Microsoft Jobs in Berkshire

Microsoft
South East > Berkshire

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Berkshire requiring knowledge or experience of Microsoft products and/or services. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Microsoft over the 6 months leading up to 31 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

The figures below represent the IT labour market in general and are not representative of salaries within the Microsoft Corporation.

6 months to
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 12 4 5
Rank change year-on-year -8 +1 -1
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 246 617 614
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Berkshire 14.92% 19.13% 20.27%
As % of the Vendors category 39.11% 49.80% 48.92%
Number of salaries quoted 127 485 361
10th Percentile £27,250 £26,250 £25,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £33,000 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £48,000 £45,750
Median % change year-on-year -11.46% +4.92% -8.50%
75th Percentile £62,500 £59,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £70,000 £70,250 £77,500
South East median annual salary £42,500 £45,000 £45,750
% change year-on-year -5.56% -1.64% -3.68%

All Vendors
Berkshire

Microsoft falls under the Vendor Products and Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring knowledge or experience of all vendor products and services in Berkshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 629 1,239 1,255
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Berkshire 38.14% 38.41% 41.43%
Number of salaries quoted 303 864 711
10th Percentile £29,550 £29,175 £28,000
25th Percentile £37,250 £36,250 £36,713
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% - -4.76%
75th Percentile £67,500 £61,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £76,250 £75,000 £80,500
South East median annual salary £55,000 £47,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +15.79% -5.00% -

Microsoft
Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire

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

Job vacancy trend for Microsoft in Berkshire

Microsoft
Salary Trend in Berkshire

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

Salary trend for Microsoft in Berkshire

Microsoft
Salary Histogram in Berkshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Microsoft in Berkshire over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Microsoft in Berkshire

Microsoft
Job Locations in Berkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft within the Berkshire region over the 6 months to 31 May 2025. 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
Reading -8 66 £47,500 -5.00% 105
Slough -19 44 £67,500 +72.52% 21
Maidenhead -6 36 £45,000 +66.67% 19
Windsor -13 30 £33,500 -21.18% 7
Bracknell +13 19 £50,000 +11.11% 16
Thatcham 0 10 £23,500 -2.08% 2
Wokingham +4 6 £50,000 +25.00% 3
Microsoft
South East

