Microsoft Office
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Microsoft Office skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Microsoft Office over the 6 months to 24 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
24 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 54 79 117
Rank change year-on-year +25 +38 +9
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Office 4,392 4,243 4,911
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 4.48% 4.02% 3.19%
As % of the Applications category 45.23% 45.43% 37.63%
Number of salaries quoted 3,045 2,472 3,373
10th Percentile £23,500 £25,000 £23,500
25th Percentile £26,000 £28,800 £26,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £38,000 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year -14.47% +1.33% -
75th Percentile £47,500 £55,000 £52,000
90th Percentile £61,500 £70,000 £65,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £30,450 £34,000 £32,500
% change year-on-year -10.44% +4.62% -4.41%

All Software Application Skills
UK

Microsoft Office is in the Software Applications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for software application skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for software application skills 9,710 9,340 13,052
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 9.91% 8.85% 8.48%
Number of salaries quoted 6,123 5,082 7,149
10th Percentile £24,500 £25,750 £25,750
25th Percentile £27,750 £31,250 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% - +5.88%
75th Percentile £52,875 £60,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £67,500 £77,500 £75,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £35,000 £37,500 £39,000
% change year-on-year -6.67% -3.85% -2.50%

Microsoft Office
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Microsoft Office in the UK

Microsoft Office
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Microsoft Office in the UK

Microsoft Office
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Microsoft Office over the 6 months to 24 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Microsoft Office in the UK

Microsoft Office
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 Office within the UK over the 6 months to 24 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
England +32 3,991 £32,500 -16.13% 1,751
UK excluding London +22 3,323 £30,450 -10.44% 1,465
Work from Home +5 1,060 £36,500 -18.89% 517
London +40 979 £42,000 -16.00% 428
South East +23 899 £30,500 -7.58% 400
Midlands +27 759 £31,500 -18.18% 273
North of England +16 619 £29,000 -11.45% 345
West Midlands +21 505 £32,000 -18.99% 172
East of England +18 364 £30,000 -6.05% 149
South West +27 352 £32,500 -4.41% 185
North West 0 288 £28,500 -10.75% 190
Yorkshire +46 270 £29,250 -16.43% 114
East Midlands +36 254 £31,500 -13.70% 100
Scotland -49 176 £32,500 - 100
Wales +31 105 £27,500 - 47
North East -1 61 £27,750 +4.72% 48
Northern Ireland +31 30 £42,500 +32.81% 25
Isle of Man +1 22 £45,000 +28.57% 2

Microsoft Office
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
1 436 (9.93%) SharePoint
2 433 (9.86%) Microsoft Exchange
3 57 (1.30%) Confluence
4 47 (1.07%) Skype for Business
5 45 (1.02%) Oracle Service Bus
5 45 (1.02%) WebLogic
6 42 (0.96%) CMS
6 42 (0.96%) SAS
7 40 (0.91%) IIS
8 14 (0.32%) Exchange Server 2010
8 14 (0.32%) Exchange Server 2013
9 10 (0.23%) WordPress
10 9 (0.20%) Office Communications Server
11 8 (0.18%) Exchange Server 2007
12 7 (0.16%) IBM Notes
12 7 (0.16%) Jupyter
13 4 (0.091%) ArcGIS
13 4 (0.091%) Moodle
14 3 (0.068%) Apache
14 3 (0.068%) GlassFish
Applications
1 1,290 (29.37%) Microsoft Excel
2 553 (12.59%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 125 (2.85%) MS Visio
4 96 (2.19%) Microsoft Project
5 47 (1.07%) AutoCAD
6 42 (0.96%) Spreadsheet
7 35 (0.80%) Photoshop
8 25 (0.57%) InDesign
9 20 (0.46%) Adobe Creative Suite
10 18 (0.41%) Adobe Illustrator
11 10 (0.23%) Adobe After Effects
12 9 (0.20%) Revit
12 9 (0.20%) SOLIDWORKS
13 8 (0.18%) SPSS
13 8 (0.18%) Trello
14 7 (0.16%) Adobe Premiere
15 6 (0.14%) Simulink
16 5 (0.11%) Solid Edge
17 4 (0.091%) EPLAN
17 4 (0.091%) OrCAD
Business Applications
1 47 (1.07%) Remedy ITSM
2 25 (0.57%) Primavera
3 23 (0.52%) Dynamics CRM
4 18 (0.41%) Sage 200
5 14 (0.32%) iTrent
6 13 (0.30%) Infor SunSystems
7 12 (0.27%) Elite 3E
8 10 (0.23%) Carpe Diem
9 9 (0.20%) Relativity
9 9 (0.20%) Shopify
10 6 (0.14%) NetSuite
10 6 (0.14%) Oracle EBS
10 6 (0.14%) Oracle Payables
10 6 (0.14%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
10 6 (0.14%) SAP S/4HANA
11 5 (0.11%) Dynamics AX
11 5 (0.11%) FastStats
11 5 (0.11%) FastStats PeopleStage
11 5 (0.11%) Sage 50
11 5 (0.11%) Sage CRM
Cloud Services
1 1,161 (26.43%) Microsoft 365
2 554 (12.61%) Azure
3 225 (5.12%) Power Platform
4 202 (4.60%) Entra ID
5 97 (2.21%) AWS
6 77 (1.75%) OneDrive
7 68 (1.55%) Google Workspace
8 57 (1.30%) SaaS
9 55 (1.25%) PowerApps
10 53 (1.21%) Dynamics 365
11 51 (1.16%) Power Automate
12 47 (1.07%) GitHub
13 45 (1.02%) Mimecast
14 24 (0.55%) Azure DevOps
15 23 (0.52%) WhatsApp
16 15 (0.34%) Cloud Computing
16 15 (0.34%) GCP
17 13 (0.30%) Azure Sentinel
18 12 (0.27%) Google Drive
18 12 (0.27%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 305 (6.94%) Firewall
2 258 (5.87%) DNS
3 227 (5.17%) LAN
4 201 (4.58%) TCP/IP
5 198 (4.51%) DHCP
6 196 (4.46%) WAN
7 179 (4.08%) VPN
8 154 (3.51%) Wi-Fi
9 142 (3.23%) Wireless
10 111 (2.53%) VoIP
11 104 (2.37%) VLAN
12 95 (2.16%) Internet
13 63 (1.43%) Skype
14 59 (1.34%) FTP
15 56 (1.28%) Network Security
16 55 (1.25%) SAN
17 43 (0.98%) Remote Desktop
18 41 (0.93%) Broadband
19 37 (0.84%) Cisco IOS
20 36 (0.82%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 200 (4.55%) Power BI
2 157 (3.57%) SQL Server
3 58 (1.32%) Oracle Database
4 45 (1.02%) Oracle Database 10g
4 45 (1.02%) Oracle Database 11g
4 45 (1.02%) VLDB
5 44 (1.00%) Tableau
6 40 (0.91%) Relational Database
7 35 (0.80%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 30 (0.68%) Data Warehouse
9 29 (0.66%) Amazon RDS
10 25 (0.57%) Big Data
11 23 (0.52%) PostgreSQL
12 22 (0.50%) SQL Server Reporting Services
13 17 (0.39%) Data Lake
14 14 (0.32%) BusinessObjects
15 10 (0.23%) EDRMS
16 9 (0.20%) Crystal Reports
16 9 (0.20%) Data Mining
16 9 (0.20%) EDMS
Development Applications
1 140 (3.19%) JIRA
2 35 (0.80%) Visual Studio
3 34 (0.77%) Git
4 27 (0.61%) Visual Studio Code
5 17 (0.39%) LabVIEW
6 11 (0.25%) Subversion
6 11 (0.25%) Team Foundation Server
7 10 (0.23%) Jenkins
8 6 (0.14%) Dreamweaver
8 6 (0.14%) Mercurial
8 6 (0.14%) Postman
9 5 (0.11%) eggPlant
9 5 (0.11%) MSI
9 5 (0.11%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
10 4 (0.091%) AdminStudio
10 4 (0.091%) Bitbucket
10 4 (0.091%) Eclipse
10 4 (0.091%) GitLab
10 4 (0.091%) InstallShield
10 4 (0.091%) TeamCity
General
1 2,087 (47.52%) Social Skills
2 945 (21.52%) Finance
3 718 (16.35%) Analytical Skills
4 529 (12.04%) Organisational Skills
5 334 (7.60%) Legal
6 267 (6.08%) Marketing
7 261 (5.94%) Retail
8 245 (5.58%) Law
9 231 (5.26%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 199 (4.53%) Banking
11 167 (3.80%) Manufacturing
12 163 (3.71%) Influencing Skills
13 161 (3.67%) Telecoms
14 155 (3.53%) Public Sector
15 144 (3.28%) Presentation Skills
16 125 (2.85%) Military
17 107 (2.44%) Investment Banking
18 102 (2.32%) Documentation Skills
19 76 (1.73%) Automotive
20 71 (1.62%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 1,052 (23.95%) Analyst
2 507 (11.54%) IT Support
3 410 (9.34%) Support Engineer
4 289 (6.58%) Senior
5 265 (6.03%) Support Analyst
6 259 (5.90%) IT Engineer
7 217 (4.94%) Project Manager
8 210 (4.78%) IT Support Engineer
9 202 (4.60%) IT Analyst
10 200 (4.55%) Administrator
11 188 (4.28%) Service Analyst
12 166 (3.78%) 2nd Line Support
12 166 (3.78%) Service Desk Analyst
13 165 (3.76%) Coordinator
14 164 (3.73%) IT Technician
15 161 (3.67%) 1st Line Support
16 141 (3.21%) Lead
17 138 (3.14%) Consultant
18 135 (3.07%) Support Technician
19 124 (2.82%) Graduate
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 90 (2.05%) .NET
2 74 (1.68%) HTML
3 33 (0.75%) CSS
4 29 (0.66%) HTML5
5 26 (0.59%) XML
6 25 (0.57%) JSON
7 23 (0.52%) Blazor
8 21 (0.48%) EDI
9 18 (0.41%) Oracle Fusion
10 15 (0.34%) REST
11 14 (0.32%) LDAP
12 12 (0.27%) Web Services
13 11 (0.25%) Flash
14 8 (0.18%) .NET Framework
14 8 (0.18%) jQuery
14 8 (0.18%) pytest
15 7 (0.16%) XSL
16 6 (0.14%) ASP.NET
16 6 (0.14%) Classic ASP
16 6 (0.14%) Razor View Engine
Miscellaneous
1 473 (10.77%) Self-Motivation
2 292 (6.65%) Driving Licence
3 244 (5.56%) Onboarding
4 218 (4.96%) Management Information System
5 120 (2.73%) Social Media
6 79 (1.80%) Video Conferencing
7 71 (1.62%) Data Centre
8 66 (1.50%) Smartphone
9 65 (1.48%) Replication
10 50 (1.14%) CCTV
11 46 (1.05%) NHS
12 40 (0.91%) Renewable Energy
13 36 (0.82%) Life Science
14 35 (0.80%) EPoS
15 32 (0.73%) Blog
15 32 (0.73%) Graphic Design
16 30 (0.68%) FMCG
16 30 (0.68%) Reinsurance
17 28 (0.64%) Product Ownership
18 27 (0.61%) iPhone
Operating Systems
1 1,429 (32.54%) Windows
2 618 (14.07%) Windows 10
3 410 (9.34%) Windows Server
4 131 (2.98%) Linux
5 130 (2.96%) Windows 7
6 115 (2.62%) Android
6 115 (2.62%) Apple iOS
7 112 (2.55%) Mac OS
8 99 (2.25%) Windows Server 2016
9 88 (2.00%) Windows Server 2019
10 81 (1.84%) Windows Server 2012
11 80 (1.82%) Unix
12 48 (1.09%) Solaris
13 43 (0.98%) Windows Server 2008
14 21 (0.48%) Mac OS X
14 21 (0.48%) Windows 8
15 11 (0.25%) Windows Server 2003
15 11 (0.25%) Windows XP
16 7 (0.16%) Windows 2000
17 6 (0.14%) Windows NT
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,237 (28.16%) Problem-Solving
2 1,116 (25.41%) Customer Service
3 522 (11.89%) ITIL
4 509 (11.59%) Continuous Improvement
5 501 (11.41%) Project Management
6 343 (7.81%) Time Management
7 295 (6.72%) Agile
7 295 (6.72%) CRM
8 260 (5.92%) Cybersecurity
