Microsoft Job Trends 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 13 July 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
13 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 3 8 2
Rank change year-on-year +5 -6 +2
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 775 296 946
As % of all permanent jobs in the East Midlands 14.84% 13.35% 18.78%
As % of the Vendors category 59.52% 32.00% 58.18%
Number of salaries quoted 362 255 589
10th Percentile £27,500 £26,250 £23,500
25th Percentile £29,188 £27,750 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £35,000 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year +14.29% -6.67% -21.05%
75th Percentile £57,500 £50,250 £52,500
90th Percentile £69,875 £63,250 £62,525
England median annual salary £50,000 £47,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year +5.26% - -9.52%

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 1,302 925 1,626
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East Midlands 24.93% 41.72% 32.29%
Number of salaries quoted 647 482 958
10th Percentile £28,000 £26,250 £24,500
25th Percentile £31,750 £29,813 £28,313
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £42,500 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.88% +6.25% -20.00%
75th Percentile £62,500 £58,000 £53,750
90th Percentile £71,750 £70,000 £67,500
England median annual salary £57,375 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +4.32% +10.00% -13.04%

Microsoft
Job Vacancy Trend in the East Midlands

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

Microsoft job vacancy trend in the East Midlands

Microsoft
Salary Trend in the East Midlands

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

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing Microsoft

Microsoft
Salary Histogram in the East Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Microsoft in the East Midlands over the 6 months to 13 July 2026.

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 13 July 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
Leicestershire +6 202 £35,000 -22.22% 45
Nottinghamshire +9 182 £38,347 +9.56% 60
Northamptonshire +9 136 £42,500 +6.25% 40
Derbyshire +14 135 £37,500 +25.00% 33
Lincolnshire +5 106 £39,300 +4.80% 46
Rutland - 1 £45,000 - 1
Microsoft
England