Microsoft
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Berkshire 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 47 (19.11%) SharePoint
2 28 (11.38%) Microsoft Exchange
3 6 (2.44%) IIS
4 5 (2.03%) Apache
5 2 (0.81%) CMS
5 2 (0.81%) Skype for Business
5 2 (0.81%) WordPress
6 1 (0.41%) BizTalk Server
6 1 (0.41%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 40 (16.26%) Microsoft Office
2 16 (6.50%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.81%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 2 (0.81%) Adobe Illustrator
3 2 (0.81%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (0.81%) MS Visio
3 2 (0.81%) Photoshop
4 1 (0.41%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 16 (6.50%) OpenText VIM for SAP
1 16 (6.50%) SAP FI
2 4 (1.63%) Dynamics NAV
3 2 (0.81%) Dynamics AX
3 2 (0.81%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.81%) SAP GTS
3 2 (0.81%) Shopify
4 1 (0.41%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 118 (47.97%) Azure
2 48 (19.51%) Microsoft 365
3 39 (15.85%) Power Platform
4 27 (10.98%) Power Automate
4 27 (10.98%) PowerApps
5 18 (7.32%) Azure DevOps
5 18 (7.32%) Dynamics 365
6 15 (6.10%) AWS
6 15 (6.10%) Vertex AI
7 13 (5.28%) Azure Data Factory
8 12 (4.88%) Azure Synapse Analytics
9 9 (3.66%) GCP
10 6 (2.44%) Entra ID
10 6 (2.44%) IaaS
11 3 (1.22%) SaaS
12 2 (0.81%) Azure Cognitive Search
12 2 (0.81%) Azure Cosmos DB
12 2 (0.81%) Azure Machine Learning
12 2 (0.81%) Canva
13 1 (0.41%) Azure Key Vault
Communications & Networking
1 29 (11.79%) DNS
2 25 (10.16%) Firewall
3 22 (8.94%) DHCP
4 16 (6.50%) LAN
4 16 (6.50%) WAN
5 15 (6.10%) VPN
6 14 (5.69%) Internet
7 9 (3.66%) TCP/IP
8 8 (3.25%) VLAN
8 8 (3.25%) VoIP
9 7 (2.85%) Network Security
10 5 (2.03%) Remote Desktop
10 5 (2.03%) SAN
10 5 (2.03%) SMTP
11 4 (1.63%) Intrusion Detection
12 1 (0.41%) VSAN
12 1 (0.41%) Wi-Fi
12 1 (0.41%) Wireless
12 1 (0.41%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 36 (14.63%) Data Lake
2 35 (14.23%) Power BI
3 26 (10.57%) Big Data
3 26 (10.57%) SQL Server
3 26 (10.57%) Tableau
4 24 (9.76%) Data Mining
5 5 (2.03%) Data Warehouse
5 5 (2.03%) Relational Database
6 4 (1.63%) Metabase
7 3 (1.22%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 1 (0.41%) NoSQL
8 1 (0.41%) SQL Server Analysis Services
8 1 (0.41%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 5 (2.03%) Visual Studio
2 2 (0.81%) Git
2 2 (0.81%) JIRA
3 1 (0.41%) Selenium
3 1 (0.41%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 105 (42.68%) Social Skills
2 99 (40.24%) Law
3 48 (19.51%) Analytical Skills
4 40 (16.26%) Finance
5 36 (14.63%) Retail
6 10 (4.07%) Manufacturing
7 8 (3.25%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 8 (3.25%) Public Sector
8 7 (2.85%) Marketing
9 6 (2.44%) German Language
10 5 (2.03%) Back Office
10 5 (2.03%) Local Government
11 4 (1.63%) Advertising
11 4 (1.63%) Electronics
12 3 (1.22%) Pharmaceutical
13 2 (0.81%) Automotive
13 2 (0.81%) Legal
13 2 (0.81%) Multimedia
13 2 (0.81%) Telecoms
14 1 (0.41%) Military
Job Titles
1 78 (31.71%) Lead
2 61 (24.80%) Senior
3 30 (12.20%) Analyst
4 27 (10.98%) IT Support
5 26 (10.57%) Support Engineer
6 24 (9.76%) Developer
7 18 (7.32%) IT Analyst
7 18 (7.32%) Senior Analyst
8 17 (6.91%) Service Analyst
9 16 (6.50%) Financial Analyst
9 16 (6.50%) IT Engineer
9 16 (6.50%) Senior Financial Analyst
10 15 (6.10%) Dynamics 365 Developer
10 15 (6.10%) Technical Support
11 13 (5.28%) IT Support Engineer
12 10 (4.07%) Technical Engineer
13 9 (3.66%) Technical Support Engineer
14 8 (3.25%) Consultant
14 8 (3.25%) Senior Support Engineer
14 8 (3.25%) Trainee
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (6.10%) .NET
2 7 (2.85%) .NET Framework
3 5 (2.03%) SAML
4 3 (1.22%) AngularJS
4 3 (1.22%) ASP.NET
4 3 (1.22%) ASP.NET MVC
4 3 (1.22%) React
5 2 (0.81%) CSS
