Microsoft 365 Job Trends in the East Midlands

Microsoft 365 (M365, Office 365, O365)
England > East Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the East Midlands requiring Microsoft 365 skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 11 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 19 18 15
Rank change year-on-year -1 -3 +19
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 365 213 153 332
As % of all permanent jobs in the East Midlands 6.52% 9.41% 9.57%
As % of the Cloud Services category 20.96% 26.33% 26.99%
Number of salaries quoted 177 115 293
10th Percentile £25,750 £24,750 £22,500
25th Percentile £26,500 £26,250 £24,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 £32,000 £34,836
Median % change year-on-year -6.25% -8.14% +8.86%
75th Percentile £41,250 £48,750 £43,750
90th Percentile £53,750 £63,500 £52,500
England median annual salary £37,500 £42,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year -11.76% +6.25% -2.44%

All Cloud Computing Skills
East Midlands

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 the East Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 1,016 581 1,230
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East Midlands 31.11% 35.73% 35.45%
Number of salaries quoted 568 436 1,084
10th Percentile £26,250 £26,250 £25,500
25th Percentile £30,000 £32,500 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £47,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% - -5.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £62,500 £61,250
90th Percentile £78,825 £73,750 £70,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £62,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year -4.00% +8.70% -11.54%

Microsoft 365
Job Vacancy Trend in the East Midlands

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

Microsoft 365 job vacancy trend in the East Midlands

Microsoft 365
Salary Trend in the East Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing Microsoft 365.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing Microsoft 365

Microsoft 365
Salary Histogram in the East Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Microsoft 365 in the East Midlands over the 6 months to 11 March 2026.

Salary histogram for Microsoft 365 in the East Midlands

Microsoft 365
Job Locations in the East Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft 365 within the East Midlands region over the 6 months to 11 March 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
Derbyshire -11 60 £28,500 -5.00% 10
Nottinghamshire +18 50 £28,000 -44.00% 11
Northamptonshire -1 40 £28,750 -11.54% 16
Leicestershire -3 30 £32,500 +6.56% 7
Lincolnshire -18 29 £32,500 -13.33% 9
Rutland - 1 £45,000 -
Microsoft 365
England

