Microsoft Certification Job Trends in England

Microsoft Certification
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for Microsoft Certification qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 11 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 197 153 190
Rank change year-on-year -44 +37 +124
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Certification 792 737 1,211
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.07% 2.01% 1.51%
As % of the Qualifications category 4.06% 4.97% 5.41%
Number of salaries quoted 597 458 1,037
10th Percentile £27,500 £26,250 £26,250
25th Percentile £28,250 £32,500 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £31,500 £45,324 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -30.50% +0.72% -
75th Percentile £51,000 £58,750 £61,250
90th Percentile £67,500 £81,125 £77,200
UK median annual salary £31,500 £45,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -30.00% - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
England

Microsoft Certification falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in England.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 19,512 14,816 22,397
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 26.28% 40.45% 27.83%
Number of salaries quoted 8,041 7,014 15,548
10th Percentile £28,250 £31,500 £28,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £38,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,591 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.16% +4.55% -4.35%
75th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £71,250
90th Percentile £92,500 £92,500 £87,500
UK median annual salary £57,553 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +0.09% +4.55% -4.35%

Microsoft Certification
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Microsoft Certification job vacancy trend in England

Microsoft Certification
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Microsoft Certification.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Microsoft Certification

Microsoft Certification
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Microsoft Certification in England over the 6 months to 11 April 2026.

Salary histogram for Microsoft Certification in England

Microsoft Certification
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft Certification within the England region over the 6 months to 11 April 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
London +14 223 £40,375 -29.78% 73
North of England +21 194 £30,500 -18.67% 40
Midlands -89 121 £32,500 -7.14% 39
South East -31 108 £31,500 -28.81% 70
Yorkshire -5 90 £30,500 -4.69% 11
North West -2 80 £30,500 -18.67% 24
West Midlands -79 71 £31,000 -11.43% 27
East of England -30 67 £32,500 -23.53% 27
South West -53 48 £30,500 -17.57% 30
East Midlands -47 46 £32,500 -7.14% 12
North East -11 24 £30,500 -17.01% 5
Microsoft Certification
UK

