Microsoft Jobs 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 26 August 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
26 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 4 3 5
Rank change year-on-year -1 +2 +1
DemandTrendPermanent jobs citing Microsoft 676 682 521
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 18.25% 14.28% 17.24%
As % of the Vendors category 46.56% 45.65% 39.38%
Number of salaries quoted 445 423 374
10th Percentile £27,000 £25,600 £24,750
25th Percentile £32,500 £29,000 £26,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £40,000 £38,625
Median % change year-on-year +18.75% +3.56% -14.17%
75th Percentile £58,750 £52,500 £55,000
90th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £63,750
England median annual salary £46,500 £50,000 £53,000
% change year-on-year -7.00% -5.66% +6.00%

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.

DemandTrendPermanent vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 1,452 1,494 1,323
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 39.19% 31.28% 43.78%
Number of salaries quoted 694 824 757
10th Percentile £27,500 £26,000 £25,500
25th Percentile £34,000 £31,000 £31,973
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £45,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% -5.26% -0.27%
75th Percentile £61,250 £60,000 £60,800
90th Percentile £76,250 £75,000 £74,250
England median annual salary £49,000 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -10.91% -4.35% +4.55%

Microsoft
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

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

Job vacancy trend for Microsoft 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 26 August 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 26 August 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
DemandTrendPermanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Hertfordshire +1 189 £50,000 +17.65% 117
Essex 0 156 £40,816 -9.30% 98
Cambridgeshire +5 149 £47,500 +46.15% 105
Suffolk -9 119 £50,000 +51.52% 41
Bedfordshire -14 39 £47,500 -5.00% 42
Norfolk +2 23 £32,533 -8.36% 51
East Anglia - 3 £86,000 - 47
Microsoft
England

Microsoft
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the East of England 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 77 (11.39%) SharePoint
2 72 (10.65%) Microsoft Exchange
3 21 (3.11%) Confluence
4 16 (2.37%) IIS
5 11 (1.63%) IBM Domino
6 9 (1.33%) Tomcat
7 7 (1.04%) Skype for Business
8 4 (0.59%) Apache Solr
9 3 (0.44%) CMS
10 1 (0.15%) WebLogic
Applications
1 147 (21.75%) Microsoft Office
2 57 (8.43%) Microsoft Excel
3 15 (2.22%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 10 (1.48%) Microsoft Project
5 8 (1.18%) Chatbot
6 1 (0.15%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.15%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 6 (0.89%) Dynamics AX
2 5 (0.74%) Dynamics GP
3 3 (0.44%) Dynamics CRM
3 3 (0.44%) Primavera
4 2 (0.30%) Dynamics NAV
4 2 (0.30%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 310 (45.86%) Azure
2 245 (36.24%) Microsoft 365
3 111 (16.42%) Entra ID
4 92 (13.61%) Power Platform
5 38 (5.62%) Power Automate
6 34 (5.03%) Azure Logic Apps
7 32 (4.73%) PowerApps
8 29 (4.29%) AWS
9 24 (3.55%) Azure DevOps
10 22 (3.25%) OneDrive
11 20 (2.96%) Serverless
12 19 (2.81%) Dynamics 365
13 11 (1.63%) Cloud Computing
14 10 (1.48%) Microsoft Copilot
15 9 (1.33%) Azure Data Factory
16 8 (1.18%) Asana
17 7 (1.04%) IaaS
17 7 (1.04%) SaaS
18 6 (0.89%) AWS Lambda
18 6 (0.89%) Boomi
Communications & Networking
1 94 (13.91%) Firewall
2 62 (9.17%) DNS
3 59 (8.73%) DHCP
4 45 (6.66%) WAN
5 44 (6.51%) TCP/IP
6 42 (6.21%) LAN
7 38 (5.62%) VPN
8 32 (4.73%) Broadband
9 31 (4.59%) Wireless
10 30 (4.44%) FTP
11 23 (3.40%) Internet
12 16 (2.37%) VLAN
13 14 (2.07%) Network Security
13 14 (2.07%) Wi-Fi
14 12 (1.78%) SAN
14 12 (1.78%) VoIP
15 11 (1.63%) HTTP
15 11 (1.63%) SMTP
15 11 (1.63%) SSL
16 9 (1.33%) DMARC
Database & Business Intelligence
1 79 (11.69%) SQL Server
2 50 (7.40%) Power BI
3 18 (2.66%) Relational Database
4 16 (2.37%) MySQL
4 16 (2.37%) Power Query
5 14 (2.07%) Crystal Reports
6 13 (1.92%) Oracle Database
7 12 (1.78%) Oracle Reports
8 9 (1.33%) PostgreSQL
9 8 (1.18%) Amazon RDS
10 7 (1.04%) Azure SQL Database
10 7 (1.04%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 6 (0.89%) RDBMS
12 4 (0.59%) Elasticsearch
12 4 (0.59%) Tableau
13 2 (0.30%) SQL Server Reporting Services
14 1 (0.15%) Data Mining
14 1 (0.15%) Data Warehouse
14 1 (0.15%) MongoDB
14 1 (0.15%) MS Access
Development Applications
1 33 (4.88%) JIRA
2 17 (2.51%) Git
3 7 (1.04%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 3 (0.44%) GitLab
5 2 (0.30%) Visual Studio
6 1 (0.15%) Balsamiq
6 1 (0.15%) NUnit
6 1 (0.15%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 252 (37.28%) Social Skills
2 78 (11.54%) Finance
3 63 (9.32%) Analytical Skills
4 36 (5.33%) Organisational Skills
5 31 (4.59%) Presentation Skills
6 30 (4.44%) Retail
7 26 (3.85%) Law
8 25 (3.70%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 24 (3.55%) Legal
10 22 (3.25%) Automotive
10 22 (3.25%) Electronics
11 20 (2.96%) Marketing
12 16 (2.37%) Influencing Skills
13 13 (1.92%) Local Government
14 12 (1.78%) Documentation Skills
15 11 (1.63%) Games
16 9 (1.33%) Aerospace
16 9 (1.33%) Czech Language
17 8 (1.18%) Back Office
18 5 (0.74%) German Language
Job Titles
1 118 (17.46%) Analyst
2 96 (14.20%) Support Engineer
3 94 (13.91%) IT Support
4 58 (8.58%) Support Analyst
5 39 (5.77%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 37 (5.47%) Applications Support
7 36 (5.33%) 1st Line Support
7 36 (5.33%) Administrator
8 35 (5.18%) Account Executive
9 33 (4.88%) 3rd Line Engineer
9 33 (4.88%) Developer
10 32 (4.73%) Lead
11 31 (4.59%) Cloud Engineer
12 30 (4.44%) Azure Engineer
13 29 (4.29%) Senior
14 28 (4.14%) 3rd Line Support
14 28 (4.14%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
14 28 (4.14%) IT Engineer
15 27 (3.99%) 1st Line Support Analyst
15 27 (3.99%) Technical Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 52 (7.69%) .NET
2 30 (4.44%) Web Services
3 22 (3.25%) JSON
3 22 (3.25%) REST
3 22 (3.25%) SOAP
3 22 (3.25%) XML
4 16 (2.37%) HTML
5 15 (2.22%) React
6 13 (1.92%) Vue
7 12 (1.78%) HTML5 Canvas
7 12 (1.78%) YAML
8 10 (1.48%) LDAP
9 7 (1.04%) RESTful
10 5 (0.74%) ARM Templates
10 5 (0.74%) CSS
11 4 (0.59%) HTML5
12 3 (0.44%) AngularJS
12 3 (0.44%) ASP.NET
13 2 (0.30%) .NET Core
13 2 (0.30%) .NET Framework
Miscellaneous
1 56 (8.28%) Self-Motivation
2 34 (5.03%) Onboarding
3 28 (4.14%) NHS
4 20 (2.96%) Enterprise Software