Microsoft 365
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East Midlands 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 59 (27.70%) SharePoint
2 37 (17.37%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (1.41%) ArcGIS
4 2 (0.94%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 9 (4.23%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (3.76%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 2 (0.94%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.47%) SAP ERP
2 1 (0.47%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 81 (38.03%) Azure
2 46 (21.60%) Entra ID
3 13 (6.10%) AWS
4 10 (4.69%) Power Platform
5 8 (3.76%) OneDrive
6 6 (2.82%) Google Workspace
7 4 (1.88%) Dynamics 365
7 4 (1.88%) Microsoft Purview
8 3 (1.41%) Azure DevOps
8 3 (1.41%) Azure Logic Apps
8 3 (1.41%) Azure Service Bus
8 3 (1.41%) Copilot Studio
8 3 (1.41%) iPaaS
8 3 (1.41%) Microsoft Copilot
8 3 (1.41%) Power Automate
8 3 (1.41%) PowerApps
8 3 (1.41%) SaaS
9 2 (0.94%) GCP
9 2 (0.94%) IaaS
9 2 (0.94%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 63 (29.58%) DHCP
1 63 (29.58%) DNS
2 31 (14.55%) TCP/IP
3 28 (13.15%) Firewall
4 20 (9.39%) VPN
5 15 (7.04%) VoIP
6 14 (6.57%) VLAN
6 14 (6.57%) WAN
7 13 (6.10%) IP Telephony
8 12 (5.63%) Internet
9 11 (5.16%) Network Security
10 10 (4.69%) SD-WAN
11 8 (3.76%) LAN
11 8 (3.76%) Wi-Fi
12 7 (3.29%) Wireless
13 5 (2.35%) SAN
14 4 (1.88%) PBX
14 4 (1.88%) WLAN
15 3 (1.41%) Remote Desktop
16 2 (0.94%) Skype
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (4.23%) Power BI
2 5 (2.35%) SQL Server
3 2 (0.94%) Azure SQL Database
3 2 (0.94%) Data Lake
3 2 (0.94%) DTS
3 2 (0.94%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 1 (0.47%) Git
General
1 99 (46.48%) Social Skills
2 20 (9.39%) Organisational Skills
3 14 (6.57%) Law
4 12 (5.63%) Analytical Skills
4 12 (5.63%) Public Sector
5 10 (4.69%) Legal
5 10 (4.69%) Retail
6 9 (4.23%) Finance
6 9 (4.23%) Marketing
7 8 (3.76%) Telecoms
8 7 (3.29%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 5 (2.35%) Documentation Skills
9 5 (2.35%) Local Government
10 4 (1.88%) German Language
10 4 (1.88%) Manufacturing
11 3 (1.41%) Automotive
12 1 (0.47%) Back Office
12 1 (0.47%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 117 (54.93%) IT Support
2 73 (34.27%) IT Engineer
3 68 (31.92%) Support Engineer
4 65 (30.52%) IT Support Engineer
5 29 (13.62%) Support Technician
6 19 (8.92%) Analyst
6 19 (8.92%) IT Support Technician
6 19 (8.92%) IT Technician
7 15 (7.04%) 1st Line Support
7 15 (7.04%) Support Analyst
8 12 (5.63%) Administrator
8 12 (5.63%) IT Analyst
8 12 (5.63%) IT Manager
9 10 (4.69%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 10 (4.69%) IT Assistant
9 10 (4.69%) IT Support Assistant
9 10 (4.69%) Service Manager
9 10 (4.69%) Support Assistant
10 8 (3.76%) IT Support Analyst
10 8 (3.76%) Technical Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (0.94%) .NET
2 1 (0.47%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 67 (31.46%) Driving Licence
2 11 (5.16%) Onboarding
3 7 (3.29%) CCTV
3 7 (3.29%) Clustering
3 7 (3.29%) Replication
4 6 (2.82%) iPad
4 6 (2.82%) PMI
5 3 (1.41%) Analytical Mindset
5 3 (1.41%) Enterprise Software
5 3 (1.41%) Smartphone
6 2 (0.94%) CMDB
6 2 (0.94%) Management Information System
6 2 (0.94%) Social Media
6 2 (0.94%) Video Conferencing
7 1 (0.47%) Low-Code
7 1 (0.47%) NHS
7 1 (0.47%) PKI
7 1 (0.47%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 140 (65.73%) Windows
2 70 (32.86%) Windows Server
3 25 (11.74%) Windows 10
4 18 (8.45%) Linux
5 13 (6.10%) Mac OS
6 6 (2.82%) Android
7 5 (2.35%) Apple iOS
7 5 (2.35%) Windows Server 2012
7 5 (2.35%) Windows Server 2019
8 3 (1.41%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 81 (38.03%) Problem-Solving
2 75 (35.21%) Customer Service
3 56 (26.29%) ITIL
4 39 (18.31%) ITSM
5 31 (14.55%) Continuous Improvement
5 31 (14.55%) Incident Management
6 25 (11.74%) Service Delivery
7 24 (11.27%) Process Improvement
8 18 (8.45%) Service Management
9 17 (7.98%) Cybersecurity
9 17 (7.98%) Infrastructure Engineering
10 16 (7.51%) ERP
11 14 (6.57%) Data Protection
12 13 (6.10%) Collaborative Working
13 12 (5.63%) Business Continuity
14 11 (5.16%) Server Management
15 10 (4.69%) Business Intelligence
15 10 (4.69%) CRM
15 10 (4.69%) Data Security
16 9 (4.23%) Identity Management
Programming Languages
1 23 (10.80%) PowerShell
2 9 (4.23%) SQL
3 2 (0.94%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 30 (14.08%) Microsoft Certification
2 20 (9.39%) Degree
3 8 (3.76%) CCNA
3 8 (3.76%) Cisco Certification
4 7 (3.29%) CCNP
4 7 (3.29%) MCSA
4 7 (3.29%) MCSE
4 7 (3.29%) Microsoft Certified Professional
5 6 (2.82%) PMI Certification
6 3 (1.41%) Azure Certification
6 3 (1.41%) HND
7 2 (0.94%) DBS Check
7 2 (0.94%) ITIL Certification
8 1 (0.47%) A+ Certification
8 1 (0.47%) AWS Certification
8 1 (0.47%) Computer Science Degree
8 1 (0.47%) MCDST
8 1 (0.47%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (12.21%) SLA
2 24 (11.27%) Cyber Essentials
3 13 (6.10%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 12 (5.63%) GDPR
5 7 (3.29%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 4 (1.88%) ISO 22301
7 1 (0.47%) NIST
System Software
1 122 (57.28%) Active Directory
2 27 (12.68%) Hyper-V
3 16 (7.51%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (2.35%) vSphere
5 4 (1.88%) Terminal Services
5 4 (1.88%) Virtual Desktop
6 2 (0.94%) VMware ESXi
7 1 (0.47%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 40 (18.78%) Microsoft Intune
2 10 (4.69%) Jamf Pro
3 6 (2.82%) WSUS
4 4 (1.88%) Autotask
4 4 (1.88%) Nagios
5 3 (1.41%) Failover Clustering
6 2 (0.94%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 130 (61.03%) Microsoft
2 29 (13.62%) VMware
3 14 (6.57%) Apple
4 11 (5.16%) ServiceNow
5 9 (4.23%) Cisco
5 9 (4.23%) Veeam
6 8 (3.76%) Google
6 8 (3.76%) Logitech
6 8 (3.76%) WatchGuard
6 8 (3.76%) Yealink
7 7 (3.29%) Draytek
7 7 (3.29%) Mitel
8 5 (2.35%) Meraki
9 4 (1.88%) Darktrace
9 4 (1.88%) Freshdesk
9 4 (1.88%) SolarWinds
10 3 (1.41%) ESRI
10 3 (1.41%) HP
11 2 (0.94%) BMC
11 2 (0.94%) Citrix