Microsoft Certification
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in 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 86 (10.86%) SharePoint
2 84 (10.61%) Microsoft Exchange
3 66 (8.33%) WordPress
4 4 (0.51%) IIS
5 3 (0.38%) Apache Spark
6 2 (0.25%) Confluence
7 1 (0.13%) Apache
7 1 (0.13%) Drupal
7 1 (0.13%) nginx
Applications
1 137 (17.30%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (0.88%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.25%) AutoCAD
3 2 (0.25%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (0.25%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 10 (1.26%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.25%) Dynamics AX
3 1 (0.13%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.13%) Fidessa
3 1 (0.13%) Magento
3 1 (0.13%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 518 (65.40%) Azure
2 367 (46.34%) AWS
3 311 (39.27%) Microsoft 365
4 237 (29.92%) GitHub
5 134 (16.92%) Entra ID
6 66 (8.33%) Power Platform
7 33 (4.17%) Dynamics 365
7 33 (4.17%) Serverless
8 29 (3.66%) Power Automate
9 27 (3.41%) PowerApps
10 23 (2.90%) Azure DevOps
11 20 (2.53%) Google Workspace
12 18 (2.27%) OneDrive
13 15 (1.89%) SaaS
14 14 (1.77%) Microsoft Purview
15 13 (1.64%) Azure AI
16 12 (1.52%) Azure Synapse Analytics
17 10 (1.26%) Microsoft Copilot
18 9 (1.14%) Azure Monitor
18 9 (1.14%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 240 (30.30%) Internet
2 92 (11.62%) Firewall
3 82 (10.35%) DNS
4 67 (8.46%) DHCP
5 57 (7.20%) TCP/IP
6 48 (6.06%) VPN
7 46 (5.81%) WAN
8 45 (5.68%) LAN
9 31 (3.91%) VLAN
10 28 (3.54%) Wi-Fi
11 26 (3.28%) VoIP
12 12 (1.52%) SAN
13 11 (1.39%) Cisco IOS
13 11 (1.39%) Network Security
14 9 (1.14%) WAAS
15 8 (1.01%) Wireless
16 7 (0.88%) SMTP
17 5 (0.63%) Ethernet
17 5 (0.63%) Unified Communications
17 5 (0.63%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 45 (5.68%) Power BI
2 28 (3.54%) SQL Server
3 17 (2.15%) Data Warehouse
4 9 (1.14%) Amazon RDS
4 9 (1.14%) Azure SQL Database
4 9 (1.14%) Data Lake
4 9 (1.14%) Power Query
5 5 (0.63%) Metadata
5 5 (0.63%) Relational Database
6 3 (0.38%) Amazon Redshift
6 3 (0.38%) Delta Lake
6 3 (0.38%) Oracle Database
6 3 (0.38%) Tableau
7 2 (0.25%) Data Mining
7 2 (0.25%) PostgreSQL
7 2 (0.25%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 2 (0.25%) Star Schema
8 1 (0.13%) InterSystems Cache
8 1 (0.13%) Microsoft Analysis Services
8 1 (0.13%) Snowflake Schema
Development Applications
1 237 (29.92%) Git
2 26 (3.28%) JIRA
3 7 (0.88%) Burp Suite
3 7 (0.88%) Metasploit
3 7 (0.88%) MLflow
4 4 (0.51%) Jenkins
4 4 (0.51%) LabVIEW
4 4 (0.51%) Visual Studio
5 2 (0.25%) GitLab
5 2 (0.25%) Octopus Deploy
6 1 (0.13%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.13%) Gatling
6 1 (0.13%) JMeter
6 1 (0.13%) Vagrant
General
1 338 (42.68%) Social Skills
2 237 (29.92%) Multimedia
3 73 (9.22%) Finance
4 72 (9.09%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 68 (8.59%) French Language
6 50 (6.31%) Analytical Skills
7 43 (5.43%) Public Sector
8 33 (4.17%) Swedish Language
9 31 (3.91%) Organisational Skills
10 30 (3.79%) Legal
11 27 (3.41%) Manufacturing
12 19 (2.40%) Retail
13 18 (2.27%) Law
13 18 (2.27%) Telecoms
14 11 (1.39%) Documentation Skills
15 7 (0.88%) Marketing
16 5 (0.63%) Banking
17 4 (0.51%) Spanish Language
18 3 (0.38%) Dutch Language
18 3 (0.38%) Military
Job Titles
1 237 (29.92%) Trainee
2 139 (17.55%) IT Support
3 121 (15.28%) Analyst
4 116 (14.65%) Developer
5 92 (11.62%) Trainee Developer
6 91 (11.49%) IT Engineer
7 85 (10.73%) Software Developer
7 85 (10.73%) Trainee Software Developer
8 75 (9.47%) Administrator
9 74 (9.34%) Support Engineer
10 73 (9.22%) Senior
10 73 (9.22%) Service Analyst
10 73 (9.22%) Service Desk Analyst
11 65 (8.21%) Trainee Administrator
11 65 (8.21%) Web Administrator
12 64 (8.08%) IT Support Engineer
13 52 (6.57%) Support Technician
14 46 (5.81%) Lead
15 45 (5.68%) Infrastructure Engineer
16 40 (5.05%) IT Support Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 241 (30.43%) CSS
2 237 (29.92%) HTML
3 15 (1.89%) React
4 14 (1.77%) .NET
4 14 (1.77%) HTML5 Canvas
5 8 (1.01%) PySpark
5 8 (1.01%) SAML
6 7 (0.88%) Tailwind CSS
7 6 (0.76%) ARM Templates
7 6 (0.76%) OAuth
7 6 (0.76%) OpenID
7 6 (0.76%) REST
8 5 (0.63%) .NET Core
8 5 (0.63%) ASP.NET
8 5 (0.63%) ASP.NET Web API
8 5 (0.63%) LangChain
8 5 (0.63%) PyTorch
8 5 (0.63%) TensorFlow
9 4 (0.51%) OAuth2
9 4 (0.51%) scikit-learn
Miscellaneous
1 49 (6.19%) Driving Licence
2 28 (3.54%) Enterprise Software
2 28 (3.54%) Onboarding
3 24 (3.03%) Data Centre
4 22 (2.78%) Self-Motivation
5 21 (2.65%) Management Information System
