Microsoft Developer Job Trends in Essex

Microsoft Developer
East of England > Essex

The median Microsoft Developer salary in Essex is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 10 March 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 60 47 -
Rank change year-on-year -13 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Microsoft Developer 1 1 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Essex 0.11% 0.28% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.13% 0.32% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 1 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £52,500 -
Median % change year-on-year +23.81% - -
East of England median annual salary £65,000 £52,500 £56,250
% change year-on-year +23.81% -6.67% +2.27%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Essex

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Essex. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Essex with a recognized job title 758 311 721
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 85.07% 87.36% 93.88%
Number of salaries quoted 465 150 604
10th Percentile £27,000 £21,250 £26,000
25th Percentile £30,000 £26,250 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £42,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.88% -5.56% -5.26%
75th Percentile £60,000 £58,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £78,250 £79,000 £82,500
East of England median annual salary £50,000 £54,000 £49,500
% change year-on-year -7.41% +9.09% -10.00%

Microsoft Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Essex

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Microsoft Developer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Essex.

Microsoft Developer job vacancy trend in Essex

Microsoft Developer
Salary Trend in Essex

Salary distribution trend for Microsoft Developer job vacancies in Essex.

Salary distribution trend for Microsoft Developer job vacancies in Essex

Microsoft Developer
Job Locations in Essex

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft Developer within the Essex region over the 6 months to 10 March 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
Chelmsford -5 1 £65,000 +23.81%
Microsoft Developer
East of England

Microsoft Developer Skill Set
Top 17 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Essex

For the 6 months to 10 March 2026, Microsoft Developer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Essex region featuring Microsoft Developer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) C#
1 1 (100.00%) Data Modelling
1 1 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Graph
1 1 (100.00%) Power Automate
1 1 (100.00%) Power BI
1 1 (100.00%) Power Platform
1 1 (100.00%) PowerApps
1 1 (100.00%) PowerShell
1 1 (100.00%) REST
1 1 (100.00%) SharePoint
1 1 (100.00%) TypeScript

Microsoft Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Essex 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 1 (100.00%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Power Automate
1 1 (100.00%) Power Platform
1 1 (100.00%) PowerApps
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Power BI
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Graph
1 1 (100.00%) REST
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Data Modelling
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) C#
1 1 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 1 (100.00%) PowerShell
1 1 (100.00%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft