Microsoft Certification Jobs 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 15 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 256 207 306
Rank change year-on-year -49 +99 +26
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Certification 626 1,209 990
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 1.28% 1.41% 1.11%
As % of the Qualifications category 2.53% 4.96% 3.39%
Number of salaries quoted 473 1,027 792
10th Percentile £26,750 £26,750 £25,500
25th Percentile £29,750 £31,500 £30,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £45,000
75th Percentile £58,750 £61,250 £60,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £71,225
UK median annual salary £45,000 £45,000 £45,143
% change year-on-year - -0.32% +0.32%

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 24,718 24,371 29,220
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 50.52% 28.43% 32.72%
Number of salaries quoted 10,095 15,758 13,335
10th Percentile £32,166 £28,500 £31,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £38,500 £42,019
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £54,700 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.55% -8.83% +9.09%
75th Percentile £69,100 £71,250 £77,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £87,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £54,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +1.85% -10.00% +9.09%

Microsoft Certification
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Microsoft Certification in England

Microsoft Certification
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Microsoft Certification in England.

Salary trend for Microsoft Certification in England

Microsoft Certification
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Microsoft Certification in England over the 6 months to 15 May 2025.

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 15 May 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
London +7 180 £55,000 -12.00% 122
South East -10 106 £42,500 +8.97% 129
Midlands +17 104 £35,000 -7.89% 73
North of England -83 97 £37,500 -6.25% 92
West Midlands +40 82 £35,000 -7.89% 39
South West +84 68 £31,500 -21.25% 49
East of England +7 61 £30,000 -25.00% 60
North West -67 53 £37,500 -6.25% 38
Yorkshire +15 38 £29,000 -27.50% 41
East Midlands -4 22 £35,000 -21.55% 30
North East -16 6 £37,500 +15.38% 15
Microsoft Certification
UK