9 258 (5.87%) Data Analysis
10 241 (5.49%) ITSM
11 236 (5.37%) Process Improvement
12 235 (5.35%) Business Intelligence
13 228 (5.19%) Decision-Making
14 223 (5.08%) Mathematics
15 221 (5.03%) Creative Thinking
16 216 (4.92%) Customer Experience
17 198 (4.51%) Asset Management
18 182 (4.14%) Service Delivery
19 181 (4.12%) Logistics
Programming Languages
1 430 (9.79%) SQL
2 168 (3.83%) PowerShell
3 83 (1.89%) JavaScript
4 73 (1.66%) Python
5 63 (1.43%) C#
6 47 (1.07%) PL/SQL
7 41 (0.93%) T-SQL
8 29 (0.66%) VBA
9 28 (0.64%) MATLAB
10 24 (0.55%) VB
11 19 (0.43%) R
12 16 (0.36%) PHP
13 12 (0.27%) VB.NET
13 12 (0.27%) VBScript
14 10 (0.23%) Bash
14 10 (0.23%) Java
15 9 (0.20%) C++
16 7 (0.16%) C
17 6 (0.14%) Perl
17 6 (0.14%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 1,389 (31.63%) Degree
2 300 (6.83%) Security Cleared
3 203 (4.62%) DBS Check
4 178 (4.05%) Microsoft Certification
5 175 (3.98%) SC Cleared
6 84 (1.91%) MCP
7 83 (1.89%) A+ Certification
8 61 (1.39%) ITIL Certification
9 60 (1.37%) DV Cleared
10 56 (1.28%) Cisco Certification
10 56 (1.28%) Computer Science Degree
10 56 (1.28%) HND
11 53 (1.21%) Master's Degree
12 52 (1.18%) HNC
13 51 (1.16%) CCNA
14 50 (1.14%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
15 42 (0.96%) MCSE
15 42 (0.96%) PMI Certification
16 39 (0.89%) MCSA
17 38 (0.87%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 371 (8.45%) SLA
2 125 (2.85%) QA
3 113 (2.57%) GDPR
4 82 (1.87%) ISO 9001
5 72 (1.64%) Cyber Essentials
6 66 (1.50%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 57 (1.30%) PMO
8 51 (1.16%) Accessibility
9 45 (1.02%) Data Quality
10 43 (0.98%) ISO/IEC 17025
11 25 (0.57%) ISO 14001
12 15 (0.34%) NEBOSH
13 13 (0.30%) COSHH
13 13 (0.30%) GRC
14 12 (0.27%) Sarbanes-Oxley
15 10 (0.23%) COBIT
16 8 (0.18%) CDISC
16 8 (0.18%) ISO 26262
17 7 (0.16%) IEC 61508
17 7 (0.16%) IFRS
System Software
1 956 (21.77%) Active Directory
2 202 (4.60%) VMware Infrastructure
3 156 (3.55%) Hyper-V
4 45 (1.02%) Oracle RAC
5 23 (0.52%) Virtual Machines
6 22 (0.50%) Firmware
7 17 (0.39%) vSphere
8 15 (0.34%) KVM
9 14 (0.32%) VMware ESXi
10 12 (0.27%) Virtual Desktop
10 12 (0.27%) Virtual Servers
11 10 (0.23%) Terminal Services
11 10 (0.23%) VMware Workstation
12 9 (0.20%) Docker
12 9 (0.20%) Forefront TMG
13 8 (0.18%) XenApp
14 7 (0.16%) Microsoft App-V
15 6 (0.14%) Microsoft Virtual Server
16 5 (0.11%) XenDesktop
17 2 (0.046%) Citrix Hypervisor
Systems Management
1 185 (4.21%) Microsoft Intune
2 157 (3.57%) SCCM
3 45 (1.02%) Data Guard
3 45 (1.02%) Oracle RMAN
4 39 (0.89%) EnCase
5 27 (0.61%) WSUS
6 25 (0.57%) Jamf Pro
7 24 (0.55%) Terraform
8 20 (0.46%) SCOM
9 17 (0.39%) Failover Clustering
10 15 (0.34%) Ansible
11 12 (0.27%) SmoothWall
12 10 (0.23%) Autotask
13 9 (0.20%) Functional Safety
13 9 (0.20%) Single Sign-On
14 8 (0.18%) AirWatch
14 8 (0.18%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
15 7 (0.16%) Icinga
16 6 (0.14%) CSIRT
17 5 (0.11%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 3,122 (71.08%) Microsoft
2 249 (5.67%) VMware
3 165 (3.76%) Google
4 163 (3.71%) Apple
5 154 (3.51%) Cisco
6 114 (2.60%) SAP
7 113 (2.57%) Oracle
8 109 (2.48%) ServiceNow
9 89 (2.03%) Citrix
10 86 (1.96%) Adobe
11 73 (1.66%) Veeam
12 70 (1.59%) Salesforce
13 65 (1.48%) HP
14 60 (1.37%) Remedy
15 59 (1.34%) iManage
16 58 (1.32%) Dell
17 53 (1.21%) Sun
18 49 (1.12%) Sage
19 46 (1.05%) Sophos
20 39 (0.89%) Meraki