Microsoft
South Wales > Cardiff
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Cardiff 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 7 January 2026, 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 7 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +4 | +3 | -2 |
| Permanent jobs citing Microsoft | 42 | 59 | 46 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Cardiff | 11.70% | 16.03% | 12.89% |
| As % of the Vendors category | 37.17% | 45.04% | 31.29% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 28 | 38 | 42 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,025 | £27,000 | £33,044 |
| 25th Percentile | £31,250 | £38,438 | £37,575 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £35,500 | £53,331 | £51,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -33.43% | +4.57% | +20.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £85,000 | £89,688 | £66,875 |
| 90th Percentile | £89,125 | £94,125 | £78,750 |
| South Wales median annual salary | £35,000 | £54,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -35.19% | +8.00% | +25.00% |
All Vendors
Cardiff
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 Cardiff.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services | 113 | 131 | 147 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cardiff | 31.48% | 35.60% | 41.18% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 72 | 89 | 125 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £23,750 | £33,426 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,063 | £33,750 | £40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £54,969 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.94% | -9.09% | +22.22% |
| 75th Percentile | £60,625 | £66,750 | £70,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £85,000 | £90,000 | £74,500 |
| South Wales median annual salary | £35,000 | £50,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -30.00% | - | +11.11% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Microsoft relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Cardiff.
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Salary Trend in Cardiff
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cardiff citing Microsoft.
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Salary Histogram in Cardiff
Salary distribution for jobs citing Microsoft in Cardiff over the 6 months to 7 January 2026.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cardiff 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: