Microsoft Certification Jobs

Microsoft Certification
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Microsoft Certification qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 7 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
7 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 228 321 355
Rank change year-on-year +93 +34 -74
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Certification 1,316 1,102 1,706
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.34% 1.09% 1.08%
As % of the Qualifications category 4.83% 3.32% 4.03%
Number of salaries quoted 1,105 886 1,180
10th Percentile £26,500 £25,250 £26,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £31,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,050 £46,500
Median % change year-on-year -0.11% -3.12% +3.33%
75th Percentile £61,250 £61,250 £59,793
90th Percentile £77,500 £71,250 £77,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £40,000 £41,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year -3.61% -2.35% +3.66%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK

Microsoft Certification is in the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 27,264 33,185 42,304
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 27.68% 32.68% 26.87%
Number of salaries quoted 17,216 14,890 18,866
10th Percentile £28,250 £31,250 £31,000
25th Percentile £38,500 £41,750 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,000 £59,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.24% +8.18% -
75th Percentile £71,000 £77,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £87,500 £95,000 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £51,350 £50,000
% change year-on-year -2.63% +2.70% +1.01%

Microsoft Certification
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Microsoft Certification in the UK

Microsoft Certification
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Microsoft Certification in the UK

Microsoft Certification
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Microsoft Certification over the 6 months to 7 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Microsoft Certification in the UK

Microsoft Certification
Top 18 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft Certification within the UK over the 6 months to 7 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
England +95 1,206 £45,000 - 265
UK excluding London +62 963 £40,000 -3.61% 218
Work from Home +88 465 £50,000 - 118
London +113 305 £62,500 +13.64% 56
North of England +146 273 £40,000 -15.79% 59
South East +36 244 £38,500 +5.48% 39
Midlands +24 162 £38,000 -7.32% 32
North West +45 121 £40,000 -15.79% 38
East of England +28 107 £40,000 -5.88% 19
West Midlands +25 100 £38,000 -7.32% 22
South West -36 97 £40,000 -5.33% 46
Yorkshire +119 90 £40,000 -5.88% 16
East Midlands +7 62 £44,225 +9.20% 10
North East - 62 £32,500 - 7
Scotland -55 42 £57,500 +27.78% 18
Wales +19 25 £27,000 -40.66% 3
Northern Ireland +34 12 £45,000 -27.71% 7
Isle of Man - 2 £50,000 -

Microsoft Certification
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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
1 211 (16.03%) Microsoft Exchange
2 191 (14.51%) SharePoint
3 14 (1.06%) IIS
4 12 (0.91%) SharePoint 2010
4 12 (0.91%) SharePoint 2013
5 11 (0.84%) Apache Spark
6 10 (0.76%) CMS
7 9 (0.68%) Apache
8 5 (0.38%) Skype for Business
9 1 (0.076%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
9 1 (0.076%) Confluence
9 1 (0.076%) Drupal
9 1 (0.076%) SAS
9 1 (0.076%) WebSphere
Applications
1 166 (12.61%) Microsoft Office
2 23 (1.75%) Microsoft Excel
3 13 (0.99%) Adobe XD
4 6 (0.46%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.15%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.15%) Trello
6 1 (0.076%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 1 (0.076%) AutoCAD
6 1 (0.076%) PTC Creo
6 1 (0.076%) SOLIDWORKS
6 1 (0.076%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 38 (2.89%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (0.38%) Teamcenter
3 4 (0.30%) Dynamics AX
4 3 (0.23%) Maximo
5 2 (0.15%) Dynamics NAV
5 2 (0.15%) Remedy ITSM
5 2 (0.15%) Sage 200
5 2 (0.15%) Sage 50
5 2 (0.15%) Shopify
5 2 (0.15%) SystmOne
6 1 (0.076%) Cognos Controller
6 1 (0.076%) IBM Planning Analytics
Cloud Services
1 825 (62.69%) Azure
2 531 (40.35%) Microsoft 365
3 296 (22.49%) Power Platform
4 148 (11.25%) AWS
5 120 (9.12%) Entra ID
6 97 (7.37%) Azure DevOps
6 97 (7.37%) Dynamics 365
7 85 (6.46%) PowerApps
8 77 (5.85%) Power Automate
9 45 (3.42%) Azure Data Factory
10 41 (3.12%) IaaS
11 40 (3.04%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 40 (3.04%) IBM Cloud
12 39 (2.96%) PaaS
13 37 (2.81%) Serverless
14 34 (2.58%) OneDrive
15 29 (2.20%) Azure Logic Apps
15 29 (2.20%) Cloud Computing
15 29 (2.20%) GCP
16 26 (1.98%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 215 (16.34%) Firewall
2 139 (10.56%) DNS
3 132 (10.03%) DHCP
4 117 (8.89%) SAN
5 98 (7.45%) TCP/IP
6 94 (7.14%) Broadband
7 90 (6.84%) VPN
8 87 (6.61%) WAN
9 82 (6.23%) LAN
10 72 (5.47%) Network Security
10 72 (5.47%) VLAN
11 51 (3.88%) VoIP
12 49 (3.72%) Internet
13 47 (3.57%) Wireless
14 40 (3.04%) NAS
15 31 (2.36%) Remote Desktop
15 31 (2.36%) Wi-Fi
16 26 (1.98%) Intranet
17 20 (1.52%) SD-WAN
18 15 (1.14%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 235 (17.86%) Power BI
2 220 (16.72%) SQL Server
3 117 (8.89%) Azure SQL Database
4 54 (4.10%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 49 (3.72%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 43 (3.27%) Data Lake
7 40 (3.04%) SQL Server Analysis Services
8 31 (2.36%) Data Warehouse
9 30 (2.28%) Amazon RDS
10 28 (2.13%) Relational Database
11 18 (1.37%) Microsoft Analysis Services
12 16 (1.22%) Big Data
12 16 (1.22%) Metadata
13 10 (0.76%) MySQL
14 9 (0.68%) QlikView
14 9 (0.68%) Tableau
15 6 (0.46%) NoSQL
15 6 (0.46%) Oracle Database
16 5 (0.38%) Elasticsearch
16 5 (0.38%) Redis
Development Applications
1 19 (1.44%) JIRA
2 17 (1.29%) Git
3 13 (0.99%) Axure RP
3 13 (0.99%) Balsamiq
4 9 (0.68%) GitLab
5 8 (0.61%) Jenkins
6 6 (0.46%) TeamCity
7 5 (0.38%) Octopus Deploy
8 4 (0.30%) Bitbucket
9 3 (0.23%) Team Foundation Server
10 2 (0.15%) Hudson
10 2 (0.15%) MSBuild
10 2 (0.15%) Visual Studio
11 1 (0.076%) AdminStudio
11 1 (0.076%) Atlassian Bamboo
11 1 (0.076%) Chocolatey
11 1 (0.076%) MSI
11 1 (0.076%) Vagrant
General
1 581 (44.15%) Social Skills
2 155 (11.78%) Analytical Skills
3 135 (10.26%) Finance
4 121 (9.19%) Public Sector
5 70 (5.32%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 61 (4.64%) Organisational Skills
7 57 (4.33%) Presentation Skills
8 55 (4.18%) Marketing
9 45 (3.42%) Manufacturing
10 42 (3.19%) Legal
11 41 (3.12%) Telecoms
12 37 (2.81%) Retail
13 25 (1.90%) Law
14 18 (1.37%) Banking
15 14 (1.06%) Billing
16 13 (0.99%) Automotive
17 10 (0.76%) Documentation Skills
17 10 (0.76%) Games
17 10 (0.76%) Local Government
18 9 (0.68%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 184 (13.98%) Support Engineer
2 175 (13.30%) IT Support
3 129 (9.80%) Senior
4 123 (9.35%) Architect
5 115 (8.74%) IT Engineer
6 111 (8.43%) DBA
7 109 (8.28%) Analyst
8 102 (7.75%) SQL DBA
9 92 (6.99%) Consultant
10 85 (6.46%) IT Support Engineer
11 80 (6.08%) Developer
12 79 (6.00%) 2nd Line Support
13 72 (5.47%) Lead
14 66 (5.02%) 2nd Line Engineer
14 66 (5.02%) 3rd Line Support
15 63 (4.79%) Infrastructure Engineer
16 59 (4.48%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
16 59 (4.48%) Administrator
17 48 (3.65%) Solutions Architect
18 47 (3.57%) IT Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 64 (4.86%) HTML
2 60 (4.56%) CSS
3 54 (4.10%) .NET
4 29 (2.20%) ARM Templates
5 25 (1.90%) ASP.NET
6 23 (1.75%) .NET Framework
7 22 (1.67%) HTML5 Canvas
8 21 (1.60%) ASP.NET MVC
9 20 (1.52%) .NET Core
10 18 (1.37%) Entity Framework
11 15 (1.14%) PySpark
12 11 (0.84%) AngularJS
12 11 (0.84%) Web Services
13 10 (0.76%) jQuery
14 8 (0.61%) ADO
14 8 (0.61%) Middleware
15 7 (0.53%) REST
15 7 (0.53%) XML
16 6 (0.46%) React
17 5 (0.38%) Elastic Stack
Miscellaneous
1 95 (7.22%) Data Centre
2 69 (5.24%) Driving Licence
3 64 (4.86%) Management Information System
4 48 (3.65%) Replication
5 47 (3.57%) Hybrid Cloud
5 47 (3.57%) Onboarding
6 46 (3.50%) Distributed Systems
7 44 (3.34%) Public Cloud
8 40 (3.04%) Blockchain
9 34 (2.58%) Private Cloud
10 33 (2.51%) Self-Motivation
11 31 (2.36%) Analytical Mindset
12 30 (2.28%) Security Posture
13 29 (2.20%) Cloud Native
14 28 (2.13%) Enterprise Software
15 23 (1.75%) Enterprise Storage
16 20 (1.52%) Virtual Team
17 17 (1.29%) Low-Code
17 17 (1.29%) Product Ownership
18 16 (1.22%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 557 (42.33%) Windows
2 288 (21.88%) Windows Server
3 154 (11.70%) Linux
4 137 (10.41%) Windows 10
5 95 (7.22%) VMS
6 53 (4.03%) Windows Server 2012
7 52 (3.95%) Mac OS
8 49 (3.72%) Debian
9 46 (3.50%) CentOS
9 46 (3.50%) Windows Server 2016
10 41 (3.12%) Apple iOS
11 40 (3.04%) Alpine Linux
12 34 (2.58%) Windows Server 2019
13 23 (1.75%) Android
14 21 (1.60%) Windows Server 2008
15 18 (1.37%) Windows 8
16 15 (1.14%) Ubuntu
17 14 (1.06%) Windows 7
18 12 (0.91%) SUSE
19 10 (0.76%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 382 (29.03%) Problem-Solving
2 295 (22.42%) ITIL
3 280 (21.28%) Customer Service
4 240 (18.24%) Business Intelligence
5 168 (12.77%) Cybersecurity
6 165 (12.54%) DevOps
7 144 (10.94%) Agile
8 142 (10.79%) Computer Science
8 142 (10.79%) Disaster Recovery
9 120 (9.12%) Project Management
10 117 (8.89%) Project Delivery
11 115 (8.74%) Infrastructure Engineering
12 114 (8.66%) Collaborative Working
13 113 (8.59%) CI/CD
