Microsoft Certification Jobs with Work from Home Options

Microsoft Certification
UK > Work from Home

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) with a requirement for Microsoft Certification qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 8 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
8 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 233 324 347
Rank change year-on-year +91 +23 -107
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Certification 470 401 685
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 1.39% 0.96% 1.00%
As % of the Qualifications category 4.94% 3.80% 4.37%
Number of salaries quoted 399 349 502
10th Percentile £31,250 £24,954 £31,250
25th Percentile £37,500 £32,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +11.11%
75th Percentile £61,250 £62,251 £67,188
90th Percentile £68,750 £72,500 £80,000
UK median annual salary £45,000 £45,050 £46,500
% change year-on-year -0.11% -3.12% +3.33%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Work from Home

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 WFH option and a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 9,521 10,556 15,670
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 28.12% 25.39% 22.81%
Number of salaries quoted 5,896 6,449 8,575
10th Percentile £32,500 £35,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £77,715 £77,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £95,000 £93,450
UK median annual salary £54,000 £59,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.24% +8.18% -

Microsoft Certification
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing Microsoft Certification as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Microsoft Certification trend for jobs with a WFH option

Microsoft Certification
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Microsoft Certification.

Microsoft Certification salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

Microsoft Certification
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Microsoft Certification over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