Microsoft Certification
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in 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 (12.30%) SharePoint
2 74 (11.82%) Microsoft Exchange
3 6 (0.96%) IIS
4 1 (0.16%) Apache Spark
4 1 (0.16%) SharePoint 2010
4 1 (0.16%) SharePoint 2013
4 1 (0.16%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 63 (10.06%) Microsoft Office
2 30 (4.79%) Microsoft Excel
3 9 (1.44%) MS Visio
4 6 (0.96%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 5 (0.80%) Adobe XD
6 1 (0.16%) Camtasia
Business Applications
1 31 (4.95%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (0.96%) Dynamics AX
3 4 (0.64%) Dynamics NAV
3 4 (0.64%) SAP Business One
4 3 (0.48%) Sage 50
5 2 (0.32%) Elite 3E
5 2 (0.32%) SAP ERP
6 1 (0.16%) Dynamics GP
6 1 (0.16%) Oracle Payables
6 1 (0.16%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 341 (54.47%) Azure
2 267 (42.65%) Microsoft 365
3 122 (19.49%) Entra ID
4 93 (14.86%) AWS
5 88 (14.06%) Power Platform
6 87 (13.90%) Dynamics 365
7 51 (8.15%) PowerApps
8 42 (6.71%) Power Automate
9 37 (5.91%) SaaS
10 35 (5.59%) OneDrive
11 31 (4.95%) PaaS
12 30 (4.79%) Azure DevOps
13 21 (3.35%) GCP
14 20 (3.19%) IaaS
15 16 (2.56%) Azure Sentinel
15 16 (2.56%) Cloud Computing
15 16 (2.56%) Google Workspace
16 15 (2.40%) Microsoft Copilot
17 14 (2.24%) Azure Data Factory
18 11 (1.76%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 110 (17.57%) DNS
2 105 (16.77%) Firewall
3 91 (14.54%) DHCP
4 71 (11.34%) WAN
5 66 (10.54%) LAN
6 63 (10.06%) TCP/IP
7 56 (8.95%) VLAN
8 49 (7.83%) VPN
9 43 (6.87%) WLAN
10 40 (6.39%) Network Security
11 29 (4.63%) Internet
12 27 (4.31%) Wireless
13 26 (4.15%) SAN
14 23 (3.67%) Cisco IOS
15 17 (2.72%) VoIP
16 15 (2.40%) Remote Desktop
17 14 (2.24%) BGP
17 14 (2.24%) OSPF
17 14 (2.24%) Wi-Fi
18 13 (2.08%) IPv4
Database & Business Intelligence
1 58 (9.27%) SQL Server
2 31 (4.95%) Power BI
3 13 (2.08%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 11 (1.76%) Azure SQL Database
5 10 (1.60%) Amazon RDS
6 6 (0.96%) PostgreSQL
6 6 (0.96%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 5 (0.80%) MongoDB
8 4 (0.64%) Metabase
9 3 (0.48%) Power Query
9 3 (0.48%) Relational Database
10 2 (0.32%) Big Data
10 2 (0.32%) Data Warehouse
10 2 (0.32%) NoSQL
10 2 (0.32%) Oracle Database
11 1 (0.16%) Amazon Redshift
11 1 (0.16%) Data Lake
11 1 (0.16%) MariaDB
11 1 (0.16%) MySQL
11 1 (0.16%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 18 (2.88%) JIRA
2 8 (1.28%) Git
3 5 (0.80%) Axure RP
3 5 (0.80%) Balsamiq
3 5 (0.80%) Oracle Forms
4 4 (0.64%) Jenkins
5 3 (0.48%) Bitbucket
6 2 (0.32%) GitLab
6 2 (0.32%) Visual Studio
6 2 (0.32%) Visual Studio Code
7 1 (0.16%) Bugzilla
7 1 (0.16%) Burp Suite
7 1 (0.16%) Cypress.io
7 1 (0.16%) ESLint
7 1 (0.16%) Gatling
7 1 (0.16%) JMeter
General
1 311 (49.68%) Social Skills
2 106 (16.93%) Finance
3 69 (11.02%) Analytical Skills
4 42 (6.71%) Law
5 33 (5.27%) Marketing
6 32 (5.11%) Retail
7 26 (4.15%) Banking
8 25 (3.99%) Public Sector
9 21 (3.35%) Automotive
10 18 (2.88%) Legal
11 17 (2.72%) Telecoms
12 16 (2.56%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 13 (2.08%) Manufacturing
14 10 (1.60%) Organisational Skills
15 9 (1.44%) Presentation Skills
16 8 (1.28%) Documentation Skills
17 7 (1.12%) Humanities
18 5 (0.80%) Pharmaceutical
19 4 (0.64%) Advertising
19 4 (0.64%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 111 (17.73%) IT Support
2 102 (16.29%) Support Engineer
3 89 (14.22%) IT Engineer
4 84 (13.42%) Analyst
5 75 (11.98%) Senior
6 59 (9.42%) IT Support Engineer
7 57 (9.11%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 52 (8.31%) Consultant
9 49 (7.83%) Support Analyst
10 45 (7.19%) 2nd Line Support
11 37 (5.91%) Technical Support
12 35 (5.59%) Developer
13 31 (4.95%) Cloud Engineer
14 29 (4.63%) 1st Line Support
15 27 (4.31%) Lead
16 24 (3.83%) Architect
16 24 (3.83%) Systems Engineer
17 22 (3.51%) Dynamics 365 Consultant
18 21 (3.35%) Functional Consultant
18 21 (3.35%) IT Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 38 (6.07%) .NET
2 21 (3.35%) ASP.NET
3 11 (1.76%) CSS
3 11 (1.76%) HTML
4 10 (1.60%) Web Services
5 9 (1.44%) .NET Framework
5 9 (1.44%) JSON
6 7 (1.12%) ARM Templates
6 7 (1.12%) Middleware
6 7 (1.12%) SAML
7 6 (0.96%) REST
7 6 (0.96%) WPF
8 5 (0.80%) HTML5 Canvas
8 5 (0.80%) LDAP
8 5 (0.80%) OAuth
8 5 (0.80%) OpenID
8 5 (0.80%) SailPoint
9 4 (0.64%) ASP.NET Web API
9 4 (0.64%) CSS3
9 4 (0.64%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 53 (8.47%) Driving Licence
2 43 (6.87%) Management Information System