Microsoft
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 53 (6.84%) SharePoint
2 42 (5.42%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (0.39%) ArcGIS
4 2 (0.26%) WordPress
5 1 (0.13%) CMS
5 1 (0.13%) Confluence
5 1 (0.13%) Drupal
5 1 (0.13%) IIS
5 1 (0.13%) Jupyter
5 1 (0.13%) Mendix
Applications
1 166 (21.42%) Microsoft Excel
2 42 (5.42%) Microsoft Office
3 13 (1.68%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.26%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.13%) Chatbot
5 1 (0.13%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.13%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 23 (2.97%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (0.77%) SAP Business One
3 5 (0.65%) Q-Pulse
4 4 (0.52%) Dynamics GP
4 4 (0.52%) Exchequer
4 4 (0.52%) Primavera
5 2 (0.26%) JDE EnterpriseOne
5 2 (0.26%) SAP ERP
5 2 (0.26%) Shopify
6 1 (0.13%) Payment Gateway
6 1 (0.13%) SAP EHS
6 1 (0.13%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 481 (62.06%) Azure
2 212 (27.35%) Microsoft 365
3 163 (21.03%) Power Platform
4 101 (13.03%) Azure AI
5 73 (9.42%) Entra ID
6 40 (5.16%) Dynamics 365
7 26 (3.35%) Azure DevOps
8 25 (3.23%) Power Automate
8 25 (3.23%) PowerApps
9 21 (2.71%) AWS
10 20 (2.58%) Mimecast
11 19 (2.45%) Microsoft Copilot
12 17 (2.19%) SaaS
13 10 (1.29%) IaaS
13 10 (1.29%) PaaS
14 9 (1.16%) Copilot Studio
14 9 (1.16%) Microsoft Purview
15 7 (0.90%) Azure Cosmos DB
15 7 (0.90%) GitHub
16 6 (0.77%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 62 (8.00%) Firewall
2 59 (7.61%) DNS
3 51 (6.58%) DHCP
4 45 (5.81%) VPN
5 38 (4.90%) TCP/IP
6 30 (3.87%) VLAN
7 25 (3.23%) Internet
8 21 (2.71%) WAN
9 19 (2.45%) VoIP
10 16 (2.06%) LAN
11 15 (1.94%) Network Security
11 15 (1.94%) Wi-Fi
12 10 (1.29%) SAN
12 10 (1.29%) Wireless
13 8 (1.03%) MQTT
14 6 (0.77%) SD-WAN
15 5 (0.65%) IP Telephony
16 4 (0.52%) LoRaWAN
16 4 (0.52%) Remote Desktop
17 3 (0.39%) Hyperconnected
Database & Business Intelligence
1 134 (17.29%) Power BI
2 97 (12.52%) Tableau
3 35 (4.52%) Azure SQL Database
4 30 (3.87%) SQL Server
5 28 (3.61%) MongoDB
6 11 (1.42%) Elasticsearch
7 7 (0.90%) MySQL
8 6 (0.77%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 5 (0.65%) NonStop SQL
10 4 (0.52%) Neo4j
11 3 (0.39%) Data Warehouse
11 3 (0.39%) GIS
11 3 (0.39%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 2 (0.26%) BusinessObjects
12 2 (0.26%) Crystal Reports
12 2 (0.26%) KNIME
12 2 (0.26%) Redis
12 2 (0.26%) Relational Database
12 2 (0.26%) SQL Server Analysis Services
13 1 (0.13%) Data Lake
Development Applications
1 5 (0.65%) JIRA
1 5 (0.65%) VersionOne
2 3 (0.39%) Git
3 2 (0.26%) Jenkins
3 2 (0.26%) Visual Studio
3 2 (0.26%) Visual Studio Code
4 1 (0.13%) GitLab
General
1 501 (64.65%) Social Skills
2 59 (7.61%) Analytical Skills
3 58 (7.48%) Manufacturing
4 56 (7.23%) Finance
5 30 (3.87%) Organisational Skills
6 28 (3.61%) Law
7 26 (3.35%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 21 (2.71%) Legal
9 20 (2.58%) Influencing Skills
10 17 (2.19%) Retail
11 15 (1.94%) Public Sector
12 11 (1.42%) Marketing
13 8 (1.03%) Advertising
13 8 (1.03%) German Language
13 8 (1.03%) Telecoms
14 5 (0.65%) Aerospace
14 5 (0.65%) Games
14 5 (0.65%) Local Government
14 5 (0.65%) Pharmaceutical
15 4 (0.52%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 252 (32.52%) Analyst
2 199 (25.68%) Junior
3 192 (24.77%) Junior Analyst
4 114 (14.71%) Cybersecurity Analyst
4 114 (14.71%) Security Analyst
5 97 (12.52%) Data Analyst
6 96 (12.39%) Junior Data Analyst
6 96 (12.39%) Junior Security Analyst
7 90 (11.61%) Ethical Hacker
7 90 (11.61%) IT Support
8 58 (7.48%) Developer
9 49 (6.32%) Support Technician
10 47 (6.06%) IT Technician
11 44 (5.68%) IT Support Technician
12 43 (5.55%) IT Engineer
13 40 (5.16%) Network Engineer
13 40 (5.16%) Support Engineer
14 34 (4.39%) Administrator
15 32 (4.13%) .NET Developer
16 27 (3.48%) Lead
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 39 (5.03%) .NET
2 36 (4.65%) ASP.NET
3 32 (4.13%) ASP.NET Core
4 29 (3.74%) .NET Core
5 22 (2.84%) Entity Framework
6 20 (2.58%) CSS
6 20 (2.58%) HTML