Microsoft Certification salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Microsoft Certification
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 60 (12.77%) Microsoft Exchange
2 36 (7.66%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.43%) Apache
3 2 (0.43%) Apache Spark
3 2 (0.43%) IIS
4 1 (0.21%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
4 1 (0.21%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 33 (7.02%) Microsoft Office
2 13 (2.77%) Adobe XD
3 2 (0.43%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.43%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (0.43%) Trello
Business Applications
1 12 (2.55%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.43%) Dynamics NAV
2 2 (0.43%) Sage 200
2 2 (0.43%) Sage 50
3 1 (0.21%) Cognos Controller
3 1 (0.21%) IBM Planning Analytics
3 1 (0.21%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 335 (71.28%) Azure
2 175 (37.23%) Power Platform
3 160 (34.04%) Microsoft 365
4 73 (15.53%) AWS
5 40 (8.51%) Entra ID
6 31 (6.60%) PowerApps
7 26 (5.53%) Power Automate
8 25 (5.32%) Azure Synapse Analytics
9 23 (4.89%) Azure Data Factory
9 23 (4.89%) Dynamics 365
10 21 (4.47%) Azure DevOps
11 11 (2.34%) Cloud Computing
11 11 (2.34%) OneDrive
11 11 (2.34%) Snowflake
12 10 (2.13%) Azure Data Lake Analytics
12 10 (2.13%) GCP
12 10 (2.13%) Serverless
13 9 (1.91%) IaaS
14 8 (1.70%) WhatsApp
15 7 (1.49%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 81 (17.23%) Broadband
2 50 (10.64%) SAN
3 45 (9.57%) Firewall
4 39 (8.30%) DNS
5 36 (7.66%) DHCP
6 32 (6.81%) VLAN
7 31 (6.60%) TCP/IP
8 23 (4.89%) WAN
9 20 (4.26%) VPN
9 20 (4.26%) Wireless
10 19 (4.04%) Network Security
11 17 (3.62%) LAN
12 15 (3.19%) NAS
13 14 (2.98%) VoIP
14 8 (1.70%) Remote Desktop
15 7 (1.49%) ADSL
15 7 (1.49%) Wi-Fi
16 6 (1.28%) SD-WAN
16 6 (1.28%) VSAN
17 5 (1.06%) MPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 162 (34.47%) Power BI
2 138 (29.36%) SQL Server
3 93 (19.79%) Azure SQL Database
4 35 (7.45%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 30 (6.38%) SQL Server Analysis Services
5 30 (6.38%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 26 (5.53%) Data Lake
7 23 (4.89%) Relational Database
8 20 (4.26%) Data Warehouse
9 18 (3.83%) Amazon RDS
10 11 (2.34%) Microsoft Analysis Services
11 10 (2.13%) Metadata
12 6 (1.28%) Big Data
12 6 (1.28%) MySQL
12 6 (1.28%) NoSQL
12 6 (1.28%) Tableau
13 5 (1.06%) Elasticsearch
13 5 (1.06%) QlikView
13 5 (1.06%) Redis
14 3 (0.64%) Metadata Repository
Development Applications
1 13 (2.77%) Axure RP
1 13 (2.77%) Balsamiq
2 9 (1.91%) JIRA
3 7 (1.49%) Git
4 2 (0.43%) GitLab
4 2 (0.43%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.43%) MSBuild
General
1 206 (43.83%) Social Skills
2 58 (12.34%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 49 (10.43%) Public Sector
4 40 (8.51%) Finance
5 36 (7.66%) Marketing
6 34 (7.23%) Analytical Skills
7 32 (6.81%) Presentation Skills
8 31 (6.60%) Organisational Skills
9 16 (3.40%) Law
10 13 (2.77%) Legal
11 10 (2.13%) Telecoms
12 9 (1.91%) Banking
13 5 (1.06%) Retail
14 4 (0.85%) Police
15 3 (0.64%) Manufacturing
15 3 (0.64%) Social Housing
16 2 (0.43%) Billing
16 2 (0.43%) Pharmaceutical
17 1 (0.21%) Local Government
17 1 (0.21%) Social Science
Job Titles
1 100 (21.28%) DBA
1 100 (21.28%) SQL DBA
2 62 (13.19%) Support Engineer
3 56 (11.91%) Architect
4 52 (11.06%) IT Support
5 46 (9.79%) Analyst
6 44 (9.36%) Senior
7 42 (8.94%) IT Engineer
8 37 (7.87%) IT Support Engineer
9 35 (7.45%) Administrator
9 35 (7.45%) Consultant
10 33 (7.02%) 3rd Line Support
11 31 (6.60%) 3rd Line Engineer
12 30 (6.38%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
13 21 (4.47%) 2nd/3rd Line Support
14 20 (4.26%) Solutions Architect
15 19 (4.04%) 2nd/3rd Line Support Engineer
15 19 (4.04%) Developer
15 19 (4.04%) Technical Architect
16 18 (3.83%) Platform Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 23 (4.89%) CSS
1 23 (4.89%) HTML
2 14 (2.98%) .NET
3 9 (1.91%) .NET Core
4 8 (1.70%) ARM Templates
4 8 (1.70%) Middleware
5 6 (1.28%) jQuery
6 5 (1.06%) AngularJS
7 4 (0.85%) ASP.NET
7 4 (0.85%) React
8 2 (0.43%) .NET Framework
8 2 (0.43%) ASP.NET MVC
8 2 (0.43%) Entity Framework
8 2 (0.43%) PySpark
9 1 (0.21%) JSON
9 1 (0.21%) MDX
Miscellaneous
1 45 (9.57%) Data Centre
2 35 (7.45%) Driving Licence
3 26 (5.53%) Private Cloud
