Microsoft Job Trends in the East of England

Microsoft
England > East of England

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the East of England 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 31 December 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
31 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 4 4 2
Rank change year-on-year 0 -2 +2
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 597 623 470
As % of all permanent jobs in the East of England 14.40% 17.32% 22.08%
As % of the Vendors category 53.16% 42.88% 52.63%
Number of salaries quoted 383 348 363
10th Percentile £26,750 £25,000 £25,750
25th Percentile £29,675 £30,000 £30,059
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £47,500 £40,039
Median % change year-on-year -21.05% +18.64% -5.79%
75th Percentile £52,500 £55,000 £58,750
90th Percentile £63,750 £65,000 £67,250
England median annual salary £42,500 £52,500 £51,000
% change year-on-year -19.05% +2.94% -2.86%

All Vendors
East of England

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 of England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 1,123 1,453 893
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 27.08% 40.41% 41.94%
Number of salaries quoted 648 567 654
10th Percentile £27,000 £26,150 £26,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £35,000 £33,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £44,500 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.00% - +5.26%
75th Percentile £60,000 £61,250 £64,738
90th Percentile £75,000 £72,500 £75,000
England median annual salary £51,500 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -10.43% +4.55% -4.35%

Microsoft
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

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

Microsoft job vacancy trend in the East of England

Microsoft
Salary Trend in the East of England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing Microsoft.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing Microsoft

Microsoft
Salary Histogram in the East of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Microsoft in the East of England over the 6 months to 31 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Microsoft in the East of England

Microsoft
Job Locations in the East of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft within the East of England region over the 6 months to 31 December 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
Cambridgeshire +6 157 £34,000 +6.25% 187
Hertfordshire -5 150 £47,500 - 300
Essex -12 116 £32,000 -36.00% 263
Suffolk -4 68 £47,500 -17.39% 85
Bedfordshire +2 62 £34,000 -30.26% 175
Norfolk +7 40 £37,000 +42.31% 88
East Anglia - 4 £95,000 - 15
Microsoft
England

