Microsoft
Isle of Wight > Cowes
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Cowes 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 15 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 15 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| Rank change year-on-year | 0 | -5 | 0 |
| Permanent jobs citing Microsoft | 12 | 1 | 1 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Cowes | 26.09% | 10.00% | 100.00% |
| As % of the Vendors category | 80.00% | 25.00% | 100.00% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 12 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £39,500 | - | £32,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £41,750 | - | £35,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -14.63% |
| 75th Percentile | £44,750 | - | £37,500 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Isle of Wight median annual salary | £41,000 | - | £35,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -17.16% |
All Vendors
Cowes
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 Cowes.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services | 15 | 4 | 1 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cowes | 32.61% | 40.00% | 100.00% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 13 | 2 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £55,250 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £39,500 | £56,375 | £32,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £42,500 | £59,500 | £35,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -28.57% | +70.00% | -14.63% |
| 75th Percentile | £44,750 | £61,375 | £37,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £45,750 | £61,750 | - |
| Isle of Wight median annual salary | £41,000 | £65,000 | £35,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -36.92% | +85.71% | -14.63% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Cowes
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Microsoft relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Cowes.
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Salary Trend in Cowes
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cowes citing Microsoft.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cowes 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: