Microsoft Jobs in the East Midlands

Microsoft
England > East Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the East Midlands 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 30 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
30 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 12 2 3
Rank change year-on-year -10 +1 -1
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 315 822 700
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East Midlands 11.74% 17.03% 25.20%
As % of the Vendors category 33.69% 52.56% 59.73%
Number of salaries quoted 240 619 323
10th Percentile £26,250 £23,100 £25,000
25th Percentile £27,750 £25,750 £30,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £36,250 £37,500 £44,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.33% -14.77% +1.02%
75th Percentile £50,250 £52,500 £58,750
90th Percentile £60,000 £65,000 £71,000
England median annual salary £50,000 £47,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +5.26% -9.52% +5.00%

All Vendors
East Midlands

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 the East Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 935 1,564 1,172
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East Midlands 34.84% 32.41% 42.19%
Number of salaries quoted 448 1,020 589
10th Percentile £26,250 £24,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £29,938 £28,250 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,101 £40,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.25% -20.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £53,750 £53,750 £61,250
90th Percentile £65,000 £67,500 £70,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +10.00% -13.04% +4.55%

Microsoft
Job Vacancy Trend in the East Midlands

Job postings citing Microsoft as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the East Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Microsoft in the East Midlands

Microsoft
Salary Trend in the East Midlands

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Microsoft in the East Midlands.

Salary trend for Microsoft in the East Midlands

Microsoft
Salary Histogram in the East Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Microsoft in the East Midlands over the 6 months to 30 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Microsoft in the East Midlands

Microsoft
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 within the East Midlands region over the 6 months to 30 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
Northamptonshire -21 92 £35,000 +11.11% 246
Nottinghamshire -5 66 £35,000 -17.65% 278
Derbyshire -11 63 £32,500 -9.72% 438
Leicestershire -10 62 £48,500 +21.25% 240
Lincolnshire -8 29 £37,500 +11.94% 227
Microsoft
England

Microsoft
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the East Midlands 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 54 (17.14%) Microsoft Exchange
2 50 (15.87%) SharePoint
3 7 (2.22%) IIS
4 1 (0.32%) Confluence
Applications
1 73 (23.17%) Microsoft Office
2 30 (9.52%) Microsoft Excel
3 10 (3.17%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 8 (2.54%) Chatbot
5 7 (2.22%) Microsoft Project
6 4 (1.27%) MS Visio
6 4 (1.27%) Trello
Business Applications
1 8 (2.54%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (0.63%) Dynamics NAV
2 2 (0.63%) Magento
2 2 (0.63%) Shopify
3 1 (0.32%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.32%) SAP MDM
Cloud Services
1 133 (42.22%) Microsoft 365
2 118 (37.46%) Azure
3 38 (12.06%) Entra ID
4 24 (7.62%) OneDrive
5 16 (5.08%) Power Platform
6 14 (4.44%) Dynamics 365
7 13 (4.13%) Azure Logic Apps
8 12 (3.81%) AWS
9 11 (3.49%) IaaS
10 9 (2.86%) Azure Sentinel
11 8 (2.54%) Mimecast
12 7 (2.22%) Serverless
13 6 (1.90%) SaaS
14 5 (1.59%) Google Workspace
15 4 (1.27%) Azure Functions
15 4 (1.27%) PowerApps
16 3 (0.95%) Nutanix
16 3 (0.95%) Power Automate
17 2 (0.63%) BigCommerce
17 2 (0.63%) ShareGate
Communications & Networking
1 28 (8.89%) Firewall
2 27 (8.57%) DNS
2 27 (8.57%) VoIP
3 26 (8.25%) DHCP
4 18 (5.71%) Remote Desktop
5 14 (4.44%) Network Security
6 10 (3.17%) VPN
6 10 (3.17%) WAN
7 9 (2.86%) SAN
8 8 (2.54%) Wi-Fi
9 7 (2.22%) Ethernet
9 7 (2.22%) Internet
9 7 (2.22%) LAN
9 7 (2.22%) TCP/IP
10 6 (1.90%) VLAN
11 5 (1.59%) SD-WAN
11 5 (1.59%) WLAN
12 4 (1.27%) Wireless
13 3 (0.95%) Broadband
14 2 (0.63%) IP Telephony
Database & Business Intelligence
1 45 (14.29%) SQL Server
2 13 (4.13%) Azure SQL Database
3 12 (3.81%) Data Lake
4 11 (3.49%) Power BI
4 11 (3.49%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 11 (3.49%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 4 (1.27%) Data Warehouse
6 3 (0.95%) MS Access
7 2 (0.63%) MongoDB
7 2 (0.63%) NoSQL
8 1 (0.32%) Big Data
8 1 (0.32%) DynamoDB
8 1 (0.32%) MySQL
8 1 (0.32%) PostgreSQL
8 1 (0.32%) RDBMS
8 1 (0.32%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 8 (2.54%) Visual Studio
2 7 (2.22%) JIRA
3 4 (1.27%) Git
4 2 (0.63%) Subversion
5 1 (0.32%) gulp
5 1 (0.32%) Postman
5 1 (0.32%) Yeoman
General
1 132 (41.90%) Social Skills
2 49 (15.56%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 40 (12.70%) Analytical Skills
4 34 (10.79%) Manufacturing
5 29 (9.21%) Finance
6 27 (8.57%) Law
7 26 (8.25%) Organisational Skills
8 19 (6.03%) Retail
9 13 (4.13%) Games
10 10 (3.17%) Public Sector
11 6 (1.90%) Marketing
11 6 (1.90%) Presentation Skills
12 4 (1.27%) Electronics
12 4 (1.27%) Legal
13 3 (0.95%) Automotive
13 3 (0.95%) Influencing Skills
14 2 (0.63%) Advertising
14 2 (0.63%) Billing
14 2 (0.63%) Documentation Skills
15 1 (0.32%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 79 (25.08%) IT Support
2 53 (16.83%) Analyst
3 43 (13.65%) 2nd Line Support
4 35 (11.11%) Senior
5 32 (10.16%) Support Engineer
6 26 (8.25%) IT Engineer
7 25 (7.94%) 1st Line Support
7 25 (7.94%) Electrical Engineer
7 25 (7.94%) Safety Engineer
7 25 (7.94%) Test Engineer
8 19 (6.03%) Developer
9 16 (5.08%) IT Support Engineer
10 14 (4.44%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 13 (4.13%) 3rd Line Support
11 13 (4.13%) Project Engineer
11 13 (4.13%) Senior Analyst
12 12 (3.81%) Lead
12 12 (3.81%) Support Analyst
13 11 (3.49%) 3rd Line Engineer
13 11 (3.49%) Support Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (4.13%) .NET
2 7 (2.22%) .NET Core
2 7 (2.22%) ASP.NET
3 6 (1.90%) ASP.NET MVC
4 3 (0.95%) CSS
4 3 (0.95%) HTML
4 3 (0.95%) Microsoft Graph
5 2 (0.63%) .NET Framework
5 2 (0.63%) Ajax
5 2 (0.63%) AngularJS
5 2 (0.63%) Bootstrap
5 2 (0.63%) Code First Entity Framework
5 2 (0.63%) Entity Framework
5 2 (0.63%) HTML5
5 2 (0.63%) JSON
