Microsoft Certification Job Trends in Durham

Microsoft Certification
North East > Durham

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Durham with a requirement for Microsoft Certification qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 2 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 34 - 32
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Certification 8 0 11
As % of all permanent jobs in Durham 1.63% - 3.47%
As % of the Qualifications category 8.33% - 15.07%
Number of salaries quoted 5 0 3
10th Percentile - - £34,800
25th Percentile £28,250 - £41,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 - £53,000
75th Percentile - - £79,625
90th Percentile - - £95,600
North East median annual salary £32,000 £31,000 £32,500
% change year-on-year +3.23% -4.62% -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Durham

Microsoft Certification falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in Durham.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 96 73 73
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Durham 19.59% 28.97% 23.03%
Number of salaries quoted 24 10 30
10th Percentile £27,505 £35,300 £37,225
25th Percentile £28,767 £47,500 £40,535
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,500 £55,000 £55,900
Median % change year-on-year -6.36% -1.61% -2.78%
75th Percentile £78,246 £73,819 £74,786
90th Percentile £87,456 £80,678 £79,263
North East median annual salary £57,500 £51,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year +12.75% +20.00% -22.73%

Microsoft Certification
Job Vacancy Trend in Durham

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

Microsoft Certification job vacancy trend in Durham

Microsoft Certification
Salary Trend in Durham

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Durham citing Microsoft Certification.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Durham citing Microsoft Certification

Microsoft Certification
Salary Histogram in Durham

Salary distribution for jobs citing Microsoft Certification in Durham over the 6 months to 2 September 2026.

Salary histogram for Microsoft Certification in Durham

Microsoft Certification
Job Locations in Durham

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft Certification within the Durham region over the 6 months to 2 September 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
Stockton-on-Tees - 3 £50,000 -
Microsoft Certification
North East

Microsoft Certification
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Durham 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 3 (37.50%) Microsoft Exchange
1 3 (37.50%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 8 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
2 3 (37.50%) Azure
2 3 (37.50%) Entra ID
2 3 (37.50%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 5 (62.50%) VPN
1 5 (62.50%) Wi-Fi
General
1 8 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (25.00%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 5 (62.50%) IT Support
1 5 (62.50%) IT Support Technician
1 5 (62.50%) IT Technician
1 5 (62.50%) Support Technician
2 3 (37.50%) Consultant
2 3 (37.50%) Solutions Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 8 (100.00%) Onboarding
2 3 (37.50%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 8 (100.00%) Windows
2 3 (37.50%) Android
2 3 (37.50%) Apple iOS
2 3 (37.50%) Mac OS
2 3 (37.50%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (62.50%) Continuous Improvement
1 5 (62.50%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (37.50%) Asset Management
2 3 (37.50%) Customer Service
2 3 (37.50%) Migration
2 3 (37.50%) Project Delivery
2 3 (37.50%) User Experience
3 2 (25.00%) Roadmaps
System Software
1 8 (100.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 3 (37.50%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 8 (100.00%) Microsoft