Microsoft 365 Jobs in the West Midlands

Microsoft 365 (M365, Office 365, O365)
England > West Midlands

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands with a requirement for Microsoft 365 skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Microsoft 365 over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 15 34 33
Rank change year-on-year +19 -1 -10
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 365 629 489 491
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 8.70% 7.27% 6.79%
As % of the Cloud Services category 26.05% 19.40% 17.60%
Number of salaries quoted 557 399 395
10th Percentile £24,000 £25,400 £24,500
25th Percentile £26,750 £28,500 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £40,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.25% - -
75th Percentile £50,000 £53,750 £53,750
90th Percentile £63,750 £68,350 £66,150
England median annual salary £39,750 £41,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year -3.05% -3.53% -

All Cloud Skills
West Midlands

Microsoft 365 is in the Cloud Services category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands with a requirement for cloud computing skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 2,415 2,520 2,789
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 33.42% 37.47% 38.59%
Number of salaries quoted 2,076 1,599 2,083
10th Percentile £26,500 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £40,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £66,250 £67,500 £69,250
90th Percentile £81,786 £80,000 £83,750
England median annual salary £57,500 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -11.54% +4.00% +4.17%

Microsoft 365
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

Job postings citing Microsoft 365 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Microsoft 365 in the West Midlands

Microsoft 365
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Microsoft 365 in the West Midlands.

Salary trend for Microsoft 365 in the West Midlands

Microsoft 365
Salary Histogram in the West Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Microsoft 365 in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Microsoft 365 in the West Midlands

Microsoft 365
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 365 within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 27 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
Birmingham +10 239 £39,750 -5.42% 36
Staffordshire -7 88 £35,000 -6.04% 15
Worcestershire -3 53 £35,000 -11.39% 16
Warwickshire +59 42 £35,100 -53.20% 19
Shropshire +11 26 £37,000 +42.31% 13
Coventry +31 24 £43,500 +30.83% 8
Solihull -14 19 £27,500 -24.66% 3
Halesowen -4 9 £35,000 +4.48% 2
Walsall +22 8 £26,000 -4.59% 2
Wolverhampton +4 8 £21,500 -29.51% 3
Herefordshire +6 6 £27,500 -35.29% 3
Dudley +7 5 £40,000 +29.03% 1
West Bromwich +2 5 £57,500 +132.32%
Tipton -1 4 £24,000 -26.15%
Wednesbury -4 3 £23,000 -20.69%
Brierley Hill - 3 £32,500 -
Smethwick - 1 £42,500 -
Sutton Coldfield - 1 £21,000 -
Microsoft 365
England

Microsoft 365
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
1 174 (27.66%) SharePoint
2 138 (21.94%) Microsoft Exchange
3 19 (3.02%) Confluence
4 4 (0.64%) IBM Notes
4 4 (0.64%) IIS
5 3 (0.48%) WordPress
6 2 (0.32%) Exchange Server 2010
7 1 (0.16%) BizTalk Server
7 1 (0.16%) CMS
7 1 (0.16%) Exchange Server 2007
Applications
1 92 (14.63%) Microsoft Office
2 28 (4.45%) Microsoft Excel
3 8 (1.27%) Microsoft Project
4 7 (1.11%) Trello
5 5 (0.79%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 2 (0.32%) Adobe Illustrator
6 2 (0.32%) InDesign
6 2 (0.32%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.32%) Photoshop
7 1 (0.16%) Adobe Creative Suite
Business Applications
1 14 (2.23%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (0.79%) Sage 200
3 3 (0.48%) Dynamics NAV
4 1 (0.16%) Maximo
4 1 (0.16%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 292 (46.42%) Azure
2 130 (20.67%) Entra ID
3 85 (13.51%) Power Platform
4 43 (6.84%) PowerApps
5 31 (4.93%) Dynamics 365
6 29 (4.61%) Power Automate
7 26 (4.13%) OneDrive
8 25 (3.97%) AWS
9 23 (3.66%) Azure DevOps
10 19 (3.02%) Azure Sentinel
11 11 (1.75%) Cloud Computing
11 11 (1.75%) PaaS
12 10 (1.59%) IaaS
13 8 (1.27%) Google Workspace
14 7 (1.11%) SaaS
15 5 (0.79%) GCP
15 5 (0.79%) Microsoft Purview
16 4 (0.64%) Azure Data Factory
16 4 (0.64%) Azure Synapse Analytics
17 2 (0.32%) Azure App Service
Communications & Networking
1 130 (20.67%) Firewall
2 88 (13.99%) DNS
3 77 (12.24%) DHCP
4 52 (8.27%) WAN
5 48 (7.63%) LAN
5 48 (7.63%) VPN
6 46 (7.31%) TCP/IP
7 44 (7.00%) Wi-Fi
8 36 (5.72%) SAN
9 29 (4.61%) Intranet
10 26 (4.13%) VLAN
11 20 (3.18%) Network Security
12 15 (2.38%) PBX
12 15 (2.38%) Wireless
13 13 (2.07%) SMTP
14 12 (1.91%) iSCSI
14 12 (1.91%) SNMP
14 12 (1.91%) VoIP
15 11 (1.75%) NGFW
15 11 (1.75%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 49 (7.79%) Power BI
2 40 (6.36%) SQL Server
3 9 (1.43%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 8 (1.27%) Amazon RDS
5 7 (1.11%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 6 (0.95%) Data Lake
6 6 (0.95%) Data Warehouse
6 6 (0.95%) PostgreSQL
7 5 (0.79%) MySQL
8 4 (0.64%) Metadata
8 4 (0.64%) Relational Database
8 4 (0.64%) SQL Server Analysis Services
9 2 (0.32%) Apache Cassandra
9 2 (0.32%) MongoDB
10 1 (0.16%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
10 1 (0.16%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 15 (2.38%) JIRA
2 6 (0.95%) Git
3 2 (0.32%) MSBuild
4 1 (0.16%) Postman
General
1 205 (32.59%) Social Skills
2 78 (12.40%) Finance
3 59 (9.38%) Analytical Skills
4 44 (7.00%) Retail
5 42 (6.68%) Law
6 38 (6.04%) Documentation Skills
7 35 (5.56%) Telecoms
8 32 (5.09%) Manufacturing
9 22 (3.50%) Local Government
10 16 (2.54%) Organisational Skills
11 13 (2.07%) Public Sector
12 11 (1.75%) Legal
12 11 (1.75%) Marketing
13 10 (1.59%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 6 (0.95%) Fire and Rescue
15 5 (0.79%) Games
15 5 (0.79%) Police
16 4 (0.64%) Advertising
16 4 (0.64%) Digital Healthcare
16 4 (0.64%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 113 (17.97%) IT Support
2 101 (16.06%) IT Engineer
3 98 (15.58%) Support Engineer
4 81 (12.88%) Analyst
5 69 (10.97%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 60 (9.54%) IT Support Engineer
7 50 (7.95%) Senior
8 43 (6.84%) IT Manager
8 43 (6.84%) IT Technician
9 32 (5.09%) 2nd Line Support
10 31 (4.93%) 3rd Line Support
11 30 (4.77%) IT Analyst
11 30 (4.77%) Support Analyst
12 25 (3.97%) 1st Line Support
12 25 (3.97%) Developer
13 24 (3.82%) IT Infrastructure Engineer
14 22 (3.50%) 3rd Line Engineer
14 22 (3.50%) Consultant
15 20 (3.18%) Support Technician
16 19 (3.02%) IT Support Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 37 (5.88%) .NET
2 12 (1.91%) JSON
3 10 (1.59%) ARM Templates
3 10 (1.59%) YAML
4 8 (1.27%) SPFx
5 3 (0.48%) ASP.NET
6 2 (0.32%) HTML
6 2 (0.32%) RESTful
7 1 (0.16%) CSS
7 1 (0.16%) HTML5 Canvas
7 1 (0.16%) Microsoft Graph
7 1 (0.16%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 56 (8.90%) Data Centre
2 32 (5.09%) Self-Motivation
3 23 (3.66%) Driving Licence
3 23 (3.66%) Management Information System
