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 1 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 36 63 35
Rank change year-on-year +27 -28 +20
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Office 195 130 118
As % of all permanent jobs in the East of England 4.72% 3.63% 5.52%
As % of the Applications category 46.76% 42.76% 57.00%
Number of salaries quoted 96 46 101
10th Percentile £25,375 £21,500 £24,750
25th Percentile £27,000 £26,250 £26,110
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,370 £31,485 £34,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.54% -8.74% +6.15%
75th Percentile £38,750 £50,063 £43,750
90th Percentile £49,500 £57,500 £58,750
England median annual salary £35,000 £42,500 £36,000
% change year-on-year -17.65% +18.06% -10.00%

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 417 304 207
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 10.10% 8.48% 9.68%
Number of salaries quoted 201 115 159
10th Percentile £26,250 £25,750 £24,750
25th Percentile £27,000 £30,000 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £45,000 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year -27.78% +28.57% -
75th Percentile £49,500 £65,000 £43,750
90th Percentile £67,500 £80,000 £58,750
England median annual salary £40,000 £47,683 £42,500
% change year-on-year -16.11% +12.20% -8.60%

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 1 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 1 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 +18 54 £30,370 -5.01% 4
Suffolk -3 36 £40,000 -9.09% 6
Hertfordshire +9 32 £27,250 -9.17% 19
Essex +9 29 £28,000 - 10
Bedfordshire +50 25 £32,500 -35.64% 3
Norfolk +18 19 £37,500 +63.04% 1
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 17 (8.72%) Microsoft Exchange
2 6 (3.08%) SharePoint
Applications
1 38 (19.49%) Microsoft Excel
2 11 (5.64%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (1.54%) InDesign
3 3 (1.54%) Simulink
4 1 (0.51%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 4 (2.05%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (1.03%) NetSuite
2 2 (1.03%) Sage 50
3 1 (0.51%) Dynamics AX
Cloud Services
1 37 (18.97%) Microsoft 365
2 16 (8.21%) Azure
3 10 (5.13%) Dynamics 365
3 10 (5.13%) Power Platform
4 7 (3.59%) Amazon Alexa
4 7 (3.59%) Entra ID
5 6 (3.08%) Power Automate
5 6 (3.08%) PowerApps
6 3 (1.54%) SaaS
7 1 (0.51%) AWS
Communications & Networking
1 24 (12.31%) DNS
2 21 (10.77%) TCP/IP
3 19 (9.74%) DHCP
4 11 (5.64%) Wi-Fi
5 10 (5.13%) Firewall
5 10 (5.13%) VoIP
6 8 (4.10%) WAN
7 7 (3.59%) VPN
8 6 (3.08%) LAN
8 6 (3.08%) VLAN
9 5 (2.56%) WLAN
10 3 (1.54%) Internet
10 3 (1.54%) Unified Communications
11 1 (0.51%) Cisco IOS
11 1 (0.51%) Fibre Channel
11 1 (0.51%) IMAP
11 1 (0.51%) POP3
11 1 (0.51%) Remote Desktop
11 1 (0.51%) SAN
11 1 (0.51%) SMTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (3.59%) GIS
2 4 (2.05%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 1 (0.51%) Visual Studio
General
1 106 (54.36%) Social Skills
2 54 (27.69%) Analytical Skills
3 33 (16.92%) Finance
4 28 (14.36%) Legal
5 25 (12.82%) German Language
6 19 (9.74%) Marketing
7 17 (8.72%) Documentation Skills
8 11 (5.64%) Organisational Skills
9 10 (5.13%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 10 (5.13%) Presentation Skills
10 7 (3.59%) Manufacturing
11 5 (2.56%) Advertising
11 5 (2.56%) Telecoms
12 4 (2.05%) Agriculture
12 4 (2.05%) Billing
12 4 (2.05%) Influencing Skills
12 4 (2.05%) Public Sector
12 4 (2.05%) Retail
13 3 (1.54%) Aerospace
