Microsoft Office Job Trends in England

Microsoft Office
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in England requiring Microsoft Office skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 81 57 44
Rank change year-on-year -24 -13 +35
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Office 1,527 2,025 3,154
As % of all permanent jobs in England 2.55% 4.57% 4.76%
As % of the Applications category 31.86% 44.05% 49.92%
Number of salaries quoted 875 801 2,392
10th Percentile £25,750 £25,750 £23,025
25th Percentile £27,750 £31,250 £26,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,750 £41,000 £32,500
Median % change year-on-year -20.12% +26.15% -16.67%
75th Percentile £43,250 £55,000 £47,500
90th Percentile £65,000 £67,500 £62,500
UK median annual salary £32,750 £42,500 £32,500
% change year-on-year -22.94% +30.77% -17.20%

All Software Application Skills
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 England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for software application skills 4,793 4,597 6,318
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 8.01% 10.38% 9.53%
Number of salaries quoted 2,212 1,852 4,657
10th Percentile £26,750 £27,500 £24,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £35,000 £27,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £50,000 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% +33.33% -16.67%
75th Percentile £57,500 £66,100 £55,000
90th Percentile £72,500 £77,500 £67,500
UK median annual salary £40,000 £50,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year -20.00% +33.33% -16.67%

Microsoft Office
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Microsoft Office job vacancy trend in England

Microsoft Office
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Microsoft Office.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Microsoft Office

Microsoft Office
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Microsoft Office in England over the 6 months to 18 February 2026.

Salary histogram for Microsoft Office in England

Microsoft Office
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 Office within the England region over the 6 months to 18 February 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
South East -3 414 £32,500 -23.53% 158
London -25 383 £42,000 -16.00% 119
North of England -38 268 £32,500 -22.14% 116
East of England -6 161 £30,370 -5.01% 57
Midlands -56 144 £31,750 -9.29% 72
Yorkshire +1 125 £32,500 -20.97% 38
North West -53 115 £32,000 -23.57% 63
South West -19 114 £32,500 -1.52% 65
West Midlands -44 107 £32,500 -7.14% 50
East Midlands -70 37 £28,000 -1.75% 21
North East -22 28 £40,000 +3.23% 16
Microsoft Office
UK

