Cyber Threat
8 18 (1.38%) Public Cloud
9 16 (1.22%) Biopharmaceutical
9 16 (1.22%) Social Media
10 15 (1.15%) CMDB
11 14 (1.07%) Educational Technology
11 14 (1.07%) Product Ownership
12 13 (0.99%) Analytical Mindset
12 13 (0.99%) Security Operations Centre
13 12 (0.92%) Greenfield Project
13 12 (0.92%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 400 (30.60%) Windows
2 185 (14.15%) Windows Server
3 171 (13.08%) Windows 10
4 112 (8.57%) Linux
5 88 (6.73%) Windows Server 2019
6 83 (6.35%) Windows Server 2016
7 63 (4.82%) Windows Server 2012
8 48 (3.67%) Windows 7
9 39 (2.98%) Android
10 31 (2.37%) Apple iOS
11 20 (1.53%) Unix
12 18 (1.38%) Mac OS
13 16 (1.22%) Windows XP
14 14 (1.07%) Mac OS X
14 14 (1.07%) Windows NT
15 9 (0.69%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
16 8 (0.61%) CentOS
16 8 (0.61%) Ubuntu
16 8 (0.61%) VMS
16 8 (0.61%) Windows 8
Processes & Methodologies
1 313 (23.95%) Problem-Solving
2 237 (18.13%) Agile
3 234 (17.90%) Customer Service
4 189 (14.46%) ITIL
5 168 (12.85%) DevOps
6 163 (12.47%) Cybersecurity
7 127 (9.72%) CRM
8 115 (8.80%) Project Management
9 106 (8.11%) Business Intelligence
10 105 (8.03%) Infrastructure Engineering
11 100 (7.65%) Mentoring
12 99 (7.57%) Decision-Making
13 93 (7.12%) Analytics
14 90 (6.89%) Presales
15 88 (6.73%) Service Management
16 72 (5.51%) MVC
17 69 (5.28%) Service Delivery
18 61 (4.67%) Roadmaps
19 58 (4.44%) Full Stack Development
20 56 (4.28%) Computer Science
Programming Languages
1 211 (16.14%) SQL
2 188 (14.38%) C#
3 114 (8.72%) JavaScript
4 84 (6.43%) PowerShell
5 71 (5.43%) Python
6 39 (2.98%) T-SQL
7 36 (2.75%) TypeScript
8 34 (2.60%) Fortran
9 31 (2.37%) Bash
10 28 (2.14%) C++
11 25 (1.91%) VB
11 25 (1.91%) VBScript
12 18 (1.38%) Java
13 14 (1.07%) Bicep
13 14 (1.07%) C
14 12 (0.92%) Perl
15 11 (0.84%) Kusto Query Language
15 11 (0.84%) VB.NET
16 8 (0.61%) Data Analysis Expressions
17 6 (0.46%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 301 (23.03%) Degree
2 269 (20.58%) Security Cleared
3 149 (11.40%) DV Cleared
4 138 (10.56%) SC Cleared
5 70 (5.36%) Microsoft Certification
6 54 (4.13%) DBS Check
7 48 (3.67%) Cisco Certification
8 41 (3.14%) ACCA
8 41 (3.14%) CIMA
9 38 (2.91%) MCP
10 35 (2.68%) CCNA
11 31 (2.37%) Azure Certification
12 29 (2.22%) NVQ Level 3
13 27 (2.07%) Computer Science Degree
14 26 (1.99%) CISSP
15 24 (1.84%) Master's Degree
16 23 (1.76%) A+ Certification
16 23 (1.76%) BPSS Clearance
17 22 (1.68%) CCNP
18 21 (1.61%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 69 (5.28%) SLA
2 42 (3.21%) GDPR
3 26 (1.99%) QA
4 25 (1.91%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 19 (1.45%) Cyber Essentials
6 17 (1.30%) Data Quality
7 12 (0.92%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
7 12 (0.92%) NIST
8 7 (0.54%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 6 (0.46%) PCI DSS
10 5 (0.38%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 4 (0.31%) ISO 9001
11 4 (0.31%) PMO
12 3 (0.23%) Accessibility
12 3 (0.23%) ISO 14001
13 1 (0.077%) Actionable Recommendations
13 1 (0.077%) COSHH
13 1 (0.077%) GAAP
13 1 (0.077%) IASME
13 1 (0.077%) NEBOSH
System Software
1 361 (27.62%) Active Directory
2 110 (8.42%) VMware Infrastructure
3 79 (6.04%) Hyper-V
4 34 (2.60%) Firmware
5 20 (1.53%) Virtual Machines
6 18 (1.38%) Virtual Desktop
7 15 (1.15%) Docker
7 15 (1.15%) KVM
8 14 (1.07%) VMware ESXi
9 13 (0.99%) vSphere
10 6 (0.46%) Citrix Hypervisor
11 4 (0.31%) Microsoft App-V
11 4 (0.31%) XenApp
12 3 (0.23%) XenDesktop
13 1 (0.077%) NFS
13 1 (0.077%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 119 (9.10%) SCCM
2 107 (8.19%) Microsoft Intune
3 48 (3.67%) SCOM
4 47 (3.60%) WSUS
5 29 (2.22%) Kubernetes
6 27 (2.07%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 19 (1.45%) NetBackup
8 16 (1.22%) vCenter Server
9 14 (1.07%) EMC NetWorker
9 14 (1.07%) Sysprep
10 13 (0.99%) Terraform
11 7 (0.54%) Ansible
12 6 (0.46%) Puppet
13 5 (0.38%) CASB
13 5 (0.38%) HP Quality Center
13 5 (0.38%) Red Hat Spacewalk
13 5 (0.38%) Stealthwatch
14 4 (0.31%) Jamf Pro
14 4 (0.31%) Nessus
14 4 (0.31%) PaperCut
Vendors
1 158 (12.09%) VMware
2 67 (5.13%) Apple
3 66 (5.05%) Cisco
3 66 (5.05%) Citrix
4 63 (4.82%) Adobe
5 57 (4.36%) Veeam
6 50 (3.83%) HP
7 41 (3.14%) Google
8 36 (2.75%) Dell
9 26 (1.99%) Oracle
10 24 (1.84%) ServiceNow
11 23 (1.76%) Salesforce
12 22 (1.68%) Juniper
13 21 (1.61%) Palo Alto
14 19 (1.45%) EMC
14 19 (1.45%) Optimizely
14 19 (1.45%) Sitecore
15 17 (1.30%) Databricks
15 17 (1.30%) SAP
16 16 (1.22%) Meraki