Microsoft 365 Job Trends in Cambridgeshire

Microsoft 365 (M365, Office 365, O365)
East of England > Cambridgeshire

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire requiring Microsoft 365 skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 30 32 31
Rank change year-on-year +2 -1 -15
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 365 87 39 61
As % of all permanent jobs in Cambridgeshire 3.99% 5.60% 5.44%
As % of the Cloud Services category 31.64% 18.14% 25.52%
Number of salaries quoted 73 31 35
10th Percentile £28,800 £24,250 £25,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £26,250 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £33,000 £32,500 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.54% -7.14% +9.38%
75th Percentile £41,250 £33,750 £47,563
90th Percentile £53,700 £63,750 £55,000
East of England median annual salary £35,000 £37,750 £37,500
% change year-on-year -7.28% +0.67% +10.29%

All Cloud Computing Skills
Cambridgeshire

Microsoft 365 falls under the Cloud Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring cloud computing skills in Cambridgeshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 275 215 239
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire 12.61% 30.85% 21.30%
Number of salaries quoted 192 169 112
10th Percentile £31,250 - £27,200
25th Percentile £31,875 £26,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £40,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +25.00% -23.81% -4.55%
75th Percentile £77,500 £62,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £75,250 £79,875
East of England median annual salary £47,500 £45,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +5.56% -18.18% +10.00%

Microsoft 365
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridgeshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Microsoft 365 relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire.

Microsoft 365 job vacancy trend in Cambridgeshire

Microsoft 365
Salary Trend in Cambridgeshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cambridgeshire citing Microsoft 365.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cambridgeshire citing Microsoft 365

Microsoft 365
Salary Histogram in Cambridgeshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Microsoft 365 in Cambridgeshire over the 6 months to 14 October 2026.

Salary histogram for Microsoft 365 in Cambridgeshire

Microsoft 365
Job Locations in Cambridgeshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft 365 within the Cambridgeshire region over the 6 months to 14 October 2026. 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
Cambridge +6 52 £33,000 +20.00% 11
Peterborough +4 16 £42,500 -17.48% 11
Wisbech - 1 £20,000 -
Chatteris - 1 £30,000 -
Huntingdon - 1 £30,000 - 1
Microsoft 365
East of England