Microsoft Office
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
1 115 (7.53%) SharePoint
2 105 (6.88%) Microsoft Exchange
3 18 (1.18%) CMS
4 13 (0.85%) Confluence
5 10 (0.65%) Skype for Business
6 8 (0.52%) ArcGIS
6 8 (0.52%) WordPress
7 5 (0.33%) Exchange Server 2007
7 5 (0.33%) Exchange Server 2010
7 5 (0.33%) Exchange Server 2013
8 3 (0.20%) IIS
9 2 (0.13%) SAS
10 1 (0.065%) Drupal
Applications
1 376 (24.62%) Microsoft Excel
2 182 (11.92%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 45 (2.95%) MS Visio
4 21 (1.38%) AutoCAD
5 16 (1.05%) InDesign
5 16 (1.05%) Microsoft Project
6 13 (0.85%) SOLIDWORKS
6 13 (0.85%) Spreadsheet
7 11 (0.72%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 9 (0.59%) Photoshop
9 6 (0.39%) Acrobat
9 6 (0.39%) Trello
10 4 (0.26%) Adobe Illustrator
10 4 (0.26%) Adobe Premiere
11 3 (0.20%) Simulink
12 2 (0.13%) SPSS
13 1 (0.065%) CATIA
13 1 (0.065%) GNU Octave
13 1 (0.065%) PTC Creo
13 1 (0.065%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 29 (1.90%) Dynamics CRM
2 10 (0.65%) SAP S/4HANA
3 5 (0.33%) SAP Business One
4 4 (0.26%) NetSuite
4 4 (0.26%) Q-Pulse
4 4 (0.26%) SAP PP
5 3 (0.20%) Dynamics NAV
6 2 (0.13%) Dynamics AX
6 2 (0.13%) Dynamics GP
6 2 (0.13%) Fidessa
6 2 (0.13%) Payment Gateway
6 2 (0.13%) Relativity
6 2 (0.13%) Remedy ITSM
6 2 (0.13%) Sage 50
6 2 (0.13%) SAP IBP
6 2 (0.13%) SAP PM
7 1 (0.065%) Alphatax
7 1 (0.065%) Sage 200
7 1 (0.065%) Sage X3
7 1 (0.065%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 478 (31.30%) Microsoft 365
2 158 (10.35%) Azure
3 140 (9.17%) AWS
4 83 (5.44%) Power Platform
5 71 (4.65%) Entra ID
6 51 (3.34%) Dynamics 365
7 37 (2.42%) Google Workspace
8 33 (2.16%) OneDrive
9 32 (2.10%) SaaS
10 16 (1.05%) Azure DevOps
11 15 (0.98%) PowerApps
12 14 (0.92%) Amazon Alexa
13 11 (0.72%) Power Automate
13 11 (0.72%) Snowflake
14 10 (0.65%) GitHub
14 10 (0.65%) Intacct
15 9 (0.59%) GCP
16 8 (0.52%) Google Analytics
17 6 (0.39%) Adobe Creative Cloud
17 6 (0.39%) MailChimp
Communications & Networking
1 120 (7.86%) DNS
2 116 (7.60%) DHCP
3 90 (5.89%) TCP/IP
4 85 (5.57%) Firewall
5 61 (3.99%) VPN
5 61 (3.99%) Wi-Fi
6 53 (3.47%) LAN
7 46 (3.01%) WAN
8 31 (2.03%) Wireless
9 28 (1.83%) VoIP
10 26 (1.70%) Internet
11 25 (1.64%) Unified Communications
11 25 (1.64%) VLAN
12 23 (1.51%) Structured Cabling
12 23 (1.51%) WebEx
13 20 (1.31%) Remote Desktop
14 18 (1.18%) Network Security
15 17 (1.11%) Broadband
16 11 (0.72%) Skype
17 9 (0.59%) 4G
Database & Business Intelligence
1 66 (4.32%) Power BI
2 28 (1.83%) GIS
3 26 (1.70%) Relational Database
4 23 (1.51%) SQL Server
5 15 (0.98%) Data Warehouse
6 10 (0.65%) Spotfire
6 10 (0.65%) Tableau
7 8 (0.52%) Geospatial Data
8 5 (0.33%) BusinessObjects
8 5 (0.33%) Metadata
8 5 (0.33%) Power Query
8 5 (0.33%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 4 (0.26%) Oracle Reports
9 4 (0.26%) SQL Server Analysis Services
9 4 (0.26%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 3 (0.20%) Azure SQL Database
10 3 (0.20%) Data Lake
10 3 (0.20%) Data Mining
10 3 (0.20%) MySQL
10 3 (0.20%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 57 (3.73%) JIRA
2 11 (0.72%) Git
3 8 (0.52%) LabVIEW