14 2 (1.03%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 43 (22.05%) IT Support
2 27 (13.85%) Senior
3 19 (9.74%) Analyst
4 18 (9.23%) Support Technician
5 14 (7.18%) 1st Line Support
5 14 (7.18%) Administrator
6 13 (6.67%) IT Support Technician
6 13 (6.67%) IT Technician
7 11 (5.64%) Account Executive
7 11 (5.64%) Coordinator
7 11 (5.64%) Technical Support
8 9 (4.62%) Financial Analyst
8 9 (4.62%) IT Support Specialist
8 9 (4.62%) Support Specialist
9 7 (3.59%) IT Administrator
9 7 (3.59%) Support Engineer
10 6 (3.08%) Graduate
10 6 (3.08%) IT Manager
10 6 (3.08%) Supply Chain Analyst
11 5 (2.56%) Support Manager
Miscellaneous
1 35 (17.95%) Onboarding
2 15 (7.69%) Self-Motivation
3 13 (6.67%) Web Conferencing
4 4 (2.05%) Driving Licence
5 3 (1.54%) Algorithms
5 3 (1.54%) Arduino
5 3 (1.54%) Raspberry Pi
5 3 (1.54%) Social Media
6 1 (0.51%) Clustering
6 1 (0.51%) FMCG
6 1 (0.51%) LLPG
6 1 (0.51%) Management Information System
6 1 (0.51%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 57 (29.23%) Windows
2 10 (5.13%) Mac OS
2 10 (5.13%) Windows Server
3 9 (4.62%) Android
4 8 (4.10%) Apple iOS
4 8 (4.10%) Windows 10
5 4 (2.05%) Linux
6 1 (0.51%) Windows 2000
6 1 (0.51%) Windows 7
6 1 (0.51%) Windows 8
6 1 (0.51%) Windows Server 2019
6 1 (0.51%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 63 (32.31%) Problem-Solving
2 62 (31.79%) Customer Service
3 48 (24.62%) AI
4 32 (16.41%) Analytical Thinking
4 32 (16.41%) Generative AI
4 32 (16.41%) LLM
4 32 (16.41%) Open Source
5 22 (11.28%) Time Management
6 21 (10.77%) Business Development
6 21 (10.77%) Cybersecurity
7 20 (10.26%) Decision-Making
8 19 (9.74%) Logistics
9 16 (8.21%) Continuous Improvement
9 16 (8.21%) Inventory Management
10 13 (6.67%) Process Improvement
11 12 (6.15%) CRM
11 12 (6.15%) ERP
12 11 (5.64%) Business Enablement
12 11 (5.64%) Customer Experience
12 11 (5.64%) Technology Enablement
Programming Languages
1 11 (5.64%) PowerShell
2 7 (3.59%) VBScript
3 3 (1.54%) Assembly Language
3 3 (1.54%) C
3 3 (1.54%) C++
3 3 (1.54%) Java
3 3 (1.54%) JavaScript
3 3 (1.54%) MATLAB
3 3 (1.54%) Objective-C
3 3 (1.54%) Python
3 3 (1.54%) Swift
4 1 (0.51%) SQL
Qualifications
1 79 (40.51%) Degree
2 16 (8.21%) Microsoft Certification
3 9 (4.62%) ACCA
3 9 (4.62%) CIMA
4 7 (3.59%) MCP
4 7 (3.59%) MCSA
5 6 (3.08%) DBS Check
5 6 (3.08%) Master's Degree
5 6 (3.08%) MCITP
5 6 (3.08%) Security Cleared
6 5 (2.56%) A+ Certification
6 5 (2.56%) CompTIA Security+
6 5 (2.56%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
6 5 (2.56%) Network+ Certification
7 4 (2.05%) HNC
8 3 (1.54%) BPSS Clearance
8 3 (1.54%) CCNA
8 3 (1.54%) Cisco Certification
8 3 (1.54%) MCDST
8 3 (1.54%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (7.18%) Data Quality
2 5 (2.56%) GDPR
3 4 (2.05%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 4 (2.05%) SLA
4 3 (1.54%) ISO 9001
5 1 (0.51%) Cyber Essentials
System Software
1 26 (13.33%) Active Directory
2 2 (1.03%) Hyper-V
3 1 (0.51%) Terminal Server
3 1 (0.51%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 8 (4.10%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (0.51%) Microsoft Clustering
2 1 (0.51%) NetBackup
2 1 (0.51%) Puppet
2 1 (0.51%) WhatsUp Gold
Vendors
1 156 (80.00%) Microsoft
2 11 (5.64%) YouTube
3 9 (4.62%) Mitel
4 8 (4.10%) HP
5 7 (3.59%) Adobe
5 7 (3.59%) Cisco
6 6 (3.08%) Broadcom
7 5 (2.56%) Aruba
8 4 (2.05%) HubSpot
9 3 (1.54%) Salesforce
9 3 (1.54%) SAP
9 3 (1.54%) Zoho
10 2 (1.03%) Meraki
10 2 (1.03%) Sage
10 2 (1.03%) Sophos
11 1 (0.51%) Citrix
11 1 (0.51%) Freshdesk
11 1 (0.51%) ServiceNow
11 1 (0.51%) VMware