6 19 (2.40%) Cloud Native
7 16 (2.02%) Security Posture
8 14 (1.77%) Analytical Mindset
8 14 (1.77%) Public Cloud
9 12 (1.52%) CMDB
10 10 (1.26%) Hybrid Cloud
11 9 (1.14%) CCTV
11 9 (1.14%) Smartphone
12 7 (0.88%) Insider Threat
12 7 (0.88%) Video Conferencing
13 5 (0.63%) Greenfield Project
13 5 (0.63%) IoT
14 4 (0.51%) Distributed Systems
14 4 (0.51%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 225 (28.41%) Windows
2 90 (11.36%) Windows Server
3 55 (6.94%) Windows 10
4 34 (4.29%) Mac OS
5 33 (4.17%) Windows Server 2016
6 31 (3.91%) Linux
7 26 (3.28%) Android
8 19 (2.40%) Windows Server 2019
9 12 (1.52%) Apple iOS
10 6 (0.76%) Mac OS X
10 6 (0.76%) VMS
10 6 (0.76%) Windows 7
11 3 (0.38%) Ubuntu
11 3 (0.38%) Windows Server 2012
12 2 (0.25%) Unix
13 1 (0.13%) CentOS
13 1 (0.13%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 253 (31.94%) Mentoring
2 238 (30.05%) Cybersecurity
3 201 (25.38%) ITIL
4 183 (23.11%) Problem-Solving
5 172 (21.72%) Customer Service
6 115 (14.52%) ITSM
7 85 (10.73%) Continuous Improvement
8 79 (9.97%) Performance Metrics
9 74 (9.34%) Computer Science
10 72 (9.09%) Web Development
11 59 (7.45%) Migration
12 50 (6.31%) Business Intelligence
12 50 (6.31%) Service Delivery
12 50 (6.31%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 49 (6.19%) DevOps
14 47 (5.93%) Infrastructure Engineering
15 41 (5.18%) Disaster Recovery
16 40 (5.05%) AI
17 39 (4.92%) Decision-Making
18 37 (4.67%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 285 (35.98%) Python
2 277 (34.97%) JavaScript
3 152 (19.19%) R
4 92 (11.62%) PowerShell
5 58 (7.32%) SQL
6 43 (5.43%) C#
7 19 (2.40%) Java
8 18 (2.27%) TypeScript
9 12 (1.52%) Bicep
10 10 (1.26%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 8 (1.01%) Bash
12 2 (0.25%) C
12 2 (0.25%) T-SQL
13 1 (0.13%) PHP
13 1 (0.13%) Scala
13 1 (0.13%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 337 (42.55%) Azure Certification
2 332 (41.92%) AWS Certification
3 250 (31.57%) Degree
4 241 (30.43%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
5 132 (16.67%) MCSE
6 80 (10.10%) A+ Certification
7 70 (8.84%) Microsoft Certified Professional
8 67 (8.46%) Security Cleared
9 56 (7.07%) SC Cleared
10 53 (6.69%) Cisco Certification
11 51 (6.44%) CCNA
11 51 (6.44%) Computer Science Degree
12 37 (4.67%) MCSA
13 28 (3.54%) DBS Check
14 24 (3.03%) Network+ Certification
15 21 (2.65%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
15 21 (2.65%) TOGAF Certification
16 18 (2.27%) CISSP
17 16 (2.02%) BPSS Clearance
18 15 (1.89%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 71 (8.96%) QA
2 32 (4.04%) Cyber Essentials
3 29 (3.66%) SLA
4 26 (3.28%) GDPR
5 21 (2.65%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 13 (1.64%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 11 (1.39%) Data Quality
8 8 (1.01%) NIST
9 7 (0.88%) Actionable Recommendations
9 7 (0.88%) GRC
10 5 (0.63%) Accessibility
11 4 (0.51%) HIPAA
12 2 (0.25%) California Consumer Privacy Act
12 2 (0.25%) PMO
12 2 (0.25%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 1 (0.13%) ISO 9001
13 1 (0.13%) ISO/IEC 20000
13 1 (0.13%) NCSC
13 1 (0.13%) NIST 800
13 1 (0.13%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 197 (24.87%) Active Directory
2 56 (7.07%) VMware Infrastructure
3 39 (4.92%) Hyper-V
4 21 (2.65%) Virtual Desktop
5 16 (2.02%) Docker
6 11 (1.39%) vSphere
7 10 (1.26%) Firmware
8 8 (1.01%) Virtual Machines
8 8 (1.01%) XenApp
9 4 (0.51%) Virtual Servers
10 3 (0.38%) Microsoft Virtual Server
11 2 (0.25%) BitLocker
11 2 (0.25%) Citrix Hypervisor
11 2 (0.25%) VMware ESXi
11 2 (0.25%) XenDesktop
12 1 (0.13%) Postfix
12 1 (0.13%) Squid
12 1 (0.13%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 107 (13.51%) Microsoft Intune
2 33 (4.17%) SCCM
3 23 (2.90%) Terraform
4 16 (2.02%) Kubernetes
5 15 (1.89%) Jamf Pro
6 9 (1.14%) WSUS
7 8 (1.01%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 8 (1.01%) Single Sign-On
8 7 (0.88%) Ansible
8 7 (0.88%) Nmap
9 5 (0.63%) FortiGate
9 5 (0.63%) vCenter Server
10 4 (0.51%) Cisco CUCM
10 4 (0.51%) ServiceCenter
10 4 (0.51%) SolarWinds Orion
11 2 (0.25%) Control-M
11 2 (0.25%) Grafana
11 2 (0.25%) Nessus
11 2 (0.25%) Packer
11 2 (0.25%) QRadar
Vendors
1 761 (96.09%) Microsoft
2 87 (10.98%) ServiceNow
3 76 (9.60%) VMware
4 56 (7.07%) Cisco
5 37 (4.67%) Apple
6 30 (3.79%) Citrix
7 23 (2.90%) Google
8 22 (2.78%) Meraki
9 18 (2.27%) Dell
10 16 (2.02%) Fortinet
11 14 (1.77%) Draytek
12 13 (1.64%) OpenAI
12 13 (1.64%) Veeam
13 12 (1.52%) SonicWALL
14 11 (1.39%) Bloomberg
14 11 (1.39%) Databricks
15 10 (1.26%) Foundry
15 10 (1.26%) HP
16 9 (1.14%) SolarWinds
16 9 (1.14%) Sophos