Microsoft Office Job Trends in the East of England

Microsoft Office
England > East of England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the East of England requiring Microsoft Office skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 24 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 40 41 34
Rank change year-on-year +1 -7 +10
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Office 169 181 185
As % of all permanent jobs in the East of England 3.88% 5.21% 5.45%
As % of the Applications category 45.07% 46.53% 52.41%
Number of salaries quoted 85 51 161
10th Percentile £25,250 £21,500 £22,900
25th Percentile £27,000 £26,125 £25,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,370 £31,000 £31,625
Median % change year-on-year -2.03% -1.98% -2.69%
75th Percentile £38,750 £44,375 £45,000
90th Percentile £49,500 £57,500 £52,500
England median annual salary £34,500 £40,748 £33,500
% change year-on-year -15.33% +21.64% -16.25%

All Software Application Skills
East of England

Microsoft Office falls under the Software Applications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring software application skills in the East of England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for software application skills 375 389 353
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 8.62% 11.20% 10.41%
Number of salaries quoted 176 133 282
10th Percentile £26,125 £25,750 £23,460
25th Percentile £27,000 £31,000 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £34,295 £50,000 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year -31.41% +42.86% -
75th Percentile £49,500 £66,219 £47,500
90th Percentile £67,375 £69,500 £58,625
England median annual salary £40,000 £47,683 £38,750
% change year-on-year -16.11% +23.05% -15.02%

Microsoft Office
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

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

Microsoft Office job vacancy trend in the East of England

Microsoft Office
Salary Trend in the East of England

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

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

Microsoft Office
Salary Histogram in the East of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Microsoft Office in the East of England over the 6 months to 24 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Microsoft Office in the East of England

Microsoft Office
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 Office within the East of England region over the 6 months to 24 January 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
Cambridgeshire +7 47 £30,370 -5.01% 13
Hertfordshire -3 33 £27,500 -8.33% 24
Suffolk +3 28 £40,000 +21.21% 6
Essex +13 24 £28,000 - 15
Bedfordshire +9 23 £32,500 -19.25% 8
Norfolk +11 14 £33,250 +44.57% 11
Microsoft Office
England