4 22 (3.50%) Replication
5 20 (3.18%) Private Cloud
6 18 (2.86%) CCTV
7 17 (2.70%) Public Cloud
8 14 (2.23%) Clustering
9 12 (1.91%) Low-Code
9 12 (1.91%) Product Ownership
10 10 (1.59%) Security Operations Centre
11 9 (1.43%) Enterprise Software
11 9 (1.43%) Virtual Team
12 8 (1.27%) EFT
12 8 (1.27%) PKI
13 7 (1.11%) EPoS
14 6 (0.95%) Analytical Mindset
14 6 (0.95%) iPad
15 5 (0.79%) Enterprise Storage
Operating Systems
1 362 (57.55%) Windows
2 198 (31.48%) Windows Server
3 109 (17.33%) Windows 10
4 60 (9.54%) Windows Server 2012
5 34 (5.41%) Windows Server 2016
6 29 (4.61%) Windows Server 2019
7 26 (4.13%) Windows 7
8 16 (2.54%) Linux
8 16 (2.54%) Mac OS
9 15 (2.38%) Windows 8
10 9 (1.43%) Apple iOS
11 8 (1.27%) Android
11 8 (1.27%) Windows Server 2008
12 7 (1.11%) Unix
13 4 (0.64%) VMS
14 3 (0.48%) Windows Server 2003
15 2 (0.32%) Mac OS X
16 1 (0.16%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 156 (24.80%) Problem-Solving
2 116 (18.44%) ITIL
3 100 (15.90%) Customer Service
4 92 (14.63%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 64 (10.17%) Cybersecurity
6 61 (9.70%) Project Delivery
7 56 (8.90%) Service Delivery
8 51 (8.11%) DevOps
9 50 (7.95%) Agile
10 47 (7.47%) Line Management
11 44 (7.00%) Project Management
12 41 (6.52%) Business Intelligence
13 33 (5.25%) Continuous Improvement
13 33 (5.25%) ERP
13 33 (5.25%) Service Management
14 32 (5.09%) Change Management
15 30 (4.77%) Roadmaps
16 29 (4.61%) Disaster Recovery
16 29 (4.61%) Migration
17 26 (4.13%) Presales
Programming Languages
1 78 (12.40%) SQL
2 66 (10.49%) PowerShell
3 11 (1.75%) Python
4 10 (1.59%) C#
5 8 (1.27%) Bash
6 5 (0.79%) MATLAB
7 4 (0.64%) T-SQL
8 2 (0.32%) Bicep
8 2 (0.32%) PHP
8 2 (0.32%) VB
9 1 (0.16%) JavaScript
9 1 (0.16%) R
9 1 (0.16%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 72 (11.45%) Degree
2 69 (10.97%) Microsoft Certification
3 26 (4.13%) MCSE
4 22 (3.50%) SC Cleared
4 22 (3.50%) Security Cleared
5 20 (3.18%) DBS Check
6 18 (2.86%) A+ Certification
7 16 (2.54%) CCNA
7 16 (2.54%) Cisco Certification
8 14 (2.23%) Azure Certification
9 13 (2.07%) MCP
10 11 (1.75%) Network+ Certification
10 11 (1.75%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
11 7 (1.11%) MCSA
12 6 (0.95%) Computer Science Degree
12 6 (0.95%) ITIL Certification
13 4 (0.64%) APMG
13 4 (0.64%) PMI Certification
13 4 (0.64%) PMP
14 3 (0.48%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 43 (6.84%) Cyber Essentials
2 34 (5.41%) GDPR
3 25 (3.97%) SLA
4 11 (1.75%) PMO
5 8 (1.27%) QA
6 7 (1.11%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 6 (0.95%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 4 (0.64%) Data Quality
9 2 (0.32%) Disclosure Scotland
9 2 (0.32%) NIST
10 1 (0.16%) ISO 22301
10 1 (0.16%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 313 (49.76%) Active Directory
2 118 (18.76%) VMware Infrastructure
3 117 (18.60%) Hyper-V
4 41 (6.52%) VMware ESXi
5 29 (4.61%) Virtual Desktop
6 15 (2.38%) vSphere
7 12 (1.91%) Docker
8 11 (1.75%) Microsoft Virtual Server
8 11 (1.75%) Virtual Servers
9 8 (1.27%) Virtual Machines
10 6 (0.95%) NFS
11 4 (0.64%) pfSense
12 2 (0.32%) BitLocker
12 2 (0.32%) Firmware
13 1 (0.16%) Terminal Services
13 1 (0.16%) VMware NSX
13 1 (0.16%) VMware Server
13 1 (0.16%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 96 (15.26%) Microsoft Intune
2 61 (9.70%) SCCM
3 26 (4.13%) Terraform
4 13 (2.07%) AirWatch
4 13 (2.07%) Kubernetes
5 12 (1.91%) Failover Clustering
6 9 (1.43%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 9 (1.43%) Single Sign-On
6 9 (1.43%) vCenter Server
7 7 (1.11%) SCOM
8 6 (0.95%) Jamf Pro
9 4 (0.64%) Autotask
10 3 (0.48%) FortiGate
10 3 (0.48%) WSUS
11 2 (0.32%) Nessus
12 1 (0.16%) CASB
Vendors
1 482 (76.63%) Microsoft
2 165 (26.23%) VMware
3 50 (7.95%) Veeam
4 49 (7.79%) Cisco
5 43 (6.84%) Citrix
6 38 (6.04%) Sophos
7 36 (5.72%) Apple
8 34 (5.41%) Dell
9 26 (4.13%) HP
10 22 (3.50%) ServiceNow
11 15 (2.38%) Meraki
12 14 (2.23%) Adobe
13 13 (2.07%) Sage
14 12 (1.91%) Fortinet
15 11 (1.75%) Salesforce
16 10 (1.59%) Symantec
17 9 (1.43%) Aruba
17 9 (1.43%) EqualLogic
17 9 (1.43%) Toshiba
17 9 (1.43%) WatchGuard