5 2 (0.63%) LangChain
5 2 (0.63%) React
5 2 (0.63%) REST
5 2 (0.63%) Sass
5 2 (0.63%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 25 (7.94%) Driving Licence
2 18 (5.71%) Onboarding
3 13 (4.13%) Self-Motivation
4 9 (2.86%) Data Structures
5 5 (1.59%) EPoS
5 5 (1.59%) Management Information System
6 4 (1.27%) Data Centre
6 4 (1.27%) Social Media
7 3 (0.95%) Security Posture
8 2 (0.63%) IoT
8 2 (0.63%) Legacy Systems
8 2 (0.63%) Optoelectronics
8 2 (0.63%) Product Ownership
8 2 (0.63%) Public Cloud
9 1 (0.32%) Clustering
9 1 (0.32%) Embedded Systems
9 1 (0.32%) Over-the-Top Content
9 1 (0.32%) PMI
9 1 (0.32%) Replication
9 1 (0.32%) Video\Live Streaming
Operating Systems
1 146 (46.35%) Windows
2 64 (20.32%) Windows Server
3 22 (6.98%) Mac OS
4 16 (5.08%) Windows 10
5 14 (4.44%) Linux
6 12 (3.81%) Apple iOS
7 10 (3.17%) Android
8 9 (2.86%) Windows 7
9 5 (1.59%) CentOS
9 5 (1.59%) Rocky
9 5 (1.59%) Ubuntu
10 4 (1.27%) Windows Server 2016
10 4 (1.27%) Windows Server 2019
11 3 (0.95%) Windows Server 2012
12 2 (0.63%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
13 1 (0.32%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 88 (27.94%) Problem-Solving
2 72 (22.86%) Customer Service
3 39 (12.38%) Continuous Improvement
4 38 (12.06%) Cybersecurity
5 37 (11.75%) ITIL
6 33 (10.48%) Project Management
7 31 (9.84%) ITSM
8 27 (8.57%) Time Management
9 25 (7.94%) Mentoring
9 25 (7.94%) Safety Engineering
10 23 (7.30%) Service Delivery
11 21 (6.67%) ERP
12 19 (6.03%) Migration
13 17 (5.40%) PRINCE2
14 16 (5.08%) Data Analysis
14 16 (5.08%) Mobile Device Management
15 15 (4.76%) Analytics
15 15 (4.76%) CRM
15 15 (4.76%) Logistics
15 15 (4.76%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 32 (10.16%) SQL
2 28 (8.89%) PowerShell
3 13 (4.13%) T-SQL
4 11 (3.49%) C#
4 11 (3.49%) JavaScript
5 9 (2.86%) Kusto Query Language
6 5 (1.59%) TypeScript
7 3 (0.95%) Python
8 1 (0.32%) Bash
8 1 (0.32%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 1 (0.32%) R
Qualifications
1 52 (16.51%) Degree
2 21 (6.67%) CCNA
2 21 (6.67%) Cisco Certification
3 12 (3.81%) A+ Certification
3 12 (3.81%) DBS Check
3 12 (3.81%) Microsoft Certification
4 11 (3.49%) Azure Certification
5 7 (2.22%) ITIL Certification
5 7 (2.22%) Network+ Certification
6 5 (1.59%) CCNP
6 5 (1.59%) Computer Science Degree
6 5 (1.59%) LPIC
6 5 (1.59%) MCP
6 5 (1.59%) MCSE
7 3 (0.95%) BPSS Clearance
7 3 (0.95%) CompTIA Security+
7 3 (0.95%) HNC
7 3 (0.95%) HND
7 3 (0.95%) MCDST
8 2 (0.63%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (8.25%) SLA
2 18 (5.71%) GDPR
3 11 (3.49%) Data Quality
4 9 (2.86%) QA
5 7 (2.22%) Cyber Essentials
6 4 (1.27%) PCI DSS
7 2 (0.63%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 2 (0.63%) PMO
8 1 (0.32%) Accessibility
8 1 (0.32%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 1 (0.32%) GRC
System Software
1 118 (37.46%) Active Directory
2 27 (8.57%) Hyper-V
3 21 (6.67%) VMware Infrastructure
4 10 (3.17%) Docker
5 7 (2.22%) Virtual Desktop
5 7 (2.22%) vSphere
6 6 (1.90%) Terminal Services
7 2 (0.63%) Virtual Servers
8 1 (0.32%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 26 (8.25%) Microsoft Intune
2 10 (3.17%) SCCM
3 6 (1.90%) Ansible
4 5 (1.59%) Autotask
4 5 (1.59%) Jamf Pro
5 3 (0.95%) SCOM
6 2 (0.63%) Kubernetes
7 1 (0.32%) Failover Clustering
7 1 (0.32%) FortiGate
7 1 (0.32%) Microsoft Clustering
7 1 (0.32%) Puppet
7 1 (0.32%) QRadar
7 1 (0.32%) Terraform
Vendors
1 33 (10.48%) Cisco
2 25 (7.94%) VMware
3 21 (6.67%) Meraki
4 11 (3.49%) Sage
5 10 (3.17%) HP
5 10 (3.17%) SAP
6 9 (2.86%) Veeam
7 7 (2.22%) Barracuda Networks
7 7 (2.22%) Google
7 7 (2.22%) Sophos
8 6 (1.90%) Dell
8 6 (1.90%) NetApp
8 6 (1.90%) ServiceNow
9 3 (0.95%) Adobe
9 3 (0.95%) dotdigital
9 3 (0.95%) Freshdesk
9 3 (0.95%) MobileIron
9 3 (0.95%) Nasuni
9 3 (0.95%) Salesforce
9 3 (0.95%) Zoho