Microsoft Office
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 15 (8.88%) Microsoft Exchange
2 8 (4.73%) SharePoint
Applications
1 31 (18.34%) Microsoft Excel
2 12 (7.10%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (1.78%) InDesign
3 3 (1.78%) Simulink
4 2 (1.18%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 4 (2.37%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (1.18%) NetSuite
2 2 (1.18%) Sage 50
3 1 (0.59%) Dynamics AX
Cloud Services
1 34 (20.12%) Microsoft 365
2 13 (7.69%) Azure
3 10 (5.92%) Dynamics 365
3 10 (5.92%) Power Platform
4 7 (4.14%) Amazon Alexa
5 6 (3.55%) Power Automate
5 6 (3.55%) PowerApps
6 3 (1.78%) Entra ID
6 3 (1.78%) SaaS
7 1 (0.59%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 23 (13.61%) DNS
2 21 (12.43%) TCP/IP
3 19 (11.24%) DHCP
4 11 (6.51%) Wi-Fi
5 10 (5.92%) VoIP
6 9 (5.33%) Firewall
7 7 (4.14%) VPN
8 6 (3.55%) VLAN
8 6 (3.55%) WAN
9 5 (2.96%) Internet
10 4 (2.37%) LAN
11 3 (1.78%) Unified Communications
11 3 (1.78%) WLAN
12 1 (0.59%) Cisco IOS
12 1 (0.59%) IMAP
12 1 (0.59%) IP Telephony
12 1 (0.59%) POP3
12 1 (0.59%) Remote Desktop
12 1 (0.59%) SMTP
12 1 (0.59%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (4.14%) GIS
2 4 (2.37%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 1 (0.59%) Visual Studio
General
1 86 (50.89%) Social Skills
2 52 (30.77%) Analytical Skills
3 36 (21.30%) Finance
4 22 (13.02%) German Language
4 22 (13.02%) Legal
5 17 (10.06%) Marketing
6 14 (8.28%) Documentation Skills
7 9 (5.33%) Organisational Skills
8 8 (4.73%) Presentation Skills
9 7 (4.14%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 5 (2.96%) Advertising
10 5 (2.96%) Telecoms
11 4 (2.37%) Agriculture
11 4 (2.37%) Billing
11 4 (2.37%) Influencing Skills
11 4 (2.37%) Manufacturing
11 4 (2.37%) Public Sector
12 3 (1.78%) Aerospace
13 2 (1.18%) Local Government
13 2 (1.18%) Tech for Good
Job Titles
1 37 (21.89%) IT Support
2 25 (14.79%) Senior
3 19 (11.24%) Analyst
4 12 (7.10%) Administrator
4 12 (7.10%) Support Technician
5 10 (5.92%) 1st Line Support
6 9 (5.33%) Financial Analyst
6 9 (5.33%) IT Support Specialist
6 9 (5.33%) IT Support Technician
6 9 (5.33%) IT Technician
6 9 (5.33%) Support Specialist
7 8 (4.73%) Coordinator
7 8 (4.73%) Technical Support
8 7 (4.14%) Support Engineer
9 6 (3.55%) Account Executive
9 6 (3.55%) Supply Chain Analyst
10 5 (2.96%) IT Administrator
10 5 (2.96%) IT Manager
10 5 (2.96%) IT Support Manager
10 5 (2.96%) Support Manager
Miscellaneous
1 34 (20.12%) Onboarding
2 19 (11.24%) Self-Motivation
3 11 (6.51%) Web Conferencing
4 6 (3.55%) Driving Licence
5 3 (1.78%) Algorithms
5 3 (1.78%) Arduino
5 3 (1.78%) Raspberry Pi
5 3 (1.78%) Social Media
6 2 (1.18%) Management Information System
7 1 (0.59%) LLPG
Operating Systems
1 45 (26.63%) Windows
2 10 (5.92%) Mac OS
3 9 (5.33%) Android
3 9 (5.33%) Apple iOS
3 9 (5.33%) Windows 10
3 9 (5.33%) Windows Server
4 3 (1.78%) Linux
5 1 (0.59%) Windows 2000
5 1 (0.59%) Windows 7
5 1 (0.59%) Windows 8
5 1 (0.59%) Windows Server 2019
5 1 (0.59%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 54 (31.95%) Problem-Solving
2 49 (28.99%) Customer Service
3 44 (26.04%) AI
4 29 (17.16%) Analytical Thinking
4 29 (17.16%) Generative AI
4 29 (17.16%) LLM
4 29 (17.16%) Open Source
5 20 (11.83%) Decision-Making
6 18 (10.65%) Cybersecurity
6 18 (10.65%) Logistics
7 16 (9.47%) Business Development
7 16 (9.47%) Inventory Management
8 15 (8.88%) Time Management
9 14 (8.28%) Continuous Improvement
10 12 (7.10%) CRM
10 12 (7.10%) ERP
11 10 (5.92%) Process Improvement
11 10 (5.92%) Security Patching
12 9 (5.33%) Financial Analysis
12 9 (5.33%) Mathematics
Programming Languages
1 11 (6.51%) PowerShell
2 7 (4.14%) VBScript
3 3 (1.78%) Assembly Language
3 3 (1.78%) C
3 3 (1.78%) C++
3 3 (1.78%) Java
3 3 (1.78%) JavaScript
3 3 (1.78%) MATLAB
3 3 (1.78%) Objective-C
3 3 (1.78%) Python
3 3 (1.78%) Swift
4 1 (0.59%) SQL
4 1 (0.59%) VB
Qualifications
1 63 (37.28%) Degree
2 14 (8.28%) Microsoft Certification
3 9 (5.33%) ACCA
3 9 (5.33%) CIMA
4 7 (4.14%) DBS Check
4 7 (4.14%) MCSA
5 6 (3.55%) Security Cleared
6 5 (2.96%) MCP
7 4 (2.37%) Master's Degree
7 4 (2.37%) MCITP
8 3 (1.78%) A+ Certification
8 3 (1.78%) BPSS Clearance
8 3 (1.78%) CCNA
8 3 (1.78%) Cisco Certification
8 3 (1.78%) CompTIA Security+
8 3 (1.78%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 3 (1.78%) MCDST
8 3 (1.78%) Network+ Certification
8 3 (1.78%) SC Cleared
9 2 (1.18%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (8.28%) Data Quality
2 5 (2.96%) GDPR
3 4 (2.37%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 4 (2.37%) SLA
4 3 (1.78%) ISO 9001
4 3 (1.78%) QA
5 1 (0.59%) Cyber Essentials
System Software
1 23 (13.61%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.59%) Hyper-V
2 1 (0.59%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 4 (2.37%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 140 (82.84%) Microsoft
2 9 (5.33%) Mitel
3 6 (3.55%) Adobe
3 6 (3.55%) Cisco
3 6 (3.55%) YouTube
4 5 (2.96%) HP
5 4 (2.37%) Broadcom
5 4 (2.37%) HubSpot
5 4 (2.37%) Salesforce
6 3 (1.78%) Aruba
6 3 (1.78%) Zoho
7 2 (1.18%) Meraki
7 2 (1.18%) Sage
7 2 (1.18%) SAP
7 2 (1.18%) Sophos
8 1 (0.59%) Apple
8 1 (0.59%) Google
8 1 (0.59%) VMware