4 5 (0.33%) Rational DOORS
5 4 (0.26%) Jenkins
5 4 (0.26%) Visual Studio
6 3 (0.20%) Maven
6 3 (0.20%) Sonatype Nexus
7 2 (0.13%) NUnit
7 2 (0.13%) Selenium
7 2 (0.13%) SpecFlow
8 1 (0.065%) Cypress.io
8 1 (0.065%) GitLab
General
1 893 (58.48%) Social Skills
2 301 (19.71%) Finance
3 266 (17.42%) Analytical Skills
4 213 (13.95%) Organisational Skills
5 147 (9.63%) Marketing
6 133 (8.71%) French Language
7 99 (6.48%) Swedish Language
8 94 (6.16%) Legal
9 93 (6.09%) Law
10 71 (4.65%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 70 (4.58%) Manufacturing
12 62 (4.06%) Retail
13 54 (3.54%) Documentation Skills
14 53 (3.47%) Advertising
15 47 (3.08%) Presentation Skills
16 40 (2.62%) German Language
16 40 (2.62%) Public Sector
17 36 (2.36%) Spanish Language
18 34 (2.23%) Telecoms
19 27 (1.77%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 388 (25.41%) Analyst
2 319 (20.89%) IT Support
3 183 (11.98%) Support Engineer
4 151 (9.89%) Service Analyst
5 150 (9.82%) Service Desk Analyst
6 148 (9.69%) Support Analyst
7 135 (8.84%) Senior
8 109 (7.14%) IT Engineer
9 101 (6.61%) IT Support Engineer
10 100 (6.55%) IT Analyst
11 92 (6.02%) IT Support Analyst
12 87 (5.70%) Technical Support
13 69 (4.52%) Administrator
14 68 (4.45%) 2nd Line Support
15 58 (3.80%) 1st Line Support
16 57 (3.73%) Support Specialist
17 55 (3.60%) Support Technician
17 55 (3.60%) Technical Engineer
17 55 (3.60%) Technical Support Engineer
18 47 (3.08%) Lead
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (0.98%) CSS
2 8 (0.52%) HTML
2 8 (0.52%) pytest
3 7 (0.46%) EDI
4 5 (0.33%) XML
5 4 (0.26%) DCOM
5 4 (0.26%) FIX Protocol
5 4 (0.26%) Middleware
5 4 (0.26%) Oracle Fusion
6 3 (0.20%) ActiveMQ
6 3 (0.20%) RAML
6 3 (0.20%) REST
6 3 (0.20%) SOAP
7 2 (0.13%) .NET
7 2 (0.13%) FreeMarker
7 2 (0.13%) jQuery
7 2 (0.13%) LDAP
7 2 (0.13%) XSLT
8 1 (0.065%) MFC
8 1 (0.065%) ODBC
Miscellaneous
1 175 (11.46%) Self-Motivation
2 138 (9.04%) Onboarding
3 137 (8.97%) Driving Licence
4 76 (4.98%) Management Information System
5 60 (3.93%) Social Media
6 44 (2.88%) Video Conferencing
7 34 (2.23%) Web Conferencing
8 25 (1.64%) EPoS
9 23 (1.51%) Renewable Energy
10 17 (1.11%) Data Centre
11 14 (0.92%) PMI
12 12 (0.79%) Analytical Mindset
12 12 (0.79%) e-Learning
13 10 (0.65%) Fat Client
13 10 (0.65%) Thin Client
14 9 (0.59%) iPhone
15 8 (0.52%) Mobile App
15 8 (0.52%) Self-Driving Car
15 8 (0.52%) Wiki
16 7 (0.46%) iPad
Operating Systems
1 428 (28.03%) Windows
2 168 (11.00%) Windows 10
3 135 (8.84%) Windows Server
4 34 (2.23%) Linux
4 34 (2.23%) Mac OS
5 32 (2.10%) Android
6 30 (1.96%) Apple iOS
7 25 (1.64%) Windows Server 2019
8 18 (1.18%) Unix
9 16 (1.05%) Windows Server 2016
10 11 (0.72%) Windows Server 2012
11 6 (0.39%) Windows 7
12 4 (0.26%) Mac OS X
13 1 (0.065%) Ubuntu
13 1 (0.065%) Windows 2000
13 1 (0.065%) Windows 8
13 1 (0.065%) Windows Server 2008
13 1 (0.065%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 477 (31.24%) Customer Service
2 441 (28.88%) Problem-Solving
3 283 (18.53%) ITIL
4 207 (13.56%) Continuous Improvement
5 190 (12.44%) ITSM
6 142 (9.30%) CRM
7 132 (8.64%) Decision-Making
8 124 (8.12%) Project Management
9 122 (7.99%) Mentoring
