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 10 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
10 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 13 5 5
Rank change year-on-year -8 0 -1
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 235 580 627
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Berkshire 14.54% 18.87% 20.07%
As % of the Vendors category 40.59% 47.93% 48.31%
Number of salaries quoted 117 484 368
10th Percentile £23,500 £26,250 £25,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £33,000 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £47,500 £46,050
Median % change year-on-year -10.53% +3.15% -7.90%
75th Percentile £62,500 £58,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £70,000 £70,175 £77,500
South East median annual salary £45,000 £45,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year - - -5.26%

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 579 1,210 1,298
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Berkshire 35.83% 39.36% 41.55%
Number of salaries quoted 282 883 720
10th Percentile £28,600 £29,175 £28,000
25th Percentile £37,000 £36,000 £36,713
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% - -4.76%
75th Percentile £68,500 £59,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £73,750 £81,250
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 10 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 10 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 -11 60 £46,250 -7.50% 116
Slough -16 44 £67,500 +35.00% 34
Maidenhead -4 37 £48,750 +80.56% 29
Windsor -12 30 £33,500 -21.18% 13
Bracknell +15 17 £50,000 +14.29% 12
Thatcham -1 10 £23,500 -2.08% 3
Wokingham +3 2 £65,000 +85.71% 13
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 50 (21.28%) SharePoint
2 23 (9.79%) Microsoft Exchange
3 8 (3.40%) IIS
4 5 (2.13%) Apache
5 2 (0.85%) CMS
5 2 (0.85%) Skype for Business
5 2 (0.85%) WordPress
6 1 (0.43%) BizTalk Server
Applications
1 37 (15.74%) Microsoft Office
2 16 (6.81%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (1.70%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.85%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 2 (0.85%) Adobe Illustrator
4 2 (0.85%) MS Visio
4 2 (0.85%) Photoshop
5 1 (0.43%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 16 (6.81%) OpenText VIM for SAP
1 16 (6.81%) SAP FI
2 4 (1.70%) Dynamics NAV
2 4 (1.70%) SAP GTS
3 2 (0.85%) Dynamics AX
3 2 (0.85%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.85%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 110 (46.81%) Azure
2 45 (19.15%) Microsoft 365
3 36 (15.32%) Power Platform
4 27 (11.49%) Power Automate
4 27 (11.49%) PowerApps
5 16 (6.81%) Azure DevOps
6 15 (6.38%) Vertex AI
7 14 (5.96%) Dynamics 365
8 13 (5.53%) AWS
9 12 (5.11%) Azure Data Factory
9 12 (5.11%) Azure Synapse Analytics
10 9 (3.83%) GCP
11 6 (2.55%) Entra ID
12 4 (1.70%) IaaS
13 3 (1.28%) Azure Machine Learning
13 3 (1.28%) SaaS
14 2 (0.85%) Azure Cognitive Search
14 2 (0.85%) Azure Cosmos DB
14 2 (0.85%) Canva
14 2 (0.85%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 25 (10.64%) DNS
2 23 (9.79%) Firewall