4 24 (5.11%) Enterprise Storage
5 23 (4.89%) Management Information System
6 20 (4.26%) Public Cloud
7 14 (2.98%) Product Ownership
8 11 (2.34%) Enterprise Software
9 8 (1.70%) Virtual Team
10 5 (1.06%) Cloud Native
10 5 (1.06%) PKI
10 5 (1.06%) Self-Motivation
11 4 (0.85%) Analytical Mindset
11 4 (0.85%) Hybrid Cloud
11 4 (0.85%) iPhone
12 3 (0.64%) Clustering
12 3 (0.64%) Housing Association
12 3 (0.64%) Onboarding
12 3 (0.64%) Replication
12 3 (0.64%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 154 (32.77%) Windows
2 75 (15.96%) VMS
3 62 (13.19%) Windows Server
4 56 (11.91%) Windows 10
5 28 (5.96%) Linux
6 10 (2.13%) Apple iOS
6 10 (2.13%) Windows Server 2012
6 10 (2.13%) Windows Server 2016
7 7 (1.49%) Unix
8 6 (1.28%) Android
8 6 (1.28%) Windows Server 2019
9 4 (0.85%) Windows 7
10 2 (0.43%) Debian
10 2 (0.43%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 2 (0.43%) Windows 8
10 2 (0.43%) Windows Server 2008
11 1 (0.21%) AIX
11 1 (0.21%) Mac OS
11 1 (0.21%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 168 (35.74%) Business Intelligence
2 103 (21.91%) ITIL
3 97 (20.64%) Problem-Solving
4 93 (19.79%) Disaster Recovery
5 86 (18.30%) Collaborative Working
6 80 (17.02%) High Availability
7 79 (16.81%) Customer Service
8 75 (15.96%) Performance Tuning
9 59 (12.55%) Cybersecurity
9 59 (12.55%) Migration
10 55 (11.70%) Agile
11 53 (11.28%) Stakeholder Management
12 44 (9.36%) Infrastructure Engineering
13 42 (8.94%) Presales
14 41 (8.72%) Computer Science
15 39 (8.30%) DevOps
15 39 (8.30%) Project Delivery
16 35 (7.45%) Data Modelling
16 35 (7.45%) Roadmaps
17 32 (6.81%) Software Licensing
Programming Languages
1 169 (35.96%) SQL
2 85 (18.09%) T-SQL
3 41 (8.72%) C#
4 26 (5.53%) JavaScript
5 24 (5.11%) PowerShell
6 23 (4.89%) Python
7 20 (4.26%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 10 (2.13%) U-SQL
9 7 (1.49%) Bicep
9 7 (1.49%) R
10 5 (1.06%) Bash
11 4 (0.85%) Kusto Query Language
12 3 (0.64%) Go
12 3 (0.64%) TypeScript
13 2 (0.43%) Java
13 2 (0.43%) PHP
14 1 (0.21%) C
14 1 (0.21%) Scala
Qualifications
1 124 (26.38%) Degree
2 81 (17.23%) Azure Certification
3 66 (14.04%) MCSE
4 49 (10.43%) CCNA
4 49 (10.43%) Cisco Certification
5 46 (9.79%) MCP
5 46 (9.79%) Security Cleared
6 45 (9.57%) SC Cleared
7 38 (8.09%) DBS Check
8 30 (6.38%) Computer Science Degree
9 22 (4.68%) ITIL Certification
10 21 (4.47%) MCITP
11 17 (3.62%) MCSA
12 15 (3.19%) A+ Certification
13 11 (2.34%) Network+ Certification
13 11 (2.34%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
14 10 (2.13%) AWS Certification
14 10 (2.13%) CISSP
15 7 (1.49%) Citrix Certification
15 7 (1.49%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (3.83%) GDPR
2 17 (3.62%) Accessibility
3 13 (2.77%) SLA
3 13 (2.77%) WCAG
4 11 (2.34%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 9 (1.91%) Data Quality
6 6 (1.28%) QA
7 4 (0.85%) Cyber Essentials
7 4 (0.85%) ISO 9001
7 4 (0.85%) PCI DSS
8 3 (0.64%) NIST
9 1 (0.21%) ISO 22301
9 1 (0.21%) SOC 2
System Software
1 135 (28.72%) Active Directory
2 77 (16.38%) Virtual Machines
3 55 (11.70%) VMware Infrastructure
4 50 (10.64%) Hyper-V
5 10 (2.13%) vSphere
6 7 (1.49%) Virtual Servers
6 7 (1.49%) XenDesktop
7 6 (1.28%) Docker
8 5 (1.06%) Microsoft Virtual Server
9 4 (0.85%) VMware ESXi
9 4 (0.85%) XenApp
10 3 (0.64%) Virtual Desktop
11 2 (0.43%) Terminal Server
11 2 (0.43%) Terminal Services
12 1 (0.21%) Veritas Cluster Server
Systems Management
1 38 (8.09%) Microsoft Intune
2 32 (6.81%) SCCM
3 20 (4.26%) Terraform
4 11 (2.34%) Kubernetes
4 11 (2.34%) SCOM
5 5 (1.06%) Grafana
5 5 (1.06%) Prometheus
6 4 (0.85%) Autotask
7 3 (0.64%) Failover Clustering
7 3 (0.64%) vCenter Server
7 3 (0.64%) WSUS
8 2 (0.43%) Ansible
8 2 (0.43%) FortiGate
9 1 (0.21%) Backup Exec
9 1 (0.21%) McAfee ePO
9 1 (0.21%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
9 1 (0.21%) NetBackup
9 1 (0.21%) OfficeScan
9 1 (0.21%) SCDPM
9 1 (0.21%) Trend Micro Deep Security
Vendors
1 440 (93.62%) Microsoft
2 73 (15.53%) VMware
3 46 (9.79%) Adobe
4 38 (8.09%) Apple
5 22 (4.68%) Cisco
6 19 (4.04%) Citrix
7 17 (3.62%) Databricks
8 13 (2.77%) HP
9 11 (2.34%) Meraki
10 9 (1.91%) SolarWinds
10 9 (1.91%) Veeam
11 7 (1.49%) Google
12 6 (1.28%) Datto
12 6 (1.28%) Dell
12 6 (1.28%) Oracle
12 6 (1.28%) Sophos
13 4 (0.85%) IBM
13 4 (0.85%) iManage
14 3 (0.64%) Draytek
14 3 (0.64%) Remedy