Microsoft
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England 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 73 (12.23%) SharePoint
2 69 (11.56%) Microsoft Exchange
3 13 (2.18%) Confluence
4 7 (1.17%) Skype for Business
5 6 (1.01%) WordPress
6 3 (0.50%) Apache Solr
7 1 (0.17%) CMS
7 1 (0.17%) Exchange Server 2007
7 1 (0.17%) Exchange Server 2010
7 1 (0.17%) Exchange Server 2013
7 1 (0.17%) IIS
7 1 (0.17%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 156 (26.13%) Microsoft Office
2 73 (12.23%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (1.17%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.67%) Microsoft Project
5 3 (0.50%) InDesign
6 1 (0.17%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 10 (1.68%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (0.84%) Remedy ITSM
3 2 (0.34%) Sage 50
4 1 (0.17%) Dynamics AX
4 1 (0.17%) Dynamics NAV
Cloud Services
1 249 (41.71%) Azure
2 205 (34.34%) Microsoft 365
3 103 (17.25%) Entra ID
4 80 (13.40%) Power Platform
5 27 (4.52%) AWS
6 25 (4.19%) PowerApps
7 22 (3.69%) Dynamics 365
8 21 (3.52%) Power Automate
9 20 (3.35%) Azure AI
10 17 (2.85%) OneDrive
11 14 (2.35%) SaaS
12 13 (2.18%) GitHub
13 12 (2.01%) Azure Logic Apps
14 11 (1.84%) Snowflake
15 10 (1.68%) Azure DevOps
15 10 (1.68%) Serverless
16 9 (1.51%) IaaS
16 9 (1.51%) PaaS
17 8 (1.34%) Google Workspace
18 7 (1.17%) Amazon Alexa
Communications & Networking
1 83 (13.90%) Firewall
2 73 (12.23%) DNS
3 68 (11.39%) DHCP
4 39 (6.53%) VPN
5 37 (6.20%) TCP/IP
6 31 (5.19%) WAN
7 30 (5.03%) Network Security
8 27 (4.52%) LAN
9 24 (4.02%) Wireless
10 23 (3.85%) Wi-Fi
11 22 (3.69%) Internet
12 18 (3.02%) VLAN
13 14 (2.35%) SAN
13 14 (2.35%) VoIP
14 11 (1.84%) WLAN
15 9 (1.51%) FTP
15 9 (1.51%) Unified Communications
16 8 (1.34%) IP Telephony
17 7 (1.17%) Skype
18 6 (1.01%) IMAP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 49 (8.21%) Power BI
2 30 (5.03%) Tableau
3 29 (4.86%) SQL Server
4 12 (2.01%) Crystal Reports
4 12 (2.01%) MySQL
5 11 (1.84%) Data Warehouse
6 10 (1.68%) Data Mining
7 8 (1.34%) Oracle Reports
8 7 (1.17%) GIS
9 6 (1.01%) Oracle Database
10 4 (0.67%) Amazon RDS
11 3 (0.50%) Elasticsearch
11 3 (0.50%) Power Query
12 2 (0.34%) Azure SQL Database
13 1 (0.17%) MongoDB
13 1 (0.17%) QlikView
Development Applications
1 22 (3.69%) Git
2 18 (3.02%) JIRA
3 3 (0.50%) GitLab
4 1 (0.17%) Eclipse
4 1 (0.17%) LoadRunner
4 1 (0.17%) Rational DOORS
4 1 (0.17%) Visual Studio
General
1 252 (42.21%) Social Skills
2 93 (15.58%) Analytical Skills
3 75 (12.56%) Finance
4 28 (4.69%) Legal
5 25 (4.19%) German Language
6 19 (3.18%) Organisational Skills
7 18 (3.02%) Documentation Skills
8 17 (2.85%) Marketing
9 11 (1.84%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 11 (1.84%) Multimedia
9 11 (1.84%) Retail
10 10 (1.68%) Automotive
11 9 (1.51%) Law
11 9 (1.51%) Telecoms
12 8 (1.34%) Presentation Skills
12 8 (1.34%) Public Sector
13 6 (1.01%) Advertising
13 6 (1.01%) Back Office
13 6 (1.01%) Local Government
14 5 (0.84%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 118 (19.77%) Analyst
2 117 (19.60%) IT Support
3 52 (8.71%) Support Engineer
4 50 (8.38%) Senior
5 43 (7.20%) IT Engineer
6 40 (6.70%) Junior
6 40 (6.70%) Junior Analyst
7 34 (5.70%) 1st Line Support
8 32 (5.36%) IT Support Engineer
8 32 (5.36%) Support Technician
9 30 (5.03%) Support Analyst
10 29 (4.86%) Data Analyst
11 27 (4.52%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 27 (4.52%) IT Technician
12 25 (4.19%) 2nd Line Support
12 25 (4.19%) Administrator
13 24 (4.02%) Technical Support
14 22 (3.69%) Security Analyst
15 21 (3.52%) IT Support Technician
15 21 (3.52%) Support Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 23 (3.85%) HTML
2 17 (2.85%) Web Services
3 14 (2.35%) CSS
4 11 (1.84%) REST
5 10 (1.68%) .NET
6 9 (1.51%) JSON
6 9 (1.51%) SOAP
6 9 (1.51%) XML
7 6 (1.01%) Vue
7 6 (1.01%) YAML
8 5 (0.84%) ARM Templates
9 2 (0.34%) HTML5 Canvas
9 2 (0.34%) Node.js
9 2 (0.34%) React
10 1 (0.17%) .NET Framework
10 1 (0.17%) EDI
10 1 (0.17%) Microsoft Graph
10 1 (0.17%) PyTorch
10 1 (0.17%) RESTful
10 1 (0.17%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 44 (7.37%) Onboarding
2 33 (5.53%) Driving Licence
3 31 (5.19%) IoT
4 18 (3.02%) Self-Motivation
5 16 (2.68%) Enterprise Software