3 18 (7.66%) DHCP
4 16 (6.81%) VPN
5 15 (6.38%) LAN
5 15 (6.38%) WAN
6 13 (5.53%) Internet
7 11 (4.68%) TCP/IP
8 8 (3.40%) VLAN
8 8 (3.40%) VoIP
9 6 (2.55%) Network Security
10 5 (2.13%) Remote Desktop
11 4 (1.70%) Intrusion Detection
12 3 (1.28%) SAN
12 3 (1.28%) SMTP
13 1 (0.43%) Broadband
13 1 (0.43%) VSAN
13 1 (0.43%) Wi-Fi
13 1 (0.43%) Wireless
13 1 (0.43%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 36 (15.32%) Data Lake
2 33 (14.04%) Power BI
3 26 (11.06%) Big Data
3 26 (11.06%) Tableau
4 24 (10.21%) Data Mining
4 24 (10.21%) SQL Server
5 5 (2.13%) Data Warehouse
5 5 (2.13%) Relational Database
6 4 (1.70%) Metabase
7 3 (1.28%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 1 (0.43%) NoSQL
8 1 (0.43%) SQL Server Analysis Services
8 1 (0.43%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 5 (2.13%) Visual Studio
2 4 (1.70%) Git
3 3 (1.28%) JIRA
4 1 (0.43%) Bugzilla
4 1 (0.43%) Cypress.io
4 1 (0.43%) gulp
4 1 (0.43%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.43%) Selenium
4 1 (0.43%) Visual Studio Code
4 1 (0.43%) Yeoman
4 1 (0.43%) Zephyr
General
1 98 (41.70%) Social Skills
2 95 (40.43%) Law
3 46 (19.57%) Analytical Skills
4 38 (16.17%) Finance
5 37 (15.74%) Retail
6 11 (4.68%) Manufacturing
7 9 (3.83%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 9 (3.83%) Marketing
8 8 (3.40%) Public Sector
9 5 (2.13%) Back Office
9 5 (2.13%) Local Government
9 5 (2.13%) Pharmaceutical
10 4 (1.70%) Advertising
10 4 (1.70%) Legal
11 3 (1.28%) Electronics
11 3 (1.28%) German Language
12 2 (0.85%) Automotive
12 2 (0.85%) Multimedia
12 2 (0.85%) Telecoms
13 1 (0.43%) Military
Job Titles
1 77 (32.77%) Lead
2 60 (25.53%) Senior
3 26 (11.06%) Analyst
4 25 (10.64%) IT Support
4 25 (10.64%) Support Engineer
5 21 (8.94%) Developer
6 18 (7.66%) IT Analyst
7 17 (7.23%) Senior Analyst
8 16 (6.81%) Financial Analyst
8 16 (6.81%) Senior Financial Analyst
8 16 (6.81%) Service Analyst
9 14 (5.96%) IT Engineer
10 12 (5.11%) IT Support Engineer
10 12 (5.11%) Technical Support
11 11 (4.68%) Dynamics 365 Developer
12 10 (4.26%) Technical Engineer
13 9 (3.83%) Consultant
13 9 (3.83%) Technical Support Engineer
14 8 (3.40%) Trainee
14 8 (3.40%) Trainee IT Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (5.11%) .NET
2 6 (2.55%) .NET Framework
3 4 (1.70%) AngularJS
3 4 (1.70%) ASP.NET
3 4 (1.70%) ASP.NET MVC
3 4 (1.70%) React
4 3 (1.28%) CSS
4 3 (1.28%) HTML
4 3 (1.28%) SAML
5 2 (0.85%) CSS3
5 2 (0.85%) HTML5
5 2 (0.85%) Node.js
6 1 (0.43%) .NET Core
6 1 (0.43%) Bootstrap
6 1 (0.43%) Entity Framework
6 1 (0.43%) KnockoutJS
6 1 (0.43%) OpenCV
6 1 (0.43%) Playwright
6 1 (0.43%) REST
6 1 (0.43%) SPFx
Miscellaneous
1 29 (12.34%) Algorithms
2 17 (7.23%) Product Ownership
3 16 (6.81%) Data Centre
4 15 (6.38%) Onboarding
5 9 (3.83%) Self-Motivation
6 8 (3.40%) Driving Licence
7 6 (2.55%) Client/Server
7 6 (2.55%) Management Information System
8 5 (2.13%) Social Media
9 4 (1.70%) CCTV
9 4 (1.70%) Cloud Native
9 4 (1.70%) Clustering
9 4 (1.70%) Enterprise Software
9 4 (1.70%) FMCG
9 4 (1.70%) Linux Command Line
9 4 (1.70%) Operational Technology
9 4 (1.70%) PKI
9 4 (1.70%) Security Posture