5 17 (2.51%) Security Operations Centre
6 16 (2.37%) Driving Licence
7 15 (2.22%) IoT
8 13 (1.92%) Product Ownership
9 12 (1.78%) Data Centre
10 11 (1.63%) Client/Server
10 11 (1.63%) Management Information System
11 10 (1.48%) Hybrid Cloud
11 10 (1.48%) Social Media
12 8 (1.18%) Linux Command Line
13 6 (0.89%) Over-the-Top Content
13 6 (0.89%) PKI
13 6 (0.89%) Video\Live Streaming
13 6 (0.89%) Virtual Team
14 5 (0.74%) Clustering
15 4 (0.59%) Enterprise Storage
Operating Systems
1 280 (41.42%) Windows
2 153 (22.63%) Windows Server
3 49 (7.25%) Mac OS
4 48 (7.10%) Windows Server 2019
5 43 (6.36%) Linux
6 38 (5.62%) Windows 10
7 27 (3.99%) Windows Server 2012
8 14 (2.07%) Android
9 13 (1.92%) Apple iOS
9 13 (1.92%) Windows Server 2016
10 9 (1.33%) Unix
11 6 (0.89%) VMS
12 4 (0.59%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
13 1 (0.15%) SUSE
13 1 (0.15%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 169 (25.00%) Customer Service
2 138 (20.41%) Problem-Solving
3 120 (17.75%) ITIL
4 67 (9.91%) Business Intelligence
5 61 (9.02%) Continuous Improvement
6 60 (8.88%) Agile
7 57 (8.43%) Cybersecurity
8 47 (6.95%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 44 (6.51%) ERP
10 43 (6.36%) ITSM
10 43 (6.36%) Service Delivery
11 41 (6.07%) DevOps
12 40 (5.92%) Decision-Making
13 39 (5.77%) Time Management
14 38 (5.62%) CI/CD
14 38 (5.62%) Coaching
14 38 (5.62%) Proactive Maintenance
15 36 (5.33%) Business Development
16 35 (5.18%) Proactive Monitoring
16 35 (5.18%) Scrum
Programming Languages
1 104 (15.38%) PowerShell
2 89 (13.17%) SQL
3 43 (6.36%) JavaScript
4 41 (6.07%) C#
5 31 (4.59%) Python
6 21 (3.11%) Bash
7 16 (2.37%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 16 (2.37%) Java
8 13 (1.92%) VB.NET
9 10 (1.48%) VBA
10 9 (1.33%) Shell Script
11 8 (1.18%) PL/SQL
11 8 (1.18%) T-SQL
12 7 (1.04%) C++
13 5 (0.74%) Perl
14 4 (0.59%) VBScript
15 2 (0.30%) PHP
15 2 (0.30%) TypeScript
16 1 (0.15%) Bicep
16 1 (0.15%) X++
Qualifications
1 114 (16.86%) Degree
2 88 (13.02%) Microsoft Certification
3 34 (5.03%) DBS Check
4 28 (4.14%) A+ Certification
5 25 (3.70%) Security Cleared
6 14 (2.07%) Azure Certification
6 14 (2.07%) Computer Science Degree
6 14 (2.07%) DV Cleared
7 13 (1.92%) SC Cleared
8 11 (1.63%) ACCA
8 11 (1.63%) CIMA
9 9 (1.33%) Cisco Certification
9 9 (1.33%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
10 8 (1.18%) CCNA
10 8 (1.18%) MCP
11 7 (1.04%) Master's Degree
11 7 (1.04%) Network+ Certification
12 6 (0.89%) CompTIA Security+
12 6 (0.89%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
12 6 (0.89%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (2.66%) SLA
2 17 (2.51%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 16 (2.37%) GDPR
4 9 (1.33%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 8 (1.18%) Cyber Essentials
6 6 (0.89%) PCI DSS
7 5 (0.74%) NIST
7 5 (0.74%) QA
8 4 (0.59%) NCSC
8 4 (0.59%) PMO
9 3 (0.44%) Actionable Recommendations
10 2 (0.30%) Data Quality
10 2 (0.30%) GxP
11 1 (0.15%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 1 (0.15%) Government Security Classifications
System Software
1 203 (30.03%) Active Directory
2 45 (6.66%) Hyper-V
3 44 (6.51%) VMware Infrastructure
4 19 (2.81%) Virtual Desktop
4 19 (2.81%) vSphere
5 6 (0.89%) Firmware
6 5 (0.74%) Docker
7 4 (0.59%) Virtual Machines
8 2 (0.30%) Microsoft Virtual Server
8 2 (0.30%) Virtual Servers
9 1 (0.15%) Terminal Server
9 1 (0.15%) VMware ESXi
9 1 (0.15%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 97 (14.35%) Microsoft Intune
2 15 (2.22%) Backup Exec
3 10 (1.48%) Jamf Pro
3 10 (1.48%) Single Sign-On
3 10 (1.48%) Terraform
4 9 (1.33%) QRadar
4 9 (1.33%) SCCM
5 7 (1.04%) SCOM
5 7 (1.04%) WSUS
6 5 (0.74%) Ansible
6 5 (0.74%) SmoothWall
7 4 (0.59%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 4 (0.59%) FortiGate
7 4 (0.59%) Nessus
7 4 (0.59%) NetBackup
8 3 (0.44%) Failover Clustering
8 3 (0.44%) Puppet
9 2 (0.30%) Kubernetes
9 2 (0.30%) Microsoft Clustering
9 2 (0.30%) WhatsUp Gold
Vendors
1 62 (9.17%) VMware
2 26 (3.85%) Sun
3 25 (3.70%) Oracle
4 23 (3.40%) Apple
5 19 (2.81%) Veeam
6 17 (2.51%) Salesforce
7 16 (2.37%) Cisco
8 15 (2.22%) Dell
9 14 (2.07%) Atlassian
9 14 (2.07%) HP
10 13 (1.92%) Palo Alto
11 12 (1.78%) DevExpress
11 12 (1.78%) ServiceNow
12 11 (1.63%) Splunk
13 10 (1.48%) Samsung
13 10 (1.48%) YouTube
14 7 (1.04%) Aruba
14 7 (1.04%) Broadcom
14 7 (1.04%) Instagram
14 7 (1.04%) Meraki