14 106 (8.05%) Artificial Intelligence
15 102 (7.75%) Migration
16 98 (7.45%) High Availability
16 98 (7.45%) Performance Tuning
17 86 (6.53%) Presales
18 82 (6.23%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 301 (22.87%) SQL
2 124 (9.42%) PowerShell
3 110 (8.36%) C#
4 97 (7.37%) T-SQL
5 70 (5.32%) JavaScript
6 43 (3.27%) Python
7 28 (2.13%) TypeScript
8 21 (1.60%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 17 (1.29%) Bash
10 12 (0.91%) Bicep
11 10 (0.76%) Java
11 10 (0.76%) Kusto Query Language
12 9 (0.68%) C
12 9 (0.68%) U-SQL
13 8 (0.61%) C++
14 7 (0.53%) R
15 6 (0.46%) Shell Script
16 5 (0.38%) PHP
17 3 (0.23%) Go
17 3 (0.23%) Objective-C
Qualifications
1 394 (29.94%) Degree
2 309 (23.48%) MCSE
3 240 (18.24%) Azure Certification
4 202 (15.35%) MCSA
5 178 (13.53%) Cisco Certification
6 155 (11.78%) MCP
7 146 (11.09%) CCNA
8 144 (10.94%) A+ Certification
9 119 (9.04%) Computer Science Degree
10 103 (7.83%) Security Cleared
11 87 (6.61%) SC Cleared
12 80 (6.08%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
13 75 (5.70%) DBS Check
14 54 (4.10%) Network+ Certification
15 45 (3.42%) MCITP
16 31 (2.36%) CCNP
17 29 (2.20%) ITIL Certification
18 27 (2.05%) CISSP
19 25 (1.90%) AWS Certification
20 24 (1.82%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 84 (6.38%) SLA
2 43 (3.27%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 39 (2.96%) GDPR
4 24 (1.82%) Cyber Essentials
5 20 (1.52%) QA
6 17 (1.29%) Accessibility
7 15 (1.14%) NIST
7 15 (1.14%) PCI DSS
8 13 (0.99%) Data Quality
8 13 (0.99%) WCAG
9 9 (0.68%) NCSC
10 5 (0.38%) ISO 9001
10 5 (0.38%) NIST 800
11 3 (0.23%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 1 (0.076%) HIPAA
12 1 (0.076%) ISO 22301
12 1 (0.076%) ISO/IEC 20000
12 1 (0.076%) PMO
12 1 (0.076%) SOC 2
System Software
1 490 (37.23%) Active Directory
2 209 (15.88%) VMware Infrastructure
3 143 (10.87%) Hyper-V
4 97 (7.37%) Virtual Machines
5 67 (5.09%) Docker
6 50 (3.80%) vSphere
7 31 (2.36%) Virtual Servers
8 24 (1.82%) VMware ESXi
9 18 (1.37%) XenDesktop
10 12 (0.91%) vCloud
11 10 (0.76%) XenApp
12 9 (0.68%) Virtual Desktop
13 7 (0.53%) Firmware
14 6 (0.46%) Microsoft Virtual Server
15 3 (0.23%) KVM
15 3 (0.23%) VMware NSX
16 2 (0.15%) Terminal Server
16 2 (0.15%) Terminal Services
17 1 (0.076%) DFS Replication
17 1 (0.076%) Veritas Cluster Server
Systems Management
1 128 (9.73%) Microsoft Intune
2 92 (6.99%) Kubernetes
3 84 (6.38%) Terraform
4 82 (6.23%) SCCM
5 23 (1.75%) SCOM
6 13 (0.99%) vCenter Server
7 12 (0.91%) FortiGate
8 10 (0.76%) Single Sign-On
9 9 (0.68%) WSUS
10 8 (0.61%) Autotask
11 7 (0.53%) Ansible
11 7 (0.53%) SmoothWall
12 5 (0.38%) Active Directory Federation Services
12 5 (0.38%) Grafana
12 5 (0.38%) Prometheus
13 4 (0.30%) AirWatch
13 4 (0.30%) Jamf Pro
14 3 (0.23%) Failover Clustering
14 3 (0.23%) PowerCLI
14 3 (0.23%) Progress Chef
Vendors
1 1,170 (88.91%) Microsoft
2 279 (21.20%) VMware
3 118 (8.97%) Cisco
4 77 (5.85%) HP
5 67 (5.09%) Veeam
6 61 (4.64%) Apple
6 61 (4.64%) Citrix
7 50 (3.80%) Adobe
8 49 (3.72%) Red Hat
9 45 (3.42%) IBM
10 35 (2.66%) Databricks
11 33 (2.51%) Google
12 32 (2.43%) Meraki
13 29 (2.20%) Nimble Storage
14 26 (1.98%) Dell
15 25 (1.90%) SolarWinds
16 17 (1.29%) Commvault
16 17 (1.29%) Oracle
17 15 (1.14%) Sophos
18 14 (1.06%) Bloomberg