6 12 (2.01%) Data Centre
7 9 (1.51%) Web Conferencing
8 8 (1.34%) Analytical Mindset
9 7 (1.17%) CCTV
9 7 (1.17%) Hybrid Cloud
9 7 (1.17%) Management Information System
10 5 (0.84%) Home Automation
10 5 (0.84%) Legacy Systems
10 5 (0.84%) PKI
11 4 (0.67%) Cloud Native
11 4 (0.67%) Clustering
11 4 (0.67%) Enterprise Storage
12 3 (0.50%) Blackberry
12 3 (0.50%) iPad
12 3 (0.50%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 241 (40.37%) Windows
2 134 (22.45%) Windows Server
3 44 (7.37%) Windows 10
4 30 (5.03%) Mac OS
5 29 (4.86%) Windows Server 2019
6 23 (3.85%) Linux
7 17 (2.85%) Android
8 16 (2.68%) Windows Server 2016
9 15 (2.51%) Apple iOS
10 4 (0.67%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 3 (0.50%) Windows 7
12 2 (0.34%) Windows 8
13 1 (0.17%) AIX
13 1 (0.17%) SUSE
13 1 (0.17%) Windows 2000
13 1 (0.17%) Windows Server 2003
13 1 (0.17%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 150 (25.13%) Problem-Solving
2 147 (24.62%) Customer Service
3 99 (16.58%) Cybersecurity
4 74 (12.40%) AI
5 64 (10.72%) ITIL
6 57 (9.55%) Continuous Improvement
7 56 (9.38%) Business Intelligence
8 53 (8.88%) Mentoring
9 43 (7.20%) Service Delivery
10 38 (6.37%) ERP
11 37 (6.20%) Infrastructure Engineering
12 33 (5.53%) LLM
13 32 (5.36%) Analytical Thinking
13 32 (5.36%) Generative AI
13 32 (5.36%) Open Source
13 32 (5.36%) Process Improvement
14 31 (5.19%) Agile
15 30 (5.03%) Analytics
16 25 (4.19%) Inventory Management
17 24 (4.02%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 73 (12.23%) SQL
2 61 (10.22%) Python
3 59 (9.88%) PowerShell
4 24 (4.02%) JavaScript
5 10 (1.68%) C#
6 7 (1.17%) R
6 7 (1.17%) VBScript
7 6 (1.01%) VB.NET
8 5 (0.84%) Bash
9 3 (0.50%) Apex Code
9 3 (0.50%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 2 (0.34%) Bicep
10 2 (0.34%) PHP
11 1 (0.17%) Go
11 1 (0.17%) Java
11 1 (0.17%) T-SQL
11 1 (0.17%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 81 (13.57%) Degree
2 78 (13.07%) Microsoft Certification
3 75 (12.56%) Azure Certification
4 29 (4.86%) Security Cleared
5 28 (4.69%) CompTIA Security+
6 27 (4.52%) Cisco Certification
7 23 (3.85%) CCNA
8 22 (3.69%) CompTIA CySA+
8 22 (3.69%) SC Cleared
9 20 (3.35%) ACCA
9 20 (3.35%) CIMA
10 17 (2.85%) DBS Check
11 16 (2.68%) A+ Certification
12 14 (2.35%) AWS Certification
13 11 (1.84%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
14 10 (1.68%) CCNP
14 10 (1.68%) Computer Science Degree
15 9 (1.51%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
16 8 (1.34%) MCP
16 8 (1.34%) MCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (2.68%) SLA
2 15 (2.51%) Data Quality
3 13 (2.18%) Accessibility
4 11 (1.84%) GDPR
5 9 (1.51%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 5 (0.84%) Cyber Essentials
7 4 (0.67%) GAAP
7 4 (0.67%) IFRS
8 3 (0.50%) ISO 9001
9 2 (0.34%) GxP
9 2 (0.34%) NIST
9 2 (0.34%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 1 (0.17%) EU AI Act
10 1 (0.17%) MISRA
10 1 (0.17%) PMO
System Software
1 178 (29.82%) Active Directory
2 24 (4.02%) VMware Infrastructure
3 22 (3.69%) vSphere
4 20 (3.35%) Hyper-V
5 18 (3.02%) Virtual Desktop
6 3 (0.50%) Docker
6 3 (0.50%) Lustre
6 3 (0.50%) Microsoft Virtual Server
6 3 (0.50%) Slurm Workload Manager
6 3 (0.50%) Virtual Machines
6 3 (0.50%) Virtual Servers
7 1 (0.17%) Firmware
7 1 (0.17%) Terminal Server
Systems Management
1 101 (16.92%) Microsoft Intune
2 12 (2.01%) SCCM
3 9 (1.51%) Ansible
4 7 (1.17%) SCOM
4 7 (1.17%) WSUS
5 5 (0.84%) Terraform
6 4 (0.67%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 4 (0.67%) FortiGate
6 4 (0.67%) Jamf Pro
7 2 (0.34%) Failover Clustering
7 2 (0.34%) Microsoft Clustering
7 2 (0.34%) NetBackup
7 2 (0.34%) PaperCut
7 2 (0.34%) Puppet
7 2 (0.34%) WhatsUp Gold
8 1 (0.17%) Backup Exec
8 1 (0.17%) CSIRT
8 1 (0.17%) Kubernetes
8 1 (0.17%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
Vendors
1 56 (9.38%) VMware
2 31 (5.19%) Cisco
3 20 (3.35%) ForeScout
4 14 (2.35%) Apple
4 14 (2.35%) Mitel
4 14 (2.35%) Salesforce
5 13 (2.18%) Fortinet
5 13 (2.18%) HP
6 11 (1.84%) Palo Alto
6 11 (1.84%) ServiceNow
7 10 (1.68%) CrowdStrike
7 10 (1.68%) Google
7 10 (1.68%) SolarWinds
8 9 (1.51%) Oracle
9 8 (1.34%) Atlassian
9 8 (1.34%) SAP
10 7 (1.17%) Adobe
10 7 (1.17%) Red Hat
10 7 (1.17%) Veeam
11 6 (1.01%) Dell