3 25 (3.99%) Self-Motivation
4 23 (3.67%) Data Centre
5 22 (3.51%) Onboarding
6 15 (2.40%) Smartphone
7 13 (2.08%) Analytical Mindset
8 12 (1.92%) Hybrid Cloud
9 11 (1.76%) Cloud Native
9 11 (1.76%) Enterprise Cloud
10 10 (1.60%) Data Structures
10 10 (1.60%) Product Ownership
11 9 (1.44%) Public Cloud
12 8 (1.28%) Low-Code
12 8 (1.28%) Private Cloud
13 7 (1.12%) Operational Technology
13 7 (1.12%) PKI
13 7 (1.12%) Virtual Team
14 6 (0.96%) Blackberry
14 6 (0.96%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 316 (50.48%) Windows
2 152 (24.28%) Windows Server
3 112 (17.89%) Linux
4 80 (12.78%) Windows 10
5 42 (6.71%) Windows Server 2016
6 40 (6.39%) Windows Server 2019
7 33 (5.27%) Mac OS
8 30 (4.79%) Mac OS X
9 22 (3.51%) Android
10 21 (3.35%) Ubuntu
11 17 (2.72%) Windows Server 2012
12 12 (1.92%) Apple iOS
13 9 (1.44%) Windows 7
14 6 (0.96%) CentOS
15 4 (0.64%) Unix
15 4 (0.64%) Windows 8
16 2 (0.32%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
17 1 (0.16%) Solaris
17 1 (0.16%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 271 (43.29%) Problem-Solving
2 181 (28.91%) ITIL
3 144 (23.00%) Customer Service
4 86 (13.74%) Computer Science
5 83 (13.26%) Mentoring
6 74 (11.82%) Agile
7 64 (10.22%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 56 (8.95%) DevOps
9 55 (8.79%) Continuous Improvement
10 54 (8.63%) Service Management
11 49 (7.83%) Disaster Recovery
12 48 (7.67%) ITSM
13 44 (7.03%) Asset Management
14 40 (6.39%) CRM
14 40 (6.39%) Project Management
15 39 (6.23%) Cybersecurity
15 39 (6.23%) Migration
16 38 (6.07%) Roadmaps
17 35 (5.59%) Business Intelligence
17 35 (5.59%) Incident Management
Programming Languages
1 122 (19.49%) PowerShell
2 102 (16.29%) SQL
3 48 (7.67%) C#
4 45 (7.19%) Python
5 37 (5.91%) JavaScript
6 12 (1.92%) T-SQL
7 10 (1.60%) X++
8 8 (1.28%) Bash
9 7 (1.12%) C++
10 6 (0.96%) Kusto Query Language
11 4 (0.64%) Java
11 4 (0.64%) VB
12 3 (0.48%) Bicep
12 3 (0.48%) C
12 3 (0.48%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 3 (0.48%) Objective-C
12 3 (0.48%) PHP
13 2 (0.32%) R
13 2 (0.32%) TypeScript
13 2 (0.32%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 179 (28.59%) Degree
2 136 (21.73%) Azure Certification
3 135 (21.57%) MCSE
4 105 (16.77%) MCP
5 101 (16.13%) Cisco Certification
6 98 (15.65%) MCSA
7 87 (13.90%) CCNA
8 81 (12.94%) Computer Science Degree
9 74 (11.82%) A+ Certification
10 63 (10.06%) Network+ Certification
11 57 (9.11%) CCNP
12 54 (8.63%) Security Cleared
13 38 (6.07%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
14 32 (5.11%) MCITP
14 32 (5.11%) SC Cleared
15 28 (4.47%) LPIC
16 25 (3.99%) AWS Certification
17 17 (2.72%) HND
18 14 (2.24%) HNC
19 13 (2.08%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 49 (7.83%) SLA
2 29 (4.63%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 18 (2.88%) Cyber Essentials
4 14 (2.24%) GDPR
5 8 (1.28%) NCSC
6 6 (0.96%) QA
7 5 (0.80%) Accessibility
7 5 (0.80%) ISO 9001
7 5 (0.80%) NIST
7 5 (0.80%) WCAG
8 3 (0.48%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 1 (0.16%) GRC
9 1 (0.16%) ISO/IEC 27005
9 1 (0.16%) PMO
9 1 (0.16%) SOC 2
System Software
1 264 (42.17%) Active Directory
2 78 (12.46%) VMware Infrastructure
3 64 (10.22%) Hyper-V
4 28 (4.47%) Virtual Desktop
5 21 (3.35%) VMware ESXi
6 17 (2.72%) vSphere
7 16 (2.56%) Virtual Machines
8 7 (1.12%) VMware NSX
9 4 (0.64%) Docker
10 3 (0.48%) BitLocker
11 1 (0.16%) DFS Replication
11 1 (0.16%) Firmware
11 1 (0.16%) LXC
11 1 (0.16%) Microsoft App-V
11 1 (0.16%) Samba
11 1 (0.16%) Virtual Servers
11 1 (0.16%) XenApp
11 1 (0.16%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 82 (13.10%) Microsoft Intune
2 47 (7.51%) SCCM
3 32 (5.11%) Terraform
4 14 (2.24%) WSUS
5 12 (1.92%) Ansible
6 11 (1.76%) SCOM
7 9 (1.44%) Kubernetes
7 9 (1.44%) NetBackup
7 9 (1.44%) Single Sign-On
8 7 (1.12%) PaperCut
9 6 (0.96%) Progress Chef
10 5 (0.80%) QRadar
11 4 (0.64%) Active Directory Federation Services
11 4 (0.64%) Autotask
12 3 (0.48%) FortiGate
12 3 (0.48%) Iperf
12 3 (0.48%) SmoothWall
12 3 (0.48%) vCenter Server
12 3 (0.48%) WMI
13 2 (0.32%) vRealize
Vendors
1 561 (89.62%) Microsoft
2 114 (18.21%) Cisco
3 104 (16.61%) VMware
4 41 (6.55%) Google
5 35 (5.59%) Veeam
6 31 (4.95%) Apple
6 31 (4.95%) Dell
7 28 (4.47%) Fortinet
8 27 (4.31%) Citrix
9 24 (3.83%) ServiceNow
10 17 (2.72%) SolarWinds
11 16 (2.56%) Palo Alto
12 15 (2.40%) Ubiquiti
13 12 (1.92%) SAP
14 10 (1.60%) HP
14 10 (1.60%) SonicWALL
14 10 (1.60%) WatchGuard
15 9 (1.44%) Adobe
16 8 (1.28%) Meraki
16 8 (1.28%) Okta