7 15 (1.94%) LINQ
8 13 (1.68%) ASP.NET Web API
9 12 (1.55%) Blazor
10 11 (1.42%) Node.js
10 11 (1.42%) React
11 7 (0.90%) REST
12 6 (0.77%) AngularJS
13 5 (0.65%) .NET Framework
14 4 (0.52%) RESTful
14 4 (0.52%) Vue
15 3 (0.39%) ML.NET
15 3 (0.39%) Razor View Engine
16 2 (0.26%) WPF
Miscellaneous
1 94 (12.13%) Cyberattack
2 48 (6.19%) Driving Licence
3 40 (5.16%) Onboarding
4 29 (3.74%) Self-Motivation
5 21 (2.71%) Clustering
6 13 (1.68%) Low-Code
6 13 (1.68%) Security Posture
7 11 (1.42%) CSOC
8 8 (1.03%) Greenfield Project
8 8 (1.03%) IoT
8 8 (1.03%) Management Information System
9 7 (0.90%) Cloud Native
9 7 (0.90%) Enterprise Software
10 6 (0.77%) Replication
10 6 (0.77%) Security Operations Centre
11 5 (0.65%) Analytical Mindset
11 5 (0.65%) Cyber Security Posture
11 5 (0.65%) Legacy Systems
11 5 (0.65%) Product Ownership
12 3 (0.39%) Data Centre
Operating Systems
1 142 (18.32%) Windows
2 52 (6.71%) Windows Server
3 33 (4.26%) Windows 10
4 19 (2.45%) Linux
5 15 (1.94%) Android
5 15 (1.94%) Apple iOS
6 11 (1.42%) Mac OS
7 4 (0.52%) Ubuntu
7 4 (0.52%) VMS
8 1 (0.13%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 247 (31.87%) Cybersecurity
2 140 (18.06%) Mentoring
3 138 (17.81%) AI
4 136 (17.55%) Business Intelligence
5 133 (17.16%) Problem-Solving
6 99 (12.77%) Continuous Improvement
7 90 (11.61%) Ethical Hacking
8 75 (9.68%) Customer Service
9 53 (6.84%) ERP
10 52 (6.71%) Agile
11 51 (6.58%) ITIL
12 46 (5.94%) CRM
13 45 (5.81%) Service Delivery
14 37 (4.77%) DevOps
15 36 (4.65%) Full-Stack Development
16 33 (4.26%) ITSM
17 30 (3.87%) Process Improvement
18 26 (3.35%) Coaching
18 26 (3.35%) Quality Management
19 25 (3.23%) QMS
Programming Languages
1 185 (23.87%) SQL
2 112 (14.45%) Python
3 42 (5.42%) PowerShell
4 41 (5.29%) C#
5 16 (2.06%) JavaScript
6 11 (1.42%) VBA
7 7 (0.90%) Kusto Query Language
8 5 (0.65%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 4 (0.52%) Bicep
9 4 (0.52%) R
9 4 (0.52%) TypeScript
10 3 (0.39%) T-SQL
11 2 (0.26%) Bash
11 2 (0.26%) C++
11 2 (0.26%) Java
11 2 (0.26%) PHP
Qualifications
1 325 (41.94%) Azure Certification
2 107 (13.81%) CompTIA Security+
3 103 (13.29%) CompTIA CySA+
4 90 (11.61%) CEH
5 40 (5.16%) CCNA
5 40 (5.16%) Cisco Certification
6 39 (5.03%) Degree
7 37 (4.77%) Microsoft Certification
8 36 (4.65%) Network+ Certification
9 16 (2.06%) SC Cleared
9 16 (2.06%) Security Cleared
10 9 (1.16%) SANS
11 8 (1.03%) DBS Check
12 7 (0.90%) PMI Certification
12 7 (0.90%) PMP
13 5 (0.65%) CISM
13 5 (0.65%) CISSP
13 5 (0.65%) SSCP
14 4 (0.52%) AWS Certification
14 4 (0.52%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (3.48%) Cyber Essentials
1 27 (3.48%) SLA
2 26 (3.35%) QA
3 24 (3.10%) GDPR
4 19 (2.45%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 12 (1.55%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 6 (0.77%) NIST
7 5 (0.65%) COSHH
7 5 (0.65%) Data Quality
7 5 (0.65%) GMP
7 5 (0.65%) PCI DSS
8 4 (0.52%) GRC
9 2 (0.26%) Accessibility
9 2 (0.26%) ISO 22301
10 1 (0.13%) NCSC
System Software
1 126 (16.26%) Active Directory
2 43 (5.55%) Hyper-V
3 11 (1.42%) VMware Infrastructure
4 8 (1.03%) Docker
5 7 (0.90%) vSphere
6 2 (0.26%) Virtual Machines
7 1 (0.13%) BitLocker
7 1 (0.13%) Terminal Services
7 1 (0.13%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 39 (5.03%) Microsoft Intune
2 9 (1.16%) Jamf Pro
3 7 (0.90%) Single Sign-On
4 6 (0.77%) Kubernetes
5 4 (0.52%) Galera Cluster
5 4 (0.52%) Terraform
5 4 (0.52%) vCenter Server
6 2 (0.26%) Failover Clustering
6 2 (0.26%) Grafana
6 2 (0.26%) Microsoft Clustering
6 2 (0.26%) Nagios
6 2 (0.26%) SCCM
7 1 (0.13%) FortiGate
7 1 (0.13%) Nessus
7 1 (0.13%) Prometheus
7 1 (0.13%) SCOM
Vendors
1 222 (28.65%) ForeScout
2 48 (6.19%) Cisco
3 18 (2.32%) Logitech
4 17 (2.19%) Apple
5 15 (1.94%) VMware
6 12 (1.55%) Veeam
7 11 (1.42%) SAP
8 10 (1.29%) Sage
8 10 (1.29%) Sophos
8 10 (1.29%) TOWER Software
9 9 (1.16%) Google
9 9 (1.16%) HubSpot
10 8 (1.03%) ESET
10 8 (1.03%) Foundry
10 8 (1.03%) ServiceNow
10 8 (1.03%) SonicWALL
10 8 (1.03%) Yealink
11 6 (0.77%) OpenText
12 5 (0.65%) Aderant
12 5 (0.65%) Intapp