Microsoft 365
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cambridgeshire by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 41 (47.13%) SharePoint
2 32 (36.78%) Microsoft Exchange
3 13 (14.94%) Exchange Server 2007
3 13 (14.94%) Exchange Server 2010
3 13 (14.94%) Exchange Server 2013
Applications
1 2 (2.30%) Chatbot
1 2 (2.30%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (2.30%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 2 (2.30%) Spreadsheet
Cloud Services
1 30 (34.48%) Azure
2 22 (25.29%) Entra ID
3 11 (12.64%) Microsoft Copilot
4 10 (11.49%) Power Automate
4 10 (11.49%) Power Platform
4 10 (11.49%) PowerApps
5 2 (2.30%) AWS
5 2 (2.30%) Azure DevOps
5 2 (2.30%) GCP
5 2 (2.30%) OneDrive
6 1 (1.15%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 26 (29.89%) DNS
2 21 (24.14%) Firewall
3 18 (20.69%) VPN
4 12 (13.79%) DHCP
5 9 (10.34%) TCP/IP
6 8 (9.20%) Wi-Fi
7 5 (5.75%) LAN
7 5 (5.75%) VLAN
7 5 (5.75%) WAN
8 4 (4.60%) Wireless
9 3 (3.45%) Network Security
9 3 (3.45%) SSL
10 2 (2.30%) HTTPS
10 2 (2.30%) IP Telephony
10 2 (2.30%) NAS
10 2 (2.30%) SAN
10 2 (2.30%) WLAN
11 1 (1.15%) Internet
11 1 (1.15%) L2TP
11 1 (1.15%) OpenVPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (11.49%) Power BI
2 2 (2.30%) SQL Server
3 1 (1.15%) Azure SQL Database
Development Applications
1 2 (2.30%) Yeoman
General
1 54 (62.07%) Social Skills
2 12 (13.79%) Organisational Skills
3 8 (9.20%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (2.30%) Finance
4 2 (2.30%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 2 (2.30%) Manufacturing
4 2 (2.30%) Public Sector
5 1 (1.15%) Documentation Skills
5 1 (1.15%) Games
5 1 (1.15%) Law
5 1 (1.15%) Legal
5 1 (1.15%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 41 (47.13%) IT Support
2 25 (28.74%) IT Engineer
2 25 (28.74%) IT Support Engineer
2 25 (28.74%) Support Engineer
3 14 (16.09%) Support Technician
4 11 (12.64%) 2nd Line Support
5 10 (11.49%) Administrator
6 8 (9.20%) IT Technician
7 7 (8.05%) IT Support Technician
7 7 (8.05%) SharePoint Administrator
8 6 (6.90%) 2nd Line Support Technician
8 6 (6.90%) 2nd/3rd Line Support
8 6 (6.90%) 3rd Line Support
8 6 (6.90%) Audit Engineer
8 6 (6.90%) IT Audit Support
8 6 (6.90%) IT Support Specialist
8 6 (6.90%) Support Specialist
9 5 (5.75%) 3rd Line Engineer
9 5 (5.75%) Coordinator
10 4 (4.60%) Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (2.30%) CSS
1 2 (2.30%) HTML
1 2 (2.30%) Node.js
1 2 (2.30%) React
1 2 (2.30%) REST
2 1 (1.15%) .NET
2 1 (1.15%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 25 (28.74%) Driving Licence
2 16 (18.39%) Onboarding
3 10 (11.49%) AI Agents
4 6 (6.90%) Self-Motivation
5 2 (2.30%) Clustering
5 2 (2.30%) Housing Association
5 2 (2.30%) Security Posture
6 1 (1.15%) Cloud Native
6 1 (1.15%) Enterprise Software
6 1 (1.15%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 45 (51.72%) Windows
2 21 (24.14%) Windows Server
3 13 (14.94%) Linux
3 13 (14.94%) Windows 7
3 13 (14.94%) Windows 8
4 5 (5.75%) Windows 10
5 4 (4.60%) Windows Server 2012
5 4 (4.60%) Windows Server 2016
5 4 (4.60%) Windows Server 2019
6 1 (1.15%) macOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 28 (32.18%) Problem-Solving
2 20 (22.99%) Customer Service
3 19 (21.84%) Cybersecurity
4 17 (19.54%) AI
5 16 (18.39%) Migration
6 14 (16.09%) Service Delivery
7 12 (13.79%) Decision-Making
8 11 (12.64%) Collaborative Working
8 11 (12.64%) Task Automation
9 10 (11.49%) Business Intelligence
9 10 (11.49%) Information Architecture
10 9 (10.34%) Identity Access Management
11 8 (9.20%) Continuous Improvement
11 8 (9.20%) Data Protection
11 8 (9.20%) Information Security
11 8 (9.20%) Mentoring
11 8 (9.20%) Risk Assessment
11 8 (9.20%) Service Management
12 7 (8.05%) Disaster Recovery
12 7 (8.05%) Security Management
Programming Languages
1 6 (6.90%) SQL
2 4 (4.60%) PowerShell
3 2 (2.30%) JavaScript
4 1 (1.15%) C#
Qualifications
1 17 (19.54%) Microsoft Certification
2 15 (17.24%) Degree
3 5 (5.75%) BPSS Clearance
3 5 (5.75%) Security Cleared
4 2 (2.30%) CCNA
4 2 (2.30%) CCNP
4 2 (2.30%) Cisco Certification
4 2 (2.30%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (12.64%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 8 (9.20%) Cyber Essentials
3 7 (8.05%) GDPR
4 6 (6.90%) QA
5 2 (2.30%) Accessibility
5 2 (2.30%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 2 (2.30%) Data Quality
System Software
1 21 (24.14%) Active Directory
2 11 (12.64%) Hyper-V
3 7 (8.05%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (2.30%) BitLocker
4 2 (2.30%) Microsoft Virtual Server
4 2 (2.30%) Virtual Servers
5 1 (1.15%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (1.15%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 13 (14.94%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (2.30%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 78 (89.66%) Microsoft
2 10 (11.49%) VMware
3 7 (8.05%) Cisco
4 5 (5.75%) Meraki
5 3 (3.45%) Apple
6 2 (2.30%) Citrix
6 2 (2.30%) Fortinet
6 2 (2.30%) Google
6 2 (2.30%) Sophos
6 2 (2.30%) WatchGuard
7 1 (1.15%) Acronis
7 1 (1.15%) Veeam