5 2 (0.81%) HTML
5 2 (0.81%) REST
6 1 (0.41%) CSS3
6 1 (0.41%) Entity Framework
6 1 (0.41%) JSON
6 1 (0.41%) Middleware
6 1 (0.41%) Node.js
6 1 (0.41%) OpenCV
6 1 (0.41%) OpenGL
6 1 (0.41%) SOAP
6 1 (0.41%) Web Services
6 1 (0.41%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 29 (11.79%) Algorithms
2 17 (6.91%) Data Centre
2 17 (6.91%) Product Ownership
3 14 (5.69%) Onboarding
4 10 (4.07%) PKI
5 7 (2.85%) Driving Licence
5 7 (2.85%) Self-Motivation
6 6 (2.44%) Client/Server
6 6 (2.44%) Social Media
7 5 (2.03%) Management Information System
8 4 (1.63%) CCTV
8 4 (1.63%) Cloud Native
8 4 (1.63%) Enterprise Software
8 4 (1.63%) Linux Command Line
8 4 (1.63%) Operational Technology
8 4 (1.63%) Security Posture
9 3 (1.22%) FMCG
9 3 (1.22%) Marketing Technology
9 3 (1.22%) Security Operations Centre
10 2 (0.81%) Data Structures
Operating Systems
1 68 (27.64%) Windows
2 31 (12.60%) Windows Server
3 18 (7.32%) Mac OS
4 14 (5.69%) Windows 10
5 8 (3.25%) Windows Server 2012
6 7 (2.85%) Linux
7 3 (1.22%) Android
7 3 (1.22%) Windows Server 2016
8 2 (0.81%) Apple iOS
9 1 (0.41%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 84 (34.15%) Analytics
2 77 (31.30%) Problem-Solving
3 60 (24.39%) Business Intelligence
4 57 (23.17%) Project Management
5 53 (21.54%) Data Engineering
5 53 (21.54%) Data Science
6 51 (20.73%) Roadmaps
7 50 (20.33%) Service Management
8 48 (19.51%) Stakeholder Management
9 47 (19.11%) DevOps
9 47 (19.11%) Strategic Thinking
10 43 (17.48%) Data Management
11 40 (16.26%) ERP
12 38 (15.45%) Product Management
13 36 (14.63%) Agile
13 36 (14.63%) Mentoring
14 35 (14.23%) Incident Management
15 33 (13.41%) Customer Service
15 33 (13.41%) ITSM
16 32 (13.01%) Computer Science
Programming Languages
1 22 (8.94%) SQL
2 15 (6.10%) C#
3 13 (5.28%) PowerShell
4 8 (3.25%) Python
5 6 (2.44%) X++
6 5 (2.03%) C++
6 5 (2.03%) JavaScript
7 2 (0.81%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 2 (0.81%) Kusto Query Language
8 1 (0.41%) PHP
8 1 (0.41%) VB.NET
8 1 (0.41%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 56 (22.76%) Degree
2 21 (8.54%) Microsoft Certification
3 15 (6.10%) Security Cleared
4 14 (5.69%) SC Cleared
5 9 (3.66%) DBS Check
6 7 (2.85%) A+ Certification
6 7 (2.85%) Azure Certification
6 7 (2.85%) Cisco Certification
6 7 (2.85%) MCP
7 6 (2.44%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
8 5 (2.03%) CCNA
8 5 (2.03%) CCNP
9 4 (1.63%) Dell Certification
9 4 (1.63%) MCSA
10 3 (1.22%) PMI Certification
11 2 (0.81%) CCSP
11 2 (0.81%) CISM
11 2 (0.81%) CISSP
11 2 (0.81%) CompTIA Security+
11 2 (0.81%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (10.57%) Data Quality
2 6 (2.44%) SLA
3 5 (2.03%) Cyber Essentials
4 4 (1.63%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 3 (1.22%) GRC
6 2 (0.81%) GDPR
System Software
1 40 (16.26%) Active Directory
2 34 (13.82%) Hyper-V
3 29 (11.79%) VMware Infrastructure
4 15 (6.10%) VMware ESXi
5 2 (0.81%) VMware Workstation
6 1 (0.41%) Docker
6 1 (0.41%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.41%) VMware NSX
6 1 (0.41%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 8 (3.25%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (2.03%) Single Sign-On
2 5 (2.03%) vCenter Server
2 5 (2.03%) WSUS
2 5 (2.03%) ZABBIX
3 4 (1.63%) FortiGate
4 3 (1.22%) SCCM
5 2 (0.81%) SCOM
5 2 (0.81%) SCSM
6 1 (0.41%) Failover Clustering
6 1 (0.41%) PowerCLI
6 1 (0.41%) vRealize
6 1 (0.41%) VxRail
Vendors
1 40 (16.26%) SAP
2 39 (15.85%) VMware
3 28 (11.38%) ServiceNow
4 18 (7.32%) Google
5 15 (6.10%) OpenAI
6 12 (4.88%) Databricks
7 10 (4.07%) Salesforce
8 6 (2.44%) Cisco
8 6 (2.44%) Oracle
8 6 (2.44%) Sophos
9 5 (2.03%) Apple
9 5 (2.03%) Citrix
9 5 (2.03%) Dell
9 5 (2.03%) Ubiquiti
9 5 (2.03%) Veeam
10 4 (1.63%) Fortinet
11 3 (1.22%) Infor
11 3 (1.22%) SonicWALL
12 2 (0.81%) Adobe
12 2 (0.81%) IBM