10 119 (7.79%) Performance Metrics
11 106 (6.94%) Cybersecurity
12 99 (6.48%) Coaching
13 94 (6.16%) Business Intelligence
14 93 (6.09%) Time Management
15 91 (5.96%) Data Analysis
16 89 (5.83%) Analytics
17 88 (5.76%) ERP
18 87 (5.70%) Agile
18 87 (5.70%) AI
19 84 (5.50%) Business Development
Programming Languages
1 84 (5.50%) SQL
2 49 (3.21%) Python
3 37 (2.42%) PowerShell
4 15 (0.98%) VBScript
5 14 (0.92%) MATLAB
6 11 (0.72%) JavaScript
7 10 (0.65%) VBA
8 9 (0.59%) C#
9 8 (0.52%) VB
10 7 (0.46%) C++
10 7 (0.46%) PL/SQL
11 6 (0.39%) Java
12 5 (0.33%) ABAP
12 5 (0.33%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 5 (0.33%) R
12 5 (0.33%) T-SQL
13 3 (0.20%) Assembly Language
13 3 (0.20%) Bash
13 3 (0.20%) C
13 3 (0.20%) Swift
Qualifications
1 566 (37.07%) Degree
2 183 (11.98%) Microsoft Certification
3 136 (8.91%) MCSE
4 119 (7.79%) Security Cleared
5 108 (7.07%) AWS Certification
6 72 (4.72%) SC Cleared
7 62 (4.06%) A+ Certification
8 41 (2.69%) ACCA
9 36 (2.36%) CIMA
9 36 (2.36%) DBS Check
10 26 (1.70%) HNC
11 24 (1.57%) PMI Certification
12 23 (1.51%) Microsoft Certified Professional
13 21 (1.38%) CTC Cleared
14 20 (1.31%) Computer Science Degree
15 18 (1.18%) CISSP
16 17 (1.11%) BPSS Clearance
17 14 (0.92%) CIPD
18 13 (0.85%) Azure Certification
19 12 (0.79%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 118 (7.73%) QA
2 87 (5.70%) SLA
3 57 (3.73%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 44 (2.88%) GDPR
5 37 (2.42%) Data Quality
5 37 (2.42%) PMO
6 23 (1.51%) ISO 9001
7 21 (1.38%) Cyber Essentials
8 18 (1.18%) Accessibility
9 11 (0.72%) NIST
10 10 (0.65%) Good Clinical Practice
10 10 (0.65%) GRC
11 8 (0.52%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 8 (0.52%) IEC 61131
12 7 (0.46%) NIST 800
13 6 (0.39%) IFRS
14 5 (0.33%) GMP
14 5 (0.33%) Sarbanes-Oxley
15 4 (0.26%) COSHH
15 4 (0.26%) IFRS 17
System Software
1 331 (21.68%) Active Directory
2 54 (3.54%) VMware Infrastructure
3 39 (2.55%) Hyper-V
4 5 (0.33%) Virtual Desktop
4 5 (0.33%) vSphere
5 3 (0.20%) Firmware
6 2 (0.13%) BitLocker
6 2 (0.13%) Virtual Machines
6 2 (0.13%) XenDesktop
7 1 (0.065%) Docker
Systems Management
1 73 (4.78%) Microsoft Intune
2 41 (2.69%) SCCM
3 10 (0.65%) WSUS
4 8 (0.52%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 6 (0.39%) RSA Archer
6 5 (0.33%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
7 4 (0.26%) Functional Safety
8 3 (0.20%) ZABBIX
9 2 (0.13%) AirWatch
9 2 (0.13%) Grafana
9 2 (0.13%) HP ALM
9 2 (0.13%) Jamf Pro
9 2 (0.13%) SCOM
9 2 (0.13%) SCSM
9 2 (0.13%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
9 2 (0.13%) Terraform
10 1 (0.065%) Autotask
10 1 (0.065%) Proxmox
10 1 (0.065%) Single Sign-On
10 1 (0.065%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 1,219 (79.83%) Microsoft
2 134 (8.78%) ServiceNow
3 88 (5.76%) VMware
4 62 (4.06%) Cisco
5 54 (3.54%) Google
6 53 (3.47%) Adobe
7 47 (3.08%) SAP
8 44 (2.88%) Apple
9 33 (2.16%) Salesforce
10 28 (1.83%) Oracle
11 24 (1.57%) Citrix
11 24 (1.57%) HP
12 23 (1.51%) HubSpot
13 17 (1.11%) Sage
14 16 (1.05%) Palo Alto
15 15 (0.98%) iManage
16 14 (0.92%) Mitel
17 12 (0.79%) CheckPoint
17 12 (0.79%) Veeam
18 11 (0.72%) Atlassian