10 3 (1.28%) Marketing Technology
10 3 (1.28%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 65 (27.66%) Windows
2 26 (11.06%) Windows Server
3 18 (7.66%) Mac OS
4 14 (5.96%) Windows 10
5 8 (3.40%) Linux
5 8 (3.40%) Windows Server 2012
6 3 (1.28%) Android
6 3 (1.28%) Apple iOS
6 3 (1.28%) Windows Server 2016
7 2 (0.85%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 83 (35.32%) Analytics
2 71 (30.21%) Problem-Solving
3 58 (24.68%) Business Intelligence
4 56 (23.83%) Project Management
5 53 (22.55%) Data Engineering
5 53 (22.55%) Data Science
6 50 (21.28%) Roadmaps
7 49 (20.85%) Service Management
8 48 (20.43%) Stakeholder Management
8 48 (20.43%) Strategic Thinking
9 45 (19.15%) DevOps
10 41 (17.45%) Data Management
11 40 (17.02%) ERP
12 38 (16.17%) Product Management
13 36 (15.32%) Agile
13 36 (15.32%) Mentoring
14 35 (14.89%) Incident Management
15 33 (14.04%) ITSM
16 32 (13.62%) Artificial Intelligence
17 31 (13.19%) Computer Science
Programming Languages
1 21 (8.94%) SQL
2 13 (5.53%) PowerShell
3 12 (5.11%) C#
4 8 (3.40%) Python
5 6 (2.55%) JavaScript
6 5 (2.13%) C++
6 5 (2.13%) X++
7 2 (0.85%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 2 (0.85%) TypeScript
8 1 (0.43%) Kusto Query Language
8 1 (0.43%) PHP
8 1 (0.43%) VB.NET
8 1 (0.43%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 50 (21.28%) Degree
2 19 (8.09%) Microsoft Certification
3 10 (4.26%) Security Cleared
4 9 (3.83%) DBS Check
4 9 (3.83%) SC Cleared
5 7 (2.98%) A+ Certification
5 7 (2.98%) MCP
6 4 (1.70%) Azure Certification
6 4 (1.70%) Cisco Certification
6 4 (1.70%) Dell Certification
6 4 (1.70%) MCSA
6 4 (1.70%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
7 3 (1.28%) CCNA
7 3 (1.28%) CCNP
7 3 (1.28%) PMI Certification
8 2 (0.85%) Numerate Degree
8 2 (0.85%) PMP
9 1 (0.43%) CISA
9 1 (0.43%) CISM
9 1 (0.43%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (11.06%) Data Quality
2 5 (2.13%) Cyber Essentials
2 5 (2.13%) SLA
3 4 (1.70%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 3 (1.28%) GRC
5 1 (0.43%) QA
System Software
1 34 (14.47%) Active Directory
2 29 (12.34%) Hyper-V
3 25 (10.64%) VMware Infrastructure
4 9 (3.83%) VMware ESXi
5 2 (0.85%) Docker
5 2 (0.85%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.43%) VMware NSX
6 1 (0.43%) VMware Workstation
6 1 (0.43%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 8 (3.40%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (2.13%) vCenter Server
2 5 (2.13%) ZABBIX
3 4 (1.70%) FortiGate
4 3 (1.28%) Failover Clustering
4 3 (1.28%) SCCM
4 3 (1.28%) Single Sign-On
4 3 (1.28%) WSUS
5 2 (0.85%) SCOM
5 2 (0.85%) SCSM
6 1 (0.43%) HP Quality Center
6 1 (0.43%) PowerCLI
6 1 (0.43%) vRealize
6 1 (0.43%) VxRail
Vendors
1 42 (17.87%) SAP
2 31 (13.19%) VMware
3 27 (11.49%) ServiceNow
4 18 (7.66%) Google
5 16 (6.81%) OpenAI
6 12 (5.11%) Databricks
7 10 (4.26%) Salesforce
8 7 (2.98%) Cisco
9 6 (2.55%) Sophos
10 5 (2.13%) Apple
10 5 (2.13%) Dell
10 5 (2.13%) Oracle
10 5 (2.13%) Ubiquiti
11 4 (1.70%) Fortinet
11 4 (1.70%) Infor
12 3 (1.28%) Citrix
12 3 (1.28%) SonicWALL
12 3 (1.28%) Veeam
13 2 (0.85%) Adobe
13 2 (0.85%) IBM