Microsoft Jobs in Dorset

Microsoft
South West > Dorset

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Dorset 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 17 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
17 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 16 10 11
Rank change year-on-year -6 +1 -7
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 57 205 107
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Dorset 12.98% 17.04% 15.99%
As % of the Vendors category 39.58% 59.77% 48.64%
Number of salaries quoted 37 123 76
10th Percentile £28,750 £26,250 £30,875
25th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £40,000 £41,521
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% -3.66% -2.30%
75th Percentile £48,750 £58,750 £53,750
90th Percentile £57,750 £63,750 £66,250
South West median annual salary £45,000 £46,479 £40,000
% change year-on-year -3.18% +16.20% -5.88%

All Vendors
Dorset

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 Dorset.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 144 343 220
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Dorset 32.80% 28.51% 32.88%
Number of salaries quoted 71 200 149
10th Percentile £28,750 £26,250 £32,400
25th Percentile £30,000 £32,500 £37,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,101 £44,036 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.94% +3.61% -14.66%
75th Percentile £58,750 £57,813 £56,250
90th Percentile £65,000 £63,750 £67,500
South West median annual salary £46,500 £47,500 £47,250
% change year-on-year -2.11% +0.53% +5.00%

Microsoft
Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset

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

Job vacancy trend for Microsoft in Dorset

Microsoft
Salary Trend in Dorset

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

Salary trend for Microsoft in Dorset

Microsoft
Salary Histogram in Dorset

Salary distribution for jobs citing Microsoft in Dorset over the 6 months to 17 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Microsoft in Dorset

Microsoft
Job Locations in Dorset

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft within the Dorset region over the 6 months to 17 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
Bournemouth +11 20 £30,000 -47.83% 17
Weymouth +5 14 £32,500 -27.78% 3
Poole -8 4 £30,000 -18.92% 13
Dorchester -4 3 £52,500 +114.29% 5
Microsoft
South West

Microsoft
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Dorset 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 13 (22.81%) Microsoft Exchange
2 8 (14.04%) SharePoint
Applications
1 16 (28.07%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (10.53%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (1.75%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (1.75%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 14 (24.56%) Dynamics NAV
2 2 (3.51%) Sage 200
Cloud Services
1 25 (43.86%) Microsoft 365
2 22 (38.60%) Azure
3 13 (22.81%) OneDrive
4 6 (10.53%) Power Platform
5 4 (7.02%) Power Automate
6 2 (3.51%) Entra ID
7 1 (1.75%) Azure DevOps
Communications & Networking
1 21 (36.84%) Firewall
2 16 (28.07%) MPLS
2 16 (28.07%) Wi-Fi
3 14 (24.56%) SAN
4 10 (17.54%) VLAN
4 10 (17.54%) VoIP
5 8 (14.04%) VPN
6 7 (12.28%) DHCP
6 7 (12.28%) DNS
7 6 (10.53%) Cisco ASA
7 6 (10.53%) Cisco Firepower
7 6 (10.53%) PBX
7 6 (10.53%) VPLS
8 5 (8.77%) Network Security
8 5 (8.77%) Reverse Proxy
9 2 (3.51%) Internet
9 2 (3.51%) LAN
10 1 (1.75%) WAN
10 1 (1.75%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (10.53%) Power BI
1 6 (10.53%) SQL Server
1 6 (10.53%) SQL Server Integration Services
1 6 (10.53%) SQL Server Reporting Services
2 4 (7.02%) FileMaker
3 1 (1.75%) OLAP
3 1 (1.75%) OLAP Cube
3 1 (1.75%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 1 (1.75%) Git
1 1 (1.75%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
1 1 (1.75%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 33 (57.89%) Social Skills
2 23 (40.35%) Legal
3 15 (26.32%) Manufacturing
4 14 (24.56%) Finance
5 12 (21.05%) Retail
6 7 (12.28%) Analytical Skills
7 4 (7.02%) Documentation Skills
8 3 (5.26%) Aviation
9 1 (1.75%) Environmental Health
9 1 (1.75%) Military
9 1 (1.75%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 16 (28.07%) Coordinator
2 14 (24.56%) Help Desk Coordinator
3 12 (21.05%) 2nd Line Support
4 11 (19.30%) 2nd Line Support Technician
4 11 (19.30%) Support Technician
5 7 (12.28%) Developer
5 7 (12.28%) IT Support
6 6 (10.53%) Network Engineer
7 5 (8.77%) Analyst
7 5 (8.77%) Support Analyst
8 4 (7.02%) Administrator
8 4 (7.02%) Analyst Developer
8 4 (7.02%) Help Desk Administrator
8 4 (7.02%) IT Administrator
8 4 (7.02%) IT Analyst
8 4 (7.02%) IT Support Analyst
8 4 (7.02%) IT Systems Administrator
8 4 (7.02%) Systems Administrator
9 3 (5.26%) Implementation Manager
9 3 (5.26%) IT Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (3.51%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 14 (24.56%) Video Conferencing
2 10 (17.54%) CCTV
3 4 (7.02%) Management Information System
4 2 (3.51%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
4 2 (3.51%) Legacy Systems
4 2 (3.51%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 23 (40.35%) Windows
2 22 (38.60%) Windows Server
3 12 (21.05%) Mac OS
4 10 (17.54%) Windows 10
5 1 (1.75%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 32 (56.14%) Problem-Solving
2 18 (31.58%) Customer Service
3 17 (29.82%) ERP
4 16 (28.07%) Time Management
5 14 (24.56%) Virtual Environments
6 8 (14.04%) Business Intelligence
7 7 (12.28%) Computer Science
8 5 (8.77%) Infrastructure Management
9 4 (7.02%) API Integration
9 4 (7.02%) Architectural Design
9 4 (7.02%) Database Optimisation
9 4 (7.02%) Network Management
9 4 (7.02%) Proactive Monitoring
9 4 (7.02%) Project Management
10 3 (5.26%) Process Improvement
10 3 (5.26%) Project Delivery
11 2 (3.51%) Budgeting and Forecasting
11 2 (3.51%) Compliance Management
11 2 (3.51%) Digital Transformation Programme
11 2 (3.51%) Infrastructure Engineering
Programming Languages
1 16 (28.07%) SQL
2 9 (15.79%) PowerShell
3 6 (10.53%) C#
4 4 (7.02%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 8 (14.04%) Degree
2 6 (10.53%) CCNA
2 6 (10.53%) Cisco Certification
2 6 (10.53%) SC Cleared
2 6 (10.53%) Security Cleared
3 4 (7.02%) CCNP
3 4 (7.02%) Computer Science Degree
4 2 (3.51%) ACCA
4 2 (3.51%) MOS
5 1 (1.75%) MCSA
5 1 (1.75%) Microsoft Certification
5 1 (1.75%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
System Software
1 30 (52.63%) Active Directory
1 30 (52.63%) VMware Infrastructure
2 10 (17.54%) VMware ESXi
3 1 (1.75%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 15 (26.32%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (3.51%) FortiGate
3 1 (1.75%) Autotask
3 1 (1.75%) SCCM
Vendors
1 30 (52.63%) VMware
2 10 (17.54%) Veeam
3 7 (12.28%) Cisco
3 7 (12.28%) HP
4 6 (10.53%) Meraki
5 5 (8.77%) Citrix
5 5 (8.77%) Fortinet
6 4 (7.02%) SolarWinds
7 2 (3.51%) Oracle
7 2 (3.51%) Sage
8 1 (1.75%) Aruba
8 1 (1.75%) Databricks
8 1 (1.75%) Thales